After Ji Xuan and his wife had finished their breakfast, Uncle Qiu told the two of them one by one the news he had heard from Guanshi Zhou and his party.

The Ji Mansion has not changed much, at least on the surface it is still the same. As for the inside, Manager Zhou is just a new manager who has just been promoted, and he doesn't know much about it.

After getting the information he wanted to know, Ji Xuanhe stopped asking.He is not in the mood to care about these things for the time being, and then he has to listen to Old Master Zhen's lecture, and we will talk about everything after the class is over.

There are two classes this morning, the first class is about "University", and the second class is learning piano.Old Master Zhen is still full of energy, and he talks freely in school.Ji Xuanhe didn't touch books very much after class, and he was quite serious during class.The Four Books and Five Classics are all things he has never learned before, and everything is no different from Meng Sheng who knows nothing, and he needs to learn everything from scratch.

Ji Xuanhe is also a person who has passed the bridge of the college entrance examination, and has his own uniqueness in taking the exam.He marked down what he didn't understand, and asked Old Master Zhen in class.Ji Xuanhe didn't know how other gentlemen taught. He only taught half of the class taught by Old Master Zhen, and let the students figure out the rest of the time.

This is also the reason why Ji Xuanhe can no longer touch the books after class. He will memorize what needs to be memorized in class. If it is really difficult, he will work on it after school.

Once you listen carefully, time flies by.After having a delicious lunch, Ji Xuan and Tong Shao Yunchen nestled comfortably in their small nest, continuing to discuss the issue that the portion delivered by Ji's mansion yesterday was inferior to before.

In Ji Xuanhe's opinion, the possibility of making a mistake by the person who drafted the gift list is not very high. If this happens, it is very likely that Ji's mansion or Ji Xuan and his mother's private property income is not high, and it is deducted from the public. To fill his own pocket, his share is just a matter of convenience.

The monthly amount of money is fixed, the goal is too obvious, it is not easy to skimp, and there are many things that can be done for other clothes and so on, and the gap between good and bad is huge.

As long as there is nothing wrong with Ji's mansion, Ji Xuanhe doesn't care about the rest.

Since Ji Xuanhe turned ten years old last year, both he and Shao Yunchen's monthly silver has increased, Ji Xuanhe is eight taels a month, and Shao Yunchen is five taels a month.After one year, the two of Guangyueyin can get 156 taels.Back and forth, after the number of cases received from the Ji Mansion increased, Ji Xuan and his husband also returned more annual gifts. No matter whether the people in the Ji Mansion could see it or not, at least they did what they wanted.

"Xuanhe, Shen Qing and Qishan are getting old, should they be given a daughter-in-law?" Shao Yunchen looked at the roster of all the servants of Ji's family including Zhuangzi's shop, frowning and thinking about how to match up.

"Go and ask them what they mean first. If you have that intention, you can help them find one. If not, then put it aside for now." Ji Xuanhe also knew that Shen Qing and Qishan were both 25 and [-], and Jin Chao was here. There are not many men who are not yet married.

After Shenqing Qishan, the oldest unmarried man and woman in the Ji family belonged to Jimo, who was 17 years old after the new year, and had reached the age for marriage.

Jimo took the job and came back to report the results to his masters soon after finishing the job.

"Young master, the servant asked. Shen Huyuan and Qi Huyuan waited for a while before saying that they are willing to live together." As soon as Jimo entered the house, he brought Ji Xuan and his wife such a heavy news. The person was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses.

Jin Dynasty allowed men to marry men, and Ji Xuan and himself also married men, but he never thought that these two people would mix together.Normally, Shen Qingqi Shan behaved normally, and there was no ambiguity between the two of them at all.No wonder they are so old, the master didn't say anything, and they were not in a hurry, they were all waiting here.

After Shao Yunchen woke up, a smile appeared on his face.This is easy to handle, since there are ready-made ones, then he doesn't need to bother.

