0p0 Chapter 161 Attending the Birthday Banquet
Chapter 161 Attending the Birthday Banquet
Ning Huaizhi looked at Jiang Yuwei with red eyes and nodded:
"Wife, I know you've suffered a lot following me. I'll always remember your kindness. I know what kind of person you are. I still say that you will be in charge of our family affairs from now on."
Jiang Yuwei smiled with relief when she heard Ning Huaizhi say this:
"Okay, I'll make the decision. Let's have a barbecue tonight to reward everyone!"
Ning Huaizhi frowned and said in confusion:
“What is barbecue?”
Jiang Yuwei smiled mysteriously, turned around and went to the corner to pile all the bamboos she had cut before in front of Ning Huaizhi, and then shouted to the wing room:
"The fool is out working!"
After hearing this, the fool reluctantly carried the little black dog out of the house. Jiang Yuwei taught the fool how to split the bamboo into thin strips, and taught Ning Huaizhi how to cut the bamboo strips into the same length, with one end pointed and the other blunt.
Jiang Yuwei then found a good place in the yard and started to build a long barbecue stove with bricks, and then found some wood for burning.
Then Jiang Yuwei picked out a large piece of pork belly and went to the backyard to ask Ning Daya to come to the front to help cut the meat. Jiang Yuwei was responsible for skewering the meat. Jiang Yuwei also asked Ning Wan to wash some eggplants, mushrooms, potatoes and other vegetables. Only then was everything ready and they started to make a fire and grill.
Soon the fragrance from the front yard spread to the backyard. Ning Qiu couldn't help but run to the front yard to check. Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"Ning Qiu, come and learn how to make barbecue from me. We may set up a stall to sell this stuff in the future."
After hearing what Jiang Yuwei said, Ning Qiu came up to her happily and said with a smile:
"Okay, Sister Yuwei, I'll learn more. It's always good to have more skills."
Ning Qiu took the skewers of meat from Jiang Yuwei's hand and began to grill them by turning them left and right, imitating Jiang Yuwei's example. Jiang Yuwei guided him from the side and sprinkled some seasoning on Ning Qiu from time to time. The idiot next to him also picked up the skewers of meat and started grilling them. Jiang Yuwei did not stop him. She wanted to see who grilled the meat better between Ning Qiu and the idiot.
Soon, the two of them grilled all the skewers of meat. Jiang Yuwei went to the backyard to invite everyone to come for the barbecue. The people working in the backyard had already smelled the aroma and couldn't help themselves. When they saw Jiang Yuwei coming to call them, they quickly put down their work and went to the front yard.
Jiang Yuwei distributed the skewers to everyone, and she also took some skewers grilled by Ning Qiu and Shazi to taste. What Jiang Yuwei didn't expect was that Shazi's barbecue skills were much better than Ning Qiu's. It seemed that he had better control over the heat and seasoning of the meat. While eating, Jiang Yuwei was thinking that she could bring Shazi with her to set up a barbecue stall next time she went to the market.
Everyone had another hearty meal amidst laughter and joy. After dinner, everyone went home. Jiang Yuwei and Ning Daya tidied up the yard and went back to their rooms.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei returned to the house, she used the spiritual spring water to spray the pots of peonies. She would go to the Sun Mansion to attend a birthday banquet tomorrow, and the flowers must not let her down.
Jiang Yuwei originally prepared six pots of flowers, four of which bloomed early, and the remaining two would bloom tomorrow. All she had to do was take the flowers to the Sun Mansion, let them bask in the sun for a while, and then move them to the old lady and water them with spiritual spring water, and they would bloom on the spot.
Only after dealing with the peonies did Jiang Yuwei fall asleep peacefully.
The next day,
Jiang Yuwei got up in the morning and carefully checked the peonies. Only then did she feel at ease and asked the fool to drive the ox cart. She also watched Ning Huaizhi and Ning Wan pack up properly, and then they all got on the ox cart and drove to the Sun Mansion.
Jiang Yuwei didn't want to take Ning Wan with her at first, but then she thought that such opportunities might not come often, so it would be better to take Ning Wan with her so that she could see the world and broaden her horizons, so that she wouldn't have to be timid in front of the Ning family in the future.
Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Wan on the ox cart and said patiently:
"Wan'er, we are going to attend the birthday banquet of the old lady in the Sun Mansion today. You must follow me closely. There will be a lot of people there, so you must not get separated from your parents. When you go to the Sun Mansion, you must talk less and observe more. When you see the old lady, remember the auspicious words that your mother taught you and tell her carefully."
Ning Wan stared at Jiang Yuwei with her big, sparkling eyes and nodded obediently:
"Okay, mother, Wan'er has taken note of it."
Jiang Yuwei looked at the fool driving the ox cart and said:
"Silly boy, you can't cause trouble when you're out. I'll take you out to eat something delicious. You just have to be obedient and stay by your brother Huaizhi's side and help him push his wheelchair. Do you remember that?"
The fool nodded while driving the cart. As long as there was delicious food, he didn't care about anything else.
Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Huaizhi and said with a smile:
"I don't know why, but I'm actually a little nervous. This is the first time our family has come to attend a noble gathering in Ping'an Town. I hope nothing goes wrong."
Ning Huaizhi patted Jiang Yuwei's hand comfortingly and said with a smile:
"It's okay, wife, you do a good job every day. They are also human beings, just richer than us. You don't have to think too much."
Jiang Yuwei felt that what Ning Huaizhi said made sense, so she smiled and said:
"Well, I see."
When Jiang Yuwei and her group arrived at the gate of Sun's mansion, they saw that everyone else was driving horse-drawn carriages, but they were the only ones driving ox carts. They immediately felt that if they wanted to frequently come into contact with the upper class in the future, they would have to buy a carriage. If they wanted to expand their business, they would also need something for the storefront.
Fortunately, because of the last time when the servant was punished to clean the toilet, no servant made things difficult for Jiang Yuwei's family today. They just looked at them with disdain as they came in a ox cart. Then one of the servants urged Jiang Yuwei to drive the ox cart to the back door to avoid it taking up space here.
Jiang Yuwei wanted to get angry, but when she thought that today was the old lady's birthday party, a happy day, and the host had invited her, she decided to just bear with it and not make everyone unhappy. So she suppressed her anger and asked the fool to drive the ox cart away.
Led by a servant, Jiang Yuwei and her group entered the Sun Mansion and walked along the path lined with pink flowers and green grass. After walking for a while, they felt their view became wider and wider. They saw red walls and green tiles standing on both sides. A pool of green water reflected the stone screen in the front yard, which was carved with green bamboo, flowers and plants, making it even more elegant.
Jiang Yuwei didn't expect that the Sun Mansion was so magnificent, not inferior to the Xu Mansion in size. Pavilions and towers were overlapped and staggered, and it was exquisite and elegant, and also vaguely revealed a majestic atmosphere.
Jiang Yuwei was carefully looking at the courtyard, and for a moment she lost her focus and bumped into someone walking towards her:
"Oh, who is so blind and careless? If my clothes are soiled, can you afford to pay for it?"