Chapter 146: Accompany Madame
The Qian family is the honored guests of the Ding family, and Ding Zhuang's father and son lead the family out.
The first carriage driver was a member of the Qian family, and the second carriage driver Ding's family did not know him.
Qian Dahu and Mrs. Qian got out of the carriage, and Mrs. Qian pointed to a woman in her forties and a little daughter-in-law who came down from the second car and said with a smile, "This is Mrs. Guo, Mrs. Guo, this is Grandma Guo."
It is Guo Shoubei's daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law, wrapped in Ayaluo, and her head is full of pearls.
The Ding family was flattered, and for the first time, their "lady" came as a guest.
Ding Zhao went to Guo's house twice to give gifts, but he only saw a man, but never a woman.
Lilac could see that Mrs. Guo's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were wearing clothes and buckles made of Jiulu Weaving and Embroidery Pavilion.
Lilac has already said hello, and the county magistrate, Guo Shoubei, and the Qian family went to the Weaving and Embroidery Pavilion to buy things at a six-fold discount, and only charged the cost.
The Qian family is embarrassed to buy it often, and they won't buy the most expensive one. The county grandfather's family and the Guo family didn't buy less, and they also picked good ones.
Mrs. Guo smiled reservedly, "My lord heard that Shopkeeper Ding has moved to a new house, and he is busy with official business, so let's come over and have a look."
Although it came, the shelf was full.
Ding Zhao arched his hand and smiled, "Lord Guo loves the people like a son, and the grass people are grateful, please inside, please."
The congratulatory gift given by the Qian family was a Nanmu frame and two screens for the five sons of Dengke, and the gift from the Guo family was a set of blue and white porcelain bowls and tea sets.
With Mrs. Guo's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it is not like a treat in the countryside that does not distinguish between men and women.
Several women from the landlord's family, Xia Li's daughter-in-law Zhou and his daughter-in-law Xia He, later Xia Yuan's daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law, Zhang and Xie accompanied Mrs. Guo's mother-in-law and Aunt Qian to laugh and drink tea in the upper hall, the male guests were in the east chamber, and the rest of the guests were in the west chamber.
The Ding family didn't invite Xia Yuanwai, and his family didn't think about coming to congratulate. But when he heard that Guo Shoubei's wife and daughter-in-law had gone to Ding's house, Xia Yuanwai couldn't sit still.
He was embarrassed to take the initiative to come to the door and asked his daughter-in-law, son, and daughter-in-law to come with gifts.
After that, the county master's master also came, not only did he give a gift, but also sent a kang screen on behalf of the county master's wife.
Lilac kowtowed to Mrs. Guo, who gave her a string of red musk beads.
smiled, "I have heard my lord praise this child, and I often hear Mrs. Qian praise him. Ouch, poor man, what a good look. Come and let me take a closer look, good boy."
Lilac got up and approached her, kneading her a few times.
The country woman wanted to please this official's wife, and her fart was particularly straightforward. As the main mother, Zhang's face was nervous and scared in the face of the official's wife, and she couldn't say a word.
Fortunately, the rich lady played a round game, and the lilac fairy tale attracted most of the attention of the Guo family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
After talking for a while, seeing that Mrs. Guo frowned, and she didn't like to say more, Lilac invited the Guo family's mother-in-law and Aunt Qian to her cottage.
She gave Ding Zhen another look, and Ding Zhen followed. Xia He saw it, and followed up cheekily.
Xia He is eleven years old, and he looks quite delicate, but his skin is a little darker. It is considered to be the best-looking little lady in Beiquan Village except for Lilac and Ding Zhen.
Xia He doesn't think so. Lilac has been known as the most beautiful girl since she was a child, and she can't compare. But she thinks she is definitely much better looking than Ding Zhen, Ding Zhen has small eyes and a round nose, where is it good-looking?