"Qiu Cheng, go and call your parents. Jimo, go and get Shen Qing Qishan." After speaking, Shao Yunchen put on his coat, took ten taels of silver from the money box, and went outside to wait.Ji Xuanhe didn't intervene in this matter, he stayed in the compartment between the inner and outer rooms.Since the compartment door was not closed tightly, he could hear faint voices from outside.

Shen Qing Qishan can be a nursing home, both of them are very strong, Shen Qing is taller and stronger, when asked who will marry whom, he is actually different from what Duan's mother thought, and Shao Yunchen thought the same way.In the end, Qi Shan married, and Shen Qing settled down on Qi Shan's household registration.

Now that it's the end of the new year, the servants of Ji's family only need to be busy with the New Year's Eve, and the manpower is still sufficient.Shao Yunchen handed five taels of silver to Uncle Qiu, asking him to buy the dowry for the two of them, and the other five taels were given to Shen Qing as the bottom of the box.

Marrying one always suffers a bit, Shao Yunchen can only subsidize one or two in money, the rest is up to Shen Qing himself.

In the following days, after finishing her work, Mama Duan took a few girls and began to buy clothes, shoes, socks and quilt covers for Shen Qing and Qishan.

Furniture and the like are all ready-made, as long as the paint is repainted, and some other small items that are missing have to be purchased after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

This is Ji Zhai's first happy event in several years, and this year has been extremely lively.It's true that people are in high spirits on happy occasions, not to mention Shen Qing and Qishan, even Ji Xuan, his husband and wife, and Old Master Zhen are all beaming with joy.

The sound of firecrackers bid farewell to the old year, and the New Year's Eve arrived on time in people's expectations.

This year, after discussing with Shao Yunchen, Ji Xuanhe decided that Ji's family would have a feast together and have a lively new year.

Ji Xuan and his wife shared a table with Old Master Zhen for three people, and the remaining 12 people divided into two tables, one table for seven men and one table for five women.

For this meal, Crepe Duan's mother worked hard all day to prepare a decent meal.Needless to say about Ji Xuan and that table, the dishes at the other two tables are also very rich.Except for Qiu Bo, it was rare for the others to eat such a good meal, and everyone ate it openly, especially the younger ones, who ate until their stomachs were full.

Watching the new year is popular here, Ji Xuan and his husband are the same as in previous years, only watching until the time is right, and later eating a few dumplings for supper, they can no longer resist the drowsiness, and fall down when they touch the bed.

On the first day of the new year, Ji Xuanhe was woken up by the noise of children in the front yard, otherwise he could have slept for a while.There was a yard and a door in the middle, and the sound could still reach Ji Xuanhe's ears, which showed how loud the sound was.

When Ji Xuan woke up, the bed next to him was already cold, and he guessed that Shao Yunchen was greeting the children in the village at the front yard.

Hearing the sound, Qiu Cheng made sure that Ji Xuanhe was awake, and hurriedly brought hot water into the room to serve him.

Ji Xuanhe took the warm cotton kerchief, wiped his face, and then brushed his teeth and rinsed his mouth.Looking at the back of Qiu Cheng coming out of the water, Ji Xuanhe sighed inexplicably, Qiu Cheng has grown up too, and is no longer the lively and mischievous little boy he used to be.

This day is the only day when the front yard of Ji Zhai is open.This is the happiest day for the children in the village. Only this morning can they get snacks that they can't usually eat.The houses of the landlords in Yangjiabu are the ones that all the children are most willing to patronize. These houses have the best dried fruit and snacks, followed by the rich households in the village. Even if it is the poorest family in the village, the children will take a walk As a cutscene, they won't take things.For landlords and wealthy households, the children were merciless.

On this day, no matter how stingy people are, they have to grit their teeth and take out inexpensive peanuts and melon seeds to entertain the little ones.

Ji Xuanhe had had breakfast, and when he came to the main room in the front yard, the children hadn't left yet.He saw a few well-dressed children among them, probably the children of those landlords.On this day, the children, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, go from house to house to pay New Year's greetings and get fruits.

