During the Dragon Boat Festival, Mrs. Xu didn't move around much because she was pregnant, and it seemed that Mrs. Xu and Qiao Weisheng were having some unpleasant troubles. Qiao Yuyan saw that her own father's face was dark, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Without asking him, you can only do it according to your own discretion. Of course, the Qiao family also has to prepare banquets. For example, the older generation from the side branch will naturally have two and three bedrooms. There are only a few festivals throughout the year to be reunited and celebrated together.
In addition to having a feast, there is also a dragon boat race on the Dragon Boat Festival. Because Qiao Wei was promoted to the Minister of Rites, the Qiao family has also had a dragon boat launch in the past two years. It is in the moat in front. Of course, they will not be able to take the first place, but
Just joining in the fun.
Fortunately, the Qiao family had already reserved a spot to watch the dragon boats upstairs on both sides of the shop. The compartment upstairs was originally prepared for the Dragon Boat Festival. The side facing the river was not blocked. Standing next to the railing, you could see the situation on the river.
See clearly.
Mrs. Xu naturally didn't dare to come out at this time because she was pregnant. There were so many people, just for fear of something unexpected happening.
The old lady was in a good mood and came out with her granddaughter and daughter-in-law. Aunt Pei originally wanted to stay with Mrs. Xu, but Mrs. Xu smiled and drove her out. She only said that she was bored in the house all year round and it was hard to find a chance.
I couldn't help but go out for a walk, but in the end I couldn't help it, so I still came with him.
It happened to be a sunny day, the sky was cloudless, and it started to heat up in the middle of the morning. It was a good thing that everyone came early and went upstairs smoothly. When the gongs and drums urging the dragon boat started to sound, people were crowded below. If you were not careful, you would be trapped.
Push down.
In her previous life, Qiao Yuyan had only seen dragon boat racing when she was with the Xu family. Later, she didn't catch up with him for the first year after returning to the capital. Later, after Xu passed away, she didn't go out much. When she married into the Wen family, she had all kinds of things to do, including watching the races.
Things like dragon boats are out of her control.
Arriving early today, Qiao Yuyan sat next to the old lady and peeled lychees for her, "This is the first crop that has just arrived. Our shop in the south worked hard to bring it here. Old lady, you can try it. It's also chilled."
Yes, I’m afraid you won’t be able to bear it, so I’ll eat it later when the sun comes up and it’s hot.”
The old lady only nodded slightly, took the toothpicks in her hand and ate two, then nodded and said: "It's still fresh, you guys can eat too, but don't eat too much, it will make you angry."
As we were talking, a group of people suddenly walked in from next door, "Sister, I am rarely interested this year, but I haven't seen you in such a lively event for several years."
Hearing this voice, Qiao Yuyan trembled slightly, turned around and saw a familiar figure.
Wearing a crimson long gown with golden longevity patterns, her gray hair was pulled into a neat bun, she was wearing a pearl hoop the size of a lotus seed rice, and she was leaning on an old Tanshan crutch. It wasn't the old lady of the Wen family who could do this.
who is it?
Behind him were the two wives of the Wen family and the two girls who had not yet left the court. Their faces gradually overlapped with the ones in his memory.
Qiao Yuyan clenched her fists, suppressed her discomfort, and quickly helped the old lady get up.
"I wonder who is next door! It turns out to be your home, why did you come here in person?!"
Mrs. Yao hurriedly took Qiao Yuyan and her sisters to get up and greet them.
Qiao Yuning quietly took a look at Qiao Yuyan, and saw that she was not polite at all, a faint doubt appeared on her face.
Qiao Yuyan pretended not to notice, turned around and sent people to move seats, while quietly looking at the two old ladies above her.
It looked like the old ladies from the two families were on good terms with each other. Not only did they greet each other for a while before they sat down, but the smile on my grandmother's face didn't look fake.
"Why isn't Mr. Qiao here?" Old Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Qiao's family sat hand in hand, then took a quick look and asked with a smile.
