Chapter 329: Guest Preparation
Because she was interested in making friends with the families of Brother Hu and Brother Qu, and thinking that she could let the two of them help Huiya Zhang Luo's family affairs, Cui'er became busy after receiving the flower note.
Although the Ye Mansion is neat and clean on weekdays, it is not elegant, and Cui'er invited other women from the back house to come to the door for the first time, so she naturally wanted to clean up again.
In addition to the three main rooms where Cui'er is located and the three wings owned by the big girl Xiaohu Huiya, there are many empty rooms in the courtyard. Cui'er thought that it would not be possible for the visitors to enter her bedroom directly, so she simply asked people to clean up the three wings on the east side and use them as a place to entertain guests.
In Cui'er's impression, the three wings on the east side are a bright and dark pattern, the middle one has a door to enter and exit, and there is no external door on the left and right sides, but it is connected to the middle room. The three rooms are connected together, which is very convenient for entertaining guests, even if the guests want to change clothes or take a break, they can be directly led to the next room.
Because she was thinking about Huiya's future and getting married in the future, when Cui'er was preparing for the meeting this time, she also planned to let Huiya watch from the sidelines, and learn a lot about being a director of the house.
Huiya is still a little different from the big girl, the big girl learns about the back house, Cui'er is afraid that she will be bullied when she enters the general's mansion, so she can better protect herself and Xiaohu. As for the matter of Huiya's schooling house, Cui'er thinks that Huiya will get married in a few years, and she really needs to be the director of the family.
Huiya seemed to know Cui'er's intentions, and since she received the post, she followed Cui'er seriously, listening to Cui'er without arrogance, irritability, or noise.
"Speaking of this visitor, it's the first time I've been married since I got married, so let's prepare well to save people from looking down on our family. Huiya, you are young, but you have a delicate mind. Learn more and practice more, and only when you get married can you deal with these things with ease. Cui'er took Huiya with her and instructed carefully.
"Good!" Hui Ya nodded seriously when she heard this, and her palm-sized face was full of excitement.
"Well, in the next few days, you will follow me, if you see something that feels inappropriate. Just tell me directly. Cui'er was so happy to see Huiya. My heart was also driven to jump up slightly, and I hugged Huiya's shoulders affectionately, thinking about the preparations for the reception.
"Reception needs to be prepared for a place to meet guests. The tea, snacks and banquets during the reception, as well as the clothes to be worn and the topics to be talked about when the guests are entertained...... "Cui'er carefully recalled the things that needed to be prepared in her memory, and listed them on the paper one by one, looking at the fact that there were more than a dozen. It's not complicated, but it's definitely not easy.
Cui'er sat upright in the room. Serious and persistent pen writing, standing still, makes people look like they are about to be in battle. After Cui'er smoothed out her thoughts, she made a neat decision, "It's time to prepare the clothes and food the next day." Let's start with the East Wing! ”
In the place where this will be visited, Cui'er has already selected the east wing, but what is the specific appearance of the east wing. Cui'er really doesn't have any bottom in her heart. Rather than guessing by herself and letting the subordinates arrange it, Cui'er still prefers to believe what she sees. "Let's go, Huiya and I will go and see the East Wing."
As soon as they said they were leaving, Mama Gui and Xiangye were left in the room by Cui'er to take care of the children, and Cui'er took Huiya, Aunt Zhong and Xiangmo to the east wing. After Cui'er's family moved into this Ye Mansion, the key to the door of the second courtyard was given to Cui'er by Mrs. Ye, and now there is no need to bother to find the key.
At Cui'er's suggestion, Xiangmo opened the locked door of the east wing, but did not directly let Cui'er enter the house, but walked in and looked around. Xiangmo walked around the three rooms in the east wing, and saw that there was nothing filthy and messy that would collide with the two masters, so she returned to the door and asked Cui'er to come in.
Cui'er was not a squeamish person, standing at the door and waiting for Xiangmo to come out after a look, and then decided to go into the house, but it was just because she felt sorry for the child. Hui Ya is still young, and she is not a bold person on weekdays, so it is not good if a mouse or something pops out of the house to scare her.
Cui'er stepped into the east wing, and saw that the room was surrounded by white walls and blue brick paving, although there was no decoration, but it was clean. Even because of the cold weather and the fact that there was no kang burning, it was cold in this room, and there was no musty smell.
"Well, this room can be used." Cui'er walked around the empty room, the three east wings were as spacious as the west wings, except for the two rooms on the left and right, there was nothing in the room.
"Sprinkle and sweep the floor and walls of this house, burn the ondol, open the windows to breathe, and paste the window paper again, and I will go to the storeroom to see what I can use." Cui'er thinks that this room is used to greet guests, and the size and location are enough, but guests can't just sit on the ground when they come, right? The things that need to be added need to be added quickly, and the fastest way is to go to the storeroom and have a look.
