"Your eldest uncle is in the military service, so even though you cousins ​​are all here, it would be inconvenient. Your uncle is in this state, and your grandfather is old, so how can he take care of him? So your father and I decided to bring them back."

After hearing this, everyone sighed and couldn't hide their indignation.

Old Lady Chen listened and thought of her sister-in-law who had jumped into the pond. She felt a little sad. "Yueya, why didn't Zhenzhen come back with us? Could it be that the Ji family won't let her go?"

"No, we came back early this morning. My father asked Chun Ge'er to pick her up and bring her home."

"That's good, that's good. How could such a good girl be burdened with such a troublesome family?" Old Mrs. Chen said fiercely.

If all parents in the world were kind, there would be much less sin.

"Second Aunt, now that sister Zhenzhen is here, let her live with me." Seeing that Second Aunt's house was really full of room, Qingke made the suggestion.

When Mrs. Tan heard what her eldest sister said, she happily agreed: "Thank you very much, our sister Ke, Second Aunt is worried."

"Okay, everyone go about your own business. You can make some chicken soup for your sister and brother-in-law to nourish them, and don't worry about anything else. It will be hard for you two to have two more people who can't move at home." Seeing her mother-in-law being so considerate and sensible, Tan Yueya was naturally touched, and agreed without hesitation.

Seeing that things were settled and that it was time for lunch, the children stayed to help. After lunch, Qing Ning asked Old Man Yu and his group to stay, as she wanted to recruit free labor.

"What's the matter? You called us all here. Do you have any instructions?" Old Master Yu looked at Qing Ning and joked.

"Hehe~ Grandpa is the one who understands me best!"

"Enough, your smile is really annoying. Just tell me what you want to say." Mr. Ma said in a disapproving tone.

"Grandpa Ma, you only have eyes for my second sister now, and you're starting to dislike me. Alas~ Xiao Baicai, no one loves you~" Qingning pouted to show that she was hurt, and hummed a tune.

Everyone was so amused by her antics that they all shook their heads and laughed, "That's enough. If you keep on antics, we'll all leave."

"Humph, Second Sister is bullying."

Then he straightened up and said, "Isn't the Spring Banquet just a few days away? The gifts we give back need to be inscribed with our "Fu Sheng Ji" brand name and some instructions for use. It's a lot, so I'd like to ask for your help."

"I knew that if I ate this girl's food, I would definitely work hard."

"Now that Grandpa Ma knows you've eaten my meal, can you write a few more?"

"This girl is actually teasing me. Well, it's my fault for eating someone else's food, so I have to be humble."

"Hahaha~" Everyone laughed. Without saying much, Qing Ning took out the draft. This was the design she and Uncle Yu Wu had discussed for a long time before deciding on. She looked very satisfied with it. It seemed very profound at first glance. Well, this was what she thought.

"Hello, Brother Chen, Sister Chen. It's been a few days since we last met. Are you coming home?" Xu Minglang's voice was heard outside the house. Qing Ning knew that he was going to take her to visit the other courtyard again, so she got off the stool, thought for a while, and called Qing Yu up.

"Hello, Mr. Xu. Everything is going well. Please come in and have a seat." Chen Changjiang greeted with a smile.

"No, no, I'm here to take Qingning to visit the other courtyard." Seeing Qingning come out, Xu Minglang politely said goodbye to the Chen family.

"Dad, my fourth brother and I will go first."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

Seeing Qing Ning and Qing Yu being called away, Mr. Ma muttered, "This girl ran away on her own, leaving us here to work for her. Is she afraid of writing?"

I have to say that Mr. Ma has some truth to him.

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"The boss is here." The coachman stopped the carriage and placed the footstool.

A few people got off the carriage. The steward of the other courtyard was waiting long ago. Seeing them coming, he hurried forward and said respectfully with a smile, "Young Master, Qing Ning, you are here. Who is this young man?"

The steward saw that Qingyu was not dressed conspicuously, but was riding in the same carriage with his master. He looked at him kindly but didn't know how to address him for a moment.

