Chapter 96: The Banquet
Mrs. Ming couldn't help but feel a little regretful when she heard her say this, "Yes, our family has to entertain guests for two days, I'm afraid this drama can't be watched." ”
"Then let's let the troupe come and sing for our family for a day." Mingyue said and raised her hand and pointed to the east courtyard of her house, "Isn't there no house built over there yet?" Just sing it there. ”
Mrs. Ming's eyes lit up, and the Xie family, Tao family, and Zhou family couldn't help but be happy.
They are busy with work all year round, and there are very few entertainment activities, and it is rare for their family to invite the troupe to come over, and if they can't even watch a show, they will inevitably feel deep regret.
Now that they know that they can have a special day to watch the play, it is strange that they are not happy.
Mrs. Ming thought for a moment, "I don't think it's better to sing in the East Cross Courtyard." They are all villagers, if someone hears the movement and wants to watch it together, can we still say that we won't show it to you today? There is no praise or disapproval. ”
Mingyue frowned.
Mrs. Ming patted her granddaughter's thin arm, "Let's sing at the old willow tree for three days, as long as we stagger the time for wine and singing, we don't want to watch it yet." Didn't you say it just now, no matter where you sing it, as long as someone in our family wants to see it, then the best position will definitely be ours. ”
Mingyue thought about it, "Then let's start singing from the second day of the wine, and let the troupe sing for us for five days in a row, so that our family can also go to watch the play for three days." ”
Xie Shi was a little distressed about the money, "How much money does it cost to invite a troupe to give a day?" ”
"It's five dollars a day, and our family has to take care of food and housing." Zhou also heard from Goro, after Mingyue wrote a letter back, Shiro and Goro helped go to Sun Yaren to ask about the troupe.
Xie Shi immediately relieved when he heard this, "It's still quite cheap, and you only need to pay an extra one or two silver for two more days." ”
In the past, she would say "let's not invite" if she paid ten cents more, but now she will no longer be like before, eager to break a penny into two pennies.
The family has decided on the matter of inviting guests to sing opera, and the maid and lady they brought back from Mingyue have also prepared a sumptuous lunch, and Mrs. Ming is busy beckoning everyone to eat first.
"You don't need to serve here, so go down and eat." As in the county seat, the food was ready, and Mingyue sent away the maid and wife at home.
The family sat down at the dining table one after another, and Mrs. Ming looked at the children in the family with a smile, "I plan to marry Erlang next month, and then I will go out next month." ”
Mingyue glanced sideways at Yu Jiayan, who smiled and squinted - this guy didn't know when to find Mrs. Ming, she couldn't see it, and Mrs. Ming "sold" her precious granddaughter.
Mrs. Ming glared at her, "Why are you still glaring at Jiayan this girl?" You don't look at what you've become now, so you don't dislike you for being a tomboy. ”
Moon:......
She was about to be reprimanded for even glaring at Yu Jiayan, is this her grandmother or Yu Jiayan's grandmother?
Yu Jiayan pursed his lips and snickered, Mingyue gave a "you wait" look, so frightened that he immediately buried his face in the rice bowl.
Mrs. Ming was amused and helpless, "Later, I will let people bring letters to your two aunts, as well as other relatives of our family, it is rare for our old Ming family to have children and grandchildren, I will tell your grandfather that everyone will come to be happy." ”
Old Man Ming nodded slightly in agreement, "Don't forget to tell your in-laws about Erlang's wife in advance." ”
Mrs. Ming smiled, "Don't worry, I have already said hello to Xiaoying's grandmother." Now in addition to setting up wine, the most important thing for our family is to help Jiayan build the house. ”
Xie Shi, Tao Shi and Zhou Shi knew that Yu Jiayan actually planned to move out of the Ming family after getting married, the three of them look at me, I look at you, and then they turned their eyes to their own men.
Mingcheng coughed lightly, "Jiayan has already discussed this matter with me, and I plan to respect his opinion." ”
Although Mingcheng doesn't mind giving a part of the family property to Yu Jiayan, and he doesn't mind his daughter staying at home all the time, what Yu Jiayan said makes sense.
After all, he will take the road of imperial examination in the future, and stay at his father-in-law's house like a son-in-law, and others will inevitably attack him a lot in the future.
Anyway, even if Yu Jiayan moves out, Mingcheng will still treat him as his eldest son.
After figuring this out, Ming Cheng did not insist that Yu Jiayan continue to stay in the Ming family.
He had even thought about invalidating the contract they had made, and he would give his daughter a generous dowry, but he no longer needed Yu Jiayan to fulfill his responsibility for him and Tao.
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Two days later, at noon, the Ming family held twelve tables in Wulitun, and feasted on the four of them in the town, their classmates, the Ming family's acquaintances in the town, and Lizheng, Dr. Li, and the village elder in Wulitun.
It is worth mentioning that Master Wu, who has the most fertile land in Taiping Town, also sent his two sons over to say hello to the Ming family.
The appearance of the two young masters of the Wu family set off a wave of discussion frenzy in small Wulitun, and the villagers did not really realize the change in the social status of the Ming family until they saw these two young masters.
The Zhou family, the Xie family, and the Huang family all came to help the Ming family, and Ming Ju and Ming He also rushed over with their husbands and children.
Then there is Zheng Caixia's mother's brother and sister-in-law who also came to Wulitun with Mingju's family, and this little couple refused to sit at the table, so they had to help their sister and brother-in-law entertain guests.
The Ming family couldn't resist them, so they had to run inside and outside to follow them.
However, the Ming family is now also a family that raises subordinates, although these relatives who came to help are also busy, but they are not tired like Mingyue before, paralyzed on the kang and don't want to move anymore.
After dinner, these people were still able to carry their ponies to the old willow tree to listen to the play.
The day after the Ming family set up a wine and entertained guests, all the relatives who had close contacts with his family came to Wulitun with their families.
Mingxu was surrounded by everyone to congratulate, and the children all got the pen ingots Ruyi, the champion and the small silver coin prepared by Mingyue in advance.
Everyone talked and laughed and gathered in Ming's house for a day, and got the promise that they could hang their fields in the names of several talented masters, and then made an appointment with Mrs. Ming and them to come to Wulitun to watch the play the day after tomorrow.
It was until sunset, and the relatives of the Ming family went back to their homes with all kinds of gifts that they had bought from Fucheng.
On the third day, the Ming family set up a flowing water seat for the villagers in Wulitun, but anyone who has come to the Ming family to congratulate them, whether you send three or five copper plates or a handful of vegetables and two eggs, all of them can go to the Ming family to have a meal on this day.
Because of the large number of people, the banquet of the Ming family was held from noon to evening, which made the people of the Ming family so tired that they couldn't immediately lie down and rest for a while.
After finally finishing all the aftermath work, the Ming family was finally able to lie on the kang and breathe a sigh of relief, but the people of her family could not rest immediately.
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