According to Yanbei's rules, a banquet will be held on the second day after moving to the new house, and some relatives and friends will be invited to the new house, which can also be regarded as adding some popularity to the new house.
However, the Ren family did not split up, and Ren Shimin's house was not strictly a welcome move, so Ren Shimin did not instruct the Li family to serve wine. However, some gentlemen from Yunyang Academy who were familiar with Ren Shimin got the news and sent their family members to bring some food or small gifts.
Li suggested that Ren Shimin invite friends from Yunyang Academy to come over and set up a few tables in the outer courtyard. Ren Shimin thought about it and then agreed. Those gentlemen in the academy and Ren Shimin were also like-minded, so Mr. Ren San was not disgusted by such entertainment.
Ren Yaoqi was happy when he saw it. Their room now needs some interpersonal contacts that have nothing to do with the Ren family, so that even if they turn against the Ren family one day, they will not be in an embarrassing situation of betrayal and separation.
Ren Yaoqi also discussed with Li Shi and Ren Yaohua. After a few days, the family has arranged to find a pretext to invite the wives and daughters of Ren Shimin's friends in the academy to come to the house, so that they can communicate with each other in the future.
Li was also educated by an aristocratic family. Of course, he understood that for Ren Shimin, who had just entered the Yunyang Academy and still had little qualifications, the interaction between these women in the inner courtyard was beneficial and harmless to him, so Li was very happy. The ground should go down, and even discussed with the two sisters in advance about the dishes to be used at that time, and what preparations need to be made in advance. For Mrs. Li, it was the first time after her marriage that she was the master of the house to treat guests.
However, what Li's mother and daughter did not expect was that before their post was sent, the post of Xu Shanchang's wife, Ouyang's, was sent first.
Mrs. Xu invited Li’s mother and daughter to go to Bailong Temple to worship Buddha, listen to Zen, and eat vegetarian dishes. Mrs. Xu also invited not only their mother and daughter, but also the wives and daughters of several teachers who also teach in Yunyang Academy.
Mrs. Xu's move was considered to be the act of handing them pillows when they were dozing off. She was very kind and considerate. Ren Yaoqi was worrying about how to help Li Shi and other wives communicate with each other, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed after receiving the post.
With Madam Xu's help, it would be much easier for Mrs. Li to enter the small circle of the ladies of Yunyang Academy.
So Ren Yaoqi immediately asked Li to send a message back to Mrs. Xu, saying that they must go.
On the day agreed with Mrs. Xu and the others, Mrs. Li got up early and dressed up. She didn't want to dress up to be fancy, on the contrary, she was dressed in a low-key and simple way, but Mrs. Li herself paid great attention to going out this time. After some thought, I made myself look elegant without losing Ren Shimin's face.
When Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua went to the main room to look for Mrs. Li, they both nodded when they saw her dress.
When she was about to go out, Ren Yaoying's maid ran over and said that Miss Jiu was a little uncomfortable and would not go to Bailong Temple with them today.
Li knew that this prostitute was careful and thoughtful, and she didn't expect to be in harmony with her mother and daughter. She just hoped that she would be well-behaved and not cause trouble. Although Ren Yaoying just made an excuse not to go when she heard this, Mrs. Li didn't say anything. She asked Xi'er to go over and see if she needed a doctor to come in and show Ren Yaoying a look, and she didn't force her to go out.
Ren Yaoying's absence did not affect the mood of Li's mother and daughter to go out. Seeing that it was almost time, Li went out with sisters Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua.
Shortly after Mrs. Li and the others left, Ren Yaoying, who was lying in bed pretending to be sick, got up. She instructed her maid, "Go to Zhou's house and tell Miss Zhou, and ask her to send a car to pick me up."
That maid later followed Ren Yaoying, and was caught by Aunt Fang with money. She was quite loyal to her, and went out immediately after receiving the order and reward.
Ren Yaoying sneered: "I won't go out with you as a decoration!"
Afterwards, the Zhou family really sent a carriage to pick them up, because the Zhou family said that they had been ordered by Mrs. Zhou to take over Yaoying to go to Zhou's house to meet with Miss Zhou, and also said that Mrs. Zhou and Aunt Fang's maiden sister-in-law were handkerchiefs, and The Zhou family had already sent someone to Bailong Temple to explain it to Mrs. Li, so the stewards that Mrs. Li left behind were not good at stopping the people of the Zhou family. Ren Yaoying dressed herself up and went out in the Zhou family's carriage. .
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Xu made an appointment to reunite at the city gate. When the Ren family's carriage came out of the city gate of Yunyang City, they saw several carriages. They were not late, but two wives had already arrived first.
Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Chen, who arrived first, are about the same age as Mrs. Li, and they are relatively young among the wives of Yunyang Academy. Mrs. Liu brought her second daughter, Liu Menghan, and her eldest daughter was born last year. married. Mrs. Chen brought her eldest daughter, Chen Zhiyi, and a three-year-old son.
Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Chen saw that Mrs. Li was very friendly, so they took the initiative to say hello. They should be gentle and kind people on weekdays. Both Liu Menghan and Chen Zhiyi are about the same age as Ren Yaoqi, and they are both docile and graceful in temperament.
Because their husbands-in-law were teaching at Yunyang Academy, Mrs. Li, Mrs. Liu, and Mrs. Chen soon had a chat. The three of them are well-educated ladies, they speak softly, and gestures are also gentle, so they have a good first impression of each other.
At this time, Ren Yaoqi had to thank Mrs. Xu for her thoughtfulness. With Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Chen who are similar in temperament to Mrs. Li, it will be easier for Mrs. Li to enter this circle in the future. Many times, interpersonal communication requires a person who hands out the olive branch first. Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Chen arranged for Mrs. Li by Mrs. Xu are the two people who handed over the olive branch.
After that, several wives came one after another, and they were all very well-educated. Mrs. Xu was the last to arrive. Although she was not late, she still expressed her apology to everyone who was waiting for her.
When she saw Ren Yaoqi, Mrs. Xu acted very close, beckoned Ren Yaoqi to go over, took her hand and said kindly: "Why do you look thinner than last time? Have you been practicing the piano well at home recently? Practicing painting? Take a ride with me today, I'm going to take a good exam, have you been lazy?"
Speaking of which, Mrs. Xu also joked with Mrs. Li, "I'll borrow your daughter to talk to my carriage, don't you mind?"
Li Shi felt Madam Xu's kindness and shook her head with a smile: "That's because you look down on her."
The wives next to them also laughed and joked a few times, Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "I heard before that Mrs., you have a new apprentice, and Meng Han kept arguing that she wanted to meet when she was at home. I don't want to see you today. I really have this opportunity to meet her, and she looks like a smart and lucky good boy."
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "They are all good children." After speaking, Mrs. Xu said to Liu Menghan and Chen Zhiyi, "I thought before that your temperaments should be compatible, and I saw you two chatting happily on the carriage just now. Not bad! In the future, you should come and go more, since you live close by anyway, so it is convenient to travel."
Liu Menghan and Chen Zhiyi respected Mrs. Xu very much, and they nodded their heads when they heard the words.
After chatting with each other enough, Mrs. Xu took the lead in getting into the carriage, and the ladies and ladies also got into their own carriages. Ren Yaoqi sat in Madam Xu's carriage.
When the carriage started to move, Ren Yaoqi said gratefully, "Thank you, Madam."
Mrs. Xu looked at her and smiled gently: "It's just a trivial matter. Speaking of which, you are still my savior. It's nothing if I give you a hand. You don't need to thank me. I will live my life well in the future. Today These ladies and gentlemen are very good-natured, and you can't go wrong with them when you spend more time with them on weekdays."
Ren Yaoqi was busy responding.
Mrs. Xu is a knowledgeable person, but Ren Yaoqi is also a master apprentice of a famous teacher, and she has read a lot of books, so she chatted with Mrs. Xu along the way, and the two of them were able to chat in one place, and they also had a good conversation.
Mrs. Xu was surprised by Ren Yaoqi's insight, but she also appreciated her even more. After all, at Ren Yaoqi's age, there are not many people in this world who can keep up with Madam Xu's thinking and conversation.
The carriage soon arrived at Bailong Temple, and Ren Yaoqi personally helped Mrs. Xu to get off the carriage.
Bailong Temple is such a place, and Ren Yaoqi is not unfamiliar. It seems that these wives and young ladies are also regulars here, and a group of people are familiar with each other along the way.
Mrs. Xu took the ladies to the incense and donated the sesame oil money, and then took them to listen to the master's teaching of Buddhist scriptures. Mrs. Xu is open-minded and does not let the young girls like Ren Yaoqi follow, and sends them to play with her.
Ren Yaoqi, Ren Yaohua, Liu Menghan and Chen Zhiyi left.
Several young ladies circled around the White Dragon Temple, chatting about local customs and customs along the way. These young ladies may not all be born into big families, but because of their family background, their conversation is very elegant, even Ren Yaohua listened to them Talking will not be boring.
Later, when they got tired of walking, they asked the monks in the temple to arrange a small courtyard for them to drink tea, chat and play chess.
After Ren Yaoqi won the game against Liu Menghan, she got up to give up her seat to Chen Zhiyi, but found that Ren Yaohua, who was sitting behind her, was no longer there.
Ren Yaoqi asked Apple, "Where's the third sister?"
Apple replied, "Miss San was going to change, so I took Sister Xiangqin and the others out. Miss, you were playing chess at the time, so Miss San didn't bother you."
Ren Yaoqi nodded and said nothing more.
Ren Yaohua did go out because she drank too much tea and wanted to change clothes, but she didn't expect to meet Zeng Kui on the way back when she came back.
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