Chapter 244 New Year's greetings

It wasn't until noon that Wu Huihuan, whose eyes were red, was the last to get up. The whole family is all together. Xiaoxiao looked at Wu Huihuan's pair of rabbit eyes, thinking that she missed her relatives at home because of the Spring Festival, and hurriedly asked with concern:

"Hui Huan, what's wrong with you? Why are my eyes so red and swollen? ”

Unexpectedly, Wu Huihuan was speechless with a squeaky whimper, and his jade face was blushing, making everyone realize that something was wrong. At the same time, he found that Li Qin was writhing on the stool a little uncomfortably, and Xiaoxiao suddenly realized that he showed a knowing smile to Li Qin......

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all work was left aside. Xiaoxiao also distributed New Year's red envelopes to the subordinates of the Mansion, and everyone had fifty New Year's red envelopes, which made all the subordinates of the Jiang Mansion smile. Then, except for a few maids and women who had to stay to cook rice, Xiaoxiao gave everyone a holiday and let them go out to the temple fair today to see the lanterns. For those who remain, the salary is calculated at five times that of normal days, which won the cheers of the people......

The subordinates dispersed in twos and threes, and the two uncles and aunts of the Jiang family shouted for war again. So he took out the mahjong tiles again, and with a shout, Li Qin grabbed a seat, and Uncle Jiang and Uncle Jiang each had a seat. Mrs. Li: "> played too late last night, and scratched the no-fight card to let Xiaoxiao go up.

Xiao Xiao excused himself for a while, but in the end, he couldn't help it, and finally occupied a seat. Jiang Zhixuan sat down next to the little one, and looked at his wife happily, "> playing." Mahjong was played until noon, and the people left in the kitchen heated up the leftovers from the morning, and then made some dishes to deal with and eat, and then continued to play.

In the afternoon, people began to come to pay their respects. During the Spring Festival, there are indeed many rules and exquisiteness among the people, and they can't go out. But things in officialdom are the opposite! The people go out on the first day of the new year, and they will lose money and fortune all year long. But if you are in officialdom, it is the opposite, if you don't go out on the first day of the new year, you will lose your wealth and fortune all year round......

The first to come was Hangzhou Sima Feng Qinglian, who was the first to take refuge after Jiang Zhixuan served as the prefect of Hangzhou. There is nothing to say about being an official, and he attaches great importance to love and righteousness, Jiang Zhixuan also appreciates him a lot, and can even be said to admire him a little. Therefore, when he learned that Feng Qinglian had come to pay New Year's greetings, Jiang Zhixuan confessed to his relatives, and then ran to the front hall in person, and ordered the middle door to open to greet him......

Thanks to Jiang Zhixuan, the new Lord of the Assassin History, the situation in Feng Qinglian's family is much better than at the beginning. Relieved of the burden of honoring the former Mrs. Assassin Shi every month, >the family was hardworking and willing to work. The Feng family's family background gradually began to solidify again, and Mrs. Feng's "> hands that were originally dry and rough have even slowly regained their luster; Yu Gong and Jiang Zhixuan have been secretly suppressing corrupt officials led by Ouyang Ziming and Chen Cang during this period of time, so that Feng Qinglian can see the hope of Hangzhou restoring its prosperity. Therefore, for both public and private reasons, Feng Qinglian should be the first to come, of course, in fact, he was indeed the first to arrive......

Seeing off Feng Qinglian, Jiang Zhixuan didn't have time to catch his breath, and the one he met in Beijing back then arrived again in the same year. At the end of November, Feng Gongmin, who had been framed and imprisoned by his predecessor, returned to the position of the Qiantang County magistrate who had been vacant for more than a year under the mediation of Jiang Zhixuan, and became an important assistant to Jiang Zhixuan. Not only that, Jiang Zhixuan also arranged a master for him. Although this master is still young, he is quite rare to be able to write and martial arts, so it is naturally He Chengxu, a scholar who was picked up from the women's shop at the beginning. Since learning that his father has been killed. He Chengxu is only beginning to really mature. Jiang Zhixuan took pity on him, so he arranged for him to work under Feng Gongmin and experience it......

