While talking, Feizheng took a few newly bought maids to move to the gifts, and at the moment Ling made up Pindi to see the fire and discussed with Zhang.

Because it is in the name of the female dependent, the largest two copies were sealed, one was given to Mrs. Xu, the continuation of the Danjun lord's family, and one was given to Ruan Shaoqing's mother.

In addition, the left and right two and the two have sealed two horses of different colors of the Hao yarn, this yarn was originally a new product in Hangzhou, light and thin as paper, the color is distinct, as soon as the market is robbed by the rich, the weather is hot up, used as a gift, when quite popular. The male owner of the four families is the four treasures of the high-class study room that can be bought on the market, and the female owner has added a beaded flower to each person, all of which are made of very well-proportioned small eastern beads, with different shapes, that is, they have been dismantled and rearranged, and the materials are also expensive.

Zhang is good at cooking, and said that he took the kitchen servant to make a good pastry, and took a beautiful gift box and packed twenty boxes.

The remaining four families are all populous, and they don't know how many masters there are, so they only sealed some of the earthy instruments bought on the market and two horses of satin used in summer and autumn each.

The clansmen in the old Xin'an Bo Mansion in front of the general A department, now that the earl has been removed, the mansion is remaining, and the clansmen have separated the house into many families, and the days are not very rich.

Ling Xiang specially sealed his family with two pieces of cotton cloth, two pieces of blue cloth, two horses of fine silk, and one horse of Hao yarn, and put a purse of gold and silver bills on his grandsons, each of which was enough for two taels, plus fans and pastries, which was a big deal.

He also sent someone to summon Lian Tao and asked him to write a post to invite people from all over the same house to eat housewarming wine three days later.

Zhang looked at Ling Xiang's mother and daughter with the intention of throwing her hand to let her family take charge of the house, and she was overjoyed, because she asked again: "We sent someone to visit for the first time, and I don't know what is behind them.

Ling Xiang motioned for Pindi to put out the fire and start the soup, personally served a cup and placed it in front of Zhang's family, and said with a smile: "Didn't you say that many people are not to blame?"

Zhang thought about it and nodded, thinking that it was such a reason, when he received gifts, he only cared about being happy, and he also valued the person who gave the gift more, so how could anyone blame him for giving too much.

One by one, the gift slips were carried out, Ling Xiang asked Ah Lin to go back to work, saw that his mother had slept for a long time, went into the room to serve her to get up, and discussed with the Zhang family about the banquet in the next three days and the matter of Yan Xixi for the two younger brothers.

Lian Tao has been studying hard, and when he was in Hangzhou, he was sent to the famous Wansong Academy by Ling Dongcheng, and now he is catching up with the age of entering the examination, so he naturally can't relax.

Ling Xiang said: "Next door Master Su is an official of the Guozijian, I have long heard that the scale of the Guozijian in this dynasty is huge, and even if the inmates who enter the school cannot pass the examination in the future, they can also enter the various government departments to work and mix with petty officials, so you might as well go through the connections and send him to study." ”

Lian Tao looks cool Xiao Zhang's family, short body and dark skin, his facial features are a little with the Lian family, quite upright, after listening to his cousin's words, he first looked yearning, but he knows some ways to enter the school, and he can't help but be discouraged: "Guozijian stipulates that there are two tributes in the year of the government, three people in the state school, and one person in the county school, all of whom are tribute students, and in addition, they are the children of the hereditary shadow seal, and they also have to take the entrance exam. ”

Zhang was puzzled: "It seems that the emperor has been in the first dynasty...... Do you still have a donation?"

Ling Xiang smiled, and replied: "Uncle, called the regular supervisor, at that time, the imperial court was at war with the Hu people in the north, and the military salary was tight, so someone proposed to donate twenty horses, and those who were more than 300 stone in rice could get a prison quota, and the first emperor allowed it, and it was inherited from the past, due to the stability of the country, the rice has been reduced to 100 stones, but the students who enter the school have to go through the examination of doctors. ”

Zhang Shi gasped and exclaimed: "Zhixian Fengyin is only seven stones and five buckets a year, read a book...... A hundred stone meters and twenty horses...... I don't know what the price of this horse is......"

Thinking of hopelessness, Zhang's glanced at his son resentfully: "It's better to invite a Xixi, or Jane Save, and see if there is a suitable academy." ”

Horses are generally unaffordable for the little rich, and even if they can afford them, they are difficult to raise, not to mention twenty horses, Ling Xiang has actually seen the horse market, and knows that ordinary military horses are about twenty taels of silver, so he said: "We can still afford it, no matter how high a gentleman's ability is, it is not as good as many doctors in Guozijian, I not only plan to send Brother Tao there, but after two or three years, Brother Xun is also going to go." ”

Leaving business is naturally a great good thing, and Zhang hurriedly pulled his son up to thank him.

