Chapter 43: The centennial celebration is noisy, and the magistrates come in a hurry
In the next few days, everyone was busy, and the only time we could meet together was at dinner.
Sister Qingyi simply moved over and lived next door to me, and she had to pull me up when she got up early every day, and it was absolutely impossible for me to sleep lazy and be lazy.
And she was busy all day long, buying some strange and forked things, and then commanding the big guys to keep processing them in the yard, and she didn't even have time to meet and say hello to me.
Uncle Wu also went out early in the morning, with two guys every time he went out, he was holding a bag full of invitations, and when he came back, he was empty-handed, leaving only an empty leather bag.
The beggar selected hundreds of martial arts and smart masters from the shops near Xi'an to keep jumping up and down the house and under the house all day long, and they were there to boast about the sky, listening to me crying and laughing, I know the beggar's ability, and I also know his intentions, but such a high-profile act can always attract a lot of onlookers on the street.
And in the whole Wenbao Zhai, it belongs to me the most leisurely, every day to see everyone's progress, there is nothing else to help. According to the agreement between me and my father, my father will rush to Xi'an Mansion in the next few days to participate in the centennial event of Wenbao Zhai on time, but this day by day, my father still did not arrive, and there was no news, and I was inevitably a little uneasy in my heart.
But after thinking about it, Wubao County is so far away from Xi'an, and my father is an old man, maybe it is not impossible for my father to be delayed on the road, and I can only wait anxiously every day......
After my discussion with Uncle Wu, I originally wanted to set the venue in the lobby on the first floor of our Wenbao Zhai, but after taking stock of the invited personnel, it was obvious that the place could not be accommodated, and finally after discussing with the country, it was decided to extend the venue from the front lobby to the back of the courtyard, so that everyone along the way, it is like being in an art gallery full of treasures, increasing the sense of hierarchy and pleasing to the eye at the same time, and can be combined with the architectural pattern of the back patio to do a little better defense.
So this time Wen Bao Zhai has been rearranged and arranged from the inside out, I don't know if my father will be surprised to see this scene, think about this, and suddenly feel a sense of pride in my heart!
Time passed like this, and the day of the centennial celebration was getting closer and closer, but I still didn't see my father's figure and any news, which inevitably made me anxious, my father is not the kind of person who does not keep his promise, unless he encounters something special. The day after tomorrow is the grand ceremony, and my father, as the owner of Wenbao Zhai, can't help but participate! After much consideration, I decided to find a shrewd and capable fellow, ride on my footing, and quickly rush back to Mujia Village in Wubao County to find out the news of my father.
Time flickered, two days passed like this, Uncle Wu had already invited everyone he could invite one by one, the beggar's defense was done tightly, almost even a bird wanted to fly out, and then I looked at the arrangement of Qingyi's sister's bracket pin spring, I was amazed again and again, I really admired the exquisite ideas of the ancients and the advanced design of foreign races.
After reading everything, a bottom suddenly rose in my heart, and I could think of the scene that day when someone dared to peep at the treasure, and the end would be either arrested or trapped by the agency, which really reassured me a lot.
At this time, the biggest doubt in my heart was that my father still didn't have any news. It's evening, tomorrow is the event, and I'm afraid I'll be sleepless tonight. Another voice in my heart kept shouting, "Dad, you must come!" You must come! "I really hope that tomorrow a miracle will happen, and when I go to sleep tomorrow in a daze, I hear my father's loving voice where to wake me up......
In this way, I fell asleep unconsciously.
When I woke up, the sky was just slightly bright, the early bird was chirping on the pond in the backyard, the frog in the pond was there to cooperate with the bird's song, so I couldn't stop, then I heard that the people outside were already busy, looking through the window at the lights everywhere below, and the ground was covered with red colors, it was really lively.
Naturally, I didn't dare to sleep anymore, so I got up hastily, put on the new clothes that Sister Qingyi had already prepared for me, and waited to witness this important historical moment.
Today's Wen Bao Zhai, everything is new, it can be said that the stars are shining, and the excitement is really indescribable. Yesterday I had arranged all the things to be arranged, but today I was still busy working together, and the sun was already high in an instant.
