If you ask the people of Xu State, which day of the year is their favorite? Is it New Year's Day or Harvest Day? Eight out of ten people will tell you that it is harvest day.
Harvest day is the best time of the year. Every day, tens of thousands of people in the Xu Kingdom, whether they are rich or poor, scholars or traffickers, will flock out of the cities and towns where they live to explore for gold in the wilderness where they usually dare not set foot, and enjoy the beautiful autumn wilderness. scenery.
Sects and families will also organize autumn hunting on this day. On the one hand, it drives away monsters and protects the people; on the other hand, the monsters at this time are not only rich in meat, but also full of spiritual power and vitality, making them most suitable for consumption.
On the night of harvest day, it is time for the whole family to reunite. Especially those big families, the whole family is celebrating, hundreds of people gather together, it is crowded and lively.
The Zhao family does not have too many people in the county. There are about three to four hundred stewards and servants combined. In the evening, the servants celebrated separately according to their respective divisions of labor. For example, Tiezhu had dinner with dozens of servants in the medicine garden. The monks and stewards all came to Yanqing Hall, the largest hall in the Zhao family, to celebrate the festival together.
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When Yang Zhen and her party returned to the mansion from Zhu's hometown, it was almost dusk and the mansion was filled with a festive atmosphere.
Yang Zhen, Zhao Yue'er and others returned to Shuihengyuan, washed themselves, changed clothes, and then came to Yanqing Hall.
At this time, some people were already sitting in the hall. Ms. Qin sat high on the table, and there was a table on the left, which was at the same height as her seat, and her mother-in-law was sitting there. The table on the right is slightly lower, and a middle-aged man with a Chinese-shaped face is sitting in it, with a short beard, giving people a feeling of calmness and authority. This person's name is Zhao Zhe, a monk who has perfected his Qi practice. He is the person with the highest cultivation level in the house except for the grandma. He is also the deputy chief executive of the Zhao Mansion, and his status is only lower than that of the Qin family. The Zhao family usually only arranges one foundation-building monk in the county. After the Qin family and grandma came to live here, the original foundation-building monk in the mansion, the former chief executive, has returned to Changshan, and Zhao Zhe The deputy director stayed on.
This man was not very convinced by Madam at first, but after Madam repeatedly tried her best to win over the accounting clerk, Zhao Zhe finally joined Madam. During the recent times when Yang Zhen told stories, this person had become a frequent guest in the hall.
Yang Zhen has already noticed a phenomenon. Anyone who can listen to stories in the hall has been accepted by Madam and regarded as a confidant. In the past month, more and more people have been listening to the stories in the hall, many of whom are important figures in the mansion. It can be seen that Madam has gradually grasped the power of the Zhao mansion in her hands.
What Yang Zhen didn't know was that as his wife regarded listening to stories as a privilege, his status as a storyteller in the mansion also increased. Now in the mansion, many people call him "Little Prince" when they see him, and their attitude is extremely affectionate.
The hall is divided into four levels according to the steps. The top level is the three seats, and every three steps below it is a hall. The three halls in the front, middle and back form a hall that is more than ten feet long and three feet wide. The seats are divided into two rows, one after another. There were about sixty or seventy people sitting in the entire hall.
Jia Sheng and Zhao Qing were both in the front hall, as well as Zhao Liyu. He was invited by the Qin family and came directly from Qingluo Mountain to the Zhao Mansion. His junior brother also attended the banquet and sat next to him. Obviously, the Zhao family still has great respect for the people in Junguan.
Zhao Yue'er was also in the front hall, placing a futon behind her, and Caiyun sat on it with her knees together. This position is for serving the master. For example, Caiyan is behind Qin, and behind Zhao Zhe is a handsome young man kneeling.
However, Zhao Yue'er was young and needed personal attention from adults, so there was a place left on her right side. This position should belong to Caiyun, but Zhao Yue'er kept holding Yang Zhen's hand and asked him to talk about interesting things about going to the mountains with her grandma. Yang Zhen was making up stories to coax the girl, so the two of them sat together, more like two little masters of equal status. Yang Zhen didn't notice whether her position was appropriate.
As for Caiyun, who had a gentle personality to begin with, he just smiled and silently sat down behind the two of them.
Just doing this made someone angry.
This person is none other than Zhao Zhe. He was invited to listen to stories these days, and of course he knew that this child held a great deal of importance in Mrs. Mammy's heart. It's just that in his eyes, Yang Zhen is a complete Xingjin villain. Some people like the stories this child tells, and some are not interested. In fact, he didn't like it at all. That "Journey to the West" was simply ridiculous! He didn't understand how these people could still listen with interest, so that he had to force a smile on his face, and he felt even more disgusted with Yang Zhen in his heart.
At this time, seeing this kid sitting together with his master, he felt that this kid was even more disgusting.
After a while, the guests in the hall were basically all present, and some fresh fruits, drinks and snacks were placed on everyone's table. As the clock rings, the feast officially begins.
Mrs. Qin was the first to give a speech, saying that everyone had worked hard for half a year and that the income of the house was pretty good this year. Of course, the specific benefits will not be revealed in public.
After Qin, Mammy and Zhao Zhe also said a few words respectively. Then Caiyan stepped forward, she was the host of the entire dinner.
"Dear guests, if you want to perform a show, you can come to this front hall. You can project the flowers in front of the table to your favorite show. The top three people with the most bouquets will be rewarded by the Madam and the Grand Elder."
This is a custom on harvest days. The younger generations will perform at the dinner and entertain their relatives in colorful clothes to fulfill their filial piety.
