At the end of June, the number of people visiting the Xu family suddenly increased, including many outstanding young people who had just become Gongsheng students in the past few years.
It had only been a few days since Xu Gucheng's transfer order came out, and he never made it public, but this kind of thing always spread like wildfire. In addition to these young Gongsheng students, there were also many wealthy people who came to visit the Xu family with gifts.
Lu just took over the affairs of the Xu family's inner courtyard from Ding and immediately became busy. She had to accommodate the visitors and prepare for the begging festival. She couldn't stop all day long. Xu Gucheng felt a little distressed when he saw her like this. He would try his best not to see the visitors if he could refuse to see them, so as not to put any extra burden on Mrs. Lu.
Mrs. Ding, on the other hand, looked like she was watching the fun. Now she didn't have to worry about anything except her dowry. People were asking about what Mrs. Lu did and what she did all day long.
She was originally unwilling to hand over the power in her hands, so she didn't like Lu.
I just waited for Lu to take over after he was busy messing up his hands and feet.
After waiting for two days, I saw that Mrs. Lu was getting better and better at what she did, and I couldn't help but wonder. Is it possible that I really want to leave the family affairs to Mrs. Lu in the next six months?
Mr. Xu didn't pay much attention to matters in the inner courtyard. As long as he got along well with Mrs. Zhang, there would be a lot of money to be made. Although Mrs. Ding was not short of money, she didn't want to watch Mr. Lu take away the things from home before leaving.
Everything in the house was earned by her husband who was away from home all day long. The second wife was going to Bianjing soon, and she didn't want them to leave with half a pound more money.
Mrs. Ding has been thinking about this matter so much that she has no thought of preparing a dowry for Xu Erniang.
So she started to find fault with Mr. Lu. Naturally, she would not go to Yingcheng Courtyard to find fault with Mr. Lu herself. Instead, the maids in the first chamber were asked to criticize the second eldest daughter, saying that Mrs. Lu did not have the ability to run a household. In just half a day, all the maids and ladies in the inner courtyard began to gossip.
If the mistress of Guan Zhongfu does not get the respect of her servants. No matter how capable you are, you are bound to be in charge of bad things.
The steward heard some rumors and began to doubt Lu's ability, worried that she could not handle the matter well and would end up implicating them. After all, the affairs of the Xu family have been in charge of the Ding family for more than ten years. No matter how domineering and harsh the Ding family is, there is at least some tacit understanding between them and the Ding family.
But only a few days passed. Except for the people in Dafang, no one in the other courtyards said anything wrong about Lu. Because Mr. Lu is a kind-hearted person and quick to do things. It's obviously better than what Ding did when he was the main feeder.
Ding was so angry that she stayed in the room all day long, and she felt hot and lumpy all over.
Many people failed to visit Xu Gucheng, so they asked his wife to make an appointment with Lu at home on July 7th to beg for help.
When one family comes to make an appointment, the rest of the family will follow suit. Later, seven or eight families made appointments with Mr. Lu on the day of Qiqiao Festival. There are many people with whom she has good friendships. But now that she was in charge, she couldn't leave the whole family alone to go out for a banquet, so she thought about it and wrote a post, and in turn invited those ladies to the Xu family.
In the Song Dynasty, the liveliness of the Qiao Qiao Festival was comparable to that of the Spring Festival. Starting from the first day of July, items needed for the Qiao Qiao Festival began to be sold on the streets. When the seventh day of the lunar month approached, it was difficult for horse-drawn carriages to pass through the streets.
When Lu was a girl, the begging festival was also very lively at home. Her mother always invited friends to the house. Or take her and Twenty-One Niang to a house that they usually have good friends with. Therefore, many people were invited to Xu's house to beg for help this time. In her eyes, it was just an extremely ordinary thing. However, Mrs. Ding felt that she was too publicistic and told Xu Guyu several times before going to bed at night.
Xu Guyu never had any objections to his father's arrangements, but he couldn't directly refute his wife's words, so he just said that the Lu family was a big family and they couldn't be compared equally.
