Zhen Fei rises up in the Red Chamber

It is not surprising that there are so many people in the Hundred Days Banquet of the Dragon and Phoenix Twins of the Zhen family this time, and there are many people who were not originally in the category of entertaining guests. It seems strange that there will naturally be more onlookers, and those who come and go will naturally be far away and wide, and those who are originally far away, or who are far away from each other, the Zhen family did not specifically inform them People like that, who can know about things like the Zhen family, probably didn't hear about it by accident, or they didn't know how many people passed it on to them. Those close to me are late, and there are also cases where the twin full moons of dragon and phoenix twins are missed.Even if some catch up in time, but it is too late, there are also some.For example, the people from Zhenjiang or something.

But it doesn't matter if you don't catch up with the double full moon. Isn't there still a hundred days left? Pack some gifts and go out early. How can you catch up? The information is not, not to mention those who are already a little dazed about asking for a child, and even if they are a little rude, even if they are a bit thick-skinned, compared with the heirs, then it doesn't matter. Don't think that literati don't understand pragmatism.

It is precisely because of this that the Hundred Days Banquet this time naturally has more people, not just one or two more people.The gift received made Master Zhen and Mrs. Zhen a little speechless.

Looking at the list of gifts from each family in the account book, and the sum of the inventory just sent by the housekeeper, Mrs. Zhen really wondered if she was old, or her eyesight was blurred because she was not doing well in confinement?

"Master, look, the Zhou family in Wangjia Town to the west actually sent a box of pearls. This is not their style. The Zhou family old man is notoriously stingy, and here, the Donglin Town The Wang family actually sent six bolts of tribute satin, which is not something they can have, and it probably got the honor of the Jinling Wang family, I don’t know when they got it, so they are willing to take it out?"

When Mr. Zhen heard this, he couldn't help but want to laugh. He is not a fool. At the banquet today, how could these people not understand what they were thinking?Those jealous eyes really make people feel at ease, it's me, at this age, there can still be such a beautiful couple.

"What else could it be for? Isn't it just for the children? Didn't you notice that most of the extra families this time were hesitant because of the issue of offspring? Those who gave a lot, I'm afraid the offspring in the family are also Thin ones, let's not talk about them, today is the master of the third bedroom of the Lin family, and he told me specifically that he wants to come again in a few days, saying that he wants his wife to hug the children so that they can also be blessed , to add a brother or sister to Brother Xun, although it is in a joking tone, but this can also explain the problem, our pair of children, this time, let their parents make a lot of money .”

Speaking of making a fortune, Mr. Zhen couldn't help but also started flipping through the account books, wanting to see how much money he had received. He really has been in it for decades now, and it's rare for him to be fascinated by money once, so he can't lose the chain.

I don't know if I don't read it, I was shocked when I saw it, looking at the number on it, Master Zhen couldn't help rubbing his eyes:

"It's really surprising. Apart from the cloth and jewelry, there are actually thousands of taels of silver?"

"This is not counting as a meeting gift for the children. I asked the girl in charge to put away all those things and write up the account books. There are a lot of them."

Seeing that Mr. Zhen was as startled as she was, Mrs. Zhen calmed down instead, counted with her fingers, and then said:

"The total amount of goods is no less than 2000 taels. We only spent more than 400 taels for the banquet this time. This has become a business for making money. I feel ashamed to hold it."

The two were talking there, and Zhen Fei listened to it for a long time, and couldn't help but follow suit:

"Just prepare more things for the younger siblings and return them back. They must like them very much. When Lin's elder brother came to visit his younger siblings today, he couldn't help but touch their little hands. His eyes were full of envy. He said he Except for the younger brother in the family, there is no one born to his mother. It is the same with several of his uncles and brothers. He played around and almost scared me to death, if my brother and sister borrowed it, I'm afraid they won't return it."

As soon as Zhen Fei said this, Mr. Zhen and his wife laughed so hard that they couldn't straighten their waists. These are all children's words. They borrowed children and didn't pay them back. Only children can be so interesting. Mr. Zhen couldn't bear it. Wanting to tease the eldest son, he asked:

"Why are you so stingy? You don't borrow any of this?"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Fei's eyes popped out, and he asked in disbelief:

"Father, how can this be generous? How can it be possible? Those are my younger brothers and sisters. Let them see and touch them. I am already very generous."

