Originally, Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi thought that Li Hao's banquet would be arranged in the army, or it would be arranged in a restaurant in the county.

didn't expect to get a notice in the end, it was to go to Li Hao's private house to be a guest, which made the two very strange.

After all, if the Yuan family had a house in Tancheng, why did Yuan Pei stay in the camp all the time before, wouldn't it be more comfortable to live in his own house?

As a result, I learned that this house was purchased after Li Hao came over, and the faces of the two twitched involuntarily.

After the Yuan family left, Cheng Shi couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This Yuan Gongzi is really arrogant, the better houses in Tan County cost at least 100 gold, he said to buy it."

It stands to reason that no matter how rich the Yuan family is, it shouldn't be so generous at this age, it's not that the Yuan family regards him as the future head of the family, and now he has taken over some resources. ”

Wan Songbai shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be, you must know that the son of the Yuan family is famous, and now he has entered the Bailu Mountain Gate Emperor Fuyi, and he has a bright future in the future."

Although Li Hao also has some talents, and has gained some fame from His Majesty by virtue of the Qu Yuan plow, the Yuan family is a poetry and book heirloom after all, and Li Hao is not the eldest son, I am afraid that the Yuan family will not agree to abolish the elder and the young.

Maybe it's just that Yuan Zhoumu and his wife like their young son, so they have some money and money. ”

Cheng Shi also felt that this statement was reasonable, after all, Li Hao used to be in the name of the Yuan family when he was doing business, and he generally never came forward directly.

Therefore, there are more people in the clan who know Li Hao, but Li Hao's reputation outside is not too big, and only some families who have a good relationship with the Yuan family know, such as the Liang family and the Qu family; or have big business dealings with the Yuan family, Li Hao personally participated in and knew about it, such as the Cui family and the Yue family.

As for the Wan family and the Cheng family, they are naturally not among them, and they don't know Li Hao's situation, so this speculation is inevitably a little deviated.

Of course, these two people didn't plan to meddle in the affairs of the Yuan family anyway, so they passed over after saying that, and turned their heads and began to discuss what gifts to prepare.

Originally, if it was in a military camp or a restaurant, you just need to prepare some random things, and you don't need to be too formal.

But now that the banquet is held in the Yuan family's mansion, it is considered a formal visit, and it would be too rude if this gift was not prepared.

However, Li Hao didn't know all this, and now he was still talking to those tribesmen who came with Yuan Pei one after another, so as to understand the situation in Xuzhou as soon as possible.

It wasn't until the day of the banquet that Li Hao deliberately set aside time to stay in the mansion to receive the upcoming Wan and Cheng families, which happened to be a day off and a lazy sleep.

As a result, the two families seemed to be a little too active, and they came outside the house before they arrived.

At that time, Li Hao had just finished freshening up, and breakfast had just been served, and he hadn't used it yet.

Hearing this, he had no choice but to put down the bowl and go to the door of the house to greet him in person, so he saw a group of people standing at the door.

The first to take the lead are Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi and his wife, Xiao Yuanyi is standing behind Qing Cong, followed by Wan Wife, Cheng Song, Cheng Shaogong, the three familiar faces, and a strange face should be Cheng Shi's eldest son Cheng Yong, the one who only lives in other people's mouths in the play.

Behind the juniors was a group of servants, each carrying a bunch of things.

Seeing this situation, Li Hao couldn't help but say: "The two generals are also too polite, just having a light meal, why is it so grand." ”

Wan Songbai replied: "When you first come to your mansion, it's always difficult to come empty-handed, and most of them are some Xuzhou specialties, not valuables."

The only undamaged tiger skin is not bad, it is made from a tiger that I hunted myself, and when the arrow shot the tiger to death from the tiger's eye, the whole tiger skin is not damaged.

In addition, my brother Cheng Xian also prepared "Urgent Chapter" and "Arithmetic Book" and sent it, saying that it was an ancient book of the pre-Qin Dynasty that I got by accident before, and I don't understand it.

Anyway, your Yuan family is a family of poetry and books, and it happened to be sent to you, which can be regarded as making the best use of things. ”

Li Hao smiled when he heard this: "General Wan is brave, not everyone has the ability to shoot tigers with arrows, this thing is really rare, and I thank General Wan for cutting his love."

In addition, I would like to thank General Cheng, I have said the names of "Urgent Chapter" and "Arithmetic Book" to the elders of the family in the past, but the Yuan family has never possessed this book, so I have always regretted it.

