Chapter Seventy-One: The Feast

The first is to ask for pink.

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Ji Xiaotang didn't move his chopsticks, so he stood up from his seat at this time.

For a family banquet like this, Mrs. Ji Er needs to go through the motions behind Mrs. Ji, and Mrs. Ji should let Mrs. Ji take a seat. Not only the Ji family, but also other families.

But today, Mrs. Ji seems to have forgotten about it, and has been letting Mrs. Ji Er serve her, refusing to let Mrs. Ji Er sit.

This is still in the case of outsiders.

Mrs. Ji is obviously making things difficult for Mrs. Ji and giving Mrs. Ji no face.

Mrs. Ji Er took a gamble and didn't say anything. Mrs. Ji Er actually wanted to see what Mrs. Ji could do.

Ji Xiaotang couldn't let things develop like this.

Ji Xiaotang stood up, but Ji Xiaoyun sat still and didn't move. Gu Xia'er glanced at Ji Xiaotang quickly, and then just pretended not to see it.

Ji Xiaotang suppressed the anger in his heart, and still smiled as usual on his face. She got up and walked behind Mrs. Ji and stood with Mrs. Ji.

"I'm also here to serve my grandmother with my mother." Ji Xiaotang took chopsticks and cooked vegetables for Mrs. Ji.

Mrs. Ji paused with chopsticks in her hand.

Mrs. Ji wanted to make things difficult for Mrs. Ji, but she didn't want to make things difficult for Ji Xiaotang. It's okay to make your daughter-in-law ugly, but it's another thing to make your granddaughter ugly.

"Sister, are you still sitting?" Ji Xiaotang raised his eyebrows and glanced at Ji Xiaoyun.

Ji Xiaoyun raised her head in hindsight.

Mrs. Ji Er has been serving Mrs. Ji and did not sit down, so in Ji Xiaoyun's opinion, she didn't feel abnormal. Until Ji Xiaotang also stood with Mrs. Ji. opened her mouth to call her again, and Ji Xiaoyun felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

Ji Xiaotang saw that Ji Xiaoyun was still sitting in a daze, so he simply went over. pulled Ji Xiaoyun up.

Ji Xiaoyun's eyes wandered, but she didn't resist. Her gaze moved back and forth between Second Mrs. Ji, Ji Xiaotang and Old Mrs. Ji, her lips squirmed, but she didn't say anything.

Mrs. Ji put down her chopsticks, the food she had just eaten in her mouth was no longer tasteful at all, and the singing voice that she had just listened to was very ear-catching, suddenly turned into a noisy noise.

"What are you all up up for?" Second Mrs. Ji saw that Ji Xiaotang and Ji Xiaoyun were standing by her side. The qi in the cavity has already eased most of it. "Go back and sit down, I'll serve your grandmother here."

"Oops," Jiang seemed to have only found out that Mrs. Ji was still standing at this time. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, "The troupe invited today sings really well." I was hooked. Why are my nieces and daughters-in-law still standing? ”

"Eldest sister, you deserve to be a big family, but you have rules. The nephew and daughter-in-law are well-behaved. It's a filial one. Jiang finished speaking. I laughed twice.

Ji Xiaotang's face remained unchanged, and he seemed to just glance at the Jiang family carelessly.

Jiang gloated like this, she wrote it down.

The Jiang clan turned his head and saw Ji Xiaotang's gaze, although Ji Xiaotang's face was gentle, but the Jiang clan didn't know why he had a cold shiver, and he was immediately stuck, and he couldn't say what he had prepared again.

Seeing this, Gu Xia'er was busy and secretly pulled Gu Xue'er. He stood up.

At a table, only Mrs. Ji and the Jiang family were still sitting.

Mrs. Ji's face was a little uncomfortable.

"What are you doing standing?" Old Mrs. Ji sank her face. "A good family eats and watches the play. I don't know, but I was deliberately trying to learn from whom. Don't all sit down yet! ”

"That's it, that's it." The Jiang family reacted at this time, and stood up in a hurry, but smiled at Second Mrs. Ji, "Second wife, you have a lot." The old lady is old, and there will be something unexpected for a while. The second lady should remind the old lady. ”

"You see you standing like this, and the children can't eat well. If you don't know, you have to blame the old lady. ”

The meaning of Jiang's words was not that Mrs. Ji wanted to tribulate Mrs. Ji, but that Mrs. Ji deliberately wanted to trap Mrs. Ji for injustice.

"Uncle, old lady, what are these words, blame our grandmother, we don't understand this." Ji Xiaotang immediately smiled, "As my uncle and old lady know, our Ji family is a family with rules. My mother served my grandmother, and naturally she would not sit without my grandmother. My mother stood, and my sister and I couldn't sit on our own. ”

"Aunt Xia and Aunt Xue don't have to worry too much, although my mother is your elder, you are guests after all."

Ji Xiaotang's words were good, but Gu Xia'er's face turned red involuntarily.

