Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Banquet Begins
"The master of the Zhao family in the east of the city has arrived. The man at the front of the queue shouted.
The white carriage stopped in front of the queue, and a middle-aged man holding a small mahogany box got out of the carriage, followed by two young girls who looked exactly the same, and when all three got down, the driver of the carriage slowly moved the carriage to the side to make way for the road.
The middle-aged man took the two young girls past the two rows of housekeepers who bowed to them, came to the three of them, and first greeted Chu Ping: "Brother Chu, my brother is here to disturb today." Then he turned his head to the two girls with a straight face and said, "Why are you so rude, don't say hello quickly." β
After hearing this, the two girls said to the three of them together: "Zhao Ling (Zhao Xin), I have seen Uncle Chu Ping, Brother Chu Yang, and Brother Chu Han. β
Chu Ping stepped forward and said, "Brother Zhao and the two nieces are polite, you can come, we are naturally happy, how can it be regarded as an interruption." β
Then the two Chu Yang brothers also stepped forward to say hello, and the two sides said a few polite words to each other, and then Han Sen found someone to lead the three members of the Zhao family to the hall to rest, this is the process, receiving guests is like making an item, just a few simple steps.
After the Zhao family came, the carriages of other families in the city arrived one after another, just like the Zhao family, they all greeted each other a few times, and asked Han Sen to ask someone to take them into the front hall, and the original family also came halfway, but Chu Yang didn't see Yuan Qiu'an, thinking that he should still be angry with himself.
"Chu Heng, the leader of the White Sand Gang, arrived. β
The three people who were talking to the others couldn't help but tremble, and the family who was talking to the three people also said goodbye and left directly with the family.
And Chu Ping and the three of them also looked at the other side of the street, where a group of people were coming on foot, and the leader was Chu Heng, who was wearing a red dress today, and his strong muscles bulged out the clothes that should have been loose, which looked extremely uncomfortable. Next to Chu Heng was a dignified and elegant little woman, also wearing a red dress, and she looked very good in her dress. The two of them are the ones who take the lead, and behind them are the four elders of the White Sand Gang and the deputy gang leader Du Kun.
"Big brother, I haven't seen you for a while. As soon as Chu Heng walked up the steps, he gave Chu Ping a hug.
"yes! I haven't seen you in a while. Chu Ping also hugged it with open hands and sighed. After that, the two chatted to themselves.
And the woman next to Chu Heng walked directly in front of Chu Yang and Chu Han, the two immediately bent down, and the woman reached out and touched the faces of the two.
"It's been a long time since I've seen my two children, especially Xiaoyang, who was injured and unconscious before I heard it, but my uncle and mother are not by your side. β
Chu Yang smiled: "I'm not fine, and I'm also very happy after seeing my uncle, no matter how serious the injury is, it should be healed." β
The woman in front of her is the wife of the leader of the Baisha Gang, Qiu Lan, the uncle of Chu Ping and the two, since the death of their mothers, this uncle has taken over the responsibility of the mothers of the two, and treats the two as if they were their own children.
Qiu Lan smiled lightly: "Xiaoyang is really good at talking. What about Xiaohan, your business has been going well lately, right?"
"Of course, Auntie. β
Qiu Lan kept shouting at the two of them, both of them answered one by one, and no one bothered them, and even a new carriage appeared on the street corner, but after seeing Chu Heng, they all stopped in place and did not step forward.
"I didn't expect that you were really already Ning Yuan. A rich male voice came from next to the three people who were chatting, it was Chu Heng who was still chatting with Chu Ping just now.
The three of them immediately quieted down, and then Chu Yang replied lightly: "Yes, I have succeeded in Ning Yuan, uncle." β
Chu Heng didn't speak again, but turned around and walked directly towards the door, and several people behind him also entered, and Qiu Lan looked at the two of them apologetically, and then bowed slightly to Chu Ping next to him, and followed the others into the door.
After a few people entered, Chu Han whispered to Chu Yang: "Brother, don't mind, uncle hasn't been in a good mood lately. β
Chu Yang smiled again and said, "Does your brother look like such a stingy person?
Chu Han sighed and said, "You were still in Ningyuan retreat before, so I don't know, during this time, Zhenwu ran away from home. The probably situation is that Zhenwu recognized a master on the street, and then followed the master, although the uncle immediately took someone to track it down, but the result was not recovered. β
"Zhenwu. Chu Yang muttered. He really didn't expect that Zhenwu, a person who respected his parents like this, would do such a thing, but if he could escape from his uncle's pursuit, maybe he, the master, really had some ability. Chu Yang immediately retracted his thoughts, because the next guest had already walked up the steps.
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"Sir, the guests in the city should have finished coming. Just after Chu Ping and the others had just finished receiving a guest, Han Sen stepped forward and whispered to Chu Ping.
Chu Ping nodded, stepped forward and clapped his hands first, and then said loudly: "At this point, the work of receiving guests has been completed, and I will have to work hard for you to take care of the guests' horses and vehicles, rest assured, I will not treat you badly when the banquet is over." β
"Yes. Master. All the servants replied in unison, and immediately scattered around the carriage beside them.
