It was almost dusk, and the setting sun shone on the bricks and tiles of the courtyard and the snow on the ground, making the snowy scene of the first month of the year a little brighter.
After finishing the Spring Festival couplets, it was natural to make up for the missing New Year’s Eve dinner. Except for the old liar, almost everyone participated in it.
Even Bai Zi brought his fellow disciples from the Golden Crow Sect to help prepare this foreign delicacy. Lin Manliu and Chong Ying took some disciples to wash and choose vegetables together.
The work of serving the dishes was naturally left to Senior Sister Ji Ting, the most careful person in the village. When Lin Manliu's side was almost done, she called a few junior brothers and sisters to start cutting vegetables and putting them on the pot.
Eleven, who was originally going to be in charge, was suddenly replaced by Bai Zi. The eldest brother of the Jinwu Sect actually yelled: "He is the one who usually turns on the small stove for the junior brothers, Bai Zi!" Now Eleven had nothing to do, and the woman in black had to leave the kitchen. , like going to enjoy the snow.
While Bai Zi was shouting and cooking, his eyes were not squinting at the yellow-shirted figure leaning against the door. Ye Dangting also noticed his eyes, and the two looked at each other.
The latter burst into tears of gratitude and nodded his thanks to the senior brother of the Golden Crow Sect. Then Ye Dangting, who also had nothing to do, had to leave the kitchen and go to enjoy the snow?
About an hour passed before the fireworks in the kitchen went out. Then some strong disciples took the pots of dishes out of the kitchen and sent them to the main room.
Because of the large number of people on this trip, it would be impossible to share food and drinks at the same table. Except for Lin Manliu, Ye Dangting, Bai Zi and others, the other disciples all took bowls and chopsticks to serve the dishes, and then invited each other to find a room to taste together.
After all the disciples had finished distributing the food, the old liar in yellow handed the spoon to the young man's hand.
This means that the follow-up arrangements will be left to Lin Manliu. The young man responded and began to arrange their respective seats.
But before he could say anything, Chong Ying sat down on the main seat. Lin Manliu was about to get angry when he saw a look from the yellow shirt in front of him.
At this moment, the young man suddenly realized. The reason why the chief seat is the chief seat is because he is the only one in this room!
Chong Ying looked at the belated Lin Manliu and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it was too late to enter the village... After all, he didn't learn the true teachings of your Master Chong!
Grandmaster Yijian Villa Chongda, in addition to his superb swordsmanship, also has a supreme method of observing words and emotions.
Today’s seats have actually been reserved! The boy in pink clothes pretended to be old-fashioned and patted his chest while sitting on the main seat facing south.
"Man Liu, have you learned three or four points?" Lin Manliu was speechless and could only respond: "I learned it, I learned it..."
"Okay! I still have some understanding!" Chong Ying clapped his hands. Eleven looked at the scene in front of him and guessed these self-righteous tricks at a glance.
But she didn't want to dismantle these little brats, so she walked around the table and kicked the main chair.
Chong Ying, who was smiling like a pistachio, leaned back and walked away.
"Hey! It hurts! I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore!" As soon as the boy in pink clothes touched the ground, he immediately covered his eyes for fear of seeing a woman in black appearing next to him.
This covert appearance caused everyone in the main room to burst into laughter. Finally, Eleven walked to the frontmost position on the right side of the desk. She looked at the boy holding the spoon, her little apprentice.
Lin Manliu said aloud: "Master, sit there! Then... the old liar sits next to Master!" Ye Dangting hurriedly responded: "Okay! Hero Lin!" Then Lin Manliu first looked at Bai Zi, and the others A senior fellow from the Jinwu Sect was traveling with me.
"Senior Brother Bai and this senior brother, please take the seats on the left and toward the front!"
"Junior brother Lin arranged it well!" Bai Zi smiled. I don’t know if he is praising his own position or praising someone else’s position.
After everyone sat down, only Lin Manliu and Ji Ting were left. The two of them first put the dishes on the table, then placed the bowls and chopsticks before sitting down at the table.
There are actually few hard dishes on this table. Most of them were made by some fellow apprentices in the villa when they were writing Spring Festival couplets and pasting blessing characters.
But these days, the reputation of Yijian Villa in the small town of Yunmengya is like that of a wolf blocking the road, or that of a fierce ghost.