Interestingly, this He Chengxu was still a little reluctant. He even proposed to Jiang Zhixuan that he wanted to serve under Sima Feng Qinglian in Hangzhou. Jiang Zhixuan had high hopes for him, how could he be allowed to dance with guns and sticks, this request naturally could not be accepted, but was taught a hard lesson by Jiang Zhixuan. His arm couldn't twist his thigh, and He Chengxu had no choice but to follow Feng Gongmin to take office aggrievedly. Feng Gongmin was grateful to Jiang Zhixuan for his kindness to reinvent him, and naturally he also looked up to this He Chengxu and cultivated him carefully, and even came to pay New Year's greetings to Jiang Zhixuan on the first day of the Lunar New Year today, and also pulled him over......

Previously, in the prison of the Assassin's Mansion, Feng Gongmin had regained his limited freedom and recuperated for a few months. After taking office again, Feng Gongmin's complexion has improved a lot. However, his family is poor, and he has never married a wife, so the whole person is still not as cool as Jiang Zhixuan. I didn't pay so much attention to the New Year, so I slipped two jars of good wine, and found some snacks in the stalls outside and came to the door.

This made Jiang Zhixuan laugh in his heart, no wonder he was arrested for a reason as soon as he took office, it turned out to be a stunned young man with a virtue with himself. In this way, he is embarrassed to come to pay New Year's greetings, as long as Shangguan is a little greedy, he will not have any good fruit to eat. Compared with it, his brother Feng Qinglian really knows a lot more, although the family background is also not good, but Feng Qinglian still sent a pair of valuable calligraphy and paintings as a New Year's greeting......

It's not that he dislikes his gifts for being too shabby, and Jiang Zhixuan is not the kind of person who is greedy for money and lustful. This is just some enlightenment and emotion in Jiang Zhixuan's heart - after being in the officialdom for so long, he gradually began to understand the sophistication of human feelings......

Celebrate the New Year. Naturally, it is impossible to stay in one place for long. Therefore, Feng Gongmin and He Chengxu, after drinking seven meat and eight vegetables in the Assassin's Mansion, staggered to other places, in Hangzhou City, their boss is not only Jiang Zhixuan, Jiang Zhixuan's subordinates, and they are not the only ones......

So, throughout the afternoon, Jiang Zhixuan was busy receiving his subordinates and celebrities who came to pay New Year's greetings in the front hall. There was laughter and laughter in the front hall of the Assassin's Mansion, and the sound of mahjong in the backyard of the Assassin's Mansion was full of New Year's flavor.

At night, every house is lit up with red lanterns. The sound of crackling firecrackers echoed everywhere in the streets and alleys. The people who had been happily playing outside for a day gradually returned to the Thorn Mansion from various places. To the surprise of these masters in Jiangfu, these subordinates who went out more or less bought some New Year's things for the masters. Snacks, specialties and so on. Although the gift is light, the heart that can be reflected from it is what moves everyone in the Jiang family the most. Especially the pair of Persian white rabbit puppets that Cui Qiao bought for Yaya and Dandan, which made the two little guys love it. But it also made Xiaoxiao blame:

"Silly girl, how much do you have to pay yourself? I've seen this kind of puppet in the Persian shop in the east of the city, and it's extremely expensive. Why are you spending so much? The New Year and Laisee that were sent to you were almost spent, right? Fewer words"

Cui Qiao smiled, and pointed to a large group of Jiang Fuxia who were standing in the courtyard with a smile on their faces: "Madam" > eccentric, the big guys bought it, but they only blamed the slave and maid. The big guys don't buy cheap things......"

Xiaoxiao's eyes were a little moist, and everyone in Jiangfu also had complicated complexions. In this era, it is already rare for people to be able to do things honestly. But these subordinates of Jiangfu don't do anything extremely weekdays, and there are few things that make Xiaoxiao dissatisfied. And today. They even bought so many things for the master's family to pay New Year's greetings to the master's family, which can be said to be unheard of in this era. Therefore, after listening to Cui Qiao's words, Xiaoxiao turned to the people in the courtyard from Jiang Fu:

"Everyone is the same, Mrs. Ben" > give you a salary increase during the New Year, and the profit is because you have worked hard for the Jiang Mansion over the years, and you have worked hard and complained. Now that I am far away from home, I can't let you go back to my hometown and save my relatives, so I will give out more money, which is intended to be sent home to honor your parents and elders, not to be used for such a waste of ......."

