Seeing that the doorman picked up the stick, Lao Dao hurriedly stepped forward again, and shouted in a deep voice: "Zhang Yuanwai, the old man is the chief of the Mataling Taoist Temple, entrusted by his friends, and he came here today with his apprentices to sing the banquet song and congratulate Miss Zhang." ”

The old man's voice was neither humble nor arrogant, and it did not match the shabby clothes.

When Zhang Yuanwai heard this, he couldn't help but secretly wonder who it was, and he thought for a while about the walnuts in his hand, and asked: "Ma Taling? Where is this? The housekeeper invited a person who blew joy at a banquet, saying that it was a hundred miles in radius, and he was the most famous." ”

Lao Dao took out the suona, pointed to the sky and said: "Lao Dao is here for this today." ”

"Haha, I didn't expect that it was you who sang the wedding song of the banquet today. Come in, work hard today, your money is indispensable, if you don't do a good job......" Zhang Yuanwai paused for a while, stopped playing with the walnut turned more fierce, gritted his teeth and said: "Then you don't have to go back." ”

Zhang Yuanwai's face trembled, and he remembered all the bad deeds of Zhang Yuanwai that he had heard before, and when he heard the pedestrians next to him, he couldn't help but be shocked, and secretly worried about the old man and the young child.

But seeing that the young boy followed the old way closely, his hands were flattened, his palms were facing each other, and he saluted Zhang Yuanwai, and was about to start and walk forward.

"Stop, where are you going?" Zhang Yuanwai stopped the walnut and scolded: "Is the main gate a place where you can walk?" After that, he said to the doorman next to him: "Go, take them to the small side door to find Master Xu, my uncle's house will arrive soon, prepare well, don't miss the time and damage the Hakka situation." ”

Zhang Yuanwai didn't say anything after speaking, and began to play with walnuts, squinting his eyes, looking at Hengzheng Street, obviously, there should be guests who have not arrived.

The doorman just replied simply, "No." Then he walked up to the two of them, said a word of request, and without waiting for the other party to answer, he walked along the gate to the west, and it turned out that he was leading them to the small gate at the back.

The old man and the young boy followed, three feet apart from the doorman.

The young boy muttered in a low voice: "We are here to work today, not to be angry, on this happy day, Zhang Yuanwai can't help but look down on people, and even let us go to the side door, if I mess with the master......"

Lao Dao glanced at the doorman in front of him, and gently kicked the young child's buttocks, "Rabbit cub, take money to do things, it's that simple, you are a worldly Taoist cultivator, why let others look down on you, work hard today, don't make extraneous branches." ”

The young boy said unconvinced: "Don't bully the young and poor, one day, I will come in from the main gate, and when the time comes, please come to me, I am not rare, unless it is eight sedan chairs, sound the gong to open the way!"

Lao Dao took the suona in the child's hand, took the cuffs and wiped them while walking: "Hey, you kid, you don't have a mouth, all the food you eat is used to fight the mouth cannon." Lao Dao glanced at the doorman in front of him, turned around and said, "I believe you will walk in through the main entrance, but I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for that day." ”

Maybe it's because it doesn't have the weight of suona, it's much easier, and the young children grinned and said: "You, a cultivator, it's not a problem to live for a hundred and eighty years, if you sense the heavens, you can become old and immortal, and then the two of us will come in from the main gate empty-handed, and see what Zhang Yuanwai can do to us?"

Lao Dao wiped the suona clean, pinned it to his waist, frowned and said to the young child: "Remember, there is no absolute strength, don't talk big, no one will be able to protect you at that time." ”

When the young child heard, he said no more. Seeing that the doorman in front of him was walking faster and faster, the two followed.

......

Follow the doorman through the wall, through the foyer, past the second wall, there is suddenly a rockery pool in front of you, in which all kinds of koi swim, flowing water is reflected.

Around the pool, there are dozens of handsome men and girls, dressed in brocade clothes, talking softly, looking at this appearance, it must be the distinguished guests who participated in the wedding banquet today, including the descendants of officials and officials, and the children of wealthy merchants.

These Qingzhou teenagers and girls in the boudoir rarely have the opportunity to come into contact with each other, but today is naturally poetry and ink sentences, and they have a good exchange.

Next to the pool, there are several rockeries, it is reported that it is made of Taihu Lake stone, in the southeast corner of the rockery, there is a three-storey attic next to it, the windows are ajar, people go in and out inside, most of them are in red clothes, and they are the servants who do great things today.

The third floor is a little noisy, full of women's laughter. There are a lot of elite men standing around the attic, who should be the thugs raised by Zhang Yuanwai, and today here is not allowed to make any mistakes in happy events.

There was a man with gray hair standing next to the rockery, who was arranging for others to hurriedly dress up the door, looking at the pomp, it was Xu, who arranged all the matters of the wedding banquet.

