Chapter 158: Birthday Banquet
The two guards were assigned to Cheng Xi by Xu Sanlang, and they followed Cheng Xi back to Lihua Village, and they will follow Cheng Xi in the future to ensure her safety.
Cheng Xi and Yu Zhaocai both had a tacit understanding and did not mention Xu Sanlang again, and the identities of Xu Sanlang and Ge Shu were even more silent, they both understood and knew something, even if they understood it in their hearts, it was better to pretend that they didn't know anything.
When the carriage arrived in Anyang County, it was already the night of the second day, and the horse was almost tired after walking for so long, so Cheng Xi stayed in Anyang County, planning to go back the next day, after walking for so many days, I don't know how the family is doing, how is the hundred years old.
Cheng Xi stayed with Yu Zhaocai for one night, and the next day she went to see the fat sausage shop, and then brought gifts to Cheng's house to visit her father, and then hurriedly drove her own ox cart back to Lihua Village.
Because they were in a hurry, the Cheng family didn't have a chance to ask about Cheng Xi's trip to Cloud City, but of course Cheng Xi was so happy that he didn't say anything.
When he returned to his home in the orchard in Lihua Village, it was almost evening, and he was happiest to see Cheng Xi come back, but he firmly remembered that his sister-in-law was looking for his brother, and he was still a little unhappy when he didn't see his brother come back with his sister-in-law.
Cheng Xi saw the awkwardness of the hundred-year-old in his eyes, but he couldn't help but not appease the hundred-year-old, and the rest of the family asked Cheng Xi about Xu Sanlang's situation, and Cheng Xi also said a few perfunctory words casually.
The two guards who followed Cheng Xi back, one was called Xu Wen, the other was called Xu Wu, I heard Xu Sanlang say that the two were two of the secret guards specially trained by the man, they were all orphans adopted by the man since childhood, they all had their own masters, and after following Xu Sanlang, Xu Sanlang gave the two names, one was called Xu Wen and the other was Xu Wu.
Cheng Xi gave a brief introduction to everyone, saying that the two of them would be the same as Xiong Daxiong Er in the future, and everyone listened to Cheng Xi's introduction, thinking that it was the guard that Cheng Xi bought, and they wouldn't ask more.
If it weren't for Xu Wen and Xu Wu, it seemed that nothing had happened in Yuncheng, and it didn't cause any waves, and when he returned to Lihua Village, Cheng Xi returned to a quiet and busy life, only thinking of Xu Saburo from time to time, thinking about where he is now and what he is doing? Will it be dangerous? When will I be back? Thinking that if Xu Sanlang could come back and live such a life together, Cheng Xi felt that his life here was complete.
Of course, no matter how quiet and comfortable life is, Cheng Xi will not make money, as soon as the seasonal fruits are ripe, the people in the orchard will start to be busy, and when the wave of busyness is over, they can rest for a while, and then wait for the next wave of seasonal fruits to mature.
In a blink of an eye, it has been the New Year, Yu Zhaocai still came to the orchard with a crescent moon, the New Year is quite lively, and after the New Year, Cheng Xi followed Yu Zhaocai's carriage to the county seat, the New Year always has to go back to his mother's house, no matter where and which era, it seems that there is this custom.
Knowing that the Cheng family didn't want to see the 100-year-old, Cheng Xi didn't want to take the 100-year-old to the Cheng family to be angry, so he put the 100-year-old with Yu Zhaocai and went back to the Cheng family by himself.
Everyone in the Cheng family has returned, Cheng Cai looked at the sister who has grown into a big girl, she has always been alone when she returns to her parents' house all these years, even if it is the New Year, she can't help but sink her face, and said coldly, "What is so good about Xu Sanlang, you still raise the child for him and guard him back, I think he probably doesn't plan to come back, it's been a few years?" Don't even look back to take a look. ”
Hearing Cheng Cai's words, Cheng Dagui also sank his face and said coldly, "You will be in time in half a month, you think about it yourself, come back when you figure it out, and let's find you a good family." ”
Cheng Xi frowned slightly, and responded, "He has news coming back, saying that he will be back in a while." ”
Cheng Dagui said angrily, "Every time it is a while, this time is a few years, and in a while you will become an old girl, do you really plan to live alone with a child for the rest of your life?" ”
Cheng Xi was very helpless, he knew that Cheng Dagui also felt sorry for him, and when it came to asking any parents to encounter this situation, he was afraid that it would not be easy in his heart, and he had nothing to refute, so Cheng Xi had to remain silent.
The Yu family on the side was busy relieving Cheng Xi, "This is a big day, Xi'er has not had a good birthday in the past few years, this time we have to give Xi'er a good Zhang Luo." ”
About some of the customs here, Cheng Xi has also learned a lot over the years, and Cheng Xi also knows a little bit about it, a little bit of a big family, a woman's fifteenth birthday will be held and a ceremony, of course, there are many women in this era who are married at the age of thirteen or fourteen, but the fifteen-year-old birthday will also be an important day, even if they are married, a birthday banquet will be held.
As soon as Yu spoke, the rest of the Cheng family also agreed, and Cheng Xi, who originally wanted to express her opinion, did not speak in the end, after all, everyone had already made a decision for her, and her own opinion seemed to be less important.
No, Cheng Xi insisted that it was okay to hold a birthday banquet, but it couldn't be at Cheng's house, so he could only go back to Lihua Village to hold it.
