Chapter Seventy-Five: The Apprenticeship Banquet
The old lady quickly passed the word, and asked the kitchen to renovate a few tables of seats, and put them in the martial arts arena, anyway, the weather was hot, and it was cool to eat outside.
The old lady expressed her congratulations to Jiang Li's apprenticeship with her actions, so this table was renovated extraordinarily, with a total of four tables, and people came and went in the martial arts arena for a while, moving tables and chairs, taking tableware, and delivering dishes, and the pear forest trail, which was quite deserted on weekdays, also became extraordinarily lively.
Changsheng and other servants followed to help, and Liu Qin asked Chang'an to invite the teacher Zhou Fuzi to come. By dusk, all the arrangements were in place.
Just as everyone was about to invite Master Mu and Master Zhou to take a seat, they didn't expect Master Liu, who had gone down to the mansion, to come with Uncle Liu Cheng, and a long man behind him was still holding the altar wine, which was the altar where Liu Qin honored his father.
So everyone saluted to Master Liu, Master Liu and Master Mu Zhou Fuzi were polite again, and then humbly sat down, Master Liu, Master Mu, Master Zhou and Liu Cheng sat at a table, at the insistence of everyone, Master Liu sat on the upper seat, Master Mu and Master Zhou sat on both sides, Liu Qin naturally sat at a table with Jiang Li, and the rest of Changxing and other small servants and Lei Hu sat at two tables, and Lei Hu pulled the long ensuage who came with Master Liu to sit together.
Master Liu picked up the wine jar and poured a glass of his daughter's filial piety wine for Master Mu and Master Zhou, and filled it for himself and Liu Cheng.
The old lady had already sent wine, so Changxing Lei Hu and they all poured it, only Liu Qin's table was too young to drink.
Everyone first saluted the two teachers, and then saluted Master Liu's father and son, and finally toasted each other and ate and drank happily.
Master Liu stroked his short beard and smiled at this happy scene, from the bodies of these half-grown children, he seemed to see himself who was also young and enthusiastic back then, and also had a dream of freedom in the rivers and lakes, now that his youth is gone, the dream has passed, but the traces left behind by the year have not disappeared, but from time to time they come to his heart, making him feel nostalgic and nostalgic.
For Master Mu, Master Liu has not had much contact, but he instinctively feels that Master Mu's background is not simple, just from the dragon dart head when he introduced him, although the ominous but respectful attitude can be seen, the dragon dart head in Wucheng can be regarded as a party, his ancestor was called the first person in the south of the Yangtze River, it can be seen that its heritage is profound, and the people who can make the dragon dart head respect, that must not be a general generation.
But why would such a person enter Liufu to be an ordinary martial arts master? Master Liu also doubted it, but he didn't send anyone to investigate, just because he believed in the dragon dart, he and the dragon dart head had many years of friendship, although the two did not worship, but they were close friends who cherished each other.
This night's banquet can be said to be a happy return, although Master Mu and Master Zhou are one bold and one elegant, but they are all a cheerful style, and Master Liu and Uncle Liu are very compatible, the four of them pushed the cup and changed the lamp, only a jar of good wine was drunk, and it was considered to be fun.
When he was slightly drunk, Zhou Fuzi wrote a poem on a whim, got up and read aloud to the moon buds on the horizon: "The willow tree at sunset in the long sky, the bright and clear light illuminating canal, the down-and-out country voice has not changed, and the liver and gallbladder on the hoarfrost eyebrows." ”
"Okay, a good hoarfrost on the eyebrows." Master Liu cheered, and everyone cheered.
Although Liu Qin said that she didn't pay much attention to class, but after more than ten years of Chinese cultivation, the meaning of the poem could still be heard, and she couldn't help but be infected by the teacher's unwilling, but unchanging enthusiasm, and couldn't help clapping her little hands.
