Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

Chapter 148 Hosting a banquet and entertaining the whole village
"Hey, Miss Jiang, I'm here to tell you about this.

Jiang Zhiyue ran away in a hurry, and Li Wen didn't have time to finish his sentence.

But it's a good thing anyway, let Jiang girl go home and watch after going down the mountain by herself.

At this time, at the foot of the mountain, in front of the Jiang family and the Wang family behind Guhuai Village, there was a bustling and lively scene.Some guards in official uniforms played gongs and drums and entered Guhuai Village.

The people in the village watched these officials come to the village like this, and they all gathered around to watch the excitement.

Before these spectators gathered around him, one of the officials asked, "Where are the homes of Jiang Sihai, Jiang Jinping, Wang Hao, Jiang Sixing, and Jiang Yongping in your village?"

Jiang Sihai, Jiang Jinping, Jiang Sixing, and Jiang Yongping are the names of Jiang Jiadalang to Jiang Jiasilang in turn.

Looking at this high-profile scene, he thought about the Jiang family's youngsters participating in the hospital examination at the beginning of August. The villagers enthusiastically led the way, and he asked, "What is the official looking for them for?"

"Naturally, it's to announce the good news. This time, the ancestors in your village have smoked, and there are five scholars and one case leader."

ho!
Hearing the officer's words, the villagers who followed were startled and almost fell to the ground with their left foot mixed with their right foot.

Suddenly there are five talented people?!!!
The officials beat the gongs and drums and followed the guides to the Jiang family and Wang family at the end of the village.

The people who announced the good news were divided into two groups, a small group went to Wang's house, and the rest went to Jiang's house.

Knowing today's results, the Wang family and the Jiang family could not stand it any longer.

The most calm ones became the five people who had passed the exam.

Mrs. Zhang and the others prepared to take the bullock cart to the county to wait for the posted list to see their rankings.

But what Jiang Dalang said, they have tried their best, no matter whether they go or not, the results will not change.

If you do well in the exam, there will naturally be someone from the government to notify you.

Mrs. Zhang couldn't hold back Jiang Dalang and the others, so they just waited at home.

It's just that it's already noon and no one came to announce the good news, let alone Mrs. Zhang and the others, Sanlang scratched his head anxiously.

God bless God bless!
Saburo could only keep praying in his heart.

Perhaps God heard his prayer, and the next moment there was the sound of gongs and drums outside.

A villager knocked on the door and shouted: "Aunt Jiang, your grandchildren have passed the examination as a scholar, and the county officials will give you good news too."

The old lady Jiang grinned and grinned, and ran out to open the door in joy, and the rest of the people quickly followed.

As soon as the door opened, there were more than a dozen officials and dozens of villagers standing outside.

Seeing that the door was opened, several officials looked at the family who produced four scholars at a time, and they looked good.

He smiled and read: "Jiang Sihai won the first place in the court examination, Jiang Yongping was seventh, Jiang Jinping was eighth, and Jiang Sixing was forty-ninth."

The top [-] people in the college examination are considered scholars. Originally, Jiang Sixing's [-]th place did not need to be specially notified, but this family not only produced a case leader, but the other three people who took the exam also got the rankings. These official errands were reported together.

Everyone only heard that the Jiang family had a criminal case, but nothing else.

The ranking is not important to them, even if it is the bottom one, it is not a talent.This is the Jiang family's fifth scholar!
Like their thoughts, Jiang Sanlang also thought so.

When he heard that he also had a ranking, Saburo felt relieved.

And Jiang Zhiyue came back at this time. As soon as he walked to the foot of the mountain, he saw a group of people gathered in front of his house from a distance, and there was still the sound of gongs and drums.

It seems that the rankings of the college examinations have come out, Jiang Zhiyue brows happily and walks to her door.

Zhang's sharp eyes caught Jiang Zhiyue who was squeezing into the crowd at a glance.

She got into the crowd and pulled Jiang Zhiyue out, and said as she walked, "Your elder brother and the others have both passed the examination as a scholar. Listen to the voice next to you, and your cousin Hao has also passed the examination."

Mrs. Zhang pulled Jiang Zhiyue in, and everyone greeted her warmly.

Shouting about the little boss is more enthusiastic than looking at a few fresh talents.

This Jiang family is really smoked from the ancestors. No matter whether they are men or women, this family is capable.

Mr. Jiang's face is full of wrinkles when he smiles. His descendants are capable, and his face is also bright!
He opened his mouth to invite: "All the officials, come in and have a drink of tea. I will let the old ladies cook. All the officials will leave after lunch."

Those officials who came to report the letter waved their hands and said: "No, we are still waiting to deliver letters to other scholar's homes, you can do as you please."

Seeing that they were about to leave, Mrs. Jiang quickly winked at Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Sun, and the two of them stuffed four purses into the hands of the officials who came to announce the good news.

This time their family produced four scholars, each of whom is considered a red seal.

