Rebirth Farmer Yaomei

Chapter 295 Winter Learning
Ning Wan had participated in the county government's banquet countless times before, and she also helped Mrs. Qian to make arrangements.Originally thought that the young lady who was no longer a classic historian would not have to take care of these nosy matters, but for the sake of Hu Dunru's Dong Xue, Ning Wan once again put her heart into helping Madam Qian prepare a banquet.

On the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the leading figures in Hutai County and the wives of the big families in the towns below came one after another.As the Spring Festival is approaching, everyone naturally dresses up beautifully, with black manes like clouds, bead rings and jade rings, splendid clothes, and boundless wealth.They are all women, and it is rare to be a guest in the county government, so there is always a comparison in my heart.

Seeing Madam Lu coming early in the morning, Mrs. Qian immediately greeted her with a happy smile, and pulled her to treat the guests together, "This banquet is more than half due to your credit, so we must let everyone know."

Ning Wan smiled and refused, "Master Qian should be in charge of running the winter school, and Mrs. Qian's assistant should be. My family is now a military officer, so I don't need to participate too much. I help Zhang Luo because Mrs. Qian treats me well." For the sake of love."

Mrs. Qian had no choice but to let go, but said: "It would be great if General Lu was stationed in Hutai County!" She couldn't help saying bad things about Xu Qianhu, "My lord was the first to discuss Dongxue with him, Do you know what he said?"

"What's the use of being able to read? I don't even know a single word, so I'm not doing a good job as a fifth-rank official!" Mrs. Qian learned it subtly, and said: "Ask him to donate some money, and he said, 'Years ago. The debt collectors can’t pay it back, so there’s no money to donate!’ Who doesn’t know that the concubines in his family eat bird’s nest every day, and a bird’s nest costs at least one or two taels of silver? But he just eats one less meal The bird's nest is not even made, and the donation is not worth a penny, which made my family speechless for a long time."

Ning Wan thought of Xu Qianhu and his wife, Zhou Shi, and smiled, "Forget it, it would be surprising if they were willing to donate!"

"It's just that I'm always dissatisfied. Obviously Xu Qianhu is stationed in Hutai County, and now that he runs winter school, the children of the military families under him also benefit. Why doesn't he give a dime?"

After hearing this, Ning Wan was about to speak, but seeing Gu Shi being led in, she quickly waved to her, "Sister-in-law three, come over here." She introduced her to Madam Qian.

Mrs. Qian knew that she was Hu Juren's wife. In fact, she could have guessed without Mrs. Lu's introduction. She was the only female family member who came today, wearing a cloth dress, with a silver hairpin on her head and two silver cloves on her ears. , Worse than her own big girl.So she held hands and worked hard. Although County Magistrate Qian said that the Hu family was poor, Mrs. Qian never thought that the wife of the Hu family could suffer so much, her hands were thicker than the woman on the stove.Therefore, I really respect him, "As expected of a relative of Mrs. Lu's family, his conduct is really noble, and we ordinary people can't compare it."

Ning Wan just laughed, "Everyone in my natal village knows the righteousness of my third brother, and now my third sister-in-law sings a wife, she really couldn't be more virtuous." She kept them together, and greeted Mrs. Gu by herself. There are also many people in the post town, and today they also accepted the post and came with their daughter.

Mrs. Gu's unhappiness surged up when she saw her old acquaintance, and she couldn't hold back her full stomach, and said with some annoyance: "I heard that you married well, and now you are the wife of a fifth-rank official." , the life must be richer and richer. But this one in my family, usually the family can’t even afford meat, and it seems to be greedy for the child. I came to the county office today and I wanted to lend her a set of clothes and jewelry, but she refused. Everyone jokes!"

Ning Wan heard that she was a little incoherent, knowing that she felt sorry for her daughter and complained about her son-in-law, and it was not easy to tell others on weekdays, so she got angry, so she took her to sit aside, "I'm afraid some people will laugh at the joke. It's just that she is the one who laughs, everyone looks down on her even more! We don't need to be as knowledgeable as them! Mrs. Gu just relax, my third brother and third sister-in-law are living in poverty, but they are happy in their hearts."

Just as she was talking about someone reporting to Mrs. Xu's family to come, Mrs. Qian pulled her third sister-in-law over first and said, "I can't stay with you all the time, and I have to sue for a crime." She poured tea for Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Gu, " This snack is made by myself with my own hands, you can taste it, it is also my heart."

