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Chapter 164 Shocked! The Zhao Mansion in Taining City actually wanted to
The old shopkeeper of the wine shop said with an apologetic smile: "Brother is right, we don't know if my nephew is planning a wedding."

The old shopkeeper of the wine shop also signaled his servants to carry a beautifully packaged box. Others could not see anything, so he had to hand it to the old housekeeper.

"Brother, this is a gift prepared for my nephew. Can you accept it on your behalf?"

After the old butler signed the order, he glanced at the things in the old shopkeeper's hands and said a little impatiently: "Take it, take it, you are busy, my nephew will not accept these things."

The old butler has refused such casual gifts many times, and he has lost count of how many people have asked him to bring things along.

Lu Yuan's daughter is going to be a full moon, and everyone has already known about the fuss. Information stations in the streets and alleys are all talking about this matter.

The old shopkeeper of the wine shop was rejected, so he led the cattle team away angrily.

Whether it was the shopkeeper of a wine shop, a butcher shop, or a small businessman, they all wanted to take this opportunity to curry favor with Lu Yuan.

The Zhao family didn't care about these things, so the old housekeeper refused.

Aunt Song has also stayed in the mansion these days, busy with various things, and also gave rewards to everyone in the mansion, and had fun together.

"Brother-in-law, I have met my two aunts." Su Changliang greeted politely, and several servants behind him also bowed their hands.

Everyone in the Zhao family has something to do.

No one spoke now, the whole place was quiet, everyone was listening to Lu Yuan read the confession.

"Okay, brother-in-law, no problem, I'll take care of it." After Su Changliang greeted his brother-in-law, he went to the back room to see his sister and niece.

On the day of the full moon, there was a scarf hanging on the right side of the door of Zhao's house.

After reading the message, Lu Yuan burned incense and paid homage to his ancestors and his parents who never came back in the south.

After everyone sat down, Lu Yuan followed the custom and took out the manuscript he had prepared in advance and read it in front of everyone.

All those who attended the banquet were not absent and came to congratulate them one after another.

Aunt Zhao held her stomach and stopped participating in this. She called the old housekeeper and told her to follow her nephew's arrangements in everything.

Therefore, the gifts sent are mainly practical. The items do not have to be expensive, as long as they are thoughtful.

"It's so lively. This princess likes liveliness the most."

"Master Lu..."

Some people were hanging up colorful lights and ribbons, and some brought many tables and chairs from outside and placed them on both sides of the front yard in advance.

Su Liyan's natal family is coming, and Lu Yuan also has some relatives and friends in his hometown.

After each guest enters the mansion, he will hand over the things he brought along with the gift book to the servants of the Zhao mansion.

Lu Yuan looked at these banquet lists and added some neighbors in Taining City. Anyone who wanted to come would be welcome.

"By the way, when you have free time, sort out some official documents from Taining City, and follow me to the provincial capital in a month to report on the affairs." Lu Yuan took this opportunity to say.

Lu Yuan specifically told people not to give any courtesy when sending messages to others, but to just come and have a good time.

Lu Yuan also arranged for his family to distribute rice and money to ordinary people in many places in the city.

"Oh, the Su family's son-in-law..."

Lu Yuan thought of Gu Gaoxu again, but he didn't tell him.

"It's all the opportunity given by my brother-in-law that allowed me to get some training." Su Changliang responded.

Everyone who comes here knows that the Zhao Mansion is lacking in everything now, especially gold and silver.

While it was auspicious, it also helped the people of Taining City to some extent.

Gu Ziyue shuttled among the busy figures, weighing the changes in Zhao Mansion.

Lu Yuan welcomed the guests into the mansion one by one and arranged their seats.

"My brother-in-law is getting more energetic." Lu Yuan patted Su Changliang on the shoulder.

Lu Yuan and his wife were in the room, planning who to invite.

In the middle of the dining table was a plate of Annunciation red eggs, chicken, duck, fish and various stir-fried vegetables. Under the table were jars of Nuerhong.

The gift book records a list of congratulatory gifts for Bengbeng, mostly clothing, longevity locks, collars, toys and other items.

Having said that, these guests will not come empty-handed.

"Master Lu..."

People who came to the Zhao Mansion to congratulate him could tell by looking at the scarf that Lu Yuan was happy with a thousand gold coins.

Su Changliang is responsible for delivering invitations to all levels of officials in Taining City.
Lu Yuan asked the old housekeeper to also send invitations to the prestigious squires in Taining City.

The Zhao Mansion set up sixty-six tables this time, placed in the front yard and middle yard.

Aunt Zhao and Aunt Song each provided a banquet list, which included relatives and friends who were close to them.

