dhibooks Chapter 278 Banquet
Chapter 278 Banquet
Without waiting for Wu Youwei to answer, Wantong said: "If what he said is about Bai Zhen, let him go. With me here, I will see who dares to come!"
Wantong sat there Siping carefully, and everyone took it for granted. Wu Qiong looked at Wantong, then at his uncle, and stood up: "Little nephew, let's go."
He has memories of Wu Ying, but all these years, he has been studying in the Zhang family, and Wu Youwei is very protective, almost preventing him from seeing these dirty things, but his mother said that his family can have today's life, It's all thanks to my uncle.
So at this time, the uncle is already a prostitute, so don't lower your status and talk to Wu Ying. If he goes, he has to let his uncle know that he has grown up and can support the family.
"You?" Wu Youwei objected immediately: "No, let housekeeper Lin Su send him away!"
"Uncle, you can't lower your self-worth, I can!" He is still white anyway.
"You can't do it." Wu Youwei stretched out his hand to hold him back and refused to let him go: "You have to take the imperial examination, and your reputation must not be flawed!"
Butler Lin Su had already left, he didn't dare to let his nephew and young master show up, his reputation was more important than anything else.
Wu Youwei pulled Wu Qiong to prevent him from leaving, then took out his "son" Xiao Deming and put him in his arms: "Play with your cousin.
Xiao Mingde bit a piece of fleshy bone, his face was oily, and he looked up at his strange cousin: "Hello, brother.
Wu Qiong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Hi cousin.
He knew the origin of this child, and he had heard from his mother that his uncle had scruples. One was that he didn't want the second wife to be extinct, and the other was that he felt pity for the unborn baby. Uncle!
What can adults and children play?
It was Wu Qiong who took the hot and humid handkerchief, wiped his face and hands for his cousin, and gave him a piece of pastry. He couldn't chew meat and bones!
There is an ox tongue pancake, which tastes salty and sweet, and Xiao Mingde likes it very much.
But he can only eat one, he is so small, how big his stomach can be.
Wu Qiong had no choice but to lead him around to play, the children's laughter was the purest, it made him forget those troublesome things.
Concentrate on playing with my little cousin, the two brothers are not enough, a few children in the family get together, okay, there are big and small ones, Wu Youwei once replaced the little bookboy by Wu Youwei's side and was sent by Wu Youwei I went to Tao Wen Academy to study.
In order to avoid hindering their imperial examinations, Wu Youwei simply withdrew their slave status from everyone. It is a pity that some people can take the imperial examinations, because some of their grandparents were still good people, and if their parents become good people, then they can take the imperial examinations They have become officials; some are not good enough. I can only hope that they can read and understand when they grow up, so that they can serve Wu Youwei in the future.
After the celebration, the second sister-in-law Wu Mengshi wanted to bring a pair of children back to her natal home to celebrate her brother. Wu Youwei prepared a generous gift for her: "Sister-in-law, my brother-in-law and I will be in the same year in the same ranking. After worshiping the ancestors in the village, whether you want to step into an official career or take over the academy at home, it is very good. If you have anything to do, just come to me, as long as it can be done, it will be done
"Okay, thank you brother-in-law, my sister-in-law will definitely bring it to you." Wu Mengshi was very happy. Her older brother had been in the exam for many years, but he failed to pass the Jinshi exam. He passed the exam together with his brother-in-law!
Not top three, but two!
She came from a scholarly family, and she knew the difference between this Jinshi and the same Jinshi. Why didn't her father take the exam later?Because he didn't want to "join Jinshi".
And what Wu Youwei said was more to give Wu Mengshi face and let people know Wu Mengshi's important position in the Wu family.
Especially when worshiping the ancestors, Wu Mengshi was even more happy when he saw the portrait of his husband, which proved that the uncle still cared about the brotherhood between him and him.
After Wu Mengshi left, Wu Youwei and Wantong returned to Mo Ling Villa.
Wu Youwei asked someone to tidy up the apricot blossom forest. There are pavilions and pavilions inside, where you can enjoy flowers, drink tea, and taste wine.