Uncle Wu looked at the time, walked over to me and said, "Tiancheng, let's go outside the door to greet the guests, this point is estimated that everyone will come one after another!" ”
I hesitated, these things should have been done by my father, but now they have become my bounden responsibility!
Uncle Wu saw what was on my mind and said to me: "Tiancheng, the lord has not had any news so far, and the people sent out to inquire are estimated to have news today, but the day and hour of our grand ceremony are certain to die, and they must not be postponed or changed, so before the lord comes, you have to shoulder your father's responsibility and survive this grand event safely!" ”
I nodded to Uncle Wu, knowing his intentions.
This grand event, my father, Uncle Wu and even the entire Wenbao Zhai have been preparing for three years, and nothing can be changed.
So, I followed Uncle Wu to the door, and people were already coming one after another, but fortunately, all of them were known to Uncle Wu, and Uncle Wu introduced them to me one by one.
"Oh, this isn't Chairman Kim, you're really early, welcome, welcome!" Uncle Wu shouted when he saw a plump man with heavy steps.
I followed the prestige, and I saw that this person's five mountains were plump and bulging, and his chin was full, and he looked like a rich man.
"This is my family's young son, Murong Tiancheng!" Uncle Wu hurriedly introduced me to Chairman Kim.
"Welcome Chairman Kim to come and cheer!" I hurriedly clenched my fist at Chairman Kim and said.
"Murong Gongzi is dignified and polite, and his future is limitless!" Chairman Kim looked at me and said.
"Where, where, please take care of President Kim in the future, please inside, please inside!" I just hurriedly responded.
After President Jin left, Uncle Wu said to me: "This President Jin is the richest businessman in Xi'an Mansion, and he is also the president of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce, operating a series of businesses such as medicinal herbs, restaurants, gambling houses, brothels, etc., which can be described as black and white, and the business is going smoothly. ”
When I heard this, I was amazed and looked at the back of this business lady.
At this time, I saw an abbot with white eyebrows and white beard walking over with three apprentices, and Uncle Wu stepped forward and hurriedly said, "Oops! This is not Master Zhiyuan, you can come to the Humble House today, it really makes us shine! ”
Master Zhiyuan wiped his beard and smiled slightly and said: "Shopkeeper Wu, you are serious, I have a lot of connections with your Wenbao Zhai, and I am friends with Brother Murong in life and death, how can I not come to join in the fun at such a conference?" He laughed. 、
Master Zhiyuan's voice was as loud as a bell, and he must have reached the point of reaching the peak of his internal cultivation.
Uncle Wu said to Master Zhiyuan: "Master, this is the son of Master Murong, Murong Tiancheng!" ”
Master Zhiyuan looked at me and said, "It's really a hero out of a teenager, a hero out of a boy!"
I hurriedly saluted the master and said, "The master is highly respected, and I am really fortunate to know you, junior!" ”
Master Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Amitabha, meeting is fate, meeting is fate!" After that, he was invited in by the guys.
After Master Zhiyuan left, I asked Uncle Wu strangely: "What does Master Zhiyuan mean when he says that he has a relationship with our Wenbaozhai, and how can he be friends with his father in life and death?" ”
Uncle Wu said: "Tiancheng, these are all old things, Wen Bao Zhai used to give good to Songshan Shaolin Temple, and went every year, so that in that era when the people of the world were living in difficulty, we became the saviors of Shaolin Temple and fed the people of their temple."
As for the friendship between the master and the master of Zhiyuan, I have also occasionally heard the master mention it, it seems that the master once stayed in Shaolin overnight, encountered Shaolin and encountered a strong enemy attack, the master and the master worked together to repel the strongman, and finally died of the dead and wounded, only a dozen people remained, and the lord and the abbot became friends of life and death. It dawned on me when I heard that.
In addition to Chairman Jin, the richest man who came earlier, Boss Sun of Baekjetang, Boss Xu of Changsheng Restaurant, Boss Wang of Yuelai Inn, Director Liu of Desheng Martial Arts Hall and other people who almost sent invitations came.
