flstandardbreds Chapter 126 Su Family Banquet
Chapter 126 Su Family Banquet
On the day of the Su family banquet.
There was an endless stream of carriages at the gate of the Su Mansion, and almost all the important people in Qiongzhou City had come.
After all, in addition to Su's father being promoted and Su's mother being granted an imperial decree, many people know that Su's father is now the person that General Zhennan Xiao Yi values most.
Therefore, almost everyone who received the invitation came. Some people who did not receive the invitation also came with their relatives, mainly to make themselves familiar with the guests in case they would have any contact with them in the future.
Many families have also inquired about it. The Su family came from hunters in the mountains, so they didn't have much expectations for the banquet held by the Su family.
We were all prepared that in case the Su family's banquet was not satisfactory, we must not make fun of it and must not offend the Su family.
Then, to everyone's surprise, not only was the Su family's banquet conducted in an orderly manner, but even the servants who served them were well-mannered, and it was obvious that they had been trained by experienced maids.
Whether it is the front yard, the flower hall or the garden for receiving guests, the Su family's houses are all decorated in a unified style, which is very representative of the local characteristics.
Many of the young children brought by the ladies particularly liked the shell wind chimes hanging under the corridor.
When the breeze blows, you can hear the pleasant ringing sound. The ringing sound is very crisp, but not too loud, and it doesn't feel noisy.
The food prepared by the Su family made many people dumbfounded.
In the past, when attending banquets, the ladies would gather together to drink tea, discuss rouge and powder, chat about family matters, or praise each other's children.
Then the feast begins, and after the meal, we watch the opera troupe perform. Recently, a new activity has been added, that is, Su Ma comes to teach everyone how to play mahjong. Many families will prepare many mahjong tables when they hold banquets.
The food in the Su Mansion was all placed on several long rows of tables. There were staple foods, stir-fried dishes, barbecued meats, soups, seafood, and all kinds of drinks and desserts that no one had ever seen before.
Next to each dish there is a sign with its name, and servants are always there to introduce the dishes.
Anyone who wants to eat can take it themselves, or ask their servants or the servants of the Su family to help get the food and eat it at their seat.
At first, many ladies were too embarrassed to step forward to take the food that looked so delicious. Some even felt that the Su family was not respectable and that this buffet was not in line with the dignity of a wealthy family.
But many of the people who came today were wives and daughters of military generals, and there were also many who were not particular about details. They did not need servants to help them, but just put whatever they wanted to eat on their plates themselves.
It would be fine if they didn't eat it, but once they started eating it, they couldn't stop. Whether it was the expressions on their faces or the exclamations from time to time, it all showed that the food was very delicious. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many people present, they would have wanted to take more.
However, those ladies who had remained silent and proud of their status could not resist their children's nagging, and finally asked their servants to bring back some food.
Soon, they were also conquered by these foods that they had never eaten before, especially the unique desserts, which were loved by ladies and children.
The desserts that Su Weixi prepared today include some sliced cakes, egg rolls, animal-shaped cookies, puffs, snow meringues, pancakes, etc.
For people of this dynasty, both the texture and taste were indeed very novel.
After Su Ma welcomed the last guest, she came to the garden and saw that everyone was trying their best to remain elegant while tasting all kinds of delicious food.
Su Ma picked up a wine glass and walked to the middle of the garden. Everyone followed her and looked at her.
"Ladies and ladies, thank you for coming to our Su Mansion for the banquet today. I would like to offer a toast to everyone first."
After Su Ma finished speaking, the ladies of each family raised the cups in front of them and drank together with Su Ma.
After putting down the cup, Su Ma continued, "Today's banquet is quite special. We hope you will forgive us for any inadequacies. Everyone, eat and drink well, and don't be restrained. There are also many entertainment activities on both sides of the flower hall for everyone to pass the time. If you are interested, you can go and have some fun later."
"Madam Su, this banquet at your house is really special. We have never seen one before."
"Yes, especially these foods, which are also very delicious and unique."
"Mrs. Su is really creative."
Everyone was talking at once, with one core point in their words, praising the Su family for being very thoughtful in organizing today's banquet.
"I'm glad that everyone is satisfied. This is something my eldest daughter came up with herself. There are still many imperfections, so please don't mind." Mother Su gave all the credit to Su Weixi.
Although the buffet format was not thought up by my eldest daughter, everything at the banquet was arranged by her.
"I didn't expect Miss Su to be such a wonderful person. Madam Su should bring her out more often for us to see in the future."
"Yes, Miss Su is such a good hand at managing the inner house, I don't know which family will benefit from her in the future."
"Oh, my mother's family has a nephew who is still unmarried. I wonder if Miss Su is married?"
Originally everyone was praising Su Weixi, but then the conversation turned to marriage, and Su's mother immediately changed the subject.
The person at the center of the topic, Su Weixi, brought a group of young ladies of her age to one side of the flower hall and taught them to play games.
There was no way. Su Weixi was not very good at dealing with people, and he didn't want to discuss topics like books he had read or embroidery patterns with the ladies.
I can only play games with them to divert their attention and focus on the topic.
Fortunately, novel Gobang, Monopoly and other unique games attracted the attention of these ladies.
A similar scene happened in the front yard, but the men didn't like desserts, they were too greasy for them.
The wine and barbecue of the Su family really attracted them. The aroma of the wine was something they had never smelled before. If it weren't for Su's father reminding them that this wine was easy to get drunk and needed to be tasted slowly, some people would have almost been unable to resist and drank it directly from the bowl.
It's not that Dad Su doesn't want them to drink too much, but the alcohol content of the wine in this era is not very high. Some people who usually have a high alcohol tolerance cannot drink too much of the Su family's wine.
This time, Su's father did not let Su Weixi take out Moutai or Wuliangye. The space now has a copy function, so Su's father would not feel as distressed as before if he took them out.
But Moutai and Wuliangye are too eye-catching, while the ones taken out are all ordinary liquors in the space supermarket, such as Erguotou, Fenjiu, and Niulanshan.
But even these wines were extremely rare for people of this dynasty.
Many generals and civil servants came to ask Su's father where the Su family bought the wine. Su's father could only say that he brewed it himself, but brewing wine was not easy and there was not much.
Many people who had originally planned to buy some wine were disappointed, until Father Su said that he would give everyone two jars of wine today, and then everyone smiled again.
Because of this wine, many people began to treat Su Ba as their brother. Even those civil servants wanted to get closer to Su Ba.
The Su family's banquet was very successful, including some products made in the seafood workshop. Everyone was curious about the cooking methods of various foods and learned that they were produced in the Su family workshop. They would open a shop to sell them later, and everyone said that they would notify them when the shop opened.
When seeing everyone off, the Su family also gave each family some desserts, products from the workshop, and a set of skin care products from Su Ma's skin care workshop.