Yipin Tang

Chapter 248
Early the next morning, Wang Xiang was still sleeping in a daze, but Steward Wang, Aunt Lin and the others had already woken up early to tidy up the Hou Mansion.

According to the rules of previous years, all the servants of the Marquis Mansion on the first day of the Lunar New Year can go home to celebrate the New Year. Of course, not all servants of big families have this kind of treatment, only the Linchuan Marquis Mansion is like this.

Wang Xiang didn't know such rules. When he got up, he saw Steward Wang, Aunt Lin and others waiting in the backyard with their burdens on their backs. He was shocked and asked quickly, "What are you doing?"

Butler Wang said with a smile: "We are here to bid farewell to the young master."

After speaking, everyone paid New Year's greetings to Wang Xiang and said some auspicious words.

When Wang Xiang heard their farewell, he didn't care about what auspicious words they said, and said anxiously: "Farewell? Why do you want to say goodbye?"

Wu Shun, who came out with Wang Xiang, didn't know the rules of the Linchuanhou Mansion, and was surprised to hear that Steward Wang and the others were about to say goodbye, and asked, "But what's wrong with the mansion?"

She was fine during the New Year's Eve dinner last night, so why are you saying goodbye so early in the morning?

Seeing Wang Xiang and Wu Shun's expressions, Steward Wang knew that they had misunderstood, so he explained to Wang Xiang in a low voice, and then Wang Xiang realized that they didn't want to leave the Hou Mansion, but just went home for the New Year.

"The old master and the young master are sympathetic to us servants. Every year from the first to the fifteenth day of the lunar new year, we are sent home to celebrate the new year. However, there is actually no one at home. If the young master finds it inconvenient, I will not go back to celebrate the new year. I will go back to celebrate the new year tomorrow. It's the same for Degui to go back and take the old lady back."

"No, no." Wang Xiang shook his head and said, "It's right to go home for the New Year. I thought you were leaving the Hou Mansion."

Lai Fu smiled and said: "The young master and madam are so kind to us, we are still unwilling to leave if we are forced to leave."

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could the young master drive us away?"

Laifu scratched his head in embarrassment after being glared at by Aunt Lin and said, "That's what I meant..."

This boy has gained a lot of weight during this period of time, he has gained a lot of weight, and he smiles like a Maitreya Buddha.Maybe it was because he wanted to go back to show off after the new year. Laifu was wearing a newly made jacket. Looking at the handwork, he knew it was from a famous tailor shop in Chang'an. It would cost at least two pennies to order a piece of clothing. If it was sure before It's reluctance, now, two pennies are really nothing to Laifu.

Not only Laifu, butler Wang and Aunt Lin were all wearing newly made clothes with smiles on their faces.

"Are you all going back for the New Year?"

Listening to Wang Xiang's question, Steward Wang replied: "Dazhu, Erzhu and Xiaoya will not go back."

"Oh." Wang Xiang nodded without asking why. Dazhu, Erzhu and Xiaoya were all adopted by Wang Bing since they were young, and Linchuanhou Mansion is their home.

Red envelopes are indispensable during the Chinese New Year. The farmers in the village came to pay the annual interest a few days ago and Wang Xiang gave them a red envelope. Naturally, Steward Wang and his red envelopes will not be missing. Everyone is surprised by the 50 taels of red envelopes. extremely.

What Wang Xiang lacks most now is money. There are only three quotas set by the Wan Guo Academy. One is the Fusang Kingdom that successfully "bought" Wang Xiang with the Kawamura sisters; The other seven spots are still pending.Ever since Li Er showed the power of Tianleizi in front of the foreign envoys and the aristocratic family, there has been an endless stream of people visiting the door to give gifts, all of which are for the places in the Wanguo Academy, and the aristocratic family is also overwhelmed to let the children of the clan enter the Gewu Academy to study .

After Steward Wang and the others left, the Hou Mansion became much quieter. After playing Dou Landlord with Little Lolita and Ju Yiya for a while, Wang Xiang left the Hou Mansion alone with gift bags of all sizes.

During the Tang Dynasty, the atmosphere was open, and everyone liked to be lively. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, every household in Chang’an City held a banquet. Neighbors paid New Year’s greetings to each other. Whoever went to eat at whomever’s house, there is a special name called "passing seats" , Of course, these are the names of rich and noble families.

Wang Xiang didn't know these names, he just thought it was appropriate to pay New Year's greetings to the elders on the first day of the new year. The reason why he didn't bring Wu Shun and Ju Yiya with him was because it was not auspicious for a woman to come to the house on the first day of the new year. Wang Xiang is not very clear about this statement, but there was indeed such a taboo in ancient times.

On the first day of the new year, Chang'an City was not as empty and quiet as Wang Xiang imagined. You could see children in new clothes chasing and frolicking everywhere in the streets and alleys. There were quite a few people who made candy, sold candied haws, and performed juggling. .

First, I went to Lao Cheng's mansion. No matter how you look at it, Lao Cheng is the most worthy elder Wang Xiang respects. If Lao Cheng hadn't been secretly taking care of Lin Chuanhou's mansion, I'm afraid Wang Xiang would not be able to survive until he came to Datang, and he would completely decline and disappear. up.

As expected of Duke Lu's mansion, it is far from being comparable to ordinary rich and noble families. There is a crowd like a city, and there is a lot of traffic outside the vermilion gate. Chang'an nobles come and go in an endless stream. Thinking of the situation when Lin Chuanhou's mansion was empty when he went out, Wang Xiang secretly shook his head.

Don't look at the constant stream of people visiting the door. At this time, the difference in the order of the door can be the most obvious problem. Compared with the pillars of the Tang Dynasty like Lao Cheng and Qin Qiong, I am still far behind...

Just a little emotional, Wang Xiang didn't particularly care about these things, and walked towards the gate with the gift bag.

Cheng Chuliang greeted the guests who came to pay New Year's greetings at the door early in the morning. When he turned his head, he suddenly saw a familiar figure, leaving others behind and running towards Wang Xiang.

"Zixin, you're here!"

Wang Xiang lifted the gift bag in his hand and said with a smile, "Yes, I'm here to pay Uncle Cheng a New Year greeting."

Cheng Chuliang slapped Wang Xiang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "The old man has been talking about you in the morning, come with me."

Thanks to practicing martial arts with Sun Simiao during this period of time, his body has become much stronger, otherwise this slap is really not something ordinary people can bear.

Cheng Chuliang left the others to meet a young man. Many people were curious. They were relieved when it became clear that it was Wang Zixin. Everyone knew the relationship between Lin Chuanhou's mansion and Lu Guogong's mansion. Besides, Wang Xiang's current state They didn't dare to be dissatisfied with their status, and they all bowed their hands to Wang Xiang for blessings.

It was only after entering Lu Guogong's mansion that there was already a big banquet in the mansion, and Lao Cheng's hearty laughter could be heard from afar.

Seeing Cheng Chuliang bringing Wang Xiang over, old Cheng's eyes lit up, but he was pretending to be sitting upright. Wang Xiang smiled slightly when he saw this, stepped forward to salute respectfully and said with a smile: "Boy, I'm here to pay Uncle Cheng a New Year's greeting. I wish Uncle Cheng peace and good luck every year."

"Okay! Okay!" Lao Cheng couldn't pretend to be serious, he immediately became happy after hearing Wang Xiang's blessing, and laughed, "Zixin, come and sit down."

Cheng Chuliang rubbed his hands and smiled, "What about me?"

"You?" Lao Cheng cast a glance at him and said calmly, "We welcome guests at the door."

(End of this chapter)