Chapter 98 Control Group

It was a very ordinary question, but to someone who was full of dissatisfaction, it sounded like disgust.

Uncle Liang snorted, and his face looked even uglier.

He entered the room and sat down with a big sword and a golden horse, glancing at Xu Zhichun: "Let's not have this celebratory banquet."

Uncle Liang's youngest son was used as a control group for Liang Mingxuan, so he was unwilling to hold a banquet to celebrate. However, it would not be acceptable for him to not hold a banquet at home, Liang Mingxuan's family had to do it as well.

Otherwise, it will only make you look uglier.

He couldn't sit still for a moment, so he came over in a hurry.

Xu Zhichun was stunned: "Huh?"

Uncle Liang was anxious: "What? Are you unhappy?"

"no--"

I don't understand what you're talking about at all. Yes, not only do we need to ask the village head and others to express our gratitude, but for such a big event, it seems we should hold a banquet to entertain the villagers, relatives and friends to celebrate properly.

It's just like holding a banquet to celebrate when a relative's child gets admitted to university in modern times.

Xu Zhichun had never raised a child and had zero experience. If Uncle Liang hadn't come and told her, she would never have thought of this.

Uncle Liang interrupted her without hesitation: "If it's not, then this is settled. Minglang just left not long ago, it's not appropriate to hold a banquet to celebrate now. Besides, Mingxuan is still young, so we should keep a low profile. Don't hold this banquet. Do you understand?"

Not only did he hear it, Xu Zhichun was not stupid after all. He had not thought about it before, but now he not only thought about it, but also thought about it thoroughly.

It must be said that if his own Mingxuan had only passed the exam normally and his child had ranked third, he would definitely not have come here specially to say this, and would definitely have celebrated with drums and gongs and a big banquet.

Xu Zhichun had no experience in holding a celebratory banquet, and Mingxuan was indeed too young, so there was really no need to hold a special banquet. It would be better not to hold this banquet to save trouble.

Mingxuan is already stronger than their family, so there is no need to provoke them anymore.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it will be troublesome in the end.

Xu Zhichun said, "Great uncle is really thinking ahead. Mingxuan and I haven't thought about this yet. Let's not have the celebration banquet. Let the child rest quietly for a few days. It's better to wait until he passes the imperial examinations or becomes a scholar or juren. It won't be too late to hold a banquet then. But we should set up two or three tables at home and invite the village head, the elders, and the neighbors who have helped us so much. When the time comes, great uncle and great aunt can come and sit with us."

Uncle Liang wished she wouldn't even set up those two or three tables, but that was impossible. Apart from anything else, how could Liang Lizheng not express gratitude? Shouldn't the clan elders and village elders show respect by inviting him?

Not to mention Xu Zhichun, even they would have to set up two or three tables at home and invite Xu Zhichun and Liang Mingxuan over.

"That's it!"

Uncle Liang said something harsh, then stood up and left.

Xu Zhichun said to Liang Mingxuan, "We won't have a banquet this time. Mingxuan, don't be upset. How about my sister-in-law buy you a gift and make you some new clothes to celebrate?"

Liang Mingxuan shook his head and nodded: "I won't be angry, it saves trouble this way, and I am happy to save trouble. I like whatever my sister-in-law buys for me, and my sister-in-law will also cut two new sets of clothes for me."

Xu Zhichun smiled with relief: "Okay! Let's make dinner."

"Um."

The next day, there was no konjac tofu and konjac noodles for sale, so Liang Mingliang had to deliver ice jelly to the Lotus Restaurant. Xu Zhichun, Zeng Xiaoyan and others stayed at home to dig konjac and hurried to make konjac tofu and konjac noodles.

The news that Liang Mingxiang had passed the examination for the title of Tongsheng finally spread throughout the village today.

Everyone was shocked again.

"Oh my god, their lineage has produced two Tongshengs at once. There's no other family like them in this area, right?"

