Chapter 65: The Feast (I)
The feast will be
+++++++++++++++++++ feast will be about (I) the dividing line
This year's winter in Xianyang City is later than in the capital, and on the day of midwinter in previous years, there is still a warm sun this year, which shines all over the body, which is quite pleasant. Xing'er sat in the car and swayed lazily with the car, drowsy. The young master asked him to go to Yuehuaxuan in Xianyang City to give the shopkeeper a list of dim sum and a menu for the wine banquet. By the way, I went to the jewelry store in Xianyang City and asked the boss to send some jewelry to Zhuangzi to choose, and I had to run two more jewelry stores, so that everyone in the city would know that the third prince was choosing jewelry for women. He sometimes felt that the third young master was in debt, and he didn't have to worry about it, anyway, his reputation was already very romantic, and it didn't matter how much he put his heart into it.
Mrs. Tang responded to the invitation of the old lady of the Yang family to gather the talents of Xianyang to feast together, giving the grandchildren a chance to see each other, but Xintian, Xinye and Xinyang did not return in the capital for a long time, so they dragged down this day. The old lady of the Yang family couldn't sit still, and heard that since the beginning of winter in Beijing, because the capital is particularly cold this year, the plum blossoms have bloomed early, and the plum blossoms in the plum garden of the Tang Mansion have bloomed very well, and there have been several wine banquets to enjoy the plum blossoms. Many of the princes and ladies in Beijing, the princess and the princess were invited. Mrs. Yang took the initiative to invite several sons of the Tang family in Kansai and all the talents in the city to gather at the Yang family. In the winter, there are many outdoor activities, and men gradually gather together to feast and have fun. In order to thank the Yang family for the banquet, each family was invited one after another, in addition to a gathering, but also compared with each other's cooks. For a while, there was a banquet every three or five days, or a certain family invited everyone to watch a play and eat wine.
And every time these feasts and drinks, in order not to favor one over the other, Xinjie, Xinyuan and other brothers of the Tang family must come. Especially Shinhara, who helps take care of the family's business in Kansai, is not good for offending anyone. And with the current momentum of the Tang Sect, the brothers were complimented wherever they went.
After gathering more, everyone gradually found that the so-called prodigal son of the Tang family was not as smug as everyone imagined, but seemed stable and calm. So the parents of the big family came to the conclusion based on years of experience in watching people, and there were many misunderstandings about his flower name in Xianyang City. Maybe it was young and vigorous at that time, and it didn't hurt to do romantic things. And the men in this world, especially the powerful men, are not romantic.
And every time this kind of banquet, although the main family will explicitly invite or imply that the ladies of the Tang family are invited, but Xinyue has not recovered from her injuries and has been recuperating at home and has not left Tangzhuang. And the mysterious Miss Cousin never showed up, even if the old lady of the Tang family came, the Lady Cousin did not show up. This gave hope to the ladies of each family, and also confirmed their conjecture, The third prince is not a foolish person, an orphan girl who has defected, she can't get on the stage, she won't move out to sit with them, and she will eventually become a concubine.
Those who stared at him gradually discovered that every time there was a banquet, the third prince and Miss Fang Ji of the Yang family had more or less intersected between their eyebrows. And Miss Yang is worthy of being from the Kansai clan, and she is excellent in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which is beyond the reach of other ladies in the city. Kind-hearted people are more and more fond of pushing the two together, showing their admiration and praise for the talented and beautiful women. Even the old lady of the Yang family felt that maybe something good was coming.
After all the major families in the city behaved similarly, the Tang family always had to express their gratitude to everyone for the fun they provided to everyone in this boring winter. Because all the families in the city are competing to show their unique cooks, the Tang family naturally cannot lag behind. Just when Mrs. Tang was worried about not knowing how to win, her mother-in-law sent someone to tell her to leave the matter to the children. Of course, the reason is very Don Juan, these are all for them, so naturally let them do it themselves, and they don't have to worry about the elders in the family. After Mrs. Tang got married for the first time, she temporarily handed over this right to be in charge of the family to Xinyuan and Xinjie. Just when she was worried about whether she would mess up and lose her housewife's face, Shinhara promptly sent a menu, a list of snacks, and gifts for the old lady and his wife for each young lady. Looking at this detailed list, Li Shi was entangled again, she didn't think that Xinyuan and that child could be so thoughtfully prepared, such a thoughtful person, would it affect Xintian's position as the head of the Tang family in the future? She fell from the peak of enthusiasm to the bottom for a while.
Xing'er went to Yuehuaxuan first, Gao Fei was not there, only the shopkeeper, when he saw that it was Xing'er, he was extremely enthusiastic and let him in. And Xing'er was impatient with those false courtesies, and the third young man told him to go to the city to do a lot of work, so he handed over the list to the shopkeeper in the front hall, and asked him to let the cook go to Zhuangzi a day in advance to familiarize himself with the kitchen and the environment. The dim sum was made by the dim sum chef the night before and delivered to Zhuangzi in the early morning. At this time, it was just before lunch opened, and some guests had already been in the front hall one after another, and everyone heard Xing'er's explanation. Everyone in the city knows that there are many novel dishes in Yuehuaxuan, some of which are longed for by the dignitaries in Beijing, and it seems that no matter what other purpose the Tang family's banquet has, this meal is always very freehand.
There are some good people in the city, who have nothing to do, and want to inquire about the shortcomings of all these parents, so they follow Xing'er and go around in Xianyang City. Coming out of Yuehuaxuan, Xing'er went to Jiguzhai and bought a snow wave sign of ten taels of silver and a knife. This kind of high-quality products used by royal ladies in Beijing are sold in the entire Xianyang, and they are also sold in Jiguzhai. And only two dollars of goods were entered, and they were sold at a long time at a price, and they have not been sold. Recently, I suddenly changed my luck, and I sold two knives in a row this month. Yidao had previously been sold to Miss Fang Ji of the Yang family. The shopkeeper has a good business, so he naturally wants to say some good things, and praise the third prince as if he is a saint. Xing'er is a playful character, a little impatient, after listening to the countless nonsense of the shopkeeper, when he took out the silver to pay the bill, he kept shaking his head: "You old goods, this paper is sold so expensive." If it weren't for the recent whim of my young master, who had to use this to write and sign, where would I buy such an expensive one, it would be enough for a small family to chew for half a year. I don't know why the young master fell in love with such a person, I hope that he will not lose in the future. When the boss of Ji Guzhai heard this, he became interested and tried his best to get his words, who the third prince wanted to write and sign to. Xing'er knew that she had missed her mouth, so she refused to pay attention to him, picked up her things and went out to get into the car.
After that, Xing'er went to the homes of Xinjie's friends to send posts, and the rest of them were sent by Zhuangzi, and these young masters confessed that he must send them personally, and when they sent the posts, they all came with a jar of high-grade apricot blossom villages that had just been taken out of Yuehuaxuan.
Xing'er went to a few jewelry stores and explained clearly to every boss that if he wanted to have a good face, there must be at least two or three sets for his son-in-law to come up with. This also made the boring Xianyang City explode in winter, because after Xing'er explained to the shopkeeper a few times, he finally impatiently expressed the matter succinctly, that is, if it is less than a thousand, there is no need to send it to the son, where can the future young grandmother of the Tang family use a bargain.