Ning Wan then pushed her, "Just go ahead, we won't lose ourselves."

Mrs. Qian pulled the third sister-in-law, "Let's meet Mrs. Xu together!"

Mrs. Gu just got Mrs. Qian's tea and she was already in a daze. Now Ning Wan pointed it out to her, "The magistrate's wife respects the third sister-in-law very much." .After taking a sip of tea, he explained to Ning Wan: "You also know that our family's life is still going well. How can I sit idly by when my daughter and son-in-law are like this now? So I thought about taking over my grandson and granddaughter. After all, the family eats better. But that dead ghost in our family just got into Qian's eye, so he won't do anything!"

Ning Wan knew about Gu's stubborn temper, and it was because he couldn't tolerate Mrs. Gu's natal nephew that Sun Gu went to Dejufeng to work as a buddy.Later, Mrs. Gu was slapped in the face by Sun Gu's unreliable work, and the old boss also complained about Mrs. Gu.So it’s hard to say anything else, just listen to Mrs. Gu muttering, "It’s good for his relatives to stay in the oil workshop to eat and drink, but they can’t tolerate others! The relatives of my natal family can’t borrow a little bit of money. It’s good, they are the grandchildren and granddaughters of the direct relatives. My son is only a foreigner!"

Seeing that Mrs. Gu vented all her anger, she smiled and said, "My third brother has a stubborn temper, so I'm afraid he is not willing to accept the Yue family's help. However, the county magistrate especially approves of Dongxue. It will get better soon."

"I know that the magistrate's wife's treat today is to ask everyone to donate money." Mrs. Gu calmed down, but she sighed again and said, "Whose money is earned for nothing? Donate a few dozen to the county magistrate's wife." It’s worth a hundred dollars. It’s not that I’m discouraged, the Dongxue Office won’t work! The son-in-law should have found another way to find an official, he’s an official who has been admitted to the same Jinshi!”

What Mrs. Gu said is the most common thought of the world, but not everyone thinks like this.There were also many people who donated silver to Hu Dunru back then. Ning Wan, on behalf of the Dianshi Zhao family, donated 100 taels of silver and ten shi of grain.

Now she still firmly believes that someone will donate money and food.

There is still justice in the world.

While they were talking, many people came over and crowded the inner hall of the county government office.Ning Wan couldn't just stay with Mrs. Gu, get up and greet people she knew well.

Suddenly Mrs. Qian said with a smile: "The humble room is small, please ladies, wives and ladies, please move to the roll-up shed in the garden to watch the play."

Ning Wan's idea of ​​setting up a rolling shed in the garden is convenient today, and the county magistrate can also use it when the New Year's banquet is held. Now let everyone go there, and see that a lot of incense is being placed in the rolling shed according to her arrangement The caged charcoal basin was full of warmth, and she nodded secretly considering the charcoal was a lot of money, Madam Qian was really willing to spend the money.

Just as everyone was about to sit down, someone suddenly reported, "Mrs. Xu is here!"

Ning Wan saw Mrs. Qian forced a smile on her face, and knew that she was the most noble person. Since she arrived in Hutai County, she had been fighting with Xu's family, and she didn't have much contact with her on weekdays, especially after Zhou's marriage. Put it bluntly, she would never sit with the prostitute's daughter, and now she had to post a message to Mrs. Xu in order to collect donations, and now she had to greet her with a smile.

It was the first time Mrs. Xu and the Zhou family showed their face in front of the prominent family in Hutai County.It was obvious that he had made some special preparations today, and it should have been calculated when he entered the door at this time, and he was dressed so outstandingly, with a red peony skirt and jacket, a red mandarin duck-patterned skirt on the outside, and a whole set of oriental pearls shining brightly on his head and face. The extraordinary appearance overwhelmed all the female relatives present as soon as he entered the roll shed.

Needless to say, Zhou has been holding back this breath for two or three years!

Young Mistress Feng was standing beside Ning Wan. She had only come back from the Mijue Temple two days ago, and she was talking to Ning Wan about the Buddhist meeting a few days ago. At this moment, she said with a smile: "I'm afraid she thinks she is a phoenix. I don’t think it flew out of the chicken coop!” Of course, the chicken that flew out of the chicken coop was just pretending to be a phoenix.

