The capital of the Tang Dynasty, in the south of Chang'an City, a four-in-four-out house is being lit up at this time, and the people are busy before and after, and the guests are endless, so lively.

The people who came and went were all dressed in fine clothes, and their words and deeds had their own bearing, and it was convenient for those who knew each other to sit down and talk in the atrium after the ceremony.

Not long after, a rather wealthy middle-aged man, dressed in a dark red wide-sleeved cardigan shirt, walked out of the main room, his round face was full of red light, and he smiled and talked with the visitors.

"Shopkeeper Yuan, congratulations, congratulations, why don't you see Mrs. Zun and Ling Lang?"

"Boss Wang, rejoice and rejoice! The child is crying a little, and the lady is coaxing in the house. Why don't you see Ling Zheng together?"

"Cough, don't mention it, I've been having trouble with me these days, and today Xiaolin'er is one year old, so I won't bring her to ruin the fun. ”

"Brother Yuan, congratulations, congratulations! Brother Wang has also arrived, if you don't get drunk today, you won't return!" a man dressed as a scholar walked quickly

"Brother Liu, rejoice and rejoice! Today, I will specially set up an altar for you to be drunk for ten years, and ensure that you will be drunk until you die of a dream. ”

"I said Lao Liu, you have also passed the age of standing, why are you dressed as a weak-crowned scholar again. ”

"Brother Yuan don't have to feel distressed, haha! Brother Wang doesn't know, today Lin'er is one year old, with Brother Yuan's net worth, the one who comes is either rich or expensive, you and Brother Yuan have enjoyed the blessings of the people, and I am still alone. This scholar is a beautiful girl, Miss Wang Gong is the most favorite, and the younger brother's lifelong marriage may be concluded through this. As he spoke, he opened the folding fan and fanned it a few times.

Shopkeeper Yuan and Boss Wang saw this posture and were about to make a joke, when they heard a sound from outside the door

"And Lord, Ki-sama, to ~~"

"Brother Wang, Brother Liu, I'm out of company. With that, he arched his hand slightly, and walked quickly to the door. Before I arrived, I saw that the two had entered the atrium together: on the left hand side Ji Daren was tall and thin, and on the right hand side he was short and fat and round, both of them were about forty years old, wearing regular clothes, and they had their own majesty when walking.

"I don't know if Lord Ji and Lord Ji are coming to the cold house, and they will miss the distance, and they will look at Haihan!" said the shopkeeper of Yuan to the end.

"The shopkeeper Yuan is serious. Saying that, the two adults gently lifted the shopkeeper Yuan up.

He said with a smile on his face: "I don't talk about business today, but I and Master Ji came to our nephew's first birthday banquet, and there is no need to be restrained." ”

"Why don't you see Madame and Lin'er?" asked Master Ji next to him

"Thank you, both of you. Xu is people were frightened, Lin'er was crying before, and Su Hua was accompanying the nurse to coax in the back room. Let's go to the main hall and take a seat. Saying that, the shopkeeper turned sideways and led the way with his hand, waiting for the two adults to walk a few steps before following.

Along the way, everyone saw that the two important ministers of the court stood up to salute, and the two adults also returned the salute one by one. Entering the main hall, I saw a woman with outstanding demeanor and the nurse behind her bent down to salute, and the nurse also held a small child in her arms.

"The concubine Zhou has seen Lord He and Master Ji. Lin'er is noisy, the concubine is far away, and I hope that the two adults will forgive their sins. ”

"Madame, please, no need to be polite. Master Ji stepped forward and lifted the Yuan woman, and Lord He walked to the nurse and reached out to take the baby in her arms.

This child was born with a pink carving, a pair of big eyes full of aura, and he didn't cry when he was picked up by adults, but stretched out his pink little hand to grab his fingers with Zhongtang, and his mouth squeaked as if he was laughing.

Seeing this, the smile on his face was even bigger, and after teasing him a few times, he actually took off his jade pendant for him to play with.

When Xiao Lin'er saw Yu Pei, she was even more curious, grabbed it with both hands and babbled in her mouth, as if asking what it was.

At this time, Master Ji took out an ivory wrench out of nowhere, put it in front of Xiao Lin'er's eyes, and teased: "Xiao Lin'er, what do you think this is?"

