The other party's sliding and kneeling posture was so standard and quick, not to mention Ling Zhiyan, Hua Yitang felt a little sorry, and said magnanimously: "There is no need to perform such a grand ceremony——"
"Fourth Grandpa's words are wrong! As the saying goes: if a country is polite, the country will be prosperous; if a family is polite, the family will be prosperous; if the body is polite, the body will be cultivated; if the heart is polite, the heart will be peaceful. My Hua family is the leader of the five surnames and seven sects, and etiquette is the end of the line. It cannot be abolished." The man with the mustache spoke impassionedly, "Fourth Grandpa is the elder of the Hua family. I should have bathed and changed clothes and fasted for three days before coming to see you. Today's abrupt trip is very inappropriate. Please accept your grandson's respect. bye."
After saying that, he kowtowed three more times.
Hua Yitang was stunned, squinting his eyes to take a good look at the person in front of him, and suddenly said, "Are you -"
The man with the mustache burst into tears, "Fourth Grandpa, you finally remembered! It's me, your grandson!"
Ling Zhiyan was stunned, "This is -"
"Hua Ermu, the head of Hua's family, settled in Yidu a few years ago. Calculated by seniority, he is Hua's grandnephew." Hua Yitang banged her fan and said with a smile, "How old are you Ermu, yet you have grown so many Beard, no wonder I didn’t recognize it.”
Hua Ermu: "Fourth Grandpa was joking. My grandnephew is already over forty years old and should have grown a beard long ago."
"Are those at the back all juniors from my maternal family?"
"Fourth Grandpa has good eyesight. These are Fourth Grandpa's great-nephews."
"Ah, we haven't seen each other for just a few years, and we've grown so big?"
"Boss is planning to get married this year. If everything goes well, Fourth Grandpa, you will be able to hold your great-great-grandson next year."
"Yeah. Very good."
"It's all thanks to Grandpa Fourth."
Ji Li Gua La Ji Li Gua...
An old man in his forties always kept a low profile and acted like a grandson, and a seventeen-year-old boy called himself grandpa. The two of them chatted warmly like no one was around, and the scene was quite harmonious.
Lin Sui'an lay on the car window and watched in awe: Unexpectedly, Hua Yitang's seniority was even more outrageous than Wan Lin's. At such a young age, he had already been upgraded to become a grandfather.
But, do they have to kneel and chat like this? Don’t their knees hurt?
Ling Zhiyan couldn't stand it anymore and reminded in a low voice, "Silang, why don't you let your - ahem, grandsons get up and talk."
"Absolutely not! Don't waste the etiquette!" Hua Ermu suddenly became anxious, "Quick, quick, kowtow to Grandpa."
A group of young people behind them banged their heads on the ground and shouted, "I've seen Grandpa Grandpa!"
Ling Zhiyan was stunned, wondering what on earth these people were going to do? !
"Liu Lang, you are young and don't understand the rules." Hua Yitang tapped Ling Zhiyan's shoulder with a fan, "When elders meet their juniors for the first time, they all have to give a greeting gift. Mu Xia——"
Mu Xia jumped out of the car, took out the sandalwood box from the carriage, and distributed the "meeting gifts" inside to all the great-grandchildren one by one. As for the content of the meeting gifts, of course they were Hua's most unpretentious gold leaves, but this time It's the PS version, a bag of fifty gold, enough gold to blind people.
"I came in a hurry, I was unprepared, and the little gift was vulgar. Please don't dislike it, great-grandchildren." Hua Yitang smiled and waved his fan, "The ground is cold, so don't kneel down. Get up."
"Thank you, grandpa!" The shouts of the great-grandchildren were deafening.
Lin Sui'an saw it with envy: Good fellow, no wonder Hua Ermu keeps saying "the etiquette cannot be discarded", it turns out that kowtow will bring big red envelopes!