Master Zhou stumbled and said with a wry smile: "Master Xie praised, I want to study for 20 years, and I have no enthusiasm to serve the country, but I have repeatedly failed, I am ashamed, I am ashamed." ”
Master Liu said sincerely: "The talents of Runan, like pearls covered in dust, will shine one day." ”
Liu Qin also waved his small fist on the side and shouted, "Teacher, I support you." ”
Master Zhou smiled, and gave a fist to Master Liu, "Thank you, lord, and thank you, it is really a joy of life to be able to drink with you today, although Runan is not talented, and he does not dare to speak of himself as a pearl, but the fire of the candle also dares to compete with the sun and the moon, not to mention my generation." ”
"Haha, okay, okay, come, let's raise a glass to invite Mingyue and make this toast."
This night, Master Zhou was naturally drunk, and was helped back to his residence by Chang'an, Master Liu was slightly drunk, but his interest was very good, and he took Liu Qin's hand all the way back to the inner courtyard with a smile and a smile. Uncle Liu Cheng and Master Mu drank a lot, but the two of them drank a lot, and they were fine, as for those boys, with the old man here, they didn't dare to make too many times, although they drank happily, but they didn't overdo it, so this night's banquet started in a good atmosphere and ended in a good atmosphere, which was considered a success.
On the second day, considering that the teacher drank too much wine, he asked Cuiliu to carefully boil some clear porridge with some side dishes and send it over, of course, in order to create more contact opportunities between Cuiliu and Lei Hu, he also asked Cuiliu to send one to Lei Hu. I also shared the work with Cui Yu, and Cui Yu sent one to Master Mu, of course I was filial to my father.
Although there was a light meal on the table that the old lady instructed the cook to make, Mr. Liu still abandoned it and used his daughter's share, and put down a large bowl of gruel before he drank a fine light, and the things sent by his daughter were really delicious, and Mr. Liu wiped his mouth and touched Liu Qin's head, and then got up and strode to the yamen.
When it was time to go down in the evening, Liu Qin was fiercely condemned and protested by the eldest brother, boiled delicious love porridge, and sent it to his father, teacher, and master, but he forgot about his eldest brother, what does this mean, doesn't there be a little bit of status in the eyes of the eldest brother?
Liu Cheng was depressed, and went back that night to hug Cai Xinlan, biting her ear, "Lan, let's have a girl." ”
He couldn't help but be depressed, because at that time, Liu Qin replied confidently: "Doesn't the eldest brother have a sister-in-law." ”
It's better to have a daughter, a little sister or something, it's unreliable.
Unconsciously, some time passed, thinking that Cuiliu had been in contact with Lei Hu for a while, Liu Qin asked Cuiyu to secretly watch Cuiliu's movements, so Liu Qin heard from time to time "Sister often sits alone, and secretly laughs", "Sister embroidered a purse", "Sister took a pair of shoes" and other words.
This is the rhythm of falling in love. Liu Qin himself also took a closer look, and found that Cuiliu had indeed been in a much better mood recently, with a smile on her face again, and her face was ruddy and refreshed, and her whole person was refreshed from the inside out.
In the evening of that day, Cui Yu came to make a small report mysteriously, "Girl, my sister went out with her shoes, and it is estimated that she went to give them to Brother Lei." ”
Ah, this progress is fast enough, all the shoes are sent, you must know that sending shoes in the Han Kingdom can have the meaning of engagement, because shoes and underwear are the same as personal things, a woman can give a man personal things, it shows that the relationship between the two is not ordinary, and then it is time to talk about marriage.
The next day, Liu Qin met Lei Hu in Xuanlu, his eyes unconsciously glanced at Lei Hu's feet, and he really wore a pair of new shoes on his feet, and couldn't help laughing, Lei Hu was laughed inexplicably, and heard Liu Qin say something that made him even more confused, "Brother Lei, your new shoes are good, the handiwork is so ingenious, well, it's so good-looking, Brother Lei, you have to cherish it." ”