Mrs. Song made up her mind and told Song Xianiang: "Don't just play with the girls outside, take Qiu Niang and Dong Niang out to interact with people." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoI see that your friends will be in a good form, and it is good to have a good reputation if you have time to hold some kinds of gatherings and competitions. ”

Song Xianiang was waiting for this sentence, and hurriedly said: "Grandmother is right, originally we just wanted to play together, but we didn't think about having a competition or anything." After your reminder, I was thinking that I could hold a talent show, not only poetry and painting, or embroidery clothes, I could take it out and compare it with each other, and then find a few respected elders to help judge, which can be regarded as passing on the strengths of the big guy. ”

Old Madam Song agreed very much, and said with her head bowed: "This is a good competition, we are not officials and nobles, there is no need to just try a poetry and song, other talents are also very important." You just have to go to Zhang Luo, and if there is anything you need me to come forward, just say it. ”

"It's okay to judge other talents, our parents, all have a skill, and it's not difficult to find a judge. But to paint this poem, you need to find someone who is knowledgeable. ”

"What's so hard about that?" Old Madam Song looked straight at Mrs. Song, "Isn't the Ji family able to help with this?" Ji, if you talk to your in-laws, you should treat it as giving face to my old woman and helping Xia Niang with this favor. ”

Ask your father and mother to set up a stage for her concubine to sing? Only Mrs. Song, who is used to herself, can make this kind of request. Mrs. Song gritted her teeth depressedly, and took a few deep breaths before saying: "Mother, my father and mother have never liked to join in this kind of fun, not to mention Xia Niang's small fight, even if the students in the academy privately organized the competition, my father and mother will not participate." Otherwise, let Xia Niang find another suitable person. ”

Song Xianiang's eyes rolled, and she pursed her mouth and immediately showed an unhappy look: "Mother, I'm not making a fuss, I'm organizing the girls of the merchant family to do some decent competitions according to my grandmother's youth, although I may not be able to make a name for myself like my grandmother, and help the girls find Ruyi Langjun, but it also provides them with an opportunity to show their talents." Besides, Qiu Niang and Dong Niang can also participate, and it would be a good thing if they could get a good reputation. ”

Xia Niang is right. If you do it well, maybe you won't have to worry about their family affairs. If you tell your in-laws about this original intention, they will support it. ”

For reasonable reasons, Mrs. Song has said it, what else can Mrs. Song say? I had to respond, but I couldn't get more depressed. After returning to the main courtyard, Mrs. Song was so angry that she slammed the table: "... What's the use of showing their talents, gaining a good reputation, and not looking at who they are, selling jewelry, selling tea, or opening restaurants, leaving a good impression on them? Could it be that my daughter is still going to marry into a merchant? If you lose me, forget it, you can't Dong Niang marry a businessman, right? ”

Mrs. Song became more and more angry the more she spoke, the more angry she became, and her voice unconsciously increased, and her henchman Shi's mother persuaded: "Madam, you should be quiet, carefully divide the wall and have ears." ”

"What if you hear that? I married into the Song family, who wouldn't say that I got married? I used to have handkerchiefs, which one is still willing to deal with me? ”

"Although the Song family is a family of businessmen, they have a solid family background and few rules, which is much better than those who are bright and glamorous on the outside and the inside." Mother Shi persuaded softly.

"That's what I said, but when outsiders look at us, they will only look at our background, and who cares about other aspects? Not to mention far away, it is the Deng family, if Dong Niang has a better background, maybe she will marry in. ”

Shi's mother was speechless, the attitude of the Deng family was obviously that she didn't look down on the Song family, why did her wife still worry about it? "Madam, Mrs. Deng is shrewd at first glance, and the fourth lady has a straightforward personality, even if she doesn't have an identity, she is not a good match......"

Song Dongniang's brain lacks tendons, which is true. Thinking of her daughter's shortcomings, Mrs. Song was upset again, lying on the bed and sighing.

When Mrs. Ji received her daughter's letter, she was also upset. Especially Master Ji, he directly dropped the letter on the table, "Ridiculous! I'm the dean of a college, why do I go to judge some yellow-mouthed children? If I have that spare time, I might as well go for a walk in the mountains and exercise! ”

Although Mrs. Ji was also depressed, she still persuaded: "Isn't our daughter also helpless to ask us here?" You also know that her mother-in-law is not a good talker, so if she can help her daughter, she will be difficult to be a person. ”

"She's just so ignorant because you're used to it. The Song family is a simple family, and she can't serve it well. Fortunately, she didn't get into her wish at the beginning and married her to your cousin's family, otherwise you wouldn't have to make trouble and leave? ”

Mrs. Ji's cousin is a squire's family in a neighboring state, and they have lived together for several generations, and it is a veritable big family, and it is very difficult for the in-laws to be concubines. If it weren't for Master Ji to repay the Song family's funding, Mrs. Song would probably marry there.

When the old things were mentioned, Mrs. Ji was not happy: "You were also optimistic about the child of my cousin's family at the beginning, but don't rely on me alone." Besides, if it weren't for the old lady of the Deng family who showed her favor inconsistently and deceived her daughter, she would have been wrong and courteous and annoyed her mother-in-law? ”

The news that Mrs. Song gave a gift to the Deng family and was returned also reached the ears of the Ji family and his wife, and Mrs. Ji was so embarrassed that she kept complaining that Mrs. Deng was not kind.

