MTL - Traveling Through Ancient Times To Be a Shopkeeper-Chapter 25 banquet

But Weicheng is at the bottom.

The Wei family members are all at the same table, the main table is the distinguished guests of the Wei family and the elders of the Wei family, the other two tables are the old lady of the Wei family and their family members, plus his younger sister Wei Zhen and an unknown girl. They are gorgeously dressed and are definitely the most dazzling One, sitting next to my cousin. The male relatives also sat at the same table, and he saw that his brother-in-law was also there.

So there was nothing wrong with Wei Cheng.

Will Wei Cheng think this is an insult? He doesn't think so, the Wei family treats him like this, and the relationship with the Wei family is alienated so as not to get involved too much in the future, what about elders, he is most afraid of pointing fingers in the name of elders, with today's situation, many relationships are much weaker.

He was delighted to hear about it.

"Husband, are you alright?" Zhou Yuan watched the Wei family sitting happily together, talking and laughing, while his husband sat far away like an outsider. He was very sad at this moment.

Only then did I know how my husband was treated like this in the Wei family.

The elders in the family don't want to see each other, the cousins ​​are not polite at all, and now—

When Wei Cheng saw the concern in his wife's eyes and the look of sadness for him, a warm current surged in his heart, which cannot be given by anyone but only those he cares about. He couldn't describe it, but the joy and throbbing in his heart were very clear.

The family, the one in front of him who falls on the tip of his heart is his family, the one he loves.

Every concern and every emotion of his touched the bottom of his heart.

"Yuanyuan, I don't care about your husband. After the separation, the Wei family is just an ordinary relative to me. You are my family, and you are the one I care about."

"Well, I will be by my husband's side."

"That's for sure. You are my husband. If you don't accompany me, who will you accompany?"

Wei Cheng smiled at his daughter-in-law, and the two talked in a low voice without disturbing anyone at the same table.

Not long after the feast, a table of delicious food, delicacies from mountains and seas,

The people at the same table didn't know half of Wei Cheng, and they didn't know Wei Cheng either, so they didn't need to exchange greetings, they started serving the dishes separately, and they ate their own food.

Wei Cheng cared about picking up vegetables for his daughter-in-law, if he didn't pick up vegetables for his daughter-in-law, his daughter-in-law would definitely only pick up the three dishes in front of her, and would be ashamed to pick up other dishes.

Wei Cheng picked up vegetables for his husband next to him, and attracted the attention of those who were eating at the same table. It was not that he had no family members. It was the first time he saw a husband serving his wife, and he was also a brother with a lower status than a woman.

Wei Cheng was responsible for feeding Zhou Yuan's meals at home. He was also surprised at first, but gradually got used to it. Stretched outside, he also buried his head in eating, not paying attention to other people's eyes, otherwise he would definitely not let Wei Cheng continue to serve food.

A woman's eyes were very hot when she saw it, her face was distorted with jealousy, and she muttered: "I'm really shameless, I don't restrain myself in public, my brother is my brother, but I can't get on the stage."

The sound was not loud, but enough for everyone at the same table to hear it, and all showed their eyes watching the show.

Zhou Yuan's hand holding the chopsticks froze and his expression tightened. He was afraid that his husband would be looked down upon, and even more afraid that his husband would think that he would embarrass him—

"Yuanyuan, this fish is very fresh, my husband will grab a piece for you."

Zhou Yuan was relieved by Wei Cheng's gentle smile and unchanging behavior. He smiled at his husband and continued to eat, but he became more restrained in eating.

Wei Cheng's heart turned cold, and he glanced over coldly. The woman with sharp eyes and sharp face was frightened by Wei Cheng's fierce aura and dared not speak.

As for the husband next to the woman, he felt that she was ashamed and scolded her in a low voice, but the woman didn't dare to say anything, as if she was very afraid of her husband, he lowered his head to eat the whole time, and took care of the dishes.

The talkative people shut up, Wei Cheng could see that his wife was uncomfortable, his eyes flickered coldly, in order to make his daughter-in-law less restrained, Wei Cheng frequently served his daughter-in-law and other wives food in front of the whole table, and said voice, not caring about the opinions of those present.

"Yuanyuan, do you want some chicken? My husband will pick it up for you."

"Yuanyuan, this braised meat is not bad, here's a piece."

"And this Xianggu Grilled Vegetables..."

Zhou Yuan let go slowly, but her husband didn't care. Seeing that her husband didn't eat much, he also picked some vegetables for him.

"I have food, you can eat too."

"Okay, listen to Fu Lang."

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The person at the same table: "..."

Toothache!

This shameless couple made it difficult for people to eat well.

Wei Cheng ate casually in the last position, and something happened at the main table.

In addition to the birthday gifts from the Wei family, there were also gifts from distinguished guests in the side hall, all of which were piled up together. The boy who took inventory of the birthday presents saw several boxes of exquisitely packaged gift boxes, and there was no list or anything on them. He didn't know which distinguished guest gave them, so he opened them privately to see if there were any in the gift boxes for fear of confusion.

