Xiaoqi has been away for a few days, and it is approaching the fifteenth day of August. Obviously, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, Wulang and Xiaoqi couldn't come back to reunite. Even Shouxin and Zhang couldn't help feeling a little sad, but both of them understood that this was impossible. Moreover, this was a great thing, a good thing that others could not even ask for incense and pray to Buddha.

Good men are determined by all directions and always tie their children to their side. Although they can enjoy the joy of family, they also bind their wings. The Lian family is still in the stage of starting a business, rather than maintaining their achievements, and cannot stop and enjoy wealth.

Lian Shouxin still supervises the affairs of the villages everywhere, while Lian Man'er and Zhang carefully arrange the festive ceremony in various places like in previous years.

First, there are several relatives' homes, the old house of Lian family, the Zhang family's mother's home, the Wu family, the Zheng family, and the other ones, and then there are several households in the same county and township who have contact with officials and gentry, such as Wang Juren's family, Wang Taiyi's family, and Wulang's family. They also have to handle various places in the county government. In addition, there are several homes in the prefecture, including the Shen family.

Over the years, these bodhisattvas have also been set up, and only a few companies have made some extras and reduced a few, so it is not difficult to prepare for it.

Here I send people to send holiday gifts everywhere, and there are also holiday gifts coming every day. I have to arrange entertainment and send replies. Lian Man'er manages these things every day, and there is almost no time for free.

"This is the busier the more the New Year..." That night, after dinner, the family of three sat leisurely in the corridor. When talking about the recent arrangements, Lian Man'er sighed and smiled. And the older the days are, the busier they are.

"I guess it's only three of us who have celebrated this August Festival." Lian Shouxin said, "Man'er, how can we celebrate?"

"Then let's spend it every day, don't invite any show or something." Lian Man'er thought about it and said, "When my brother and Xiaoqi come back, it will be lively then."

Now during the holidays, even Man'er's family invites opera troupes and juggling troupes to set up stages to perform. They are still under the Imperial Pier Tower, and invites the villagers from Sanshiliyingzi and neighboring villages to come together to have fun.

However, this year, because Goro and Xiaoqi will be back soon, Lian Man'er thought that she might as well invite the opera troupe to come and have fun.

The Lian family loves this fun and the person who loves to listen to opera the most is Zhang.

"Okay, let's wait a few more days to celebrate this festival quietly first." Zhang said.

In any case, the holidays are not as important as Goro and Xiaoqi taking the exam in the family.

On August 13th, the Shen family in Fucheng sent someone to come.

Today, the Niangniang Temple has already hired monks and abbots. Although it is generally considered to be the Shen family temple, it is open to the public several days a month to receive pilgrims. According to the festival, the Niangniang Temple will also make some French styles, porridge and medicine.

Because of its magnificent architecture and exquisite decoration, coupled with the royal name, the incense of the Niangniang Temple is extremely popular. There is also legend that the Bodhisattvas of the Niangniang Temple are very effective. In this way, the incense is even more prosperous. Every time the Niangniang Temple is open, pilgrims are almost shoulder to shoulder, forming an uninterrupted long dragon from the foot of the mountain to the front of the temple gate.

Every year, the Shen family will send people to maintain and repair the Niangniang Temple and the chanting garden. During the Four Seasons, people from the Shen family will also bring people to burn incense.

At this time, a group of officials in Jinyang County were all serving officials, gentry, etc. and served.

Lian Shouxin now has a fame of seventh grade, so he naturally wears it and goes to burn incense in order. Zhang and Lian Man'er and his family members went to the Niangniang Temple to worship.

After some etiquette, the Shen family arranged a vegetarian food in the temple. Everyone received the vegetarian food together, and it was not until the end that it dispersed.

When they returned home, Lian Man'er and his three men were just sitting in the hall and were about to discuss matters, they saw the person in charge outside coming in to report.

"...I came with Zhang Qianhu from the Sixth Master and asked for a visit outside...I said that Liu Ye sent him back from the border town." The manager reported the report and handed over a message.

The Liu Master in charge of the matter is undoubtedly referring to Shen Liu. In the Lian family, the only one who everyone calls him is Shen Liu.

The little girl answered the post and handed it to Jixiang, and Jixiang then presented the post to Lian Man'er.

Lian Man'er hurriedly opened it and saw that it was Zhang Qianhu's visit. Zhang Qianhu was Shen Liu's confidant and had been to the Lian family several times, which was more familiar to the Lian family. In the past two years, he has been here several times under the order of Shen Liu. Therefore, Lian Shouxin and Zhang were not surprised to hear that he was coming.

"I just saw it from afar, and it is inconvenient to speak. Otherwise, I was about to send someone to see if he was free, so please come over and talk." Lian Shouxin said.

"Come in now." Lian Man'er said.

After the manager went on, he personally led Zhang Qianhu in. Lian Shouxin hurriedly came up to greet him, and Zhang and Lian Man'er did not avoid him. After they met each other, they only then did the guest and host.

In the past two years, Zhang Qianhu has been highly valued under Shen Liu's hands. Seeing that his every move is more capable and sophisticated than before.

