Chapter Thirty-Eight: Drunken Words at the Celebration Banquet
Gu's main room is also bustling at this time. On weekdays, Gu's favorite is her grandson Zhang Zhen, but at this time, she is only staring at the pair of ordinary girls in front of her. After looking up and down for a long time, she turned her head and said to the noble lady who was sitting next to her: "Mrs. Aunt is really a blessing, such a pair of jade girl-like people, how to look at how to make people happy." ”
"It's just that they're still obedient, and the old lady compliments them, and they are going to get carried away."
With humility in her mouth, the noble lady's face revealed a trace of pride that could not be concealed. She is Feng Lan, the sister-in-law of the eldest wife Feng, but she is a concubine, and she has to look at other people's faces in everything in the Feng family, but she didn't expect that it was originally an ordinary family affair. Although she is not as good as the Feng family's wife, none of the other daughters of the Feng family is more beautiful than her.
Feng Lan's only regret is that she didn't give birth to a son. However, she greeted her in-laws well, a pair of twin daughters were slim, and no one cared about her childlessness, and she even recognized the son born to a concubine of her husband in her name. If she wants to say that her biggest concern, it is to find the best marriage for her two daughters.
A group of people were saying this, and suddenly the door curtain was raised high, and a little girl rushed in with the soles of her feet, and before she could stand firmly, she shouted: "Third young master...... The third young master is in high school! ”
The Sun family, who had a big belly, didn't have to stand next to him like two concubines, and just sat there and couldn't help but look at the twin sisters. Seeing that one of them is beautiful, the other is quiet, and they look really cute, and she hopes to give birth to a caring daughter this time. At this moment, when she suddenly heard the good news from her son's side, she was suddenly startled, and she didn't even need the girl's support to stand up.
"What high school? Brother Yue'er passed the annual exam? ”
Gu raised his eyebrows in surprise, and immediately showed joy. Although she also felt that Zhang Yue acted calmly in the past four years, and knew that she was motivated in reading, she passed the college exam in one fell swoop the previous time. But she really didn't expect that Zhang Yue had just won the show last year, and he would be able to rank among the top in the annual examination this year. Seeing that some girls and daughters-in-law hugged the door to say goodbye, she couldn't help but stand up happily and repeatedly told Lingxi to take money and reward.
Just now, the attention of the people in the room was still on a pair of twin sisters who were as delicate as flowers, and at this time, when they heard this good news, the happy Sun family did not mention it for the time being, even the Feng family and the Dongfang family had to flatter a few words, but they had their own thoughts in their hearts.
Feng's son Zhang Zhen also participated in the college examination with Zhang Yue last time, but he finally lost his name to Sun Shan. Although it is easy to ask for a shadow prisoner with her husband's official qualities, when she thinks that her son, a prodigy, has lost to a nephew with mediocre qualifications, she must be a little sour at this time. And although the Dongfang clan can't look down on a mere talent and fame at all, if he really wants his son to serve in the martial arts, he is reluctant to send people to the battlefield when the time comes, and he has been conflicted in his heart, and he is also a little reluctant to laugh at this time.
Zhang Yue was hugged into the room by Zhang Chao's brother, but when he entered the door, he found that there were a few more women today, and he was stunned and almost thought that it was the eldest sister Zhang Qing's return, but after a closer look, he was not a little disappointed. Zhang Qing married Meng Jun, the grandson of Hou Mengshan of Baoding, as early as two years ago, and this marriage was matched by the British Gong Zhang Fu, and the two families were quite satisfied.
The most dissatisfied is about Zhang Chao's brother, as for Zhang Yue, he didn't expect Zhang Qing to marry so early, but after talking with Meng Jun who came to greet him in person, he thought that this sister and wife were good, so he was relieved.
"Grandmother Wan An!"
After smiling and saluting, as soon as he looked up, he saw Gu waving to him, and he quickly got up and took two steps forward, just standing in front of his grandmother. About the reason for today's guests, Gu's silver hair was tied with a gold silk bun, and he was also wearing a dark cyan gauze robe full of rich patterns, and he also looked a lot more energetic than before, and at this time, the eyes that looked at him showed infinite kindness and approval.
