Because they have to deal with He Ling, the wolves on the mountain are temporarily staying at Cheng Wanwan's home.
She clapped her hands and called out all the wolves.
Although she is very familiar with these wolves, in fact, only Xiaodian and Xiaohei will listen to her instructions. The other wolves are only willing to do so because of the reputation of these two guys and the fact that she provides good food and drink. Make peace with her.
She was reluctant to give away Xiaodian and Xiaohei, so she could only find someone with a gentler temperament from the wolves.
She pointed at a gray wolf that was about the same size as Xiao Hei and said, "Did you see that wolf, father-in-law, is a brother from the same mother as Xiao Hei. He has never had to worry about food or drink since he was born, and he has never seen blood. He has a different personality." Meek and tame.”
"Ouch..."
The gray wolf lay prone on the ground and roared.
Eunuch Ming was shocked. He really wanted to take a wolf to the capital, but if he hurt someone and bit him to death on the way, it would be more than worth the gain. Biting him to death is a trivial matter, and what he is most afraid of is hurting the emperor. …
Just when Eunuch Ming was seriously thinking about whether he was too hasty, he saw a big white goose flying out from the grass, riding directly on the gray wolf's head, and pecked the gray wolf's ear.
The gray wolf howled several times, but did not dare to rush over. Finally, it shrank its neck and hid.
The big white goose was defeated, stretched out its neck and wandered majestically in the yard.
Eunuch Ming's eyes lit up: "Sui Gongren, what's the name of this goose?"
"It's called Sanbai." Cheng Wanwan smiled, "It likes to eat small fish and shrimps. Father-in-law, would you like to give it a try?"
The five big white geese are named Dabai, Erbai, Sanbai, Sibai, Wubai... after the guy named Sidan.
Eunuch Ming nodded. It would be perfect if he could deal with this big white goose. If the gray wolf dares to dishonestly bite people, let the big white goose subdue it. In this world, one thing is sure to bring down another thing. I didn’t expect the wolf to be afraid of it. Goose……
Seeing that Ming's father-in-law was playing so enthusiastically with the big white goose, Cheng Wanwan didn't stay any longer. She and Shen Dongming began to discuss tomorrow's banquet.
She wanted to invite the entire Dahe Village and the merchants who visited a lot on weekdays. Shen Dongming invited people from Ping'an County. He had been an official for many years. Although he didn't save much salary, he still had enough money to host a banquet, and it was He and Cheng Wanwan spent half the money each, so he could afford the expense.
Because of time constraints, I did not send out invitation letters specifically, and just asked the Yamen to post a notice on the Ping'an County bulletin board.
Of course, some more important guests will be specially invited.
All the people in Dahe Village are also busy. Some people go to the city to purchase. Chickens, ducks, fish and meat are brought back in carts. All the vegetables in the vegetable fields of each family are picked. The fish in the river are caught in advance, and the big ones are Keep them for cooking, and throw the small ones back to be harvested at the end of the year. All kinds of dried vegetables are purchased and used for cooking. There are also women who go up the mountain to pick mushrooms and fungus...
Because Wu Huiniang was pregnant and inconvenient, Wen Shi and Chun Hua served as chefs for this banquet, with women from the village who were good at cooking serving as assistants.
This time there were many more people at the banquet than in the past, and the temporary kitchen was built larger, with more than a dozen temporary stoves built inside. Even so, there was still not enough space, so we had to distribute the work and let the women stay at home. After processing the chicken, duck and fish, bring them here to cook together...
The entire Ping'an County was also in a state of excitement.
"Oh my god, our county magistrate has been promoted. He will have to go to the capital in a month. Will he never see the county magistrate again?"
"That's why the county magistrate invited us ordinary people to have a promotion banquet. Your Majesty couldn't bear to leave us, and we couldn't bear to leave you either. I think back then, my son was abducted by human traffickers and went to report the crime. If the County Magistrate hadn't mobilized the big guys to find someone, I would have How could my son have such a good life now?"
"The county magistrate has been promoted to the fifth rank, and the Sui'an people have been promoted to the fourth rank. Hey, I have to say that the Sui'an people are really powerful. No one can be promoted at this speed."
"Now it's time to call her Sui Gongren. She is a fourth-rank imperial concubine and has a higher status than the prefect's wife."
"I have to go back quickly to prepare gifts. I will go to Dahe Village for a drink tomorrow..."
"..."
Dahe Village was busy all night, and Ping'an County was also busy all night.
Before dawn, people from the city and other villages came to Dahe Village to congratulate them with gifts.
Ordinary people's gifts are very simple. They are nothing more than a dozen eggs, a few feet of cloth, hand-sewn clothes and shoes, a chicken and a duck... more or less expressing their feelings.
When people from outside the village came to the village, they couldn't help but be surprised to see many women wrapped in gauze but still working quickly.
At this time, some people familiar with the matter revealed some details.
"It happened that I was admiring flowers in Dahe Village that day, and I happened to see Mr. He from the capital making trouble in the village. These injured villagers were all injured by Mr. He, and they were all badly injured."
"Yes, I also saw it. Mr. He was so arrogant that he actually made trouble for the people of Sui'an. Fortunately, the imperial decree came in time, otherwise Dahe Village would have suffered."
"Look, because several people in Dahe Village have been promoted, the villagers are in high spirits during happy events, and they still work so hard despite being injured."
"Then let's hurry up and help..."
People outside the village put down their congratulatory gifts and joined the work team one after another.
The villagers who looked seriously injured were forcibly helped aside to rest.
The injured, led by Second Master Zhao and Mrs. Zhu, are also helpless because their father-in-law is still there, and people from all walks of life will come to congratulate them today. Naturally, they will also know what happened in Dahe Village. If they were so seriously injured overnight, After recovery, there will be a hundred mouths that can’t explain it clearly...
When outsiders from the village came to help, they were all shocked when they saw the dishes.
Although there are a lot of vegetables and wild vegetables in the kitchen, most of them are chickens, ducks and fish. The chickens and ducks are stewed whole in the pot. The fish is a big one, and the meat is pork and mutton. The meat is cut into large pieces and full of meat. A big overflowing bowl, mouth-watering before it’s even cooked…
Mrs. Zhao wandered in: "Everyone, please be quick, it's getting late, some long-time dishes should be cooked quickly..."
While the women are busy here, the men gather at the entrance of the Zhao family ancestral hall.
The Zhao family ancestral hall rarely offers ancestor worship, but this time a big event happened, so the ancestral hall was opened.
Zhao Dashan is a bloodline of the Zhao family, so it is appropriate for him to come to worship his ancestors. Cheng Wanwan didn't feel that it had much to do with him, but he was still forced to come.
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
Forget about kneeling to the emperor, she really didn't want to kneel to her ancestors.
However, so many people were looking at her eagerly. If she didn't comply, it would seem that she had betrayed everyone's good intentions. So, she could only be like a puppet, and was taken to the entrance of the ancestral hall together with Zhao Dashan.
Zhao Lizheng is also the patriarch of the Zhao family and is responsible for presiding over the ancestor worship ceremony.
"My family, the Zhao family, thrives in response to the times, is prosperous, and is filled with gratitude..."
"The ancestors have carried out their actions, let them carry forward their high standards, and encourage our descendants to work hard..."
"Bow down and pray for the blessings of the clan..."
"Two obeisances,..."