Xiao Lin'er's attention was quickly attracted by the new wrench, holding the jade in one hand, and reaching for the wrench with the other.

The two adults were playing happily with the child, while the shopkeeper and his wife stood aside, with a smile on their faces.

At this moment, an old man with a white beard walked slowly into the main hall. The old man was dressed in a moon-white robe, but he wore a bun and inserted an ebony hairpin, his eyes were blazing, and his spirit was vibrant.

When he saw the adults, he hurriedly handed the child over to the nurse and bowed down with everyone.

"Father"

"Yuan Shi"

"Uncle Yuan"

"Well, get up. The old man raised his empty hand, and then walked to the main seat of the banquet and sat down, "Zhengye, there are many guests outside, so you can go out to socialize for a day or two." ”

"Yes, father. The shopkeeper of Yuan bowed his hand to He and Ji slightly, and then went to the atrium to entertain the guests.

"Kun'er, Yun'er, come and sit beside you. ”

"Yes, Uncle Yuan", "Yes, teacher" and Ji sat down on the old man's left and right.

"Suhua also sit, you have worked hard to take care of Lin'er. ”

"Thank you, Dad. There's no hard work in taking care of your own children. After speaking, he sat down next to Master Ji and left the next place to Yuan Zhengye, the head of the family.

"Zhengye greets that the outside will naturally come, so we won't wait for him, let's have a banquet. As soon as the old man finished speaking, someone passed the word, and the delicacies and wine specially served in the main hall came to the table.

Yuan Zhengye re-entered the atrium, only to see that the four round tables in the courtyard were full, or greeting each other or sitting quietly and drinking tea.

When everyone saw Yuan Zhengye, they all got up and saluted: "Yuan shopkeeper." ”

Yuan Zhengye returned the salute, cleared his throat slightly, and said: "Today is the first birthday of the dog, and Yuan is very grateful to come to the cold house in the midst of his busy schedule." The people who come are all relatives and friends of Yuan, if there is a place where the hospitality is not considerate, Wanwang Haihan. A bowl of immortals is drunk, and Yuan does it first as a respect!"

As he spoke, he took a bowl of wine from the butler next to him and drank it all.

"You just have to have fun, don't get drunk and don't go home!"

At the beginning of the banquet, the guests on the banquet were staggered, and the immortal drunk was the exclusive secret medicine of the Yuan family, which not only tasted mellow and sweet, but also had many benefits for the body.

Yuan Zhengye took the housekeeper to toast from table to table, and after a circle, his round face was already red, and his steps were a little unsteady. He finally walked towards Wang and Liu, and before they arrived, they heard them laughing,

"Lao Yuan, your amount of wine is getting worse and worse, and you can't do it after only a few bowls of immortal drunkenness in the past five years. ”

"Yuan is fine, but it's the two of you, I think it's crumbling, and this amount of wine is not enough. Come on, do it!"

After drinking it all, Yuan Zhengye quipped: "Lao Liu, have you found a good fate?"

"He, when he saw this immortal drunk, he even forgot his own wife, so he still remembered what everyone's girlfriends were showing, and his destiny was good. ”

"So I mistook you?"

"Yes, yes. But I don't want you to pay anything, just give me an altar of twenty-year-old immortals to get drunk. ”

"If you can drink me, why not compensate you. ”

"Yuan Fatty, this is what you said, Lao Wang, you are also a witness, you can't be cheated then!"

"Brother Wang, Brother Liu, it's a blessing to have a confidant in life, and Yuan has two people, and it is indeed too blessed!

The three of them drank the wine in the bowl at the same time and smiled at each other. Then Yuan Zhengye arched his hand and said: "Two, I will be absent for a while, and the old man is still inside." ”

"Brother Yuan, please, say hello to the old man for the two of us. ”

At the door of Yuan Zhengye's main hall, he straightened his clothes, and then pushed the door in.

I saw that the guest of honor was enjoying the joy inside, the old man on the main seat had slightly red cheeks and was laughing happily, and the two adults next to him and Ji were also slightly drunk, telling jokes to each other.

"Father, the outside has been greeted. Yuan Zhengye said respectfully.

