The Wu Family Fort in Sanyuan Longqiao held a flowing banquet, and dozens of people ate noodles together. The Wu family not only invited relatives and friends, but also generously invited villagers from all over the country. There was no need to give gifts, and they would eat spicy noodles when they came, even if beggars came.
Yes, it’s still enough.
"My mother is getting younger and younger,"
Wu Huaiyu hugged his eleventh brother and looked at his mother, Mrs. Wu Liu. Today, the old lady was also glowing. She was wearing a light cyan narrow-sleeved jacket, a white silk fabric on her shoulders, and a red skirt with gold flowers on it.
Revealing the red embroidered shoes, the dress is gorgeous.
Her black hair is tied into a ponytail, her face is plump, her brows are lightly swept, and no makeup is applied, yet she still looks noble, elegant, and graceful.
Wu Huaiyu looked at Wu Liu in disbelief. He thought that four years ago, when he first came to Longqiao, Wu Liu was old and haggard, with gray hair, and looked very old. But now she has beautiful black hair and a rosy face.
, the skin is also very good,
Then he put on this gorgeous dress, put a golden ivory comb on his hair, and stood beside him a group of young maids in silk ribbons, which made him even more wealthy.
Four years ago I looked like I was seventy or eighty, but now I look like I am forty or fifty.
"They are all enjoying the blessing of my son," Mrs. Wu Liu took Huaiyu's hand and was very happy. In the past, she worked too hard and became prematurely old. However, after Huaiyu came back, not only did she get rid of a heart disease, but also with the wonderful hands of Huaiyu's miracle doctor, she
She prescribes medicine to regulate the body,
Life is getting better, no more personal labor, no need to work all day during the day, and no need to light lamps and weave at night. Slowly I recover, even if the sunflower water comes again, I will have a child when I am sixty years old.
She gave birth to three daughters and two sons before, but it has been twenty-two years since the last one was born, Huaiyu.
"Eleventh Lang will have to be taken care of by you, my brother, from now on."
When Wu Shiyilang was born, he weighed just over five pounds and was a little thin. Mrs. Liu didn't have any milk. Fortunately, her family had good conditions and she had prepared a wet nurse.
Wu Huaiyu looked down at this little brother. If in future generations, his son is in his twenties and his parents are in their sixties and they give him a little brother, then the family will be in a state of chaos. In the worst case, the relationship between father and son will have to be severed.
However, in this era, although not many children are born in their sixties, many are born in their forties or fifties. In a family, the age difference between the eldest and the youngest may be more than thirty years, and the eldest grandson may even be older than the youngest son.
It's much bigger, and people in the world won't think it's a big deal.
Some young children's parents died before they grew up, and most of them were brought up by their brothers and sisters-in-law.
The eldest brother is like a father and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother.
Lao Wu originally had three sons and four daughters. In recent years, he has grown stronger, taken concubines and maids, and gave birth to six sons and eight daughters. In addition, Wu Liu gave birth to another legitimate son, and he now has twenty-two children.
Wu Huaiyu has a bunch of little brothers and sisters, many of whom are younger than his older children.
However, in a big family, this is a sign of prosperity, which is a good thing.
Ma Zhou came back from Chang'an specially to celebrate his birthday.
The servants sang and drank loudly, the prince's son-in-law Zhongshu Shilang, the prince's right concubine, and the wife of Gaotang County Bo Magongte's wife Wu Shi, the commander-in-chief, came to congratulate their mother on her birthday.
Ma Zhou wears a purple robe and a jade belt, looking majestic and majestic. Wu Yu'e also wears imperial attire, looking graceful and luxurious.
Brothers Ma Zai and Ma Shi followed behind,
The steward led him to the hall,
Wu Liu said, "You are already so heavy, so there is no need to come all the way."
Wu Yu'e was pregnant again, and her belly was already quite big. She walked up to her mother with a smile, bowed first, and then hugged her mother's arm. "It's only a few dozen miles from Chang'an to our home. It's an easy road. I'll leave early."
, it’s only half a day’s journey in a carriage, so it’s quite easy.”
Mrs. Wu Liu called the two children over, and she didn't know which one was her daughter's biological child. She gave each of them a red envelope first, and then grabbed a handful of candies and gave them to them, "Let's play."
The second sister, Yuchan, and the third sister, Yuyuan, had already arrived with their husbands, Song Wei, Liu Wu, and their children. Even the parents-in-law of the Song and Liu families were also here.
"The second son of Prime Minister Wei Shizhong, Wei Shuyu, came to congratulate him on his birthday..."
Wei Zheng's second son had long been engaged to Huaiyu's fourth sister, Yuwan. Naturally, his mother-in-law's birthday was coming today, and she also brought a piece of calligraphy with the Chinese character "hundred years of longevity" written by Wei Zheng himself.
