The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

Chapter 598 The previous chapter is a new chapter with additional words, you can reread it

Shen Zhiqiu was drunk, and Shen Luming, who was granted two days of special leave, was so busy that he didn't even have time to accompany his brother, the little general.

He was busy holding a small handkerchief, sometimes wiping his father's forehead, and sometimes unbuttoning his collar to wipe his chest.

He took off his father's socks, climbed onto the bed, and used his forehead to test whether his father was hot.

"Mom, my dad's face is so red."

Li Jingshu, who was lying on the couch, glanced over and saw that she was exhausted today.

The news that General Huaiyuan had arrived in Zhigu seemed to spread like wildfire, causing such a commotion that Old Shen and the others had already started eating.

In Zhigu Prefecture, all the successful candidates in the imperial examinations, as well as the wealthy families who seemed to have some reputation, sent gifts to the workshop.

Later, her daughter was also busy, and most of the men had to entertain the guests in the restaurant.

This resulted in her and some of her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law who came to Zhigu being very busy, including her mother-in-law and Old Lady Hua. Fortunately, A Chi was a thoughtful person and always helped to take care of things.

Now seeing that Old Shen was drunk, she really didn't have the energy to do anything about it. Anyway, Uncle Guo had already asked the innkeeper to make some sobering soup for him.

If it were any other time, Shen Zhiqiu would be so drunk that even with the windows open he couldn't get rid of the smell. She would definitely drag him inside and out to wash him before taking him to bed.

Forget it this time. The bed belongs to the inn anyway, so she can just sleep on the chaise longue tonight.

At this time, Old Lady Hua had just watched people arrange a room for Fu Huaian. Everyone originally thought that he was so busy that it would not be easy for him to come here, and he would definitely return on the same day.

But I didn't expect them to say that since they were already here, they might as well relax and go to the beach.

OK! Then let Xiao Sanzi accompany you later.

When the old lady thought of this, she wanted to come and see how San'er was doing, to make sure he wouldn't be unable to get up tomorrow.

As soon as I entered the house, I was startled.

Because Shen Luming on the bed suddenly laughed: "Haha, Dad, you pricked me!"

The old lady paused before closing the door, then walked into the house as if nothing happened.

I'm used to it. San'er is just like that. She always likes to tease the children and won't stop even when she's drunk.

But he still knew how to entertain the child, which meant he wasn't really drunk, so she wasn't too worried.

Instead, he saw Li Jingshu lying on the chaise longue, and a stack of account books beside Li Jingshu.

"Show me how many gifts there are. Our banquet today cost quite a lot."

Li Jingshu sat up straight, moved to the side, and motioned for her mother-in-law to sit next to her.

"Is Chuan Ting taking a break? He seemed to have drunk quite a lot before."

Old Lady Hua waved her hand and said, "The young general is fine. When he entered the room, he looked much better than when he just left the restaurant. He was not shaking at all. I guess he was just pretending to be so nice to outsiders.

If you look at it from this perspective, even though he is young, he is smarter than the third brother. Look at the way the third brother drinks. I can't stand it."

The old lady held her breath when she mentioned this, mainly because she felt sorry for her son's bad health from drinking:

“The third brother is the same, he is different now than before, and he doesn’t have to drink with those people.

Just simply ask them to have a few drinks, and those people can't really say anything, they don't dare, right?"

Li Jingshu understood that her mother-in-law was distressed, so she did not respond.

Mainly, she thought that Old Shen had not drunk alcohol for a long time because he felt guilty about his daughter's asking of a question last time. Today, it was not because others needed him to toast, but he just wanted to indulge himself.

But if my mother-in-law knew this reason, she would be even more angry that Old Shen did not take care of his health. Forget it, since he has been studying very hard recently, I will let him go.

As a result, after a while, Mrs. Hua, who didn't know the real situation, was quickly attracted by the numbers in the account book.

You know, in the past, their whole family's annual consumption was about ten taels.

Before her son passed the imperial examination and opened a private school, the family was busy and could not save ten taels of silver a year.

I didn't expect that on the first page of the account book, all the notes were worth ten taels or more, some were even twenty, thirty, and fifty.

"Oh my, this is really rich. This is only the first page of the first book. I see there are several more books below."

You know, fifty taels can buy several acres of land.

Li Jingshu tucked the hair beside her ears and smiled, "Yes, this book has a lot of gifts, and they are basically given by those prominent people who came later. I have never dealt with these people, and I don't know who is who, but they come to give gifts."

The old lady didn't care about this topic. It didn't matter who gave it to her, as long as it went into her son's pocket.

But suddenly I thought carefully: This is not right. Doesn't it mean to instigate San'er to commit crimes when he becomes an official? This idea is too dangerous and must be corrected in the future.

But the next sentence is: "What did those officials give?"

"Some officials brought more, some brought less, usually thirty to several dozen taels, but some also gave gifts.

Of course, there were also people from the neighborhoods around the workshop who gave gifts, and there were also people who just joined in the fun. Most of these people gave a few copper coins, and some even gave dozens of copper coins.”

Li Jingshu also told Old Lady Hua that Shen Youyou said that this was already a lot, not counting Fu Huaian. Just the gifts sent from Lord Mao and others from the capital included some ornaments that symbolized wealth and fortune, and some silver money.

Moreover, this is just the opening of our workshop in Zhigu, so it’s not a big deal.

There will be more important things in our family in the future, such as celebrating your or my father’s birthday.

There are also some gifts for the marriages of our children, but they are just return gifts. We accept them. Except for those who come from Zhigu who are admired by the reputation of the scholars, scholars, and officials,

For example, the adults in Zhigu and several adults in Kyoto, if they inform us when they have something in the future, we will have to return the gifts, and in the future, these people will also have to be included in the New Year gifts.

Old Lady Hua nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's the truth."

Although the old lady is stingy, she still understands the principle of reciprocity and deepening human relationships.

As for why the third daughter-in-law said that those juren, xiucai, and yuanwai were exceptions, she could understand it, because they were giving this gift to your family.

It is just to make yourself familiar, or at least to be familiar with the other person's name. Even if you can't remember it, you will have business in Zhigu in the future. If there is any friction, you can raise your hand for the sake of this kindness.

If there are any weddings or funerals in those families, the workshop or the nine clans farther away will not be notified.

No one is so naive as to think that a gift can create any relationship.

But for officials like those in Zhigu, if they are notified of something,

Regardless of whether the nine clans have made preparations or not, Li Quan and Zhou Qian, who are in charge of the Zhigu workshop, have to think about giving return gifts to the nine clans.

Not to mention thinking about the return gift, the old lady was shocked again and asked her third daughter-in-law: "Then in the future, when the Duke's Mansion, for example, the young general gets married, what should we give back for the golden jade tree they gave us?"