Once the matter of hosting a banquet is decided, Niu will do what he says.

She first urged Qin Bai to find Qin Tianjian to inquire about the weather, chose the day of the banquet, and began to find a suitable place in her own home. After these were decided, the two grandmothers from the Internal Affairs Office also sorted out the general process of the banquet, and then Qin Bai and Qin Ping, father and son, wrote invitations and sent them to the homes of relatives and friends.

Because it is a medium-sized banquet limited to relatives and friends, the invitees are all related to the Yongjiahou Mansion. In addition to the long room and the second room, the Lu family was represented by Lu Chuliang, who stayed in Beijing; because Qin Youyi and his wife were away, there were patients in the Hou Mansion in Zhenxi, but they only sent a post to go, but received a reply saying that they would not attend; in addition, there were also the Yao family, the Min family, and the newly married Cai family, and the old Shang Sima family also received invitations; the Xu family did not even send the post at all because the Niu family did not like it; but the Huang family, the third room of the Huang family, where Huang Jincheng was located, got a unique invitation, which was personally sent to the door by Qin An, and the treatment was different from that of other families.

These are all relatives and friends, Zhao Mo is the future grandson-in-law, so he doesn't need to be invited, he is bound to come to the door. Considering that Qin Bai had no intention of marrying the clan again, except for Zhao Mo, the Yongjiahou Mansion never invited other clan members to this banquet. Zhao Shuo didn't, Zhao didn't, but Zhao Mo's little brother Zhao Qi, because he lived next door to Yongjiahou Mansion, he didn't need a post, so he got an invitation from his future sister-in-law, and he could play in the house that day.

It was rare for Yongjiahou Mansion to have an independent banquet, and most of the relatives and friends who received the post gladly accepted the invitation. The Xu family didn't get a post, and the Xu family was actually a little upset in his heart, but he had nothing to say. After all, the Xu family is now keeping filial piety, and it is normal for people not to post. It's just that if it is a guest at the banquet of her Chengenhou Mansion, she will definitely send the invitation to the door officially, whether she comes or not is another matter, but she can't leave his house behind. But the Xu family couldn't accuse the Niu family of anything, so he could only order the two daughters-in-law to help more than the house. In the past, the Yongjiahou Mansion had always hosted an east banquet with the Chengenhou Mansion to invite guests, and the Niu family and Xiao Feng had little experience in this kind of thing, so the long room must be a handle, so as not to make people laugh at the third room.

Yao is very willing to do this kind of thing to show his face. It's just that to her surprise, the Yongjiahou Mansion is actually prepared decently. Qin Hanzhen discussed the detailed regulations with the two grandmothers of the Internal Affairs Office, and also asked Mr. Zeng to take a look, and even consulted Zhao Mo's opinions and suggestions. The plan made in this way is not very brilliant, but it is also decent. Yongjiahou Mansion has enough financial, material and manpower to support a medium-sized banquet, as long as there are no problems in the implementation of the plan, this banquet will not go wrong, and there is no need for the concubines in the long room to worry about it at all.

Min has never been an eventful person, and seeing that he had nothing to meddle in, he praised him and sat aside to drink tea quietly.

Yao is different. She watched Qin Hanzhen discuss with her grandmother Niu and her aunt Xiao Feng how to allocate manpower, how to train in advance, and asked her about the friendship and preferences between the guests, she was very surprised, and said with a smile: "The three girls are really experienced now, look at this capable posture, they are really going to be the princess!"

Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "I haven't eaten pork, haven't I seen a pig run?" Although I haven't held a banquet, but seeing that the second uncle has invited so many guests, I still have a little bit of the ability to paint cats and tigers. This is all thanks to the second aunt who set a good example for me. ”

Yao Shi was proud when he heard this, and the corners of his mouth turned up to look at her charter, wanting to find a few deficiencies in it, and then point out his nephew, so as to show his ability, who knew that he couldn't find any big mistakes, so he had to take a few places that were easy to make mistakes, and told Qin Hanzhen in vain, but he said that half of them would be left and half would be left behind, and when things really happened, let Qin Hanzhen come to ask himself.

Qin Hanzhen was reminded by her, so he quickly thought of a few solutions, and said them to a few elders to see what they thought. Her ideas are very realistic, Niu and Min think they are very good, Xiao Feng can only praise, where does Yao have anything to say? In addition to praise, he can only laugh dryly.

Qin Hanzhen solemnly thanked Yao's family, and said with a smile: "I still have to thank the second uncle for the reminder, so that I can prepare in advance, otherwise I really don't know how to hold a banquet, and there are so many pits." ”

"Well said, well said. Yao responded with a dry smile. It's just that when she returned home, she saw her beloved daughter Qin Jinhua and her cousin Qin Jinrong sitting on the kang playing together, discussing which dim sum shop in Beijing had opened, and the dim sum she made was delicious, and she felt a little bad in her heart.

She used to feel that her daughter had her own mother's teaching, and she had been the daughter of the Houmen since she was born, no matter whether she was upbringing or knowledge, she was not comparable to Qin Hanzhen, the granddaughter of the third room of the halfway marquis. But now, Qin Hanzhen is familiar with poetry and books, has learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and his paintings are better than those of ordinary boudoir daughters, and his etiquette is not bad, and he can even help the housekeeper at home, he is quite capable, and he is about to marry into the prestigious county palace as a concubine. Her daughter is ordinary in all her homework, and she can only find the son of the Sanpin official family in marriage. If Qin Jinhua was asked to hold a banquet, he was afraid that he would not even be able to get out a charter, so he could only ask her mother for help.

