【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 224 Grandmother Jia 26

The green hills are faintly covered with water, and the grasses in the south of the Yangtze River are not withered in autumn.

Twenty-Four Bridges On a moonlit night, where can a beautiful lady teach me how to play the flute?

Yangzhou in October has a unique scenery. Lin Ruhai of the Lin family has been waiting at the dock since lunch. The prosperous Yangzhou dock is lined with large ships and small boats shuttle freely. At the beginning of the afternoon, two huge ships slowly sailed into the dock, with a big "Jia" character on the signboard.

"Hurry! The boat has arrived, Steward Zhao, get ready."

Housekeeper Zhao took a look at the big ship and hurriedly told the coachmen behind him to get ready. He heard that the Jia family was wealthy and powerful, and they must have brought a lot of things with them on their trip. Therefore, he was afraid that the five carriages in the mansion would not be enough, so he went to the carriage shop to rent fifteen carriages, thinking that twenty carriages should be enough.

After the boat stopped, Jia Lian brought his servants to identify the people first and asked about the number of carriages.

"Lian'er, I heard that Yuanchun and the others are here this time?"

Jia Lian bowed respectfully and then nodded. "Uncle, here come Uncle Jing and my niece Ningxia and my nephew Rong'er from Ningguo Mansion. I'm bringing my younger brother Zhang, my younger sister Shaochun, and my younger sister Yingchun from the main house of Rongguo Mansion. Sister Yuanchun and my younger sister Fengchun are coming from the second house. However, my younger sister Yingchun is too young, so she's being taken care of by my grandmother herself."

Lin Ruhai nodded. The number of people was correct. There were nine masters and enough carriages. The yard prepared by his wife was also right.

Nine masters plus Lin Ruhai sat in eight carriages, the luggage filled ten carriages, the maids and old women filled two carriages, and the male servants could only squeeze with the coachman. Butler Zhao sat on the shaft of the last carriage to oversee the situation.

The groom sighed and said, "Butler, I didn't expect the Jia family to be so wealthy. Those ten carriages were loaded with twenty large boxes, half of which were gifts for our family. From small clothes and shoes for the children to jewelry for adults, everything is complete."

Butler Zhao laughed and scolded him, "You short-sighted person, when has the Jia family ever failed to send less in annual gifts?"

"That's different. Never before have you put so much thought into it." The groom exclaimed in amazement. "According to a little maid, he originally brought over thirty boxes of luggage, and left over a dozen with the eleventh branch of the Jia family in Jinling. I wish I had a relative who was an official, haha~"

"Just daydreaming!"

Yun Xi held Yingchun and fed her water. The child had been well-behaved since she was young. When Zhang was raising her, she often said how well-behaved the child was. If it was a well-behaved child, she would be willing to take care of her. She couldn't handle Yingchun's excessive energy.

"Xiao Yingchun, are you hungry?"

"I'm hungry. Eat some cakes." Little Yingchun looked at her eagerly with moist eyes. Yun Xi felt that she was so cute. She found the water chestnut cake from the luggage beside her, broke it into pieces and put it in a small bowl. She added warm water and stirred it into a paste to feed Yingchun. Little Yingchun ate mouthful after mouthful like a little bird waiting to be fed by its mother.

When we arrived at the Lin residence, the child had already eaten and fallen asleep.

"Mother!"

In front of the main gate of the Lin Mansion, Jia Min, holding her big belly, looked at Yun Xi with tears in her eyes, which showed her admiration for her mother.

The young boy at the side then called out, "Grandma, Cousin Yuanchun, Second Brother Lian, Third Brother Zhang, Cousin Fengchun, Sister Ningxia, Sister Shaochun, Sister Yingchun."

Yuanchun brought her younger brother and sister to return the gift. At this time, the lively Jia Zhang came up and circled around Lin Yu, "Wow! Cousin Fugui, how come you've grown so tall?"

Lin Yu smiled embarrassedly, "Third cousin, you are not short."

