Chapter 33: The Feast (1)

In the spring of the second year of the First Emperor, there was a light rain.

Although the rain is not very heavy, it is as precious as gold for the farmers. It is often said that spring rain is as expensive as oil, even in a place where there is no shortage of rain like Pei, a timely spring rain at least indicates that this year's wind and rain will be smooth.

After a year of hustle and bustle, no matter how reluctant the remnants of the Six Nations were, they still have to face reality in the end.

The Six Kingdoms are gone, and the five hundred years of turmoil are over. Today, the master of this world is Qin Shi Huang, and the Qin State has unified the world.

Who rules the world?

This kind of thing has always been a matter of concern to the nobles. No matter who wins the world, the common people have to live after all. Enough battles have been fought, and people are almost dead, so it's time to think about the days ahead...... As a result, people's attention has shifted.

The plan of the year lies in the spring!

The same is true for LΓΌon.

After a short period of fluctuations, the Lu family gradually stabilized. Of course, if it weren't for the fact that his son Lu Ze was beaten crippled by Liu Kan for evading conscription, then everything would have been perfect! Looking at Lu Ze, who was limping and shaking in front of him, Lu Weng's heart would feel very uncomfortable. knew that Liu Kan was trying to save Lu Ze, but Lu Weng just couldn't let go.

That Liu Kan, who was just the son of a diner who relied on himself to eat, was so bold?

What Lu Weng couldn't accept the most was that Liu Kan's mother and son actually reached it after a short period of difficulty. I think that at the beginning, when Lu Weng heard that Liu Kan had changed the knife and cloth into Qin coins, he secretly laughed at the stupidity of Liu Kan's mother and son. Who would have thought that after a few months, the wealth in Liu Kan's hands would multiply several times. As for Lu Weng, because of this currency unity, the loss was very serious.

Lu Weng's family has a big business, and he won't care too much about losing some money.

However, as Liu Kan's reputation began to resound in Pei County, Lu Weng began to feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.

A little mongrel, it can actually be mixed with wind and water.

When people in Pei County mention Liu Kan now, at least six ** will give a thumbs up and praise: He is a good man.

And what about Luon?

In contrast, it seems somewhat obscure. Especially the matter of Lu Ze, it hit Lu Weng very hard. The more he realized that if he didn't have good popularity in Pei County, he was afraid that he would be very sad in the future. Yes, it will be very sad.

In Lu Weng's heart, there was a plan.

At the beginning of spring, it coincided with Lu Weng's fiftieth birthday, and he took this opportunity to send out invitations, but anyone who could call his name in Pei County would be invited.

At the same time, in order to improve his own status, Lu Weng also invited Xiao He to serve as the master of ceremonies. Xiao He has a lot of prestige in Pei County, and his fathers also value him very much. In addition, now he has become a chief official, although it is only an insignificant position, and it is not even officially recognized by the Qin Dynasty, but for the people of Peixian, Xiao He is undoubtedly a proud existence and a great figure.

However, Xiao He's superficial scenery cannot hide his family's poor current situation.

The Xiao family is not a big family in Pei County, but there are dozens of old and young combined. Except for a few hectares of land, the entire Xiao family almost relied on Xiao He's not rich fortune. If there is a natural disaster, he even has to rely on Xiao He to borrow money to survive.

Lu Weng paid Xiao He an extremely generous reward, and Xiao He naturally would not refuse.

It is precisely because of the appearance of Xiao He that the specifications of Lu Weng's birthday banquet have been improved a lot, and even people who are far away from Sang have heard about it. Naturally, Liu Bang, who was recuperating at home in Zhongyangli, Fengyi, also heard the rumors.

Since the bloody battle of Zhaoyang Daze, Liu Bang has been recuperating at home due to his injuries.

Fan Xu, Zhou Bo, Lu Xuan, and the hardcore 'Liu Fan', including Xiahou Ying, naturally returned to Fengyi with Liu Bang.

Liu Bang believes that after the first battle of Zhaoyang Daze, Peixian is afraid that there will be no peace in life.

After all, Liu Bang and others had also done that bookless business earlier, and they would have some connections with bandits from all walks of life, more or less. Although Liu Bang admits that he is cautious, he still does not dare to take risks. So he decided to hide in his hometown, on the one hand, to recuperate, and on the other hand, to avoid the limelight.

As long as Liu Bang doesn't appear, I believe that no one will bite indiscriminately.

