farmer's wife

Chapter 168 Yao Family
A lady who was acquainted with Qi Tong asked: "What is this handbag? Madam Xiao also show it to us."

Fu Yan waved her hand: "It's just some gadgets for fun."

When a wealthy family travels, there are maids who carry things with them, so there is no need for the wives to carry them by themselves.Fu Yan only prepared a new-style handbag because she saw that the pouches and sachets were unusual, but she didn't expect that the princess and Ye Tianling would really use them.

Fu Yan was modest, but Qi Tong asked Zhong Qing to take the handbag that Fu Yan gave him.

Qi Tong: "Ah Yan's embroidery work is also a first-class masterpiece, you will know after seeing it."

Zhong Qing came over with the small box, Ye Tianling took out her mother's one and looked at it again and again, and also quite liked the elegant orchid grass style.

"Cousin, your embroidery is really good!"

Zhong Qing took the handbag down and passed it on to other wives and girls.

"This style is a novelty."

"I think it can contain some sachets, handkerchiefs, broken silver and other things."

"Yes. Small bronze mirrors and hairpin jade pendants can also be placed."

"It's still embroidered on both sides. Look at the orchid grass, the flowers and leaves are so lifelike. Mrs. Xiao's embroidery skills are really amazing!"

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Everyone passed by and watched, discussed in a hurry, and then gave an overview of what the handbag can hold, without Fu Yan's further introduction.

Some ladies enthusiastically praised Fu Yan's handbag on the surface in order to please the eldest princess, but secretly curled their lips, disapproving of such beautiful and useless things.Who doesn't have maids to wait and follow when they travel, how can they let them carry things by themselves?Humiliate their identities!
But the maids who were brought in by the wives and girls to serve behind them were all brightened.This handbag is exquisite in style, and it is lighter than the burdens, wooden boxes, and wooden boxes they use.

It would be nice if they could buy it and use it.

Everyone passed it around and praised it, even if someone was really interested, they wisely didn't take the initiative to ask Fu Yan for it, and thought to themselves that they would go to the street to look for it to see if there was any shop selling it.

Fu Yan also looked at the expressions of everyone, thoughtfully.

Li Ting said that Yunjing also has a shop of Li Ji Buzhuang, so it seems that there is another cooperation.

Ye Zhuo's family, the Yao family, came late.

Tu Yuhong came in with her two daughters, and apologized repeatedly with a smile: "Princess, I'm sorry, I was delayed on the road, and we are late."

"It's nothing. You're already sweating, sit down and have a rest. It's not too late for the banquet." Qi Tong asked curiously, "What delayed you?"

"Didn't it rain a few days ago? The third brother sent someone back to celebrate the Duke's birthday and was delayed on the way. We also thought that we would not be able to catch up this time. Who would have thought that we would all be out in the middle of the day today?" On the way, someone from the mansion caught up again and said that the third brother's gift is coming soon, so our master asked us to turn around and go back to get it."

"Wouldn't that be a bit of a delay?"

Qi Tong smiled and blamed and said: "Why bother to insist on today, there is no need to be polite, the Duke will be happy when you come here."

The Yao family is an imperial businessman, in front of the wives of the family officials, the Eldest Princess has given the Yao family enough face.

Tu Yuhong smiled brightly: "Courtesy can't be discarded, courtesy can't be discarded! Besides, it's the kindness of the third brother and younger sister to the Duke of the country. Since they can arrive, we will definitely bring it here."

Qi Tong called Fu Yan: "Ah Yan, come here, this is the head wife of your uncle's grandfather Yao's family, you can call your aunt following the spirit of the sky."

Fu Yan walked up to Tu Yuhong and saluted Shi Shiran: "My aunt."

"Hey, we're all family, so there's no need to be polite." Tu Yuhong grabbed Fu Yan's arm and pulled her to stand up, "My cousin and niece are so beautiful, come, it's the first time we meet, please accept her."

Tu Yuhong took the purse she had prepared from the maid behind her and stuffed it into Fu Yan's hand.

Fu Yan smiled and took it away, and handed it to Qingque, "Fu Yan thanked my cousin."

"Good boy. Come on, come on, these are your two cousins..."

The family on their side met and made out with each other, while the eyes of the rest of them were vaguely on the big purse that Qingque put away.

It's really a big purse!It is two or three times larger than the purse that usually hangs around the waist.

Look at Fu Yan and Qingque holding it lightly, it doesn't look like there is anything heavy inside.

What would that be?It must be something of great value, right?One must know that the Yao family is an imperial merchant.

The Yao family is Duke Yongyi's natal family, and in the past ten years or so, it has become one of the largest imperial merchants in the Li Dynasty. It is his family that supplies the royal family with Zuixiang tea and Yongyang japonica rice.There are countless other properties, but the Yao family keeps a low profile, and outsiders don't know how much wealth they have accumulated.

The current head of the Yao family is Yao Xiangyang, uncle Ye Zhuo's second son, Yao Xiangyang. The eldest son died young and did not have a family.Yao Xiangyang is also worthy of Ye Zhuo's support. In just over ten years, he has turned a small merchant into an imperial merchant and changed his family.There is also a third cousin in my uncle's family, who has taken the imperial examination and is now an official with his family, so he cannot come to celebrate his birthday this time.

While talking, people came one after another, and the luncheon began.

In the front yard, Ye Zhuo brought Xiao Lie, Xiao Jian and his son Ye Tianze toasted the guests, and then let the two brothers go to dinner to entertain the young princes from various houses.

Seeing that Ye Zhuo valued support and support to Xiao Lie, the lords and sons of various mansions also praised and toasted with dignity, so, not surprisingly, Xiao Lie was drunk.

He was drunk, but he looked normal on the outside, except that his face blushed a little and his words were less.In the end Xiao Lie had drunk the wine like water numbly, but Uncle Wu sensed something was wrong and stopped the drunken Ye Zhuo and Xiao Lie.

Uncle Wu frowned and said, "Master, Young Master Biao can't drink any more! He's already drunk."

Ye Zhuo shook his body, patted Xiao Lie's shoulder vigorously and said to Uncle Wu: "How is that possible?! Ah Feng, you read wrong, he is still standing properly."

"Are you not?" Ye Zhuo leaned in front of Xiao Lie and asked him.

Xiao Lie's eyes fell on the table, and he said after a long while: "Drink!"

Ye Zhuo shook his head, trying to make himself clear: "There are so many?"

Xiao Lie didn't speak.

Uncle Wu worried: "Master, I really can't drink any more, I'll send someone to tell the princess and Mrs. Biao."

Ye Zhuo waved his hand to let him go.

Xiao Lie had a reaction at this time, he stood up abruptly and said, "A Yan?" Where is A Yan?
"A Yan!" He was going to find A Yan.

Muttering Fu Yan's name in his mouth, Xiao Lie walked out without looking at anyone.

Uncle Wu hurriedly called Ye An and said, "Hurry up and support Master Biao, and send him back to lie down in the Jingjingyuan."

Ye An tried his best to support Xiao Lie, who was walking unsteadily, and led him out through the backyard door.

"Hey, this kid, he doesn't know how to say anything when he's drunk." Ye Zhuo shook his head and smiled, and continued to entertain the guests.

(End of this chapter)