Li Ye looked at the bowl in his hand in a daze, waved his hand and wanted to pour it away, but he couldn't help but bring it to his mouth, took a taste, it was sour and sweet, it was really good, he raised his head and drank it all.
She thought to herself: She drank half of it, but this was brewed by her mother in the Tang Dynasty and should not be wasted.
Just as he was about to turn around and enter the flower hall, he saw Uncle Fu leading the way, followed by the city lord Xia Changfeng and his wife Chen Qiuyue, with Agui behind.
He quickly stepped forward and bent down to salute: "This junior has met the Lord City Lord and met the Madam!" He turned his head and shouted into the flower hall: "Dad, City Lord Xia is here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the master and the general strode out of the flower hall. Looking at the approaching city lord and his wife, they quickly clasped their fists and saluted.
The master said: "The city lord and his wife are here to bring you a grand visit. Your humble abode will be filled with glory. Please come in quickly."
"I have met your lord and my wife, but I have not come far to welcome you. I hope you will forgive me."
Xia Changfeng held his wife Chen Qiuyue in his arms and waved his hand. "It's rare for us to meet each other, so please don't be too polite!"
Chen Qiuyue also smiled and nodded to the two of them.
General Fuzi accompanied the city lord and his wife into the flower hall and had tea served.
Following behind, Li Ye also walked in.
He was wondering what the two young ladies were doing inside. When he came in and took a quick look, they found that the two of them were tired of each other, hiding in the corner of the flower hall and whispering. The young lady was talking, Dongfang Yu'er nodded, and just followed the little chicken. Like pecking at rice.
The master first introduced Li Mingzhu to the city lord and his wife: "City Lord, madam, this is Li Mingzhu, the wife of our Dongxuan Territory Lord, and also the sister of Lord Li."
The city lord and his wife and the general and his wife stood up and bowed to Li Mingzhu. They all said in unison: "I have seen the wife of the Territory Lord!"
Li Mingzhu nodded as a return gift. "We are all guests tonight, so please don't be too polite."
While the adults were talking, Li Ye quietly walked up to Ye Zhiqiu and asked in a low voice: "Mother, didn't Fatty Tang and his father go to the mansion first? Why are there no people there?"
Seeing Li Ye's nervous look, Ye Zhiqiu whispered in Li Ye's ear: "The little fat man said he was hungry and went into the kitchen to find something to eat. His father Tang Youyu said he wanted to use well water to calm down the sour plums in the jar. Juice, it tastes best when it’s chilled.”
Li Ye nodded.
The wife of the city lord came over and walked up to Ye Zhiqiu, handed over a wooden box, and said: "A few days ago, the guests at home gave some fine century-old Gastrodia elata, saying it was good for us women, so I brought some for you. That's it. I’ll give you a birthday gift!”
Ye Zhiqiu quickly stood up and saluted Chen Qiuyue, feeling a little excited: "I'm so sorry for costing you so much."
City Lord Xia held the tea cup, looked at Ye Zhiqiu and said: "Mrs. Ye, you're welcome. I still have the words Li Ye wrote for me hanging in the room! Another day, let him come to my house and write a few more pictures. ."
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and replied: "That's okay. My Li Ye will be on call."
When Li Hongxiu heard this, she twisted her waist, swung her skirt, and walked away. She also handed Ye Zhiqiu a gift bag. She looked at Li Ye and said, "That's not easy to say. It's not easy for you to invite Li Ye. I won't even invite you." I’ve been looking for him for more than a month, and I just met him today!”
I'm done staring at you Li, which means listen to my sister and give me what I want. "There's nothing in my building except a few bad money. My sister came from Sifang City and brought some good rouge and gouache. I'll share some with you. Just don't dislike it."
Without waiting for Ye Zhiqiu's reply, he pointed at Li Ye and said, "Come here, my sister has something important to do with you."
Li Yexin walked over reluctantly, but muttered: "Yu'er asked me to call her sister. You are her aunt, and you also asked me to call you sister. Isn't this a violation of generational status?"
Everyone in the room laughed when they heard it. The city lord and the general thought to themselves: You dare to mess with this tigress!
Li Hongxiu was so angry that she almost made a move. She thought about asking for help, but she held it back. She put on a ladylike appearance, pointed at Dongfang Yu'er and said, "What's your relationship with her? We all have to deal with each other. understand?"
Li Ye had no choice but to say: "You have big fists and you have the final say, okay?"
The general's wife also came over, took Ye Zhiqiu's hand and said, "We don't have much good things in our house. After looking around, I felt that this inkstone carved with black jade is suitable. It just so happens that Wushuang also wants to worship you as his teacher. This can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone." "
After speaking, he waved to the young lady and called: "Wushuang, come here."
When the young lady saw her mother calling her, she quickly pulled Dongfang Yu'er and ran over.
Ye Zhiqiu also liked being happy very much. When the young lady approached, he pulled her over and held her in his arms. Looking at Lin Yueru, he said: "How about letting Wushuang salute today, and he will be my student from now on."
After that, I asked Li Ye to get some tea.
Lin Yueru and the general were both very happy. Today was both Mrs. Lin's birthday and Wushuang's apprenticeship day. It was a double happiness. He quickly said to the young lady: "Wushuang, come quickly and kowtow to your master."
The young lady also looked happy. From now on, Li Ye’s mother will be my master.
