Chapter 14: The Year-End Banquet

In the past few days, Mo Bufan has stopped cultivating, not because he doesn't want to, but because he really can't cultivate. The Mo family is very lively these days, everyone in the Mo family, whether they are training outside, joining the army or marrying into other families, as long as they are the children of the Mo family, all of them are called back during this time, and every year the Mo family will gather the clansmen together for the New Year, of course, there must be those children of the Mo family who cannot be found here.

This year is especially different, not only the disciples of the Mo family will come back, but also some of the in-laws of the Mo family will also come. Fortunately, the Mo family is big enough, so there is no need to worry about the large number of people.

Since the end of the year, many people have come one after another, and everyone has arrived yesterday.

Since yesterday morning, the Mo family has been busy up and down, worshipping ancestors this morning, and the evening is the year-end night banquet, and the whole family celebrates.

Mo Bufan didn't want to suddenly run over and disturb him at a critical moment in his cultivation. So in the past few days, in addition to practicing boxing, I am reading books every day.

Books are a good thing, and Mo Bufan likes to read books very much. It is not necessarily written correctly, but there are merits.

Mo Bufan has read books since he was a child, and he has read a lot of books, which is very miscellaneous. Biographies, continental history, geography, foreign terroirs, medicine and pathology and even books of that kind.

In the words of the uncle, it is beneficial to open the book, since this kind of book exists, it is for people to read, since others can read it, Mo Bufan will naturally see it, but every time Mo Bufan sees the content of the book, he is red-faced, and his mood cannot be calmed down for a long time.

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In the courtyard, Mo Bufan was reading a book.

"Brother Extraordinary."

A childish and crisp voice came from outside the courtyard.

Looking for prestige, Mo Bufan saw Mo Xiaoqing and came with a sweet smile.

"Brother Bufan, the night banquet will start in a while, and my sister-in-law asked me to call you."

"Isn't it going to take more than half an hour to start? How early this year. ”

"Grandpa said that there are a lot of people this year, so it's half an hour early."

Hearing this, Mo Bufan suddenly realized that this year is different from previous years, and there are many more people this year than in previous years.

"You go first, I'll wash up and come."

"Then hurry up!"

Mo Xiaoqing left Mo Bufan's courtyard in a hurry.

Mo Bufan returned to the room and simply washed up and changed his clothes. Go out all the way to the Mo family banquet living room.

In the evening, the Mo family, in the banquet room.

At this time, everyone from the Mo family gathered, adults and children. In addition to this, there are some in-laws.

The Mo family was happy and happy, and everyone talked and laughed.

Even people like Mo Yixi and Mo Tianji, who are not smiling, are all smiling and radiant.

Mo Bufan found Mo Xiaoqing, the third uncle Mo Qinghong's family, and the sister-in-law Mo Yuhe had already sat down. Mo Bufan used to sit in the only remaining seat at the table and wait for the banquet to begin.

At the top table sat several clan elders and Mo Tianji, who were greeting. Everyone else finds acquaintances to sit together, even if it's a family, they have their own small circles.

The boys sat together and discussed their experiences and cultivation over the years. The girls sat together and discussed the beauty of jewelry, clothes, and the good use of rouge gouache.

The teenagers taunted and teased each other, and from time to time there was the sound of a girl's coquettish laughter.

Mo Bufan has been rejected by most of the younger generation of the family over the years, and what they look down on the most is that they have no ability but have a good father, such people don't have to pay, they don't need to have blood to enjoy honor and resources, they are jealous and hate such people!

Undoubtedly, Mo Bufan is exactly such a person in their eyes, there is a strong father, a father who leads the Mo family to glory, even if Mo Bufan can't cultivate before, they can only look up to Mo Bufan. Now, Mo Bufan can cultivate, but his father is gone, and he wasted five years, what is he Mo Bufan?

This is another world that admires strength, and Mo Bufan's mediocre strength is simply insulting to his father in their eyes. If it weren't for a special occasion like today, they would have had a seizure long ago.

Mo Bufan doesn't pay attention to their eyes and opinions, he usually has no contact with these people, so when he arrives at this time, he seems to be a bit maverick. He seemed out of place with these people.

In fact, Mo Bufan thinks it's very good, it's good to be quiet alone, at least it won't cause unnecessary trouble and embarrassment. This year, he is not afraid of this kind of thing, but he also does not want to be false with them, that would just be a waste of saliva.

The grief experience has made him mentally more mature than his peers, and he really has nothing to say with a group of little furry children.

