Tonight is New Year's Eve, and it's freezing cold outside, but it can't stop the joy of everyone.
Behind the side courtyard of Wu's house is another neighborhood. From the outside, there is the sound of children playing and slapsticking, and the sound of fire and cannons one after another.
Today's Wu's house dinner is also rare and rich, with the smell of meat coming from afar.
After reading a chapter, Wu Weian put the book down and looked up at the person who was comfortably leaning on the beautiful couch in front of him.
Ji Yunxi is not a superstitious person, but she is also someone who is willing to believe in metaphysics.
For example, she would name her two personal maids Wanxiang Baofu, just to seek good luck.
So today, she will definitely wear a red dress to get a big hit.
The hem of the red dress is like a red peony that has fallen to the ground, and the layers are laid on the ground, making the beauty look like a goddess.
Ji Yunxi's impeccable face showed a slight tiredness and looked a little lazy.
Her posture is relaxed and generous. Even in Wu Wei'an's room, she seems to be in her own place, and she doesn't see any cramps at all.
In fact, Ji Yunxi wasn't like this from the beginning. She had just graduated from college, and when she entered the workplace, she didn't even dare to go in to meet guests in a slightly luxurious hotel. She always felt that the waiters would look down on her.
But now, no matter what the occasion, Ji Yunxi would not have any tension or discomfort, even if he entered the palace to face the Holy Spirit.
Such confidence is given by money.
Including her high-profile behavior now, such as spending 150 million in a grand manner, is also because she is really rich.
Even if the royal family is afraid of being rich enough, they would not dare to easily attack her and the Ji family, but they need to set up a little bit of framing.
It's not that no one persuaded Ji Yunxi and the Ji family to keep a low profile.
But first of all, they are from the Ji family of the four major families, which means that they can no longer keep a low profile, and they are destined to be big and attract the wind.
Secondly, the characters of Ji Yunxi and the brothers in the family are destined to be low-key.
And why bother
Life is only a few decades, so much money can't be spent generously, but it must be hidden and tucked away, afraid of this and that, how pitiful it is.
This is also why Ji Yunxi needs Wu Weian.
Wu Weian is good at hiding and complements the Ji family.
Sensing that there were eyes looking at her, Ji Yunxi raised her head and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Is something wrong?"
Wu Weian smiled: "It's nothing, it's just this, you don't have to go back to Jifu for the New Year's Eve dinner?"
Speaking of this, Ji Yunxi paused for a moment and explained, "Sixth brother said that tonight's New Year's Eve dinner, he will be in charge."
So she didn't want to go home for a long time.
Wu Weian nodded: "Then go back quickly, don't let down the kindness of the sixth brother."
Ji Yunxi narrowed her eyes: "How about you come with me?"
Wu Weian picked up the book and shook it, his smile seemed harmless: "I want to study hard."
Ji Yunxi dropped the miscellaneous books: "It's not too late for a while."
Wu Weian poignantly said: "Reading is a race against time. This is what Yun Niang told me. I have always kept it in my heart and dare not slack off."
Ji Yunxi: "..."
The two were talking when there was a knock on the door, and Wu Er's voice came in from outside the door: "Brother, Miss San, can I come in?"
Ji Yunxi leaned back on the couch.
Wu Weian replied, "Come in."
Wu Er pushed the door open and came in. He subconsciously glanced at Ji Yunxi on the beauty's couch, then he averted his gaze and gave her a bow before giving Wu Weian what was in his hand: "Brother, this is It's the Spring Festival exam question that I guessed with a few friends."
Wu Weian took it and turned it over.
Wu Er asked: "By the way, brother, my father asked me to ask you, do you want to have dinner together tonight?"
Wu Weian shook his head: "You guys stop eating, don't worry about me."
Wu Er didn't think it was wrong either, so he greeted the two of them and closed the door and left.
Over the years, my brother has rarely eaten with everyone, including the New Year's Eve dinner.
Except for his father and him, his eldest brother has always had little interaction with the rest of the family.
Others in the family were also very afraid of Big Brother. Big Brother really ate with them. Mother and younger siblings didn't dare to use chopsticks at all.
