Li Ming smiled: "Look, sister, you are like this, I just said that." ”

"Did you see him?" Li Xin sat up straight, looked at Li Ming with blazing eyes, and said, "Where did you meet him?" How was he? ”

Li Ming said: "It's been a long time, and I don't remember much about the specific time, but I remember that he was very depressed at that time, and he didn't dress well, as if he was hiding from someone." I couldn't make up my mind, I didn't know if it was him, so I went up to greet him, but as soon as he heard my call, he immediately ran away. ”

Li Xin frowned, and Li Ming said, "Sister, but what's wrong?" ”

Li Xin shook his head and said with a forced smile: "Don't mention this to anyone, just act as if it never happened." ”

Li Ming was thoughtful.

He is naturally smart, and Li Xin also knows that he must have doubts in his heart, but this is not so easy to explain. Li Xin could only say: "Don't think about it, your brother-in-law is not on good terms with him, and he is not happy in front of him on the eve of the New Year, right?" ”

Li Ming just nodded and smiled softly: "Sister said that if you don't tell others, I won't tell others." ”

"It's getting late, you go and rest first."

Li Xin raised her voice and ordered someone to come in and take Li Ming down to wash and rest, but she moved back to the bedroom in the inner courtyard with heavy steps.

Guan Wen was already asleep in bed and was still fighting. Li Xin took off her coat and washed up properly under Qingya's light service before getting into the bed.

Guan Wen rolled over, muttered twice, and fell into a deep sleep again.

Li Xin stared at his back and thought for a long time before he lay down and fell asleep, driving away the thoughts in his mind.

On the second day, Li Ming went back to Lijia Village together accompanied by Li Erlang, and Li Xin said hello to the post house to see if there was any good news in the past two days. Li Xin still faintly hopes that Li Ming can go to high school.

After waiting like this for a day, the good news really came.

From the post house, beating gongs and drums to welcome the good news, he was about to go to Lijia Village to deliver the good news, Li Xin got the news and hurriedly asked Steward Cao to arrange for someone to go to Lijia Village to report the news one step earlier, so that Li Houzhong and Liu could pack up and prepare. The messenger must take care of it, and there must be no mistake in this etiquette.

Guan Wen took Li Xin's hand and looked very excited: "I just said that Mingzi is a promising, you see, what I said is right?" ”

Li Xin nodded, the pride and pride in her heart was even more than Guan Wen's.

Youyou raised his head and asked Li Xin: "Mother, what is lifting people?" Is it someone who can lift people up? ”

Li Xin replied to her with a smile: "Lifting people is a person who is promising, but it is not simply a person who can lift people." ”

Youyou frowned and said: "The eldest brother also has a chance, is the eldest brother a lifter?" ”

"Big brother isn't it yet." Yang'er said softly: "The eldest brother will have to work hard for a few years before he can catch up with the younger uncle." ”

Youyou exclaimed: "Uncle is so powerful......

Li Xin nodded, and Youyou said frustratedly: "Youyou didn't say a word to such a powerful person......

Guan Wen laughed.

Steward Cao came up with a smile on his face and asked Guan Wen and Li Xin how to prepare for the congratulatory gift. Li Xin thought for a moment and said to Guan Wen: "Ming'er is not the only one who is lifted, he also has several classmates who are also in the same year, our gift is not good to give too outstanding, or according to the usual rules, don't send too thick and don't send too thin." ”

Guan Wen nodded, instructed Cao to do it, and said to Li Xin: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law must also prepare to sacrifice to the ancestral hall to announce the ancestors and other things, I am afraid that it will be very busy during this time, let's not go to make trouble first, wait for someone from your mother's house to inform and order, and see where we need help." ”

Li Xin naturally nodded.

Because of Li Mingzhong's incident, Li Xin was excited for several days, and on this day, the Li family sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that they were going to hold a banquet in a few days, and asked Li Xin to help find two kitchen masters to help. After Li Xin thought for a while, she handed over this matter to Cao's mother for arrangement, and she opened her own private box, took out a hundred taels of silver and handed it to Qingya, and said: "You help me run a trip and go back to my mother's house, one is to see the situation at my mother's house, and the other is to hand over this silver to my eldest brother, just say that I added face to Ming'er in private, since this banquet is going to be done, don't make people laugh." If there's anything going on, you'll come back to me. ”

Qingya put away the money, nodded solemnly, and followed the messenger to Lijia Village that day.

On the second day, Qingya came back and said: "Everything is fine in the Li family, because of the uncle's move, everyone is beaming, Mrs. asked Cao's mother to choose the two cooks, the old lady is very satisfied, the one hundred taels of silver slave and maid are also handed over to the uncle, the uncle and the master let the slave tell the lady, let the lady rest assured, this banquet must be done beautifully." ”

One hundred taels of silver is not a small amount, although it is not out of the public account, it is Li Xin's favor with his private house, but in the end it is still a real amount of money, it is impossible to say that Li Xin does not blink his eyes.

But Li Xin thought that since Li Ming was going to take the official career, starting from the middle move, the road would have to be paved. This banquet can be a celebration banquet, a thank-you banquet, or even a springboard for making friends with powerful people under the guise of a banquet, which is shabby and loses Li Ming's face.

Taking advantage of this banquet, it is best to invite some important people as relatives. For example, the "nobleman" Su Yan mentioned by Li Ming. With Su Yan as the middleman, it is easier to invite other officials who are not big or small.

