Chapter 297 Zhao Houyang's Joy of Opening Gifts
Dongmian deftly pulled out a whole roasted chicken from the cupboard. It must have been prepared in advance by the kitchen for tomorrow's breakfast. Without hesitation, he tore off the chicken leg and handed it to Zhao Houjing. "Master, please eat it! You've suffered so much these days. When we get back, tell His Highness to deal with these heartless people."
Zhao Houjing didn't refuse. He took the chicken leg and took a big bite. "You two should eat quickly. We don't know what will happen tomorrow! As for these people, there's no need for me to take action. I'll go back and study hard, and then I'll deal with them myself."
How much Zhao Houjing missed his father and grandmother in the past, how much he hated them now. In the past few years, despite his two younger brothers looking at him like a fool, he sent money to his good father every month without fail.
He even consoled himself by saying, "It must be the two younger brothers who don't understand how good Dad is." But now, he, the supposedly good dad, doesn't even bother to pretend. This only proves his blindness.
He thought about all those years when even Yang Chengchen had gently reminded him not to hurt his mother's feelings. And this was how his good father repaid his filial piety. He was almost pissed off.
Thinking about this, Zhao Houjing kept reminding himself to stay calm. Only by taking care of the present could he have a future. After regaining his composure, Zhao Houjing joined Dongmian and the others in devouring their food. The only thing that mattered now was eating. Once he started eating, he didn't have time to dwell on anything so far away.
Zhao Houyang was different from his two brothers. He took the letter himself and asked the people around him to take the gifts. He quickly returned to his own courtyard. He washed up as quickly as possible, then dismissed all the servants around him. Only then did he happily start to open the gifts.
He first looked at his second brother's, which he was most looking forward to, because there were so many small boxes. Zhao Houyang opened the box carefully and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Wow!"
Then he circled around the small box a few times, muttering involuntarily, "Where did Second Brother go to make his fortune? He looks like a rich man."
Especially when he pulled out a pure gold jade pendant from the box, his eyes widened. This could be cashed in at any time. Although they were the eldest princess's sons, their food, clothing, housing and transportation were all paid for by the mansion. The only money they could freely use was the New Year's money and the monthly allowance.
Although their mother often gave them all kinds of good things, they would never sell them unless it was a critical moment. Otherwise, others would think that the Princess's Mansion was just a facade, and that would be a joke to the entire Yuanjing.
The eldest brother gave that person money every month, which resulted in him not attending many gatherings with classmates, and he never thought of getting those good things.
Besides, they usually studied at the academy, and sometimes they would go out to eat with classmates or attend poetry banquets, which all cost money. Basically, they didn't have much money left from their monthly allowance, so he was very surprised when his second brother gave him such a large gold jade pendant.
And the gift he gave was of this quality. He guessed that what his second brother gave to his mother might be a complete set of pure gold jewelry. According to his second brother's thoughtful character, it is certain that his eldest brother and Yang Chengchen must have something as well, but he didn't know if it was in the shape of a jade pendant.
This is not something that can be saved up from the little money my second brother's monthly allowance can provide.
Zhao Houyang was thinking at this moment that when his second brother came back, he would ask him how he got so much money. If it was legal and compliant, he could follow his example when he went out to study!
If Zhao Lingmeng knew about Zhao Houyang's doubts, she would definitely tell him that there is a profession in the world that makes the most money, and that is being a trader.
Zhao Houming, the daring young man, would give the escort team some extra money whenever they arrived at a place, and then follow them with a cart of goods. The escort team members, who also wanted to pay back the money, turned a blind eye to this. Furthermore, the two men accompanying Zhao Houming were obviously experts, so no one had any bad intentions.
When he arrived at the place, he sold all his things first, and then went to the academy to hand in his visiting card and study and communicate with peace of mind.
Zhao Houyang slowly read through his second brother Zhao Houming's gift before excitedly opening the gift from his eldest brother Zhao Houjing. Zhao Houyang was stunned by his eldest brother's gift. It was a jade pendant made from a single piece of silver. He picked it up and weighed it, feeling it must have weighed ten taels. That must have been quite a lot for his eldest brother!
"That's quite a bit! Big brother, do you have any more money to bring back?"
Zhao Houyang was only happy to receive the gift from his second brother, but now he felt a little uncomfortable with the gift from his eldest brother. Zhao Houyang thought to himself that his eldest brother would not beg for food all the way back!
This shows how poor Zhao Houjing must be in everyone's mind. However, after Zhao Houjing bought gifts for his family and added the cost of bringing them back, the money he had collected from Sun Tu was almost gone.
If he wanted to set off and come back, he had no choice but to target Sun Tu again.
After seeing the gifts from his two brothers, Zhao Houyang couldn't wait to read the letters they wrote to him. The letters didn't say much, just some daily greetings, some interesting stories along the way, and a reminder to listen to his mother!
After reading the letters from his elder and second brothers, Zhao Houyang had only one thought in his mind: "These two brothers are quite in sync. Their writing styles are similar!"
But he was still very happy at this time. He knew the news about his two brothers and received gifts and letters, which made him feel even better. He fell asleep that night and had good dreams.
When he woke up the next morning and received a 100-liang silver note from his mother as New Year's money, he smiled even more happily. In addition, his rich cousin also gave him a 50-liang silver note.
This was real money that he could control. His mother had never given him such a large sum of money before, and this year's amount surprised him greatly.
During the Lunar New Year holiday, Zhao Lingmeng felt like time was passing by incredibly slowly. She was either on her way to the palace or on her way to a banquet. She left early and returned late every day, completely exhausted.
As soon as the new year was over, Zhao Lingmeng couldn't wait to order people to close the main gate of the mansion. She stayed in the mansion and never went out again, returning to her idle life.
Fan Yong, who had been recuperating at the mansion with Zhao Lingmeng, returned to the Fan Mansion to recuperate after the Lunar New Year. Just before leaving, he received the medical list Zhao Lingmeng had given him, and he regretted it so much that he wanted to return all the Lunar New Year gifts.
If he had known it was so expensive, he would have returned to the Fan Mansion to keep it. He no longer coveted Doctor Ma. Although Doctor Ma was a good doctor, he could not afford to keep such a money-eating beast. At this moment, he felt that he was too thick-skinned and thick-skinned to be worthy of such a good doctor.
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