Lingling picked up the beautifully decorated small wine jar and took a closer look, then asked: "Grandpa, what is a clan daughter? Isn't it Qianlong's daughter?" Several people around looked at grandpa. They really didn't know what a clan was.
female.
Grandpa replied with a smile: "The eldest daughter is the daughter of the emperor's same clan, not the emperor's biological daughter, that is, the daughter of the prince. It is said that Qianlong loved this married eldest daughter very much. He knew that this eldest daughter liked drinking Huadiao wine very much.
And this time she was getting married to the son of a Mongolian prince, far away from the mainland. Therefore, Emperor Qianlong ordered his fifteenth elder brother Yongyan to prepare a large number of wedding items, and specially ordered to prepare eight thousand altars of fifteen-year-old flower carvings as dowry.
.This Yongyan was the later Emperor Jiaqing.”
"There are so many eight thousand altars of flower sculptures, where can we find them?" Wu Xueying and Wen Meng shouted in unison, and the others also looked at the old man in shock.
Grandpa smiled and said: "Hahaha, that era was different from now. Mongolia was very far away from our mainland. The means of transportation at that time mainly relied on horse-drawn carriages for transportation. Unlike now, there are modern means of transportation such as trains, cars, and airplanes. Think about it.
Everything you need can be shipped quickly. It was not possible at that time, so Qianlong asked to prepare more so that his beloved eldest daughter could drink the fine wine from his hometown all year round."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him with interest, the old man continued: "At that time, the gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, and jewelry and accessories in the dowry were all quickly purchased. Only the Eight Thousand Tan altars lasted fifteen years.
The aging Huadiao wine worried the purchasing officials. The origin of Huadiao wine was in the two southern provinces. At that time, it was mainly brewed in the own wineries of some wealthy families for preparation, mainly for drinking by themselves and their relatives and friends. "
When the old man said this, he took a sip of the cup of hot tea handed over by Xiaoya, and then said: "At that time, some wine shops doing business also brewed this kind of Huadiao, but which wine shop could have such a long history of fifteen years?
The old wine is so good that it made the fifteenth brother in charge of purchasing it very worried."
"Later, the 15th elder brother specifically asked an old minister who loved drinking this kind of Huadiao to come forward and found this batch of 15-year-old wine in the home of a rich man named Jiashan in the south. At that time, the 15th elder brother was so happy that he personally gave this batch of wine
The wine shop of a wealthy family was named "Jiashan Tribute Wine", and Jiashan Huadiao became famous in China because of this title from Emperor Jiaqing."
When the old man said this, he smiled and said to Wu Xueying: "Yingying, can you see if these two jars of wine are from Jiashan?" Wu Xueying quickly picked up the wine jar and took a look at it, and said in surprise: "It is really from Jiashan, the name of the wine is
'Jiashan Tribute Wine'. Hehe, so to speak, this is really good stuff."
When Xiaoya heard this, she suddenly flashed her long eyelashes and asked: "It was purchased in the palace at that time. There is a lot of rice wine in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so I think I can get it from Eight Thousand Tans, right?"
Grandpa replied: "In the past, there were many purchasing rules in the palace, and the requirements for quality were extremely high. When purchasing wine like this, each batch must be brewed in the same workshop and stored in the same wine cellar.
It cannot be collected and prepared in several places, so as to ensure consistent quality. Therefore, eight thousand jars of the same winery and the same batch of 15-year-old wine were indeed a very big deal in those days when wineries were all making them.
Tough stuff.”
The old man said, looking at Li Dongsheng and said cheerfully: "Hahaha, do you think I can dislike such a good thing? I accepted these two jars of wine! In addition, Jingyi is very well-behaved, and you can do it when you are with me.
Don’t worry. These children are very popular and will be as promising as you in the future. Don’t worry, all of you.”
The old man turned to look at Yu Jing again and said, "It's hard for you. You are so caring about Jingyi and the children. You are indeed a good girl."
Yu Jing glanced at Li Dongsheng with a red face and whispered: "Isn't Lao Li's child my child? Shanshan and Xiao Miao are also very cute, how can I ignore it? They are all us
The descendants of the Wan family are also the descendants of us, the descendants of the Wan family."
Lingling and others on the side laughed when they heard Yu Jing's words. Lingling said: "Yes, we big girls have descendants." When Wan Lin heard this, he looked up and looked at the people in front of him with a smile.
Several pretty girls blurted out: "If you have offspring before you get married, isn't that not getting pregnant out of wedlock?"
Before he finished speaking, "crack, crackle, crackle", several white and tender palms had already stretched out, and the palms of several girls rushed to fall on him.
"Hahahaha..." Li Dongsheng and his grandfather both laughed loudly. The girls looked at each other with red faces, and then they all hugged each other and laughed.
At this time, Professor Chang came in with a young man. He looked at the laughing people and asked with a smile: "What's the happy event?" Li Dongsheng smiled and replied: "We are studying the matter of the eldest girl having offspring.
Woolen cloth."
Everyone laughed again, and Yu Jing turned around and slapped Li Dongsheng with a red face. Professor Chang also laughed, looked at the old man and said, "Brother, I really envy you, you have so many good grandchildren.
, good granddaughter.”
The old man of the Wan family looked at the group of girls around him with relief, and the wrinkles on his face relaxed. He said with a smile: "Yes, my Wan family has been declining, but I didn't expect that in my generation, the population suddenly flourished.
This is the virtue accumulated by the ancestors of the Wan family. It is indeed my blessing to see these children in front of me."
As he spoke, he looked at the young man behind Professor Chang, and then asked: "Have the tickets been booked?" Professor Chang pointed sideways at the young man and said: "It has been booked, and it is all with him. This is Xiao Zhang from the National Security Bureau.
He will go back with you. After the plane lands, Director Ye Feng over there will send someone to pick you up. I have already made an arrangement with him."
The old man said gratefully: "I came out here and caused you so much trouble. Thank you so much." Professor Chang walked to the old man and said: "You are so old and go out in person. Isn't this what you should do? Come on, I
I have asked the base canteen to prepare a farewell meal for you, we will go there now."
He pulled the old man to his feet, and then greeted everyone towards the base canteen outside the hospital. Wan Lin and Xiaoya followed the old man silently, with a look of inseparability on their faces.
After lunch, everyone accompanied the old man to the parking lot with their bags. Wan Lin and others walked to their respective cars, wanting to drive the old man to the airport.
At this time, the old man turned around and raised his hand to stop everyone and said: "No one wants to see her off, and Lin'er doesn't need to go to the airport. It's fine if Xiao Zhang sees her off!"