Today's weather is beautiful, the sky is clear, the breeze is gentle, it is suitable for outdoor dining, otherwise these thirty tables of banquets, even if they are too guarded mansions, may not be placed in the house alone, so five tables are placed indoors to entertain the elite class, and ten tables outside are used to entertain the gentry class.

As for whether there will be an opinion, this is completely unnecessary. Nowadays, almost all of the elites who can be called are princes and generals who have been passed down for generations, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see them.

Today, these elites gave Taishou Chen Qiu face and came to the banquet in person, and it was a great honor for these gentry outside to go to the banquet with them.

As the guests of the banquet arrived one after another, the indoor and outdoor tables began to fill up one after another.

The arrival of these guests made the entire Taishou Mansion busy.

Cen Sheng, the staff of the Taishou Mansion, and the Wang Steward were responsible for welcoming guests outside the gate, and when the guests entered the mansion, their own servants led the male guests to the front yard to sit, and some maidservants led the female guests to the backyard to sit.

Taishou Chen Qiu was responsible for entertaining male guests in the front yard, because the lady in the main room was not there, and the concubine Cheng Ying had to be responsible for entertaining female guests in the backyard.

The master is personally in battle, and naturally the servants and maids are also very busy, they are responsible for serving tea and water, leading the way and serving food, etc.

It is worth mentioning that for this banquet, Chen Qiu can be said to have invested a lot of money, and even the tea that he is reluctant to drink on weekdays is also taken out to entertain guests.

On the male side of the front yard, everyone was looking for someone they knew to sit around a table, drinking tea, and talking about today's events with great interest.

"Haha, Master Li, you're here too. It's rare to see you on weekdays, but I didn't expect you to come early today. ”

"That's it, Lord Taishou has an invitation, how can I not come. The head of the Huang family is not very difficult to feast on weekdays, but today the lord of the mansion will arrive as soon as he shouts. ”

When the two gentry in the courtyard saw each other, they greeted each other, and when they sat together, they began to talk about today's feast.

"I really don't know, how could Lord Taishou invite us to eat bean food and pig feast, which even ordinary people won't eat."

"The head of the Huang family is right, how can a gentry class like you and me eat such a thing."

There is no impermeable wall in the world, not to mention that Chen Qiu did not hide it from them, as soon as they inquired about each other, they knew the ins and outs of the Taishou banquet guests.

The two of them were able to come here because they didn't dare not give face to Lord Taishou, but they didn't look down on such an unpalatable thing as pork, so they complained.

As the so-called people do not fight with officials, not to mention that in the Han Dynasty, where the class hierarchy is clear, they have today's status, and they understand the ability of the government the most, so they naturally dare not disobey the banquet of the county guard.

The people next to him heard the conversation between the two, and Chen Qiu, who supported him, defended him.

"Maybe Lord Taishou has a hard time, it is said that he relieved the homeless people and used all the food in the treasury of Wancheng City! If we don't help, don't complain for no reason, after all, it is very rare for the prince to invite me to a banquet at this time. ”

"Yes, it is our blessing that Nanyang has such a good Taishou. It is said that the prince of the palace also passed on the method of eating too secret to the people, and perhaps this bean food and pig banquet are also a kind of secret method of too void. ”

"Brother Wang is right, Lord Taishou invited me to wait for the bean food and pig feast, maybe it was a last resort, let's just wait and see."

At this moment, someone suddenly said in a strange way: "I'm afraid that there is no good banquet, if he borrows food from us!" ”

Everyone was silent, although some of them were willing to befriend Taishou, but they didn't want to lend out the grain, saying that they were borrowing, and who knew if they could pay it back later.

In fact, some of them have different opinions, that is, the head of the family surnamed Wu and Guo Fei and others, they are people who have eaten the pig banquet, and they naturally know very well that today's pig banquet in Taishou Mansion must have been made by Wu Yong.

But what made them strange was that they hadn't eaten this bean food, so they didn't dare to taste it. But thinking that this was made by Wu Yong again, he was immediately full of confidence, believing that this bean food must also be too empty to eat, full of expectations.

They actually knew that the main purpose of the Taishou banquet was food, but they still came here to ease the relationship with Taishou Chen Qiu.

The five-surname family is now down, and the plan for now is to rely on the county guard, wait for the opportunity, and restore the glory of the family, because the county guard is all from other counties, and the elite class of Nanyang County itself will not help them these down-and-out clans.

And Guo Fei and others are all the new gentry class who rose up because of the eunuchs, and they were also worried that Taishou Chen Qiu would cut them first and then play and steal their land.

The gentry in the courtyard all had their own thoughts, and so did the elite in the interior.

"Chen Fujun, you invited us to eat bean food and pig feast, don't you look down on us, or are you too short of food and clothing? If it weren't for the strange tables, stools, and tea, I would have turned around and left. ”

Everyone in the room laughed, they were not afraid of Chen Qiu's guard.