Ning Wan has always known that Mrs. Qian and Young Mistress Feng are noble girls from scholarly families, so she didn't look down on Zhou's background and behavior, and now Zhou's behavior made them look down even more.Now Mrs. Qian wants to show face to the Zhou family in order to raise donations, but Young Mistress Feng doesn't have to. She said witty words with a heart, so she pursed her lips and smiled, "You have such a mouth!"

"Yan'er is gone, I don't even have anyone to talk to, and my mouth is even more mean." Young Mistress Feng was wearing a lotus blue double-breasted gown with embroidered white cranes, a green jade hairpin on her hair, and only a little powder on her face. , exudes a different aura from the female family members in the room, as if they don't care about anything.

Ning Wan couldn't say anything else, so she asked with a smile, "What do you mean by today's fundraising?"

"Dongxue is a good thing, so of course we have to donate it."

Young Mistress Feng just finished talking, and Mrs. Xu also came over. She always hated Young Mistress Feng and Mrs. Lu for ignoring her, so she laughed after hearing a sentence: "So what if those muddy legs have studied? No? Muddy legs? If you want me to say that you want to run a school, you should run it in a serious manner, just teach some officials' children!" As he spoke, he glanced at Ning Wan again.

It's not bad that her family came from the village, but Ning Wan didn't want the Zhou family to come to her. God knows what she was doing, could it be because she failed to marry into Tieshi?Originally, she never wanted to talk to the Zhou family, but at this time Ning Wan naturally couldn't let her go, and said with a smile: "The great ancestor of my dynasty was born with mud legs. I remember two sentences: "There is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book." What's more, I heard people say that the girls in the hall now have to read a few words, sing a song and write a poem to attract guests, which shows that reading Anyone can use it!"

Young Mistress Feng laughed with a "poof", "The so-called scholars, farmers, businessmen, and mud legs are actually not cheap at all. How many great Confucian scholars claim to be from farming and studying families."

After hearing this, Madam Qian hurried forward, she hated Madam Xu so much, the daughter of a prostitute dared to make trouble in the county government office, but after all, as the master, it was hard not to stop her, so she smiled and said: "Study is naturally the best." As for the matter, the so-called "Being the farmer in the morning, and going to the Tianzitang in the evening." That's it." The words were still gentle and gentle, and they invited everyone to sit down.

As a historian, Young Mistress Feng had to give up her seat for the county magistrate's wife, and pushed Ning Wan to sit at the main table, but she whispered in her ear: "I also said that I have a sharp tongue, but now I can't compare to you!" Seeing that Ning Wan was very unwilling to sit down, he pushed her down, "It's already like this, why don't you still give in to her?"

Xu Qianhu Tieshi is now a five-rank Qianhu, but Xu Qianhu is in the front, and the Zhou family has now asked for a fifth-rank wife, which should have been ranked ahead of Ning Wan.But Mrs. Qian had Mrs. Lu's help today, so she arranged Mrs. Lu next to her at the main table, and only arranged Mrs. Xu at the top of the guest table, so Young Mistress Feng said this.

Ning Wan sat down and glanced at the pale-faced Mrs. Zhou, she thought that these wives and wives in Hutai County were ignorant in small places, and they were easy to handle, so they came here without inquiring. In order to save face, he got angry with just one sentence, so he whispered to Young Mistress Feng with a smile, "I replied only after being pointed at!"

In fact, Zhou has no obsession with Lu Tieshi. When her father wanted to promise herself to the Lu family, she was reluctant because he was not the eldest son. It's just that she always hated the harm done to her aunt by the old house of Lu's family, so she insisted on giving her to the Lu family. The eldest cousin was forced to go to the capital, that's why he launched an attack when he met Ning Wan.She was too kind to be just an aunt before, but she never thought that a peasant girl could be so snarky, so she didn't dare to say anything for a while, and only thought of ways to deal with it in her heart.

Fortunately, there are so many people today, the gongs and drums sounded early on the stage, there were somersaults, sword dancing, and horse races to warm up the scene, so not many people heard their conversations, and they were all the female relatives in the seat, after all, they value face , For a while, watching the water pass without a trace, everyone sat down to watch a play and eat wine.

(End of this chapter)