As soon as the disciples who were shopping for food arrived at the entrance of the streets, they were so frightened that the vendors fled in all directions. They couldn't grab the vegetables directly. They could only pick out a few vendors who didn't have time to run away and bought some vegetables and fruits from them.
Meat... is really hard to buy. The only butcher in Yunmengya Town had been favored by Liu Mei in the early years.
When he saw that it was a disciple of Yijian Villa, he felt no fear in his heart. He held the pig-killing knife in his hand and was ready to fight everyone.
Now it was the turn of the disciples of Yijian Villa to run away... In the end, they had no choice but to knock on the door of a restaurant and buy some meat from the back kitchen.
However, the shopkeeper of the restaurant would not accept money from Yijian Villa under any circumstances. He just kept mumbling that he was recently asking the storyteller in the building to write down the deeds of Lu Fengbai, the owner of Guizhuang Villa, and wondered if he would hit Yijian Villa.
Well... I thought the meat money was shabby, so I planned to get a guaranteed ticket from Yijian Villa in advance, and then I started writing the "Personal Biography of Lu Fengbai".
Although the dishes on this table were not rich, everyone was very satisfied. It's the best to be able to invite relatives and friends to sit together when you are far away from home and not have to worry about trivial matters.
The drinks that were originally going to be brought to the table were replaced with tea under Ye Dangting's arrangement. Tonight, except for a few people in the Golden Crow Sect who can't live without alcohol, no one else is allowed to drink.
The old liar in yellow shirt stood up first and looked around. As the second owner of Yijian Villa, he always had to say some polite words.
As soon as Chong Ying finished his words, the chopsticks in his hands came straight in! With one blow, he took off the elbow that he had been staring at for a long time.
"Hey, no one will rob you...it's embarrassing!" Lin Manliu said helplessly. Chong Ying had already put the piece of meat into his mouth and said vaguely: "The first...sip...is the most delicious!" This sentence of the boy in pink clothes
After saying "the most fragrant", everyone started to move their chopsticks. Ye Dang heard that the food on the eleventh seemed to be a little short, and he awkwardly prepared to help him pick up the food with his left hand.
He was immediately blocked by him, and then he was given a blank look.
"I'll do it myself!" Eleven said, then he started picking up vegetables and eating. Now the old liar in yellow shirt felt more relieved and started to work on his own.
But before he could see where he was going to put the food, the woman in black beside him started to put it into his bowl.
"I'll do it too!" a small voice sounded. Except for the two of them, no one else at the next table could hear or seem to see the sound.
The subsequent chat at the table was basically led by Chong Ying, with Bai Zi answering the questions. The two men sang in harmony, very much like the oboe singer.
From this heroic and famous master in the world of martial arts, he talked about some major events in the world that have long been known to everyone. It makes Chong Ying extremely happy to have one brother at a time.
The bowl of tea in their hands seemed to have the mellow aroma of the wine. The two of them drank one cup after another, and then continued to talk freely.
From some little-known secrets of the world, he also talked about some talents and beauties. Now Bai Zike showed off his skills in front of everyone. It turned out that the senior brother of the Jinwu Sect also liked these trivial affairs.
Especially the love between sons and daughters that makes the listener feel a lot! It’s time to eat, it’s time to drink. No matter whether the main house or the side house, they are all eaten
"Wine" is enough to make you full. After the New Year's Eve dinner, according to the common custom in many places in Yanyang, it is time to change into new clothes.
But when they travel far away, they don’t have to make up for this link. After Lin Manliu took Chong Ying to clean up the dishes, Ye Dangting summoned everyone in front of the main room.
He said he was preparing to give out lucky money! Now everyone was confused... Lin Manliu was the first to speak up and asked: "Old liar, you go out and bring a lot of money with you? Aren't you afraid of being robbed?"
"Can Xunhanshan and his ilk... still be able to rob us?" Ye Dangting wondered. This sentence is a bit arrogant!
They don’t look like old liars anymore. Can they get drunk even if they don’t have alcohol? Seeing that the boy didn't answer for a while, Ye Dangqing coughed twice and began to explain himself.
"I won't bring too much money when I go out this time, but this house is now owned by my two factions. What about the money in this house?" As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of contempt in the courtyard.
Those who spoke out were all disciples of Yijian Villa.
"We don't know this old liar!"
