Chapter 186 Sending off Xie Daoheng

Chapter 186 Sending off Xie Daoheng

The homecoming banquet was prepared by the cook from the clothing shop, and the dishes were quite plentiful.

Moreover, in order to ensure that everyone under her command could share in the joy, Xie Wanniang allocated an additional sum of money, most of which was used to give out celebratory money to everyone, and a small portion was used to provide extra meals for everyone.

Although it's impossible to provide everyone with the same lavish feast as their homecoming banquet, adding an extra meat dish and a dessert is still no problem.

As for Jiang Yuan, he is currently resting at home. When he returns to the military camp, he will treat his subordinates to an extra meal.

To prepare for this, Xie Wanniang had arranged for several pigs to be ordered from the butcher in advance.

The young couple knelt down in the main room of the backyard and respectfully bowed to Xie Daoheng. Then they spent the whole morning talking with Xie Daoheng.

At first, Xie Wanniang inquired about some people and things in the clan from him. Then Xie Daoheng asked her about her and Jiang Yuan's future plans. Finally, Xie Daoheng's professional habit kicked in, and he began to test Jiang Yuan's knowledge.

Jiang Yuan was extremely nervous. It's no exaggeration to say that he wasn't even as nervous as he was when he went to the battlefield.

It wasn't that Xie Daoheng was particularly terrifying, but rather that while he was skilled in archery and horsemanship and well-versed in military strategy, he hadn't seriously studied the classics, histories, philosophical works, and literary collections.

Xie Daoheng had hit him where it hurt the most; it would be strange if Jiang Yuan didn't feel guilty.

Fortunately, Xie Daoheng had already learned Jiang Yuan's background from Xie Wanniang, and he was not at all surprised that Jiang Yuan was so illiterate.

He just wanted to remind Jiang Yuan that even though he was a military general, he still needed to read books occasionally.

Xie Daoheng thought to himself with a straight face, "Who told me to be the son-in-law of a scholarly family like theirs? I can't let my brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law talk to me about the Four Books and Five Classics while I brandish swords and spears. Wouldn't that scare those scholars in my family to death?"

The Xie family can't afford to lose face like that, so wouldn't he have no choice but to rely on his status as the father-in-law to get Jiang Yuan to actively integrate into their family atmosphere?

Although Xie Wanniang didn't understand Xie Daoheng as well as Xie Daoheng understood her, she could still understand Xie Daoheng's occasional childishness.

Thinking that her father wouldn't stay with them for long anyway, Xie Wanniang didn't rush to jump out and protect Jiang Yuan.

She thought, "Fine, I'll just treat this as making my father happy. I can tell Jiang Yuan what kind of person my father is after he passes away."

As for whether Jiang Yuan is a "rough man" and whether she will be ridiculed for it in the future, ha! Whoever dares to laugh at her, she will dare to beat them up directly. She wants to see just how many people are so blind as to jump out and ask for trouble.

Besides, her mouth isn't just for eating and drinking. If anyone dares to speak sarcastically to her, wouldn't she respond sarcastically in return?

The two spent a pleasant morning with Xie Daoheng, and then had a nice meal with him.

This meal was not only Xie Wanniang's homecoming banquet, but also a farewell feast for Xie Daoheng.

Since Xie Daoheng will be leaving Yi County early tomorrow morning, they will no longer be able to hold a separate farewell banquet for him.

After dinner, Jiang Yuan accompanied Xie Wanniang and, under Xie Daoheng's speechless yet amused gaze, carefully inspected the things they had prepared for Xie Daoheng.

After confirming that there were no omissions or oversights regarding the food, drinks, daily necessities, and various traditional gifts for the tribespeople, Xie Wanniang finally felt relieved and returned with Jiang Yuan.

After seeing them off, Xie Daoheng turned around and saw a row of twelve guards standing behind him.

He and the twelve guards looked at each other for a moment, then said, “Fine, you can make do in the back room for the night.”

The guards responded with a "yes" and carried their small bundles to the rear quarters to assign rooms.

They were all bodyguards that Xie Wanniang had prepared for Xie Daoheng. To prevent Xie Daoheng from getting stubborn and leaving quietly, thus refusing the things she bought for him and the guards she had assigned, Xie Wanniang simply sent them to the clothing shop today.

Xie Daoheng was unaware that this girl had such a hidden trick up her sleeve. It wasn't until the guards, following Xie Wanniang's instructions, arrived in groups before she left that Xie Daoheng realized that Xie Wanniang was actually trying to prevent him from sneaking away.

He said to his two trusted attendants and bodyguards in a tone that seemed to be complaining but was actually boasting: "That girl is really something. Am I as unreliable as she imagines? I'm already quite old, and she still treats me like a child. She has no sense of propriety at all!"

His two trusted confidants listened expressionlessly, thinking to themselves, "Master, if your mouth and eyebrows hadn't been smiling so carelessly, we might have actually believed that you were complaining about Sixth Miss."

The next day, Jiang Yuan and Xie Wanniang got up early to wash and change. Then, without even having breakfast, they took Haitang and the others to the clothing shop.

At the clothing shop, they accompanied Xie Daoheng for a meal of dumplings, and then watched as the cook packed two large bags for Xie Daoheng and his party with osmanthus cake, jujube and walnut cake, salt and pepper twists, millet pancakes, white flour steamed buns, red bean paste cakes, and sesame flatbreads that she had made that morning.

In addition to these, Xie Wanniang also prepared a lot of dried apricots, dried peaches, dried pork, dried chicken, mushroom sauce, egg sauce, hawthorn soup, chestnut soup, ginger candy slices, and fish skin peanuts for Xie Daoheng and the others.

Xie Daoheng, Xie Wanniang ...

The teapot and matching teacups were specially designed for carriages. Once the tea was brewed, it was carried onto the carriage and fixed in a round groove on the table, ensuring that not a drop of water would spill out as the carriage swayed.

The most ingenious part is that there is a place to put a special charcoal stove under the small table on the carriage. As long as Xie Daoheng and the others keep adding charcoal to it along the way, the carriage will always maintain a relatively comfortable temperature.

Xie Wanniang doesn't own this kind of carriage. To be so particular about going out, only a large family with a deep-rooted heritage like the Xie or Chang families would know how to enjoy life.

Of course, Xie Wanniang was still quite envious of their long-established and powerful families in this matter. She wasn't the kind of person who was stingy; she was quite willing to spend money where necessary.

As a businesswoman who would definitely be traveling around a lot in the future, Xie Wanniang really liked and wanted this kind of car that was full of ingenious ideas and could make her suffer less when traveling.

The moment she saw this long-distance carriage made by the Xie family, she studied it carefully.

Once Xie Daoheng leaves, she will find a reliable carpenter to make her a carriage just like the one he made.