When we came out of the clean room, the light in the conservatory had dimmed. Only the end of the south window where the pens, inks, paper, inkstones and books were placed was still bright.
Zhou Banxia followed Gu Wenxuan's strength and, with his support, walked to the same high chair placed on the side of the desk, carefully sat down and sat down.
There was nothing she could do about it, as the due date was approaching, her husband was now more nervous than she was, and he wanted to tie her to his belt even when he was reviewing books and practicing calligraphy.
This was the case in the clean room before. He was very good at talking and stared at her without blinking, but he still couldn't speak.
No!
To be precise, she could still speak, but she could only reply to him when his back was turned, asking if anything was better and if her stomach hurt.
It was superfluous and very stubborn. It had nothing to do with topics like going to the toilet and washing your face. He said that she would be distracted and we could talk about it after we got out of the clean room. We could talk about whatever she liked.
That means she is not a real eighteenth-year-old girl, otherwise who could stand this housekeeper? She almost managed to remember something serious to talk about but almost forgot about it.
Seeing that Gu Wenxuan had released his hands at this moment, Zhou Banxia raised his head and was about to speak, when by chance, the sound of wheat yellow came from outside.
"The things that came with the letter should have been sorted out." Gu Wenxuan reminded him and at the same time pinched his wife's cheeks with itchy hands.
It's white, tender, juicy, and very elastic. "I was afraid of disturbing your rest, so I asked Zhiming to go directly to his mother and take Mai Qing to the back to register and store it.
It should be all dismantled and sorted now. I saw you coming here to rest, and Mai Huang came to report to you. Come in, your second grandma is waiting for you. ”
Entering the hall, Mai Huang heard the voice letting them in through a door, and nodded towards Mai Qing, who was holding an account book and carrying a box.
As Mai Qing took the lead into Nuange'er, the two women behind her also followed closely carrying boxes, and then placed the wooden boxes on the open space in front of the platform.
Such a big wooden box?
Zhou Banxia couldn't help being startled when she saw it, and subconsciously looked up at Gu Wenxuan, only to see him waving his wife away and taking the account book that Mai Qing offered with both hands.
Before she could speak, the mother-in-law stepped back, and Mai Huang also came in. He and Mai Qing were busy carrying a copper pot from the side of the fireplace to make tea, while the other opened the fire holder and lit the oil lamp and candle.
It doesn't have to be like this. You can open the wooden boxes on the ground first. Isn't this just to make people curious and anxious? Don't move all the wooden boxes in.
Holding a cup with both hands, whether to warm his hands or to quench his thirst, Zhou Banxia seemed to be waiting for the next step with an indifferent expression, but in fact he really wanted to stand up and be self-reliant.
Fortunately, Gu Wenxuan didn't let her wait long. He found a new page of storage registration and put the book in Zhou Banxia's hand. Mai Qing also opened the wooden box and began to report.
The wooden boxes looked big, but that was actually because they were stuffed with cotton. There were long wooden boxes, square wooden boxes, and round wooden boxes sandwiched between them.
"...This is a self-ringing bell. I have asked Aunt Lan to adjust it before..."
No wonder, she said, how could there be such a long wooden box, almost one meter long? It turned out to be a self-ringing clock, probably a vertical self-ringing clock.
"...It is said that there are two chiming clocks. The chiming bell is a gift from the emperor and is still placed in the original main hall, and the chiming bell is a dowry prepared by the in-laws for the girl."
Understand~
What the aunt meant was that her uncle had prepared this chiming clock for her, and it was okay to move it back from his house in the capital, so as to save her the inconvenience of telling the time. Zhou Banxia was not surprised that Zhou Huan and his wife would often bring her precious and rare things, let alone ringing bells?
This item may be extremely rare for ordinary wealthy people. After all, it is an imported item. However, her aunt's maiden brother has invested in Jiangnan maritime merchants.
Among them, even though her best friend did not own a share, there are two similar shops in Yangzhou Prefecture and Jinling Prefecture that specialize in selling rare items from overseas.
Thinking about it, the reason why her aunt didn't listen to her this time and brought things back from the house in Beijing was probably because of what her best third brother said when he came home years ago.
"...This is a small self-ringing clock. My wife told me to put it in the meeting hall for my second grandma to prevent you from forgetting the time when you are in charge."
Sure enough.
Hello Zhou Yanhai!
Hearing this, Gu Wenxuan looked meaningfully at Zhou Banxia, who was gritting his teeth secretly and dumbfounded, "Look at your efforts in forgetting sleep and food, which even alarmed your aunt."
Zhou Banxia put her forehead on her head and laughed, "It was not the right time at the end of the year. Later I knew I was wrong. Then, what is in the remaining box?"
It’s 100% head and face jewelry, as well as supplements suitable for expectant mothers!
Without Mai Qing's report, Gu Wenxuan was sure that as he had guessed, it was really easy to guess what was in the remaining boxes.
After all, the master's wife has always prepared jewelry, clothing, shoes, hats and other items for his wife almost every month, as is the custom for a legitimate daughter in the family.
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As for the supplements, it was better to guess. He didn't have to waste his brain cells. Seeing that the due date was approaching, he was afraid that his wife would even send him supplements for confinement this time.
The box inside that wooden box must be more than 80% filled with donkey-hide gelatin, bird's nest, etc. that can nourish blood and qi, and some ginseng.
In the words of the husband, everything is lacking at home, except for medicinal ingredients such as health nourishing ingredients, which are constantly delivered by people.
It is true that the brothers of his wife's mother-in-law are not just ordinary people. Since they recognized his daughter-in-law as their niece, they have become so angry that they only have to give her real money.
These two chiming bells, one big and one small, could be said to be dowries prepared by the husband for his niece, but in fact they were half sold and half given to the niece by the sisters’ brothers.
Seeing that what Mai Qing said in his report was similar to what he had imagined, and that he had generally glanced at the list of things delivered before, there was no need to listen carefully next, so Gu Wenxuan turned to look at the desk.
On top of this desk that he had occupied for some time, there were still the books he had flipped through one-third of when he went out, as well as five or six pieces of cut rice paper weighed down with paperweights.
It seems that it has not been touched at all, and it is still the same. Even the angle of the lower end of the paperweight has not moved at all, but yes, the front pen holder and pen washer have been moved.
Fortunately, his wife had said in the study that she had just written those calligraphy today. Don't let anyone fool her. He must have gone away during the lunch break and did some private work secretly.
Maybe at this moment in the villa, even if there are no paintbrushes in the study on the first floor that have not been washed, or paintings that have not been completed, they must still be there in the warehouse or some corner.
"Husband, do you think there is anything else you need to explain? While Mai Qing and the others are still here, why don't you go report it to Aunt Lan?" (End of Chapter)