Ling Zhiyan's hand holding the horse's rein was trembling, and her heart was probably trembling too. The eyes of the people watching on the Wanli Bridge were about to pop out, and they wished they could kneel down on the spot to recognize their grandfather.
Jin Ruo's face dropped, and he held up the horse's reins and wandered around the carriage, "The man named Hua so happily gave the sale of Baihua Tea to Jingmen, does he also want to be my grandfather?!"
Fang Ke squinted his eyes and slowly stroked the large wooden box with his fingers, his expression even uglier than Jin Ruo's. Lin Sui'an vaguely recalled that Fang's monthly salary was fifty gold per month, which was a coincidence.
After acknowledging their marriage and chatting, Hua Ermu led all the great-grandsons to escort them all the way. Originally, Hua Yitang's team had three luxurious carriages and four snow-white horses. It was already extremely luxurious, and now there was a pile of brocade clothes. Jade Belt's escorts became more and more arrogant and arrived at the south gate of Wanli Bridge. The gate soldiers were so frightened that they didn't even check the road guide and let them go without hesitation.
After entering the city gate, you are faced with a straight middle thoroughfare, ten feet wide, with tall locust trees planted on both sides. Under the lush shade of the trees is the nominally-named Lifang District. There are holes in the walls of the Lifang, allowing pedestrians and traders to pass through unimpeded. There are a dazzling array of silk and satin shops, mat and hat shops, silk and silk shops, and Shu brocade shops on the East Street. The names of the shops on the West Street are very literary and artistic, such as: "Qixia Pavilion", "Xiaohongzhu", "Taishen Shop", "Zhanbi" "Fragrant", Lin Sui'an was confused.
Jin Ruo popularized science: "These are Shu Paper Shops."
Hua Ermu seized the opportunity and introduced enthusiastically: "To the west of Zhongqu Avenue is the South Third District of Yidu. Huanhua Stream runs through it, dividing this area into Taibai and Qingtian. Paper made from the water of Huanhua Stream has excellent texture. , famous in the Tang Dynasty, there is a saying that a piece of paper is worth ten thousand gold. Therefore, there are many paper mills to the west of Zhongqu Road, and many Shu paper companies gather here."
Just as he was talking, a strange thing suddenly appeared in the door sign of the literary Shu Zhifang Shop. It had a huge facade, a very wide plaque, four frames inlaid with silver, and five large gilt characters "writing as if there is a god". There was a plaque in front of the door. A discount plaque with the title "Don't regret it if you don't buy it" is filled with the discount details of Shu paper that day. There are many merchants in front of the door, and it is the one with the best business.
Everyone: "..."
Needless to say, this style that is 70% exaggerated and 30% unconventional must be Hua's industry.
Hua Ermu: "What does Fourth Grandpa think of the name of our shop?"
"Very good!" Hua Yitang shook his fan and nodded, "I understand the true meaning of my Hua family's ancestral teachings."
Hua Ermu and his entourage felt their faces light up and were so proud that their pony tails waggled with joy.
Walking further, two six-story high-rise buildings appeared in sight, located on both sides of Zhongqu Avenue. The black-eaves and blue pillars on the left, and the green-tiled red pillars on the right, towered into the clouds and were very majestic, just like two statues guarding Yidu. Huge mythical beast.
"The one to the west is Zhang Yi Building, and the one to the east is Sanhua Building. They are both good places to climb up and enjoy the scenery." Hua Ermu rode up to Hua Yitang and said with a smile, "My grandnephew has already reserved a box in Zhang Yi Building." , I will be the host later, taking over the business of Fourth Grandpa and his entourage."
Hua Yitang De Gaowang patted Hua Ermu on the shoulder, expressing his satisfaction.
Zhongqu Avenue leads directly to the south gate of the government office. This time, the defenders finally did their duty, checked the road and led the officials to let them go quickly. When they got here, Hua Ermu couldn't send him off any more, so he agreed with Hua Yitang to meet at Zhang Yilou two hours later, led his grandchildren to salute again, and left happily.