"Awesome, these two brothers are amazing!"

"Of course, especially Mingxuan, who's two years younger than Mingxiang? He actually got third place in the exam."

"That's right!"

“.”

No matter how much praise there is, Liang Mingxuan cannot be avoided in the end.

Zhang, Mao and the others were originally smiling smugly, but even the most observant person could gradually sense that something was wrong.

Why does he always mention Mingxuan when he mentions Mingxiang? And he even praises Mingxuan even more in his words.

Zhang couldn't hide her feelings. The more she listened, the more aggrieved she became. The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she became. When she heard someone mention Liang Mingxiang and Liang Mingxuan together again, she finally lost her patience and started to retort, "There's no need to compare my Mingxiang with others! Mingxuan got lucky this time, but next time it'll be my Mingxiang's turn to be lucky! The next time he takes the exam to become a scholar, that's more important. What does this matter?"

If her son hadn't pointed at her nose and scolded her, she would have shouted that Mingxuan must have cheated.

It was really painful not being able to say this.

The sister-in-law was a little confused by her criticism - she came to her senses, smiled coldly and mocked back: "Oh, sister-in-law, you are not jealous of Mingxuan, right? As an aunt, how can you be so unreasonable! If you say this to others, it will be hilarious, hahahaha"

Zhang angrily turned around and left.

How outrageous!

Xu Zhichun acted quickly. The next day, he went to the city to set up a stall and bought a lot of meat dishes. He cooked that day and invited Liang Lizheng and his wife, Zeng Xiaoyan and her husband, Zhu'er and her husband, Liang's uncle Zhang and Liang Mingxiang, Liang's second uncle Bai, seven elders from the clan and village, and four or five people who came to the village frequently. One elder came with his little grandson, so there were just three tables.

Zeng Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhuer came to help cook. The meal started around 3:30 in the afternoon. It was easier to clean up if we ate early while it was still light.

Liang Mingxiang didn't come. He said he was too tired from working too hard recently, so he was not feeling well and would rest at home.

After hearing this, Xu Zhichun subconsciously thought of a classic saying, "Are you feeling unwell physically or mentally?" Forget it, it would be better not to come.

She said a few words expressing her concern.

Everyone is not stupid, especially the elderly Liang Lizheng, clan elders, and village elders. They have become very experienced. Who doesn't know the real reason why Liang Mingxiang didn't come?

What's more, Uncle Liang and Zhang looked so reluctant.

Everyone saw through it but didn't say anything, and even showed some concern for him.

Liang, the village head, the clan elders, and the other village elders all shook their heads and sighed: "This Liang Mingxiang is so narrow-minded. He doesn't go out often, and no one knows him. We never expected him to be this kind of person. With such a narrow mind, I'm afraid he won't achieve anything." To put it more bluntly, it's fine if this kind of person doesn't achieve anything, but if he does, it's not necessarily a good thing.

Xu Zhichun was very generous. All three tables had the same nine dishes and one soup, including chicken, duck, fish and meat. The clan elders and village elders were all surprised.

Although they hadn't come empty-handed, their gifts were limited; they could only give a dozen or so coins and ten eggs. Liang Lizheng gave more, a full two taels of silver, privately, as it would be embarrassing if others knew. The food was clearly too good.

“It’s so rich!”

"Yeah, yeah, it's even more sumptuous than our Chinese New Year celebrations, haha."

"Mingxuan deserves it, deserves it. After all, he passed the examination and became a Tongsheng."

"Haha, that's right!"

Everyone praised and expressed their feelings for a while, and then reminded Liang Mingxuan: Look how good your sister-in-law is to you, you must be filial to her in the future!

Thinking that Xu Zhichun had lost her husband and had no children, and that all her hopes lay with her brother-in-law, she couldn't help but feel distressed and sympathetic, and insisted that Xu Zhichun be the main person.

(End of this chapter)