Chapter 319, difficult to parry

Today is the day when the Zhou family congratulates their daughter and son-in-law on returning to Ning, and they have been busy since early yesterday morning.

The stove room was too small, so I asked someone to build a temporary earthen stove in the courtyard, and my family was not enough, and I called capable brothers and sisters-in-law from the neighborhood and clan to help. The house must not be able to sit down, so under the tree in the courtyard are placed tables, stools, bowls, cups and plates borrowed from the village, and the backyard is extremely lively in killing chickens and slaughtering pigs.

Guining is a very important day, Changsheng was forced by his mother early in the morning to change into the big red magpie with the auspicious clothes that he brought back, combed his hair seriously and wore a full head of gold and jade, and wiped the rouge gouache, except that he did not cover the hijab, it was as particular as the day he got married, and Mingjing also wore auspicious clothes.

Just thinking that this is another day of incomparably chaotic and tiring, she only feels that her head is getting bigger, but Mingjing is very interested and enthusiastic from beginning to end, and she is as noble as him, although she is a concubine, but with the glory and wealth of the county mansion for a hundred years, how have you ever seen this kind of scene with a strong local flavor and local characteristics? Although he only does the work sign, he doesn't need to do any work.

But he is still extremely dedicated to accompany everyone from front to back, and from time to time he praises the warmth and simplicity of the villagers, and the mellow and fragrant wine is intoxicating. Although everyone was sweating profusely, he just walked around, followed by Mo'er who was waiting for tea from time to time, but everyone who came had a good impression of this new aunt.

Because this uncle who should be high above and not smiling has no smiling smiling at all, on the contrary, he is also enthusiastic about welcoming everyone with a smile, coupled with the handsome characters and elegant manners, none of the sisters-in-law and aunts do not praise him, praise him enough and praise the blessing of longevity, and the good life of being a lady of the commandment, in the eyes of the villagers, a woman can be the lady of the decree, and the brocade clothes and jade food make the slave call the maid, that is a few lifetimes of burning high incense.

The men had a stammering intention for Mingjing, and seeing that he not only disliked these things and food in the countryside, but also was extremely interested, and kept asking for advice and that, and he was much more approachable than those county lords of Lizheng Yashi, which greatly satisfied their vanity, so they were also full of praise, Zhou Houchun's face was extremely bright, and he couldn't wait to knock on the gong and call everyone everywhere to come and see his good uncle of the Zhou family.

Today the weather is also beautiful, it is cloudy weather, there is no scorching sun, and there is the shade of the trees in the courtyard, although it is a little stuffy and bearable.

In the middle of the afternoon, the courtyard was full of all kinds of aromas of frying and cooking, relatives and friends of the Zhou family came, distant relatives in general, and close relatives such as aunts and uncles, grandmother was old and tired, so she waited at home, and made an appointment with Changsheng and Mingjing to see her the day after tomorrow.

Changsheng is a noble person today, and after only meeting and greeting every visitor, he was sent by Zhou Wang's family to talk to the female guest.

Fortunately, other female guests are not familiar with Changsheng, my aunt's two daughters married early, and they were full of acquaintances when they returned to their parents' house, so they had already taken their daughter-in-law everywhere to find someone to talk to, and one of the two cousins of the uncle's family had to take care of the young son, and the other stayed to take care of Changsheng's grandmother, she only needed to accompany her uncle Wang Cao and cousin Wang Jinhua to talk.

This job is said to be not tiring, her mother has taken care of her very much, in addition to her at home, even Mingjing is busy socializing, but Changsheng and her shrewd aunt are not familiar with each other, and her cousin Wang Jinhua is plump and restless, and they are not easy to give each other, so this job is not easy.

Especially today, my aunt and cousin are extraordinarily affectionate and attentive to her, Changsheng didn't think much about it at first, thinking that they mistakenly thought that Mingjing had any use value, anyway, everyone thinks so, and it is normal for them to think so, plus she respects her uncle and grandmother very much, so she treats them better than before, and she brought a lot of gifts when she came back from the capital.

Although the aunt could still hold her breath after thanking her, the cousin couldn't hold back the greed and joy in her eyes, and after greeting Changsheng for a while, she asked Changsheng what he ate and wore in Chang'an, what was in the room, what nobles he had seen, and what the daughters of Chang'an were popular to wear.

Who knew that her mouth was dry, and her cousin was still not satisfied, and asked how big the pomp and circumstance of the county lord of Anyang was, how much jewelry she wore on her head, how many sets of clothes she had to change in a day, how many people served, how many dishes were placed at every meal, and she was extremely gossipy, Changsheng rubbed her sideburns with a headache, and the county lord of Anyang seemed to be her natural enemy, and she kept finding fault with her from the first meeting, and the two had been in constant conflict, not to mention this person, I didn't want to think about it.

