There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 77

[Chapter 77, Banquet]

Yan family first arrived in Xingzhou, and they are not familiar with the place. Whether it is for Yan Zhigao to carry out his work smoothly, or for the Yan family to gain a firm foothold in Xingzhou, how to hold a banquet to entertain all parties? It is also unavoidable.

The banquet was the first time the Yan family showed their faces in Xingzhou City, and it was of great significance, so everyone in the Yan family was ready for battle, even the old lady Yan participated in the preparation of the dishes on the day of the banquet.

Daohuaxuan.

Daohua stood in front of the flower shed, her chin was stuck with her hands, her brows were slightly frowned, as if she was thinking about something.

Ping Tong came over with the dress she had just made, just happened to see this scene, and immediately smiled and said, “What’s the problem, Miss?”

Seeing that it was Ping Tong, Daohua sighed like a little adult: “Isn’t there going to be a banquet? I’m thinking, how should I entertain the ladies who came over on the day of the banquet?”

There is a division of labor in the Yan family. In the backyard, the mother and the second aunt are in charge of entertaining the wives, and the third aunt is in charge of looking after the kitchen. Things, and she is the young lady who is responsible for coming over.

As for the outer courtyard, the adults will be taken care of by the cheap father, and the young masters who come will be received by her elder brother.

Ping Tong asked with a smile: “Does the eldest girl have an idea?”

Seeing Ping Tong’s smile, Daohua rolled her eyes: “I also ask sister Ping Tong to advise!

” I can teach you.” Seeing Daohua’s face collapsed, she smiled again, “However, Madam asked me to come over and tell the eldest girl what the lady in the boudoir will do when each family holds a banquet.”

Daohua’s eyes widened . Liang, immediately pulled Ping Tong into the room: “Sister, tell me quickly, what do the ladies and girls do at the banquet.”

Ping Tong first handed the dress to Wang Maner, and then said with a smile: “Actually, at the banquet Among them , the young ladies have limited things to play, nothing more than admiring flowers, drinking tea and chatting, plus reciting poems and writing poems.”

“Ah? That’s all!” Daohua was very disappointed.

Ping Tong nodded: “The rich family attaches great importance to the reputation of the women in the boudoir. Everyone will be very reserved when they go out as guests. Therefore, the girl does not need to be nervous. It is good to treat each other with courtesy on the day of the banquet.”

Mrs. Li was worried about her daughter’s first time Being busy with work, I specially asked Pingtong to come over to appease Daohua.

After a while, Pingtong left. Seeing Daohua still frowning, Wang Maner asked, “Girl, didn’t Madam say that treating each other with courtesy is enough? What are you worried about?”

Daohua sighed, “Where is there such a thing?” Simple.”

Where there are many women, right and wrong are indispensable, even if it’s just a group of girls in their teens, she dare not be careless in the slightest.

Fortunately, they lived in a government office and there was no rockery or pond, otherwise, on the day of the banquet, her nerves would have been strained from morning to night.

“Admiring flowers is not enough.” She has already planted climbing roses, and she has also planted a lot of flowers in the flower garden, but it is still a little early before the flowering time.

“Drinking tea is fine.” But you can’t drink tea all day!

“Recite poems and be right.” Daohua shook her head. In her past and present lives, she didn’t have the ability to write poems. She just plagiarized others. She didn’t remember a few words in her mind. Bar.

Daohua’s face was wrinkled: “I have to find something to do.” If I’m idle, a group of little girls get together, there must be some rowdy ones, and when things happen, her face as the master will not be good-looking.

After thinking about it, Daohua ran to find her third uncle Yan Zhiqiang.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the banquet arrived.

Early in the morning, everyone in the Yan family got up and tidied up, and then went about their own business.

At about the same time, people began to arrive one after another.

Daohua followed Mrs. Li, smiling and welcoming the wives and ladies into the door.

Mrs. Li first took the ladies from various families to visit Mrs. Yan, and after a short stay, she took them to the main courtyard to talk.

Old Madam Yan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the person had left. There was nothing she could do. She was an old woman from a farm family, and she really couldn’t find any common topics with a group of official wives.

