Feng Shi has been making money to support her daughter by sewing in recent years. Her craftsmanship is very exquisite. This time when she went to Beijing, she also sold a double-sided embroidery as travel expenses. When Shen Ning heard that she could do double-sided embroidery, how could she let her go?
Directly connect to the embroidery shop jointly opened by Jia Min and her sisters.
Embroiderers in Jiangnan are hard to come by, and their skills are not easily passed on to outsiders.
Now that there is someone willing to teach me a skill, of course I can’t miss it, right? After seeing Feng's embroidery, Jia Min made the decision to hire her as an embroidery master for twenty taels of silver per month. If she could train someone to become a successful embroidery master, she would receive a reward of two hundred taels of silver. The more she taught, the more silver she would get.
At the same time, embroidery shops are willing to pay high prices for their works.
So, after only three days at the Jia family, Feng found a good job that could support her daughter.
She knew clearly what her father and brothers were like.
The master eventually left home, perhaps without any resentment towards her.
Feng thought very clearly that she would be wherever her daughter was.
While she is still able to do so, she needs to save more money for her daughter's dowry.
Xianglian was kept by Chen Ning directly. The girl was good-looking and gentle. After studying with Zhan Xue, she even wished she could write and read in her dreams.
Yingchun, Daiyu and a group of other little girls had never seen anyone study so hard. While their mentality became more positive, they couldn't help but criticize Baoyu and Lin Chang'an.
Just based on this point, Shen Ning couldn't let her go.
The mother and daughter have a small gathering every three days and a big gathering every five days. One works hard to make money, and the other studies hard.
As time passed, the Zhao Library unknowingly attracted every reader.
There were countless candidates from other places who were staying in the capital to prepare for the imperial examinations. When they heard about such a good place, how could they miss it?
The monthly subscription costs thirty cents, which means that you can read books there for a whole day for one cent.
It is not easy to live in the capital. Now there is a good place like this where you can study and save money. Many people would like to sleep in the library.
Unfortunately not!
Qian Ruochuan accompanied Mr. Huang to Beijing to read books for two days, and was then stayed at the Jia family by Rong Ge'er for two days. Only then did Chen Ning remember Baochai's marriage.
"It didn't work. That's because Mr. Xue was too enthusiastic."
Qing Ping hesitated for a moment and said, "Mrs. Xue and Miss Bao ignored him."
So that’s it! That is, Xue Baochai didn't like Qian Xiucai.
In other words, the Xue family's move was just a temporary expedient.
He was just afraid of offending the Jia family, so he wanted to leave completely.
Huh~ Chen Ning let out a long breath of foul air, and pressed hard to avoid getting angry at Xue Baochai.
"Tell Xing'er to pay more attention to the news from Japan."
Didn’t Wang Ziteng just want to send Baochai into the palace?
That depends on whether he has the opportunity.
Jia Jing has been in Japan for some time. Even if he has not had time to do anything yet, they are familiar with Jin Muchuan, the vanguard.
The emperor appointed Wang Ziteng as the chief general only to use his title of butcher to send a signal to the Dazhao army.
He asked the vanguard troops to leave a month in advance, obviously not wanting to give Wang Ziteng the opportunity to make merit again.
"If there is anything, report it immediately."
"yes!"
Qingping agreed and was about to go find Xing'er, but unexpectedly, he came over first.
"Mrs!"
Xing'er was very excited. "Just now, the army received news that Lord Jin's vanguard troops entered the Ezo Island (Hokkaido) of Japan from Nangharwei and captured the entire island at the cost of only 31 casualties."
Shen Ning knew the good news, and it would certainly not be too late for the emperor to know.
He looked at the map and was in a good mood.
In less than half a year, Dazhao will have no shortage of copper and iron.
No matter who wants to fight him again, his heart will never be empty again.
Recently, there has been a lot of good news coming from the Arsenal. The research on new weapons has made rapid progress this year.
If possible, the emperor wanted to replace all the army's muskets and cannons.
But before changing...
The emperor's eyes shifted to the vast land of Junggar.
Because of the Rakshasa Kingdom, the various Mongolian tribes also entered the territory of Dazhao, but if Junggar is not taken down, there is no guarantee that they will unite again to cause trouble in the future.
"Someone come!"
He called people on the spot and summoned officials from various departments.
Since Taizu, Dazhao has always been passive in fighting. This time, he will take the initiative.
The Mongolian tribes submitted to Dazhao due to pressure, but did they completely return with their hearts?
While they have not yet recovered their strength, Dazhao should forcefully capture Junggar, and from now on they will have to behave themselves.
So Jia Lian, who had been idle for only two days, moved into the ministry again.
…
October 19th is a good time to open a business, sign a contract, offer sacrifices, pray for blessings, break ground, install a bed, travel, erect pillars, and place beams...