While Li Xin was thinking, the maid outside said, "Madam, the master is back." ”

Guan Wen strode in, untied the scarf on his shoulders as he walked, threw it to Qingya, and pulled Li Xin to the inner room.

"Hey, what are you doing in a panic...... Li Xin sneered, but finally followed Guan Wen's steps into the house and asked him, "What's wrong, so urgent." ”

Guan Wen sat down straight, poured a cup of tea and drank it all, sighed comfortably, raised his head and had a smile in his eyes: "I just got the news, Wei Xingzhi didn't hit this time, and he fell first." ”

Li Xin paused, sat on the other side of Guan Wen, and said flatly: "People don't win, you need to be so happy?" ”

Guan Wen snorted coldly: "Who made him so ruthless to Ah Mei, I didn't expect him to be merciful." ”

Li Xin shook his head helplessly: "Since you say that you treat people as strangers and inconsequential people, why do you care about other people's things." He relied on his knowledge, and if he didn't, he was not knowledgeable. Besides, if you don't hit this time, you might hit next time? I don't know where your joy comes from. ”

Guan Wen laughed twice and said: "I don't care what happens in the future, anyway, he didn't hit this time, and I'm happy in my heart." Here Mingzi lifted the middle and there he didn't hit, this comparison, I am more relieved. ”

"Don't say this in front of Ah Mei." Li Xin pursed her lips and said: "You also know Ah Mei's temperament, soft-hearted, if you want to say that, she should be cranky again." The next time you see Ah Mei, don't mention this stubble. ”

Guan Wen paused, and then said, "I'm afraid Ah Mei already knows." ”

"Oh?"

"Su Yan told me the news, Su Yan knew, if Ah Mei asked, Su Yan would definitely tell her, then wouldn't she also know?"

Guan Wen flicked the tea lid and said, "It's the New Year soon, and I won't mention anything about the Wei family." Ah Mei has Su Yan on her side and I don't worry about it, I'll talk to you, let's just talk to you, let's just mention it. ”

Li Xin nodded.

Guan Wendao: "Tomorrow is the Gem Club, you said last time that the second brother and sister were coming, I have already asked someone to pick it up." I also sent a letter to Mingzi, asking him to come tomorrow and introduce him to a few adults before the banquet at your mother's house. Su Yan had already agreed. ”

Li Xin paused: "You went to Su Yan today for this?" ”

Guan Wen nodded: "Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten the news of the Wei family from Su Yan." ”

Li Xin suddenly had a sour nose: "You thought of everything...... Awen, I don't even know how to say thank you. ”

Guan Wen was not very happy: "What else do I need to say thank you?" Your business is my business. ”

Li Xin smiled and nodded.

Xing'er arrived with Xiaokang that night, and Li Xin asked her, "Where is Geng'er?" ”

Xing'er replied: "He likes to run around, so I won't bring him here, lest one of them be slipped away by him if he is not careful, and then it will be a bunch of troubles." ”

Xiaokang said hello to Li Xin and went to find Yang'er, and Li Xin and Xing'er discussed things about tomorrow's gem meeting.

Early in the morning of the second day, Li Ming also arrived, just in time to arrive at the gate of the house, and the weather was already bright at this time.

Li Ming smiled gently: "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting." ”

"I didn't have to wait long, let's get in the car." Li Xin said with a smile: "The gem club only started in the afternoon, and when I watched some big drum performances in the past, your brother-in-law took you to follow Master Su to meet a few adults." ”

This was told to Li Ming a long time ago, Li Ming nodded with a light smile.

Xing'er smiled at Li Xin in a low voice: "Your younger brother is really a talent, at this time, he is a man, he can be released as an official, he is young and handsome, and he has such a gentle attitude...... I'm afraid the threshold of your mother's house will be flattened by the matchmaker. ”

Li Xin only smiled: "I don't dare to make decisions about his marriage, and my mother doesn't dare to make decisions for him at will." You see that he looks gentle on his face, but in fact, he has a big idea, and his marriage can only be decided by himself. ”

Xing'er nodded: "His identity is different now, and he must not be able to find a random girl to marry." I see that your brother has a bright future, and I don't know how much he can do in the future, but I have to take my time in the affairs of my daughter-in-law......"

Muttering all the way, I finally arrived near the venue where the gem club was held.

Before the Gem Club even started, there were already a lot of people gathered here. There are a lot of people today, since Xing'er only brought Xiaokang, Li Xin only called Yang'er, both of them are big children, and they don't need to take care of them more, and the two of them can be companions.

The venue was very empty, and as Guan Wen said, there was a large high platform in front of it, and at this time it was babbling and singing opera. There were several large circles of tables and chairs in front of them, and no one was sitting on them at this time, but the dried melons and fruits had already been placed on the table. Outside, there are people who have moved their own stools to sit, and there are already many people around.

Xing'er sighed: "There are so many people. ”

Guan Wen came in from behind and said in a low voice: "No one is seated yet, so it's not good for us to go in first." I asked people to book a private room at a nearby teahouse and go there to rest first. ”

Li Xin nodded, and the group followed Guan Wen to the teahouse. Coincidentally, at the door of the teahouse, he happened to meet Shen Siye, and the one he was holding by his side was Mrs. Shen Si.