There were no lanterns or festoons, and there were no guests. The New Year in the General Mansion was very peaceful. Under Lin Zhu's suggestion, General Chang and others temporarily forgot about their class concepts and had a lively meal with Chang Yi and others.
New Year's Eve dinner.
Moreover, Lin Zhu also cooked the meal herself, for no other reason than to spend a few days getting along with each other. She found that everyone in the General's Mansion sincerely accepted her and Fu Dou'er, and she was deeply moved.
, so she repaid them with her greatest sincerity.
Inevitably, many people got drunk, and even the servants of the Shogun Mansion tasted the unlimited supply of special-grade Bamboo Kee sake.
The people in the General's Mansion were also frightened by Lin Zhu's generosity, because they all knew that even ordinary Zhuji sake was now sold at a high price, let alone the special grade. What they drank was not wine, it was the real deal.
Of gold.
Therefore, Lin Zhu's status in the General's Mansion has been consolidated. No one wants to have trouble with such a generous master. The most important thing is that Lin Zhu's personality is very approachable and will not easily embarrass the people below, so it is even more important.
Good impression.
The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chang Tianlei took Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er to pay New Year's greetings to General Chang.
Under General Chang's instructions, Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er also called him grandpa like Chang Tianlei.
"I wish grandpa a long life and a long life." The three of them knelt in front of General Chang. After saying this in unison, they kowtowed three times solemnly.
General Chang sighed with emotion for a moment and started talking again and again. Ever since the accident happened at home, the sixty-year-old old general held on and did not let himself fall. After being rehabilitated, he was worried about his grandson's safety every day. It was not easy.
The culprit behind the scenes was also eliminated, but only he and his grandson depended on each other in the family, which was really deserted.
Although he recognized Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er partly as a way of repaying his gratitude, it was only after Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er became his granddaughters and grandsons that General Chang truly experienced the feeling of enjoying a family relationship with his descendants.
, after all, Chang Tianlei is now working hard to enrich himself. He is much busier than General Chang.
Lin Zhu's thoughtfulness and attentiveness, and Fu Dou'er's cuteness and fun, just filled General Chang's inner regret.
Each of the three people received a big red envelope from General Chang. In order to show fairness, the amount was naturally the same. Lin Zhu gave him his own gift to show his filial piety, which was a pair of leather boots. But inside they were made of
It is best to use the finest wool on the inside. It is warm and light to wear, especially when it snows, and you are not afraid of getting wet inside.
After General Chang accepted it, he couldn't help but try it. "Not bad, not bad. It's warm and light." He felt very beautiful in his heart. It's great to have such a caring granddaughter.
"Xiaozhu. Why don't I?"
"Sister, I want it too."
Chang Tianlei and Fu Douer were very greedy. They asked Lin Zhu at the same time.
"I have yours too. It's in my room and I haven't brought it over yet." Naturally, Lin Zhu would not favor one over the other.
"Xiao Zhu has given something to grandpa, what about you?" General Chang asked pretending to mind.
Of course, Chang Tianlei didn't come empty-handed. He gave General Chang a piece of chicken blood stone he got outside, which was a good thing for engraving. And Fu Dou'er gave him ten blessing characters written by himself.
old man.
But Fu Dou'er was a little embarrassed. He practiced for a long time, but he could only write ten.
General Chang was of course very satisfied with Chang Tianlei's gift, but he greatly appreciated the word Fu Dou'er.
"Yes. It's perfect. Fu Dou'er's calligraphy is good. Come, take it, frame it, and hang it in the study." General Chang handed the calligraphy to his servant.
Fu Dou'er, who had no confidence in his gift, heard what General Chang said and looked up at him in surprise, with a red face and a look of excitement.
"The writing is good," General Chang picked him up and said, "Write a hundred letters to Grandpa next year, can you do it?"
"Yes." Fu Dou'er answered resoundingly.
Lin Zhu and Chang Tianlei laughed together with General Chang as he puffed out his small breasts.
Finally, Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er followed General Chang and Chang Tianlei to pay homage to several relatives in the Chang family ancestral hall, which also meant that Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er officially entered the Chang family.
Not long after, people came from the palace, and the rewards from the palace arrived.
Under the announcement of a father-in-law who seemed to have some qualifications, the guards carried the rewards one by one to General Chang and others. In addition to some gold, silver and jewelry, the rewards actually included some pens and ink suitable for children to read and practice calligraphy.
A paper inkstone and a saddle.
After the reading, everyone, including Lin Zhu and Fu Douer, knelt down to express gratitude.
And the father-in-law specially walked up to Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er. "I guess this young lady and young master are General Chang's newly recognized grandchildren, right?"
"I have met Eunuch Wan." Lin Zhu took Fu Dou'er and saluted him. Although Eunuch Wan's voice was a bit shrill, it was not harsh.
"Congratulations, General." Although Lin Zhu lowered his head slightly, out of the corner of his eye, he still noticed that the father-in-law seemed to be looking at Fu Dou'er twice. However, he did not say anything to Lin Zhu and the two of them, and just talked to him.
General Chang spoke.
"Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Wan. If you are not busy, I have prepared some thin wine, and I would like to ask Eunuch Wan to enjoy it." General Chang also noticed Eunuch Wan's actions, and as far as he knew, this father-in-law was close to the emperor.
Red people cannot be neglected.
"Haha, thank you so much, General, then our family would rather be respectful than obey." Unexpectedly, Eunuch Wan actually agreed, but there was no surprise on General Chang's face. At the same time, he ordered Chang Tianlei to entertain several guards who came with him.
At the same time, he led Wan Gonggong towards the hall.
"Our family also heard that the general has good wine here. The general can't keep it secret." Eunuch Wan joked with General Chang.
"Eunuch Wan is a popular person around the emperor. He has never tasted any good wine." General Chang also said with a smile. Of course he knew the meaning of what Eunuch Wan said, but he still had to praise him when it was due. People become better with age, and accidents of favors still happen.
Very thorough. "Don't worry, Eunuch Wan, although I can't take it out, I still prepared it, and I also prepared a jar for you."
"Oh," Wan Eunuch's eyes lit up, and a hint of joy appeared on his face, "The general is really a sweet-tempered man." As he said this, he bowed his hands to General Chang, cupped his fists and saluted.
"Easy to say, easy to say." General Chang returned the same greeting.
Finally, Eunuch Wan and the four guards went back with a jar of wine each. Of course, there were differences between the wine and the wine. Eunuch Wan's was the special Zhuji sake, while the four guards had ordinary Zhuke sake.
Even so, they still made a profit. Who doesn't know that even if you have money, you can't buy this Zhuji Sake now? But now they are holding a ten-jin jar in their hands, which is five hundred taels of silver.
However, they would not really exchange this wine for money. Of course, they would not want to drink it. This wine might come in handy at a critical moment. All four guards had this idea.
Eunuch Wan was even more happy. Ever since the emperor rewarded him with a small pot of Bamboo Kee sake yesterday, he has never forgotten the taste. It was ordinary Bamboo Kee sake.
I heard that the emperor's personal eunuch, his master, said that the emperor also had a higher level of Zhuji sake. He was very greedy at the time, but his master had never tasted it, so both of them were very sorry.
And he only knew that General Chang would have good wine here after listening to the gossip from his master, so he rushed to get the job.
Unexpectedly, not only did he drink the legendary wine, but what was even more surprising was that General Chang was so generous as to give him a bottle.
Although he knew that this was General Chang's intention to befriend him, and although General Chang's mansion was in some decline, he did not think that this situation would always be like this. From the emperor's reward this time, it can be seen that he had the same title as General Chang.
There are only half as many people as him. What does this mean? This shows that in the eyes of the emperor, the General's Mansion still has a high status.
Returning to the palace, Eunuch Wan found an opportunity and invited his master, Eunuch Quan, the chief eunuch, into his room.
"Master, I got some good wine today, and I invite you to come and try it." Although Wan Gonggong has relatives, he is not as close as the master he has followed since childhood. If there is any good thing, he will first think of this master who treats him very well.
"General Chang gave it to you?" Although it was a question, Eunuch Quan's tone was very affirmative.
"Master Mingjian." Eunuch Wan smiled, arranged the wine glasses, and took out a few side dishes that suited Eunuch Quan's taste from the food box.
"General Chang is very generous. I actually gave you such a large jar of Zhuji sake." As soon as Grandpa Quan saw the jar, he knew what kind of wine it was because there was a very obvious mark on it, "Zhuji".
"Master, look." Eunuch Wan pointed out a word on the wine jar to Eunuch Quan. It was a special word.
"Is this what it is?" Eunuch Quan was shocked because he also saw this word on the wine jar that Mu Qiyue gave to the emperor.
"It's the special Zhuji sake." Eunuch Wan didn't hide anything from his master.
"You're lucky, thanks to General Chang being so generous." After thinking about it, Quan Eunuch understood. As someone close to the emperor, Quan Eunuch spends more time with the emperor a day than the concubines in the palace. So there are some things.
, he also knows.
Just like the matter of the wine brought by Mu Qiyue, he also knew the ins and outs of it. Naturally, he also knew about Lin Zhu's existence.
"Have you met General Chang's new grandchildren?" Quan Gongfen asked while drinking the wine poured by his apprentice.
"I see." Eunuch Wan nodded, "That girl is ordinary, but that young man is very blessed and cute." The implication is that Fu Dou'er is a little fat boy.
"What did General Chang not ask you?" Eunuch Quan was also inquiring about the situation for the emperor, so he continued to ask.
"No, he just feels that the emperor's rewards this time are a bit too much, and he is confused." Eunuch Wan was also puzzled. Although the rewards represented the emperor's attention, many of them were given to children. Could it be that the emperor
Isn’t it true that even the relatives recognized by the general’s palace are taken seriously?
"Haha," Eunuch Quan smiled. General Chang didn't understand the emperor's intention? He didn't believe it. General Chang was just being careless. Thinking of this, Eunuch Quan no longer struggled with these issues and enjoyed it with his apprentice.
Good wine comes, this kind of opportunity does not come often. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)