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

Chapter 227 Grandmother Jia 29

After the mother and daughter finished their private conversation, the large dining room was already full of people. The boys and girls were separated by a brocade screen. Jia Min brought the girls and Jia Lian brought the boys. They could talk but couldn't see anyone. Yun Xi cursed inwardly at the feudal dregs, but had no choice but to obey. She held Yingchun and sat next to Cui, at the same table with Lin Ruhai and Jia Jing.

Jia Min has been in a good mood recently, so she asked the kitchen to prepare some heavy-flavored dishes so that the children would not be unable to get used to them.

Today is a family dinner, so there is no need to pay too much attention to etiquette. The children on both sides chatted happily, especially Lin Yu, who was outstanding in both talent and appearance, and received special attention from his sisters.

"Zhang'er, you should learn from Yu'er. Look at how each of their words is full of pearls and each of their sentences is brilliant. It's really enviable."

Fengchun shouted carelessly.

Lin Yu blushed, "Thank you for the compliment, Sister Fengchun."

"Second sister, what can I compare myself to? Don't look at Yu'er just because he's a scholar. In fact, he's not weak at all. We couldn't even win in arm wrestling." Jia Zhang was not fooled and opposed comparisons. He changed the subject, "Although I'm a few years older than Zhang'er, we've already agreed to give it a try next year."

Lin Ruhai swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "Mother-in-law, to my elder brother, Zhang'er can try next year. He has a solid foundation."

Jia Jing's face was calm and he spoke very little. "Then let's give it a try."

Jia Rong raised his hand, "My grandfather brought some information for everyone to see."

The hall was filled with voices of thanks.

Cui was pleased and said, "Hu'er, Zhu'er, Lian'er, Zhang'er, Yu'er, and Rong'er will all enter the officialdom in the future. That will be amazing."

Yun Xi comforted her, "It's okay. Don't expect them to become marquises. It's good enough that they can help each other in the officialdom."

Lin Ruhai nodded. That was true. He could protect the children before he left.

After dinner, Lin Ruhai went to work again. Jia Jing took a group of boys out to meet old friends. Cui asked Yunxi to take a walk to digest the food. Jia Min asked the maid to pick up Yingchun and go to the warm room to play together. There were three floors there. If you want to play the piano, you can play the piano. If you want to play a game of chess, it is very convenient. You can also read and draw. The most important thing is that there is floor heating. When the fire is lit, the whole building will be warm, and you don’t have to suffer from the moisture outside.

"Let's go. It's going to rain soon. Girls can't stand the damp."

"Thank you for your help, auntie."

The girls walked away playing and joking, leaving behind a trail of joyful notes.

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"That's great, we're still young."

Cui envied the youthful vigor of young girls, who were like the rising sun.

"Haha, we're both young now. Are you planning to propose marriage to Yu'er?"

"Why? You have a good girl to recommend. If it's your girl, it's not a bad idea. Your family has a good tradition and will treat girls well."

"What are you thinking? They are related by blood."

Yun Xi repeatedly expressed her disagreement!

After resting for a few days at the Lin family to recover, the boys including Jia Lian and Jia Rong were left at home to study. Lin Ruhai went to teach them whenever he had time, striving to cram more knowledge before the imperial examination.

Yun Xi and several other girls were taken by Cui to attend banquets held by various families in Yangzhou. During the winter, when they had some free time, the ladies of each family would organize banquets to keep in touch with each other. As a close minister of the emperor, Lin Ruhai was invited by many families.

Cui did not visit every household. She often visited the homes of the Yangzhou prefect, the co-prefect, and the magistrate. She would also organize banquets to invite these people back.

On this day, most of the plum blossoms in the Lin family's garden were in bloom, so Cui planned to hold a simple plum blossom viewing banquet three days later.

"Mother-in-law, I've asked the embroiderer from Nishang Pavilion to make new clothes for everyone. I'd be grateful if you could entertain her later. Just admiring plum blossoms is too monotonous. This winter, admiring colored glass is in fashion. I need to go buy some new and exotic colored glass."

Yun Xi held onto the impulsive Cui and said, "Mother-in-law, please don't. I brought the Liuli. I bought it from an overseas merchant."

As she spoke, she asked Lanhua to rummage through her luggage. What she brought were her own private collection. Crystal balls were once popular and friends loved to give them as gifts. Yun Xi, who had a collecting habit, bought quite a few of them. They looked pretty good when displayed at home. After she bought a house last time, she put most of them into her space. Wouldn't they come in handy now?

Cui was stunned by the glassware that Yun Xi brought. There were all kinds of crystal balls with various scenes in the middle, a white crystal snow scene three-dimensional picture; a black mysterious castle picture; a red and white Christmas picture with Santa Claus's expression was very funny; a red festive New Year picture with a fat baby in it that was very attractive; a set of twelve zodiac pictures, all in red, with each animal's movements unique and adorable, but the dragon was not included; there were also pictures of various flower fairies, fox spirits, etc.

Cui was dazzled. "Wow! How come it's so beautiful! Must be expensive?"

"It's okay. I'll give it to you. I have a lot more." Yun Xi was very generous. It was only a few dozen dollars, but she had bought it several years ago.

Cui was shocked. "My mother-in-law is so rich? No, I must give her money. This is a rare treasure."

Yun Xi didn't care, thinking that she would just give a few thousand taels, but she didn't expect Cui to send 100,000 taels the next day.

silence……

The room was filled with silence...

Yun Xi felt like she had endless money to spend. Looking at the room full of grandchildren, nephews, and great-grandchildren, she felt like an ancestor for the first time. Oh, and her daughter was pregnant with another one.

With a wave of his hand, he said proudly, "Including the unborn babies, there are exactly ten of them. Lanhua, give each of them 10,000 taels of flowers. I heard from Nanny Gu that the girls envy Min'er's huge treasure pavilion. She can buy whatever she wants with her own money. Learning how to spend money is also very important."

"Wow!"

The children cheered and each of them held on to the big box tightly.

"Grandma, let's go shopping in the afternoon, no, tomorrow!"

I have to measure the size with the embroiderer today.

"Yeah, yeah! Let's go out and play."

"Go ahead, bring enough people with you and go wherever you want." Yun Xi said in a relaxed manner, "You guys should relax too. I'll give Lanhua a reward of two taels of silver to each servant and ask them to take good care of the master."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Cui asked the accountant to withdraw 1,000 taels of silver for each of the children to spend.

Lin Yu didn't feel anything was a big deal. He could spend as much money as he wanted at home. Generally speaking, he didn't have much concept of money. This time, Jia Lian taught him the importance of money.

Not long after, eight embroiderers from Nishang Pavilion came. After taking measurements, they stayed at the Lin Mansion to make clothes. The Lin Mansion had too much fabric to use up, so they only earned the labor fee. By working with the other embroiderers at the Lin Mansion, they could make all the clothes in two days.

"So boring, mother-in-law, is the banquet ready? Let's go out and play together."

Yun Xi felt uneasy, mainly because if she came to Jiangnan and didn't go out for a walk, it would be a waste of her trip. At least she should go and see the tourist attractions.

Cui also felt bored and was tired of attending banquets. If it weren't for building relationships for her children and grandchildren, she wouldn't like to go to banquets at all.

"It's going to rain soon, so dress warmly. We're going to Slender West Lake this afternoon, Daming Temple tomorrow, and Geyuan Garden the day after tomorrow."