After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 653 The Jiang Brothers Return to Beijing

Jiang Xiaoqi has taken leave again. There's nothing we can do. Today, Jiang Lin and Jiang Yan are returning to Beijing to report on their work.

My two cousins ​​haven't been to the capital for nearly three years. They've been serving as local officials in various places, and their performance evaluations for the past two years have both been top-notch.

It is unknown how the Second Prince managed to transfer Jiang Lin, Jiang Yan, and Dong Jin to the capital all at once.

However, Dong Jin is the furthest away, and it is estimated that it will take another half month for him to arrive.

Thinking of her eldest sister and brother-in-law, Jiang Xiaoqi felt the most heartache.

It's been six years. My older sister and brother-in-law have been holed up in Linhai County for six years.

Jiang Xiaoqi sighed inwardly. Her eldest sister and brother-in-law were both very down-to-earth people, and they had brought about tremendous changes to Linhai County over the years.

At least no one went hungry, and no one sold their children.

Now that their mother is in Beijing and their eldest sister's family is coming back, the Jiang family can finally be considered reunited.

"Mingfei!" Jiang Lin was the first to see Jiang Xiaoqi, and he dismounted with a smile, striding forward to greet him.

Jiang Yan also dismounted, a gentle smile on his face.

Jiang Xiaoqi's eyes were slightly red. "My two older brothers, you're finally back."

Jiang Lin gently patted his back, "Young man, why are you crying?"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the three of them headed towards the Jiang family's residence together.

The two dismounted and got into Jiang Xiaoqi's carriage together.

Jiang Xiaoqi asked them curiously about their experiences as officials in other places over the years, and Jiang Lin and Jiang Yan answered one by one, their words full of reluctance to leave their former posts.

"People strive for higher positions, just as water flows downhill. My two cousins ​​will have many things to do after returning to the capital."

Jiang Lin and Jiang Yan exchanged a glance, both seeing eagerness in each other's eyes.

They certainly knew who had pulled strings to get them transferred back to the capital after only three years as county magistrates; the younger generation had already made Jiang Xiaoqi their leading figure.

They were only the first group, and they knew that the newly appointed scholars from the Jiang family had all found good places under Jiang Xiaoqi's arrangement.

After three years of training, I believe I will rise to the same level as them.

Who would have thought that this young cousin would be so ambitious, having already planned out the future of the family so early on?

Furthermore, he took every step with extreme prudence and caution, excluding the entire Chiang family until he was certain of success.

Only after securing victory did they stake on the entire Chiang family, hoping that everyone would rise to prominence and be promoted to high positions someday.

Even if it's impossible for a Manchu to wear the highest rank of Zhu Zipao, there will still be a few members of the Jiang family who hold high positions and lead the entire clan to go further.

They did develop an attachment to the territory they had served for three years, but it would be a lie to say they weren't happy or excited when they received the transfer order.

They're all young and ambitious; who wouldn't want to climb the ladder?

Since the younger cousin has the ability to bring glory to the entire family, his fellow clansmen should naturally cooperate.

Even if you can't be your cousin's biggest help, you absolutely must not do anything to hold him back.

The carriage soon arrived at the Jiang family's gate, where Uncle Li and two servants opened the main gate wide.

"Uncle Li is still so healthy. It's been years since I last saw him, but his legs are still very nimble."

Jiang Lin knew that the Li family, besides Butler Wen, had been with Jiang Xiaoqi the longest. Uncle Li, Uncle Li Shan, and Li Mo were all extremely capable.

Having lived in the Jiang family's guest quarters for so long, I became very familiar with the Jiang family's servants.

"Oh dear, thanks to all you gentlemen, no, all you officials, this old man can still hop around for a few more years and serve the old master and young master more."

Young masters, you must be tired from your journey. Please come in and rest!

The three of them entered the room with smiles and headed straight for the main hall.

Madam Jiang sat in the main seat, her face full of smiles when she saw them enter.

"Brother Lin, Brother Yan, we've been waiting for you to come back. You must have suffered a lot these past three years away, right?"

"Grandma, we boys pay our respects to you!"

Jiang Lin and Jiang Yan quickly stepped forward and bowed: "We are sorry to have troubled you, great-aunt and great-uncle. We are doing well and are not suffering."

"They've all grown up and become successful."

Your great-uncle is reluctant to take time off, but he'll be finishing his shift early today. How about we have a hot pot dinner tonight?

"That's great! We've also received a few pieces of Mingfei's spicy hot pot base. They're really hard to eat; we finished them in just a few meals."

We initially thought Fei was stingy, but then we realized it had to be made with butter, so we didn't dare complain anymore, haha.

"Exactly! It would have been better if we hadn't known there was such delicious food. Once our mouths are hooked, it's impossible to suppress them!"

Jiang Lin and Jiang Yan joked around, marveling that their great-uncle was still working as hard as he had a few years ago, even at his advanced age, he was more ambitious than them, the younger generation.

However, my great-uncle still looks very healthy, and he might be able to rise a few more ranks in a few years based on his own abilities.

As the younger generation, they cannot afford to fall behind and must keep up with their elders.

According to Mingfei, there will be major changes in the Ministry of Works soon. If what they think is true, their Jiang family might even produce a Minister!

"Alright, you two rascals, now that we're home, take a good rest. If you want to eat something, let Mingfei prepare it. That spicy beef tallow hot pot is hard to make, so let Mingfei make it. He always has a way."

Madam Jiang, with an inexplicable confidence, believed that her grandson was omnipotent and that it was nothing but butter, which could not possibly stump him.

Jiang Xiaoqi laughed and said, "Alright, alright, leave everything to me. My two cousins ​​can have as much spicy hot pot as they want. But my newly developed tomato hot pot base is also quite good. Would you like to try it?"

"Of course we should! We may not know about other things, but when it comes to food, you're the expert. Listening to the expert is always the right thing to do!"

"Alright, I'll take it as my two brothers praising me! The guest quarters have prepared bathwater and changes of clothes. My cousins, go back and wash up first, have a good rest and relax. We'll have a few drinks together tonight."

"Alright, I heard you have a 30-year-old vintage wine, let's drink that!"

Jiang Xiaoqi feigned helplessness, "Really, how come the news spreads so fast? Even if we tried to hide it, it still got found out!"

The last batch of Zhuyeqing was a 30-year-old vintage, but Jiang Xiaoqi has a system. Not to mention a 30-year-old vintage, he can even get a 50- or 60-year-old one. It's just a matter of spending points or silver.

However, he prefers spending money to spending points.

Now, if he's not richer than a country, he certainly has mountains of gold and silver.

Although his points were incredibly high, he just wanted to accumulate them, and he didn't know what motivated him.

He never hesitates to spend money, but when it comes to spending points, he suddenly becomes very careful with his money.

Jiang Lin and Jiang Yan went to the guest courtyard to wash up and rest, while Jiang Xiaoqi went to Ouyang Zheng's courtyard.

Whether or not to meet his two cousins, or to have a meal together, of course, he had to ask his master for his own opinion.