Song Qiu and Mrs. Lu had a good chat, and with Mrs. Lu doing the trick, Mrs. Qi, who was dealing with her for the first time, was a happy host and guest.
When the table started at the front, Mrs. Lu naturally pulled her to sit at the same table.
The Qi family's banquets were all held in the large courtyard in front of them. There were no distinction between male and female guests, one table after another, draped in red silk, and everyone was filled with joy.
Except for the main table, which is arranged by the host, most of the guests can sit at other tables casually.
Mrs. Lu was naturally a guest at the main table, so Song Qiu didn't have to look around for an empty table or seat to sit.
I took Aling to sit next to Mrs. Lu and waited for the food to be served.
It was the first time for Ah Ling to have a meal, and he was very excited now.
It was the first time that Song Qiu had seen such liveliness. Of course, last year, when he went to Cheng's house to have a running-water banquet, the scene was more lively, but this was different today.
Last year she was eating on a flowing table, but now she was here to celebrate her birthday and sit at the table in a serious manner.
And the person sitting next to her was her aunt from the Cheng family who had eaten at the flowing water banquet last year.
This change is so awesome, don’t even mention it.
The Qi family also specially invited a theater troupe to come. The stage was set up on the side of the yard. It was making a lot of noise, and the noise of the guests did not affect those who were listening to the opera.
As the birthday girl, Mrs. Qi sat at the middle table accompanied by her children.
On the eve of the meal, four servants came out carrying a large table. There was a red cloth hung high on the table, so you couldn't see what was inside.
This immediately attracted all the guests, and everyone stared at it, curious about what was under the red cloth.
The table was lifted to the middle of the main table and put down. Shopkeeper Qi stood up with a smile, stood up, walked to the table, raised his hands to the old lady Qi above, and said: "My son wishes his mother good luck as long as the east sea and longevity as the south mountain, and may you have this day every year."
Every year has its present day."
Old Mrs. Qi looked at her filial son with a smile, "You kid always love to spend time with me. I heard that you prepared a strange birthday gift, but this is it? What is this?"
As he said that, everyone looked at the red cloth curiously, waiting for Shopkeeper Qi to uncover it.
"This birthday gift guarantees that you will see my mother for the first time!"
With that said, shopkeeper Qi, in full view of everyone, reached out and grabbed a corner of the red cloth, and then raised his hand to lift it up.
The red cloth fell, and everyone saw that what was placed on the table was like a tower, layer by layer, all looking like peaches but not real peaches. There were six layers in total, and the peach in the middle of the top layer was huge.
There is also a big Chinese character for longevity.
And there was a candy man in front of him, with a sweet smile, and he looked like an old lady Qi.
What's this?
It’s really the first time we’ve seen each other.
Mrs. Qi's face was full of surprise, "This is a peach? It doesn't look like it. I have never seen such a big peach!"
Shopkeeper Qi said: "This birthday gift is called longevity peach, which means longevity. My son specially made it for you, my mother. There are six layers in total, ten on each layer. It is suitable for your sixtieth birthday, mother. I wish my mother a long and healthy life without any disease."
disaster."
"Shou Tao? Okay, okay, I like this birthday gift, you are so thoughtful!" Old Mrs. Qi was very happy. Who wouldn't want to live a long and healthy life without any illness or disaster?
This longevity peach has this meaning, and it was specially ordered by her son to give to her. She is really happy.
This was the first time the guests saw such a birthday gift at a birthday banquet.
longevity peach? prolong life?
This is a very good idea.
Many people asked shopkeeper Qi to ask where the longevity peaches were ordered. When an elder in their family celebrates their birthday, they can also order this longevity peach.
Today, Song Qiu did not collect all the money from the shopkeeper for this longevity peach, in order to make this longevity peach famous at his family's birthday banquet, so it was provided for free.
For this reason, Shopkeeper Qi also planned to promote Song Qiu well.
Naturally, he said the name of Songji Dessert Shop without reservation.
When everyone heard it, it turned out to be from Song Ji's Dessert Shop. They happened to see Song Qiu also there, so they had to ask a few questions.
Song Qiu then said with a smile that if any family has an elder celebrating their birthday and needs to order birthday peaches, they have to order them on the first day. They can be large or small, one layer, two layers or multiple layers. There are various patterns for everyone to choose from.
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There were so many people present, and the Qi family had a birthday banquet with birthday peaches in front of them. No matter whose family had a birthday banquet next, they would definitely want to serve this birthday peach, even if it was an auspicious omen.
No matter what era we live in, everyone likes to follow trends.
What's more, who doesn't want to live longer and be free from illness and disaster?
Before the birthday banquet was over, someone mentioned it to Song Qiu.
The first one is Mrs. Lu.
"My grandma will celebrate her ninety-ninth birthday next month. You have such a good birthday. I also want to order one to celebrate her birthday. It will be just a family banquet then. Song Xiaodong, what kind of thing can you make?"
We already have these six-story ones. If you want to order them, of course you have to order new ones.
When Song Qiu heard her talking about grandmother, he thought that she should be talking about her own grandmother, the ancestor of the Cheng family.
These days, few live to be eighty, and even fewer live to live past ninety. Those who are about to turn one hundred are even rarer and rarer.
Song Qiu was somewhat impressed by the fact that the ancestor of the Cheng family lived so long at this age.
I guess the Cheng family is a great philanthropist. They have done a lot of good deeds and are blessed by the gods.
People in the Cheng family really live a long life, which is also a blessing.
It's just a family dinner, it can be simple yet grand.
Next month there are already fruits such as mulberries. Make a two-layered fruit cake, add another layer, put a big longevity character on it, and decorate it with nine small longevity peaches.
Also add some meaningful ornaments.
In this case, that's pretty good.
Song Qiu told Mrs. Lu carefully.
Mrs. Lu nodded after hearing this, and made a date with Song Qiu, and agreed to send someone to pick it up on that date.
Several more people found her.
In a short time, there were several more orders.
Song Qiu agreed one by one, and he was very happy in his heart.
No matter how big an order is, it takes a lot of thought. Her price is not low. If she can receive orders of more than ten or twenty in a month, it will be a huge amount of income.
And this business will never fade away.
Once it becomes popular, it cannot be stopped.
However, she may not come back next month after going out. These reservations must be carefully handed over to Yang Dalian to remember.
I went to a birthday banquet today, had a meal, and it has become such a long-term business. Song Qiu is quite satisfied.
When they left, shopkeeper Qi gave him a farewell, and Song Qiu also thanked him for helping to promote this longevity peach. In addition, he sent out the invitations he had prepared, inviting shopkeeper Qi to come and have a warm house wine on the 16th.
Shopkeeper Qi accepted the post and immediately said he would definitely go.
This kind of human relationship comes and goes. Song Xiaodong's family came to visit him, and he also went there when someone else had something to do. This human relationship was established.
From then on, the two families began to move around.
This is a good thing.
Just by chance, Mr. Lu came up to talk. He saw the post in Shopkeeper Qi's hand and asked.
Song Qiu smiled and took out another post and handed it over.
Fortunately, she had the foresight to invite shopkeeper Qi. How could she not invite Mr. Lu?
This is just right.
As for other people, they are expected to come, but Song Qiu does not intend to give invitations, and there are not many of them.