On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth month of the year of Bingzi, the annual meeting of Jiafu was held in the courtyard in front of the ancestral hall of the Jia family in Ningguo Mansion. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

For so many years, this is the first time in Jia Province.

However, because there are too many new things in Jiafu this year, especially after the fourth master came, new things are coming one after another, so people don't feel any strange about this matter. On the contrary, because the previous selection activities had caused a great sensation, so that everyone in the family had a sense of expectation for this event.

The courtyard of the ancestral hall was very wide, and five or six hundred people came in, and there was some spare space around it. However, the atmosphere of the whole courtyard is very lively.

Both the master and the subordinate have changed into new clothes today, and their faces are filled with cheerful smiles.

When many people meet, they greet each other warmly, greet each other, and greet each other in advance.

Of course, what people are more concerned about and what they talk about the most is who will win these awards this year.

Among them, the award for the best loser is the most eye-catching.

The candidates for this award are already known. Therefore, it is inevitable to look at those candidates from time to time.

Although Baoyu, Jia Rong and Jia Huan were reluctant to come, under Jia Min's strict orders, several people still came hard.

Xue Pan, who was always with them in the past, is no longer with them today. When Baoyu saw him just now, he wanted to say hello to him and pull him to sit together, but Xue Pan pretended not to see it and passed in front of them.

Although the three of them are together, their expressions are still different.

Baoyu and Jia Rong's expressions were obviously much more relaxed. It's just that Jia Huan sat alone and didn't talk to the two, his face was like a dead man.

Baoyu and Jia Rong teamed up to canvass for votes and calculate his affairs, and Jia Huan already knew about it. However, he is now soft-spoken and powerless to stop it. wanted to turn his face with the two, but when he thought that except for these two people, who could take care of themselves, no one else was waiting to see him, and he didn't have the courage to turn his face.

Although the two of them worked together to calculate themselves, at least on the surface, they had not drawn a line with themselves. When he went out to play, he also took him with him, and he didn't need to spend money on food and drink. Therefore, Jia Huan didn't have the courage to turn his face with the two.

In front of the ancestral hall, a rostrum was erected. Sitting in the first row on the stage were the ancestors, Jia Yu, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing.

In the second row, there is the guest seat. The one sitting in the center is Ji Mingluan Ji University.

Scholar Ji is famous all over the world, and now he is the emperor's favorite minister, and is currently responsible for compiling the "Yuanheng Dictionary", which is faintly the head of the Tianwen Sect.

Sitting on the left and right of Ji Mingluan were Wu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Yin Xiu Tonggui of Shuntian Mansion, Chen Hanlin of Hanlin Academy, and Jiang Shilang of the Criminal Department.

Behind them is the representative of the Wang family, Mrs. Wang Ziteng, Mrs. He. Aunt Xue, the representative of the Xue family. Shi Ding, Shi Nai, the representative of the historian.

In addition, the elders of the Feng family, the Chen family, and the Wei family, who were training together in Yeduju, also came to congratulate.

Except for Ji Mingluan, who was invited by Jia Min, others such as Wu Shangshu and Xiufu Yin. Chen Hanlin and Jiang Shilang did not receive an invitation.

I don't know how they got the news, found Jia Zheng, and said that they wanted to come and see the excitement. Such a face-saving thing, Jia Fu naturally couldn't ask for it, so he hurriedly filled out the invitation and sent it over.

These people didn't have anything to do with Jiafu before, so a discerning person knew at a glance that this was for Min Siye. said that he came to Jiafu to congratulate, but in fact, he gave the face of the fourth master.

On the stage, near the row of people sitting on the east side, are Jia Min, Jia Dairu, Jia Daixiu and other members of the clan elders' association.

Because this event was initiated by the clan elders' association, it was natural to sit on the stage. The grandeur of this event and the high standard of the guests allowed people to witness the status and authority of the Elders' Association.

Jia Min was discussing something with the people of the clan elders' association, while Jia Lian, Qin Zhong, Jia Qiang, Jia Yun and others were busy greeting the guests.

Looking at Jia Lian, Jia Qiang, Jia Yun and others busy on stage, Jia Huan had a feeling like a dream.

Once upon a time, they were all people who trained in Noduju just like themselves. Although he is a concubine, if he talks about the distance of the relationship, he is still much closer than Jia Qiang and Jia Yun.

Now that everyone has been promoted, everyone is raising their eyebrows in front of others. But what about himself, he is waiting here to receive the award, a best loser award!

What have I lost again? When it comes to losers, which one is not worse than me? If I hadn't come back from Noduju, where would I have ended up where I am today? I regret that I shouldn't have listened to the bewitchment of Baoyu, Brother Rong and Xue Da Fool.

At that time, I listened to their demagoguery, saying that they were going to dismantle the fourth Min's platform, but in the end, not only did they not dismantle other people's platforms, but they became a loner. Even Baoyu and Brother Rong have teamed up to calculate me.

At the right time, the annual meeting officially began.

The annual meeting was presided over by Jia Min, who nodded to the drum team in the audience, and the drum team began to play a song "Backgammon". After a song, it began to enter the agenda officially.

The first agenda was announced by the guest Wu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and the beginning of the annual meeting of Jiafu.

This is a huge honor, which can be regarded as giving Wu Shangshu enough face.

The second item is that Shi Taijun, the supreme head of the Jia Mansion, led the people of the Jia family to hold a brief ancestor worship ceremony.

