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Within half an hour, several other people arrived one after another. Mrs. Zeng introduced them one by one, and He Hua also looked at them carefully.
The first one to arrive was Hua Baotou's wife. Although Hua Baitou did not have a high official position, she was a local and had many relatives and friends in the county. Secondly, she was very familiar with the government servants and gangsters in the county, so No one dared to neglect him, and naturally Mrs. Hua was able to join the ranks of official wives.
Madam Hua is a short woman, but not thin. She wears a peach red silk dress with lotus patterns, which tightly wraps her round body. Her every move makes people worry that she will hear the sound of the fabric tearing.
Her skin is dark, and the pink color makes her face even more strange. Her hair is covered with hair, and her neck is stiff when she walks. Chapter 362: She dare not make any big movements with open swords and hidden guns. I was afraid that I might lose my head accidentally.
He Hua felt that Mrs. Zeng's eyes were full of disdain and ridicule when she introduced Madam Hua. She had a hard time holding back her smile when looking at such a person, but she still pretended to be nonchalant and stepped forward to greet her: "Madam Hua, please come in quickly."
"I've met Mrs. Qi." Mrs. Hua's etiquette was quite thorough, but her head made a tinkling sound when she moved a little, which made the people next to her look at her hard work.
The next person to arrive was Liu Tuiguan's wife, Mrs. Jiang. She was a tall woman. She was not very good-looking, but she had fair skin and small eyebrows. She was quite attractive. She was wearing a large-sleeved top with an azurite elastic and ink intertwining lotus pattern. The white skirt with high threads and only two hairpins simply inserted into the hair made her skin look clearer and more elegant. He stepped forward to salute with an indifferent expression, and then sat by the window, ignoring the other three people.
When Hehua saw that three people had come, and each person brought two girls, the room was full, so he smiled and said, "I have girls waiting for me here. The girls brought by my sisters will be here." How about they go to the west side hall to drink tea and eat fruit?"
"You prefer them." Mrs. Zeng smiled when she heard this, turned to the two girls behind her and said, "Follow me, I don't need you to serve me here."
Naturally, the other two people had no other opinions, so Bai Zhi came up and saluted: "Sisters, please follow me!"
When Mrs. Zeng saw Bai Zhi, she said "Yo" and beckoned: "This girl is so handsome, come here and show me."
Bai Zhi stepped forward with a blushing face and saluted, "I have met Madam."
"Get up quickly." Mrs. Zeng took Bai Zhi's hand, pulled it to her side, and said in her mouth, "Look at this child's condition, he is really juicy. He looks like a girl there, but he looks like a child." Rich lady, look at this thin skin and tender flesh." Then she turned to He Hua and said, "Mrs. Qi can't bear to let this girl do the work, right?"
He Hua smiled and said: "A few days ago, I joked that I would give her a lotus seat and put it at home. With such a graceful appearance, no one would be willing to use her. Now I just follow me to learn a few words and learn some needlework." "
"How old are you this year?" Mrs. Zeng asked still refusing to let go.
"To tell you what to do, madam, this slave is twelve years old."
"You are only twelve years old. I thought you were thirteen or fourteen by looking at your appearance!" Mrs. Zeng let go of her hand as if with some regret, "Go ahead, you can go have tea and talk on your own, there is no need to set rules here. "
Madam Hua on the side suddenly said: "Mrs. Zeng likes this girl so much. How about asking Mrs. Qi to give her back to Master Zeng?"
Mrs. Zeng's expression suddenly turned ugly, and she said with a stern face: "Where did Madam Hua start with these words? This girl is only twelve years old, about the same age as your daughter."
When Madam Hua heard her comparing her daughter to a girl, her face suddenly turned red and she looked like she was about to have an attack.
He Hua was about to get up and smooth things over when an announcement came from outside: "Mrs. Ma has arrived."
Mr. Ma is the county magistrate, second only to Qi Jintang in the county. When they heard that Mrs. Ma had arrived, they both stopped talking and followed Hehua to get up and go to greet her. He Hua suddenly remembered the person she saw on the first day when she arrived at the county government office, with sinister features and stern eyes, claiming to be the county magistrate, and wondered what his wife looked like.
