Chapter 276 Bought Outside
Chapter 276 Bought Outside
When the carriage slowly drove towards the mansion where Damao and his family lived, the gatekeeper saw his young master riding a horse and slowly approaching beside the carriage from a distance. He was so excited that his eyes widened and he shouted at the top of his voice: "The old lady and the young lady are here! Open the middle door quickly!" This shout was like thunder, and it instantly spread throughout the house.
At the same time, Xiaoxing, Qiangzi and others had already followed Sanmao's prior arrangement and closed the teahouse early today, and hurried back to the mansion to welcome the old lady. They trotted all the way to the door, and everyone's face was filled with excitement and anticipation.
As the sound of horse hooves approached, a group of people gathered around the carriage and entered the spacious courtyard. Everyone carefully helped Old Lady Yang and Xiao Cao'er down from the carriage, and their concern was evident in their words. The crowd immediately gathered around and chattered non-stop.
Some of them quickly brought a chair and asked the old lady to sit down and rest for a while. They gently patted her shoulders and said, "Grandma, you must have been tired from the long journey. Please sit down and relax."
Others could not wait to come forward and ask, "Grandma, why did you suddenly think of coming to the capital? Is there something particularly important?"
"Sister Xiaocao'er, how is our family doing recently? Is there anything happening in the village that you can tell us about?" For a moment, laughter and joy filled the entire courtyard, making it very lively.
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"Oh, we have been following Xingyun for almost two months. When he goes to inspect industries, we follow him around to see things. I have to say, this has really broadened my horizons. No wonder Simao said before that he wanted to go study abroad. It turns out that traveling around can really broaden your horizons." The old lady said proudly.
"Right, I said before that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles, grandma, was I right?" Xiao Cao'er asked with a smile.
"Yes, you are right. When I go back, I will tell them to let the children go out more often and broaden their horizons. What can they know if they always stay at home to take care of their small piece of land?" The old lady is very proud now.
The three brothers Damao now remembered to ask their grandmother and little sister why they followed brother Xingyun on the inspection.
"Grandma, how did you come up with the idea of following Brother Xingyun to inspect the industries? Didn't you dislike the tiring ride in the car before?" asked Damao.
"It's not like we're taking a car for several days at a time. We go from place to place, stopping here for a day, there for two days. Xingyun works, and Xiaocao and I go around looking around. It's so nice and not tiring at all."
"Yes, grandma bought a lot of things!" Xiao Cao'er and Old Lady Yang said as they sat among the brothers.
"Yes, yes, we bought a lot of things, and also brought you a lot of clothes, shoes, socks and gifts. Go and take the things off the carriage." Old Lady Yang wanted to get up to take the things but was stopped by Sanmao. He said, "Grandma, don't worry. It's getting late now. Let's have dinner first and then we can see after dinner."
"Well, you must take a look. It's specially prepared for you."
The topic was successfully changed. Damao and the others didn't know that grandma and sister followed Qi Xingyun out this time because of Ermao's words. They didn't know that their sister almost followed Ermao back to the barracks.
The group went to the flower hall, where the servants had already brought the food to the table.
Qiangzi and Xiaoxing had just unloaded the things from the carriage while Old Lady Yang had come in to rest, and put them all aside. They could distribute the gifts after Old Lady Yang had her meal.
When everyone got the clothes, shoes and socks, they looked like ready-made clothes sold in cloth shops. Simao couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, these clothes, shoes and socks look the same as those sold in clothing shops."
"We bought them outside, so they must be the same." Old Mrs. Yang said nonchalantly.
"Didn't you say you brought it from home?" Simao looked at his grandmother with a sad face.
"I didn't say I brought them from home. We didn't plan to come to the capital. I came here because Xingyun said it wasn't far. These clothes were made by the cloth shop at Xingyun's request, and a huge price was added to them. And you still despise them. Xiaocao'er and I didn't buy any, but bought them for you little brats. What else do you want?" said Old Lady Yang.
This time, Old Lady Yang really put a lot of effort into preparing gifts for not only her three precious grandchildren, but also for everyone else. Everyone got a share, without any favoritism. However, when she learned about the price of these things, Old Lady Yang felt as if her heart was being stabbed by a needle.
Qi Xingyun couldn't help but want to laugh when he saw the old lady's distressed look. The Yang family was not short of money now, but the old lady was still distressed as always. "Grandma, this is my property, just give me the cost price!"
Not only that, Qi Xingyun even thoughtfully prepared several sets of clothes for Old Lady Yang and Xiao Cao'er. The styles of these clothes were made according to the patterns that Xiao Cao'er had drawn along the way. When Old Lady Yang received this surprise, she was so happy that she forgot about the money.
Looking at Qiangzi and his friends, they were all very excited after receiving new clothes, new shoes and new socks. Except for those who had already started a family and moved out to rent a house, the rest of the unmarried boys all lived with Sanmao.
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