Chapter 137: Going out to pay New Year greetings Zhang Ju is about to retire!
Chapter 137 Going out to pay New Year greetings, Zhang Ju is about to retire!
In fact, it was somewhat against the rules for Jia Lian to bring Wang Xifeng, an ordinary wife, out to pay New Year greetings. It was just that all the relatives and friends in the family treated it as normal.
Many women in the back house were extremely envious of Wang Xifeng, wishing they could have their own daughter take her place. It was so rare for an ordinary wife to be hurt like this!
Moreover, I heard that Wang Xifeng is now helping Qin Keqing in the housekeeping. A small part of the inner power of Rongguo Mansion is now in her hands, which should not be underestimated.
The little pearl of my grandpa’s family really likes her two sisters-in-law. After all, she will get two gifts every New Year from now on!
Jia Lian led his two daughters-in-law to kowtow to his nearly eighty-year-old grandfather for New Year greetings. The smiling old man ordered someone to help him up. It was obvious that Zhang Ju was also very satisfied with his two grandsons and daughters-in-law.
Today, one of the two of them is wearing a moon-colored white silk brocade dress, and the other is wearing a light red water-color engraved silk soft smoke robe, like two immortals who came from the Moon Palace.
"My little Lian'er has also grown up and gotten married. If your mother knows it, she will be as happy as me. You three will do well in the future. Now that Lian'er is about to do something big, the grandsons-in-law must pay more attention to it.
Take care of the back house..."
Qin Keqing and Wang Xifeng had known before that Jia Lian's maternal grandfather was the second minister of the dynasty and a great scholar in the world, but they never thought that the old man would have such an affectionate (and nagging) side.
Especially Wang Xifeng, in her impression, this kind of big man who has reached the top of the sky should be majestic and majestic, similar to Wang Ziteng's behavior in the Wang family. But she didn't know that when she reached the level of Zhang Ju, she would wait to show off her majesty in front of her relatives.
The act of establishing rules is truly inferior.
Jia Lian knew that part of the reason why his grandfather was like this was because the old man would beg for his body to become an official after the New Year. After becoming an official, Zhang Ju would definitely not stay in Shenjing City, but would have to return to his hometown in Jiangzuo for retirement. The old man was particularly concerned about a fallen leaf returning to his roots.
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As a result, Zhang Ju will not be able to see Jia Lian for many days in the future. It is also a pity that although he witnessed his marriage, he will not be able to see Jia Lian give birth to a child. He also knows that the one Jia Lian went to before was a bit of a joke.
The memorial clearly understood Jia Lian's thoughts and did not express his expectations.
On the other hand, when my eldest uncle, eldest uncle, and grandpa returned to their hometown after serving as official officials, their family members, wife, and daughter-in-law would definitely have to follow and serve them. In other words, the two sons and little Mingzhu of the eldest uncle's family would have to follow Zhang Ju back to Jiangzuo.
Jia Lian looked at his somewhat sad grandfather and smiled slightly. The "Blue Dragon Jade" turned into a two-palm-sized "Nine Heavens Real Demon-Propelling Shuttle" that people at that time could appreciate more. The magnificent spindle-shaped Taoist vessel shrouded in green light attracted people outside the hospital.
Little Pearl, who was "silently" playing with the half-sized wolf, was always paying attention.
The "Demon-Eliminating Divine Shuttle" flashed slightly, and with Zhang Ju's slightly narrowed eyes and "silent" vigilance, he arrived in front of the little pearl outside the courtyard in an instant, and the outer layer of the Yimu Green Dragon Cover of [Blue Dragon Jade] turned into
It looks like an emerald green gourd the same size as two palms.
"Zhang Mingzhu, I call you, do you dare to agree?"
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"Ah! Grandpa, help me, Brother Lian is going to use Taishang Laojun's gourd to capture me!!!"
"Hahaha~"
"Journey to the West" written by the Qian Ming Dynasty was also a widely circulated storybook in the back houses of the powerful elites of the Daqing Dynasty. In particular, the stories about gods, demons and ghosts were deeply loved by children.
As the only girl in the third generation of the Zhang family, Xiao Mingzhu was as doted on as Jia Lian's mother, Zhang, when she was a child. The two boys from her uncle's family were also very accommodating to her sister.
Besides playing together, she was naturally familiar with picture books such as Journey to the West, which are very legendary among boys. So as soon as she heard the familiar lines, the little girl screamed excitedly and ran to the old man for help.
Qin Keqing and Wang Xifeng both couldn't help but glance at him with their charming eyes. This narrow-minded...
Even the sister of her uncle's family was not spared, but this also showed the closeness between Jia Lian and her maternal grandfather's family, and the two girls let go of some of their restraints.
