Aunt Zhao's happy life

Jia Zheng and Jia Min went home, making this Spring Festival extraordinarily lively, especially in Rongguo Mansion.

On the eve of the New Year's Eve, the Rongning and Ningfu prefectures gathered together to hold a big banquet, drinking wine, ordering orders, and eating meat.

After the banquet, the Liyuan troupe from Rongfu went on stage and sang. Jiamu first ordered the song "Looking at the Money Slave", which made the Manchu people, old and young, laugh up and down.Jia Zheng clicked "Ding Lang Recognizes His Father", and clicked in a circle, and Jia's mother insisted on asking Rui'er to order one.

Rui'er couldn't read, so she pointed to Jia Zheng one by one, but she didn't understand much, so she pointed to one of them: "Is this for Yue Fei? Just this one!"

As soon as Rui'er's "Yuehou's Death Prison" came on stage, the people in the audience frowned, saying it was not festive.

But seeing the raw horns on the stage singing very well, with their heads held high, they sang with all their might:

"The days are long and the nights are long, Tong Zhongliang is a prisoner of Chu.

Sighing how the caged bird came out, looking at Yan Yunkong and thinking about it.

Looking forward to getting out of the cage, relieving the country's humiliation, and refusing to rest before death.

I still have a breath, and I still look at the Central Plains, but it's hard to stop my ambition.

Why worry?Then he finally learned the name and succeeded, what less Tibetan bows and cooking dogs!

How to teach me, I can't wait for the cooking time! "

Before he finished singing, Jia Amnesty stood up and waved his hands: "What are you singing, go on down, and change to "Li Kui Bears the Thorn"!"

So a group of people quickly changed on the stage, and they sang lively again.

But Jia's mother faintly felt uncomfortable in her heart, and she was not in the mood to watch it. Yue Fei's play somehow made her feel ominous.

Jia Min quickly noticed Jia's mother's mood, and immediately took her mother's hand and said coquettishly: "Could it be that I am married, so I am not worthy of receiving the new year's money?"

When Jia's mother saw her daughter, she forgot her previous worries and said with a smile: "Yes! There are all of them! What's the rush? It's not that the children of poor families wait to get money once a year!" Everyone's gifts were handed out one by one, and the girls who sang the opera were rewarded heavily, even the servants and servants did not miss it.

In a field full of flowers, Rui'er didn't notice any change in the mood of the audience watching the play, she still felt that it was not enough after dinner, when watching the play, she didn't listen to a word at all, she lowered her head and ate.She hadn't eaten such a good meal for several years, and she couldn't put down her chopsticks.

Jia Min pointed to Rui'er and said to her mother, "She came out of a starvation prison in her previous life!"

Mother Jia sighed distressedly: "Rui'er, you ate so much for dinner, how can you still eat it? These are just for show, don't be afraid of wasting yourself and spoil yourself!"

Rui'er replied with a mouth full of food: "We eat well outside, but there are no such good ingredients. Look at the second master, is he also eating hard?"

When Jia's mother saw it, Jia Zheng was sitting in the crowd, just gobbling it up, and he didn't even know that there was a change of people on the stage.

Jia Mu said: "I know a little about the hardships of being a magistrate!"

Jia Min said with a smile: "I used to pick and choose, but now I like to eat everything, as if I have never eaten!"

Zhen Mo stood on the sidelines, approached Jia Mu and said, "We have Axi and Ale, and the food is actually quite good, but we don't eat such expensive and exquisite dishes. The eggplants we eat are vegetarian eggplants, but the eggplants at home are not delicious. Dozens of chickens are needed to match it, which is naturally not comparable. And our small courtyard and small hall can’t fit such a big table. We go to the market as soon as we go out, and we live next to the common people. The second master said that people can have It’s good to eat porridge, and we don’t allow it to be extravagant, so we try to eat as much as possible and cook as much as possible for every meal, if you cook too much or fry too much, the second master will lose his temper!"

Jia's mother said: "Thanks to Rui'er, she is not afraid of living a hard life!"

In the first month of the lunar year, Rui'er personally cooked for Jiamu the dishes she had learned in Nanchang Mansion a few times. Jiamu was used to living a life of rich clothes and fine food, and during the Spring Festival, she was tired of eating big fish and meat, so she suddenly ate such plain and simple food. dishes, I like it very much.Jia Min was afraid that her mother would not be able to digest it after eating too much, so she kept persuading her: "Eat less, don't overdo it!" Jia's mother begged reluctantly: "Take another bite! Try another spoonful?"

Not only Rui'er was treated preferentially in the mansion, even the maids and servants who went out with her were also told by Jia's mother not to do anything, but to have fun for a while.

On this day, Changsheng was doing nothing. When he met Ruyan looking for Ruier, he went up to Ruyan and whispered: "I got a reward earlier, I took a lot of new gadgets, and there is a sachet, which is so beautiful, but I just took it." There is no place to put it, so give it to you!"

Ruyan backed up a few steps in fright: "You're going to kill me! Do you think it's the same inside the mansion as outside? Don't talk to me if you have nothing to do, let alone send me something in private. If you are found, you will be beaten to death!"

After hearing this, Chang Sheng quickly put it in his sleeve: "It's rare to meet you in ten days and a half months in the mansion. It's better to stay in Nanchang mansion. I look down and see you every day!"

Ruyan spat: "What nonsense, go away!"

Zhenmo is a restless person, and still follows Aunt Zhao every step of the way. Whenever someone asks something or sends a message, she responds freely and is very capable.Jia Mu was very satisfied with the look, and gave Zhenmo three new sets of clothes. Zhenmo saw that they were all Suzhou embroidery, so she was reluctant to wear them and hid them.