"Okay, take a seat. Fulai, awakening tea. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

Yuan Zhengye entered the table, first glanced at his wife, then poured himself a cup, raised his glass and said: "Brother He, Brother Ji, the younger brother did not greet well today, and he punished himself with a cup." ”

After drinking it all, he closed his eyes and held his breath, and then took a long breath, and two mist and smoke could be faintly seen coming out of his mouth and nose.

"I think Brother Xian is hungry for this pot of dust-forgetting wine, hahaha. ”

"Brother Ji, don't make fun of it, I've only drunk the second glass of this dust-forgetting wine now. ”

"Brother Xian can still drink a cup as much as he wants, but I have to share this cup with Lord He three times, which is really enviable. ”

Brother Ji laughed, the younger brother's family still needs to be taken care of by Brother Ji and his brother. After saying that, he poured another glass and drank it all.

"That's natural, why do you and I have to say these extraneous words. With that, the two adults drained the rest of the wine in their glasses.

The old man on the side stroked his white beard and drank a glass by himself, looking as usual.

"Master, the awakening tea has arrived. ”

"Good. The hour is also much worse, so let's start drinking tea. ”

The old man picked up the teacup first, only to see that the brown was as green as amber, and the entrance was fragrant, and then there seemed to be a hot current filling the whole body, and the smell of wine and exhaustion were all swept away, and he was immediately refreshed and quick-witted.

"The Awakening Tea is worthy of its name!" and the adults exclaimed

"Guys, let's go. After speaking, the old man took the lead except for the main hall. At this time, a large table of eight immortals had been set up in the atrium, and a red cloth was spread on the table, and a wooden sword, a volume of "Analects", a gold-inlaid jade abacus, a warm round jade, and a black gold inkstone were scattered on the cloth.

When everyone in the court saw Old Man Yuan and the others, they immediately got up and said, "Mr. Yuan." Then he stood up and looked at the table of the eight immortals in the court.

Yuan Zhengye signaled slightly, and the nurse stepped forward with Lin'er in her arms, and put it on the table of the Eight Immortals, and then retreated.

Xiao Lin'er was on the table, and for a while many new things came into view, looking left and right, and after a little hesitation, he actually thought about the wooden sword and climbed away.

However, halfway through the climb, he turned around and crawled towards the round jade, stopped in the center of the table, looked at the jade on the left and the sword on the right, and seemed to want both.

Seeing this, the old man's heart moved, and he took out a small sword from his arms. This sword is not gold or jade, the sword is no more than three inches long, the whole body is shining silver, if you look closely, you can also see the mysterious runes of the Dao on the sword body.

Then, he solemnly placed the little sword in the corner of the table. Xiao Lin'er was in trouble, and suddenly saw this delicate little sword, and immediately crawled towards it.

When the little sword was in his hands, Xiao Lin'er actually sat cross-legged and looked at the old man, smiled slightly, and then fell asleep on the table.

Everyone in the court was immersed in amazement, but the old man laughed heartily, and his voice was full of anger, and the more he laughed, the louder he laughed, and finally the sound spread for a mile, disturbing many dreams.

"Good!good!good!Lin'er has since cleared the word with a single name, Yuanqing, Yuanqing!hahahahaha!"

Although everyone didn't understand why the old man was so happy, they still said hello together.

"Nurse, take Qing'er and go to rest. Fulai, take twenty years of immortals to get drunk, and today the old man will not get drunk with everyone!"

After speaking, the old man waved towards the shadows outside the courtyard, and several black-clothed spies immediately flew in, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully: "I don't know what instructions Mr. Yuan has?"

"One person, one bowl of immortals drunk. Go back and tell your master that there is no quarrel with the world. The old man is happy tonight, and don't come again after drinking, which will spoil the old man's interest. ”

"Yes. Several men in black took the big bowl and drank it all without the slightest hesitation. Then he clasped his fists and saluted, and the figure disappeared into the night in a flash.

"Everyone, the wine is coming, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!"

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Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, Imperial City.

The man on the dragon couch was sleeping peacefully. Although he closed his eyes, he still had the momentum of looking at the world, and the majesty of his own dignity. The inner eunuch walked in quickly from outside the hall, and did not hesitate to disturb the rest of the saint and wake up the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the spies report. ”

"What did Mr. Yuan say?"

"There is no quarrel with the world. ”