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Chapter 10 Banquet
Even though the banquet held by the Hou Mansion is a small banquet, it needs to be prepared one day in advance.

Xu Chunjun followed Mama Wang and took a pen and paper to register the account book.

Because Mother Wang told her to take care of this after she knew she could read, otherwise she would have to ask the accountant for help.

The person who bullied her before wanted to curry favor with her now, but Xu Chunjun was not half-satisfied either.

The people here have long been used to being arrogant and depressing, and they will be rampant when they gain power. I have never seen someone who is as flattered as she is, and I don't know how to get along with her for a while.

However, she only stayed with Mama Wang for one day. In the evening, the little girl beside Mama Ye came over and said to Xu Chunjun, "Go to the front tomorrow, you won't be in the back anymore."

"Is there not enough manpower at the front?" Mother Wang was reluctant to let Xu Chunjun go.

Because she has quick hands and feet and a quick mind, there is really no more capable helper than her.

"Mother Ye said, you can ask her the old man." The little girl grabbed a handful of fried melon seeds from the kitchen table and said as she ate, "I'm just a messenger."

Mama Ye is the lady in charge, so Mama Wang dared not argue with her, she had to put on a smile even though she was reluctant in her heart.

"Since Mama Ye wants someone, how dare you refuse to give it to me? I'm just asking for nothing." Mama Wang said with a smile, "This melon seed is fried from snake gall, and it's the most refreshing, so you can take it if you don't mind! "

The girl who spread the word smiled a little earlier, took the melon seeds, turned around and left.

On the day of the banquet, Xu Chunjun was in charge of serving tea and water to the guests. Mrs. Lu invited more than a dozen guests, all of whom were family members of officials and eunuchs.

"This girl has a good face, is she new to the mansion?" A middle-aged woman with a mole between her eyebrows asked Mrs. Hou Ye.

"Madam Sun, what do you think of this girl?" Madam Lu glanced at Xu Chunjun.

"The appearance is good, the flesh and skin are good, I'm afraid it will cost at least 20 taels of silver." Mrs. Sun said.

"She can write and count." Mrs. Lu shook her head and said, "There is nowhere to buy 20 taels of silver."

"Then you have to be careful," General Yu's wife at the side gave Xu Chunjun a dead eye and said, "Be careful that your Lord Hou will take a fancy to you and take over the house."

"Master Hou is old, so he may not have such thoughts. Be careful of your young master, these girls are low-spirited no matter how good they are, and there is no one who is not flattering when they meet the master." These noble ladies have been old for many years. Bad, the first thing in the house to guard against this kind of thing.

"It can be said that the Kang family had an uproar over a girl a few days ago!" Mrs. Jin Yuhou was so fat that her breath was filled with phlegm, "The two young masters of his family fought over a girl. The wife of his family was so angry that she passed out, and the eldest wife also fell ill from anger."

"No wonder I asked her not to come! She said that her mother-in-law is sick and she can't get away." Mrs. Lu suddenly said, "So there is such a public case!"

"I've also heard about it in a daze, what happened?" asked Mr. Liu's stepmother in the Ministry of Industry.

"What can I do, beat that girl up and tell Ren Yazi to lead her out!" Mrs. Jin Yuhou said, "Who wants to have a goblin at home and disturb the peace."

"This girl looks like she's easy," Mrs. Sun pointed at Xu Chunjun and said, "I don't want to seduce Qiao Qiao."

"Come on! That's written on the face?" Mrs. Yu shook her head and said, "You don't know, a real vixen has two faces. In front of the mistress, I wish I could build a chastity archway on my head, and once I see you Only when the male master is killed, will the tricks be released!"

Xu Chunjun listened to these people talking about himself, as if they were talking about an object, full of unpleasant words.

Not only did Mrs. Lu not stop her, but she also listened with great interest. It was obvious that she wanted to humiliate herself.

But she had an idea in her heart, and she knew which was more important, so she didn't take it to heart and let them say it.

After a while, the table was set up, Madam Lu smiled and invited everyone to sit.

The servant girls brought by these guests arranged a banquet elsewhere, and the servants here are all servants of the Hou Mansion.

