Chapter 16: The Autumn Banquet (Part I)
was asked by Zhuang Xuan's blaming voice, and Zhuang Jue was stunned.
The old lady was about to ask, but Yu Qi had already put away the loss of etiquette, changed a smile, and held Zhuang Qi's arm at the same time.
The two of them walked up to the old lady together.
Yu Qi said: "Second sister is joking." The old lady was also deceived by her. ”
Zhuang Xuan turned his head, frowned and glanced at Yu Yu, quickly opened his eyebrows, grabbed Zhuang Yu next to him, and said: "Sister Qi is not easy to say when she is wronged, she twists it, it is better to be happy with the fifth sister, and I want the world to know what I encounter." ”
These words are like coming out of Cao's mouth, only Zhuang Qi's intention is good, and he may not want to use this to ridicule Yu Qi.
Yu Qi also took Zhuang Yu's hand and said with a smile: "The old lady loves her sisters and sisters, where can I see any grievances." The second sister cares for us so much, who would dare? Don't forget to take a deep look at Zhuang Ting.
Zhuang Jue's look was stunned, and he immediately smiled.
The old lady said, "Yes, it is best if brothers and sisters are in harmony!" Save me from worrying about you all day. ”
As soon as the aftermath stopped, I saw that Cao Yingguan had already brought out a plate of dishes from Ayu's pot, and said happily: "Another dish in the pot." Please come and taste it quickly, old lady. ”
The old lady carried Yu Yu in one hand and Zhuang Qi in the other, and led Zhuang Yu, Zhuang Yu, Zhuang Yu, Zhuang Ying and others back to the pavilion.
When I arrived at the pavilion, I saw Mr. Guan, Zhuang Pu, and Su Yuan pushing me to let the wine gossip.
Because the table in the pavilion was small, the old lady proposed to carry the long wooden table in Xifu. Fusheng received the order, followed Wang Wu and Caitong, because she thought that there were a few baskets of seafood here, and the old lady proposed to call the wives and aunts of various provinces to eat together.
So he ordered Zhu'er to take a few girls to call.
After a while, Fusheng and the others brought long wooden tables and stools and placed them in the middle of the covered bridge. Not long after, Zhu'er also invited the wife of the county lord of the West Mansion, Aunt Fengxian, the Qin family of the East Mansion, Aunt Xi, Aunt Yuan of the North Mansion, and Aunt Yu of the South Mansion.
Zhu'er replied to the old lady and said: "The eldest girl has something to say to come later, and the second lady said that her body is cold and it is not suitable to eat seafood, so this time let the old lady and all the ladies and aunts eat." Another day, she will be the east, and she will also invite a banquet of Baijiazi Heaven and Earth. ”
When the old lady heard this, she laughed, and said again and again: "It's just a little thing, the second wife just can't get by, and her belly is narrower." ”
also ignored the presence of Mr. Guan and Su Yuan, the two guests, and the faces of Cao's nephew and two daughters.
When Zhuang Qi saw the old lady talking about her mother in person, she unintentionally replied, "Our wife's health is really not good, and she stayed up all night last night." ”
The old lady said, "Your big sister and big brother-in-law don't share the burden?" ”
Zhuang Xuan was speechless, not wanting to hit his mouth again, so he silently hooked his head.
So everyone sat in rows, and the gentlemen on the pavilion sat together, and the old ladies and aunts sat on the long wooden table.
Zhuang Jue was happy to be lively, and when he saw Yu Qi waiting here, he also rubbed over with a thick face.
The girls below brought the sweet wine over at the old lady's words, afraid that it would not be enough, and then asked Zhu'er to take someone back to Zhongfu to get it, saying that the underground cellar was buried. Zhu'er took someone to pick it up again, and when she came back, she took a few more steamers, and the old lady praised that it was difficult for her to think thoughtfully, and the seafood had to be steamed to eat. Because the pot was too small, I sent someone to bring the kitchen cauldron.
Now that there are many people, Ayu is too busy to open, and the old lady is willing not to let her be busy, so she can eat and drink together. The county lord and others also felt reasonable, after all, people were guests, and it was undignified to entertain people to work like this.
