The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 345
Last year's palace examination ended, and he was awarded Wu Jinshi. When the Ministry of War conferred official positions, Sun Yuanfei and Ma Qingshan were guards, starting from the fourth rank.

Because Jia Min was a first-class Tanhua, he was awarded the fourth-rank defense, which was one level higher than Sun Yuanfei.

In order to lure Jia Min into Bukui's top pit, the Ministry of War promoted Jia Min to one level, so when Jia Min arrived in Bukui, he was from the third rank of the capital.

Now, because of the great victory in the South Wendula Grassland, Jia Min has been promoted to another level, so Jia Min is now a guerrilla of the third rank.

For the past year, Sun Yuanfei has kept his official position unchanged, and he is still on guard. This is why he said that Jia Min is three levels higher than him.It is indeed relatively rare for Jia Min to be promoted at such a speed.

Sun Yuanfei had already sent someone home to report the news in advance, so when Jia Min and the others arrived at Sun's house, Sun Yuanfei's father was already waiting at the door to greet him.

Jia Min met Li as a junior, so he welcomed him in.

As Sun Yuanfei said, the Sun family is also a well-known big family in the local area.Although the house is not as grand as Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion, the land here is sparsely populated, so it occupies a huge area and is very spacious.

The home is clean and tidy, and the furnishings are more exquisite, compared to the post house in the military platform, it is many times better.

After meeting with Sun Yuanfei's mother, Baochai and others got together with the Sun's family members.

Both Baochai and Ping'er came from the Rongguo Mansion, and they were naturally unusual in their demeanor and manners, and they soon became friends with the female family members of the Sun family.

There aren't any decent gifts here either, so it seems a little too much to buy now.I gave a share of the ginseng and deer antler brought from Bu Kui, which was regarded as a meeting gift.

The gift was more expensive, and even the two old people felt sorry for it, so the reception became more hospitable and warm.

To add to the fun, but also to show off your friends to others.When Sun Yuanfei left the Military Terrace, he asked someone to deliver letters to his friends, asking them to have a drink at his home and meet Jia Min by the way.

Jia Min has the label of a child of the Rongguo Mansion, a poetic genius, a business genius, Wu Tanhua, the youngest guerrilla of the third rank, and the label of defeating 700 prairie cavalry with [-] people. They came one after another.

In addition to the colleagues from the Kaiyuan Garrison Office, even the people from the Yangming Fort Distribution Office also rushed over upon hearing the news.

The people in the allocation office were interested in Jia Min not only because of those labels, but also because of Jia Min's reforms in Bu Kui's exile affairs, which made them have a strong interest.

Now that I have the opportunity to meet him in person, how can I let go of this opportunity to join in the fun.

After the banquet in the evening, there is no rest.After a while that will come, and after a while this will come.

Sun Yuanfei's father, Mr. Sun, went out once in a while to greet the guests.

Although he is busy, he is a hospitable person himself, and he is very proud to see so many local dignitaries come to his home.

Soldiers are inherently bold, and people in the Northeast are fond of wine. Winter is the slack season, and they often drink wine.It was already the twelfth lunar month at this time, and those who lived a little better would have to kill a new year's pig, sauerkraut, white meat and blood sausage, which was a famous dish.

Due to the haste, there was no time to kill the pig, so there was no such dish at first.

However, among the people who came later, there were caring people who brought some when they came, so they stewed sauerkraut, cut meat and blood sausage, and served them steaming.

Every time a new person arrives, a toast is required.The atmosphere of wine culture prevails in Northeast China, and there are many reasons and words for toasting.Jia Min couldn't refuse every toast, so he had no choice but to accept all the offers.

For a moment, he showed great pride, and everyone cheered.

Unavoidably, he mentioned Bu Kui's exile reform and the battle of South Wendura. Jia Min didn't hide anything, and he talked about it vividly, and everyone was fascinated by it.

This meal of wine was drunk to the point of darkness.It took more than four hours to drink continuously before it dissipated.Most of them were drunk.

Jia Min and Sun Yuanfei were supported by servants to their residence, and fell asleep as soon as they got on the kang.The originally planned talk at night by candlelight naturally came to naught.

Ping'er and Baochai were worried, so they came to check. Seeing that Jia Min was drunk and unconscious, they couldn't help complaining and feeling distressed.

It was Ping'er who undressed Jia Min before putting him to sleep.

According to the rules of Rongguo Mansion, alcohol is generally not drunk in the morning.

However, here in the Northeast, drinking in the morning is not taboo.Especially after drinking a lot of wine the night before, drink more the next morning.

There is a famous hall here, called "Tou Yi Tou".

This means that if you drink too much the first night, you need to drink a little more the next morning.It's like getting on a high platform and jumping off all of a sudden, it is easy to get injured.Only by walking the steps step by step can you land smoothly.

The wine I drank in the morning was that step.In this way, the alcohol in the body is gradually lowered so that it will not hurt the body.

Under the persuasion of Sun's father and son, Jia Min reluctantly drank two small cups, which was considered a pass.

Just finished drinking here, Sun Yuanfei's colleagues in the garrison department came, even his superior came in person, insisting that he would go to the garrison office to invite Jia Min and Sun Yuanfei back.