The boy opened the gift box and saw such exquisite birthday cakes. He thought it was the birthday cake from the banquet, so he hurriedly asked the butler for instructions. But seeing such delicate and lifelike longevity peach cakes, I changed my mind. If such exquisite birthday peach cakes were placed on the main table, it would definitely be the first one, and it would be embarrassing to Wei's parents.

After Aunt Wei Cheng knew about it, she also felt that the housekeeper's suggestion was very good, but she couldn't make up her mind, so she had to ask Mrs. Wei for instructions. It was also the first time that Mrs. Wei had seen the birthday cake of Ruzhen birthday peach. All the cakes she ate were delicious.

It was decided on the spot, and ordered the housekeeper to arrange a plate and send it to the main table later, and the other tables were placed as before.

There are only a few boxes, only one plate can be placed on the main table, and the rest will be placed first.

The birthday buns are served at the end, and the other tables are all common birthday buns, but the birthday buns served by Mrs. Wei on the main table are outrageously exquisite, and everyone who sees them is surprised.

Even Mrs. Wei was equally surprised, thinking that the housekeeper made a mistake and put a plate of handmade birthday peaches on the table. Fortunately, the housekeeper explained in time that it was a birthday peach pastry.

Birthday cakes?

Really food, not crafts?

As the birthday man, Mr. Wei was the first to eat. He took a bite suspiciously, and then a satisfied smile appeared on his wrinkled face.

"That's right, the filling is made of red beans. The longevity peach pastry is long and delicate, and the taste is several times better than the birthday cake."

The guests at the main table picked it up and tasted it, and it was really a pastry, and the taste was really good.

"Master Wei, which one did you order? This pastry is a veritable longevity peach, which has never been seen before."

"My family has ordered birthday peach buns for so many years, and the taste is just average. Compared with this birthday cake, birthday peach buns are not the same thing."

"Old partner, you're really good, this is what Shoutao should look like."

"The old man is blessed to have such a real birthday peach to celebrate his birthday."

Each person praised each other, making Mr. Wei happy and his face bright.

"Butler Wei, which one did you book for?" Mrs. Wen asked, as Wei Jihui's father-in-law and his wife, of course he would come to celebrate his birthday. He is the first-class master of the county academy, he has seen all kinds of good things, and it is the first time he has seen pastries that can be made so realistically.

Not only Mrs. Wen asked, but other distinguished guests also asked. Steward Wei couldn't say it was a gift from a guest, and he didn't know which guest sent it.

All the guests at the main table asked, and Steward Wei breathed a sigh of relief. At least the guests who sent the cakes were not from the main table. After weighing it over and over again, he said that the pastry was made by a master.

The distinguished guests said that they would definitely come to Wei's residence to discuss the residence of the pastry chef.

On the other side, there is also a plate at the main table of the women's family members. Considering that Miss Min's family is there, Mrs. Wei placed an extra plate to curry favor with Miss Min's family.

Min Yueting, the young lady of the Min family, and Wen Lanzhi, the wife of Wei Zhai, are good friends. She came to the birthday banquet because of Wen Lanzhi. The background of the Min family in the county is similar to that of the Cao family. Wealthy family.

Min Yueting has never seen such a lifelike longevity peach, or a pastry.

After she ate it, she liked it all, and wanted to order some for the elders in the family. Min Yueting praised it, and Mrs. Wei felt that she had face.

Go back and send the pastry chef's address to your house.

Wei Cheng didn't know anything about what happened at the main table.

Wei Cheng didn't care what happened over there had anything to do with the cakes he made.

After the banquet, Wei Cheng found the butler of the Wei residence, told him and left.

Eat and drink enough, but still be hated by others?

It's better to withdraw first.

After the banquet is over, after the guests are over.

Everyone in Wei Zhai was looking for who was the guest who delivered the cakes, and there was no name list on the box, so it was even more difficult to match the honored guests with birthday gifts.

The boy who was specially in the main hall to receive the congratulations recognized the person who told people in Wei Zhai that they didn't believe it.

"Go back to old man, old lady, this birthday gift seems to be sent by Master Wei Cheng." He will be deeply impressed, seeing the exquisite box of Wei Cheng's birthday gift, and thinking that the things inside are worthless. .

Everyone in the Wei residence fell silent.

Regardless of whether it is Wei Cheng or not, let the person from the second room ask. If it is really the longevity peach pastry that he sent, then he must know the residence of the pastry master, and just ask him for it when the time comes.

"Housekeeper, tell the second room to ask the second room to inquire." Mr. Wei said, and handed over the matter to the housekeeper for inquiry. It doesn't matter which master does it.

As for, no one thinks that Wei Cheng made the pastries himself.

