Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 172 New Year’s Day Routine
Status of life and death?
Wang Anshi looked surprised and asked, "General Wei has a grudge against the Japanese envoys?"

Wei Yuan shook his head, "I just think that a few wild monkeys dare to come to our country and make mistakes. They really deserve to be killed."

Zhao Zhen said: "After all, he is an envoy. It is ominous to kill him. Be careful not to miss him."

Wei Yuan felt happy and said, "No."

Another day passed, and there were still two days until Yuan Day.

Wei Shuyi, Minglan and others came to the uncle's house.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, also known as 'Shanghai'. On this day, every household will offer sacrifices to their ancestors.

They would be busy with Sheng Hong all day long and would not have time to come, so they took advantage of this day to ask Wei Yuan if there was anything else he needed to buy at home.

The main reason is that Wei Yuan is a man and is not familiar with this kind of thing.

"Mama Zhang is a person who knows how to get things done. There is nothing wrong with this list. My niece and mother are worried that you are busy with government affairs and don't even have time to prepare New Year's goods."

"The new year is approaching. To get some luck, I would like to ask Mr. Zhu not to dislike these vulgar things."

Do you want to lose your reputation if word spreads?

With these things alone, the uncle no longer has to worry about buying new year's goods.

"We have talked too much, so I will say goodbye now. There is no need to see you off, uncle. Please say goodbye."

What do you mean?
The backer behind Guangyuntai is the Queen?
Are you kidding me? The mother of the country has set up a place for prostitutes?

Until now, Zhao Zhen still has full trust in Wei Yuan.

If it were normal, Manager Zhu would have declined politely, but now.
"Our family will not refuse your kindness, uncle. I heard that your uncle often goes to Guangyuntai? It seems that our family heard in the palace that the queen asked about Guangyuntai. I don't know if I heard it wrong or not. What?"

Minglan casually opened a box and saw that it contained royal silk and satin. She touched the material and felt very fond of it.

Manager Zhu shook his head and said: "No, His Majesty is worried that you haven't married yet and you won't be able to survive the New Year, so he sent our family to give you some things you need for the New Year."

"The new clothes made of this kind of fabric will definitely look very good."

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "It's rare for Mr. Zhu to come here once. Why don't you have a drink with me before leaving?"

When he arrived at the lobby, he saw Manager Zhu. Wei Yuan said curiously:

Wei Yuan said: "As long as Aunt Zhang is here, my eldest sister will feel at ease."

Wei Yuan said: "Let them go back to where they came from."

As he said this, his servants came to report that an angel had come to the palace.

The servant added: "He said his name is Ping Zhongsheng, but he is the head of the Ping family in the Japanese country. I am still thinking, why is there anyone with the surname 'Ping' in this world? How strange."

Minglan said: "I don't dare to take the reward from the government. If I take it, the fourth sister and the fifth sister will be envious. It's the Chinese New Year, and I don't want to cause trouble in the family again, otherwise I won't be in a good mood."

After he leaves.

In the backyard of the uncle's house, Minglan looked at Grandma Zhang's list of New Year's goods. Every detail was quite clear and could be seen at a glance.

Wei Yuan bowed deeply in the direction of the palace, "I thank your Majesty for your kindness!"

Ping Zhongsheng? The chief envoy of the Japanese envoy to the Zhou Dynasty this time?
That's not seen either.

Manager Zhu shook his head and said, "Not much, General Wei. His Majesty said that if you still lack anything, please send someone to inform the Ministry of Rites."

Wei Shu said thoughtfully, "I'll see what else is missing in the house later, and I'll buy it all during the New Year's Fair in the city today."

Wei Yuan nodded and ordered someone to get a thousand-tael silver note and handed it to Manager Zhu.

"Your Majesty has high hopes for you and Wang Shangshu."

"Why are Manager Zhu here? Is there a purpose?"

Manager Zhu’s words are worth a thousand pieces of gold.

After a pause, he looked at Manager Zhu again, "Isn't this too much?"

