Chapter 22: The Banquet (1)
Saitama returned to the room, thinking of the person he had just seen, and couldn't help but feel bad for a while, in front of so many people, to make that kind of rude behavior, it was really golden, ruined. The Wang family is really good at finding people, and it is obvious that they want to force themselves to death. Thinking of this, Saitama's hand couldn't help but tremble slightly. At this time, Li's mother had already learned what had just happened from Qiu Yan's mouth, so she entered the room and saw Saitama sitting there angry, so she comforted her:
"Miss, this person is unreliable, we have known for a long time, you will only be angry with your own body, why bother, just wait for the old woman's letter with peace of mind. ”
"Mom, I don't know, but I'm very sad. ”
"Miss endure it again, and when she returns to Beijing, the old lady will be in charge of everything. ”
"I'm afraid that she is in a hurry to settle down, first cut and then play, so that my grandmother has nothing to do. When Li's mother heard this, she didn't know what to say. Saitama asked again:
"What's the news from Aunt Liang?"
"Not yet. The old man has been in the main room for the past few days. ”
"Then we have to wait. By the way, how's Liang'er?"
"I've been able to go down to the ground, and I'll be able to raise it for a while. She still remembered to come and kowtow to the young lady. ”
"I want her not to worry, take care of it, and don't fall into any disease. ”
While Saitama was anxiously waiting, the day of Zhang's house to set up the wine arrived.
There was a lot of traffic at the gate of the house early in the morning, and it must be said that the Wang family was indeed a good hand in the housekeeper director, although the place was limited.
There were a lot of people coming, but they were well arranged. No matter who arrived at the door, there was always someone to receive them, the male guests were in the outer courtyard, and the female relatives were entered into the back house. The flower hall in the backyard has long been newly decorated, with one-color pineapple wooden circle chairs lined up with goose characters, and rust-red brocade swastika chairs on them. A few large charcoal pots in the corner of the house made the flower hall hot, without the chill of early winter. There are several pots of plum blossoms on the high table on both sides, which are fragrant and fragrant, and they are even more fragrant under the background of the heat. The Saitama sisters are also dressed up today, and the task given to them by the Wang family is to receive the young ladies. With the arrival of the ladies of each family, after a while, the flower hall was full of people. As soon as Wang saw that the crowd was almost over, he called the Saitama sisters out to meet the ladies and young ladies. When everyone saw the Saitama sisters, they all praised each other, especially for Qijiao's beauty. According to the envoy's wife, she said in a loud voice:
"It's a pity, several of my family are married, this girl looks like a girl, I really want to go home. Wang's heart was happy, and his face was still modest,
Mrs. Kong laughed, the little girl could not bear it. The lady of the guard next to her said:
"Mrs. Zhang, I said, as soon as your banquet is over, I'm afraid the matchmaker will break the door. ”
"It's a pity that my mother-in-law can't do it, and the matchmaker still has to do it. "Everyone is busy asking,
"If you want me to say, the eldest son of the Yang family and the second miss of the Zhang family are really talented and beautiful. Do you say yes, Mrs. Yang" This Mrs. Kong is bold by nature, and she has never had any scruples when she speaks, and she even keeps the media in front of the public. When Mrs. Yang heard this, her face froze, and she said:
"Second Miss Zhang is beautiful and beautiful, and we are worthy of Xi'er Yulu. Wang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and wondered in his heart about the changes in Mrs. Yang, but he said
"It's just that we can't climb high. As soon as everyone saw that there was an article here, and that there was a girl who had not yet left the cabinet, they stopped talking about it, and even Mrs. Kong was aware of it, and picked up the tea bowl and drank tea to cover it up. As soon as Wang saw that the atmosphere was not right, he instructed Saitama and them to lead a few young ladies to the warm pavilion in the side hall to drink tea and chat.
