After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 854 Return
As June came, the weather became hotter. Fortunately, after mid-month, it rained for several days, and Chang'an became a little cooler, so people were not too hot.

Hai Xiya and his apprentice Cai Ping completed the handover and officially handed over his responsibilities to the latter. He also watched over the latter for three to five days to make sure that he did not make any mistakes in handling official business. Only then did he feel at ease to return home to have a good rest and recuperate for the upcoming long journey.

Ma also handed over the workshop to her nephew Zhou Jinlin and his wife. Her brother and sister-in-law were struggling with their youngest son's new position. On the one hand, they disliked the low status of the postman, and on the other hand, they hoped that Ma Lusheng would be appreciated by the nobles and rise to prominence. They had no time to find trouble with Ma. Uncle Ma knew that his youngest sister's grandson Haijiao was able to find a job for Ma Lusheng in the capital, which obviously meant that he had a wide network of contacts and a bright future. If he didn't want his youngest son to suffer, he couldn't offend his youngest sister's family. With him stopping his wife, Ma's ears were much quieter.

However, her years of filter for her brother and sister-in-law had almost disappeared, and she no longer felt bad about the alienation and deterioration of the relationship between the brothers and sisters. However, there were two new young men in the Ma family, who were quite talented in studying and martial arts. She was leaving and could not continue to support and care for them, so she simply handed over a sum of money to the head of the Ma family, specifying that it was to subsidize the two young men to learn martial arts, and asked the head of the Ma family to give money regularly to ensure that the two young men could grow up smoothly. As long as they have a promising future, the Ma family will have a day to revive its reputation in the future.

Although the Ma family leader did not have any outstanding talents, he was a well-behaved and honest person. He accepted the silver and promised Ma that he would never embezzle a penny and would definitely train the two young men well. In any case, the two children were good seedlings who were honest, kind and sensible, much better than some old trees that had already grown crooked.

With this funding, Ma's reputation in her natal family soared, and she was more respected than her brothers and sisters-in-law.

Ma's wife was sour in her heart and wanted to be sarcastic, but she didn't dare to say anything when she thought of her beloved youngest son and her husband's warning. She just saved a small amount of money and wrote letters to her son and eldest sister-in-law Zhou Ma in Beijing, asking the former to work hard and strive for promotion. If he couldn't be promoted, he could just come home. As for the latter, she said a lot of words to sow discord between the two sisters-in-law. She didn't dare to offend Ma, so she let Zhou Ma offend her. When the two sisters-in-law started fighting, they, as the brother and sister-in-law, might be able to gain some benefits!
Ma had no idea what her sister-in-law had secretly planned. She was now taking her daughter-in-law and grandchildren to pack up 80% of the family's luggage, leaving only some daily necessities.

The departure date has been set, and they will officially set off as soon as the weather gets cooler.

During this period of time, their family completed all the things that needed to be done in Chang'an City, met all the people they needed to say goodbye to, and even had several farewell banquets. They only needed to wait for Hai Xiya's order so that they could officially set off within three days.

General He and his party have arrived in Chang'an City. At present, he and his family are temporarily living in a house lent by General Zhou of the Zhenguo Mansion. They will officially move into the old house of the Hai family after the official handover work is completed in the government office and the Hai family moves out. Cai Ping was also able to reunite with his family and even visited the Hai family with his wife and children.

Everything was ready, but the Hai family was still reluctant to leave. Cai Ping thought that the teacher was reluctant to leave him, so he would definitely go to the Hai family to accompany Hai Xiya as long as he could spare some free time.

But the Hai family knew that the reason they had not set out yet was because Jin Jiashu had not yet arrived in Chang'an.

Jin Jiashu was accompanied by a large number of followers and walked slowly on the road. He should have reached Chang'an City by now. No one knew what he encountered on the road, which is why he has not been seen until now.