Master Ji always didn't want to believe that the widow of the deceased had bad intentions, so he glared and defended: "Sister-in-law Deng is a fair and upright person, and she doesn't accept gifts from others for no reason, and this is not wrong." If you want to blame, you can only blame Ah Ji for being opportunistic and impure in doing things. ”

"You just defend that old woman, when your daughter and granddaughter are damaged by her, you won't have a place to cry!" Mrs. Ji resented her old man's stubbornness and was so angry that she couldn't do it.

"Why did Sister-in-law Deng damage Ah Ji and Chun Niang? It's not that there is a grudge. Could it be that Sister-in-law Deng has nothing to do? ”

"I'm going to ask you more! So what did the Deng family do all the way to Yuncheng? Why is there a difference between what seems to our family? If you don't look down on our family, if you don't come and go, why bother? ”

"You're just cranky! According to what you said, why can't Sister-in-law Deng get along with us? Is there a must-have? ”

Mrs. Ji couldn't compete with Master Ji, so she wrung her handkerchief and said, "Then I don't care, anyway, you have to help with Aji's affairs!" ”

"How do you want me to help? Do you really want my old man to judge the little girls? If it gets out, where will my old face go? ”

Master Ji is right, the dean of the Ji family academy is really not suitable to judge the competition of the merchant girls.

"What then? Aji has written a letter begging us, can't you help us? Mrs. Ji sat on the chair depressed.

"Let me think about it." After all, Master Ji felt sorry for his only daughter, thought about it and said, "Why don't you let Yang Jian and Meng Tan make judgments?" ”

Yang Jian and Meng Tan are the proud protégés of Master Ji, and their knowledge and cultivation are extremely good, and it is more than enough to judge the girls.

Mrs. Ji clapped her hands, "Why did you forget about them?" They are indeed more appropriate than we are. It's just that... If men and women don't kiss, will it affect badly? ”

"What's wrong? It's not a lonely man and a widow, and it's justifiable, what's so unseemly? ”

That's right, there's really nothing unpleasant.

Mrs. Ji had no last scruples, and wrote a book to inform her daughter.

Song Chunniang and Song Xianiang didn't know that the judges had become Yang Jian and Meng Tan, and they invited girls from all families to participate in the competition according to the original plan. Wen Yueyue, Xiao Mei is naturally among them.

On the day of the competition, Song Xianiang led a group of girls to charter a game in the largest restaurant in Yuncheng. The restaurant was opened by one of the girls, and when she heard that the scale of the event was huge, she expressed her full support on the spot, and cleared the venue on the day of the competition, and arranged the venue according to Song Xianiang's requirements.

The talent table is made of pink cloth as a curtain, and there are a few strands of flowers hanging on the side, and the middle of the curtain is made of embroidered flower cloth to spell out the words "wear warm flowers and bloom, compete for beauty", which means that the girls participating in the competition today are all flowers, blooming and competing with each other.

At the bottom of the platform is a slip of Taishi chairs, reserved for the judges.

Behind them is the place where the girls and their families are located

The competition will start for a while, the girls and most of their families have already taken their seats, and the shopkeeper shuttles through the crowd, serving tea and snacks, everything is in order.

Song Xianiang looked down from the second floor, very satisfied with the current situation, and couldn't help humming a small tune with her hands behind her back.

"Xia Niang," Deng Fenning's voice sounded.

Song Xianiang wondered, she didn't invite the Deng family, why did she come? Thinking so in his heart, he still had a smile on his face: "Fenning, why are you here?" ”

"This competition you held has spread all over Yuncheng, so I'll take a look at the excitement. I didn't expect so many people. Deng Fenning couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the crowds downstairs.

"Yuncheng is mainly in business, there are many merchants, and there are naturally many girls in merchants. Are you here alone? Shall I assign you a place? ”

There are many participants in this competition, in order to avoid confusion, Song Xianiang is according to the invitation of people's hair, and even the family members are limited, which family did Deng Fenning follow?

Sure enough, Deng Fenning said: "No need, I came with the fourth brother and sat in the second row." ”

Second row? That's the position of the judge, I don't remember asking Deng Anqian to be the judge.

The corners of Song Xianiang's mouth twitched: "Second row? Who did you follow in? ”

"My fourth brother's friend, I heard that he is a student of Jijia Academy, and this time he came to judge the poetry and songs."

Student? Isn't it Master Ji? Mrs. Song didn't mention the substitution.

Song Xianiang obviously didn't believe Deng Fenning's words: "Which student of Jijia Academy is there?" I saved this competition, why didn't I know that I also invited students from the academy? ”

Deng Fenning pointed to the two young men sitting downstairs with Deng An, "Those are the two who brought us in." ”

Song Xianiang fixed her eyes, wasn't one of them the brother of the twins last time? It seems that Deng Fenning is not lying, and he is really a student of the Ji Family Academy. But didn't you say before that Master Ji was here? I still use this as a gimmick, isn't it a joke to change people? The most terrible thing is, what can Song Chunniang's plan do?

Song Xianiang was flustered, she didn't bother to greet Deng Fenning, she went downstairs in three or two steps, and walked straight to Deng Anqian's position.