And since childhood, Wu Er rarely saw his elder brother at home.
When my eldest brother was young, he was often away for months and months, and he didn't know what to do.
As for how Wu Er got along with his big brother like this...
Just because Wu Er doesn't like sweetness.
Occasionally, he discovered that the mysterious elder brother at home liked sweets, so he gave all the candy given to him by outsiders to the elder brother.
After going back and forth, the two became what they are now.
Ji Yunxi watched Wu Er leave before asking, "Aren't you going to have a New Year's Eve dinner with your family?"
Wu Weian put the stack of papers given by his brother in his hand and said, "They are all afraid of me."
Ji Yunxi nodded, expressing understanding.
She came over from time to time to be a supervisor these days, and met the rest of the Wu family several times.
The Wu family's wife and several young ladies also looked very nervous when they saw her.
Come to think of it, Wu Weian is the child of the first lady, and it has nothing to do with the current lady, and is separated by a layer.
That's fine, Ji Yunxi thought.
After the two get married, she no longer has to maintain the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
But Ji Yunxi was a little curious: "Then why do you have a good relationship with the second brother?"
Wu Weian tapped the table with his knuckles, with an unfathomable look: "That's a long story..."
Ji Yunxi looked at him quietly: "Then keep your story short."
Wu Weian remembered the past and chuckled lightly: "Second brother has a very good heart."
Ji Yunxi nodded: "Indeed."
Wu Weian looked at her and said casually, "My cook will come to deliver dinner in a while, do you want to eat with me?"
Ji Yunxi was a little hesitant: "Your cook's cooking skills should be similar to my sixth brother?"
Anyway, during this period of time, the sixth brother ran the Wu family much more diligently than her. Every time he came back, he would come over and tell Ji Yunxi how much he and the poisonous lady were like-minded. On the way to study poison and cooking, they really Really sympathetic.
In this case, how can Ji Yunxi believe that the food made by his cook in Wu Weian's house can be eaten
Wu Weian smiled: "Don't worry, my cook is really good at cooking."
Ji Yunxi thought to himself that he would eat it himself anyway, so it shouldn't be much worse: "Okay, then try it."
Wu Weian ordered to go on.
In the kitchen, the poisonous lady has almost prepared the New Year's Eve dinner.
Today is New Year's Eve, and early in the morning, the master gave her money to buy vegetables. The poisonous lady made a lot of purchases, and it was rare to get interested, so she made a good fuss.
Each dish is full of flavor and fragrance, and is divided into three parts, one for the Wu family, one for the son, and one for the four servants.
Xuezhu floated over and stopped at the door: "Young Master said that the three girls will stay for dinner."
After saying that, he floated away.
The poisonous lady was eating dishes with one hand on her waist, and when she heard this, she subconsciously touched the money bag in her pocket.
That was the New Year's red envelope given to her by the maid next to the third girl!
She just counted it carefully ten times, and she was very satisfied, because what the three girls gave was much, much more than what the young master gave for the New Year a few years ago!
Therefore, when the poisonous lady came in to deliver the dishes, she specially put the squirrel mandarin fish, glutinous rice eight-treasure chicken, steamed crab with hibiscus, braised pork, and sweet and sour pork ribs at the nearest location to Ji Yunxi. Cabbage rolls, spicy fried eggplants, and boiled tofu were placed in front of Wu Weian.
"Miss San and Young Master take it slow." She smiled kindly at the third girl, raised the corner of her mouth perfunctorily at Wu Weian, and left.
Wu Weian with chopsticks: "?"
Ji Yunxi glanced at his expression, then glanced at the cook who had already left, and the dishes in front of him, and said, "Your cook is really good."
After she finished speaking, she started to move her chopsticks, and she didn't need Wu Weian to entertain, nor was she polite at all.
I have to say that although they are good at using poison, people are really different.
This poisonous lady's craftsmanship is no worse than those of the chefs of famous restaurants.
Ji Yunxi had a hard time eating more.
Wu Weian poked himself a spring-colored cabbage roll and asked earnestly, "What have you done to my servants?"
Ji Yunxi: "I didn't do anything, I just asked Baofu to send a New Year's red envelope."