While talking, someone came to report that a Japanese envoy was visiting.

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Pick some fabrics you like and take them."

He didn't need to say this to Wei Yuan. Since he said it, it must have a profound meaning.

All in all, it has to be guarded against.

Immediately afterwards, I saw several palace guards carrying several boxes, including chickens, ducks, fish, pigs, sheep and other meats, fine wine, new clothes, items needed for sacrifices, peach charms, silk jokes, fruits, firecrackers and other items.

Wei Yuan extended his hand towards the palace again, "The emperor's grace is so great."

Mr. Zhu said: "The palace is busy at the moment. Our family has to go and take a look. Let's talk about it another day when we have the opportunity."

Wei Yuan said nonchalantly: "You always think too much, so take more and give some to them."

Wei Yuan said he couldn't see him.

Hearing this, Wei Yuan was shocked.

Wei Yuan and others did not dare to neglect, so they went to greet him.

Manager Zhu smiled and said, "The only person who gets the kind of treatment you have is the newly promoted Minister of Civil Affairs, Wang Shangshu."

Minglan shook her head, "No, this is a reward from the government to my uncle."

After the Japanese envoy heard the response from the servants of the uncle's house, he had no choice but to leave unwillingly.

Wei Yuan was not idle at home all day.

Either that noble person came to visit, or some general came to give a gift.

As for the nobles, they are basically the families Wei Yuan visited when he first came to the capital.

After the New Year, he would still have to return the gift, going back and forth, delaying a lot of things.

The next day.

Later, Wei Yuan, Lin Zhaoyuan and others went to Zhonglie Temple.

The former first paid homage to the ancestors of the Wei family, and then took them to the loyal monument in the temple to pay homage to Brother Paoze, who died in Daizhou.

What Wei Yuan did was definitely not for show.

But I want to form a tradition.

Those soldiers who fought to the death for their country deserve to be paid tribute by survivors like them.

After finishing these things, they had a few drinks in the uncle's house and then dispersed.

Early the next morning.

The younger members of the Sheng family followed Sheng Hong's wishes and came to the uncle's house early to pay New Year's greetings to Wei Yuan.

At this time, Wei Yuan was writing a "New Year's greeting note" in the study.

The New Year greeting notes sent out on this day are, to put it bluntly, New Year greeting cards.

As long as the New Year greeting stickers are presented, it is equivalent to visiting the New Year in person.

There are so many distinguished families in the capital, and there are even more families with elders. If they all went to pay New Year's greetings, Wei Yuan wouldn't have to do anything. Suddenly, Minglan opened the study and saluted Wei Yuan: "Happy New Year, uncle."

Wei Yuan looked up and saw Chang Bai and others following her, saying one after another:
"Happy New Year, uncle."

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On the first day of the lunar month, both the front door and each door of the uncle's house were open.

And Minglan and the others are his juniors, so they can come without any hindrance as they come in the name of paying New Year greetings.

The premise is that the person guarding the gate can see the "New Year's greetings" with his own eyes, know which family's descendant is coming, and ask questions. If there are generally no problems, there is no need to report and he will be allowed directly.

Wei Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw Chang Bai's figure.

He first took out the red wedding bags he had prepared. Each bag contained some golden beans, which were worth a lot of money. They were all used as a bonus.

"happy New Year."

After saying this, he gave the red wedding bags to them one by one.

Minglan said playfully: "Uncle, do you still need us to kowtow to you?"

Wei Yuan smiled, "There's no need to kowtow, Changbai, come here and do me a favor."

Sheng Changbai stepped forward, "I wonder what my uncle's orders are?"

Wei Yuan gave him a list and said:
"You are good at handwriting, you write it."

New Year greetings post?
Sheng Chang Burton felt very excited.

With so many rankings, it probably took more than half an hour to write, right?

In fact, Wei Yuan could just leave these tasks to others.

However, that seemed too insincere.

Sheng Changbai was nominally his junior, and his handwriting was inherited from Sheng Hong's, so it was perfect for him to write it.