In the shadow of apricot blossoms, playing the flute till dawn.
Many people have returned to their hometowns to worship their ancestors, but there are also people who live in the capital like Wu Youwei, so some people are not far away.
Wantong ordered some things, but they were all mysterious.
Wu Youwei didn't ask any questions, he just wanted to make arrangements for the gathering in a few days.
That's right!
I don't know who said it, but Wu Youwei has a moling villa, and there is an apricot forest in it, the scenery is quiet, especially in March and April, when the apricot blossoms are in full bloom, and the face is full of apricot blossoms.
So Wu Youwei set a banquet on the third day of April to entertain those who are on the same list and the same year.
The third grade is because he is Tanhua.
The first day of junior high school should have been Zhang Sheng, but Zhang Sheng took his wife and children back to his hometown of Jiangxi.
The second grade belonged to Yang Yiqing. He also packed his things and returned to his hometown with his servants.
Only Wu Youwei is a local householder, so he doesn't have to travel so far to go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and he can have fun during the three-month holiday.
He hadn't been able to play well for almost ten years because of the test.
And since he came to Daming, he seems to have invited guests once?That was when they gathered together to eat hot pot and enjoy the snow that winter!
Until now, Mo Ling Villa has not had many guests, almost all of them are relatives and friends.
The apricot forest he planted has also grown to a large scale. Now the apricot blossoms are blooming, and the scenery is even more beautiful. With his name as Tanhualang, this place will become a tourist attraction in the future!
Why do you think he wants to plant so many apricot blossoms?
He wanted to make money for himself with this Xinglin Chunxiao!
The inspiration comes from Yayuan and Pinyuan Tea House.
Yayuan is high-end and elegant, and Pinyuan Tea House is a well-known place in Beijing.
And he doesn't have that much money to spend on landscaping, so he can only win with his reputation, but he can't let it go. People say he is too philistine, what should we do?
Fortunately, the apricot blossoms bloom in March and April every year. He only needs to open the garden during these two months, and let people come in to hold banquets, enjoy the flowers, taste tea and drink.
But that being said, not everyone can come in. The first is to be a literati, and the second is to rent a garden and need a rent and a deposit
What's more, this garden produces a lot of fruit every year. Except for those that are sold, some of them have to be donated to public charity places such as Yangshengtang.
And half of the operating income is donated to Yangshengtang and other places, which can be regarded as doing a good deed.
Wu Youwei has been doing this all these years. Every year after the harvest, the old grain will be sent out, not only rice grain, but also cash, some meat, eggs and so on.
Some extra cloth was also sent out, but it was not silk and satin, just some muslin, coarse cotton, cotton and other things to keep out the cold.
After Wu Youwei cleaned up all these, he sent out an invitation post, inviting fellow students of the same year to come to the banquet on the third day of the new year.
He didn't say what kind of banquet it was, it was just a gathering, and the food he cooked was very novel, such as tomato eggs, dried pepper tofu, etc., in Wu Youwei's eyes, ordinary dishes were unique delicacies in overseas buildings.
Nowadays, many people are used to the taste of chili and tomato, and when they go back to eat pungent flavors such as dogwood, they feel that it is not as delicious as chili.
Moreover, under the deliberate promotion of Wu Youwei and Monk Ming, these things can be eaten all year round, especially chili peppers, which can be fried when they are green, can be fried when they are red, and can be eaten after they are dry!
It's just that the seeds of peppers are not easy to get, many people are staring at the seeds of peppers!
It's a pity that we can't get the pepper skins, not to mention the seeds, but the response on the border is good. The frontier soldiers can eat peppers to keep out the cold, and peppers are not like strong wine. Drinking too much is easy to get drunk and cause trouble. Hot without being dizzy.
So the frontier army has already written a letter this year requesting the supply of chili seeds.
Shang Ming also said that the pepper will have to be handed over in another year.
In fact, it is better to hand it over, let the frontier army not only grow food, but also grow some peppers, sell them to outsiders, and earn their cattle and sheep back!
