Song Yi

Chapter 512 There is no harm without comparison

Su Xiuzhu's nonsense was just to belittle Su Wanrou, but if Du Wenhao wanted to talk nonsense to He Zhixian, He Zhixian would definitely believe him, and he would be miserable. After all, many people in Changshengtang had heard about it.

All mouths make money.

Su Xiuzhu had no choice but to lower her head, and said with a bitter face, "I...I apologize to you! I'm sorry!"

"Apologize to my wife!"

Su Xiuzhu's face was flushed, everyone was looking at her, but she could only walk over bravely and gave Su Wanrou a blessing: "I'm sorry, sister, I was wrong, I was talking nonsense just now, please forgive me."

Su Wanrou wiped away her tears and shook her head: "Forget it, it's fine."

Everyone was surprised to see that Su Xiuzhu actually apologized.

Su Changkong said: "How about this, you sit at the end first, and if you really get the invitation card for Hangwang's celebration later, I will invite you to sit at the top."

Su Changsheng quickly agreed.

The family came to the corner of the last table and sat down.

Surrounded by some poor relatives, no big gifts were given.But everyone gave some, so they all looked at them from above, and found a balance all of a sudden.This is the old man's own son, and now that he is not as good as them, this psychological advantage is naturally revealed.

Wu Zhen glanced at Du Wenhao angrily, and gritted her teeth: "Stop bragging about this kind of bullshit in the future. Is it interesting to brag about this kind of bullshit? What we can't do will only embarrass us even more."

Du Wenhao said solemnly: "I can do it, the invitation will be delivered in a while, just wait and see."

In fact, Du Wenhao immediately made arrangements after he learned that there would be a row of seats given gifts.

Xu Huaqiang brought his guards to protect him in secret all the time, and he had already seen Xu Huaqiang mixed with the guests.Immediately taking advantage of the chaos, Xu Huaqiang called Xu Huaqiang to make an arrangement, and asked him to find Eunuch Ning. He had to send ten invitations here as quickly as possible before starting to read the gift list, and sent special officials to send them to him. To the old man of the Su family.

Xu Huaqiang flew away in person to handle this matter.That's why Du Wenhao said this with full confidence, but it's a pity that no one believed him.

Seeing that Su Changsheng and his wife didn't believe it either, Du Wenhao didn't explain anymore.Soon the guests arrived one after another, and from time to time there were bookkeepers at the door singing loudly and sending gifts, all of which were all kinds of expensive gifts.

Su Changsheng's forehead broke out in cold sweat.

At this moment, the butler came over and said to Su Changsheng in a low voice: "Third Master, almost all poor relatives have given gifts. You are the old man's own son, and it won't be very pleasant to read the gift list later. How about this?" , Take out all the money you have on your body, at least make up a little, and I will make it up for you, which is also a gift."

Su Changsheng slapped his forehead, that's right, giving money, so he thanked repeatedly happily.

But Du Wenhao saw the evil smile on the corner of the housekeeper's mouth, so he knew they were playing tricks, but he didn't say anything, because he didn't have any money with him.He never brought money with him when he went out, after all, he had a follower behind him.

But Su Changsheng only had a tael of broken silver in his wallet, plus some copper coins.

And Wu Zhen and Su Wanrou didn't bring any money with them, because they basically didn't go out, they were just in the medical clinic, so they didn't need to bring any money.

So Su Changsheng sent the more than one or two taels of silver to the housekeeper in embarrassment, and said, "The money is a little short, housekeeper, why don't you post some for me first, and I'll give it to you later."

The housekeeper nodded and said, "Okay, third master, this old slave will stick it for you first, how much gift money do you think is suitable?"

"Ten taels, ten taels should be about the same."

The butler nodded: "Ten taels is fine, then I'll report ten taels to you, Third Master."

Su Changsheng thanked again and again, the housekeeper took the money to the door, handed the money to the bookkeeper, and said a few words there, the bookkeeper nodded and recorded it in the book, but he didn't sing.

The butler came over and said, "I'll go back and get the silver to make up for it, and then they will sing the ceremony. Don't worry."

With that said, the butler left in a hurry.

Su Changsheng waited anxiously, but until the banquet started, the housekeeper didn't show up, and the husband and wife were a little discouraged.

On the head, the old man was sitting in the center in a red robe, and beside him was Mrs. Su.

Except for Su Changsheng, the two sons and grandsons were all sitting at the head table, except for the third eldest Su Changsheng.

The old man was sitting at the head in the middle. He had just come out of the prison and hadn't recovered from his panic.Su Xiuzhu likes to compare with others the most, not only with Su Wanrou from her third uncle's family, but also with her own sister Su Xiulian.

Seeing that Su Xiuzhu married the son of Wu Qihuang, a medicine wholesaler, she has always been envious and jealous, and she looked for an opportunity to embarrass them.Seeing that the banquet hadn't started yet, he said to his younger sister Su Xiulian with a smile on purpose: "I heard that your father-in-law has received the invitation to the King of Hangzhou canonization ceremony?"

Su Xiulian was a little embarrassed. Her father-in-law Wu Qihuang only said that she was working hard to get at least one piece at any cost.But it is still unknown whether they can get it, and it has not been announced to send invitation letters to wealthy businessmen.

Although the Song Dynasty focused on the development of commerce, relatively speaking, the status of merchants was slightly improved.But for a celebration like the canonization of the prince, there are very few businessmen who can be invited, and they can be counted on one hand.

