Chapter 102: Adulthood
Purple Cloud Calendar 1229 January 1, early in the morning.
"Young Master. ”
Zhou Donghuang, who was cultivating in the room, was awakened by Ah Fu, jumped out of bed, and after walking out of the door, he saw three figures standing in the front yard at a glance.
Led by an elegant middle-aged man dressed in brocade clothes, his face was like a crown of jade, his eyebrows were majestic, and his body invisibly exuded the aura of a superior, but at this moment, he was standing there honestly, and he didn't dare to take a breath.
Behind the elegant middle-aged man, there are two old men.
Looking at the posture of the two old men, they are not ordinary people, the robes on their bodies are made of brocade, one of the old men has a jasper wrench on the thumb of his right hand, which can be seen at a glance that it is worth a lot, and the jade pendant hanging from the waist of the other old man, looking at the texture of the jade, is obviously not an ordinary jade pendant.
For these three people, Zhou Donghuang is no stranger, it is the three people of the Tang family who saw in the Lost Forest yesterday.
At that time, the three of them were being chased and killed by the mighty bear, and he happened to take a fancy to the bear gall of the mighty bear, and killed the mighty bear, indirectly saving the lives of the three people.
"Tang Liunian, the head of the Tang family, has seen the young master of the Eastern Emperor. ”
Seeing Zhou Donghuang walk out of the room, the elegant middle-aged man took the lead in bowing and saluting, just now, he had already learned the other party's name from the mouth of the servant in front of him, Zhou Donghuang.
"Tang Yuxin, the great elder of the Tang family, has seen the young master of the Eastern Emperor. ”
"Tang Yong, the second elder of the Tang family, has seen the young master of the Eastern Emperor. ”
Following Tang Liunian, the head of the Tang family, the two old men behind him also bowed down to Emperor Zhou Donghuang one after another, respectful, not daring to slack off in the slightest, and their eyes also showed bursts of gratitude in a timely manner.
Yesterday, in the Lost Forest, if it weren't for the young man in front of him who made a timely move, they would have been killed by the Qi Gathering Ninefold Demon Beast Mighty Bear.
For this teenager, they are grateful from the bottom of their hearts.
"Tang family?"
Ah Fu, who was standing on the side, heard the elegant middle-aged self-introduction, his pupils shrank slightly, and he secretly gasped.
Just now, although he heard the three people in front of him say that they were from the Tang family, he didn't think about the Tang family, a big valve family.
Now, when he heard the elegant middle-aged self-introduction, he knew ...... It turned out that this middle-aged man was the head of the Tang family, Tang Liunian.
Tang Liunian, the head of the Tang family, a family of great lords, and a nine-fold martial arts monk.
It is precisely because of his existence that the Tang family can be regarded as a high-class big valve family among the big valve families.
And now, it is such a character, bowing in front of the young master of his family, respectfully.
"Young Master......"
For a while, Ah Fu looked at Zhou Donghuang's gaze again, and his admiration became more and more intense.
"Hmm. ”
Facing the salute of the three of them, Zhou Donghuang nodded lightly, walked to the stone table in the front yard and sat down, looked at Tang Liunian, and asked lightly, "Where is the bear bile?"
"Young Master Donghuang, this is the bear bile of a powerful brute bear. ”
At Tang Liunian's signal, Tang Yong, the second elder of the Tang family, stepped forward and put the brocade box in his hand on the stone table in front of Zhou Donghuang, and at the same time placed a stack of silver tickets next to the brocade box.
Zhou Donghuang opened the brocade box, glanced at the complete bear bile inside, nodded, and then glanced at the stack of silver tickets on the table.
Zhou Donghuang put his right hand on the tabletop, palm down, slightly into a fist, his curved index finger and middle finger gently tapped the tabletop, looked at Tang Liunian again, and asked, "What does this mean?"
"Young Master Donghuang. ”
Tang Liunian said respectfully: "The body of the mighty bear, except for the bear bile, the other parts are disposed of, and the value is more than one million taels of silver...... This million taels of silver is the money that our Tang family and the young master of the Eastern Emperor bought the rest of the body of the mighty bear. ”
"As I said, except for Xiong Dan, the others are at your disposal. ”
Zhou Donghuang glanced at Tang Liunian deeply and said.
"Young Master Donghuang. ”
Tang Liunian said with a straight face: "Yesterday, you acted in time to save the three of us, which is already a great kindness...... How can we take advantage of you?"
The words fell, and before Zhou Donghuang could speak, Tang Liunian took out an invitation from his arms and placed it on the stone table in front of Zhou Donghuang.
Just as Duan Lingtian saw the invitation, a look of doubt flashed in his eyes, Tang Liunian said in a timely manner: "Young Master Donghuang, the Tang family will hold a banquet in ten days to invite the heads of the families above the major wealthy families in Chu Wangcheng...... The purpose of the banquet is to thank you for saving my life and the two elders. ”
"Yesterday, if the three of us die in the Lost Forest, the Tang family will be reduced from a big lord family to a wealthy family...... This banquet is not only to thank you for saving the lives of the three of us, but also for your kindness to the reinvention of our Tang family!"
As Tang Liunian's words fell, not only did he bow down, but the two Tang family elders behind him also bowed down again.
"I'll accept this million taels of silver tickets, and the rest don't have to be so troublesome. ”
Zhou Donghuang shook his head and said.
