Chapter 294 Fatty Zhou
After the naughty children left, Zhu Pingan cleaned up the messy table made by the naughty children, caught the innocent toad in his hand, walked out of the door, and The toad was placed outside in the flowerbed and then covered loosely with soil.
Okay, let’s continue hibernating.
After that, I returned to the room again, laid out my pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and continued practicing calligraphy. This time there were no naughty children to disturb him, until a little maid came to say that the Hou Mansion was hosting a dinner reception, so Zhu Pingan collected the pen, ink, paper and inkstone and followed the little maid to the front hall where the banquet was held.
Turn left and right, walk through the mountain verandah, and pass through several doors before arriving at the banquet place.
This is one of the many rooms in the Hou Mansion. It is a small living room. Although it is a small living room, it is very large and the furnishings are also very particular. It is covered with carpets, jade screens, potted plants, vases, etc. in the room. , in addition to some valuable furnishings such as corals and exquisite jade carvings, people can know at a glance that this family is a wealthy family.
There is a nave and a couplet hanging in the middle of the living room. The couplet reads, "Coarse clothes, light food, and some tea, I enjoy this blessing! If the family governs the country and the world, these things are left to chance." ”
You are still living a simple life, but you are already so extravagant.
This couplet should be left by the ancestors of the Li family who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to found the country. However, looking at the furnishings in the living room, I knew that this couplet written by the ancestors of the Li family was in vain. It is estimated that if the ancestor Quanxia knew about it, he would jump with anger.
When he entered the living room, Zhu Pingan found that everyone else was already seated, most of them were girls. Sitting in the middle was a silver-haired old woman who looked to be in her sixties. It looked like everyone was surrounding her like stars holding the moon.
The second, third, fourth and sixth ladies of the Hou family were all sitting around the old woman, with Li Shu sitting a little further away.
The old lady of the Hou Mansion held a little lolita in her arms. The little lolita bit her chubby fingers and looked at Zhu Pingan. There was also a naughty child leaning on the old lady's knees, looking at the door with a provocative face. Zhu Pingan.
As soon as Zhu Pingan entered the living room, everyone turned to look at Zhu Pingan.
"Hey, who is this big brother? Is he the person we are waiting for? Why are you here? Niu Niu is getting hungry from waiting." The little Lolita in the arms of the old lady of the Hou Mansion , biting his chubby little fingers, covering his belly with paper, looking at Zhu Pingan with a cute look on his face and asked.
"That's right. Even if we wait for so long, my sister and I are still not polite enough." The naughty boy who was leaning against the old lady of the Hou Mansion looked at Zhu Pingan with a provocative look on his face.
Then, the face of the old lady of the Hou Mansion, which was already bad, turned even worse.
The sixth lady of the Hou Mansion covered her mouth and let out a chuckle after hearing this. She looked at Zhu Ping'an with eyes filled with gloating.
Got it.
The little maid just now was probably instigated by one of them and deliberately delayed calling her for a long time. It's really interesting. It seems that there are many people in the Hou Mansion who are unhappy with me.
“I am really ashamed to be born late.”
Zhu Ping'an bowed and apologized to everyone, readily admitting that he was late, and did not pull the little maid who had just called him out for a confrontation. They came prepared. How could I let myself get the hang of it? It would be better to admit my mistake directly and readily.
"That's all, take a seat."
The old lady of the Hou Mansion, sitting in the middle, made a face and waved her hand to indicate that Zhu Pingan should take a seat, and then a little maid answered. Walked to Zhu Pingan and led Zhu Pingan to another table.
Ancient etiquette: For seven years, men and women sit on different tables and eat in different utensils. That is, when a child reaches seven years old, men and women cannot sit together or eat at the same table. In the Hou Mansion. It's even more particular.
The old lady and the others sat at a table, while Zhu Pingan sat at a table by himself, with no one accompanying him. It seems that the Hou Mansion really doesn't take him seriously. Zhu Pingan became more certain about this issue after he sat down.
