Chapter 101 The County Magistrate's Banquet

Uncle Liang and the others were stunned by this great news. After all, this was a banquet hosted by the county magistrate!

Their youngest son was going to attend the county magistrate's banquet! He was going to eat at the same table with the county magistrate (or so they thought)! This was a great blessing from their ancestors!

I was so busy being happy that I had no time to think about anything else.

Liang Mingxiang would not have forgotten to give the reward money, but his mood had been very bad these days, so he neglected it.

It wasn't until the two runners who had brought the good news had left for a long time that Liang Mingxiang suddenly thought, "Ah!" "These two runners are here to deliver invitations. We should give them each a red envelope and a few coins."

Zhang felt distressed: "We still have to give them money?"

A few cents per person is not a small amount. She was secretly lucky: Fortunately, no one gave it to her.

Uncle Liang's expression changed, and he stamped his feet in regret: "Really? How could I forget such an important thing!"

Liang Mingxiang's expression became even uglier: "Dad, go ask Liang Mingxuan's family if they gave it to him. How much did they give?"

"Okay, okay," Uncle Liang said hurriedly, "Mingxuan, a child, what does he know? And Xu, a woman, knows even less. They definitely didn't give it to him! I'll go ask around."

Uncle Liang asked as he rushed in. Xu Zhichun was stunned for a moment, then understood: They must be so happy that they didn't give it to him, right?

"Just tell me now!"

"Give it to me."

"How much did you give?"

Xu Zhichun was speechless. Is this polite to ask this?

Seeing Uncle Liang's attitude, he knew she wouldn't give up unless she said something, so Xu Zhichun said vaguely, "About twenty coins per person."

"How much?"

“.”

There is no big word.

"Twenty-six coins."

"You are rich, but don't waste the money left by Minglang. It all belongs to Mingxuan, and you can't do whatever you want."

Uncle Liang was furious and anxious, and he was furious. "What's wrong with you? Why don't you discuss with us so that we can all pay the same amount? You just give it to us on your own?"

Xu Zhichun: “.”

"Uncle, we can make our own decisions on our own affairs, so there's no need to ask you."

"presumptuous!"

"After all, we didn't eat the rice from uncle's house."

Uncle Liang was furious. "Okay, okay, Xu, you're great. Mingxuan just passed the exam for a student, and you're so arrogant. You don't even have respect for your elders. In my opinion, your vision is too short-sighted. What's a student worth? If you have the guts, wait until he passes the exam for a scholar before you act arrogant! I don't know if you'll ever have that fate!"

Xu Zhichun couldn't help but feel angry.

I can't bear it anymore.

"Uncle, are you saying things you're supposed to say as an uncle? After my son Mingxuan came back from Quanshan Village, I told him countless times that he was temporarily studying at home and would find another school after passing the Tongshi exam. You know how much gossip you've said outside. On the day we went to take the Tongshi exam together, you were so sarcastic, saying that Mingxuan wouldn't pass, and you even lied when the results were announced. Don't you really want Mingxuan to be well?"

"you--"

"Mingxuan got such good grades in the exam. We were planning to have a big banquet to celebrate, but since you said we don't want to, then we won't. I don't want to say anything. After all, you're my uncle, and I should listen to your advice. Besides, Minglang passed away not long ago, so not having a celebration is a way of honoring him."

"But I can't stand what you said today! What exactly does Great Uncle mean? We separated a long time ago, didn't we? Can't I be the master of my own family affairs? Is it arrogant for Great Uncle to be the master of his own affairs at home?"

"You, you, you--" Uncle Liang never dreamed that Xu Zhichun would be so disrespectful to him that he said everything he should and shouldn't say in one go.

He was filled with anger, anxiety, and resentment, but in the end, all he could say was, "How dare you be so disrespectful to your elders!"

Uncle Liang couldn't stand it any longer and sneered, "Mingxuan is a member of my Liang family. It's not your turn to be arrogant. Just wait and see!"

Uncle Liang went home angrily with a dark face.

What Xu Zhichun was least afraid of was to wait and see. The Fourth Lady and the others said that they could rely on Mingxuan to flatter themselves, so what he said mattered.

On the morning of the day they went to the county town for the banquet, Xu Zhichun and his friends went into the city to sell konjac tofu, konjac noodles, and today, about 30 kilograms of braised pork - I hadn't eaten it for a long time, and mainly because my family wanted to eat it, so I made a lot of it specially.

Liang Mingxuan went into the city with them.

As the carriage left the village, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Uncle Liang did not go to Liang Lizheng's house yesterday to ask for a bullock cart, they were still a little worried this morning that the family of three would suddenly come and take the cart.

I've already left the village but no one has come.

Then it definitely won’t come.

Very good.

I was really afraid of the three of them, their words and attitude. Anyone with them would be unhappy, unless they were willing to agree with them with a smile on their face and flatter them.

Zeng Xiaoyan: "I was really scared of them. It's a good thing they didn't come!"

Liang Mingliang was surprised: "If they don't come, will they walk into the city? Mingxiang should also go to the county magistrate's banquet, right?"

Zeng Xiaoyan: "Stupid, they can just rent a bullock cart from someone else."

Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "Yes, several families in our village have ox carts, so we don't have to worry about them."

Aunt Zhu'er also laughed: "That's true!"

Xu Zhichun knew in her heart that she had severely rebuked her proud uncle the day before, and Liang Mingxiang must be very unwilling to stay with her son Mingxuan. Even if her aunt was reluctant to spend the money to rent a car, the father and son would rent a car without hesitation.

I've really offended them this time. The relationship between the two families will probably be strained from now on. Forget it, it wasn't going to get any better anyway.

No one wanted to keep discussing them and quickly moved on to something else.

When they arrived in the city, the carriage stopped at the intersection of a street next to the county government office, and Xu Zhichun took Liang Mingxuan there.

"You guys go ahead and do your work. I might have to stay outside for a while. I'll go to the market by myself later."

"Okay, Sister Zhichun, take your time."

"Um."

Xu Zhichun accompanied Liang Mingxuan over, smiling as they walked. "I've reminded you everything I should have. You're smart, so I don't need to say more. I don't understand the affairs of you scholars. I have no idea what the rules and regulations are for the county magistrate's banquet. Anyway, don't be nervous. Just be humble and low-key. Give way to the older ones in everything, and don't try to be too aggressive. As for the rest, you can handle it yourself. Well, I think you can do it, so don't worry or be afraid."

Liang Mingxuan listened attentively, nodding his head from time to time and comforting Xu Zhichun: "Don't worry, sister-in-law."

Xu Zhichun smiled and said "Oh", it was impossible to be at ease.

Who knows what will happen at the county magistrate's banquet?

If something unexpected happens, there's nothing I can do.

Don’t think about it anymore. The more you think about it, the more nervous you get!

(End of this chapter)