Chapter 1291 The Xiao Family Visits Again
Of the entire Meng family, probably only Uncle Meng would be willing to welcome them.
Since everyone Meng Yunzheng knew was here, he naturally decided to stay in Jiangyuan County for the New Year.
More importantly, he still had to return to the Meng family in February after the New Year to take the preliminary examination for the imperial examination.
His initial request in the imperial court was to return to his ancestral home, and the late emperor transferred his household registration back to the Meng family. To participate in the county, prefectural, or provincial examinations, one had to take them in their place of household registration.
He can't possibly go to the Meng family to celebrate the New Year, then come back, and then go back to the Meng family again, can he?
Otherwise, if he stays at the Meng family's house until the county exam, wouldn't that be annoying?
That's too much trouble to keep rushing around like this.
Shu Yu couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. "Don't worry, our family's New Year's Eve dinner will be very lively. You can bring Xiao Song Le along then."
There will definitely be many people at the Lu family this year. The old lady is still alive, and naturally all three branches of the family will gather together during the Lunar New Year.
Last year we spent the New Year in exile, this year is finally a true family reunion.
Meng Yunzheng laughed and said, "Okay, let's go freeload on New Year's Eve and keep doing so until the Lantern Festival."
"You are welcome anytime."
Since it was agreed that Meng Pei would take the melon seeds and sunflower oil to the capital, Shu Yu didn't plan to go to the post station anymore.
Instead, they went directly to the escort agency in front.
Meng Yunzheng's return surprised everyone in the escort agency.
Shu Yu told Meng Pei that she had divided the items into several portions. The rest were fine; they could be delivered directly to the owner's house.
Even though it was intended for Lady Hou, it still had to be given to her separately.
Shu Yu had never been to the Wan family's residence, so she was unaware of their situation, who was in charge, and Hou Shi's current status within the household.
I was afraid that delivering things to her door rashly would cause her trouble.
So he asked Meng Pei to check the situation first, and if it really didn't work, he would send her share to the Yao family and ask Madam Yao to help deliver it.
Although Madam Yao had never met Lady Hou, she had heard of her.
Meng Pei noted everything down, and Shu Yu left the escort agency after giving her instructions.
Meng Yunzheng took a small bag of melon seeds and a small jar of oil to the county government office. Shu Yu was speechless when she saw his stingy appearance. "Even if you're giving them to Lord Xiang to try, you can't give him this little bit, can you?"
"You're the only family that has this right now, and the quantity is limited and it's expensive, so naturally you have to use it sparingly. He's already lucky to have anything to eat, how can he be greedy?"
Shu Yu had originally planned to accompany him to the county government office, but upon seeing this, she immediately abandoned the idea.
"I see it's getting late. I told Grandma before I left that I should go home for dinner as soon as possible. So, I'll head home now?"
Meng Yunzheng shook his head. What's this called? "Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately."
Shu Yu pretended not to see his expression and decisively got into the carriage and went straight home.
Who knew that instead of going to the county government office, someone from the county government office came to her house.
The person who came was Xiao Shi. Shu Yu hadn't seen her since their last meeting.
I thought we wouldn't have much contact anymore, but who knew she would come to my door again.
However, this time when Madam Xiao came, her demeanor was completely different from the last time.
She must have been waiting in the main room for quite a while when the old lady secretly came over and told her that she had already brewed tea twice and that something important might be happening.
Therefore, as soon as Shu Yu entered the main room, the old lady led the others to the kitchen to prepare food, leaving them to talk alone.
Shu Yu sat down opposite her. "Madam, is there something you need from me?"
(End of this chapter)
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