Chapter 891: Not Full
Watching the two walk away, Wu Anren shook his head and turned to look at Bai Yunxi.
"Everyone's circle is different, and the way of speaking is also different. Merchants put profit first, and it is inevitable that they will reveal some mercenary in their words and deeds. Although it makes people uncomfortable, it is more obvious than those traps that people can't guard against."
Listening to Wu Anren's tone, Bai Yunxi nodded in agreement,
"You are right. To attract business, you must be warm and hospitable to attract people. No guest likes to be treated coldly."
The women that Liang Gongren mentioned in front of her today are all merchants in the city. It is easy to give her to these people as a favor.
At first, she was only confused, but she understood after hearing the voices of Zhou Wang and the others.
It is also her duty to accept the silver given by others and help them expand their network.
As for whether it can succeed, the connection has been made and the bridge has been built. If her own skills are not good, then it is not the fault of others.
Success, the Liang Mansion is the benefactor of those merchants, and they naturally follow the lead of the Liang magistrate.
Otherwise, as the wife of the magistrate, there is no reason to be so humble.
If she hadn't heard the two people mocking and guarding each other, she really thought that the wife of the magistrate was an outlier among the noble ladies. She didn't care about her status. She was naive.
However, she was still curious. Was pushing those merchants to her just to help people make connections?
Want her to go along with the flow or dig a trap for her to jump?
No matter which one, she refused.
Since they are not the same kind of people, it is better to cut off the relationship as soon as possible.
Looking at the ladies gathered in twos and threes in the plum garden, listening to their whispers and laughter, the atmosphere is warm and joyful.
It's a pity that in such an atmosphere, everyone has their own little thoughts in their hearts. They are either testing each other or taking the opportunity to inquire about the news.
In one word, tired.
Everyone came with a lot of suspicion, their heads were always awake, and they wanted to talk three times before they could utter a word.
To be honest, Bai Yunxi really couldn't see any other benefits of this kind of banquet except that it made people tired.
The key is, as a wife of an official, this kind of banquet is indispensable, and she can't be isolated, otherwise it will have some impact on the marriage of her children.
This is the social circle of officials and noble ladies, who have to be wary of each other and communicate with each other.
The advantage is to exercise the flexibility of the brain.
The disadvantage is that it consumes brain cells.
The weather is cold, and the young girls are full of interest. They walk around in the plum garden and like it very much.
The older ones can't stand the cold, so they symbolically walk a few steps, comment on the winter plums in the garden, compliment and praise a few words, and then go back to the hall to talk, and drink tea to warm their bodies.
The few who were praised by Liang Gongren were business wives. They wandered around the garden with great interest and talked in front of the officials, and they seemed to be at ease.
No matter what everyone thought, they still looked good.
When they were guests at someone's house, the host would give these people some face, so they naturally did not dare to neglect them.
Who made the prefect the only one with the highest official position in the entire prefecture?
Bai Yunxi didn't want to go back and sit there, so she slowly strolled in the flat area of the plum garden with Wu Anren, smelling the fragrance of flowers and listening to the girls' silver bell-like laughter, which made her feel much more cheerful.
It was not until the banquet began that everyone was led to their seats by the maids and women.
Looking at the dishes in front of them, they were just as Bai Yunxi thought, exquisite and beautiful.
The cold dishes were just for the sake of appearance, and no one touched them at all. The hot dishes were brought from the kitchen to the banquet, and the temperature had dropped by half. Everyone symbolically took a little to taste, and then put down their chopsticks to fill their stomachs.
No one came to this kind of banquet for the food.
After tasting a few hot dishes, Bai Yunxi also put down her chopsticks. How should I put it? They were light, the ingredients were well selected, and the chef was also capable. The key was that they were delayed for a long time and lost their original taste.
Until the end of the banquet, the dishes on the table were almost the same.
Everyone moved to the hall to drink tea and continue chatting. Some people with low status could only sit there, looking a little anxious.
Bai Yunxi glanced at her daughter-in-law and stood up.
"Thank you for your hospitality, it's getting late, so we won't bother you anymore."
Except for Lady Liang, she was the one with the highest status at the banquet. If she didn't leave first, others would feel embarrassed to get up first.
"This is your first visit, why don't you stay for a while? I see you really like the plum blossoms in my garden, do you want to go for a look?"
Listening to Liang Gongren's suggestion, Bai Yunxi smiled and shook her head,
"Gongren is hospitable, but I also know that hosting a banquet is a lot of work and effort. It's very tiring after a day, how can we keep bothering her?"
Ever since he knew that she took the opportunity to make money, Bai Yunxi wanted to stay away from her to avoid being implicated.
"Thank you for your understanding, we'll get together again if we have the chance."
Gongren got up and personally sent her to the second gate, and then told the maid to lead her out.
Sure enough, she didn't go far in the carriage, and carriages left the gate of Liang's house one after another.
Leaning on the cushion, Bai Yunxi looked at Zhang Yisan.
"How is it? Did you encounter any difficulties?"
Listening to her mother-in-law's question, Zhang Yishan shook her head,
"I have been staying with the Wu family's sister, and nothing has happened. It's just that those businesswomen who came up to talk are a bit difficult to deal with."
The key is that they are thick-skinned. They pretended not to understand after several tactful rejections, which is also speechless.
Listening to Zhang Yishan's helpless tone, Bai Yunxi smiled,
"Children of merchants learn business from a young age, and naturally put profit first. Officials value rules, and profit has been the case for merchants since ancient times."
Because most of their marriages are between merchants, learning business is also their responsibility.
Zhang Yisan nodded. No matter where they were born, they have their own responsibilities, which is understandable.
"The Plum Garden is connected to another garden. I heard that Governor Liang likes Baisong Garden. The boys who attended the banquet in the front yard are all reciting poems and writing couplets in Baisong Garden. I don't know which girl suggested to go and explore, but the group was stopped by the old woman at the gate of Baisong Garden, saying that there were male guests and it was inconvenient for the girls to go there to play."
She is a married woman, so she naturally does not participate in such curiosity, but she also knows that this behavior is very inappropriate.
Listening to this, Bai Yunxi raised her eyebrows. In addition to the noble ladies of the official family, there are also many business girls who came today.
She could guess what he was thinking, but for the host family, it would be embarrassing if there was any joke at the banquet.
Lady Liang was so smart that she had taken precautions.
"When you are a guest at someone else's house, you should avoid walking around without permission and being curious. Of course, you should not be instigated by others to disrupt the host's banquet, otherwise you will easily be hated by others."
"Mother is right. The girl who proposed this is very inappropriate."