The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 245 Chen Family

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, Chen Cui received a letter from her nephew from her mother's side, which described the Chen family's recent situation.

The first thing to do was to report on the health of the two elders of the Chen family, because they all knew that this was what Chen Cui was most concerned about, so they put it first.

The two elderly people in the Chen family are in good health, can eat and drink, and can help with some simple housework every day. It is not that their children and grandchildren are unfilial, but they let the elderly do work. If they are really not allowed to do anything, the elderly are unwilling to do it, saying that they are bored.

Chen Cui can also understand that the older people are, the more they need to exercise appropriately, otherwise their body functions will deteriorate further.

Then she talked about the recent situation of the third branch of the Chen family. The first and second branches of the Chen family were fine, but what concerned Chen Cui more was that Chen Dahai's eldest son Suozhu would take part in this year's provincial examination. If he could pass, he would go to Beijing this autumn to prepare for next year's metropolitan examination.

The purpose of writing this letter to inform her was to give her advance notice. If Suozhu went to Beijing, he would definitely have to stay at his aunt's house, and she would inevitably have to be troubled.

Chen Cui was very happy when she saw this. If this lock pillar could pass the imperial examination, even if he could not become a Jinshi, he would become the support and pillar of the Chen family and bring honor to the family.

In the past few years, the Chen family has become a wealthy family in Chenjiagou. The reason is simply because of the nephews of the Liu family. No matter whether it is people in the village or in the officialdom, they are polite to the Chen family for the sake of the Liu family.

But a good blacksmith must have strong tools. Now the two elders of the Chen family and Chen Cui are still alive, and the relationship between the two families is close, so they can be relied upon. However, when the older generation passes away, the new generation may not be as close as they are now, and it will be difficult to maintain the current situation.

Therefore, when Chen Dahai sent his two sons to school, Chen Cui supported him. If he could make a name for himself, it would be much better than relying on the influence of his cousins.

Now Suozhu is a scholar and Shuanzhu is a student, so the Chen family can be considered to have produced a scholar. If Suozhu can go one step further and become a juren this year, the Chen family will have even more security.

The two elders and three brothers of the Chen family all treat Chen Cui sincerely, so she also sincerely hopes for the well-being of the Chen family and hopes that the good days of the Chen family can continue and benefit their descendants.

Chen Cui told her family the good news, and Chang Fu smiled and said, "Mom, that's perfect. We are already preparing for our new house, and when Suo Zhu arrives, maybe we can live in the new house."

Although Chen Cui also hoped that her nephew would pass the exam, she did not dare to make such big promises: "Wait for the news. If he passes the exam, he will definitely write to announce the good news. However, he may not be able to live in our new house when he arrives. Even if he has packed up, he will have to wait for a while to move in!"

She finally bought the five-story house she had dreamed of. It was more than three times larger than the current three-story house. No matter how many children the family had in the future, even four generations living together could be accommodated.

This large house not only has multiple courtyards for living, but also has a large garden, which is relatively rare among the houses in the capital.

Land prices in Beijing are high, so houses are usually built compactly and for practicality. Houses with gardens usually have five or more courtyards, and are not standard, so they are quite scarce.

After buying this house, it still needs some renovation as usual. Since there are many houses and the area is large, it will take longer. However, this time we have hired more workers, so the work will be done faster and it is expected to be completed by the end of September.

The reason why Chen Cui said that we have to wait to move is because Zhang Hongjuan is going to give birth in September. If the baby is too young, it is not a good idea to move. We have to wait until the baby is 100 days old, which means after the Chinese New Year!

It's just after the Chinese New Year and the weather is still cold, so it's not a good time to move. We have to wait until March when the weather really gets warmer before we can actually move.

Fortunately, their family is not yet at the point where they have no place to live, so they can afford to wait for a few months.

Sui Sui felt a little regretful when she heard this, because Chen Cui had allocated a separate yard for her in the new home. It was her little world and she could decorate it as she pleased. She had already made various plans for the new yard and even couldn't wait to move in.

But for the sake of my little nephew, and as my mother said, we should let the paint smell in the new house dissipate, so we can wait until spring to move in!

On the sixth day of September, Zhang Hongjuan went into labor earlier than expected. However, she had always been in good health, and her mother-in-law and sister-in-law had been educating her on various matters. Therefore, she was not panicked and was able to calmly ask someone to prepare food for her and then inform her family.

Chen Cui and Qin Ruozhi immediately rushed to Zhang Hongjuan's yard, and a little later, Doctor Qian also arrived.

With the guidance of these people, Zhang Hongjuan was very cooperative and the delivery process went smoothly. In just over two hours, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

Chang An cried with joy while holding the newborn baby. He said to Chen Cui incoherently, "Mother, mother, look, I have a son! I have a son!"

"Alright, alright, I know you have a son. Give him to me. You should go and take care of your wife. She gave birth to your son!"

Chen Cui took her grandson in a bad mood. Just now, the second son was still asking about his wife's well-being and comforting her through the window, but why did he become so silly when he saw the newborn?

Changan finally reacted, and quickly put his son into his mother's hands, and shouted to the window: "Juan, Juan, are you okay? What do you want to eat? I'll ask someone to make it!"

Zhang Hongjuan in the room felt extremely sleepy and just wanted to rest. Changan kept calling her at the top of his voice, so she yelled, "Stop making noise, I want to sleep!"

Chang An finally quieted down, looking at his mother beside him awkwardly, and said, "Juan said she wanted to sleep!"

Chen Cui: ...

Less than half a month after Chang'an's son Chen Ge was born, the Liu family suddenly received a letter from Princess Fuyou of Prince An's Mansion, saying that she wanted to visit the mansion the next day.

Chen Cui asked her eldest daughter-in-law in confusion: "Didn't the princess say she was not feeling well and couldn't get out of bed? It's getting cold, why did she suddenly come to visit us?"

Qin Ruozhi was also puzzled. The princess was indeed in poor health the last time she saw her. She saw it very clearly when the master took her pulse. She could even see the clear blood vessels on the princess's thin wrist. Her hand was as big as that of a ten-year-old child.

You know, the princess is said to be sixteen years old already. If her body was normal, a lady of her status should have been married long ago!

Could it be that she adopted the master's plan, saw results, and her health improved, so she came to express her gratitude?

Qin Ruozhi could only think of this point. Otherwise, their family actually had no other connection with Prince An's Mansion. After all, the difference in their family backgrounds was too great. They were not in the same circle at all and were almost unrelated!