Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 983 There are so many guests
Gu Erzhu really didn't want his father to be present on his grandson's third-day celebration, not because his father hadn't held or praised his other two grandsons the previous two times.

It's not that he's unfilial and secretly criticizes his father for being materialistic; if it were San Ya's child celebrating their third birthday, let alone a boy, even a girl, they would pretend to be happy.

But the old man's eldest son had fallen, and there was still his eldest grandson. He was really afraid that the old man would pull his eldest grandson aside and talk nonsense in public.

To this end, he didn't hesitate to threaten his mother with harsh words, and personally invited his uncle to preside over his grandson's third-day celebration, and also asked his eldest and second uncles to come and oversee the event as soon as possible.

Just as he had guessed, even though he didn't want to make a fuss, his grandson's third-day celebration was already packed with guests before the actual ceremony.

Fortunately, Yuyuan was quite large, and by noon there were already far more guests coming to offer their congratulations than on the previous housewarming day. With the arrival of Magistrate Qian at the beginning of the morning, the number of visitors continued unabated.

If the head of a household was not home, his mother, wife, son, or daughter-in-law would arrive later, making the scene even more lively than when the youngest son won the Three Scholars title.

How could he dare let the old man bring his eldest grandson to make polite connections? If the eldest son wasn't wicked, it wouldn't be a problem for him to take advantage of the sixth son's influence, since they were cousins ​​after all.

It's good that Wen Yu rushed back from Jingshan Academy overnight. Although he has a strong desire to build connections, he is at least an upright person and would not get involved in lending money at exorbitant interest rates.

As for Dalang, to be fair, he is quite clever, but his cleverness is not always effective, and he is too greedy, wanting to monopolize all the benefits.

If he didn't fear that his sixth son was better at studying than him and conspired to scheme against him, as long as he mentioned that he was afraid that his second uncle would not support his eldest nephew's education for the sake of his youngest son, his second uncle would rack his brains and do his best to support his eldest nephew and youngest son to study for a few more years, so that the money he had spent would not have been wasted.

Unlike now, I'm really afraid of this nephew. He says one thing and does another, which is fine. If he didn't have a bit of cunning, I wouldn't even look down on him. But how could he scheme against his own family?

He had worked so hard to support the family, but his eldest nephew not only conspired with his father to swindle his son, but also stole private property and silver to lend at exorbitant interest rates.

Such laws are intolerable. They dare to make money without any conscience. What else wouldn't they do? If he doesn't suppress them but instead supports them, it wouldn't be surprising if they were implicated and their entire clan wiped out one day.

He didn't know what his mother and eldest son's side of the family had said. Fortunately, the eldest son was recuperating at home and couldn't get up, and the eldest brother had something to do and couldn't come. So, it was fine if the old man came.

Without those two troublemakers around, even if the old man came uninvited, he wouldn't dare to embarrass Liu Lang or act arrogantly, especially with his uncle keeping an eye on him.

With a major matter on his mind resolved, Gu Erzhu was in high spirits, as the saying goes. In Gu Laosi's words, his second brother's mouth was never closed with joy.

Before the third-day-old ceremony, Elder Gu took out a piece of red paper that had been calculated by the old immortal Qingfeng Daoist and written by him personally.

The child's nickname is determined after the baby is washed on the third day.

The child will be given a formal name after 100 days.

The red paper was unfolded on the desk, without the need for a paperweight to hold down the corners. The most eye-catching part of the paper was the nicknames that could be chosen.

Among these many nicknames, Gu Erzhu is most familiar with Changlian, Changshuan, Yuanchu, Yuanyou, Quange'er, Yuange'er, Shengge'er, Niange'er, and so on.

Without hesitation, he chose the nickname "Yuan Ge'er" for his grandson, which happened to be similar to the nickname of Zhou Yanqing's eldest son, Tuan Ge'er.

When the news reached the West Courtyard, Zhou Banxia wasn't surprised that her father-in-law had chosen this nickname for her son. What could be more auspicious than "round and full"?

Today, in the east wing, besides Madam Li, Madam Xu, and Madam Zhou Qi, Qian Huaizhi's wife, Luo Jinyi, also arrived early. The twenty-five-year-old Luo Jinyi was a beauty whose appearance and temperament were remarkably similar to Lin Lian'er; without careful observation, one might mistake them for sisters.

There is one thing, perhaps because she is the daughter of a military general, she has three more points of heroic spirit than Lin Lian'er, and the two qualities of gentleness and heroism are mixed very well.

If she lacks a bit of heroic spirit, she might not appear elegant, dignified, or imposing, which would not meet the standards of wealthy families choosing daughters-in-law.

Upon meeting this woman, Zhou Banxia finally understood why Princess Yongning not only did not object to her son's insistence on marrying her, but also strongly agreed with it.

With her looks and demeanor, even if she knew nothing, she could easily be a mistress and fool the servants, not to mention that she has quite high emotional intelligence.

From the moment he entered and took his seat, less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he wittily and effortlessly charmed the elders present whom he had just met, making them beam with delight.

It's easy to imagine how Princess Yongning could not like such a daughter-in-law who was so sincere in praising others, had a large dowry, and had given birth to two sons and a daughter.

Listen!

Even while chatting casually, they didn't forget their business. Amidst their laughter, they effortlessly brought up the topic of going to the main hall to wait for the ceremony when the time came.

She had an excellent grasp of propriety and was a model of a noblewoman in how she treated people. She was more than capable of being the wife of a mere county magistrate.

Having such a virtuous wife is a blessing for Qian Huaizhi.

Hearing this woman call her "little sister" before leaving and tell her to sit properly, Zhou Banxia nodded with a smile and watched her leave with the elders.

To be fair, this woman was an excellent sister-in-law, truly taking on the responsibilities of an elder sister-in-law while the woman was still in the capital recovering from childbirth.

As Luo Jinyi accompanied the elders away, along with today's protagonist, Yuan Ge'er, the room quickly fell silent.

The third-day baby washing ceremony, also known as the three-day baby washing ceremony, is a tradition passed down from our ancestors. It serves two purposes: first, to cleanse the baby of impurities and ward off disasters and difficulties; and second, to pray for blessings and good fortune.

Unlike Yuan Ge'er, who had to be carried to the main hall of the outer courtyard for the three-day bath, Zhou Banxia couldn't go out, but she soon welcomed soup and water again.

Along with that came numerous gift lists. Interestingly, the gift lists brought in weren't meant for her to see; they were brought in later, and they were different.

Four maids, Maihuang, Maidong, and Maiqing, followed Yuange'er to the outer courtyard, worried that the weather might still be a bit chilly for their young master.

After washing her hands, she served Zhou Banxia a bowl of chicken soup. Seeing that Zhou Banxia was still not very willing to hear her report the gift list, she told her the truth.

The Second Master had already instructed that, in order to prevent the Second Mistress from worrying too much when the young master was held in front, she should find something to distract her.

However, she thought for a long time, but she didn't know what to do that would allow her second grandmother to lean back and lie down without straining her eyes, and also prevent her from being idle and overthinking.

Finally, the task of reporting the gift lists from each family was a trick she got from Aunt Lan. We should listen carefully, because soon the young master will be brought back.