On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Rong Mansion held a banquet and invited the entire clan.
This banquet can be regarded as the last formal banquet in Rong Mansion during the first month of the year.
At dawn, the side door of Rong Mansion opened wide, welcoming people from the Jingcheng clan one after another.
Ning Mansion and his party set out an hour before the banquet was about to start, and then arrived through Ningrong Street.
"Brother Rong, you are finally here!"
As a welcome guest, Lian Er's face lit up when he saw Jia Rong, and he pulled Jia Rong through the door.
"Steamed buns are coming, steamed buns are coming, and there are women here too!"
Jia Rong gave way gently and almost gave Lian Er a big-eared melon seed.
At this time, Lian Er embarrassedly bowed to Mrs. Zhao to apologize, and then personally led the way, sending Mrs. Zhao, Youshi and Xiao Xichun and their female relatives to the second gate.
"Why, your affairs have gone back and forth?"
When Mrs. Zhao was picked up by the maid in the inner courtyard of Rong Mansion, Jia Rong curiously asked: "If there is something urgent, why don't you let me know in advance?"
"It's not my business, it's your business!"
Lian Er calmed down and reminded: "If the old lady wants to see you, she probably won't have anything nice to say!"
"You really pissed me off. Why don't you just leave?"
Jia Rong was very disapproving and said: "I think, second uncle, you have lived under the pressure of the old lady for too long, and your brain is rusty!"
"Although it is said outside that Ningrong and his two houses are one family, you also know, second uncle, that for someone like me, there are five servers between the two houses!"
"The old lady is right, I respect her!"
"If you want to rely on your old age and show off your old age, I won't cooperate!"
Lian Er was a little stunned. It took him a long time to react. He patted his head and said with a smile: "Brother Rong is domineering, so I won't rush to send you to Rongqing Hall!"
"No need to be in such a hurry!"
Jia Rong said with a smile: "I see that my second uncle has gained some limelight in the distinguished circle recently, so don't be proud!"
"What can I be proud of?"
Lian Er smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, I understand that the heads of the Zixungui family only care about your face, Brother Rong!"
"Second uncle, what are you talking about?"
Jia Rong said angrily: "You are the heir to the title of Rong Mansion, so you have to stand upright in front of outsiders!"
The two murmured for a while, and were soon discovered by the tribesmen who had arrived early, and then swarmed over and were surrounded.
Obviously, Jia Qiang has already spread the word.
The confirmed news that he had entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs as an errand shocked the clan members. When they saw the clan leader Jia Rong, they naturally had to ask questions.
This is Rong Mansion, so Jia Rong will naturally not dominate the guest house.
Anyway, for some things, just listen to the rumors. Why do you want to inquire in such detail?
It seems that if these tribesmen know the way, they can go through it themselves?
What an international joke!
If you don’t have enough money in your pocket, don’t even think about it.
In addition, just recently, Jia Rong took Lian Er and Jia Qiang to the banquet of the Xungui family, which attracted some limelight.
I don’t know where the tribesmen got the news from, but everyone was very excited and proud when talking about it.
Tsk!
It seemed as if the tribesmen had never had a banquet. Isn't today a routine banquet held every year?
Of course, Jia Rong actually understands what makes people excited and happy.
His recent actions are obviously telling the clan members that the ancestral meeting on New Year's Eve is not just talking in plain words.
As the clan leader, he is really trying to boost the clan's strength.
This is the happiest and most exciting place for the tribesmen.
Do you really think they are all mud that cannot stand up to the wall?
It is the simplest and easiest thing to survive by relying on Ning Rong's second mansion.
Everyone is lazy, and there are more convenient ways to survive. Why should we push ourselves into a corner and live a miserable life every day?
But it doesn't mean that the tribesmen don't have any ambitions at all. At least they still have some expectations for their descendants.
Before, the Jia clan in Beijing could be said to be a backwater. And it was a backwater that was getting smaller and smaller.
Even if adults want to live a prosperous life, they have to put on a smile and work hard.
Without adult clan members, there is no possibility of advancement in the imperial examinations in clan studies.
As for other ways to advance, Ning Rong and the Second Mansion did not take the initiative to open them up. They would not, or even dare to try them rashly.
Things are different now...
Since Jia Rong, the new clan leader, is serious, the clan members will naturally have good feedback.
If nothing else, if you show your face in front of the clan leader, you might get a serious job soon.
After all, if the affairs of Lian Er, Zheng Er and Jia Qiang go smoothly, some relatively innocent retainers may be needed to run errands.
Just like the Qingke Xianggong invited by Mr. Zheng Er, he has a fixed monthly amount of money, and he can also get some rewards from time to time, so his income is not bad at all.
If Jia Zhu, who is quite talented in reading, successfully passes the imperial examination and becomes an official, then there will be four official members of the Jia family in the capital at once.
This momentum makes the tribesmen excited just thinking about it.
Jia Rong naturally has a clear understanding of the thoughts of the tribesmen.
Seeing their positive and enthusiastic attitude, he felt a little relieved.
At least, it's good that the tribesmen are not all just eating and waiting to die.
Otherwise, it would be terrible if the clan here spends a lot of resources to support the Ji clan members to enter the officialdom, but the ordinary clan members over there take the opportunity to cause trouble.
After dealing with these guys easily, Lian Er, who was quite embarrassed at this time, really couldn't care about anything, so he pulled Jia Rong towards the second door.
In just that moment, almost half an hour passed.
Jia Rong may not care about the old lady's attitude, but Lian Er doesn't have the courage.
If the old lady is asked to wait for too long and gets angry, Lian Er will be caught in the middle, right?
Soon we arrived at the second gate, and unexpectedly Mr. Zheng and Jia Zhu were also waiting here.
After greeting each other, Jia Rong looked at Jia Zhu carefully and chuckled: "Uncle Zhu's improvement looks good!"
One sentence made Mr. Zheng and Jia Zhu, father and son, quite embarrassed.
The matter was very simple. On New Year's Eve, the Rong Mansion invited a close imperial doctor to diagnose Jia Zhu at night.
Needless to say, the result is that the loss of energy and energy is quite serious. If we don't pay attention to restraint, something intolerable may happen.
Especially, when the imperial doctor who had a good relationship with him heard that Jia Zhu would participate in the Spring Festival next year, his expression changed.
Although he had a good relationship with the imperial doctor and did not comment much, the core members of the Rong Mansion were shocked to see the change in his expression.
Then, from the first to the tenth day of the lunar month, except for banquets where he had to show up, Jia Zhu basically stayed at home to recuperate.
This training is different from the past. Except for Jia Zhu’s daughter-in-law Li Wan, no woman is allowed to be around...