Shao Yunchen was in charge of preparing dried fruit cakes. Ji Xuanhe picked up one of the oil-paper bags, opened it, and found that there were peanuts and melon seeds, which are most commonly prepared by various families in Yangjiabu, as well as candy and candied pastries.

Shao Yunchen sent another group of children away, sat next to Ji Xuanhe, saw that he was interested in snacks, and said with a smile: "Yangjiabu is a big village, and there are hundreds of children alone. Every year we have to prepare several snacks. Hundreds of oiled paper bags. This year our family has prepared five different plans, but the oiled paper bags are all the same, which one you get depends on the luck of the children."

Shao Yunchen opened a bag casually, very happy: "Look, my luck is better than yours, I got the oil paper bag with the highest price."

Ji Xuanhe took the oiled paper bag and took a look. Indeed, Shao Yunchen's bag contained longan and lychees, and some other snacks, which were not common snacks. Although there was only one of each, it was a rare treat for children. .

Only children aged three to 12 in Yangjiabu have this benefit, and those who do not meet the age requirements are very conscious and will not rely on such an idea.Otherwise, if any bear child crossed the border, their family members would be despised by other villagers.

Ji Xuanhe is the youngest in Ji's family, and he is the only one who is still in this age range.It's a pity that Ji Xuanhe is an adult, and he has never participated in this activity.In previous years, Ji's family still had children who met the requirements to eat, but this year, there is no one at all, which feels a bit of a loss.

The oiled paper bag is not big, and there are not many things, but I can't bear the large quantity.Hundreds of packages of things cost at least two or three taels of silver.The Ji family gave generously, and the children were willing to come to the door. If they got good ones, they would scream, and if they got ordinary ones, they would sigh, and immediately became lively again after sighing.

Every year at this time, Old Master Zhen is indispensable.Old child, old child, this word is very appropriate for Old Master Zhen.Seeing him having fun with the children, Ji Xuanhe didn't bother him either.

Taking advantage of Shao Yunchen's inattention, Ji Xuanhe stuffed a peeled dried lychee into his mouth, which startled Shao Yunchen. Seeing that it was Ji Xuanhe, he chewed it slowly, the sweet taste never The mouth is open, and the warmth reaches the heart.

No matter how reluctant, there are only a few dried lychees, which will soon be swallowed by Shao Yunchen.Youdao is reciprocity, and Shao Yunchen also fed Ji Xuanhe a piece of fructose while no one was paying attention.

Who would want to be caught by the old master Zhen, and teased: "How many years have you been married, and you are still as gluey as the newlyweds, are you ashamed, be careful not to spoil the children."

No matter how calm Shao Yunchen was, he couldn't stop making fun of this old and disrespectful gentleman, and his face was instantly stained red.

Ji Xuanhe is not a child, how can he see the person next to him being bullied by his husband like this?He hurriedly fought back: "Master Zhen, you are old enough to play with children. Could it be that you haven't grown up yet?"

"Stinky boy, do you ever talk to Mr. like this?" Old Master Zhen didn't get angry when he heard his youngest student messing around with him, so he happily sat down to drink tea and eat snacks.

Shao Yunchen listened to Ji Xuan and Old Master Tong Zhen's lip service, and it took a while for the heat on his face to subside.Ask him to feed Ji Xuanhe like just now, but he dare not say anything.No matter what, you have to wait until it's just the two of them.

After receiving the last batch of children, it was already high in the sun.

The gate of Ji's house is only open from morning to night today, and the gate is closed at other times. Others can't find a chance to enter Ji's house to see it.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, except for the children who will come to the door, only the younger generation will pay New Year greetings to the elders and relatives.

The Ji family has no relatives in Yangjiabu, and the tenants will not visit on this day.After entertaining the children, Ji Xuan and his husband were completely at ease.

Originally, Ji Xuanhe was supposed to fire the door opener, but Shao Yunchen knew that he didn't care about it, so he got up before dawn and set off a few firecrackers and a hanging firecracker instead of the head of the family.Only after this is done, the children will enter the door.