Cui Qiao was the head of all the subordinates of the Assassin's Mansion, and when he heard this, he replied on behalf of all the subordinates:

The > intentions of the "lady" are well known to the slaves and maids. However, the minds of the slaves and maids, Mrs. "> do not know. The masters of the Jiang Mansion, whether the lord or the lady ">, Mrs>", everyone is very kind and never beats and scolds the slaves and maids; In Jiangfu, slaves and maids don't have to worry all day long about being beaten and scolded or even losing their jobs if they accidentally do something wrong; Madame> is kind at heart, and she is thoughtful for the slaves and maids, and the slaves and maids have long wanted to find an opportunity to express our big guys' gratitude to Madame" > and Jiangfu. Therefore, I took advantage of the Spring Festival to buy some rough things to express my gratitude. These things are not worth a few dollars, but they are the hearts of the slaves and maids, and they ask the lady to "> must accept ......"

All the subordinates also said earnestly: "Please Madame" > must accept ......"

Xiaoxiao wanted to say something, but her throat suddenly seemed to be blocked by something and she couldn't make a sound. At this time, the mother's voice came from behind her:

"Xiaoxiao, since this is the intention of the big guy, if you refuse, it will chill everyone's hearts, so you can accept it. In the future, it will be better for the big guys......"

Xiao Xiaowen Yan turned her head to look at her mother, and saw that her eyes were also a little moist, and she knew that she must have been moved. Turning his head to look at the people, he finally nodded slowly: "Okay." Mrs. Ben "> and took it, thank you for ......"

The people cheered, and then each went back to his house with what he had bought for himself. Mrs. Li> walked to Xiaoxiao's side, patted Xiaoxiao's shoulder gently, and said to Xiaodao in a complicated tone:

"Daughter, it's really an eye-opener for my mother today. My mother is curious, how do you treat your subordinates? In the past, when I was in Beijing, I didn't pay attention to it, but after living here for so many days, I found out that all of your subordinates and maids here are extremely diligent in their work. Everything is done in an orderly manner, and today's event is an eye-opener for the mother, I am afraid that such a bizarre thing has never happened in history, and the people collectively buy New Year's gifts for the master's family......"

Xiaoxiao finally suppressed the emotion in her heart, turned her head and smiled at her mother: "Mother, it's actually nothing, my daughter just treats them as equal people with herself, and she just intersects with them with her heart." They used to do wrong things a lot, but people always make mistakes, and my daughter just gave them more understanding and tolerance, and less harsh criticism and punishment......"

Mrs. Li> nodded frequently when she heard this, these things are easy to say, but how difficult to do. Especially regards her subordinates as equal to herself, Mrs. Li "can't do it > ask herself, and she believes that few people in the entire Tang Dynasty and even the masters of the whole world can do it, I really don't know why her daughter's thinking is so different, probably because she herself has suffered, Mrs. Li" > thought......

After dinner, Li Qin continued to pull people to play mahjong. Mrs. Li "> took the tiger head and Yaya Dandan to play in the garden in the backyard, and finally only Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhixuan were left in the flower hall. Jiang Zhixuan kept shouting about headaches, and Xiaoxiao walked over to gently massage his temples. While pressing, he asked softly:

"How many people have come to pay New Year's greetings in the afternoon? Husband? ”

His beloved wife's soft little hand lightly pressed on his temples, and Jiang Zhixuan was so comfortable that he almost moaned. Hearing his beloved wife's question, Jiang Zhixuan pondered in his heart for a while, and then replied like a dream:

"I'm afraid that there are dozens of people, basically all the ones who should have come have come, and those who haven't come probably won't come......"

Xiao Xiaowen nodded, and then asked hesitantly, "That's ...... Ouyang Ziming and Chen Cang, can they come? "That's what Xiaoxiao really cares about.

When Jiang Zhixuan heard this, his nerves, which were originally very relaxed, tensed up again, sighed softly, and then slowly shook his head: "No, in addition to Ouyang Ziming and Chen Cang, there are also seven or eight people such as Hangzhou Lu City Commander Wu Chengci, Fuyang County Commander Wang Shoushan, Xincheng County Commander Liu Mingyuan, Yuhang County Commander Dong Qichang and other seven or eight people have not come to ......."

