Chapter 130: New Year (10)
"The price is low, you can't imagine it, and I don't know why the books in the Zhao family's bookstore are very cheap recently, and many children from poor families go to their house to buy them."
Speaking of which, Song Wuyang was in a good mood.
He is also a child of a poor family, and he knows that many children of a poor family like to read, but they can't afford to buy books, so they can only borrow books to copy them again, and now they don't need to spend time and effort to copy them by hand when buying books cheaply.
knew that this bookstore was likely to belong to the Zhao family, and his admiration for the Zhao family also added a layer.
"I see, I haven't paid attention to these yet, you let me say that this Zhao family bookstore is really good."
It wasn't early outside, and it was time for Chu Wushuang to go home.
After Rouge returned to Zhao's house, he thought that the guests in the house would leave, but there were still a few guests who did not leave.
These people are not outsiders, they are the Pang family.
Commander Pang came, and in the afternoon Mrs. Pang brought the brother and sister over again.
I've never seen a family of four come twice before, or do you come in the morning and in the afternoon?
But since people are here, it's not good for us not to entertain them.
It was getting late. The Pang family had no intention of leaving, and the Zhao family just politely asked them to come up for dinner, but they were really unkind and stayed.
Rouge was just in time for dinner when he returned home, so he pushed dinner forward a little earlier because there were guests at home.
This has outsiders eating together, and naturally it is not a big table like your own family.
The Zhao family has a banquet hall dedicated to entertaining guests.
Seeing Rouge coming back, Liu also beckoned to start eating.
Walking on the road, I also greeted Mrs. Pang.
"Mrs. Pang made you laugh, my granddaughter is very out of tune, she ran out to play on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and she only came back now."
"Old lady, you are too strict, this Miss Rouge is so clever and smart, if I were such a daughter, I would wake up laughing."
"What did Mrs. Pang say, Ling Yu is also dignified and virtuous, gentle and polite?"
"Old lady, you have lifted my daughter, just to see the past, how can it be as good as the old lady said."
Because Rouge and Pang Jingyi have a good relationship, the two naturally walked together.
"Jingyi, why did you remember to come to my house to play today?"
"How rouge? Aren't we welcome to come? ”
"How is it possible, I'm just a little weird, if you tell me in advance, I won't go out in the afternoon if you come today."
"Okay, blame me for not telling you in advance, I'll let you know in advance next time."
Although there is nothing wrong with what Pang Jingyi said, it always feels a little tingling in Rouge's ears.
The banquet hall is not far from the hall, and a few words are just away.
Rong Yin came over in advance and presided.
Pang led the family to see Rong Yin and was about to say goodbye.
Rong Yin took the lead and let them be exempted.
"This is the first day of the Lunar New Year, so let's not restrict these etiquettes."
"Princess Xie."
Rong Yin helped Liu and walked to the main seat.
The Pang family sat aside. The butler's guest area has been prepared.
To be honest, the New Year should be in your own family.
Therefore, for the arrival of the Punga 1 family. And I stayed until dinner time. , the Zhao family was also unhappy in their hearts.
I thought something would happen, but the two families chatted for an afternoon, but they didn't come up with a reason, I'm afraid this will be said at the dinner table.
The Zhao family has always disliked to talk about things at the dinner table, and the meal is relaxed and happy.
At the signal of Rong Yin, the housekeeper ordered someone to serve the food.
Zhao Changqing, the head of the family, raised his wine glass and said to the people in the room.
"Today is the first day of the new year, let's grab our glasses and drink them all, and take a good omen."
Commander Pang also chimed in.
"Today, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, our family is disturbing Zhao's house. Please also ask General Zhao and his wife not to dislike it. ”
"Commander Pang, what did you say? We are in Peizhou City, and it stands to reason that we should have more contacts. ”
The rule in Peizhou City is that men and women are not seated at the same time.
Therefore, the men of the Zhao family accompanied Pang Commander and Pang Yulang to eat on the side.
And why did the daughter of the Zhao family accompany Pang Jingyi's mother and daughter?