Chu Ping turned around and patted his two sons on the shoulders again, and said, "Now that the pick-up is over, let's go back to the hall." Some of them I'd like to introduce to you. β
"Yes, Father. β
While chatting about some topics, the three of them walked into the door, and then walked along the corridor around a house to the front hall, Chu Yang also saw that there were already many guests in the front hall at this time, and the juniors among those guests naturally formed a small group, and they didn't dare to laugh loudly from time to time. And those elders were all gathered together, and Shu Yan was in the center. There was also a bunch of people who sat in a corner, didn't talk to each other, and none of them were people they didn't know. The last one was the five people of the White Sand Gang sitting on the other side.
When Chu Yang and the three of them entered the room, the group of people in the corner immediately stood up to greet him, and Shu Yan, who was surrounded by everyone, said something to the people next to him, and then walked towards the three of them.
"Brother Chu. β
"Mr. Chu. β
"Holy ....... Brother Chu. β
Before they walked in front of the three of them, everyone began to greet each other, and Chu Ping also returned the salute one by one, then turned to the two behind him and said, "Come, introduce yourself first." βγ
The first to speak, of course, was Chu Yang.
"The little one's name is Chu Yang, the boss of the Chu family, and I've seen you. You can call me Chu Yang, or you can call me Xiao Yang like my father. β
"My name is Chu Han, the second child of the Chu family, and I have seen you. Just call me Xiaohan. β
After the two finished speaking, they saluted everyone again, and Chu Ping said again: "You have also finished introducing yourself, and I will introduce you to the elders in front of you." β
Chu Ping first walked in front of a white-haired old man, "This is Xiao Lao from the capital, even in that part of the capital, he is a famous person, and our family's business can be done in the capital, but it was all the way that Xiao Lao gave me at the beginning." β
As soon as Chu Ping's voice fell, the two brothers naturally saluted and spoke, "I've seen Xiao Lao." β
Chu Ping walked to the next one again, "This person's fame will be great, Shu Yan, head of the Yuanguo Branch of the Remnant Fire Chamber of Commerce, you ......"
It's just a short period of time, the dozen or so people in front of him have been introduced, and the two Chu Yang brothers have also saluted one by one, after Chu Ping's introduction, Chu Yang was still a little shocked in his heart, although he had already seen Shu Yan, but he didn't expect that there were so many big people here, but Chu Han didn't have any expression, obviously he had already known the situation.
However, compared to Chu Yang's shock, the group of elders of other families behind him were already stunned. Originally, because there was a person who had seen Shu Yan from a distance, after recognizing it, everyone gathered around to leave an impression in the mind of this Shu president, and they didn't care about the group of people who had been sitting in the corner. Who would have thought that the inconspicuous fat man was the honorary elder of the Kang Tu Sect, and the one in the beast robe was the "electric switch" king in the recently famous "Wind and Lightning", and the person who looked thin and gloomy was actually a painter who was famous throughout the Yuan Kingdom.
Some of them are too scary. Everyone had an idea in their minds that when this banquet was over, they would definitely invite one to their home. And everyone has another idea, that is, the Chu family can actually invite such a guest as a guest, and seeing that their relationship is still unusually good, then they must be careful about treating the Chu family in the future.
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Chu Ping stretched out his hand and clasped his palms together to make a loud sound, focusing everyone's attention in front of him, and then said loudly: "Everyone, first of all, welcome to Chu Yang's advanced ceremony, I hope you don't have to be formal, you can have fun." Now that all the guests have arrived, please take your seats as soon as the dance troupe performs. Han Sen. β
"Yes, sir. β
Han Sen, who didn't know when he appeared behind everyone, replied.
"Go and tell the kitchen to start preparing now, and then call the performers in, and finally let the housekeepers come to the table as well. β
"Yes. β
After Chu Ping finished speaking, he said to the people in front of him, "Please take the table as soon as possible." β
"Of course, of course. β
"If you can, I hope you can have a good talk with Mr. Chu after the banquet. β
"We'll take our seats first. β
The people in front of Chu Ping all left one after another after saying a word to Chu Ping at the end, and then Chu Ping and the three of them walked towards the high platform in the innermost, where there was also a table prepared for them, and now there were already several people sitting on it, Chu Heng and his wife, Han Xuan, and Han Shuang.
The three of them were talking politely to the people who had already sat down around them, and walked to the high platform inside. At this time, a large group of people wearing various costumes poured into the door, and as soon as they entered the door, they found a nearby place to sit down, these people were the servants of the Chu family, they were all dressed in civilian clothes, and they also came to participate in this banquet, which was agreed by the master. They were followed by a group of women in dance costumes, who walked straight to the stage in the center.
Chu Yang sat down slowly, now the table is full of dishes and chopsticks, on his left is his father, behind him stands Han Sen, who has just returned to his side, and on the right is his uncle Qiu Lan, and then look forward, the stage below has already played music, and those dancers who came in have also begun to perform, and the guests have already finished their seats, the pattern is similar to what he saw when he came in before, the group of people introduced to him by his father just now sat at two tables, the elders of the guests in the city sat together, the juniors sat together, and the servants who came all sat on the side of the doorγ
The banquet has now begun in full swing.