Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

According to the custom of this dynasty, the altar must be set up early before noon on New Year's Eve, and the ancestors must be welcomed back to celebrate the New Year before dusk.

So before dawn, Qin Yunhe got up amid the sound of firecrackers.

After breakfast, Qin Yunhe and her mother became busy.

Qin's mother was busy preparing offerings and New Year's dishes, while Qin Yunhe was busy hanging up portraits of ancestors and setting up the altar and tablets.

After finishing all this, Qin Yunhe took out the Spring Festival couplets with the word "Fu" and pasted them up.

"grandmother--"

After lunch, Qin's mother was preparing to make dumplings when Qin Si's eldest son, Qin Shi, came running over with his younger brother.

"Hey! Shi'er and An'er are here, come in quickly, have you eaten?"

"Grandma, we've eaten. My mom told you to not be in a hurry to make dumplings. Wait until she's done and she'll come over to help you."

Because Qin Si had been adopted out, they had to set up a separate altar table, so the two sides did not celebrate the New Year together in previous years. But this year Yu Ru was not here, and Lianhua was worried that Qin's mother could not handle it alone, so she asked her to come over to help make dumplings after she finished.

Because we have to welcome the ancestors before dusk, we usually start preparing dumplings for New Year’s Eve and the morning of the first day of the new year after lunch, and the dumplings should be put on the table immediately after welcoming the ancestors back.

"No need, go back and tell your mother to pack it herself, I can handle it here."

"Oh!"

The child didn’t have so many thoughts and came and went like the wind. When he heard what his grandmother said, he turned around and ran away again.

Qin Yunhe knew nothing about making dumplings and couldn't help much, so he told his mother that he was going to find Chen Er and ran away.

The streets and alleys were decorated with lights and were extremely lively. Qin Yunhe was in high spirits and ran to the town amid the sounds of firecrackers and gongs and drums coming from far and near.

Today is New Year's Eve, and according to custom he has to give his daughter some money to ward off evil spirits.

Now Yu Ru and her daughter live in her parents' home, so it is not convenient to go there at night. Qin Yunhe thought of taking advantage of this moment when he has nothing to do to visit his wife and daughter, and give his daughter some money to ward off evil spirits.

"Drive! Drive!"

Qin Yunhe heard the shouting and laughter of children coming from the yard when he was outside the door.

After entering the yard and turning around the screen wall, I saw Fan Hong riding his bamboo horse around the yard and his daughter Lai Di holding an octagonal colored lantern and smiling from ear to ear.

"Uncle! You're here!"

Fan Hong first saw Qin Yunhe, dropped his childhood friend and rushed over. Lai Di looked over and recognized Daddy at once, so she ran over with the lantern in her hand: "Daddy!"

"Hey!"

Qin Yunhe squatted down, picked up the two children in each hand, and asked his daughter as he walked in, "Do you miss your daddy?"

Lai Di said in a baby voice: "I thought about it~"

Fan Hongze couldn't wait to interrupt: "Uncle, why did you come just now? Yesterday, Grandma Fang brought some delicious fruits, but my sister and I almost finished them."

"Really? Then uncle will be in trouble."

When he entered the room, Fan Zheng was sitting in an armchair sipping tea. When he heard Qin Yun calling him "big brother", he just glanced at him and took it as an agreement. Today is New Year's Eve, so we should be harmonious.

When Feng saw Qin Yunhe coming in, she glanced at him while eating melon seeds and said with a fake smile, "The number one scholar is here."

"Sister-in-law, let me take a look. Where's Yuru?"

Feng didn't respond, but pointed at the cakes on the small table beside her: "Have some cakes. Aunt Fang gave them to me yesterday."

Qin Yunhe was a little confused as to why Feng had changed her personality.

"Thank you, sister-in-law. I just came here after dinner..."

"Eat it, you are in for a treat. This is from Guixiangzhai in the county, you may not be able to buy it even if you have money."

Feng ate some melon seeds and glanced at him sideways: "I thought Aunt Fang was being polite. Why would neighbors give each other gifts when they visit each other so often? But the result is..."

Feng smiled and covered her lips when she said this: "…It turned out that it was the big master in the city who fell in love with our Yuru and insisted on asking Aunt Fang to bring them together…"

After hearing this, Qin Yunhe still had nothing to understand. What kind of change of character was this? Feng was just eager to show off.