Because only two families are separated by screens.
It's just that the men are on the side, and the women are also on the side.
What the men are talking about is nothing more than things like the country's military and political affairs, and the highlight is on the women's side, if the Pang family comes to do anything today, it should be Mrs. Pang who speaks during dinner.
Sure enough, during the meal, Mrs. Pang first greeted the Liu family and then mentioned the purpose of coming today.
"Old lady, I came to visit me today for nothing else, but for my second son."
"Mrs. Pang, what do you mean by that? What happened to Ling Lang? ”
"That's the case, the second son is over the New Year, and he will reach the age when he should say goodbye, I took the liberty to visit today, just hoping that the old lady would come to see how my son is?"
I have to say that Mrs. Pang is a scheming woman.
On the first day of the new year, he came to the door, for nothing else, for the marriage of his son.
This can completely see how sincere their Pang family is.
However, Mrs. Pang's words are so obvious, if the Zhao family doesn't understand it anymore, it will be out of proportion.
"Mrs. Pang, look at what you said, this Second Young Master Pang is also a brilliant and talented young man.
If nothing else, let's just say that at the second young master's chrysanthemum banquet, the style is unstoppable. ”
To tell the truth, the Liu family still values these two sons very much.
There are many noble sons in Peizhou City, but if you talk about noble status, this second son of Pang can also be ranked.
However, the noble sons of other families are all lawless and spoiled by their mothers. Not to mention eating, drinking, and having fun, he is not good at everything, and his temper is not good. In this way, this Pang Er Gongzi is indeed a clear stream.
"I said that the old lady praised him too much. Where is he as good as Madame said? If it were that good, I wouldn't have to worry about his marriage anymore. ”
However, the Liu family also knew about the Pang Mansion's proposal to the Chu Mansion a few days ago.
"Mrs. Pang, you came today, did you fall in love with my rouge, let's still have something to say."
Although it is said that the Liu family has taken a fancy to Pang Ergongzi, how long has it been since he proposed to the Chu Mansion, and he came to find the Zhao family.
"The old lady is worthy of being the general's wife, and she is very refreshing. I did come today for Miss Rouge. ”
"So, you really have a crush on our rouge."
"Old lady, I have exactly this idea, the impression left on me by Miss Rouge at the last chrysanthemum banquet is really good, I am thinking about it at dusk, I just want Miss Rouge to be my daughter-in-law."
When Rouge heard this, he directly said his name, and he couldn't sit still.
Hazy saw Rouge like this, and gave Rouge a look, so that Rouge quieted down.
Pang Jingyi felt that her mother had gone too far today, where did she go to someone else's house on the first day of the Lunar New Year to talk about her children's family affairs.
If you are engaged, you might as well do it, but the Zhao family doesn't have this meaning, everything is unilaterally thought by your mother.
The two sat together, and Pang Jingyi also whispered to the pickle.
"Rouge, don't worry about it, my mother is like this."
"Jingyi, this Mrs. Pang, where is there such a thing? At the beginning of the New Year, I went to other people's houses to talk about marriage. Besides, your brother and I don't have any interest in that! ”
"Rouge, all this is just my mother's wishful thinking, and my brother doesn't want to."
"Then why did your brother come today, your family of four is here."
Speaking of this, Pang Jingyi is not easy to say the reason.
It's just that his father and mother think well, and for the sake of the family's interests, they want to use their children's family affairs to consolidate.
In order to propose marriage to the house, Pang Yulang had a hunger strike. But anyway this time? He can't resist his father Pang Commander.
The woman you love is already married, who is not marrying!
Pang Yulang began to give up on himself, so he followed Mrs. Pang's wishes.
"My mother is really optimistic about you, so we are all here. Besides, aren't you and I good friends? My mother took me with her. ”
"This daughter-in-law is your brother's marriage, not your mother's marriage, what's the use of your mother's favorite? Does your brother like Chu Jingting? ”
"How do you know?" Pang Jingyi was a little surprised that Rouge knew his brother's intentions for Chu Jingting.
