"What are you mumbling about?" Yang Chuxia laughed, "Just say it out loud."
At this point, Yang Ruoqiu felt shy.
Chen Yazhu shouted from the ground, "Momâs shy, Momâs shy."
"What do you know? Donât just randomly shout." Yang Ruoqiu pinched his little cheek.
He thought Yang Ruoqiu was playing with him, so he clapped his little hands and giggled.
Yang Chuxia took the opportunity to talk to Chen Sheng, "Brother-in-law, Brother An becoming a Recommended Man is a big deal. I want to invite your Baiyun Troupe to perform for a few days. I donât know if you have time?"
Hearing that, Chen Shengâs eyes lit up, "Of course we have time! How could we not? Weâve finished all the performances we were supposed to do these days. Leader Chen even thought about going to other counties to take a look. Now that youâre inviting us, itâs even better."
"Great! Iâll have to trouble you and Leader Chen to arrange this. Perform for five days straight, double the payment, and you donât have to worry about food and accommodation. Iâll have someone arrange it for you." Yang Chuxia thought that the actors also had a hard time making money and couldnât help but bring up the silver coins.
"I have to thank you on behalf of my troupe for that, big sister. Double pay is like having two jobs. Everyone will be so happy when they find out." Chen Sheng had been with the Baiyun Troupe for many years, and his emotions were obviously not ordinary. He was very familiar with the people who played various roles and their situations. It wasnât an easy line of work, so being able to earn more money while they were young was a good thing.
"Iâll leave this to you, brother-in-law."
While speaking, Yang Chuxia invited them into the house. However, due to the presence of two bailiffs in Yang Chuxiaâs house who hadnât left, they all talked in the yard.
"Xiaxia, now that youâve invited the big troupe, are you also going to have a banquet?" Ms.Luo asked this question. Since being scolded by Old Yang, she had become much more behaved. However, she was still too much. She had only a slight bulge in her belly but already walked with one hand on her waist and occasionally touched her stomach in front of people, which was a bit exaggerated.
She asked this question not for herself, but for her motherâs family. Generally, the banquet did not require gifts, and the seating was quite good. Once the banquet started, it would last for an entire day. By then, she could invite her nephew and her mother to have a good meal.
However, Yang Chuxia had already discussed with Brother An that they would not hold a banquet yet. If they could pass the Advanced Scholar exam next year, they would hold it together. Thus, Ms.Luoâs idea was doomed to fail.
"We wonât hold it for now. If Brother An can pass the Advanced Scholar exam, weâll hold it together."
Ms.Luo said, "Rich peopleâs ideas are really different. I donât mean to criticize you, but youâre already so rich, yet youâre still reluctant to spend a few silvers. Brother An becoming a Recommended Man is such a big deal, even more important than getting married, and yet you wonât hold a banquet. Besides, Brother An was overlooked by the person who reported the good news, so wouldnât it be unlucky? You should hold a banquet to dispel the bad luck."
"Based on what you said, it would be better to go to someone elseâs temple to get rid of bad luck." Yang Chuxia glanced at the people in the yard and then slowly said, "Being a Recommended Man sounds nice, but itâs not an official position. Itâs in an awkward middle ground. If we make a big fuss about it now and people find out, theyâll say Brother An is frivolous. Weâve agreed that if he passes the Advanced Scholar exam next year, weâll hold a three-day banquet, celebrating from morning to night."
"Thatâs good, thatâs good. Xiaxia thinks things through so thoroughly." The Land Officerâs wife said, "Brother An still has an exam next year. He should focus on his studies these days. Then thereâs the journey to the Capital City, so many things are going on. He canât spend his energy on these."