Chapter 24: Birthday Greetings
At this time, Ouyang Lan's mobile phone rang, she took out her mobile phone and glanced at it, and immediately connected it.
"Is it Uncle Tang?" asked Ouyang Lan.
Ouyang Lan listened for a while, frowned slightly, and replied, "Okay, I know." ”
After hanging up the phone, his expression was worried: "Duan Tiannan was kidnapped by a masked man. ”
When Li Feng heard this, he didn't think it was very strange, and said lightly: "If my guess is correct, it must be Gui Li's fifth senior brother Ghost Ming, leave him alone first, he will definitely come to us." ”
Ouyang Lan nodded in approval, and then looked at the time: "We have to hurry back to congratulate my grandfather on his birthday, it's a little late." ”
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Ouyang Lan told Li Feng in the car that she had told her grandfather about the herbs last night, but her grandfather said that he would meet and then decide whether to give it or not.
Ouyang Lan's house is next to the Linshui River in the southwest suburbs of Lincang City, backed by the mountain, is a single-family old house, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the scenery is very pleasant.
When Ouyang Lan and Li Feng arrived, it was already late, and all kinds of famous cars were parked at the entrance of the house.
Li Feng followed Ouyang Lan into the courtyard, and the huge courtyard was brightly lit and full.
There were a few acquaintances in the courtyard, in addition to Fu Mingkang and Dong Wenzhuo, Ren Yulin and Zhao Weibin, the deputy director of the Health Bureau, were also there, and there were more than 40 people he didn't know.
Li Feng nodded to a few acquaintances who were good friends, but directly ignored the yin owl gaze that Ren Yulin had seen.
At this time, a middle-aged man about fifty years old with a kind face greeted him at the gate of the courtyard and said with a smile: "Xiaolan, you are finally back, I will send you, go in and congratulate your grandfather on his birthday." ”
"Okay uncle, I'll go now, you're busy with you. Ouyang Lan said with a grin, and after speaking, he took Li Feng's hand and was about to walk to the house.
Ouyang Lan's uncle glanced at Li Feng, stopped his hand, and asked politely, "Who is this little friend?"
Li Feng didn't wait for Ouyang Lan's introduction, and immediately said politely: "Hello Uncle Ouyang, my name is Li Feng, and I am Ouyang Lan's friend. ”
"Oh, yes, that Li Feng, please come in. Ouyang Xian smiled slightly and said, those who can enter the inner room to celebrate his birthday today are the direct family members of the Ouyang family, Ouyang Lan actually brought Li Feng into the house, it seems that this relationship is definitely not ordinary.
Li Feng thanked him, followed Ouyang Lan into the main hall, and saw an old man sitting in the middle of the hall with white hair and beard, but with a ruddy face and bright eyes, it seemed that this was Ouyang Lan's grandfather Ouyang Jing.
There are no less than twenty or thirty people sitting or standing on both sides, and most of the people around are juniors.
"Grandpa, granddaughter Ouyang Lan greets your old man, I wish you happiness like the East China Sea and longevity than Nanshan. Ouyang Lan stepped forward quickly and saluted respectfully.
Ouyang Jing saw his only granddaughter, and smiled happily: "Good granddaughter, good... Thank you, Grandpa. ”
Ouyang Lan continued: "Grandpa, this is a birthday gift from your granddaughter. ”
A housekeeper on the side stepped forward to take the congratulatory gift and put it on Ouyang Jing's tea table.
At this time, a junior next to him shouted: "Grandpa, now open it and take a look, let's see what kind of congratulatory gift Sister Ouyang Lan gave." ”
Ouyang Jing didn't plan to open it up and watch it, Ouyang Lan is his favorite granddaughter, and she has been cared for since she was a child.
Open it at this time, if the congratulatory gift is average, it is inevitable that some people among the juniors will make irresponsible remarks, which will embarrass Ouyang Lan.
