Chapter 25: The Family Feast

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The dinner of the Wang family on the first and fifteenth day of each month is a major event in the house, and the three generations of the Wang family gather together in the same house, which is the rule handed down by the ancestors. In the famous family, if there are lively old people, they will even use it together for dinner every day. It's just that the Sun family likes to be pure, so he excused himself from wanting to detain the younger generations and only set the first and fifteenth days of the new month.

Sanniang got up from a nap and practiced a few pages of words, and after reading a few pages of books, she was urged by Mama Zhao to dress up.

Because Sanniang is in filial piety, she wears plain clothes on weekdays, and there are no gold ornaments and pearls on her body. But Sun likes to watch his grandchildren dress up and be lively.

"Is Miss wearing this duck egg green gown today?" Bai Zhi took out several pieces of clothing from the box, took out one with a very plain color and asked Sanniang.

"It's not good, it's too cold." Mama Zhao took the duck egg blue gown without any patterns, looked at it, and shook her head in disagreement.

"Then how about this Xiangfei color?" Bai Zhi handed over a Xiangfei-colored embroidered dark pattern chicken heart collar straight gown to Mama Zhao to look at.

Mama Zhao immediately shook her head and said, "This is too colorful, no, no, Miss is still in the filial piety period." ”

Sanniang was sitting at the dresser and letting Bai Ying comb her hair, but when she heard that Mama Zhao and Bai Zhi were worried about what she was wearing tonight, she said, "I'll just look at the aqua blue bottom with the same color trim placket." ”

Mama Zhao thought about it carefully, and then instructed Bai Zhi to go to the box to find the clothes and prepare them.

When Sanniang dressed up and rushed to the front hall of Songling Courtyard with Wang Jing, who came back from the school, everyone in each room had arrived. The front hall of Songling Yuan is located in front of the main house, and there is a row of three halls that are connected, mainly for entertaining guests. On weekdays, the family banquet is only open to the main hall in the middle, and the carved moon cave doors on both sides of the main hall leading to the left and right side halls are blocked by two large screens with two black lacquered landscapes, inscriptions, poems, and gold wood.

"The third sister is the latest to arrive every time." Liu Niang, who was wearing a new pomegranate red moon season flower makeup and gown, saw Sanniang enter the door and said.

"The courtyard where the third sister lives is in a partial courtyard, and it is inevitable that it will be a little later than us." Yuan Niang said to Liu Niang.

Liuniang pouted, and then stopped paying attention to Sanniang.

Sanniang didn't mind, just smiled at Yuan Niang and went up with Wang Jing to greet the elders, and then sat down next to Yuan Niang. Wang Jing also went to sit with his brothers.

Sun raised his eyes and looked around, and asked the licorice waiting on the side: "Are all the people together?" ”

Licorice raised her head and looked at it seriously, and replied, "Old lady, only the eldest master and the second master have not yet arrived." ”

Sun nodded: "Bai'er sent someone back and said that he would rush back to eat today, and wait for him a while, I think there was a delay on the way." ”

As he spoke, a man of medium stature in a royal blue shirt walked in, and the man walked up to Sun and saluted respectfully.

"The son said hello to his mother, because there are some things in the shop that have been delayed for some time, and he is late, please ask his mother to forgive her sins."

Sun saw the face of the person who came clearly, and the joy in his eyes faded.

"You're lucky, go sit over there." Sun nodded, unable to hear the joy or anger.

When the second old man Wang Song heard this, he went to his nephew's side.

Sun looked at Wang Song's back, his eyes became deep for a moment, and then he returned to normal, picked up the tea bowl resting on the table, took a sip lightly, and then leaned back on the chair to close his eyes and recuperate.

Over there, Wang Jing's brothers saw Wang Song coming and hurriedly got up to salute, and Wang Song responded with a smile.

The second master, Wang Song, never took the imperial examination, but only managed the fields, Zhuangzi and some shops for his family. But he is gentle, and his appearance is gentle and very Confucian businessman's demeanor, the second master of the second room, Wang Zhang, has some similarities with his father in appearance, and when he smiles, he always gives people a feeling of spring breeze.

"This time, when the steward went to Jiangnan to buy raw silk, I asked him to find a few inkstones for me. Although it is not a famous product, I heard that it was brought back from another country by a merchant ship that went to sea, and I saw that it was very elegant. I'll have someone send it to you later. ”

The brothers hurriedly stepped forward to thank him, and Wang Song asked the brothers about their studies in detail, because Wang Song was very kind to his children and nephews on weekdays, and the children and nephews were not afraid of him, so they were also very happy to talk about each other.

