Chapter 776: Different Paths to the Same Destination

As New Year's Eve approaches, every household begins to send New Year's gifts before the festival.

Liu Ji ran with Qin Feng, and Qin Yao was not idle either.

A long time ago, she had asked the shopkeeper of Fulong Trading Company to help send letters back to the village, so Song Yu and his wife had arranged all the New Year's Eve gifts in Kaiyang County.

What's left in Kyoto is that a few familiar neighbors don't need to prepare too big gifts, they mainly have daily food.

It is popular here to give pigs as gifts. The Qiu family, Qi Yushi family, Wang Jin family, and Qin Yao family each gave half a fan.

The even numbers are beautiful, and another family has gathered a pair of hares.

This rabbit was hunted by Qin Yao and Dalang in the woods on the outskirts of the city. It was not easy to get, and it was also rare.

Because all the mountains and forests in the suburbs of Beijing are owned by their own owners, civilians who break into other people's forests to hunt without permission will be jailed if caught.

This is how I met a kind person.

If he collides with a prince or count, the whole family will suffer.

Therefore, the hare sent by Qin Yao's family is very popular among the neighbors.

No matter what era you are in, things are rare and valuable.

It doesn’t matter how expensive the thing is, just that if you have it but others don’t, you’ll feel that it’s very respectable.

Qin Yao from the Qi family also prepared generous gifts, but before she could ask Qi Xianguan if she wanted to send them.

People from the Qi family arrived first.

The person who came was Qi Xianguan's uncle. He was not working as an official in the court and was just an idler at home.

But also because of his idle status, he doesn't have to worry too much and can do many things easily, and he becomes like a family manager.

Qin Yao and his wife were delivering holiday gifts everywhere, while Ma Yang and Dalang, the four brothers and sisters, were still at the porridge shed.

There were only three masters and servants, Awang and Qi Xianguan, at home.

Hearing a knock on the door, Awang opened the door. When he saw a strange face claiming to be Qi Xianguan's uncle, he closed the door with a bang.

Uncle Qi was about to step forward, but he narrowly escaped being hit in the nose by the door that suddenly closed.

Awang didn't care what happened to his nose, he hurried to the guest house and informed Qi Xianguan: "Young master, run quickly, your family has sent someone to arrest you!"

As he spoke, he looked in all directions, looking for a safe way out.

"Go through the back door. The alley there leads to two places. Go to Fangshi. There is a dog hole under the wall. If you drill through, you can go directly to Fangshi."

Awang spoke quickly and calmly, and secretly thanked Lu Xiaofeng, the provider of the secret passage.

Thanks to him, otherwise no one knew there was such a secret passage in Kuanzhengfang.

Qi Xianguan was caught off guard by Awang's series of combined punches. After a moment of relief, he realized what he was talking about.

Feeling deeply touched, he hurriedly shouted to Awang not to worry, but to tell him who the person outside the door was first.

If it is someone sent by your grandmother, grandfather, and parents, there is no need to panic.

But if it was sent by great-grandfather, it’s not too late to dig into the dog hole again!

Qi Xianguan secretly clenched his fists and began to mentally prepare himself for drilling into a dog hole.

As a result, I heard Awang say: "This person claims to be the uncle of the young master."

Wait, it seems that there is no need to do the mental construction of drilling into a dog hole.

Shitou said in surprise: "It's the second master. Young master, we can go home!"

Qi Xianguan also breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that my great-grandfather doesn't plan to pursue me anymore."

"Are you leaving then?" Awang asked. His eyes looked a little excited.

He can cook for two less people!

Awang's thoughts were written on his face. Qi Xianguan couldn't laugh or cry when he saw it. He coughed twice in embarrassment and thanked Awang for coming to remind him.

He quickly took the stone to the gate and brought the person in.

As Uncle Qi entered the door, he looked at the place where his nephew lived. The decoration of this home was not luxurious at all, but it was warm and comfortable everywhere.

The yard is big and there are few people, so it is much quieter than his home.

No wonder the children at home don’t want to go home.

Of course, Uncle Qi saw the opportunity when the master was not at home.

The wife of Gong Liangliao's young apprentice had a reputation for being evil, so she didn't dare to offend her at all.

"You kid, you know how to find a backer." Uncle Qi poked the back of Qi Xianguan's head and scolded him angrily.

Qi Xianguan smiled politely and secretly tested the intentions of the elders in his family.

Uncle Qi said in a funny way: "I'm already here, and you still don't understand? The Chinese New Year is coming soon. For New Year's Eve, just talk about reunion and don't ask about anything else."

"Quickly pack your things and go with your uncle's house. If you have been harassing me for so long, if I don't tell you to leave, what will people think of us, the elders of the Qi family?"

Qi Xianguan said: "I don't live and eat for free, I also paid for the food."

"It's five taels of silver a month!"

Junior brother didn't give him any discount at all!

When Uncle Qi heard this, he stared at Qi Xianguan up and down with curiosity, "When did our little prodigy from the Qi family start feeling sorry for five taels of silver?"

Qi Xianguan looked serious and said, "Uncle, five taels of silver is enough for a family of three to spend half a year."

"If there is a natural disaster or military disaster, you can still buy someone else."

Uncle Qi was slightly startled. Looking at Qi Xianguan who led Shitou into the house to pack his luggage, he suddenly felt as if his child had grown up.

Looking at the young man's stature, I haven't seen him in the past two months, and he seems to have grown taller, almost as tall as his uncle.

Isn't this just about growing up? After the New Year's fifteen, you are old enough to say goodbye.

Qi Xianguan knew that his uncle chose this point because he did not want to confront Qin Yao.

He laughed secretly in his heart for a while, sighing that Qin Yao's reputation could actually suppress his uncle.

Qi Xianguan simply packed his luggage, left a letter, and asked Awang to help inform him, and then he went home with his uncle.

The Qi family left a generous New Year gift, a whole car.

Not to mention cloth, meat, and duck, there were actually two baskets of emerald green fruits and vegetables in winter.

In the evening, Qin Yao and his wife returned home and learned that Qi Xianguan had been taken back by his family. They couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Especially Dalang, who was best friends with Qi Xianguan, was in a low mood for a while.

Until the green vegetables were served on the table, his eyes lit up instantly.

Qin Feng enviously said: "The farms in the suburbs are all greenhouses built by the various mansions in the city, ensuring that they can eat fresh vegetables in winter. Such a costly and laborious thing is not affordable for ordinary people."

"Just this plate of food can be sold at a high price of twenty taels per plate in restaurants outside."

The children were so surprised when they heard their uncle say this.

After a while, Sanlang suddenly asked seriously: "Mother, if I build a shed and grow vegetables when I grow up, can I earn a lot of money to support our family?"

Qin Yao nodded, "It should be."

Sanlang was overjoyed, "Then I won't study anymore, I'll grow vegetables!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped on the head by his father.

Liu Ji scolded: "You kid dare not study, I will beat you to death."

Sanlang was in pain and tears, but he didn't want to cry.

Just hid behind Mother and continued to verify:

"Mother, isn't studying to make more money? I can also make more money by growing vegetables, different ways to the same end, isn't it the same?"

Qin Yao and Liu Ji looked at each other, as if, it seemed, there was nothing wrong. (End of this chapter)