Jia Qiang's Ordinary Life

It seemed that Jia's mansion was not proud enough, and soon, news spread that Concubine Xiande was pregnant when she asked for Ping An's pulse!This is a happy event. Although there are many children today, the problem is that none of them came from the middle palace. The concubine Zhou Guifei did have a son. The problem is that she has been deposed now. The most precious!The Jia family was even more elated when they heard the news. The old lady took out 2 taels of silver from her private house and sent it to the palace for Yuanchun to take care of. There are too many people who are born!

Seeing that the new year is coming again, because of the relationship with the concubine Xiande, the Jia family felt that the family would be more prosperous and the clan was at its peak, so they planned to open the ancestral hall and worship the ancestors, so that the ancestors could know the abilities of their children and grandchildren!

This kind of thing, Jia Qiang can't escape, even if the family has been separated, he still comes from the Jia family in Jinling.

For the matter of ancestor worship, the Ningguo Mansion is extremely busy, especially this year, the income of various villages is not good, and many ostentations cannot be supported. Some sacrificial vessels in the warehouse are also damaged and need to be prepared again.Each room of Jia's family also tried their best to produce a lot of offerings. Jia Qiang also sent some products from the Zhuangzi, as well as some utensils in the warehouse as offerings for the ancestors.Jia Zhen is the head of the clan, so busy at home that she can't even take care of some things on the scene, so she had to shirk and ask Jia Rong to socialize.

By the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, everything has been prepared.Under the leadership of the old lady, a group of members of the family changed into court clothes, went to the palace in sedan chairs to congratulate, received the banquet and returned in sedan chairs, and came directly to Ningguo Mansion.Jia Qiang and a group of officials in the court also ate the banquet given by the Holy Majesty in the Taiji Hall, and after paying their respects, they also came to Ningguo Mansion in a carriage.

Jia Jing finally knew a little bit of propriety, he didn't stay in the Xuanzhen Temple for the New Year, and rushed back to participate in the ancestor worship.

The ancestral hall of the Jia Mansion was built when the second Duke Ning Rong was alive. At that time, the Jia Mansion was an important minister of the emperor, with outstanding military achievements, and was very respectable in the ruling and opposition parties. In the book, the golden plaque and long couplets in the courtyard are the imperial pens of the former emperor. From this we can see how honored the Jia family was in those days. Unfortunately, the descendants are unworthy. , apart from treason, there is nothing they dare not do, and so on, not to mention aggressiveness, it is impossible to protect themselves.

Jia Qiang's seniority is small, so she is the grandson of the head of the house, even if she can't hold incense and offer silk in the ancestral hall like the elder generation, she should be on the sidelines. However, after all, the family has been separated, and now the head of the house is Jia Rong. He is not a female family member, so it is not easy for him to enter, so this ancestor worship has nothing to do with him at all, it is just helping pass a few dishes in the yard, that's all.

The ancestor worship ceremony was very complicated. Jia Qiang stood among the cursive generation, seeing Jia Rong, the leader, sneaking a glance at him with a rather smug expression, she couldn't help snorting in her heart.

After the ceremony, she kowtowed to the old lady again. Yuan Zixuan sat in the upper room with a few sisters-in-law and aunts for a while and drank a cup of tea. The old lady was also tired and did not eat at Ningguo Mansion. , so he got up and said goodbye.Yuan Zixuan was invited by Li Wan and the others to visit the Grand View Garden during the first lunar month.In autumn, Rongguo Mansion happened to have some sisters who came to seek relatives, such as Xue Baoqin, the cousin of Xue Baochai's family, two cousins ​​from Li Wan's family, and the niece from Mrs. Xing's family. say.

Jia Qiang was perfunctory with a group of people. The Jia family members were all snobbish. Seeing that Jia Qiang has a promising future, it can be said that he has a bright future, so he couldn't help but come here to curry favor. Although Jia Qiang was impatient, he still had to promise a few words. After all, a gentleman can be bullied, but a villain is hard to guard against. The Jia family has never had any gentleman!

In the Ningguo Mansion, the New Year's Eve dinner was hastily eaten, and there was a night watch. It was not until after the third watch that Jia Qiang returned home with Yuan Zixuan and two children in a carriage.The two children fell asleep long ago, and were held by the nanny in the carriage behind.Yuan Zixuan also felt sleepy, leaning on the carriage, reaching out to rub the center of her brows from time to time.After all, she has been busy since the morning, and she didn't even have a sip of water. The food in Ningguo Mansion is too greasy, which makes people lose their appetite. After all, the Yuan family's foundation is not deep, and there are not many people in the family. I have never participated in similar activities of such a big family before, and now even if I just follow others, I can't help but feel nervous, for fear that people will look down on her, thinking that she has never seen the world.Now that everything is over, my mood suddenly relaxes, and I don't have much energy.

Jia Qiang took a soft pillow, put it behind her, and said, "Just rest for a while! You don't have to worry about things at home today. When you get home, wash up and go to bed first! Tomorrow On the first day of junior high school, you have to get up early!"

Yuan Zixuan cheered up, and said: "How can it be done, the male host is outside, and the female host is inside, not to mention, the sacrifice of the ancestral hall at home is not your business alone, I am also the mistress!"

"Yes, yes!" Jia Qiang pursed her lips and smiled. Yuan Zixuan looked weak, but she was also strong in her bones. She refused to fall behind in everything, "Then it's hard work to be a grandma!"

Seeing Jia Qiang talking and joking, Yuan Zixuan also came to make fun of it, and squeezed her throat and said, "Master is also here to play with my concubine now!" After speaking, she couldn't hold back and laughed.

When the two returned home, the whole house was brightly lit. The door gods, couplets, hanging signs, and peach charms had been replaced with new ones on the gate. The bluestone at the gate was washed so that it was spotless. Seeing the carriage stopped, he quickly moved the stool over and helped Jia Qiang and the others get out of the carriage.The nanny also came down with the two children in her arms. The two children hadn't woken up yet. Yuan Zixuan ordered: "It's getting late, take the young master and miss to the room to rest, don't wake them up. Serve carefully, don't catch a cold! "

The nannies and the maids responded quickly, and the maids lit up lanterns in front, leading the two nannies to carefully carry the two children to the backyard.

Naturally, Jia Qiang and Yuan Zixuan went to the ancestral hall to worship together. The offerings for the sacrificial offerings had been prepared long ago. In the ancestral hall, the two offered offerings to the spirit tablets of Mrs. Xu and Jia Qiang's grandparents. Xiang, kowtowed a few more times, and went back to rest. After all, tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. In most of the first month, there is no time to rest when doing human affairs, so we should hurry up.