As the first mansion to donate a large number of books to the library, Ningguo Mansion received a gold page reward (thank you) document that was delivered by the martial lion team specially invited by the library.
Gold page! How many people saw it parading all the way from the library to Ningguo Mansion? Jia Zhen took a special leave at home to receive the document which would be offered to the ancestral hall.
The Jia family gave up military affairs and turned to literature, but failed in my father's generation.
But in his son's generation, it should be possible.
Jia Zhen was very excited.
The ancestors were afraid of being feared by the royal family, so they set the path for their descendants early on, but in the end, his mother broke it with a hammer here and a stick there.
On this day, the Jia family was undoubtedly bustling.
Even Mr. Huang and Qian Ruchuan, who were far away in the countryside, were invited to watch the ceremony.
In the evening, after learning from her brother that Scholar Qian and Jia Rong were particularly close, Baochai's heart was moved. Then she heard Xue Pan say, "Scholar Qian will also go to the Jia family to study next year. What a pity! I was thinking that I would wait until he passed the imperial examination and then arrange a match between him and my sister.
Unexpectedly, when Grandma You saw him, she liked him very much and introduced Zhen Xianglian, who had been abducted for many years and was brought to the Jia family by Madam Shen. ”
What? Baochai's face turned pale.
"I heard that the Japanese vanguards fought very well, and the emperor will definitely hold a special examination next year."
Xue Pan really felt sorry for his sister.
He also has high hopes for Mr. Qian.
But my sister hesitated and missed it.
"Opening the Enke doesn't mean that he will definitely pass the exam."
What is a juren? Aunt Xue really couldn't like it.
If the war in Japan goes well, it means my brother will be back soon.
By then, will the new Duke’s niece still have trouble finding a husband? "no!"
Xue Pan shook his head, "My cousin Zhu has also talked to him, and even took him to the Imperial College, invited Lord Li, and brought him a lot of books. They all said that he will be fine next year."
“…”
Baochai couldn't help but feel a little pain in her heart.
Did she really miss someone special? "No, I heard that Xianglian just found her mother, and her family is very poor now. There are only two orphans and a widow, and there is not even a man in the family."
As she spoke, Aunt Xue stole a glance at her daughter and said, "Since Mr. Qian has a bright future, why would he be willing to marry her?"
"No matter how poor her family is, it's still better than Mr. Qian's, right?"
Xue Pan asked his sister, "Madam Feng will come to the mansion every three days to teach you embroidery lessons, right?"
"yes!"
Baochai tried to calm down and said, "Her craftsmanship is very good. Madam Shen specially invited her to teach us double-sided embroidery. The salary should be quite high."
"She is still teaching at the embroidery shop of the fourth aunt of the West Mansion."
Xue Pan said, "I heard from Min Jianbai that last month, he helped Madam Feng buy a courtyard house in South City, and that courtyard house was registered under the name of his daughter."
He had also seen Xianglian from afar.
At that time, Madam Feng had not yet come to recognize her as her relative.
He tried several times to ask his mother to arrange a marriage for him.
But he also knew clearly that his mother would not agree.
Plus, he was afraid of Madam Shen, so he didn’t have the courage to go over there…
Xue Pan felt so regretful. He had thought that if he could think of some solutions before she turned 15 and came of age, he might still have a chance. However, he never expected that suddenly, everything was gone.
Thinking of this, he also became uninterested.
"Forget it, I'm going to write big characters."
There's no point in saying anything.
If he didn't write beautiful characters, even if he memorized the Three Character Classic and Thousand Character Classic, the teachers would not donate his copied books to the countryside.
Now in the class, everyone is trying hard to write their names on the copied books and donate them to let others know.
Xue Pan went to write, and Baochai returned to her room, feeling very confused.
Time moves forward bit by bit, with some happy and some sad.
On the eighth day of November, Lin Ruhai finally arrived in Beijing amid the anticipation of countless people.
He first went into the palace and had a long chat with the emperor. It was only after dinner that he rushed to Rongguo Mansion in the heavy snow to see his wife and children.
At this time, Jia Min and her two children had been waiting for a long time.
The couple had not seen each other for nearly two years.
Although we exchange letters frequently, no matter how good the letters are, how can they compare to the real person?
Grandmother Jia looked at her best son-in-law and smiled so much that her face was full of wrinkles.
Sure enough, her Min'er is the luckiest.
Even the Princess of Rong is not as good as her daughter.
"Mother-in-law, please accept my greetings!"
"Get up quickly, get up quickly. The ground is cold. Why are you being polite to your family?"
The old lady personally helped her son-in-law up.
The son-in-law came to Beijing, and their family started to prosper again.
The East Palace has always been superior to the West Palace.