Wu Weian threw the cabbage roll into the bowl and lowered his eyes: "How much did you give?"
Ji Yunxi said casually, "20 taels of gold and 20 taels of silver."
Convert it, about 55,000.
Wu Weian: "??"
Wu Weian put down his chopsticks: "Don't you think you gave a little too much?"
Ji Yunxi took a bite of the red-roasted pork. The meat was neither fatty nor greasy, and had just the right taste. She hadn't eaten it for a long time: "Is it too much? Are you okay?"
Wu Weian picked up the chopsticks again, then put them down again.
He seemed to want to say a lot, but in the end, he just said: "What about mine?"
Ji Yunxi looked at him incomprehensibly: "Shouldn't you give it to me?"
According to common sense, don't all boys give girls red envelopes during Chinese New Year
Of course, it doesn't matter if Wu Weian gives it to her or not. She didn't like Wu Weian's money at all, he just gave her a good study.
As for asking her to give him a red envelope, that's really just a bit of a beautiful thought.
Wu Weian never knew what his face was. He said sincerely, "You know, I really have no money."
Ji Yunxi nodded: "Then just read the book after you eat."
Wu Weian pursed his lips: "Oh."
When they were about to finish eating, Ji Mansion sent someone over, saying that the sixth master was urging Ji Yunxi to go back.
Ji Yunxi wiped the corner of her lower lip with a handkerchief, then got up and went back.
The round-faced steward came in to collect the dinner, and while collecting the dishes, he asked for instructions: "Master, people from all over the world, I have arranged according to your instructions, they should all have a good New Year."
Wu Weian stood at the table holding the book, and nodded when he heard the words.
The round-faced steward still hadn't left, and looked at him hesitantly.
Wu Weian raised his head: "Is there anything else?"
The round-faced steward said, "But the red envelopes from Fuzhong Xuezhu and the others haven't been given yet."
"Huh?" Wu Weian casually turned over a page of the book, "But hasn't Madam already given it?"
Round face in charge: "??"
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It's only a month away from the beginning of February, and there has been a lot of things going on in the Ministry of Personnel recently.
As a minister, Ji Mingxi still stayed in the Ministry of Officials until late on the 30th day of the new year.
A few days ago, he and his subordinates had carefully studied the questions for the Spring Festival, but he only provided ideas. The specific questions and how to come out were all organized by the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
But in the end, these test questions still need Ji Mingxi to read.
The friend who has always been worried about Ji Mingxi found him again: "Brother Mingxi, I have heard some rumors recently, and I always feel a little uneasy. Your family is going to participate in the spring festival, and you know the test questions. At that time, I can't explain it clearly, and I'm afraid I will be slandered by the villain."
Ji Mingxi smiled: "Actually, there is no need to worry about this matter. Mingshuang's knowledge is there, how can he frame me?"
The friend said mysteriously, "I'm not talking about Ming Shuang, but your er—the eldest son of the Wu family."
Ji Mingxi's expression was a little strange when he heard the words, but he took a sip of his tea and returned to his idyllic look, and said something profound: "If Wei'an can pass the test, it means that he is also learned."
Ji Mingxi's temperament has always been like this, and his friends hate that iron is not steel. You don't need to read the test questions, if you want to read it, you will stay away from home until the end of spring."
Ji Mingxi took another sip of tea: "Actually, I reported this to the Holy One a few months ago."
The friend was stunned: "What does the saint mean?"
Ji Mingxi looked at the lights of Wanjia outside: "The sage said that people are not suspicious, but those who are suspected do not need to be trusted. He believes in me and the Ji family, so I don't need to worry too much."
As soon as Ji Mingxi said this, the friend kept silent.
After all, the sage has said this, so it really can only be done.
Ji Mingxi put away the things and smiled at his friend: "It's useless to think too much about everything in this world, so it's better to go back for the New Year's Eve dinner earlier."
The friend sighed softly: "That can only be the case."
When Ji Mingxi got home, Ji Yunxi had been back for a while.
She chatted with her two brothers in the hall.
