Chapter 216: Birthday Celebration
On the fifth day of the lunar month, the moon is empty.
Liu Ruyan combed in the mirror, her hair was tied into a man's bun, and at the end, she took out a black dark coat, looked at it for a long time, and then took it back and changed it into a jujube-colored beard suit.
When she went out, she saw Shen Yanchu wearing a sandal-colored round-necked robe, with a tall posture and a handsome face.
The men boarded the carriage together and headed for the river.
The restaurant is famous in the Qinhuai River area, and the Jinling wine brewed is highly sought after, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first wine in the world.
On this night, the curfew was waived in the city, and Jinling City returned to its former prosperity, with painting boats in the river and restaurants on the riverbank.
The lights are bright, like stars.
Liu Ruyan walked into the hall and sat down.
On a large table, antique copper soups are placed, and meat and vegetables are sorted into small plates, which are poured into pots and boiled when eaten.
The servant brought the wine to the table, which was a pot of warm wine, and a basin of hot water rested underneath.
After drinking this pot, a small servant immediately came over to exchange wine.
If the guests want to pick up the dishes and listen to the music, they can also ask the wine lady to accompany them.
It is a time-honored brand in China, and the service is also considerate.
Everyone sat around the table.
Jin Bu sent a fox fur and gave it to her: "Brother Liu is about to leave for Han, this long journey, it is indispensable to be frozen, Brother Jin gave you a fur to show his gratitude." β
Liu Ruyan got up and thanked him.
Gong Yuyu also took out an object: "This pair of sleeve arrows was made by me overnight, you have to keep it." β
Jin Buchang glanced at it and admired from the bottom of his heart: "It's a good thing, it's good to use it for self-defense, why don't you make a pair for me?" β
Gong Yuyu muttered in a low voice: "This pair of sleeve arrows and mine are a pair, if you want to, at least you have to change your style." β
Then, Dong Qingxian got up and took out a stack of papers, and his face was shy: "I made a song for my friends, and I ask you to laugh." β
She thanked them one by one.
"Is it my turn?" Gu tilted left and right, and then took out a wooden box, "My carving is not very good, but the jade is a good jade, this Guanyin pendant, I hope the little brother will accept it." β
Subsequently, Angelica dahurica.
He pulled the paper bag out of the medicine box, looking hesitant.
"Good Birthday!" He seemed to muster up the courage to hand over the paper packet.
Everyone looked up and saw that the paper bag was tied with several loops of rope, and they didn't know what it contained.
Liu Ruyan pulled out the dagger, and while cutting the hemp rope, she wondered: "I hope it's not medicine that I'm sending." β
Bai Zhi saw her untie the rope in public, so frightened that she hurriedly ran to stop her, her face turned red, and she almost begged: "Ruyan, you, go back and see!" β
"God babble." She glanced at the young man's face, and a pair of watery eyes drooped shyly, so she put the knife away, "Okay, it's up to you." β
"What about yours?" Liu Ruyan turned her head and asked Shen Yanchu.
Shen Yanchu chuckled, he wanted to give it to her in private, but since he spoke, he fulfilled her wish.
He took the sandalwood box and unfolded it, revealing two sets of headdresses inside.
One set is a men's hairpin and a crown.
One set is a women's hairpin, step shake.
With willow leaves and swifts as the pattern, the workmanship is exquisite and beautiful, and it is unique.
"Happy birthday." He blessed.
"Thank youβthank youβ" she said from the bottom of her heart.
"Alright, let's take everything down." Jin Buchang asked his entourage to pack up the gifts, and he raised his glass, "Come, Brother Liu, I will toast you." β
Liu Ruyan did it first as a respect.
"Why don't you call me for wine?" Ming Juezi came out of nowhere and greeted Gu Tian.
Gu Tian had to explain: "It's an old friend's birthday banquet." β
Ming Juezi looked behind him, only to find that Liu Ruyan was sitting in the main seat.
She smiled and said, "Everyone is a guest, so you might as well sit down and have a few drinks." β
Ming Juezi is busy.