Ling Xiang's mother and daughter were letting go, and when they saw Lian Chengxian turning around, they were still followed by Ling Chunniang and the whole family, and as soon as they stepped into the courtyard gate, they asked with a smile: "What's wrong with you mothers?"

Ling Xiang greeted him and said "What kind of wind is blowing today", let a group of relatives go to the hall, and asked someone to invite Ling Yun.

Everyone let it go a few times, the guests sat down, and the maid fish held the dim sum tea.

Zhang Luo was full of smiles: "It just so happened that the kitchen made a lot of snacks and sent them to the neighbors to try new ones, and my aunt also tried my craftsmanship." ”

The last time I visited Ling Chun's mother's house, Cheng Run and Cheng Ze brothers were not at home, and today they were urged by their mother to change into the best clothes early in the morning and bring some gifts to their relatives, and they made a big fuss in their hearts.

I thought that something had happened to my uncle, and the orphans and widows of the Ling family were exiled to Beijing, and the shape was miserable, and I didn't want to go to the Gaomen compound, so I walked for a long time, and I was suspicious of going to the wrong place, and my brothers and daughters-in-law were confused.

At this time, he sat in the hall, but when he saw that his uncle's family used a few cases, every lamp and basin were all fine, and the home clothes of Lian and others needless to say Qiluo embroidery, bead rings and emerald winding, that is, the cushion fabric under the buttocks, which was better than what they were wearing.

In addition, the girls who came and went, all of them were white and well-proportioned, and when they were dressed up, Xue Shi saw it, and only hated that day with shallow eyelids, and pulled his daughter to his side in a sneering manner, and couldn't help laughing.

Lian Shi and Ling Chunniang and his wife exchanged a few words, hurriedly asked someone to prepare a meal, and said that they would invite guests in three days, who were the people invited, and they couldn't help but invite them to stay and wait for a drink before leaving.

Zhang's joked on the side: "There are too many vacant houses in our house, I think the population of the Chinese army in front of us is much larger than ours, and the first three courtyards in the back are empty, so you can rest assured to live." ”

The tone was naturally full of smug and flaunting, Ling Makeup listened, took a silk silk to hide the smile on his lips, and didn't speak.

After a while, Lingyun (Zixun) came, and it was a good salute.

When the Lian family was in the inn, Ling Chunniang and his wife had already visited, and Ling Dongcheng's affairs were enough, so they asked the Cheng brothers what they did for a living.

Cheng Ze looked good, obviously much more lively than Cheng Run, got up and replied: "Back to my aunt's words, thanks to my uncle's blessing, my brother originally worked in Yun Jinxuan, and my nephew ran an errand in an ice cellar in the Ministry of Industry's Dushui Qing Officials Division. ”

When Lian Shi heard this, he frowned and asked, "Is Yun Jinxuan the property of the government now?"

Yun Jinxuan was originally Ling Dongcheng's branch in Kyoto, specializing in all kinds of silk cloth, and the goods were taken from the Shen family.

Cheng Run said sullenly: "I didn't know that my uncle had an accident, but I only heard that the new boss was the brother of the right waiter of the Criminal Department. Because I was in charge of the books, and every time I was asked to hand them over, I was not heard from my uncle, and I refused to hand them over, and at first no one did anything to me, but then all the stewards were changed, and a gang of wicked men searched my dwelling in the palace, and drove me out. ”

Lian couldn't help but scold and wipe away tears, and everyone persuaded one after another.

Ling Xiang looked at Cheng Run coldly, his skin was dark and purple, his complexion was very bad, his heart moved, and he asked, "Big cousin has liver disease?"

Cheng Run nodded stunned.

"But did your father mention it to you?" Cheng Shaomei sighed, "Run'er didn't let us worry since we were young, the poor family also got rich and noble, drank medicine all year round, couldn't work hard, couldn't get angry, and was about to stand in the middle of the year, and I wanted an old man who was half cut into the soil to earn money to support his family." ”

Cheng Run's face darkened, he only bowed his head gloomily, and Xue said angrily: "I knew that he had this disease, and I said that I would never get married, maybe one day I will leave my orphan and widow and will not be able to live......"

Xue's words were really out of line, Lian's Zhang and the others couldn't help but be surprised when they heard it, Ling Makeup had seen it, but he snorted coldly in his heart.

Ling Chunniang raised her eyebrows and scolded, but she didn't say anything more.