In fact, it was mainly Ji Mingshuang and Ji Mingyan who were arguing, and she was listening.
Seeing Ji Mingxi come back, the three of them stood up in unison.
Ji Mingyan was the fastest, and rushed up to say hello: "Brother, you're back! The dishes are all ready, just waiting for you, hurry up, hurry up..."
Ji Mingxi was caught and walked a few steps, and the family took their seats at the table.
The dishes are very many, but as always strange and colorful.
Ji Yunxi asked the servants to make a cup of tea and slowly took a sip before saying: "I just went to Anlang's before, and I used some with him. I'm full, not too hungry. I am with you."
Ji Mingxi also asked the servants to make a cup of tea, and after hearing the words, he asked with concern, "How did Wei An learn?"
Ji Yunxi's true evaluation: "It's good, he really put his heart into it."
Ji Mingxi looked at his younger sister, but didn't say anything: "That's good, hard work always pays off."
Ji Mingshuang's focus was different from his elder brother's. He sat beside Ji Yunxi and whispered, "You actually came back secretly full!"
Ji Yunxi looked at Ji Mingyan who was very active in preparing food for the eldest brother and seventh brother, and whispered, "You can too."
Ji Mingshuang softened his heart: "Forget it, it's not that you can't eat it."
Anyway, the food Ji Mingyan cooked, although it looked a little strange to eat, but there was nothing wrong with eating it.
As long as he doesn't eat the meat he roasts, as long as he sprinkles that dust, it's easy to have an accident.
Ji Mingxi took the bowl that Ji Mingyan handed over, first handed the prepared red envelopes to his younger brothers and sisters, and then moved his chopsticks, but after taking a few bites, he said with emotion, "I miss your second and fifth brothers. "
Ji Mingyan raised his hand: "I miss fifth brother too!!"
Ji Mingshuang poured cold water: "The fifth brother should not miss you, he can't wait to stay away from you."
Ji Mingyan glared at Ji Mingshuang: "Seventh brother, is this your attitude towards brother? And are you a roundworm in fifth brother's stomach? Let me tell you, fifth brother likes me!"
Ji Yunxi, who was drinking the water, almost choked, she put down the cup, took out the handkerchief and wiped the corner of her mouth.
How should I put it, the sixth brother in the family has always had no idea.
Ji Ming pointed at Ji Yunxi: "Look, Ji San feels the same way."
Ji Mingyan looked at Ji Yunxi.
Ji Yunxi's face was calm, and she was determined not to get involved in the battle of words: "I just choked."
Ji Mingyan and Ji Mingshuang quarreled again.
The two brothers are of the same age, half-parents, only a few months apart, and they have been quarreling since childhood.
There are several brothers and sisters in the family, not the same mother.
Besides her mother, Ji Yunxi's father also had a concubine.
The concubine died not long after her parents' accident.
In my impression, the relationship between the parents has always been good, and the two of them are also very good to the aunt, and the aunt is not the kind of temperament.
In short, Ji Yunxi did not comment too much on the affairs of his parents.
As for these brothers, even if they didn't come from the same mother, they grew up together and had a deep relationship. Their relationship was even better than that of other brothers and sisters in the same family.
Ji Yunxi had long forgotten that which brother shares her father and mother with her, and which brother is not.
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There's a lot left over for tonight's New Year's Eve dinner.
If it was before, Ji Mingyan would cook these meals several times and eat them for a day or two, until they are broken and then throw them away.
After all, the things Ji Mingyan uses for cooking are really good things, and he is not willing to throw them away if they are not broken.
But now, he Ji Mingyan has a brother-in-law!
Ji Mingyan's nest was installed in the kitchen for a while, carrying two large buckets of food from the left to the right, and hopped to Wu's house to deliver warmth.
He didn't bother Wu Weian, because now he not only has a brother-in-law, but also a confidant!
"Sister Poison!" Ji Mingyan rushed into the kitchen and put the two heavy buckets aside, "This is my family's leftover New Year's Eve dinner today. You will be hot tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so you can eat it for everyone in the house."
The cook was playing with her new poison. Hearing this, she glanced at it and was very upset. She spilled a handful of poison powder in her hand: "Give us the rest of the New Year's Eve dinner, you will be the beggar of our Wu family!"