Among the several young ladies, in addition to the Yang Xiu and Yang Wen sisters who were already familiar with Saitama, there was also a Miss Kong from the Chacha Mansion, two young ladies from the Garrison Mansion, and a young lady who both commanded the envoys. Since the second brother of Miss Kong of Chachafu married the eldest lady of the Wu family, who is also the eldest sister of this Miss Wu, the relationship has always been relatively close. The two young ladies of the garrison mansion are both concubines, so they are naturally with Yang Xiu and Qi Yun. Qi Jiao and Yang Wen are of the same age, and they soon talked about getting together. Saitama walked over and talked to Miss Kong and Miss Wu. Miss Kong's single name is a single word, and she has a warm temperament. Miss Wu's maiden name is Rou Jia, gentle and elegant. As soon as the young girls spoke, they became familiar, and Saitama knew that they were good at piano and painting. Speaking of the piano, Kong Jiao's interest was very high, and from Saitama's words, she also knew that Saitama must be good at this, so she was even more confidant. Yang Wen heard them talking lively and pulled Qi Jiao to join, although Qi Jiao didn't want to be with Qi Yu, but there was no way to sit in front of outsiders. Yang Xiu saw several concubines together, and her heart gradually became unhappy, and she muttered to herself. Suddenly, she saw Qi Jiao wearing a skirt, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she pretended to be surprised and said:
"Sister Zhang, isn't your skirt made of floating silk?" Kong Meizui hurriedly asked:
"What is Floating Light Aya?" Yang Xiu saw that someone was talking, and hurriedly explained:
"This is the latest material in the capital, and even Caiyun Pavilion will only have three horses. ”
"It's really different. Kong Mei praised.
"Ah, you see the color will change!" said the second lady of the garrison.
After she finished speaking, others didn't do anything, but Yang Wen was unhappy, the two floating silk, Mrs. Yang also made a skirt for her, but she made her have to wear it during the New Year, she has been looking forward to what kind of praise she will get from everyone when she wears a new dress, but she didn't expect Qi Jiao to wear it at this time. In the end, he was young and thought about it, and he couldn't help but bring it out on his face, and he suddenly felt indifferent to Qi Jiao. Qi Jiao also regretted it at this time, originally the Wang family also asked her to take it to Beijing, and then wear it when Saitama and the others have it, so as not to say that the old lady favors one over the other. But Qi Jiao was unwilling, and deliberately put on the new skirt today, and the Wang family was busy greeting the guests and didn't pay attention. At this moment, it was pointed out by Yang Xiu, and Qi Jiao remembered that this floating silk was still given to her by Yang Wen at that time, and it really shouldn't have been worn out in front of her, but at this time, it was too late to remedy it, but it became darker and darker. Yang Xiu watched Qi Jiao fall into embarrassment, Yang Wen felt guilty and secretly proud. Saitama didn't want the scene to be too embarrassing, so she hurriedly diverted the topic.
"Sister Wen, the last time I saw you, I talked about the tea ceremony, but I haven't had the pleasure of seeing it, I wonder if my sister can show us today and open our eyes?" Yang Wen was in a bad mood and wanted to excuse herself, but Miss Wu said:
"One of the teas, profound and mysterious. I don't want the younger sister of the Yang family to be good at this, we are fortunate to have a look today. Kong Mei next to her and the two young ladies of the garrison also echoed on the side, and Yang Wen had to agree. Saitama asked:
"I wonder what my sister wants from water?"
"Sister, what kind of tea do you have here?"
"There's a silver needle here, and there's a frozen oolong. ”
"Then Oolong. If there is mountain spring water, it is best, and if there is none, general well water is also made. ”
"Coincidentally, at today's banquet, my mother just sent someone to get mountain spring water to make tea. Qi Jiao hurriedly said, smiled at Yang Wen after speaking, and expressed her apologies by the way. Yang Wen lowered his eyes slightly, and said well. After a while, the kung fu maid prepared everything, only to see Yang Wen first scalding the pot, placing tea, and then warming the cup. Wait until the water is boiling, try the right water temperature to lift the kettle high and pour it into the teapot, pour out the first brew of tea soup, and then pour hot water into the teapot, and suddenly fill the room with the fragrance of tea. Finally, pour the brewed tea into the teacup and divide it into small cups. The whole action was done in one go, like flowing water, and everyone was amazed. When the maid brought the tea to everyone, the color of the tea soup in the cup was honey green with golden yellow, the tea fragrance was fresh and elegant, and the aroma was elegant. 柔嘉 says:
"It's really good tea, thank you Sister Wen for having both eyes and mouths today. ”
"We made a trip today. Kong Mei also praised.
"That's also Sister Zhang's tea, good water. ”
"Without you, wouldn't we have wasted this good tea and water?" Qi Jiao said, causing everyone to laugh. Yang Wen was not happy because of the skirt just now, but now she showed her face in front of everyone for a while, and she was very happy, and even had a smile on Qi Jiao. Yang Xiu was still proud just now, and he made Yang Wen unhappy with a word, but he didn't expect the situation to change suddenly at this moment. The tea art of Yang Wen is the guidance of a famous teacher hired by Mrs. Yang with a lot of money, and the natural skills are extraordinary. And if you are a concubine, where can you have such an opportunity. Fate is so different, but she doesn't want to accept fate.