It doesn't matter, without peppers, he still has potatoes, without potatoes, he still has tomatoes, without tomatoes, he still has other crops.
Daming's mind should not be affected by the ban on the sea, it is wide.
On the day of the party, the weather was fine, the clouds were light and the wind was breezy, the apricot blossoms were swaying, and the fragrance was tangy.
Because it was a gathering of Jinshi of Xinke, some people came uninvited, and Wu Youwei didn't stop them, and there was nothing shameful about bothering them, but Wantong insisted that Jin Yiwei accompanied him, and Wantong himself followed Wu Youwei is by his side.This, as long as you don't feel awkward. "Wu Youwei said: "I'm not talking about your work, but you know that when we get together, we almost talk about poetry, songs and other things. Occasionally, there are some speeches about people's livelihood. Don't get angry when you hear bad words! "
"No." Wantong shook his head: "Jin Yiwei is also a human being, and he also needs to eat whole grains to satisfy his hunger. Not caring about people's livelihood doesn't mean we don't know the importance of people's livelihood.
Moreover, Jin Yiwei's reputation is indeed not very good. It has been better for a few years, and it can't erase everyone's deep-rooted understanding of Jin Yiwei.
"I'm afraid that if they know that you have a close personal relationship with me, it will damage your reputation." Of course Wantong himself is not afraid, but he is afraid of affecting Wu Youwei.
"What's the matter?" Wu Youwei said with a smile, "Not only do I have a close personal relationship with you, but I'm also a neighbor; besides, what happened to my friendship with Jin Yiwei? I also have a very close relationship with Shang Ming Shang!"
Who doesn't know?
Wu Youwei is a neighbor to Huangzhuang in the outskirts of Beijing, and lives next to Mr. Shang Ming's father-in-law; who doesn't know that Wu Youwei and Jinyiwei Town Fushi Wantong's house in Beijing are all alike?
How did the 35 candidates become Jinshi?It is all because the old officials recruited by Wantong set up a mock examination room, allowing them to experience all kinds of hardships in the examination room in advance, so that they can hold their breath and get a good result in the exam.He had known for a long time that the relationship between Wu Youwei and Wantong was not good, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were as close as brothers.When Wantong was "injured", Wu Youwei really had the stance of rushing into Bai's mansion with a knife and killing Bai Zhen.
A lot of people came, all those who could come, and many who came uninvited, but I thought they were all Jinshi, and those people were all Juren and Xiucai, so they didn't dare to be presumptuous.
Just at this time, Meng Heyu came with someone, he brought Wu Qiong, and his eldest son Meng Fanzhang, named Ziqian.
"It's not too late, is it?" Meng Heyu is still the same. Although he is a Jinshi, he still can't get rid of his bookish anger. He has been teaching in the academy for many years, and he has become more and more gentle and jade-like.
"No, no!" Wu Youwei smiled and said, "Why are you here?"
"I came here on purpose, others don't have to come, but I can't." Meng Heyu smiled and said, "Tongzhou is not far from here, so I followed my sister back.
The Meng family is grateful to Wu Youwei, especially the Wu and Meng family brought a lot of gifts when they came back. The Meng family's family is not good, and Meng Heyu has won a Jinshi. To be honest, there are some things that Wu Youwei can't afford. There are enough generous gifts, so I didn't show my timidity in front of others.
In addition, Wu Youwei also said that he can make decisions for the Meng family. It is not uncommon for Meng Heyu to know about Wu Youwei's relationship with Jin Yiwei and his neighbor Shang Mingshang's father-in-law, but the old man Meng of the Meng family thinks , Those things that are used in the palace are not what Shang Ming Shang can get, especially the pen, ink, paper and inkstone bestowed by the emperor, they are all things with emblems.
Therefore, he was sure that Wu Youwei was still valued by noble people, so he asked the Meng family to treat the widowed daughter well, and let the eldest son befriend Wu Youwei, even the grandson was brought out.
Meng Fanzhang looked at Wu Youwei with curiosity in his eyes, this young master who was valued by his grandfather was really young.