Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 111
The next day, Wuyi Lane closed the mansion.

family assembly.

"Shi Niangzi, although I know you hate me, but now you are alone, and here in Jiankang everyone depends on you. I recognize you as a righteous sister, so how about staying in the Guan family?" Guan Ziyang said to Shi Qi.

Shi Qi turned his head to one side, thinking in his heart: "For the sake of Yao Xiang and Yao Chang who killed their father and enemy, I have to live next to this bad guy first...

And we still need to set out the secrets of our Zhao Guobao, so I followed his idea first. "

So she nodded lightly, as if she agreed, Shi Qi didn't even realize that he had already removed Guan Ziyang from the ranks of 'killing his father and enemy'.

Seeing Shi Qi agreeing, Guan Ziyang smiled and said: "That's good, from now on you can just treat it as your own home, you are also very familiar with Qingchan and Yiqing, and you have companions together.

I'm planning to go back to Fuling alone. I haven't been able to visit my mother during Chinese New Year after being away for so long. It's really shameful.

And it is estimated that I will be sent to Jingkou this year, and I will not be able to get away for several years. "

Qing Chan said: "Xiao Langjun, why did you go back alone, why didn't you take me?"

Guan Ziyang smiled and said, "Didn't I know you would ask for it? Hehe."

Wei Yiqing heard that Guan Ziyang meant to bring Qing Chan with him, but not himself, so she refused.

"Junior brother, what do you mean, don't take me?"

Guan Ziyang said: "You and Lady Shi will not go, we will come back after a month of back and forth, I need your help to deal with something here."

Hearing that Guan Ziyang wanted to do things by himself, he immediately felt better.

"what's up?"

Guan Ziyang hesitated and said: "Uh, there are a few girls, I hope you can teach them some piano skills..."

"several?"

"More than 20?"

"So many! Where did you get so many girls!"

Seeing that the three girls in the room were all staring at him fiercely, they couldn't keep the matter of the Secretary of the Jiaofang secret anyway.

So he reported himself to the imperial court and told about the opening of the teaching workshop.

As a result, instead of being unhappy, the three women were happy.

These women all ended up being ruined and mutilated, but this Jiaofang Secretary saved them instead.

They are also women, so they naturally feel the same way. Guan Ziyang has always respected women and is kind-hearted, so they are naturally happy.

"No problem! I guarantee that they will be able to play the tune in one month." Wei Yiqing patted his towering chest and made a promise.

He ordered Tiewei to pack up the ox cart, and set off for Fuling with Qingchan.

Jiankang still had a lot of things to do, he had to go back quickly, and he didn't report to Xie's family, so as not to waste time.

Half a month later, Guanjiabao in Fuling.

Guan Ziyang stood at the gate and didn't recognize him at all. Is this still the former Guanjiabao?
From a long distance, you can see that the Jiguan Cliff in Houshan is red and has turned into an orange grove.

A square fort that was twice the size of the previous Guanjia Fort stood not far away.

Around the outside of the fort, there are rice fields stretching as far as the eye can see, with a radius of fifty miles, and basically all the fields belong to the Guan family.

When the Guan family heard that Guan Ziyang had returned, men, women and children beat gongs and drums to announce the news, and within a short time, hundreds of Guan family members came outside the fort to welcome their new star.

Guan Ziyang stepped forward to salute his father and three uncles one by one. When he saw Guan's mother, Zhu Ping, who was in tears, he felt sore and threw himself into his mother's arms.

After all, this body still has a 16-year-old soul.

The little girl Guan Guiying tugged on Guan Ziyang's sleeve, Brother Manzi, hurry up and hug me too!

Guan Ziyang let go of his mother, and saw that Guan Guiying, the former ghost, looked a little slim now.

"My Xiaotuanzi is so tall. You are already a well-educated lady. Brother Manzi can't hug you anymore." Although Guan Ziyang was joking, it was true.

Guan Guiying said happily: "Of course, I am the No. 1 Yuan in Fuling now. By the way, didn't Brother Manzi say that I want Jiankang No. 1 Yuan to be my sister-in-law? What about her?"

Guan Ziyang was suddenly embarrassed...

Can't help but think of Xie Daoyun who is far away in Jiankang...

"Man'er, with your arrangement, the family has undergone earth-shaking changes. You've done a good job. Don't let us lose face!"

After receiving his father's praise, Guan Ziyang replied: "Father, what is the point of this! There is a good news coming in a few days, I will scare you to death!"

What Guan Ziyang was talking about was the thousand hectares of fertile land bestowed by the Empress Dowager. The decree should not have been handed down yet. Jin's decrees have always been delivered slowly, so Guan Ziyang was naturally not as fast as non-stop Guan Ziyang.