Not long after I walked out of the flower hall, I saw a young woman coming in, followed by two girls and two wives. I guess it was Mrs. Ma. When someone walked in and took a closer look, they found that she looked quite good. There were some imperceptible pockmarks on her cheeks and cheekbones, as if a few white sesame seeds were sprinkled on white paper.
She smiled before the person in front of her opened her mouth, and her crooked eyebrows seemed a bit festive. After the greeting, she took He Hua's hand and said, "I wanted to come see you a few days ago, but my master said that you have just settled down." I went to join in the fun, but it seemed like I had no tutor, so I didn't dare to come, but I kept thinking about it. Fortunately, you posted a message to invite me, otherwise I would have suffocated at home."
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Zeng's face suddenly turned ugly. Among so many people, she was the only one who had come to see the lotus in advance. Now, it was obvious that she had no tutor, but she didn't name her by name. If she had an attack Instead, he was asking for trouble, holding in his breath until his chest hurt.
"It's sunny, stop standing outside, let's go in, sit and talk." He Hua hurriedly called people into the house, and then called the girl to serve tea to Mrs. Ma.
Mrs. Ma picked up the tea bowl and lifted the lid. The tea inside was silvery and green. Most of the tea leaves were falling slowly and blooming slowly at the bottom of the cup. It smelled fragrant and light. It was slightly astringent in the mouth but had a sweet and long-lasting aftertaste. She couldn't help but praise it. : "The excellent Biluochun is indeed a good tea."
Mrs. Hua immediately praised: "As expected of Mrs. Ma, I knew what kind of tea it was after just one sip. We only thought it tasted delicious, but we couldn't tell the difference."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ma suddenly looked proud and said: "Bi Luochun is the best among the teas, and Mrs. Qi's tea is even the best among the best. It is really rare." After saying this, she suddenly laughed and said, "Before I came here, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to drink it. I'm used to tea from the north, so I asked the girl to bring this year's new Mingqian Longjing. Who knew Mrs. Qi would have such good tea here? I'm really angry." After saying that, he pursed his lips and looked at the lotus, as if he wanted to see what she had. Same reaction.
Hehua was not angry after hearing this. She didn't even move her eyebrows. She just smiled and said: "Yuqian is the top grade, Mingqian is the treasure. As the saying goes, Qian's tea is as valuable as gold. If Mingqian's Longjing tea is not good, , what else can be called good tea, but I have already brewed the Biluochun, there is no need to brew Longjing again, but since Mrs. Ma has brought it, it is better to keep it, I will ask someone to make some Take Bi Luochun back to Madam Ma, do you think this is okay?"
"Of course this is the best. After all, I'm taking advantage!" Mrs. Ma forced a smile, then changed the subject and said, "Why hasn't Mrs. Wang arrived yet? What time is it?"
"I've already sent people out to greet her. Maybe I didn't find the right alley." Hehua turned to Miao'er and said, "Get the opera singers ready. When Mrs. Wang arrives, we'll sit down and start the opera."
"Yes!" Miao'er went down to pass the play, held up the play list and said, "Grandma and the ladies will take a look at the play list first to relieve their boredom, and think about some plays."
"The girls around Mrs. Qi are all smart." Mrs. Zeng praised, looked at Miao'er for a few times, and felt that she was not as good-looking as Bai Zhi, so she took the play list and looked at it carefully.
Mrs. Ma, however, became unhappy for no reason at all. She turned to the girl behind her with a smile and said: "You two are so busy watching how other people do things and talk. Learn from them. Next time When I serve wine to treat guests, you all should be smarter. If you don't get compliments from others, I'll beat you out later and buy some more."
Mrs. Zeng was so choked that she originally said something about holding a lotus flower, but she offended Mrs. Ma and involved the lotus flower. She was so angry that she just stared at the playbill and stopped making any sound.
