Chapter 221: The Banquet

On the sixth day of December, it is auspicious.

After breakfast, Cheng Enhou and his wife came to Chu Mansion and shouted that Chu Tiankuo and Jiang Zhixia would go to the Liu ancestral hall together.

Chu Tiankuo and Jiang Zhixia sat in a carriage. In the carriage, the two men looked at each other without saying a word.

Chu Tiankuo was a little depressed, especially when he saw his father's pretending to be free and easy this morning, which made him regret it a little.

If not, things are out of his control, and he will definitely not make his father sad.

When he arrived at the ancestral hall of the Liu family, Chu Tiankuo was led by Cheng Enhou and the patriarch of Liu, and followed a group of Liu men into the main hall of the ancestral hall.

And the daughters of the Liu family all stood in the courtyard outside the main hall and waited.

They looked at Jiang Zhixia who was standing next to Mrs. Chengenhou, and they all whispered non-stop.

Mrs. Chengenhou patted Jiang Zhixia's hand soothingly, for fear that she would be unhappy and leave directly.

Jiang Zhixia naturally didn't care so much.

In the ancestral hall, Chu Tiankuo had incense, and Patriarch Liu invited him to come out with a family tree. Cheng Enhou was in his name, crossed out Liu Wenyu's name and changed it to Liu Tiankuo. Next to Liu Tiankuo, he wrote 'wife, Jiang's. ’

After changing his name, Liu Tiankuo saw Jiang Zhixia's name alongside his name, and a warm current surged in his heart.

After many ceremonies were completed and the Liu men came out of the ancestral hall, there was an endless stream of congratulations from everyone to Cheng Enhou and his wife.

Jiang Zhixia looked at what was originally a good domineering name, and 'Twilight Heavy Chu Tiankuo' turned into a mediocre Liu Tiankuo, and couldn't help but feel a pity.

Before her pity was gone, she was led by Mrs. Chengenhou to meet the clansmen of the Liu clan.

With a group of people under pressure, Jiang Zhixia only smiled, shouted, and nodded.

If you ask her who she remembers, then she can only hehe...

So, a busy morning.

At noon, Cheng Enhou hosted a banquet for the Liu clan in the mansion.

After seeing off the Liu clansmen, the four members of Cheng Enhou's family returned to the courtyard of the long house, and everyone exhaled in unison.

Everyone was a little amused when they saw each other's appearances.

Then he got down to business.

"Tiankuo has recognized it now. Why don't you hold a banquet in the house, invite everyone to come, and let Tiankuo completely recognize people, what do you think? Mrs. Cheng Enhou took the lead in asking Liu Tiankuo and Jiang Zhixia.

She finally found her own son who had been lost for 20 years, and naturally she was eager to tell the world.

"This, is it necessary? Don't you know everything you should know? Liu Tiankuo asked hesitantly.

"There's always something I don't know. Let everyone recognize people, and save some unsightly collisions with you. And, it's a happy event. There were many banquets in the wax moon. It's not special for us to open one in our family. ”

Mrs. Chengenhou heard Liu Tiankuo's refusal, and explained with a cautious smile.

Liu Tiankuo and Jiang Zhixia looked at the cautious Mrs. Chengenhou, and then at her full head of white hair, and finally nodded.

"Good, good. You don't have to prepare anything, just wait for the day of the feast. I'll take care of the rest. ”

Seeing the two people nodding their heads, Mrs. Chengenhou suddenly stretched her brows, her face was full of smiles, and she said happily like a child.

Cheng Enhou looked at the excited Mrs. Cheng Enhou for a long time, and couldn't help but stretch the wrinkles on her face.

"If your daughter-in-law has time, she can come into the house at any time to chat with your mother. If you don't have time, you can go and do it yourself. ”

Cheng Enhou also said with a smile.

Family fun, but that's it, right?

"Okay. If the lady is in need, Zhixia should serve herself. Jiang Zhixia also responded with a smile.

So the people discussed the day of the feast with joy.

