Chapter 64: The Banquet
"By the way, you can take a look at this house first, but don't move there for the time being, we have just arrived in the capital, and your father will have a banquet for his colleagues after taking office, and then the ladies of those officials will also come, and those young ladies still need you to come forward to greet them."
Just as Shuxuan was about to leave, Mrs. Liu suddenly said again.
"Okay, mother, I see."
Shuxuan nodded in response, and then asked, "Does the mother know when Dad invited them over?" ”
"I seem to have heard your father say that the time is set in half a month."
Mrs. Liu thought for a moment and said.
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Outside the gate of Liufu, Liu Wenhao was standing at the door at this time to greet the guests, and the whole person looked very energetic. Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu, who was entertaining them.
And the daughters of those officials had disagreements about where to play, so some of them took Liu Shuxue to the garden to enjoy the flowers, and the rest followed Shuxuan in the pavilion to enjoy the shade.
In the pavilion, there are already people who have placed all kinds of exquisite snacks and tea, and a group of people are eating and chatting there, and the atmosphere is not bad.
"Miss Liu, I heard that you are from Ningbo Mansion, and you have lived in the capital for so many days, how do you feel about the capital? What's different from your Ningbo Mansion? ”
It was a girl in a pink flag costume who spoke, and she also had a sweet smile on her face while talking, and she also had a little baby fat on her face, which looked very cute.
"It's not bad, there are many things in the capital that are different from our Ningbo Mansion, and they look very fresh. However, there are many things in our Ningbo Mansion that are not available here, especially the food, which is not as good as our Ningbo Mansion. ”
Facing the cute little girl, Shuxuan also replied with a smile.
Shu Xuan has no opinion on everything in this capital, the only thing that she feels uncomfortable with is the food here, the food in this capital is either steamed or stewed, and people are tired of eating.
You must know that over there in Ningbo Mansion, under the influence of the crossing girl, the variety of food is quite rich, and the one in this capital is too tasteless in comparison, Shuxuan feels that she is hungry and thin in just a few days.
It's a pity that when I came this time, I only brought some maids who served closely, and I forgot to bring the chef with me, and now I can only find a cook to train again, otherwise I am really not used to this food.
"Really? The food in Ningbo is even better than in Beijing, and I have the opportunity to see what I like to eat the most. ”
As soon as she talked about eating, the little girl's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said excitedly.
"Well, there's going to be a chance!"
"Hmph, Miss Liu may have never seen such a prosperous place! When I arrived in the capital, I was dazzled and dizzy! What do you say that Ningbo has better things than the capital? What a joke! This capital is not comparable to your small place. ”
Shuxuan was chatting happily with the cute little girl, but was interrupted by a sudden interjection.
Shu Xuan turned her head and found that this was a relatively flamboyant-looking girl, but her arrogant appearance when she spoke destroyed her beauty and made Shu Xuan unable to have a good impression of her.
"Whose girl is this, why is she so blindless? Who do you look down on when she looks so arrogant? You really think you're amazing, right? For your sake, I won't bother with you. ”
Shu Xuan complained in her heart, but she still said softly and softly.
"This young lady, you can't say that, although the capital is relatively prosperous, but our Ningbo Mansion is not bad! You must know that each place has the characteristics of each place, and I don't know that in addition to the capital, there are also good things in other places. ”
"Hmph, what can you do there!"
The woman held her head high, didn't look at Shuxuan, turned to the cute little girl and said, "Don't be deceived by her, the best things are gathered in the capital, and only a simple person like you will believe in her place!" ”
"This young lady may be too lonely and unheard, and think that what she has seen is the best, but in fact she is just sitting in a well and watching the sky. Some things are not lost because you haven't seen them, and I suggest that you read more books if you don't have anything to do, so as not to be laughed at later because you don't know anything. ”
But this girl looked down on her even more because of Shuxuan's concessions, so Shuxuan didn't say anything polite to her, and directly scolded her back.
At this time, Shuxuan desperately hoped that Liu Shuxue could be here, if she was there, where would Shuxuan be used to fight for this situation, just Liu Shuxue could say that she couldn't find the north in three or two sentences.
"You..."
"Sister Liu, don't be angry with her."
The little girl saw that the atmosphere between Shuxuan and the person was not right, and quickly pulled Shuxuan aside.
After leaving a distance, the little girl spoke, "Sister Liu, she is Li Siyuan, the daughter of Lord Li in the Ministry of Rites, this person has been spoiled by her father since she was a child, if Sister Liu offends her here, she will definitely sue her father when she goes back, and it will not be good for Lord Li to stumble on my sister's father at that time." ”
As she spoke, the little girl looked around, as if afraid to be heard of their conversation.
"This man is so unreasonable? Lord Li is just by her temperament? Don't care, aren't you afraid that she will cause any trouble? ”
Shu Xuan was a little puzzled when she heard this, did this Master Li just let her daughter make enemies outside? Isn't he afraid that this Li Siyuan will provoke someone for him that he can't afford to provoke?
"What does Master Li do? This Li Siyuan is not provoked by everyone, some officials have higher official positions than Master Li, or she never provokes those who have a backstage, but just bully some people with lower status than her. So I haven't caused any trouble for so many years, and Master Li also spoils her, so I went with her. ”
The little girl looked at Shuxuan and said helplessly.
"It seems that he still has a good eye, so she is doing this to look down on those of us who come from out of town. I really thought that when he grew up in the capital, he would be superior to others! ”
Shuxuan said with a frown.
"Okay, Sister Liu, don't be angry with her, it's not worth it to be angry, let's just have less contact with her in the future. Why argue with her here? ”
The lovely little girl continued to persuade.
Shuxuan looked at the girls who were waiting to watch the play not far away, and after thinking about it, she decided not to pay attention to this rude Li Siyuan anymore.
And really! I'm an adult, so why do I have to be a child?
blames the children of this era for being too precocious, and when I get along with them, I simply forget that they are still a child.
"By the way, after talking about it for so long, I still don't know what your name is?"
"Sister, my name is Gu Xinyao, and I just turned nine last month."
The little girl said cutely.
"Xin Yao? Great name! ”
Shu Xuan looked at the cute little girl in front of her, and couldn't help but smile, sure enough, children should be like Xin Yao! Like the others, they don't look like children at all.
"My name is Liu Shuxuan, and I am also nine years old, but I was born in January, and I am not a few months older than you. But if you talk to me like this, aren't you afraid that this Li Siyuan will come to trouble you? ”
Shuxuan asked a little strangely.
"I'm not afraid! My dad happens to be his boss, so she doesn't dare to trouble me! ”
Xin Yao said, raising her head slightly, looking proud!
Shu Xuan didn't feel disgusted when she looked at her like this, but felt extra cute!
But Shuxuan also figured out at this time, why when she pulled herself away just now, why that Li Siyuan just watched there and didn't say anything, it turned out that it was because she couldn't afford to provoke her!
It's not so thoughtful at a young age, so you have to pay more attention to it in the future, so as not to be trapped!