Author: Loeva

The Dragon Boat Festival banquet at Chengenhou Mansion is getting closer and closer, and the whole house is busy. The second grandmother, Yao, is the busiest among them, and the third grandmother, Min, is also helping out. The two sisters now almost even take care of the children.

But here we are. Qin Jinrong and Qin Duan, siblings, have been sent to Mingyuewu more than once and left in the care of their cousins, Qin Jinhua and Qin Hanzhen.

This kind of task should have been handled by Qin Jinyi. She is the oldest and has always promoted herself as "sensible" and "steady". But Qin Jinyi has been busy practicing piano recently and does not want to let these "meaningless" things occupy her.

At that time, the second eldest sister-in-law didn't quite trust the girl in the second room, so the Mingyuewu sisters honorably became nannies. Yao and Min didn't have anything to worry about, and the two younger children were with them.

There are a long line of wet nurses, maids, and mothers. There are also older maids in Mingyuewu who are more stable and thoughtful. Sisters Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinhua are just borrowing their names. Who really expects two eight-year-olds to take care of them?

Can the little girl take care of her younger siblings?

Qin Hanzhen has nothing to do herself. She is used to taking care of her little cousin Zi Geer. Qin Jinrong and Qin Duan are not unattended. Relatively speaking, taking care of them is quite easy. The two siblings have been staying here all the time.

Over in the main room, whenever Qin Han really wanted to have some peace and quiet, he would go back to the west wing where he lived and feel very relaxed.

However, there are only a few such relaxed days, because the banquet is about to be held, and Qin Jinhua has to prepare the clothes and jewelry to wear at the banquet. He is sent back to Shenyiju to pick out things every day. However, it turns out that Qin Han really needs to take care of the children.

More.

Because of the banquet, even Mr. Zeng’s classes were suspended and would not resume until after the Dragon Boat Festival. Qin Hanzhen had just learned some guqin fingering and was planning to practice a simple piece of music, but now he

I couldn't calm down at all, so I had to play with my cousins.

It doesn't matter, now she has to help take care of her cousins, so she won't have time. When the party starts, she will be free.

Why is she free? Because she has filial piety, and this party has nothing to do with her!

It was only in the past few days that Qin Hanzhen realized that she had to avoid it. She had not been filial to her mother for a year, so she would not appear at the banquet anyway, which was a big saver. No wonder Qin Jinhua and her sisters were all

She was busy making new clothes, but no one mentioned it to her.

But this is not a bad thing. Although Qin Hanzhen is very interested in the banquets of ancient wealthy families, Qin Jinchun said that such occasions are quite boring. Children of their age are very different from teenage girls.

It was different. At the banquet, they would just eat and drink, and no one would pay attention to them.

When the female guests arrive, they will be called out and greeted one by one, saying a few nice words, complimented a few times, given a greeting gift or something, and then sent away. When a new group of guests arrive, they will

I want to go out again. This goes on and on, and my face is frozen with laughter. But while waiting, I can only drink some tea at most, and don’t eat snacks if you can, so as not to have snacks on the corners of your mouth when you meet the guests.

Damn, so rude!

As for the greeting gifts they can get, neither Qin Jinhua nor Qin Jinchun think it is interesting. Various gold and silver needles are the most common. If you meet a generous elder, you may also get a piece of jewelry. But gold and silver are not for them who come from a noble family.

What does it mean to say something? How can you not save one or two hundred pieces every year? And those jewelry, considering their age is far from the time to wear them, can only be put away. When they are old enough to wear them, the jewelry

The style has been outdated for a long time, and it is impossible to use it!

When the official banquet begins, the situation will become even more boring. The dishes at the banquet are all what they are used to eating at home. There is nothing new. Even if they are delicious food, they will get tired of it if they eat too much. Moreover, it is in an open place.

When the banquet was held, the wind blew and the dishes were cold, and the taste in the mouth was even worse. Although there were theater troupes in the inner and outer courtyards for this banquet, the operas performed by the female guests in the inner courtyard must have been to accommodate the old lady.

, the taste of old ladies makes people sleepy.

If there are many people of the same age at the banquet, they may be able to play in the garden. A common reserved game is hide and seek. It is said that Min's niece once introduced a newer game - shuttlecock, which the little girls played at that time.

It was so crazy that several people kicked their hair loose. Because of this, their mothers and elders thought this new game was inappropriate, and since then it has disappeared from formal banquets of wealthy families, even hide-and-seek.

They were almost implicated. The ladies and grandmothers prefer that the little girls gather together to talk, chat, and play jigsaw puzzles, nine-ring puzzles and so on politely. It is best not to even leave the banquet venue, so as not to see the children.

I was anxious.

Qin Jinchun complained for a long time and then came to a conclusion about Qin Hanzhen: "Look, what's the point of this? I might as well stay in my yard and have snacks. However, this time the banquet, the second sister told the second aunt

, I want two lively and good-looking plays, and a lot of delicious and novel snacks, so go to Fangxiangzhai to buy them! It’s a pity that we want to play a hide-and-seek game, and the second aunt didn’t agree, and told us to be more honest and not to play with the third uncle.

Make trouble on the big day."

Qin Hanzhen laughed dryly, imagining the scene described by Qin Jinchun in his mind, and felt that it was okay not to attend the banquet.

