Everyone was going back to their respective places to watch the New Year. Brother Jiu reminded his younger brothers: "I have two baskets of fireworks at the front. Wei Zhu will come over and set off the firecrackers later. Remember to come out after you finish the dumplings..."

The tenth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother were both interested after hearing this.

The twelfth elder brother also nodded in agreement.

The couple returned to the second house and went outside to put on their clothes. The sound of the second watch drum sounded outside.

We have to stay up late tonight.

At midnight, we also eat vegetarian dumplings stuffed with longevity vegetables.

On the Kang table in the east room, there are two auspicious plates and a midnight snack box.

One was given by Qianqing Palace and Ningshou Palace, and the other was prepared by the two palaces themselves.

The couple sat opposite each other, both a little bored.

Brother Jiu pinched his fingers and said: "There is still an hour and a half before we can eat dumplings, watch the fireworks, and then we have to stay up until dawn..."

Since it is to watch the New Year's Eve, it is natural that the watch will not be completed until the fifth watch.

The next day there was a greeting on Zhengdan, and then he followed the emperor to Ningshou Palace to kowtow. At noon there was a clan banquet in Qianqing Palace.

Brother Ninth had to follow him, and he had to take time to come back and take Shu Shu to kowtow at Yikun Palace.

Shu Shu here only needs to go to Yikun Palace, and then everything will be fine.

Xiao Chun came in. It was Eunuch Cui who had brought He Yuzhu and others to say goodbye to the masters.

Brother Jiu nodded and called.

Manager Cui was about to kowtow when he came in. Brother Jiu directly asked He Yuzhu to help him, saying: "Shuda, please don't move your arms and legs. Let that boy Cui Baisui kowtow instead!"

Shu Shu had previously told Li Yin to fill in a few eunuchs, and finally settled on two.

One of them is a fellow villager of Eunuch Cui and a junior with the same surname, Cui Baisui.

He is about the same age as He Yuzhu and others, looks honest and dull, and is now in charge of the entrance guard of the second house.

Although he didn't recognize him as a godfather or master, Cui Baisui treated Cui Eunuch with great respect.

When Ninth Brother saw it, he was also happy to see the success.

Manager Cui didn't insist, so Cui Baisui saluted the masters on his behalf.

In addition to Cui Baisui, there was also a eunuch transferred from the imperial dining room. He was Sun Jin's companion who entered the palace in the same year. His name was Zhou Song. He looked chubby and had a good temper.

Brother Jiu thought their names were good, so he didn't change them and let them use their original names.

Shu Shu has never been stingy with money, especially with his subordinates.

However, this year the Second Institute has established a new reward system, so it is difficult to make exceptions.

Therefore, the rewards of several eunuchs were divided into three levels.

The first class was He Yuzhu and Sun Jin. They went out with their master and worked hard. Their annual reward was doubled, and each of them had four purses.

Manager Cui and Li Yin should have received double rewards for their merits in looking after the house. However, due to the lax rules and mistakes, the annual rewards were reduced to a single share, two purses per person.

Cui Baisui and Zhou Song arrived here for the first time, and they didn't have much merit. They only had half of the annual reward, and each of them had a purse.

Shu Shu had spoken before and changed the previous reward rules, so he didn't bother to explain anything today.

But before everyone left, they gave the auspicious box on the table to Manager Cui.

As early as New Year's Eve, when preparing clothes for Grandma Qi, Shu Shu also asked someone to prepare a portion for Manager Cui.

So far, the master and servant have a tacit understanding, and they are not worried that he will be dissatisfied because the reward has been halved.

Manager Cui, the big boss, implemented the new rules, and the younger ones also followed suit.

When the eunuchs went down, Nanny Qi came with eight girls.

Following the example of Manager Cui, Shu Shu did not ask Aunt Qi to kneel down and asked Xiaotang to take her place.

Then, Walnut, Xiaoyu, Xiaotang, and Xiaosong are all four purses.

Grandma Qi and Xiaochun, peanut, longan and hazelnut are two.

When everyone went down, Xiaochun and Walnut wanted to stay and serve the tea.

Shu Shu pointed to the supper boxes prepared on the Kang table and said: "You don't need to guard it, just go and stay with grandma..."

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There was a bug in the previous chapter. The first day of the Lunar New Year was the clan banquet of the Qianqing Palace, while the second day of the Lunar New Year was the banquet of the courtiers. This has been corrected.

Starting tomorrow, the first call will be changed to 9 a.m.
Chapter completed!