More than two days passed in a hurry, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when the Xie family held a banquet.

The Wen family has been preparing for a long time, and there are two daughters to help from the side, and the two concubines and Aunt Jin have also helped to fight, so everything is well prepared.

The scene is good, the traffic is arranged very smoothly, the host is hospitable, the waiting people are also courteous, attentive and careful, the banquet seats carefully take into account the preferences and popularity of each guest, do not let the people who are not in harmony sit together, the heating facilities are complete, and the wide and heavy screen blocks all the air outlets, but it will not make the room look stuffy. In addition, most of the dishes on the table are stewed vegetables, casserole dishes, and even charcoal fire, which are hot during the whole banquet, making people eat warm and pleasant; The wine is soft, there are no spirits, but the taste is very good, which is more suitable for female guests; The female ancestor invited to help the fun is articulate and witty, and the book she talks about is still fresh - the story of General Yuan Xiao's capture of the enemy king in Kaipingwei! There are a lot of rumors, but no one is more detailed and thrilling than these two female ancestors, it sounds like it really happened!

No, this must be what happened! How could two ordinary female ancestors know these things? Needless to say, it must have been the host Xie Jia's inquiry. Lord Xie Pu is a political envoy, so why is it difficult to inquire about what happened in the border town? The difficult thing is to write the news I heard into a book, and say it so wonderfully, not to mention that the guest of honor, Mrs. Yuan, listened to it with brilliant eyes, and the other wives and girls who were accompanying guests were also staring at the female ancestors intently, and they couldn't even take care of the delicious dishes!

When the female ancestor talked about the most nervous part, the whole person at the table did not dare to come out, until it was determined that General Yuan Xiao in the story successfully led the troops to surround the enemy, and the other party had no way to escape anyway, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the voice was so obvious that everyone could hear it clearly, looked at each other, and then laughed together.

The banquet of the Xie family was a great success, everyone was very satisfied, and they came and returned happily, and the words also faintly revealed that today was more pleasant than the banquet of the governor's wife.

Of course, Wen would not accept such misleading words, but he didn't hear them, and sent them away with a smile.

When Mrs. Yuan smiled and left, she also chatted with Wen for a while, mentioning that the Yuan family is now only their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the widow's family is not good at going out often, and there is nothing to do in winter.

Mrs. Yuan knew Xiao Rui's identity, and she had long known that the Xie family was a future in-law, and now she was even closer to the Wen family, who had carefully prepared this banquet, and intended to make friends. Anyway, her son is not at home, even if Wen brings all the children with him, it will not lead to misunderstanding, but it can make her and her mother-in-law who spend their days at home lonely all the year round get along with young people and be happy.

After the feast, Wen ordered his two capable housekeepers to keep an eye on the people to clean up the remnants of the banquet, clean the garden that was used as a meeting place, and then return it to the host's house. But because the banquet was held in someone else's garden, although she was tired, she only needed to take the children back to her official residence in a carriage, wash up, and then rest, which was quite worry-free. On the second day, Ma Lu Yao's family and Zhao Fengnian's family came to report that the aftermath had been done, and the garden had been returned to the owner, so there was no need for Wen's to worry about it. She can rest at home for a few days in peace, and let the children rest their breath.

However, after the Xie family's banquet, the book that the two female ancestors said at the banquet became popular in Beiping City. Many wives and grandmothers who have heard about it want to invite people to their homes and listen carefully again. Mrs. Inspectorate was the first to take the lead, cut off the two-fold scene she had prepared, and added the storytelling link, so that Mrs. Yuan could listen to her son's heroic story again. Although there was no novelty, she still listened to it very pleasantly, and solemnly thanked the lady for her thoughtfulness.

As a result, there are even more people who want to invite those two female ancestors. The military generals who were waiting in the back to also invite the daughters of the Yuan family to a banquet almost fought to grab people. It was still these two female ancestors who were scared, and hurriedly handed over a message to the political envoy Si Xie's family, and got the consent of Xie Mulin, the author of the adaptation of the storyteller, to teach the book to the two female ancestors who had a good relationship with them for a fee, and then pulled in the original storyteller, the famous storyteller, who barely met the needs of so many customers. Of course, all of them made a lot of money because of it. Even if it is foreseeable that there will be no leisurely holidays this New Year, it is always good to earn a little more money.

And Xie Mulin's side also received a message from her fiancé Xiao Rui, and Zhu Pei, the county lord of Yanwangfu, was very interested in the book she wrote. Even if the county lord knew exactly how her fiancé General Yuan Xiao captured the enemy country's general, she was still curious about how the rumored storybook described this matter. She really wanted to invite those female ancestors and storytellers to Yanwang's mansion, but the schedules were full, and there was no need to bully people for such a trivial matter, so the county lord was itchy in his heart, and he was embarrassed to beg his mother, so he had to quietly ask his brother.

Xie Mulin didn't say a word, and gave the manuscript in his hand to Xiao Rui: "I only have this one here, and I don't have anything else in stock." You can show it to the county lord, as long as you give it back to me later, you can copy a few copies. ”

Xiao Rui smiled and put the book into the sleeve, and said, "I didn't know that my daughter-in-law still has the ability to write and tell books!" ”

Xie Mulin snorted lightly: "I still have the ability to write a script, this time it's just a small test, do you believe it or not?" ”

"Yes, of course I do!" Xiao Rui said with a smile, "When I look back, I will also copy a copy of this book and keep it, and I will recite it in the future. My daughter-in-law writes books, I just tell books, we happen to be a perfect match, and we are never cheap outsiders! ”

Xie Mulin gave him a blank look, refused to argue with him again, and only said: "I heard that there will be heavy snowstorms in the next few days, you should be careful when you go out, wear more clothes, cloaks, hats, gloves and everything, don't be too troublesome." It's best to drink ginger soup, mutton soup or something every day to warm up your body, and once you have any physical discomfort, you should immediately ask the doctor to check your pulse, don't always think that you are young and strong, you know? ”

"Don't worry, I'll never mess around." Xiao Rui patted his chest and slapped the package ticket.

The two chatted about some gossip news that happened in the city recently, one of which was that the family that was close to Mrs. Yuan held a banquet and invited the two ladies of the Yuan family to come over. Mrs. Yuan complained of illness for a few days, and only let her daughter-in-law attend various banquets, but she did not miss this one, after all, that family has her own sister's flesh and blood. But somehow, her old man seemed to be angry at the banquet, and she took her daughter-in-law to say goodbye halfway. Although the master's family claimed that Mrs. Yuan suddenly felt unwell and left, they couldn't suppress the crowd, and the circle of the official eunuchs and the famous family was discussing this matter.

Xie Mulin and Xiao Rui were speculating about what the housewife of the family said in front of Old Madam Yuan, which caused the latter to be furious, and suddenly heard the girls and mothers-in-law outside shouting, saying that it was a snowstorm.

The blizzard came as expected.

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