Chapter 40: The First Day of the Conference
After Lu Xinghe attacked Sanggan, he was already famous in the country, and when he attacked Huangjia Town and occupied Longshi Fort, he was basically a god, and the legend about him became more and more strange, and even some people believed that he could lead the army of 20,000 people to sweep through Kangle and unify Kyushu, so when the news of his return to the division came out, it was still somewhat disappointing. However, when this armoured army marched into Kyoto, all doubts and discussions came to an abrupt end, and were replaced by fanatical worship and unbridled pursuit. The rulers of the Mai family took this fanaticism to the extreme, except for the Mai Tie Cane who led the royal family and the ministers of the imperial court out of the city for thirty miles to greet them, all the people of Kyoto had a three-day holiday, and during these three days, the government paid for the establishment of long tent banquets in various districts and counties. This form only appears on particularly important festivals, or when the emperor ascends the throne. It took the form of a few miles of land covered with cloth, or a few hundred meters of sheds, organized by the governors of each district and county, according to the local population, and set up a long table in the shed, on which the table was filled with wine and vegetables, so that the local people could eat and drink as they pleased, and there was a special cook in charge of cooking, so that the things on the table would always be in sufficient supply, and so on for three days. During these three days, the common people were not allowed to do anything other than eat and drink.
This kind of carnival-like activity has existed since ancient times, called "big feeding", that is, eating and drinking, and when it comes to the Dondorians, it is given a new meaning. On the last day of these three days, the woman has the supreme right. On this day, they can go to the yamen to get a bamboo order, and use this token to punish a certain man, or order him to do something, or even propose marriage, in this case, the man must obey, and is not allowed to resist or refuse.
This custom first originated in the era of the sixth king of the Maijia Dynasty, when slavery had not been completely abolished and women's rights had not yet been emancipated. Its founder is the queen of the sixth king, that is, the most legendary woman in history. It is said that she was dissatisfied with the low status of women at that time and the system of arranged marriages, so she announced this decision at the harvest festival, the largest festival in the country, and promoted its implementation, and since then, it has become a custom and is loved by the common people, and countless good stories have been made for it. Ba Niu was originally going to leave for Dadu, but Liu Yiyi wanted to stay and see the excitement, and the two of them were newly married Yan'er, and when the honey was mixed with oil, Ba Niu was even more obedient to him, so he agreed to her. In the meantime, he also wanted to visit Li Youlan's traces. So one evening, he found Li Yuanfang.
"I haven't seen him for a long time", Li Yuanfang thought for a while and said: "The last time I saw him, it was at the coupler's house, and he asked me to send a message to Shi Bixia on his behalf." Later, I heard that he had made a few more friends, and I didn't investigate who they were. If you want to know, I can find out."
"No need", Ba Niu waved his hand: "I don't want to interfere in his affairs, I asked you, I just want to see him here." If you can't see it, forget it."
Li Yuanfang couldn't help but smile, thinking to himself: "It's really strange that these two brothers are really strange, one is the first warrior of Dongduo and the other is the first genius of Dongduo, but they both act strangely and are different from ordinary people."
"You can also go to Shifu to have a look", he suggested: "If your aunt doesn't know, your sister Shi may also know."
Ba Niu thought about it and thought it was a good idea, but he always felt a little uncomfortable going alone. Because he didn't like the old lady very much since he was a child, those brothers were all tricked by him and wanted to pick his skin, and the most hateful thing was the old man Dendrobium, every time he saw him, he had to be punished for kneeling for half an hour, and then he was allowed to walk at home.
Li Yuanfang saw that his face was embarrassed, and he knew in his heart that he was a little timid, so he gave him an idea and said: "It's better like this, you and your cousin have always had a good relationship, and I also know her, what about me, send you a message, if she is willing to see you, you can make an appointment to meet somewhere, and then you ask her in person, don't you know."
"Then see you at the long tent banquet", he originally wanted to find a more private place to meet her, but when he thought of Liu Yiyi, he felt that something was wrong, so he planned to meet him in a crowded public place, and by the way, it would be over.
"Then you won't be able to see her", Li Yuanfang said with a smile: "According to me, it's better to be at the bonfire."
