The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 277
Looking at the baby clothes with uneven stitches, Ping'er felt a little embarrassed: "Don't joke, fourth young lady, this is a handicraft that our grandma has improved several times. We also persuaded her to make a few pieces in the sewing shop. , but grandma said that she was so dishonest that she insisted on doing it herself. Fortunately, the materials of the clothes are all well-chosen, and the newborn young master must be comfortable wearing them."

Wang Xifeng lived a comfortable life, and gradually became clearer.Start doing things for the sake of others.Among her sisters-in-law, although Yingchun is the closest, but Xing Xiuyan and Lin Daiyu have the deepest friendship.

Ping'er took Daiyu's hand and asked softly: "When I came here, grandma asked me to ask, is there still trouble at the Gan's house? Don't look at the fourth young lady's pregnancy, and use this as an excuse to come again. .”

Daiyu smiled and pointed to Xiuyan who was sitting opposite: "How do you say it's the same as big sister? But although grandfather dotes on Mrs. Tai, he is not ignorant when it comes to important matters such as heirs. Yesterday he sent a capable housekeeper to tell Gan Mi, let me just worry about raising the baby, they will return to Jining years ago."

Only then did Ping'er feel relieved: "Grandma is still afraid. She said that the step-wife is several generations older than you, and she is a filial son-in-law. If it is really difficult to prevaricate, then it will be easy to invite God and difficult to send God away."

Everyone was touched by what he said, but Daiyu understood it: "I heard Ganmi's meaning, uncle is very dissatisfied with step-wife using money from the family to buy an official for Seventh Uncle, and has already joined forces with several cousins ​​to clamor for an investigation. Stepwife's accounts."

Ping'er was surprised: "Hey, I heard the second master mentioned that the Gan family in Jining has lived together for several generations and is the most prominent family in the local area. If Mrs. Zha Ji's accounts are made public, I'm afraid there will be some inappropriateness. "

Xiuyan sneered at the side: "What's wrong. From my point of view, the old man of the Gan family is very shrewd. People outside will probably say that the old man has no respect for his elders, and he dared to check on his stepmother's property. But the young and old in their clan Don't be confused, it's obviously the property of the dry family, and it's clear that there is no separation, so why hide all the money and give it to a prodigal son just because of a word from the step-wife? Huh, I asked someone to secretly release the news, The Seventh Lord gave 10 taels of silver to the servant in order to seek an official position!"

10 taels!Ping'er was incredulous at first, but when he saw the smirk on Lin Daiyu's face, he suddenly understood.This girl Xing!It's really a powerful character, I'm afraid Mrs. Ji won't be able to cry this time, and after returning to Jining, she will be busy explaining the origin of the money to every household!
Ping'er felt relieved, declined Lin and Xing's meal, and hurried back to report the letter.

In fact, Jining's cadres have already made a noise.Young and old in the clan complained, wishing to tear apart the skin and bones of his step-wife.Especially the brothers of the old man, the Gan family respects the virtuous. When the old man was elected as the patriarch, some people were already dissatisfied. The property of their second family was merged into the clan, and part of the fertile land was allocated as a sacrifice field, so everyone stopped complaining.But now I heard news from the capital that a little stepwife can buy an official for his son with [-] yuan.May I ask, how much money has the old man been greedy for ink over the years?
Hundreds of people were waiting for the old man to return to Jining to ask what happened. The old man and the third master wrote a letter every three days, only saying that the uncles were excited and they were afraid that they would not be able to hold back for a long time, so they asked the old man to come back quickly to discuss an idea.

The old man held the letterhead and looked angrily at his stepwife who was huddled together: "Look at the good things you have done! Let's see how it ends now."

The stepwife said submissively: "It's all because the servant of the official department is unreliable. He must have spread a lie about 10 taels of silver. I can't."

The old man glared at her fiercely: "How dare you say that! This is all caused by you. Or, if you didn't want to covet the things of the Lin family, why would the Xing family have such a cruel hand on us?"

Thinking of the warning words from the little girl of the Xing family, Mrs. Ji shuddered, and quickly softened up: "Then, old man, what shall we do?"

The old man was pacing back and forth in the room annoyed, and the step-wife did not dare to show her anger, so she kept her eyes on the old man's actions.After almost a stick of incense, the old man seemed to be cruel and said: "I am also old, so I just take this opportunity to give up the position of patriarch to the boss, so that I can enjoy my old age in peace."

The step-wife was horrified: "Master, this can't be done. If you back down, what will we wives do?"

The step-wife understands that she can still have a place in the family now because the old man dotes on her, otherwise what would she use to fight the old lady?She could see through it, the people in Jining wanted to die by themselves, and she and the old Qi couple would never go back to Jining again.

The step-wife expressed her worries. Although the old man was angry, but looking at his little wife who was nearly 20 years younger than him, the old man still couldn't help but tell his step-wife and daughter-in-law to stay in the capital. To Jining.

The stepwife didn't know that this departure was a farewell.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather became colder, and it was the end of September in a blink of an eye, and the Xing family was very busy.Every family in Fengwei Hutong knew that the Xing family was going to marry their daughter, and they all came to help out.Mrs. Lu was not too polite, because there were not enough tables, chairs and benches for a three-day feast, so she ordered Steward Xing to borrow them from each house.

