"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, "Mom’s shy, Mom’s shy."
"What do you know? Don’t 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 don’t know if you have time?"
Hearing that, Chen Sheng’s eyes lit up, "Of course we have time! How could we not? We’ve 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 you’re inviting us, it’s even better."
"Great! I’ll have to trouble you and Leader Chen to arrange this. Perform for five days straight, double the payment, and you don’t have to worry about food and accommodation. I’ll have someone arrange it for you." Yang Chuxia thought that the actors also had a hard time making money and couldn’t 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 wasn’t an easy line of work, so being able to earn more money while they were young was a good thing.
"I’ll 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 Chuxia’s house who hadn’t left, they all talked in the yard.
"Xiaxia, now that you’ve 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 mother’s 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.Luo’s idea was doomed to fail.
"We won’t hold it for now. If Brother An can pass the Advanced Scholar exam, we’ll hold it together."
Ms.Luo said, "Rich people’s ideas are really different. I don’t mean to criticize you, but you’re already so rich, yet you’re 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 won’t hold a banquet. Besides, Brother An was overlooked by the person who reported the good news, so wouldn’t 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 else’s 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 it’s not an official position. It’s in an awkward middle ground. If we make a big fuss about it now and people find out, they’ll say Brother An is frivolous. We’ve agreed that if he passes the Advanced Scholar exam next year, we’ll hold a three-day banquet, celebrating from morning to night."
"That’s good, that’s good. Xiaxia thinks things through so thoroughly." The Land Officer’s wife said, "Brother An still has an exam next year. He should focus on his studies these days. Then there’s the journey to the Capital City, so many things are going on. He can’t spend his energy on these."