Cheng Xue listened to Li Tian's voice, quickly stood up, packed her clothes, and opened the door to come out.
He saw the little girl running up to him, holding her hand and asking:
"Who's coming?"
"It's... a woman named Su. She said... Mrs. Gu asked her to come. My sister is in front. Mother, would you like her to come over?"
Cheng Xue nodded and waved to Shunxi who was not far away, and she led Li Tian back to the room.
The surname is Su. Mrs. Gu sent her here. If I guess correctly, this should be Mrs. Gu’s personal nanny.
I really didn't expect that her small temple would be visited by people. As the saying goes, "the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door", this Mrs. Su is probably a ninth-rank official even if she doesn't have a seventh-rank official.
Soon, Bai Shao opened the door and came in, followed by the woman who was dressing up nicely.
Seeing her bowing properly and not showing off, Cheng Xueti felt a little relieved.
"Mommy is exempt from the ceremony, Bai Shao will give me a seat."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Thank you, Mrs. Li." Mrs. Su stood up and sat on half a stool.
After Bai Shao served hot tea, she stood next to Cheng Xue. Mrs. Su bowed again and said:
"Mrs. Li, our wife asked this old slave to come and congratulate you. Now that Li has not been appointed, he is probably going to enter the Hanlin Academy."
Liangyan in another world is different from the ancient times they know. No matter what rank you get in the scientific examination here, you must be sent out to serve as an official. If you want to enter the Hanlin Academy, you must have five years of overseas performance, otherwise it is impossible.
If someone else came to congratulate her today, she would never believe it. But this person was sent by Mrs. Gu. Is there really a special case? Although the Hanlin Academy was mainly engaged in compilation and other matters, it was ready to take up an important position in the capital, so it was important for Li Hui
Internal planning is still very helpful.
Thinking of this, Cheng Xue turned around with her teacup and said with a smile:
"If I really follow what you said, then I will definitely ask someone to give you a big red envelope."
"Okay, if Mrs. Li says this, I'll be waiting for you. This is the invitation from our wife to you. I hope you'll appreciate it in three days."
As Mrs. Su spoke, she stood up, came over with a gilded zhazi, and put it on the table.
Looking through it, it will be Mrs. Gu’s birthday in three days. Please invite her over to celebrate her birthday.
"Thank you, Mrs. Gu, for me. As long as nothing happens in three days, I will go to the banquet."
Mrs. Su was startled when she heard this, then she chuckled and said:
"Old slave, I know you are busy, Mrs. Li, but our lady's banquet will be helpful to you and to Li, the second best person in the list."
"So, I won't miss such a good opportunity." Cheng Xue responded with a smile, "But once something force majeure happens, I can't help it?"
Mrs. Su's mind changed quickly and she immediately understood what she meant.
"Mrs. Li is right, the old slave is stupid, you are the smart one."
If people eat whole grains, it will be inconvenient if they catch wind and cold. What’s more, the banquet is in three days, who knows what will happen in these three days.
Seeing that she was so polite, Cheng Xue personally escorted her out of the main house. Mrs. Su was flattered, and after bowing respectfully again, she followed Bai Shao away.
"Mom, is this the banquet of a wealthy family that Mr. Lian mentioned? Will Mom go?"
"I don't know." Cheng Xue shook her head, "We have to discuss this with your father. If you can go, mother will take you."
"What about my eldest sister?"
"You're still young, so it's okay to take her with you. If you take your sister to that kind of banquet, I'm afraid others will have other ideas or doubt her as a mother."
After saying that, he lightly scratched the bridge of the little girl's nose and said:
"What is your sister doing in the house?"
"I'm working with Sister Yao to make cotton-padded clothes for us. Sister Yao got some high-quality materials, and they are so comfortable against the body."
Cheng Xue stood up after hearing this and took her hand to go to her daughter's yard. As for the matter assigned by Li Hui, they did not go to Mr. Pang. If the old man wanted to say it, he would tell it on the day Xiao Qinglin left. Otherwise, they could not ask.
Pang Lao has never been here since her grandparents came home. Pang Yao has come a few times, but she cannot ask her children about this matter.
"Madam is here." Gingguo bowed and went down to prepare tea.
On the kang in the room, two little girls were wadding cotton. Pang Yao learned this from Li Yue last winter, and unexpectedly it became a success.
"Auntie came here to feel the material. This material was given to my grandfather by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. My grandfather asked me to use it to make cotton-padded clothes for you."
Cheng Xue sat down and touched it cooperatively——
"Good thing, what is this called?"
"Auntie, this is made of mulberry silk. It is durable, soft, and strong. Tangtang and I have calculated that we can make two for each of you and Mrs. Wen."
Two? Too luxurious.
Cheng Xue couldn't help but shake her head and hurriedly stopped her:
"You only need so much, just one for each person. Don't waste the material, you and..."
"Oh, Auntie, just listen to me." Pang Yao interrupted her coquettishly, "Mama Ma has already bought my and grandfather's cotton-padded clothes. If we don't put them away properly, we'll be attacked by insects in the summer.
Oh, what a pity!"
Looking at the little girl's sad eyes, Cheng Xue immediately refused and nodded hurriedly.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you."
I think there should be no "mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problems" between them in the future. They started getting along at such a young age and have been working together for so many years, so they will definitely be harmonious.
Temporarily forgetting the Gu family's invitation, he took over the work from Li Yue and started to thread the needle.
No need to ask, everyone knows that this suit was made for Li Hui. His cotton-padded clothes need to be replaced. The ones made when he went south last year are no longer in shape. Logically speaking, the south is warmer than Liaodong, but the humidity there is very heavy. Li Hui, Zhou Fei
When these northern men went there, their hands and ears were all frostbitten, and they couldn't even take off their cotton-padded clothes.
They had been going out early and coming back late for the past few days, but there was no news at all. If they couldn't talk at night, they wouldn't go out tomorrow. They were very tired.
"A sneeze—A sneeze—A sneeze—"
"Got a cold? Go back, I can handle the rest myself..."
"No, it's just that my nose suddenly felt itchy." Li Hui shook his head, interrupting Zhou Fang's words, and continued to help him copy the bookkeeping.
I wanted to come over and ask his appointment that day, but I didn't expect to see Zhou Fang summarizing the government affairs bookkeeping of the Ministry of Personnel in the past five years. Logically speaking, so many things should not be done by the Minister of Personnel, but it happened to be him.
Li Hui thought that he would be fine anyway, so he simply stayed to help.
This group of people stayed together for several days, leaving early and returning late every day, doing nothing but writing. Even though he had many doubts in his heart, he never asked and just wrote what he wanted to write honestly.
"That guy Jingyu is about to enter Liaodong Mansion according to his schedule?"
After hearing this, Li Hui thought for a moment, nodded, and said:
"If there is no delay on the way, we will enter Liaodong territory tonight and reach Pingyang County in ten days."
The Xiao family originally prepared for Xiao Qinglin to be the magistrate of Pingyang County, but Zhou Fei took over the post. The second-ranked person was assigned to the fifth rank for the second time. It can only be said that the Xiao family underestimated Young Master Xiao, and the Zhou family happened to miss him...