Chapter 184: The Banquet
Qin Hanzhen told his grandfather Qin Bai and grandmother Niu about everything he had asked people to hear. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
In fact, not only Qin Hanzhen will inquire, but the Niu family will also ask his maids and daughters-in-law to find out about it. Combined with the information she found out and the information Qin Hanzhen heard, it is not difficult to come to a conclusion, that is, the eldest girl of the Shen family is really a girl with a peaceful and supple personality, and she is not pretending to be or hiding scheming.
Maybe her mother was still a little cautious, and she played some tricks when dealing with the concubine and the concubine, but the concubine was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and no one wronged anyone. has an eccentric father who is in charge, and Xiao Shen turned a blind eye to his sister's various provocations and belittlements, and did not resist at all, probably knowing that his father would not be on his side. In case of trouble, she is mainly submissive, and only listens to the opinions of the elders and other people around her to deal with it, and then makes her own decisions when she can't do it, probably because she wants to use the face of the elders to block the mouths of her father, mother and sister-in-law. Anyway, she has a few brothers who will help her, and the elders like her more and are disgusted with her sister's behavior, so she can't suffer a real loss.
Xiao Shen doesn't really have any scheming, but by nature, he is still a kinder person. Niu doesn't seem to need to be too wary of people.
As soon as this conclusion came out, Niu was a little embarrassed at first: "It seems that I think too much." ”
Qin Bai chuckled: "Do you think that the girl of the Shen family is a gentle and docile child, and you are worried that she is also pretending to be like the He family?"
Niu muttered quietly: "They look so much like ......"
Qin Hanzhen's eyes widened: "Is He's like her?" "He's goose egg face, willow eyebrows and cherry lips, Xiao Shen's melon seed face, curved eyebrows and small mouth, the difference in appearance is very far, right? Although they are both Xiuya type of looks, but He is pretending, if you say a few more words, you will be exposed, only one face can deceive people, but Xiao Shen is really gentle. If you really want to talk about it, Qin Hanzhen still thinks that Xiao Shen's is a bit similar to his own mother-in-law Guan's, both have pointed chins and slender eyes, which is the appearance of a classical beauty, but Guan's has eight-character eyebrows, which gives people a sense of resentment and sorrow, while Xiao Shen's is more generous and dignified, and when he bends his eyebrows and laughs, he has a graceful atmosphere.
Of course, this also has something to do with their background and experience.
Qin Hanzhen analyzed it to his grandmother, and after listening to it, Niu also changed his mind: "It's me who wants to be left." I was deceived by the He family before, and when I looked at the kind of girl who looked at Sven and was a scholar and an official, I always had to suspect that she was pretending, but this time she was wronged. ”
Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "Grandmother's words are too biased. He's father worked as an official in Yangzhou for a few years, and He grew up there, and he learned a little bit of the sven elegance of a girl in the south before he could use it to deceive people. The knowledgeable wives and grandmothers could see her at a glance, so the old lady of the Tang family couldn't take a fancy to her. You probably see less girls like this, otherwise you wouldn't have a prejudice against the genuine because of a copycat. ”
Niu Shi glanced at his granddaughter: "What nonsense is it? What kind of cottage is not a cottage? Who still can't go up the mountain and fall into the grass?"
Qin Hanzhen smiled dryly and mixed up: "I see that when the girl of the Feng family sits there quietly, she is also quite gentle, why didn't you misunderstand her?"
Niu Shi said disapprerovingly: "The girl of the Feng family just looked at Sven Xiu, as soon as she opened her mouth to speak, she knew that the child was right-minded and tough, this is not something that can be pretended, it is really knowledgeable and courageous." I think she's cool when I look at her, how can I be misunderstood?"
Qin Hanzhen tilted his head: "Does grandmother prefer the Feng family's girl?"
Niu Shi paused: "It's hard to say now, when the banquet is over, you will know which one is more suitable for your uncle." ”
In a few days, it was time for the feast.
On that day, Qin Hanzhen was specially responsible for entertaining the sisters and nieces who had not left the cabinet in the clan. This time she is the host, so naturally it is impossible to just sit and drink tea and eat snacks with a leisurely smile as before, not only to walk around, beckoning everyone to eat and drink, but also to pay careful attention to the situation of everyone getting along, so as not to cause a quarrel and the scene is not good-looking.
There are not only the girls of the Qin family here, but also a few girls from the Shen family and the Feng family, as well as several in-laws and cousins who live closely, and there are also daughters who come to congratulate them, which is much more than the number of guests originally expected. Qin Hanzhen saw that there were not enough seats, so he had to signal the mothers-in-law to add seats. After all, everyone is at the door, and they can't kick people out.
After two laps like this, she was a little overwhelmed, so she hurriedly found a seat to sit down and take a breath. Just as she was about to drink saliva, a girl from another family came up and flattered her with a smile on her face, and she could only bite the bullet and socialize with others.
It's easy to wait until the play starts, and everyone has a play to watch, so they stop chatting. Qin Hanzhen had some free time and could go back to his seat to eat something, but he couldn't completely relax yet, he had to always pay attention to the situation around him and adapt to the situation.