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The commotion continued for quite some time, and Little Mingzhu hugged tightly the "Tai Shang Laojun's winning gourd" that was extraordinary at first sight in the envious eyes of her two older brothers who were attracted by the commotion.
While the little guys were quiet a little, Zhang Ju asked Jia Lian:
"Lian'er, what is this?"
"Hehe~ This is my grandson's second Taoist artifact [Blue Dragon Jade]. It has great magical powers. It can not only allow a ray of my grandson's soul to live in it for a long time, but also can transform into various forms and fly to extinction."
"Even if you return to Jiangzuo in the future, Sui Er will be able to control it with your soul to visit you!"
The first half of the sentence came from Jia Lian's mouth, but the second half came from the "Blue Dragon Jade" in Xiao Mingzhu's arms.
Little Mingzhu was so shocked that she almost threw out the "treasure gourd" in her arms.
"Two exquisite Taoist tools? Lian'er, you?"
"Grandpa, don't worry. My grandson is sensible. Now my grandson's cultivation level just leaves a little room to support these two Taoist tools. There is nothing narrow-minded about it."
Jia Lian naturally understands what the old man is worried about. A god-refiner's control of a Taoist weapon is not just a matter of refining it. Daily maintenance and activation of spells require the consumption of [god] attribute power. If Jia Lian hadn't had trouble, he would have
The soul power provided by the endless monsters in the "game world" has long been drained away by these two top-quality Taoist tools!
"That's good, you are a good boy, and you don't need me to remind you of many things. But, are your various actions overseas really just to avoid conflicts with the royal family? I always feel that there are many deeper meanings
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"Grandpa is worthy of being the second minister of the dynasty..."
Jia Lian looked at this wise elder, reached into the system space and took out an A1 size world map, and spread it out in front of the old man.
"Grandpa, please look, this is our land of China, and here are the barbarians of Europe, the land in the far west. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, these barbarians of Europe have begun to drive ships, burn, kill and loot on the ocean, occupying all parts of the world.
A dying place.
According to the information, the behavior of the barbarians cannot be described as simply rude and barbaric. It is comparable to the barbarians living at the end of Changbai Mountain. My grandson is worried that if Daqing still keeps his eyes on this one-third of an acre of his own,
Oh, I'm afraid it will be too late in the future!
As the saying goes, if you don’t take what God gives you, you will suffer the consequences!”
Zhang Ju's face gradually became serious as Jia Lian spoke.
"Look, Grandpa, even if our Daqing can remain strong and prosperous, if those barbarians occupy all the continents and islands in the ocean in the future, then even if they can't break into my Daqing, once here, here, and here are connected,
, we can lock in all the room for Daqing’s future external development for a long time.”
Jia Lian's fingers crossed the first island chain, the second island chain, and the third island chain that were planned and defined by some people with ulterior motives in later generations. Every time he pointed at a place, Zhang Ju's face became solemn. point……
Then, with Zhang Ju's face turning as dark as the bottom of a pot, Jia Lian moved his fingers from the bay to Luzon, Manila, Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, to the West Asian Peninsula, and finally landed on the Annan Islands. land.
"If we can take action from here now, at least we can take the so-called first and second island chains in our hands early, and even attack Annan and other places from the ocean, at least we can be connected with the land of China and create a better future for future generations. Leaves a lot of room for maneuver.
It’s just that Sun’er was worried that the imperial army would end like the previous Annan battles, so he made the suggestion to restart the enfeoffment system!”
The Daqing Dynasty had twice conquered Annan in the past few decades, but in the end due to various geographical reasons and domestic concerns about the power of certain military commanders, they finally gave up this easy-to-get piece of land each time, and even had it in their mouths. of fat.
Now Jia Lian simply put it bluntly, we just want a fiefdom and become a king, will you give it to me?
If you don't give it to me, I'll overthrow your ignorant royal family to the ground and start planning the next one!
"I see, the island chain... I have often thought about this map these days, but I have never thought of such a possibility. It seems that the previous policy of banning seas is not necessarily correct.
It's just... Lian'er, your inference is still a bit shocking, but the Four Massacres in Luzon are indeed worthy of attention.
That’s all, I’m an old man who is about to retire, so I don’t have to worry so much. From now on, I’ll let your two uncles..."
Grandpa Zhang Ju was about to continue saying something, but his eldest aunt Xu walked in at this moment. Xu was about thirty-four or five years old, with an oval face, very delicate eyebrows, and she was nearly 90 years old. She is a beautiful woman with a dignified and generous manner. She and Jia Lian's uncle have two sons, one is eleven years old and the other is thirteen years old. In recent years, the two sons have been closely held by the old man to study and nourish themselves, and they cannot relax on weekdays.