Haitang knew what he was going back to Chang'an to deal with, so she reminded her grandfather in advance to help him make arrangements. She found a team willing to transport the coffin, monks who were accustomed to performing rituals to pray for the souls of the dead, and even ordered all the incense and candles needed for moving the coffin from the funeral shop, and then waited for him to come back.

In addition, Jin Jiashu had also said that he wanted to get rid of the house and property in Chang'an. Hai Xiya also made an agreement with the steward of General He's family to help make connections and let Jin Jiashu sell the house to the He family. Not only was the He family's offer fair, but the money was also paid in cash, and all the documents and filings would be handled properly, so he didn't have to worry about it. As for the two shops he had just acquired, Hai Xiya also helped contact the buyers and was waiting for him to come back to sign the contract.

With the eager anticipation of the Hai family, Jin Jiashu finally arrived at Chang'an City. After entering the city gate, he first went home to put down his luggage and let his entourage settle him down. Then he simply washed himself, changed into clean clothes, and went to the next door to pay a visit to his mentor Xie Wenzai, as well as the two teachers Cao and Lu.

After leaving his teacher's house, he went to the Hai family next door to thank Hai Xiya and his wife.

When Haitang heard that he was back, she had already washed and dressed, and ran to the main courtyard to talk to her grandmother. Although she was dressed casually now, it was the style that Jin Jiashu had praised before, full of girlish tricks.

When Jin Jiashu paid a visit to Hai Xiya and his wife, Haitang stood by, quietly acting like a wallflower, reducing her presence so that her grandparents wouldn't remember her and send her away.

But even if the Hai Xiya couple didn't think of their granddaughter, Jin Jiashu had never ignored Haitang's existence since he entered the house. After the ceremony, he retreated to the side to sit down and drink tea, and he had already glanced at Haitang seven or eight times. The more he glanced, the more he felt that Sister Hai had become more and more pure and refined after not seeing her for a few months. Thinking of what his "aunt" said before he left Beijing, he couldn't help but feel his heartbeat speed up, his cheeks slightly red, and his spirits excited. He finally suppressed the impulse in his heart and patiently accepted the questions from the two elders of the Hai family.

What Hai Xiya and the Ma couple wanted to ask were all about Jin Jiashu's experiences after he came to Beijing. They had received several letters from their grandson and adopted son, and were not worried about Hai Chang'an and Hai Jiao, but they were not very clear about what Jin Jiashu had experienced after leaving Chang'an.

Because there were many secrets in Jin Jiashu's experience, when Hai Jiao wrote to his family, he kept nothing secret except from his sister, and discounted the description of his grandparents. Hai Xiya and his wife knew roughly what Jin Jiashu had encountered, but they were not very clear about the details. At this time, they asked about Jin Jiashu's experience with concern and in detail, because they were worried that he had suffered some grievances, but he was unwilling to tell the people around him.

Jin Jiashu felt relieved and enjoyed the care of the two elders. He had just said it to his teacher Xie Wenzai, and he recounted it without any impatience. However, in order not to make the two elders of the Hai family worry and be afraid, he discounted his experience a lot. There was no danger or crisis, but it was more interesting, and Hai Xiya and his wife laughed from time to time. Knowing that Jin Jiashu lived well after coming to Beijing, got along well with his "aunt" and "cousin", and had a bright future, Hai Xiya and Ma were happy for him.

Hai Xiya did not keep Jin Jiashu for long, but urged him: "Go home and rest quickly, you must be exhausted on the way. Remember to visit the old Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion tomorrow. He must be very worried about you. The steward of General He's family is waiting for your news, when you are free, go to see him. I think the He family is very sincere, I think they will give you a good price for the house."

Jin Jiashu stood up and thanked them: "Thank you, Grandpa Hai and Grandma Hai, for your trouble. It's getting late today, Jiashu will take his leave first and will come back tomorrow to pay his respects."

Hai Xiya smiled and nodded, watching him leave the house.

Jin Jiashu turned and walked to the door, then turned back and glanced secretly in the direction of Haitang.

(End of this chapter)