Chapter 732: Mr. Qiao is not welcome
Shao Yunduan felt warm in his heart and nodded: "Thank you for your concern, mother!"
Fang smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, it's nothing!"
Uncle Shao felt like he was excluded. He felt depressed and lost interest.
He felt a little wronged. As a father, how could he still think of harming his own son? He also hoped that Yunduan and everyone in this family would be well.
Now that Yunduan has passed the imperial examination, he should be more humble, otherwise the villagers will say something bad. Would it sound good if these words were spread out?
The Zhang family was overdoing it, but what Zhang Lizheng said was not entirely unreasonable. The two children were still young, and Zhang Shi had no other disadvantages except being too sympathetic to her mother's family. Moreover, this was her first offense, and since she came back today, she obviously knew she was wrong. She should just promise not to do that again and change for the better. Why must she be so heartless?
He really hopes that everyone is well and happy, so why doesn't anyone understand him?
Uncle Shao felt a little distressed.
But he didn't know that Shao Yunduan had never thought of being a good guy.
When it comes to being tough, he won't give in an inch. The Zhang family has bad intentions and impure purposes, and he really hopes that the second branch will completely cut off this in-law relationship.
After agreeing on a date for the banquet and celebration, everyone in the Shao family became busy.
After a rough calculation, this banquet would require at least fifty tables.
All the local gentry and officials who had visited had to be invited, as well as the teachers and students of the academy, relatives, friends, and fellow villagers. Fifty tables were probably not enough, so ten more were added.
The date was set for four days later, so Shao Yunduan wrote a note and asked Manager Xiao Dong and Xiao Qi to help deliver it.
There is no need to be so formal with the villagers and relatives. The invitations are mainly sent to the gentry, the academy, the manager Qin, etc.
Shao Yunduan went to the county government office in person to inform them, but he did not invite them.
Instead, he meant that there were many people there that day, and if the county magistrate showed up, everyone would inevitably be stiff and respectful, and would not be able to show joy and laughter. Therefore, he would go to the county town with Qiao Xuan and host a banquet for the Yue family alone.
Lord Qiao was very pleased to hear these words, and smiled as he praised Shao Yunduan for his thoughtful consideration.
The conditions in the countryside were indeed not very good, and he didn't really want to go there. He was also worried that if he didn't go, Shao Yunduan would be disappointed and lost, and he was struggling with this.
Who knew Shao Yunduan was so sensible! He took the initiative to bring this up!
This son-in-law is very thoughtful!
Little did he know that Shao Yunduan didn't want him to show up in his home at all.
After setting the date and sending out the invitations, it’s time to start preparing.
It was very convenient to have the help of the villagers. The chef who prepared the banquet dishes was also agreed.
As for the dishes, they are difficult to store because the weather is too hot, so they have to be bought fresh on the same day.
There are not so many requirements for rural banquets, and eight large dishes are enough.
It was difficult to buy meat, so I just bought two big fat pigs and slaughtered them in the early morning. They were very fresh.
There are two pigs, sixty chickens and sixty ducks. There are fresh mushrooms and black fungus in the mushroom shed, and there are also plenty of fresh vegetables in each vegetable garden. You can buy them directly from the villagers.
With this preparation, all we have to do is wait for the day.
Unexpectedly, someone from the Zhao family came again.
The ones who came this time were Mrs. Zhao and her eldest daughter-in-law Quan.
Still visiting under the pretext of congratulating.
Although Mrs. Zhao had a smile on her face, her inherent disdain for country people was clearly evident, and her words made people feel uncomfortable.
(End of this chapter)
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