When Mrs. Xu came closer, she first gave a gentle smile to her two nephews and daughters-in-law who stood up to greet her. Then she said angrily to her nephew Jia Lian and her father-in-law Zhang Ju:
"Dad, don't you look at what day it is today and what time it is. Are you still planning to keep your nephew at home for dinner? Of course our family is eager to do so, but if the old lady of Rongguo Mansion gets angry, then we can It’s not beautiful.”
"Yes, today is really not a good time to talk about things. Lian'er should go back first, lest the old lady of Rongguo Mansion sends someone to ask."
When Jia Lian heard this, he also stood up and thought about his grandfather and his aunt saying goodbye. It was the first day of the Lunar New Year and he was out to pay New Year greetings again. It was really not good to stay for a long time, otherwise the old lady might really send someone to look for him later.
[Blue Dragon Jade], who was held and played with by Little Mingzhu lovingly, spoke again:
"Little Mingzhu, do you want to go to your brother's house to have some fun?"
Xiao Mingzhu's beautiful childlike face was slightly startled again, but after a moment, she very sensibly held the "Tai Shang Laojun Green Gourd" in her arms and returned it to Qin Keqing beside her.
"Brother Lian is bad. Mingzhu won't go to your house. If he does, he will only go to pay New Year's greetings to your ancestors in the afternoon..."
During the Spring Festival, generally speaking, only the younger men in each family go out to pay New Year greetings in the morning, while women and children go out in the afternoon and evening, while the elderly and young children don't go out at all.
Jia Lian was different. After his father, Jia She, was imprisoned, as a Xijue, he had to go out to pay New Year greetings to relatives and relatives on the morning of every New Year's Day since he reached the age of ten. At first, he followed the two
I went with my uncle Jiazheng, and then gradually I went alone.
The last stop for every New Year's greeting was his grandfather's house. He rested in Zhang's Mansion before returning to Rongguo Mansion. His eldest aunt, Xu, was actually used to keeping track of the time for Jia Lian on the first day of every Lunar New Year.
After bidding farewell to his grandfather and others, Jia Lian took Qin Keqing and Wang Xifeng's shy and joyful expressions, holding the two women's hands, one by one, and walked towards the gate of Zhang's Mansion.
"Now, madams, this is the journey my husband has walked on the first day of the new year every year. I hope you can accompany me on this journey again every year in the future..."
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The two women were both a little dizzy and weak at Jia Lian's loving words. The morning dew in their starry eyes seemed to be dripping out. They just looked at each other and looked at each other with almost the same expression, and they endured the pain in their hearts.
Throbbing.
I can't wait to squeeze this enemy out tonight...it seems like I can't get enough of him...it's so annoying!
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Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.
When Jia Lian, Qin Keqing, and Wang Xifeng arrived in the front yard, there were already maids waiting for them.
Seeing the three of them come in, they hurriedly greeted them and went back to report. After a while, the three of them entered the extremely lively hall.
The people who were joking around the old lady saw Jia Lian and the three of them and greeted them with smiles.
"Why have you been here for so long? Could it be that my in-laws have a guest?"
"Isn't that right? Grandpa really likes Keqing and Feng'er. If today wasn't the first day of the Lunar New Year, I'd really have to stay there and honor the old man."
"Haha, that means our children are still very popular. But I also heard that my father-in-law will retire and return to Jiangzuo after the new year. Lian'er and his wife, you two will be more filial and filial to her from now on."
"Yes, my wife knows!"
Just as he was talking, the stewardess over there came to ask if the food could be served. Before the old lady could say anything, Jia Lian quickly signaled that the food should be served quickly. He was already a little hungry after worshiping all morning, not to mention the two charming daughters-in-law.
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The most important festival of the year, the lunch on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Rongguo Mansion is naturally extremely sumptuous. Although it is not as exaggerated as the Manchu-Han banquet that Jia Lian had heard of in his previous life, a large table with a radius of about 10 feet was specially prepared for today.
A full one!
Pork, duck, fish, goose and donkey meat are all available, but the cooking method and taste are still light, except for the dishes specially ordered by Jia Lian and a few others.
The group sat down, and the old lady moved her chopsticks first, and then the others began to enjoy their lunch.
After a while, after filling his stomach for a while, Jia Lian's chopsticks gradually slowed down.
When he looked up, he saw Yuan Chun sitting on the other side of the old lady, staring straight at him with big, watery eyes.
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"Why is Sister Yuanchun looking at me like this?"
Yuanchun didn't answer his question, and just looked at him quietly.
Seeing Yuanchun's behavior, Jia Lian also knew whether this sister was immobile.
"Hey! Brother, this is a birth gift for my sister, a seedling of [Elf Tree]!"
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To be honest, it’s not a full-time job, so four thousand a day is almost a comfortable situation!
