The wheelbarrow walked along the road for two days before arriving at a small town.
The town is called Bailou. It was originally a wilderness. Hundreds of years ago, a businessman named Bai built a small building here, and then built a dock. It became a place where water and land meet. Soon,
It became prosperous.
Time flies, dynasties change, and Bailou is no longer there, but the Bai family is still the largest family in the town, and they have built a mansion and mansion taller than Bailou.
Today's town is more prosperous than in the past, with a steady stream of cars, horses and boats, and many shops even have colorful silk hangings.
"What kind of happy event is this?" the newcomer asked in confusion.
The men, women, and children on the street enthusiastically introduced: "It's Mrs. Bai's birthday and a half-month celebration." They also pointed the way, "The Bai family manor also held a flowing banquet, and everyone can go and eat a bowl of eight-treasure Ruyi porridge.
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Children jumped and ran by, shouting: "You can also watch a variety show."
They called their friends and ran in one direction.
The newcomers couldn't help but cheer, celebrating for half a month, with a flowing water banquet and miscellaneous performances. The old lady's birthday banquet was really quite a big one.
There is a large manor in the south of the town, all belonging to the Bai family, and there are people and cars in front of it.
When a gorgeous carriage stopped in front of the door, a large group of people poured out. Men and women gathered around an old lady with white hair and gold and silver.
"My precious grandson—" she shouted.
A golden young man jumped out of the carriage, rushed over with open arms, and picked up the white-haired old lady.
"My dear old grandmother——" Gao Xiaoliu shouted.
The white-haired old woman in gold and silver was hugged by the young man in gold and silver. The young man lifted the old woman up high, just like he was lifted up by his grandmother when he was a child.
The old woman screamed and laughed, and the women next to her yelled, "Put it down quickly!" and "Be careful of dizziness."
Gao Xiaoliu put down Mrs. Bai with a smile and looked at her closely: "Grandma, why do you look better again?"
Mrs. Bai laughed, stretched out her hand to hold Gao Xiaoliu's face and looked at her, her brows raised: "Why has my dear lost weight again?"
No matter how fat the junior is, he will always be thin in the eyes of the doting elders. However, a woman next to her covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Grandma, you are really right this time. Xiao Liu's leg was broken by his uncle, and he has just recovered."
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When Mrs. Bai heard this, she was stunned and immediately became furious: "Someone, someone, come and break the legs of that short-lived ghost!"
The men, women, and children around them tried to persuade her, but the girl who spoke was pulled down. Gao Xiaoliu also smiled and grabbed the old lady, whispering in her ear, "I interrupted myself."
Mrs. Bai was thoughtful, but still angry, "He was also the one who harmed me." After saying this, she hugged Gao Xiaoliu and cried, "My poor son." She cried again, "My poor daughter died early." She also scolded her sons.
"I don't care about watching my nephew suffer."
People around her laughed and let her scold her.
Only Gao Xiaoliu nodded happily: "Grandma is very angry when she curses. This is a sign of longevity."
Mrs. Bai was amused again and took Gao Xiaoliu to take a closer look: "Don't be careless about your leg injury." She then called for someone to carry a soft sedan.
Gao Xiaoliu hurriedly refused: "There are so many people, being carried will affect my graceful grace." He promised again and again that the original injury was not serious and he would not become a cripple. After that, he took the old lady and said, "Come here quickly."
Look at what gifts I brought you, you will like them all."
Mrs. Bai also hugged him: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. I'll put it in grandma's room and watch it slowly. You can come with me first to see how lively the birthday banquet I am hosting is."
After saying that, he pulled Gao Xiaoliu inside, and the others gathered behind him.
The Bai family's house is wide and spacious. There is a long table at the entrance of the front yard, where scholars of different ages and costumes are writing and splashing ink.
"These are scholars from all over the country who have been invited to write birthday messages to me." Mrs. Bai said with a smile.
Gao Xiaoliu glanced over these people and saw that some people were thinking with their eyes closed, some were writing, some were painting, he noticed the sight, some were looking intently, some were looking up, some were curious, some were indifferent, some were arrogant, of course.
There is also flattery...
"I've paid a lot for my hard work!" Mrs. Bai winked at Gao Xiaoliu, "The best one will be selected after the display, and there will be a large sum of money as a gift."
This amount of money is enough to discourage many scholars.
Gao Xiaoliu patted the old lady's hand and nodded: "This is decency! We have money, so we must do things decently."