After all, she is married, if she really holds a birthday banquet in the Cheng family, it will be a little too much to say.
Since the matter has been settled like this, even Cheng Chen and the others who were originally going to go to Cloud City to work have postponed it, and planned to give Cheng Xi his fifteenth birthday, Cheng Xi had to go back to prepare.
Because Lihua Village is too far away, the Cheng family has always thought that it is Yu Zhaocai's industry, and Cheng Xi is only responsible for helping to take care of it, so they have never been here.
Cheng Xi thought that since he had held a birthday banquet, he simply asked everyone to be lively and lively together, so he posted to everyone he knew, in fact, there are not too many people, and the Cheng family, Aunt Liu's family, and then call Uncle Cui and them back, as well as Master Zhao Xu to manage them, Cheng Xi also asked people to invite Cheng Hui, although Cheng Hui also began to interact with the Cheng family, and they will also meet during the New Year, but they did not have the opportunity to invite Cheng Hui to her house as a guest, Cheng Xi thought about taking this opportunity to invite her too.
Of course, Yu Zhaocai must be indispensable, and Yu Zhaocai also took the initiative to recruit the guests and used his family's carriage, which not only earned Cheng Xi decently, but also fast.
On Cheng Xi's birthday, it was said that there were not many people, but there were really a lot of them when they arrived, but it was quite lively.
The Cheng family watched Yu Zhaocai and half of the master helping Cheng Xi in and out, but they were thinking about it, and they all guessed that this Yu Gongzi had a crush on Cheng Xi?
In the past few years, the Cheng family has stayed in Anyang County for so long, because of Cheng Xi's relationship, but they have not been in contact with Yu Zhaocai, and they have been taken care of by Cheng Xi.
However, there are also those who are not optimistic, such as Cheng Xi's two elder brothers, Cheng Chen and Cheng Cai, who don't seem to think so, in their eyes, Yu Zhaocai's reputation is too bad to be worthy of Cheng Xi at all.
Because it was Cheng Xi's birthday, the Cheng family didn't mention Xu Sanlang's sweep of Cheng Xi's happiness, everyone was happy, even the Cheng family endured it when they saw Xu Wenqiang of the Xu family.
However, Xu Wenqiang is becoming more and more good at sitting, and he is polite to the Cheng family, even if the Cheng family wants to make trouble, they are embarrassed, and when Cheng Xi introduced Xu Wenqiang's family, he only said that Yu Zhaocai invited them to come over to take care of the grange, and the Cheng family was not easy to say.
Of course, there will be people who have pimples in their hearts, such as Xiao Ma, seeing that her cousin is now better off than herself, she is a little indignant in her heart, in her heart, her cousin can live such a life, it must be because of Cheng Xi.
But it was obviously them who protected Cheng Xi back then and were driven out of the village, why didn't Cheng Xi give them a hand? She is still guarding her baked cake stall, but the business is not getting worse day by day.
Of course, these little horses also think about it in their hearts, and they don't show it, let alone say it.
A harmonious birthday banquet was broken by a few uninvited guests who suddenly appeared.
Cheng Xi almost forgot about these people, and he didn't expect that these people would actually find here.
Looking at the old lady Xu who came over arrogantly, Cheng Xi stroked her forehead in annoyance, she really wanted to beat this person out with a broom, but it was better to endure it, more is better than less, since she came at this time, she must have come to her birthday banquet, so she can bear with it.
So Cheng Xi reluctantly showed a smile and said to Mrs. Xu San, who was being supported by Li and Xu Erlang, "The old lady is here, sit inside, it's time to eat." ”
Old Lady Xu glared at Cheng Xi, "What old lady?" Do you understand humility? ”
Mrs. Cheng, who had been at odds with Mrs. Xu, heard Mrs. Xu's words, so she sneered and said politely, "What? If you don't call you an old lady, you still have to call you a grandmother, our family Xi'er only has me as a grandmother, I want our family Xi'er to call you grandma, let's get your grandson back first. ”
Mrs. Xu was blocked by Mrs. Cheng and had nothing to say, she only glared at her and didn't pay attention to her, the more she looked at the old lady Cheng and looked directly at her eldest son's family in the house, her eyes seemed to be about to erupt fire, and she gritted her teeth and said to the Li family and Xu Erlang who were supporting her, "Help me in." ”
When the old lady entered the house, Ma Shi saw that the man sitting next to him didn't move at all, and he felt a little unreasonable, so he planned to stand up and greet the old lady by himself, but he didn't want her to stand up just before her butt left the bench, but she was pulled by Xu Wenqiang and sat down again.
Mrs. Xu looked at her eldest son's family and saw that no one took care of her, and she blew her beard angrily and glared and said, "A group of unfilial things, you white-eyed wolves were raised in vain, and you didn't even know how to say hello when you didn't see me coming?" ”
Xu Wenqiang said with a look of ignorance, "It turns out that my mother is here, and my son has asked my mother to say goodbye." Coming to the birthday party? Why are you still empty-handed, you have to bring some birthday gifts. ”
Only Xu Wenqiang sat firmly motionless when he spoke, and with the tone of his speech, there was no sincerity at all.
Mrs. Xu glared at her eldest son angrily, "You unfilial son, you, you, you, you're so angry with me." ”
Xu Wenqiang said impatiently, "Are you here to attend the birthday banquet or are you here to scold your son?" If you come to scold your son, you shouldn't pick someone's birthday banquet today and scold someone at someone's birthday banquet. ”