On the fifth day of the lunar month, Liu Zhai.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
The customs are slightly different, but firecrackers are lit first to welcome guests.
"Hahaha!" Seeing the firecrackers blasting all the way away, not to mention Huzi, the king of children, couldn't contain the excitement and excitement in his heart. A large group of other children also happily abandoned their elders and rushed forward with Huzi. He went over to catch firecrackers and pick up bamboo: "Hahaha! Let's go, let's go!"
"Hahahahahaha!" Liu Pingkuan also walked out of the courtyard with a big smile on his back and greeted all the guests with fists: "Quick, quick, please come inside, please come inside."
"Hehe!" Mr. Sun and others had already been waiting at the door. When they saw Liu Pingkuan approaching to invite him, they all pointed at Liu Pingkuan with their hands and laughed strangely: "Liu Erdan~~ "
"Stop talking nonsense!" Liu Pingkuan pretended to be angry with his head turned away, and then he laughed and welcomed several people into the courtyard: "Hurry up, find a place to sit by yourself."
"Okay, okay, I'm too lazy to be polite to you." Boss Li waved his hand pretending to be impatient, not even bothering to look back.
"Brothers and sisters!" As he stepped through the threshold, Mr. Sun suddenly shook his head and shouted inside. However, Zhao Yufeng, who was in the courtyard directing people to prepare food and serve wine, was stunned.
"Oh -" Zhao Yufeng turned around and saw Lao Li and the others and couldn't help but raise her brows, then she came over with a smile: "You are already here, why should you bring any gifts?"
Zhao Yufeng was naturally pretending to be angry. She spoke politely, but her eyes never left the gift boxes held in each person's arms since she greeted them.
"You're just talking nonsense." Mr. Sun said loudly, with a hint of laughter and scolding.
"Haha..." Zhao Yufeng came forward with a smile, and then followed to invite everyone inside: "Hurry, hurry, sit at the first table on the right first, and then adjust your position later."
Old Boss Sun rolled his eyes angrily, and then followed Zhao Yufeng with his head dazed: "Are you crazy? How many people can come from our town? Can we have such a big resting table?"
What Mr. Sun said is true. This resting table across the entrance of the hall occupies quite a lot of space: it spans the door, is three feet wide, reaches the height of a person's waist, and is made up of three desks. The long table will be two feet long.
"Tsk!" Zhao Yufeng scolded loudly, and then turned her head away in a show of displeasure: "Listen to what you said..."
"Hehe..." Mr. Li and others smiled happily, and then followed Zhao Yufeng to the table on the right at the corner of the kitchen room and the hall.
In fact, although the Liu Pingkuan family's house is not very big, it was not small originally. Now there are twelve tables in this large courtyard alone, and there is also a large round table in the main room that is enough for more than a dozen people to sit around. I don’t know where the table was borrowed from. As for the Eight Immortals table that was originally placed in the hall, it had long been carried to the courtyard. Well, this is the picture where Mr. Li and others are seated.
At the same time, inside the stove house.
"Hey - blanch the water!" The chef looked like he had eyes on the back of his butt. Even though he was shaking the big pot, he could still "see" the two cooks at the back who were cooking the pot. He didn't care about what was going on, and he had already trained the two young men to grin, and then they started to prepare the ingredients in a hurry.
As for the chef, he is actually Xiao Fengxiang's head chef, and he was also the one who cooked at Qian You's house last time. Although this guy charges a lot of money, if there is any important or formal occasion in this town, he will be invited to cook nine times out of ten whenever there is a banquet or reception.
But then again, ordinary people's kitchens are not very big. Now they have such a big stove to cook a big pot of food in it, and there is also a large square table in the corner for setting dishes and cooking. , there was not much space, so the two apprentices were so timid and focused on one thing and the other. As for the table used to place the dishes, it was set up under the eaves of the kitchen house, and it was fully decorated.
At that time, people were coming and going in the courtyard, everyone was busy. The house was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and there was an endless stream of guests. A small mountain was gradually piled up on the resting table in the hall, making Zhao Yufeng, who was in charge of thanking the gifts, Aunt Zhang, who was in charge of receiving the gifts, and Meiyu, who was in charge of placing the gifts, busy from ear to ear.
