Chapter 198: The Banquet Begins
The fourth old man, Cheng Lian, and the fourth wife, Fang Shi, gave Tong Yan a pair of Ouroboros, which are mutton fat and white jade, and they are wearing Fang Sheng's ropes, and the long ones are vermilion tassels.
Although the jade is not too expensive, it is better than the exquisite materials, the craftsmanship of the carving master, and the two fish are natural smudges with natural smudges, which are reddish and orange, which makes Tong Yan love it.
Tong Yan is a return gift and a gift to other elders, there are two pairs of stitches, dense boots and a few pairs of socks, but although things are the same, there are maids, but the mind is ingenious and prepared, it is for everyone is the pattern is different.
Cheng Lian is only twenty-eight years old now, some are young, some look a little similar to Cheng Huai, some have thinner eyes, some have thinner lips, some look more cynical, and they are joking.
As for the Fang family, there are peers who are daughters-in-law, and she counts as the most beautiful, and she has Danfeng eyes, willow eyebrows, slightly high cheekbones, melon seeds, face, and a pointed jaw.
But Tong Yan inexplicably doesn't like her very much, because her eyes are blazing, and she is excessive, giving people a feeling of being a shrewd philistine.
Fang Shi pulled Tong Yan is hand and said with a smile: "I'm really, it's the first time I've seen the county lord like a fairy, and it's a blessing to have a son of the world." ”
After all, Tong Yan couldn't figure out what everyone was disposition when she came out, so she smiled and lowered her eyes.
Cheng Huai glanced at Tong Yan with a smile and said, "Auntie said yes, yes, I am blessed." ”
Tong Yan was even more embarrassed.
Everyone laughed.
The Cheng family's family rules are forty and childless, so there are concubines, and in addition to the late eldest master, there are three brothers who have already kneeled sons, so there is no concubine room in the family.
There are still a few juniors in the hall, except for Cheng Zhi, who is smiling and grinning, and looking at her with a wink, the rest are all boys.
The third room is Cheng Yu, although he is the same age as Cheng Huai, but after all, he is a few months older than Cheng Huai, and he has the longest ranking among men, so Cheng Huai still calls him a big brother.
However, Tong Yan is identity is there, and Cheng Yu took the initiative to salute her first.
Tong Yan returned the salute and called him a big brother.
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Cheng Yu didn't follow Cheng at all, the Cheng family is handsome, he looks chubby, he has small eyes, he doesn't look very smart, he looks like he doesn't look like Cheng Zhi at all, he is not as cute and beautiful as Cheng Zhi, he is quite tall, and he is not inferior to Cheng Huai.
Originally, as the eldest son, he should marry first, Chengzong is the son of the family, and Wei Guogong is natural no one dares to object.
Cheng Yu saw that Tong Yan was stunned for a while, and he came back to his senses when the maid handed over the gifts.
Tong Yan couldn't help frowning.
He took the maid, and in his hand was a set of four treasures of the study, which was given to Cheng Huai.
Tong Yan prepared in advance, a pair of boots and two pairs of socks were given to Cheng Yu with green branches.
Cheng Yu was overjoyed, he took it, and said thank you repeatedly, and a pair of eyes were glued to Tong Yan's body, not only did Cheng Huai feel a little unhappy, but even Wei Guogong and the third wife Zhao frowned.
Fortunately, Cheng Yu still knew that some of his gaffes were busy and reined in.
The rest are children, they are relatively young, Tong Yan gave Cheng Zhi, a pair of ingenious workmanship, Zhu Hai, four rooms and five years old, Cheng Mu, a volume of "Songxuezhai Anthology" is a rubbing, two years old is Cheng Test, and a delicate is a small Trojan horse.
The fourth wife Fang's surprise was a little there, and then her face was full of joy, although there was only a copy of the "Songxuezhai Anthology", but it was also very expensive, and there was money on the market that could not buy it.
I didn't expect the county lord to be so arrogant, and the Fang clan pulled Cheng Mu to thank Tong Yan repeatedly.