Jia Min still wanted to evade, so he used words to start running, saying that if he didn't go, it would mean that Jia Min looked down on the little people in small places.He also said that he can drink as much as he can, and he will never force him.

Jia Min couldn't be squeezed out, so he had no choice but to go.

When I arrived at the Yamen, I chatted for a while, and it was noon, so I started drinking.It is also a turn to toast, and everyone has a set of kowtow.It is not forced, but when it comes to the wine table, how can I let you go?

So he got drunk again, and at night, he was carried back in a sedan chair, and he couldn't ride a horse anymore.

On the morning of the third day, the Sun family father and son gave Jia Min another drink.Just after drinking, the people from the Yangmingbao distribution office came again.

Jia Min was really scared and wanted to decline.However, people said this time, never drink alcohol.Just because I am a colleague, I want to invite Jia Min to go there, exchange experience, and give appropriate advice if possible.

This isn't for a drink, it's just a work exchange.

When someone said that, Jia Min felt embarrassed.Just as he was about to go, Jia Lian, Shen Bingyi, and Gu Panpan, led by the commander of the Yangmingbao military platform, arrived.

It turned out that they knew that Jia Min and the others were here, so they sent them here specially.

The Military Taiwan Order also brought official documents from the Ministry of War.

It turned out that this official document was sent to Bu Kui. Jia Min was here, so I handed it to Jia Min by the way, so as not to send it to Bu Kui again.

Jia Min opened the official document and saw that it was the promotion order for him and Bu Kui's officers.What Sun Yuanfei said about him being promoted to the third-rank Guerrilla is absolutely true.

Jia Lian also brought about Yuan Chun being made a noble concubine, which made Jia Min even more happy.Others present also congratulated.The Sun family father and son danced and danced, as if it was a happy event in their own family.

Gu Panpan and Jia Min were already acquainted with each other, and they also reported to Baochai. Now that they are going to Bukui, Jia Min naturally welcomes them.He called Baochai and others to meet, and stayed at Sun's house with Shen Bingyi.

Jia Min followed the people from Yangmingbao to their dole.

Jia Lian and the commander of the Yangmingbao military station were also invited to go together.

When I arrived at the Yangmingbao distribution office, I walked around, and it was similar to Bu Kui in terms of layout and facilities, but in terms of food and accommodation for exiles, it was much worse than that of Bu Kui. .Of course, there are also some institutional software, which cannot be compared with Bu Kui.

After walking around for a while, I went to the office and exchanged for a while, but it was just some polite words.

Although people said that Jia Min was asked to give advice and exchange ideas, Jia Min still had this self-knowledge.I am neither from Yangmingbao, nor the boss of others, so it is very inappropriate to come here to point fingers and make irresponsible remarks.

Naturally, there is a meal left at noon.Although I said that I don't want to drink too much, but Jia Min has been promoted, why would he not toast and congratulate him?

My sister has been named a noble concubine, can I not have a drink to celebrate?

Others respect you and you drink it, but I respect you, why don't you drink it?

Jia Min also knew that he couldn't escape, and now that Jia Lian was here, the Military Commander was on his side, and Sun Yuanfei was added, so the four of them fought each other.

Jia Min and Sun Yuanfei have gotten used to fighting continuously for the past two days.In addition, I was promoted, and my sister was named a noble concubine, so I was in a good mood.Jia Lian and Jun Tai Ling are new forces, newly joined the battle group, so they let go of drinking.

After drinking for more than three hours, four of them faced six of each other, and completely knocked down Yangming Fort.

The last four came back on horseback. Along the way, they shouted and shouted, which attracted the attention of passers-by.

In the evening, I returned to Sun's house.When we arrived at the East Wing, we could hear women's noisy voices coming from inside.

Jia Min and Sun Yuanfei were also in a daze, so they went in to check.As soon as he entered the room, Jia Min was shocked.

It turned out that it was the female family members of the Sun family, Baochai and others who were also drinking to their heart's content.The hot atmosphere was even worse than that in Yangmingbao.

The boldness of Northeast women is not much worse than that of men, and many of them can drink.And not a small amount of alcohol.

The female family members of Jia's family, under the personal demonstration and leadership of their ancestors, also often drink alcohol.

Below the old lady, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Aunt Xue, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, You Shi, Qin Keqing, and all the girls can drink some.Even for some maids, drinking is nothing new.

Baochai, Ping'er, Magpie, and Ying'er can all drink some. Shen Bingyi and Gu Panpan are born in Fengyue, so drinking is not a problem.

Therefore, the Sun family took the old lady of the Sun family as one side, led their own girls and daughter-in-laws, and Baochai and others as one side, and the two sides fought hard.

All of a sudden, Yingying and Yanyan were noisy and lively.

Seeing Jia Min, Jia Lian and Sun Yuanfei, they were both happy and scared, afraid of being called over to drink again, so they quickly slipped back to sleep.

The next morning, Jia Min and Jia Lian were about to set off.

Although the Sun family was reluctant to let go, they also knew that they couldn't delay any longer.So I gave gifts and some food on the way, and bid farewell to everyone.

Sun Yuanfei sent Jia Min and others to the military platform, watched them go on the road, and then went back.

When Jia Min and the others set off, there was already light snow in the sky.

(End of this chapter)