Also not going is Zi Geer. Zi Geer has to serve the Guan family for one year of filial piety, which is still a few months away. The children of the eldest and second eldest children only need to serve five months of filial piety.

It was full of filial piety, and there was no need to be taboo - in fact, none of them had seriously served these five months of small merit. It was just that when Sanfang went to Beijing, it had been more than five months since Guan's death, and there was no way to pursue it, and he was too lazy to go.

Just calculating.

Qin Hanzhen discussed it with his grandfather Qin Bai and his grandmother Niu. On the day of the banquet, the banquet in the outer courtyard was placed in the courtyard of Kurong Hall, and a wedding tent was set up. The banquet in the inner courtyard was placed in the garden, near Xiangxue.

The area around the hall is quite far from the boat hall. She will come to the Qingfeng Hall to accompany her cousin Zi Geer. Because during the banquet, at least 60% of the maids and women in the house will be assigned to work.

, there were not many people left in Mingyuewu, and her grandparents were worried about her staying in the yard. It was inconvenient for her to go out on days when people were coming and going. If she came to Qingfeng Pavilion, she could keep her brother company and serve her.

Manpower can also look after them both at the same time. If anything happens, just inform Grandpa Qin Bai directly. It is also very convenient for him to come from Kurong Hall.

Qin Han really didn't intend to cause trouble to the elders at this time, so he agreed simply and said: "I originally planned to practice the piano that day, but I guess the opera singing in Ku Rong Hall will be very noisy by then, so I still

Are you practicing calligraphy in your grandfather’s study?”

Qin Bai smiled and said: "Good boy, my grandfather is relieved that you are so diligent. But there is no need to work too hard. After practicing calligraphy, it is not important to play with your brother."

Qin Hanzhen agreed with a smile.

Niu said to Qin Bai: "I heard that things have been sorted out over there in Yan Gui's return. My second nephew's wife just told me this morning that Guanglu can move there at any time. There are people waiting in the yard over there, even Guanglu's father's side."

The waiters haven't been sent yet, so it won't hinder anything in Guanglu. It's just that he moved there now, and on the day of the banquet, he will have to stay there alone. It's so deserted, so it's better to let him stay with the two of us.

Will the child be a companion?”

Qin Han was really surprised. Didn't Zhao Mo also attend the banquet? She quickly realized that Zhao Mo's mother Wen passed away less than a year ago. He also had a heavy filial piety, so he was indeed not suitable to attend the banquet.

Qin Bai said to Niu: "It doesn't matter if we move here first. Just wait until that day and let him come here early in the morning. Everything is complete here, so he, Han Zhen and Zi Ge will read and write together for a day."

Time passed quickly."

Niu nodded and complained: "His father is too slow. How many days has it been? They are just a few servant girls. How can the Liao Palace still be reluctant to part with them?"

Qin Hanzhen listened quietly. After coming out of his grandfather's house, he went to the east chamber to find Zhao Mo and told him the news that he was moving.

A trace of reluctance flashed across Zhao Mo's face: "Really? The house has been packed up so quickly? I originally thought I would have to wait another ten days and a half. If I move here, I will see my cousin... and uncle in the future.

Grandpa and aunt, it’s not as easy as it is now, right?”

Qin Hanzhen said: "How could it be? You just live there, and you still have to come over to study with my grandfather every day. It's just that the time you spend in Qingfeng Pavilion is shorter, but if you want to see each other, you don't just want to see him.

?You're not moving outside, are you still staying here?"

Zhao Mo smiled and said to Qin Hanzhen: "My cousin is right, I will still come often in the future. Come every day!"

Qin Hanzhen smiled and nodded, and then talked about the arrangements for the banquet that day. Zhao Mo said calmly: "That's okay. I stay alone in Yan Hui Rei, which is also lonely. Besides, there were foreign guests in the inner and outer courtyards that day, so I

It’s not good to run around and interfere with the master’s work. Come to Qingfeng Pavilion early in the morning, at least in this courtyard, I can do whatever I want and do whatever I want, and don’t have to worry about what’s going on outside.”

Qin Hanzhen thought for a while and said: "If you have new friends who are coming that day, you can meet in the Qingfeng Pavilion. I will ask someone to prepare some tables and chairs for you outside, and we will cook in the small kitchen.

Let’s have some refreshments and you can talk. The banquet is very long, and I don’t think your friends may have the patience to sit through it from beginning to end. Is it just right to take some time to come over and accompany you?”

Zhao Mo shook his head: "No need. Although Brother Jian introduced me to a few friends, there are only one or two of them who are really worth making friends with. The rest of them don't think that I or my father are a rare commodity, and they don't have a lot of ideas.

Chun, you just don’t like me, and you are just being polite to me because of Brother Jian’s face. People who are truly worth making friends with don’t have to meet at banquets. People who are not worth making friends with are boring to meet.

.”

Qin Han was really surprised: "How could this happen?"

Zhao Mo smiled: "This is nothing, but a good thing. At least, the friends I can make now treat me sincerely, and I can feel more comfortable when getting along with them. Okay, these troublesome things, cousin

Ignore it. Is there anything you want to eat or play with? I’ll prepare it in advance. On the day of the banquet, how about we enjoy ourselves in the yard? "

Qin Hanzhen immediately became energetic: "Okay, what suggestions do you have?"
Chapter completed!