Chapter 363: New Year's Eve
"Giving it only to the first wife and not the second and third wives, won't that create further discord among the families?" Madam Cao said, "The other two families already accused you of favoring the first wife. Won't that cause discord among them?"
Cao Lesheng said with a long face, "If they were half as smart as that kid Jiancheng, I wouldn't be like this."
"Forget about giving them all. Let's keep them for ourselves." Madam Cao said, "Everything Madam gives as a reward is good."
The third daughter-in-law looked down on the rice that Jiang Tangtang gave her last time. God knows how delicious it would be if used to cook rice.
She had never eaten anything so delicious in her entire life.
Not knowing how delicious rice was, she ate more than usual and felt that she was feeling better now.
This time, the dried fruits and tea leaves are specially packed in such fine porcelain jars, and you can tell at first glance that they are good stuff.
"Then keep it and eat it ourselves!" Although Cao Lesheng said so, he still favored his eldest grandson who could inherit his mantle.
"When Jiancheng comes to study at night, I'll make him some sweet soup. It's hard work for him, young as he is, to stay up late with an old man like me."
Mrs. Cao still couldn't understand his thoughts, and she said repeatedly, "I understand."
Except for Cao Lesheng and his wife, all the staff in the Office of Staff knew that everything Jiang Tangtang distributed was good stuff.
"Please keep these tea leaves and dried fruits well and make sure they don't get damp." Wen Minshun carefully opened the can of tea leaves, took a sip, and felt refreshed.
"I know!" Wen Minshun's wife, Qin, said with a smile, "When have I ever failed to keep the rewards Madam gave me?"
Wen Minshun knew that his wife was fine, but after drinking the flower tea given by Jiang Tangtang, he vaguely felt that it was extraordinary.
In his mind, these were all worthless goodies, so he couldn't help but explain them in more detail.
In addition to the Secretariat, a group of officials in Bohai County also received flower tea and dried fruits from Jiang Tangtang.
Although these newly appointed officials received the benefits from Jiang Tangtang for the first time, they had already heard that the benefits she distributed were always extraordinary.
When they took a look at the dried fruits and tea leaves, they found that the tea was the best they had ever seen.
Some of them had received rewards from the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty before, and they even felt that the tea distributed by Jiang Tangtang was better than the tribute tea in the past.
As for the dried fruits, they didn't see anything special about them yet. But both the Great Zhou and Lingnan had been experiencing drought for two consecutive years.
How long has it been since you last saw fruit?
Not to mention dried fruits of such good quality.
In fact, after such a severe drought, getting such a piece of dried fruit is far more precious than jewelry and jade.
The officials who received rewards were all extremely grateful to Jiang Tangtang, while those who didn't receive any silently vowed to work harder next year.
"Isn't it just a jar of dried fruit and a jar of tea? How can it be so special? Look at the way those people talk about it. If you don't know, you would think it's a reward of some precious treasures!"
Ling Yanzhu pursed her lips and said, "These officials are so short-sighted! They are so ignorant."
Ling Yanli looked around and made sure there were no outsiders around before she whispered, "I heard those things came from heaven, and you can't buy them even with a ton of money."
Ling Yanzhu scoffed in disbelief, "Sister, have you also been brainwashed by those lowly refugees? Where are there any gods in this world? If Jiang Shi really is a disciple of a god, why doesn't she go to heaven to become a fairy instead of suffering in this mortal world? It's just a trick to play with people's hearts. Those lowly people can't see it, so why can't you see it?"
Ling Yanli said, "But I think the person who said that does have a point. Think about it! The drought has been so severe over the past two years. Where can we get fresh fruit for drying and tea picking?"
Ling Yanzhu didn't believe the immortal disciple's story. She thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps these were the dried fruits and tea leaves that were collected before the drought and kept until now, and then used to play tricks on them."
"But I heard that the tea is new and has a particularly good fragrance." Ling Yanli said, "They all come from noble families, how can they not tell the difference between old and new tea?"
Ling Yanzhu pondered for a long time before saying, "Could it have been brought back from overseas? Didn't we hear that General Lu took over an island overseas? The Zhou family has also prospered along with him."
Zhou Lei had made achievements in Nan'an, so of course he had to publicize them and set them as an example. So the fact that Zhou Lei had just returned from Nan'an with three ships of goods was not only not concealed, but also spread everywhere.
Many people in the refugee camp heard about his deeds.
At this moment, the two sisters had complicated feelings when talking about the Zhou family.
At the beginning, the Zhou family was exiled just like the Lu family. It was thought that the Zhou family, like the Lu family, would be finished.
From now on, there will be no place for them in the powerful circle of the capital.
But who would have thought that one of these two families would become the future ruler of the country, and the other would become the newest powerful person.
However, these prosperous families fell into decline due to the change of dynasties...
But no one wants to decline like this. The Ling sisters are unwilling to accept this, and Qu Xiujie and Chi Jianzhang are still making their last struggle.
The two could not find any news about the Anyang Earl's family, so they finally went to find Lu Shiyan's close associates like Zhou Lei and tried other ways.
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Time quickly arrived and it was New Year’s Eve.
Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan had made plans to send Lu Shili to Nan'an after the new year.
On the first day of the new year, Lu Shiyan will lead his troops to drive the Western Rong Rouran out of this land.
In addition, the family has not celebrated the New Year together for several years, so this year's New Year is particularly precious.
Lu Jingcheng and his siblings followed Lu Shiyan like little tails all day long.
Lu Shiyan was always very strict when it came to his children's education. He was usually busy and didn't have time to check on his children's homework, but he would always check on them regardless of whether it was Chinese New Year or not.
Lu Tiantian pouted in grievance and went to Jiang Tangtang to complain, "Mom, Daddy is so bad."
Jiang Tangtang was amused and glared at Lu Shiyan, "Can't you change the time for the exam? Come and help me stir the eggs."
Lu Shiyan could keep a cold face towards his children, but he had no way to deal with his pretty wife.
So I left the kids alone for the moment and went over to stir the egg liquid.
Today is Chinese New Year, and Jiang Tangtang plans to make a big cake.
She hadn't baked a cake for a long time. When the children heard that Jiang Tangtang was going to make a cake, they were very happy.
They also gathered around to help.
Jiang Tangtang simply directed the father and son to make the cakes, occasionally doing a little mischief by drawing mustaches on their faces.
There was laughter and joy in the kitchen, and everyone was enjoying the happiness and joy of the moment.
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