There are many sages who want to enter the Xiangxian Temple this time, but only the Rongchang Ao family and the Changshou Hu family lead Han Si's love.

The Ao family appreciates the love because the sages of the Ao family not only have a low Chinese ranking, but they were not selected as the Jishi of the Hanlin Academy, and even the officials are not big, and they have only been two governors of the county, no matter how they compare, they can't compare with other sages; Although General Zhenwei, the ancestor of the Hu family, was an official residence, he was born in the army after all.

Everything is inferior, only the reading is high, and it is expected that a group of reading candidates who look down on the ranks must not be selected! The descendants of the longevity Hu family want to fight for a breath, so they can only use silver to make a point.

And the county officials are not as good as the current management, although the local gentry such as Master Gu nodded, but the officials in the capital may also raise objections, so it is necessary to give the Han family some benefits as well as the local gentry, as long as Han Si, who is far away in the capital, is willing to help, there will be no variables about General Hu's entry into the ancestral hall.

Duan Jiqing will not tell this inside story to the rich man Yang, the matter of the Xiangxian Temple passed by, and he said with a fluttering eyebrow: "The cabinet secretary He and Zhixing are also friends of eight worships, he is far away in the capital and is entangled in official business, he will definitely not be able to come back, but he has already written a letter to the family, and his younger brother He Xiucai also asked a few days ago what day the full moon wine is." ”

The cabinet secretary, as soon as you hear it, you know that it is the official master of the cabinet.

The rich man Yang was taken aback, and Yang Xingming was also surprised!

"Fei Juren of Bishan County is the elder of Zhixing, and his old man has long said that he must be invited on the day of the full moon. By the way, there is also Yang Juren from your Jiangbei Hall, although he has six suits, he is also of the same clan as you, and others can't come back in the capital, but someone from his family will come to eat the baby's full moon wine......"

Candidates from 14 prefectures and counties in Chongqing Prefecture who went to the capital to take the exam this year, except for Ren He, who could come to the plenary meeting, and those who couldn't come had already written to their families, asking their families to prepare congratulatory gifts to eat full moon wine.

For various reasons, those who did not enter Beijing to take the exam this year but planned to take the exam next year knew that the Chongqing Hall was the first thing to do now was Han Xiufeng, and from the mouth of Fei Erye, Liu Shanyang and even Master Gu, they learned that Han Xiufeng was a person, and those who were not far away would come as long as they could come.

Just lifting people can sit at two tables, and people don't eat or drink, some have already sent congratulatory gifts, and some will bring congratulatory gifts when they come, what a big face!

Yang Xingming realized why his father-in-law was so good to his brother-in-law, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he hurriedly said: "Dad, all the guests who come to eat the full moon wine are distinguished guests who can't be invited on weekdays. ”

"This is natural, I have already told the shopkeeper of Wangjiang Building that the best banquet will have four tables, and it will be just right to be placed in the courtyard."

"Wangjianglou helps to organize the banquet, so I will help usher in the delivery at that time?"

"Xingming, you don't have to worry about ushering in the send-off, Master Bishan Fei and your Jiangbei Hall Master Liu will help greet Master Gu and them when the time comes."

"And what are you asking me to help with?" Yang Xingyang asked puzzled.

Duan Jiqing put down the tea bowl and said with a smile: "Qin'er gave birth to not only Zhixing's baby, but also my grandson, not only to invite Master Gu, but also to my relatives of the Duan family and my colleagues in the government office, to invite the family members sitting in the main hall of the county hall of the fourteen prefectures and counties, to invite those elders of Zhixing in the county office, the government office and the provincial office, and to invite all the neighbors!" ”

Thinking that the in-laws originally planned to give Qin'er to Ren He, but after Ren He was lifted, he suspected that the door was not right, and he actually proposed to take Qin'er as a concubine, and the in-laws in front of him who were on an errand in the government almost died of anger, Yang realized that his in-laws were planning to borrow the full moon wine of his little grandson, and he couldn't help laughing: "I should be invited, but the courtyard is so big that I can't put a few tables." ”

"My house is not far from here, there are four tables here, ten tables there, and please invite both sides together." Duan Jiqing smiled and said, "But the banquet over there has to be made by your own family, if the banquet over there is the same as here, no matter how many gifts you receive, it won't be enough to compensate." ”

"Yes, yes, that's the best arrangement."

……

Seeing that his in-laws and eldest son-in-law were willing to help with the operation, Duan Jiqing took out the draft charter and silver ticket from his sleeve, and explained in detail what preparations should be made, and a scribe of the government brought an uninvited guest.

"Duan Jingcheng, someone from the capital has come, and I also brought a letter from Master Han!"

"Come in, come in, come in."

The eldest son of the shopkeeper Yu didn't wait for the scribe to introduce him, so he unpacked his bag and took out Han Xiufeng's letter and presented it with both hands, and said respectfully: "The late surname is Yu, the name is long, the late family is engaged in tea trading, and the father opened a tea house in the capital. Fortunately, Master Han brought ......"

"It turned out to be Yu Xian's nephew, and his family didn't need to be polite, so he sat down and said."

"Thank you, Master Duan."

"The virtuous nephew will sit down for a while, and let the old man read the letter first."

Duan Jiqing asked his eldest son-in-law to quickly make tea for the guests, and at the same time he was impatient to open the letter, he didn't know if he didn't see it, he was ecstatic, he threw everyone down and got up and walked into the east wing, stood on the side of the bed and looked at Qin'er who had just heard that someone from the capital had sat up, and said excitedly: "Qin'er, you are really blessed, Zhixing is in the heart of the capital but you two are here, worried that you two will not have a good time, not only got on the salt tea ceremony that is about to take office, but also took out all the 1,000 taels that he had saved with great difficulty and put it into shares. Partnering with the shopkeeper Yu to do side tea trading! ”

Qin'er asked in surprise: "I bought a thousand taels, where did he get so much silver?" ”

"Leave that alone." Duan Jiqing looked at the little grandson sleeping in it, and said with a smile: "Zhixing made it clear in the letter, let me help take care of this business, and the silver from the dividends in the future does not need to be sent to him, all the money will be kept for the family!" Let's put it this way, this is a livelihood, and you can divide it into three or four hundred taels a year, and you two don't have to worry about sitting and eating. ”

Of course, Qin'er was happy, but after thinking about it, she asked, "Dad, what if you lose it?" ”

"Do you know what, like salt, not everyone can get it, I don't know anywhere else, but in our Sichuan, as long as you can get it, you can earn silver." Duan Jiqing carefully folded the letter, and said with a smile: "The opportunity is rare, only one thousand taels is too little, and when the shopkeeper arrives, his father will also buy some shares." ”

In the past six months, Qin'er really didn't think about her future livelihood, but asked eagerly: "Dad, what else did he say in the letter?" ”

"The letter was written a month and a half ago, when the baby was not born, he said that he thought about his home every day, and dreamed of you and the baby in your belly, not only went to the temple to make incense and make a wish to bless your mother and son safely, but also went out every day before the pillar incense." Duan Jiqing paused, and then said: "He asked you not to be so economical, and let my sister buy whatever you want to eat." He told you not to worry about him, he would take care of himself, and when he made up for the vacancy, he would take you to Rendi for reunion. ”

Qin'er was both happy and uncomfortable, tears welled up in her eyes, for fear that the crying would be heard by the guests outside, so she hurriedly covered her mouth tightly with her hands.