The Wu family that Wu Qihuang belongs to is one of the four major families in Hangzhou City.But he is not the Patriarch of the Wu family, there is also Patriarch Wu Heishen above him.As for whether Wu Qihuang could get the invitation, it was hard to say.

Wu Biao was just bragging and putting money on his face before.

But now that Su Xiuzhu actually brought up this topic in front of the old man, she couldn't help being very embarrassed, whether she admitted it or not.If you admit it, you won't be able to get an invitation in the future, that would be a shame.If you don't admit it, if you say you can't get it, you will be ashamed on the spot now, and you can't help being very annoyed at Su Xiuzhu.

The old man suddenly became interested, and he also heard the news. Now the whole Hangzhou is full of uproar because of the canonization ceremony of the King of Hangzhou.

Saying that Hangzhou wants to appoint a prince to rule, this is a major event that shocked the whole Hangzhou, and it also represents the importance that the emperor attaches to Hangzhou.

So when I heard this topic, I immediately became interested, and asked Wu Biao, "My son-in-law, can your father really get the invitation letter for the celebration?"

The old lady Su also smiled and said: "Yes, Wu Biao, if you can really get one for your grandfather, and if your grandfather can participate in the prince's canonization ceremony, then our Su family can feel proud in Hangzhou. I am so proud. The Su Family Medical Center can also stand out from the crowd and stand out, and other medical centers will be left far behind by our family."

Su Changqi's son Su Kang and daughter Su Tong actually guessed that the Wu family probably didn't have such skills, and they really wanted to watch her compare with Su Xiulian. These brothers and sisters all liked to do this.

So he deliberately encouraged: "Yes, brother-in-law, you can ask your father to get a few more, it's really not possible, at least prepare one for grandpa."

Wu Biao was almost forced to the cliff, he gritted his teeth and agreed first.It shouldn't be a big problem, as long as you pay a lot of money, you should be able to get it. He doesn't believe that there are things in this world that money can't solve.

So I immediately patted my chest and said: "Even if you don't say it, I actually have this idea. Don't worry, leave this matter to me, at least get one for grandpa, so that grandpa can participate in the grand ceremony in a good way, and maybe he can see the prince again Let's have a glass of wine, I heard there will be a banquet after the ceremony."

Mrs. Su was very excited. He was imprisoned this time, and he was full of anger.If you can participate in the celebration ceremony of King Hang, this honor is enough to erase the previous humiliation, and let the Su family resound throughout Hangzhou again.

The old man nodded frequently and said: "That's good, but don't be too troublesome, it doesn't matter if it doesn't work."

Seeing that her husband had already agreed, Su Xiulian thought he was sure, and immediately said excitedly: "Grandpa, my husband is very capable. My father-in-law said that although it is very difficult to get this ticket, but he has the ability to get it, there must be a lot of money." I want one for you, and we will join together when the time comes."

"That's kind, I'll thank you in advance."

At this time the butler came over and said in a low voice: "Grandpa, all relatives and friends are here, the banquet can begin."

Old Master Su nodded, "Okay, let's start."

The first procedure of the banquet is to recite the birthday gift list.

The master of ceremonies in charge of singing began to recite the congratulations. "The eldest son, Su Changkong, congratulates the old lady on the box of pearls."

Everyone was amazed, and the master of ceremonies went on to say: "Second son Su Changqi congratulates the old lady on ten pieces of brocade and 100 taels of silver."

Everyone was amazed again.

I heard the master of ceremonies continue to read: "The grandpa's eldest son Su Cong congratulates the grandpa with a piece of red coral, and his daughter Su Xiuzhu presents the grandpa with a pair of gold earrings, a gold necklace, a pair of gold bracelets, and ten bolts of silk."

"The second daughter, Su Xiuzhi, presented a birthday gift of golden silk nanmu, a pair of walking sticks with a dragon's head, a jade belt, and 50 taels of gift money."

"The family of Su Kang, the eldest son of the second master's family, congratulate the old master with a pair of jade unicorns, one amber, and one pure gold stove."

"The second master's daughter, Su Tong's family, presents the old master with ten pieces of brocade and 100 taels of silver."

"The third master..."

Speaking of this, Mr. Master of Ceremonies intentionally paused for a moment, glanced at the crowd, and his eyes fell on Su Changkong's face.

Su Changkong nodded slightly, the two had already formed a tacit understanding, the master of ceremonies suddenly raised his voice, and said loudly: "The third master Su Changsheng's gift to the old master is..."

Speaking of this, he seemed to be looking at the account book in disbelief, tilted his head to look at it, squinted his eyes again, and then looked at the accountant who kept the account in puzzlement.

The accountant pretended to be puzzled and ran up to take a look, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It is written in the account book that there is one silver coin plus twenty copper coins. It can't be so small. Is it wrong?"

"That's right, that's all!"

Everyone was stunned, and then roared with laughter.All eyes turned to Su Changsheng's house in the corner.

Su Changsheng wished he could find a place to sneak in.He now understands that the housekeeper didn't mean to make him make up for the gift, but deliberately made him look ugly.

If there is no comparison, there is no harm. If it is said that the gift will be made up later, then everyone may not laugh at it, and understand it as forgetting for a while.But the gift was only one tael, plus twenty copper coins. Compared with the previous one hundred taels of silver, brocade and other gifts, it was a shame to throw it at grandma's house.

(End of this chapter)