Today is already the sixth day of the lunar month, and it takes time to hold a banquet, and the people who attend the banquet also need time, and they also need to avoid other people's banquets, so as not to rush the time.

However, Mrs. Chengenhou is eager to let everyone know that she has found her son who has been lost for twenty years. I don't want to choose the days to come.

In this way, the most suitable day seems to be the tenth day of the lunar month.

Mrs. Cheng Enhou was a little dissatisfied, feeling that this day was too rushed, for fear that the preparation would not be perfect enough.

"When I go home, the point is to get to know more adults. In the lunar month, because of the New Year's holiday, it is more difficult for adults to take a holiday together. The tenth day of the first month is the tenth day of the month. On that day, it was a day for everyone to take a break, but there was no need for additional leave. Although it is not a good day, it is a coincidence, there are no nobles to hold a banquet, but they will not rush. ”

Seeing Mrs. Cheng Enhou's dissatisfaction, Cheng Enhou patiently explained.

After he finished speaking, he saw that Mrs. Chengenhou's brows were still furrowed, and he continued: "If you say that you are in a hurry, it is indeed a little bit. However, everyone knows that we will have to hold such a banquet sooner or later, and we are probably all ready. As for our house, there are so many stewards. No matter how bad it is, there are two other rooms, which can also be instructed. You can't always think about using the name of our Hou Mansion and not doing things. ”

When Mrs. Chengenhou heard this, it made sense, so she thought about it carefully.

As soon as she turned her head, she saw Liu Tiankuo and Jiang Zhixia both looking at her, so she hurriedly explained: "I am thinking that Tiankuo and his daughter-in-law will participate in the banquet of the Hou Mansion for the first time, and they want to do it as perfectly as possible." Don't blame me. ”

Liu Tiankuo and Jiang Zhixia naturally didn't care about her kindness, so they echoed her with a smile.

In this way, the banquet was finally scheduled to be held on the 10th day of the lunar month.

Now that the time is set, everyone starts to get busy.

Mrs. Cheng Enhou immediately called all the stewards to come over, arranged the next post, prepared all kinds of tableware, prepared dishes, arranged and other matters.

Looking at Mrs. Chengenhou, who was in good spirits and resolute, everyone couldn't help laughing.

After returning to Chu Mansion, Jiang Zhixia asked the top embroiderers of the Moon Shadow Workshop to sew new clothes for her, and asked Zhu Cuilou to process and add points to make new head jewelry according to her newly painted patterns.

Laba Festival, Liu Tiankuo and Jiang Zhixia went to Chengenhou's Mansion together, and accompanied Chengenhou and his wife to drink a large amount of Laba porridge rewarded by the palace.

On the night of the ninth day of the first lunar month, because the Chengenhou Mansion attached great importance to this banquet, Liu Tiankuo and Jiang Zhixia were taken to the Chengenhou Mansion to stay overnight.

In this way, everything is ready, and the tenth day of the lunar month has arrived.

In the Chengenhou Mansion, all kinds of busyness have been busy since early in the morning.

Fortunately, Mrs. Chengenhou is the head of the house, so naturally there are other concubines and young ladies to take hands and direct the people to turn around.

"Today, you and Tiankuo are the main characters. Therefore, you two only need to meet the guests, and you don't have to take care of the rest. ”

Mrs. Cheng Enhou said with a pleasant face holding Jiang Zhixia's hand.

Jiang Zhixia bowed gratefully.

After that, she followed Mrs. Chengenhou to entertain guests.

As soon as the clock began, people began to come to the banquet one after another.

So, Jiang Zhixia was like a spinning top, constantly saluting the guests and talking with them.

received a bunch of greeting gifts, but she didn't send them out to prepare for herself---- because Mrs. Chengenhou helped her prepare the greeting gifts.

At the end of the day, at the beginning of the afternoon, the number of visitors reached its peak. There was an endless stream of people coming in, and even Jiang Zhixia had to leave Mrs. Chengenhou and entertain the young women alone.

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