The New Year is approaching, and both Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion are busy.

Jia Cong This is the real sense, the first time to preside over the New Year in Ningguo Mansion, although his old son Jia Jing has just been dead for more than half a year, but it has no impact on Ning Guofu at all.

The guests in Ningguo Mansion came and went, and there was an endless stream, and the people who came to give gifts were about to break through the threshold, which was several times more lively than in previous years.

During this time, Jia Cong was also very busy, and some important people also needed to be sent in person.

In addition, I often accompany Lin Daiyu, accompany her to practice martial arts, read books, cultivate and cultivate feelings, and then send some watermelons over to coax this little daughter-in-law.

Go and meet Xue Baochai, talk to her, chat, and talk about business plans, so that Sister Bao can also give full play to her strengths and slowly get in touch with her own business.

Miaoyu also went to see her a few times, sent her some daily necessities, prepared some mink skins for her, and sent her a few watermelons.

Miaoyu was also very happy when she saw that Jia Cong cared so much about herself, and pulled Jia Cong to tell him the hexagram for a while.

Xichun also returned to Ning Guofu, and when she saw that she ate watermelon every day, she didn't leave directly and lived in the courtyard prepared for her.

The standard of living here is much better than that of her in Rongfu.

On the side of Rongfu, the old lady's treatment is the highest, and the food is the best in the house, these sisters will accompany the old lady to eat one meal every day, and the rest are eaten in their own house, so naturally they can't compare with the old lady.

Jia Cong is here in Ningfu, the head of the family, plus he has money, and this year he is even more delicacies from the mountains and seas, and he has collected countless treasures.

is also generous to the people around him, and is not harsh on eating and drinking, Ping'er, Mandarin Duck and others all accompany Jia Cong to eat together, enjoying the same treatment, which is more luxurious than Jia's mother.

Xichun has long wanted to move back to live, and she can also stay with her brother.

It's just that Tanchun, Yingchun they don't let it, Xichun will have one less playmate when he leaves, and the old lady doesn't agree, Xichun stays by his side, and it is easier to get closer to Ningfu.

Although Jia Cong is his own grandson, after all, he has already been transferred to Ning Mansion, strictly speaking, he is already a family member.

Jia Cong is also very filial to himself, and he is the white jade pillar of the Jia family, and the purple gold beam of the sea, so this relationship still needs to be maintained in many aspects, and for this grandson, Jia's mother must be firmly enveloped by her side.

That is the façade of Jiafu, and it is also his own glory.

Xichun uses the Chinese New Year as an excuse to go home and live for a while is no problem.

After coming back, Xichun was so happy, she accompanied Jia Cong to eat and play together, and occasionally asked Jia Cong to tell her a story, which directly became Jia Cong's little tail, and followed her wherever she went.

Even the date with Qin Keqing was disturbed by the little guy, not to mention the You family.

Since Xichun came back, Qin Keqing's face has not been good, and when she saw this little aunt, she couldn't wait to drive her away immediately.

Of course, just thinking about it, she doesn't have the ability to do this, and she doesn't dare to provoke this little aunt.

Jia Cong felt very distressed about this girl, and she was a little jealous when she saw it.

Xichun disturbed other people's good things unconsciously, and he still stuck to Jia Cong's side every day.

My sister is close to me, Jia Cong naturally likes it, I don't mind a little interruption, I am still young and I have time, my sister is different, and when she grows up, she will leave herself, and while she is still young, she will spoil Xichun into a little princess.

I didn't have time to find Qin Keqing during the day, so I could only sneak to a tryst at night.

In fact, after such a long time, Jia Cong went to Qin Keqing's courtyard and stayed for an hour or two, Ping'er, Mandarin Duck and others were also human spirits, and they had already found out, but they just turned a blind eye.

In recent days, I have also tried my best to provide convenience to Jia Cong, so that Jia Cong is grateful.

Such a woman who understands the general situation, what man would not like?

Ping'er, Mandarin Duck, Raider, the three of them are still very considerate to Jia Cong, probably because of their age, they take care of Jia Cong very well, and even doting.

The mandarin duck may have been mentioned by the old lady, and she has more control over Jia Cong, and if she does something too bad, she will also remind Jia Cong.

This big secretary is really in place, Jia Cong is also happy to see it, if no one cares about it, it will be a mess, there are mandarin ducks to manage everyone, so as not to offend others.

As long as you hold the mandarin duck by yourself, in the back house, the mandarin duck is more effective than Ping'er.

Compared with the two, Mandarin Duck's temperament is stronger, and Ping'er's temperament is more easy-going.