He Hua, however, seemed to have nothing to do with her, and smiled and said to Mrs. Liu beside her: "I wonder what plays my sister usually likes to listen to? I just came from the north, and I don't know what is good after looking at this play list. It's not as good as my sister's. Can you teach me a lesson?"
"I like to listen to the teasing orders in A Chinese Girl's Leaving Soul and the lantern moths flying south in the Palace of Eternal Life. I don't know much about the others. It's just a matter of watching what they order." Although Mrs. Liu has always been cold and indifferent, she has not lost the face of Lotus. After saying that, she saw that a girl had already come forward with a pen and ink to ask her to check the list. She looked at the lotus with surprise, drew a circle in front of the two plays with her pen, and put it on the plate.
Mrs. Zeng saw that Mrs. Liu was very respectful to Hehua, so she immediately came over and wrote two paragraphs of the play: "Mrs. Liu likes to listen to those literate things, but I like lively things. This piece of Zhang Ding's wisdom and magic combination The Hunjianglong in Luozhong is very lively, Mrs. Qi will listen to it later."
Mrs. Ma saw that they were talking lively, and only Mrs. Hua was still trying to please her in front of her. She glanced at her and asked, "What show are you ordering?"
"There is no drama in Qingxi County that Madam Ma has not heard of. I am so good at doing what I do, so of course I would like you to order some good ones, and we will take advantage of them." Madam Hua said with a complimentary smile.
Mrs. Ma raised her hand and licked the broken hair on her forehead, and said with some pride: "I often listen to operas, but I have listened to too many operas, and I don't know what to choose!" She pretended to look at the opera list for a long time. , seeing that no one else came to support him, he angrily hooked up a few and threw them aside.
At this time, Banxia led a woman in her thirties. She was not short but extremely thin, and her face was very pale. There was only one girl behind him, but she didn't look like a girl. She was the wife of the king's secretary. It's not here yet, so naturally it should be this.
He Hua hurriedly stood up and went out to welcome him, and the others also stood up and went out. Mrs. Ma didn't wait for everyone to greet each other and said: "If you are not well, just send someone to say something. Why bother to come so late? Everyone Everyone is here and I’m just waiting for you.”
Mrs. Wang took a few breaths but said nothing, but the little girl behind her said: "My mother just got sick. She has been resting for a few days. It doesn't matter. This is the first time that the county magistrate's wife has posted a treat. How about it?" Don’t you dare come to see me?”
Only then did Hehua realize that the little girl was a girl from the Wang family, so she stepped forward and held Mrs. Wang's arm and said, "We won't be polite if you're not feeling well. Let's go inside and sit down to rest. I'll wait for people to serve the food. Let's eat and watch." Drama. Why didn’t sister take care of a girl? It’s always good to have two more people to take care of her.”
"The girls were left outside in the car, and they were brought in to cause trouble for you. Why bother? I have a girl waiting by my side. Isn't it better than the girls!" Mrs. Wang was really in a bad state of mind. She said these words in the middle of the sentence. Take a few breaths.
Miao'er hurriedly stepped forward to take over and helped Mrs. Wang to sit down in the room. Hehua also invited everyone else to sit down, and sent people to ask Mrs. Wang's maid to come in for dinner, and also asked people to arrange the carriage driver and entourage.
Lotus naturally sits on the east table in the middle, with Mrs. Ma side by side. To the east of Lotus is Mrs. Wang, then Mrs. Zeng, and to the west of Mrs. Ma are Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Hua.
After receiving the news, the cook began to serve the food. The gongs and drums of the small show began to beat, and the dishes began to be served. There were sixteen dishes in total, four cold and eight hot, two plates of dim sum and two soups.
The little opera in the yard has begun to sing, and the dishes in the house are also served one after another. The four cold dishes are drunken pickled crab, white-cut duck meat, red shredded crystal clams, and bean sprouts mixed with jellyfish. Hot dishes include fried quail with three fresh bamboo shoots, pan-fried three-color fresh fish, steamed anchovies with anchovies, yam meatballs, crispy hoof with wine and vinegar, roast duck with soy sauce, five-flavor gluten, and fried raw sheep tripe. The two snacks were lotus root starch osmanthus cake and almond cheese cheese, and the two soups were chicken skin and sour bamboo shoot soup and clam meat, lily and cornstarch soup.