The area of the government office is not large, and the central location is the Yidu government office. The three lanes are named after the district, forming a tripod. Hua's Ninety-nine House is located in the south second lane, with seven courtyards, and the Buchou Lake in the back house leads to the Jinjiang River. Built on running water, the area is twice that of Hua's No. 66 House in Dongdu, which also reflects the difference in land prices between Yidu and Dongdu.
Everyone was very tired after traveling all the way and slumped on the couches in the main hall, waiting for Mu Xia to assign rooms. Hua's servants were shouting and carrying luggage, and they were so busy that they didn't even touch the floor.
Fang Ke expressed his determination not to attend any Lao Shizi reception banquet, and others followed suit.
Ling Zhiyan: "After all, this is a gathering within the Hua clan. It is inconvenient for Ling to be an outsider."
Lin Sui'an: "It's too tiring to eat and drink. I'm really not good at it."
Jin Ruo: "If master doesn't go, I won't go either."
Etta: "If the pigs don't go, I won't go."
Blue Dragon, Vermillion Bird, White Tiger Xuanwu: "I won't go."
I originally thought that Hua Yitang would play around and try to attract people to keep him company, but unexpectedly, when he heard this, he just shrugged, waving his fan and squinting in the direction of the main entrance.
While everyone was wondering, Mu Xia hurried in and reported: "Silang, Chi Ji, the governor of Yidu, and Xia Ren, the chief minister, have arrived."
Hua Yitang closed the fan with a snap, "Please."
It was probably the time when Yidu was always humid and cloudy with no sunlight. Chi Ji, the governor of Yidu, and Xia Ren, the chief minister, both looked fair and fair. Chi Ji was fifty-three this year and looked to be in his early forties. He was not big and very capable. Xia Ren Ren is about the same height as Hua Yitang. He has just reached the age of 40 and has three long beards. At a quick glance, it looks like three catfish whiskers have been drawn on a white flour cake, which is quite joyful.
Both of them were wearing regular clothes, and they called Hua Yitang brothers as soon as they entered the house. They met each other late, and Ling Zhiyan, who was not good at words, could not escape. She was forcibly dragged into the circle of friends to chat, and Chi Taishou searched for a relationship with the Ling family, claiming that she had a relationship with Ling. The current head of the family had been classmates for half a day, and could barely be considered Ling Zhiyan's uncle.
Lin Sui'an felt drowsy after hearing this, and Jin Ruo was sitting on pins and needles. Ita left without returning on the pretext of making tea, but then he escaped by himself while a few people were not paying attention. Lin Sui'an was just about to find an excuse to urinate and escape, but unexpectedly, Prefect Chi Suddenly the topic turned to her.
"This must be Mrs. Lin who is famous in the three major capitals!" Chi Taishou's eyes were so bright that it was frightening. "When I saw her today, she is indeed a heroine with extraordinary courage!"
Lin Sui'an braced himself and said, "Prefect Chi is praising you ridiculously. Lin really doesn't dare to take it seriously."
Governor Chi looked at Jin Ruo, "I wonder who this is?"
Lin Sui'an: "My apprentice is Jin Ruo."
"As expected of Madam Lin's apprentice, he is indeed a heroic young man, very brave."
Jin Shuo smiled and said, "If you give me a prize, please give me a prize."
Lin Sui'an felt that something was not good. Originally, it was just a routine officialdom affair, and Hua Yitang and Ling Zhiyan just dealt with it perfunctorily. However, there must be something fishy about Governor Chi suddenly chatting awkwardly with them.
Sure enough, the next sentence of Governor Chi took a turn for the worse, "Hua joins the army and doesn't know what he's doing. I, the Governor, have done this very wrong!"
Hua Yitang blinked, "Why did Chi Taishou say this?"