"Young Master Donghuang, early this morning, our Tang family has sent the invitation to the families above the major wealthy families in Chu Wangcheng...... Ten days later, please be sure to be there, Young Master Donghuang, otherwise, this banquet set up by our Tang family will be meaningless. ”
After Tang Liunian left this sentence, he took the two Tang family elders to bid farewell to Zhou Donghuang and left, and between the words, it seemed that Zhou Donghuang did not have room to choose.
Of course, even if Tang Liunian is like this, it doesn't make people feel any bad feelings.
After all, his starting point is good, it is enough to see that he is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, even if there are some careful thoughts to please Zhou Donghuang.
"This Tang Liunian is really exquisite. ”
After the three members of the Tang family left, Zhou Donghuang shook his head and smiled, and then opened the invitation to see that his name was not written on it, only the word 'benefactor'.
Obviously, when the Tang family prepared this invitation, they didn't know his name.
"Ah Fu. ”
After asking Ah Fu to put away the bear bile, invitations and silver tickets, Zhou Donghuang got up from his seat and went back to the room to practice, until noon, when it was time to eat, he was called out of the room by Ah Fu again.
When I walked out of the room, I saw a large round table in the front yard, and the table was full of steaming dishes.
At the round table, Ah Fu and Aunt Mei stood aside.
The slim girl stood in front of the table, looking at Zhou Donghuang who had just walked out of the room with a smile, "Brother Zhou, do you remember what day it is?"
"What day?"
Zhou Donghuang was stunned.
"Young Master, today is your coming of age. ”
Ah Fu couldn't help but remind.
"Young Master Donghuang. ”
At the same time, Aunt Mei glanced at the girl in front of the table with some distress, then looked at Zhou Donghuang, and said with a smile: "The dishes on this table are all cooked by my young lady. ”
"Three months ago, she asked me to teach her how to cook, so that on this day, she would cook this meal for you and celebrate your coming of age. ”
Aunt Mei's words made Zhou Donghuang's ancient heart tremble slightly, and the gaze that looked at the girl again became much gentler.
"Zixi, you've worked hard...... Actually, though, I'm not that particular about it. ”
Zhou Donghuang sighed.
"Brother Zhou, I've wanted to learn to cook for a long time, and this time it's just a coincidence. ”
When the girl smiled and spoke, a look of loss inadvertently flashed in the depths of her eyes.
"Brother Zhou, let's sit down and eat. ”
The girl stood up and helped Zhou Donghuang pull out the chair in front of the table, and it wasn't until Zhou Donghuang came over and sat down that she sat next to Zhou Donghuang and served him food.
"Brother Afu, Aunt Mei, you also sit. ”
The girl didn't forget to greet Ah Fu and Aunt Mei, and the two of them also sat down.
Sometimes, fate is arranged as if it is playing tricks on people.
If it weren't for yesterday's incident, today, the moving in front of him might make Zhou Donghuang's feelings for the girl change from moving to heartbeat......
However, yesterday's incident made Zhou Donghuang's heart already contain a woman.
Now, although he was moved, he did not dare to be moved.
He and Luo Qinghan are already in the boat, even if he is already attracted to Luo Qinghan, as a man, he has taken away the other party's first time, and he must be responsible.
On Yang Zixi's side, he could only choose restraint.
After all, now he is no longer single, and in the more colloquial words on earth, he is no longer 'single' now.
After a meal, Zhou Donghuang sat on pins and needles, and after eating, he immediately returned to the room under the pretext of cultivation.
Seeing this, the girl sighed, and her beautiful cheeks were full of loss.
"Miss, don't be discouraged...... I can see that this meal, Young Master Donghuang is very moved. I believe that the young master of the Eastern Emperor will sooner or later find out your goodness and accept you. ”
Aunt Mei looked at the girl with some distress and comforted.
Ah Fu on the side couldn't help but shake his head, he always felt that this Miss Zixi was very suitable for his young master, but the falling flowers were intentional, and the flowing water was ruthless, so he could only watch from the sidelines and be anxious.
"Brother Afu, Brother Zhou, he ...... Is it someone on purpose?"
The girl looked at Ah Fu and asked softly.
Suddenly, Aunt Mei's eyes also fell on Ah Fu.
After all, in her opinion, the young lady of her family has paid so much, and the man who can still not be moved either has a heart, or does not like women.
"Nope. ”
Ah Fu shook his head very affirmatively.
"Ah Fu, the young master of the Eastern Emperor, he ...... It can't be that you don't like women, right?"
Aunt Mei asked with a strange look.
"This ......"
Ah Fu was stunned for a moment, and then recalled for a while, since he followed his young master, he didn't seem to have seen his young master mean that to any woman.
"Aunt Mei, I haven't seen which woman my young master is interested in, but I haven't seen which one my young master is interested in...... Which man is intentional. ”
Ah Fu opened his mouth to defend himself, but as soon as the words blurted out, he regretted it.
As Ah Fu's words fell, not only Aunt Mei's gaze became more and more strange, but even the girl's gaze became a little wrong.
It is also that Zhou Donghuang has now returned to the room to cultivate, and he didn't hear Ah Fu's words, otherwise, he would definitely not be able to help but come out and give Ah Fu a kick, and let Ah Fu go to be the companion of the cold floor tiles.