The doorman whispered a few words in the past, this person waved his hand impatiently, and the doorman came back and explained to the two: "The attic next to this is Miss Zhang's boudoir, and when it is auspicious, my uncle's family will welcome her relatives from this building, and then you will wait here, Master Xu has instructed, you can go to the side room in the north to rest first, and then come here after an hour." ”

Lao Dao shook his head and said to the doorman: "Thank you for the reminder, I will wait for Lord Xu's dispatch." ”

After speaking, he took the young child to the north, and the two of them lowered their heads and passed by the crowd, perhaps they were really tattered in their clothes, compared to everyone present, it was really eye-catching. The lady in fancy clothes and the handsome boy all looked sideways and talked secretly.

Lao Dao looked around and instructed the young child: "With Zhang Yuanwai's status, there are so many thugs prepared today, looking at this situation, I am afraid that something big will happen." You follow me when the time comes, there are too many guests present, let's go to the side room to rest first. ”

The young boy rolled his eyes and said, "This belly always doesn't listen to the call, croaking and screaming, I'm afraid it's not good to rest." ”

Around noon, it began to be noisy outside, and the faint sound of gongs and drums came from Hengzheng Street, and the cheers of the crowd made the air shake slightly.

The northern side house is the place where Zhang Dayuan's outer servants rest. Lao Dao was lying on the bed made of wheat straw with Erlang's legs crossed, eating greasy chicken legs, drinking aged April greens, hearing the sound getting closer and closer, and said to the young child sleeping and snoring next to him: "Let's go, my uncle is here." ”

Maybe it's because I'm too tired to travel today, and the young child is still asleep, and I haven't heard the old voice.

I saw Lao Dao put the leftover chicken leg on the tip of the child's nose, smelled the fragrance, the child woke up instantly, seized the time to nibble a few bites, and asked: "Where did you get this chicken leg from? I'm afraid it wasn't stolen from the kitchen......?

Lao Dao wiped his hands with wheat straw, tidied up his clothes, and walked to the door: "Stealing? This kind of thing that the little man does, I disdain, I went to the kitchen, saying that I was invited by my uncle's family to help the old way, the stomach is a little empty, the kitchen steward listened, and did not hesitate to go and get some wine and food with me, just saw that you were too tired, and did not bother you, and when the work is done, let's go to the green treasure to have a meal." ”

The young child hurriedly turned over, went out with Lao Dao, and did not go out a few steps, and saw the crowd surrounded by a noble man in a gorgeous costume coming from the side of the rockery, about 20 years old, seven feet tall, handsome, with a green beard, wearing an embroidered hat, wearing a red silk wedding dress, looking at the workmanship, only the embroidery lady of Chen Kum Kee in Suzhou can make it.

Needless to say, it is the aunt's family who welcomes the relatives - the little son of a wealthy businessman in Ningzhou, Li Xiuyan.

Although he is from the rich Ningzhou, Li Xiuyan is not arrogant, although he does not know most of the guests here, he raised his hand and smiled, whether it is demeanor or conversation, he is stable and generous, but this smile, this is a little more far-fetched, but this smile has an indescribable look, which makes the girl in the boudoir who is present fall in love with it, and everyone present also said congratulations.

Seeing the female companion who had just had a heated conversation, she was only staring at Li Xiuyan at the moment, a young man in Tsing Yi, who felt that he was gradually ignored and said indignantly: "Hmph, it is nothing more than relying on the good family background to let Li Xiuyan suffer a lot of sycophants." The elders of my family also have some business in Ningzhou, according to the news he sent back, but I heard that Li Shangyan was not having a good time in Ningzhou, so I didn't have to contact him too much. So as not to get into trouble. ”

"Yes, the so-called smiley face is nothing more than a pretend. Not far away, another young man in yellow opened the folding fan in his hand and said, "I heard that they have been in a big trouble recently, if it weren't for the auspicious day, they distributed invitations and prepared to postpone the wedding banquet." ”

The young man in Tsing Yi couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that someone was responding, and he looked at it and said to the young man in yellow: "It turned out to be Brother Chen, it seems that everyone knows about it." The two looked at each other and smiled, but said no more.

Li Xiuyan was surrounded by everyone, and finally arrived at the attic of Miss Zhang, and according to the customs of Qingzhou, he prepared some gold ornaments, silverware, silk cloth and other welcome items, which were sent by Miss Zhang's personal maid.

Yellow and white things are common, although there are few corals, but it is not rare, but it is a cyan jade bottle, but it is extraordinary, it is printed with the seal of Guiyun Sect, it should be some of the pills of Guiyun Sect that Li Xiuyan has obtained with a lot of money, I heard that Miss Zhang has been weak and sick since she was a child, and when it comes to the change of seasons, she is very susceptible to wind and cold.

Lao Dao and the young boy were standing at the bottom of the attic at the moment, seeing that the lively crowd had already squeezed them aside, the young child asked puzzledly: "What is this, can there be chicken legs delicious?"

Lao Dao knocked on the child's head and scolded: "Just know to eat, this is a Taoist refining pill, which has precious medicinal materials, and if you eat it often, you can prolong your life, and it is much more effective than your chicken legs." ”

"Then I don't need it, I'm in good health, sir. The toddler took out the remaining chicken leg from his bosom and continued to nibble on it, waiting for the official start of the wedding feast.

At this moment, a voice came from afar: "Li Gongzi, what a big stroke!"

Li Xiuyan turned his head to look at the person and frowned, not wanting this person to appear today.