After a while, at the direction of the old lady, a cook came, and two small attendants came, and began to cook dishes and seafood at the stone pier.
The rest of the wives and aunts chatted with each other.
The old lady was accustomed to seeing the homely things in these words, and there were many things happening in her daily life, and now it was rare to have such a happy situation, so she didn't want to talk about homely things anymore, so she said: "In the Mid-Autumn Festival of the good years, eating crabs and moon cakes, you must enjoy a song." Not this year, but today I have joy, but unfortunately I don't. ”
The county lord said: "This year, there will be next year." Otherwise, when Ming'er will set up another table, or the eldest man will come back, our family will get together, and then there will be another Mid-Autumn Festival. ”
The old lady said: "It happens every year, but every day is different. At this moment, not necessarily tomorrow at this moment, you see the light and autumn colors of the day, too late, and? Can Guo Ming'er still do this? ”
Zhuang Xuan responded: "What the old lady said is very true, I once read a poem that said, 'Flowers can be broken straight and must be broken, don't wait for no flowers and empty branches'." To put it bluntly, that's what the old lady just said. This should be the time to call someone to perform the interpretation. ”
The county lord's face was a little unbearable, and he let the child talk back in front of the old lady.
The county lord was topped, and Zhuang Yu, who was the daughter, wanted to speak, but her biological mother, Aunt Fengxian, gestured with her eyebrows, and then swallowed back.
Zhuang Jue had no position, he only came as he wished, and said, "What the second sister said is very true. ”
Yu Qi's face turned red, but he scolded Zhuang Yu in his heart: What a stupid son who has no foothold!
Seeing the county lord's face becoming more and more embarrassed, he didn't care about anything else, picked up the wine jug in one hand and poured wine for the old lady, while saying: "What Mrs. just said is also very good, if you can have a song today, it is a pleasure, and tomorrow again, the old lady doesn't enjoy it every day?" Mrs. always thinks about the old lady, how to change the law to make the old lady happy every day! Then he smiled at the county lord and said, "Madam, am I right?" ”
The county lord seemed to have a face, and smiled very happily.
Aunt Yi said: "In previous years, the Mid-Autumn Festival music and dance were integrated, and the old lady liked "Luo Shen Fu Song" again. This blue water and autumn color can really be interpreted here, but it really reflects a divine realm! It's just that I'm afraid that the old lady will drink so much sweet wine, and she will be confused for a while, and she will mistake the girls for fairies. ”
The old lady was said to yearn for it, with a smile in her eyes, wishing she could see a lady Zhen Shen coming out of the water in front of her.
Zhuang Jue said: "The third sister and the fourth sister can play music, I thought that the song work would not come in the old year, and the two of them still studied for a while, why not ask the two sisters to play and listen, so as to relieve the old lady's fatigue." ”
Zhuang Qi said: "Dare to love us as Qugong, where is the dancing girl?" The old lady didn't beat him either, and laughed at his sisters and sisters. ”
Zhuang Jue's face flushed.
The old lady raised her hand and twisted Zhuang Jue's face, hugged him again, and then said to Zhuang Jue: "I think Ju'er's proposal is very good, what are my family afraid of?" He looked back at Mr. Guan and Su Yuan, and said in a low voice: "Don't treat them as outsiders!" There are outsiders who are never obedient. ”
The ladies and aunts laughed in agreement, and the girls blushed inexplicably.
Zhuang Jue was dumb and puzzled, and Baba asked, "Who is that?" ”
The old lady leaned her head forward, and then lowered her voice and said to Zhuang Jue: "I'll tell you a clever story, if you ask this clever word, maybe you will ask it." ”
Zhuang Jue was puzzled. The old lady smiled and said, "You take the sea crab in the basket and ask, who is walking sideways?" You'll know. ”
Everyone quietly coaxed Zhuang Jue to catch sea crabs, and really went to the pavilion.
Zhuang Jue threw the big crab on the table and asked, "Who is the big crab?" ”
This girl couldn't even hold up her words, which made everyone laugh so much that they turned their backs.