Could it be that the big boss in the city is Jin Biao? Qin Yunhe's heart sank, but he regained his composure within a few breaths.

No matter how rich or poor he is, he will never let Yu Ru marry anyone else in this life. The tragedy of the previous life will never happen again!

"It's totally irrelevant. What nonsense are you talking about?" Although Fan Zheng said this, his tone was very calm and there was no intention of scolding.

Fan Hongze asked curiously, "Why do you like aunt?"

…There was silence in the room for a moment.

The door curtain was lifted, and a figure flashed in.

Yu Ru was chopping stuffing in the kitchen and was about to come in and call her sister-in-law to make dumplings together, but she didn't expect to see Qin Yunhe as soon as she came in.

"Awen, you're here!"

Fan Hong, who had not received an answer just now, saw his aunt coming in and asked again, "Aunt, who likes you?"

Yu Ru's face turned red instantly. She glanced at her sister-in-law and then looked at Qin Yunhe anxiously, her eyes eager to explain something.

In fact, even if she didn't explain, Qin Yunhe understood Yuru's intentions. He walked up to Yuru with the two children in his arms and said in a gentle voice, "We can't stay up together tonight, I came to see you and Lai Di."

Seeing that he had no intention of blaming her, Yu Ru heaved a sigh of relief and grabbed his sleeve, wanting to take him to her room.

Seeing this, Fan Zheng shouted, "If you have something to say, talk about it here. Why are you going to your room?"

Although Fan Zheng said before that the relationship was not settled yet, he seemed to be somewhat moved.

Last time, Qin Yunhe only felt that the Fan family was blinded by money, but this time he could understand it very well.

The Jin family was wealthy and had a lot of land. As for me, I had failed the examinations to become a scholar, and I was neither good at literature nor martial arts, yet I just casually asked for a divorce.

Comparing the two, why would Fan Zheng, as an elder brother, choose himself instead of the Jin family?

Yu Ru had no choice but to pull Qin Yunhe to sit aside. Next to them were Fan Zheng and Feng Shi, and the two of them could only chat casually about their recent situation.

After the two chatted for a while, Feng said she was going to make dumplings. Qin Yunhe tied the money made of colorful thread to ward off evil spirits to his daughter and Fan Hong respectively, and then stood up to leave.

Yu Ru walked Qin Yun He to the door and asked worriedly, "If you come here at this time, can mother make dumplings by herself? Can she handle it?"

"It's okay, my sister-in-law is here." Qin Yunhe said, and took out a piece of silver from his arms and stuffed it into Yuru's pocket.

"No, I still have some."

Yu Ru was busy trying to refuse, but Qin Yunhe gently stopped her, saying, "Keep your voice down. Don't push me away. It will be easier to do things if you have more money. Take care of yourself and wait for me to pick you up."

After hearing what Qin Yunhe said, Yu Ru, who had been a little worried, finally felt relieved.

Qin Yunhe returned to Fengle Village and went directly to Chen Er's house.

"Now that you're here, it's a good opportunity for you to help me check if I've arranged it correctly."

When Chen Er saw Qin Yunhe coming, he asked him to help look after the altar.

When Chen Er's mother was alive, it was his mother who took care of setting up the altar. Later, when his mother passed away, it was his wife who took care of it.

Now that his wife is gone, he realizes that he doesn't really understand these things. Although he has seen his mother and wife doing it, he only has a partial understanding of it.

Naturally, his family had no portraits of ancestors, only a few simple wooden boards serving as tablets.

As for the offerings, he placed all the food he thought was the best at home on the table, and he also lit the best incense in the incense burner in front of the table.

In fact, Qin Yunhe didn't quite understand how to arrange the offerings, so even though he felt something was wrong, he couldn't help Chen Er find the problem.

"By the way, Qin An came to see you just now, where have you been?"

"I went to town to see Yuru and Lai Di."

Chen Er scratched his head and said, "Why did I hear that Aunt Qin has already started arranging a marriage for you?"

"My mother insisted on asking, but later I told her that I wanted to bring Yu Ru back, and she agreed."

"That's good, that's good." Chen Er was relieved: "That's right. You two have been playing together since childhood, the man is talented and the woman is beautiful. If you two are not together, it would simply be... against the will of heaven!"

Qin Yunhe held his forehead and laughed: That’s not the case.