"Hahahahaha!" Liu Pingkuan couldn't help but blush even though his face was slightly swollen, especially now that several rich people were arriving at the door, including the shop owner. Liu Pingkuan hurriedly went to greet them, smiling without pain and feeling full of joy: "Please please please, please inside please inside..."
However, although there were many people who came, Qian You and Yang Ping were not among the other squires. It was not known whether the other party really didn't hear about the matter, or whether he was pretending not to know and deliberately keeping away.
In front of Liuzhai, at the crossroads in the middle of the lane.
The visitor stopped here, holding a wine jar with his right hand, which was tied with a red rope and hung at the bottom of his pocket. Looking further up, the left hand is carried on the back, and the waist is tied with a jade belt. He is dressed in a long plain brocade dress. Because the person is upright, he is decent and slim.
This person is Duan Zhigan.
After all, he came here, but he could see the bustle at Liuzhai, but he was silent about it.
"Langligelang, langligelang..." The old man walked in all directions with his hands behind his back, humming a little tune while shaking his head, and carrying a jar of congratulatory wine in his hand.
He turned here from the left alley behind Duan Zhigan. Unexpectedly, Duan Zhigan was standing in front, and he stopped in surprise: "Hey! Isn't this General Duan?"
Duan Zhigan's eyes flashed, and when he came back to his senses, the old man had already walked to the side with a smile, hugged his hands in greeting to Duan Zhigan and said, "Long time no see, General Duan. It's been a long time."
Duan Zhigan was silent for a moment, and then he bowed his head and smiled at the other party: "Zhao Shen is still healthy and energetic, and you are well."
"Hahahahahaha!" The old man looked up and laughed heartily. He never thought that the two of them had only met once at Qian You's house, and they were separated for half a month. Duan Zhigan still remembered his last name, so he asked The other party hugged his hands respectfully, shook his head and chuckled: "General Duan has defeated the villain."
After being polite, the old man suddenly stepped aside, straightened his back, stretched out his hand and said, "Please."
Duan Zhigan smiled slightly and nodded, but he wanted to invite the other party to accompany him, but before he could say anything, his eyes suddenly moved, and he turned to look at Liu Zhai.
Seeing this, the old man couldn't help but be startled and followed Duan Zhigan's gaze.
The so-called lovesickness is far away but close before our eyes. The one who accompanied her husband and son to worship Liu Pingkuan outside the door was not her, but who else.
"Uh." The old man was startled when he saw the tiger fur fur in Liu Yue's hand, but he didn't notice anything strange about Duan Zhigan.
Duan Zhigan only had eyes for the beautiful woman's profile. Unfortunately, before he could take another look, Liu Pingkuan over there laughed heartily and took the tiger fur fur that Liu Yue handed him, bowing his head. When I went to see it, I was very excited and couldn't put it down. My face was red and bruised.
Seeing this, Liu Yue smiled knowingly, and regardless of Liu Pingkuan's "strong objection", she personally put on the fur cloak for him.
Even though Liu Pingkuan had been mentally prepared for the tiger robe, he couldn't help being shocked when he turned around to look at himself. He couldn't recover from the majesty for a long time, and he was deeply immersed in the psychology that he could be so powerful and elegant. among. If he hadn't accidentally caught a glimpse of Ling Ye frowning, he would have praised his daughter properly and called out all the ordinary people in the courtyard who were just talking to others to show off.
But now, because of Ling Ye's mother and son, he couldn't delay, so he directly took his daughter's arm and led the family of three into the courtyard.
Duan Zhigan's eyes also lost focus.
"How can these two bitches wear tiger skin?" The old man felt puzzled for a while, and then he twitched the corners of his mouth intriguingly twice, then shook his head and smiled, and looked at Duan Zhigan beside him.
However, Duan Zhigan suddenly smiled and nodded, and walked towards Liu Zhai: "Let's go."
"Uh." The old man was startled for a moment, then he put up his hands with a smile and followed him, and began to shake his head and hum a tune: "Thum thump, thump thump thump -, thump thump, thump thump thump..."
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Absolute backyard, east wing bedroom.
call……
Ling Xiufeng sat cross-legged on the bed, with his hands clasped up and down, as steady as Mount Tai. His clothes and hair were light and fluttering, as quiet as a stone.
