Dreaming back to the Qing Dynasty: Die Luo Chuchen

Chapter 14
After Ting Lu sat back, I saw Zhang Tingyu said something to him in a low voice, he grinned indifferently, and then started talking and laughing with others.Sitting at their table were some local nobles and buddies, laughing and talking about the rumors, it seemed that it was very lively.Zhang Tingyu's father was a first-class official in the imperial court, with a high position and authority, so he naturally became the host and guest at the table, and everyone around him deliberately flattered him.However, Zhang Tingyu is as low-key as his father, and he doesn't like to be too public. He stopped drinking after drinking two glasses.But there was a young man with a long face next to him who was unwilling to give up and clamored to toast him. Ting Lu got up and stopped her brother to drink the glass of wine, and then stopped him.

When I saw it, I was very upset. I don't know what the background of that young man was, his speech and demeanor were so arrogant, and he would fight wine with others regardless of his care. It was really disrespectful.Ting Lu tried to say something a few times but was stopped by Zhang Tingyu's eyes.Xue Lian also saw this scene, and said angrily: "That Mr. Nalan is too much, how can there be such a toast!"

The other girls turned their heads to look over there, and agreed with each other in a low voice.

"Does any of you know him?" I asked everyone who knew that person, but no one answered.Nalan is a compound surname, much like the Manchu surname.

The girl sitting next to me is my younger sister, from the third aunt's family. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and whispered: "I heard that he is from the capital, and he has a lot of background. I saw many officials greet him just now." Well, I think the background is not small."

At this time, Xue Lian suddenly got up and walked towards the main table. Seeing this, the other girls got up distractedly to follow, and a younger sister hurriedly pulled me closer.Father Yao Wenyuan was busy receiving officials at all levels during the day, so he didn't have time to change his official uniforms. In addition, all the local officials were sitting at the main table, which made him feel very imposing.Xue Lian walked up to her father Zhang Ying with a blushing face, saluted, and handed over an object in her hand. "Father, this is a gift from your daughter, a hand-embroidered sweatpa."

Yao Wenyuan took it over and looked at it, and smiled with satisfaction: "Ha, my daughter's embroidery is getting more and more refined, good job! Thank you for your hard work." Xuelian was praised and waved to us happily. Seeing this, the girls gathered around together, and presented their presents one after another, making Father laugh heartily.

This situation made me feel quite embarrassed.God!I never knew that this show was arranged for the banquet, and no one mentioned it to me.What to do, they all said, I can't do it empty-handed.

Just when I was hesitant and very embarrassed, a gentle voice asked in my ear: "What's wrong?"

It's Zhang Tingyu.When I was helpless, I blushed and said in a low voice with embarrassment: "I didn't prepare a gift."

Zhang Tingyu looked up at the situation over there, pondered for a while, and then took out an object from his sleeve and stuffed it into my hand, "Take this, this is a gift from a friend the day before yesterday. I bought it in the capital. Your father will definitely like it when he sees it." .”

Judging from the shape and size of the object, which is similar to a sniffing pot and made of jade, it can be seen that it is of great value.When I thanked him in a low voice, he had already returned to his original position.The sisters gathered around the father to please and amuse, and it was lively for a while, and no one noticed us.The people at the men's table could see clearly, Ting Lu approached Zhang Tingyu and asked curiously: "What did you give her? Nothing, let me see."

(End of this chapter)