Chapter 14: The Family Dinner

The Liu family beckoned the Bai family to come over, which was nothing more than to discuss the reception banquet for Shi He and Shi Qi that night. For the Liu family, although it is very inconsistent with the Bai family, but the daughter comes back to Ning, takes her granddaughter with her, and is a guest no matter how close she is, if she does not discuss everything with the Bai family, she will be independent and arbitrary, but let others look down on her.

Chang'an was telling stories over there to scare Shi Qi at ease, but the Bai family was holding his forehead and listening to the old lady discussing the menu of the reception dinner with her with a sad face.

The old lady held a pen in one hand and sketched on a long menu, chattering while gesturing: "Chicken, duck and fish meat is absolutely indispensable, if I see, this bird's nest mushroom chicken shreds and sea cucumber rotten duck are very good, Sister Qi and her mother love to eat some soft and glutinous meat, and Sister Qi's taste is almost the same." ”

Here the Liu family said excitedly, but the Bai family muttered in his heart. Although it is said that the He family is a Bofu, every year they lead the court to Lu, and there is also the foundation saved by their ancestors, but in recent years, the harvest of the He family's field shop Zhuangzi is not very good, in order not to conflict with the Liu family, the Bai family has already put in a lot of their own dowry when they live in their own yard, but this Liu family has always thought that there is still a lot of money in this Gongchang Bofu, a reception banquet for the daughter who went home to Ning, and the sea cucumber bird's nest was placed on the table ten-pong.

When she and her eldest sister were in poor health and needed to make up for it, they didn't see Gongzhong send bird's nest to their mothers!

But if you are not happy, you have to think of a way to stop the old lady, so she quickly forked the topic: "Mother, Brother Yan also came back from the palace today, and gave her aunt and Sister Qi to catch the wind, Brother Yan usually has to suffer in the palace, it is better to add a dish that Brother Yan likes to eat today, the water chestnut and dried apricot meat are the best, water chestnuts and dried apricots are saved in the season, and now it is still delicious to eat." ”

Unexpectedly, this divergent topic touched the old lady's nerves, and the old lady started another wave of trouble.

"Anyway, this successful daughter-in-law, it is so difficult for you to record your brother and son in your own name? If I had this situation back then, it would be good to surround this family, and I would definitely not be stingy to record my concubine and concubine in my name. ”

The Bai family endured it for a long time before he suppressed the anger in his heart, and he didn't have a backache when he stood and talked with this stepmother-in-law! Back then, his father-in-law was a person who respected the main family very much, although he also had two concubines, but he couldn't give birth to a son and a half daughter. Now that her father-in-law is gone, the old lady is here to talk about the past, but she didn't have a concubine back then!

He took a deep breath before saying, "Mother, the daughter-in-law also said that this is the matter of whether to record the same brother in the name of the daughter-in-law, because the son will marry the daughter-in-law in the future, and he will also divide the family property." The money used to marry a daughter-in-law and the property that can be shared in the future are originally different from those of a concubine. When it comes to the master's industry, you still have to wait for the master to come back before you can make a decision. Besides, today's Ge family's mother already knows about it, even if the same brother is recorded in my name, that identity is not worthy of Sister Lu of the eldest aunt's grandmother's family, why should my mother have a relationship with my aunt and grandmother because of this matter?"

The old lady thought about it and felt that although this daughter-in-law was not treated by herself, she did say it well, and she suddenly felt comfortable.

As soon as I was comfortable, I easily ticked a few more items on the menu, and all the ingredients were not simple goods.

Bai complained in his heart, but he couldn't help it, so he took Liu's menu and went to arrange the kitchen manpower.

Here, Mama Yang also led a few maids to pack up the Shuang Yingzhai opposite Xuehuazhai, and moved a few boxes of luggage brought by Shi Qi in, although Chang'an didn't go up to do it, but he said a lot to Shi Qi during this time, and also said a few words to the two personal maids brought by Shi Qi, Red Apricot and Green Bamboo.

When Shi Qi was a young lady at home, although she said that she had no worries about food and clothing, she was born as a marquis of Jiangyin, and she was even more honest at home, and her mother was not a worry-free person, so she could only follow her mother all the time, living cautiously, and she didn't even dare to speak loudly with a girl, but fortunately, she could still see it clearly, and saw that her own young lady stopped thinking of not going to the draft, and she also came over to catch Miss Chang'an.

If Shi Qi really escaped the draft, Hongxing and Luzhu would bear the brunt of the blame!

Because of Chang'an's heartfelt storytelling, Shi Qi is not a person who can't tell the difference between good and bad, although he still has a response to the draft in his heart, he no longer dares to mention the stubble of not the draft, and he is a little more enthusiastic about Chang'an, holding Chang'an's hand and talking about interesting things in the field.

"By the way, Chang'an, do you know, my home is in Jiangyin, but I have a good playmate in Xuyi. But this damn girl is about the same age as you, and she will definitely not be able to take her turn in next year's draft, otherwise I will definitely bring her to Beijing to get to know you. ”

In fact, although Chang'an lived to the age of sixteen in the last life, she is also a girl, cold-blooded and lonely, but her heart is longing for friendship and love.

