Chapter 21 Celebration Banquet
In the morning, the shopkeeper Mo showed great mercy and set up the song in the workshop that was usually busy, so that all the workers were tired of it, and the singing was delayed until noon.
The people in the north and south of the court, represented by Deng Qiantu, are overwhelming, and they often have the harmony of the crowd after singing alone, which can be described as a rainbow.
However, the West Courtyard is not bad, although Xie Yingjun has just learned to sing mountain songs, and the singing is shallow, but the West Courtyard has Wei Ermei to help, and some of the soldiers can sing mountain songs, so the West Courtyard is not inferior compared with the North and South Courtyards.
If you want to say that the number of people is the smallest one, it is the East Courtyard. At the beginning, Mo Man and Wei Shihao were still facing each other, but as they sang and sang, the situation changed abruptly, and the two stood in a camp, representing the East Courtyard and the other three courtyards.
Before eating breakfast, Mo Qinglian was still eating Wei Shihao and Mo Man's vinegar. After eating breakfast, she heard a change in the singing voice outside, so she quickly went out and stood beside Wei Shihao, fighting for the honor of the East Courtyard together.
Mountain songs do not determine winners or losers based on the number of people, the key is to look at the singer's talent. After Wei Shihao, Mo Man and Mo Qinglian united, the East Courtyard has always had an overwhelming advantage, and Li Maozai originally wanted to help, but after seeing that the East Courtyard had always had the upper hand, he had to give up, and the final victory also fell into the pocket of the East Courtyard.
When a person has no worries about food and clothing, the sense of identity and honor of others often becomes his unremitting pursuit.
Mo Qinglian is no exception, in this couplet, the East Courtyard won more with less, earning enough face, and in addition to being excited, she instructed Li Maozai and Yueyue to kill chickens and ducks, and with fine wine, they were ready to put on a celebration banquet at noon.
After a table full of dishes was put on the table, Mo Qinglian also ordered the representatives of the West Courtyard who had outstanding performance this time, Xie Yingjun and Wei Ermei, as well as the miscellaneous chief Deng Qiantu and others, to be invited to the East Courtyard to drink the celebration wine. Li Maozi and Yueyue were also invited to the banquet.
The song has always been a song of intimidation, and several guests who were invited to the East Courtyard were happy to accept it.
However, the arrangement of the banquet seats this time is a great test of Yueyue's wisdom and emotional intelligence.
Mo Qinglian sat on the main seat without concession, and it was also in love to arrange for Mo Man to take the seat on the left, but who was the seat on the right? Xie Yingjun is the head of the workshop guard, and it is understandable to arrange for him to be seated. But after Yueyue figured out Mo Qinglian's thoughts, she decisively arranged for Wei Shihao to take a seat.
"Me?" Wei Shihao pointed to his nose in surprise and said, "This is not appropriate, right?" Master Xie is the head of the workshop, he is qualified to sit in that position, I have a humble status, and I am not worthy of sitting next to the shopkeeper Mo. ”
Deng Qiantu glanced at Wei Shihao with a surprised gaze, and said in his heart: "You know each other." If Master Xie is not there, it won't be your turn to be in that position, and this son is still there! ”
Wei Shihao was right, after Yueyue and Mo Qinglian looked at each other, she said with understanding: "You are the great hero of this song, and you have won the honor for the Eastern Courtyard, and this position should be your seat." ”
Yueyue walked over and pulled the chair out, and said to Xie Yingjun: "Lord Xie, Yueyue has no opinion on such an arrangement, right?" ”
"Oh...... Oh...... I have no opinion, Yueyue is very thoughtful, and Brother Wei should be seated! At first, Xie Yingjun was quite complaining about Yueyue's seating arrangement, but after she said this, Xie Yingjun also understood, and immediately said with a smile.
"No, no, no, what's going on? This doesn't make sense! Wei Shihao still waved his hand.
Mo Qinglian and Mo Man both looked surprised at Wei Shihao's performance, they didn't expect that the young man in the mountains who seemed to be big and rough would know etiquette so well; Therefore, his impression in the minds of the two of them has been raised by another notch.
"Oh, what do mothers-in-law do? There is no man like a man, Yueyue lets you sit, isn't it over when you sit down? Mo Qinglian deliberately showed a casual look.
"Alright! Shopkeeper Mo is the owner of the workshop, she spoke, then I, Wei, might as well be respectful. He shook his sleeves and sat down.
Deng Qiantu was dumbfounded, he stared at the blessing of He Shixiu in his eyes, so carried by Mo Qinglian, he was even praised as a guest at the table?
After Wei Shihao took his seat, everyone else took the seat casually.
At this time, Yueyue secretly winked at Mo Qinglian and asked the master in her heart: "Does this seating arrangement make the master happy?" ”
Mo Qinglian pouted, secretly happy in her heart: "This girl is a ghost and a ghost, and she is not bad." ”
Before the opening ceremony, Mo Qinglian did the friendship of the landlord and first made the opening remarks: "Today is the most lively day since the establishment of our workshop, thanks to the mountain song culture of our Zhuang family, which has brought endless joy to the brocade weavers of the assembly line." Come, come, come, this first glass of wine, dry! ”
Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all.