After the guests saw Su Liyan coming out with her baby in her arms, they all stood up and stood in awe to greet the mother and daughter.

The people who came to congratulate him one after another were about to cross the threshold of Zhao Mansion.

At this time, Gu Gaoxu was far away in the north and couldn't come even if he said so.

At this time, Su Liyan walked out of the backyard with Bengbeng in her arms.

Lu Yuan stood in the front yard, greeting all the guests.

Today, Su Liyan is dressed extremely delicately and beautifully, full of charm.

Su Liyan has a good foundation. She doesn't need to dress up at all. Once she dresses up carefully, she really has the look of a fish and a geese.

In particular, Su Liyan has pointed ears, which is a big plus.

When Lu Yuan married Su Liyan, he also married Bao'er.

The one-month-old Beng Beng was eating so well that people who didn’t know would have thought it had been more than six months.

Lu Yuan didn't know whether it was because he was bloated due to drinking breast milk or because he was growing faster than ordinary children.

Su Liyan hugged Bengbeng, and Lu Yuan took the silver pendant, silver bracelet and jade pendant from the waiter and put them on Bengbeng one by one.

This pendant and bracelet were prepared by my two aunts and were ordained in a Taoist temple, praying for Bengbeng’s healthy and happy growth.

As for this jade pendant, Gu Ziyue gave it to Bengbeng as the jade pendant she was wearing.

When Gu Ziyue took out the jade pendant before, Lu Yuan and Su Liyan refused to accept it at any cost.

Gu Ziyue even argued with the two of them, saying that both Aunt Zhao and Aunt Song accepted the gifts and that she was out of town and had nothing to give.

He insisted on leaving the jade pendant he was wearing with Bengbeng. Lu Yuan couldn't resist Yue'er, so he had to accept it.

Bengbeng looked at the jewelry her father had brought for her, babbling happily, and kept clapping her hands.

Bengbeng especially liked the jade pendant given by Gu Ziyueer and played with it for a long time.

Lu Yuan took the child from his wife's hand and identified a circle of relatives and friends for the child.

Although Bengbeng couldn't speak, it seemed like he could really remember it. He followed his parents around obediently.

As Lu Yuan walked around in his arms, everyone sent their blessings and spoke politely to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan went through the whole process as quickly as possible. While doing it well, he also tried his best not to delay everyone's start.

After the meal started, some people were chatting politely while holding their dishes, while others were anxious as if they were afraid that they would be gone if they ate slowly.

There were even some people who drank a lot, and while others were teasing them, they were holding a jar of daughter's red and blowing it on it. This appearance also attracted continuous applause from the surrounding onlookers. At the end of the day, everyone in the Zhao Mansion was so tired that they could no longer stand.

Before the guests left, they also took away a random gift. There was nothing valuable in it, but the four good news eggs were indispensable.

After leaving, the house must be cleaned.

Although the servants in the mansion felt tired, everyone felt very happy.

Song Meiqin had already taken the lead and gave everyone a full month's wages.

Song Meiqin is a little more subtle than others in running the factory and doing things.

In terms of work, Aunt Song can be said to be Lu Yuan's virtuous wife.

Lu Yuan was in the hall, chatting with Su Liyan, his two aunts, Yue'er and his mother's family.

The others had already dispersed and left, except for a few close relatives who had not left.

One is to deepen the relationship, and the other is to keep them for dinner.

These leftover dishes at noon can be heated up and eaten again in the evening.

Lu Yuanke had promised not to waste the leftovers at noon, so the whole family worked together to eat them.

Even Gu Ziyue did as the Romans did. She had never eaten leftovers, so she and Lu Yuan's family could eat leftovers from lunch.

During dinner, even Gu Ziyue said: "I didn't expect this leftover rice to taste better than the lunch one."

This was what Lu Yuan was thinking about. After eating the good food on weekdays, the remaining dishes after the dinner would be stewed together. It would be more delicious to eat occasionally.

At this full moon banquet, the Zhao Mansion, which was already well-known in Taining City, even surpassed other wealthy gentry people. People said that the Zhao Mansion was the largest household in Taining City.

If Lu Yuan were to walk on the street now, no one would be able to recognize who he was.

Even Shigezhuang in the future will benefit from Lu Yuan.

In the past, it was Lu Yuan's great-great-grandfather who benefited from the glory, but now it is Lu Yuan who benefited from the glory.

The villagers of Shigezhuang have always boasted that their village has good feng shui and that they specialize in officials.

The first choice for girls from all over the country to date is the men from Shigezhuang, who all have dreams of becoming officials and getting rich.

This busy day has passed, and Zhao Mansion has returned to its former peace.