"Good, good! I entered school at the age of thirteen, three years earlier than your eldest uncle, and now I have achieved good results, and our Zhang family has added a lot of glory this time. Well, just now they were in a hurry to report the good news, but I forgot to ask, what is it? ”
This time, before Zhang Yue could answer, Zhang Chao said beside him: "Grandmother, it's first-class!" ”
There was an exclamation in the room, and Dongfang Clan on the side immediately smiled playfully: "Brother Yue'er has been good at learning over the years, and he is really good." I heard that the sixth class of the annual examination, this second-class place is the least, and you can go directly to the township test, I didn't expect that Brother Yue'er would take the first class for the first time! ”
Although Feng Lan on the side was an outsider, she was unwilling to be left behind when she looked at the opportunity, and she also flattered: "I have long heard that the Zhang family has a strict family education, and now that my grandson is young and has a bright future in school, isn't it the old lady who teaches well?" ”
Gu didn't care about the praise of his own people, but the flattery of outsiders was different. Nodding at Feng Lan with a smile, she pulled Zhang Yue over, pointed at Feng Lan and said, "Go and see your Aunt Feng, as well as your sister and sister Shu." ”
As soon as he heard that it was Aunt Feng, Zhang Yue knew that this must be a relative of the eldest aunt Feng's family. After stepping forward to pay a visit, he suddenly hesitated when he saw Feng smiling and giving a purse.
"Take it, your Aunt Feng is not an outsider. Your uncle is now the prefect of Kaifeng, and you, as a student, will have the opportunity to meet him in the future, and you will have to ask for advice and listen to the training. ”
After hearing Gu's words, Zhang Yue reached out to accept it and thanked him again. When he met the twin cousins, he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw that the two of them were exactly the same silver-red soft gauze shirts, exactly the same blue pleated skirts, and even hair accessories, collars, earrings, etc.
There is no difference in the table at all, how can others distinguish clearly?
Men and women do not kiss, his own sisters he looks at more than two eyes and does not care, but staring at the two cousins is extremely inappropriate, so after the ceremony, he retreated to his mother's side, but who knows that he heard the grandmother speak again.
"This time, Brother Yue'er's first annual exam was first-class, and it happened that my aunt came over, so I might as well have a good time. Lingxi, you go and instruct the daughters-in-law in the kitchen to clean up with their hearts, and today they will set up a banquet in my main room, and everyone will have a meal without restraint. By the way, you take a few more people to Taocheng Taocheng, I remember that there is also a quail fur, which I will wear for Brother Yue when he is in winter. Also, in the past four years, the family has not made new clothes, no matter what makeup, satin, silk and Hangzhou, take a few more out to tailor clothes for everyone. ”
The flood four years ago hurt the vitality of the Zhang family, not only the family lost a lot, but the grange outside the city was even more unharvested, plus the past few years have been bad, and the family has not completely relieved the gas until now. At this time, Gu Shi spoke from top to bottom, and most people were very happy, after all, a few homely old clothes had long been tired of wearing, and no one was impatient.
Zhang Yue opened his mouth to speak, but finally closed his mouth - compared to those who are unkind to the rich or increase the rent, the Zhang family is giving up porridge and old clothes to reduce rent, and then he advises him not to make new clothes and show off, it is simply to sweep his grandmother's face. A few new clothes will not help Nuoda's Kaifeng City, and he doesn't need to go online.
This meal has been prepared for more than an hour, with four kinds of cold dishes and eight plates of dim sum, as for the hot dishes, they are lamb with minced peppers, spicy vinegar kidneys, steamed chicken, pork ear crispy and so on, plus seasonal fresh vegetables, which fill a whole table. The Gu family sat in the center, and the juniors sat around, Feng's Anzhen, Dongfang's cloth vegetables, and the pregnant Sun family was helped to the next room to eat alone.
Maybe he drank a few glasses of wine, and on a whim, Gu smiled at Feng Lan and said, "Mrs. Aunt, these two daughters are very beautiful, are you willing to be a daughter-in-law of my Zhang family?" ”
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