I didn't expect to get it from General Cheng and his wife today, and I really got what I wanted. ”

Seeing that Li Hao was so satisfied, Cheng Shi and Wan Songbai were naturally very happy, and finally did not lose face, and by the way, Wan Songbai also told Li Hao about his deeds of hunting tigers.

Li Hao also echoed a few times when he listened, and then Cheng Shi was able to follow him, Wan Songbai became more and more energetic the more he talked, and he couldn't stop for a while.

Then Li Hao was naturally unwilling, after all, it was too rude to let the family stand outside the mansion all the time, so he thought about interrupting Wan Songbai's words and inviting them into the mansion first.

As a result, at this time, Li Hao's afterglow saw Xiao Yuanyi quietly hitting Cheng Shi on the shoulder, and motioned for Cheng Shi to look behind.

So Li Hao realized that he seemed to have forgotten to ask his wife about their identities, because Li Hao actually knew each other, so he subconsciously ignored this matter.

But Li Hao's understanding is from the TV, and there is no way to explain this.

Originally, it would be okay if Li Hao forgot about it, as long as Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi were normal, they would take the initiative to introduce Li Hao.

But who would have thought that Li Haode's words raised Wan Songbai's interest in storytelling, and by the way, Cheng Shi was involved, and he forgot about it for a while.

It's not okay to go on like this, don't go into the mansion at the end, Li Hao doesn't know who these people are, it would be too rude.

So taking advantage of the gap between Wan Songbai's pauses, Li Hao took the initiative to ask, "By the way, these people are ......." ”

Hearing Li Hao's words, Xiao Yuanyi also breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly beat Cheng Shi hard, and then motioned for him to introduce with his eyes.

The tacit understanding at the beginning of this journey finally came back, starting with the wives of all wives, and then from the oldest to the youngest, they introduced several sons.

Li Hao greeted him one by one when he heard this, and then said, "Don't stand outside, let's come into the house and sit and talk." ”

After speaking, he turned sideways to the side and led everyone into the house, of course, those servants were naturally taken to the warehouse, so there was no need to follow Li Hao and his party.

Returning to the main hall, Li Hao naturally sat on the main seat, and then Wan and Cheng Jia sat separately on the left and right, and Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi were at the head.

As soon as he sat down, Wan Songbai's conversation somehow came up again, and he planned to continue to talk about his glorious deeds.

Of course, Li Hao was not willing to listen, just at this time Li Hao's hunger came up again, so he said: "By the way, some of my dumplings and cakes are all new in Jiaodong in recent years, and the taste is very good, why don't I let someone bring some out for you to taste." ”

For these, it is obvious that Wan Songbai is not very interested, and he still wants to continue to talk and praise himself.

As a result, before he opened his mouth, his intention was discovered by Wanwi's wife, to say that the character of Wanwi's wife is really the same from childhood to adulthood.

In her eyes, Wan Songbai was afraid that there was really no deterrent, so he directly interrupted: "Father, you don't know how many times you have told this story, and the more you say it, the more exaggerated it becomes."

When you fought that big tiger, you obviously went with a bunch of troops, and when you came back, many people were still wounded, like you said. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wan Songbai was obviously a little helpless, and turned his head and glared at the wife of Wan Wan, but Wan Wife was not afraid at all, so the two of them became big eyes and small eyes.

Li Hao laughed when he looked at it, and at this time, the slave maid outside brought the pastry, and Li Hao said: "Come, everyone can taste the characteristics of our Jiaodong, especially this silver silk roll and big dates, which taste really good." ”

As he spoke, he picked up the silver silk roll and tasted it, after all, he was indeed hungry.

On the other side, smelling this fragrance, Wan Wife's wife felt that this thing was very delicious, and she couldn't care about glaring at Wan Songbai anymore.

And since Li Hao, the master, has eaten it, everyone else naturally took the same and ate it.

I can't stop eating it, the silver silk roll is soft and sweet, soft and oily, and the aftertaste is endless; The big date skin is thin and crispy, fragrant and sweet, and the food is not greasy, and everyone only feels that these two things are better than any pastry they have eaten before.

Of course, this should also be, after all, these two things should not be the products of the Han Dynasty, but Li Hao instructed the chef to make them according to the methods obtained by later generations in order to satisfy his appetite.

For a while, I saw that the hall was very quiet, and only the sound of everyone eating was left.

Of course, not everyone was so silent, such as Xiao Yuanyi, Qingcong, and Mrs. Wan began to eat for a while, but they quickly came back to their senses, and then looked at their husbands and children helplessly.