At this time, he looked at Ouyang Lan, as long as Ouyang Lan didn't speak, he would refuse.
"Grandpa, this is not a rare thing, it was transferred to me by Li Feng, I took it to borrow flowers to offer Buddha to express my heart, I am happy today, it doesn't hurt to open it and take a look, otherwise it will not be good to sweep everyone's interest." Ouyang Lan said with a smile, and inadvertently mentioned Li Feng as well.
Ouyang Jing looked at Li Feng with scrutinizing eyes and asked, "Are you Li Feng?"
When Li Feng saw the question, he hurriedly saluted respectfully: "Old man, hello." I am Li Feng, don't blame me for coming here, I wish the old man a blessing and longevity. ”
Ouyang Jing laughed and said: "Okay, young and courageous but outstanding, Ouyang Lan is blessed to know you." ”
"The old man praised it falsely, and I also have a congratulatory gift for the old man here. After Li Feng finished speaking, he handed over the gift box.
A housekeeper had already taken it and put it on the tea table. Ouyang Jing motioned to the housekeeper to open Ouyang Lan's gift box, and soon the gift box was opened.
Everyone looked at it together, the box contained a piece of palm-sized round jadeite, inky emerald color, bright and translucent color, delicate texture, very durable, the surface with regular script seal carved "Shoubi Nanshan" four lines.
"This is Mocui, commonly known as the shadow of the lover, although the quality is not the best, but such a large piece is really rare. Immediately, an elder who knew the goods introduced.
Ouyang Jing stroked his beard and said happily: "Okay, good, Lan'er has a heart." ”
The crowd whispered and admired for a while.
Another junior said curiously: "I don't know what gift Li Feng brought to my grandfather? ”
Ouyang Jing looked at Li Feng with inquiring eyes.
Li Feng understood: "Just open it and take a look." ”
The housekeeper opened the gift box and opened the lid, only to see a quaint jade box inside, and when he opened the jade box again, it was empty and there was nothing.
When everyone saw the jade box, they felt extraordinary, and they thought that the things inside must be extraordinary, and when they saw nothing, their hearts were very different.
"It's... Could it be that this jade box is a treasure?" a junior muttered quietly.
Ouyang Jing picked up the jade box and watched, inadvertently turned to the bottom, and was instantly stunned.
Everyone looked at each other, and it was not easy to attract the old patriarch.
A minute later, Ouyang Jing's face was full of surprise: "This is the imperial jewelry box of the imperial palace in the Qin and Han dynasties, and the four characters of the Qin Xuan Palace are engraved with the official script on the back, which is the royal thing of Qin Xuanniang. ”
Everyone knows that the old patriarch has a soft spot for antiques, and he has countless antiques in his collection, and he is also half an archaeological expert.
Everyone immediately looked at Li Fenggao, it was not an ordinary person to be able to take out such a precious rare antique and give it away.
Ouyang Jing said with a smile: "Xiao Feng, I am very satisfied with your gift, I really don't want to accept it like this, so I will immediately ask someone to bring you the two herbs you want." ”
"Thank you so much, old man. Li Feng said overjoyed.
Everyone was puzzled, could it be that the old man had known Li Feng for a long time, unlike ah, he asked if it was Li Feng just now, which is strange. Also, why did Ouyang Lan bring Li Feng inside to celebrate his birthday? Shouldn't the guests be congratulated outside the house?
It didn't take long for the housekeeper to bring two wooden boxes and hand them to Li Feng.
Soon, a middle-aged man in his forties smiled and said, "It's not early, everyone in the family has finished congratulating, it's time to go to the courtyard to greet the guests." ”
Ouyang Lan whispered to Li Feng that this was her fourth uncle Ouyang Xu.
Everyone followed Ouyang Jing to the courtyard, and at this time, the wine and food in the courtyard had been served, and all the guests were chatting happily.
