Xiaojiaxiu

Chapter 164 Banquet
The Zhao family, Erya Siya, mother and daughter who came out of the ancestral hall felt very uncomfortable, even though the village held a banquet for the three newly promoted talents, they should have invited Master Bai over.

But what the village elders and patriarchs said inside and outside the words really made people feel very uncomfortable.

"Forget it! My mother is indeed a divorced woman, and there is nothing wrong with what they said. The fees for the student exams in the village this time are all paid by Master Bai, and we are familiar with Master Bai, so let's go It makes sense to send a letter!"

Mrs. Zhao didn't want her two daughters to pay too much attention to those words, as long as her family lived well, those words would mean nothing.

Erya and Siya are actually not embarrassed by the fact that their mother was divorced, but the village head looks like he is raising his neck, as if he has done them a great favor by taking a look at the mother and daughter.

If you have the ability, don't ask them orphans and widows for this matter!
Angry is angry, but this matter still has to be done, after all, this Wu Sanlang is also one of the scholars, even if it is for the Wu family, this Master Bai must be invited.

After returning home, Mrs. Zhao didn't say anything to the sisters, but only said some small things.

After arriving at Wu's house, Si Ya asked Wu Erlang to take Wu Sanlang to the town to invite Mr. Bai and his son over.

On the second day, Wangcun began to hold a banquet for the three scholars.

Generally, if each family holds a banquet by itself, then the people in the village have to follow the ceremony, but because the money for this banquet is also pooled by each household in the village, although the landlord is the king and landlord, the villagers also contribute. So the people in the village just came to eat the banquet alone.

The banquet was held in the courtyard of the village chief's house. I don't know if it was for joy or something. I said it would be held at the landlord Wang's house, but now it was held at the village chief's house.

"Hey! You short-lived people, I told you to steal it, and I let you steal it!" As the mother of a newly promoted scholar, Yang came as half the master of the banquet. This morning, the village head's family The sound of her chasing and beating and scolding children with a broom came from the courtyard.

Today's banquet is a flowing banquet, as long as someone arrives, they can make up a table, and then the food will be served immediately.

The people who finished eating left, and then the people who just arrived continued to serve. As long as there are people here, the banquet will not stop. It can be seen that this time the village has really spent its money.

Different from the flowing water mats outside, there is a neatly tidy table in the spacious living room of the village head's house, on which are neatly prepared delicate side dishes.

These small dishes are different from the flowing water noodles outside. Each dish is personally checked by the wife of the village chief, and the best craftsman in the village is invited to cook.

The village chief looked at the delicate dishes on the table with satisfaction, thinking that he would be satisfied when Master Bai came over later.

Suddenly, there was the sound of a horse braying, and the village chief thought that the old master Bai from the town must have arrived, so he straightened his clothes and strode towards the gate of the courtyard.

When Wang Tuwen, Wu Sanlang and Wang Musheng heard the sound of the horse's hooves, they had already greeted them.

After Mr. Bai got off the carriage, he congratulated the three of them and gave three big gifts.

The three of them thanked each other, and then led Master Bai into the house.

"This is Mr. Bai, right? You're welcome, you're welcome!" The village chief saw a middle-aged man with a rich face and a smiling face surrounded by Wang Tuwen and the three of them, and he guessed who this person was. Then he hurried forward to salute and said.

"Who is this?" Master Bai smiled and asked Wang Tuwen and others beside him when he saw the visitor greeting him like this.

Before Wang Tuwen could introduce him, the village head rushed to introduce himself and said, "I am the village head of Wang Village, and this banquet is hosted by me!"

"So it's the village chief. It's the first time I've seen him, so I hope you don't mind!" Unlike the village chief, Master Bai said casually.

This time, three of Wangcun's students were selected as scholars, which also surprised Master Bai.

These students, Mr. Bai, have also observed well. Wang Tuwen, Wu Sanlang, and Wang Musheng, who have been selected as scholars, are indeed good young students.

Master Bai admired these talented young people, otherwise he would not have made a trip in person, at most he would have just asked the housekeeper to present a gift.

Naturally, he didn't come here this time just to have a banquet. When Wu Erlang went to the White Mansion, he also brought Siya's words with him, so he had to come and see for himself.

"Where! Where! It is my great honor for Master Bai to come to the house. Hurry up! What are Tuwen, Sanlang, and Musheng still doing in a daze? Hurry up and bring Master Bai to the living room!" the village head said enthusiastically.

After letting the three of Wang Turen and Master Bai take their seats, the village chief anxiously waited for the others in front of the courtyard.

"What's the matter with the old patriarch! It's not here yet, so I don't know how to measure it!" The village chief walked back and forth in front of the door, really anxious.

"Master Wang, you are here. Come in quickly! Master Bai has arrived!" The village chief waited for Landlord Wang first. Into the living room.