The so-called family banquet, most people are comparing, of course, it is not that there is anything wrong with this kind of comparison, this kind of comparison is also one of the motivations for everyone to work hard to cultivate.

But in Mo Bufan's opinion, this kind of thing is really boring, and he never has a comparison mentality because of who of his peers has a higher cultivation than him. There was never such a person in his eyes.

He sat quietly beside his sister-in-law, and the people at this table were all familiar to Mo Bufan, the third uncle, the third aunt, the sister-in-law plus himself, as well as the third uncle's son and daughter, Mo Yu and Mo Xiaoqing.

Except for the grandfather and uncle, the rest of the family who have a good relationship with Mo Bufan are all here.

Mo Bufan waited quietly for the food to be served, Mo Xiaoqing didn't know where to bring the pastries in his hands, and asked his two brothers if they would eat it before eating.

"Eat less, too! Today's meals are all good things, and the chef is also a senior chef invited from Tianxianglou, the taste is naturally needless to say, the ingredients are all high-end goods, and there are many spiritual things. It's very helpful for cultivation. Mo Yuhe reminded beside him.

"Sister-in-law, don't you say it earlier." When Mo Xiaoqing heard that he could still take care of eating pastries here and there, he immediately put down the plate in his hand.

The dishes came up quickly, and they were very particular about it, with four cold, four hot, eight large pieces and a big bowl of soup at the end. All the dishes are made with high-quality ingredients, and a single table is worth a lot of money. Even the snacks served afterwards were made with spirit fruit as raw materials.

The dishes were finally served, Mo Yixi stood up and said some New Year's speeches, which were nothing more than polite words wishing the Great Zhou Dynasty a strong country and a prosperous family.

Then the second-generation disciples of the Mo family greeted several clan elders and the old patriarch, and then the third-generation disciples stepped forward to greet them, and each of the third-generation disciples got a purse, and the purse contained the same thing. Ask for a good lottery.

Then it's time for everyone to eat and drink.

Mo Bufan, they ate at this table so cheerfully, the three adults are okay, they are all in the realm of transforming the yuan, and these things are not very important to the cultivation gang. The three little guys are different, they are all in the realm of moving mountains, and the tallest Mo Yu is only moving mountains eight times now.

These things help them a lot, and they don't have the same drawbacks as pills.

The three of them are all trying to eat, Mo Bufan is okay, after all, he is used to snacks, although he has not eaten for a long time, but after all, it is not like the first time that Mo Xiaoqing's brothers and sisters ate it.

Mo Qinghong and they didn't stop them, these things are indeed big for the three little guys, and they were originally made for them to eat.

"Hiccup~~"

The food on the table was all solved by them, and most of it went into Mo Xiaoqing and Mo Yu's stomachs. The two of them hiccuped in satisfaction.

"Everyone, be quiet, I have a few words to say." Mo Tianji saw that everyone had almost eaten, so he stood up and said.

"After the Spring Festival, those in the family who have reached the age of sixteen and have not reached the seven-fold mountain moving need to go to the military camps of various state capitals to temper themselves."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar below.

"Head of the family, there was no such rule in previous years."

"Given that your cultivation is too slow and you are used to enjoying a comfortable environment, the Mo family is not going to waste the resources you have given you. Starting from next year, all disciples of the Mo family, who have reached the age of sixteen and have not yet reached the sevenfold level of moving mountains, will need to go to various military camps to temper and make great contributions to the family. Those who can move mountains and nine times before the age of eighteen can go back to Mo's house, and those who are not eighteen years old can go to the frontier by themselves. ”

When the people below heard the news, some of them were pale, the state army was fine, and they practiced every day, at most, they were to suppress bandits or hunt demon beasts, the danger factor was not high, and the martial arts they learned in the family since childhood were stronger than others, and there was no problem in saving their lives.

But the frontier is different, the situation is complicated, and from time to time there is friction with hostile countries, and people die at every turn. There are also some deadly horse thieves who often harass the border, these horse thieves are very fierce, murderous, and live a life of licking blood from the knife all year round, and they fight to the death.

Rao is so that no one in the family dares to object, since Mo Tianji became the head of the family, he has not given orders much, but every order he gave made the family gain a lot. Over time, the patriarchs of the family stopped taking care of things one after another, and handed over all the decisions to Mo Tianji. Now Mo Tianji's order is in the Mo family, although everyone has to obey it unconditionally, it is useless for anyone to oppose it.