"Oh, what more good news?"

Guan Ziyang made a fool of himself on purpose, and the magistrate Chang will naturally tell you in a few days.

Third Uncle Guan Zhengdao said with a smile: "Really? But I, the county magistrate, haven't heard of it yet!"

Guan Ziyang was overjoyed: "Third Uncle, have you become the county magistrate?"

"Well, it's not because of you! You are now a first-rank Beifu military governor. Although our Guan family is a commoner family, our status is no longer below the four surnames in Sichuan, haha!"

Guan Ziyang thought about it for a second, that's wrong, Huan Wen got the territory in the middle of Shu, and the third uncle's official position was given by Huan Wen.

What kind of medicine is sold in this Huan Wen gourd, he should have already seen that he is a pawn specially used by the court to deal with him!

When something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and I can't figure it out, so the only thing I can do is to be careful.

Then, under the leadership of all members of the Guan family, Guan Ziyang visited the current property of the Guan family.

Today's Guanjiabao can already be called the Guanjia Manor.

Forging and brewing are the largest. The old house in Guanjiabao is divided into two, and all of them are used for these two industries. Now the iron farm tools in far and near counties are basically produced by Guanjia.

As for wine making, the Guan family's upper body wine has already made a name for itself, and people from Jingzhou, Guangzhou, and Liangzhou have come to purchase it.

The orchard and planting industry at home are also large-scale.

There are already more than 20 people in the house. Although they are all country men, they are all Lianjiazi who have practiced the Analects of Confucius. Ordinary bandits and robbers naturally dare not make trouble.

There are hundreds of tenants, and the Xinbao Building, which has more than doubled in size, is already crowded.

Guan Zhengqian is already preparing to build a third dock.

Guan Ziyang is very satisfied. This Guanjiabao can be regarded as a manor of a wealthy family. Although the scale is only medium, but with a thousand hectares of fertile land, if the Guan family is given a few more years to develop, they will definitely be able to enter the aristocratic family ranks.

After returning home, Guan Ziyang saw the thriving Guan family. Guan Ziyang had planned to visit his parents and leave in a few days, but now he suddenly wanted to be lazy at home for a while.

In the afternoon of this day, he lay in the yard basking in the sun, took a nap, and it was dusk when he woke up.

At this time, the Guanjiabao compound has been cleaned carefully, the fallen flowers and dead leaves are gone, the scattered soil around the tree platform and flowerpots have been cleaned up by the servants, and the bluestone floor has been washed with water. , reflecting the red of the setting sun...

Guan Ziyang looked interesting, and saw that in the small courtyards on the fourth floor of the east, west, north, and south, there were young women busy making small confession tables. , in order to pray for the blessing of the Empress Tiansun to be a skillful woman in the future.

Tuanzi suddenly rushed over from the south building, threw himself into Guan Ziyang's arms, and said in her cute childlike voice, "Brother Manzi, you lazy bastard, you slept until it was dark... Shame, shame..."

Guan Ziyang tugged at his round face: "Who says it's dark, the sun is still hanging on the mountain?"

Qing Chan set up the offering table, and said with a smile: "Tuanzi is not young this year, and you have to pay homage to Sun Niangniang, why don't you hurry back and make trouble, and come to our east courtyard to make trouble."

Tuanzi made a grimace: "I asked my mother, and my mother said that the woman only worships the grandson on Erqi. I am still young, so I don't need to pray. I am too short. Even if I worship the grandson now, she will see her." not see……"

At this time Guan's mother, Zhu Ping, just came downstairs and said to Tuanzi, "You are so playful, Tuanzi, if you don't pay homage to Goddess Sun sooner, you won't be able to marry if you can't do a good job as a female worker in the future."

Tuanzi put his waist back and said: "Tuanzi doesn't want to be a female worker, I want to study and practice martial arts with Brother Manzi, and I will be a high-ranking official in the future!"

Guan's mother walked up to Tuanzi, patted her head, and said with a smile: "Nonsense, there is no woman who can be an official. You can study and practice martial arts, but women have to marry, and when married, they have to be married and educate their children." , studying and practicing martial arts, you have to fall behind..."

Tuanzi became anxious and said, "If I don't marry, I won't... um... um..."

Guan's mother quickly covered Tuanzi's mouth: "Miss Tiansun is listening to our wish in the sky today, if Mistress Tiansun hears it, it will be terrible!"

The sun is setting in the west, the moon is rising in the east, and the stars gradually come out one by one...

In addition to Qing Chan, the young women in the east building also have Tie Wei's daughter Tie Xinrou, and although the mother of Hei Nu'er, Mrs. Zhang, has already given birth to a child, she doesn't need to pray to her grandson.
But she was only 25 years old. Seeing that there were only seven or eight young women on the third floor, and the east building was sparsely populated, she seemed deserted, so she also came to make up the number.