Moreover, her father is Lizheng, her family has a field and orchard, and a shop in the town, she is better than Ding Zhen in everything. It's just that Ding Zhen is Lilac's cousin, and she plays together every day, and others watch Ding Zhen by the way......
Today, Xia He not only wore the only silk summer shirt, but also wore light makeup.
As soon as he entered the hut, Xia He's eyes were not enough. If the courtyard and hall are on par with Xia Yuan's house, as soon as you enter this room, it will be another world.
Seeing the books in the bookcase, Grandma Guo was surprised, "Little Miss Ding recognizes words?"
Lilac smiled, "I know some, I learned from my brothers."
Grandma Guo took out a few scrolls of paintings in the basket and opened them, painting some flowers such as clothes and buttons, peach blossoms and plum blossoms.
"That's what you drew too?"
Lilac said, "Well, my father and second brother like Danqing, I learned from them."
Ding Zhen smiled on the side, "Learn to learn, Sister Xiang's painting is better than Brother Ren's."
It's hard to say that she is better than the second uncle's painting.
Grandma Guo's eyes changed when she saw Lilac, although these paintings were simple, they were too unexpected to be made by a seven-year-old child, who was still a peasant child.
She laughed, "What a smart girl who is rarely found."
Mrs. Guo regretted in her heart, the little girl was good-looking and so smart, but it was a pity that the smell of medicine rushed to her nose, as if there was some hidden disease. Mrs. Qian said that the child had lost his soul when he was a child, and the Taoist priest asked him to wear pills.
This is the rhetoric of the Ding family, who knows if it is a lost soul or a hidden disease.
Grandpa Zhang's family went out just after dawn and came to Ding's house at noon. Except for Grandpa Zhang and Zhang Xiaobao, everyone came, even Zhang Jinshi from the county hospital came, and they would stay at Ding's house for a night.
Ding Zhao specially invited the chef of the restaurant in the town, and the meal was very rich, with 12 dishes, 8 meat and 4 vegetables, and 16 tables. There are six tables in the courtyard, and three tables each in the upper hall, the east wing hall, and the west wing hall.
Mrs. Guo's mother-in-law and Mrs. Qian's table was placed in the lilac house, accompanied by Lilac, Ding Zhen and Xia He.
Lilac didn't want to call Xia He, but she was cheeky and kept following, and it was not easy to drive her away.
Ding Zhen and Xia He can accompany their wives to dinner, which makes Ding Shan's family and Xia Lizheng and his wife very happy.
During the meal, the eldest aunt Yu quietly called Lilac out.
"Xiangxiang, Zhen girl can come to accompany Mrs. to dinner, why don't you call my shallow girl to accompany you? We are your own uncle, and Jane's father is just your cousin, and we are more close to you in terms of distance and proximity."
Yu didn't dare to compare Xia Lizheng's daughter, and talked about Ding Zhen.
Lilac didn't let Zhang Qian accompany him, mainly because Zhang Qian was too shy and had never seen the world, not only could he not play a good role, but if his performance was too bad, he would not be beautiful.
Moreover, Lilac must have been reluctant to come over to accompany her, feeling that she was guilty.
Yu's look of being snubbed made Lilac very angry.
She held back her anger and said, "Auntie, you also know Sister Qian's character, let her come here to eat, maybe she can't even open her mouth."
Yu Shi rolled his eyes angrily, "Xiangxiang thinks my shallow girl is too bad, she is no worse than Zhen girl."
Lilac didn't want to talk to her much, so she turned around and left.
Yu couldn't get angry, so he went to Zhang's again and asked Zhang to intercede with Lilac.
Zhang also felt that Zhang Qian was timid and it was not good to go. said in a low voice, "Sister-in-law thinks it's a beautiful thing to accompany Mrs. to dinner? Tell you, it's a chore, you have to look at your lady's face at any time, and the meal is not fragrant......
After the meal, Mrs. Guo's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and Mr. and Mrs. Qian Dahu sat for a while before saying goodbye and going home.