"Mother!"

The young man named Yuan'er screamed a little angrily, which made the second aunt shut up.

The old lady glanced at the second aunt, and then said softly, "Yuan'er has great ambitions, and grandmother is very pleased, if he can really do something in the future, it will be even more glorious!" We settle down, although we are also veterans of the two dynasties, but all of them are civil officials, abandon literature and follow the military, you are the first person! Since ancient times, starting a family and starting a business have been all about starting a family first and starting a business later, do you know the reason? ”

The young man was stunned for a moment, as if he was seriously thinking about how to argue.

An Suqing on the side asked, "Why?" ”

The old lady smiled and continued, "Only when you become a family, you, you, will truly become a man who stands up to the sky, and with the responsibility of a small family, can you resist everyone's responsibility, even the responsibility of the world!" It's like Yuan'er is in the barracks, starting from the lowest soldier! ”

Both of them were stunned, and the old lady said while the iron was hot, "Yuan'er, there are more guests today, so you can take a good look at the young ladies of each family, and if you like it, tell your grandmother that your grandmother is in charge of you!" ”

The boy still stood still, as if thinking about something. It was the second aunt who thanked the old lady gratefully.

"His name is An Suyuan, he is the eldest son of the second uncle, he gave up his pen at the age of sixteen, and after so many years, this is the first time he has come back. Over there, the second uncle is holding a handkerchief and covering his mouth behind him, it is An Xiali, who has been weak and sick since he was a child, and rarely comes out to walk around. An Xiayu introduced to Jinsu in a low voice.

Looking at An Suyuan, and then at An Xiali, Jin Su felt as if they were out of the mud and not stained, and they were not contaminated with the breath of the second uncle and aunt at all.

Just as everyone was chatting, the third aunt asked coldly, "Eh, why didn't the princess come?" ”

The smile on the old lady's face immediately stiffened, but fortunately, An Heqing reacted quickly, and said in a gentle voice, "It's said that the head wind has been committed again, I'm afraid I won't come today." ”

Since the third aunt made a fuss at the old lady, the old lady has not looked at her as pleasing as before.

The third aunt said to herself, "I heard that the birthday banquet was also arranged by Jinsu and Xia Yu. ”

"Is there anything wrong?" After the old lady asked, the smile on her face had disappeared.

"No, no, I was just thinking, it stands to reason that the princess is going to go with the eldest brother to the main gate to greet the guests, and this lady has to count on the head of the house to greet her. Although Jin Su and Xia Yu are capable, after all, they are the daughter's family who has not left the cabinet, so it is not appropriate to show their heads! The third aunt said.

"The princess is sick, she must not be able to come, Jinsu and Xia Yu are naturally not suitable to go, isn't there still the two of you? Is it possible to treat yourself as an outsider at this time! The old lady admonished.

The third aunt smiled embarrassedly, and quickly distinguished, "No, no, mother, where do I mean that, but whenever it is a matter of family, my second sister-in-law and I must be duty-bound!" Right, second sister-in-law? ”

The second aunt was suddenly clicked, and she was a little surprised, but in line with her natural trust in the third aunt, she immediately responded, "Ah, yes, as long as my mother and eldest brother speak, I will definitely be fine!" ”

"Well, okay, that's it, the third brother will follow me in front to greet the guests, and the third brother and sister will be in charge of the female guests. Second, the two of you are waiting in the inner room to arrange for the guests to be seated. An Heqing arranged slowly.

The second uncle, the third uncle and the others were answering the conversation, and the housekeeper knocked twice at the door.

Waiting for An Heqing to ask, "What's the matter?" ”

The butler walked out and lowered his eyes and said, "Master, a guest is coming." ”

An Heqing hurriedly got up and greeted the third child, and the housekeeper said unhurriedly, "She didn't have an invitation, she just said that it was the old lady's maiden cousin, I heard that the old lady had a birthday, so I came to see it!" ”

After An Heqing heard this, his footsteps immediately stopped, and said, "The person who came is a guest, and besides, it is my mother's family, but since it is a female dependent, then let's have the third brother and sister of Lao to run!" ”

The third aunt pulled out a smile, answered the hello, and went out with the housekeeper.

But the old lady was wondering, and muttered to Mama Zhang on the side, "My mother's cousin, who will it be?" Hui Xian or Yalan? ”

After a while, I heard the voice of the third aunt, "Please come here!" ”

And the old lady's maiden cousin only laughed with her.

As soon as the third aunt brought people in, before she could introduce them, she stepped forward and shouted at the old lady, "Cousin, I haven't seen you for many years, do you still recognize me?" ”

The woman was dressed in a dark blue skirt with a light blue gown, and on her head was a neat bun, with only an inconspicuous jade hairpin inserted on her head, and between her forehead and eyebrows, crawling with clearly visible wrinkles, she looked very simple.

Behind her, there was a little girl, dressed in a light purple skirt, with long hair reaching to her waist, and a hollow butterfly bead hairpin on her head.

The old lady squinted her eyes and looked at it for a while, as if she really didn't remember, but she couldn't say it clearly, so she asked tentatively, "Who are you?" ”

"Big cousin, I'm Yalan! Did you forget? It's the youngest daughter of your uncle's family, and we've grown up together since we were kids! The visitor continued to explain excitedly.

