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

In the blink of an eye, it is already the twelfth lunar month and the Chinese New Year is just around the corner.

Although they couldn't get together because Qin Yunhe was away on vacation, all the family affairs for the New Year still had to be arranged as usual.

The most important thing is to give festival gifts to various places.

Nowadays, Zhuzi takes care of the shopping, so Yuru doesn't have to worry about the New Year's goods. And the various foods needed for the New Year are naturally prepared by the cook.

Yu Ru had to think about what holiday gifts to prepare and who to ask to send them.

"... Yunhe said before he left the capital that he would try to have as little contact with his colleagues in the capital as possible while he was away from home. I wonder if Minister Wu will send him a festival gift."

Wu Tonghuo was an elder and a benefactor to Qin Yunhe, so he should definitely send him a festival gift. However, thinking of Qin Yunhe's instructions at the time, he was afraid that it would cause trouble instead.

"It should be okay to give some gifts during the New Year, right?" Qin's mother didn't understand these things, but she knew that her son's mention of them must be very important, so she said, "Why don't we ask Zhuzi to ask Li Chang? He is also an official, so he must understand these things."

Yu Ru thought about it and nodded: "Okay, then we can ask other adults which families can send gifts and which can't."

"... I have asked Chen Er to deliver Mr. Gu's New Year gift. It's a pity that I can't go home and make dried tofu for Mr. Gu."

Since I brought dried tofu to Mr. Gu that year, it has become one of the annual gifts I must give to Mr. Gu. Mr. Gu also likes it very much.

Mother Qin naturally knew: "There's nothing we can do about it. It won't taste good if we bring it back from such a long distance. This is better if it's freshly made."

“Dried tofu!”

When Qin Ci heard that his father would send dried tofu to the teacher every year, he also became excited.

"Mom, I want some dried tofu too. I want to give some to the teacher."

This dried tofu must be good stuff, otherwise why would his father give it to the teacher every year? If other teachers have it, his teacher must have it too.

"Okay, you have to give your husband a New Year gift anyway, so let's add dried tofu. I just don't know if your uncle likes it."

In fact, Yu Ru also made dried tofu, but Qin Ci didn’t like it very much and didn’t remember it very well.

"I love it. Mom, please make more. I want to give more to the teacher."

A few days later, Yu Ru prepared a New Year gift for Li Chang for her son, and also took time to make dried tofu and put them in a box. Qin Ci couldn't wait to ask Zhuzi to take him to Li Chang's house.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Qin Ci jumped down holding Zhuzi's hand without waiting for him to be hugged, and ran inside with the box of dried tofu.

"gentlemen--"

Zhuzi was standing behind with other New Year gifts, feeling both amused and helpless.

The gatekeepers naturally recognized Qin Ci and Zhuzi, and no one stopped them. They just watched as the two, one big and one small, ran towards the inner courtyard one after the other.

"Sir, I brought you some dried tofu!"

Li Chang heard Qin Ci's shouts from afar in his study. As the shouts and footsteps got closer, he couldn't help laughing. This little guy.

"Why are you running? Slow down." Li Chang smiled and greeted Qin Ci who was rushing towards him.

"Sir, I brought you some dried tofu."

Li Chang took the box with a smile: "Let me show it to you, sir."

Qin Ci saw Li Chang put the box of dried tofu on the table, and he climbed onto the stool with great effort to take the lid of the box.

"My mother makes dried tofu, and my father sends it to the master every year."

Li Chang laughed loudly. This little disciple was so good that he always wanted to give him a share of anything delicious or interesting.

Zhuzi came in with other New Year gifts and bowed, saying with a smile, "When Master Ci heard that Mr. Gu had dried tofu every year, he probably thought that students should give dried tofu to their teachers, so he pestered his wife to make some for the Third Master."

Li Chang couldn't help laughing. Now he understood the fun of being a teacher.

Li Chang knew why Qin Ci was reluctant to go to the academy, so since he became Qin Ci's disciple, he had been following the academy's progress and always taught Qin Ci the content in advance.

In this way, Qin Ci naturally learned faster in class, and the frequency of being punished for homework was greatly reduced. Qin Ci didn't hate going to school so much, and even liked it a little.

After all, every time I get the answer right, I will receive praise from the teacher. After all, children all like to be praised.

This didn't happen before.

The only thing that annoyed him was that Li Chang had already taught him the content, but he had to listen to it again. Sometimes he got bored and distracted, and the teacher would scold him.

Li Chang originally arranged for Qin Ci to come to class every ten days during his day off, but he didn't expect that Qin Ci enjoyed the class so much that he came to find him on his own when he had nothing to do.

It's not just for attending classes, but also for sharing interesting things with the teacher.

Since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the family seems to be busy, but in fact, it is inevitable that they feel a little lonely.

Qin Zheng and Qin Ci were still young so they didn't feel it deeply, but Ruyi is grown up now. It's been nearly a year since she last saw her father, so she can't help but miss him, and Yuru naturally misses him even more.

It turns out that the family has not been able to celebrate the New Year together for three consecutive years.

But this year is different from previous years. Not only can we not celebrate the New Year together, but we haven’t even communicated via letters for a long time.

Yu Ru simply prepared the festival gifts step by step, and according to the instructions given to Li Chang, she sent her family members to deliver them to several adults with whom she had contact.

Qin Yunhe, who was on patrol outside, naturally felt even more deserted.

In winter, people are free and the New Year is their greatest joy. Since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the streets have become more lively. Whenever you go out, you will see shops and restaurants decorated with lights and colorful decorations.

Those who sell calligraphy have also started to put up spring couplets with the word "Fu" on them to add to the fun of the festival.

As the year draws to a close, firecrackers and fireworks become more and more frequent.

Qin Yun could not join in the fun, so he had to deal with official business at the Xingtai every day. As for the various New Year's goods needed for the New Year, he asked Hesheng and the Xingtai's servants to arrange them.

Naturally, there were also festival gifts sent by officials of all ranks in the palace, but Inspector Qin Yunhe did not dare to accept any of them while he was away, and had them all sent back politely.

On normal days in the capital, he would not completely avoid interacting with people during the New Year holidays, but the current situation was special and he did not want to cause trouble.

New Year's Eve came in a blink of an eye. Hesheng had already prepared various New Year's goods and bought a lot of Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters.

The New Year was not as formal as usual, and Qin Yunhe was not arrogant, so He Sheng invited him to help paste Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters. After a lot of hustle and bustle, the office was finally decorated with a lot of people, and it was a little less deserted.

The kitchen made dumplings and a few other dishes. Qin Yunhe still called He Sheng and Wang He to have the New Year's Eve dinner together, and then they stayed up together to celebrate the New Year.

This year is over.