Chapter 53: Calling the Shots
Not long after, a burst of "crackling" firecrackers sounded in the alley not far away, and in the white smoke, several figures walked out of the alley.
Walking in the front are two burly men, all with full faces and beards, who really look a bit of the temperament of ancient Chinese door gods, they are holding a door plaque in their hands, the door plaque is covered by a red cloth, and the handwriting inside cannot be seen.
Zhao Hezheng was holding a flower basket, following behind the two door gods, scattering flower petals on the door plaque all the way, making it look like welcoming relatives.
Behind them was a band of gongs and drums, almost as many as five people.
Further back, there are the residents of Qingshan Town who came curiously with the team, and of course, there are also some outsiders who came to see the excitement, these people are the most numerous, and they are so dense that the number of people can't come, and almost all of them are crowded with alleys.
Seeing that the male long-term worker standing under the front door was making eye contact with him, Bai Yang hurriedly shouted in understanding: "Welcome to the door god!" Then he bowed forward with his hands clenched into fists.
As Bai Yang's voice fell, Zhao He, who was following behind the two strong men of the door gods, hurriedly shouted loudly: "The door god is coming, the door god is in place, please two strong men welcome the door god into the god position!" โ
The sound of gongs and drums became more and more lively, and in the midst of a fierce sound, two strong men came to the front door and carefully climbed up the ladder that had been prepared.
Soon, the door plaque was hung on the door frame.
"The door god is in place, let the door god appear!" Zhao He shouted again.
As the words fell, the two strong men joined hands to remove the red cloth from the door frame, revealing the big gold characters inside: Hundred Gardens.
Looking at the three big characters of Baihuayuan, the three words of Baicao Garden suddenly appeared in Baiyang's mind inexplicably, which made him stunned, and then he felt even more regretful, why didn't he think of this name before, planting flowers is naturally not as simple as planting grass.
During the period when Poplar was stunned, those neighbors who watched the excitement came to congratulate them, and Zhao Hedai, as the housekeeper, responded to them one by one.
After the event, Zhao Hecai raised his hands and said to the people who came to congratulate: "Today, our Baihuayuan has officially settled in Qingshan Town, and my family plans to hold a banquet for returning to the gods in five days, and I hope you will come at that time." โ
Feast to God? Bai Yang couldn't help frowning and looked at Zhao He, who was asserting his own opinions, he didn't know when he had said such a thing, but now was not the time to question the other party, he could only wait for everyone to disperse and ask again, but he was a little unhappy in his heart.
"Congratulations to the Hundred Gardens, congratulations to the owner of the Hundred Gardens, and I will definitely come to congratulate you when the time comes." "I'll come and say hello." "Thank you, Lord of the Hundred Gardens, for the invitation." ยทยทยทยทยทยท There were bursts of cheers from the square in front of the gate.
How much does it cost? Looking at the crowd, Poplar felt that his heart was dripping blood.
Finally, after a long time, the sky also darkened, and the crowd in front of the gate finally gradually dispersed, but the anger in Poplar's heart did not dissipate in the slightest.
"Zhao He, come with me." Bai Yang said angrily to Zhao He, who was smug on the side, and then walked towards the door without looking back.
The crowd celebrating outside the gate couldn't help but look at each other, wondering why the Lord's house was suddenly angry.
Zhao He was also a little confused, feeling that he didn't seem to have done anything wrong.
After the two came to a secluded courtyard, Poplar frowned and asked, "What the hell is going on?" โ
"Lord, what's going on?" Zhao He asked puzzled.
"Don't pretend to be garlic with me, what the hell is going on with the Returning Banquet, I don't remember any mention of what Returning Banquet is going to be held, right?" Poplar turned his head and asked angrily, although he trusted the other party, he also hated this kind of self-assertive subordinate the most, which made him wonder if he should change the butler.
Only then did Zhao He understand the reason why the master was inexplicably angry, although he didn't know what the master said about pretending to be garlic, but he still explained with a bitter face: "Master, I thought you knew it." โ
"Clear, clear what?" Poplar is a little big-headed, he knows that he doesn't know anything about the customs of this world, but there is no way, who calls him not a native here.
Zhao He looked at Bai Yang in confusion and asked curiously, "Master, don't you know about the Returning God Banquet?" โ
Poplar said impatiently: "You don't care if I know it or not, make it clear." โ
Zhao He scratched his head, although he didn't understand why the main family didn't even understand the banquet, but he still explained: "The banquet is a banquet that must be held after welcoming the god of the door, first, to express respect for the god of the door, and secondly, the main family can take this opportunity to meet and get to know the neighbors of the local wealthy family, so as to facilitate the good relationship in the future." โ
"So that's the case, it seems that I really misunderstood the other party." Poplar couldn't help but touch his nose, but the other party should at least say no to himself, and it is not right not to say hello like this, it seems that he will have to talk to the other party in this regard in the future.
"Well, what are the requirements for holding this kind of homecoming feast?" Poplar is distressed by money, although he can't bring this kind of money back to the earth, but it can be left to Xiaoyu, originally he thought that this money could make Xiaoyu live here happily for decades, but now that he thinks about it, he seems to be a little too optimistic, if there is a party at two ends in three days, let alone decades, it is still a question whether he can survive a year.
