The sacrificial text of Huazhi County is full of flowers, sprinkled with more than 10,000 words, Gu Jiaoyu and Huang Xundao stood below, their eyes slightly closed, and they shook their heads and tails when they listened, only feeling that the words were beady, it was really a good article! Ye Xiaotian didn't even listen to half a sentence, he just said in his heart: "The old lady's footwrap is stinky and long!" ”

Finally waited until Huazhi County finished reading the sacrificial text, held a series of worship ceremonies, and walked off the stage in a warm applause, Ye Xiaotiancai was in good spirits, stepped forward to the stage with an arrow, and announced loudly: "Now, all my colleagues go to Taibaiju to gather together with the gentry of this county, and the officials and the people have fun together to welcome the Winter Festival!" ”

A sentence suddenly ushered in the warm applause of the rainstorm and thunder, especially the military attaches of the inspection department, the slap was particularly loud, and then the officials dispersed, riding horses, sitting in sedan chairs, riding cars, and there were also small officials who threw off their legs when they were in the car, and went straight to the Taibaiju restaurant in a chaotic manner.

Taibaiju is the largest restaurant in Huxian County, it is open opposite the county government, there are dozens of elegant seats in the restaurant alone, there are hundreds of people in the banquet hall on another floor, the whole restaurant is in the shape of a hollow shape, in the middle is a huge patio, there are potted bamboos and trees, flowers and strange stones in the courtyard courtyard, just like a small garden.

Today, Taibaiju Restaurant is contracted by the government, and the banquet is set in this exquisite garden-like patio, with banquets scattered among flowers and trees, and small streams and springs gurgling in the meantime, which is extremely elegant. In the distance, there are also musicians playing the lute, which has a beautiful tune and a more unique shape.

All the officials and gentry gathered together, the small gentry complimented the big gentry, the big gentry complimented the officials, and the small officials complimented the big officials. Throwing arrows, winding water, and drinking orders, all kinds of games to help the wine are also wonderful.

Ye Xiaotian became the focus of everyone's greetings, and when many people walked in front of Huazhi County, they only gave a polite toast. But when they arrived in front of Ye Xiaotian, they wished they could stay for a while longer and say a few more words, if Ye Xiaotian chatted with him a few more words, they would leave with a red face, and they looked proud.

Hua Qingfeng saw this scene in his eyes, and he felt very uncomfortable, but he couldn't show it yet, so he had to be strong, but the smile on his face gradually became a little stiff.

Ye Xiaotian sat down. This wine has never been broken, although others toast, he only needs to take a sip of the meaning, but the other party wants to dry up a glass of wine, but he can't stand the crowd, and after a while, he feels a little drunk.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ye Xiaotian hurriedly made a trick to urinate, pretending to be convenient, and left the hall as soon as possible. He breathed a sigh of relief, and walked around the back hall, looking for a quiet place to sober up.

The men in the hotel were all standing around, waiting for the eunuchs to call for someone to wait. As soon as they saw Ye Xiancheng come out, the two guys hurriedly stepped forward, this is the biggest real power figure in the county, and he is a partner in Taibaiju. How can you not recognize this old man.

The two guys were about to walk to Ye Xiaotian's side, and they just bent down with a courteous smile on their faces. I felt that there was wind in my ears, and a cyan light and shadow flashed, and I jumped past them, and the two guys were startled, and Dingqing saw that it was their proprietor Sheng Long.

Sheng Long's brain was full of fat, and he ran up and down with a round belly, with a body of more than 300 catties, and he seemed as light as a swallow, and when he arrived at Ye Xiaotian's side, Sheng Long showed a proper standard smile, and diligently stretched out his white and chubby palm, and said in a flattering voice: "My lord, please come here!" ”

Ye Xiaotian nodded, followed the shopkeeper upstairs, turned a corner, it was a private room, the window was open, and from above you could see the people who were drinking and feasting in the patio, but because of the emerald green curtain cage, it was not easy for the people below to see the people in the private room upstairs.

The furnishings in the room are simple and elegant, Ye Xiaotian arrived in the room and saw that Master Wang was sitting there, his eyes slightly closed, one hand resting on the table, his fingers slightly bent, gently tapping on the tabletop, as if he was listening to the melodious music coming from afar.