The two of them are their real right-hand men in Ning Guofu, helping them manage everything in Ning Guofu.

Jia Cong doesn't have a wife, and there are female rolls who come to visit the house, so he can only ask You to come forward to receive them, and sometimes take Qin Keqing to receive them together, which can be regarded as finding something for them to do.

This kind of thing can only be done by the two of them, and Ping'er and Mandarin Duck are almost identical.

Although he hadn't underestimated them, if he really wanted them to come forward to receive guests, the guests would feel that Jia Cong looked down on them.

Now it is this kind of worldliness, and Jia Cong can't change it.

Taking advantage of this time at home, Jia Cong personally presided over the ancestral hall meeting of the Jia family, and distributed and distributed the harvest of the ancestral property for a year.

In previous years, the clan elders presided over on their behalf, and since they were at home, this kind of thing of buying people's hearts naturally had to be done by themselves.

Looking at the clansmen happily taking their things and leaving, Jia Cong was also a little relieved.

Due to their own management in place, the harvest of ancestral property has increased a lot compared to previous years, and everyone is very happy about this.

"Nephew to meet Uncle Cong."

Jia Cong looked up and saw that it was Jia Qiang, and nodded: "It's Brother Qiang, what have you been doing lately?" I've been back for so long, and I haven't seen you go to greet me, why, don't you want to recognize me as an uncle? ”

Jia Qiang, this kid, didn't deal with himself in the school, and was taught a lesson by himself, and when Jia Zhen and Jia Rong died, they pushed themselves again, and they felt offended themselves, and they rarely appeared in front of themselves.

In addition, Jia Cong asked Xiao Liuzi to release poisonous snakes to bite him, and also bit his tongue, which became a joke in the clan.

To this day, some people still joke about him kissing the snake and being kissed by the snake.

Jia Qiang smiled awkwardly and said: "Uncle Cong is laughing, Uncle Cong is so busy, and my nephew is not easy to disturb, I am now helping in Second Uncle Lian's Jia's Mining to help Second Uncle Lian run errands." ”

Jia Cong nodded, this kid used to follow Jia Zhen, and he could talk to Jia Lian, which was not surprising.

Speaking of which, he passed to Ning Guofu, and the closest to Ning Guofu's bloodline is this Jia Qiang.

As long as he can be motivated, I don't mind helping him.

"Well, do a good job, do a good job Uncle won't treat you badly, he will let Second Brother Lian arrange a suitable position for you, if you have any difficulties, you can also come to me."

When Jia Qiang heard this, she smiled and said, "Nephew, thank you Uncle Cong." ”

Jia Cong saw that there were a lot of things left, so he gave him an extra one, and Jia Qiang happily left with the things.

In the end, those selected clan elders will be given an extra share each, and the rest will continue to be stored and transferred to the next year, or if you have special difficulties, you can apply for funding.

Since Jia Cong became the patriarch, not only has the output of the clan increased day by day, but everyone has also received more and more benefits.

Whoever is willing to contribute to the clan, Jia Cong arranges an errand for them according to their ability, and there is no problem in supporting themselves and the family, plus the income at the end of the year in the clan, it is enough for them to have a good year.

As for those who are idle, don't want to contribute, and just want to reap benefits, Jia Cong doesn't care much, but he will never let them mess around in his own name, and he will not show mercy once he finds out.

I had a meal with these clan elders and discussed the affairs of the clan before they dispersed.

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On this day, an interesting character came to Rongguo's mansion, it was the ridiculous Grandma Liu.

If you really want to talk about it, Grandma Liu has nothing to do with the Jia family, and this time she came to find Mrs. Wang to fight the autumn wind.

Grandma Liu's daughter married a family, the family's surname is Wang, she is a local person, and her ancestor also served as a small Beijing official.

In the past, he knew Mrs. Wang's father, and because he was greedy for the power of the Wang family, he connected with the Wang family and recognized him as a nephew.

The Wang family didn't take this matter seriously, only Mrs. Wang, who was with Jingzhong at the time, and Sister Feng's father knew, and the rest of the people didn't know that there was such a distant family.

The family's ancestors died early, leaving only one son, Wang Cheng, because of the depression of the family business, unable to continue in the city, so he moved to live in Zhuangzi outside the city, and is now deceased, leaving a son Wang Gou'er, married the daughter of Grandma Liu.

gave birth to a son and a daughter, the son is called Ban'er, the daughter is called Qing'er, and the family of four makes a living from farming.

Because the family was busy and couldn't take care of the children, Wang Gou'er took Grandma Liu over to help take care of the children and live together.