Taishou Chi's eyes turned red, and he pulled up his sleeves to wipe away tears. Xia Changshi said with emotion, "Ever since I found out that Silang Huajia was appointed as Yidu Judicial Service and joined the army, Brother Chi was so happy that he couldn't sleep all night. He wished he could wait at the city gate every day. Yes, I am really looking forward to it."
Hua Yitang frowned and said with sincerity and concern: "Prefect Chi, just tell us what kind of difficulty you have."
Taishou Chi wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "The customs in Yidu are simple and the people are kind. Most of them can abide by the law and live peacefully. But - alas, there is a small group of Jianghu sects who are harming the village, and the people can't bear to be disturbed. , Chi has a headache."
Lin Sui'an: Oh!
Jin Ruo murmured: "Put it down, I get scared when I hear the words "honest folk customs".
Ling Zhiyan frowned, "What kind of martial arts sect is it?"
"Actually, they are just some scum of the world, a low-ranking mob. They only have martial arts skills and are quite difficult to deal with. The government has encircled and suppressed them several times, but all failed." Xia Changshi sighed deeply and looked at Lin Sui'an eagerly. "We are really full of ambition but not strong enough, so we boldly want to ask Mrs. Lin for help to help the government suppress the bandits."
Lin Sui'an raised his eyebrows: He never expected that her current reputation would be so popular. Even before her buttocks were warm, a senior executive would come to make an offer.
Hua Yitang's eyes twitched and the fan stopped.
"Ahem, cough, cough!" Ling Zhiyan coughed so hard that her lungs almost came out. "This is inappropriate. Ahem, Mrs. Lin is not a member of the government. Ahem, the teacher is unknown."
"If Mrs. Lin doesn't give up, Yidu Prefecture is willing to hire Mrs. Lin as the chief arrester of Yidu Prefecture, specializing in suppressing bandits!" Chi Taishou said solemnly, "All the police officers, government officials and bad people in Yidu Prefecture will be hired by Madam Lin is in command, monthly salary——"
"Prefect Chi, do these martial arts sects you are talking about have names?" Hua Yitang suddenly said.
Chi Taishou was startled. Although Hua Yitang was smiling, there was an indescribable dangerous aura in his eyes. He couldn't help feeling a chill down his back and glanced at Xia Changshi.
Xia Changshi understood it and quickly took out the scroll from his sleeve, "These are the sect information we have collected. Please ask Madam Lin, Hua Canjun and Ling Sizhihe to review it."
The scroll book lists a string of sect names: Hexian Sect, Wuling League, Huang Jiujia, Dengxian Sect, etc. Listed at the end of the scroll are two big red characters: Jingmen!
Everyone: "..."
Hua Yitang closed the scroll with a snap and smiled, "What does this mean, Governor Chi?!"
Governor Chi was filled with righteous indignation, "You don't know, this Jing Sect is a rather rogue sect in the Jianghu. It has many disciples and a complex staff. It is best at hiding. It usually makes a living by selling information. It can be said that it likes to do things like flies and dogs. He is the number one stirrer | shit | stick in Yidu——"
Ling Zhiyan: "Hmm, cough, cough, cough!"
Only then did Chi Taishou realize that everyone's expressions were not right. Jin Ruo's eyes almost pierced his chest. Lin Sui'an seemed to be smiling but not smiling. His black clothes were not moving in the wind, and the atmosphere was filled with ice and frost.
Xia Changshi wiped his sweat: "B-but what's wrong?"
Before he finished speaking, he heard a loud shout from outside the door:
"Gan Hongying, the master of the Yidu sub-altar of the Jingmen, wants to see Lin Sui'an, the master of Qianjing! He wants to see Jin Ruo, the young master of the Jingmen!"
Governor Chi and Xia Changshi were stunned as if they were struck by lightning.
small theater
Hua Yitang: The two bosses in Yidu, Yazi, who don’t look very smart, are really an eyesore, so we might as well kill them.
Lin Sui'an: I cut Chi Ji.
Jin Ruo: I will chop Xia Ren.
Ling Zhiyan: Cough cough cough! :,,
