Behind the government offices of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were residences for officials and their families, separated by a wall from the government offices.

This layout is, on the one hand, to allow officials to save time on the road when going to the yamen for office; on the other hand, it is to ensure the safety of their families; and on the other hand, officials are not allowed to buy houses to avoid bribery by wealthy gentry.

Of course, living in the backyard of the government office is a symbol of status.

The Bai family arrived neither early nor late, so they did not attract much attention.

The old lady sent someone to wait at the door. When she saw the Bai family, she led them to the backyard to talk. Although the guests who came with her were jealous, they did not dare to join in the fun.

"The old lady's health is much better. Just keep taking it. The medicine is 30% poisonous. The health-preserving decoction can be temporarily stopped for a few days." After Bai Ling paid his respects to the old lady, he consciously felt the pulse.

"You girl, you check your pulse first when we meet. It's as if I specially invited you to come here to check your pulse." The old lady was in a good mood, and she nodded Bai Ling's forehead and said with a smile.

I have been taking medicine for half my life. I heard that I can stop taking it for a few days. How can the old lady be unhappy?

"I'm a doctor. This is an instinctive reaction. If the old lady feels something is wrong, just pretend that she didn't hear anything just now. Anyway, it doesn't matter if you take a few more doses of the medicine for your health." Bai Ling pouted and said,

A "grieved" look.

"Mrs. Bai, look, this girl has been wronged in front of me. She is really an incredible girl." The old lady said she was disgusted, but she didn't let go of Bai Ling's hand. She looked like an elder to her.

A kind look that only juniors can have.

"Old Madam, don't be deceived by this girl. She doesn't know how to write the word "grievance". This is just to make Old Madam happy." As her own mother, Bai Liu knew her daughter well.

Originally, she was worried that the official wife would be difficult to get along with, but the old lady's kind attitude made Bai Liu forget her restraint and chat more casually.

"My dear mother, is it really okay for you to just sell your daughter?" Bai Ling looked at Bai Liu helplessly, with a smile in her eyes.

This was one of the reasons why Bai Ling deliberately teased the old lady, so that his family could relax and truly integrate into the banquet.

"Look, this girl doesn't even sell her mother's face, how can she still suffer a loss?" Bai Liu said with a smile.

The group chatted for a long time, and Mrs. Ouyang came to invite the old lady to attend the banquet. The Bai family followed her out, but their mood was completely different from before.

Although Mrs. Ouyang put on a little airs, she was much calmer than in front of other people, at least she didn't put too much pressure on others.

The flower viewing feast is naturally set in the garden.

This is the gathering of the female family members, while the male guests are hosted by the magistrate, over there in the front yard.

Unlike women who enjoy flowers and compose poems, men are more likely to talk about things at the wine table. As Bai Sanshu is the one being cared for, there are many people who have relationships with him, and on the surface they are very harmonious.

"Master Bai is really lucky. Each of his daughters is more capable than the last, which makes us envious!"

"Yes, I heard that Mr. Bai's daughters have not yet been engaged. I guess they are about to discuss their marriage, right?"

"Those girls in my family are not afraid of the gentlemen's jokes. They are all people with ideas. Even the parents can't make the decisions. When the children grow up, they all have their own abilities, and the parents also have their own ideas.

They went." Bai Sanshu responded with a naive smile.

"That's what I say, but since ancient times, marriage matters have been dictated by parents and matchmakers. How can such things be agreed upon privately?"

"Our farm family doesn't have so many rules. The important events in the girls' lives are only accomplished by their own nodding." Bai Sanshu didn't say anything.

As everyone chatted, the topic always revolved around the Bai Ling sisters. Although Bai Sanshu was not interested in Yourong, he always practiced Tai Chi.

After all, he often comes into contact with businesses. Although it is a bit difficult for Bai Sanshu to deal with it, it also makes people have to re-examine the Bai family.

Is this really just an ordinary peasant background?

In the garden.

After Mrs. Ouyang's opening remarks, the banquet officially began.

There will be poetry recitation and talent show. The Bai family didn't plan to show up and just be quiet spectators, but some people just couldn't see them keeping a low profile.

"I often hear from my sisters that the daughters of the Bai family are all talented people. Can you please show it to everyone during today's flower viewing party?"

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl smiled slightly and looked like a girl next door who was inexperienced in the world, making it impossible to tell her true thoughts.

"Sisters, don't get me wrong. I just often hear that some of my sisters are different, so I want to have a look at them. If the sisters don't want to, just pretend that Yan'er didn't say anything."

Madam Zhifu's face changed slightly, and she glanced sideways at Madam Tongzhi.

In Zidong City, the prefect is the first-in-command, while Tongzhi is the second-in-command. Moreover, the prefect is a businessman, and the tongzhi rarely changes. Even the prefect has to give up some face.

Mrs. Tongzhi just pretended not to see Mrs. Ouyang's eyes and said gently: "This flower appreciation banquet is a banquet for young people to communicate. We can only watch it. I really miss those days."

A few discerning ladies did not dare to respond. It would be bad luck to offend the magistrate's wife or the magistrate's wife. Let's take another look at the situation.

A few ladies who didn't notice Mrs. Ouyang's unkind expression smiled and agreed with Mrs. Tongzhi's words. This woman couldn't be offended and had to be flattered.

On the Bai family side, the faces of the sisters all darkened.

Don't misunderstand what the girl said, it actually made them understand that this was intentional and she wanted to embarrass them.

"I am disappointed with this young lady. She comes from a peasant family in the Bai family. If you ladies had been trained by your husband since childhood, you would be proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting."

Bai Ling spoke openly, not caring about his origin at all, but on the contrary, it made some people laugh at him.

Seeing that Bai Ling was not affected, Mrs. Ouyang looked a little better. After all, Bai Ling was the one she valued the most, and the Bai family only paid some attention to her.

The old lady, on the other hand, raised her lips when she heard this, and her eyes showed approval for Bai Ling.

"As the young lady just said, today is the flower viewing banquet. Although we sisters are participating for the first time and have not prepared in advance, we don't want to disturb everyone's interest. It is better for my sister to play the piano.

We sisters sang a song to express our gratitude to Mrs. Ouyang for the invitation."

Bai Ling stood up, came to the woman who had performed the piano before, and said politely:

"Can I borrow Miss's piano?"

"...Okay." The girl in pink was stunned for a moment and then gestured to the maid.

There were many ladies performing, but the girl in pink played the most ordinary piano, and the place she sat was also slightly off, which showed that her family status was not high.

"Thank you, miss. This card is Bai Ling's gratitude. You can enjoy 30% off VIP treatment at Hua Xiangrong." After Bai Ling asked the maid to take Qin, he handed over a gold card and said in a friendly manner.

The girl in pink obviously didn't expect that just borrowing the piano would have such benefits. When she realized it, the gold card was already in her hand, and I don't know how many people were envious and jealous.
Chapter completed!