Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 678
Guan Wen pondered for a while and said to Li Xin: "I'm afraid we still have to go there. People have posted all the posts, so it's unreasonable to ignore them."

Li Xin asked Qing Ya to put away the post, thought for a while and said, "This is a post from the aunt in the Xue family's back house, you go too?"

"Old lady Xue's birthday party, I should go there both emotionally and rationally." Guan Wen said: "It's not that I don't know Mr. Xue, it's fine if I don't know about Mrs. Xue's birthday. Now that I know it, naturally I have to bring some birthday presents. Wishing you a happy birthday. When someone posts you a post, it’s a way of notifying me. Maybe Master Xue’s invitation will arrive as well.”

This is possible, Xue Qian can be regarded as a dutiful son, and the old lady's birthday will definitely not be done in a perfunctory way.

"Then wait two days before going back." Li Xin sighed.

Li Xin hadn't seen Luo Shi since the last time he met him.This time Luo Shi posted a post to her personally, which always made Li Xin a little worried.

Guan Wen guessed it right, and sure enough, a day later, the Xue family handed over the serious post.

On the second day, Guan Wen and Li Xin went to the banquet with their children.

There were a lot of guests in Xue's residence today, the entrance was crowded with carriages and sedan chairs, and it was very lively. It can be seen that the Xue family attached great importance to this old lady's birthday.

Guan Wen and Li Xin got off the bus halfway, and walked to the gate of Xue's mansion.

The hostess of the welcoming guest was Xue Qingyan, the young master of the Xue family. Seeing Guan Wen and Li Xin, Xue Qingyan's eyes lit up, and he hurried forward to salute: "Uncle Guan, Aunt Guan, you are here."

Yang'er looked excited, looked at Xue Qingyan intently, and said, "Brother Qingyan!"

Xue Qingyan smiled and said: "Yang'er has grown so big." But his eyes moved to Yoyo who was being hugged next to Li Xin.

"Yuyou, brother Qingyan." Li Xin patted Youyou's head and smiled at Xue Qingyan: "This is my daughter, only a little over two years old."

Youyou shyly called Xue Qingyan, Xue Qingyan stepped forward to hug her, but stepped out, only then remembered that he was welcoming guests at the gate of the mansion, so he didn't want to delay, so he smiled embarrassedly: "Close Uncle, Aunt Guan, sit down inside, I will come to catch up with you in a while."

Guan Wen reached out and patted Xue Qingyan's shoulder, nodded and said: "You are also the protagonist today, and you have to support the family. You are really a man."

Xue Qingyan laughed, stretched out his hand to touch Youyou's face, and said lovingly, "I'll go find my sister to play with later."

"And me, Brother Qingyan!" Yang'er said impatiently.

"Okay, and Yang'er, you are also in school, I will test you well later." Xue Qingyan said with a smile.

Mrs. Xue may be a little conservative in terms of etiquette. Even if it is a birthday banquet, male and female guests must be seated separately.Therefore, Li Xin had to separate from Guan Wen, and followed the leading daughter-in-law to the inner hall covered by a screen.

Yoyo lay in Guozi's arms, looking around, very curious.

Entering the inner hall, there are already many wives and wives inside.Mrs. Xun and other familiar faces were also among them, and when they saw Li Xin, they hurriedly greeted her.

"I wanted to ask you to come together, but I thought that all our own men would come, and it would be troublesome to make an appointment, so I didn't invite you." Mrs. Xun said with a smile: "Oh, look, this waist is so thick. A lot!"

With a smile on his face, Li Xin let Mrs. Xun pull her into the table, and was happy to sit with Mrs. Xun.

"After I was happy, I seldom went out, and it was cold outside, so I didn't want to go out." Li Xin put his hands on Mrs. Xun's, and asked pretending to be worried: "Mrs. Xun, help me quickly, I'm gaining weight A lot?"

"Meaty ones are better!" Mrs. Xun joked, "It's as thin as a bamboo pole. Doesn't your man panic when you hold it?"

The wives sitting nearby couldn't help laughing when they heard Mrs. Xun's words.

"This is Yoyo... Hurry up and call Auntie, let me listen." Mrs. Xun lowered her head again and leaned over to tease Yoyo.

After exchanging pleasantries, Mrs. Xun just changed the topic to Mrs. Xue's birthday today.

"Mrs. Xue hasn't been out for a long time. It seems that she is not in good spirits." Mrs. Xun said to Li Xin in a low voice: "This time, Master Xue wanted to refresh his mother's spirits, so he did it."

Li Xin said in surprise: "If the spirit is not good, wouldn't it be more troublesome to make such a fuss?"

Mrs. Xun said: "It is estimated that I want to cheer up Mrs. Xue, and the effect is really good. Think about it, there are only two or three masters of the Xue family, and the rest are servants. They follow the rules and are not angry at all... ...If I live like this every day, I'm afraid I'll get sick too."

Mrs. Xun continued to lower her voice: "But according to my opinion, this is Master Xue's plan to continue."

Li Xin was even more surprised, wondering where Mrs. Xun got the gossip.