The old lady smiled and said: "The six girls are stupid, and if they are a little longer, they will only remember a big point, and see how they get it." ”
In the pavilion.
Zhuang Pu, Mr. Guan, Su Yuan, and Cao Yingguan were stunned by such a sudden question.
Zhuang Jue asked again.
The rest of the people were not good to reply, Zhuang Pu half-coaxed his sister and said, "My brother is a big crab, and he is rampant and domineering." Go back and tell the old lady that from today onwards, my brother will stand and walk. ”
Zhuang Jue really got the answer and walked back.
The old lady asked, "What do you say?" ”
Zhuang Jue said: "The second brother said that he was a big crab and wanted to stand and walk." ”
As soon as everyone stopped laughing, they couldn't help but laugh again.
At this time, the chef had already prepared several dishes and steamed a few baskets of sea crabs. The crystal blue crab shell was steaming hot in the blink of an eye, and now a red glow appeared under the smoke.
The old lady said to the girl who served the food: "Serve it to the masters, count a few, Mr. Guan is not in good health, just enter one and a half, just say that it is my meaning, please don't blame Mr." Then ask the other master to eat a few less, cool down the body. ”
The girl agreed, and she also went to the end of the pavilion as she wished.
Another time, a few plates of fresh shellfish are extremely fatty.
The sea crab has not yet been eaten, and the aunt said: "There is no silver spoon and gold digging, and now it is torn empty-handed, old lady, you have to take the lead, and we will sit with you for a crab god robber." ”
The old lady said happily: "What's this, you aunt can't care about this when she is here, and you make the sauce by yourself......"
The old lady was overjoyed, and without thinking too much, she said that her daughter Zhuang Hui, that is, the mother of Yu Qi - Zhuo Yiting.
She sighed, put the crab down, and tore it apart by the bamboo gang.
This scene knew that the old lady was nostalgic for the past, and the Qin family was dull for a long time before he spoke: "What does the old lady want to do in the past?" This crab is not delicious, there are fresh shellfish and prawns, and there are Tiandi snails over there. We don't really like to eat this, but the second wife likes to eat it. ”
The old lady sighed, her eyes slanted slightly.
Yu Qi pretended not to know and smiled, and his heart was mixed in the field, sour and spicy.
The old lady said: "The second lady eats a lot, and she likes to eat, the second girl and the third girl, and the people around you will take more for your wife to eat." ”
Zhuang Qi said yes, but Zhuang Ying said: "Old lady, our wife's body is cold." ”
Qin Shi smiled, and had already started to divide the plate to fill the crabs, and said with a smile: "Your second wife has been angry recently, and she can suppress it!" ”
The Qin family divided several plates, one plate was handed over to Zhuang Ying's girl called Wanjin, and one plate was handed over to Zhuang Ying's girl called Ziyuan. ”
Yu Qi signaled to Hui Yuan, and Hui Yuan took Wan Jin and Zi Yuan to Beifu.
Zhuang Jue was instructed by the county lord to tell jokes to the old lady, and seeing that the old lady was still unhappy, he signaled to call Zhuang Pu and the others over.
Due to the increase in the number of people, Yu Qi on the side of the seat gave way slightly, so he vacated a few seats and let the few people in the pavilion sit. , Sanxi was afraid that the girl would be knocked down, so he came over to hold on slightly.
Taking this opportunity, Yu Qi pulled Sanxi along, Sanxi knew what she wanted, leaned her head, and Yu Qi whispered a few words at the root of her ear.
Sanxi seemed to have the meaning, so he quietly left everyone.
Zhuang Jue paid attention, so taking advantage of the chaos of the position, he pulled Yu Qi's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "What whispers did you say to Sanxi?" What did she do? ”
Yu Qi smiled, but he couldn't raise the slightest smile from his eyebrows.
Yu Qi knew at this moment that the hatred in his heart was like the red glow on the crab cover, thick and warm, and it was burning. She wished that all the people in this house would be burned to ashes.
But Yu Qi couldn't have imagined that Sanxi had experienced an earth-shattering, life-shattering event, and disrupted her entire plan behind her.