Shao Yunchen went to bed late and woke up early, and after lunch, he climbed onto the kang and began to catch up on sleep.Ji Xuanhe was full of sleep. He watched Shao Yunchen sleep dimly, feeling drowsy. He was free anyway, so he simply took off his clothes and accompanied Shao Yunchen to meet Duke Zhou.

After the disaster last year, the life of the villagers in Yangjiabu was a bit tight, and the snacks prepared for the children were not as good as in previous years.The children have sharp eyes, and they will know all about who has good things in a short while.

Those who are generous will naturally have tight hands. Even wealthy landlords cannot escape this rule.

There are more than 200 households in Yangjiabu, and one by one, it is also a physical effort.In order to get New Year's greeting gifts, the children are willing to make a little effort.

Of course, not all families give their children an oiled paper bag like Ji's family did. Many families are of average background.After all, there are too many children in Yangjiabu, even if all the preparations are the cheapest melon seeds and peanuts during the Chinese New Year, for these farmers, that is not a small expense.

Qin's second family.

"My son's father, look, this is a New Year's greeting gift from my son's boss. They are all good things. The children don't get much snacks throughout the year, so let's keep these for the children." Qin's second family wrapped it in oil paper Open it, let the person in charge take a look, and reclose the bag.

"Okay, you can figure out what to do."

It hasn't been long since Qin's second son split up, so he can save a little things.Last year's harvest was poor, and his family had to count on food. Where can the children have snacks?It's good to fill your stomach.Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, so he doesn't care what his boss gives him.The other New Year's greetings received by the children still have to be put away, and relatives will have to be entertained in the future.His family prepared dozens of catties of peanuts and melon seeds for the children in the village, which was not a small amount, so they had to use the New Year gift received by their own children to fill the gap.

For most of the children in Yangjiabu, New Year's greetings are just a matter of entering with the left hand and exiting with the right hand, and they only pass the eye addiction in the middle.Most of the children are very sensible and know that it is not easy at home, so they will not hang on to the New Year's greetings.

Qin's second child has three children, two of whom are just in the age group for receiving New Year's greetings.

The youngest Erwa was so happy that he almost jumped up after hearing his mother's words: "Mother, is this really mine?"

"Well, this bag is yours if you get it, and the other bag belongs to Da Ya. Erba, Daya, remember to share the food with Dawa, don't forget." They were told several times before they were let go, "Put away your things by yourself, don't take them out, if someone robs them, you should go home and cry."

"Hey, our family is fine. We finally had some crops last year. Save it and eat until this year's autumn harvest. You see, there are some families in our village who think they know a lot and don't want to waste grain seeds. Now they are caught blind. "It's rare to have a rest all year round. After a busy day's work, the second son of Qin's family began to gossip with the man in charge.

Qin Lao Er didn't talk much, and it took a while before he said: "The master has a lot of knowledge, and our family will follow in the footsteps of the master in the future."

Qin's second family: "The host is kind, and paid half of the land tax for us last year. There are no big landlords in our village, but there are several small landlords. There are only one or two who pay the land tax for tenants like the host. A landlord’s family doesn’t care about anything. We don’t have much land, and we can’t make mistakes in the tenant’s land. After losing such a good owner, it’s not easy to find them again. One radish and one hole, those few are good people Landlords, all the fields have been rented out.”

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No one disturbed him in the afternoon, Shao Yunchen slept soundly this time, and didn't fully wake up until mid-afternoon.Ji Xuanhe didn't lack sleep at all, after sleeping for more than half an hour, he couldn't fall asleep anymore.Lying on the kang was very comfortable, but Ji Xuanhe didn't want to wake up with his eyes open.He remembered that he hadn't read a novel for a long time. Seeing that Shao Yunchen was still sleeping soundly beside him, he sank his mind into the writer system and began to search for his favorite novels.

There are hundreds of novels on the Federal Literature Network. Because of the different environments, the popular novels are also different, but Ji Xuanhe can also find novels that suit his taste on it.He found an article with a good ranking on the list and clicked in, enjoying it with gusto.After not reading a novel for a long time, Ji Xuanhe read half of the public chapters in one breath, and waited to read it again. Seeing that Shao Yunchen had woken up, the rest could only be said later when he had time.

