After touring the courtyard, admiring the scenery and reciting poems, the ladies returned to the bright and spacious main hall.
The social interactions among the female relatives of wealthy families are naturally elegant and lively.
From the first day they enter social situations, everyone has accepted this kind of social influence. No matter they are familiar with each other or not, and whether their relationship is good or not, they can talk and laugh freely.
In this kind of social situation, there is another very important thing for women, that is, the little girl whom the older married man looks at.
In the Tang Dynasty, a woman from a high-ranking family could have a hairpin at the age of fifteen, which meant she was of marriageable age. If she was not allowed to marry at the age of fifteen, she would have a hairpin at twenty.
Today, many married women came to Lin Wanwan's house to attend the birthday party. Most of them brought their daughters-in-law out to socialize. They not only let others look at their daughters-in-law, but also kept an eye on young ladies of the same age from other families.
It seems that once a woman becomes a mother and becomes a householder, her talent as a matchmaker will be stimulated.
Lin Wanwan is the alternative among them. She is a modern thinker. From the looks of this group of fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls, they still look like middle school students. She has no intention of matching them as matchmakers.
As for herself, with such a big secret in her body, she had already announced that she would go out to watch over the widows, so naturally no one came to try her best.
And considering Lin Wanwan's age and family status, there really isn't anyone suitable for her in Luang County.
Basically, all aristocratic men over the age of twenty are already married. Those who are widowed or marry late due to other reasons are not worthy of Lin Wanwanle's status as Lord Anxiang.
Lin Wanwan, an older woman with a poor family background but a certain status, is the most difficult to marry. In the marriage market of the Tang Dynasty, it was high and low.
If she is born into a noble family, such as a girl with five surnames and seven looks, then no matter how old she is, how many times she is married, or whether she is beautiful or ugly, she will be a hot commodity in the marriage and love market. Otherwise, it will be difficult.
An aunt who has no direct elders is the object of a respectful distance from wealthy families.
Men in the Tang Dynasty were keen on chasing girls from aristocratic families. A woman's background and dowry had a great impact on her success in the marriage market, while beauty had the least impact.
Many people get married like opening a blind box. They don’t know what half of their future will look like until the day they decide.
Compared with the late Tang Dynasty, the atmosphere in the early Tang Dynasty was much more conservative. This can be seen from the fact that noble women must wear curtain hats or power fences when going out.
Lin Wanwan, who was the protagonist of today's banquet, had nothing to do with her when the topic came to the meeting.
At this moment, someone from Lin Wanwan's maternal family came.
Coming were Sister-in-law Yuan, Second Sister-in-law He, and Xiao Xianghua from the first bedroom, as well as Sister-in-law Zhu San and Xiao Ronghua from the second bedroom.
This time none of the husbands came, it was just a small birthday and the wife was sent out to socialize.
In addition, the twin sisters who were engaged to be married in the Xiao family's eldest room did not come. They are now staying at home to embroider their wedding dresses, and there is no need to go out for extra entertainment.
Lin Wanwan hurriedly welcomed everyone in and introduced them to everyone present.
The grandsons of the Xiao family have always followed the lead of Sister-in-law Yuan, the wife of the eldest grandson, in socializing with others. She is used to socializing, and she has become one with all the noble ladies as soon as she comes.
After all, he is a member of the Xiao family, even if it is just a side branch, he is still a member of the Lanling Xiao family. Naturally, everyone present will give him face.
He was even more polite to the pair of legitimate daughters of the Xiao family.
Xiao Ronghua, the legitimate daughter of the second wife, is just fine. She still looks childish and not good at talking, so she is not eye-catching. But Xiao Xianghua, the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family, is really secretly praised.
I can't fault her in the way she treats people. She also looks like a peaceful and peaceful person. She is graceful and majestic. At first glance, she is the material of a patriarchal woman.
Xiao Xianghua had lived in Lin Wanwan's house for a while before, and she had taken her to attend several banquets of Luan County's upper class, and everyone knew him.
Regarding Xiao Xianghua and the Xiao family, people who are interested in her have naturally inquired about her quietly.
Goodbye at this time, many people took the initiative to chat and socialize.
Lin Wanwan didn't pay attention before, but today she took a closer look and found that Xiao Xianghua is really in demand. It seems that the probability of her marrying to Luang County is very high.
Also, even Lin Wanwan, as a modern woman, likes to get along with Xiao Xianghua, and communicating with her is like a spring breeze. After all, who can refuse such a lady who has high business intelligence, is polite, and is full of etiquette in every gesture!
Thinking of this, Lin Wanwan was very happy.
Xiao Xianghua is her most compatible little sister in the Tang Dynasty. If she can marry her and come to Luan County, that would be great, and they can often visit each other in the future.
The people who talked to Xiao Xianghua today were the Wang family, the Fang family, and the Shi family. These three families all had husbands of the right age.
Lin Wanwan carefully thought about the situation of those unmarried men. Based on their appearance alone, the bookish husband of the Wang family was the best match for Xiao Xianghua.
Among the three families, the Fang family, the Wang family and the Shi family, the Wang family is the most noble in terms of family background. They are a branch of the Wang family with the surname Langya from the south of the Yangtze River. They are an established aristocracy, a scholarly family with a profound heritage.
The "king" in "In the old days, when the kings were in front of the hall and the swallows flew into the homes of ordinary people", it refers to the Langya Wang family.
Before the Tang Dynasty, the Langya Wang family was a powerful family, and its power even exceeded that of the royal family for a time.
But now in the Tang Dynasty, as the poem says, "flying into the homes of ordinary people", which is a little worse than the Wang family in Taiyuan.
In the Jiangnan area, it is not as good as the Lanling Xiao family.
Of course, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the branch of Langya Wang family is still much stronger than the local gentry Fang family and Shi family in Luang County.
Lin Wanwan watched for a while. Judging from Sister-in-law Yuan's behavior, Aunt Xiangbi also liked the Wang family.
Lin Wanwan was happy to see the result. She originally thought that Xiao Xianghua would marry to Qiantang, but she didn't expect that the probability of marrying to Luang County was now higher.
This time Sister-in-law Yuan and Sister-in-law He came to Luan County together, it was definitely not just to celebrate Lin Wanwan's birthday.
After all, the two sisters-in-law didn't even come to Lin Wanwan's housewarming party before. It was her cousin who came.
But as men, the cousins naturally cannot interfere with their sister's marriage.
Not long after, the busy Xiao Chong came to the door with Dugu Di.
Xiao Chong also brought an unexpected birthday gift - three leopards in cages. Judging from the size, it was clearly a mother leopard with two cubs!
"Cousin, where did you catch this leopard?" Lin Wanwan was extremely curious. Were there actually leopards in Luang County in ancient times?
However, it is indeed possible. After all, there are many mountains and ridges in Luan County now, and undeveloped forests are everywhere. There are many ferocious beasts, and people who climb mountains and cut firewood do not dare to go deep into the mountains and old forests.
Xiao Chong wrote lightly: "A few days ago, I was leisurely hunting in autumn and discovered the clouded leopard. Thinking that the little guy loves these animals the most, I simply caught them all."
Lin Wanwan smiled when she heard this: "Thank you, cousin."