This difference is inevitably too big, where is the daughter worse than others? Why is Qin Jinhua, who was raised by his mother from an official family, not as good as Qin Hanzhen, who was raised by a grandmother who was born as a widow and an elder daughter? !

Yao's tangled thoughts, Qin Hanzhen naturally didn't know. She knew in her heart that her grandmother had never organized a banquet, but she was studying in the boudoir, and she had heard Mr. Zeng teach her a little knowledge in this area, and she had not seen the banquets of the long house and other families, so she also had a rough idea in her heart. With the experience of his predecessors, he has read books for so many years, stuffed his stomach with TV and movies, and then asked the grandmothers for advice, and privately asked Zhao Mo to open a small stove and make a plan, it is not difficult. Those mistakes made because of lack of experience, Yao Shi, she understood everything.

She is a person who has learned overall management, and she has also helped her grandmother manage the house for a few years, and she has held a banquet according to the plan, and all aspects have been considered for a long time, and there is room for temporary rectification. The preparation of the whole medium-sized banquet, she can be said to have done quite smoothly, and occasionally there were some small problems, which were quickly resolved.

Niu saw that his granddaughter was capable, and he was also happy. Xiao Feng didn't say anything, just silently helped to do things. She knows that she has shortcomings, and she is not in a hurry to compete for leisure, but she is just learning and doing, and she is also training herself. As for her son Brother Zhuang, she was relieved to leave it to the nurse and Qin Hanzhu to take care of it, and let Qin Hanzhu start to learn to take care of her own room.

She did this with the intention of reducing the burden on herself, but Qin An was quite surprised when she saw it, and praised her for being a good wife: "Hanzhu is so capable, Hanzhu is a sister, and she should learn to take care of her own house." From a young age, she can be as smart and capable as her sister when she grows up. If you weren't genuinely thinking about your children, you wouldn't have arranged it this way. ”

Xiao Feng smiled and said: "I didn't think about it so much, I just think that Hanzhu is well-behaved and smart, and the gentlemen in the school praise her, and now she is busy at home, let her learn to manage her own house, and she must have done it." Recently, because Aunt Jin is gone, I am worried that she is in a bad mood, so I give her something to do, and let her not care about being sad. ”

Qin Hanzhu was not sad about Jinhuan's death at all, she knew in her heart that it was not her own mother. Qin An also knew this in his heart, but he had never said this to his wife, so he could only say dryly at this time: "You think about it thoughtfully, it's good." ”

Qin An has been quite idle recently. It is inconvenient to train troops in the barracks in winter, and many officers and men from powerful official and eunuch families have long thought about going home for the New Year, so where do they still have the heart to put their minds in the barracks? Although General Ma was in charge of the camp in western Beijing for the first time and was very strict in leading the troops, he also knew that he would buy people's hearts. However, it was clearly stated in advance that military training would begin after the beginning of spring, and no one would be allowed to be absent. When the time comes, the soldiers will return to the camp for training, and if someone is slacking off at home before and after the Chinese New Year, and his performance is not up to standard, he will be kicked out of the camp.

While the soldiers were happy, they did not dare to be careless. Qin An is going home, but considering that he is the descendant of General Ma, he needs to think about the face of his boss, even if he is at home, he still practices hard every day, and when the weather is good, he will also make an appointment with a few familiar comrades to go to Changping Zhuangzi to compete in riding and archery, sometimes staying for two or three days. If it weren't for the fact that he was helping to entertain guests at home, he would still be in Changping and would not come back.

Compared with Qin An, Qin Ping is much more leisurely. Niu felt sorry for him and suffered on the way, so he detained him to recuperate at home. Except for entering the palace to face the saint once, going to the East Palace to see the prince once, and going to the long room a few times, he almost never went out. In addition to talking to parents and daughters every day, I chat with Wu Shaoying and Zhao Mo, and the topics are not informal, and everything can be talked about. He has been an official for a few years, his horizons have been broadened, and he has heard many overseas anecdotes, Wu Shaoying and Zhao Mo are also well-informed people, when the three of them chat, even Qin Bai and Qin Hanzhen love to listen, and they come to have a good time from time to time.

Niu looked at this lively scene and was happy in his heart. She whispered to her granddaughter Qin Hanzhen: "That's good, the family sits together, kisses all day long, talking and laughing, this is what life looks like." In the future, your father will stay in the capital and not leave, marry a daughter-in-law and come back, and give birth to a few younger brothers, our family will be really lively!"

Qin Hanzhen could say anything but laugh dryly?

The day of the banquet is getting closer and closer, and the preparations for the banquet are progressing smoothly. Suddenly, Wang Fuzhong's family handed over a letter, saying that Wang Fulin, Yu Chengzhi and Hu Kunshi's brothers had arrived, and they were now at Wang's house.

Qin Bai and Wu Shaoying were immediately overjoyed. Qin Bai hurriedly ordered his subordinates to pick up people quickly, and Wu Shaoying bravely went to be a messenger. Niu smiled and said, "It's okay if you go." They came from Mizhi, maybe your aunt and cousin even sent a letter to them!"

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