The New Year's Eve passed by in a joyful atmosphere, and soon it was the Lantern Festival.

The day of the Lantern Festival is a watershed. After the Lantern Festival, the taste of the year will be completely gone. This day is also the latest time for shops to open for business.Generally, shops open for business around the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, and there are a few that are late, and business during the Lantern Festival is also a must.

The Lantern Festival was crowded with people, Ji Xuanhe didn't like to join in the excitement.The masters did not leave, and the servants had no choice but to stay at home.This year Ji Xuanhe is interested, now it's all right, most of Ji's family will follow him when he makes a move.

Fortunately, Ji's family has two carriages, which can accommodate so many people, otherwise someone might be in a hurry.

There is no curfew on the Lantern Festival, and there are many people doing business and watching the excitement.

Not long after Ji's carriage arrived on the official road, it overtook several groups of people, which shows how much people flow in the city.

It was not too late when Ji Xuan and the others arrived in Kangping County, he planned to go to Ji's house to rest for a while, and wait until night fell to watch the lantern riddles.

Ji Xuan and his wife didn't come to live in Ji Zhai in Kangping County for a long time, and the house had to be tidied up before people could live in it.Cleaning up has nothing to do with the masters. Ji Xuan and Tong Shao Yunchen sat on the chairs that had just been scrubbed, with a burning charcoal basin at their feet, holding a cup of hot tea in their hands, surrounded by busy servants, and the two of them were in a class of their own world.

As night fell slowly, Ji Xuanhe pulled Shao Yunchen to prepare to set off.When they arrived, the crowd on the street was already packed, Ji Xuanhe held Shao Yunchen's hand tightly, for fear of being pushed away.Shen Qing and Qi Shan guarded the two of them, it was crowded, accidents could easily happen if they were not paying attention.

No matter what, Ji Xuanhe has also learned from Old Master Zhen for several years, and ordinary lantern riddles are not difficult for him.After a while, he won two lanterns, one in the style of a palace lantern, and the other in the most common red lantern in modern times.Shao Yunchen picked up the palace lantern and carried it, so Ji Xuanhe could only make do with the red lantern.

Since it is the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, how can there be no lanterns?After lifting the lantern for a while, Ji Xuanhe gave it to Qiu Cheng.He really wasn't suitable for this kind of thing that children like, and he lost interest after a while.On the contrary, Shao Yunchen carefully took care of the palace lantern in his hand, for fear of being crushed by others.Ji Xuanhe was in a good mood when he saw it.

In addition to enjoying various lanterns during the Lantern Festival, you can also watch various performances, such as shadow puppetry, lion dance and many other tricks.It's more lively over there, with three floors inside and three floors outside.Looking at the crowd, Ji Xuanhe could only stare outside.

Qi Shan has sharp eyesight, the master wanted to watch the excitement, his eyes signaled to Shen Qing, the two of them protected Ji Xuan and his wife, and in a daze made a way out of the sea of ​​people.When they got to the front row, Ji Xuanhe exhaled, it was finally not so crowded.

This is the most lively place during the Lantern Festival.There were people singing on the stage, babbling, Ji Xuanhe couldn't hear what they were singing clearly, he only thought that his voice was good and his singing skills and rhythm were good, but he didn't understand the rest.Hearing the loud shouts of hello from the surrounding crowd, the scene must have been well sung.

Since he couldn't understand, Ji Xuanhe began to look around, trying to see what he was interested in.Feeling very quiet around him, Ji Xuanhe realized that Shao Yunchen was watching the play very seriously.Like to listen to opera?It's too noisy here, I will take him to the theater more often in the future, the environment there is good, it's really enjoyable to sit and eat, drink, and listen to the opera at the same time.

It's just that Ji Xuanhe was not very relieved to let Shao Yunchen go alone in such a place where dragons and snakes were mixed.Shao Yunchen's identity as a married man is more likely to cause disputes than ordinary men, so it is more reassuring to let him take care of him.

