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Chapter 91 Another Year Passes

On the second day, Lin Xingwei divided up all the meat. There was still a lot of raw meat left when Mrs. Lin celebrated his birthday, so Lin Xingwei didn't leave much for the Lin family, and most of it was distributed to relatives and friends.

Brought a sheep and half a pig for Wen Lin, and left some for Uncle Song An, Lin Xingwei asked his mother to hand it over to Song An himself like a little adult.

Lin Xingwei personally delivered a sheep and a pig to the Cao family. Before leaving, she called Cao Ruicen out and asked her future sister-in-law to accompany her to Wei Mansion to deliver beef to Wei Mingji.

Whenever Cao Ruicen thought of Wei Mingji's cold and serious face, he was afraid, so he didn't want to go, and just waited at the gate of Wei's mansion. Lin Xingwei had to wait for a long time before Cao Ruicen reluctantly agreed to go in with Lin Xingwei.

But when they arrived at the gate of Wei Mansion, the two asked the guard at the gate. General Wei hadn't come back yet. The two little girls held back their chuckles and asked the servants behind them to hand over the beef to the guard, then boarded the carriage and drove away.

Lin Tingyu and Lin Chengan came back from Yanshan Academy on Taigong Lin's birthday this year, but Lin Xingwei was missing.At that time, Lin Xingwei was still on his way back to the capital from Tong County.Lin Tingyu was recommended by Master Dongfang to work in Yushitai and got the official position of Yushishilang.

Since then, the Lin family has been counted as someone in the court.Therefore, Taigong Lin's birthday banquet this time was even grander than last year. Lin Huaifeng even invited the old prime minister, and Lin Huaiyue invited all the subordinates from Meng County to the mansion.

Mrs. Zhen had already received the news that her son was going to be an official, and Lin Huaiyue was promoted from county magistrate to county magistrate.

Therefore, Mrs. Zhen and Mrs. Pei personally prepared Mrs. Lin's birthday this time.Hearing his mother talk about the grand occasion of his grandfather's birthday, Lin Xingwei regretted not being able to come back earlier to attend.

But this year the Lin family had one happy event after another, even the new year was more joyful than in the past.Cao Ruicen even found an excuse and grew up in the Lin family. It was not until the day before New Year's Eve that Mrs. Pei persuaded her to go back with kind words.

Hearing that Wen Lin will not return to Beihai County this year, and Mrs. Wen will not come to the capital to take up Wen Sui's post, Lin Xingwei asked Lin Tingyu to call Wen Lin to the Hou's residence for the New Year.Wen Lin stayed at Lin's house for three days and four nights in a row. Lin Tingyu took him to eat and live with him, and asked him a lot about court matters.

With Wen Lin, who would care about Lin Xingwei among the boys in this family? Even Lin Cheng'an grew up in his second uncle's yard, brazenly asking Wen Lin for poetry.

Ever since Lin Tingyu was recommended by his master, Lin Cheng'an seemed to be stimulated and worked harder.

This year, Wen Lin acted more fairly. He gave each of the three brothers and sisters Lin Xingwei money, but Lin Xingwei was the most.

Lin Xingwei also prepared gifts for the three elder brothers, each with a pair of sheepskin gloves, each with a cowhide waistcoat, and a pair of cowhide knee pads, which are most practical when riding and shooting in cold weather.

She also prepared a copy for Cao Yi, packed a lot of items, and sent someone to send it over.

Lin Cheng'an looked at the gifts his cousin gave them, and was grateful for a while, but then said with disgust: "If we go riding and shooting in your clothes, others will think that the barbarians have attacked the capital."

Lin Xingwei's kindness received a blow, and he glared at Lin Cheng'an fiercely, "Only barbarians wear this, and people from the Central Plains can't wear it? It's all processed, and there is no trace of fishy smell on it. I sew cotton cloth inside, which is the most skin-friendly and comfortable." , I also made knee pads for my grandparents, and they didn't bother."

Seeing his cousin's angry appearance, Lin Cheng'an was very cute, and couldn't help but smiled, "Grandpa and grandma have old cold legs, do we have them?"

"I have it, I wear it." Lin Tingyu snatched the pair of ox-colored furry knee pads from Lin Chengan's hand and put them into his arms.

Lin Chengan was disgusted with his mouth, but his body was very honest, and he immediately robbed Lin Tingyu.

Wen Lin frowned and looked at the leather goods in front of him, and remained silent for a while. Lin Xingwei walked over and asked, "You dislike it too?"

Wen Lin shook his head, "I don't dislike them, I just think about how to wear them."

His elegant eyebrows and eyes always stayed on the leather goods. After a while, he seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be suggesting to others, "Gloves don't matter. Many people wear them in winter... Knee pads can be worn inside the hakama. Anyway, the hakama is wide. Covered by the robe, outsiders can’t see it. The waistcoat... Generally, in cold weather, you have to wear a wide and thick cloak, and the waistcoat can’t be seen if you wear it inside..."

Lin Xingwei pursed her lips and shrank back to the stove, complaining in a low voice: "I still hate it after all, I'm afraid others will see it."

Lin Cheng'an had already taken the pair of knee pads from Lin Tingyu's hand, sat on the ground, lifted up the hakama, and put the knee pads on his legs.

Wen Lin also wanted to remind him that there were female relatives present, but Lin Cheng'an didn't shy away from it at all, and Lin Xingwei didn't seem to care, and looked at Lin Cheng's actions with a pair of eyes, Wen Lin had no choice but to shut up and comfort himself : The brothers and sisters of the Lin family grew up together, and the relationship is already close. It's nothing to look at the legs.