Su Liyanniang did not follow her relatives back to the village, but chose to stay in Zhao Mansion to help her daughter take care of the children.

Now in Changliu Village, only Su Liyan's father is left at home, raising chickens and ducks and taking care of the grounds.

Everyone was busy with what they were doing.

Lu Yuan also spent time in the study room as usual, studying secret books.

After staying in the mansion for a long time, Lu Yuan would go to the suburbs outside the city to take a look at the land he bought. What happened to the courtyard wall?
Several government guards worked diligently to supervise the work. It took a month to build the courtyard wall on these more than ten acres of land.

As long as there are enough people working, the wall can be built from multiple places. As long as the wall can be connected and not crooked, it will be fine.

Only the seven or eight large tile-roofed houses on the east side have not yet been built.

Lu Yuan asked the palace guards to find someone to compact and level the ground of these more than ten acres.

The walls of this courtyard are very high and the walls are slippery, just like a city wall. This is what Lu Yuan requested.

Lu Yuan stood in the courtyard, looking up at the sky, thinking that although the more than ten acres of land were fenced off, it was still open to the sky.

When it rains, even if the ground is compacted, it will become muddy.

If it's paved with stones, it doesn't matter if it costs money, it's mainly time-consuming.

Because it is necessary to find some flat stones to spread on the ground, especially in these ten acres of thin land, the bottom is full of stones, and it is difficult to spread the stones flatly.

Even if the upper layer of soil is transported out, there is no guarantee that the stone layer below will be smooth.

In order to put this large yard of more than ten acres into use as soon as possible.

Lu Yuan planned to lay a layer of hardened earth, the predecessor of concrete.

Lu Yuan said to the guards: "Tomorrow, go to the daily labor market and hire a group of people to mine some stone in the nearby mountains.

Go to several blacksmith shops to forge, mix the calcined lime with sand and water, and then spread the more than ten acres of ground. "

The palace guard responded with his hands raised, although he didn't know why the young nephew did this.

Judging from past experience, the young nephew can always create something different.

Lu Yuan finished visiting the large courtyard outside the city, and after returning home, he arranged for someone to find the shopkeeper of "Shenling Daily".

The owner of "Shen Ling Daily" is naturally someone who came from Zhao's house.

In order to bring down the Liu family, Lu Yuan invented the daily newspaper in Taining City.

Nowadays, newspapers are still on sale as usual. They publish some ordinary things every day, and sales are also very stable.

The people in Taining City know a lot of words through the pinyin of "Aboba" in the newspaper.

Lu Yuan didn't expect it to make money.

The shopkeeper of "Shen Ling Daily" bowed his hands respectfully and said, "Young nephew, what are your orders for this villain?"

Lu Yuan said: "Hey, you are the boss of the newspaper now. You don't have to be like this. Please sit down."

Lu Yuan treated the shopkeeper very politely.

The shopkeeper said: "No, no, don't mess with the rules."

When "Shen Ling Daily" became popular, the chief minister was afraid that he would use the daily newspaper to guide the people.

After all, if you start a rumor with your mouth, you will lose your legs if you refute it.

At that time, Lu Yuan did not admit who controlled the daily, but only guaranteed that the daily would not wantonly fabricate false information to attack others.

The current shopkeeper of the daily newspaper is someone who came out of the Zhao Mansion. Because he has some literary talents, he was arranged to be the shopkeeper of the newspaper.

Lu Yuan said to the newspaper owner: "It's not a big deal to come to you. I just want to leave a space in the newspaper in the next few days and write a recruitment advertisement for us."

Lu Yuan explained his request in detail.

"The layout does not need to be too large. The people to be hired are mainly practitioners, spiritual masters, heavenly masters or great heavenly masters. A unified selection will be held ten days later. The best will be selected and the remuneration will be generous. The minimum salary for the hired candidates is 5 taels per month, and there is no upper limit. "

The newspaper owner listened to his nephew's instructions and looked up. In fact, his brain was running rapidly, for fear of missing some important information.

Lu Yuan added: "How you write it is up to you."

After the newspaper manager remembered these words, he reported some other work of the newspaper to his nephew.

After the newspaper manager finished his report, he left and reported to the newspaper.

The shopkeeper hired several chief writers that day to repeatedly revise and optimize the recruitment advertisement that the young nephew requested to write.

It's rare that my nephew now thinks of the newspaper office and wants to use them. They are extremely serious and responsible.

He was afraid that there were typos or ambiguous sentences in the recruitment advertisement, which would cause a joke and discredit the Zhao family.

The next day, the headline of "Shen Ling Daily" was: "Shocked! The Zhao Mansion in Taining City actually wants to hire powerful people with high salaries!"

(End of this chapter)