In this hall, the elders are the three people on the highest stage, and everyone else can step forward to show off their talents.
After Caiyan finished speaking, she nodded to her grandma. The grandma smiled slightly and waved the silk on her sleeves. Everyone felt a breeze blow by, and three bright purple kites bloomed in front of the table.
This is the "Growth of All Things" of the wood system. There were three purple kite seeds on everyone's table before. When stirred by this spell, they sprouted branches and turned into flowers in an instant.
However, something seems to have gone wrong. Only two purple kites bloomed here in Zhao Yue'er's house.
"Why do I only have two flowers here!" The little girl suddenly became unhappy.
Grandma glanced here in surprise, her face turned a little red, she was trying to show off her skills, but she ended up being embarrassed.
"This is some unreliable servant who provided a bad seed." She thought bitterly.
With a flick of his finger, a black seed flew over, then sprouted and blossomed into a beautiful purple kite flower.
Zhao Yuer watched the "trick" twice in a row and clapped her hands happily.
Yang Zhen shrank back and didn't dare to say a word. Only he knew what was going on. Just now, a ray of breeze deflected its direction, poured in from his neck, and blew into his arms. He understood that this must be a good thing done by that little grass.
"You are really greedy." He was angry and funny at the same time.
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After the small interlude, everyone's show began.
The first person to show off his shame was Zhao Gui. Yang Zhen had dated him many times and knew that this was a young man with a somewhat carefree personality who didn't like to hide his likes and dislikes. Sure enough, he was the first one to rush onto the stage during this performance.
He took out a piece of wood from his storage bag and threw it on the ground. Then he took out something from his sleeve. Yang Zhen recognized it as a mountain rat. It's just that this mountain rat is only the size of an ordinary mouse, and it probably hasn't awakened its demon power yet.
Zhao Gui threw the mountain rat on the wood. The mountain rat squeaked a few times, looked around, and then looked in a certain direction to escape. Unexpectedly, as soon as it took two steps forward, a sharp thorn suddenly appeared in front of its eyes, and it was about to pierce it. The mountain rat screamed, its hair stood up, its limbs shrank, and hit the spike with a bang. The spike only shook but did not break.
Seeing that there was no way forward, the mouse turned around and ran back again. It also took just two steps when another sharp thorn stood up in front of its eyes.
After doing this several times, the space for the mountain rat to move became smaller and smaller, and finally it was surrounded by a row of spikes, unable to move, and squeaking anxiously.
It was interesting for everyone to watch. Mammy also nodded in approval: "Although Zhao Gui's cultivation level is not high, he is very skillful in using this thorn technique and masters the subtleties. It is rare that he never really hurt the mouse."
The madam also nodded slightly, thinking in her heart that Zhao Gui was not a gloomy and cold-tempered person. If his cultivation level was improved a little, he could put it to good use. You can also invite this person to the lobby to listen to stories next time.
After Zhao Gui left the field, Zhao Qianan stepped forward again. Although his cultivation level is slightly higher than that of Zhao Gui, they are seated together in the middle hall. He performed the process of a lotus blooming on the spot and finally growing lotus seeds. It's a pity that this spell is exactly the same as grandma's, but it is far less wide than grandma's casting range. With Grandma Na Zhuyu in front of him, his spell seemed ordinary, and everyone's applause was much sparse.
After that, Zhao Qing and some monks that Yang Zhen was not familiar with all came on stage to perform their skills. Everyone cheered when they saw the wonderful things, and the atmosphere of the dinner gradually became more and more lively. The servants kept bringing all kinds of delicacies like a stream of food.
Even Zhao Yue'er also came on stage to perform a newly learned swordsmanship. The little girl is naturally pretty and delicate, and she looks heroic when dancing with the sword. She also has the cute energy of a child who is serious about doing things, so she won the warmest applause from everyone.
When the little girl came back, her face was red and full of excitement. She picked up a glass of fruit wine and competed with Yang Zhen to see who could drink it faster. Then she pulled Caiyun to drink together, as happy as a little lunatic. Finally, he instigated Yang Zhen to tell stories.
Yang Zhen was pushed into the field by her. Seeing that her wife and nanny were smiling and encouraging, she didn't hesitate and told the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
On this occasion, he would naturally not talk about a long series.
This was the first time for Zhao Yue'er to hear this kind of children's story. Her eyes shone with excitement and she clamored loudly for Yang Zhen to tell another one.
Yang Zhen didn't want to be in the limelight on such an occasion, so she ignored Zhao Yue'er's shouting and walked out on her own.
At this time, I heard Zhao Zhe say:
"I heard that this kid has competed with Miss Yue'er many times, and they have some interactions. Why don't we let these two kids compete again today, and let everyone comment?"
As soon as this statement came out, many lively audiences applauded. No matter how great a display of talent is, it will never be as good as a real fight. It's just that many people here are monks. Once they compete, it's easy to smash some flowers and plants. It would be nice to have two kids fighting at this moment.
The lady frowned slightly. Although Zhao Yue'er won in the end every fight, the two of them fought very fiercely. The bastard never showed mercy, and he often beat Zhao Yue'er into a pig's head. Even if there is magic that can quickly remove the scars, in this situation, it is nothing to let these people watch their daughters being beaten with bruises and bruises!
Yang Zhen also complained secretly. After repeated defeats and battles, he had become very thick-skinned. It was no longer as shameful and humiliating as the first time he was knocked down by Zhao Yue'er. But there are so many people watching here. If he is knocked down by this little girl again and rides on his crotch, where will he put his face? ,
Only Zhao Yue'er was heartless and thought it was a good idea, so she cheered loudly.
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