"Yijian Villa does not have this second owner!"
"You... are so unethical!" Lin Manliu also said: "Can you, old liar, use your own money... to build a villa that can't even pay for it!" Bai Zi looked at the people in the courtyard. atmosphere, smiled and shook his head.
The senior brother of the Golden Crow Sect had taken a step forward and stood next to Ye Dangting. He said, "I have to explain this to Master Ye. After we moved into this house, all the furnishings in the house were cleaned, and all the utensils and utensils were replaced. So these two extra boxes of money. .." Before Bai Zi could finish his explanation, Ye Dangting immediately asked everyone, "Just say whether you want it or not!" The old liar in yellow shirt said and walked aside, placing two boxes behind him.
Chong Ying was the first to shout: "Yes!" Then everyone in the courtyard also shouted, and it was very lively.
Ye Dang heard that with this new year's money, it would be pointless just to have hair. He had to have some fun to enjoy himself. According to him, the questions were asked according to his mood. If the person who came forward answered correctly, he would get more, and if he could not, he would get less.
Chong Ying was very happy when he heard this. Didn't I just have a lofty discussion with Senior Brother Bai at the dinner table?
This is nothing but a pre-exam test! But Bai Zi complained, forgetting that the second owner of your village can be regarded as the Baixiaosheng of the world?
When the boy in pink heard this, his face immediately fell. However, Ye Dang listened to himself and lowered his voice, saying that it was the Chinese New Year, so how could we talk about those past events in the world? We should talk about ordinary things!
Chong Ying was dubious, so he didn't want to be the vanguard or the first bird. The first person to step forward was a disciple of the Golden Crow Sect. He belonged to the group of people who admired Ye Dangting.
I have long been fascinated by Yijian Villa for a long time, and now that I see the real person in front of me, I feel extremely excited. Sure enough, Ye Dangting just asked some trivial matters, and he did so several times in succession.
Most of them are simple lantern riddles or some Yanyang customs. Anyone can answer it. No matter who comes forward, they have received a large amount of New Year's money.
In order to prevent himself from being caught by the old liar, the boy in pink caught Lin Manliu together.
When the two of them came forward together, Ye Dang heard a shout, and Chong Ying immediately felt something bad!
"Master Chong, Master Lin... who comes first?" Lin Manliu was about to step forward when Chong Ying hurriedly rushed forward.
He said righteously: "As the eldest brother, let's find out for our brothers first!" Lin Manliu rolled his eyes at Chong Ying and walked away.
Ye Dang heard the words and said: "It doesn't matter who comes first!" The young man in pink raised his arms and shouted: "Just ask me! Let's see what I, Chong Ying, do when I see him!"
"Do you know this is the second surname among people in Yanyang?" Chong Ying couldn't answer for a while, Ye Dangting stomped his feet as if giving a hint.
Not far away, Lin Manliu suddenly remembered the two of them. Both of them have the surname Jiang, and one is the one who plots against him.
"Eldest Young Master" Jiang Xu, one is Jiang Yanlin who is shouting to be with him. The Jiang family is located in Yuezhou.
The boy in pink clothes got the hint and said: "Is this place named Jiang?"
"This head is quite bright..." Then Ye Dangting told everyone why the Jiang family was the second surname among the people.
There is a saying that the current head of the Jiang family is the biggest son-in-law in Yanyang. In the past, when the head of the Jiang family was admitted to Xijing, he accidentally became the prince-in-law.
After taking the current emperor's biological sister, isn't this son-in-law who has become a royal family member the biggest son-in-law?
Chongying pretends to be serious
"Oh", Ye Dangting immediately threw a bunch of money at him.
"Thank you, Brother Ye!" The young man in pink clothes got the bargain and ran away. Finally, Ye Dangting looked at Lin Manliu.
The young man had no choice but to walk towards the old liar in yellow shirt, waiting for him to make things difficult for him.
"Master Lin, do you know what the number one surname among the people is?" Lin Manliu was about to say he didn't know, when he saw the old liar imitating his tone and speaking.
"Jiang Ning, do you really know how to take a detour to Jiang Ning?" No matter how stupid the young man is, he should wake up. The old liar who co-wrote was trying to tease him...even Chong Ying's previous questions were all used here to wait for him.
The first popular surname in Yanyang is Jiangning Yueshi.
