Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 281
Half a quarter of an hour ago, Father Wen dragged Wen Shu out of Sun's house in a bad mood, and kindly went to help, but was ridiculed by Sun Yuanshi in the end. Although it had nothing to do with Sun Heping, he really didn't like it.

Fortunately, Wen Shu is kind-hearted, and she didn't lose in the contest with Sun Yuanshi just now, so she let out a bad breath, seeing his father's unhappy face, and comforted him not to be as knowledgeable as Sun Yuanshi.Father Wen was angry mainly because he was afraid that his daughter would be sad. Seeing her smiling and comforting him now, there is nothing to be angry about.

Since tomorrow is the summer solstice, Wen Shu thought about going to the West Market to buy some ingredients.

Baijia rice was originally a meal begged by a hundred families. It is said that eating it can prevent the central government. It's about to be signed.

Later, for the sake of simplicity, this custom gradually evolved into only exchanging with neighbors, or asking for some food from people with the surname "Bai", which means "Baijiafan" is a homonym for auspiciousness.There is no family surnamed Bai near Xiaocha Lane. It used to be that the neighbors exchanged meals, and they ate together on the summer solstice.

Because of the special business of Wen's family, some people think it is bad luck, except for a few good friends, few people will come to her house to beg for food, so Wen Shu only needs to steam a catty or two of rice each time to distribute it.

But this year is different, she opened a tea shop, and it is the summer solstice, why don't she make more meals and distribute them to the past diners in the tea shop. .

Speaking of which, it was thanks to Mrs. Sun Yuanshi that she could remember this matter. If she hadn't seen the big porcelain bowl of rice she was hugging, she would not have remembered it.So after a few words with Father Wen, Wen Shu left to buy the ingredients for Baijiafan, but he didn't know that there was such a "happy event" waiting for him.

After parting with her, Father Wen walked home by himself, but as soon as he reached the door of his house, he saw a man who looked like a servant rushing over, and asked him repeatedly: "Is it Mr. Wen?"

As soon as he nodded, the other party handed him a wooden box that he was holding in his hand, "The young one is a servant of the Marquis of Weiyuan. By order of my master, I will hand over this box to the senior officials."

"May I ask what's inside?"

"I don't know about the small ones. The senior officials will know when they see it. There is still something to do in the house, so the small ones will leave first." Before Father Wen could speak, the servant trotted away, as if there was something urgent .

Old Man Wen opened the wooden box with a puzzled expression on his face. When the lid was lifted, a stack of red greeting cards was neatly arranged inside, and the top one read, "Ji Ying Dian compiled Li Chengren's worship... ..."

Look at the next one, "Worship to Huang Wenyi, the young supervisor of the Military Weapons Supervisor..."

"Writing Zuo Lang Cheng Self-Worship"

These official names scared Father Wen almost to drop the wooden box in his hand.

Are these invitations for him?Can't.

He wanted to ask, but the people in the Hou's mansion had long since left, so he could only look at the contents with anxiety, which made him even more confused.

The object of this post is the Marquis of Weiyuan, and the content seems to be that these people have taken a fancy to a cousin girl of the Marquis, and asked if the other party has a marriage contract, and if not, they intend to conclude marriage.

What does this have to do with him? What does it mean that the Hou Mansion sent someone to send this invitation, or did it mean that it was sent by mistake?
Looking at the busy street at the end of the alley, Father Wen shook his head helplessly, forget it, let her take a look when Ah Ning comes back, and if it is really a wrong delivery, let her send it back.

The bewildered Father Wen turned around holding the box and was about to enter the courtyard, when he heard another voice behind him, "Dare to ask my lady, which household is the Wen family?"

As soon as Father Wen turned his head, he saw a man who looked like a servant was questioning him. The person being questioned was Mrs. Guo from the alley.

Hearing this, she pointed at Wen Tai with a smile, and said loudly, "Wen family? Unfortunately, the person in front is a senior official of the Wen family."

The boy turned his head and saw Father Wen who was holding the box and staring blankly at him. He hurriedly put on a smiling face, stepped forward and bowed, and said, "I've met a high official, I am."

He didn't pay attention to what he said later, or he didn't listen at all. He only noticed that the other party gave him another red post, writing "Huang Wenyi, the young supervisor of military weapons."