Tong Yan was a little confused, she had a lot of genuine works in her hand, and there was a rubbing, and it was not worth much, and the Fang clan would not react so much, so she was a little embarrassed.
At noon, Wei Guogong left everyone to eat here, there were maids in the hall, and the side hall set up a banquet, some men were outside, and some women were inside.
Everyone said that they were going to the side hall, and there was Wu's intimacy, and they were pulling Tong Yan, although they were nominally mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but they didn't know that they were people, and they thought that they were sisters.
Tong Yan was hugged and stepped out of the threshold, before she glanced back, the first was a mahogany square, and the table was inconspicuous, there was a rectangular box, and a maid pursed her lips and smiled, and she carefully picked up the box.
As soon as she entered the door, she noticed that this box seemed to look the same as Cheng Huai when she took it out in the morning.
I didn't have time to think about it, Wu Shi's smile interrupted her, she was thinking, and asked her what she likes to eat on weekdays, and what she usually does at home.
Tong Yanzi answered them one by one.
When I got to the side hall, there was a table with chopsticks and chopsticks already on the table.
The Wu family didn't dare to let Tong Yan, the bride of the county lord, serve her for dinner, although she and Mrs. Yipin did, after all, Tong Yan was the niece of the saint, and King Yong was the daughter of the daughter.
The others are also very interesting, and they are all smiling, so that Tong Yan can sit down quickly, except for Shen's total, a little serious and sad, and there is no smile to see.
Tong Yan naturally sat down as good as Liuliu.
When everyone was seated, there were maids with lacquer cases and fish in, and soon the table was almost full.
The room was quiet, except for the faint sound of the rubbing of the clothes, and there was no coughing.
Everyone looked at Tong Yan quietly and nodded secretly, although they all said that the county lord of Zhaoyang grew up in the market since he was a child, but this meal is a pie and a look, after teaching, yes, I don't know if I still think that the size is raised in the Yongwang Mansion.
Just look at her jade hand, Qianqian pinched the spoon is handle, there is half a spoonful of sour bamboo shoots, chicken skin soup has a delicate atmosphere, there is no spoon in the mouth, there is no spoon hitting the wall, there is no sound to chew it, the mouth is the sound, as if it was born, so generally, every move inadvertently reveals elegance and calmness.
To tell the truth, even if Tong Yan didn't eat before arriving at Yongwang's mansion, she rarely made a sound, and her adoptive mother used to say that there was no such child with a head in her mouth, and there seemed to be a meal with a kitten, and there were many children in the family, and they would definitely not be able to grab food.
But fortunately, her adoptive mother is also, literacy is a person, no matter how much you eat, it will not be too unruly, some neighbors are not like it, some of them hold a nest head, and some put it in their mouths, and they are hard, yes, they chirp, it is like a pig in a pigsty, and it seems that they have not eaten in eight lifetimes, and some people feel uncomfortable listening to it.
Outside, the men were already drinking.
Their ladies just put down the chopsticks, and the maids brought the tea cups, basins, and waited, and they rinsed their mouths and cleaned their hands.
When it was over, it was brought up again, and the sand kernels were chewed and eaten by all the nobles.
Tong Yan hasn't been out of the cabinet yet, and I've seen Sha Ren eat it once or twice, but she thinks it's too troublesome, and she doesn't want to eat anymore when she's full, so she simply doesn't eat it later.
I heard Qingzhi say that only the nobles of the family can afford to eat with this sand kernel, and there are ordinary people, and I have never seen it, but it is useful to chew one or two after eating, which can not only eliminate food but also clear breath.
Seeing that everyone picked one up and stuffed it into their mouths, Tong Yan followed suit.
The maids withdrew, and the table was cold and scorching, and fish came out.
Outside, the men are still drinking, they are happy, and Cheng Huaiyou has been poured a lot of wine, and his eyes are getting brighter and brighter the more he drinks, and he can't see any drunkenness.