Hearing the movement, Master Wang opened his eyes slightly, and when he saw that it was Ye Xiaotian, he couldn't help but sit up straight, and said with a smile: "Hehe, the old man is old, and he can't bear to be lively." Why did you Lord Ye also become a deserter? ”

Ye Xiaotian shook his head and smiled: "I still thought I was the only one who slipped away, but I didn't want you, Lord Wang, to take the first step." No, I was so drunk that I had to take a walk. ”

Ye Xiaotian said and sat down on the chair next to him, and a young man had already sent a pot of tea, and set up four platters of candied melons and fruits. Mr. Sheng nodded and said, "The two adults are resting, if you need anything, just say hello." ”

After the shopkeeper Sheng finished speaking, he withdrew, Ye Xiaotian and the king master bookkeeper talked and laughed for a while, the king master book glanced downstairs, shook his head and said: "Look at this situation, I'm afraid this wine banquet will not disperse when the palm lamp is in hand, you and I have both escaped, but it's bitter Lord Zhixian, now everyone is toasting him." ”

Ye Xiaotian quipped: "Otherwise, Lord Wang, how about you go down to relieve our county magistrate?" ”

Master Wang glanced at him, twisted his beard and smiled: "This kind of thing, it is still a young man like you who should rush to the front, how can there be any reason for me to let this old man come forward." Shops, shops......"

The shopkeeper appeared at the door with a swish, and since the second and third leaders of the county came to this private room, the shopkeeper stayed at the door and never left. Master Wang originally wanted to change his buddy, but he didn't want such a big fat man to appear. Master Wang was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, you go and get the chess." ”

"Okay, okay, the two adults will wait a minute, and the villain will come when he goes!" The shopkeeper laughed twice, turned around and disappeared at the door, his obese body, such a vigorous skill, it was really breathtaking.

After a while, a good chessboard arrived, and the shopkeeper withdrew with a smile.

Ye Xiaotian said with a smile: "Lord Wang's chess skills are profound, playing chess with you, Ye is not an opponent." ”

The king said with a smile: "Hey! Learn, learn, Master Ye, don't be too polite, the old man is only a little involved in chess, and he is not profound. You and I play a plate at will, just to kill time. ”

Ye Xiaotian rolled up his sleeves, leaned over, and said with a smile: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, that's it, let's cut it at will." Lord Wang, please first! ”

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Chen Muyan's coffin was moved into the temple and parked after the funeral, and he will return to his hometown today. You have to go to the temple to retrieve his coffin first. The Chen family was busy early in the morning. The lady of the Chen family packed all the things that needed to be brought back to her hometown, put them in the car, locked the courtyard door, and handed over the key to a brother of his own family, who wanted to stay and deal with the aftermath when he turned back.

The neighbors all rushed to hear the news, standing on the side of the road and watching, no matter how they usually get along with the Chen family, at this time, it will be difficult to see each other again in their lives, and they will inevitably feel a little sad. So they greeted the Chen family's mother and daughter.

"Sister-in-law, let's go."

The Chen brothers packed their luggage, bundled them up, and rushed over to say to the Chen family's lady, the Chen family lady nodded, and the group boarded the car and went straight to the small temple on the outskirts of the city.

The small temple is not big, and the coffin is parked in the pine forest behind the temple, and the cost of stopping the spirit is not high. At the beginning, the lady of the Chen family paid three months in advance, so she happily carried the coffin out at this time.

The Chen brothers had prepared a long-distance carriage, and the coffin was helped into the carriage by everyone and locked firmly. Then he walked along the official road to the post road. Along the way, the lady of the Chen family held her husband's spiritual position, calling his name from time to time to summon spirits, and there were people from the Chen family in front of her. Throw paper money and make a way for the dead.

"Chen family lady, Chen family lady......"

Su Xuntian hurriedly arrived. He went to Chen's house first, but only General Tie opened the door and asked the neighbors, so he ran to the small temple, and then asked the old monks in the temple, and then caught up.

