Money can make the world go round, and red lanterns hang high.
Jia Liu, who repented and vowed to be a filial son even to the death, renovated the Jia family's ancestral home. Even though the time was short and the construction period was tight, with their huge investment, several decoration companies still renovated the Jia family's mansion overnight.
It's almost like a model house.
There are some places that I really can't get enough of. The red carpet is laid out and it looks very stylish and classy.
The courtyard has a new look, and the alley outside the courtyard has also been decorated. Colorful cloths have been hung on the walls and branches. From a distance, it looks like a world expo.
I just regret that there are no balloons and ribbons these days, otherwise Jia Liuguan would have to arrange it.
The place must be big because there are many guests.
Jia Liu asked Ding Qing to send someone to deliver an invitation to any official of the fourth rank or above who was in Beijing, regardless of whether he was familiar with them or not, let alone the princes, ministers, and gentlemen of Baylor.
As the person in charge of Mr. Jia Jia's Full Moon Wine, Deputy Director Ding made preliminary statistics and found that if the princes and ministers collectively sold Mr. Jia Jia's face, there would probably be hundreds of tables.
A table of ten people is considered to be a banquet for about a thousand people.
The noodle stall is so big that there will definitely not be room for so many tables in the yard, so we have to build sheds in the alleys, and may even occupy some streets.
The ingredients are expensive and good according to Master Jia Jia's requirements. The price of a single table of dishes, excluding drinks, starts at eighteen or eighty yuan.
This is by far the most upscale regular restaurant in Jingshi.
It's not that Jia Liu didn't want to do better, it was just that the hotel didn't have time to arrange it. If he had given a few days' notice, how could he have gotten shark's fins, bird's nests, and thousand-year-old bear paws to go.
It would be good if it can be managed on a cash basis. Fortunately, Sihaizhai is a century-old store and it needs to be replaced by a new store, so it cannot be fixed.
Now for this banquet, there are more than thirty carriages transporting all kinds of beef, mutton, vegetables and vegetables, and the pots and pans are also packed directly from Sihaizhai.
Of course, whether they are the shopkeepers or the cooks of Sihaizhai, all of them are very motivated, because in addition to giving enough money, Master Jia Jia also subsidized Sihaizhai's business losses today, and sent a message to come over to finish the matter, and everyone will get another
Two taels are good for money.
This row of noodles can only be described in one word: broad.
How can Daquan not be moved to see that his son is really making such a fuss about his younger brother's full-moon wine and even sending invitations to princes and ministers?
After being pleased, he said to his wife Zhao Zhen'er: "It's better this time. Just take it easy and enjoy the blessings with me in the future. The six sons can't treat you badly, let alone his younger brother. The six sons are now governors. When Baoyu grows up,
Now, can you make arrangements for your brother?"
"Finally, I didn't serve you for so many years in vain, and I didn't misjudge the person."
What could Aunt Zhao say? She hinted to Daquan that she was clean and could get it done if she wanted it tonight.
Daquan was so happy that he hugged his youngest son Baoyu and kissed her fiercely.
As the head of the family and the eldest son, Jia Liu attached great importance to his brothers' full moon wine.
I looked around the alley in person, and said hello to the neighbors that they would come over early for a drink later. When I was done, I thought of something and asked Ding Qing: "Where do you put the drinks? What brand?"
Ding Qing said: "My lord, I used Erguotou from Songzhuzhai. I heard that their wine is very strong and you won't get drunk after drinking it."
"Erguotou?"
Jia Liuyi thought about how good this wine was. It was so low-grade that it had to be paired with Yanghe. It really wouldn’t make Maotai.
Lafite from the Shunzhi year, brandy from the Kangxi year, and vodka from the Yongzheng year are all added.
Immediately I realized that there are no brands these days. The best brand here is Erguotou. It doesn’t matter what brand it is, it just depends on which shochu shop makes it, whether it’s from Songzhuzhai, Wang Zhihe, or Tongrentang.
Then he told Ding Qing to prepare enough drinks and not to let the guests eat and drink short. If he doesn't like to drink white wine, he should prepare some yellow rice wine, rice wine or something like that.
In short, making guests eat well and drink well is the only requirement of his Jia family to entertain guests.
Ding Qing took note of it and immediately arranged for people to implement it.
Jia Liu nodded with satisfaction, looked around the alley, and felt that something was missing.
Look left, look right: yes, the atmosphere is missing!
Quickly call two soldiers and ask them to go to Yuchun Tower in the outer city with their posts and tell the building to close for the day. All the girls and the maids will go to Master Jia Jia's house to sing and dance. No matter what, they must create an atmosphere.
To the peak of fun.
Ding Qing knew that adults like to be lively, but he must be reminded of one thing, saying: "Sisters from the outer city may not be able to enter the city."
"I asked Malqin to do something for me, and he didn't give me any face at all?"
Jia Liu didn't think so. He must have asked ordinary bannermen to lead the Han people from the outer city to Manchu City, but who was he?
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Rules are dead, people are alive.
The so-called law is nothing more than human relations. Besides, the princes and ministers brought many Han women from the outer city to the city, and the troupes came into the imperial city many times.
He didn't believe that Malqin was so ignorant that he dared to act like a fool.
Seeing that Lord Jia Jia had decided, Ding Qing didn't know what to say and asked someone to arrange the matter quickly.
The banquet was scheduled for the end of Si Shi, around eleven o'clock in later generations. I originally wanted to arrange it in the evening because it would be more convenient for the guests. However, due to the custom of having a banquet with a child full moon, it can only be done during the day, and it is unlucky to do it at night, so it can only be postponed at noon.
Seeing that the arrangements were almost complete, Jia Liu was ready to go back to the study to wait for people to come to deliver gifts. Before leaving, he did not forget to tell Ding Qing: "When the girls from Yuchun Tower arrive, ask them to dance and sing first. If there is any special dance,
, come here and call me."
"Um?"
Ding Qing was confused: What special dance?
Jia Liu returned to the study room in the courtyard, brewed a pot of tea and waited. If nothing else happened, the gift money alone would make him smile.
However, as we waited and waited, we saw that the sun was getting higher and there was no carriage coming from the alley entrance.
Finally a guest came, and it was a good nephew who brought two packages of shabby gifts.
"My nephew pays my respects to my aunt!"
90% of the time when he entered the door, he knelt down and kowtowed with "dong dong" sounds, which was particularly helpful to Jia Liu. For the sake of the child's sincerity, he didn't care if he couldn't find a few coins in his pocket, and let him sit down with a smile.
I am going to talk about the title of Prince of England.
It's definitely unrealistic to ask Jiuzheng how much money to pay now. What Jia Liu wants to talk about is what will happen after Jiuzheng becomes the Prince of England.
I don't think Jiucheng is really sincere, but he refuses to sit down, saying that it's very busy outside, so he goes to help me, and he is idle even if he is idle.
"This kid, hey, it's true."
Looking at Jiuzheng's retreating figure, Jia Liu couldn't help but feel warm, and then said to Sun Chengyun, who was writing down the gift note: "Tell Director Ding later and arrange for Jiuzheng to sit at the same table with the children."
"Okay, sir."
Sun Chengyun responded and continued to write down the gift book with all the names on the top and the amount at the bottom temporarily blank.