On the day of the village king's seventieth birthday, early in the morning, the village king and Xue'er took red envelopes and set off firecrackers to celebrate his birthday.
The village king laughed and said: "You said you wouldn't accept red envelopes, why did you give me a red envelope instead?"
"This is our special tribute to you, the old man. We wish you a long life of 120 years. It is not unusual for you to live a hundred years. I will not accept any red envelopes from other people." The village king said with a smile.
"Hahaha, a hundred years is enough! Okay, I'll keep your red envelopes." The village king's face was red, he was full of energy, and his voice was loud.
After a while, the sound of firecrackers became lively. Everyone who came brought red envelopes. The village king said: "Those who took the red envelopes put them in their own pockets! Don't give them to us, we will take them and give them to you again, trouble!"
Several people insisted on giving it away, and the village king said: "When did I stop keeping my word? If I accept a red envelope today, I, the village king, will become a dishonest person! Who of you wants a bad reputation? Okay, I'll tell you what you think.
Got it! Everyone told each other that the people who came later set off firecrackers to celebrate my father’s birthday! At noon, when they heard the sound of the firecrackers, they took the initiative to come and have lunch!”
Seeing that the village king spoke clearly and neatly, everyone had no choice but to stop paying attention to the etiquette of giving red envelopes. Those who came to do things took the initiative to get busy. Those who had no arrangements to do things, a few people talked and laughed together, or set off firecrackers and went home to do their own things.
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Xueer had people arrange tea and candied melon seeds on several tables. She said with a smile: "If you don't have any arrangements to do anything, it's okay to go home. Just pour tea, eat melon seeds, and talk about family life! There are more people today.
I won’t stick to trivial etiquette, so please don’t pay attention to trivial details.”
Everyone said: "Okay, we will make our own arrangements. Xue'er, just leave us idlers alone."
A few fun-loving people gathered around the table and started playing cards.
The village king smiled and said: "It's okay to play cards for fun, but it can't exceed one yuan. You guys are too big. Director Li from the police station will come today. He said you were gambling and arrested you. I don't care.
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"Is one yuan per game okay?" someone asked loudly.
"It's okay! It's not more than one yuan. If you catch me, I'll protect you! Hahaha!" the village king laughed.
The village king also talked and laughed. Xueer's mother followed him with a smile.
In the middle of the morning, several cadres including Secretary Yuan, Mayor Ou, Director Pan, family planning officer Xiao Zhang, driver Xiao Zheng and Director Li from the police station came. They gave red envelopes to the village king, but they were all blocked.
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Several people who were playing cards saw that the people from the police station were really coming, so they quickly grabbed the loose money on the table and put it into their pockets. The village king saw it and said with a smile: "I tell you, it's okay to play small cards today. Let's have some fun."
, it doesn’t count as gambling, Director Li, does it?”
Director Li smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay! You can play by yourself, play small, and I won't arrest you, don't worry."
Everyone laughed and took out the loose money from their pockets. Director Li took a look and saw that there was not even a ten-yuan note on the table. He thought that if the village king spoke and paid for the money, he would definitely tell everyone first.
Yes, just for fun.
The village king took them to a table with tea, water and candies, and asked them to drink tea and eat melon seeds by themselves. Xueer saw them and came over to say hello.
Xueer met Xiao Zhang and praised her a few words. Xiao Zhang smiled and said that the village king was capable and Xueer was lucky, no wonder he looked young. The two chatted for a while, Xueer said hello again and went to do other things.
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After a while, Captain Zhang and Yunque came. The village king greeted them and asked them to sit at another table. However, Captain Zhang insisted on putting a red envelope into the village king's pocket. Judging from the thickness of the red envelope, it was clear that the money in it was
It's really not small. The village king refused several times, but he couldn't refuse. He said with a tiger face: "Ask everyone present, have I received a red envelope? As long as I have accepted one, I won't accept it from you, it's me.
It’s a foreign thing! If it’s confiscated and you forcefully give it away, it means you’re a foreign person and don’t regard me as a brother!”
After Captain Zhang heard what the village king said, he couldn't hold on anymore and put the red envelope into his pocket. Yunque only looked at the village king and smiled, and the dimples on his face became more obvious. The village king didn't look at her.
Xueer saw a new guest and came over to say hello. The king of the village introduced Captain Zhang and Yunque to Xueer. Xueer met Yunque and praised her for her beauty. Yunque smiled and said: "I heard that you are the number one in the village.
Here’s the beauty!”
"That's the past tense. Now, she is the most ugly girl in the cottage!" She giggled as she spoke.
"You are also a beauty now. Your voice is so nice and crunchy." Yunque said with a smile.
The village king saw the two of them chatting, said hello and went elsewhere.
Near noon, people from the village came one after another.
Wine glasses and bowls began to be placed on the table.
The wine glasses and bowls were set up, and the dishes began to be served. Everything was going on in an orderly manner.
Chopsticks are given out after the dishes are almost ready and the cannons are fired. After the cannons are fired, the meal usually starts after five minutes.
These five minutes are the hardest time to wait, because facing a table of delicious dishes, they smell so delicious and you want to drool just looking at them, but you can’t eat them because you don’t have chopsticks.
The cannons were set off, and everyone was about to start eating. Let's see where the chopsticks are coming from! The village king said loudly: "Dear fellow villagers! Dear relatives and friends! It's been a long time since I got together with you like this. Today, Zheng Shuang and Xue'er are filial, please
Everyone come and join in the fun! I’m extremely grateful to everyone!”
Everyone clapped their hands.
The village king waved his hand: "To thank you all, I will perform a small show for you today to add to the fun, okay?"
"Okay!" Everyone cheered in unison, no longer looking forward to chopsticks.
The village king held his fists and raised his hands to everyone, "Okay! I'm starting!"
The resounding voice of the village king hovered in the air.
The village king first stretched out his hands and did a few chest-expanding exercises, then kicked his legs and squatted a few times. Everyone was wondering whether he was doing exercises! Suddenly, they saw him take a deep breath, squat down, and do a solid horse step.
The pile squatted out.
Then, he stretched his right hand across one of the legs of the table, turned his arm, and put his arm close to the leg of the table. He grasped the leg of the table with his palm and yelled: "Get up!"
Everyone saw the table rising slowly and flatly, and the village king slowly stood up.
For a moment, applause and shouts came and went.
The village king stood for a while, then slowly squatted down. Someone exclaimed: "What a great effort! Not even a drop of wine was dropped, and not a drop of wine was seen on the table!"
"Okay! Let's have a drink happily!" Wang Zhai's voice was still loud and he didn't even take a breath.
Everyone sat down, and chopsticks had already been distributed on the table. No one was in a hurry to get the chopsticks, but they were still praising the village king's skills with gusto.