A series of decent people such as the Shaolin faction, the Wudang faction, the Huashan faction, the Kongtong faction, the Sun Moon Sect, and the beggar gang on the rivers and lakes here have also come, and Uncle Wu and I are dealing with them one after another, and we are very busy. And the audience is also increasing.
At this time, I saw that the crowd that had been surrounded just now suddenly avoided one after another, as if they had seen something to be afraid of, and when the crowd dispersed, I saw clearly that hundreds of officers and soldiers and an official sedan chair had come to us on the street, and there were people in front of us shouting: "Lord Qincha has arrived, Lord Qincha has arrived in ......"
I looked at Uncle Wu in a daze, and Uncle Wu also looked at me suspiciously!
I said, "Uncle Wu, why did you invite Lord Qincha too?" ”
Uncle Wu said: "How is it possible! My old Wu's face is not big enough to invite Lord Qincha! ”
Uncle Wu and I both felt inexplicable, and we didn't know if it was good or bad for this Lord Qincha to come here at this time.
At the same time, the palanquin of Lord Chincha had come to a stop in front of us, and Uncle Wu and I hurriedly knelt down and waited for the instructions of Lord Chincha.
Lord Qincha got out of the sedan chair, walked straight to me and hurriedly helped me up, I dared to raise my head to see clearly, isn't this Du Tiande Brother Du?
I was surprised and said, "Big brother, are you ...... You are...... The Minister? ”
Brother Du also asked the big guy to get up at the same time, and then said with a smile: "The well-known treasure appreciation event in Xi'an Mansion has been full of wind and rain in the past few days, it turned out to be a matter of your brother's family, after I learned about it, how can you say that I, the eldest brother, can not come?" ”
After hearing this, I understood, and said, "But, you ...... Minister of Chincha...... I ......"
Brother Du laughed and said, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this today, let's call each other brothers today!" ”
I just wanted to defend myself, but I saw Uncle Wu poking me in the back, and I couldn't continue to entangle myself with these etiquettes.
Uncle Wu hurriedly came over and said, "Master Du, you are our honored guest today, don't stand here, I'll take you in and sit!" ”
As he spoke, he accompanied Brother Du into Wenbao Zhai.
I stood there stupidly alone, and I hadn't recovered from my surprise, if I had known that Brother Du was a big official like the Minister of the Imperial Mission, I would definitely not have bowed, and I still couldn't accept this kind of status disparity.
The onlookers outside the venue were even more excited when they saw that the dignified Lord Qincha had come, and there was a crowd of people for a while.
After a while, Uncle Wu came out of it and walked up to me and said, "Good boy, you know such a big official, and you still don't tell me!" ”
I said aggrievedly: "Uncle Wu, we met yesterday and only got married, but I just found out his identity!" ”
I told Uncle Wu in detail about yesterday's worship with Brother Du, and Uncle Wu understood what was going on.
Uncle Wu said with a smile: "Everything is fate, I'm afraid our Wenbao Zhai will go to the next level from now on!" ”
I don't know what to say at this time, it's already like this, just let it be.
Uncle Wu came over to me and said, "Lord Qincha can say, today you will bring us hundreds of elite soldiers to protect the safety of our grand event, and you will be responsible for dispatching these soldiers!" ”
As soon as I heard that this head was really two big, the eldest brother came and brought these soldiers for me to command, where would I command the army? But thinking about it on the other hand, the eldest brother is indeed thoughtful for me, after all, such a big event, there is an official army guard, and those who have crooked thoughts are probably a little jealous.
I walked up to the leading officer and said, "This brother, I have to trouble you today, so you will be responsible for the arrangement of the officers and soldiers!" ”
The officer smiled and said, "Brother Murong, don't worry, we are all Lord Du's cronies, his brother is our brother, his brother's business is our brother's business, I will definitely do this safety work for you today!" ”
After the officer finished speaking, he took these officers and soldiers to make arrangements.
With the guards of this group of officers and soldiers, I believe that today's grand event will have an extra layer of protective barrier, and I believe that those bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods will also be afraid.
