Chapter 143: The Treasure House of the Hou Mansion
Lan Jizong is fine. Judging from his mental state, he should be able to live comfortably for a few years in his spare time. This is good news. The other one is Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng. They are out of town and are not even in Tokyo during the Spring Festival.
Then we went on our way to take office.
A large family of the Marquis Mansion of Yunzhong County gathered together. The women sat at the whole table and were greeted by Qin Mumu. The women of the Tie family and the Hou family were all there, young and old, with satisfied smiles on their faces.
There is also a special table where Zhao Hu and others will be invited to Ye An’s home.
Ye An himself sat at the main table, and Chen Lin was invited to the table by him. As the eldest person in the Hou family, he should be given due respect.
The table was filled with all kinds of food and fruits. Mrs. Tie's cooking skills became more and more exquisite, and the little animals she made were lifelike. Not only did the children love them, but even Chen Lin kept praising them.
After living in the Hou Mansion for a long time, people will also change. This is the case for Chen Lin. She has changed from being aloof to strangers to being as approachable as the old man next door.
"Tieniu, you are not a simple lady. None of the royal chefs in the palace have such skills! Especially this buttery honey fruit, it is very good, very good!"
Seeing Chen Lin praising his mother-in-law, Tieniu quickly raised his glass and said: "Thank you, Mr. Chen. My wife is a foolish woman. She can only put in stupid efforts in eating..."
"Your Marquis doesn't care?! I've been thinking about scratching my mouth all day, and I don't know why I was reincarnated!" Chen Lin glanced at Ye An, who was giggling beside her, and couldn't help rolling her eyes sarcastically.
Ye Anhun didn't care. He looked at the tables filled with people in the yard and said with a smile: "The simplest enjoyment for people in this world is to eat. What's wrong with scratching your mouth? Food is the most important thing for the people, and food is the most important thing for the country.
For Ben! Wang Gang, have you paid out all the interest to the Puhui Bankers this year?"
"It's paid! Even the apprentices have been paid double the interest, no one has done it, they have been paid! The farmers all praise the Marquis as a living Bodhisattva. The monthly salary is quite a lot, and there is still interest at the end of the year. I am grateful.
I've been waiting for a long time and asked me to send you a message. Please be sure to go to Zhuangzi on the second day of the new year and eat the running water noodles!"
This is the happiest thing for Ye An. He glanced at Qin Mumu who stretched out his ears and said with a smile: "Of course I will go. I will go with my wife on the second day of junior high school. The villagers are the cornerstone of our Puhui Village and we cannot let them down."
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The reason why Qin Mumu and Ye An paid so much attention to Puhui Village was because in their opinion, they were not related to each other in the Song Dynasty, and the villagers of Puhui Village were their relatives.
Even if you have children now, you still need to find a sense of belonging. Other families worship their ancestors with great fanfare at the end of the year, but the Hou family can only worship relatives who exist in their memories in the ancestral hall built in the backyard. Before this time, Qin
Mumu would hide in bed and cry at night, and Ye An had to spend a lot of effort to comfort her.
No matter how wealthy and confidant they were in the Song Dynasty, they knew deep down in their hearts that the two of them did not belong here and had no roots, but at the same time they belonged to this land. As long as they were on the land of the Han family,
They can finally find a sense of belonging, even if they are thousands of years apart.
Ye An and Qin Mumu later found their goal. They could also worship their ancestors during the New Year, but their ancestors were not thousands of years later, but on the land of China.
The Han civilization and Chinese heritage are their ancestors, and the blood flowing in their bodies is the sustenance of their hearts and minds.
The New Year's Eve dinner in the Song Dynasty is actually no different from that in later generations. The whole family gathers together to eat from night to early morning. The children's energy is limited. Ye Lin sleeps soundly with his fingers in his mouth, while Ye Ling waits excitedly.
The medicine-filled hair puppet exploded in the air, and Ye Mei was also waiting, but her temperament was cultivated by her mother... I can say that she was a little too quiet, even waiting for the fireworks, she stood there quietly with her head raised.
Sitting.
After Wang Gang brought the tea set, he was sent away by Ye An: "Don't serve me anymore at this time. After all, I am a family man. I just want to spend time with my family during the New Year."
Throwing two pine cones into the small red clay stove, the teapot soon began to stir with the crackling sound. Ye An skillfully poured a cup of tea for Chen Lin and handed it to Chen Lin and said, "What do you think of the Marquis Mansion, Senior Officer Chen?"
"Why do you ask like that?" Chen Lin took a sip of tea and breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye An smiled and gave him another glass and said: "I mean it's not bad to retire here, right? At least it's not worse than Lan Daguan's place."
Chen Lin was a little surprised and said: "What you said, why do you want to live in your home for retirement?"
This time it was Ye An's turn to be surprised: "What? Isn't it good to take care of your old age here? Do you want to learn from Senior Official Lan and buy a house in Tokyo?"
Chen Lin waved her hand: "That's not what a certain family means. I'm just curious, don't you hate seeing a certain family? Do you think a certain family is spying on you?"
Ye An had no choice but to smile bitterly and said: "It's not enough even if I don't want to see you now!" After saying that, he looked at the sky outside. The red drug-haired puppet exploded, forming dazzling "petals" in the air.
"What do you mean by that?!" Chen Lin suddenly felt uneasy. Whenever Ye An asked her to stay, something earth-shattering must have happened.
Ye An stood up and said: "There is news from the west, and what I said before is somewhat clear."
"Simian? What is it? Um...could it be the firearm you mentioned before?"
Ye An nodded: "There are fireworks everywhere in Tokyo tonight, and the sound of explosions is constant. It's a good time to test that thing. Let's go! Let me show you how powerful it is after using it on firearms."
Chen Lin followed Ye An and left the flower hall, but there was a look of relief on her face. He knew that no matter how powerful the firearm was, it would not be enough for Ye An to retain him like this. He only did this to let himself enjoy his old age in the Hou Mansion. Worry
It's just my own excuse for refusing.
There were almost no secrets in the Hou Mansion for Chen Lin, even the secret room hidden under the rockery, which he did not even report to the officials.
Which official house in Tokyo doesn't have a secluded room or something like that?
After all, we are a wealthy family, and we have a lot of money and things. We always have to have a place to hide them. If we give this place to the officials, they will only make fun of us for being small-minded and unable to tolerate the money of the Yunzhong County Marquis Mansion.
But when Chen Lin actually entered the basement and saw the other party's wealth in the room, she felt that her eyes were dazzled. Crystal sculptures, mountains of silver ingots, and neatly arranged gold bars filled the room like worthless things.
Such wealth is so astonishing that even Chen Lin, who has entered the inner storage room, feels that the treasures of Tianjia are not much more than here.
"Don't be surprised, here is not only my family's wealth, but also the profits accumulated by Puhui Company over the years. In theory, it doesn't just belong to me."
"Even the combined wealth of the four families is too much."
However, Ye An didn't care about these things at all, as if he didn't see them, he walked through the mountains of gold and silver and took out an inconspicuous box from the corner and said, "The good stuff is here!"
After Chen Lin calmed down her inner turmoil, she glanced at the treasures in the room and whispered: "I knew you were rich, but I didn't know you were so rich. It really scared a certain family."
Ye An smiled, waved his hands and said, "If you want to take it, don't be polite to me."
"Are you entertaining a certain family?! Who do you think a certain family is?"
Ye An shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly: "So! In your position, do you still care about these yellow and white things?" After saying that, he patted the box and said: "The real treasure is here, let's go!"