At the beginning of the afternoon, under the instructions of Mrs. Wei, who had not bothered to feed for a long time, the delicacies and wine had been prepared, and the servants and maids methodically removed the small case of melons, fruits and pastries, carried up two large and one small and three low square tables, and rearranged the brocade couch.

It is not only a family banquet, but also a gathering for women, and the banquet people are also interested in only bringing their daughters to invite, so Mrs. Wei did not stick to the old customs, in order to make the atmosphere more lively, deliberately imitated the habits of the Hu people, and adopted a large table for many people to sit around, but also had reservations, did not simply set up benches to squeeze sitting, and it was still a brocade couch for one person.

The two large tables are just enough to sit the women and elders, and more than ten little ladies are also just around the small table.

Bai Ji was allowed to participate in the banquet on this day, but at this time she did not share the table with the ladies, but was responsible for taking care of a table of juniors, although Mrs. Wei had told her not to be too formal, not to treat her tongue badly, but Bai Ji did not let go of the seat, only sat next to him, and carefully served the little guests with dishes and drinks.

The most lively was of course the seat where Mrs. Wei and Xiao Shi were seated, but Qiao Shi also consciously did not come forward and sat at the second seat to entertain the guests.

First of all, Xiao Shi saluted the relatives and friends of all the guests to the banquet, and everyone also raised a lamp to congratulate Xiao on his birthday, quieted down slightly, and after tasting a few dishes, Xiao Shi's friend Li took the lead in targeting the birthday star, and actually imitated the man Lang Jun and sang the "birthday poem", forcing Xiao Shi to put aside the "thank you speech", which instantly ignited the atmosphere.

Staggered, most of them added a little bit of wine, Eleven Niang saw that many "elders" were dyed with a glow, even the Qin family, who was inexplicably indignant and slashed at her several times just now, at this time there was no resentment, but took advantage of the wine, got up from the second seat, sang and danced, raised his arms and twisted his waist to the chairman, and invited Xiao to dance together, Mrs. Lede Wei leaned forward and leaned back, pointed at Qin's and smiled: "I still remember, Danniang loved Hu Yi the most when she was in the boudoir, and a Hu Xuan dance was enough to mess with the truth, I saw her for the first time, If it weren't for the fact that she had Peugeot black eyes, and she was suspected of being the daughter of the Hu family, Danniang wouldn't be embarrassed to walk the boat, she was good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she wouldn't be able to dance. ”

Only then did Eleven Niang know that Xiao's words were in the boat.

I heard Qin's smile again: "Let's just say that the mother is eccentric, and she really helps her daughter-in-law everywhere, which is to praise me, it is clearly to praise the elegant woman, and I have become a splash." The mother, if this is replaced by a Langjun to drink, it can be regarded as rude if you are not invited to dance, and there are many times to fight, I respect the mother of the world and order tolerance to be tolerant for a time, and the woman can be punished by herself for three cups. ”

The words are a bit rushed, but on this occasion, it is also interesting and does not smell of gunpowder.

Compared with the elders who have a wine to help each other, the little ladies are quiet and restrained at this table, and they all have a gentle and elegant posture, at most they laugh quietly, and purse their lips to watch.

After laughing and drinking for a while, seeing that no one moved, Mrs. Wei simply signaled to remove those main dishes, and then presented a few flavors of wine appetizer or exquisite light side dishes, and asked people to call the musicians to come forward to play and sing to help the fun, Eleven Niang naturally understood that the wine banquet had reached this point, and the juniors should almost quit the table and go to the quiet place to have fun and talk, but her identity at this time, of course, she did not take the lead, and only looked at her little cousin Liu Zhen.

As the eldest daughter of the main family, it should be time for her to resign first.

Siniang Liu Zhen helped her grandmother with help today, and she always paid attention to taking care of the little guests at the banquet, just because Qi Niang and Jiu Niang were still young, and there were not many opportunities to assist the banquet guests, and it was inevitable that there would be many inconsiderates, unlike she was seventeen, and she followed her aunt Xiao to take care of a period of family affairs, not to mention that she had experienced many changes in the past three years, and she was not like the innocent and carefree arrogant girl who was under the care and love of her mother.

At this time, he whispered a few words to Qi Niang, and motioned to Jiu Niang and Liu Yinru, bringing the only five-year-old Eleven Niang who could go to the table, and a few girls raised their lamps to step forward, Liu Zhen smiled and said: "Son and a few sisters, congratulations to my aunt on her birthday, only the sisters are still young, and they can only replace the wine with peach pulp, and the aunt is not strange." ”

At this time, Mrs. Wei also added wine, and actually said: "Sister Qi Niang is also okay, Si Niang can't be confused, your aunt has to work hard for that big thing, you have to toast a few glasses of wine today." ”

Everyone here knew that it was the marriage between Siniang and the Wang family, and for a while, many expressions were subtle.

Naturally, some people only feel that it is not about themselves to return the smile, but Eleven Niang left an opinion Qiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and the calculation in his eyes flashed quickly, then the Qin family and the Shen family glanced at each other, and the Qin family whispered something, and looked at Mrs. Wei, Qiao Shi immediately smiled, and did not know what to say, patting the back of Qin's hand and shaking his head slightly.

