Chapter 389: The crowded
Today is not only Qin Chi and Song Jin.
The rest of the family are also so busy that they are not touching the ground. The busiest person is probably Saburo. He set up a table and chair in front of the yard to receive gifts, and he is responsible for recording the gift list.
The invitation sent by Qin Chi indicates that no gifts are accepted. However, this does not mean that others don’t come to give gifts. Sanlang sat here early in the morning and was truly incompetent to receive gifts.
It''s just that.
These gifts were sent by various families in the capital, and 90% were from civil and military officials who were quite good at seeing Qin Chi. Wenge Lao and Minister Zhang almost quarreled with Qin Chi in the hall because of an invitation. The officials present couldn''t say that they didn''t know.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t receive the invitation.
Sending a servant to send a congratulatory gift should be a good relationship.
There is no one, and the gift has arrived.
For example, the Duke of Ningguo and the Duke of Lingyuan''s Mansion both sent gifts to each other. Some people who did not give it to the Qin family met and prepared a gift. No matter what, Qin Chi''s status is now extraordinary.
Taking this opportunity, it is also good to show your presence in front of Qin Chi. This caused the Qin family to clearly say that it was a small table, but in front of the gate it was particularly lively and there were many people coming and going.
The people you meet in front of the gate even greet each other.
The warm and familiar spirit was even more open than the Qin family. But no, they were not familiar with the Qin family, and they were more familiar with other families.
Lao Li saw that the situation was wrong.
As a temporary housekeeper, he immediately transferred a group of people and then barely made do with the guests. Otherwise, no one even had the tea to spare.
Lao Huo was responsible for the security issues in Qi’s mansion.
There are a group of guards under his command, working diligently to maintain order.
Qin Ba took over Qin Chi''s Changsui.
Now, as soon as he saw Xia Wei and his wife, the first guest to come to the door with an invitation post today, he immediately led the person to the main hall where the guests were hospitalized, and then ran to the main courtyard to report to Qin Chi:
"Young Master, Lord Xia and his family are here."
"So early? Okay, I''ll arrive later." Qin Chi replied to the door.
Song Jin urged him to entertain guests.
If a female family member comes to her house, she should be led to the backyard. She will also go to greet the guests later.
According to customs, fire is considered to be yang energy.
The time for banquets is usually chosen in the morning.
Because most of the invited guests were colleagues, they had to go to the yamen to pay duty in the morning. Qin Chi did not want to hold a banquet, so many people in the yamen asked for leave, so he changed the banquet to noon. In this way, colleagues can come to the Qin family after going to the yamen.
This is why Qin Chi dares to do this.
This is not even an excuse for someone to ask for leave.
Qin Chi went out to entertain guests first.
Qin Qi and several maids took the family members to the backyard.
Song Jin came forward to receive the visitors.
The one who came earlier was Mrs. Xia.
Mrs. Xia is a slightly fat woman with a fair and round face, not luxurious clothes, and a kind smile, giving people a sense of intimacy. This time she came here, she only brought her nanny and maid. Maybe it was because Xia Wei''s advice to ask her to come over earlier to see if she could help. This is also a concern that Song Jin had never attended the banquet and was not familiar with the head wives of the capital.
Just Mrs. Xia was sitting in the hall. The moment he saw Song Jin appear, he was stunned.
The first thought was who was so immoral and spread rumors outside, calling a good beauty an ugly woman?
Song Jin''s makeup suppressed her appearance by six or seven points, but who is Mrs. Xia? There were so many beauties I had seen. When Song Jin came here gently, Mrs. Xia knew that this was a beauty or the kind of beauty that was beautiful in her bones.
Grooming and makeup appropriately.
The manners and etiquette are also well-educated.
Graceful and graceful.
Song Jin smiled gently and said, "It is a great honor to invite Mrs. Xia on this festive day. If there is any inappropriate greetings, I hope my wife will forgive me."
"Where are there, I''ve disturbed you in advance, so don''t dislike me." Mrs. Xia came forward to hold Song Jin''s hand, but didn''t care at first. When her eyes touched Song Jin''s soft hand, she was stunned for several more days, especially when the other party''s hand was compared with her own.
I have to admit that it is far less beautiful than others.
Mrs. Xia’s little movements were very dim, and Song Jin didn’t notice them either.
"My master got up early and rushed me out together, saying that it was your one who asked him to come and wanted me to see him." Mrs. Xia said happily.
Song Jin heard Mrs. Xia teasing her cheeks flushed slightly, "It makes you laugh, my husband just loves to worry."
"Hey, the relationship between young people is good."
"I heard that you and Shangshu Xia are also excellent, and this is the most rare thing."
Song Jin''s words made Mrs. Xia''s smile even deeper.
This is indeed rare.
When you were young, it was nothing for a couple to have a good relationship. What was rare is that you had a good relationship for decades. However, there were still two concubines in Xia Wei''s back house, who were carried up from slaves, rather than being brought into the door from outside. But even so, compared to other officials, it is rare to be clean in the back house.
The two started chatting again.
It’s hard to imagine that the two of them had just met today.
Mrs. Xia is no longer like Song Jin. She often goes out for social events. She often goes out to and from various families in the upper-class circles, and Song Jin can''t even catch up with her. Mrs. Xia used her chat to talk about some interesting stories, such as who is taboo about what, which one has a holiday with whom. The number of people mentioned here may come today.
Song Jin knew that Mrs. Xia was interested in giving her some advice, so she took the opportunity to ask a few questions humbly and immediately asked the servants to correct the negligence.
It is approaching noon.
The Qin family has gradually fewer people coming to give gifts.
Occasionally I come to one or two stores.
This time is when the guests who really take the invitation to come to the door.
Some of them came to the yamen half an hour in advance, and were wearing official uniforms. Qin Chi said that he would not accept gifts, but those who came here would not really come to the door empty-handed. Everyone has something in their hands.
Most of them are ordinary things that do not touch valuables. It is like fresh pastries and fruits, or a jar of wine, a bag of tea, spices, or a lonely calligraphy and painting, and the four treasures of the study. The lonely book is a handwritten copy for myself, and the calligraphy and paintings are drawn by me.
These things are not expensive. It can only be said that they are matched with their identities, everything is just right.
The specifications of the Qin family’s banquet today, and the guests did not see any valuable decorations along the way. In the upper circles in the capital, the word "sweet" can be called "sweet". No one who has been born is wrong.
As the saying goes, you need to use any pot with any lid. This is how Qin Chi fought from the capital. He lived a frank and unrestrained life without any hesitation from his poor family. Instead, it made people look up to him.