Chapter 389: A huge crowd

Today it’s not just Qin Chi and Song Jin.

The rest of the family was equally busy, and the busiest one was probably Saburo. He set up a table and chairs in front of the courtyard to receive gifts, and he was responsible for recording the gift list.

The invitation Qin Chi sent out stated that no gift money would be accepted. However, this does not mean that others will not come to give gifts. Saburo sat here early in the morning and truly accepted the gifts with ease.

It's nothing more than a bustling city.

These congratulatory gifts were sent by various families in the capital, 90% of which were from civil and military officials who had a fair impression of Qin Chi. Mr. Wen Ge and Zhang Shilang almost quarreled with Qin Chi in the palace because of an invitation. The officials present couldn't explain it even if they didn't know.

It doesn't matter if you didn't receive the invitation.

Sending a servant to send a congratulatory gift is regarded as a good relationship.

When no one arrives, the congratulatory gifts arrive.

For example, Duke Ning's Mansion and Marquis Ling Yuan's Mansion both sent congratulatory gifts. When some people who hadn't sent it saw it, they prepared a congratulatory gift and sent it to the Qin family. After all, Qin Chi's status is now very important.

It would also be good to take this opportunity to show his presence in front of Qin Chi. As a result, the Qin family said it was a small place with a few tables, but the front door was extremely lively, with many people coming and going.

People who met in front of the gate greeted each other.

The warm and familiar energy made it even more fun to chat with the Qin family. But no, I wasn't familiar with the Qin family, but I was more familiar with other families.

At first glance, Lao Li realized something was wrong.

As the temporary housekeeper, he immediately mobilized a group of people, and then he managed to entertain the guests. Otherwise, no one would be able to spare even the tea server.

Lao Huo took charge of the security of the house.

A group of guards under his command worked diligently to maintain order.

Qin Ba became Qin Chi's long-term follower.

No, when he saw Xia Wei and his wife, the first guests who came to the door with an invitation today, he immediately led them to the main hall where they were receiving guests, and then ran to the main courtyard to report to Qin Chi:

"Sir, Master Xia and his family are here."

"So early? Okay, I'll be there soon." Qin Chi replied to the door.

Song Jin urged him to entertain the guests.

If a female family member comes to the door, she should be led to the backyard, and she will also go to greet the guests later.

According to custom, if a fire is added to a new house, it is believed to be Yang energy.

The banquet time is usually chosen in the morning.

Because most of the invited guests were colleagues who had to go to the Yamen on duty in the morning, Qin Chi did not want to cause many people in the Yamen to ask for leave because he was holding a banquet, so he changed the banquet to noon. In this way, colleagues can come to Qin's house after leaving the office.

This is what Qin Chi dares to do.

This is not even giving people an excuse to ask for leave.

Qin Chi went out to entertain the guests first.

Qin Qi and a few maids were responsible for leading the family members who came this time to the backyard.

Song Jin came out to receive the visitors.

The one who came earlier was Mrs. Xia.

Mrs. Xia is a slightly fat woman, with a fair and round face, not too luxurious clothes, and a kind smile, which gives people a sense of intimacy. This time she only brought her grandma and maid. Maybe she was told by Xia Wei to come over earlier to see if she could help. This was also because Song Jin had never attended a banquet and was not familiar with the ladies in charge of various houses in the capital.

It's just Mrs. Xia sitting in the hall. The moment they saw Song Jin appear, everyone was stunned.

The first thought was: Who is so wicked as to spread rumors outside and turn a beautiful woman into an ugly woman?

Song Jin's makeup made her appearance look slimmer by six to seven points, but who was Mrs. Xia? She has seen many beauties. The moment Song Jin came to her, Mrs.

Dress and make up appropriately.

Behavior and etiquette also seem to be well-educated.

Graceful and graceful.

Song Jin said with a gentle smile: "It is a great honor to invite Madam Xia to this festive day. If there is any improper greeting, I hope Madam will forgive me."

"No, no, I'm here to disturb you. Sister, please don't dislike it." Madam Xia came forward to hold Song Jin's hand. She didn't pay attention at first, but when her eyes touched Song Jin's hand, which was like a catkin, she was stunned for several breaths, especially It’s the opponent’s hand compared to your own.

I have to admit, it's far less beautiful than other people's.

Mrs. Xia's little move was very obscure, and Song Jin didn't notice it.

"My master got up early and hurriedly took me out together. He said that your family asked him to come and watch." Mrs. Xia said cheerfully.

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Song Jin's cheeks turned slightly red when he heard Mrs.

"Hey, young people have good feelings."

"I heard that you and Xia Shangshu are also very good. This is the most rare thing."

Song Jin's words made Mrs. Xia smile even deeper.

This is indeed rare.

When you are young, it is nothing to have a good relationship between a couple. What is rare is to have a good relationship for decades. However, there are still two rooms for concubines in Xia Wei's back house, which were brought up by slaves instead of being brought in from the outside. But even so, compared to other officials, the back house is rarely clean.

The two chatted again.

With such cordiality, it's hard to imagine that the two of them met for the first time today.

No less than Song Jin, Mrs. Xia had never gone out to socialize. She often attended banquets held by various families in the upper class circles. In this regard, Song Jin could not keep up with the flattery. Through small talk, Mrs. Xia told some interesting anecdotes, such as which family tabooed what, which family had festivals with whom, etc. Several of the people mentioned may still come today.

Song Jin knew that Mrs. Xia wanted to remind him, so he took the opportunity to humbly ask a few questions and immediately asked his servants to correct the oversights.

It's approaching noon.

Fewer and fewer people from the Qin family came to give gifts.

Occasionally one or two will come.

This is the time when the real guests with invitations come to the door.

Some of them came to the office half an hour early and were still wearing official uniforms. Qin Chi made it clear that he would not accept any gift money, but people who came over would not really come to the door empty-handed. Everyone is carrying something in their hands.

Most of them are ordinary things, nothing expensive. For example, fresh cakes and fruits, or a jar of wine, or a bag of tea, spices, or unique calligraphy and painting and the four treasures of the study. The only copy is a handwritten copy for myself, and the calligraphy and painting were done by me.

These things are not valuable if they are said to be expensive. It can only be said that everything is just right for their status.

The Qin family hosted a banquet today, and the guests did not see any expensive furnishings along the way. In the upper-class circles of the capital, it was called "shabby", and no one who was born in this country could fault it.

As the saying goes, every pot needs a lid. Qin Chi has always been like this since he came to the capital. He has always lived an open and honest life, not shying away from his humble background, which makes people look down upon him.

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