Seeing that his cousin kept asking, but the aunt on the side didn't have any intention of stopping him, Changsheng remembered his cousin's family affairs in a depressed mood, and immediately changed the topic: "The last time I came back, I heard my uncle say that my cousin has set a good family affair and will get married in a year, it's been a year and a half, and my cousin is seventeen years old, why haven't I gotten married yet?" Don't miss your youth. ”

After saying that, his aunt Wang Cao and cousin Wang Jinhua's faces changed slightly, and they didn't say anything in their mouths, Changsheng thought that there was something wrong with their relatives, this was someone else's private matter, and it was naturally difficult for her to ask if people didn't say it. It's just that people are very taboo about family affairs, and getting married is the same as getting married, and there will be no ruin of marriage easily, Changsheng is a little worried about whether his uncle and grandmother will be angry because of this matter, but this is not something she can decide, so she has to put it aside.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Changsheng no longer mentioned the county lord of Anyang, only from the princess, the county lord and the county lord, how much cloth, how much rice, how much jewelry, how much silver taels a year, what clothes and jewelry are worn on formal occasions, what kind of dowry when getting married, etc., sure enough, the attention of the aunt and cousin was quickly attracted, and the two listened with great interest, asking this and that from time to time, Changsheng said dryly, they didn't seem to have heard enough.

In desperation, I had to pause drinking a cup of herbal tea to catch my breath, just looking forward to the meal quickly, at this time there was a sudden noise outside, and soon the voices quieted down again, and Changsheng was about to go out to see it strangely, and his mother Zhou Wang came in with a strange look.

Without waiting for Changsheng to ask, she said with joy and sorrow: "The county magistrate came and brought a generous gift."

Not only Changsheng was surprised, but his aunt and cousin were even more surprised and envious, Changsheng thought about it for a while, and quickly understood the intention of the county order, and he was relieved. After taking the gift list, although it is very rare in the farmhouse, it also took a lot of thought, but in the officialdom it is just an ordinary courtesy, not too valuable things, but it is a loss of etiquette when you retreat, and you accept it, Zhou Wang's family saw that her daughter agreed, so she breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and went outside to order a good table to treat the county magistrate.

Although the Xie family looks inconspicuous at present, everyone understands that when the heir was in full swing, the king of Huai'an fully supported Li Shimin regardless of the lives of the whole family, and even when Li Yuan wanted to seize Li Shimin's power, he tried desperately to preserve his power several times, and saved him several times when the former prince built a plan to poison Li Shimin.

For a petty official like the county order, who is very majestic in the local area and is nothing in Beijing, it is also an extra way to be able to go to the Xie family, although it is likely that Mingjing will not be able to help with anything, but it will never hurt to know one more person who has a great future in his eyes. And it doesn't cost too much, just back up the table to drink a glass of water and wine, it is already a great face, the Zhou family has had a county order for several generations, and it is not for Xie Mingjing, at present, the county order only needs to remember his benefits.

The county order Jane came by carry, only brought a master and a long follower, and did not bring his family, so Changsheng didn't have to come forward to entertain, so he handed it over to Xie Mingjing to deal with, anyway, people were going for him, Changsheng believed that Mingjing must have seen the intention of the county order clearly, and he would definitely deal with it without leakage.

It's just that this time Guining wanted to stay away from the capital and the Xie family, and hide in the pure land of his hometown to rest, but it backfired, and he couldn't get rid of the intricacies of human affairs wherever he went.

The banquet finally opened, the male and female guests sat separately, the countryside did not pay much attention to what men and women were guarded, except for the county order in the main house set a table, the rest of the men and women sat in the shade of the courtyard tree, because of the arrival of the county order, the guests were envious and jealous and more excited, for a while the courtyard drank wine and ate meat and punched the children to coax the children, lively and extraordinary.

Fortunately, most of the peasants were simple, and they were very in awe of the officials, and they left one after another after they were full of wine and food, and the helpers worked together to quickly clean up the house, and the things were returned, and then they dispersed after receiving the Xie Yi prepared by Zhou Wang.

Poor Zhou Wang's sending away visitors is still busy in the stove room with his two daughters-in-law, because Mingjing and the county order are still drinking inside, Changsheng thinks that he has not stopped since he came back, and he doesn't know if he can eat it, he can't help but feel distressed, but tomorrow he has to go to his uncle's house to visit his elderly grandmother, and he has to be busy for another day.

It wasn't until the sun was in the west that the county magistrate said goodbye drunken and left, Changsheng fed Mingjing and drank the sobering soup, and Mo'er helped him back to the room, and asked worriedly: "What did the county magistrate say to you?" ”

Mingjing said in a daze: "I didn't say anything, I just drank, I just said that we live here too narrow, life is too inconvenient, I have to let us live in the elegant house he rented near the county office, and then assign a few servants to serve, you can live as long as you want, it's not too far from here, you can come back at any time, I refused, it's okay"

After speaking, he fell asleep, Changsheng smiled bitterly, there is really no tiger in the mountains, the monkey is called the king, Xie Mingjing, who is depressed in Beijing and has nowhere to place his wife, has become a hot figure in this remote mountainous area.