Qian Huai had been warming himself by the fire in the gatehouse these few days, so he had nothing to do. He counted the days and it was time for Third Master to arrive.
Sure enough, on the day of the twenty-eighth, Jia Huan appeared.
Jia Huan, who had received a large sum of money, was very generous. Qian Huai also received five taels of silver this time.
Seeing that there were still a few large round green watermelons in the car, Qian Huai smiled and said,"Third Young Master is really generous."
Jia Huan said,"They are all filial piety to their teacher. They are not worthy of anything."”
After entering the study, Qian Yuben read Jia Huan's recent articles as usual.
Jia Huan did not dare to slack off. This time, he handed in a total of 20 articles.
Qian Yu was originally very satisfied with the quantity, and when she looked at the quality, she was also extremely satisfied.
He knocked on the table and said,"I'm relieved!" Next year's provincial examination, there will be great achievements. However, there was still more than half a year left. I'll let you relax during the first month, but at the end of February, you still have to write thirty articles!”
Jia Huan honestly agreed.
When they returned to the Jia residence, it was already filled with the smell of the New Year. This year, due to Jia Zheng's promotion and Jia Huan's official rank, the other three families of the four great families gave more proper New Year gifts. Jia She did not go as far as to lament like Jia Zheng," Is this New Year still worthy of being celebrated?"
Of course, the Jia family's return gift was a big watermelon. Once this rare item appeared in winter, it became popular in Jinling. Recently, the most popular saying in Jinling was " Eat western food with a stove in your arms." It was said that even the Emperor was full of praises for her, and that Consort Jia Yuanchun was very virtuous, saying that she would continue to pay tribute to the Palace next year.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the 30th of the night. The Jia residence was even more lively. Lanterns were lit everywhere. There was no need to light the lanterns when walking in and out of the Jia residence.
What was even more joyous was that it was snowing. Grandmother Jia loved rain and snow the most, so such heavy snow made her extremely happy.
After the New Year's Eve dinner was served, Jia Huan could now sit below Jia Baoyu because he had obtained an official rank, although he did not want to sit.
One had to know that Jia Baoyu had always been eating with Grandmother Jia. Among the younger generation, only Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu had such treatment.
Now that Jia Huan actually had one, everyone in the room began to think.
Delicious dishes were served one after another. Jia Huan only tasted a little of each dish before he was almost full. The atmosphere at the dining table was also very harmonious. Because Grandmother Jia was present, no one dared to throw a tantrum.
After the meal, everyone started chatting and playing cards.
Jia Huan was unexpectedly caught by Grandmother Jia to look at the cards, which had always been the work of mandarin ducks.
"Third Master, you'll have to work hard for a while. Let this servant rest for a while."”
Jia Huan was young and had good eyesight. Grandmother Jia won several rounds in a row and was so happy that she could not close her mouth."Brother Huan is the lucky star tonight.”
"That's right." Our ancestor's luck tonight is too good. If this continues, we won't have any red packets left.”
"You monkey!" Grandmother Jia laughed.”
Jia Huan and Sister Feng looked at each other and saw the smugness in each other's eyes. How could he not be proud? This year, these two people were the ones who were fat.
However, Jia Huan still needed to wash his silver clean. After all, in this era, it was a big crime to keep private money and not hand it over to the public. Jia Huan felt that tonight was a good opportunity. While Grandmother Jia was in a good mood, he might be able to mention it in a roundabout manner.
This matter still needed Sister Phoenix's help.
Jia Huan winked at Sister Feng. Sister Feng was confused, but then she knew that she had to cooperate with Jia Huan. Although she did not know what Jia Huan wanted to do now, she felt that she could definitely cooperate with him once he opened his mouth.
Sure enough, Grandmother Jia, who had won a pile of copper coins and silver coins, was very happy. She casually rewarded the people around her with a pile of money, and Jia Huan also received more than two taels of silver.
After giving out the silver, Grandmother Jia smiled and said,""This is your lucky money.”
Sister Feng was counting the copper coins on the table. When she heard Grandmother Jia say this, she said,"Ancestor, I don't want to.”
Grandmother Jia laughed." You monkey. I knew you would jump out. What do you want now?"”
Sister Feng rolled her eyes and said,"Ancestor, we're fine. But Brother Huan, you should reward him with something."”
Grandmother Jia looked around and smiled. Brother Huan, what do you want?"
Jia Huan smiled and said,"A few days ago, thanks to the care of the elders, I gathered a few hundred taels of silver for my grandson." Grandson wants to use this money to buy some land.”
"Buy land?" Grandmother Jia asked curiously. Why do you want to buy land?"
"I just want to be a landlord and plant some peanuts and melon seeds," Jia Huan said. Maybe we can even earn some money."
"That's all you've got," Grandmother Jia said with a smile. Alright, go and buy it. It's up to you to do whatever you want!”
Madam Wang's eyelids twitched for no reason. Her niece actually spoke up for Jia Huan. What exactly happened? And a few months ago, Ping 'er actually went to the kitchen to help out Pear Fragrance Academy! There was actually something in this family that he did not know about.
"Thank you, ancestor." Jia Huan smiled. Grandson looked forward to opening another shop. If he didn't find anyone else, he would find Second Sister-in-law Lian.”
Grandmother Jia patted Jia Huan and smiled. She's got a lot of tricks up her sleeve, so she won't let you down. If she does, she'll find your Second Brother Lian to make it up to you.”
In a few words, Jia Huan could rightfully keep a private house.
Then, Grandmother Jia turned to Jia Baoyu and asked,""Baoyu, what do you want?"
Jia Baoyu had been preparing for a long time and immediately said,"Grandson doesn't want anything. I just want ancestor to live as long as a mountain and be happy all day.”
When Sister Phoenix heard this, her heart twitched. Grandmother Jia was old and shrewd, so it was fine to listen to such words. If he, Jia Baoyu, really thought that he could coax the old man like this, then he was wrong. It was just that Grandmother Jia still had fantasies about him, so she still doted on him.
Grandmother Jia patted the back of Jia Baoyu's hand and said,""You're really a good child. Yuanyang, bring me my new firefox cloak. It's just right for Baoyu on such a cold day.”
The Fire Fox Cloak and Jia Huan's few hundred taels of silver were not on the same order of magnitude. Moreover, Jia Huan had to fork out his own money, so Madam Wang was at ease.
But what was that kid trying to do? Saving money? With that 300 taels of silver, it would at most be a few dozen mu of land. How much harvest could he get in a year?
But what was going on with Little Feng?
There was too much information that night. Madam Wang could not digest it. Madam Wang was not stupid. It was so obvious. If she could not tell what was going on, she would be the head of Rong Mansion in vain. It was just that she had never thought that no one would notice her schemes. She might not have thought that even if Sister Feng was schemed against by her, she would still fall out with her.
Sister Phoenix would not fall out with her, but it seemed impossible for her to be like before.
The men had drunk a lot of wine, and it was getting late. Many of them could not hold on any longer.
After a while, Grandmother Jia also began to doze off. This was the signal for dismissal. After Yuanyang helped Grandmother Jia into the bedroom to rest, everyone dispersed.
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