Chapter 8: Reunion
The reunion dinner is the beginning of Youzheng, and the banquet is set up in the Shenxin Hall. In the courtyard where Mrs. Qiao used to live.
There are four tables full of people in the family, and there are no foreign men, so there is not even a screen, but there are different tables for men and women.
Rong Zheng's table is naturally their four sisters, as well as the two sisters in the next room who don't often interact. Rong Di didn't look at Rong Zheng with his eyes, and he really formed a bond with Rong Zheng. Rong Zheng naturally didn't take it seriously, and talked and laughed with Rong Xiao.
This year, there is no old lady Qiao, as if there is no restraint. Everyone drinks and eats more casually and freely.
Because he was still in filial piety, he didn't dare to make too much trouble, and the scene was not big. Not long after sitting down, the lobby brother Rong Chun took Rong Bin to Mrs. Fang's table to toast.
Mrs. Fang and the others drank a cup of joy, and Mrs. Fang, Ma's, and Du's also had their own rewards. Each person was rewarded with a purse containing all kinds of gold and silver buns.
Rong Chun and the others came to Rong Zheng's table again, and Rong Chun smiled: "How do you drink my sisters?" ”
Mrs. Fang smiled and said, "Your sisters don't drink much, so let them go." ”
Rong Chun said: "For the New Year, this glass of wine should not be in the way." ”
Rong Yun poured half a cup generously, and the rest also gave Rong Chun enough face to them, and it was Rong Zheng's turn. She got up and smiled: "I'm young, I drink a lot of alcohol, and I don't dare to drink too much." It's good to mean it, brothers, don't embarrass me. ”
Rong Bin smiled: "How can we embarrass you." ”
Rong Zheng covered it with his sleeves and drank two sips to pass.
Then Rong Chun saluted the old men in the family again, the old men were not as light as the female dependents, so they let them go, drank three cups in a row, and each of them came up with the exam questions, if they couldn't answer it, they would be fined three cups. There is a reward for answering, as long as you open your mouth, you can do it if it is not too excessive.
At this moment, Rong Zheng envied the benefits of having a brother, if she had a brother, her father would definitely teach patiently, I don't know how good it is, she also has a dependence.
There were no fireworks after the meal, only a few firecrackers, and it was all right.
Rong Zheng went to the upper room.
Rong Jiang and Ma sat and talked. Rong Sheng sat on Ma's lap, and Ma was peeling walnuts for his daughter to eat.
Rong Jiang saw his eldest daughter come in, nodded, and Rong Zheng sat down on the chair below. Here, Rong Jiang continued to talk to Ma's: "Seventeen should still send someone to the Mu family to send a gift to the past, they have been moving around before, and they shouldn't stop this year." When the time comes, it will be enough not to attend. ”
Rong Zheng knew that the Mu family that his father said was the Yu Palace, so he interjected: "Is there anything going on in the palace?" ”
Rong Jiang said: "The birthday of the princess." In previous years, it was all about giving gifts. ”
Ma said: "It should be so, the master just doesn't say it, and I know what to do." ”
"It's good to know, I'm afraid you'll forget about it then."
The maiden name of the princess of Yuwangfu is Gu, a native of Lujiang. At the beginning, Rongjiang's aunt also married into the Lujiang Gu family, and she was of the same family as the princess. The princess also has to call Aunt Rong the fourth grandmother. Aunt Rong died in the seventh year of Kaibao, and the movement of the Rong family and the palace was actually not so close. In the past, the old aunt of the Rong family was still there, so she should move around because of reason. After the death of the old aunt, the movement gradually decreased.
Ma and her husband talked about the Yu Wangfu again, and she said: "I heard that the county lord who married to Fujian a few years ago has returned. Because of the death of Yibin and the fact that the county lord had nothing to do, the prince felt sorry for his daughter, so he let him go home. ”
Rong Jiang pondered for a moment before saying, "Other people's affairs are also in the palace, so we can't talk about anything." After the Dragon Boat Festival, the clothes will be full, and I will have to wait for the assignment from above. The eldest brother is about to leave after the Lantern Festival, and he has asked for my post, saying that he will help hand it to the ministry to see. ”
Rong Zheng thought to himself below, his father's official luck is good, and with the support of his uncle, it won't be long before he will be promoted to the same knowledge of the sixth grade. She said with a smile: "Daddy, don't worry, the eldest uncle has a wide road and is definitely willing to help you." You're sure to have a good fortune. ”
Ma Shi glanced at Rong Zheng and said in her heart, when did she care about these things?
Rong Sheng got off Ma's body, went over and pulled Rong Zheng and said, "Sister, let's go out together tomorrow." ”
"Tomorrow?"
"Yes, Daddy has already agreed."
