Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 209 Winter Solstice

"In the early years, the Zhao family's winter solstice banquet was a banquet before the final product. The lord master went back to his hometown to meet the talents of various counties, and he did a lot. Later, even if the master lang did not return to his hometown, because he was a member of the Supreme People's Court Talents from all counties will also come here to attend the Winter Solstice Banquet.”

   Zhao Hanzhang was stunned, "It turns out that the winter solstice banquet came from the election of officials."

  It is no wonder that so many people did not celebrate the festival at home, but went all the way to Xiping to attend a banquet.

   She thought, "Aren't the guests who came to participate also gentry from outside Runan County?"

   "Yes, but there shouldn't be many this year," Ji Yuan said: "One is because the master has passed away, and the other is because Yuzhou has also gone through the war."

   But this is enough for Zhao Hanzhang.

  Ji Yuan said: "So the girl really doesn't attend the banquet?"

   He said: "This opportunity is really rare."

   Zhao Hanzhang shook his head after thinking about it, "It's not urgent, I'll still be filial to my grandfather."

  Ji Yuan didn't think the world would think that girls would be taboo to attend a banquet, because most of the scholars were unruly, and the etiquette and morality had long been disobeyed. Even if Zhao Hanzhang went, no one would attack her with filial piety.

   Today's scholars, except for a very small number of people, who can really be pure-hearted and few desires and keep filial piety?

   Zhao Hanzhang was ambitious to seize Xiping County, so be generous, why not take power in an upright manner?

   Zhao Hanzhang has her own plans. She doesn't plan to appear in front of people too early. Now Xiping County is too weak and can't stand the toss.

   And if you want less tossing, then you should pay less attention. It is best not to think of her except for some people.

   Fu Tinghan also thinks so, in the case of insufficient strength, wretched growth is always the best policy.

   I don't know if Zhao Ming also thought of going with them, and he didn't urge Zhao Hanzhang to appear.

   She didn't go back to Wubao, but the guests who came asked to see Zhao Hanzhang, and Zhao Ming also suggested that they should go to the county government to visit by themselves, and did not take the initiative to introduce them.

   Zhao Ming's attitude gives people a feeling that the relationship between Xiping Zhao and Zhao Hanzhang is not so close, and it seems that they are not completely together.

   Before they could reach a conclusion, Zhao's winter solstice festival arrived.

   Zhao Hanzhang led Zhao Erlang back to Wubao, put on the dresses that Wang made for their sister and brother, and went to the ancestral hall upright.

  On the open space in front of Zhao's ancestral hall, only the homeowners and householders of each house stood.

   Zhao Hanzhang stood in the first row on behalf of the big room, and Zhao Erlang obediently followed behind his sister.

   Zhao Hu and his son are standing not far away, and the five uncles and sons are still presiding over the ceremony.

   Zhao Ming has divided sacrifice meat for many years, and this year he still divided it.

   After praying for the sacrificial text, asking the ancestors to bless the Zhao family for prosperity. After the weather is good next year, Zhao Ming burns the sacrificial text, picks up the knife and starts to divide the sacrificial meat after the sacrificial ceremony.

   The size and order of the meat sacrificed are based on their status.

  When Zhao Changyu was there, the sacrificed meat was naturally distributed to him first. If he was absent, it was distributed to Zhao Zhongyu and his son. Unfortunately, the two fathers and sons were not around, so they were given to Zhao Song first.

   The first batch of people who got the meat sacrificed were all uncles and elders, and no one had any objections. By the second batch, it was Zhao Ming's turn.

   But Zhao Ming cut a piece of meat, neither kept it for himself nor gave it to other brothers, but passed it on to Zhao Hanzhang.

   Zhao Hanzhang reached out and took it.

   Everyone was amazed, and even Zhao Cheng couldn't help but look at the two of them.

   Zhao Ming did not explain anything, and continued to cut a piece and distribute it to Zhao Cheng.

   Zhao Cheng took a slight resignation and accepted...

