Evening Shaohua in the Red House

Within two days, the Lin family also sent a new year gift. Mother Jia saw the servant who brought the gift and asked about Jia Min's recent situation.

Wang Xifeng went to cook in return, usually three festivals and two birthdays are almost a rule, left are just some gold and silver utensils, porcelain silk and satin, medicinal herbs, tea, wine and so on, today the Lin family sent these same things, only more expensive and elegant.

In addition, there is a whole set of clothes, forehead wipes, shoes and socks that Jia Min personally made for Jia Mu.

It was the first time for Sister Feng to be a housekeeper, and she was secretly surprised when she saw such a generous annual gift from the Lin family.

The return gift to the Lin family, Sister Feng, was properly prepared, and Mother Jia had to look over it herself. No matter what was selected carefully, it must be exquisite and unique, but also in line with Jia Min's preferences. It took a lot of thought.

After Sister Feng finished cooking, it was getting late, so she went back to her room to eat and rest.

Coincidentally, Jia Lian just came back from some errands outside, and the couple sat down to eat after washing up.

Ping'er had already laid out the quilts for the two of them, and helped Sister Feng take off her make-up and clothes and retreated.

As the saying goes, a little farewell is better than a newlywed. Sister Jia Lianfeng was newly married not long ago, and it was the time to mix the oil with good honey. She hadn't seen her for a long time, and she was naturally tender and affectionate, and they hugged each other and talked together.

Jia Lian looked at Sister Feng by the candlelight. Because of the fatigue during these days, she had reduced a lot, but she was even more pitiful, so she smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but you have worked hard. Pour it out." Got better."

Sister Feng cast a sideways glance, and she became more and more charming, and said: "Don't mention it, these days I send people to various families to give New Year's gifts, and I have to return the gifts. I am so busy that I don't even have time to eat."

Jia Lian hugged Sister Feng and said with a teasing smile, "Second Mistress is here to rub your shoulders for your husband."

Sister Feng's face flushed, she spat at him, pushed Jia Lian and said, "I'm serious with you, please don't make trouble. Aunt Lin's family sent someone to send New Year's gifts. I saw that they were all very good things. The agarwood Ruyi crutch for the old lady is made of top-quality agarwood, and that agarwood is the rarest, more expensive than gold.

There are also the blessings, longevity, auspiciousness, and jade Ruyi, and the Guanyin statue carved from suet and white jade, but they are all good things that you can't find if you have money. "

Jia Lian played with a lock of Sister Feng's hair, and said with a smile: "What's the fuss, the annual gift from my aunt has always been the most generous, and the same is true for the three festivals and two birthdays every year. We see a lot, In fact, it’s not even a drop in the bucket for the Lin family.”

Sister Feng was even more surprised: "The Lin family doesn't even have a title now, and Uncle Lin is nothing.

How come the big officials in the frontier are so rich? "

Jia Lian knew that she had never studied and knew little about these things outside, so she told her in detail: "Do you know what official Uncle Lin is currently?"

Sister Feng nodded her head and said: "I heard from the old lady that she is a tour guide in Jinling and is a fourth grade."

Jia Lian said: "Don't look at the fact that the Lin family doesn't show off their mountains and dews. In fact, the foundation is very deep. Four generations of vassals, five generations of single heirs, the family wealth is much richer than our Jia family. It's just that the Lin family is a scholarly family, and they usually don't like to publicize. "

But Sister Feng didn't believe it, "You said that their family has a deep foundation, it's all right, and it's richer than ours? Are you kidding me?"

Jia Lian sat up straight and said solemnly, "I didn't coax you. The ancestors of the Lin family are no different from us. They were also enshrined as marquises. The mistresses of the five generations all came from famous families with rich dowries. The Lin family was passed down for several generations. The population is also small. Little, the family property has not been divided out, and the family property is naturally above ours.

Speaking of which, the best time of our family was when the old man was there. I heard that my aunt’s dowry was the only one in the entire capital for decades. The dowry of 120 units when we got married was a red dowry, because of this matter. The wife and the others often complained about the partiality of the old man and the old lady.

I heard from the master that there are 5 taels of silver in the box of silver alone, plus those farm shops, houses, jewelry, calligraphy, paintings and antiques, how much do you calculate? "

After hearing this, Sister Feng was speechless, "It's strange that the second wife's face looks a little strange every time he talks about Aunt Lin."

Sister Feng thought that almost none of the items sent by the Lin family today were vulgar. Those gold and silver vessels, antique decorations, and silk and satin were all of the highest quality. I am afraid that there is nowhere to buy those few famous calligraphy and paintings of my mother.