Mrs. Bai's eyes were smiling: "I knew you liked this. When you were a child, you shouted every day that you wanted to be the best writer in the world!" When she said this, she resented, "It's all your fault for your short-lived father who insists on learning how to do business!"
Then he patted Gao Xiaoliu's hand.
"When the time comes, you can also write a birthday celebration poem for your grandmother. Be the first to outshine everyone else. You will be the best writer in the world!"
Gao Xiaoliu smiled happily and nodded: "Okay, as expected, grandma understands me best!"
Mrs. Bai became even happier and pulled him quickly inside, "Come and see, there's more over here."
After the entrance, there are two large courtyards on the left and right. A long table is placed on the east side, and there are ten large pots for cooking porridge. The steam is steaming and the aroma is fragrant. A stage is set up on the west side.
At this time, there were two blind musicians on the stage playing jingle and jingle, and a thin artist was moving around with the drum beats. Gao Xiaoliu couldn't help but stop. When he stopped and looked over, the artist turned over and stood up, opening his mouth to
A ball of fire was spit out from the audience...
Mrs. Bai clapped and laughed, and asked: "How is it! How is it!"
Gao Xiaoliu also clapped and laughed: "Okay, okay!"
Mrs. Bai said: "You have loved juggling since you were a child. You could spin the ball around at a young age. You also talked about starting a theater troupe every day." At this point, she cursed bitterly, "It's all your fault for being so short-lived."
Dad, if you insist on running a restaurant business, what’s so good about that shabby restaurant business? There’s just so little money!”
People around him couldn't help but gasped when they heard this. Some strangers asked in a low voice what kind of restaurant it was. When they heard about Huixianlou in the capital, their jaws dropped - in the eyes of Mrs. Bai, it was just a bad business.
Some money?
No matter how shocked the people around her were, Mrs. Bai patted Gao Xiaoliu's hand and said, "You will practice again this time. When the time comes, grandma will give you a big round of applause when you go on stage!"
Gao Xiaoliu nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, grandma, just wait and see!"
The people around her also realized at this moment that Mrs. Bai's birthday banquet did not seem to be for herself, but rather for her grandson.
This is too pampering!
The rest of the Bai family looked as if they were not surprised. Gao Xiaoliu didn't think anything was wrong. He glanced around the stage. In addition to those who were performing on the stage, there were also many people preparing for the stage. They were dressed up in different costumes and had different equipment. Some people were preparing.
While they were babbling and clearing their throats, some people were walking on stilts in place. Most of them paid no attention to the gazes directed at them, but some of them raised their eyes to look over.
"Come on, let's go to the back, there's something fun to do." Mrs. Bai said.
Gao Xiaoliu was led through the noisy bustle. In addition to people congratulating on the performance, there were also an endless stream of handymen.
"Let, let, let, let." A tall, thin young man walked by carrying two small bundles of firewood, "The firewood from the east courtyard."
In front of the door leading to the east courtyard kitchen, the servant stretched out his hand to check: "Do you have the right note?"
The tall and lanky young man stood steadily, reached out and took out a note from his lapel.
The servant took it, looked at the flower mark, put it away, and shouted loudly: "Two bundles of firewood for the kitchen -"
Firewood had just been delivered here, and a man wearing a bamboo hat came from behind, carrying a box full of chickens, ducks and geese.
"Tip." the servant continued to ask.
Then he saw the man in the bamboo hat reaching out and handing over a note. The servant hadn't read the note yet and was startled when he saw an iron hand. But he calmed down immediately and took the note and read the mark without asking any questions.
, waved his hand: "A basket of chickens, ducks and geese in the kitchen -"
The place is busy preparing for the birthday banquet, and the door is also bustling with guests constantly coming in.
A middle-aged couple got out of the car and walked in side by side.
"You two, where are our friends from?" the greeter at the door asked with a smile.
The couple looked serious and handed over a slightly scrawled gift box with the word "longevity" on it.
"Distant relatives." They said concisely and comprehensively.
The guests were not surprised. Looking at the stickers on the gift box, they smiled and stretched out their hands: "Two distant relatives, please invite me to the east wing——"
The couple walked in side by side.
The noisy atmosphere was the same as that of a common banquet, but upon closer inspection, it seemed strange. It seemed that neither the host nor the guests were familiar with each other.
Of course, for Gao Xiaoliu, he could see many familiar smells from these visitors, but——
