Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11554

There are already more than ten large round tables here, and guests have been arriving one after another. The first batch of guests are friends that Jiang Guiling and Dabao met when they ran a tobacco shop in the county town.

Among these people, there are not only their business partners, but also customers, shop assistants, workers who help grow tobacco, and even merchants living in the neighborhood near their shops.

Because Jiang Guiling has an extroverted personality, these people were invited to attend the first birthday party of Jiang Guiling's son.

At this moment, Dabao and Jiang Guiling were both in the hall, which had been decorated long ago and was magnificent and very grand.

Jiang Guiling changed into a new set of clothes today, and changed her hair into a hairstyle that was popular among the boss ladies in the county town. She also wore some jewelry such as pearl hairpins and put on light makeup.

At first glance, she looked like a bride about to get married, but she was holding a one-year-old boy in her arms. The boy was also wearing new clothes and new shoes, and there was a longevity lock around his neck.

The couple and their child were greeting guests in the hall. Then, a woman dressed as a maid came rushing over and whispered something to Jiang Guiling.

When Jiang Guiling heard this, her smile froze on her face for a moment, but she quickly recovered and said to Dabao, "You stay with the guests first. If Mianmian calls me, I'll go and take a look."

Dabao didn't suspect anything and continued to stay here to entertain the guests.

In a rest room next door, Mianmian was taking care of two children alone, one was her own son, and the other was Jiang Guiling's daughter. Dabao was brought over from the village two days ago, and the little niece had been living with her aunt Mianmian these days.

"What's wrong, Mianmian? What happened at the carriage and horse company?" Jiang Guiling asked as she pushed open the door.

Mianmian stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, my father sent someone to tell me that five or six of the 18 horses you rented have had problems. Now they are stranded at the Qingshui Town Horse and Carriage Shop. The relatives and friends in our village temporarily took the carriages of the Luo family, the third uncle's family, and the second brother's family. Please send someone to tell the county horse and carriage shop about this situation!"

When Jiang Guiling heard the news, anger immediately appeared on her face.

"Manager Gu of the carriage and horse shop is such an old man. No wonder he gave me a 40% discount on the carriage and horse rental. It turns out he was trying to rip me off!"

Jiang Guiling turned around and went to call Dabao. The couple stuffed their son with Mianmian and ran outside.

"Hey, you should at least leave someone here to greet the guests, why did they all run away!" Mianmian was with three children and couldn't call them back.

Fortunately, Mianmian had a maid to help her. The owner of the restaurant was Chen Biao and the proprietress was Juer.

"Quick, go and call my second sister and brother-in-law over for me."

"Yes, ma'am."

Soon, the maid invited Chen Biao and Juer over.

Mianmian explained the situation to the two of them, "I was not careful when renting the carriage before, and I was greedy for a discount."

"Something went wrong, and the couple went to the carriage shop to settle accounts with the shopkeeper Gu."

"Who will entertain the guests who are left in the hall? I don't even know them..."

Chen Biao stepped forward and said, "I'll hold on for a while."

After saying that, he turned and walked out.

Ju'er stayed to accompany Mianmian. "Now that things have come to this, let's take care of this side first. Even if the carriage breaks down, don't panic. We have a carriage at home anyway. Sister Qing'er and Uncle San will definitely find a way to get here smoothly."

Mianmian sighed softly, "I don't agree with my sister-in-law holding the banquet in the county this time. It's too much trouble. I can't persuade her. My brother is also a fatherless man. My father and mother are not in charge of the family. They just let my sister-in-law do whatever she wants."

"Although my sister-in-law is capable of growing tobacco, she is still an outsider in some things. Look, she has suffered a loss now..."

Juer had nothing else to say except to comfort Mianmian.

More than an hour later.

The Yang family's convoy had entered Wanghai County smoothly and went straight to Tianxiang Tower.

The waiter of the restaurant came out to greet them, led the team into the backyard, and settled the horses in the stable to rest, eat grass, drink water, etc. Chen Biao invited everyone to sit in the big private room upstairs.

Yang Huazhou looked around but did not see Dabao and Jiang Guiling.

"Where did they go?" Yang Huazhou asked.

Chen Biao spoke the truth.

"What? You went to the car dealership to take care of something, and you haven't come back yet?"

The hall was full of guests, and he left them behind and ran away? Is that reasonable?

Yang Huazhou turned and walked out, obviously going to the county carriage and horse shop to find Dabao and Jiang Guiling.

Seeing this, the others did not stop him. Yang Huazhong said, "Let's go to the hall and sit down first."

Old Yang sighed, shook his head, and silently followed the team up to the third floor.

The others looked at each other, and no one mentioned the carriage.

As for Bao Suyun, she was now looking forward to finishing the banquet as soon as possible so that she could return to the village.

There are already more than ten tables in the hall.

Two of the tables were already occupied, and some were playing cards.

Judging from their attire, they should be small vendors in the county town. They have some money, but their status is not high.

Yang Ruoqing leaned over to take a look, then frowned.

She called Chen Biao over and said, "Why aren't there a few screens in the hall? Is it reasonable for men and women to mix together?"

Chen Biao was embarrassed. "Originally there was a screen, but Dabao and Jiang Guiling temporarily removed it. Jiang Guiling said that we need more people to gather together for a more lively occasion!"

"Ridiculous." Yang Ruoqing said.

"Go put up the screen, or we won't have the feast."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Zhao Liuer, Cao Bamei, Xiao Mo, Liu Jinchuan, Xiu Xiu and Xiu Hong all heard Yang Ruoqing's arrangement and nodded in agreement.

There are too many people and it's too noisy. In the past, men and women used to sit at separate tables for banquets. If guests from several places gather together like today without screens separating them, it will be like a tile market, very noisy.

While we were eating, you looked at me and I looked at you, especially when there were so many strange men in the room. How could that be!

Little Madam Mo lowered her voice and said to Zhao Liu'er beside her, "If I had known it was so chaotic here, I wouldn't have come here."

Zhao Liuer curled the corners of her mouth but said nothing, but her expression was full of dissatisfaction with the layout of the hall.

Bao Suyun and Mianmian were standing in the crowd. When they heard the whispers, both mother and daughter blushed.

Soon, the screen was brought over.

Several of Luo Fengtang's guards rushed into the hall.

"All men, lie down on the table and close your eyes. Do not look around!"

The businessmen at these two tables had heard about the connections behind the old Yang family earlier. To be honest, they came here today specifically to congratulate Jiang Guiling's child on his first birthday. The main reason was that they wanted to use this opportunity to establish connections with the third branch of the old Yang family and even the Luo family.

They had already prepared to come and talk to the Luo family, but a group of sword-wielding guards rushed in, each of them looking like a cold-faced killer. These foreign male merchants were so scared that they quickly covered their eyes and lay on the table. Some of the timid ones almost slipped under the table...