Since Shao Yunchen liked it, Ji Xuanhe didn't bother him.Anyway, the Lantern Festival is crowded everywhere, and the front row of the stage is still a little empty.If you just watch a movie, this position is not very good, you have to keep your head up, and your neck will get sore after watching for a long time.

After watching a scene, Shao Yunchen brought back the thoughts immersed in the play.He was a little embarrassed, but he looked at it for a long time.

"Let's go, the environment here is not good, I will take you to the theater next time." Ji Xuanhe pulled Shao Yunchen out of the crowded crowd.

After guessing the lantern riddles and watching the play, Ji Xuanhe was a little hungry, so he found an open-air restaurant and started to eat supper.

During the Lantern Festival, it is natural to have a round of Lantern Festival, and the Ji family and his party each ordered a portion of Lantern Festival.Ji Xuanhe only ordered a small bowl, and there were five in total.He doesn't like to eat sweet and greasy things, and eating five meanings is just right.

Shao Yunchen ordered Jimo to buy a few bowls of dumplings and wontons from a nearby stall. He and Ji Xuanhe had similar tastes, and both of them liked salty food.

Looking at the big bowl of wontons in front of him, Ji Xuanhe pushed away the Lantern Festival he had just eaten, not showing it on his face, but happy in his heart.

After eating and drinking enough, several people rested for a while and began to evacuate.

There are a lot of vendors doing small businesses during the Lantern Festival, and the business on this day can exceed the usual for several days. Anyone with a little more active mind will set up a small stall to earn some needles and brains to subsidize their families.

In the cold weather, Ji Xuanhe was still sweating.Even Ji Xuanhe couldn't stand the various smells on his body.It's a good thing he doesn't have a cleanliness habit, otherwise wouldn't he have to suffer to death?

Both of them wanted to take a bath, Shao Yunchen asked Ji Xuanhe to wash first.There was nothing polite between husband and wife, Ji Xuanhe took off all his clothes and stepped into the bathtub naked.

Ji Xuanhe was not used to having servants take the bath, so Shao Yunchen took over the backwashing.

Jinchao had soap and essential oils, but no shower gel. Shao Yunchen put soap on Ji Xuan and his back, rubbed it into lather, and then rubbed it up, down, left, and right.Such a set of movements, Shao Yunchen is very familiar with it, and he has long been used to it.After finishing these, he doesn't need to take care of the rest, Ji Xuanhe will do it himself.

It was a bit late, and the two of them didn't intend to wash their hair.

Ji Xuanhe took a quick shower, changed into clean and warm clothes, and sat by the Kang to wait.When it was Shao Yunchen's turn, everything happened again, but this time it was Ji Xuanhe who helped Shao Yunchen wipe his back.

When everything returned to tranquility, it was already midnight.The two were nestled in the same quilt, with their hands on each other's waists, as if they possessed each other.The room was quiet and peaceful.

When the two woke up the next day, Uncle Qiu and the others had already split up to order wedding supplies for Shen Qing and Qi Shan.Ji Xuan and his husband don't need to worry about these things, they decided to go to the shop.

Both Ji's shops opened on the tenth day of the first lunar month. Today is the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and the traffic flow is pretty good.Especially grocery stores, many people come to buy things.One winter has passed, and there are quite a few people who visit relatives and friends during the Lantern Festival and come out to buy by the way.

There were also quite a few people around Yunji Buzhuang, so if you still have some spare money on hand, it doesn't hurt to spend some.Later, if the money has been in my hands for a long time, I am afraid I will be reluctant to spend it.

Yunji Cloth Shop deals in low-to-medium-grade fabrics, mostly cotton and linen, and the price per foot ranges from a few cents to dozens of cents.The cheaper the cloth, the greater the sales volume, and because it is cheap, you can't make much money if you sell a lot of it.

Shao Yunchen didn't dislike low-priced cloth and thin profits. His family's cloth is very common in Kangping County, so he can make a little bit of money.

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