"That is, if it weren't for you to relieve the plight of the displaced people in Wancheng, Ben Hou wouldn't have come."

"Chen Taishou, I have to explain in advance, if you want to borrow food to help the homeless, you don't have to open your mouth, let me remind you first, don't come to the table now."

Chen Qiu looked at this group of so-called Han elites, he was too guarded by a county, and he was still worried about the food of the displaced people, but these people only cared about enjoyment, they were really corrupt and degenerate, and they could not be saved.

At this moment, after someone entered the room, he was surprised to see that everyone in the room was sitting on a bench.

"Ah, Brother Bo Zhenxian, what kind of reputation are you doing!"

As soon as Chen Qiu saw someone coming, he hurriedly got up to greet him, "Lord Wang, you are old, why don't you let your subordinates pass it on in advance, and the lower officials should go to greet them in person." ”

Liu Cheng, the king of Chen, laughed and said: "It's this king who came uninvited, and it doesn't matter if it's true." Today, this king came to Wancheng to find Liu Zongzheng for something, and happened to meet Bozhen to hold a banquet, so he came with Liu Zongzheng. ”

Chen Qiu saluted Liu Zongzheng again, and then led the two to a table in the innermost room to sit down, and when they walked by, the magnates in the room automatically stood up, not daring to say more.

The male guests in the front yard are so lively here, and the female guests in the back yard are not far behind. This side is also divided into two places: the families of the powerful and the families of the gentry outside.

As the saying goes, three women in one play, so many women get together, and there are naturally a lot of topics.

"Have you heard? The lady who received us today is actually just a concubine! Let's come here this time, which one is not three books and six hires, and the Ming media is marrying into the door! ”

"Not only that, I just heard this servant girl who is too guarded to say that what we are entertained today is bean food and pig feast, do you think this is what we should eat?"

"Yes, this is too bullying, I originally thought that I would be too hostile to the banquet and dress ceremoniously, but I didn't expect to be treated like this, if I were someone else, I would have turned my face a long time ago."

The gentry and their relatives who can come today can be said to be all beautiful in the past, and they still have the upbringing they should have, and they will not be as foul as a shrew scolding the street, and at the same time they are afraid of the majesty of the Taishou, so they dare not make a loud noise, but can only mumble quietly.

They are like this, but the relatives of the magnates in the room are not happy, they can be the main room of the princes and generals, and the power of their relatives is naturally extraordinary, they have been very delicate since childhood, where have they been so despised, and some women immediately shouted loudly.

"The slave family has lived for so many years, and it is the first time to see such a banquet guest, not to mention the low status of the master, and the food of the banquet guests is also cheap food."

"If you want me to say, let's leave as soon as possible, so as not to be despised again and again, you say that if the bean food and pig feast are served later, will we eat or not."

"Yes, I knew it was like this, I couldn't wait, and now it's uncomfortable to sit here, I don't know if I'll vomit after eating cheap food!"

Cheng Ying also knew her husband's plans today, and wanted to receive them quietly, but there were always people who jumped out restlessly, but she didn't expect them to be even more inch-inch, daring to despise her.

Immediately raised his eyes and stared coldly at the loudest people, his eyes were sharp, and his tone was not good:

"Things in this world are changing, don't always use your ignorance to embarrass people! This bean food and pig feast have been handed down from the Taixu Fairyland, and they have been dedicated to today. ”

"You only know that my husband is too guarded, but you know that my father is a regular servant Cheng Huang, be careful that if you talk too much, you will lose, and bring trouble to your husband's family."

The people in the room didn't dare to come out, they really didn't expect Cheng Ying to have another layer of identity, in their opinion, those who can be concubines are small people.

Their husband's family can offend Taishou, but they can't afford to offend Zhongchang! Now that I have offended Cheng Ying, I am really remorseful, there are a few women who want to admit their mistakes on the spot, but with so many people present, they can't save face.

After a stalemate like this, a servant girl came in to break the silence, "Madam, there is a word from the kitchen that it is time for a banquet." ”

Cheng Ying glanced around and saw that no one dared to look at her, so she spoke: "Then let's eat, save some ignorant people from being here all the time." ”

The handmaid took the order and trotted out quickly. Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief, peeking at Cheng Ying from the corner of their eyes, not daring to say more.

On the kitchen side, Wu Yong sent away Liu Jing and Chen Xian, who were satisfied, and were busy with twenty cooks for a while, and then all the dishes of the pig banquet were ready.

On the front yard, after receiving the advice of the king's steward, Chen Qiu stood up and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, this government knows that you have always regarded bean food and pig feast as cheap food, and today this government will let you taste what is called a real delicacy. ”

Everyone was a little confused, so as the king steward shouted, "Eat beans!" ”

Suddenly, the servants of the Taishou Mansion rushed in, each carrying a tray and placing it in front of the guests, and then quickly withdrew to serve the next one.