"...Sixth Master was stuck in the border town and couldn't come back on August 1st. I sent me home to deliver things and came to the temple to burn incense... There are also some local products from the border town. Sixth Master specifically ordered me to deliver them here." Zhang Qianhu said, and then handed over a gift list.

"...Sixth Master is so polite,... I'm sorry to ask Lord Qianhu to do this trip again..." Lian Shouxin said hurriedly.

The gift list was still delivered to Lian Man'er's hand. Lian Man'er opened it and saw that it was indeed some specialties from the border town, such as some hazelnuts, some pine nuts, and some chestnuts. There is also an apple that is slightly smaller than ordinary apples and tastes sweet and sour. It is unique to the border town. The rest are dried roe deer, dried deer jerky, dried fish, etc., which are also specialties from the border town. They are either not available in other places, or even if there is one, they are not as delicious as the border town.

Now the Lian family and the Shen family have gifts for the four seasons of the New Year. The Lian family’s tribute has been delivered to the Fucheng City. The Shen family’s tribute returned to the Fucheng City was delivered to the house in Songshu Hutong there because Wulang and Xiaoqi were in the Fucheng City.

And this one was specially given by Shen Liu. It was not said that it was a tribute, but it was just to send someone back for something, and to bring some local specialties.

This is not the first time Shen Liu has done this. In recent years, the Shen family has become more and more closely connected. Sometimes Shen Liu will send people specifically, and everyone has become accustomed to it.

Lian Man'er looked at the gift list and was already thinking about what to prepare, so she bothered Zhang Qianhu to take it back to Shen Liu.

"Sixth Master is not back during the holidays, can he come back before the New Year?" Lian Man'er asked Zhang Qianhu.

"I guess I will not have time to come back in early September, and I will have to go to Beijing before the New Year..." Zhang Qianhu hurriedly replied.

"Oh..." Lian Man'er said oh. Shen Liu's seat is not easy to sit in. He has been plagued by everything all year round and he has a rare time to have free time.

"The Sixth Master also sent a post to the Fifth Master here." Zhang Qianhu said, and carefully took out an envelope from his sleeve.

This enveloped post was naturally handed over to Lian Man'er.

Lian Man'er answered the post and did not start reading it immediately. Wulang is now in the capital city. I just heard Zhang Qianhu say that he clearly came to the capital city when he came back from the border town, and then he came to Sanshiliyingzi with the Shen family. So how did the post to Wulang be delivered here again? He forgot when he was in the capital city?

Lian Man'er didn't read the post, but put it away.

"When my fifth brother comes back, show it to him." Lian Man'er said.

Zhang and Lian Man'er asked Shen Liu's safety a few more questions, then came out of the front hall, and lingered Shouxin and Zhang Qianhu.

When the mother and daughter arrived at the backyard, they were busy arranging dinner. They would definitely keep Zhang Qianhu for dinner later. Lian Man'er called the manager to come in and asked how many people came with Zhang Qianhu, and also prepared a banquet for a good reception.

Then, the mother and the other discussed what to bring back to Shen Liu, as well as Xie Yin and thanks to Zhang Qianhu. Everyone who came with Zhang Qianhu also had red seals and rewards.

After all these were arranged, Lian Man'er returned to her room. She sat down and thought about it, but she took out Shen Liu's post, cut the seal with scissors, and took out a long piece of paper from it.

The letter paper used by Shen Liu is also specially made, but unlike Shen Jin's small pieces of flower-washing paper, Shen Liu's letter paper is naturally completely free of powder, and the craftsmanship is obviously more refined and superb. The faint dark patterns intertwined by light gold and light green, and a faint sandalwood scent on the letter paper also emits a faint sandalwood.

Only Shen Liuyou, who is said to have specialized craftsmen, made this kind of paper for him.

Such letters can be said to be an anti-counterfeiting logo representing Shen Liu.

Even Man'er is not unfamiliar with the handwriting on the letter, and it was written by Shen Liu's personal handwriting.

There is no writing on the head of the letter, only two ink dots. The first sentence below is that the words are like seeing each other.

The letter was written just like Shen Liu's usual behavior, with a few words, and said that he would return to the city in early September, saying that he would meet and say that he would like to meet at that time. At the end, he also mentioned that he liked the clothes that Zhang sent last time last time.

Lian Man'er finished reading the letter, sat there for a while, then put it in the dressing box and put it away.

This year, my family prepared some winter clothes and cold-proof items to send them to the border town. It seems that some of them can be taken back by Zhang Qianhu in advance, Lian Man'er thought.

In the evening, Mr. Qu accompanied Zhang Qianhu and had dinner at the Lian family. The next day, Zhang Qianhu left with everyone from the Shen family. The Shen family returned to the city, while Zhang Qianhu separated from them halfway and went back to the border town to report to Shen Liu.

On August 15th, Lian Man'er's family of three invited Mr. Qu to have lunch together. Because of the festival, the school had already had a holiday in the past two days. Another gentleman and accountant had gone home to celebrate the festival. Xiaolong and Xiaohu were also taken home by Zhang Qingnian to celebrate the festival, and only Mr. Qu stayed.

Although there was no big order, at night, Lian's house still invited someone to watch the moon by the lotus pond.

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