Not to mention Mrs. Wang, if it were her, she would feel aggrieved.

Jia Lian sneered, "I heard that the second wife had some quarrels with my aunt when I was at home, and later the old man and the old lady gave my aunt so much dowry, so the second wife was naturally uncomfortable. And now Uncle Lin's official career is smooth, and he is very important today. It’s not like the second master, but he’s just a fifth-rank Yuanwailang for more than 20 years.”

Jia Lian is the eldest son of the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion, and he is a serious successor to the noble family. However, Jia Zheng and his wife live in the Rongxi Hall, while his own family's master and wife live in the stables of the East Courtyard. No matter how absurd and lustful he is, it is impossible for him to really not care.

Sister Feng almost burst out laughing, but hastily held back, coughed, and

After all, it was my own aunt, so I didn't want to say much, so I immediately changed the subject and said, "You just said that Uncle Lin is a close minister of the emperor, and he is very dependent on the emperor, so what do you mean?"

Jia Lian said: "This is something that anyone with a discerning eye can see. Uncle Lin was delayed for six years because of his filial piety for years. The editor of the academy was promoted to the lecturer of the Wupin Imperial Academy.

Later, he was released as a supervisory censor. Although he only followed the fifth grade, he was in charge of supervising officials, inspecting prefectures and counties, correcting punishments and prisons, and cleaning up court rituals.

Last year, he was promoted to patrol road in Jinling Province. He is the fourth grade. His position is only under the governor and governor. .

Think about it, has anyone ever had a successful official career like Uncle Lin, who has been promoted year after year? "

Sister Feng thought it was true, "No wonder the old master chose Uncle Lin among the children of many aristocratic families."

Jia Lian said: "Exactly. I see that Uncle Lin's ability will probably be promoted next year when his term is over. You just watch."

In a blink of an eye, it was October 25th, Jialan's [-]th day, and Jiamu and Mrs. Wang sent people over early in the morning to bring gold collars, bracelets, gold, silver, clothes, and other things.

The rest, Sister Feng Youshi and others also gave each other presents, such as gold and jade necklaces, or clothes, shoes and socks, and so on.

Because I am still in Xiaozhong, I can't hold a large banquet to treat guests, so there is no big event, just a lively meal for the whole family.

Baoyu Yingchun Tanchun also came to congratulate.

In the room, Jia Lan was already awake, the nurse had just finished feeding, and the little guy had just woken up, his little face was flushed from sleep, Baoyu and others teased him, and he didn't cry, just opened his small mouth, "Yeah!" Say some baby language that people can't understand, but it makes everyone laugh.

Baoyu looked interesting, so he also took the purse from his waist to tease him, "Lan'er, do you like it? If you want it, come and get it yourself. If you catch it, I will give it to you."

Sure enough, Jia Lan stretched out his hand to grab it, but his small hands were short, so he couldn't catch it. After all, he was young, and after being stubborn for a while, he became sleepy and fell asleep with his fingers in his mouth.

Baoyu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, and turned to look at Li Wan, "Sister-in-law, why is Lan'er being stubborn with me?"

Li Wan laughed, "He's still young, so he eats and sleeps, and eats and sleeps. It will be fine when he grows up."

While talking, the girls brought some exquisite snacks and some almond tea.

Baoyu ate two pieces of snacks, also known as Tanchun, a naughty nine-series ring, to welcome the spring.

She pursed her lips and smiled, quietly watching from the sidelines.

Seeing this, Li Wan sighed slightly, called her to come over, and said with a smile: "Second sister, I saw the purse you gave Lan'er just now, the embroidery is very good, but there are two stitches that are wrong, I have a copy here Embroidery booklet, there are several fresh patterns and seasonal stitches from Jiangnan, do you want to come and have a look?"

She has completely integrated the memory of the original owner, and practiced for more than a month, and the needle and thread have no flaws at all, so she simply drew some new patterns in her mind.

Yingchun's eyes lit up slightly upon hearing this, "Sister-in-law, are you willing to teach me?"

Li Wan gently stroked her hair, "If you're not bothered, of course I can teach you."

Feeling the warmth above her head, Yingchun's eye circles turned red slightly, and she whispered, "Thank you sister-in-law."

From then on, besides taking care of Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu every morning and evening, and taking care of Jia Lan, Li Wan also taught Yingchun Tanchun and others how to do needlework, read and practice calligraphy, and he was very happy in his work.

In her spare time, Li Wan also checked the account books of the farm shop for the past two years. She was in charge of finance in her previous life, had experience in accounting, and had the memory of the original owner. Ledger fooled?After a search, she found that there were tricks in several places. She circled all the problematic places on the account book, and just waited without moving.