Over there, Mama Li entered the main hall and walked in front of Sun and said, "Old lady, the eldest master just sent someone to report that there is a party tonight, so I can't rush back to eat, so don't wait." ”

Sun waved his hand to indicate that he understood, and then instructed Mama Li: "In this case, let the kitchen prepare a meal." ”

The dinner was very rich, and everyone sat at two tables, and there was no sound between the cups and plates. After eating the bowl of rice, the girls came up with a bowl of tea and other things to serve the masters to rinse their mouths, and then served fragrant tea after the meal.

A few sisters and brothers sat on the side and chatted, and the Jin Bai family and the second old man Wang Song accompanied the Sun family.

"Why don't you see Aunt Ruan serving by your side?" Sun waved his hand and pushed the tea bowl handed by licorice, and asked the second lady Bai casually.

Bai Shi replied with a smile: "She was a little unwell, so I let her lie down and rest." Otherwise, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to stand and serve this time. ”

Sun Shi frowned: "I saw it when I was serving by my side before, but why have I become delicate since I gave birth to Rui Ge'er?" Saying that, he glanced at the Bai family, and said: "You can't be too used to it, although she went out of my yard, and her stomach was angry and gave birth to a young master, but a slave is a slave and a maid, and this dignity can't be messed up." ”

Bai glanced at the third master Wang Rui, who lowered his head, and said with a smile: "She is a regular person on weekdays, and she has been trained by the old lady, so she has never been pampered and arrogant. ”

Sun nodded and turned to the second master on the side and said: "Over the years, you have only had Aunt Ruan by me, and she is not in good health, you see which girl in this family is suitable, I will give her to you, and you should add some new ones to your second room." If the girl in the family can't see it clumsy and can't get into it, I will ask people to find the innocent woman from the outside and you, even if you want to be accepted as a concubine. ”

The second master glanced at Sun and said with a smile: "Let the mother worry, is it the son's." Aunt Ruan has served her son and Yun Niang for so many years, but she has done her best, although her body is weaker and she is carefully recuperated. The son should take it slow when he thinks about taking a concubine, and now that the son has both children and daughters, the Bai family and Aunt Ruan are still young. ”

Sun listened with his eyes closed and didn't make a sound, Bai kept smiling and listening without interjecting, and Jin kept paying attention to the conversation here, but he was afraid that it would be affected, so he kept his head down and drank tea without making a sound.

"Alright. I'm tired, go back to your yard and rest. Sun suddenly said loudly.

The people who were laughing looked at each other when they heard the words, and then stepped forward and saluted and retired.

Mama Li helped Sun back to the main room, beckoned the maid to come forward to change Sun's usual household clothes, and helped her remove the hairpin ring on her head.

"These two masters and two ladies have been so good that they are blending oil in honey over the years." Mama Li pouted.

Sun snorted and said, "The woman who came out of a small family is rare in the world, and she doesn't know how important it is. If I hadn't sent Aunt Ruan over back then, the second child still wanted to spoil her alone, and I wouldn't have thought about what kind of family we were! How can he be allowed to come nonsense! ”

Mama Li shook her head and said, "It's not that you came out of your belly, it's just a layer apart, and you still pushed him to give him an aunt back then, and it's still the same today." Where can I compare to the filial piety of the great lord? ”

Hearing this, Sun Shi paused for a moment, then suddenly changed his face and said, "Okay, I don't need you to serve here." Gansong, go and call Mama Chang. ”

Mama Li was stunned, she originally wanted to say a few good words to the Sun family and then mention her son's affairs, but she didn't want the Sun family to turn her face. In the past, the Sun family was very happy to hear about his son's filial piety and the like, but what happened today?

Although Mama Li was suspicious in her heart, she looked sincerely frightened on her face, and she didn't dare to refute half a sentence before she bent down and retreated.

When he got out of the main room, he stood under the eaves with a frown and pondered. The son is suddenly about to be changed on an errand, and the old lady has become more and more moody recently, isn't there something wrong with Ping An's work, and the problem is actually with herself? After all, she had been with the old lady for many years, and when she thought about it like this, the more she felt that she had annoyed the Sun family.

Mama Li thought so, but saw a little girl at the corner gate leading to the backyard leading Mama Chang in. Mama Li watched Mama Chang's face, which always seemed to be not angry, getting closer and closer, and her face hidden in the shadow of the lights in the courtyard became bright and dark.

It seems that Ming'er will have to check this yard carefully.