"I'm not stupid, can I not know? On Jing Ting's wedding night, you seemed to have a fire, and the courtyard that caught fire happened to be your brother's yard, I'm afraid that your brother borrowed wine to drown his sorrows, and accidentally caught fire, right? ”
Pang Jingyi secretly admired in her heart: This rouge is really smart.
But that's exactly what happened.
"Let me be honest with you, my brother does have affection for Jing Ting."
"Pity your brother."
Rong Yin didn't speak all the time, only listening to Liu and Mrs. Pang playing Tai Chi with each other.
Rong Yin didn't like Mrs. Pang.
"Mrs. Pang, I heard that not long ago, the Pang Mansion also proposed to the Chu Mansion, isn't this proposal to the Second Prince of Pang and Miss Chu?"
Mrs. Pang can still talk eloquently against the Liu family, but once she faces the princess Rongyin, she will be defeated.
"Back to the princess, there is indeed such a thing."
"How long has it been? Mrs. Pang came to the door to mention the second son of Pang to express her goodwill to my family's rouge, is it a little too fast? ”
When Commander Pang heard Rong Yin's words, he knew that this was the princess and was unhappy.
Standing up, he clasped his fists and saluted at Rong Yin.
"Princess, that's not what I was trying to say just now."
"Then tell me, what does Madame Ling mean?"
Where would Commander Pang have thought that Rong Yin would suddenly attack.
"I just think Miss Rouge is talented and intelligent, and she loves people too much."
"It's really good to say that my rouge can make Mrs. Pang love it so much. On the first day of the new year, I couldn't wait to come to Zhao's mansion to see rouge. ”
Rong Yin didn't save face for Mrs. Pang at all, who let Pang Tong's face push everything on Mrs. Pang?
Mrs. Pang's face turned blue and red for a while, and she was extremely embarrassed.
"Back to the princess, I took the liberty to visit today, but it was indeed the courtier's inconsiderate consideration. Please forgive me, princess. It is true that the courtiers love Miss Rouge too much. ”
Rong Yin doesn't like this Mrs. Pang, but she still has a good impression of the two brothers and sisters of the Pang family, but it's a pity that such a good two brothers and sisters actually have such a mother.
"If others know that your family of four will visit on the first day of the new year, I am afraid that bad rumors will arise. At that time, whether it is for your Pang family or my Zhao family, it will not be a good thing? ”
Where would Mrs. Pang think that Princess Rongyin would be so unsympathetic, she should also look at her father-in-law's face and be polite.
Self-knowledge, it's really a good thing, but it's a pity that Mrs. Pang doesn't.
This Pang Commander is just the leader of a border city, while Rong Yin is a royal princess.
A princess needs to give face to a commander?
If that's the case, it's a little funny to say.
"Yes, yes, it's because the courtiers didn't think it through and didn't think it through."
The Liu family didn't think about it so much at the time, but it had only been a long time since the Pang family proposed to the Chu family, so they came to the door to express their kindness to Rouge.
This made Liu a little unhappy in his heart. It's like a baby granddaughter. It was the Pang family's last resort.
"Mrs. Pang, Rong Yin's reminder just now, I thought it was true. Let's not talk about what Ling Lang thinks in his heart? After all, the children should also choose their own children's affairs, and we elders can't choose anything for them? ”
"Old lady, if it weren't for my son's thoughts, I wouldn't have been able to visit my door!"
Madame Pang was still trying her best to express herself.
However, Rouge was a little impatient, but after all, she had given her a hazy look before, and she couldn't do anything.
Rong Yin was a little annoyed when she saw that Mrs. Pang was still trying her best to involve his son with Rouge.
"Mrs. Pang, not long ago, the Pang family proposed marriage to the Chu family, and it has only been more than ten days since the young lady got married, and you brought your son to my house, did you marry Miss Chu and turned her eyes to my family's rouge?"
Rongyin is a princess, and she speaks without leaving a trace of affection.