This kind of thing is taken seriously, whether it is for the Jiang family or the Gu family sisters, it is not a glorious and decent thing. The Jiang family said that Mrs. Ji was down, and Ji Xiaotang scolded Gu Xia'er and Gu Xue'er.

"What's wrong with us sitting, it was my aunt's order." Gu Xue'er was not as calm as Gu Xia'er, so she quarreled with Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang didn't laugh angrily.

"Aunt Xue is still too careful, I didn't say that Aunt Xia and Aunt Xue sat wrong."

Gu Xia'er was busy giving Gu Xue'er a look. If they don't say anything about this kind of thing, they just forget it, and if they really want to care about it at this time, they will be embarrassed.

For a moment, no one spoke at the table.

A little girl came up from downstairs and saluted Mrs. Ji.

"The second master and the third master sent their servants up to ask, what's wrong?" There was something strange upstairs, and the second and third masters of Ji downstairs were aware of it.

Mrs. Ji didn't want to make trouble with Second Master Ji and Third Master Ji.

But in this case, Mrs. Ji couldn't pull her head down, so she glanced at the Jiang family.

Jiang Shi ahh twice, and then understood what Mrs. Ji meant.

"It's okay, we're all fine, the second wife is fine." Although he said this, he still showed his feet after all.

Old Lady Ji glared at the Jiang clan with hatred.

"Sit down, wait for me to get up and invite you to your seat?" Old Lady Ji said with a calm face again.

Mrs. Ji's tone, Mrs. Ji Er wanted to continue to bet with Mrs. Ji, but look at the two daughters beside her. After all, I still have a soft heart.

Under the Dragon Boat Festival, it's time for everyone to be happy.

Mrs. Ji Er decided to endure this breath so that everyone could have a safe and happy Dragon Boat Festival. She especially didn't want Ji Xiaotang and Ji Xiaoyun to have any shadow because of this.

Mrs. Ji Er, she saluted Mrs. Ji. Only then did he bring Ji Xiaotang and Ji Xiaoyun to the table.

At the next feast, although everyone wanted to make the atmosphere more harmonious, it was only superficial.

Among those present, only the Jiang family and Gu Xue'er were happy to eat and drink.

Soon the banquet was removed and the tea was replaced.

Next, another little girl came up to report, saying that Uncle Gu and Gu Leier had eaten too much wine and were going home first.

"Good students arrange for someone to send them back." Mrs. Ji hurriedly instructed two sentences.

Jiang did not move. only smiled and accompanied Mrs. Ji.

"Let them go to the two families, and there will be someone in the family to serve, and there is nothing inappropriate. Under the major section. I'll sit with my eldest sister for a while. It's a very good play. Jiang said.

Although the banquet was withdrawn, the little drama on the stage was still babbling and singing.

The Jiang family loves to listen to operas, and it is rare to have such an opportunity, so they are naturally reluctant to leave like this.

Mrs. Ji looked down on this brother and daughter-in-law in her heart. But he didn't say anything. Only nodded.

After Uncle Gu left, the second master Ji and the third master downstairs also left the table one after another. Second Master Ji also said that he had wine, and he wanted to take a rest. Master Ji San was full of energy, and he took two jars of wine to go to the front.

Today's holiday, the martial artist arranged another banquet and invited a juggling team to perform juggling. Master Ji San had long been eager to go over and follow the excitement.

"The third master asked the girl if she wanted to go." Master Ji San was also very considerate and asked the little girl Cui'er to secretly pass a message to Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang looked left and right, and shook his head.

Master Ji San got the news and went forward by himself.

For a while. Another steward in front of him came to spread the word, saying that a talented lady from this county was coming. Ask to see Mrs. Kiji.

"I'm afraid that there is something important when I come to the door after the festival." Mrs. Ji got up, confessed to Mrs. Ji and the Jiang family, and went downstairs.

Ji Xiaotang thought about it and followed him.

"Xiaotang, are you going to the front with your mother?" Mrs. Ji Er went downstairs and asked Ji Xiaotang.

"I'm still not going." Ji Xiaotang shook his head.

Mrs. Ji Er originally thought that Ji Xiaotang was depressed upstairs and wanted to leave with her. However, seeing Ji Xiaotang shaking his head, Mrs. Ji didn't say much.

"Whatever you want, if you're tired, go back and rest first." Mrs. Ji Er left.

Ji Xiaotang sat down under the tutu frame next to him.

"The girl is not happy?" Xiu'er accompanied Ji Xiaotang and asked in a low voice and carefully.

"Xiu'er, you've seen it all, can I be happy?" Ji Xiaotang said. Today, Jin'er and Xiu'er have been serving with her upstairs, and they are all in their eyes.

If Old Lady Ji could make things difficult for Second Mrs. Ji could be put aside for the time being, the Jiang family and the Gu family sisters couldn't let it go no matter what.

"If I can still be happy, let them go, there is no such thing, and I am not worthy of being a child!" Ji Xiaotang said in a low voice.

