The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 64 Gift Giving (Seeking monthly ticket)

After the affairs of the Earl's Mansion were dealt with, Li Jingxiao rewarded the Jinyiwei, Dongchang guards and Daoluosi captains who participated with 3 to 5 taels of silver each.

This immediately made the Jinyiwei and the guards smile happily.

The income of the low-level Jinyiwei and Dongchang men was actually not high. After just one day of hard work, they would receive a reward equivalent to one or two months' salary. Naturally, these people were very happy.

Li Jingxiao was also unwilling to continue living in the Earl's Mansion, so he summoned the remaining servants and, after some consolation, everyone expressed their loyalty.

Li Jingxiao was not worried that these people would not serve him wholeheartedly, as long as he was still in power, and he had sold dozens of people in the morning.

If you still dare to act recklessly, you are really courting death.

In the afternoon, under the uneasy and reluctant gazes of Jing Xi, Jing Yue and Jing Rong, he took his men back to Zhenwu Temple.

The next day, he went to the Daoluo Division and had a conversation with Shen Boping and others, confirming that except for the strange things, all other matters of the Daoluo Division were managed by the government office itself.

Shen Boping and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

When you reach middle age, there is nothing wrong with living a stable life.

Moreover, the three Shi Delong brothers were still working in the Daoluo Division. The credit for their dealing with the weirdness belonged to the Daoluo Division.

It's basically the same as before. For them, the benefits naturally far outweigh the disadvantages.

Life soon returned to normal, and Li Jingxiao only went to report to the Jinyiwei every now and then.

The rest of the time, they all stayed in their own pacification offices.

Besides the strange things, Li Jingxiao didn't care about other matters of the Jinyiwei at all.

So he had a lot of free time, and he would stay in the yamen to practice in the morning.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, he left the yamen and returned to Zhenwu Temple, where he saw patients for an hour to gain some experience.

This action immediately made people around Zhenwu Temple praise him highly.

He secretly thought that although Li Jingxiao had become successful, he had not forgotten his original intention.

When Li Jingxiao found out, he just smiled.

If it weren't for the experience, I probably wouldn't see patients again.

That day, he had just left the government office and returned to Zhenwu Temple on horseback with his guards, when he saw dozens of people and more than a dozen carts of things standing at the entrance.

Jia Lian and Jia Rong saw from afar Li Jingxiao, dressed in a bright red bullfighting robe, coming back escorted by a dozen Jinyiwei.

It's called envy in my heart.

Li Jingxiao did not neglect the uncle and nephew. A few days ago, the uncle and nephew came to his house with many gifts to celebrate his regaining the title of Xing'an Earl and being awarded the title of first-class general.

Some of their ancestors had old noble connections with the Earl of Xing'an, but because they were not familiar with him and had never dealt with him before, they basically asked their stewards to send gifts to celebrate.

Li Jingxiao was also happy to have some free time.

I accepted all the gifts, and will return the favor when there are weddings or funerals in these people's families in the future.

When Li Jingxiao saw the dozen or so trucks full of stuff, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

But then he thought again, the Jia family probably wouldn't have anything to ask of him at this moment.

Then he dismounted with a smile and greeted the two men.

After some polite exchanges, they entered the reception room of the Taoist temple, and saw the maidservant beside Jingxi coming in with tea.

Li Jingxiao sat down and casually asked, "Big sister, second sister, and third sister, can you read and learn to read, and recite medical books today?"

Just two days after returning to Zhenwu Temple, Li Jingxi used the excuse that he had not been to his eldest brother's house yet, and took Jingyue, Jingrong, a dozen servants, and several cars full of luggage to live in Zhenwu Temple.

Although Li Jingxiao was focused on gaining experience and practicing, he still found it quite boring to practice martial arts all day long.

Moreover, Jing Xi and the other two would not disturb him when he was practicing at home.

The three sisters seemed to feel at ease as long as they were close to their big brother.

So when Li Jingxiao was free, he would assign them tasks like learning to read and memorize medical books. The three sisters did not find it hard at all; instead, they were very enthusiastic.

Xia Ju hurriedly replied, "Master, the three girls have already finished their lessons for today this morning.

At six quarters past the hour of Si, the eldest girl took the second and third girls to learn arithmetic.

After lunch, I rested for half an hour. Now, with the help of the eldest girl, I am practicing the boxing techniques taught by the master.

Li Jingxiao smiled and nodded. It was hard not to like his three cousins ​​who were so easy to take care of.

He waved Xia Ju away and then asked Jia Lian and Jia Rong, "What's the matter today?"

Not knowing what he was thinking, Jia Lian came to his senses, looked at Li Jingxiao for a few seconds, then hurriedly stood up and took out a gift list from his pocket.

If Li Jingxiao could read minds and know what Jia Lian was thinking about just now, how much benefit he would get if he married Li Jingxi.

I will definitely kick that bastard Jia Lian out.

Li Jingxiao was looking at the gift list when he heard Jia Lian say, "Jingyou, this is a thank-you gift from my uncle from the Lin family in Yangzhou. He sent someone back to Beijing to thank me. Please accept it."

Li Jingxiao did not refuse directly. The last time Jia Lian came to congratulate him, he heard him talk about the Lin family.

Although the youngest son of the Lin family could not be saved, Jia Min, Lin Daiyu, and even Lin Ruhai himself all recovered from their chronic illnesses thanks to the Nine Flowers Jade Dew Pills.

Moreover, when Lin Daiyu was keeping vigil for her brother, she was so sad and tired that she almost fainted. In the eyes of Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, it was not an exaggeration to say that she was the savior of the Lin family.

Now that the Lin family has offered a thank-you gift, if I don't accept it, it will seem that I am asking for something bigger.

Sometimes, being too polite after saving someone is not a good thing.

People who do not seek rewards are naturally noble in character.

But some people have impure intentions and think that if you don't accept any thank-you gifts, you must be asking for something bigger.

That’s why our ancestors would say that kindness is as great as hatred.

What you get in return for your sincerity is often ingratitude.

It would be better to accept the thank-you gift generously, so that the relationship between the two families will be more harmonious in the future.

I took the gift list, which included three thousand taels of silver, three hundred taels of gold ingots, thirty pieces of Yun brocade, and three pieces of Suzhou embroidery.

One each of West Lake Longjing, Biluochun, Huangshan Maofeng, and Lu'an Guapian.

Thirty jars each of Sanbai liquor and Yangzhou glutinous rice wine.

Finally, there is a deed to a large house with three courtyards and a garden in the west of Beijing.

I had heard about this house from the old eunuch Xia Shouzhong before.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao not only knew that this house was given by the emperor to comfort Lin Ruhai for the loss of his son while in office, but also transferred the house to himself through Lin Ruhai.

So Li Jingxiao just said a few polite words, and after repeated requests from Jia Lian and Jia Rong, he happily put it away.

Jia Lian and Jia Rong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He smiled and said that the house had been cleaned up.

Even if we move in today, we can just go there and live there.

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but express his gratitude again. In addition to Xia Shouzhong's help in placing many good furniture, the Jia family must have also made efforts to clean up and decorate the house again.

Otherwise, Jia Lian would not have mentioned this matter specifically.

After some more pleasantries and the promise of a treat after moving in, Jia Lian and his nephew were finally sent away.

But after Jia Lian and Jia Rong returned to the Ning and Rong mansions, Jia Lian thought it over again and again and secretly told Jia Mu about it. Not only did Li Jingxiao recognize his three cousins, but he was also very close to and fond of them.

When Lady Jia heard this, she looked at Jia Lian with a strange expression.

PS: Please follow the monthly ticket, thank you

(End of this chapter)