"Uncle Steward, this is my fourth brother, Chen Qingyu."

"It turns out to be the fourth young master of the Chen family. Excuse me~" As he said this, he bowed and saluted. Qingyu couldn't stand it and hurried forward to hold him back.

"Uncle Steward, you don't have to be polite. Just call me Qingyu or Silang. If you don't mind, I'll follow my younger sister and call you uncle."

Xu Minglang looked very satisfied. This child from the Chen family was polite and humble, and had great abilities.

The steward led a few people directly to the game area, which was an area that Qingning had set aside at the time and specially prepared for the young ladies and young men in the boudoir.

Along the way, Qingyu couldn't help but sigh, magnificent, majestic, simple, and poetic. The entire courtyard opens with the mountain, carved according to the natural scenery, without showing the craftsman's craftsmanship and retaining the original state. Literati and poets should love it.

Not to mention Qingyu's unconcealed admiration, even Qingning was shocked when she came here for the first time. It was the first time in her two lifetimes that she had seen such a scene. She only thought that modern gardens were so beautiful, but when she was really in this natural environment, she knew what breathtaking beauty was.

"Uncle Steward, what's the problem with this area?" Qing Ning was puzzled.

"That's right. Many of the families who attended the banquet that day brought their pheasant boys with them. If they were to be with older men and women, it would easily cause trouble." After hearing this, Qing Ning rolled her eyes and looked at her fourth brother.

"Fourth brother, what do you think?"

Qingyu saw Qingning asking him and looked around.

"If there are any pheasant children, you can set aside a smaller area here. I've prepared some small toys for them to play with, and I'll put them all away. In between these two areas, set up a row of rest stands so the elders can take care of both without disturbing each other."

"Qingyu, this is a good idea. We were planning this originally, but we didn't think of adding another row of stands. We just wanted to be able to see it from the corridor. But if the two sides are separated, we have to prepare an extra set of these toys." The steward of the other courtyard didn't see those clever gadgets, so he brought it up as soon as he thought of this.

"Don't worry, uncle manager. Everything will be arranged properly." After receiving the confirmation, the manager felt relieved and led a few people inside.

Suddenly, Qing Ning thought of the TV shows and novels from her past life, where dirty things always happened at banquets, so she reminded him, "Uncle Steward, the changing and resting areas for male and female guests in the guesthouse must be staffed throughout the day. No one is allowed to leave without permission. At least four people must be on duty, and the rest must not be involved."

Seeing her say this, several people were a little confused. Xu Minglang and the steward looked at each other and understood. Looking at Qing Ning again, this little girl was indeed thoughtful.

He walked around the banquet area again. It was late spring now, and the flowers were blooming with fresh green and elegant colors. A clear blue lake was coming from above, and colorful koi fish were playing with each other in the lake. It was so beautiful.

"That day, the musicians were asked to play in the Bi Bo Pavilion in the pond, and scarlet gauze was hung around the area." Qing Ning said as the steward wrote down everything.

"The banquet place is located on the open land on both sides, and is naturally separated by the bay of water in the middle. It would be best to arrange more attendants who are good at swimming in each place near the water, and also find a few female servants who are good at swimming to be on standby." This is to prevent someone from falling into the water. Moreover, although the separation of men and women today is not as strict as in some dynasties, it still needs to be done well.

"By the way, how many pheasant children under seven years old came to Uncle Xu that day? Do you have a list?"

"Yes" These are all recorded one by one when paying the deposit.

"Have you received any money for these pheasant children under the age of seven?"

"I received it, three taels per person, and everyone was very happy."

As soon as Xu Minglang said this, Qing Ning and Qing Yu looked at each other in shock, and couldn't help but sigh that he was really rich!

"what happened?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to know how many people there are? Should we prepare some special gadgets for these children?"

"This still needs to be verified. I'll tell you tomorrow."

"it is good"

After visiting several places, they said goodbye and went back as it was getting late. Xu Minglang followed them, saying, "I don't feel comfortable letting the driver take the two children back, so I will take them back myself."

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