Although he knew that Master Zhen was teasing him, as a very conscientious child Zhen Fei, it was a test of his acting skills. Although he really wanted to roll his eyes, he still held back and used what a child could The way he expressed it expressed his disapproval of Master Zhen, and of course, incidentally, he also showed the attitude that a good brother who is in charge should have.

Sure enough, Master Zhen was very happy when he heard his son say that, clapped his hands and said:

"Yes, my eldest brother is a good brother. He knows how to protect his younger siblings and prevent others from abducting your younger siblings. My father is very happy, and you are also very generous. You are the best child."

Although the world often says that fathers are strict and mothers are strict, but as the eldest son who has been the only child in the family for five years, especially the precious eyes he only had when he was nearly thirty, Master Zhen never paid any attention to outsiders' tricks and looked at his son. Education has always been encouraged, and it is precisely because of this that at the beginning, Zhen Fei had the courage to climb up the rockery and finally fell down, although he was very annoyed and regretful at the time, feeling that he should not have spoiled the child so much , but when Zhen Fei woke up, seeing his son's sensible, courteous, and considerate appearance, he immediately threw away the idea of ​​disciplining the child well.

Now listening to the days of caring for his younger siblings, I feel that my son is good wherever he looks, and he is perfect wherever he looks, and there is no place for him to discipline him strictly.As long as he pays more attention to studying in the future, Master Zhen feels that even if he dies immediately, he will feel worthy of his ancestors.

Seeing the appearance of the father and son, Mrs. Zhen really didn't know what to say other than shaking her head with a smile, so she could only remind her:

"You, the child is spoiled by you, and you don't know how to reason well with the child. My son, you are too stingy. You want to return all the favors by sending some things from your younger brothers and sisters. Where are you?" There is such a thing, we collected these things today, and if something happens to their family in another day, we have to use the same first-class courtesy, otherwise people will say that our family does not know etiquette, or they will think that our family is too much. greedy for money."

It is really a matter of etiquette for families with aristocratic families who are similar to each other, and there will not be too much difference in value. Only those whose family circumstances are very poor, and those who are rich and poor will receive one point. Three points are returned, or those who deliberately reject the relationship receive five points, and those who only return one point are even rejected.

Zhen Fei shouldn't have learned this kind of truth at this age. It should have been when he was in his early ten years old and started to walk outside. When he had friends he wanted to make, he picked it up at that time, but this time it was the same Coincidentally, when the husband and wife were talking about these things, they forgot that there was a child beside them, so they simply taught them by precept and example.

Listening to his parents analyzing the things here, how to give gifts, what to give, what kind of people have what kind of taboos, and what kind of people should be divided, Zhen Fei really experienced it once. He has never come into contact with such a thing, not to mention, in modern times, such things of giving and returning gifts to each other are much less common, and he has no chance to see it.

Hearing this, Zhen Fei really had a headache. He couldn't help but raise his head, wondering whether he would talk about it after a while, and didn't want to see his father drinking tea with the old god when he looked up, so he couldn't help asking:

"Why is it that mother is in charge of this? Father doesn't care about these?"

Mrs. Zhen didn't see the look in her son's eyes, so she said casually:

"As for gift-giving, if it's between men, it's natural to handle it yourself. If it's between family and family, or between a house and a house, it's mostly the responsibility of the head wife in the family. Naturally, the mother is in charge. , your father only needs to carry money or something with him, and he won’t be without a reward when he meets a junior.”

Zhen Fei immediately breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and said with a smile on his face:

"Then when I get married, my mother will tell me about my daughter-in-law, and my son will be relieved. It's too much trouble to give gifts. My son has a headache, so let others do it."

The whole room was silent, and then the whole room was full of laughter.There are really not many children who think about marrying a wife so early, and the purpose of marrying a wife is because they want to find someone to help them give gifts. It is even rarer. Mrs. Zhen thinks, why is her kid now such a child? It's a living treasure.It really made her smile bitterly.