But now...
Grandmother Jia was thinking in her mind that their West Mansion was better.
First, with more people, they can suppress the East Palace.
Secondly, not only did the boss of their Western Mansion go on a diplomatic mission to the Rakshasa Kingdom, but Lian'er was also a doctor in the armory. Both the son-in-law and grandson-in-law were valued by the emperor.
No matter how well the Shen family of Dongfu performs, it will be useless without anyone.
She could only support her own children and grandchildren.
Grandmother Jia was very satisfied.
He held Lin Ruhai's hand and talked for a long time, until all the younger generations became anxious for Jia Min, Daiyu and Chang'an, and only then did he let him leave.
"Nothing, I'll be in Beijing from now on."
Lin Ruhai smiled at his wife and children, "The Emperor has given me half a month's leave."
"Hmm~" Jia Min's face showed joy and worry, "But it's not easy to be an official in the Ministry of Revenue!"
Her husband has been busy these years, and she actually wants him to have more free time.
Once he becomes the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who knows how busy he will be.
"As long as the family is together, it doesn't matter if we are a little busy."
He has wanted to go to Beijing for a long time.
Countless times, my dreams were of my wife and children.
Because I missed you so much, I had nightmares many times.
Lin Ruhai touched the heads of his two children and said, "They have really grown taller."
He glanced at his son again.
In the dream, the son died early, and his wife died soon due to excessive grief.
Only he and Daiyu depend on each other.
When he woke up, his pillow was wet.
I had this dream again and again.
There was no other way, so he put all the letters from Jia Min and his two children on the bed so that he could touch them, read them, and smell the letters that seemed to carry their scent at any time.
"Min'er, you've worked hard."
It’s better to go to Beijing.
My wife and children are here.
He is not a poor man who can't even protect his daughter and has to send her to Beijing.
Lin Ruhai was very happy because the emperor had suffered a stroke and could not take care of anything.
I am so happy that all the princes in the capital have fallen. The situation in the capital and Jiangnan has become clear at once.
Otherwise, he would be overwhelmed just dealing with the Zhen family, and it would be impossible for him to build one salt factory after another.
"Why am I working so hard?"
Jia Min's eyes were a little wet, "It's the master who is really working hard."
"Both parents have worked hard."
Lin Changan followed his sister and walked beside his parents, "Just wait, everything will be fine when I grow up."
“Hahaha~~~”
Lin Ruhai was so happy that he hugged him and said, "Then Dad will wait until you grow up."
"Dad! Chang'an is the best at coaxing people with his mouth."
When her brother raised his eyebrows proudly at her, Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "You must remember where the north is, and don't let him fool you so much that you can't even tell the direction."
"Hahaha, you guys~"
Jia Min was amused. Her son was indeed very good at coaxing. "Master, you really need to prepare a few more rulers. Otherwise, if you are angry and don't hit him, you may forget to punish him the next moment."
"Oh my mother, dear sisters, why are you trying to sabotage me again?"
His grandmother was always able to get what she wanted by his coaxing.
My aunt and cousins are also fine.
Even my mother and elder sister cannot escape their sharp eyes no matter what I do.
"Really? Hahaha, then I'll go buy a few more rulers tomorrow."
Lin Ruhai laughed.
The laughter of the family of four seemed to warm up the cold day.
Jia Wen, who was riding back to the East Courtyard with her two children, listened from afar and couldn't help but smile.
The mourning period will come in a few days.
My daughter's marriage can now be put on the agenda.
Jia Wen was also very happy.
Although she doesn't have a good husband, she has a pair of good children.
"Luckily my aunt isn't like my grandmother."
Min Mei was afraid that her mother would feel bad when she saw her fourth uncle, so after washing up, she simply slept in the same bed with her mother. "Look at the proud look on grandma's face as she held Uncle Lin's hand and looked at us."
"Pfft, why do you care so much?"
Jia Wen tucked the quilt in for her daughter and said, "As long as your fourth aunt is doing well, that's all."
She doesn't care about her stepmother.
No matter what, the eldest brother and the fourth sister are good.
Out of respect for her eldest brother and fourth sister, her stepmother never made things difficult for her, and that was enough.
"Your fourth uncle has to go to the East Palace tomorrow. Will you still go to school tomorrow?"
"Won't!"
Min Mei said, "I saw my second and third sisters ask someone to inform the Xue family that they don't have to go to school tomorrow."
"Wasn't it you who was in charge of this before?"
Jia Wen was curious.
"Don't I have to embroider a lot of things recently?"
Min Mei hesitated for a moment.
She is going to embroider her dowry.
"So I gave the position of school manager to my second sister. The second sister thought that my third sister should also take on some responsibilities, so she brought her along as well." (End of this chapter)
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