After making up his mind, Ji Xiaotang whispered to a few girls, and then walked upstairs again.

Mrs. Ji was talking to Gu Xia'er, and she was a little surprised when she saw Ji Xiaotang coming upstairs again.

Mrs. Ji looked at Ji Xiaotang carefully, and saw Ji Xiaotang smiling, and there was no unhappy look.

"Why didn't you go with your mother, and what did you come back for?" Old Mrs. Ji stared at Ji Xiaotang's face and asked.

"What are you going to do with my mother, I will naturally come back to accompany the old lady to have tea and listen to the play." Ji Xiaotang said with a smile.

"Hmph." Old Mrs. Ji snorted quietly, "It's just a sweet mouth." ”

Ji Xiaotang just helped Mrs. Ji to come out and break the siege, and Mrs. Ji was uncomfortable. But Ji Xiaotang is like this, and she can't do anything about Ji Xiaotang.

There was fragrant tea on the table, and everyone drank it slowly, only Jiang's bar clicked his mouth, and he seemed to feel that there was no taste.

Ji Xiaotang looked at it in his eyes and smiled slightly.

After a while, a little girl came upstairs, but she was looking for Ji Xiaotang.

"The third master sent a maid to see the girl, and asked the girl to send someone to get two jars of Jinhua wine." Mrs. Ji is in charge of family affairs, because Ji Xiaotang is often by her side, and sometimes she also asks Ji Xiaotang to share some affairs, which are naturally important but not complicated, such as keeping some accounts of human relations, or holding the key to the treasury.

Mrs. Ji went to the front to meet the guests, so Master Ji sent someone to ask Ji Xiaotang for wine.

Ji Xiaotang has the key to the wine cellar in his hand.

"Didn't you just take two altars, why would you ask for more?" Ji Xiaotang asked.

"Don't give it to him, he drinks too much." When Mrs. Ji heard this, she hurriedly said.

"It's not that the third master wants it. The two jars were given to the little ones below, and the wine was gone from the two martial masters. The little girl said with a smile.

"That's fine, you pass on my words, so that the third master can't drink more." Mrs. Ji said.

"Grandmother don't worry too much." Ji Xiaotang said, "As soon as the uncle has a lot of alcohol, he also has a sense of proportion." Second, this batch of Jinhua wine was specially purchased by my father, not only the best and most delicious, but also not easy to get drunk if I drink more. ”

When Ji Xiaotang talked about wine, Jiang Shi, who was sitting opposite, almost drooled.

Jiang not only loves to listen to operas, but is also very greedy for alcohol. Although there was wine at the banquet, it was only a small pot. Mrs. Ji didn't drink much, and everyone only drank two small cups with them, and they didn't drink anymore.

Now listening to Ji Xiaotang say that Jinhua wine is good, it has caused the wine worm in Jiang's stomach.

"I am not blessed with such good wine." Jiang said with a shy face.

"Why didn't the old lady say it earlier!" Ji Xiaotang immediately said, "It's a pity that there are only two altars left, and if they are given to the uncle, they will be gone." My uncle and old lady wanted to drink it, so I told my father to make a note of buying more next time. ”

"But no? I'm afraid it will take a year and a half to buy again. As soon as Jiang heard that the wine was gone, he became more and more greedy.

Ji Xiaotang looked at the Jiang family and was very embarrassed.

"Otherwise, I'll let them share a pot for the old lady?"

"That's good, that's good." Jiang Shi sighed and nodded immediately, and then felt that his appearance was a little ugly. "It's rare to have the heart of the third girl."

"But I had to ask my grandmother." Ji Xiaotang refused to make up his mind again, so he asked Mrs. Ji.

Jiang looked at Old Lady Ji again.

Old Lady Ji glanced at Jiang and looked away.

"Since that's the case, Xiaotang, you can have someone fill a pot and bring it back to the old lady." Old Mrs. Ji spoke.

The Jiang family was happy, Ji Xiaotang also smiled slightly, and then ordered to go down.

Soon, a little girl came up with a pot of wine, and under Ji Xiaotang's instructions, she directly handed it over to the Jiang family.

"Grandmother, why don't we play the leaf card." Ji Xiaotang saw that the Jiang family had accepted the wine, so he said to Mrs. Ji.

"You sisters play, I'll watch it for you." Mrs. Ji happily responded.

The little girl quickly set the table, and Mrs. Ji, Ji Xiaotang, Ji Xiaoyun, Gu Xia'er and Gu Xue'er moved to the new table, and everyone played with leaf cards.

Jiang stayed alone at Fang Cai's table and continued to watch the play.

Ji Xiaotang was facing the Jiang family, and Gu Xia'er and Gu Xue'er were sitting opposite Ji Xiaotang, only with their backs to the Jiang family, so naturally they didn't notice that the Jiang family secretly poured the tea in the cup on the table and changed the wine in the pot.

With a cup of belly, Jiang couldn't control himself at all.

After a while, Jiang suddenly burst out laughing. (To be continued......)