"Jihui, what mother and you said before, you also met the young lady of the Wang family today. If you agree, mother will arrange it immediately."

Wei Sun, the mistress of Wei's house, called her son to the side hall and brought up the matter of taking concubines again, all this without telling Wei Jihui's wife Wen Lanzhi.

The Wang family also came to attend Mr. Wei's birthday banquet. The Wang family was the family Wei Sun had found to take concubines for his son.

"The girl from the Wang family has good looks and good character, and my mother likes it too, so it's very suitable to let her in."

"Mother, it's not good. Lan Zhi also gave birth to offspring for our Wei family. Why did you bring up the matter of taking concubines again?"

Wei Jihui had a busy day and a day of socializing, and his head was hurting. Hearing what his mother said, his headache was even worse.

If he knew that the Wang family was not his mother's close friends, but his mother arranged for him to take concubines, he would not go to meet them.

Mrs. Wei Sun snorted, "She's not your good wife. She doesn't pay attention to me as a mother-in-law now, and she will lose face to me because of her natal family background. The family's expenses depend on her face. She should marry her." Respecting her husband's family, she also took the initiative to give the money to subsidize the family, because she has been bitter about the incident of taking a concubine for you before, and the subsidy money for the family has been reduced by half. This is not a dissatisfaction with me as a mother-in-law. "

Wei Jihui's head continued to hurt. He knew that his wife had a estrangement from his mother in her heart. She hadn't conceived for two years, and her mother wanted to take a concubine for him. Back then, he ran back to his mother's house, and his father-in-law's house even came to accuse him, saying that he had a bad heart. treachery.

After being noisy for a period of time, the house was uneasy, and if the wife hadn't become pregnant later, the two families would have been even more troubled.

If that incident didn't happen, part of the profits from the land under the wife's name would be allocated to subsidize the family. It was said that it was a filial piety to the elders. At that time, the family was harmonious, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was as close as mother and daughter.

Because of that incident, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were at odds.

Now his mother is giving him a concubine again, it's just like that.

"Mother, I'm going to take the Juren examination next autumn, and I want to devote myself to the imperial examination. I'll talk about taking concubines later."

He has feelings for his wife. He has no intention of taking a concubine now, but it is not easy to obey his mother's wishes. It is really difficult for him to be caught in the middle.

Wei Jihui didn't directly refuse, Wei Sun thought that his son would have to wait until he was admitted as a Juren before accepting a concubine. With the title of Juren, the Wen family would have no objection. Didn't the Wen family also make Juren, and when her son passed the Juren examination, her family still had to look at the Wen family's face.

The Wei Sun family allowed their son to take a concubine because they were dissatisfied with Wen Lanzhi's cutting off half of the money to subsidize the family. With such a half, the family's daily life would be normal, but as the head of the house, she lost the luxury of buying in the past.

The Wang family is a merchant, and Miss Wang's family married in with a generous dowry, which was enough for her not to look at Wen Lanzhi's face.

Wei Sun left satisfied.

Because she was worried that her husband would get a headache from drinking too much wine at the banquet, Wen Lanzhi went to the kitchen to cook the wine soup and came back. After listening to the conversation between the two at the corner, she felt sad.

Her husband didn't agree to take a concubine, what next?

If there is such a day, what should she do.

At the beginning, people still swore that they would not take concubines, he had her enough, they would grow old together, and there would be no one else. That's why she put her heart on him, and she decided to marry into the Wei family regardless of her family's objections.

At the beginning, her family deliberately made things difficult for others, and they also hoped that she would be happy in marriage, so they said that they could only marry her if they were admitted as a scholar. Not only did her husband and the Wei family not care about her, they were still very kind to her. After she married in, they reciprocated. Afterwards, her mother-in-law treated her like her own daughter, the family was harmonious, and her husband was caring. She thought she was married to the right person and married happily.

All because of her inability to conceive, the cloth covering her eyes was lifted—

She knew that the Wei family was dissatisfied with her family's suggestion that her husband should be a scholar in order to marry her. Seeing that she hadn't conceived for two years, they took advantage of it—

Wen Lanzhi leaned against the back of the wall, a tear fell.

The affairs of the Wei family have nothing to do with him, and he is going to open the door.

This time, the daughter-in-law cannot be prevented from helping.

He thought about the stall, only doing the morning market and afternoon market, and it would not be able to cope with the evening market.

There are breakfast styles for breakfast and lunch styles for lunch.

For breakfast, rice rolls, soy milk, bean dregs oil cake, thick white porridge, egg pancakes, dried radish fried with special sauce and pickles are provided. For lunch, we provide a variety of cold dishes, sizzling fried rice, fried flatbread, vegetarian flatbread, white rice, coarse grain rice, jelly.

There will not be a lot of food to prepare on the first day, I am afraid that it will not be sold out, and the weather will be hot and it will spoil.

Everything is ready and waiting for tomorrow's opening.