At this time, the table of the adjacent wives and grandmothers suddenly became lively, and it turned out that Brother Qian had brought a few brothers to greet the grandmother Niu and several uncles and grandmothers. The female guests all knew that Brother Qian was the only grandson of Qin Bai and Niu, and he was very favored. Xia He took the tray and took it all the way, but he couldn't finish a single plate, so he hurriedly stuffed it into the hands of other girls, and found an empty tray to continue collecting.
A few children who came with Brother Qian but were left out in the cold had nothing to do, so they gathered around the full tray and watched. It didn't take long for Brother Qian to lead them, under the guidance of Mama Hu, to Qin Hanzhen and their tables, and sat down at another table. The little girls all pursed their lips and smiled and turned their heads to look at them, some of them had a lively temperament, and they would come forward to tease them.
Mama Hu stepped forward and said to Qin Hanzhen: "Madam said, the male guests in front of the table are all adults, and the wine fight is very noisy, so don't go to join in the fun, let them eat some tea and snacks at the girls' place, and after a while, they will come to pick up people at home." ”
Qin Han really responded: "Mama don't worry, just let the younger brothers stay here." He also ordered an honest and steady Lianshi to go over to accompany Xia He and wait for several children together.
Brother Qian is a well-behaved person, and when he sat down, he honestly ate his snacks, talked to his good Brother Zhang'er and Brother Qi'er, and occasionally talked to a few other relatively unfamiliar brothers. Xia He brought two trays of things to show them, and Brother Qian also generously asked the brothers to pick them together, if there is anything you like, just take it back. Several of the children happily picked their favorites.
Among them, there is one of the youngest and fattest children, who is a child in the eighth room, I don't know if it's because he is used to being pampered at home, and his temperament is more domineering, so he didn't pick the things in the tray, but pointed to the jade lock piece tied to the collar on Brother Qian'er's body and said: "I like my brother's one, my brother gave it to me, right?"
Brother Qian was surprised and looked embarrassed. This jade lock plate was given to him by his grandfather Qin Bai, it is a very precious Hetian mutton fat white jade, he cherishes it very much on weekdays, because today the family has a banquet and the occasion is more grand, he will wear it. If it was another jade lock piece, he would give it directly to his cousin, but he was really reluctant to give this one.
As soon as he hesitated, the child in the eighth room seemed to be dissatisfied, and said angrily: "You are the elder brother, how can you not let the younger brother?! Lianshi and Xia He were a little flustered, they had never encountered this kind of situation, and they didn't know how to deal with it, so they could only persuade each other with good words. But the child in the eighth room lost his temper and pretended to cry.
However, even if the child pretended to cry and pretended to be very fake, everyone knew that he was pretending, and when his parents were not here, others would not be able to control him. The girls all turned their heads to see him crying, and they also saw Brother Qian'er's blushing face and a helpless face. He is the host at this table, and it stands to reason that he should come forward. But he really didn't want to give away that jade lock piece.
The other children were also a little confused, and they all looked at the children in the eighth room in surprise, as if they didn't understand how he could suddenly get into trouble.
Seeing this, Qin Hanzhen wanted to get up and stop it, but someone held him down on the shoulder. She looked back in confusion and saw that it was Qingxing. Qingxing lowered her head, raised her index finger and whispered "shhhhh Qin Hanzhen frowned, thinking to himself what the hell was this doing?
The girls of the Shen and Feng families were sitting at a table not far from Brother Qian'er, and when they saw a few children in conflict, the people waiting around them were powerless, and the reactions of the girls were different. Xiao Shen sat still, smiling, as if he hadn't heard any sound, hadn't seen anything, and was very personable. Her cousin was a little restless, glancing at the child in the eighth room with disgust from time to time. Xiao Shen's sister-in-law rolled her eyes, then got up and walked over, stood beside Brother Qian, and comforted him with a smile: "Don't be afraid, my aunt will come to vent for you." Then he turned around and accused the child in the eighth room and said: "You kid is so ignorant, whose family is it? How can you be so cheeky to ask others for things? Brother Qian is the little son of the Hou Mansion, you dare to bully, aren't you afraid that the Hou Ye will be angry?!"
The child in the eighth room said louder: "Isn't the son of the Hou Mansion my brother?
Xiao Shen's sister-in-law was dumbfounded, as if she was startled by his nonsense, and then she tightened her brows, and was about to scold when she opened her mouth.
At this time, Xiao Feng also walked over, and Zhengse said to the child in the eighth room: "If you are an elder brother, you should be polite to your younger brother, and if you are a younger brother, should you also respect your brother? If you are rude yourself, how can you force others to treat you with courtesy? You can't only read half of your reading, and only half of your understanding is the most misleading." After that, he looked up and said to Lianshi: "His clothes are stained with tea and fruit crumbs, please carry him down to change his clothes." ”
Lianshi reacted immediately, answered yes, and stepped forward to hug the child. As for what will happen after going down, that's another story, at least now the table is quickly calming down.
Xiao Shen's sister-in-law stared at Xiao Feng, her face was blue and red, and her expression was really not good-looking. Xiao Feng didn't seem to see it, and calmly turned back to his seat and sat down, very calm, as if he had never left the table.
When Qin Hanzhen saw this, he seemed to have understood in his heart, how could there be such a drama suddenly on the table, and he couldn't help but laugh a little in his heart.