bookrebus Chapter 126: County Magistrate Banquet
Chapter 126: County Magistrate Banquet
The three older sisters finally put their hearts at ease.
Xiaoliu's mind was quick. He did the opposite and scared Yuanshi with just a few words so that she dared not speak nonsense.
Jiang Yue went to the guest hall and entertained Tang Li and his wife with courtesy.
Tang Li wanted to make friends with Liu Chunfeng, so he treated her with great courtesy and told her that if she encountered any difficulties in the future, she could come to him.
As the child entered, he discussed some reading methods with Jiang Yue.
After hearing that Jiang Yue's mentor was Wei Changsheng, he planned to send his son to the academy when it started recruiting students.
Jiang Yue unconsciously increased the reputation of Yunzhu Academy and Baichuan Academy.
Since then, Tang Li would always take care of her family's business from time to time.
Many businessmen and dignitaries came to the Jiang family.
The Jiang family's business is getting better and better because of Jiang Yue's fame.
...Jiang Yue continued to study at Baichuan Academy as usual, but her mood had changed.
There were 20 candidates taking the Baichuan Academy exam, and only five of them passed the exam.
Let the academy, the headmaster and the teacher also feel proud.
Not to mention the academy, Chuanshui County also became famous.
As a result, Xie Yuanzhi, the magistrate of Chuanshui County, was praised by his superiors and his career flourished.
As a result, County Magistrate Xie was very impressed by Baichuan Academy and took the initiative to visit the academy.
The plainclothes county magistrate's sudden visit to the academy gave the originally shabby Chuanshui Academy a golden glow.
After County Magistrate Xie arrived, he went to Chief Ye's study first.
"It's Lord Xie." Ye Shanchang bowed with a smile. He and Xie Yuanzhi were classmates and often interacted with each other privately.
"Brother Ye, the academy has achieved good results, which is cause for celebration." County Magistrate Xie went straight to the point and stated the purpose of his visit.
The meaning of this is to invite all the scholars to attend a banquet at Zuixiangzhai.
"Very good, very good!" Ye Shanchang responded with a smile, and then the two began to reminisce in the study.
At noon, after Jiang Yue, the teacher and others finished school, they immediately received an invitation from the county magistrate to have a meal at Zui Xiang Zhai.
This was beyond Jiang Yue's expectations.
Those who passed the imperial examination were all ecstatic to be able to dine with the county magistrate.
At Zui Xiang Zhai, Manager Zhou learned that the county magistrate was going to host a banquet for the scholar in their restaurant, so he prepared everything in the largest and brightest private room on the second floor.
For this purpose, he also invited the most famous pipa girl in the local music workshop to play music to entertain the audience.
When Jiang Yue arrived, Shopkeeper Zhou recognized her at a glance.
"Young Master, how could it be you... Young Master, you are so young, yet you have achieved so much. Come on, come to the second floor with your classmates. The county magistrate, Ye Shanchang and others will be here soon."
Shopkeeper Zhou has always wanted to make friends with the powerful and influential, but he never expected that he would be able to make friends with a scholar inadvertently, and his future prospects would be limitless.
He decided that from now on, he would accept anything the Jiang family sent him that their restaurant could use.
On the second floor, Jiang Yue, Ye Chen and others took their seats one after another, waiting for the county magistrate to arrive.
"Jiang Yue, when did you get to know Manager Zhou?" Ye Chen was puzzled. He often came to this restaurant to dine, but Manager Zhou didn't even know him.
"We have business dealings."
"..."
As the two were talking, County Magistrate Xie, Ye Shanzhang, the teacher and others arrived at the scene.
Jiang Yue and others hurriedly stood up and saluted.
County Magistrate Xie smiled and waved his hand.
"My fellow scholars, please do not be so formal. Today I am inviting you to a banquet to celebrate your achievements. At this moment, we are all equal, and everything is free to do. Please take your seats and enjoy your meal."
County Magistrate Xie's words eased the tense atmosphere a little. Then, he looked at Jiang Yue.
"Jiang Yue, I am optimistic about you. You have a bright future!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. County Magistrate." Jiang Yue clasped his fists to express his gratitude.
County Magistrate Xie took the initiative to sit between Jiang Yue and Ye Chen, mainly because he wanted to gain a good reputation among the new scholars.
The dean and five teachers sat at another table.
