"Today is for you to receive the wind and wash away the dust. Let's go to your uncle's house for a banquet!" One of the clan uncles suggested to Su Wenqing.
"What a shame, junior! I should have paid a visit when I came back yesterday, but it was so dusty all the way, so it would be too rude. The house has prepared a banquet today, and I was about to invite you all, and you all just happened to be here," Su Wenqing said quickly.
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"I would like to invite you all to honor me and have a meal at my house, so that the younger generation can do your part."
How could Su Wenqing not know the virtues of these tribesmen? He said that he was helping them cleanse themselves from the dust, but in fact it was just a polite statement.
"That's fine! The old house is spacious, so just follow Cheng Yuan's house!"
Huh? Didn’t you mean to give them a clean slate? Why did it become their treat?
Su Yizhao glanced at Su Wenqing. This cheap dad only came back in the afternoon, and he didn't know if he had ordered the kitchen to prepare meals.
"Master! Can we hold a banquet? It's ready!" At this time, Uncle Zhong came over and asked softly.
Su Wenqing nodded, turned to several tribesmen and said: "We have sent people to invite the family members. Let's wait for a while and wait for everyone to arrive, then we will hold a banquet."
Do you want to invite family members? How about ten or twenty tables?
Su Yizhao did the math and heard that there were three houses in total, which were considered close, and there were many people who had not yet paid five bills. In ancient times, there was no family planning, so one household would have dozens of people, right?
I don’t know when Su Wenqing gave the order, but Uncle Zhong was also capable, and a total of fourteen tables were set up.
There was no room for the side hall, so even the main hall was placed.
She was unfamiliar with the place, and because Su Yizhao was just a concubine, she was somewhat unpopular, so she ate quietly without anyone disturbing her.
"I have chosen an auspicious day for this ancestor worship, which will be twenty days later. It just so happens that you have finished the provincial examination at that time. If you pass, you will have to open an ancestral hall. Why not do it together? It will be more convenient."
Su Yizhao immediately pricked up her ears. When she returned to her ancestral home this time, she was returning to her hometown to worship her ancestors and record her name in the family tree.
The ancestral hall in the Su family's old house is an ancestral hall. It contains the memorial tablets of ancestors from several generations, not the small ancestral hall in the capital.
"Everything is at your discretion!" Su Wenqing was very docile, a little more reserved than in front of Su Jinxun.
Su Yizhao heard from their conversation that Su Jinxun's father's branch was originally the head of the direct branch, but later Su Jinxun's branch and another side branch wanted to stay in the capital to develop, so the clan leader invited his second uncle to be the head of the branch.
Yiline, as the acting clan leader, manages the affairs of the clan.
In other words, this second uncle does not have the title of patriarch, but he has the authority of the patriarch.
However, Su Yizhao and the others now live in the original ancestral home. Only the direct clan chief can live in the ancestral home. Even the acting clan leader does not have this right.
Su Yizhao strained his ears to listen to the movements at the table while tasting the delicacies in front of him.
The chefs in this old house are really good at cooking! The dishes for a banquet of fourteen tables were actually made so exquisitely.
Suddenly a scorching gaze was cast on her. Su Yizhao looked up and found a child with combed hair, about the same age as her.
The other party was looking at her curiously, and when he saw her looking over, he immediately looked away.
Yo? Quite shy?
There were four children and several teenagers sitting at this table. This meant that I was placed with the younger generation.
The teenagers were not interested in those younger than themselves, and they all talked about interesting things in ethnology.
The other two little ones started to be curious about themselves, their mouths full of oil as they ate, and then their attention was attracted by the delicious food.
Only this child peeked at her from time to time.
Su Yizhao took a look at the child's clothes. It was different from the clothes of a young man from aristocratic families. Instead, it was a half-worn navy blue muslin double-breasted robe.
Noticing this, Su Yizhao glanced around the hall and found several tables with similar clothing.
It can be seen that not all clan members are living well, and some are living in poverty.
However, since this child sat at the same table as him, he must be a nearby branch.
"Yizhao! I heard that the capital is very big, and every city is full of delicious food and fun things! Can you tell us about it?"
One of the teenagers suddenly poked Su Yizhao's elbow and asked curiously.
Su Yizhao quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and said: "Actually, our Beiyuan City is also very prosperous, not much worse than the capital city, but there are some beautiful scenery in the capital city."
Su Yizhao picked out a few scenic spots and said they were pretty good, which attracted other teenagers and children to gather over.
"Is there anything delicious in the capital?" a little fat man asked curiously.
“There are many delicious things, and the roast duck is the first of them all...”
Su Yizhao introduced the delicious food in the capital to satisfy everyone's curiosity.
In just a short time, I became familiar with these young people.
"I heard that the palace is very big! How big is it? Is it as big as our Su family?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became a little subtle, and even the adults at the table looked over.
"The palace cannot be described as big, only majestic. I have only seen it from a distance, and ordinary people cannot get close to it."
This is ancient times. The palace is not the kind of existence that collected tickets in previous lives. How can anyone get close to it without being an official?
Before he even reached the palace gate, he had to be driven away by the guards.
"You, my concubine, teach you well, but it is not our Su family's family tradition to value concubines over direct descendants. The root cause of family troubles is often the failure to distinguish between direct descendants and concubines, so you have to be sensible!"
The second old man glanced at Su Yizhao's table and couldn't help but frown when he saw that Su Yizhao was talking well and generous.
"Xiao Qi is talented and smart, and can do anything, so there is no need to worry. My legitimate son is studying abroad now, so I can't take him with me."
The fact that Su Yiliang fell from a horse was still hidden from the clan. Su Wenqing did not disclose it, but he also explained the reason why he did not take his legitimate son with him to teach him.
Su Yizhao just wanted to laugh, it seems that he is really harsh on concubines nowadays!
Su Yizhao opened the red envelope he had just received and looked at it. It only cost twenty copper coins.
Originally, she thought that her clan members were guarding their ancestral land and had a hard time, so she didn't think anything of it. But now she thought about it again, and it turned out to be because of her status as a concubine.
After all, in a wealthy family, any servant would be rewarded with this amount.
The second old man then relaxed his frown and began to discuss family affairs.
"Our Beiyuan Prefecture was also affected by drought last year. The field production was reduced and the family's income and expenditure was difficult to balance. I mentioned in a letter to your father earlier what your father's plans were. When you return to your hometown this time, I asked you to bring a message.
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Actually asking for money in front of so many people? Su Yizhao was very surprised.
Su Wenqing's face darkened. He pondered for a moment and said: "Before my nephew came back, my father did mention it. He calculated that the family's land is two thousand acres. Even if the production is reduced, it will not be unable to support the family!"