The meals were served one after another in a luxurious and extravagant manner. Even Zhu Ping'an had more than ten dishes on the table, not to mention the table of the old lady of the Hou Mansion and others.
"Ancestor, let me make something delicious while I'm gone."
A voice unique to a boy in the period of changing his voice came from outside the door. Then I saw a familiar fat man trotting in.
This fat man is very familiar. He was the last one among the group of noble disciples who rode into the city at the city gate. He was also the one who kissed everything he brought with him when he was waiting in line for the examination. , the picture means which weird fat guy I have kissed (stable).
When I heard people calling him Fatty Zhou or Master Zhou at the city gate, I thought his surname was Zhou, but I didn't expect that his surname was Li. That must be because the last character of his name was "zhou".
This fat man is not the same type as the fat man Xue Chi. This fat man is the pure second generation ancestor. From the inside to the outside, it also exudes a strong second-hand atmosphere.
This fat man is the most beloved one among the grandsons of the Hou Mansion, and the old lady of the Hou Mansion. He still has an unfazed look on his face, his face is full of smiles, and his eyes are narrowed in laughter.
"You greedy monkey grandson, when did our ancestors forget that you, the hozen, came here." The old lady of the Hou Mansion smiled from ear to ear, beckoned the fat man to come over, and asked with concern, " Why did you come here after sleeping for a while? Why didn't you sleep a little longer? You were in the examination room for nine days and seven nights, but your grandmother was so worried that you fell asleep as soon as you entered the house. , Grandma didn’t ask you, how did you do in the exam this time?”
After hearing what the old lady of the Hou Mansion said, the fat man said with a arrogant look, “Grandpa, don’t worry, grandson. This time it was stable."
Zhu Ping'an at the other table was speechless after hearing what the fat man said. You must have kissed me.
Li Shu, who was sitting at the table, rolled her eyes when she heard this. She had long heard that this cousin from her uncle's family was the most unreliable. When she was a child, she was just like a pig, lazy, stupid, greedy, and self-righteous. I don’t know how much effort my uncle put in to get him qualified for the national examination, but now he still dares to say that he has passed it, which is ridiculous. If what Zhu Ping'an said can be justified, I don't understand where you get the confidence.
"Okay, okay, you know my monkey is a promising person." The old lady of the Hou Mansion laughed even more heartily when she heard this, "It's not in vain for your mother and the others to go to the temple to pray for you."
"Hey, who are you?"
The fat man walked into the living room and was about to go to the table of the old lady of the Hou Mansion, but suddenly found Zhu Pingan, stopped and turned sideways. Asked with a fat face.
Before Zhu Pingan spoke, the naughty kid who was leaning against the old lady of the Hou Mansion ran out and howled at the sound. He hugged the fat man's thigh and pointed at Zhu Pingan.
"He's a bumpkin here to take advantage."
The naughty boy pointed at Zhu Pingan and said to the fat man with squinted eyes. There was still a little flame in the little eyes that looked at Zhu Pingan.
Hearing this, Fatty Zhou looked at Zhu Pingan with disdain. Country bumpkin, turns out to be a pariah! You dare to take advantage of our Linhuai Marquis Mansion!
"Rui'er, what are you talking about? That is your future fifth brother-in-law." Miss Six of the Hou Mansion covered her mouth and smiled.
Except for Li Shu and the little maid Baozi behind her, the others did not mean to educate the naughty child about Zhu Ping'an, but instead felt gloating about his misfortune.
"I don't want a country bumpkin to be my fifth brother-in-law. I want my grandma's cousin to be my fifth brother-in-law, and I don't want this country bumpkin."
The naughty boy looked at Zhu Pingan with an unhappy face and yelled.
"Ahem, children's words are unbridled, children's words are unbridled. Okay, come here, Rui'er, come to sister." The second young lady of the Hou family held a handkerchief to her lips and coughed. Half trying to smooth things over, he called to the naughty child. (End of this chapter)