"His wife is pregnant, and there are so many people on this hot day that it's difficult to come over, so he stays at home with his wife."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wen lamented that Qiao said Sheng was considerate of her daughter-in-law, and said that the old lady was blessed and so on.
According to Pinlan, the current relationship between the two families should be considered normal, and Mrs. Wen's reaction at this time was a bit too enthusiastic.
"These are the girls in the mansion? I met them when I was a kid! Look at this, they are like green onions," he said, pointing to the two girls from the Wen family sitting below him and said, "This
It's our Sister Ting and Sister Zhen, come on, come and meet your sister Qiao."
Qiao Yuyan took Qiao Yuning and Qiao Yurong to pay homage to the girl opposite.
In the past, there were more contacts between the two families than now, so Qiao Yuning and Qiao Yurong had traveled frequently, but Qiao Yuyan still met each other for the first time.
Old Mrs. Wen took Qiao Yuyan's hand, looked her up and down, and said to the old lady: "I have always known that your girls are good-looking, but when I saw this big girl today, I really made people jealous. Why are you doing this?"
All the beauties have gone to your house?"
Everyone laughed, and Qiao Yuyan lowered her head slightly, looking shy.
Today she is wearing a goose-yellow diamond-patterned coat, a pine-colored quilted skirt underneath, a double-tasseled purse pendant, a double bun, and a seven-treasure tassel hairpin, making her look bright and delicate.
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The eldest wife of the Wen family took out an emerald green bracelet on her hand as a greeting gift. One look showed that it was not a cheap item. Qiao Yuyan turned around and saw her grandmother nodding slightly, and she bowed and accepted it.
The surprise in Qiao Yuning's eyes became more and more obvious. Why was Qiao Yuyan acting so steadily today?
Suddenly I remembered that the old lady had assigned a maid to Qiao Yuyan. During this period, she must have been hiding in the washing table and practicing hard secretly!
Thinking about this, I felt a little sullen. Why did the old lady, an inexperienced person like her, suddenly become so favorable to Qiao Yuyan?
Mrs. Wen laughed and gave each of the three sisters a purse containing several silver coins.
Yao was the only one in the Qiao family, and his face looked a little ugly at the moment. Who would have thought that going out to watch a dragon boat would be such a thing?
It was always the matron's job to give out gifts during this meeting. Is it possible that she still had to pay for it? What's more, she had no preparation and had to step down from her body to give like Mrs. Wen, so how could she afford it?
Just when he was in a dilemma, someone pulled his sleeves. He turned around and found that it was his personal maid approaching, "The Qixi girl in front of the eldest lady said she was afraid that you were not prepared, madam, so she handed over two purses with several rings in them.
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Yao took it quietly and gave it to the two Wen girls with a smile.
Qiao Yuyan felt relieved knowing that Yao was not in trouble. When she turned around, she saw the old lady's eyes falling on her face with seeming admiration, and her heart warmed slightly.
Several young girls were leaning on the railing at the moment, talking and laughing while looking at the hot river outside. Although it hadn't started yet, it was already bustling with people.
They were girls of about the same age and had similar family backgrounds. Whether it was rouge jewelry or needlework, they could talk about the same thing, so they quickly became popular.
Only Qiao Yuyan was somewhat resistant to the Wen family because of what happened in her previous life, so she accompanied them to say a few words while assigning the maids and women to do things.
Since the two families are familiar with each other, they only opened up the partitions so that they can sit together and watch the dragon boats.
She had to give instructions and take care of all the eating utensils one by one. She was so busy that the two girls from the Wen family couldn't ask her much.
"Eh? That's not the fourth brother? Why is he here?" Wen Ruting suddenly pointed at a young man wearing a turquoise straight jacket downstairs and said in surprise, "Didn't you mean to discuss crafts with his classmates today?"
Her shouting immediately attracted the attention of others, and the person below also just raised his head.
As soon as the two met, Qiao Yuyan felt like she heard a buzz in her head. This chapter has been completed!