It's just that Mrs. Wan is accustomed to this kind of helplessness, and Xiao Yuanyi is hindered by Li Hao's here, so it is not easy to attack.

It is estimated that after leaving here, Cheng Shi will teach the whole family a lesson.

Li Hao stopped after padding his stomach, and in order to alleviate the embarrassment, he said to Xiao Yuanyi: "By the way, you and General Cheng are from Hanoi County?" ”

Hearing Li Hao's question, Xiao Yuanyi was stunned for a moment, and replied: "That's true, my husband and I are indeed from the same county of Hanoi, but why did Yuan Gongzi suddenly ask about this." ”

Li Hao replied: "When I heard the name of Ling Gongzi Shaogong just now, I felt a little familiar, as if I had heard it somewhere, but I didn't remember it immediately.

It was only then that I remembered that I had not been to the capital two years ago, and I heard a rumor in the city that a little girl named Cheng Shaoshang had been involved, and her family had also moved from Hanoi County to the capital.

And it is rumored that the little girl's parents are also leading the troops, and the more I think about it, the more I feel that it is quite consistent with the situation of the Cheng family, so I have this question. ”

Hearing this, Cheng Shi immediately stopped eating and said, "Yuan Yi and I do have a daughter who stays in the capital, named Cheng Shaoshang, and Shaogong are twin brothers and sisters.

When she was born, Yuan Yi and I had to lead the army to rescue the lonely city, and the military situation was urgent, so we could only leave her in the capital and leave her to my mother to raise.

Yuan Yi and I have been away all these years, I have never returned to the capital, and the news is not very well-informed, I don't know what the rumors Yuan Gongzi heard, can you tell me. ”

Li Hao replied when he heard this: "It turns out that she is really the daughter of General Cheng, this is really a bit unexpected by me, it should be a rumor that is wrong."

After all, the Cheng family's current wealth is due to the general, so the family should not treat the general's daughter so harshly. ”

As soon as Cheng Shi heard that his daughter was being mistreated, his face immediately changed greatly, because he knew what kind of person his second brother's bride was, and she could really do this kind of thing.

So I wanted to ask what happened, but Xiao Yuanyi preemptively said: "Most of the folk rumors are chasing after the wind, and there are many untruths in them, and it is normal for some exaggerations and alarmisms to be alarmist.

Now that my family has an aunt in charge of the business, I don't think I will treat my granddaughter harshly. ”

Hearing this, although Cheng Shi had something to ask, he knew that his wife would say this, and there must be a reason, so he didn't speak again.

As for Li Hao, he didn't refute it, anyway, the words had already been brought, and with Cheng Shi's character of loving his daughter, he would not let it go.

At that time, as long as he sends someone back to the capital to inquire, he will naturally know that what he said is true, so the truth will be higher.

When he suddenly said this today, it is estimated that Xiao Yuanyi was only afraid that he already had some doubts in his heart, so it was better to bother and wait for them to find out the situation themselves.

So next, Li Hao skipped this topic and told Wan Songbai about some interesting things in Jiaodong.

To say that in the past two years, driven by Li Hao, the development of Jiaodong has been very fast.

It just so happened that Xuzhou was on the verge of Jiaodong again, and when Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi led the army to quell the rebellion, they could often hear this, and naturally they were also touched.

At the end of this conversation, a slave or maid came to tell him that lunch was ready, and that everyone was invited to eat.

So everyone moved to the place, to say that the lunch menu is more sumptuous, slick chicken slices, dregs of fish fillet, crispy chicken, and all kinds of seafood, the table in front of everyone is full, making people have a great appetite when they look at it.

It's just that among the people who eat happily, there is no Cheng family, and without Cheng Shi's talk, Wan Songbai's storytelling has no atmosphere.

So after finishing the meal, Cheng Shi and Wang Songbai came together to say goodbye, and Li Hao also enthusiastically sent them outside the courtyard gate.

After Cheng Shi and the others returned to their residence, and sent their three sons away, Cheng Shi said: "With Ge's stupid and bitter character, if you want to say that she will bully and curt, this is absolutely possible, and we can't ignore it." ”

Xiao Yuanyi replied: "I naturally understand this, but there is a gentleman at home, and the two of us can't return to the capital, so there is really not much we can do."

And Yuan Ang's sudden statement today also made me feel strange, was he really just unintentional? This is also the reason why I answered Yuan Ang so much in the Yuan Mansion.

No matter what happens after that, first send someone back to the capital to find out the situation, anyway, even if the Ge clan wants to oppress him, he won't dare to go too far, we have time to plan. ”