In the fifth year of Zhenguan, on the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Mao Shi, Lantian County, Qin Mansion.
When Qin Ming woke up, it was still dark. Li Yuan's arrival yesterday made him dream of his parents and elders in his previous life last night.
In the dream, I drove back to my hometown to celebrate the New Year with my parents. The whole family had New Year's Eve dinner together. After the meal, they played cards and watched the Spring Festival Gala.
Just when I was about to get rid of the cards, I found that I couldn't push the cards in front of me, so I woke up after pushing.
While Qin Ming was recalling his dream, Qingwan's slightly heavy and muffled voice came from his side.
Qin Ming finally woke up from his dream and unconsciously squeezed the softness in his hand again.
Then she realized that Qingwan was looking at her with tears in her beautiful peach blossom eyes.
Qin Ming quickly relaxed his grip and gently rubbed the place where he had clenched his hand. He looked at Qingwan with some embarrassment and asked softly:
"Did Young Master hurt you just now?"
Qingwan looked up at Qin Ming, hesitated and said:
"Sir, did you dream about the master and his wife?"
Qin Ming hugged Qingwan into his arms and hummed softly.
Qingwan was actually woken up by Qin Ming very early, but she didn't say anything when she heard Qin Ming talking vaguely in her sleep.
Because she occasionally heard the young master shouting words such as "Dad", "Mom" and "Go home for the New Year" in his dreams.
I probably guessed that the young master might be thinking of the deceased head of the family and his wife.
She lay quietly in Qin Ming's arms and asked softly:
"Sir, did you dream of celebrating the New Year with Madam and the others?"
"Well, yes, maybe it's the Chinese New Year that's coming soon, and my grandfather came to the house again, so I dreamed about my father and mother."
At this point, Qin Ming remembered that the Tang Dynasty valued filial piety, now that he had taken possession of this body. Then the grandfather of the original owner will be his grandfather from now on. In this way, he will have relatives in this world, and he will not be so lonely during the New Year.
Thinking of this, he patted Qingwan's buttocks and said:
"Wan'er, help the young master get dressed and wash up. Later, I'll go pay my respects to my grandfather first."
"It's young master."
After saying that, Qingwan stood up and put on Qin Ming's clothes. Sishe, who was sleeping in the outer room, heard the noise in the inner room, knocked on the door and came in.
Under the service of the two women, Qin Ming quickly got dressed and washed up. Qin Ming took the two women towards the courtyard where Li Yuan lived.
On the way, Qingwan hesitated for a long time, then pulled Qin Ming's sleeve and asked:
"Sir, what does it mean to touch your thirteenth baby?"
Qin Ming was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and immediately thought of the mahjong scene in his dream.
He thought that the Chinese New Year was coming soon, and he could go to the institute to find some craftsmen to make a few pairs of mahjong. In this way, during the Chinese New Year, everyone can also play mahjong, which can not only reminisce about the past, but also kill time.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said to Qingwan:
"It's a very fun game. I'll teach you later."
Qingwan didn't know what she thought of when she heard this, her face turned red and she whispered:
"Sir, it's getting worse and worse."
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When Qin Ming came to the yard, it was almost the end of the day, that is, 6:30 in the morning.
He thought that at this point, his grandfather might not have gotten up yet, but to Qin Ming's surprise, his grandfather was already dressed and sitting in the main room drinking tea.
The old servant standing at the door saw Qin Ming and others arriving, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted:
"I've seen you before, young master."
Qin Ming was deeply impressed by this old servant, mainly because of the way the old servant ate haese last night, which made Qin Ming feel a little pitiful for the old servant.
I asked my grandfather last night. This old servant's surname is Zuo. He is a steward servant of the Li Mansion and has been with my grandfather for decades.
So he nodded to the old servant and said, "Good morning, Mr. Zuo."
After greeting the old servant, Qin Ming walked quickly to Li Yuan and said:
"Grandson, please say hello to your grandfather. May your grandfather be blessed."
"My maid is Qingwan. My maid is a snake. I have met Mr. Li, and I wish him all the best."
Li Yuan had a smile on his lips, but he was sighing in his heart, since when did his juniors stop greeting him so early like Qin Ming.
At this moment, Li Yuan suddenly felt that he might have come to the Qin Mansion at the right time.
He gently put down the tea cup and said:
"Please get up, everyone. Come and sit next to grandpa tomorrow."
"yes."
After saying that, Qin Ming sat next to Li Yuan.
Then Li Yuan looked at Qing Wan who was standing behind Qin Ming and said:
"You girl made yesterday's dinner, right?"
Qingwan obediently walked up to Li Yuan and saluted:
"If you go back to Mr. Li, it was a servant who did it."
Li Yuan looked at the smart and well-behaved girl, and then said to the old servant behind him:
"Well, not bad, not bad, let's take a look."
Hearing this, the old servant on the side took out a gold hairpin from his arms and held it in front of Xiao Qingwan with both hands.
Qingwan looked at the golden hairpin in front of her, then at Qin Ming, and saw Qin Ming nodding towards her.
She then respectfully accepted the gold hairpin, then saluted Li Yuan and said:
"Slave, thank you Mr. Li."
"Qingwan, you and Sishe should prepare the morning meal first."
"Sir, what do you want to eat today?"
Qin Ming looked at Li Yuan, thought for a while and said:
"Soy milk, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, corn porridge, pickles, prepare some of everything, let grandpa try the breakfast in our house."
"Okay, sir."
After saying that, Qingwan and Sishe left the door together.
Li Yuan heard Qin Ming's words and asked:
"Tomorrow, what is soy milk? Youtiao? Xiaolongbao?"
"It's food from my house. You'll know it soon. By the way, grandfather, did you sleep well last night? Is there anything missing in this house that your grandson can buy for you?"
Li Yuan heard this and said with some melancholy:
"Well, I haven't slept so peacefully in years."
Then he thought that the sofa made in Qin Ming's study last night was very comfortable, so he said:
"The furnishings in this room are quite complete, but grandpa likes the sofa in your study very much."
"Since grandfather likes it, my grandson will arrange for someone in the house to make a set for you soon."
He had breakfast with Li Yuan and told Xiao Changxi about arranging for people to make down jackets for Li Yuan and his party.
Qin Ming started his busy day again. This morning, Qin Ming besides going to the academy to attend classes and the institute to make fireworks.
Most of the rest of the time was spent in the study, making year-end plans.
Today's dream about the Chinese New Year just reminded Qin Ming that the Chinese New Year is about to come in about ten days, and he has to plan carefully what he has to do in the remaining ten days.
The first thing is to count the cash, property and number of people on Zhuangzi.
Then he gave the people in Zhuangzi an annual leave, and he could also take this opportunity to provide a wave of benefits to the people who worked in the house.
In this way, not only can people in Zhuangzi live a good year with peace of mind, but it can also win over some people's hearts.
After all, Zhuangzi's future development depends on the support of these people.
In addition, as the new year is approaching, I will also go to Chang'an to visit these uncles headed by Lu Guogong. Send gifts to deepen the relationship with each other.
There is also my fiancée. Although I have only met once, she is engaged after all. I have to prepare some gifts for her during the Chinese New Year, which is to cultivate the relationship in advance.
Also starting from noon on this day, several stewards of the Qin Mansion ushered in the busiest two days of the year.
Zhuangzi was full of people coming and going with pens and papers doing various statistics.
