Chapter 401 Celebration
Xu Zhichun, Liang Minglang and Liang Mingxuan were so busy that they had no time to rest. Liang Lizheng and his wife, Zeng Xiaoyan's sister, Aunt Zhu'er and others also came in and out to help.
Xu Zhichun prepared in advance countless melon seeds, peanuts, pine nuts, peanut sesame candies, malt sugar, peach, apricot, jujube and other preserved fruits. Not only the children were happy to grab a few handfuls and put them in their pockets, but the adults were also happy.
The big pot contains boiling tea leaves, and there is a small bamboo tube with a long handle on the side for scooping tea. The basket contains stacks of coarse pottery bowls for drinking tea.
Mrs. Qin and Mr. Qin came early in the morning with their son Qin Ning'an and the Qin family's servants to help with the cooking.
Xu Zhichun and his companions had received the news yesterday that Magistrate Lu and the County Magistrate would all be coming, as well as all the teachers in the county school. Probably many of Liang Mingxuan's classmates would also be coming.
Therefore, the family had to prepare a separate place to receive them early.
At least there should be a place where we can sit down and talk.
The banquet was held at noon, and cooking began early in the morning in an open space in the village.
The Qin family's chef and two elders in the village who were good at coordinating things directed and assigned tasks. The women picked and washed vegetables, shelled peanuts and beans, boiled water, killed chickens, and washed dishes. The men chopped wood, carried water, and cleverly helped with the preparation of dishes.
Busy as hell.
Everyone gathered around to watch the fun, and when they saw the baskets of meat and the chickens, they all praised: "It's worthy of being a banquet at the scholar's house!"
It's all hard currency.
Xu Zhichun put a lot of effort into preparing today's dishes, including steamed pork with rice flour, fried meat with black fungus and tofu, lamb with potatoes, chicken with dried bamboo shoots and mushrooms, tomatoes and eggs, stir-fried lamb and pork offal with green peppers and garlic sprouts, spicy diced rabbit, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, and soaked shrimp and winter melon bone soup.
The stir-fried seasonal vegetables are vegetables sent by each family. There are all kinds of them, and they are simply stir-fried together and served on the table in one plate.
The prawns were brought by the Qin family. After being soaked, they were chopped and boiled in a large pot with pork bones, lamb bones and winter melon. It was very delicious.
It wasn't even noon yet, but the aroma of food had already filled the entire village.
The children were so happy that they stopped cracking their sunflower seeds and peanuts. They just circled around the cooking area, sniffing and saying, "What a nice smell! What a nice smell!"
The adults laughed, but they had to admit, "It really smells good!"
Not only were the children about to cry from greed, they were also very greedy.
I have never seen a banquet held so generously and genuinely.
At first glance, it seems even more sumptuous than the Chinese New Year celebration at home.
Everyone who could come today came, except Uncle Liang's family.
Liang Mingxiang did not go home at all and was still in the academy in the city.
Zhang declared, "My Mingxiang is obviously a good student. He's steady and steadfast! He refuses to slack off and works hard in the academy. After all, there's still a lot of time to go. Only when he finally succeeds can he truly achieve success. What does it matter what he does now? People like my Mingxiang are true scholars!"
Most people don’t understand what a real scholar should be like, but they still think that someone like Xiucai Gong is better.
"Then your son Liang Tongsheng should study hard and strive to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar as soon as possible."
"Yes, just like the scholar!"
Even if that was the case, Zhang was still very angry.
When I get back, I'll scold these people for being short-sighted.
Uncle Liang couldn't stand the hustle and bustle of the third room, and always felt like they were stepping on his face.
How cruel! Did they really mean they wouldn't acknowledge their relationship? They didn't even bother to discuss this banquet with him. If that was the case, he wouldn't bother giving them face.
Uncle Liang simply took his unmarried second son to a friend's house, hoping to avoid seeing him.
He also chased Zhang and took Liang Cui'er back to her parents' home.
The eldest son and his family of three returned to the eldest daughter-in-law's parents' home.
All in all, the whole family refused to attend this crappy party.
See how they answer when someone asks why my uncle's family didn't come.
Uncle Liang also called the second wife, trying to get her family to leave as well, but Uncle Liang hesitated and refused.
The eldest wife, Mingxiang, is also promising and may be a man of great fortune in the future. The eldest wife has the confidence to quarrel with the third wife, but the second wife has no hope.
Besides, Bai's sister-in-law has come with her children and is also here for the banquet, so he will not leave.
Uncle Liang was very angry and scolded him with a dark face for being spineless. He said that if Mingxiang became successful in the future, he would never have any contact with him.
Uncle Liang wanted Mrs. Bai to help with the cooking, but Mrs. Bai said she was dizzy and still a little weak, and her legs and feet were not convenient, so she refused to go.
In fact, Bai didn't dare to go at all.
There was a knife in Liang Minglang's eyes, and she didn't dare to appear in front of her at all.
She always felt that he had become too scary after his time in the military camp. He would appear and disappear at her home without warning. Who knew what he would do next?
It was clearly his plan to get himself involved in the mess at Liang Cui'er's husband's family, but when he told the story, even his elder brother and sister-in-law, who had a better relationship with him and hated his family so much, didn't believe it, let alone other people.
Bai felt that even if Liang Minglang killed him one day, no one would suspect him.
Bai didn't dare to go to Xu Zhichun's house. Her sister-in-law Bai Lan brought her children to congratulate and sit for a while. Bai didn't dare let them stay for long, so she found an excuse and asked someone to call them back.
Bai Yunsong and Bai Yunxian didn't want to go back; it was so fun and lively. Even Bai Lan didn't want to go back. She got angry and had people call her several times before she had to go back.
"Sister, why did you have to call me back? It's nothing!"
Bai Lan was very dissatisfied.
But when she got married, her sister-in-law was still at home. They lived together for more than two years. Her sister-in-law was a successful and resourceful woman, so she was a little afraid of her. Even if she was dissatisfied, she didn't dare to speak too much.
Bai said coldly with a gloomy face: "I just don't want you to stay there, don't you know?"
Bai Lan choked, "Why?"
Bai Lan had originally wanted to complain to Bai Shi about not bringing her family along when she had something good to offer. She had heard that the Third House was wealthy, but she had never imagined it was so wealthy. She had also heard about all the wealth they had, and seeing it with her own eyes, Bai Lan was envious.
We are all relatives. Any little money that slips through our fingers is enough for our family to eat and sleep peacefully, but this sister-in-law has never said a word.
I had asked her for sweet potatoes and potatoes before, and wanted to go to the third room to say hello, but she wouldn't let me go.
Bai said coldly, "I advise you not to set your sights on the Third House. The Third House has high standards and doesn't take us seriously at all. They don't even pay attention to us, let alone you."
"How can that be?" Bai Lan raised her voice. "There are no elders in their family, so you are the elders! As the legitimate uncle and aunt, how can you control your nephews and nieces' wives?"
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