In the end, Su Qingluan did not have time to treat Mu Xingzhi and Liu Yunniang to a thank-you banquet that she thought was "sumptuous" - because the day after Su Qingluan's whole family went to congratulate the Liu family on their housewarming, Su Qingluan received an invitation from the Xie Mansion.
Really, an invitation - Su Qingluan looked at the visiting card respectfully handed to her by the groom, on which her name was clearly written, and couldn't help but sigh: "I can be considered to have officially entered the wealthy family." Although it is not the same as the traditional meaning of "entering the door".
After all, even though Xie Zian had asked Su Qingluan to make a dessert before, or Aunt Zhang had summoned Su Qingluan to discuss matters related to jam, they would just come in a carriage and leave without any prior notice.
Although on the surface, a casual person like Xie Zian would not be too picky about etiquette, in the final analysis, Su Qingluan was just a "service staff" who came to the door, and was basically no different from those servants who signed a working contract and did short-term work.
What's worse, some people didn't even prepare a carriage, forcing Su Qingluan to go to the meeting on foot.
However, this time it was different. The visiting card was delivered a day in advance, and there was a little girl following in the carriage behind the carriage boy - although Su Qingluan felt a little regretful that it was not the one who had chatted with her so well before - the little girl also respectfully presented a brocade-wrapped box with both hands, and no one knew what was inside.
Su Qingluan raised her eyebrows, glanced at the box with some curiosity, and took it with both hands, but without revealing any obvious expression, she only asked, "What is this?"
The box felt heavy in her hand, but when she gave it a slight shake, she didn't feel anything moving around inside. So it wasn't something solid.
However, the little girl didn't seem to know what was in the box. She just bowed her head respectfully and shook it, and together with the coachman, she politely saluted Su Qingluan.
Fortunately, they only performed the most common blessing and bowing ceremonies, nothing too exaggerated, otherwise Su Qingluan would definitely feel uncomfortable.
After the two walked away, Su Qingluan turned around and walked back home. At this time, Su Qingluan felt that the other party must have calculated it accurately - because it was not long after their family went to set up the stall.
Su Qingluan even thought that someone might have waited until the stock of their sewage stall was almost sold out, and then secretly notified the Xie family to send someone to deliver an invitation to Su Qingluan.
Although Yang was an ordinary peasant woman, she was not the kind of person who did not know her limits. So when she saw the person in the carriage saying he was looking for "Madam Su", she knew that this person must be coming for her eldest daughter.
A stranger suddenly appeared at the door, sitting in a rare carriage. Not to mention Su Xueyan, even Su Xuanhe was very curious and looked around.
However, during the entire time that Su Qingluan was out, Yang kept the two children indoors and strictly required them not to make any noise, not to make any noise, and not to peek around and ask any questions. She told them to wait until the people outside left before doing anything else.
So when Su Qingluan turned around and walked into the house, the two little guys surrounded her, looking at the box in her hand that was obviously of high quality and asking questions:
"Sister, sister, what's in this box? Is it food? Is there any for San Ya?" She was thinking only of food, and it was obvious that she was the little girl Su Xueyan.
"Hmph, what can't our sister do if it's food? I don't think it's edible - sister, what is this?" Su Xuanhe retorted to his sister like a little adult, and turned around and couldn't help but look at Su Qingluan.
To put it bluntly, he was also curious, but compared to the little girl Su Xueyan, the current Su Xuanhe had gradually acquired the "burden" of a scholar. He just glanced over here from time to time, but it was not so obvious - although it was still very obvious in the eyes of the other three adults including Su Qingluan.
Su Qingluan placed the box on the table in the main hall and handed the invitation to Yang and Su Guangfu.
Yang looked at the paper with golden luster, and subconsciously wiped her hands with her apron, which were wet from preparing dinner. She took it and unfolded it carefully, and she and Su Guangfu put their heads together to read it.
Su Xueyan was really curious about what was on the paper, so she stretched out her little hands to pull it out. Fortunately, Su Xuanhe was quick-witted and rushed over, and passed the little girl's hands under her armpits as if she were a small animal, and carried her away.
As he carried it, he lowered his head and muttered, "You dare to pick up anything? Is that something you can pick up? If I break it, I won't be able to afford the compensation even if I sell you!"
The little girl felt a little aggrieved: "I won't be sold!"
Su Qingluan looked at her sister and smiled: "Your brother is right. If this piece of paper is damaged, it will cause big trouble." When visiting Xie's house tomorrow, she must show this "invitation".
Although Su Qingluan felt that since the other party was sincere in wanting to do business with her, they were essentially partners. Business was business, and they certainly wouldn't let a minor matter like a damaged invitation affect their future cooperation. However, this also indirectly reflected that she had at least not properly kept the invitation.
Su Qingluan wasn't sure whether anyone would have a psychological grudge because of this detail, but in her opinion, it was better to avoid these details that would detract points.
After all, the little girl was not a naughty child. Seeing that she had done something wrong, although she felt a little wronged, she still apologized honestly. And Su Qingluan would not really hold it against her sister. She patted her little head to show that it was okay.
At this time, Su Guangfu and Yang had finished reading the invitation. Yang looked at Su Qingluan's clothes with some worry: "If I had known that I would make you autumn and winter clothes that day, I would have chosen some fresh fabrics."
The Su family went to a tailor shop together a month ago to order autumn and winter clothes.
If it were in the past, this kind of thing would always fall on Yang's shoulders - after all, a set of ready-made clothes would easily cost several taels of silver, and if the quality and style were a little more particular, the price could be several times higher.
Compared to this, it is naturally much more cost-effective to buy cloth and cotton and make your own clothes.
However, whether in the past or now, Yang was busy running around during the day to support her family. If she wanted to sew clothes, she could only do so under candlelight after making dinner before going to bed. What Su Qingluan saw when she traveled through time was Yang mending clothes for her family.
However, needlework is a delicate job. Even in bright daylight, it is very wasteful of eyesight, let alone in the dim and flickering candlelight?
Therefore, Yang often felt dizzy and dizzy from doing manual work, and bowing her head for a long time also caused her back pain.
However, now that the Su family has become better off, they can afford to go to a tailor shop and buy fabrics to make clothes.
Having said that, Su Qingluan and Yang still needed to run around and take care of everything, so the fabrics they chose were all stain-resistant colors such as blue and gray.
Although this kind of fabric is cheaper and easier to wash, it may not be suitable for visiting a wealthy family like the Xie Mansion.
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