Because of the long distance, the lady of the Chen family did not walk, but wore filial piety clothes, sat in the car with a spirit card, as soon as Su Xuntian called, the convoy stopped, and the lady of the Chen family glanced at him coldly and did not speak. Su Xuntian wiped the sweat on his head and said to the lady of the Chen family: "The lady is returning to her hometown today, is there anything you need to serve in the county?" ”

The lady of the Chen family said coldly: "Don't care, my husband's coffin is escorted by my Chen family's relatives!" ”

Su Xuntian sighed, and took out the ingot of silver from his sleeve, with Su Xuntian's personality, the geese had to pluck their feathers, and after his hand, the silver would inevitably shrink. But this is money for the dead, and Su Xuntian also has the bottom limit of his life, and what he holds in his hand is a real five taels of silver.

Su Xuntian said: "The lady of the Chen family, go down all the way, help the soul to return to his hometown, and the cost is indispensable." These five taels of silver are a little bit of the county's heart, and I ask the lady to accept it. ”

The lady of the Chen family didn't speak this time, but just glanced at him coldly, and said to those men who were supporting the spirit: "Let's go!" ”

The convoy set off slowly, ignoring Su Xuntian as if he were nothing, Su Xuntian reluctantly retreated to the side of the road, watched the convoy gradually move away, shook his head gently, and sighed long.

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Huxian tax customs, travelers and merchants are waiting in line to check and collect taxes, suddenly a suona blowing sound came from a distance, a moment later, I saw a white banner exhibition, suddenly someone thought of something, blurted out: "Oops! Today is the day of Ambassador Chen's return to his hometown! ”

With just one sentence, the entire tax customs suddenly fell silent, and the tax collectors who were busy also stopped, silently looking at the support team coming from afar, and the travelers and merchants consciously retreated to the side, opening a way for the spirit sending team.

There was a caravan in front of him that had just finished inspecting the goods and paying the tax, and the convoy drove out of the gate and stopped, where it was re-tying up the goods, when suddenly it heard the song of the funeral, and couldn't help but listen to it, and looked this way. A fifty-year-old man in a blue robe in the caravan looked around with a canopy in his hand, and said wonderingly: "What kind of funeral is this?" ”

A tax collector next to him sighed and said, "That's Ambassador Chen's coffin, and the people of the Chen family helped the coffin back to their hometown." ”

The blue-robed merchant Jia said "ah", his expression became solemn, and he hurriedly tidied up his robe, and when the spirit sending team arrived at his side, he solemnly saluted. The tax collector couldn't help but say, "What, Master Lu, do you know our Ambassador Chen?" ”

Master Lu sighed: "Although I don't have deep friendships, I have also dealt with them. No matter what the official says, in my heart, Ambassador Chen, that is a very good person. ”

The lady of the Chen family saw that someone saluted the coffin, how could she sit down and ignore it as a surviving person, so she quickly got out of the car and returned the salute. The blue-robed merchant Jia sighed: "This is the lady of the Chen family, old man Lu Mo, and Ambassador Chen have had several relationships, and I don't want to be separated by yin and yang for more than a month, which is really suffocating." ”

The lady of the Chen family said faintly: "Thank you Master Lu for reading my father-in-law's ......" When she said this, her eyes turned red, and she almost burst into tears. Lu Mo looked at the Chen family's funeral convoy and sighed: "From here, go out to Antler Town, and the road is uninhabited. You only have two cars, most of you can only walk, and it's too hard to get out. Why don't you take the car of my caravan, let's go together, take you to Antlers Town, and then we all go our separate ways. ”

When the Chen brothers heard this, they were overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, Master Lu, thank you, Master Lu!" ”

The lady of the Chen family glanced at her brother-in-law, and then she also said, "In this case, there is Master Lao Lu." ”

When the bystanders saw the trip, they all secretly praised the businessman surnamed Lu for his righteousness, but Master Lu waved his hand again and again, and said: "You don't have to say thank you, you don't have to say thank you, then please wait for a while, and when the old man's convoy is sorted out, we will go together." ”

In Taibai Curry, the sky was getting dark, a lantern was picked up in the patio, and a lamp was also lit in the private room of Ye Xiaotian and Master Wang. The two of them played under the lights, and a game of chess gradually reached the end, and the chess face shape was extremely unfavorable to Ye Xiaotian. Wang Zhushu wiped the tea with the tea lid, glanced out the window quickly, and then stared at the chessboard and smiled: "Lord Ye, this game of chess looks like an old man...... It's a win! ”

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(To be continued......)