After three cups, Wei Shihao said: "This song is like a knife, which can not only expose the ugliness of the world, drive away sorrow, but also kill jackals, tigers and leopards, it is really the treasure of the Zhuang family!" I advise the shopkeeper Mo, when the three songs are held in March next year, how about we participate in the song of Jingliu in the name of the workshop? ”
Usually, Wei Shihao, like other partners in the village, sometimes speaks vulgarly, but now after drinking a few glasses of wine, he talks in a crepe, very much like a cultural person.
"Good!" Everyone applauded, and all eyes were focused on Wei Shihao, among which Mo Qinglian and Mo Man's eyes were more special, full of surprise and admiration.
"Stinky rascal, listening to what you say, it seems that you are a knowledgeable person, why do you sometimes speak so vulgarly?" Mo Qinglian asked curiously. In fact, this remark was also very vulgar, and Mo Qinglian felt a little embarrassed after saying it.
In order to achieve the goal of enslaving the people, the Tusi of the Zhuang family did not support the cultural education of the people, and the vast majority of the children of poor families did not know how to read and reason, and only some rich or privately self-taught children could read a few words, and Wei Shihao was one of them.
Li Maozai said excitedly on the side: "Shopkeeper Mo doesn't know anything. My brother went to Liuzhou to study for a few years, but he is literate, and his singing talent is first-class. If it weren't for his father, he had forbidden him to sing mountain songs since he was a child, and he would have become the king of singers in this area. ”
How can family matters be mentioned in front of outsiders? After Wei Ermei glared at Li Maozai beside her, she stepped on him again, then put a piece of chicken in his bowl and said, "Plug your mouth, eat more vegetables and talk less." ”
Li Maozi understood it and knew that he was too talkative, so he immediately slammed the rice into his mouth and nodded again and again.
The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart.
When Mo Qinglian heard that Wei Shihao was forbidden to sing mountain songs for the first time, she didn't think so, thinking that he was making excuses, but this time she was convinced that the children of the Zhuang family were still forbidden to sing mountain songs, so she asked: "Stinky rascal, why did your father forbid you to sing mountain songs?" The descendants of the Zhuang family don't sing mountain songs, how can you have a relationship with a girl, isn't it your father who wants you to be a single? ”
This remark caused everyone to laugh.
"How do I know why? Fortunately, isn't he lifting the ban on me now? Wei Shihao replied lightly.
Mo Qinglian has always shown great interest in Wei Shihao, could it be that she really fell in love with the other party? This made Deng Qianfu jealous, and immediately found a topic to smear him, saying: "Shopkeeper Mo doesn't know, Wei Shihao is a passionate species, just like the 'stinky hooligan' you said just now." His father forbade him to sing mountain songs, he must be worried that he would show mercy everywhere and provoke girls everywhere, right? ”
Deng Qiantu half-jokingly put a pot of on Wei Shihao's head, which made Mo Qinglian giggle.
"Master Deng, don't you want you to smear my brother like this!" Second Sister Wei was angry in her heart, but she didn't have a good seizure, so she said calmly.
"Second sister, you still don't say it? I have proof. Deng Qiantu felt that Wei Shihao was trying his best to get close to Mo Qinglian, just as if he wanted to please the other party, and he would never let go of the opportunity if he could discredit the other party, and said: "A few days ago, my cousin set up a song in Datang Wei to recruit relatives, didn't your brother go up to sing to the other party?" And it won. My cousin said, another day, her family has chosen a good day, so she will come to the door to do the family affairs! ”
"You ......" Second Sister Wei knew that Deng Qiantu was deliberately trying to recruit relatives with the song, and she was so angry that she couldn't speak.
"Is that really the case?" Mo Qinglian asked Wei Shihao beside her.
Wei Shihao nodded very calmly and said, "What Deng Gongzi said is the truth, and there is really such a thing. However, before singing, we had an agreement, and I sang only after she withdrew the engagement. Deng Gongzi was indiscriminate, so there was a misunderstanding on the Muluo Bridge that day. However, I also have to thank Deng Dagongzi, if it weren't for his collision, then I wouldn't have been punished to help in the workshop, and my father wouldn't have lifted the ban on singing mountain songs to me. ”
Deng Qiantu looked surprised, causing today's situation, it turned out that it was all because of himself?
The corners of Mo Qinglian's mouth turned up, she lowered her head and took a sip of soup, and then said, "Come to my workshop to help, are you still not happy?" ”
Wei Ermei was worried that Brother A's words would anger the shopkeeper Mo, so she immediately grabbed the words and said, "No, isn't it...... Don't shopkeeper, my brother is cute and singing, if he doesn't come to help, my father won't allow him to sing, and he can come to the workshop to help, he is not happy! ”
Mo Man, who is known as a singer, heard that there were still people who would rather wronged themselves to do things they didn't like to do in order to sing mountain songs, and he couldn't say anything in his heart, so he said: "I can't see it, Wei Shihao is also a fan of mountain songs!" Come, for the sake of the mountain song you said just now, I will toast you with a ......"