The tribute has been laid out a long time ago, and the masters of Jiafu and the clan elders on the stage entered the ancestral hall and kowtowed, even if it was over.

Third, the hereditary first-class general Jia Yu delivered a welcome speech. It is nothing more than to explain the reason and significance of this ceremony, and to express gratitude to the guests for coming.

Although they are all polite words, they are also solemn and very pleasant to listen to.

The fourth is the lottery ceremony that people are most looking forward to.

"The first award presented today, and the most important of the year, is the long-awaited Lifetime Achievement Award."

After Jia Min finished speaking, he signaled to the audience again, and the drum team played a short piece of music.

"Now, with the warmest applause, let's invite the lottery guests. Please invite the head of the Tianwen Sect, a scholar of Wenhuadian University, Ji Mingluan and Lord Ji to appear in the lottery! ”

The drum music started again, Ji Mingluan got up and left his seat, arched his hand to the audience, and gestured to the guests on the stage.

Jia Dairu took out a large red envelope and handed it to Ji Mingluan.

"Let me see who can get this highest honor."

Ji Mingluan is also good at acting, opened the envelope and looked at it a few times, but deliberately didn't say it, to whet everyone's appetite.

Seeing that the audience was silent on and off the stage, he announced it loudly.

"In the twelfth year of Yuan Heng, the winner of the Jia Clan's Lifetime Achievement Award - Shi Taijun."

As soon as the words fell, the sound of drums was remembered again, and the applause on and off the stage rang out. Then there was a cheer.

"Ancestor, congratulations, congratulations ......."

The people on the stage immediately congratulated the old lady.

Although the old lady knew in advance that she had won the award, she really announced it, but she still didn't react for a while, and it felt like a dream.

"Mandarin duck, is it me? How do I sound like Shi Taijun? ”

"Ancestor, aren't you Shi Taijun?"

Mrs. Wang was also excited, and reminded the old lady in time.

"Oh, look at me, but you forgot about me."

"I invited Shi Taijun, the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award, to come out to receive the award, and the applause rang out!"

In the warm applause, the old lady left the seat, not even the crutches, and received the award certificate from the hand of Scholar Ji. Then he held it high and showed it off to the audience.

"Please ask the award presenter to read out the award speech."

Then the award speech was read out by Scholar Ji.

The award speech was written by the clan elders' association, reviewed by Jia Min, and finally submitted to Ji University Scholar for polishing. It's nothing more than some good words, saying how the old lady is loyal and patriotic, how strict she is with her children and grandchildren, and how she is generous and merciful to her subordinates.

Although it's all clichés, no matter how you listen to it, I think it's all the same.

When the old lady heard this, she was naturally very happy. However, there is still a temptation in my heart: am I that good?

"The winners are invited to give their acceptance speeches."

So the old lady said a few words. The words were all prepared in advance, including the process of awarding the awards, Jia Min also talked to the old lady in advance, and then told the mandarin duck in detail, telling him to remind the old lady from time to time not to make a fool of himself.

In fact, Jia Min's worries were completely unnecessary.

The old lady was behind her back, and she had many rehearsals with the mandarin ducks, and she had already known about this set of procedures and what she should do.

Therefore, today's set of processes has not only not made a fool of itself, but has shown a calm and calm performance, which naturally shows a kind of everyone's bearing.

Even Ji Mingluan secretly praised in his heart: The family really has a precipitation and inheritance.

There was another round of warm applause and drumming, and the old lady and Scholar Ji were sent back to their seats. This is the first most important award, which can be regarded as the completion of the process.

The second award is the Virtue and Respect Award, the guest of honor is Yin Xiu Tonggui of Shuntianfu, and the winner is the clan elders' association.

The old lady, Jia Dairu, Jia Daixiu, Jia Dairen, and Jia Daixin came to the stage to accept the award, and the same procedure was still completed, and the second award procedure was successfully completed.

The third is Jia Yu's Lao Dang Yizhuang Award, with Chen Hanlin as the guest of honor.

The fourth is Jia Zheng's Best Diligent Government Award, with Jiang Shilang as the guest of honor.

These two prizes are actually consolation prizes. Neither of them contributed much, and Jia Yu even played a bad role in many cases.

However, as the highest-ranking head of the house, if he doesn't give an award, he won't look good on his face. That's why Jia Min temporarily set up these two awards.

Jia Yu's Lao Dang Yizhuang Award, on the surface, means that he is in good health, and he is busy going out to make money every day, which is also said in the award speech.

In fact, Jia Min is sarcastic that he is in his fifties, and he is still not serious, he always goes out to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble all day, and he is not at ease when he goes home, either drinking wine, or holding the concubine, and he can't move at every turn, and he will buy a concubine back if he doesn't agree.

For this annual meeting and awards, Jia Yu was very unimpressed at first, and often gossiped.

However, no matter what others say, the elders of the clan have always been steadily advancing the award activities, so Jia Yu stopped talking more.

On the surface, he pretended not to care about this, but secretly he often inquired about what awards there were and who the winners were. In particular, special attention is paid to the award for the best loser.

From time to time, he has no score in his heart, and he is always worried about Jia Min.

This Min Geer has always been a good sword and a sideliner, as long as he wants to do it, he dares to do it. If you ask him to give the best loser award, he will have no face in the future.

It wasn't until he made a lot of effort to find out from the clan elder that he had won the Elder Dang Yizhuang Award, and he was relieved. So when he met people, he praised Jia Min for being fair and decent.