"Cousin Arran?" The old lady didn't believe that the seemingly ordinary woman in front of her would be her mother's family.

"Eh~ That's right, when you took the boss back to your parents' house to save your relatives, haven't we seen each other? Didn't we write back a few more times later? You also said that the eldest married the princess? The woman, whose name was Arran, said with relish.

The old lady nodded, but still frowned in disbelief, "But——, I remember that your husband and son are both generals, right?" ”

"Hi~ It's the general, yes, but it's all gone to the ground a long time ago, and now the general's mansion, his grandson is a scholar again, and the general's mansion has long lost the grandeur of the year."

Seeing that she didn't admit her wrong relatives, the third aunt secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The old lady raised her hand and beckoned An Heqing and the brothers to get up, "Quick, please sit down with your cousin." ”

An Heqing and the third uncle immediately shouted, "Aunt Cousin, please take a seat!" ”

Jin Su was watching the excitement, but An Suqing secretly glanced at her several times, she didn't understand at first, and she was puzzled.

It wasn't until I saw the little girl who followed behind my cousin that I suddenly realized that she and the Lian Yu that An Suqing thought about day and night looked too similar, and she was almost like a person.

The cousin sat down, looked at An Heqing and the third uncle, and couldn't help but cast envious eyes at the old lady, "Tut, cousin, you are blessed now, all your sons are promising, and you can enjoy your old age in peace." ”

The old lady's face was obviously very proud, but she said modestly, "Where, where." ”

After speaking, the old lady squinted at the girl behind her cousin again, and asked with a smile, "Is this girl your granddaughter?" It looks so bright! ”

The cousin pulled the girl behind her and said, "Quick, kneel down and give your aunt a birthday!" ”

"The little girl Qin Xiangyue visited the eldest aunt, and I wish the eldest aunt to smile and enjoy her family forever!" After speaking, he kowtowed two heads firmly.

The old lady politely raised her hand and said, "Okay, okay, get up quickly." Xiangyue ~ is really as good as its name suggests, exquisite and chic. ”

Listening to Qin Xiangyue's voice, Jin Su couldn't believe it, this is not Lian Yu, who is it?

Unexpectedly, now she has become the old lady's maiden family, and she is still a young lady with a name and surname.

Hmph~ Although this is what she asked Kong Yi to do, she has never heard him mention how it is going and where to start, but now it is good, and he will appear in front of all of them coldly.

After that, Qin Xiangyue took out two more thousand-year-old ginseng sticks and presented them to her grandmother.

This point made everyone in the house not expect that although they were not poor, they could only be regarded as ordinary people compared to the magnificent Prime Minister's Mansion. Who would have thought that ordinary people could make a shot of a thousand-year-old ginseng, and once they made a shot, it would be two!

That's right! This must be Kong Yi's handiwork again, and it is his consistent style to give something as old-fashioned as ginseng.

"What is this Xiangyue?" The old lady asked.

"It's the only bloodline of my boss, I haven't had my father and mother since I was a child, and it's also a hard life, no, now that I'm older, I just thought about it, take advantage of this time to enter Beijing, I can find a good family......"

An Heqing coughed lightly, interrupting his cousin's words, he got up and arched his hand, "I'm sorry, cousin!" You and your mother haven't seen each other in years, so you must have a lot to say.

But today is my mother's birthday, and the guests are about to arrive, so I won't accompany you. It's better to let the housekeeper take you to settle down first, and then stay in the house for a few more days, and have a good time gossiping with your mother. ”

The old lady knew what An Heqing meant, so she also echoed, "Yes, cousin, there are still many guests today, I'm afraid I really can't take care of you, but you can stay in peace." ”

"Good, good! Then I'll be at peace when I come! The cousin said and laughed, then got up and walked out, and before leaving, she nodded to An Heqing and the third uncle.

The old lady was afraid that her cousin was not familiar with her life, so she asked Mama Qi to follow her to serve, and Mama Qi and Mama Zhang both followed the old lady from her mother's house to marry, so they were also familiar with her cousin.

After her cousin and Qin Xiangyue left, Jin Su found that An Suqing's soul seemed to have been taken away, and she stood there stunned, staring at the back that she couldn't see clearly outside the door.

The guests came one after another, most of them were officials in the same dynasty as An Heqing, and generally after the female dependents arrived, they would come to the main hall to pay homage to the old lady.

At first, she, An Xiayu and Mama Zhang accompanied the old lady, and the others went to entertain the guests. and An Xiali, the old lady saw that her body was not very neat, so she asked her to go to the back to rest.

didn't want to be there with the smiling face, so Jinsu went out first on the grounds that he wanted to go to the back kitchen to check.

Walking through the cloister, I saw that many young ladies and ladies were already in the rockery of the garden, pondering the couplets and lantern riddles she had prepared long ago.

To make the whole birthday banquet lively and fun, it is not enough to have a troupe, not only the pot throwing and copying that are often played on weekdays, but also the newly added lantern riddles, couplets and so on.