The Yan family is going to hold a banquet today, and all the military generals in Yancheng will come to wish the old general a happy new year.
The Yan family had no female leader in the past few years, so those generals who came with their families could only be entertained by the wives of the four adopted sons of the Yan family, Fengyun Leidian, and several mothers in the mansion. After all, they were adopted sons and did not live in the mansion, so it was inevitable that they would stumble when doing things. Even the most respectable mother was still a servant, so no matter how well the banquet was prepared, it was bound to be boring.
Fortunately, they were all subordinates, and they knew that the Yan family was in a special situation. Every family in the army had a few heroic soldiers, so they just ate a few words and then left.
Yesterday, Yan Gui rode a horse in the street, holding a woman in his arms. Naturally, the news reached everyone. The number of female military relatives who came to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year was twice as many as in previous years. Those women of marriageable age and young children also came to the Yan Mansion with their parents.
The wives of Fengyun Leidian and the other four naturally came early with their children to help entertain them.
Wei Yang ate a few dumplings and then separated from Yan Gui in the garden, one went to the front hall and the other went to the back flower hall.
When we stepped into the flower hall, the four sisters-in-law were already doing their respective duties, directing the servants in the house to go in and out, preparing for the lunch banquet.
The children were all in the small hall next door, the older ones watching the younger ones. Girls over twelve years old followed their mothers to learn how to entertain guests, while the older boys followed their fathers to the front hall to entertain the guests.
Seeing Wei Yang coming in, Yan Feng's wife smiled cheerfully: "Sister is here, were you drunk last night? Do you have a headache?"
Having said that, there is no intention of joking at all; it really shows genuine concern.
“I don’t know whether I was drunk or not, but I fell asleep as soon as I entered the room and have been sleeping until now. Please forgive me, my sisters-in-law.” Wei Yang smiled and bowed.
"Sister, come here quickly and see if the preparations for today's banquet are all right?" Yan Lei's wife was a petite woman. She smiled before she spoke, revealing a pair of dimples on her cheeks.
Wei Yang had heard gossip from Xiao Cao that Yan Lei's wife was the daughter of a tofu-making family in a small town below Yancheng. Yan Lei passed by the town and fell in love with her at first sight. He threw down hundreds of taels of silver as a betrothal gift and brought the girl back.
General Yan knew that it was already a few days later, and he whipped the man 20 times in front of all the soldiers to serve as a warning to others. After all, the matter was done, and it was not easy to send the girl back, so he had to go to the door in person to ask for her hand in marriage, and only then could this absurd matter be smoothed over.
Yan Lei is tall and strong, but his wife is the petite and most beautiful among his brothers.
Wei Yang responded, walked over slowly, stretched her head to look at the list in Yan Yun's wife's hand, and said softly: "Sister is new here and doesn't understand the rules of Yanzhou. The sisters-in-law always do the best."
Yan Yun's wife is a girl from a wealthy family in Yancheng. She has been taught since she was young and is good at needlework, knitting, playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Naturally, the list of this banquet came from her hand.
Yesterday, at the family dinner, the old general had already said that Wei Yang was Yan Gui's unmarried daughter-in-law, but he did not mention her background at all. Looking at Wei Yang's appearance, it was clear that she was a girl raised by a big family.
The old general didn't say anything and no one asked. When Fengyun Leidian returned home at night, he still secretly reminded his wife and children that when they saw Wei Yang in the future, they should respect her like the mistress of the Yan Mansion and not neglect her.
"That won't do. We are all unsophisticated people. Only your sister-in-law can read a few words. There are bound to be omissions. It's better for your sister to help take a look." Yan Feng's wife said quickly.
Yan Dian’s wife was a taciturn young woman. She just stood behind her sister-in-law, smiling softly, but her eyes were full of sincerity.