The main reason Jiang Baishu was left at home was to look after the two children. Even Jiang Youli was called away by Grandpa Jiang early in the morning to help at the pig farm.

When they heard that Jiang Xi had returned, the Jiang family paused for a moment, and then continued to work while asking about Jiang Baishu's situation.

"Sister brought back a lot of things, all bought for us."

No one doesn't like receiving gifts, even Jiang Baishu was very excited.

Finally, it was Jiang Songshu who called everyone, "Let's go, it's almost noon, let's go back and have a look, have a meal, and then come back to continue working."

After washing their hands, they walked down the mountain.

When we got home, the two little ones had already laid out their gifts.

Several adults looked at Jiang Li's facial expression and asked about his journey.

Everyone felt relieved when they heard Jiang Xi say that everything was going well.

Aunt Zhang hurried to prepare the meal. She remembered that Jiang Xi's favorite dish was half fat and half lean pork belly, so she fried a plate of sauerkraut and pork belly.

Jiang Xi was outside distributing gifts to everyone.

I bought a dry pipe for Mr. Jiang. He usually smokes a water pipe.

"All the old men in Beijing smoke this."

Old Master Jiang picked it up and fiddled with it from side to side.

Then he bought jade pendants for Jiang Youli and Zhao Shi, Jiang Songshu and Gu Xianle who was not at home, for the men and jewelry for the women.

The jewelry brought back from the capital city looked much more finely crafted than those from Yunzhou City.

Jiang Baishu and several of his younger children were playing with a toy, a round object.

"what is this?"

Tie Niu picked it up and shook it. It seemed solid inside, but it was not heavy to hold.

"This is a ball. I won't give it to you now. I'll give it to you next year after you pass the children's exam."

Jiang Xi collected the ball and gave each of the three people a set of four treasures of the study.

Tie Niu pouted immediately, but he touched the brush and felt its soft texture. The ink block also had a different texture and was indeed much better than what they were using now.

He had no choice but to take his eyes away from the ball in Jiang Xi's arms.

After putting away the four treasures of the study, Tie Niu and Lin Xiaohu began to drool at the food on the table.

This should be food for them, it will go bad after being put into the children's test.

Tie Niu opened his round eyes and looked at Jiang Xi, and Lin Xiaohu followed suit, but he was not as blatant as Tie Niu. He looked soft and tender, and was even more lovable.

Jiang Xi brought back some dried meat and gave two pieces to everyone.

"Eat first, Aunt Zhang is already cooking."

Jiang Li said.

"Sister, there's a sack over there!"

Tie Niu, the sharp-eyed man, was chewing some dried meat, looking at Jiang Xi and pointing at the sack in the corner.

"That's for my aunt and Aunt Zhang's family."

After hearing what Jiang Xi said, Tie Niu immediately lost interest. He thought it was a gift that his sister had prepared for them and had missed it!

Jiang Songshu went to the city to bring Gu Xianle back.

Everyone was busy collecting the gifts they had received.

Although Jiang Songshu has been married for almost two months, he can still tell from the red paper that has not been completely removed from the house that there was joy in the past.

Although Lin Xiaohu is young, the family becomes more lively with the addition of a child.

Zhang Sheng prepared the meal, and soon Jiang Songshu and Gu Xianle came back.

Jiang Xi stood up and greeted Gu Xianle, "Sister-in-law!"

"Ah Li is back."

Gu Xianle smiled gently at Jiang Xi.

After saying hello, everyone sat down to eat.

Because this was a true family reunion dinner, with two new members joining the family and Jiang Xi not being there before.

So Aunt Zhang prepared an especially sumptuous meal.

Now one table at home can no longer accommodate everyone, so two tables were set up. Aunt Zhang and the children sit at one table so that it is more convenient to look after them.

The family finished their lunch in a lively atmosphere.

Gu Xianle went back into the room for a while, then took out a set of clothes and gave them to Jiang Xi.

When she entered the door, she prepared a set of clothes for everyone in the Jiang family. Jiang Xi was not at home at that time, so she kept it for now.

Jiang Xi was a little embarrassed. "Sister-in-law, I was already embarrassed that I didn't get to drink at your and my brother's wedding. How can I accept your gift?"

Gu Xianle smiled and said, "We can make up for it on New Year's Eve. This is my gift. Everyone has some. You should accept it too!"

Jiang Xi no longer refused.

She looked towards Jiang Songshu.

"I brought gifts for you guys too. I gave your share to my eldest brother."

Jiang Songshu finally reacted and quickly took out from his arms what Jiang Xi had prepared for Gu Xianle: a golden hairpin.

When Jiang Songshu gave it to Gu Xianle, he looked at Jiang Xi with some resentment, "You gave such a big gift this time, how can your brother give gifts in the future?"

He was not as well-off as Jiang Xi, and he had only bought two silver hairpins for Gu Xianle.

Jiang Xi glanced at him with a smile on his face, "The gift is small but the sentiment is great. No matter how good my gift is, it is not as good as yours in my sister-in-law's heart. So you have to give me more gifts in the future."

Gu Xianle listened from the side, just smiling and saying nothing, but in his heart he agreed with Jiang Xi's words.

Even if Jiang Songshu gave her a wooden hairpin, it would have a different meaning to her.

However, she looked at Jiang Li and said, "Ah Li, your gift is indeed too valuable."

Without waiting for Jiang Xi to speak, Jiang Songshu said, "Keep it. Ah Li is much richer than me."

But he whispered in Gu Xianle's ear: "When Ah Li gets married, we will add it to her dowry."

After dinner, Jiang Xi followed the Jiang family back to the pig farm in the back mountain.

Aunt Zhang brought food to Zhang Sheng and his sons.

When Zhang Sheng saw Jiang Li, he didn't even bother to eat.

Jiang Xi waved his hand and said, "Uncle Zhang, you should eat first. There is no rush."

Leaving Zhang Sheng and his family to eat in the shed, Jiang Xi walked around the pig farm.

It's only been nearly three months since I last saw them, but the pigs on the farm have already gained a lot of weight.

This made Jiang Xi think of Feng Xu.

Speaking of which, on the way back, the merchant ship stopped for a day when passing through Hangzhou, and she saw a very familiar figure in Hangzhou.

And it wasn't just once that she saw the familiar figure. It was only now that she realized that the figure looked a bit like Feng Xu.

Jiang Xi has always been somewhat puzzled about Feng Xu's identity.

When he first left, she had thought about asking Song Yunting for help in investigating his background.

But now Li Ruzhen is married and will soon have her own children, so it’s better to just let Feng Xu’s matter go.

Jiang Xi shook his head and decided not to pursue the matter any further.

Unfortunately, even though Jiang Xi and Li Ruzhen didn't want to see Feng Xu again, he showed up not long after.

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