Rong Zheng glanced at his father.
Rong Jiang said: "This year, there is no singing at home, and there is no New Year's wine. Cold, afraid to detain you. It's good to go out and have a look, everything is taken care of. ”
Rong Zheng glanced at his stepmother and thought to himself why she hadn't sued her earlier, if her sister hadn't said that she would still be in the dark.
After flattering his parents for a while, Rong Zheng went back to his room to rest.
The people who serve in this room have not rested. Rong Zheng said: "You can rest and go." I'm going to have to wake up early tomorrow. ”
Xiao Wang's family got Rong Zheng's permission to go home for a reunion yesterday, and there were only Zi Su Zi Ying and some little girls in front of him. Many little girls couldn't get through it for a long time, so they went to rest.
Rong Zheng asked Shisu to sleep with her.
Rong Zheng and Zi Su talked about going out tomorrow. Shisu hurriedly opened the closet and let Rong Zheng choose the clothes for the door. It's not good to wear too plain on the first day of the new year. Rong Zheng picked out a light purple dark striped silk jacket, an oily green piping line brocade skirt, embroidered with tender yellow folded branches and plums, from the hands of Shiso. In addition, I chose a set of pearl heads and faces to wear as jewelry for tomorrow.
Zi Su smiled: "This set is very good-looking, tomorrow the slave maid will comb the young lady with a double mustache, okay?" ”
Rong Zheng didn't ask for anything, and said, "Anything is fine." It's not too early, so let's go to bed. ”
Zi Su asked the little girl to come in with hot water, served Rong Zheng to wash her face, and changed her hair and clothes to sleep on. The bed has long been used with a soup woman, and the bedding is warm.
When Rong Zheng went to bed to rest, Shisu cleaned up and looked at the wind stove outside, there was a silver cho on it, boiling water. I'm afraid that Rong Zheng will want water to drink in the middle of the night, so he can't serve cold tea.
When Shiso was done, he was on the soft couch next to Rong Zheng's stepping bed.
Although Rong Zheng was a little sleepy, he couldn't fall asleep for a long time. As soon as she closed her eyes, she would remember what happened in the Liao family. During the Chinese New Year, she actually missed those children a little. I don't know how Brother Guan and Sister Qi are doing after their deaths, and whether their new stepmother will treat them well.
Zi Su listened to Rong Zheng's tossing and turning voice, and tried to ask, "Hasn't Miss slept yet?" ”
Rong Zheng sighed in the tent: "I can't sleep." ”
"Then the slave will talk to you for a while."
Rong Zheng said: "Okay." ”
Shisu chattered: "Tomorrow I will definitely go to Daxiangguo Temple to make incense, and then Miss must take a good stick of incense, and then ask for a sign." ”
"Just ask for a signature, there's nothing to ask for."
Zi Su pursed her lips and smiled: "How can you say that you don't ask for it, although the young lady is already rich and doesn't need to ask for it, you have to ask for a good marriage for yourself." ”
Rong Zheng smiled: "How old are you to think about marriage." ”
Zi Su blushed and said, "I'm serious with Miss, what are you doing with me." ”
Rong Zheng remembered the previous events with some emotion, Zisu worked hard by his side, and finally ended up in a good end, and he also wanted to promote her in this life. After thinking about it, he asked, "How did you get into the mansion?" Who else is in the family? ”
Zi Su was a little surprised, this was the first time that her young lady took the initiative to ask about her family, so she said, "I am not the son of the Rong family." In the early years, because of the famine, I couldn't eat. When they saw that I might be worth two more dollars, they sold me in. The young lady also remembered that I used to be in the old lady's needlework room, and the old lady saw that I was still quite stable before she picked out the young lady's envoy. There is now only a widowed mother and an older brother left in the family. ”
"You also have an older brother? Why haven't I heard you mention it before? ”
Zi Su said secretly: You didn't care about these things before, where did I tell you this. She smiled again: "They live in the suburbs, far away, the young lady didn't ask, and the slave didn't mention it." ”
"What do you do at home?"
"My brother is an apprentice in a shop, barely earning two dollars to support the family."
Rong Zheng thought, so life is still very tight, she thought about it and said, "Tomorrow you will go back to reunite with your family." By the way, help me ask if your brother would like to come in and listen to the errand? ”
Zisu didn't react for a long time, and when she came back to her senses, she liked it so much that she kowtowed to Rong Zheng again and again to thank her.
Rong Zheng thought that she didn't have anyone available outside now. Shisu is a brave and loyal person, who followed him in his last life and was bent on making up for her. If her brother can use it, he can naturally help her a lot, if he can't use it, it is better to throw a spare errand to him, which can be regarded as doing her part and returning Shisu's affection for her.
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