Shi Qi began to recall slowly: "It was two years ago when Geng Nuan was ten years old, and her family held a big birthday for her. Geng Nuan is the granddaughter of Han Gong, so she invited girls of the same age from various aristocratic families in Jiangnan, and I was among those invited. Before I went, my mother also said that Miss Geng's identity was expensive, so I was very careful when I spoke, but when I met, I found that this Miss Geng was really a wonderful person, and she didn't talk with red tape at all. ”

Chang An thought for a while, she was indeed an interesting girl, but she was silent: "A girl from a big family, if this is the case, people also have capital, if it is a small family like us, they are not qualified." ”

Shi Qi couldn't be excited: "What's the matter, let me tell you, Geng Nuan ...... her"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Xirui walking over lightly: "Miss, Miss Shi Biao called you to go to the Harmony Hall, saying that the old lady set up a meal there to entertain the aunt and the lady." Miss and Miss Cousin go quickly, Mrs. Auntie has already gone there. ”

Shi Qi flattened his mouth: "I'll tell you when I get a chance." ”

Chang'an didn't care very much, nodded, took Biluo's hand and followed Shi Qi to the Harmony Hall.

The charcoal basin in the house was just right, and the whole room was warm, as if the unpleasantness that happened in the morning did not exist. Geng's and Ge's are both concubines, and they can't go to the master's table, because there are really few men in Gongchangbo's Mansion, and now only He Jiaqing and He Dingqing can be called masters, and both of them are not too old, so they let the two brothers sit with a room of children and dependents, but He Jiaqing's right hand side is sitting on the Bai family, and He Dingqing's left hand side is sitting on the Liu family, so they need to be separated from their sisters and sisters.

Liu said a few words on the scene, because he was either quarreling or busy with peace on this day, and he also felt empty in his stomach, so he let go of the table.

He Wang'an sat on the left hand side of the Liu family, still looking timid, and his eyebrows and eyes didn't look very much like Aunt Ge. But not long after a table of people sat down to eat, the little He Wang'an picked up the tea cup in front of him, and said in a glutinous voice: "Wang'an can't drink alcohol, replace wine with tea, and welcome the eldest aunt and cousin back to the house." ”

Children are the most innocent and cute, and Shi Heshi looks at this little girl with love in his heart. But what no one knows is that when Brother Wang and Sister Wang went out to attend the reception banquet, Aunt Ge chattered and taught Sister Wang for a while, in order to let Sister Wang perform well and make it smoother for Brother Wang'er to remember her sister-in-law.

According to his aunt's instructions, Tong Ge'er originally wanted to stand up and say some auspicious words after He Wang'an's words, but he didn't want He Wang'an to just sit down, He Jiaqing stood up: "I am also the oldest child in this life, and now I am leading the errand of the four princes' guards, and I have no more opportunities to stay at home than before, and I have not been able to greet my aunt and cousin in person. ”

After saying this, the demeanor of the eldest brother was fully revealed.

When he picked up the cup, the cup hit the dish in front of him with a bang, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was not angry, but he still had to finish his words with a stiff face: "It's the same for my aunt and cousin to be at home here." ”

The same sentence, when spoken, the tone and expression are different, and the effect is very different!

Sure enough, Shi Heshi frowned after hearing this, if this was said with a smile with his brother, it would be enough, with a sad face and a bitter and bitter look, is this unwilling for her and Sister Qi?

Liu Shi saw that the expression on Shi He's face was wrong, and knew that she was worried again, so he quickly coughed and signaled her, as an elder, not to worry about the younger generation on this occasion, so Shi He gave up.

On the contrary, Shi Qi laughed as if nothing had happened, got up and toasted both the Liu family and the Bai family, and asked the Bai family with wide eyes: "Uncle, when did you invite Shi Qi to the grandmother in the palace? Shi Qi is so old, I haven't seen what the grandmother in the palace looks like!"

He Changan was stunned when he saw Bai's eyes, and the boss with his mouth open seemed to be in disbelief, this child, is the change in the afternoon a little too big?

Chang'an chuckled, Bai finally reacted, and continued Shi Qi's words: "It's not difficult, but it's not easy to find candidates, and my aunt still needs to ask her uncle in Chang'an to see what kind of grandma she invites for you." ”

Shi Qi once again stood up and thanked Bai under the questioning gaze of Shi He and Liu, not at all wrong with the rules, and he couldn't see the panic about the draft at noon.

Although the Liu family and Shi Heshi had doubts, they were happy to see Shi Qi's change, so they pushed the boat down the river, and this family dinner, although there was a little sword and sword, it passed smoothly.

After the dinner was withdrawn, the Liu family shouted that he wanted to go to the Buddhist hall to pray for the old man, He Changan was not easy to follow, and was hesitating to go to Shi Qi's place to have a look, but saw He Jiaqing squeezing his eyes at her!