Chapter 259: Thank you: If you knew who my wife is, you would also think I am lucky

Xie Hui had prepared New Year gifts for the entire Shen family. Even the golden cake had dried fish made by the chef of the Princess's Mansion. He had come to the Shen family to thank him countless times. After the New Year gifts were delivered, he greeted Old Madam Shen and others, and then came to talk to Shen Yuan alone in the warm pavilion.

"You just said you had something to tell me, what was it?"

On the way here just now, Xie Hui spoke in a serious tone, and Shen Yuan thought he had something serious to say, otherwise why would he come to her so soon after returning from the palace.

"Manman, didn't I buy two geese from the village?"

"Ah, what's wrong? Did you tell me? Is the goose beautiful?"

"I don't think they look like they like me very much."

Shen Yuan was a little stunned. When did her brother become so... childish and cute? "Ah? Is this what you want to tell me?"

Xie Hui told Shen Yuan that the two geese only liked his parents and were not at all friendly to him. Of course, he omitted the incident in which he was nagged by the geese. "I'm afraid that when I propose marriage, they will nagged me on the way. Wouldn't that make people laugh at me?" Xie Hui felt that his reason was very sufficient.

Shen Yuan couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and he almost cried.

"But you bought them back when you were on duty, which shows that they have a connection with us. Why don't you bribe them with some delicious food?"

Xie Hui suddenly felt embarrassed. He was already a grown man, and now he was talking about these things just for two geese. He reached out and touched his nose, "You're right. I'll go back and give it a try."

Shen Yuan noticed Xie Hui's embarrassment and smiled as he changed the subject. "So the matter of Qingxi Village has been resolved now? Are you going to Jingzhao Prefecture soon?"

"I am not officially in office yet when I go to Jingzhao Prefecture. I will go and take a look tomorrow. If they are too busy, I will go and help. The affairs of Qingxi Village will be handed over to the county magistrate, but I always feel that this matter is not over yet."

The two families had a big fight, but they had to live together in the same village afterwards. There were too many times when they quarreled over trivial matters. Their relationship had already broken down. At this time, even the smallest matter could cause them to fight again. These were just speculations. Xie Hui naturally hoped that they could get along harmoniously and not cause any more trouble.

"The work in Jingzhao Prefecture is much harder than in other government offices. There is no rest on weekends or during the New Year. So, are the salaries also higher than in other government offices?" As Shen Yuan was talking, the topic suddenly went off topic.

Xie Hui nodded and said, "It's true that Zhou Zhongan's salary was higher than mine before, but it's not bad if he doesn't have to pay into the family every month." A high salary is one thing, but Zhou Zhongan is a superior and works hard on weekdays. He often pays for his brothers to have a meal out of his own pocket. When he sees an elderly widow while handling a case, he is kind enough to pay for the subsidy out of his own pocket. It can only be said that it is a good thing that the Zhou family does not rely on his salary to survive, otherwise the whole family would have to starve.

Shen Yuan smiled and said, "Then it seems that the emperor is right to let you two go to Jingzhao Prefecture. If your family does not have much wealth, you will starve to death as a Jingzhao Shaoyin. But don't worry, if you don't have a salary in the future, I will support you and give you a monthly salary every month."

"Then I would like to thank Manman first. I am so blessed. By the way, Princess Zhaoyang will also send a New Year gift tomorrow. I will have someone deliver it tomorrow."

"You're not coming yourself?"

Xie Hui reached out and touched Shen Yuan's hair, sighed and said, "The son-in-law who has not yet married into the family comes to visit every day, I'm afraid that my father-in-law will dislike me."

Xie Hui had lunch at Shen's house as usual today before returning home with the return gift from Shen's family. After returning home, he was not giving up and took some food that geese liked to try to get close to the geese. However, in the end, before he could get close to them, the geese flapped their wings and ran towards him with a fierce look on their faces.

This time Xie Hui gave up completely. From now on, he and E should just turn a blind eye to each other.

New Year's Eve came in a blink of an eye. This time, Shen Yuan was not the only one in the Shen family who was dressed up as a big red envelope. There was also Sui Sui, a small red envelope. During breakfast, Shen Su specially took his son out, and as soon as he saw his sister, he gave the child to her to hold.

"A big red envelope holding a small red envelope."

"Hmph, brother, you should think carefully about how big a red envelope you plan to give me tonight."

Shen Yuan sat down holding Shaun Shaun in his arms. Shaun Shaun was now more than eight months old and quite heavy. Fortunately, he was well-behaved and did not move at all when Shen Yuan held him, only opening his mouth to let out "ah" twice from time to time. Otherwise, Shen Yuan would definitely not be able to hold him.

"Sui Sui, call me aunt."

“Ahhh”

"aunt"

"ah"

Shen Xu laughed at her, "At your age, you should think your name is Auntie." He reached out and took the child back.

"Sister-in-law, can Suisui have a famous name today?" Shen Yuan remembered that it was she who gave Suisui the name on New Year's Eve last year.

"Grandfather said he has already chosen a name and will tell us tonight during the New Year's Eve dinner."

"Did you hear that, Sui Sui? You're finally going to be famous."

This year's New Year's Day was celebrated as usual, with the He family of three going to the Shen family to celebrate New Year's Eve. On the second day of the New Year, the Shen family accompanied He Ying back to her parents' home. Both families were small, so it would be more lively if they got together.

This year Shen Yun still gave the job of pasting couplets at home to his son, but this year there was one more helper, Lu Ne, and two supervisors, Shen Yuan and Shen Xi. Lu Ne didn't talk much, but he worked very efficiently, and Shen Yun liked this brother-in-law more and more.

"Sister, I heard that my aunt has sent me a letter. Is she doing well there?"

"Well, mom is fine, but she wants us to come over. It's a bit boring to spend the New Year there with just her and dad. And my brother has also sent a letter. It just arrived this morning. He said that the New Year will be very lively there. He wants to bring all the childless elderly people and children whose parents have passed away to the county government to celebrate the New Year. The merchants in the county have also donated fireworks together, so that the people of the entire county can watch the fireworks on the night of the 30th."

Yunyang County went from being penniless to being better and better. Two consecutive county magistrates were good officials who worked hard for the people. The merchants and people in Yunyang County were very grateful. The people knew that their county magistrate was going to host a banquet for the widows and orphans in the county government office, so they secretly threw vegetables and meat to the gate of the county government office before dawn. The merchants wanted to donate money, but the merchants were also the people, and Shen Duan naturally could not accept the money that came from an unknown source. So these merchants pooled their money and bought enough fireworks to set off for one night. It would be boring for one or two people to watch it, so if they wanted to watch it, all the people in the county had to watch it together.

Shen Xi was also very happy for her brother. Her brother always reported good news but not bad news to his family. But she asked her brother's servant and learned that it was really not easy for her brother when he first went to Yunyang County. It was worth it for her brother's efforts. Now Yunyang County is getting better and better.

"No wonder Big Brother is reluctant to leave Yunyang County. If it were me, I would be reluctant too."

"Well, that's right." Shen Xi whispered to Shen Yuan, "My mother said that compared to getting married and giving her grandchildren, what my brother is doing now is more meaningful, so she won't urge my brother to get married anymore. But I don't think that's necessarily the case. There must be good girls in Yunyang County. Maybe the fate will come someday."