The waiters took turns serving dishes, including fish, meat, egg custard and many other varieties.
The county magistrate started eating, and then the others began to eat. The students were all nervous while eating at the same table with the county magistrate.
At the headmaster's table, the atmosphere was much more gentle.
After the meal, when everyone was leaving, County Magistrate Xie invited them to toast.
It was decided that he would personally donate one hundred taels of silver to the academy in his own name, which made President Ye very happy.
After finishing the meal, County Magistrate Xie was eager to take up his post in Qingyunzhou.
Shen Qing was as happy as Liu Chunfeng about Jiang Yue's first place in the college entrance examination. He called Jiang Yue and also invited acquaintances to a banquet.
In this regard, he looked at his own son with more and more disappointment.
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Taoyuan Village, when Jiang Yue was free from work, she started to discuss with her grandmother.
"Grandma, after my eldest sister gets married, we'll open a shop in Qinghe Town and call it Jiang's Grocery Store."
"Jiang's...grocery store?" When Jiang Yue said this, not only her grandmother didn't understand, but her five sisters didn't understand either.
Jiang Yue explained with a smile: "Brother Lin often brings back some mountain products, like mushrooms, red dates, nuts, and our meat... We sell everything. We can build a greenhouse so that the people can eat fresh vegetables in winter."
Jiang Yue roughly expressed what she was thinking. The meaning was very simple and her grandmother and sisters understood the gist of it as soon as they heard it.
However, all this will have to wait until my eldest sister gets married.
Regarding her eldest granddaughter's marriage, Liu Chunfeng looked at the shopping list all day, fearing that she would not buy anything.
...Time flies, and it is already the twelfth lunar month, and my eldest sister's marriage is approaching.
Liu Chunfeng took care of everything from the beginning to the end regarding her eldest granddaughter's marriage, including all the necessary preparations for the wedding.
Including wedding clothes, wedding handkerchiefs, red silk, quilt covers, mandarin duck pillows and other items, she was in charge of taking care of everything.
Of course, Jiang Dani accompanied us throughout the trip.
A few days before the wedding, he personally prepared everything needed for the banquet.
The chef we hired was from around the village and had a good reputation.
One morning, a little donkey pulled five mahogany boxes and slowly drove towards the Jiang family's new courtyard.
The mahogany box was filled with wedding cakes, wine jars, big carp and other items, all in pairs.
This scene made all the men, women and children in the village envious.
An ordinary betrothal gift is no more than ten taels of silver.
Many people prefer their daughters or sons-in-law because of their talent, and if they have sons, they would also look for a son-in-law. Therefore, their previous prejudice against forest fruits gradually disappeared.
Lin Guo was driving, followed by Cheng Yuchu and Mu Heng, each holding an exquisite wooden box in their hands.
They are the betrothal gift and valuables.
"Lin Guo, you came here to propose marriage yourself, why did you bring us two with you?" Cheng Yuchu left reluctantly.
"You don't know this. He is thin-skinned and wants us to help him out." Mu Heng said as he nodded seriously.
"Thin-skinned?" Cheng Yuchu shook his head, "I didn't see that."
"Lin Guo, what do you think?" Cheng Yuchu asked.
"It's not just one life anyway. After a hundred years, they will all turn into a clear soul. I, Lin Guo, only like Dani. I don't like anyone else. I don't care what others say."
"Except Dani, who else would like you?" Cheng Yuchu said jokingly. After all, Lin Guo's reputation in the village was not very good.
Lin Guo just turned a deaf ear to this.
"Alas, my second and third brother-in-law, I don't know which one of them is the lucky one, I'm afraid it will be too soon."
"I say, we're almost at the Jiang family, could you guys please say less?" Mu Heng had gotten used to hearing the two of them teasing each other every day.
Finally, he asked Lin Guo again,
"Do matchmakers often come to propose marriages to Er Ni and San Ni?"
"And Si Ni." Lin Guo added, and continued, "The current years are not good, and there is no way to raise so many sons, so they just want to find someone to marry into the family. Some of the men are only eleven or twelve years old. There are also a few refugees who want to sell themselves, but they were all sent away by Er Ni. Alas, the Jiang family is not a shelter, how can we..."
Suddenly, he stopped talking, "Mu Heng, I'm not talking about you, don't misunderstand."