The Master said: "Since we are destined, just keep everything simple, just serve tea and kowtow."
People in the room immediately gathered around to witness this solemn moment.
The young lady ran outside the flower hall to fetch water and washed her hands. Then she came back and stood in front of Lin Yueru. She said honestly, "Master, please accept my disciple's worship."
Kneeling respectfully on the ground, he kowtowed three times, then took the tea from Li Ye and handed it to Lin Yueru.
Lin Yueru was filled with joy and picked up the young lady. "Okay, okay, from today on, you are my student! I will only accept you as my student."
The city lord patted the tea table next to him, looked at the master and the general, and said loudly: "Today is a good day, I will drink more cups in a while! I will stop after getting drunk!"
The master and the general naturally go together. Li Mingzhu looked reserved, just smiling and saying nothing.
Miss Wushuang stood up, looked at Li Ye and said, "You want to call me senior sister, forget it, let's call me eldest sister!"
After speaking, he took Dongfang Yuer's little hand and said seriously: "There is another sister here. She is one year younger than me. You have to call me second sister. Do you understand?"
When Li Hongxiu heard what the young lady said, she spit out all the tea she had just drank. She thought to herself that these two brats had only known each other for less than an hour, and they were already like sisters.
Even the reserved Li Mingzhu couldn't help but laugh. She laughed so hard that her branches trembled. She covered her mouth with one hand and grabbed the chair with the other.
Dongfang Yu'er's face turned red and she looked at Li Ye with her big eyes.
"Brother, what did I miss?" Tang Chao, who went to the kitchen to find food, finally came out and hugged Li Ye from behind.
Li Ye was startled and used his hands to break free of Tang Chao's fat hands. Pulling him to the front of the master: "It just so happens that my husband is here, let him show you and see if he can help you lose this fat.
At this time, Tang Youyu also came to the flower hall with a shy belly, found a chair next to the master and sat down.
The husband glanced at Li Ye and thought to himself, you are looking for something for me to do! He looked at Tang Chao with a smile and said, "Don't be nervous, stretch out your hand."
Tang Chao was nervous and speechless. He glanced at Li Ye and slowly handed a fat hand to Mr. Li Ye.
The husband held Tang Chao's hand, placed it on the table, took pulse with his hand, closed his eyes and circulated Qi.
Fatty Tang felt a warm current flowing through his body, which was indescribably comfortable, and he couldn't help but hum.
The two young ladies also gathered around, staring like curious babies and blinking their little eyes.
Li Ye had a look of concern on his face, hoping that he could help this good brother lose some fat on his body.
When Tang Youyu saw that his husband was checking his son's pulse, he quickly came over and stood beside him, wiping the sweat from his face and looking at his expression.
After a while, the husband opened his eyes, looked at Tang Youyu, and said with a smile: "It's not a big problem, it's just that his body is weak, and you keep giving him supplements. It's strange that he's not fat."
"I'll go back and think about how to cure it. I've written down the prescription and I'll ask Li Ye to give it to you. According to the prescription, it can be reduced in half a year at most."
After saying that, the husband teased Tang Youyu again: "I know you open a medicine pavilion, but you can't give supplements to children indiscriminately."
Li Yeyi said that he was happy and pointed at Tang Chao and said: "Don't worry now, Fatty Tang. I will ask my husband to find you a Qigong method, practice it carefully, and you will naturally lose this fat."
Everyone laughed when they heard this. They looked at Li Ye and then at Tang Youyu, wondering, are you scolding his father?
Tang Youyu didn't pay attention and just took his son to thank him. "Son, thank you sir for your kindness!"
Li Hongxiu thought to himself that I haven't finished my business yet, what's going on? He came over and pushed Tang Youyu away, pulling Li Ye to Ye Zhiqiu's side.
He turned around and said to everyone: "The master's wife, Mrs. Ye, is the real owner today. Please stop interfering and get down to business quickly. I have to catch Li Ye to do something for me."
Everyone nodded quickly, knowing that they had to get down to business.
Ye Zhiqiu was sitting next to Li Mingzhu in the flower hall.
The master spoke: "Today is my wife's thirtieth birthday. Thank you all for coming. Ye'er, come over and kowtow three times to your mother. After the banquet is over, everyone can have fun and don't go home until you're drunk."
Ye Zhiqiu looked at his master, his eyes filled with infinite tenderness. He looked at his son again, also with a look of love on his face.
Li Ye knelt down obediently in front of Ye Zhiqiu and kowtowed three times. While saying: "I wish my mother a long life, good health and happiness!"
Ye Zhiqiu touched his son's head and smiled in his heart. Pulling Li Yi to stand up, he pointed at Li Hongxiu and said, "Mr. Li is going crazy waiting. Please help her quickly. She will be happy to have a home today!"
Li Hongxiu then smiled with satisfaction at Ye Zhiqiu, gave Dongfang Yu'er a look, and took Li Ye's little hand to the large square table in the flower hall. "You kid, you have to help your sister with this favor today, and the benefits will be yours."
Dongfang Yu'er had already taken out a cloth cover from Li Mingzhu's hand, and a pair of small hands took out a scroll from it and handed it to Li Hongxiu.
When he was done, he gave Miss Wushuang a look, which meant: The next step is up to you.
Li Ye watched the two of them flirting and wondered what they were thinking. Today was his mother's birthday. Even if he wasn't happy, he couldn't say it clearly, so he could only stay aside and wait.
