Chapter 534 Shocking the Government and Opposition (please vote)

He even inexplicably guessed that in his vague dream, he must have done something bad to Miss Yu, causing Miss Yu to die young.

But!

What puzzled Song Mingzhao was that he admired Miss Yu very much, so how could he hurt her?

This problem still bothers him to this day.

Involuntarily, he began to pay attention to Miss Yu and inquired about all the news related to her.

At the end of the period, Song Mingzhao said goodbye.

Mrs. Yu asked someone to prepare cinnamon tea and some for incense in the house. After Yu Youyao improved it, she added frankincense to ward off the cold, and made some gifts for the new year.

All the bits and pieces were added up, and half a car was returned as a gift.

Song Mingzhao sent most of the carts back to Beijing with specialties from the south of the Yangtze River. The Yu Mansion was not stingy, and also brought back fragrant medicines, teas, etc. that everyone in the Zhenguo Mansion liked.

On the second day, Grandma Liu went to Zhuangzi in person to pick up Yu Jianjia.

Yu Youyao originally planned to go there in person.

Mrs. Yu was not allowed: "It's cold today, the ground is freezing, and the road is not close. Your body and bones are still tender, so how can you go outside to suffer from the cold and pain? Aunt Liu can go alone. The New Year is coming, and this time

You have been busy preparing New Year's etiquette for several days, you are already busy enough, even outsiders won't say much."

Normal things in the house can be left to Aunt Qiu. Although she is pregnant, she has the help of her clan aunt and the help of Aunt Liu, so she is not too tired.

But Aunt Qiu, no matter how capable she is, can't help with the preparations for New Year's and Holiday rites.

The first rule and etiquette here is to take the list of people that the Yu family usually has good friends with, and then find out the list of the other person’s annual gifts from the previous year, compare it, and then add or subtract as appropriate. It should not only reflect the etiquette of reciprocity.

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Whether the head of the household is virtuous or not, others will have a good idea of ​​what you are doing after reading your gift list.

The gift list reflects the core of dealing with others and communicating with others.

Yu Youyao didn't insist, so she said: "Mother Liu in my yard is a reliable person. Usually when I go out, I take her with me. I can ask Grandma Liu to take her with me, so I can feel more at ease."

It's freezing cold today, and Yu Jianjia is not in good health. Bringing a few more people with outside experience can help with the situation.

Mrs. Yu laughed when she heard this: "You are still thinking carefully."

There are not many old people like Mrs. Liu who have a lot of experience in going out and can cope with it.

Yu Youyao smiled and discussed with Mrs. Yu about returning the gift——

"On the list of gifts given by the Qi government last year, there was a Jingdezhen azure jade spring vase with uniform color and fine azure glaze. It stands to reason that the value of the festival gift prepared by the Qi government this year is higher compared to previous years.

It’s almost the same, so when our family prepares for Christmas, we have to follow last year’s practice.”

Mrs. Yu twisted her prayer beads and said nothing.

The holiday gifts are given every year, and the gift lists are the same as before, and the value is adjusted accordingly according to the price of goods.

Every year during the festival, except for some things that change, the value and weight are also the same.

Yu Youyao continued: "Only rainy days can produce high-quality azure glaze. The weather this year is dry and hot, with little rain. There is especially little azure on the market, and the value has also gone up, so it is not suitable to return this gift. I

Chao Shang Hong, and the Spring Festival is a festive day, why not change it to an underglaze red jade spring vase from the Jingdezhen kiln? The pure and bright underglaze red is also very rare."

Mrs. Yu smiled, this is the essence of gift giving.

Because this year's azure glaze is rare and expensive, its value is nearly half higher than in previous years. Giving away azure glaze is a clear loss.

Although due to the friendship between the Yu and Qi families, this sky green glaze was also given as a gift.

But what matters in giving gifts is the word "gift", not the word "expensive". It is just right and the amount of etiquette is equal.

If you give something expensive, if the gift from others is not as valuable as the gift from your family, once you take out the gift and compare it with each other, wouldn't it be in vain and embarrassing?

Giving away "expensive" things is not worthy of praise. It is not successful in dealing with others. It embarrasses others and neglects your own etiquette. This is thankless.

Mrs. Yu nodded repeatedly: "The red underglaze is great. Not only is the value equal to last year's azure glaze, but the color is also very pleasing."

During the Chinese New Year, every family looks forward to a prosperous holiday.

Just because of this color, others won’t have any objections.

In the afternoon, Yu Jianjia returned to the house.

Because Yu Jianjia had caught wind and cold before, Mrs. Yu was worried, so she immediately took the sign and invited Dr. Hu to come into the house to diagnose and treat Yu Jianjia.

The Yu Mansion is generous and not a difficult family to deal with. Even though the New Year is approaching and the weather is freezing, Dr. Hu is willing to take this trip.

After diagnosis and treatment, Dr. Hu smiled: "During this period, Third Miss's health has been well maintained. The dosage of the medicines on the prescription can be reduced. I will prescribe a new prescription for Third Miss. It is suitable for nourishing and nourishing in autumn and winter."

How did Miss Third take care of her body before? Just continue to take care of her from now on."

There was no mention of the cold, so it didn't matter if I thought about it.

Mrs. Yu was naturally happy. As the new year was approaching, the Yu Mansion not only gave the clinic money, but also prepared a new year gift and sent it to Imperial Doctor Hu's carriage.

It seems that after the New Year, Yu Jianjia will go to Zhuangzi to rest again.

Although the reputation is not good, if Yu Jianjia can really take good care of her body, it won't matter. After all, a legitimate daughter is always sick, which is not good for the reputation of the house.

Every household is bustling and preparing to celebrate a good new year.

The entire Yu Mansion was hung with red lanterns.

However, on the 30th day of the New Year.

Reports came from Zhejiang that since autumn and winter, Japanese pirates have often harassed the border and robbed ships at sea. This was not a big deal at first. The Zhejiang Navy often fought with Japanese pirates along the coast and had rich experience. Japanese pirates were not a common phenomenon.

However, due to Song Xiuwen's case, all Zhejiang officials were in danger, and the navy was also worried. A small group of Japanese pirates attacked Taizhou and broke through the Taizhou navy's defense. The Japanese pirates entered the city, burned, killed and looted, causing numerous casualties and large numbers of civilians.

Supplies were looted and most of the inner city was burned...

The news seems to have been delayed a bit, and it was specially chosen on New Year's Eve to prevent people from having a good New Year celebration.

It immediately shocked the government and the opposition!

The courtiers didn't even care about New Year's Eve, so they all wore court clothes and entered the palace.

The Japanese pirates were constantly appearing and committing all sorts of crimes, including burning, killing, looting, and so on. They had always been a serious concern of the Zhou Dynasty.

The purpose of establishing a navy in the Zhou Dynasty was to completely eliminate the Japanese invasion. Over the years, a large amount of military power and money were invested to combat Japanese pirates and pirates who colluded with Japanese pirates.

However, it is not easy to train a navy, and it is also very difficult to fight at sea. It took the Zhou Dynasty more than ten years to achieve results in the fight against Japanese bandits.

There were courtiers at that time, and they detailed the tragedies of the Japanese pirates that had been infested and wreaked along the coast since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, plundering several provinces, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of crimes wherever they went.
Chapter completed!