After Lin Cheng'an got dressed, he stood up and turned around twice, "Brother Suiwan's suggestion is really good, it's most suitable to wear inside."

Lin Xingwei sighed, she also figured it out, got up and said: "You can wear whatever you want, and you can make up your own minds when things are given to you."

She didn't even look at Lin Cheng'an's crazy appearance, and went back to her courtyard.

She, Yunzhu and He Fu, lit lamps and boiled oil to make things that geniuses made, and they didn't want to see them ruining things like this here.

When Lin Xingwei followed his mother into the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the queen, he heard the news that the third princess and Wei Mingji had already made a verbal marriage promise, and they would make an engagement after the queen mother's three-year filial piety.

Lin Xingwei felt a little depressed when he heard the news, and Wei Mingji was probably forced to do so.

Lin Xingwei looked at the majestic and magnificent palace of the queen, and was a little thankful that he met Cao Yi soon after retiring with Wei Mingji, otherwise he would have become like the third princess and cousin Su Ji, and become a tool for the queen and uncle to fight for power.

After she came back from Tong County, she heard from her mother that Su Ji's cousin had promised to the prime minister's eldest grandson, Yuan Cheng, and the two families had already exchanged the engagement.

Yuan Cheng's looks are not outstanding, and he is not motivated. He has opened many gambling houses and prostitutes in the market, and his notoriety has spread far and wide.

According to Mrs. He, after Su Ji was promised to be married, she ran to the queen and cried loudly, and wanted the queen to come forward to resign the marriage, but this was also the queen's idea. She waits for marriage with peace of mind, and promises that when Su Ji gets married, she will give Su Ji a dowry in the style of a princess.

Su Ji was so depressed that she couldn't explain it, so she went to Nanyang Hou's mansion to cry with her aunt, Madam Hou, but Madam Hou couldn't speak, so she left Su Ji to live in Hou's mansion for a while.

Although Cao Yi is weak and can't afford big things, but he has a progressive heart, and his appearance is also delicate and elegant. Lin Xingwei himself has no grand ambitions. It is enough to live a stable life with a stable person in this life.

After a few comparisons, Lin Xingwei gave her future husband a perfect score, and Cao Yi is the best person in the world.Even when he was recuperating in Tong County, he kept writing letters, and he could receive letters and gifts from him almost every month.

Lin Xingwei was a little annoyed that she couldn't go to Tong County to take care of Cao Yi, so she had to search for all kinds of miraculous trauma ointments and tonics in the capital and send them to Cao Yi.

The only regret is that Mrs. Ouyang's plan to transfer Cao Yi to the capital did not go well, and the power will be powerless one day.

The main reason is that Cao Yi doesn't have a resume that satisfies everyone. He has only been a county magistrate for half a year, and after receiving a few commendations from His Majesty, he wants to go to the capital in one step, which is a bit absurd.

Just after the Lantern Festival, Mrs. Ouyang came to the door alone again with a gift. She patted the snow on her shoulders on the porch, took off her shoes and went in, took off the velvet cloak and handed it to the servant girl behind her, and sat down in the hall with a smile on her face. On the mat prepared by Madam.

The two were as close as sisters, so they sat around in front of the brazier. Mrs. He moved a small low table with some refreshments and dried fruits on it. These dried fruits were sent by Mr. Song An, since Mr. Song liked it. After coming to the Hou's Mansion, the Hou's Mansion never bought dried fruit separately, and Master Song An gave them in different ways.

Lin Xingwei sat obediently on the side and cooked tea for the two mothers on the small stove. She wore a white skirt around her waist, and her long sleeves were tied up high, revealing her two white and tender arms.

The elders didn't ask questions, and she never took the initiative to intervene. If the two golden hairpins on her head could tell her identity, if people didn't know, they would think she was the servant girl of the Hou Mansion.

Mrs. Ouyang took a brocade box from the maidservant behind her, handed it to Mrs. Hou, and said: "I got a piece of fine jade, it's red and bright, what kind of jade does my Shiro say it is?... Oh, you Looking at my head, I can't remember these at all. I thought about it, and I didn't know what to carve it into. Finally, someone made it into two red jade hairpins. Just in time for the new year, you and I each have one. "

Madam Hou opened the brocade box, and found a red jade phoenix hairpin so red as to bleed.Lin Xingwei peeked at it, she was really beautiful, such a color would definitely make her mother even more beautiful.

With a smile on Madam Hou's face, she closed the brocade box, gently placed it on the small case beside her, and said, "Sister Ouyang gave me such an expensive gift, I don't even know what to return to her, so please Sister, have a cup of tea from my house."

Mrs. Ouyang took a sip of tea and said, "You look younger and better looking than me. Such a gorgeous thing suits you best. I'm afraid others won't be able to hold you back."

She turned her head to look at Lin Xingwei, who was fanning the stove in the unknown, and said, "Princess Youning is so well-behaved, I really want her to marry Zhi Ang as soon as possible, so that she can become a legitimate daughter-in-law of my family."

Mrs. Hou put a piece of snacks on the small plate in front of Mrs. Ouyang, and said with a smile: "The empress dowager has not passed the filial piety period, let alone us official households, even the common people dare not hold weddings. Waiting for the three-year filial piety period Once it's over, it is estimated that everyone will get together to hold a wedding, and the whole world will be lively."

Mrs. Ouyang looked distressed, "There are five sons in my family, and the first four are all up to the task, so my lord and I didn't put much thought into it. Only Zhi Ang, I still can't let go of my heart."

(End of this chapter)