Grandma Liu is also alone, living on two acres of thin fields, and now her son-in-law supports herself, she is naturally happy, so she wholeheartedly helps her daughter and son-in-law live.

This winter, the harvest was not very good, many things were not done, and Wang Gou'er couldn't help sighing.

Grandma Liu couldn't look at it and said a few words, and then remembered that there was a distant relative of the Wang family, so she used her brain.

Wang Gou'er said with some worry: "Although our family is connected with the Wang family, we haven't moved around for so many years, and we don't know if people still recognize us." ”

Grandma Liu said: "Twenty years ago, the Wang family took care of you better, but now you are, and if you refuse to go, you will be with others, so you are slowly estranged, I have also seen the second lady of the Wang family, she is really refreshing and will treat people, and now she is the wife of the second master of the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion."

Now that she is old, and she loves to give alms, maybe this second aunt and wife still recognize us, if she misses the old, sends a little kindness, and plucks the hair, it is thicker than our waist. ”

Wang Gou'er was a little tempted by what Grandma Liu said, but in the end, he was young and loved face, and he was afraid that he would not be able to get off the stage because he would eat a closed door.

So he instigated Grandma Liu and asked her to come to the door to test it, if it becomes natural, it will be good, if it doesn't work, she will give up.

Grandma Liu's own family knows her own affairs, and she can't get along with the Wang family, so she goes by herself, who knows which one she is?

Naturally, he refused, shaking his head and refusing.

Wang Gou'er smiled and said: "Grandma, I'll give you a trick, you can do it, you take Xiaoban'er with you, first find Uncle Zhou, your aunt's companion, as long as you see him, this matter will be a little eyebrow-raising."

This Uncle Zhou had a relationship with my father before, and we were very familiar with him, as long as we found him, he would naturally help introduce him. ”

Grandma Liu thought about it and felt that it was reliable, for the sake of her daughter's family, let's show her old face.

In the future, I will rely on them to provide for my own pension, do more things for this family, and my son-in-law will pay more attention to himself, thinking of this, I agreed.

Then, after dressing up, he brought his grandson Xiaoban'er and came to Rongguo Mansion.

When I came to the gate of Rongguo Mansion, I saw the big stone lion in front of the door, and there were all sedan chair horses next to it, so I was afraid to step forward, so I quietly came to the corner gate.

Fortunately, I met someone who was easy to talk to and helped them point out the whereabouts of Zhou Rui's house.

Zhou Rui's family was stunned when they saw Grandma Liu, and they looked at it for a while before recognizing it.

"It turned out to be Grandma Liu, I haven't seen her for a few years, and I can't recognize it, so let's sit at home."

Grandma Liu said: "Sister-in-law Zhou, you are a noble person who forgets things, where do you still remember us." ”

When they came to Zhou Rui's house, the two talked about gossip, and Zhou Rui's family asked, "Are you passing by today, or are you here on purpose?" ”

Grandma Liu said: "I came to see my sister-in-law, and I also asked my aunt to say goodbye, if I can lead me to see it, it would be better, if not, I will use my sister-in-law to convey my greetings." ”

When Zhou Rui's family heard this, they understood their intentions.

It's just because of her husband Zhou Rui that he was fighting to buy a field in the past, and he got a lot of help from his father.

Seeing Grandma Liu begging to come to the door today, it is difficult to resist her intentions, and the second is to show her dignity.

Then he opened his mouth and smiled: "Grandma, don't worry, your sincerity and sincerity have come from afar, how can you not let you see the true Buddha?"

Reasoning, people come and visit, but they have nothing to do with me, because you are a relative of your wife, and you take me as a person, and throw me on my door, I will make an exception and send you a letter.

It's just that we are not as good here as five years ago, and now my wife is no longer a director, and the house is all run by Lian's second grandmother, this Lian's second grandmother is the wife's niece, the daughter of the uncle, and her nickname is Brother Feng. ”

Grandma Liu heard this and hurriedly asked, "It turned out to be her, I said she was good that day, so I still have to see her today?" ”

Zhou Rui's family said: "This is natural, now that there are guests here, they are all received by Miss Feng, and today I would rather not see my wife than see Miss Feng." ”

Grandma Liu said: "Amitabha, today it is all up to Sister-in-law Zhou's convenience." ”

Zhou Rui's family said: "Grandma is polite, as the saying goes, it is convenient for you to be with others, and it is convenient for yourself, but with my words, it doesn't cost me anything." ”

Seeing that the time was almost up, he took Grandma Liu and Ban'er to Wang Xifeng's courtyard.