The brother and sister now knew how to address the elders in the family, so they came up and bowed to greet everyone.

First he spoke to his eldest aunt, second aunt and fourth aunt, and then he walked in front of Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi, with a respectful attitude and dignified manners, and most importantly, his movements were correct and he spoke seriously.

"Nianjin, Nianling greets uncle and aunt."

"Okay, everyone get up."

As they were both young, they learned to speak Mandarin very quickly, and if they spoke slowly, even their accents could hardly be detected.

This made Du Jingyi very pleased.

Originally, they were thinking about inviting a teacher from Qianzhou, but unexpectedly, the children rushed to teach the two siblings how to talk every day, and after a few times, they finally taught them how to talk.

This is both worry-free and quick. For this reason, Fourth Aunt even said that within a year or two, the children will be no different from those who were raised at home.

When Gu Jiulang heard this, he was also happy.

The children will definitely not return to that village in the future. Since they are going to settle down in this general's mansion, it would be better for them to integrate with their brothers and sisters.

Luo Yi could say much less than the children.

After all, her time was either spent taking care of Gu Jiulang or practicing cooking with Dan Ruo in the kitchen. Therefore, she knew the names of quite a few dishes, but she was inevitably lacking in interpersonal communication.

Du Jingyi walked up to her and spoke gently.

"Don't worry, we are here, no one dares to bully you. If there is anything you don't understand, just smile and we will handle it."

Cai'er told her what Du Jingyi said, and Luo Yi nodded obediently. She couldn't express herself clearly even if she wanted to socialize, so it was better for her to just lean against a big tree.

Then Du Jingyi took out a box, inside of which was a gold and jade longevity locket. It looked extremely valuable, as it was Du Jingyi's dowry. It had taken several years to make this thing, and several months to make the lustrous material.

Luo Yi was a little puzzled. She didn't know the value of the longevity lock, but Fourth Aunt could see it and said something in a rejection manner.

"This thing is too valuable, you'd better keep it away."

"What did Fourth Aunt say? Why should I put it away? Give it to those boys? This kind of thing is originally for girls. Wouldn't it be a joke to give it to them? Besides, Nian Jin calls me aunt. If I don't bring back some good things, how can I be worthy of this aunt?"

Jin'er has a good temper and won't care when she sees this thing. She just says it with a smile.

"That's right, I stole a lot of good things from my aunt. My aunt said that we are girls who are more valuable than boys!"

When she spoke, everyone laughed.

Nian Jin, who had been learning etiquette seriously from Jin'er from the beginning, also made rapid progress, especially in speaking. Although he could not understand many of what he heard, he was still able to greet people with ease.

"Thank you, auntie. Nianjin likes it very much."

As for Nian Ling, he is a little less courageous than his sister, but he is very cute with his bright eyes. Besides, he is taken care of by Tai Ge'er and his five brothers, so he will not be bullied.

As they were talking, Butler He came in from outside with a happy look on his face, and then said to Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi.

"General, madam, the guests are almost at the door."

"Welcome the guests."

"Yes, father."

The one who answered was Tai Ge'er. He was the eldest of the children and would be the future father-in-law of the Gu family, so it was up to him to shoulder this responsibility. So he took a deep breath and followed Gu Shaoyu, taking his younger brothers to the front door to welcome the guests.

Gu Jiulang was pushed out of the yard by Gu Shaoyu. Today's guests were divided into male and female, so they dealt with them separately. Du Jingyi and his group entertained the wives and daughters of Cezhou officials in the backyard.

The people who came today are all those that the General’s Mansion will have dealings with in Cezhou in the future.

Therefore, although their status is not as noble as those people in Sui'an City, they should not be underestimated. The list of guests for the banquet was carefully sent out by Mrs. Shao and Du Jingyi, so everyone who should come came.

Du Jingyi also invited some merchants and families who were not on the list to a banquet.

The merchants here have made great contributions to Cezhou.

Therefore, when facing the wives of officials, they did not feel inferior. On the contrary, some families of small officials in Cezhou were eager to marry into such a wealthy family, so they came over and chatted with them in a flattering manner.

Du Jingyi is the most powerful person today both in status and wealth, so when she appeared with the Gu family's family members, those ladies rushed to her.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Meet the General's wife, meet the Ninth Madam."

Luo Yi had never seen such a scene before, and she was so nervous that her palms were sweating.

Du Jingyi smiled and immediately spoke to those ladies.

"My ninth brother's wife has just arrived in Cezhou and is still a little uncomfortable with the environment, but she is very clever and skillful. The sweet soup on the table today was cooked by her. She said she wanted the ladies to taste the flavor of their hometown, and she was very thoughtful about it."

After hearing this, the ladies understood what was going on and began to give subtle compliments.

"Madam Jiu is so polite. We will definitely try it later!"

The ladies who came to greet her all smiled like flowers. Although Luo Yi could not quite understand what they were saying, she gradually relaxed.

They got along well with each other, while on the other side, Jin'er took Nianjin to where the young ladies from official families were.

In early July, the General's Mansion held a banquet.

Therefore, Jin'er made several good friends at the banquet, including the young lady from the Shao family, Shao Yuying.

Shao Yuying is now just ten years old. She looks very lively and cute. Her family background is the best in Cezhou, and there is no fighting among wives and concubines in her family, so she lives a very comfortable life.

Moreover, her appearance, temperament, and talent have all been carefully cultivated. Although she is not as good as Jin'er in foresight and household management, she is already the most outstanding lady in Cezhou.

Therefore, most of the people around her were her good friends, including daughters from official families and daughters from merchant families. There were four or five of them who were of similar age and had cheerful and generous personalities, so they got along well with each other.

When Jin'er and Nianjin walked over, Shao Yuying saw them and waved to them, then naturally walked forward to greet them.