"What is uncle going to do?"

Sheng Changbai asked.

Wei Yuan said: "I'll go take a look around."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was another voice outside the study,

"Brother Wei!"

It was Zhang Guifen who came, accompanied by her three brothers.

"Happy New Year, brother Wei."

Zhang Guifen came to the study and saw Minglan and others. She was stunned for a moment and then saluted Wei Yuan.

The same goes for her three brothers.

Wei Yuan gave Zhang Ding and others a red wedding bag.

Zhang Guifen looked at it with a displeased face.

"Brother Wei, where's mine?"

Minglan seemed to have guessed something, holding her arm and saying:

"Auntie's New Year's Day gift is naturally different from ours."

Zhang Guifen looked at Wei Yuan expectantly.

The latter shook his head and smiled, then took out a beautiful wooden box placed elsewhere.

Zhang Guifen couldn't wait to take the wooden box, opened it, and saw a pair of crystal clear jade bracelets.

The whole body is made of Hetian jade and is worth five hundred taels of gold.

Even the jade bracelet worn by Queen Cao may not be comparable to this pair.

Zhang Guifen took out the jade bracelet and played with it in her hand. She saw that the size was not too big or too small, but it was just right.

Suddenly, she saw a line of characters printed in gold at the bottom of the jade bracelet. She didn't know it was carved by the master. If she didn't look carefully, she would have thought it was an embellishment in the jade bracelet.

Minglan also leaned over to take a closer look and murmured:

"I wish sister Guifen peace and success every year."

Zhang Guifen quickly put the jade bracelet on her hand, fearing that others would see the clues on her fingers, and couldn't stop the joy on her face.

"I brought a gift too."

After saying that, she let the maid standing outside the door come in. It was a pair of knee pads.

Zhang Guifen said: "This is a craft taught to me by Sister Wei. I am clumsy, so I only finished it now."

"Spring begins in March. Brother Wei is going to lead troops to the southeast to quell the Japanese. I heard that the weather in the south is cold and cold. When marching and fighting, wearing these knee pads can prevent the cold."

After saying that, he personally took the kneepad and handed it to Wei Yuan.

The latter was shocked to see a lot of tiny scars on her fingers, as if they were accidentally poked by needlepoints.

Wei Yuan took the kneepad, held her little hand in his, looked at it carefully, and said seriously:
"From now on, don't do these things, just leave it to your servants."

Everyone on the side saw it and turned their heads to look elsewhere.

Zhang Guifen blushed with embarrassment and quickly pulled her hand back.
"How can the embroidery done by others be as good as mine? Brother Wei will try it on tonight. If it doesn't fit, bring it to me and change it."

Wei Yuan nodded.

Perhaps Minglan noticed a slight change in the atmosphere around her, so she quickly slapped her forehead and said:
"I almost forgot. I made a pair of shoes for my uncle. I had already finished them and put them away."

"I'll go home and get it."

After saying that, he pulled Ru Lan away from here.

Mo Lan and Chang Feng said goodbye one after another.

Sheng Changbai looked at Wei Yuan and Zhang Guifen, and then at the list of New Year greeting cards in his hand. For a moment, he was a little at a loss.

The third son of the Zhang family saw Sheng Changbai being so ignorant and quickly pulled him away.

Sheng Changbai said: "Uncle also wants me to write a New Year greeting note."

Zhang Ding said: "Go to the other room and ask someone to give you the Four Treasures later."

Zhang Guifen stood there, her face getting more and more rosy. If Wei Yuan hadn't been in front of her, she would have yelled.

What do you mean, I am your biological sister, and you just sold me out like this?

When Wei Yuan saw this scene, he was also a little overwhelmed and shook his head, just when the two of them were embarrassed.

Chen Daniu's voice sounded outside the study,
"Brother, the brothers are here to wish you a happy new year."

"Hey, girl Ming, why are you pulling me? What are you doing???"

(End of this chapter)