Ba Niu was negligent for a while, and without careful consideration, he agreed to come down. Unexpectedly, I accidentally got into the trap designed by others.
Kyoto's tent feasts are very different from those in the region, in addition to eating and drinking, various activities also come with it, especially in the evening, when the grand bonfire party is crowded with people from all over the world, including princes and nobles and some famous people.
Liu Xiyeol, who has lived in the countryside for a long time, where has he seen such a scene? It's like a child, yelling and having fun. If it weren't for Ba Niu following him closely, he wouldn't know where he would have gotten at this time. He's been running for a day, but he's still in good spirits.
"What's over there"?
"Over there, over there"?
……
It didn't take much effort, but he shuttled back and forth two or three times.
"Brother"! Just when he was about to run, Ba Niu hurriedly grabbed him: "If I run like this, my leg will be broken, let's rest for a while, and watch the bonfire party later." With that, he crouched down.
Where is Liu Xiyeol? During the day, his sister is in charge, and he can't have fun, and now his sister hasn't followed, and he hasn't gotten wild?
"Either you wait here for me, and I'll come back to you later."
"You're coming back to me"? Ba Niu almost didn't laugh out loud: "? I'm afraid that if you accidentally get lost for a while, you are not familiar with life, running around, and you can still come back"?
"Then you follow", he craned his neck with a self-righteous expression.
"I can't run."
Liu Xilie squinted his eyes and looked at him, and after a while, he suddenly shouted: "I know, you must be unable to run because of kidney deficiency"!
He spoke in a loud voice, which immediately attracted countless smiling glances, which made Ba Niu's already red face even redder.
"Less nonsense"! Ba Niu scolded in a low voice: "Do you know what kidney deficiency is not kidney deficiency? I didn't get a good rest, that's why I'm like this."
Although he said this, Liu Xilie didn't buy it, he raised his neck, crooked his mouth, and said very contemptuously: "You don't have to admit it, my father said it, you won't be able to do it after you get married, and you will definitely not be my opponent at that time." I asked him why, and he said that as soon as you get married, you should have kidney deficiency, and once you have kidney deficiency, you will not have enough energy, how can you beat me?"
The crowd next to him immediately burst into laughter, mixed with whispers.
"Why does this old man tell his stupid son everything!" He complained about Liu Chuanzhi in his heart, but he was helpless, he was afraid that Liu Xilie would say anything to embarrass him, so he hurriedly stood up, grabbed his arm, and walked towards the firewood stack of the bonfire party.
"Am I right"? Although Liu Xilie followed him behind his back, he was obsessed with the topics he avoided talking about, as if he couldn't feel at ease if he didn't have an answer, and kept asking: "Are you kidney deficiency?" -- Provoked people on the road to keep looking at them.
"Yes, yes, I'm kidney-deficient, okay?" Ba Niu knew that if he didn't admit it, he would never give up, so in order to prevent him from chasing and asking, he had to answer casually.
"Yes, my dad never lies", he smiled triumphantly, as if he had won a great victory: "You have to listen to me in the future, my father said, if the kidneys are weak, you can't beat me".
Seeing his villainous appearance, Ba Niu couldn't help but be angry and funny, and deliberately wanted to tease him, so he said with a tiger face: "I can't beat you, aren't you afraid of your sister?"
As soon as Liu Xilie heard the words of his sister, he immediately became humble: "What if you are afraid of my sister?" My sister is my sister, what does it have to do with you"?
"Of course it has something to do with me", he saw him coaxed, and laughed in his heart: "Your sister is my daughter-in-law."
"Yes, but she's still my sister"! Although he has a hard mouth, he has no bottom in his heart, and since his sister became Ba Niu's daughter-in-law, she has not been very oriented to him.
Seeing his hesitation, Ba Niu knew that his words had an effect, so he continued to burn the fire: "The woman is married to her husband, and she is married to me, she is the person of our family, and I will be given priority if there is anything, do you know this"?
Liu Xilie held back for a long time, although he was unwilling, he had to admit it, muttered a few words to himself, and then sighed: "A good person, if you say change, you will change, what is good about girls"!