Xiao Han was not worried that Gouzi and the others would spread this firecracker with a prescription.
Because he knows very well that these people may be a little playful, but when it comes to serious relationships, they still know how to measure it!
Otherwise, they wouldn't just hide in the yard and play, and then blow themselves up into such a miserable state...
"Hey, I only wore my new dragon silk robe once, and it was ruined by these bastards!"
Thinking again that he had suffered a misfortune early in the morning, Xiao Han was still filled with anger.
Can't fight on Yuan Day? Can't kick?
Okay! Then don’t hit or kick! Anyway, punishing a person is not limited to the body.
He hurried back to his room, changed his clothes, washed up, and when Xiao Han walked out of the back house again, it was already sunset outside.
Butler Lu didn't know how many times he walked around the door of the back house at this time, but he left a circle of marks on the ground.
When he finally saw Xiao Han come out, he hurriedly came over to greet him, bowed his hands and said, "Mr. Marquis, a prosperous new year!"
When Xiao Han saw that it was Butler Lu, he also bowed his hands to him and said, "Mr. Lu, the New Year will be a blessing for you!"
These are auspicious words for the New Year. They come and go just a few words, just to win good luck.
After saying the auspicious words, Butler Lu quickly got to the point and said, "Master Marquis, the governor of Yangzhou and the chief officials have been waiting in the living room for a long time."
"Huh? Why did they come so early? Did something happen?" Xiao Han was stunned and asked a little strangely.
Butler Lu shook his head and said, "What can happen today? From what I see, they just want to be the first to greet you, Lord Marquis, in the New Year."
When Xiao Han heard this, he laughed dumbly and said, "What's there to argue about? We won't reward the first place."
Butler Lu also laughed: "Haha, although there is no reward for the first place, the name is nice. Mr. Marquis, you'd better go and see the two of them quickly. It's better not to keep them waiting for too long."
"That's right, let's go and have a look!" Xiao Han thought about it, smiled to himself, and led Butler Lu to the living room.
The custom of getting up early to pay New Year's greetings has been around since the New Year's Day and has continued into later generations.
The difference is that the earliest New Year's greetings are after the New Year, when relatives and friends open the door to see each other to see if they have suffered any accidents on New Year's Eve, such as being captured by the Nian beast and filling their stomachs.
Later, it gradually evolved into a simple visit and blessing, and after some additions from good people, many rules were added to it, for example: New Year greetings should be arranged according to status, status, and closeness.
Those with lower status should first pay New Year greetings to those with higher status, and those with younger status should first pay New Year greetings to those with higher status. These are the rules for New Year greetings.
Like Xiao Han, when he was in Chang'an, he had no blood relatives, only a group of friends.
Among these friends, he is the youngest in age and status, so every year, he runs out to pay New Year greetings to others. Now that he has arrived in Yangzhou, he can finally try what it feels like to have others pay New Year greetings to him.
Following Butler Lu to the front hall, he heard faint laughter from far away in the living room. From the sound, it should be Master Hua and Sun Simiao chatting with them.
Listening to the hearty laughter that became clearer and clearer, Xiao Han's originally depressed mood suddenly improved a lot.
After tidying up his clothes a little, Xiao Han pushed the door open and saw clearly that Cui Jingzhi and Old Man Hua were the four people in the room. He first bowed respectfully to Old Man Hua and Sun Simiao who were sitting on their seats.
For Xiao Han, these two are his closest relatives and elders! Even last night they spent New Year's Eve together, and their relationship is no different from that of their elders. This gift is purely a greeting from the younger generation to the elders.
Old Man Hua and Sun Simiao also knew Xiao Han's thoughts, so they sat there and accepted the gift. Old Man Hua even complained a few words in a low voice, such as Xiao Han was too lazy and got up too late.
In the hall, the two old men had special status and could sit there motionless.
But Cui Jingzhi and Yang Wenwen had already wisely stood up and stepped aside.
Although the two of them are quite young, their status and power are really not that different from Xiao Han's!
Moreover, everyone knew that the promotion of the two of them was closely related to Xiao Han's strong recommendation. It was too late for them to be grateful to Xiao Han, so how could they go beyond accepting the gift?
"Happy New Year, Lord Marquis!"
Standing aside, they waited until Xiao Han saw the ceremony before the two of them quickly raised their hands and saluted Xiao Han.
When Xiao Han saw this, he reciprocated the courtesy and returned the same gift: "Haha, you two have fun together! Have fun together!"
Happy New Year, in fact, in the final analysis, it is just a meaning.
You came to pay New Year's greetings, and there were only so many things to do. Everyone complimented each other, said some nutritious words, turned around and forgot about it.
But the problem is if you don’t come to pay New Year’s greetings?
Ahem, then this matter might be a bit big...
Just like the thoughts of some gift recipients in later generations.
If you give me gifts, I may not think you well.
But if you don’t give it away, hehe, I will definitely keep you in my heart and wait for the little shoes to wear in the future!
After celebrating the New Year, they talked a lot of nonsense. Yang Wenzhang and Cui Jingzhi estimated that they still had many homes to visit and did not dare to stay longer. They politely declined Xiao Han's offer to go out in person and asked Butler Lu to accompany them.
Mansion.
After seeing off the two of them for Xiao Han, Butler Lu returned to the house and saw that Xue Pan had also appeared in the living room at this time. He quickly summoned everyone in the family to come together to pay New Year's greetings to the head of the family.
It is also a custom for wealthy families to pay New Year greetings to the head of the family on the morning of the first day of the year. Of course, it is also a favorite ritual for servants.
Nothing more, just a red envelope to get!
"Hurry up! Where is Xiaodong? There is also a fool, go look for him and come here quickly!"
In the courtyard, Butler Lu scolded the servants to drop what they were doing and come to pay New Year's greetings to the master of the house first. As for those who could not be found, they hurriedly searched for them.
Xiao Han was chatting with Sun Simiao and the others in the hall, and naturally saw the busy scene outside, as well as more and more people gathering together.
Previously, the affairs of the family were taken care of by Xue Pan and Butler Lu. He was only the storekeeper and did not know how many people there were in the family. Only then did he realize that the Xiao family had unknowingly grown into a wealthy family.
Just looking at the people outside the hall, there are dozens of slaves even if the new fire guards are not included.
I remember that at the beginning, there were no servants in the Xiao family, but slowly, he was still stubbornly assimilated into this world.
This is not because Xiao Han did not insist on his original dream, but that he finally understood a truth through repeated incidents: if people want to live comfortably, it is best to be like other people, and must not live like an alien!
Therefore, all he can do now is to be as nice as possible to these slaves.
Treat them as people who are here to work and make money, instead of being like other powerful families who treat slaves as their own belongings and take them life and death, only for the sake of the master.
