General

Author: Loeva

General

The style of the banquet held at Ma's house in General Zhu's Mansion was different from what Qin Hanzhen was used to.

Maybe it’s because the Ma family is a family of military commanders, and most of the people they associate with are military commanders. In addition, General Ma’s daily behavior is quite solitary, and he is far from having a wide circle of friends in the capital. Therefore,

The people who were invited to congratulate the old man on his birthday today were almost all from families of military commanders, at least those from the Yongjia Marquis Mansion. Most of the children in the family served in the military, or they were from families whose fathers and ancestors were quite prestigious in the military.

Simple relatives and civil servants will not appear at General Ma's birthday banquet.

The banquet was still divided into two parts, the inside and outside. The outside was reserved for male guests. The dishes at the banquet were all big fish and meat, and all the good wine and spirits were served. When the guests came, the old general and his family entertained them, and they would never be so rude.

He invited people to eat vegetables politely, but instead ate big mouthfuls of meat and drank large bowls of wine, as if they were not drowning people to death, but the Ma family was not hospitable enough. Yongjia Marquis Qin Bai still greeted the Ma family in advance and escaped the disaster.

The generals nearby knew that he was the uncle of the Holy Family Zhenglong, and he was also gentle and kind, so they did not give him any trouble.

The male guests also invited an opera troupe to set up a stage to sing an opera, and the opera they sang was very different from the songs sung at ordinary birthday banquets. Usually on such festive occasions, the people hosting the banquet like to ask people to sing some happy reunion songs.

Success and fame, lively performances, and good luck, but the Ma family is different. His family only performs martial arts. Strictly speaking, they only perform martial arts.

The banquet has not even started yet, but the martial artists on the stage have already played. Some of them are as good as "Sanchakou", and some are as noisy as "Hao Tiangong", and others such as "Chang Ban Slope", "Yi Yi"

There is no shortage of pomp and circumstance in plays such as "Arrow's Vengeance" and "Zhuxian Town". The black crows and crows mingled on the stage, and cheers and applause kept coming from the audience. Which general, your Excellency, was so happy to see it that he shouted "Shanghai"?

The servants sprinkled the golden new copper coins that had been prepared in advance on the stage. The actors happily accepted the rewards, and the audience also happily let people see how heroic and generous they were. As for whether anyone could not see how proud he was.

Well, if you want to compete with him and reward money, that's another matter.

It is said that when singing "The Monkey King", the martial artist who played the Monkey King did one hundred and eight somersaults in one breath, and a dozen generals, old and young, cheered non-stop, and the stage was almost covered with new coins.

The entire stage was occupied. In order to make room for the actors who would come on stage next, the theater troupe even sent two people to come and use big brooms and bamboo dustpans to sweep up all the reward money.

There is no martial arts show to watch at the women's banquet. You can hear the sound through a wall, but what's the use of just hearing the sound of a martial arts opera? So most people won't pay attention. They are at the birthday banquet

Above, they also eat meat in big mouths and drink wine in big bowls. The female relatives of military commanders generally don’t have so many twists and turns. Those who get along well will talk and laugh, and those who don’t get along will ignore you. If so,

It's contradictory. If the situation changes, we can start to quarrel or even fight. But today, we have to give face to the host and just fight each other for a few rounds. If we really want to fight, then let's fight for wine. The old ladies started drinking.

Come on, you won’t lose to a man. Drinking determines the outcome. If anyone reneges on the bill, it’s a puppy!

This forthright temper was quite to Niu's liking. Although she didn't have many familiar friends at the banquet, the Min family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were too busy talking to the Ma family's women to pay much attention to her.

But she could talk to the other female family members at the table quite well. She appreciated this frank way of talking, and because both of her sons were in military positions, and she herself had lived in the northwest border city for decades, she could talk to the other female family members of the generals.

She can basically chat. She can basically understand what others are talking about, and she can also add a few words. No one will think that her words are out of place. If it were not for her poor health and that she had never learned to wield a knife or a gun, she would

I really want to be regarded as one of my own by these generals and wives.

As for the fact that there were people like Madam Zhenxihou who were not interested in her at the table, she pretended not to see them at all. They didn't want to pay attention to her anyway, so what could she have to talk with someone who didn't know etiquette?

Qin Hanzhen's feelings are somewhat different from those of his grandparents. Although the majority of girls from military generals' families love to wield swords and guns, they are not without gentle and elegant girls. Among them, there are also some who are familiar with poetry and books.

As for the little talented girl, Qin Hanzhen has learned some in both civil and military arts, but in terms of martial arts, riding and shooting, she can only be said to have learned it, and she is far from outstanding. She rarely goes out to socialize with the Ma family and the Min family.

Although the girls knew each other, she couldn't get in the way when they talked lively about hunting in the mountains and forests on the outskirts of Beijing in the early winter. The other group of girls didn't talk about hunting, but they made fists.

When the drinking order started, Qin Hanzhen felt a little ashamed and couldn't really get involved. Although she knew a little about the drinking order, she really couldn't do the punching, let alone compete with others...

Fortunately, the girl from the Ma family remembered to greet her from time to time so that she would not be left out in the cold. In addition, Cai Yuanzhen also took care of her.

Cai Yuanzhen's family is also a guest today. Her father is the Marquis of Yunyang, and holds the power of the city guard. When he was young, he spent several years under the command of General Ma, the birthday boy today. Later, he became his own, and he still respects General Ma.

