In the luxurious banquet hall of the Xie family in Peiping, there was only one table of wine. On a huge golden nanmu table, there were a dazzling array of water treasures, mountain treasures, bird treasures, grass treasures, bear paws, bird's nests, and camel humps.
Deer tail, shark fin, black ginseng, you name it.
This is just a family dinner for the Xie family.
Of course, it is a more grand family banquet. It is not annual or festive. Mr. Xie Chuanzhong was so solemn today that even his most beloved wives drove away, only taking his wife and legitimate son with him.
, there is a reason for setting up such a family banquet.
Xie Chuanzhong was born as a shepherd boy. He was not like Zhu Yuanzhang who had been leading troops in wars for decades. After being trained in battles, he became a hero in his own right. He became rich overnight, even though he had been extremely wealthy for several years.
However, whether it is the way he talks or looks, he always looks a bit rustic. It is a taste that comes from his bones and cannot be concealed.
The same goes for his wife Huang. She was originally just an ordinary village woman. This Xie Chuanzhong has an advantage. It is not easy to get rich and have a wife. Although he is now prosperous and has many beautiful concubines, some of whom are several years younger than his eldest daughter, but
He still treated the yellow-faced woman with whom he shared weal and woe with respect as a guest. Although he rarely spent the night in his wife's room, the relationship between the couple was still very strong, and all the household affairs were left to his wife to take care of.
He and his wife's children are all quite old. The youngest is about the same age as the girl sitting at the top. They sit there upright and don't dare to move their chopsticks because their father said this is Yingtian Mansion.
The nobles who came here had many rules and told them not to show their ugly eating faces in front of others and make others laugh. So the whole family sat around the table and only watched the food. To be precise, they only watched the little girl eat by herself.
The little girl ate very carefully, chewing slowly and looking calm. Xie Chuanzhong and his wife sat on her left and right, and the chief position was given to her. They looked at the way they were cautious about this woman and smiled and agreed. It was good.
Xiang is also afraid that others will be a little dissatisfied.
If Xia Xun and Ximen Qing saw this girl, they would probably be shocked. The girl sitting at the top, plain and graceful like an orchid, turned out to be the sesame cake girl who had been with them all the way.
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The sesame cake girl didn't eat much, and she didn't take a serious look at many of the dishes. She picked up a piece of Hericium and chewed it slowly. After the Hericium was swallowed, she put down her ivory chopsticks and wiped them with paper towels.
He wiped his mouth and hands, then nodded and said: "Well, this dish is cooked well."
Xie Chuanzhong and his wife, who had been holding their breath to see her reaction, suddenly smiled. Xie Chuanzhong said quickly: "Then eat more, then eat more."
On the other side, his wife Huang quickly stood up and brought the dish to the sesame seed girl.
"No need, I don't have a big appetite."
Xie Chuanzhong glanced at the table. He saw a large table of delicacies from all over the world. He had been eating for more than half an hour. The girl had eaten less than ten chopsticks in total, and couldn't help but smile secretly.
The sesame cake girl said calmly: "Thank you, Yuanwai..."
Xie Chuanzhong stood up quickly, lowered his hands, and said respectfully: "Auntie, please tell me, just call me Chuanzhong, but I can't be called a member."
The sesame cake girl waved her hand and said: "Sit down, even if we are a family, we don't need to be so reserved. Although I am older than you, I am still much younger than you. You are always so polite, and I don't feel comfortable."
Xie Chuanzhong sat down hurriedly, his back still straight, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, but the rules cannot be broken. The elders are the elders. We will inherit the rain and dew for eternity, and we should uphold the virtues. My aunt is the same age as Chuanzhong's grandfather.
No matter how young you are, you can't mess with these rules."
The sesame cake girl smiled lightly and said, "Thank you, sir. Although I appreciate your warm hospitality, I won't recognize you easily until I find out. So you don't have to rush to meet me as a family member now."
Xie Chuanzhong blushed and said hurriedly: "Auntie, this can't be wrong. Beat my grandfather. That's what my father told me. I can't read, but I remember clearly, my father, my father told me since he was a child.
, I am a descendant of the Xie family in Yangxia, Chen County. I have been told to recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors when I want to make a career in the future, and not to forget my ancestors."
"Okay, okay, don't be impatient, listen to me slowly."
The sesame cake girl glanced around the large Xie family and sighed faintly: "Well, to tell you the truth, except for Xie members, our Xie family in Yangxia, Chen County has been passed down to this day, and it has long been unable to compare with the glory of the past. Our Xie family
As for the side branches, they are spreading all over the world, but most of them have established their own names. Our branch is withering day by day. Now even the ancestral temple is dilapidated, with no incense. There are few people. In my generation,
There are even fewer descendants in the Xie family, and only my brother and I are left...
If it can be proved that you are a descendant of my Xie family who has been lost to the outside world, and it will increase the reputation of our family and the incense of our ancestors, it will be a great thing. How can I not be happy about it? If I didn’t pay attention to this matter, I could
You have traveled thousands of miles to get here. But no matter what, I can't just blindly drag people with foreign surnames in to randomly identify relatives. I still have to go through everything that needs to be verified before I can make it right."