Jia Zhang smiled and compared his height, "Hey, I'm several years older than you. You'll be as tall as me in two years."

"Zhang'er, stop messing around and get ready to go in."

Yun Xi followed Cui into the Lin Mansion. According to Cui, the house only had five courtyards, and she hoped they would not feel uncomfortable living in it.

Yun Xi shook her head repeatedly, "What are you talking about? We are not big Buddhas, and we can't accommodate them."

Cui smiled and said, "I've arranged for my mother-in-law to live in the courtyard south of Min'er's courtyard. The girls' courtyard is next to the west side of your Qingyu Pavilion, and my brother's courtyard is in the outer courtyard."

"This is a very good arrangement. My mother-in-law is very thoughtful." Yun Xi seemed very easy to talk to.

As the master, she took Yingchun to take a nap. When they woke up, Lanhua and the others had already packed up. The Lin family's nanny came to inform them that it was time for dinner. They should eat something first to fill their stomachs because the formal banquet would be held in the evening.

The food in Yangzhou focuses on being exquisite. Small portions of food are served on white porcelain plates and decorated with flower petals and leaves to look like a painting. There are steamed cheese with sugar, cream stuffed rolls, lotus leaf soup, Ruyi cake, crab dumplings, etc. There are also hairy crabs, mutton soup and various seafood dishes. The main dish is West Lake vinegar fish. Yun Xi took a bite and it tasted very good. It was not the kind of West Lake vinegar fish that people are afraid of in later generations.

No one talks while eating, everyone enjoys the food quietly.

After the meal, the maid cleared the table and brought a pot of tea. The female members of the family drank and chatted together. Lin Ruhai took Jia Jing and the other boys to take an academic test.

"Mother-in-law, everything is fine at home."

Cui didn't drink the tea. Instead, she took a small cup of water and pursed her lips because she was thirsty.

Yun Xi said "Hi", "It's just like that, let's just make do with it. But this year, Hu Ge'er passed the examination for the scholar, and next year Zhu Ge'er and Zhang Ge'er will also take the examination for the student. The year after that, if they pass the examination for the scholar, they can take the examination for the juren together with Hu Ge'er."

"I heard that Hu'er passed the imperial examination and got a good ranking. He should be a sure thing to pass the imperial examination next year." Cui smiled and said, "By the way, did your family give the Imperial College spot to Zhang'er?"

"That's right. Zhang Ge'er is smarter than his two brothers. My family is thinking about whether he can pass the imperial examination and then be selected as an official." Yun Xi asked her: "What are the plans for Yu Ge'er in the future?"

"Brother Yu will have no choice but to take the imperial examination." Cui said proudly, "Fortunately, this child is becoming more and more intelligent. He should have no problem passing the imperial examination."

"That's good. Last time I heard that my mother-in-law had a near-death experience, how are you feeling recently? Are you feeling unwell? If you are, don't delay. We are a wealthy family with plenty of food, drink, and money."

Yun Xi felt that her voice began to sound like that of Lady Jia.

Cui's face was filled with fear. "At that time, I felt that I was about to die and was preparing to make a last will. I didn't expect Min'er to ask for good medicine. Speaking of which, Min'er is really a good daughter-in-law. You have raised her very well."

"A blessed person enters a blessed family. You, mother-in-law, are also a blessed person, so you can attract a blessed daughter-in-law."

After a few pleasantries, the two got down to business.

"Is the Zhen family really that domineering?"

Yun Xi couldn't believe it. The emperor had only gone south twice, and there was no Concubine Zhen in the palace. How could he be so arrogant?

"Yes, the power in Jiangnan has been almost consolidated. If nothing unexpected happens, Ru Hai will be promoted when he returns to Beijing. The four kings and eight dukes have eliminated three families, and several more have secretly defected to Your Majesty. The others can't make trouble for the time being. The only difficulty is with the Zhen family. It's hard to find evidence, and they act too ruthlessly and decisively." Cui came back and explained in a low voice.