Plus, the relationship between the two families is very good.

In the circle of ladies in the capital, Cai Yuanzhen has always been a good performer in both civil and military circles. She is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and allusions, and is good at horse riding, hunting, drinking, gambling, and games. She can do well in any circle. Qin Hanzhen still has her as a gift.

I received an invitation to go to the Cai family's "Qiyuan" to attend a spring tea party. Several ladies and daughters had made an appointment to write poems at that time. But when Cai Yuanzhen arrived at Ma's house today, she didn't mention any poems.

As for the lyrics, several horse girls were arguing with Miss Min to compete in archery, and she was able to shoot for a round, and her results were quite good.

Qin Hanzhen could only hit five out of ten arrows, and could only hit the eighth ring or above. He was really embarrassed to stand with others.

Cai Yuanzhen didn't laugh at her, and gently pulled her back to the table to sit down, and asked her how she practiced riding and archery on weekdays. She was better than Qin Jinhua. Qin Jinhua didn't like to move, but he was good at riding and archery.

No. She also told Qin Hanzhen: "Sister, you don't like to go out on weekdays. We don't know what pastimes you like. If I had known that your archery skills were much better than Qin's second sister, last autumn, we went to Xishan Village

I called you when we were playing. At that time, we were hunting in the valley behind Zhuangzi. Everyone got something. Duqin’s second sister didn’t catch anything, and she was so angry that she cried. Later, it was your brother.

I helped her hunt a rabbit so that she could look happy again."

Qin Hanzhen couldn't help but laugh: "Last autumn, I probably hadn't returned to the capital yet. Even if Sister Cai invited me, I wouldn't be able to go. My archery skills are really not as good as those of my second sister.

Don. Don’t praise me, Sister Cai. You don’t have to make me blush. I usually stay at the desk for a long time, and I do neglect physical exercise. When the weather gets warmer, I will ask people to come to my yard.

I'll set up a target and find someone to make a suitable bow. I'll practice for a little while every day, and I might be able to make some real progress in a few years."

Cai Yuanzhen said with a smile: "My sister is too self-effacing, but practicing riding and shooting more is really good for your health." He then asked, "Did my sister go to Lingnan last year? I heard that she came back to the capital by sea ship.

?I really envy you. I have been to all over the world. I have not been to Lingnan and have never seen the sea. My brother is stationed in Fujian, in Quanzhou, by the sea. He wrote home and said what the sea is.

I can't even imagine what it looks like."

Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "Tianjin is right on the seaside. If Sister Cai wants to know when to go to Tianjin, you will know that it is not far from the capital. I took a sea-going ship to the north last year and docked at Tianjin Port.

shore."

The two were talking happily, but Cai Yuanzhen has always been popular, how could others allow her to dodge? A general's daughter lost to a girl from the Min family in archery, and was unwilling to do so, so she was colluding with others to have another one.

There is a group confrontation. Cai Yuanzhen is also a good player in archery, so naturally they cannot leave her behind. As for Qin Hanzhen, a parallel importer, it is better to sit aside and watch honestly.

Cai Yuanzhen had no choice but to smile apologetically at Qin Hanzhen and asked others to take him away. Qin Hanzhen smiled and looked at a group of little girls chattering and seriously discussing the rules of the group competition, feeling that youth is really a thing.

Quite a beautiful thing.

The little girls competed in archery lively. Qin Hanzhen sat on the table for a while, ate some food, and drank two sips of hot tea. He felt that he needed to go to the dressing room to solve his physical problems, so he got up and went to find the little girl.

lead the way.

The dressing area prepared by the Ma family for guests at the birthday banquet is not far from the banquet, and it is not connected with the outer courtyard. It can effectively isolate the scene where male and female guests meet by chance in many romance novels. The Ma family does not have a garden, only a garden.

The school ground and the banquet venue are not far from the inner house. You can almost see the huge courtyard just by looking up. Naturally, there will be no such thing as rich people being led to a secluded place for people to scheme against. Because the road is really

It was so easy to recognize that Qin Hanzhen didn't let the little girl stay to wait for him, and sent her away directly. Anyway, she would not get lost after she solved her physical problem and returned.

The bursts of music and cheers on the stage in the outer courtyard are the best guide. There is only a wall between the women's banquet in the inner courtyard and the stage, but the direction is unmistakable.

However, when Qin Hanzhen came out of the dressing room, washed her hands, and was about to slowly walk back to the table, she found that she had been tricked. She did not meet the male guest, and was not plotted against, but she survived.

She bumped into other sisters whispering, but she was walking slowly and the soles of her boots were soft, which prevented the two girls at the corner from hearing her footsteps and noticing her movements.

She hesitated for a moment, and just when she was thinking about whether to play louder the footsteps, she heard one of the two girls say to the other in a somewhat urgent tone: "My sister was in the alley just now, what man did she meet?"

Face? I just listened to what my mother meant. It seemed that my grandmother had heard someone gossiping.

I am very angry. Now I am just a guest at Ma's house. When I get home, I am afraid that my grandmother will have an attack. For my sister's marriage, my grandmother once blamed my mother for taking matters into her own hands. Now if my sister makes another mistake, my grandmother will only blame her.

If it’s my mother’s fault, my sister has to think about how to respond!”

Qin Hanzhen blinked and gently put down his foot.

The girl who met the man in the alley? Could it be Miss Su? Are these the two granddaughters of the Marquis of Zhenxi talking?
Chapter completed!