The hour had passed, and all those who were supposed to come had come.
But my father has not shown up for a long time, whether he wants to surprise us, or wants me to have a good experience, but how can I have a sense of foreboding, my father seems to have something wrong.
At this time, it was a little time before the grand event began, and I was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Uncle Wu came over to me and said: "Tiancheng, there is no news yet, the grand ceremony is about to start, you must be responsible, we can't delay the auspicious time, as for the master, let's investigate the situation carefully after today!" ”
I didn't say anything, Uncle Wu was right, today's event is more important than his life, my father is not there, I should take responsibility, but my father's current state of no news makes me have no heart to put on this event, this dilemma really makes me "dumb to eat coptis, there is bitterness and can't speak"!
Seeing that there was no one coming outside, I was ready to go in with Uncle Wu to greet everyone and start the celebration ceremony.
We were all about to go inside, when a guy said in a panic: "Young master, no, a large number of officials have come from outside, and they are almost at the door!" ”
I asked curiously, "What's going on?" Didn't we get these officials? ”
Uncle Wu thought for a while and said, "Tiancheng, think about it the other way, the dignified court of the Qincha is here, can those local officials not come?" Don't take this opportunity to pat the horses, pull the relationship or something, this kind of thing is really commonplace for this kind of official! ”
I reluctantly said to Uncle Wu: "Alas, let's go and greet you!" ”
As the saying goes, "Hades is good, but the little ghosts are difficult" These people are powerful and blessed on weekdays, and they don't take the people in their eyes, we can't afford to offend these people, in case Brother Du leaves one day, these officials still don't want to toss us.
Thinking about it, Uncle Wu and I have already come outside.
Uncle Wu and I walked back to the place just now, I was frightened by this situation as soon as I arrived, what came the prefect of Xi'an Prefecture, the governor, the political envoy, the envoy, the commander, and a large number of people in official clothes and hats, I don't know everyone, they saw me and called me brothers, which made me uncomfortable. After tossing for a long time, these talents were finally settled, and the time before the start of the ceremony was imminent.
I couldn't take care of it, and my father was not there, so I had to take on this responsibility.
I, Brother Du, Uncle Wu, and some local officials, tycoons, and wealthy businessmen came to the platform that had already been erected.
Uncle Wu, as the host, came to the front and said: "Today, I Wenbao Zhai held a centennial celebration, I am fortunate to invite all the guests to come, it is really a great honor, and I will have to rely on you to take care of it in the future. ”
A crackling firecracker sound resounded throughout Xi'an Mansion!
After the sound of firecrackers, Uncle Wu stepped forward and said: "Today, I am favored, and I am invited by the imperial court to come to the court, Wen Bao Zhai is suddenly full of brilliance, and I invite Lord Qinchadu to come forward to speak!" ”
After a warm applause, Brother Du walked to the front of the stage and waved his arms, and the audience was suddenly silent.
Brother Du said: "Fellow villagers, the government and the people are a family, and I am very relieved to see such a prosperous world today, this is the blessing of the emperor and the blessing of the people!" Next, I would like to invite the parents of Xi'an Mansion, the official of the Governor Kong, to come forward and say a few words! ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw that this Kong prefect had adjusted his official hat and official uniform, and then walked up in a cozy manner, and the people below suddenly booed for a long time.
At this moment, this kind of thing, it is natural for the local parents to speak.
The prefect of Xi'an Mansion is surnamed Kong, and he has been the prefect of Xi'an Mansion for more than ten years.
Governor Kong stepped forward and cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, please be quiet first, please be quiet first!" This government has come to celebrate with the people today, to see the peace of the people in the world, and to see the people living and working in peace and contentment. I hope you will continue to contribute more to the Imperial Court! ”
After the prefect Kong finished speaking, there was silence below, and the old face of the prefect Kong couldn't hang up on the stage in an instant, and quickly gave a glance hint to several subordinate officials, only to hear a few pieces of applause on the stage, and the prefect Kong walked down sullenly.
And the people below have already talked about it, and from time to time they can still hear scolding.
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