Rebirth Farmer Yaomei

Chapter 212 Small gathering
Within two days, Ning Wan invited Mrs. Lu at home.

She didn't invite all the wives and young ladies from big families in the county with great fanfare, but only invited a dozen or so young wives and young ladies of similar age.

Of course, there are reasons for this.Mrs. Zhao, who was the first to be invited, was not feeling well. She had spent a lot of time trying to hide Zhao Guofan's mistakes, and she had to take care of the Zhao family's affairs, especially the Zhao family's affairs from year to year. Several banquets exhausted her physically and mentally, and she fell ill after welcoming her in-laws that day.Although there is no serious problem after taking the decoction, she still needs to rest at home, so Ning Wancai declined the invitation as soon as she mentioned the invitation, and only let Mrs. Lu and Sister Xi come over.

The second one is Mrs. Qian. She herself is not sick, but her only son has had a cough since a few years ago.

There is also Mrs. Xu, who seldom goes out, and some other wives and wives don’t really want to be moved. Everyone has been busy for a month every year, and now they would rather rest at home.

Ning Wan took advantage of the situation and changed the candidates for the treat. After all, she was young and only interacted with everyone. On the surface, she was not very familiar with the elders. Instead of inviting everyone, she had nothing to say, it would be better to hold a small-scale party directly.And so, although the scene is not too big, in fact, it can make everyone feel at ease, and they will get acquainted quickly, and even have a deep friendship.

When I was the second young lady of the Zhao family, I used this method to make good friends with many young wives and young wives from high families in Hutai County. Not only did everyone spend time in one place tasting tea, fighting wine and admiring the fragrance of flowers, but also passed some Things got done imperceptibly.

At the beginning, Ning Wan still had a plan in mind, that is to make friends with the future wives in Hutai County in advance, after all, sooner or later, these people will take over the position of wives of various households.Facts also proved that her plan was correct, and she was able to manage the Zhao family better than Mrs. Zhao's when she really borrowed the strength of these people.

Although Ning Wan still acts like this now, in her heart, it is different from before.At that time, she was a weak woman supporting the historian, and she also had to take care of her natal family, so she had to think hard and carefully plan everything.

Now she doesn't have to be like this anymore!
She is married to General Wu Lue, the Deputy Qianhu in Hutai County, who in Hutai County will not give her face?Tie Shi is a great hero. Although he is a little too straightforward when getting along with others, no one can deny his ability. There is no need to take up the burden of the family by himself and try his best to befriend everyone.As for my natal family, now they run a shop, they are respectable and rich, and they don't have to rely on other people's faces to live.

Therefore, Ning Wan's treats now are just simple treats. Talking with everyone, tasting tea, and tasting delicious food, even if it is beneficial to Tie Shi's career and her own business, it is just icing on the cake, and there is no need to deliberately seek it. !
But Ning Wan invited Mrs. Lu this time, besides repaying Mrs. Lu's favor in Anpingwei, she actually had a small purpose, which was to renew her friendship with Mrs. Feng.She is a nostalgic person, and she will never forget those days when Mrs. Feng and herself helped and supported each other.

Around Si time, everyone came one after another, all with smiles on their faces, "Madam Lu is treating guests today, let's take it easy!"

Ning Wan was a young mistress, so she understands that it is not easy for a junior female relative of a rich family.Just like Mrs. Zhao's treat two days ago, although these young wives and young wives are the guests at the table, who can really settle down and sit still to watch a movie and eat and drink!
At the beginning when I was in Zhao's house, I had to think about everything when Mrs. Zhao went out. Mrs. Zhao sat on it, ate wine and watched the show. Although I was sitting, my eyes never left Mrs. Zhao. Going to see, you can't let the elders have to order things down when they have something to do.

Therefore, when she only invites young mistresses and wives, everyone will be very happy without these constraints.

Now although she has a mother-in-law, she lives in Hutai County by herself. The difference is really too big. Ning Wan knows more about the blessings she enjoys and the sufferings everyone else suffers, so she smiled and said, "Our family It’s simple, but everyone can do whatever they want!”

The house of deputy thousand households in Hutai County is a small courtyard with two entrances. Ning Wan lives in the three spacious green brick main rooms in the inner courtyard. She keeps her house very clean and tidy on weekdays. Now she treats guests at home , She said it was crude, but in fact she felt that she could handle it quite well.

Most of these young wives and young wives have their own yards, and they are all discerning in managing the affairs of their own yards on weekdays. They immediately see that Madam Lu is living comfortably and sincerely letting everyone play for a day, and they are all at home. , really became casual, this one looked around, that one ate some snacks, and someone took down Ning Wan's book on the shelf and looked through it.

Ning Wan was joking with everyone, when she heard Young Mistress Feng coming, she hurriedly greeted her with a smile, "It's cold outside, hurry up and sit by the stove to keep warm."

Young Mistress Feng was ushered into the house by her, and there were tables and chairs in the small hall, and a small red clay stove with a teapot on it, gurgling steaming, rich tea. The fragrance came out—it was the black tea from Lapsang Souchong.

Mrs. Lu was smiling and asked: "Miss Feng came just in time, this pot of tea is just right, may I add a spoonful of honey for you to taste?"

Young Mistress Feng likes tea, and she is very particular about drinking tea. She must drink black tea every winter. Back then, she told Ning Wan that black tea is sweet and warm in nature, good at storing yang energy, generating heat and warming the abdomen. Drinking it in winter is the best, it can resist and relieve oil , appetizer, health.And she likes Lapsang Souchong the most, probably because Lapsang Souchong is the ancestor of black tea and has the most mellow taste.And when drinking black tea on weekdays, she is used to adding a spoonful of honey in it, saying that it tastes good and nourishes the stomach.