When the division of the parents is over, it will come to Zhao Hanzhang's generation. The children brought by each family are only in this generation, and they can only bring their eldest sons. Some have no children, or no eldest sons, so the number is not a lot of.

   Zhao Ming cut a piece, and after thinking about it, he gave it to Zhao Kuan first. Zhao Erlang was the fifth one in this group to get it.

   Zhao Hanzhang thought while eating the meat. He said that Zhao Ming was fair, and the meat sacrifices were also well-proportioned. Looking at it today, he is indeed fair.

   This person seems to have no selfishness. As long as it is for the good of the clan, he can retreat or enter.

   Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and took a bite of the sacrificial meat. If Zhao Ming, the patriarch of the Zhao clan, did it, he would not allow her to use the power of the family to develop her own strength.

   So it is good for Zhao Ji to be the patriarch.

   She picked the corner of her mouth, ate the sacrificed meat, and took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands.

   After eating the sacrificial meat, the winter solstice sacrificial activities are over, and everyone can move to the garden to participate in the banquet.

   Zhao Hu knew that Zhao Hanzhang would not be there, so he came over to tease him, "Sanniang, aren't you and Erlang going?"

   Zhao Hanzhang grinned at him, "Seventh Uncle, the uncle of the Winter Solstice will rest for two days, and the day after tomorrow will return to the county to continue teaching."

   Zhao Hu was instantly furious, but he didn't dare to lose his temper at Zhao Hanzhang.

   After Zhao Hanzhang invited Zhao Cheng to the county seat, he took Zhao Zheng with him, and he never returned.

   Zhao Hu spent a lot of money and bought a yard with the county government, and wanted a family of three to live in the new courtyard and enjoy family happiness.

  Who knew that Zhao Cheng was unwilling to leave Zhao Hanzhang to divide his yard, and Zhao Hanzhang refused to take back the yard.

   Even if he bought another courtyard in the county town, he could not see his grandson Zhao Zheng, let alone Zhao Cheng.

   Feeling cheated, Zhao Hu angrily asked Zhao Hanzhang to settle the account and asked her to return the borrowed books and papers, but she didn't get anything back, and she turned over the ledger and said that he still owed some taxes a few years ago.

   Will Zhao Hu pay it back?

   Of course not!

   As a result, she found Zhao Cheng's renegade son.

   Zhao Cheng's prodigal son immediately brought someone back to Wubao to carry food, and he saw him just now, and then disappeared again.

   Zhao Hu is not smart, but his intuition is accurate. Every time he encounters Zhao Hanzhang, there is no good thing. In his heart, he knows that Zhao Hanzhang is not easy to mess with, but... he just can't help but always try to mess with her.

   Mainly because he was too irritating, he has been suffering.

After    used language to block Zhao Hu back, Zhao Hanzhang led Zhao Erlang and the elders to bid farewell.

  Everyone watched her leave, perhaps because the panic was over and the Huns retreated. Some people began to feel that the power in Zhao Hanzhang's hands was not so scary and reliable, so they said, "This child is too disrespectful to the old."

   Zhao Ming said: "Uncle, let's invite you, there are still people waiting at the banquet."

When the elders heard this, they quickly followed Zhao Ming and asked, "Have all the children in the clan called?"

   "Yes, they should be waiting in the garden."

  The elders said: "This is a banquet for your young people. We can just drink and drink in the courtyard. You just have to play."

   They said: "This year is not the year for the election of officials. I wonder if the Zhongzheng official will send someone down to inquire?"

   Zhao Ming said: "I didn't invite a new Zhongzheng official."

Zhao Hanzhang is too eye-catching now. He didn't want her to be too conspicuous, so not only did he not invite her, but he also wrote a letter to the Governor He, explaining that the war was chaotic this year, people from all over the world have been displaced, and bandits have been rampant. For the safety of Zhongzheng officials, it is still Don't come to the Zhao family's winter solstice banquet.

   He said that there were not many people at the Winter Solstice Banquet this year, not even the gentry in Runan County attended, so it was useless to come.

   I don’t know if He believes it or not, but the Central Officials didn’t come anyway.

See you tomorrow

   (end of this chapter)