My son’s yellow mantle and flowery eyes are so damn eye-catching.
An official as big as the old man didn't even talk about doing anything.
When I get excited, I get dark.
There was another commotion in the courtyard.
Jia Liu was also shocked. Don't die just after you get promoted and make a fortune.
How unlucky.
Fortunately, after a long day of "rescue", Jia Daquan was finally out of danger. The two girls were afraid that the father would be too excited and turn the happy event into a funeral, so they refused to let him out and forced the father to rest in bed.
Jia Liu wanted to go in and take a look but was stopped by his sisters. He had no choice but to go out and deal with the officials and relatives.
Most of the relatives who came here are the Jia family who live here, the ones who live in the same house as Jia Liu, his grandfather and brother. We didn’t have much contact with him in the past, but now I heard that there is a Baturou in the eldest house, so why don’t you rush to check it out?
Dear?
Jia Liu's mother belonged to the Lu family of Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army. After his mother's death, the Lu family broke off the relationship.
Not cruelty, but hatred.
Who told Jia Liu's mother to be so angry to death by his father Daquan?
The brothers from my mother's family also beat up their brother-in-law Jia Daquan at their sister's mourning hall. After that, the two families were completely severed from each other.
Jia Liu didn't learn well in the past. He had the same moral character as his father, so he naturally didn't take his uncles seriously.
Now Jia Liu is thinking about going to the Lu family to visit some uncles in the next two days, because he plans to attract more Han soldiers to do business in Sichuan.
So, you have to start with your relatives and friends first.
People pull each other, one pulls two, two pulls four, four pulls eight...
Doesn't this mean the team has expanded?
Therefore, Jia Liu also showed enough affection and enthusiasm for the other relatives of the Jia family who might not see him once or twice a year. There was a second uncle here, a third uncle there, and a bunch of elders.
He screamed warmly.
The same was true for the neighbors. Not only that, the neighbors on the left and right handed Jia Liu a six-style gift, and the neighbors were so happy that they praised the little Liuzi to the sky.
Jia Liu didn't ignore anyone who didn't know him and came to join in the fun. It didn't matter who he was, just a small gift when he came.
Even the baby in your arms counts as a share.
After such busy work for a while, the second brother-in-law Gao Delu came over to take over Jia Liu's job in dealing with relatives and neighbors, because people from the Dutong Yamen had something to discuss with Jia Liu.
My eldest brother-in-law, Wang Zhian, didn't come because he was busy preparing for the Shuntianfu Provincial Examination in half a month.
...........
In the hall, Jia Liuduan was sitting there, holding a tea bowl in his hand.
Hanging on the wall behind is the old man's handwriting - "Unparalleled Loyalty and Courage".
Don't mention it, the old man's poetry writing skills are not very good, but this word is pretty good.
"Sir, do you think you should put these ten rooms somewhere else or nearby?"
Zheng Sanli, the leader of the archives room, was responsible for the allocation and management of vacant houses in the banner. The emperor gave Mr. Jia ten rooms. He had to handle this matter personally, and no one could compete with him.
There are two options given.
The first is to make ten rooms from other places for Mr. Jia.
The second is to hand over the courtyard of the Jia family and find another large courtyard with more rooms.
Lao Zheng didn't talk about this, and Jia Liu almost forgot that he still had ten rooms. After taking a sip of tea, he said: "I've been used to living in this courtyard since I was a child. I'm afraid I won't be used to living in another place.
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"Then let me ask my neighbor to move in and open up the courtyard. It will be spacious enough for adults to live in."
Jia Liu is quite satisfied with Lao Zheng's solution, but he must emphasize that it is okay for the Qi family next door to move, but the Yamen must give them some appropriate subsidies and don't let them complain.
After all, we have been neighbors for many years.
"Don't worry, sir. At worst, I'll just give the second son of the Qi family some work to do in the Yamen."
Lao Zheng is a very good person, so Mr. Jia doesn't need to worry about it at all.
After Lao Zheng left, Zhao Guodong came in to apply for a household registration for his former wise nephew, now Mr. Jia.
Why do you need to apply for a household registration? Because Jia Liu is now the imperial guard of the third rank. The emperor has given ten new rooms. According to the rules, he must be independent. In addition, the third rank officials must have new servants in their homes. These things must be recorded in the Tutong Yamen
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Jia Liu also thought that the family needed more servants, otherwise if he and Shuan Zhu left again, his father would still be the only one left, which would be too deserted.
