HLnovel Chapter 127 Jia Min's Engagement
Chapter 127 Jia Min's Engagement
Jia Hu didn't react for a moment, but when he did, his eyes widened.
How did Grandfather figure it out! Was Grandfather just teasing me?! Jia Hu thought about his boast just now.
Blushing, she turned and ran towards her grandmother.
【Aaaaaaah! This is so embarrassing! My grandfather is so wicked!】
Jia Hu screamed inwardly as he ran towards his grandmother, thinking how good his grandmother was.
Hearing Jia Hu's shouts, Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan burst into laughter, finding it more amusing to tease children.
Grandmother Jia watched as her little grandson ran towards her, and said...
"Slow down, slow down, be careful not to fall."
But he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Everyone heard Jia Hu's angry shout and saw the two elders laughing heartily. They found it very funny that the elders had to step in to make Jia Hu, who always acted like a little adult, so angry.
Everyone was very happy tonight, except for Jia Hu, who felt a little embarrassed. Everyone was satisfied, and everyone received a prize. Even the youngest, Jia Zhu, guessed the riddle correctly with the adults' help and won a small flag prepared by Jia Daihua, which he held onto tightly.
After a lively night, it was quite late when everyone dispersed, which resulted in everyone being unable to get up the next day and sleeping in late.
As if by unspoken agreement, everyone knew that the Lantern Festival would be very lively until late at night, so there were very few banquets the next day, and if there were, they were arranged in the evening. After the Lantern Festival, there were still many banquets that required the Jia family to go out and socialize.
But the most important thing now is that Jia Min is getting engaged. Because of this, the entire Jia family is in chaos.
There are still a few days left, but we still need to prepare early, as this is a big deal.
Since this is the only aunt in the Jia family this generation, it must be carefully prepared, and no mistakes can be tolerated.
If the Jia family, as the bride's side, is this busy, then the Lin family is even busier.
The entire Lunar New Year period was spent preparing for this event. The supplies transported from our hometown had all arrived, and Lin's mother had also purchased a lot more, preparing everything one by one.
Soon it came to the 26th day of the first lunar month, the day the Lin family was to send out betrothal gifts.
Early in the morning, the gates of the Jia family mansion opened, and the whole mansion was filled with joy. The Lin family mansion was not to be outdone, and Lin Ruhai was unusually flustered.
Lin's mother looked at her son and smiled:
"I see you are usually so composed, it's rare to see you showing the youthful spirit you should have today."
Lin Ruhai became even more embarrassed after being teased by his mother.
Apart from a few very close families, no one else knew that the Jia family and the Lin family were going to get engaged.
Upon hearing the news today, many families began to mock the Jia family, wondering what they were thinking. They only had one daughter, and there were so many good families in the capital, yet they chose someone from a poor, remote area.
Although I heard he was a talented scholar who had passed the imperial examinations, he was not. What kind of aristocratic family was he? I heard his ancestors had titles, but they no longer existed. What were the Jia family thinking? Now that they were so wealthy, they were willing to marry their daughter off to such a family.
But when the Lin family's betrothal gift procession came out, they were dumbfounded. Besides the usual mutton and wine, the people following behind were carrying box after box of things. The first part had already reached the street, but the rest hadn't even left the house yet.
It's said that the Lin family is already a poor family, so how come they have such a large fortune? Are they just putting on a show?
But there are more clever people than not. Just look at the Lin family's wealth and you'll know that Jia Daishan would never be willing to let his only daughter suffer!
This young man from the Lin family is a third-place scholar in the imperial examinations. He is both handsome and talented, and now that he has gotten close to the Jia family, his future prospects are limitless.
How could the Lin family be so poor? They're a fallen family, with only one son for generations, and their ancestors held titles. How could their family not be wealthy?
Regardless of what outsiders think, both families are extremely satisfied with today's engagement banquet.
The betrothal gifts sent by the Lin family were higher than those of families in the capital, which was quite a show of respect for the future daughter-in-law.
The engagement was held in a lively and festive manner, and the marriage was set. When the wedding date was set, Grandmother Jia expressed her thoughts, saying that she was reluctant to part with her only daughter and wanted to keep her for two more years.
It's quite normal to get married two years later after getting engaged.
Lin's mother looked at Jia Min. He was indeed still young, but she could wait two years for her son. So the wedding was set for two years later.
The wedding date was set, and both sides were overjoyed.
Jia Hu looked at the perfect couple and was filled with admiration.
What a perfect match, a match made in heaven!
Hearing Jia Hu's sigh, everyone agreed with him.
With Jia Min's marriage settled, not only Jia Daishan and his mother felt relieved, but Jia Hu also felt much more at ease.
After the New Year, the imperial court also made some big moves. While everyone was celebrating the New Year, the craftsmen in the palace were still working hard to make glass and mirrors. The emperor's efficiency was too high. Now even the factory has been built.
The new year has begun, and the ministers will once again be attending court and going to their offices as usual.
On the day before the start of the new year, the emperor would host a banquet to entertain his ministers. This has been a long-standing tradition. On the day before the end of the New Year holiday, the emperor would host a banquet to entertain his ministers, signifying that the new year and work were about to begin.
Jia Hu and the others are about to start classes. On the first day of class, their master specially gave them red envelopes.
On the first day of court in the new year, the emperor announced that he had been fortunate enough to receive recipes for glass and silver mirrors from a master craftsman. He said that he could now produce his own glass and silver mirrors, which were even better than those from foreign countries.
Those ministers who had already received the news were naturally amazed by the Jia family's immense wealth and power, while those who were unaware of the news were overjoyed, considering it a tremendous stroke of good news.
Looking at the expressions of the people below and listening to the congratulations from the ministers, the emperor was in an extremely good mood.
He looked at the finished glass and silver mirrors, which were of far superior quality to those brought by foreign merchants. Moreover, the workers had even followed the recipes and developed many different patterns, including colored ones.
The emperor was even happier when he thought about what the crown prince had said when he went to see it, and how these things could be sold to merchants.
Those foreigners have made so much money off us, now we can make it back.
Looking at the ministers below, they began to suggest replacing the glass in the imperial study.
The emperor smiled and said:
"Let's not talk about that for now. I'll consider it again once we've produced more glass."
"There is another important matter today: the Crown Prince has found a wise man who has developed a method to prevent smallpox."
The emperor's casual words caused an uproar throughout the court.