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As the wife of Clan Leader Li Hong, the mother of Li Xisheng and his two siblings couldn't be considered easy to speak to. However, she was very strict when it came to giving out rewards or punishments, and she was also extremely respected and influential in the clan. Even the old patriarch of the Li Clan, a 10th tier immortal, didn't act in a haughty manner toward his daughter-in-law. He couldn't fault her in any way.
There were many servants and maidservants in the large residence of the wealthy but modest Li Clan, and these servants had a variety of different surnames and ancestors. However, they were all generational servants of the Li Clan. Even so, the clan leaders of the Li Clan had always been very generous toward them, and Zhu He and Zhu Lu were good examples of this. In fact, some elders in the residence had joked that Zhu Lu was a maidservant, but she enjoyed the lifestyle of a young mistress.
Clan Leader Li Hong was someone who didn't pay much attention to anything, and he instead enjoyed collecting pottery pieces, reading, and making notes as he read. Apart from occasionally chatting with his eldest son Li Xisheng, Clan Leader Li Hong seldom ever showed himself. It was usually his wife who attended to the matters of the clan, whether major matters or small. She hadn't read many books, but she was still literate because she worked with the clan accounts.
There was a long-established tradition in the Li Clan, and whenever a festival arrived, the little children in the clan would need to remember an idiom or saying that contained a certain character. If the little children could smoothly recite these when questioned by the adults in the Li Clan, they would be rewarded with a red pocket. During New Year's Eve, the character "Jia" had been chosen[1]. And for this Lantern Festival, the character "Tao" was chosen[2].
On the day of the Lantern Festival, Li Hong's wife told her personal maidservant to bring a large stack of red pockets with her as they wandered around the residence. When she encountered those little...
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