Sitting on the other side of Mrs. Xun is her cousin, nephew and daughter-in-law. Although they are a generation behind, they are not younger than Mrs. Xun, who is in her 20s or almost 30 years old. Hearing Mrs. Xun mention it like this, she is also depressed. Throatly said: "Isn't it? The Xue family has always been very low-key. They come from the north, and it is said that they have a high status in the north... The old lady showed up here a few times, basically Asking which girl is waiting in the boudoir, who is good at what kind of character... A sensible person will know that Mrs. Xue is looking for a continuation for Master Xue."

"The Xue family does not have many children. Look at the banquet today. There is only one young master who welcomes people at the door. He doesn't even have cousins, nephews or other relatives. It's really hard to support."

Mrs. Xun sighed: "There is only one son, and his wife has been dead for many years. It is strange that Mrs. Xue can see it..."

"But this banquet was ordered by Master Xue. Mrs. Xun said that Master Xue plans to continue..." Li Xin was slightly puzzled.

Mrs. Xun said with a smile, "Look over there." She pointed to the northeast direction, and Li Xin just saw that a stage was set up there.

"The tables at the front are all reserved for those dignitaries, wives and wives. The big round red table in the middle is reserved for Mrs. Xue." Mrs. Xun said, "Before you came The old lady Xue came out to meet a guest once, her face was full of spring breeze, and she looked very energetic, so I said, Master Xue made the right move. I guess, the old lady Xue has been in the ear of Master Xue all these years. He talked a lot about letting him marry a stepwife and have children, Master Xue also watched Mrs. Xue getting old, and he was thinking about this... so he compromised."

Li Xin nodded.

Xue Qian Xuxian didn't have much to do with her, but Luo Shi was extremely frustrated...

"I heard that the Xue family has invited several high-ranking officials today, and one of them is from Beijing, and his ancestral home is in our Yizhou... The rest of the officials are also gentlemen in the yamen. If you want to see it, there is no way to see it." Mrs. Xun said in a low voice: "Mrs. Xue may be here to find an in-law for Mr. Xue... When she came out just now, she didn't see anyone with a maiden comb around. A girl with a bun should ask her age and whether she is married..."

Mrs. Xun may also be bored these days, so when she sees Li Xin, she tells her some gossip.Mrs. Xun knew that Li Xin was a strict talker, and she was on good terms with her, so she didn't have much scruples about what to say, and told Li Xin everything she thought.

After sitting for a while, Li Xin felt abdominal distension and got up to go to the toilet.Mrs. Xun said to help her take care of Yoyo, and asked her to take the maid to hurry back.

Li Xin asked Qingya to follow him, and asked the maid to take him to clean the room.

After being convenient, I cleaned up my clothes by the way. Li Xin and Qingya returned along the way they came, but a little maid rushed over halfway, stopped Li Xin from going, and asked Li Xin, "Excuse me, is this Mrs. Guan?" ?”

Li Xin felt inexplicable, seeing that the maid was only twelve or thirteen years old, she still nodded and said a little defensively: "I am."

"That's great!" The little servant girl shouted happily: "This servant girl went to look for Madam but didn't find her. I'm afraid I'll be scolded by my aunt when I go back and answer... Madam Guan, my aunt ordered my servant to invite Madam Guan to come over. Madam Guan hastened Come with your slaves."

The little maid made a gesture of "please" to Li Xin. Li stopped in his tracks and said calmly, "Your aunt... is the biological mother of the Second Miss Xue?"

The little maid blinked and nodded.

Qingya stepped forward and stood between Li Xin and the little maid, and said to the little maid: "The banquet is about to start, what's the matter with your aunt, you can find my wife after the banquet."

The little servant girl was in a hurry: "Sister, Mrs. Guan is fine right now, so let's go with the slave girl... Otherwise, my aunt will lose her temper again..."

The little maid looked really pitiful, Qingya frowned, looked at Li Xin, and asked tentatively: "What do you mean, madam?"

Li Xin sighed.

Luo Shi deliberately posted a post for her before Xue's post, probably to tell her that Luo Xinxian wanted to find her today.Being able to post a post before, there is nothing bad in the words, presumably Luo Che will not be against her.

Thinking about it, Luo Shi would not dare to be unfavorable to her, today is Mrs. Xue's birthday.Xue Qian attaches great importance to this day, and invites the officials and gentlemen to come.At such a time, Roche would absolutely not dare to do anything.

Thinking of this, Li Xin took a reassurance and asked the little maid to lead the way.

While walking, Li Xin whispered to Qing Ya: "Be smart, Aunt Xue's family will find me, nothing good will happen."

Qing Ya nodded earnestly: "Madam, don't worry, this servant will definitely protect Madam."

"What a loyal girl." Li Xin laughed lowly: "When you are old enough to marry, how can I be willing to marry you off?"

Qingya's pretty face blushed immediately.

The little servant girl walked eagerly, leading Li Xin and Qing Ya around and around, and finally stopped in front of a house that looked exquisite from the outside.

"Here, it's here." The little maid said: "Madam Guan, this elder sister, aunt is inside."

As soon as the words were finished, the door opened from the inside, revealing Aunt Luo's thin face.

"Madam Guan, please come in." Aunt Luo said.

(End of this chapter)