Cui'er was about to go to Mrs. Ye to find the key to the treasury in the courtyard of Sanjin, when she saw the golden lady under Mrs. Ye's feet coming from behind, "Miss is fine, Madame heard that Madam was going to entertain guests, so she sent a slave and maid over to ask Miss what she needed, and she opened the warehouse to find some useful things." When the young lady has picked out the things, please go to the courtyard of Sanjin, and the lady has something to ask you. ”
"Well, Jin Lady, you came just in time, then let's go to the treasury first, and then go to see my mother." When Cui'er heard what Jin Niangzi said, she nodded and agreed, not treating herself as an outsider at all, and she didn't feel embarrassed at all.
"Then please Miss and Miss Huiya and the slave maid." Hearing this, the golden lady bent over Cui'er and Huiya, and took the two of them and Aunt Zhong and they walked to the back of the courtyard.
From the verandah, we passed through the main courtyard of the three courtyards, and when we reached the end, we came to a circle of tall houses. There are more than a dozen rooms in this house, and they are very distinctive, one is that both the main house and the side rooms are very tall, and then the house is surrounded by a circle, except for the direction from which they came, there is no other entrance.
"This is where the storehouse of the Ye Mansion is located, and Madame ordered me to assist the young lady in selecting more household utensils and utensils to put in the east wing. It's also convenient to entertain guests. Jin Niangzi said respectfully, no matter how beautiful and tactful the words were, Cui'er had only one thought in her heart, her mother was supporting herself, and she was supporting herself in front of her colleagues and wives.
Cui'er's heart was warm, and her mood was a little better, and she saw that the golden lady opened the door of the warehouse. With the support of Huiya and Xiangmo, he walked in slowly. Good to choose the furniture you need.
This storeroom is huge, and the room where Cui'er enters is the size of five main rooms, although it is not full. But there are also a lot of things. From the big step bed, kang cabinet, Bogu shelf, to the embroidery pier, kang table, small bench, there are all commonly used household items at home.
Cui'er wandered quietly, there were new and old, big and small. Some of them were covered with a thin layer of dust, apparently prepared for a long time. In case the family needs it from time to time.
"There is one less Luohan bed for guests in this east chamber, so let's move this, with the corresponding kang table and brocade cushion." Cui'er turned around and saw one of the Luohan beds with a happy eyebrow. felt that it was more suitable for the atmosphere of the reception, so he gave it to the golden lady.
"Yes, Miss!" The Golden Lady is also a neat one. Without saying a word, let the two stout mothers-in-law move the Arhat bed outside the warehouse. The pen in his hand made a note in the notebook, and then continued to follow Cui'er to pick things.
Cui'er then picked two pairs of official hat chairs and corresponding coffee tables, a set of kang cabinets, a set of eight immortal tables, two sets of pastel tea sets, and corresponding covers, gauze tents, brocade mats and other things. checked the information in the account book, signed the account book, and asked Xiangmo to watch the people below go to do things, and then took Huiya to the courtyard to see her mother.
"Cui'er, are you here?" Mrs. Ye was sitting in front of the window drinking tea at this time, and in front of her was a lacquer carved box, which looked very delicate and gorgeous, "Come, Cui'er, Huiya, come and sit." ”
"Mother, I just brought some household goods from the warehouse and put them in the east chamber, so as not to be too shabby and unsightly when entertaining guests." Cui'er responded with a smile, reached out and picked up the teapot in front of her mother, refilled the tea for her mother, and poured a bowl for herself and Hui Jacob, and then sat down and said leisurely.
"I know, it's always good to make more friends while you're young, but your jewelry is too little, I'm afraid I won't be able to replace it when I see guests, so I asked people to bring their young jewelry from Huxi, and you can choose a few to go back." Mrs. Ye said with a smile and opened the lacquer carving box in front of her.
I saw that the bright red as coral, delicate as a handicraft in the lacquer carving box, there are a lot of hairpin ring jewelry in the golden light, all kinds of colors, it looks like people have a dizzying feeling.
"Mother, you have a lot of good things!" Cui'er said with a smile, but after seeing the beautiful jewelry in the box, she hesitated a little, "I still don't want these things, mother, you can keep them yourself." ”
"You kid, what are you talking about, such a bright color, such a pure pattern, how can you still wear it at your mother's age? I kept these jewelry for you to add makeup, and my mother was not by your side when you first got married......" Mrs. Ye said, her eyes were a little red, obviously thinking of Cui'er's disappearance again.
"Mother, don't be sad, didn't I just say polite, this hairpin is so beautiful, mother, how did you get it?" Cui'er became sentimental when she saw her mother-in-law talking, and she was busy changing the topic, whether she was coquettish or cute, or pretending to be stupid, she had mixed up her mother-in-law's sadness.
In the afternoon, the east wing had been cleaned, and by the time the lamp was in front of the lamp, Cui'er's belongings had already been placed in the house. Cui'er and Mrs. Ye looked at the clothes that she and Huiya were going to wear, and matched the jewelry, which was almost the hardware to be prepared.
On the second and third days, Cui'er took out some beautiful but not very precious ornaments, vases, and the like from the storeroom to decorate the east wing. I also asked Aunt Zhong to go to the street to buy some gadgets that fashionable boudoir women often play, and asked the cook to prepare a table of northern flavor food, which can be regarded as almost the preparation for the reception. (To be continued)
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