“The eldest daughter-in-law is careful!” She didn’t forget to take care of her feelings at this time.

The old lady Yan thought of Daohua, and said to Sun Ma: “That girl Daohua saw this kind of banquet for the first time, and she was still the host, so go and have a look, if she wants to help, you can stay there ”

She is senior and old, so she just needs to say a few words when she sees someone, but Daohua, as the daughter of the Yan family, has to take care of the girls she sees back and forth, so she has to be busy.

main courtyard.

In the living room, several gorgeously dressed ladies were drinking tea and chatting. Seeing how they talked and laughed freely, they obviously knew each other early in the morning.

Under their attack, several little girls gathered together chattering and laughing endlessly. Not far away, Yan Yihuan, Yan Yishuang, and Yan Yile were sitting alone, looking a little embarrassed, as if they couldn’t get involved in the conversation of these girls.

Daohua and Mrs. Li saw this scene when they came in with the wife and miss of the Tongpan family.

Mrs. Li glanced at Daohua, her expression seemed a little worried. Among the girls who came today was the granddaughter of the former chief minister of the cabinet. She heard that she had a bad temper. She was worried that her daughter would not be able to handle it.

Daohua noticed Mrs. Li’s gaze, smiled, and walked over with the lady from Tongpan’s family.

As soon as Mrs. Li saw Daohua passing by, she yelled at the girls, sisters and sisters of each family. She was relieved, and then she took Mrs. Tongpan to talk to the ladies who had come before.

Zhou Jingwan, the youngest daughter of the head of the Zhou family of the Xingzhou Zhongding family, and the most favored granddaughter of the former chief minister of the cabinet Zhou Zhengyao, is inevitably arrogant because of being favored.

The Zhou family had inquired about the situation of the Yan family early in the morning, knowing that the eldest girl of the Yan family grew up in the countryside.

Originally, Zhou Jingwan thought that the eldest girl of the Yan family must be extremely vulgar, but after seeing it, she realized that her appearance and bearing were not inferior to the girls of everyone. If it weren’t for the simple and ordinary clothes, she would almost catch up with the noble girls in the capital.

Zhou Jingwan looked at Daohua’s rosy and fair face, and thought of her dull complexion, she felt a little uncomfortable, and thought for a while and said: “Miss Yan, it’s boring to be idle, why don’t you come to Lianshi together?”

Appearance is innate, but knowledge is acquired. She doesn’t believe that a person who grew up in the countryside can recite poems and make mistakes.

Before Daohua could speak, Yan Yishuang, who was sitting on the sidelines and had been unable to get a word in, immediately agreed, “That’s good. Let’s connect poems. It will not only pass the time, but also get acquainted with all the sisters as soon as possible.

” Out, Zhou Jingwan and other little girls looked at Yan Yishuang one after another, with a faint look of contempt on their brows.

“Humph!” Zhou Jingwan snorted

coldly, ignored Yan Yishuang, and looked at Daohua with a sneer, “Your Yan family’s rules are really good.

” In a circle, if a concubine wants to break into the circle of concubine daughters, either she is very good herself, or there is no concubine daughter in her family.

Yan Yishuang didn’t take advantage of these two situations, and they had ignored her before, but this person had no eyesight at all, and he insisted on approaching them, such behavior was really despised.

The smile on Daohua’s face remained the same, as if she didn’t understand Zhou Jingwan’s words, she would not let this little girl take the lead, and said with a smile: “Sisters, the main courtyard is too noisy, and there are adults watching, everyone, why don’t you go to my house?” Let’s go to the yard, this way we can have more fun.”

Hearing this, the little girls were a little moved.

They are still children, and there is no child who does not like to play and make trouble, but in front of adults, it is inevitable that they will be restrained.

Zhou Jingwan also didn’t want to stay under her mother’s nose, but her attitude was not very good just now, and she couldn’t save face for a while.

Daohua looked at the expressions of the little girls, and knowing that they were all led by Zhou Jingwan, she smiled and stepped forward to take her arm, waved to the others, and left the room together.

(end of this chapter)