There were five people who came to announce the news, and they were not polite about carrying their purses. It is a constant practice for the host to give money after the announcement of the announcement.

After they took the purse, they put it in their hands and weighed it, and then said goodbye with smiles and brows.

In the purses given by Mrs. Zhang and the others, each purse contains five taels of silver, so each official sent will get twenty taels this time.

Twenty taels is nothing to the current Jiang family, but for these official servants who pay only more than two taels of silver per month, this is a year's salary.

This Jiang family is really generous. It would be great if the next few families were also so generous.

And I heard that the rice paper that has become popular in the bookstore recently is from this village? It seems that this Guhuai Village is a Fengshui prosperous person!
What did that family add?
It seems that the surname is also Jiang, and it was made by the unmarried girl of the Jiang family!
The officer happily stuffed the purse into his arms, then looked at Jiang Zhiyue who had just been dragged in, and a ridiculous idea came to his mind.

That girl surnamed Jiang couldn't be the one in front of her, those people called her little boss just now.

But this has nothing to do with them, the most important thing is that they got a lot of bounties.

After saying a few more auspicious words, the officials left, met with those who had gone to the Wang family and left.

The Wang's house was also very lively, and many aunts and aunts in the village brought their daughters and daughters to congratulate in front of the Wang's house.

After all the officials had left, Mr. Jiang looked at those people who gathered in front of his house to congratulate him, he waved his hand happily and said, "Come on, let's set up wine, folks, please give me some face and join us."

Everyone originally followed to watch the fun and enjoy the blessings. Who would have thought that they could still have a table.

Now the big guy is even happier, and the congratulatory words don't need to be said for money.

After a while, those people outside were sent away, and the four members of Wang's family also came to Jiang's yard.

Ever since the messenger came, the smile on Huang Huaihua's face had been suppressed. Her son won the fifth place.

When the Jiang family said that they would invite people from the village to celebrate with a banquet in two days, Huang Huaihua slapped her hands and made a decision.

Putting wine, this good thing must have wine, how can this matter be missing her Wang family.

The two families discussed it and decided to arrange it together. The first one will prepare things, and the second will arrange the table.

After discussing this matter, everyone remembered Jiang Zhiyue who had disappeared for several months, and asked her where she had been these days.

I can't say anything about the discovery of the iron mine, nor about the camp on the mountain. Jiang Zhiyue only said that she went to do something important.

As for what? Keep it a secret!
Anyway, neither the Jiang family nor the Wang family will break the casserole and ask the end of the cross-examination, as long as Jiang Zhiyue comes back safely.

After asking, everyone didn't hold on to Jiang Zhiyue's matter, they gathered together and began to discuss about setting up a banquet the day after tomorrow.

Since the two families arranged to have a banquet for one day, the banquet should not be shabby.

Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang Kangde brought a few men together to discuss, and Mrs. Jiang led Mrs. Zhang to discuss.

In the end, the two groups of people discussed and decided on the dishes for the day after tomorrow.

What the country people lack most is things that are lucrative. Now that the two families have money in their hands, they will not waste money on this matter.

So in the end, there are six kinds of meat dishes, such as double-cooked pork with black bean sauce, spicy chicken, braised pork, braised pig's trotters, pickled fish, and pork stewed vermicelli.

There are seven or eight kinds of seasonal vegetables and vegetarian dishes, and finally there is a pork rib soup and egg soup.

After this meal, even during the Chinese New Year, the villagers have never eaten such a rich meal. One can imagine how surprised everyone will be when they see this meal the day after tomorrow.

After deciding on the dishes, Mrs. Zhang became worried again. According to the old man's intention, the whole village must be invited to hold a noodle banquet at home.

No matter how few people there are in Guhuai Village, there are only a few dozen households, but there are more than one hundred people in every household.

If they only rely on their own family members to work, they will be exhausted.

There are so many people in the village, but some aunts and daughter-in-laws can be invited to help.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhang also expressed her thoughts.

"Since we boasted that everyone should come, there must be a lot of people coming the day after tomorrow. I thought that with so many people, we would have to be busy, or we might as well spend money to invite a few aunts from the village to come. help?"

Mrs. Jiang also said: "It's a good idea. Isn't earning money just to make yourself easier? Let's invite someone to help. After a while, the old family and the second family will follow me to the village to ask if anyone is willing to help .'

"When we invite people, we have to agree on the wages, otherwise people will think that they are helping for nothing, and they will be reluctant in their hearts. In addition, when everyone has left, we will not let them have a portion of the dishes on the table. They suffer."

"There are also tables and benches. Our family is definitely not enough, and we have to borrow them from door to door. As long as the table is borrowed, it doesn't matter how many ones the family pays. They move here by themselves, and then move back by themselves after the banquet is over."

"Since we have paid for it, it is appropriate for them to do this job themselves."

Mrs. Zhang took the words with a smile, "Mother is right, but we can do all this for you when we go out, so you can rest at home and if you are bored, you can tease your grandson and granddaughter." .”

(End of this chapter)