Chapter 211 Returning to My Hometown for the New Year
The "For Rent" sign on the door had been torn down, and passersby were curious about who had sold the shop.
The shop opposite Liuxiang Pavilion has changed owners countless times, but none of them can compare to Liuxiang Pavilion.
The sign has also been taken down. The person who bought the shop seems very mysterious. I heard he's not from Linshui County. But it's almost Chinese New Year and there's still no news. We'll definitely have to wait until after the New Year.
After buying the shop, Jiang Mi didn't pay any more attention to it. She was returning to Hongyang Village with her family to celebrate the Chinese New Year in her hometown.
She bought a large horse-drawn carriage that could seat ten people, and then the whole family squeezed into the carriage and headed towards Hongyang Village.
Jiang Zhi found it very unusual; he sat in the front as the horse driver, while the others sat inside.
Jiang's mother lifted the curtain and glanced outside, saying with anticipation, "Of course, we should celebrate the New Year in our hometown. No matter where we are, we should always remember where our roots are."
The rest of the Jiang family nodded in agreement.
Su Yindi looked at Jiang Mi and praised her, "Our family is where it is today thanks to you, little sister. You are a great contributor to our family. When we get back to our hometown, I will make you a big bone soup to nourish your body."
Jiang Cheng nodded upon hearing this: "She definitely needs to be well nourished; my honey has really worked hard this year."
Seeing everyone enjoying themselves, Jiang's mother was very happy: "That's right, harmony brings wealth. It's better for our family to be happy together than anything else."
When they arrived at Hongyang Village, the villagers all came out to see them. It was the first time they had ever seen a horse-drawn carriage, and it was a very novel experience for them.
"This horse is really something else. It's much taller and faster than that donkey. It must be expensive."
"I think this horse isn't even as expensive as the carriage behind it. Look how big this carriage is! It can seat quite a few people. It must have cost a lot of money. Who are the people inside?"
"Who else could it be? The most successful family in our village is the village chief's daughter's family. They opened a restaurant in town and have now made their money back. They're really living the high life."
"Yes, I'm so envious. I wish I had a child like that. I heard that both of their sons passed the imperial examinations. That's incredible! Their ancestors must have accumulated a lot of good karma. They're sure to have a bright future."
Village chief Zhu Qiancheng was waiting at the village entrance. He watched the carriage enter with a smile. The curtain was lifted, and Jiang Cheng and his mother stepped down first.
"Dad, why are you standing here? It's windy here, be careful not to catch a cold!"
Zhu Qiancheng smiled so hard his eyes were almost closed: "Such a joyous occasion, of course I had to come and greet you personally. These second and third sons are truly accomplished, producing two scholars in one go. Our Zhu family has never been so successful before. Although they are descendants of your Jiang family, they still have half of our Zhu family's blood, which is also an honor for us."
The others also got off the car one after another. Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuan and Jiang Zhi quickly bowed to Zhu Qiancheng.
Jiang Xuan said, "Grandpa, you flatter us. We have been studying at the academy for so long. If we hadn't achieved anything, it would have been our own fault. We owe our success today to the guidance of our elders."
The surrounding villagers heard this and praised Jiang Xuan for being a good child, saying that she was indeed educated and spoke so sensibly and appropriately.
"Cultured people speak differently. If it were us, we wouldn't even know how to speak. We still have to study. Studying is the only way out."
"That's not how you should put it. As long as we're happy, that's all that matters. Look at the Jiang family, they not only have an official in the family, but also someone who knows how to do business. They have both money and power. Ordinary people like us can't even dream of that."
"Exactly. Look at that girl, she's so young, yet she's good at business. She grows things we've never even heard of, and she makes a fortune from them. She could never spend it all in her lifetime."
"Yes, I think this child is much prettier now than before, and she's lost weight. She looks like a fairy in a painting. Girls really do change a lot as they grow up!"
Jiang Mi definitely looks much better than before. Her current figure is at a completely normal weight.
With her careful skincare routine, her skin has become increasingly beautiful, to the point that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a beauty of unparalleled grace.
The family followed Zhu Qiancheng back to the Jiang family home. Jiang's mother asked Zhu Qiancheng to stay, saying, "Father, we're going to hold a banquet for Xuan'er and Zhi'er. Why don't you say a few words then?"
Zhu Qiancheng is both the village chief and the maternal grandfather of several children, so he has to come both for his own and public reasons.
"Okay, if you don't mind, then I'll make a fool of myself and say a few words."
Zhu Qiancheng said this, but his face was full of joy. His two grandsons' achievements had brought him a lot of pride. When people mentioned the only two people in Shushan County who had passed the imperial examinations, they all knew that they were his grandsons.
Jiang Mi and her sisters-in-law cleaned the house together. Her brothers-in-law even went to the fields to take care of the work. They decided to have a good and festive New Year and stay home.
Jiang's mother led everyone in making dumplings. They also brought a lot of chickens, ducks, fish, cattle, sheep, and pigs from town, filling half the courtyard. The people around who came to see them were stunned and stared wide-eyed.
They had never seen so much meat before, except at meat stalls; it was truly spectacular.
These things aren't meant for the Jiang family to eat themselves; they'll be used for a banquet in a few days.
"Honey, go catch a chicken, okay?" Su Yindi, heavily pregnant, was preparing to personally kill a chicken to make soup.
Jiang Mi was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly. She had never lifted a finger since she was a child, let alone killed a chicken.
"Sister-in-law, I don't dare. Let my brother do it."
Su Yindi didn't force her, and called Jiang Zhi to do things. While the family was busy, Su's mother suddenly brought Su Xing to the Jiang family's door.
"Brother Yin, please, please save your own brother!"
Su Yindi was stunned for a moment. Since the last incident, she had not contacted the Su family much. Even when she met them on the street, she was only mocked by them in a sarcastic way. As a result, she had even less affection for the Su family.
"Mother, what are you doing? It's the New Year, let's talk things out."
Seeing that Su Yindi's face was cold and his attitude indifferent, clearly indicating that he didn't want to care about them, Su's mother gritted her teeth and knelt down.
"Brother Yin, I beg you, save us, give us a way to live!"
The villagers passing by stopped when they saw this scene. Although they didn't know what was going on, they all felt that it was the daughter's fault that a mother was kneeling down to her daughter.
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