Chapter 207: The Deserted Spring Festival
In a day or two, it will be the Spring Festival. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć It is impossible to reproduce the beauty of the 28th day of the month of Lunar New Year.
On the morning of the 29th, Jia Huan got a letter from the porter and went outside to see Wei Yang. Prodigy Wei came to place an invitation in advance today, inviting him to go to his house for dinner on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month.
His father, Wei Kang, the head of the household department, has a general record of official promotions. His grandfather's transfer from Weihongshan to Nanjing also has eyebrows. Scholar Li is in a precarious situation, and he is afraid that he will not have a good time this year.
Jia Huan responded with a smile. Wei Kang's words and actions are like a spring breeze, and it is not inappropriate for him and the Wei family to move around more. There was no arrangement for the thirteenth day of the first lunar month.
When Jia Huan went out from Weiyang, he happened to meet Shi Xiangyun leaving Jiafu in a carriage. She wants to go back to the Shifu in Xianyifang for the Spring Festival. Coming out of the back door of Jiafu, it happened to be the North Street of Rongguofu at the main gate of Jiahuan Wangyueju.
Jia Huan told the old servant of the Shi family who was driving the carriage a few words outside the carriage to be dedicated, and asked Jiang Xing to reward him with a few coins of silver, and then said: "Have a good trip." ā
Shi Xiangyun said "um" through the car curtain.
The carriage slowly departed. Jia Huan watched Shi Xiangyun leave on the side of the road. In the carriage, Shi Xiangyun said with a smile: "Cui Xuan, who is the scholar next to Brother Huan?" So handsome? ā
Cui Wei smiled: "The girl will come to Jiafu another day and ask him again." ā
On the side of the road, Wei Yang smiled, "Ziyu, I'll go first." "Get into the carriage and leave.
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When Jia Huan returned to the backyard, he saw Li Kun, Daiyu, Tanchun, Yingchun, and Xichun laughing in the living room. The maids were waiting.
Tanchun smiled: "Third brother, Sister Yun picked her up at home this morning. Sister Bao just sent the maid to inform her that she had to help her aunt prepare for the New Year's Festival today, so she could come over in the afternoon. ā
"Well, I met Sister Yun outside the door just now." Jia Huan smiled and nodded, and asked Li Kun, "Sister-in-law, are you free to come and sit with me for a while today?" "Li Kun is widowed in Jiafu. The daily life is generally to serve Jia's mother and fulfill her filial piety, and she and Wang Xifeng often wait in front of Jia's mother. Then she took the girls in the house to do needlework and laugh, which was her responsibility.
Finally, teach his son Jalan at home. If you want to say busy, it's not too busy. If you want to say that you are not busy, your daily schedule is also full.
Li Kun was wearing a light blue cardigan today, with a forehead wipe, and an elegant temperament, and said with a smile: "I heard that Brother Huan is copying books here, come and take a look." ā
Jia Huan's mind was sharp, and he knew Li Kun's intentions as soon as he heard it, and said with a smile: "If sister-in-law is not afraid that Brother Lan will be tired, she can let Brother Lan come to me to copy books." A good memory is better than a bad pen. Copy it again, and his level of scripture and righteousness should indeed grow. ā
Li Kun smiled, "Then I'll thank Brother Huan first." Let Lan'er come over in a while. After a laugh, I left first. The New Year is approaching, and she is also busy.
Jia Huan and Daiyu, Tanchun, Yingchun, and Xichun went to the study and then assigned tasks.
After arranging, Jia Huan confessed, "My sisters will help me copy it first, and I'll go out to arrange tea." With that, he walked out of the study.
In the corridor, I listened to Ruyi's report: "Third master, Grandma Zhu, I just sent some Pu'er tea." ā
Jia Huan smiled and nodded, Li Kun, a beautiful young woman, is still very good at being a person, "I know, you will soak a little taste for the girls in the study later." Oh, what about the purple cuckoo? ā
Ruyi smiled: "In the warm pavilion of the side hall." I'm whispering to Sister Qingwen. I wasn't too embarrassed to listen. ā
Jia Huan just smiled, and walked two steps to the warm pavilion in the side hall to find Zijuan. Zijuan and Qingwen are sitting by the Kaoru cage and roasting the fire. Jia Huan asked with a smile: "Zijuan, Sister Lin came to me today..."