Liu Zhen felt ashamed, although the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were enlightened, and the daughter of the boudoir was teased about getting married, but in front of many guests and elders, Liu Zhen only felt that her cheeks were hot, and she blushed and responded: "The eldest mother is right, there are many children who have to be taught and guided by their aunts, and they really shouldn't be fooled, so they will punish themselves with a cup and respect their aunts." ”

Many people nodded secretly, although she was the eldest daughter of a widow, fortunately, Mrs. Wei had taken care of her personally in the past three years, and it was no wonder that even if Pei Zheng's clan was wiped out, the Wang family never had the idea of repenting of marriage.

Mrs. Wei seemed to have the intention to urge Liu Zhen, the eldest granddaughter, to let it go: "You said this, it's just a trivial matter." ”

Liu Zhen had no choice but to pretend not to understand anything, took the servant and handed over a glass of wine to drink it all, and then saluted Xiao again.

Everyone was secretly determined, listening to Mrs. Tai's tone, they were afraid that the marriage between Siniang and Wang Qilang would be settled, and there would be no changes.

Only the Qin family secretly sneered at the sister-in-law for the Shen family: "It's just pretending, the mother can really sit on the name of a virtuous person this time, and I don't know how many people trust her to be fair." ”

On the side, Qiao's family heard it clearly, and smiled proudly - just now after being guided by her "good words", the stupid woman of the Qin family really pondered in this regard, but this is also a fact, his own A family pays so much attention to Siniang's marriage, it is nothing more than fame, who makes the many daughters in the third room not fit in age, how can the A family bear the stigma of a harsh stepson for cheap others? Hengzhi Siniang no longer has a mother to rely on, even if she marries into a high family, the only thing to rely on is her mother's family, and she never dares to disobey her grandmother!

Eleven Niang stepped forward to "toast", while secretly paying attention to Qiao's side of the demeanor, she was really not at ease, suspecting that Qiao's was going to take Ah Zhen for her daughter Wu Niang, at this time she was not sure whether Mrs. Wei was really concerned or fake, only observed and found out that Xiao Shi was indeed trying his best to prepare for the marriage of Ah Hao, Ah Hao also seemed to be really close to Xiao Shi, I think that in the next three years, Xiao Shi did take great care of Ah Zhen, and greatly soothed her grief of suddenly losing her mother and family and being wiped out.

Let's just say that right now, Xiao saw that his niece was being teased by her mother-in-law and was shy, so she could only cover it up with wine, and hurriedly smiled to relieve the siege: "Grandmother is joking, Siniang don't take it seriously, Qi Niang is young, and you have to help Zhou Dao, you are drunk, you have to make a joke today, okay, okay, you have a mind, my aunt understands, so I will lead the little ladies to Yajing to have fun, so as not to be restrained with us." ”

Siniang then took advantage of the situation to go down the steps, and Qi Niang, together with Qi Niang, beckoned many small guests to Fucuiwu, without the restraint of the elders, the children showed a little lively and spontaneous, three or two hand in hand, the viewer enjoyed the scenery, the opponent played the game, Liu Yin Ru was no one to take care of, only pulled Eleven Niang to the side, when far away from others, this whispered to her.

"Eleventh sister, are you curious about what major event the fourth sister should thank your aunt?"

Eleven Niang: Huh? I don't know what the purpose of this well-behaved person who has won Qiao's favor is, to share the worries and help his mother, or if he has other intentions, but the thing is really wonderful, the mother and daughter actually choose to use themselves, it seems that young and ignorant do have a great advantage, although they are used by others, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not detect some hidden secrets.

There are many strange contradictions in the Liu family's internal affairs, some of which are not worth caring about, such as why the Xiao family is willing to have no children under their knees, and allows the concubine to be the elder, and what is the relationship between the Xiao family and Jiang Ji, so that they regard "themselves" as their own; But some must be judged clearly, such as who forced the aunt to die, Mrs. Wei or Aunt Liu; For example, what is Qiao's idea, and whether it is unfavorable to Ah Zhen; Piru is even more important - whether the Liu family is an accomplice to Pei Zheng's extermination!

has always had a clear purpose, such as Eleven Niang, of course, she will not let go of Liu Yinru taking the initiative to get close to this opportunity, and at this time she is only curious: "Isn't it because my mother taught the fourth sister to remember the arithmetic?" ”

Liu Yinru smiled lightly - she heard that this five-year-old sister could recite the "Ovary Poetry Collection", she was really surprised, seeing that Eleven Niang was concerned by her grandmother, she was not without jealousy, and secretly guessed that there was also a talented and intelligent person like Xiao Xiaojiulang in the family, and the meaning of grandmother and aunt was to allow Eleven Niang to record the famous genealogy? ! So her heart was even more ablaze, and she couldn't tell whether she was excited or jealous, but she quickly calmed down and realized that even if her grandmother really had this meaning, it would be good for herself, besides, even if Eleven Niang had the ability to memorize, but in the end she was a child, a little smart in vain, how could she understand a lot of world conditions, self-study scriptures and history, although she did not understand the profound meaning of the words, but also understood some truths.

There are many people who are full of learning, but the official position is not as good as the talent and learning, but the city government has deep insight into the hearts of the world.

For example, this eleventh sister, even if she is talented, how can she compare to her years of observing and understanding people's hearts?

Only for the sake of being used by her!