While Hehua was gathering her energy to deal with the overt and covert verbal quarrels between them, she also had to greet everyone to eat and deal with their various problems. The meal was very tiring until everyone put down their chopsticks. He Hua glanced at them and saw what they were saying, but they didn't delay eating. Only the things in front of them moved very little.
Mrs. Ma turned around and said, "No wonder Mrs. Qi is the thinnest among us. It depends on how much she eats, and how much we, the big-bellied guys, eat."
He Hua hurriedly said: "I ate early and late, and I'm not hungry yet! I don't know if you guys have eaten well. I'm mainly here to entertain you."
Mrs. Zeng first smiled and said, "Of course I've eaten."
"It's rare to eat such a sumptuous meal. I really like this clam meat, lily and jade bamboo stew, but I don't know if Mrs. Qi was willing to give me a copy of the recipe." Mrs. Liu surprisingly agreed. .
"Of course it's not difficult." He Hua asked the person to remove the table and replace it with Liu'an tea. He asked the person to prepare pen and paper in the east room, and asked Miao'er to go back to the room to get the recipe. He copied a copy on the spot and handed it to Liu. lady.
"Mrs. Qi's handwriting is really good." Mrs. Liu glanced at the lotus a few more times. "Everyone says that the handwriting is like the person it is. Madam's handwriting is delicate but not concealing its strength, which is really rare."
"Mrs. Liu is so complimentary." Hehua handed the prescription to her. After sitting back, he asked with concern, "Mrs. Wang, can you still enjoy the lunch meal?"
Miss Wang said: "Thank you madam for your concern. My mother also likes this clam meat, lily and jade bamboo stew. She uses it much more than usual."
"Then I will also give you a prescription, but Mrs. Wang is weak, so it is better to give it to the doctor first before using it."
After He Hua said this, before she could get up, she heard Miss Wang say, "I don't dare to do anything to you, Madam. I'll just go and copy it myself."
"Xiao Zhen, wait for Miss Wang to copy the prescription." He Hua did not refuse and continued to sit down and listen to the play with the ladies.
After the recipe was copied, Mrs. Wang stood up and said goodbye: "I'm not feeling well and can't sit still, so I won't disturb everyone's interest here. You can listen to the play while I go back first."
Mrs. Ma snorted when she heard this and said: "You shouldn't go out and walk around when you are not in good health. Last time you had a meal at my house and said you didn't feel well when you came back. You lay down for many days before getting up. We are familiar with each other." That's all, Mrs. Qi doesn't know how your face looks like if you go back and lie down with your medicine jar-like body."
After hearing this, Miss Wang's face turned red, and she retracted her hands and squeezed them tightly in her sleeves. However, Mrs. Wang stood up to block her, and then she gradually regained her breath, and supported Mrs. Wang to salute the lotus. Then bid farewell.
Hehua sent the person out to the second door, then sent Miaoer to help him out, and then came back to accompany the remaining four people. Somehow, Mrs. Liu sat in Mrs. Wang's seat, next to Hehua's table. , Mrs. Hua also took the opportunity to get close to Mrs. Ma and flatter her in various ways.
Mrs. Liu waited for He Hua to come back and then began to tell her the general causes and consequences of the drama on the podium. The two of them talked animatedly for a while. Mrs. Zeng couldn't sit still on her butt. She twisted a few times and finally couldn't help but stand up and said: "I suddenly remembered that there is something else at home, and I have to confess and go back first."
"Why are you leaving before the second play that Mrs. Zeng ordered has been sung?" Madam Hua asked, "I never heard from my sister that there was anything wrong before. Why did you suddenly think of something?"