Jia Huan only said half of what he said, but Zijuan understood it, pursed his lips and smiled: "Third Master, the girl is still angry with Second Master Bao, hiding from Second Master Bao." Why, you're not welcome? She has always respected Jia Huan, whispered to Qingwen, and asked about the third master's recent situation.
Jia Huan just smiled, "How is that possible?" It seems that you must have not eaten well last night, and you thought I was not well entertained, so you said that. If you want to eat anything at noon, let Qingwen go to the kitchen and ask for it for you. ā
Zijuan giggled.
Jia Huan, Zijuan and Qingwen talked and laughed for a while, and then returned to the study.
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The Spring Festival is coming soon.
Chinese New Year's Eve happened to be a snowmelt day, and it was very cold. Jia Huan took Qingwen and Ruyi to sit in front of Jia's mother in the evening. But with Jia Huan's current identity, Jia Mu did not leave him to attend the next Chinese New Year's Eve banquet.
Jia Huan's banquet is outside the Hanging Flower Gate, and he can be with Jia Yu, Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian. On this occasion, Jia's mother only left her inner family, and Baoyu accompanied her to laugh, eat and drink, and keep the New Year. During the Spring Festival in the winter of Yongzhi 7, if he had to compose poems, he and Jia Lan would not have attended the meeting at all.
Jia Huan and Jia Zheng have a cold relationship, and they have no desire to accompany Zheng's father to drink for Chinese New Year's Eve. Jia Yu was drinking with his little wife in his arms on Jiafu East Road. Jia Lian sat in front of his father for a while before taking his leave. Second Master Lian has a group of housekeepers and stewards outside.
Firecrackers burst into the night sky, and fireworks can occasionally be seen in the night sky. Mochizuki, which had been lively for several days, turned out to be deserted on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve.
Jia Huan, Qingwen, and Ruyi sat in front of the charcoal basin in the bedroom, leaning on the soft couch, listening to the sound of firecrackers outside the window, and there were fruit plates, pastries, and drinks in front of the coffee table.
Jia Huan smiled and sighed, looking at the two pretty girls on the left and on the right, "Qingwen and Ruyi, it seems that this year, the three of us are alone together." ā
The delicate little girl Ruyi leaned slightly on Jia Huan's shoulder, "Third master, don't be alone, it's much better than three years ago." "Well, the little girl is more easily satisfied.
Jia Huan smiled, gently hugged her waist, and hugged her. hugged Qingwen again. Qingwen only hesitated, leaning slightly on Jia Huan's shoulder.
In the bright candlelight, time slowly passed in the cold winter night. The New Year is coming. The eleventh year of Yongzhi of the Great Zhou Dynasty is about to begin.
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Things are trivial and hectic in the first month. Although Jia Huan's status is high, his seniority is there. Small characters. Therefore, the Chinese New Year is still in the east and west of the two mansions to pay New Year's greetings. He additionally went to the homes of the various families living in Ningrong Street to pay New Year's greetings.
During the Spring Festival spanning the seventh and eighth years of Yongzhi, Jia Huan received a total of 20 taels of silver for the New Year, which made Aunt Zhao envious. During the Spring Festival this year, he did not receive gifts in the house. He has already performed the crown ceremony, is considered an adult, and does not charge New Year's money.
In the following days, Jia Huan visited the mountain chief Zhang Anbo, the seat teacher of the Hakka Jingshi, Tianxia Zong Fangwang, Sha Tixue, Mr. Longjiang, and Xu Yinglang's house. At Wei Yang's house, he posted and had already made an appointment to drink on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, so there was no need to do anything more.
Jia Huan does not participate in activities within the four major families. Jia Zheng didn't take him out. Only when there were guests in Jia's mansion who asked to see him, he went to meet Jia Zheng once. There are four kings and eight princes' descendants, elders, princes and grandsons who are good friends with Jiafu, and so on.