Ji Mingyan started to sneeze again, and while throwing poisonous powder on his backhand, he explained: "Ahh-I didn't think so. Before my brother-in-law came to my house for dinner, he took the initiative to say that he wanted to bring some back to Ae-"
The cook also sneezed and said, "Oh, I remember! You put Danzhi in the dish!"
Ji Mingyan: "That's right, I put some more this time..."
Before he finished speaking, the cook carried the two large buckets on the left and the right, and put them on the table next to them without any effort: "Yes, yes, you can send me more of this leftover. I'm happy with it, I'll tell you how I suppressed that Golden Toad Gu."
Ji Mingyan looked excited and quickly responded.
He was overjoyed, thinking that there is such a good thing in the world, and someone will finally eat his leftovers in the future. Not only did someone eat it, the other party also said that he wanted to teach him how to suppress the Golden Toad Gu.
The cook looked at Ji Mingyan leaving the Wu family as if she was taking advantage of her.
Then she swiped back to the kitchen, kicked the door with a slap, opened the two buckets of food, and geared up.
This thing is too wasteful to eat as a meal. She will try to extract those good medicinal materials worth tens of millions of taels from these leftovers.
When the cook kicked the door, she kicked a little hastily, and a lot of sawdust and dust were scattered in the process.
Xuezhu came over with a broom and quickly cleaned it up.
In the room with the lights on, Wu Weian was still reading.
However, when Ji Yunxi was not there, he leaned on her exclusive beauty couch.
But after relying on it for a while, Wu Weian lost his mind to read.
There was some fragrance of Ji Yunxi's body on the beauty's couch. The fragrance on her body had always smelled cold, not as sweet and greasy as an ordinary woman. But inexplicably, it made Wu Weian unable to concentrate, and the image of her lazily leaning there in the evening always flashed in his mind.
Wu Weian sighed, put down the book, and went out to breathe.
As a result, as soon as he went out, he met Snow Bamboo floating by with a broom.
Generally speaking, if it floats by, it will float by, but this time, Xuezhu actually floated back.
Xuezhu has been living well these days, the pimples on his face are almost gone, he shouted: "Sir."
Wu Weian stopped and raised his eyebrows: "?"
Xuezhu opened his mouth, but asked dryly, "Young Master, are you not reading?"
Wu Weian took a closer look, and he was regarded as a sweeper who was brought up by himself.
Why does he feel as though something has changed
Wu Weian didn't answer, Xuezhu still looked at him seriously, waiting for the answer obediently.
Wu Weian said lightly, "I'll take a walk."
After he finished speaking, he walked towards the courtyard with his feet raised, and happened to meet the cook who came back to the room to get the tools.
The kitchen lady was much more courageous than Xuezhu, so she heard the words and asked directly, "Young Master, don't you read books at this time?"
Wu Weian's face was calm: "... take a walk."
The cook: "That son, don't take a long walk, or if the three girls know about it, it will be difficult to explain."
Wu Wei looked at her quietly.
The cook immediately shut up, stepped lightly, and flashed back to the room.
Wu Weian was walking in the yard, but the round-faced butler who had always been hidden in the dark stopped not far away. He wanted to go forward but didn't dare.
Wu Weian's forehead jumped, unable to bear it any longer, he said word by word, "I, walk, walk."
Seeing that Wu Weian was really going to get angry, the round-faced manager quickly disappeared.
Wu Weian stood on the spot, looked up at the moon in the sky, and listened to the sound of fire... cannon... in the capital, and suddenly felt that it was really boring.
After a while, he went back to his room to continue reading.
Seeing this, the four pairs of eyes hidden in the dark were all withdrawn.
After all, the matter of Young Master Chunwei also concerns their future.
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Time passes day by day as the pages turn.
The snow stopped falling, the weather began to warm up, and the dead trees in the courtyard also budded.
That's how February came.
Spring is here too.
The author has something to say: Wu Da, Wu Da, do you know how popularity is lost? Do you know how miserable it will be in the future when you are alone and can only sleep in the study
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