New Year’s Gift

"Mrs. Xu, the camellia camellia that you asked the general to give to the Queen Mother has fully bloomed in the past two days. The Queen Mother liked it very much when she saw it. She praised you for your ingenuity in growing such precious camellias, which made the hospital angry.

She knelt outside just to ask for a petal, but the Queen Mother was reluctant to give it to her!" After Aunt Chang met Lin Shuran at the General's Mansion, her attitude was very humble and kind. The Queen Mother originally loved the house and was more kind to this girl from the Lin family.

Who would have thought that not only would she fall in the Queen Mother's eyes, but she would also be so favored by the Queen Mother that the Pearl Camellia tree would be sent to the Queen Mother's heart.

"The Queen Mother is overly praised. I just took care of the flowers and plants when I had nothing to do. I never thought that I could grow such flowers. It is also an unexpected gain. It is my blessing that the Queen Mother likes it." After saying this, Lin Shuran felt a little unhappy.

Jie Di asked again, "It's just aunt, why does the head of the Taiyuan Hospital want these camellia petals?"

Aunt Chang took a closer look at Lin Shuran's face and saw that she was really confused, so she smiled slightly and explained: "I heard that Mrs. Xu also knows a little bit about medicine. She should know that camellia is actually a precious medicinal material. President Zheng has never seen it before.

The five-color orb camellia, thinking that the medicinal properties of such a camellia may be more different, just because he and General Xu had some festivals in the early years, and it was inconvenient to come to the mansion to ask for help, so he went to ask for help from the Queen Mother!"

If someone else asked, Aunt Chang would be reluctant to answer, but seeing that it was Lin Shuran who asked, she remembered how the Queen Mother treated her differently, and was willing to sell her a good deal.

Lin Shuran didn't expect that Xu Junze and the head of Tai Hospital would have a holiday, but she didn't continue to ask Aunt Chang about the specific holiday. She could find out some things by checking in private.

"Mrs. Xu, the Queen Mother asked this slave to tell you, don't forget the full-moon wine for you and the general's child next year! You must pay close attention to this matter!" Before leaving, Aunt Chang walked up to Lin Shuran and said with an intriguing look.

At this moment, Lin Shuran really felt the pressure and embarrassment caused by the "mother-in-law" for newlyweds. Xu Junze was not the biological son of the Queen Mother, so there was no need for her to be in such a hurry to embrace her grandson!

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is just a few days away, every household is preparing to celebrate the New Year. In the past, the General’s Mansion did not have a mistress to take care of it, so the Chinese New Year was much deserted compared to other families. Sometimes Xu Junze was not even at home during the New Year.

There's even less excitement there.

But this year is different. There is a mistress in the General's Mansion, and it is the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month. According to the custom of the Jin Dynasty, the Lin family sent two large carts of "New Year's gifts" to the Xu family, including chicken, duck, fish, and various snacks.

Silk and satin clothing, etc., are extremely complete.

Surprisingly, in addition to the Lin family, the town government also sent two large cars of "New Year gifts", and even Lei Yingying's husband's family, the Du family, also sent a car of "New Year gifts", five cars full of them.

The gift was pulled into the front yard of the General's Mansion, which made Xu Minghao and others happily circle around it.

"Wow, there are so many gifts, and here are a few small bows and arrows!" Xu Mingxuan saw several exquisitely crafted wooden bows and arrows on the gift carriage at the Zhenguo Palace, and his joy was beyond words.

"My wife said that the young master put this in specially to thank the two young masters of your house for their help in saving each other. One day when my young master is in better health, he will definitely come to thank you!" Zhenguo came to give the gift.

The official said with a smile.

"It's just a small effort. Your young master is too polite. Is he in better health now?" Xu Minghao pretended to be an adult and looked at the steward of Zhenguo Palace very politely and asked.

The steward hurriedly and humbly replied: "In reply to Mr. Xu, my young master is much better. I would also like to thank Mrs. Xu for rescuing him!"

