Chapter 230 Gift from the Baby
Chapter 230 Gift from the Baby
Doctor Deng nodded. "The accountant must be good at arithmetic and literate."
"I remember that Zhuangzhuang was very good at arithmetic," Cheng Zishi said. "This child has a talent in this area. I can focus on training him."
Mu Zhuangzhuang scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "My arithmetic is just average."
Mu Laodie, Mu Lao Da and his two brothers looked at each other and all thought it was a good idea.
Mr. Accountant, it sounds like a very important job.
"Thank you Mr. Cheng for your hard work in training me." Old Man Mu bowed.
Cheng Zishi quickly helped him up and said helplessly, "Uncle Mu, this is really not good."
"We don't have an ordinary relationship. If you do this, the baby will be unhappy."
"What's wrong with me?" Just at this moment, Mu Baobao came back.
She was carrying a small basket and walking briskly. "Uncle, what are you talking about?"
Cheng Zishi stretched his head to take a look at her small basket and said with a smile, "Let's talk about arranging work for your brothers."
Mu Baobao was stunned. "Aren't they supposed to study? Why are they assigned chores now?"
Cheng Zishi pinched her chubby face and said, "I'm talking about the future."
Mu Baobao said "oh" and stopped paying attention to this matter.
She took out two bracelets and some other things from the basket.
"Uncle, Master, I made the bracelets. These are good for your health."
She secretly asked the little animals to teach her how to weave the bracelet, using a herb from the deep mountains.
The little animals said that wearing this herb has certain benefits to the body.
As for these good things, they are also some medicinal herbs from the deep mountains, which are also good for the body.
Doctor Deng picked up the bracelet and took a look at it. He exclaimed, "Young man from the Cheng family, this bracelet is not an ordinary bracelet."
Cheng Zishi didn't notice the difference in the bracelet and asked, "Doctor Deng, what's so special about this bracelet?"
Doctor Deng didn't say anything, but said, "This was knitted by the baby himself, you have to wear it."
He didn't say it clearly.
Cheng Zishi put the bracelet on his left wrist and said, "Doctor Deng, I would wear it even if you didn't tell me."
Dr. Deng also put on the bracelet.
He touched Mu Baobao's head, smiling so much that wrinkles appeared on his face. "Baby, Cheng Zishi and I both like the two gifts you gave us."
Mu Baobao breathed a sigh of relief. She patted her chest a few times and said, "Uncle, Master, as long as you like it."
Before, she had thought of many kinds of gifts, but was not satisfied with any of them.
Finally, it was the little animals who suggested that she weave something by hand to give to the uncle and master.
She couldn't weave complicated things, so she could only weave bracelets to give to the uncle and the master.
But the bracelet alone was not enough, so she asked the little animals to help her dig some good medicinal herbs in the mountains.
With the gift from Mu Baobao, several members of the Zhu family also gave gifts to Doctor Deng and Cheng Zishi.
"Doctor Deng, Mr. Cheng, the only thing we are good at is making clothes."
Zhu was very embarrassed. "We, the mother-in-law and I, made a set of clothes for you. I hope you don't mind."
It was made of cotton, the best cloth they could afford.
She had thought about using the cloth given by Prince Zheng to make clothes.
But it was a gift from Prince Zheng after all, and she couldn't make clothes to give to Doctor Deng and Mr. Cheng.
"Wow, this clothes is so thick." Doctor Deng took the clothes and tried them on on the spot.
"It fits well and is warm."
Cheng Zishi also tried it on and took a look at what Dr. Deng was wearing. "It's very nice."
"Aunt Mu, thank you for your trouble. This cotton-padded jacket cost a lot of money."
Seeing that the two really liked each other, Mrs. Zhu smiled and said, "Doctor Deng, Mr. Cheng, as long as you like it."
Before, she was afraid that Dr. Deng and Mr. Cheng would not like it.
It was a bit hot wearing cotton clothes in the fire room, so Cheng Zishi and Dr. Deng took off their cotton clothes.
"This cotton coat is great. It's the most comfortable to wear on this day."
"If you light a brazier in the house and wear cotton clothes, you won't feel cold."
Doctor Deng nodded and said, "There is floor heating at home in Rongdu, so it won't be cold at all in winter."
However, he would not say such a thing.
Zhu took her three daughters-in-law to the kitchen to work, and Mu Lao Da and his brothers followed to the kitchen to help.
Old Man Mu stayed there to talk with Cheng Zishi and Doctor Deng.
They said they were talking to the children, but in fact Cheng Zishi and Dr. Deng were checking the children's homework to see if there was anything that needed improvement.
Children like Mu Pingping and Mu Baobao were very happy, but for children like Muniuniu, having to be checked on their homework during the New Year was a disaster.
As they were talking, the village chief came with bags.
"Why did the village chief bring so many things?" Old Man Mu was quite surprised.
The village chief placed all the gifts on the table and said with a smile, "These are gifts from the village collectively to Dr. Deng and Mr. Cheng."
"These are not valuable items. They are just a token of our appreciation to the villagers. I hope Mr. Cheng and Doctor Deng will not despise them."
Doctor Deng waved his hand and said, "Cheng Zishi and I won't mind."
"But you guys, your life isn't easy to begin with, yet you still give us so many gifts, this..."
The village chief rubbed his hands together, smiling broadly, "Don't worry, Doctor Deng. The village will contribute money if they have money, and labor if they don't."
Doctor Deng felt much more relieved. "Cheng Zishi and I will take a look at the gifts first. If they are valuable, you can take them back and exchange them for silver to provide subsidies to each household."
He and Cheng Zishi were not short of money, so there was no reason for them to ask for valuable things from the villagers.
The village chief said, "Don't worry, Doctor Deng, these are not expensive things. They are not very common in the village."
"For example, medicinal herbs, some books and the like."
Doctor Deng was quite surprised. "There are also books?"
The village chief explained, "To be honest with you, Doctor Deng, many villagers burn books as paper and have no idea how precious they are."
For some villagers, who were illiterate and could not understand the contents of the books, they used the books as straw paper or burned them, or used them as table corner pads.
Some people sold their books for money, but they were a minority. Most villagers did not dare to go to bookstores.
Doctor Deng and Cheng Zishi were heartbroken when they heard this. Those were books, and some villagers actually burned them as paper.
"Village chief, please see if you have any books like these. I want as many as I can," said Doctor Deng.
The village chief agreed, "Doctor Deng, it may not be received."
"Whether the price is too high or too low, it can easily lead to trouble."
Doctor Deng understood this principle. "The village chief is responsible for collecting whatever he can get."
The village chief was relieved and said, "Okay."
"I'll go back first. Let me know if you have anything."
Old Man Mu didn't invite him to dinner. New Year's Eve is a day for family reunions, and people would not stay at other people's homes for dinner.
After the village chief left, Doctor Deng and Cheng Zishi checked the gifts.
If there are any valuable items, they will pick them out and put them aside, and then give them to the village chief tomorrow.
Fortunately, there was nothing valuable, only some books were valuable to Cheng Zishi and Doctor Deng.
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