Seeing this familiar name, Father Wen's heart was shocked. This time, he learned his lesson and didn't let the servant go.

This time the servant is not an ordinary janitor, but a book boy next to Mr. Huang Xiaolang. When he listened to the question, he only thought that Father Wen was illiterate, and respectfully said: "This is a greeting card from my family, Alang. Ask the little lady of your mansion if she has agreed to it, if not, my Alang wants to marry the little lady of your mansion for Mr. Xiao Lang."

He spoke in a loud voice, and Mrs. Guo, who was sitting in front of the door choosing vegetables, stood up quickly when she heard this, her eyes rolled around and she asked curiously: "Who is your A-Lang? Which street does he live in? "

Although the position of the Military Weapons Supervisor is not high, in the eyes of these ordinary people, he is also a great official, so the servant is very confident, and said with a smile: "My family, Alang, is the Military Weapons Supervisor, and he lives in Yongding, east of the city. "Fugui Lane"

"Hey, listen to this name, it's an official, how high is it?" Mrs. Guo wiped her hands, walked around the vegetable basin, and came to them, looking at the greeting card in Father Wen's hand, and at the same time looking at the boy. asked with a smile.

But she was illiterate, so she didn't see a trick after reading it for a long time.

The young man looked at her, not really wanting to answer, he didn't even know how high the rank of the military inspector was, she really was an ignorant woman.

It just so happened that Mrs. Guo's husband, Mei Dalang, came out of the house at this time. Seeing that Mrs. Guo was not picking vegetables by the door, she ran to chat with others, especially a writer who didn't have much contact with each other. What to do there, business is not done at night."

Mei's family runs a food stall, and their business is good. The two husband and wife set up a stall together, which is barely enough to support the family.

"It's too late to pick the vegetables. Someone proposed marriage to Miss Wenshu, so I'm here to help you see each other."

The relationship between my family and the Wen family is normal, someone from the Wen family proposes a marriage, when will it be her mother-in-law's turn to look after her.Mei Da was confused, but seeing that the boy standing next to Father Wen was dressed unusually, as if he came out of a wealthy family, so he didn't speak harshly anymore, but answered casually: "Which family is it from?"

"The Huang family, the young supervisor of the Military Weapons Supervisor." The boy replied.

Mei Da is not Mrs. Guo, all men are fans of officials, even if he is not an official, the dreams he once had are still rooted in his heart. Hearing this, he was very surprised, the young supervisor of military weapons?That's from the sixth rank official.

Why did such a family come to the Wen family to propose marriage?

And their conversation also attracted the attention of other people in the alley. Did someone from an official family come to the Wen family to propose marriage?This is simply explosive news for Xiaocha Lane where the majority of poor people live, so many people put down what they were doing and gathered around.

Mei Da also changed his face, walked forward with a smile on his face, patted Father Wen's shoulder affectionately, and joked: "When did you know Huang Shaojian? Why didn't you tell us about it?"

There is also a daughter in his family, if he can ask about the things here, maybe he can follow her.

Father Wen felt so miserable, and I was still dizzy. Just when he was embarrassed and didn't know how to explain it, I saw a man who looked like a housekeeper squeezed in, stroking his beard.

"Dare to ask, but you are from Wen Daguan?"

Father Wen, who was attacked one after another, didn't dare to take the blame. He was really afraid that the other party had found the wrong person, and it would be so embarrassing.

However, he didn't make a sound, and the neighbors who came to watch the excitement were more enthusiastic than him, and they all said for him: "No, his family name is Wen in this whole alley, it can't be wrong."

When the butler heard this, he hurriedly bowed and said, "I have met the senior officials. I am the steward of Dr. Chaosan's Shen family. At the order of my master, I send a special greeting card for the senior officials to look at." "

"Another sender of invitations, is he also here to propose marriage?" someone joked.

"Doctor Chaosan, that's a fifth-rank official. He can come here to propose marriage." Although he is an idle official with little real power, he is still an official.

But the steward nodded and said: "I do have such intentions, I just want to ask this time when I handed over the letter of worship, can the young lady of your mansion agree with him?"

"No." In front of so many people, Father Wen wanted to tell the truth.

(End of this chapter)