"That's not embarrassing, is it?" Zhao Yu is polite.

"What's so embarrassing? Grab a few handfuls of golden melon seeds, and go back to celebrate the children, Changxu, you can also take some. Xiao Chen said, "Xiao Ye, Xiao Yu, you carry these small ingots and copper coins out to the brothers outside, it's so hard for the New Year, and it's at our door again, you can't help but treat it." ”

Zhao Yu and Liu Changxu were overjoyed, and sure enough, one of them grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds and held them in his arms, and Ling'er grabbed two more handfuls and stuffed them into them, and the two of them were heavy in their sleeves, and they left with a smile in their mouths.

"These two guys aren't here to fight the autumn breeze, right?" When they left, Xiao Chen came back to his senses.

The giver had not been gone for a while before they came, and how could it be such a coincidence?

"Who made these fireworks?" Gongsun Shen asked Ling'er.

"Big brother madman, awesome, right?" Ling'er said proudly.

"Crazy?" Gongsun Shen was strange, "A madman can't make such elaborate fireworks." ”

"He's called a madman, but he's actually ...... It's crazy too. Ling'er said, "But with ingenuity, you can do anything, you can do anything." ”

"Oh, that's probably a master." Gongsun Shen said.

"Mr. Gongsun, you are known as the fourth craftsman in the world, can you make fireworks?" Ling'er asked.

"Carving insect skills, why bother?" Gongsun Shen said proudly.

"Wow...... Mr. Gongsun, don't brag. Ling'er was skeptical.

"What are you bragging about?" Gongsun Shen said, "It's just that I'm too old to get these things." ”

"You old man don't have to get fireworks, but there's one thing you have to get out tomorrow morning." The fat man on the side said.

"What's that?" Gongsun Shen said strangely.

"Pressing money red envelopes." The fat man said, "Now you are the oldest in the family, and you are also a senior in the rivers and lakes, we have to give you a New Year's greeting tomorrow, are you embarrassed not to give a red envelope?" ”

"Woohoo!" Gongsun Shen was taken aback, "I can't imagine that the dignified imperial capital of the capital also has such bad habits!" ”

Early the next morning, before dawn, the fat man Ling'er and the others, who had stayed up all night, slept sweetly, but Xiao Chen had already gotten up and freshened up, changed his clothes, and went out with Xiao Yu and a few Xuanyiwei brothers without eating breakfast.

Because today all the ministers in Beijing have to go into the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor, hold a grand pilgrimage ceremony, and after the end, they have to follow the emperor to the imperial tomb in the suburbs to worship, and they have to burn incense, and a large set of messy procedures will take a whole day to go down.

Xiao Chen came out early, and he didn't go to the palace first, but went straight to Lin Qi's house, Lin Dongyang still has his mother in the hall, and he himself is in prison, Xiao Chen and love and reason, should come to the old lady to pay a New Year's greeting.

Lin Qi was taken aback when he saw Xiao Chen, why are you here, Brother Xiao? Shouldn't you go to the emperor to pay New Year's greetings, what are you doing in my house?

Xiao Chen said that he was in a hurry to greet the emperor for the New Year?

How can the emperor be as important as our old lady?

Did the old lady get up?

Mrs. Lin was happy to see Xiao Chen, and she was not polite to him, she sat in the hall and kowtowed to him, and only after the ceremony did she ask Lin Qi to help him up, and took out a red envelope that had been prepared a long time ago, "Good boy, take the money!" ”

"Oh, thanks to the old lady!" Xiao Chen took it with both hands and put it into his arms with a smile.

"Brother Xiao, little brother has also given you New Year's greetings!" Lin Qi asked Xiao Chen to sit down, but he knelt down.

"Get up, I don't have a red envelope for you, don't you see me wearing court clothes? Go back and make up for it. Xiao Chen said with a smile.

"Ah, you're not a big generation, are you?" The old lady smiled, "Your child has a relationship with my Dongyang peers, why do you still call your grandson a brother?" ”

"Let's talk about it." Xiao Chen said, "Otherwise, everyone will be very awkward when calculating these etiquette numbers." ”

"I like it, by the way, you came out early in the morning, you must not have eaten, right? Later, when I see the emperor, I will be busy for another day, you are young, the weather is cold, and there is no cushion in your stomach, I will ask my daughter-in-law to cook some rice balls, and drink a few bowls of soup and water, so that those gentlemen will also come together! ”

Lin Dongyang is a southerner, and he doesn't eat dumplings and soup dumplings during the New Year, which can be regarded as the difference between the customs of the north and the south.

Xiao Chen and the others were not polite, they sat down and ate several bowls of sweet rice balls in a hurry, their foreheads were slightly sweaty, and their stomachs were warm and warm, in Xiao Yu's words, it was really transparent!

Knowing that Xiao Chen was still going to the court, the old lady didn't stay, only let them sweat, so she urged her to get up quickly.

"What do you mean by that? Lord Dongyang was down, and the old lady gave such a heavy reward. Xiao Yu and a few Xuanyi brothers also received the old lady's red envelope, and when they came out to open it, they turned out to be small ingots made of pure gold, which were heavy in their hands, and each had ten taels.

"In fact, the Lin family still has a few industries in Jiangdong, and they were all sealed when they were raided before, and after the emperor pardoned the death penalty of Lord Dongyang, he also specially issued a decree to unseal several industries." Xiao Chen said.

"Didn't the imperial historians impeach Lord Dongyang for corruption and bribery? How can the property be returned to him if it is not confiscated? Xiao Yu was strange.

"Lin Dongyang was originally a wealthy family in Jiangnan, and his business was very big before he became the governor, so those properties are his ancestral property, but they are not his corrupt income, in fact, with his solid family background, such a shrewd person, he will not be corrupt at all, and the reason why he is punished for his crime is just a nonsense." Xiao Chen said.

"Since it's unwarranted, the emperor should let him go, what's the point of always being locked up in prison? Besides, even Wang Ruhai was released, why didn't he let him go? Xiao Yu said.

"Lin Dongyang is a capable minister, but his temperament is a little careless, he does things boldly, but he is not informal, and the emperor locked him in the edict prison, probably because he also wants to sharpen his temperament." Xiao Chen said.

"Why will the emperor reactivate him?" Xiao Yuqi said.

"That's not unusual." Xiao Chen said, "At the beginning, he was only removed from the title of governor, but he was not deprived of his meritorious rank, so it was only a matter of the emperor's words." ”

"Oh...... In addition, after such a toss, Lin Dongyang probably saw Li Shi's personality clearly, and he would not follow him again from now on. Xiao Yu said.

"By the way, that's the reason, the kid is very smart." Xiao Chen said with a smile.

"I'm already smart, but your boss made me overkill." Xiao Yu said with a smile.

"Oh, you kid, what's this inflated?" Xiao Chen said.

"It's a joke, but I think Lin Qi's kid is really overkill when he follows us." Xiao Yu said, "If you want me to say that this kid is a dragon, his future is limitless, and his fame and achievements may not be under his father!" ”

"You kid is not only smart, but also discerning." Xiao Chen said, "You're right, the fat man also said that he's 'Jinlin is a thing in the pool, and he will turn into a dragon when he encounters a storm!'" ’”