There are also ways to steal, and there are some things that everyone knows, if they really tear the dough, no one will have a good time.

So, all winter, Liu Bang stayed at home.

Liu Bang's father is named Liu Tuan, but the villagers in Zhongyang are more accustomed to calling Old Man Liu Zhijiaweng. Zhijia is the nickname of Old Man Liu, but it is more well-known than the name of Liu Tuan. Zhijia Weng is an honest countryman, a little timid, a little stubborn, and a little cowardly. He has four sons under his knees, and Liu Bang's eldest son, Liu Bo, has married a wife and had children.

The second son, Liu Zhong, will also become a father this year.

The youngest son, Liu Jiao, is the most loved by Zhi Jiaweng. He was very smart, and he also read and read with the elders in the village.

And the third son, Liu Ji, is the least loved by Jia Weng. This kid is idle all day long, and he is surrounded by people who are not careful. What is most unacceptable to Zhi Jiaweng is that the youngest son Liu Jiao seems to respect the third brother Liu Ji very much. No, Liu Ji was recuperating at home, and Liu Jiao was around Liu Bang all day long. Zhi Jiaweng was very worried that his youngest son would be taken by Liu Bang and his efforts would be in vain.

"The Lu family's birthday banquet?"

Liu Bang stretched his legs and sat under the big tree at the entrance of the village, scratching his head while asking, "Old man Lu is so dignified, why do you do this kind of thing?" ”

Beside Liu Bang, there was a boy kneeling, about seven or eight years old.

The boy was the son of Liu Bang, named Liu Fei. Don't look at Liu Bang who is still not married, but over the years, he has been very close to Widow Cao in Fengyi and gave birth to such a son. Liu Fei looked very thin and weak, and his complexion was not very good. It's no wonder that after Liu Fei was born, Liu Bang threw him to his mother to take care of, and he took Widow Cao and others to spend all day outside.

Liu Yuan is old, so naturally she doesn't have much energy to take care of Liu Fei.

And Zhi Jiaweng, because of his dislike for Liu Bang, even brought this emotion to Liu Fei. If it weren't for Liu Zhong and Liu Jiao taking care of him from time to time, Liu Fei would be much different from an orphan without a father and a mother. But the little one did not complain, but respected his father very much.

This time Liu Bang came back, and Liu Fei followed Liu Bang's side without pulling a step.

Maybe it was because of the death of Widow Cao that Liu Bang felt guilty, so he loved Liu Fei very much.

Listening to Liu Bang's inquiry, Lu Juan smiled and said, "I'm afraid Old Man Lu wants to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with the villagers and win over some people." After all, the old man is a foreigner, and what happened to his son last year made him feel some crisis, so he made this move. ”

Liu Bang nodded, "It seems that Old Man Lu is a little anxious!" ”

Fan Xu sneered, "The old man refused to let his son be called, but now he has become lame. It's just a pity that the Liu family has wasted a lot of military exploits in vain...... However, that kid is a kind of person who has a lot of responsibility, and I kind of admire that kid now. ”

The Liu family child in Fan Xu's mouth refers to Liu Kan.

Liu Bang sighed, "The Liu family's children are very good...... Hehe, when I go back this time, I will definitely have a good relationship with him. ”

"Dad, the Liu family's child...... But ...... hurt my mother," Liu Fei suddenly asked.

Liu Bang was stunned, turned his head to stare at Liu Fei, and said sharply: "Fei, from today onwards, you must keep in mind that your mother died of illness...... Got it? Nowadays, we are not more cautious than in the past, and we must be more cautious...... Your mother's affairs are not allowed to be talked about from now on. ”

"Child...... Got it! ”

Liu Fei's mouth opened, as if he wanted to say something.

But when the words came to his lips, he finally swallowed them back. He lowered his head, his expression was blank, and he couldn't see half of the emotions in his heart.

Liu Bang stood up and stretched.

"I've been in this place for half a year, and I've faded out of my mouth! Tuzi, let's clean up and get ready to go back to Pei County. Since Lu Lao'er has prepared a banquet, if we don't go, won't we give him face? Hehe, let's let go of our stomachs and eat him. ”

Lu Juan said: "But to participate in Old Man Lu's banquet, you must have a courtesy...... We haven't moved for almost a year, where is the money left? ”

"Can't you go without money?"

Liu Bang smiled: "I don't believe it." Lao Tzu not only wants to go, but also wants the old man to come out respectfully to greet him...... Let's go, it's too late to catch up! ”