"You are a guest, come with me to greet you." Shen You stood up and whispered: "You all should restrain yourself, don't be too obvious, and you will make them laugh."
Shen Jia and Fang Peng looked at each other, put away the unkindness and fear on their faces, and followed Shen You to the main entrance to greet them.
There were dozens of people outside the main gate.
Most of them were soldiers who looked like soldiers. There were six serious "distinguished guests" in total.
The leader was a man in his thirties, tall and handsome in appearance. However, he had been working at the border for many years, so his skin was dark and slightly rough.
This man stands like a silver spear, strong and mighty, and has the air of a military general. He is none other than Yuan Lin.
Yuan Lin is the most outstanding member of the Yuan family, and his official position has reached the third rank. When Yuan Jiang retires from office, only Yuan Lin is qualified to succeed Yuan Jiang.
So, what is the next leader of the Yuan family's army doing here on the first day of the new year at Jiangjunfang?
Shen You's thoughts were racing, his face was half uncovered, and he slightly cupped his hands: "General Yuan, have a happy new year."
Yuan Lin laughed and returned the favor: "General Shen, don't be too polite. We brothers are here together today to treat General Shen to a New Year's banquet."
In addition to Yuan Lin, there were also five young men from the Yuan family who all handed over their hands: "We are presumptuous in coming here, please don't blame General Shen."
No matter what kind of medicine Yuan Lin was selling in his gourd, Shen You couldn't turn him away if he came to his door so openly. He could only say with a smile: "Please come in."
Shen Jia immediately answered the question: "I wouldn't be able to invite such a distinguished guest on weekdays. Today, they all took the initiative to come to the door. It can be seen that the sun is about to come out in the west."
Then there was a series of laugh-out-loud hehehe.
Fang Peng, who had always been Shen Jia's good partner, answered the question in a strange way: "Don't worry about which way the sun comes out, you are a guest. Please come in quickly, you will not come home if you are not drunk today."
Yuan Lin was notoriously arrogant. He usually only looked at Shen You, but he never put Shen Jia Fangpeng in his eyes. Today, he had a particularly good temper. He swallowed the cynicism and smiled happily: "We have known each other for several years, and we still have a lot of love." We didn’t sit down together to have a good drink. I just wanted to see how you drink today.”
Ah!
No matter what, I have to fight for my breath at the wine table today!
Shen Jia and Fang Peng secretly geared up.
Shen You's eyes flashed and he nodded slightly to Yuan Lin: "General Yuan, please come in."
Yuan Lin stepped forward with a smile and took the initiative to hold his arms with him.
Shen You: "..."
Shen You never liked to get too close to others. Of course, not many people dared to hook up with him. Apart from Shen Jia, only Fang Peng had the courage to do so.
Now that Yuan Lin was so close, Shen You had goosebumps all over the floor, and he almost stretched out his legs to kick him.
I could barely hold it back.
Others didn't know about Shen You's quirks, but Shen Jia knew it all. He took a few steps forward, shamelessly squeezed in between Yuan Lin and Shen You, and hugged Yuan Lin's shoulders affectionately: "If you're not in the military camp today, I won't care. The official position has changed. How about I shamelessly call you Brother Yuan?"
Shen You secretly breathed a sigh of relief and calmly stepped aside.
In terms of official position, Shen Jia is one level higher than Yuan Lin!
Shen Jia was deliberately showing off.
Age-old grudges are by no means easy to fade away. Even though Yuan Lin had made up his mind before coming here to turn hostility into friendship. As soon as he saw Shen Jia's triumphant face, Yuan Lin's heart suddenly ignited.
"I'm three years older than you," Yuan Lin suppressed the flames and said with a smile, "Brother Yuan, I can barely live up to that. In this way, how about I call you Third Brother Shen and Fourth Brother Shen?"
Shen Jia smiled affectionately and said: "Calling me like this is indeed much more intimate than calling me General Shen."
Yes, it poked Yuan Lin in the heart again.
Only a second-grade military general is qualified to be called a general. Shen You is three years younger than Yuan Lin, and his promotion rate for meritorious service is much faster than that of Yuan Lin.
Shen You saw this and was secretly amused.
Shen Jia's mouth is no weaker than a sharp sword when he wants to anger someone.
After just a few steps, we arrived. The military generals belonging to different camps met each other, and they were wary in their hearts without going into details. They had fake smiles on their faces, and they came and went.
Now that distinguished guests have arrived, the original seats have to be adjusted.
The Yuan Lin brothers sat at two separate tables, and Shen You, Shen Jia, and Fang Peng naturally sat at the same table as Yuan Lin. After some polite greetings, the dishes and drinks were served. Everyone changed glasses, and they were polite at first. After three rounds of wine, they all The atmosphere around the wine gradually became more lively.
Shen Jia and Fang Peng were ready to go all out and made it clear that they wanted to get Yuan Lin drunk.
Yuan Lin blushed after three glasses of wine and claimed that he was no longer good. After thirty glasses of wine, he still looked the same. When everyone at the table was staggering drunk, Yuan Lin was still blushing and humbly said: "I'm really drunk and can't drink anymore."
Not to mention Shen Jia, even Shen You couldn't help it anymore and took the initiative to raise his glass in toast.
…
On the women's side, the banquet has ended long ago.
It is not uncommon for the men to drink until the afternoon. The women are naturally not in a hurry and gather together to talk about their children, rouge, clothing, materials and jewelry, which is extremely lively.
While Feng Shaojun chatted with everyone, he thought to himself.
The Yuan Lin brothers took the initiative to visit us today. What is their intention?
Over the years, there have been many conflicts between Shen You and the Yuan family, both overt and covert. Could it be that Yuan Lin wanted to bow his head and reconcile with Shen You? Was Yuan Lin's action done on his own, or did he have Yuan Jiang's approval? Does His Highness the Crown Prince have a share of "credit"?
"Madam," Ji Xiang, who has become the steward mother, her face is still as pretty as a girl, and her steps are light, she reported in a low voice: "The banquet in the outer courtyard is not over yet, so I asked someone to send six jars of spirits in."
There are six tables in the outer courtyard, and each table has a jar of wine. Doesn’t it mean that there are six jars of wine?
One jar of wine can fill four full jugs.
Feng Shaojun frowned slightly: "How much wine did you drink during one dinner?"
Jixiang replied in a low voice: "I can't tell you exactly. In short, the wine prepared today is far from enough. I went to the wine cellar to move a lot out."
Fortunately, we had prepared dozens of jars of wine before. Otherwise, wouldn't it be embarrassing if everyone was still drunk and clamoring for wine after all the wine was drunk today?
Feng Shaojun frowned again and whispered: "Have someone tidy up all the guest rooms at home. Also, have the kitchen prepare more hangover soup."
Jixiang stepped back in response.
Another hour passed.
Ji Xiang reported back again: "Mrs. Qi, the banquet in the outer courtyard is finally over. However, nine out of ten people are too drunk to move."
When all the female relatives heard this, they couldn't sit still and stood up one after another: "Let's go to the outer courtyard and have a look."
Feng Shaojun was also worried about his husband and immediately said: "That's fine."
When I arrived at the outer courtyard, I saw a bunch of drunks. Especially Shen Jia, who was drunk and was acting like crazy!
