Chapter 221: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 221: Discussing Marriage Matters in the Boudoir, Banquet with Hidden Calculations (5)
Nearly a dozen people worked for almost an hour, cleaning all the ingredients, cutting them, and placing them in large clean pottery bowls, filling up the backyard.
At this time, the villagers who were invited to the house warming began to arrive one after another, with Lin Yong and others being the first. They each prepared a string of firecrackers and set them off at the entrance of the courtyard.
The continuous sound of firecrackers was deafening. Just as the firecrackers were about to stop, Li Zhong quickly lit the firecrackers he held in his hand one after another. Mo Qingze stood at the door, welcoming the guests with a smile and ushering them into the hall.
The tea table was already set with hot tea and fine tea leaves. After seating the guests, Mo Qingze personally brewed a cup of tea for each of them.
There were quite a few tea lovers among them, but better-quality tea leaves were relatively expensive. Throughout the year, they could only afford the cheapest tea leaves. Now, tasting the fragrant and refreshing tea, they felt that the Mo family respected them and didn't use inferior tea to deceive them just because they were commoners.
Mo Qingze still had to greet the guests and couldn't stay to accompany them, so he entrusted the task of entertaining them to Zhen'er. Zhen'er was just a little child and naturally didn't know how to entertain guests, but he couldn't let the guests sit dryly in the hall either.
Zhen'er was familiar with Lin Yong and the others and not shy at all. He pretended to be mature and chatted with them, making Lin Da and the others chuckle endlessly. They kept teasing him, and with their back-and-forth banter, the atmosphere didn't feel dull at all.
Before long, Zhang Dayou, Zhang Erniu, and others arrived one after another. They were all from the same village and had worked at the Mo family, so they were quite familiar with each other, and they quickly got into a lively conversation.
With Zhen'er having no "use" at the moment, he quickly ran out to play with his little friends.
Not long after, Yang Bao also arrived, setting off a long string of firecrackers. His wife, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson also came to congratulate. Mo Qingze hurriedly welcomed them into the hall.
Looking at the spacious and magnificent hall, the village head's wife, Hu Shi, was full of envy. Her daughters-in-law were the same. They looked around the hall for a while before sitting down, holding white porcelain teacups and smelling the pleasant aroma of tea, feeling even more envious.
This, was the life of a wealthy family, wasn't it?
One after another, about forty to fifty people arrived, and with their wives and children, the entire hall was soon filled with people.
Although the Mo family's hall was quite large and there were plenty of chairs and stools, there were still too many people. Lin Yong and the others went back to fetch their own chairs and stools before they could sit down.
Originally, they thought that the next to arrive would be the elder members of the Mo family, but after waiting for a while, they didn't see any sign of them. Quite a few people subtly asked about it, and upon learning that the Mo family had indeed sent invitations, they sneered without saying anything.
Just then, there was a series of intense firecrackers outside the door, louder than the ones before.
Everyone thought it was the elders of the Mo family arriving, but then shook their heads. Although firecrackers weren't very expensive, a common string still cost more than ten big coins. It was unlikely that the Mo family would be willing to set off so many firecrackers all at once.
The people who arrived were indeed not the elders of the Mo family, but the Liu family of three who came in their own carriage.
"Ziyu, congratulations, congratulations," as he got off the carriage, Master Liu smiled and congratulated Mo Qingze, who came to greet him.
Master Liu's name was Anping, a gentle and refined middle-aged man. After failing to make any progress in officialdom, he started teaching at a private school after passing the imperial examinations. With his profound knowledge and humorous teaching style, he became quite famous in the private school.
"So it's Master Liu, Madam Liu, Miss Liu, welcome to our humble abode, please come in," Mo Qingze welcomed them warmly.
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