"I'm getting older, and my brain isn't as useful as it used to be. I didn't just think of this suddenly." As soon as Mrs. Zeng said she was leaving, she couldn't sit still anymore. She stood up and said goodbye to Hehua, "I disturbed Madam's interest." , it really deserves to be damned.”
"We will all be in the same place from now on. There will be a lot of time to get together. Why worry about today? If you have something to do at home, you have to go back first." Hehua also sent Mrs. Zeng to the second door.
Before she came back and entered the room, she heard Mrs. Hua take it upon herself to remove the play Mrs. Zeng ordered and replace it with the one ordered by Mrs. Ma just now. She also said with a smile: "That person has never had any taste. He only thinks of plays." It's all about the dancing and dancing to make it look good, but I don't know that the singing and lyrics are the most appetizing, but that kind of drama is too much for her to listen to."
Madam Ma raised her fan to cover her mouth and smiled, as if she liked the flattery.
He Hua was curious, even if Mrs. Ma was the wife of the county magistrate, she wouldn't be so shameless and flattering as Mrs. Hua, would she? I don’t know what my mother’s family is like.
Mrs. Liu seemed to have read He Hua's thoughts. Before He Hua could sit down, she stood up first and said, "Mrs. Qi, I want to change my clothes. I don't know where is the best place?" She winked at He Hua.
He Hua understood and said, "Let me accompany you in. I just want to change my clothes too."
The two of them tidied up quickly when they got to the back. After they came out to wash their hands, Mrs. Liu said: "Mrs. Ma's natal family is one of the largest tea merchants in our province. Although she is a concubine, her mother is favored at home, so she has money." If you have more, you are naturally confident, Master Ma’s official position was bought by her family with money.”
"So that's the reason." He Hua was stunned after hearing this, but also wondered why she would say this to him. Seeing her being so frank, he asked directly without hiding it, "Thank you, Mrs. Liu, for letting me know. I just don't know, Liu." Why would Madam tell me these things?”
"You are a cheerful person. I was right." Mrs. Liu said with a smile, "My master always said that Mr. Qi is a good boss when he goes back these days. I came here today to see how he is. After seeing him Madam is like this, she really believed her husband’s words.”
"That's strange what Madam said. Why do you know how my adults are doing when you see me?" He Hua asked more and more puzzled.
"We are not a family. You can tell if you don't enter the same family." Mrs. Liu pursed her lips and smiled, which made her look a little more gentle, and she looked very attractive.
Hehua also smiled when he heard this and replied: "Then I think Madam has seen your master, and he must be a good official. No wonder my husband told me that Mr. Liu is a man of real ability."
The two people immediately became closer after just a few words. Mrs. Liu was not as cold as she was outside before, but she still called Lotus the same name and said: "Madam, come to my house as a guest when you have time. My house is small and I can't afford to invite such a person." There are many people, so I am too lazy to post a message to hold a banquet, and asking them to go will only make people feel disgusted."
"Okay, I will definitely come to your door to make trouble. If I go there too often in the future, you might start to dislike me.
Two people came out from behind when they said this, making Mrs. Ma look at them strangely, raised her eyebrows and said: "I always thought Mrs. Liu was a cold beauty, and she never smiled at me once. I didn't expect that she would. When it's not cold, Mrs. Qi and I look like old acquaintances."
This was indeed said in a somewhat rude manner, not to mention that Mrs. Liu's appearance was not even close to that of a beauty, and it seemed as if she was talking about the high-ranking wife of the county magistrate.
He Hua took it over with a smile and said, "I am the one who talks a lot and pesters Mrs. Liu with questions. I make her laugh by asking silly questions!" After saying that, before Mrs. Ma could ask again, she immediately changed the subject and said, "This What will be sung on the stage now? The scene has changed as soon as we entered."
"This is what Madam Ma just ordered, the Peony Pavilion aria Jixianbin." Mrs. Hua interjected from the side, "This play is very good. Madam Qi should also listen to it."
"Since that's the case, everyone should be silent. I have to listen carefully." Hehua blocked all Mrs. Ma's subsequent remarks with one sentence.
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