In addition, Feng Ziying, Han Qi, Wei Ruolan, and Chen Yejun asked Jia Huan to have a few days after the New Year.
At noon on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Jia Huan accompanied Jia Lian, Jia Yu and Hou Xiaokang, the grandson of the Marquis of Xiuguo, the hereditary first-class son of Hou Xiaoming, the hereditary second-class male Jiang Zining, the grandson of the Marquis of Pingyuan, the hereditary second-class male of the Marquis of Dingcheng and the guerrilla Xie Whale of the Jingying, the hereditary second-class male Qi Jianhui, the grandson of the Marquis of Xiangyang, and Qiu Liang, the grandson of the Marquis of Jingtian, the grandson of the Marquis of Wucheng, had a drink in Jia's mansion.
He came back for a short meeting, and it happened that Li Kun brought Jia Lan to visit. Jia Huan entertained the mother and son in the living room.
Li Kun is dressed in an elegant white shirt and has a slender figure. Jia Lan was wearing a new dress and said respectfully: "Third uncle, happy new year!" ā
Jia Huan smiled, "Brother Lan, shouting 'Happy New Year' again doesn't put down the New Year's money." "Jia Lan, Jia Cong, and Jia Qiang came to him early to pay their respects to the New Year. He sent the New Year's money down.
Jia Lan smiled bitterly. The third uncle has a quiet temperament and is strict, but he is also very easy-going in private. It's only occasionally that he doesn't know how to pick it up.
Li Kun said with a smile: "Brother Huan, there is nothing to do at this point in the Lan'er New Year, I asked him to come over and continue to copy the book." ā
Years ago, Li Kun talked to Jia Huan. Jia Lan came to copy for a day and a half, and then the Spring Festival. Now just move on. Jia Huan was not surprised, he should come down, take Li Kun and Jia Lan to the study, and then let Jia Lan copy the book.
The progress of Jia Lan's copying is not to help Jia Huan copy, but to copy the pages of the book that Hai, Dai, Yun, Sanchun and others helped Jia Huan copy. Jia Lan wants to take it back for review. It was copied for himself.
The cases of copying books a few years ago are still there, and they have not been withdrawn. Li Kun helped Jia Lan polish ink at the table, and whispered, his slender figure was slightly bent, and the curve was slightly obvious. Under the slender waist, there are vague two-petal-muddy-round buttocks.
Jia Huan's gaze stopped for a few seconds and looked away. I laughed at myself in my heart: I drank high today. In other words, since he had a tacit understanding with Sister Bao, his mentality has indeed relaxed a lot.
For example, Li Kun. Her tragedy is very simple to solve with Jia Huan's current status, as long as Jia Lan studies hard and is a Jinshi a few years ago. Li Kun will not boil until the oil runs out and the lamp dries up, and he dies in Huangquan. Fall one: like ice and water, jealousy, and the end of making jokes with others in vain.
Jia Huan has a very clear understanding of his current situation and stage. If he is in a tense struggle all day long, it is similar to the disaster relief in the eighth year of Yongzhi in Jiafuli and the ninth year of Yongzhi. That means he's not doing well.
Now the stage of leisure and stability shows that his meritorious service has brought tangible benefits to him. And in the next eleventh year of Yongzhi, I'm afraid it won't be so peaceful!
When Jia Huan was in reverie, he heard the sound of a girl chattering outside the study, and after a while, he saw Qingwen, Jin Chu'er, and Caixia walking in.
Qingwen pursed her lips and smiled, brought Jin Chu'er and Caixia in and stopped talking.
Jin Chu'er is a big-faced maid, she is the chief maid in Mrs. Wang's house, wearing a pink tooth-pinching vest, and said with a smile: "Third master, Mrs., please prepare, and go to my uncle's mansion with my lord, wife, and second master Bao in the evening to eat and drink." ā
Jia Huan's eyes froze slightly. The uncle in Jin Chu'er's mouth, if he understands correctly, is Wang Ziteng. (To be continued.) )