Saiqiao is not a formal competition, but there is still a secret rivalry among young women. Mrs. Li, the wife of the former patriarch Guan Zhengkun, knocked on the gong on the third floor of the west building, "Dang...", Saiqiao officially started.

Each woman took out the needles and threads prepared in advance and began to thread the needles and threads under the bright moonlight. There are a total of seven needles, and seven threads of different colors need to be threaded into the holes of the seven needles.
Guan Ziyang saw that Qing Chan was holding the needle in one hand and the thread in the other, and she was about to thread through seven threads each time she threaded them, while Tie Xinrou and Zhang who was next to her only threaded two or three threads.

After a while, Qing Chan finished the needle, she quickly lit three sticks of incense, knelt before the altar to offer incense devoutly, clasped her hands together, and closed her eyes to make a wish.

At this time, I heard an exclamation in the small courtyard of the south building opposite: "Ah, the east building has incense again, Sister Qingchan is really amazing!" Guan Ziyang heard the voice of Tuanzi, and then Tuanzi shouted again: " Sister Xueya, hurry up... hurry up... we can still grab second place in the South Tower!"

After Qingchan finished making her wish, Zhang just finished her needlework. She also burned three sticks of incense, but she didn't make a wish. She smiled and said to Qingchan, "What wish did Qingchan make, tell me about it."

"Sister-in-law Zhang loves to make fun of me the most, so I won't tell you!" Qing Chan said coquettishly.

"If you don't tell me, I can guess it. I definitely hope that I can find a good husband, um, don't you?" Zhang joked.

Qing Chan glanced at Guan Ziyang, and said shyly, "I don't have one. I wish the Patriarch and Mistress to be healthy, and our east building is safe..."

Guan's mother said: "Don't tell me the black slave girl, I almost forgot, Qingchan, you are 17 years old, it is time to get married, if there is a young man you like in Guan's family, you can tell the mistress, The mistress is in charge of you."

Qingchan let out a oops, covered her face, and shouted anxiously: "No, no, the mistress also came to make fun of me..."

"Dang" sounded a gong, and Li Shi, the wife of the patriarch Guan Zhengkun, shouted, "The first incense in the east building, the second incense in the south building"...

With the end of Qiqiao, all the begging women came out of their yards and gathered to exchange and comment on their female workers. Some were shoes, some were coats, and some were handkerchiefs. The best time for women, the women who are rarely seen on weekdays are all present at the moment.

Of course, most of the young women are the maids of the Guan family, and a few are the young ladies of the Guan family. Naturally, those tenant children of the Guan family will not dare to have unreasonable thoughts about the young lady of the Guan family. It was concentrated on maids like Qing Chan and Xue Ya who were reaching the marriageable age...

Qingchan helped Donglou win the Qiqiao Festival head fragrance for three consecutive years, which naturally attracted a burst of praise from everyone, and a pair of cloth shoes that Qingchan woven also attracted everyone to pass them around.

A lady named Guan Xiu in the north building held Qingchan's cloth shoes: "Ah, Qingchan, you are not only beautiful, but also a good female worker. Look at your stitches, which are even, precise, and strong. Whoever marries you in the future will be very lucky."

Tie Xinju said: "Miss Xiu, Qing Chan doesn't want to get married."

Seeing Qingchan's red face, Guan Xiu smiled and said: "Ah, I don't want to marry, so it's not possible for Qingchan to be the concubine of Master Donglou. Mr. Ziyang Xiaolang is already 16 years old. When he gets married, he can marry her." I'll let you in, hahaha"

Another maid said: "Being a concubine is not as good as being a wife, Qingchan, you are so beautiful and capable, your husband will love you so much in the future!"

Qingchan was shy at first, when a few people teased and teased her, she couldn't stay still, said "I won't tell you any more" and ran back to the east building.

"Hmph, the young master has long agreed to marry me as his wife... just go envious!"

As soon as Qing Chan left, almost all the young men on the ground floor who had been paying attention to the courtyard began to sigh...

After a while, the ladies of the Guan family also took their maids back to their own building. The rest of the field were maids and maids. Now the tenant children of the Guan family can enter the field.

They took gifts, such as melons and fruits, desserts, wooden hairpins made by themselves, combs, etc., and gave them to the ones they liked. If those women also fell in love with that man, they would take the female workers they made as gifts in return.

This year's Qiqiao Festival of the Guan family brought together two or three new couples. Most of the ancient aristocratic families were like this. In some large families, there were hundreds of servants in the family. There are also a lot of newcomers.

(End of this chapter)