Her own tea scriptures were taught by Young Mistress Feng, and most of her reading and recognition were taught by her, so she knows her hobbies very clearly, and now she likes what she likes, which is the beginning of a friendship.

The aroma of the tea kept getting into Young Mistress Feng's nose. She should have refused, after all, she declined the invitation in front of Mrs. Lu because she was sick and couldn't drink more tea. She shouldn't drink this tea today, but love Tea lovers can't help but see good tea.

Young Mistress Feng nodded involuntarily, and after taking a sip of hot tea, she couldn't help but praise: "I really don't want Mrs. Lu to be so elegant." Every family in Hutai County treats guests on weekdays. Although there are good teas, today is the first time I drink it. until cooked properly.Therefore, I forgot the idea of ​​just taking a sip and letting it go, took another sip, tasted a special freshness, and hurriedly asked: "What kind of water is this used for?"

When Ning Wan attended Mrs. Zhao's banquet, she thought of Young Mistress Feng. During the Chinese New Year, she sent a letter to ask Brother Dahe to go to the source of the mountain stream to fetch a urn of water that just came out of the spring—it was also because Young Mistress Feng always liked to collect all kinds of water. It is important to make tea with water and say that the tea is good, but water cannot be ignored.

There were quite a few people who came here before, and they all said that the tea is good after drinking the tea. Now, after listening to Mrs. Feng's question, I realized that there is another mystery in the tea, so they all looked at it, "But tell us what kind of water is good. Lest we get too vulgar and spoil this good water and tea."

"As long as everyone drinks it and thinks it's okay, it's not a mess." Ning Wan said with a smile: "This is the water from the source of the mountain spring in my hometown. There are still ice cubes that can't completely melt in early summer, but this spring has always been there. Water comes out."

Young Mistress Feng took another sip of tea, "This water is actually the best I've ever drunk. Can you tell me where the spring in your hometown is? I want to send someone to get some too."

Ning Wan left Sanjia Village before and never went back, and she didn't have much contact with the people there, so she didn't invite Young Madam Feng to taste the mountain spring water in her hometown. Now that she has such approval, she is actually a little excited, "I When I was in my hometown, I felt that the water at home was delicious, and it seemed to have a sweet taste, but I didn't know how to get the favor of Young Mistress Feng." He told her the place.

The fourth lady of the Xu family heard envy, and said: "I also sent someone to go with your servants." Others joined in the fun.

After hearing this, Ning Wan had to instruct: "The mountain roads are difficult to walk there. If you want to go into the mountains in winter, you must ask someone from our village to guide the way, so as not to get lost or accidentally fall."

Because Mrs. Feng was the last one to arrive, Ning Wan opened the bright red curtain of peony flowers embroidered with the word Double Happiness after having tea, and invited those sitting in the hall into the east room.

The east room is Ning Wan's daily living place, and it is also the largest and most comfortable room in the family. The north and south kangs are particularly spacious, covered with thick red felt, and several kang tables are placed on them, some with snacks and candies, and some with There was a playing card Go, and at this time, Sister Xi was playing cards with Mrs. Lu on Ning Wan's behalf.

Ning Wan started another poker game.Although some of the women from these rich families in Hutai County can read and write, and some can read some poetry and prose, except for Young Mistress Feng, no one has really learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so the most common game in one place is to play cards, that is, go It's just playing guessing games, so after a while most people are at the poker table, even if some people don't play by themselves, they watch the fun behind others.

Only Mistress Feng sat alone at the chess table and took the pieces to play chess by herself. Ning Wan sat over and said, "Why don't I accompany Mistress to the next game?"

Young Mistress Feng didn't expect Mrs. Lu to play chess, so she smiled in surprise, "That's good!"

It takes a long time to play a game of chess. Ning Wan once played with Young Mistress Feng for a whole day, and now she is treating guests at her own house. It is not easy to leave other guests aside and play chess by herself, so she thought about the time and said: "In a while I'm going to have a look in the kitchen, but we play a little chessboard with nine lanes?"

The official chessboard has nineteen horizontal lines and nineteen vertical lines, but a small chessboard can use nine or thirteen lines, which will be much faster, and many new chess players are difficult to control because of the large chessboard. Then also use a small chessboard.

Young Mistress Feng didn't care, so she nodded and took a sunspot on her right hand side.

Ning Wan took the white piece but landed in the middle of the chess game.

Young Mistress Feng immediately became interested. As the saying goes, Phnom Penh Silver Horn Grass Belly, who can play Go like this?Mrs. Lu probably wouldn't, she just put on a face and messed up just to keep her company.It's better to go down alone than this!

Ning Wan also saw her thoughts. Young Mistress Feng is not a person who can hide her emotions. In fact, she was also taken aback when she saw Tie Shi playing chess like this for the first time. She learned it after being convinced, so she laughed: "Playing chess is like using soldiers. It is actually the simplest and clearest way to charge into the enemy's formation."

After hearing this, Young Mistress Feng corrected her complexion, looked at Mrs. Lu seriously, and was a little more cautious when she picked up a ball and threw it.You came and I went underground for more than half an hour, the two stopped, and Ning Wan actually won for half an eye.

"It's really strange!" Young Mistress Feng couldn't believe it, "Let's go down again!"

Ning Wan didn't expect such a result. She learned chess from Young Mistress Feng, and because she had to take care of housework and didn't have much time to think about it, she was always defeated by Young Mistress Feng. However, she learned chess from Tie Shi for a few days. What a surprise to win.It's just that right now is not the time to play chess again, so I waved my hand, "I'm going to prepare lunch, change the sky, let's meet and play for a whole day."

(End of this chapter)