In just a few days, his head was already pale, and even his angry eyebrows had turned into snow. Perhaps, the opening and slight trembling of his eyelashes were the last effort to stabilize his vitality.
He has long since lost his anger and hatred.
When his cultivation reaches his level, he already knows his condition.
At his height, he naturally knows what consequences he will face.
But now...
Before Ling Xiufeng could think any more, the door of the room was knocked gently by the visitor: "Boom, boom."
Ling Xiufeng was slightly silent, but he did not stop his movements to control his injuries, nor did he open his eyes or make any sound.
Outside the door.
Tan Fei, as the steward of Juemen's inner courtyard, is now in his forties. Although he has never participated in the external conquests launched by the sect, his status within the Jue Sect is not low, and his strength is not outstanding. In addition, he is also responsible for the general intelligence within Juemen.
After seeing no response from the room for a long time, Tan Fei couldn't help but remain silent, but he always maintained a respectful attitude. It has been like this for a long time, and there is no liberation.
Not long after, Ling Xiufeng in the room finally responded, but instead of inviting him in, he asked directly: "How is Sanye?"
Tan Fei fell into silence, then bowed his head deeply, closed his eyes, and replied calmly: "There has been no news for several days, I'm afraid... something unexpected has happened."
The room was silent, and Tan Fei kept waiting with his eyes closed, not saying a word.
After a long time, a gentle reply came from the room: "Go down."
Tan Fei was silent for a moment, then bowed deeply: "Yes..."
When Tan Fei turned around and left, the Haohao Juemen was already deserted. Even the door was unattended.
The tyranny of the Jueqing Sect has always been to keep the sect wide open. If it weren't for the gathering in the sect or the food festival, not many people would be seen in the entire castle.
Ling Xiufeng's room, sleeping on his side.
After a long silence, Ling Xiufeng slowly opened his eyes.
However, what he looked at was the cold ground below. Moreover, his eyes are covered with black silk.
He didn't know what he thought of, his eyes were slightly gloomy, and then he laughed out loud: "Huh."
After laughing, he suddenly looked ferocious, and then he looked up and laughed: "Hahahahahahahaha! Hahahahahahahahahaha!"
The wild laughter spread throughout the Jueqing Sect, but it couldn't stir up much trouble, let alone a single ripple...
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Liuzhai, the main entrance.
"Haha..." Liu Pingkuan came from the courtyard. He came out just to see if anyone else would come. That's why he saw Duan Zhigan over there as soon as he stepped out of the door. Then he was startled: "Uh."
Duan Zhigan and the old man also stopped at the end of the alley because they saw Liu Pingkuan first. However, Liu Pingkuan only had eyes for the general. As for the old man? He had long been completely ignored.
Taking a look at Liu Pingkuan's current demeanor, even Duan Zhigan couldn't help but smile: "Huh."
The tiger-fur cloak fit perfectly on Liu Pingkuan's body, and it was made in a majestic style and made with fine workmanship. Even with this guy's rough temperament, he was shown to be majestic. It's a pity that his appearance and foundation are there, but there is no heroic spirit or heroic spirit. He is just like some reckless or nouveau riche who is the king of the mountains. And now that it is still hot but not yet cold, some thin sweat is seeping out from his forehead.
"This..." Liu Pingkuan was a little stunned, because Duan Zhigan's arrival was indeed beyond his expectation. Unfortunately, the thought in his mind was interrupted when the old man rolled his eyes, and he couldn't help but look back. god.
Seeing Liu Pingkuan looking at him at this moment, the old man suddenly curled his lips, looked sideways and said, "You idiot, why don't you look at your sixth uncle missing your grandpa?"
Liu Pingkuan was stunned, and then became angry, but Duan Zhigan was more important now, so he couldn't get angry easily. And after learning from the previous lesson, he didn't dare to pretend to be stupid in front of the other party, so he panicked and opened his hands to greet him: "General Duan..."
Duan Zhigan smiled slightly. Since the other party was coming, he couldn't wait quietly, so he walked over with a smile.
"Huh." The old man tugged at the corner of his mouth and snorted softly, then followed Duan Zhigan in a majestic manner and swung past him arrogantly.