There is a large plan, which is long from north to south and narrow from east to west.

Mrs. Jinyu Hou was fat and the oldest, so she was arranged to occupy the exclusive side on the west side.

Mrs. Lu asked Xu Chunjun to sieve the wine and vegetables for the fat lady, and specially instructed: "Don't leave any dishes on the table, and don't stop the wine."

Xu Chunjun agreed, and stood respectfully beside Madam Jinyuhou.

The other maids were relieved. You must know that this fat lady has body odor and likes to cover it up with spices. It stands to reason that this method is also effective, but she loves to sweat, which makes the two smells mix together, which is really unpleasant.

Moreover, she is greedy for food and wine, so she has to eat every dish several times, and she has to run away just to pick up the dishes.

Not to mention that every banquet has to go to the toilet several times, it is difficult for the people who serve her not to lose their skin.

In the past, when she came to the banquet, she had to be served by two girls, but this time she left it to Xu Chunjun himself.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or what, but Madam Jinyu Hou's favorite dishes are far away.

So Xu Chunjun came up with a way to fill those few dishes with a small bowl, and then put them all into the tray, so as not to toss back and forth.

Seeing that the fat lady was sweating profusely, Xu Chunjun took a clean gauze handkerchief, put a layer of mint powder inside, and tucked it flatly around her neckline for a week, so that it could absorb sweat and keep cool.

The fat lady only felt extremely refreshed, and even her mind seemed a little clearer than usual.

"Ma'am, I'm afraid this wine cup is a bit small, how about changing it to a bigger one?" Xu Chunjun asked with a smile.

"As a matter of fact," Mrs. Jinyuhou said kindly, "You are very smart, it would be good to follow me."

Xu Chunjun pursed his lips and smiled, brought over a larger wine cup, and at the same time took a pair of long ebony chopsticks.

Because she noticed that the fat lady's hands were sweaty, and the ivory chopsticks were not easy to use, not as good as the ebony chopsticks.

Mrs. Lu watched coldly from the side, and she couldn't help but become more certain about her plans.

Halfway through the banquet, the fat lady really wanted to go to the toilet, Xu Chunjun helped her out.

It took a long time for a stick of incense to come back.

Until the final table, I went there two more times.

After the table was removed, tea and fruit were served again.

A few people had something to do, so they left without tea.

The fat lady couldn't hold it anymore, Madam Lu told Xu Chunjun while getting up to see off the guests: "Send Madam to the guest room to have a rest, and leave after drinking."

Xu Chunjun wanted to find someone to help her, but seeing that everyone avoided them intentionally, she didn't force her, and carried the fat lady to the guest room by herself.

The guest room is cleaned every day, but Xu Chunjun sees that the quilt is still used in winter, if the fat lady is asked to sleep on it, it will probably cause prickly heat all over her body.

So he asked her to lie on the Arhat couch first, and put on a glass mat and a rush pillow.

As soon as she turned around, the fat lady vomited over there, making the bed full of filth.

Xu Chunjun tidied up in a hurry, brought clean water again, wiped the fat lady's face and body, took off her outer clothes, and helped her onto the bed.

He turned around and wiped the Arhat bed carefully.

Just taking a breath, the fat lady's two servant girls came over.

"The two elder sisters came just in time. Madam has already fallen asleep, and she probably won't wake up after a while. You two can stay with me in this room. There is freshly brewed tea on the table, and the fire cage of the tea stove on the porch outside. There is hot water at any time, just in case my wife is thirsty. I will take this dirty clothes to wash, and it should be dry in less than an hour." Xu Chunjun said to Mrs. Jinyu Hou's maid.

"Thank you, you're really thoughtful. We've brought replacement clothes!" Seeing that Xu Chunjun was unfamiliar, but meticulous and thoughtful, the two maids couldn't help but have a good impression of her.

Here Xu Chunjun went to wash the clothes to dry, then went to the freezer to buy a large piece of ice to put in the freezer, and put it in the guest room where Mrs. Jin Yuhou was resting.

This fat lady is most afraid of heat, even if two maids fan her, she still sweats.

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