Xiao Xiao slightly felt that the nerves that her husband had just relaxed tightened again, and the massage intensity on her hands was slightly increased, and some worried expressions appeared on her face:

"It seems that they are determined to tear their faces with their husbands, and they will break the net with a fish death......"

Jiang Zhixuan closed his eyes and sighed: "Judging from what they have done recently, I'm afraid it's true." This afternoon, Ouyang Zihui, the protector of Huainan Province, returned to Hangzhou City from Huainan Province in the name of returning home to his relatives, and secretly summoned Ouyang Ziming, Chen Cang, Wu Chengci and others......"

Xiao Xiao heard this, and the worry in her heart was even worse, and while continuing to gently massage her husband, she asked tentatively: "So, has your husband already made a decision?" How big is the final scope of influence of this Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron press? After asking this question, Xiaoxiao had stopped the movements of her hand unconsciously, staring at her husband with a pair of big eyes without blinking, and her face was quite complicated......

Jiang Zhixuan's face was expressionless, but his brows were furrowed more and more, obviously in a fierce ideological struggle. After a long time, his brow finally relaxed. Xiaoxiao knows that this is the final decision that the husband has made......

Although these days, the couple has been deliberately avoiding this topic. However, what should come is always coming, and what should be faced must be faced after all. Seeing that the Spring Festival has passed, there are more than ten days at most, and after the Shangyuan Festival, the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case will slowly kick off. At that time, according to the will of His Majesty the Emperor, the main envoy of the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case will be designated as the capital protectorate of the Jianghuai and Huai provinces? Or is it realistic and pointing at the East Palace?

If according to the emperor's wishes, the main envoy of the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case is designated as the capital of the Jianghuai and Huai provinces, then after this case, the Jiang family will be in full swing and prosperous, but this distorts the facts; If it is realistic and points to the East Palace, then at the same time that Li Chengqian, the crown prince of the East Palace, is finished, the Jiang family is afraid that it will also be finished......

Before this, Jiang Zhixuan had been entangled in these two choices and had been undecided. However, today, stimulated by the behavior of Ouyang Zihui and others, Jiang Zhixuan finally made up his mind, perhaps influenced by the family fun he had enjoyed in the past few days......

Slowly opening his eyes, looking at his beloved wife's worried expression, Jiang Zhixuan's heart felt a burst of self-blame. I'm afraid my beloved wife has been worried about this matter all these days, right? However, in order not to add more burden to her thoughts, she has been bearing it alone, silently supporting herself with her actions, and never interfering......

Raise his hand over his head in turn, gently grab his beloved wife's green jade hands, and then pull her to the front of him, let her sit on his knees, and then hug his beloved wife's whole body into his arms and gently pat. With infinite tenderness and love in his mouth, he said:

"Madam"> these days, my husband knows that you have been worrying about this. It's all because the husband is too selfish, and he has never made a decision, which makes you scared! ”

Xiaoxiao leaned on her husband's arms and shook her head gently: "Husband and wife are one, why should the husband say these words, no matter what the husband decides, the concubine will always support the husband!" ”

Jiang Zhixuan nodded lightly: "Madam" >, the husband has already decided ......"

Xiaoxiao froze when she heard this, she had been looking forward to knowing her husband's final decision. But at this time, when the husband really decided to come down, Xiaoxiao felt hesitant and scared again. She was worried, what would she do if her husband really decided to burn all the jade? I can accompany my husband to share weal and woe, but what should I do with my three children? What should Jiang Fu do with the family business that he has worked so hard to build?

Jiang Zhixuan felt that something was wrong with his beloved wife, and knew what his beloved wife was afraid of, smiled lightly, and whispered in his small ear: "For the Jiang family, for the sake of the wife" >, for the sake of the children, for the husband decided, let the brothers Ouyang Zihui and Ouyang Ziming, as well as Chen Cang, Wu Chengci and others, carry the black cauldron of the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case, who let them not come to their husbands today to pay New Year's greetings......"

The little delicate body stiffened again, and then tears rained down, and she hugged her husband affectionately and took the initiative to offer a fragrant kiss......

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