During the Lantern Festival, the capital is a city that never sleeps. Poor people still make lanterns and set off fireworks everywhere, and Jia's mansion is decorated with lanterns and festoons everywhere.Thinking that Jia Zheng was about to return, and Jia Min was about to return to Lin's house, Mother Jia couldn't help feeling sad, and pulled her daughter's sleeve, her eyes were red.

Jia Min said: "What is there to be sad about? My brother is looking for a future for our family, and I will enjoy the blessings when I go to the Lin family. Besides, as long as my mother misses me, I am free to come back anytime!"

Jia's mother and her daughter made a wish together by lighting up Kongming lanterns, and murmured: "I hope my children and grandchildren will be blessed, and my family will be prosperous, and I hope the Duke will be happy and peaceful in the sky!"

Jia Min also prayed, and when Jia Zheng saw her, he surrounded his mother and made a wish. Yuan Chun and Jia Zhu also ran over to make a wish in a decent manner.

After the Lantern Festival, it is time to prepare for departure.

Rui'er packed everything she wanted to bring. Mother Jia came to ask from time to time, wishing to let them take all the good things at home, but Jia Zheng repeatedly refused: "Don't think about bringing this and that, mother doesn't know, right? These things are a burden on the road, especially when the boat is docked to go to the shore, it is exhausting! And if you bring too many good things, it will make thieves stare at us!" While talking, she insisted on pretending that Jia Mu Take everything out.

Mother Jia repeatedly told the maids and servants to be diligent, not to be careless and lazy, to respect Aunt Zhao, and to reward them again and again.

When it comes to parting, everyone's heart is covered with a layer of melancholy.

On the day of departure, Jia's mother, Jia Min, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Zhou and the children were all crying, and they couldn't say a thousand words.

Parting Jia Mu still pulled Rui'er's sleeve and choked with sobs: "Take care of the second master, be more patient, find a way to have a baby, try to find a local prescription, and come back to bring a grandson back!"

Mrs. Wang loved Jia Zheng, and at this moment her eyes were full of tears, but it was not easy to pour them out too much. Even though Jia Zheng still didn't like to talk to him, she still had enough to tell him.

Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun squeezed their way out of the crowd, hugging Jia Zheng's leg without letting go.Looking at the cute and immature faces of the two children, Jia Zheng suddenly felt the pain of separation. His heart was pierced, and he held back tears and told the children to be successful, to be sensible, to listen to their grandmother and mother, to learn knowledge and morality, And told Jia Zhu that he could write a letter to him by himself.

Fortunately, the children were satisfactory, which made Jia Zheng relieved a lot. Considering the inconvenience of women and children traveling by car, Jia Zheng didn't want them to be sent away.

Just about to board the sedan chair, Lin Ruhai chased after him: "I just went to the capital to pick up my wife today, and it so happens that you are leaving!"

Jia Zheng said solemnly: "Ruhai, I know you are very kind to my sister, and you will still treat her kindly in the future!" Lin Ruhai immediately agreed: "It's only natural!"

Seeing her husband coming, Jia Min immediately ran forward regardless of the presence of many people: "Ru Hai!" The moment they looked at each other, Jia Min blushed with embarrassment and smiled like a flower.

Lin Ruhai said: "You are weak, don't blow in the wind!"

Jia Min said: "It doesn't matter for a while, are you tired from traveling all the way?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "How can you say you're tired after taking your wife home?" As he spoke, he gently brushed a strand of Jia Min's messy hair behind his ear.

Seeing this, Jia Zheng smiled and said, "It seems that I can say goodbye with peace of mind!"

After getting on the sedan chair, Jia Zheng and Rui'er waved goodbye to everyone, and Jia's mother burst into tears: "I don't know when we will see you again!"

For the sake of safety, Jia Zheng and Rui'er did not bring much money when they traveled far, but they couldn't live without money.

Rui'er was careful, she hid a dirty rag bag in her thick clothes and wrapped it around her waist, although she was in a panic, at least she could protect the money.

The rag bag is filled with scraps of silver that are usually saved, and Rui'er remembers the weight level of each item clearly, so it is very convenient to use the money every time.Jia Zheng laughed and said, "No wonder your brother can be the accountant. Your family is a person who does not know how to manage money and can settle accounts!"

Rui'er said: "How can I settle accounts, but now that I'm in charge, I can't help it, I was forced out!"

Ru Yandao: "That's right, I get a headache whenever I see accounts settled in the mansion. Since I arrived in Nanchang Mansion, careful calculation has become a habit."

Jia Zhengdao: "Because Rui'er is very clear about every expense, and knows how to save money and make arrangements, since I left the mansion, I have never asked my family for money, and I can still help the family from time to time. It's quite nourishing. Because you are all people who are happy to live a hard life, and I don't need to be corrupt, and you all have credit for being a clean official!"

With several long-distance experiences, everyone felt much better when traveling by boat and car. At the end of February, they arrived in Nanchang Prefecture smoothly.

For the first twenty years or so, Jia Zheng was used to staying in the rich and gentle villages. Although he had been in Jiangxi Province for several years, he was often on the go and often got sick. Not serious, but enough to suffer.

This time, he spent a good time in Jia's mansion, his body was so pampered that he couldn't bear the toss. After a month of exhaustion, Jia Zheng suffered from dysentery again.

Rui'er herself was too tired to straighten up, but Jia Zheng's three-month sick leave was about to expire, so she could only cheer up and serve him.