Meng Wanjie was stunned for a moment, then laughed in anger, "You don't even recognize your cousin Xiao Fei and your cousin Xiao Hong?"
Although they all lived in the capital, she had never seen them in the more than one month since she traveled through time.
"The one wearing the aqua green skirt is Jiang Fei, one year older than you. The one sitting next to her is Jiang Hong, who is only ten years old this year." Meng Wanjie began to suspect that the man might have become stupid after hitting his head on the cliff rocks before.
Jiang Ling nodded, "Oh, what about that?" She nodded quietly.
"That's your uncle's family, Meng Junyao." Meng Wanjie introduced, "Your uncle and your maternal grandfather live in Fuzhou. It's far away, so it's really rare to see them."
Jiang Ling nodded, and there were people from grandma's family too.
There are so many people.
There are so many people I don’t know.
She tried hard to use her brain to recall the situation at her grandparents' home.
My grandparents had only one daughter and one son. Meng Wanjie was the eldest daughter and had a younger brother named Meng Linghan.
The Meng family has been a scholarly family since their ancestors. They have studied for generations and passed the imperial examinations. Meng Linghan is no exception. Although he was not as good as Zhou Jing'an in winning the top spot every time in the imperial examinations, he was also a legitimate Jinshi.
After training in other places for several years, he received the grace of the emperor and returned to his hometown of Fuzhou to serve as the chief officer of Fuzhou, a fifth-rank official. He married Lin Niantao, the daughter of Lin Shiyu, who held the highest position among the scholars in the Hanlin Academy, "Chengzhi".
Lin Shiyu had no official rank, but he was a famous scholar of the time. When he was an official in Fuzhou, he taught Meng Linghan for several years and was considered his mentor.
In Jiang Ling's vague memory, Meng Linghan and Lin Niantao were half-brothers and sisters. They were of similar age and had received instruction from Lin Shiyu together. They also often discussed academic matters together and talked late into the night, so they had a very close relationship.
After marriage, they were very loving and had a son, her cousin Meng Junyao, who was the same age as her.
Mentioning her uncle's family, Meng Wanjie sighed softly, "Nian Tao has not been in good health since she gave birth to Jun Yao. A few years ago, she finally got pregnant with Xing Xing, but Xing Xing was born prematurely and was very weak, so she had to be taken care of. She was given a nickname and was not even dared to give her a full name even though she was six years old."
Jiang Ling thought about it and had some impression of her aunt, a gentle and quiet woman.
A few years ago, Meng Wanjie did take her original body back to Fuzhou, apparently to visit her aunt and her daughter, whose nickname was Xingxing.
I wonder if this name was because her eyes were not open when she was born.
"If you miss your grandparents and uncle, why don't you go back to visit them? I haven't seen Xingxing for a long time. I wonder if the little girl has grown taller." Jiang Ling took her arm and comforted her.
Meng Wanjie smiled tenderly, "It's been a while since I've been back. When your grandparents return to Beijing, I'll take you back when I have time. Your aunt isn't in good health, and Xingxing is also delicate. It's a good opportunity to find some nourishing herbs to take back for them."
Jiang Ling smiled and nodded: "Okay, my daughter will accompany me back."
After finally recognizing everyone, Jiang Ling could finally look them in the eye openly and even have a conversation with them.
When everyone was present, Huang Shou immediately arranged for someone to serve the dishes.
There were not many people invited, and none of them were outsiders, so Huang Shou simply set up the largest table and had everyone sit around it.
As the steaming hot meals were placed on the table one by one, Jiang Ling's eyes lit up.
There are eight cold dishes, twelve hot dishes and four soups.
There is a wide variety of meats, including chicken, duck, fish, pork, mutton, and venison, as well as freshly caught fish, shrimp, and crabs this morning, and the seasonal vegetables are freshly picked and still have dew on them.
Each dish is beautifully presented, including steamed pork with eight treasures, four-joy meatballs, glutinous rice stuffed duck, pheasant in a pot, stir-fried bamboo shoots, osmanthus-flavored shark's fin, mixed crab meat, crystal pork elbow, assorted hotpot, three-strand soup, roasted lamb, steamed venison, and three-fresh shark's fin...
There is everything you need, and the fragrance goes straight into Jiang Ling's nose, making her drool.
Jiang Ling had nothing else to say except to say that after this meal, she had no regrets in her life.
After all the dishes were served, Ruyifang's newly brewed osmanthus wine was brought in, as well as green plum wine suitable for women and children.
Jiang Lianshan smiled and poured a cup of osmanthus wine. "Today is my daughter's birthday. I've only invited close relatives to a gathering. I've prepared some food and drinks for you all. Please help yourself."
Then he drank it all in one gulp.
This is really flattering. How can an old father toast to all the younger generations on his daughter's birthday?
Everyone hurriedly said they didn't dare and drank a glass as well.
Jiang Ling looked at Jiang Lianshan, who was looking at her with a doting expression, and her heart warmed. She poured a glass of green plum wine, stood up and said to everyone, "Today is Ling'er's birthday. Thank you brothers and sisters for taking the time out of your busy schedule to celebrate Ling'er's birthday. Ling'er will drink first as a toast."
She drank the fragrant green plum wine in the cup and almost blurted out: Everyone, enjoy your meal and drink well.
As soon as she sat down, she saw everyone looking at her with smiles, and some worriedly asking her to drink less.
She curved her lips and smiled: "Ling'er can drink a lot."
Everyone laughed and started eating.
We are all family members and are close to each other, so we chat and laugh while eating at the table, and the atmosphere is very harmonious.
The meal lasted for more than an hour. After the meal, several cousins sat aside with Jiang Lianshan and Jiang Yi to continue drinking and chatting, asking about their recent situation and inquiring about their knowledge.
Several female relatives sat on the other side, drinking the refreshing and fragrant Yunhua, which was the best Enshi Yulu.
Jiang Ling has a pretty face, speaks sweetly, and always has a smile on her face, which makes all the brothers and sisters who have not seen each other for a long time and are not very familiar with each other feel good about her and feel a little closer to her.
She tilted her head and smiled: "Cousin is pretty. It would be better if you could get closer to Ling'er and spend more time together. That way, Ling'er can be influenced by your beauty and not be so ugly."
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