He stretched out his hand and took it out in his arms, and found a talisman: "Even if you go to the banquet, it is not good to come empty-handed, this talisman will be given to Taoist friends, which can keep you safe and smooth." β
Liu Ruyan took it.
"This time I lost my heart to take it seriously, I should be punished, I should be punished" There was a sound ......of cups not far away.
Dong Qingxian stared at the end: "The people at the table next door look very interesting." β
Liu Ruyan explained: "It's a drinking order. β
Dong Qingxian has lived in the mountains for a long time, and he has never seen the fun in this world, and he suddenly yearns for the "wine order".
Jin Buchang proposed: "It's not interesting to just drink, it's better to let this son be the commander of this wine, and whoever loses the word will be punished with a glass of wine." β
Among all the people, Jin Buchang has the best amount of alcohol, but he wants to be the commander.
Among the rest of the people, Liu Ruyan is slightly better, Dong Qingxian and Bai Zhi are half a catty.
Gongyu rarely touches alcohol, and he doesn't know how much he drinks.
Although Ming Juezi is a heavy drinker, the amount of alcohol is very poor.
Shen Yanchu is not to mention, he is worthy of the name of not dripping alcohol.
After a few pairs of words, the name of the word brand changed from "Qingping Le", "Bu Operator", to "Like a Dream Order" and "Remembering Jiangnan".
Shen Yan was completely seated as the overlord at the beginning. The existing and self-made ones are all answered fluently, and even the lyricist Dong Qingxian is willing to bow down and was punished by him with three glasses of sake.
"The spring rain is enough, dyeing a stream of new green ......" Ming Juezi's tongue was not smooth, and it was mispronounced as, "A stream of new donkeys." β
Gong Yuyu pointed at him and shouted: "What a new donkey and an old donkey, punish for drinking!" β
Ming Juezi drank a cup of himself, as if he was drunk.
Gong Yu looked at this Taoist priest, covered with plain yarn all day long, like a little lady.
So, he approached Dong Qingxian and began to instigate: "Do you want to see the true face of Ming Juezi?" β
Dong Qingxian's cheeks were red, and he smirked vigorously: "I want to see it." β
Gong Yuyu raised his eyebrows, with bad intentions, he poured a glass of wine again, came to Ming Juezi's approach, and said respectfully: "Real person, Huai'an respects you a glass." β
Ming Juezi did not refuse to come.
On the side, Dong Qingxian leaned over and took the opportunity to tear over the fence.
The white plain yarn flew in the air, rising and falling.
In the afterglow, Liu Ruyan inadvertently stared, she was stunned for a moment, and the peanuts rolled down from the tip of the chopsticks with a "pop-" sound.
Ming Juezi looked back.
This time, the chopsticks in her hand "clang" twice, and they also fell to the ground.
The fence was lifted for only a moment, and it was put back by Ming Juezi.
Gong Yuyu closed his mouth and was speechless in shock.
Dong Qingxian didn't know if he saw it clearly just now, as soon as his legs and feet were weak, he lay down beside Ming Juezi, and both of them were so drunk that they were dizzy.
Liu Ruyan drank two bowls of sobering soup in a row, and after sobering up, she still couldn't help but glance at Ming Juezi.
In fact, it is not uncommon, but the identity of a Taoist priest makes her more or less prejudiced against this appearance.
Tsk, it's her narrow-mindedness.
"Did you see that?" Gong Yuyu moved over in small steps and leaned into her ear to ask.
Liu Ruyan pushed the side dishes in front of the young man, took the chopsticks and handed them over, and said without raising her eyebrows: "There are no wonders in the world, and people can't look good." β
Gong Yuyu was still thinking about seeing the scene just now, and the others had to gather around at this moment because they missed the opportunity, wanting to hear what Liu Ruyan had to say.
She looked at Jin Buchang, Bai Zhi, and even Shen Yanchu's group of melon-eating people, and couldn't help but hold her brows.
Men are so curious about men??