The village chief introduced Wang Landlord to Mr. Bai. Although this Wang Landlord could not be compared with Mr. Bai in the town, he was nowhere to be found in these ten miles or eight villages.

Not long after, the old patriarch came tremblingly on crutches with the support of several juniors.

Master Bai saw that the person who came was an elder from the village, so he stood up and saluted proactively.

The village head introduced the old patriarch of the village to Master Bai.

When Master Bai heard that this person was the head of the village, he respected him even more deeply. After all, in ancient times, people with high morals were always respected.

The old patriarch saw that although Master Bai was a businessman, his conversation was not as vulgar as ordinary businessmen, so he also developed a good impression of Master Bai in his heart.

The village chief was very happy to see the old patriarch's rare friendship with Master Bai.

Almost everyone has arrived, so the banquet is here!

There were some cold dishes on the table, and the village chief got off the table in a short while and rushed to the kitchen to prepare the dishes.

"Master Bai is here!" Yang Shi, who was busy directing in the kitchen, saw the village chief coming to urge the dishes, thinking in her heart that Master Bai must be here, and her tone showed her joy in the bottom of her heart.

The kitchen was really messy, so the village didn't have the time and mood to pay attention to Yang's reaction, so she hurriedly urged people to serve the dishes.

Mr. Yang has always been Mr. Bai long and Mr. Bai short, but he has never seen him before.

So this time she has to go to see her no matter what!

"Juan'er's mother! Is the food in this pot ready to be cooked?" Mrs. Yang brushed her hair, then tore off the apron around her waist, and prepared to bring the food to the living room herself.

When Wu Shi came here early in the morning, she was busy cooking, and the flowing water table couldn't stop, so she was always busy and didn't have any free time.

"Ah! This dish will be ready in no time, just take it!" With the chaotic voices in the kitchen, Mrs. Wu finally heard what Mrs. Yang said, and replied loudly.

"Hey!" Mrs. Yang tidied up her clothes happily, and waited for the dishes to come out of the pot.

This old master Bai, the landlord Wang and the old patriarch hit it off right away, and the three of them chatted freely while drinking at the table.

The village head also said a few words from time to time, but who knew that when he spoke, everyone else shut up. After a few times, he also realized the fun, and just smiled and poured wine for Master Bai and the others.

Yang carried the dishes and entered the living room with a smile.

"Mother! Why are you here to bring the food!" Wang Tuwen noticed his mother first, and then asked.

Generally speaking, young daughters-in-law do these things when holding weddings or other things in the village, so Wang Tuwen would ask this question.

Mrs. Yang recognized Master Bai at a glance, then walked to the table with a smile and said, "Master Bai is our family's great benefactor, mother must cook the dishes and deliver them here!"

When Master Bai saw Wang Tuwen calling this elderly woman his mother, he guessed that this must be Si Ya's grandma.

"You are so polite!" Master Bai heard his son talk about the gift to the Wang family last time, plus the fact that Zhao's mother and daughter were kicked out by the husband's family, so he still doesn't have a good impression of the Wang family. of.

"You're welcome! You're welcome! The last time Master Bai came to our house as a guest, my little girl, Cuigu, also made the dim sum by herself! Our family's four girls are all thanks to Master Bai for taking care of them, otherwise our Wang family wouldn't have the money to build that workshop!" Seeing that Master Bai was so polite, Mrs. Yang felt even more happy.

These Siya's milk is really powerful, this sentence makes the workshop belong to their Wang family, fortunately, I have also inquired clearly in private.

"Siya is the master of the workshop!" Master Bai didn't like Yang's words very much, so he said with a faint smile.

"Naturally, Siya is the granddaughter of the Wang family, so our Wang family is grateful to Master Bai!" Yang said, not knowing whether she really didn't understand or pretending to be stupid.

Everyone at the table knew what Yang was like, and everyone could understand what she meant when she said this, so the table became quiet for a while.

"Mother! What are you talking about!" Wang Tuwen blushed violently, and felt ashamed when he saw what his mother said.

"Everyone, eat quickly! This dish is cold!" Mrs. Yang ignored her youngest son's words, but warmly greeted everyone to eat.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Eat vegetables, eat vegetables!" Seeing that the table was deserted, the village chief hurriedly greeted.

Yang Shi also went to the kitchen to wait for the next dish.

It wasn't until [-] o'clock in the evening that the running water feast in the yard gradually subsided.

For this banquet, the villagers of Houwang Village were naturally excluded, and Siya's family is now considered to be from Houwang Village, so they can justifiably hide away.

"Go and help me find Wang Cuigu!" Although Master Bai also drank, he certainly did not forget the meaning of Yang's words just now.

For a shrewd person like Master Bai, how could he not understand Yang's implication.

(End of this chapter)