Knowing that the Xing family and the Song family are married, who would not give this face, not only lending money, but also assigning servants to come over and do the work.The weather is beautiful, there is no autumn rain for a while, and it is just a good time to set up a wedding shed.

There are forty seats in the main courtyard, dedicated to entertaining colleagues in the officialdom of Xing Zhong, and twenty seats in Lu's courtyard, only to entertain relatives and neighbors.There are forty seats in the back garden, which are used to entertain female guests from various families.There are ten seats in each of the east and west halls, and only the shopkeepers and friends from the shopping mall who come to the capital to congratulate the eldest girl are entertained.

A total of 120 seats were held for three consecutive days.Just for the chefs on the stove, twelve chefs from Tianxianglou, Zhuangyuan Pavilion, Donglinju and Huasheng Pavilion were invited.The big kitchen was not enough, these masters brought their own apprentices, and used red bricks to build a dozen stoves in the open space at the door overnight.

Not to mention the fatty chickens and ducks purchased, there are also a lot of things like abalone, sea cucumber and scallops.

The cold dishes in Tianxianglou are the most authentic, the Buddha jumps over the wall in Zhuangyuan Pavilion is a must, and the four dried fruits in Donglinju are always unique
Even for a family like the Rongguo Mansion, when it comes to a festive occasion, it would be best to just invite one family to help, but now the Xing family has invited four families, which is really astonishing.

The people who received the wedding invitation thought about it again and felt it made sense.Who told the Xing family to be such a jewel in the palm of their hand!

Thinking about the background of the fifth prince, each family thought over and over again, and inevitably increased the gift money by [-]%.

The third aunt saw that Mrs. Lu was busy walking around, so she took the initiative to stay and help take care of it.Xiao Xiluan was sent to Fu Geer to play, the cousin and brother could not understand the language, but they could play together, but the two cousins ​​did not see anyone all day long. Tickle, playing there every day.

On the eighth day of the lunar new year, Mrs. Xu came to inquire in person. Seeing that the mats and sheds were tied properly and the maids and women were orderly, she couldn't help laughing and praised: "I was afraid that you would be too busy, but I didn't expect that you were full of tricks everywhere. Those pots of peonies are also brightly blooming, which is a good fortune. It's hard for you to find them there!"

October is not the day when peonies bloom, but Mrs. Xu saw the twenty or so pots as soon as she entered the door. Even if they were not famous species, they were still eye-catching due to their fiery red blooms.

Lu said with a smile: "It was sent by the heads of Dongshan Village, saying that it was a celebration. I don't know what method they used, and it probably took a lot of thought."

Madam Xu's heart skipped a beat, the end of the year was coming soon, and she was entering the palace wondering what to give to the Supreme Emperor, if the flowers could bloom until the end of the year, how great would it be?
But the idea just flashed by, Mrs. Xu laughed at herself for being whimsical.The peonies are in full bloom in May, and it is unbelievable to move them to October, so how can they be released for another three months?

Mrs. Xu collected the miscellaneous questions, and only asked how the banquet was going. If there were not enough cooks, the ladies on the stove of Xu's family could come to help.

Mrs. Lu thanked her with a smile, told Mrs. Xu about the chefs invited by the four restaurants, and showed Mrs. Xu the banquet list, asking if there was anything wrong.

Even a person like Mrs. Xu, who is used to the big world, can't help being speechless when he first sees the Xing family's banquet list, secretly calling it a big deal.According to such a rough calculation, a table of banquets costs about 120 taels, and 800 seats is 1 taels. The Xing family held more than [-] taels for three days in a row.

For an honorable family like the Xu family, it only costs more than 3 yuan in a year, and the Xing family's three days of work is enough for their Xu family to spend half a year.

Mrs. Xu looked hesitant: "Is this too rich? If the Song family doesn't prepare, I'm afraid it will be embarrassing."

Lu Shizao smiled and said: "The Song family has written a list of banquets for us to see. I have subtracted two from the above, so I dare to ask outside to prepare."

Mrs. Xu really didn't expect the Song family to be so generous, but she remembered the wedding banquet of the Song family's first and second young mistresses, and she knew it.Mrs. Xu looked at Mrs. Lu jokingly: "I'm afraid that your good son-in-law added the extra money himself? I remember that when the Song family's eldest grandma got married, there was only a banquet for a table of ten taels of silver. on this?"

The son-in-law gave his daughter a face, that is, he gave himself a face, how could Lu be unhappy?She dragged Mrs. Xu to look at Xiuyan's dowry again, and she barely dazzled Mrs. Xu's eyes.

When Mrs. Xu's family went to talk to her husband, she was still full of envy.

Mr. Xu put down the mansion newspaper in his hand and looked at his wife with a smile: "Poor parents in the world, I think when you got married, the generous dowry also shocked our family, young and old? But Lao Xing is really a person who loves his daughter. , I'm afraid it's a marriage, and half of the Xing family's property has passed along with the dowry, right?"

Mrs. Xu thought of the rumors she had heard, and couldn't help saying: "More than that, I heard that the future property of the Xing family will be left to the eldest girl, and the younger son will get very little."

(End of this chapter)