Xie Chuanzhong said quickly: "That's it, that's it. Don't worry, auntie, real fire is not afraid of fire. If you need to verify anything, just give me the order. Chuanzhong will prepare it immediately."
The sesame cake girl glanced at him lightly and said, "I'm a little tired and want to take a rest. If there's anything else, I'll talk about it tomorrow."
After hearing this, Xie Chuanzhong stood up quickly and said respectfully: "Yes, my aunt, please come this way. Your bedroom has been prepared. I wanted to wait for the reception banquet, so I will take you over. This way, please go this way."
The sesame cake girl followed Xie Chuanzhong and his wife with her skirt up and down like flowing water. The children of the Xie family all stood up like stupid geese, not knowing whether they should salute their father's aunt.
The sesame cake sister was waiting outside. When she saw the young lady coming out, Busy followed her. The snow outside was falling harder and harder, and the wind became softer. The falling snowflakes dyed the ground into a silvery white color. Several people turned around
In Langyue Pavilion, after walking in the back garden for a while, we entered a very luxurious house. Inside and outside, there were painted screens, dressing tables, and embroidered tents. Four large fire pots were used to burn animals.
The charcoal fills the room with a fragrant aroma and is as warm as spring.
Xie Chuanzhong smiled naively and said: "Auntie, this house has warm walls and a floor dragon. My aunt has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time. She may not be able to bear the weather in the north. Chuanzhong also asked people to light four braziers. You see, it works.
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The sesame cake girl smiled slightly and said: "Very good, you are very considerate, I will rest now. Hey, I am very tired after traveling all the way."
Xie Chuanzhong hurriedly said: "Then Chuanzhong will step down. If my aunt needs anything, just ask."
The couple nodded and bowed and exited. As soon as the door opened, the elegant and dignified appearance of the Shaobing Girl disappeared immediately. She rushed to the Shaobing Girl and asked: "Feifei, is there anything to eat?"
The little maid chuckled, took out an oil paper bag with body temperature from her arms and handed it to her: "Here, when we were eating just now, when no one was paying attention, I stole the meat pie. It's stuffed with mutton. It's delicious.
You are here. How about it? Thank you, the old rich man, for not doubting you?"
"Nonsense, this girl pretends to be a dragon and she is a dragon, and she pretends to be a tiger and she is a tiger. Even if Xie Laocai is gifted with a pair of eyes, he still can't see through this girl's dharma body. Hey, look, I sold him, and he still has to be happy.
I count the silver”
The sesame cake girl said proudly, and couldn't wait to tear open the oil paper bag, go behind the screen, and ate it hungrily, saying vaguely: "Water, give me a cup of tea."
The little maid leaned on the crack of the door and looked outside, then left the latch, then walked to the table, picked up the pot and poured tea.
Xie Laocai clasped his hands in his sleeves, hummed and sang the opera lyrics, and wandered to a pavilion with his wife. Looking at the heavy snow falling outside, he said happily: "It's such a heavy snow, such a heavy snow."
If you plant it a few times, it will be a good harvest next year.”
"You, your family is extremely wealthy, and you can't forget those few acres of land in the countryside."
Huang dusted off a few snowflakes that had fallen on her husband's shoulders angrily and said, "I was so scared just now that I didn't even dare to breathe. After all, he is a figure from a wealthy family. Don't look at his decline. Look at it.
Her appearance and demeanor, well, I can't learn them no matter what. But is your method good? I see that this girl is a very shrewd person."
"Hehe..." Xie Laocai smiled slyly, and a shrewd look flashed across his simple and honest face: "Why not? Money can make the devil push the devil, and money can make the grindstone push the devil. I don't believe it...
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He stretched out his hands with redness and said loudly: "In the first half of my life, I was poor and looked down upon by my fellow villagers. Now that I am rich, the nobles look down on me. My grandma is a bear. No matter how much she goes to a banquet or drinks, it doesn't matter to me.
Holding a gun and a stick, you are sarcastic. How often do I come back angry? But if I recognize the Xie family of Chenjun Yangxia as my ancestor, why do you still look down on me? Let’s compare, I am richer than you; you laugh at me because I am of low origin.
?Who is mean? Who is mean? My ancestors are more capable than you, hehe..., hehe..."
"Look how beautiful you are," Mrs. Huang touched her husband's forehead and said worriedly: "Can you really hide it? You shouldn't have let the news out first. Now everyone is staring at our family. If this girl doesn't
It would be very embarrassing if you admit it to me, and I won’t have the face to go out on the streets in the future.”
"Okay, don't worry, stop nagging, my ears are calloused. Didn't you also see it when we went to Qingzhou to pick her up? Even though she is dressed plainly and elegantly, she is still not as good as ours. Old
The Xie family only has fame, and I, Xie Laocai, only have profit. If she recognizes me, she is famous and beneficial, and I am beneficial and famous, what's wrong with that?"
Huang said: "That's not what you said. I heard that these aristocratic families are very strict about their rules. Even if they die of poverty and starvation, they will still act like a noble family and refuse to associate with ordinary people like us. Don't call them that.