Everyone is either a business tycoon in Lincang City, or a political bigwig, they are all familiar with each other, and they just take this opportunity to contact their feelings.
As soon as Ouyang Jing arrived in the courtyard, everyone immediately fell silent and looked at the old man together.
Ouyang Jing arched his hand and said with a smile: "Thank you very much for coming from afar, I am deeply honored, all of you here are old friends, you must have fun tonight, eat and drink well, and don't get drunk and don't go home." ”
"Old man, you are the Taishan Beidou of Lincang, and it is undesirable to come to participate. ”
"Old man, you are highly respected and have countless doctors, and we respect you very much. ”
"You must have fun, Mr. Ouyang is too polite. ”
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Everyone in the audience stood up and complimented each other.
Ouyang Jing raised his hand and pressed it, and said: "The old man is old, so he will be lost, and Ouyang Xian and Ouyang Xu will accompany him." ”
"Yes, old man, please go back. ”
"The old man is polite, you don't need to accompany him. ”
"Old Mr. Ouyang, you are older, pay attention to your body. ”
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The crowd echoed in agreement.
Ouyang Jing was about to leave, when he suddenly heard someone shouting:
"Old man, please stay. ”
A middle-aged man in his forties with a mustache and a lofty spirit said.
"Ren Xiaotian, please say something about you. Ouyang Jing stopped and asked.
"Old man, my son Ren Yulin and Ouyang Lan have a marriage contract, I came this time to celebrate my birthday, and I want to agree on a date with the old man to let them get married. Ren Xiaotian said.
Ouyang Jing frowned when he heard this: "This... This matter is not in a hurry, and I have to ask Ouyang Lan what he means. ”
"Old man, it was Ouyang Xu and Ouyang Cheng who personally agreed, over the years, the little Ren Yulin also has a soft spot for Ouyang Lan, and often misses it, and the two have also reached the age of marriage, and this matter can no longer be delayed. Ren Xiaotian said unwillingly.
Seeing Ouyang Jing's hesitation, Ren Yulin immediately said earnestly: "Old man, I have a pure heart for blue, heaven and earth can be learned, I hope you can fulfill it, old man." ”
Ouyang Lan hurriedly expressed his attitude and said resolutely: "Grandpa, I won't marry him!"
As soon as these words came out, the scene was a little cold, and then Ouyang Xian stood up and said: "Old man, how can a marriage event be a child's play, since Xiaolan doesn't agree, you can't force her, the so-called twisted melon is not sweet." ”
"Old man, I see that Ren Yulin is a talent, and Ouyang Lan is a good match, Xiao Lan may have been confused for a while and made an unwise choice. Ouyang Xu immediately objected, but he agreed to Ren Xiaotian at the beginning.
Ouyang Lan was a little angry and said: "Fourth uncle, I respect you as an elder, although my parents are gone, you can't casually promise me a major marriage." ”
Ouyang Lan's fifth uncle Ouyang Cheng explained: "Ahem, Xiaolan, I was also present ten years ago for this, and I can't blame the fourth brother, when the family was in trouble, the Ren family helped solve it, and I thought that the Ren family was also a big family, and it would not insult you, so I agreed when I was happy." ”
Ouyang Lan was angry, grabbed Li Feng's arm, and said, "Grandpa, I won't marry him anyway, I have a boyfriend." ”
Everyone present was in an uproar and began to discuss.
"No wonder I don't agree to the marriage, it turns out that there is someone I like. ”
"This young man looks good, I don't know how the family is doing?"
"This matter is difficult to do, the Ren family is not a small family, how can they repent. ”
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A gloomy look flashed in Ren Xiaotian's eyes, and he asked coldly: "This young man, I don't know which family you are a talented person or the son of a high-ranking official, can you tell me about it." ”
Li Feng just wanted to answer, but was interrupted.
"Xiao Feng is my godbrother and a benefactor of my father. Dong Wenzhuo said first.
Everyone present was in an uproar again.