Zhao He also seemed to see the worry in his master's heart, and hurriedly explained: "Master, in fact, there is no need to worry so much, although the banquet costs a lot, but it is not just that you can't go in and out, those guests who come to please will more or less bring some gifts, if the main family wants to save expenses, there may even be a balance afterwards." โ
Bai Yang was silent for a moment, shook his head and said: "If you want to do it, you have to do it well, don't think about saving money, don't be gossiped by others, in this way, you can help me estimate how much it will cost if it is a big deal, estimate it as soon as possible and report it to me, and also, say hello to me first when you encounter this kind of thing in the future, don't let me feel too sudden." โ
Zhao He was stunned, then nodded and said, "Okay, master." โ
"By the way, did you bring my clothes?" Bai Yang suddenly remembered that he had ordered a few sets of clothes in the cloth shop, but the shopkeeper promised to help him at least come up with a set of clothes today, and he had already explained to the other party in the morning, but seeing that the other party had nothing in his hand, he couldn't help asking.
"Oh, I've brought it, I've already asked Aunt Zhao to send it to the master's room." Zhao He nodded and said.
"Okay, you can go back first." Poplar nodded and said, and then walked quickly in the direction of the main house, he couldn't stand the dirty clothes on his body for a long time, and he couldn't wait to change into new clothes.
As night fell, after dinner, Poplar took a beautiful bath in the bathing room with his new clothes.
When he walked out of the shower room dressed in white, Xiaoyu was simply stunned.
She suddenly remembered that she was still angry with her son, so she snorted lightly and turned her head, beckoning Zhao Cui'er to walk upstairs.
Outside the Hundred Gardens, a figure was going around the Hundred Gardens to check the terrain, and when he came to the fence of the back garden of the Hundred Gardens, there was a thoughtful expression in his eyes.
Because the West Chamber's courtyard has not been cleaned up, so Zhang's mother and Aunt Zhao and others have not moved in for the time being, they have had dinner in the Hundred Garden, cleaned the dishes and chopsticks and went home, and soon the whole Hundred Gardens instantly deserted, in addition to the sound similar to the cricket, there is only the "whoosh" sound of the night wind blowing the branches.
Just as Bai Yang was immersed in the study of the Black Star Ring in his hand, suddenly Xiao Bai next door let out a low roar very uneasily.
The soundproofing here is not very good, and Poplar looks up at the partition wall in the direction of the master bedroom in confusion.
At this moment, Xiaoyu and Zhao Cuier were worried about comforting Xiaobai on the bed, but no matter how they appeased, Xiaobai still let out a low roar in the direction of the back garden uneasily.
"Xiaobai, don't scare me, what's wrong with you?" Xiaoyu asked worriedly, and Zhao Cui'er on the side also had a worried look in her eyes.
"Sister, why don't we go to Childe, Xiaobai's current situation makes people feel so worried." Zhao Cuier was silent for a moment and then whispered to Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, then picked Xiaobai up, regardless of Xiaobai's resistance in her arms, and walked quickly towards the study.
"Toot toot." There was a knock on the door, but in fact, Poplar had already seen two figures outside the door through the white window paper.
He walked over and opened the door, only to see Xiaoyu looking at him with red eyes and saying, "Childe, Xiaobai seems to be sick." โ
"Woohoo, woohoo!" Xiaobai struggled in Xiaoyu's arms, roaring.
No, isn't it the sequelae of eating the elixir, could it be that Xiaobai has rabies? Poplar thought to himself with a look of surprise.
Zhou Kun shook his head and got up from the ground, he thought it would be easy to cross a wall more than two meters high, but he didn't think that it might be that he had drunk too much, so he jumped halfway and dozed off, which directly caused him to fall into the back garden.
A strong pain came, and he suddenly woke up halfway, but after standing up, he still staggered a little.
The surrounding lights were dark, and only the dim light came from the direction of the back hall not far away.
The back garden was very silent, except for the sound of running water.
Zhou Kun took out the long sword from the meson bag, and staggered towards the back hall, he wanted to make his footsteps lighter, but there were dead branches and weeds everywhere, and if he was not careful, he would make a few "click" and "click" sounds, which made his forehead instantly covered with cold sweat.
Thankfully, no one noticed his arrival, and through the window paper in the back room, he could faintly see people moving around the house.
Bai Yang took Xiao Bai from Xiao Yu's arms, and looked at Xiao Bai restlessly, he was a little weak.
But what made him feel very strange was that Xiaobai's head always turned to one place, and this direction was the direction of the back garden.
He suddenly remembered that the wolf's nose was very smart, could it be that a thief had slipped into the back garden?
He was only a little suspicious in his heart, not sure, but when he tried to turn Xiaobai's body in other directions, Xiaobai's head continued to poke in the direction of the back garden, and even roared more and more.
"Is there really something going on in the back garden?" With the mentality that he would rather believe that he has something or not, Bai Yang hugged Xiaobai and walked towards the back window of the study.
Zhou Kun was quietly slipping towards the courtyard door leading to the back hall, not wanting to be opened at this moment A wooden window above the courtyard door was opened, and a head poked out of it, and suddenly looked at each other.
Seeing the black shadow downstairs, Poplar was really taken aback, but the battle memory in his memory instantly played a role, making him instantly calm.
And Zhou Kun was a little unclear in his eyes because of the wine, and he only felt that a vague figure was poking out on his head, and he knew that he had been discovered.
"Light rain, come on!" Poplar threw Xiaobai in his hand at Xiaoyu not far away, then jumped down from the window in an instant, and took out the treasure knife of Sao Bao from the storage space.