After everyone got to know each other, the eight great families sent gifts from each of them. A team of servants from the Eight Great Families carried over boxes of gifts, and Xiao Rui and Qin Mingyue were a little embarrassed.

Xiao Rui is the prince, Qin Mingyue was a national teacher in his previous life, and in this life, people gave gifts to the two of them, which can be said to be countless. However, most gifts are given directly to a gift list. The names of some of the treasures are listed above. As for the boxes and boxes of gifts, they were carried directly into the storehouse by the servants.

Only some small gifts, such as a bracelet from the relatives and elders, and a gold hairpin or the like, will be taken out directly. It's also not worth anything.

For the first time in their lives, Xiao Rui and Qin Mingyue saw someone giving gifts, not only gave gift lists, but also packed boxes of gold and silver treasures, silk utensils, precious medicinal materials and other gifts in the boxes, and carried them over one by one, singing the names of the gifts while showing them to the people in the hall.

Well, to say that I haven't seen such a scene is not suitable. In fact, in the capital, when a wealthy nobleman marries a daughter, the same is true, but it is a dowry. What is this?

Xiao Rui and Qin Mingyue looked at each other. Perhaps sensing the embarrassment of Xiao Rui and Qin Mingyue, Wang Meiren quietly moved to Qin Mingyue and Xiao Rui's side, and whispered, "Lord Wang and Miss Mingyue forgive me." These indigenous people of Ba Province have always been such a custom to give gifts. This is true for ten boxes of gifts, and the same is true for two gifts. They are all straightforward people, and we can only follow the local customs like this. ”

Xiao Rui smiled and said to Wang Meiren: "It seems that Lord Governor Wang has not received such a gift?" ”

Wang Meiren was a little embarrassed, but he was more cheeky, and gritted his teeth and said: "Back to the prince, it is impossible for the lower officials to say that they have never received gifts." In Ba Province, if you don't accept gifts from the eight major families, you can't stay here for a day. Only by living in peace with them can you become an official here. Therefore, at the beginning of the administration, each of them gave gifts. Later, every day, there were three festivals, as well as major festivals of their own nation, and the birthdays of lower officials, they would give gifts. Nothing else. Moreover, he has never given such a valuable and many gifts to his subordinates. ”

That's understandable. After all, Xiao Rui and Qin Mingyue's identities are even more noble, and they are not comparable to a mere governor. Therefore, it is normal that there are not as many gifts to Wang Meiren as there are now.

The Eight Great Families have been entrenched in Ba Province for hundreds of years, and they were there in the former dynasty. They have their own territorial power, have their own business, Ba Province is also the land of fish and rice, rich in products, they have many villages, naturally accumulated a huge amount of wealth. Send these things, if they can make friends with the dignitaries of the capital, they still want to do it.

Moreover, today, the eight great families met Xiao Rui and Qin Mingyue together, and everyone gave gifts together. is also spread out like this, and naturally there are some comparisons.

Although the eight great families have been entrenched in Ba Province for hundreds of years, they are not united. Because the eight great families each have their own territory, their own business, and they belong to different nationalities, some of them intermarry with each other, and some of them are enemies of each other. Therefore, there are constant internal disputes between the eight great families.

It's not normal to try it out on such occasions to see who has the best gifts.

After Xiao Rui and Qin Mingyue heard Wang Meiren whispering these things, they knew in their hearts, although they were still a little embarrassed, they could only follow the customs.

Fortunately, neither of them is unprepared. After the eight great families all gave gifts, Qin Mingyue and Xiao Rui also asked people to send the gifts they had prepared before. What Xiao Rui sent was relatively decent, and it was all prepared in the palace in advance. Some tribute satin, palace brocade, imperial wine, gold flowers and the like.

Qin Mingyue prepared some exquisite utensils unique to the Star Picking Tower, jade carving, and gave each family three precious talismans.

The Eight Great Families were originally people of the hundred ethnic groups, although their beliefs were different, but Daomen was the state religion of the Great Zhou. They still know the preciousness and rarity of these talismans of the Daomen, as well as their special effects. They were all very happy, and even some were a little ashamed, thinking about it, it seemed that the gifts they gave were too common, but they were just some gold and silver things, and they were really not as valuable as anyone gave them.

The part of giving gifts to each other passed, no matter what kind of thoughts everyone had, Xiao Rui smiled and said some nice words to the people of the Eight Great Families, and then beckoned everyone to move to the banquet hall.

For here, the people of the Bai family are more familiar, but the head of the Bai family found that although the flowers and trees, the buildings and pavilions of his own famous garden have not changed, all the furnishings here have changed. The things that used to be full of national flavor are gone. Inside the house, all kinds of furniture, all kinds of curtains, all replaced with the utensils that Xiao Rui brought from the capital.

These made the Bai family's eyes straighten. I couldn't help but curse myself in my heart, how did a good garden become so low-key and extravagant when it came into the hands of others. Compared with others, the red and willow green things that I arranged before are really embarrassing.

This made the Bai family look at the Tianhuang nobles from the capital with even more reverence.

Xiao Rui is still very generous, after inviting everyone to the flower hall, everyone sat down and found that unlike the gold and silver utensils they use daily, Xiao Rui's banquet guests all use the best porcelain that has been made recently.

The white porcelain, with a sound like a chime and as thin as paper, made these rough people dare not use it, for fear of crushing this precious porcelain. There is also a plate of blue and white porcelain with various elegant patterns on it, the color of that day, the lingering vine pattern, revealing the atmosphere and elegance.

There are also ice cracks of various colors, each of which is different, and it is really difficult to use it as a wine jug. What if such a precious and beautiful thing is broken?

Not to mention, everyone sat down and was confused by such fine porcelain, and then saw the maids who came in, holding the red exquisite red box, even more surprised, and then saw the hot, color, flavor and deliciousness, even more dumbfounded.

These ingredients are unique to the province of Pakistan. However, I have never seen such a way of cooking, such a delicious taste with both color and flavor. For a while, even the young masters and family heads who were dressed in fine clothes and jade food on weekdays couldn't help but move their index fingers.