Ding snorted coldly and turned over, ignoring Xu Guyu.
Xu Guyu stared at his wife's back, breathed a long sigh of relief, stood up, blew out the lamp, and fell asleep.
On the first day of July, Mrs. Lu personally wrote a post and sent it out. She got the letter in the evening. The lady who received the post said she would bring her daughter to the Xu family to beg for help.
After that, colorful silk and nine-tailed needles were prepared and distributed according to the number of people.
During the Qiao Qiao Festival, women will prepare a feast in their own halls to pray for wisdom and exquisite craftsmanship. Afterwards, of course, there will be a needle threading competition.
When Xu Nuo went to Yingcheng Yuan after school, he happened to see a maid arranging colorful threads. He excitedly wanted to go over and take a look. Chun Tang said from behind: "Madam, you must pray with all your heart during this Qiqiao Festival." If there is no god, Bless you, my wife's current embroidery skills are really hopeless. If she gets married, she will most likely be rejected by her husband's family.
Xu Nuo has calmed down towards his female worker and decisively ignores Chuntang's hatred of steel. Mrs. Xu originally asked her to learn how to work as a female worker from Aunt Du, but something like that happened to Xu Qian. Aunt Du was very shocked when she learned about it, and she complained that she was ill and would teach her after the Qiqiao Festival.
Naturally, I am happy to promise.
Although the Xu family is not big, it is not small either. They do not go out to buy holiday food during the holidays. The cooks of the Xu family also make Qiqiao Guo themselves. They first melt the sugar in a pot into syrup, then add flour and sesame seeds, mix well, and spread it out on the table to thin. Then let it cool, then cut it into long cubes with a knife, and finally fold it into a spindle-shaped fruit embryo and fry it until golden brown.
I promised to eat two plates that day.
During the Qiqiao Festival in the Song Dynasty, every family would buy a small clay or wood-shaped Mohele, mostly a boy wearing a lotus leaf half-arm skirt, holding a lotus pod or an unopened lotus or lotus leaf, which symbolizes the birth of a noble son from the lotus.
At noon on the sixth day of the lunar month, Zhang Xian and two young men came to the Xu family to congratulate Xu Gucheng on his promotion. The gift he brought was a pair of mojole carved with dragon-flavored Buddha's hand. The railings were made of painted wood carvings. The lotus pods in the boy's hands were made of excellent jade. The bottom of the jadeite was inlaid with gold ornaments. The whole mojole looked like Both refined and rich.
Mrs. Zhang was angry with him during the Qingming tea fight because he almost ruined the reputation of her favorite granddaughter. Now that Xu Qian's reputation has been ruined by herself, Mrs. Zhang no longer loves her as much as she did in the past. Although Xu Gucheng tried his best to keep her contact with Tang Qi secret this time, as the old lady of the Xu family, Mrs. Zhang has no control over everyone. There are informants everywhere, so how can they not know anything about it?
Therefore, when Mr. Zhang came this time, Mrs. Zhang did not embarrass him, but received him happily as before.
Zhang Xian was wearing a black shirt, with a piece of transparent jade hanging from his waist. His hair was meticulously combed, and he was very energetic. It was impossible to tell that he had been riding in a carriage for half a day.
During the Qiqiao Festival, Xu Gucheng rested for three days. When he learned that Zhang Xian had arrived, he went to Lanyuan Hall to see him.
After Zhang Xian met Xu Gucheng, he was very attentive and bowed respectfully. Although there was no unnecessary expression on his face, anyone with a discerning eye could feel his respect for Xu Gucheng.
Xu Gucheng nodded calmly. What Zhang Xian did last time was indeed unreasonable, but he never made a final decision on someone just because of one thing. Moreover, Zhang Xian abided by etiquette. Although he did not have a close friendship with him, he did not Disgusted: "Why did Zhang Jiaxian's nephew come today without telling him in advance?"
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Now go and code the second update (to be continued...)
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