Lin Shuran told him not to be polite, and hurriedly asked people to accept these gifts. According to the rules and customs, the Xu family would also give gifts to each family in the year before, but she did not expect that besides the Lin family, other families would give "New Year gifts" to the Xu family.

, but this family didn’t have one before, so the gifts she prepared were few.

So, Lin Shuran sent someone to send a message to Zhang Tang of the farm, asking him to bring some more jars of good wine from the farm. Ever since she lived in the farm three years ago, she had never had time to look at the wild fruits, flowers and grass in the mountains and valleys during the summer and autumn.

I've tried it before, but I brewed and stored a lot of good stuff, and now it comes in handy, and maybe there will be some unexpected surprises.

In addition to good wine, she also planned to prepare some chicken, duck, fish, and snacks as gifts in return. However, she wanted to be different from other families. Most of the New Year gifts they gave were raw meat and poultry, and there were not many varieties of snacks and flowers. She planned to send more cooked food and snacks.

In this time and space, snacks that many people have never seen were given to her natal family, the Zhenguo Palace, and Lei Yingying’s husband’s family.

By the afternoon of that day, Zhang Tang had brought more than a dozen jars of fine wine into the house. Along with him were his wife Yu Shi and the farm's cook, Dazhu's sister-in-law Niang Hui, and they also brought two large carts.

The ingredients Lin Shuran ordered included live chickens, live fish, live ducks, etc. that had been slaughtered early in the morning, as well as many mysterious bottles and jars.

Lin Shuran took Mrs. Yu and Sister-in-law Hui to the back kitchen to meet the fat auntie, the cook in the mansion, and then started working in the kitchen with them. As soon as the little maid Ping'er saw this battle, she knew that the mansion would definitely cook something today.

It was delicious. Xu Minghao and the others also got the message and eagerly stayed in the back kitchen to join in the fun.

Today, I mainly make all kinds of snacks and snacks, such as flower cakes, mung bean cakes, eight-treasure candies, small twists, fried dried fruits, etc. They are all completed one by one under Lin Shuran's own hands and guidance. The aroma of the kitchen is coming one after another.

The greedy people all over the house are drooling.

After working in the kitchen for two or three days, Lin Shuran prepared the New Year gift she had made, and the New Year was getting closer.

"Mom, I'm going to send New Year's gifts today, so let me go!" Xu Mingchen found Lin Shuran and expressed his willingness to go to various houses to send New Year's gifts.

"Okay, I'm worried that Butler Xu won't be able to do it all by himself. Brother Chen, if you are willing to help, that would be great!" As Xu Mingchen is the eldest son of Xu, he personally delivers the New Year's gift, which seems very polite.

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At this moment, Xu Minghao also ran over. Lin Shuran thought he wanted to follow, so she asked: "You also want to go out with your elder brother to give New Year's gifts?"

Unexpectedly, Xu Minghao shook his head, walked to Lin Shuran and said softly: "Mom, I want to go to the Penal Department Prison to see Xiao Huzi. I don't know how he is doing in the prison. Can I go?"

"Of course you can go, but it's the same as last time, I'll accompany you." Xu Minghao went alone to a place like the prison of the Ministry of Justice. Lin Shuran was still worried, and she didn't know how Xiao Chen's trial went with this case.

When Xu Mingchen left the house to deliver the New Year gift, Lin Shuran also took Xu Minghao on a carriage and arrived outside the prison of the Ministry of Punishments. The person responsible for leading Xu Minghao in was the same jailer from last time. Chunxi still followed, carrying a food box and walking behind.

Lin Shuran was waiting on the carriage outside.

Not long after, Lin Shuran heard the sound of "kick, kick, kick, kick" running quickly, and then a cold air rushed in. Xu Minghao had already jumped onto the carriage, looking at her anxiously and asking: "Mom, these clothes are on my mind."

Where did it come from?"
Chapter completed!