He immediately said: "I don't care, but my father is getting older and needs someone to take care of him. I thought about adding two girls and a boy."
Lao Zhao said that some young children who had committed crimes had just been assigned to the flag, and they were all young enough to be assigned to Master Jia's family.
Jia Liu nodded: "Uncle Zhao, let's figure it out."
This "Uncle Zhao" panicked Zhao Guodong, and he quickly said: "You don't want to take a humble position!"
"One thing comes to another, why is Uncle Zhao also my elder? How can an elder call a younger one an adult..."
Now that Jia Liu has been promoted, is rich, has temperament, and has a higher outlook, his mentality has certainly changed accordingly. It is impossible for him to settle old scores with Zhao Guodong and ask him to spit out the ten taels of silver he overcharged.
Finally, everyone left and the courtyard became quiet.
Jia Liu also met his father Daquan again.
"It's time to take a breath, it's a time to take a breath."
Holding his son's hand, Daquan felt really happy.
"Dad, you have lost weight."
Jia Liu also felt a little sorry for Daquan. The old guy was chubby before leaving Beijing, but now he is so skinny that his face is loose.
The eldest sister Jia Juan cried for joy beside her: "I heard that you died in the battle because of the trouble. Do you know that dad couldn't eat for several days in a row? If the news that you are still alive is delayed by two days, dad is afraid.
I just can’t get through it.”
The second sister, Jia Lan, was so affected by her eldest sister's emotions that she almost cried.
Jia Liu quickly interrupted and took out two silver notes worth one thousand taels and handed them to his two sisters.
The eldest sister Jia Juan was startled: "Where did you get the money?"
Jia Liu smiled and said: "Of course you need to get rich to get promoted."
"oh?"
Daquan's face was radiant and he actually sat up with his body propped up.
However, the two sisters refused to accept Jia Liu's money, telling Jia Liu not to spend it randomly and save it to wait for a wife.
It's almost like being a mother.
Jia Liu had a lot of money, especially his eldest sister, whose family was not wealthy, so he insisted on giving it.
"You two just keep what Liu Zi gave you."
Daquan turned around and the two daughters accepted the banknotes given by their brothers.
After chatting for a while, Jia Liu suddenly asked the eldest sister: "Brother-in-law, are you sure about taking the hometown exam this time?"
"Well, who knows."
Just like her sister's inability to conceive a child, her husband's constant failure to pass the exam makes Jia Juan very worried.
Jia Liu suggested that if the eldest brother-in-law still failed to pass the exam this time, it would be better for him to find a way to get an official position for the eldest brother-in-law.
Jia Daquan thinks this is a good idea.
Jia Juan shook her head and said to her younger brother: "If your brother-in-law is as smart as you, he has been a bookworm for so many years. Let's wait until the results of the provincial examination come out."
Jia Liu exclaimed, "It's a good thing to take the right path, but if you keep trying to keep going on the right path if it doesn't work, you're really stubborn."
I'm thinking that when my elder brother-in-law still fails the exam after the provincial examination results come out, I'll help him find a job as an official in the Qingshui Yamen in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and start working first.
Jia Juan got up and took her sister to prepare food. Jia Liu also got up and went out to deliver the letters he brought back to each family.
When we got to the courtyard, we saw the two nephews having a fight. Then we took a closer look at the other things on the eldest nephew's waist that looked so familiar.
If you get closer and take a closer look, you will see that this is my uncle's braid.
"uncle!"
Dabao and Erbao rushed to Jia Liu at the same time, one holding his left thigh and the other struggling with his right thigh.
Jia Liu laughed, bent down and picked up his two nephews at the same time.
Good guy, it’s only been half a year since I last saw you, and I’m a lot heavier. My uncle is actually struggling.
Erbao put his arms around his uncle's neck and asked, "Uncle, what delicious food did you bring us?"
"I brought a lot. Uncle has forgotten that no one can forget you two,"
Jia Liu kissed Erbao's little face and patted Dabao's butt.
"Six sons!"
Jia Liu looked toward the courtyard door. Lao Chang had half of his head exposed and winked at him mischievously: "Let's go, Xiao Taohong, let's go together!"
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