The door is packed with customers one after another.
Pang Xiaotai, the commander-in-chief of the left army, came with his sons and kowtowed to Mrs. Wu Liu several times.
"Longqiao is really lively today. The road ten miles away is blocked. They are all here to pay their respects."
"The Wu family's reputation for being kind and charitable has spread far and wide in the countryside,"
Huaiyu smiles,
The Wu family has been good at charity in recent years, and it does have a good reputation. But today is so lively, mainly because there are free guillotine noodles to eat. Everyone also knows that the Wu family will have rich and delicious saozi on the side.
There are delicious food and you can watch the fun. It happens to be the end of the summer harvest, so people from the countryside are willing to come and join in the fun.
Besides, I heard that money will be thrown away at that time, so maybe you can pick up a few if you are lucky.
After the harvest, Wu Huaiyu was happy to entertain the people who went to the countryside. Anyway, there was no need for tables, chairs or any dishes. Just a bowl of meat and steamed rice noodles would make everyone happy. They would have it as soon as they arrived. If there was not enough, they would add more until they were full.
Naturally, there will be a banquet for relatives and friends, and eight large bowls of wine and meat will be prepared.
Today we also invited a juggling troupe and a music troupe to join in the fun and bring blessing and longevity to the Wu Liu family.
Longqiao is now a lively market town. This time the Wu family is holding a banquet. The news has been released early, and many vendors have come early to attend this big market.
Standing on the roof of the Wujia Yuanbao, you can see both sides of the Dragon Bridge today. It is really lively and full of people.
"Ayi, you ask the kitchen to put the prepared noodles and sesame seeds into buckets, carry them outside, and set up a spot dozens of steps along the road to share the noodles for everyone."
There were so many people that the front of Wujiabao was filled with water. It was impossible for people outside to squeeze in. If we didn't set up more places to share meals outside, there would probably be trouble during today's meal, and there might even be a stampede.
It's much more lively than the temple fair.
The county magistrate Zhao Renben is also very busy today. This sixth-rank magistrate of Ji County has already brought the county chief secretary and two county captains to record affairs early this morning, as well as the assistants and historians of the fifth cao.
Lead the team and be responsible for maintaining order.
Even in order to cope with today's big scene, they even specially summoned all the township troupes in Qinghe and temporarily recruited many strong men.
There is one person every three steps and one post every five steps. Especially on both sides of the Dragon Bridge, a team of people are posted to guard the bridge to avoid blocking the bridge.
Lijiazhuang next door also sent people to help early today.
It was approaching noon, and there were still a steady stream of villagers, some even coming from the plains. Everyone really thought they were here to catch up on the big market, and stopped by to watch the excitement and eat a bowl of Jin Guogong's meat-spiced guillotine noodles.
They came with their families, the elderly and the young.
It can also be used as a bragging point in the future. I had eaten at the Prime Minister Wu's house back then.
That scene was truly astonishing.
Fortunately, I was prepared in advance, otherwise today would be really difficult to end.
"Ayi, have you prepared enough noodles and meat? If not, hurry up and slaughter some more. If you don't have enough noodles, hurry up and have someone make the noodles and guillotine them."
Zhao Yi did not expect that today's scene would be so big. "Maybe it's not enough. I estimate that there will be many more people coming soon. I'll have people slaughter some more pigs right away. We have a lot of ready-made flour at our mill.
Then arrange people and noodles to roll the noodles and guillotine them some more,”
"Well, the folks came here specially to celebrate their birthday. We can't wait any longer. We will set up more pasta stations so that everyone can eat them as soon as possible. Also, we will give each person two Wen as a happy gift."
"Remember, if you don't accept gifts from everyone, those who give gifts will be returned. Remember to give back two cents as a gift."
Although two pennies is not much, if a family of five or six comes and each person has two pennies, there are still about ten pennies. At the current price of grain, he can buy two bushels of rice.
Wu Huaiyu didn't feel sorry for the small amount of money. It was rare to hold such a wedding banquet. If he wanted to hold it, he should make it lively.
Anyway, even if tens of thousands of people come, it will only cost tens of thousands.
The strong men and servants of the Wu family carried loads of guillotine noodles and placed them along the road. Every twenty or thirty steps, the villagers lined up to give each person a bowl of guillotine noodles and a large spoonful of meat sauce.
Holding a big bowl of noodles, we squatted on the roadside and ate. There were no tables, chairs, or other dishes, but everyone was very happy. They were in groups of three or five, with fellow villagers or relatives, sighing and praising the liveliness while eating.
The generosity of the Wu family.
The most rare thing is that you can eat for free and even get some money as a reward.
Holding two Kaiyuan Tongbao in my hand, I was so excited.
"For many years in Sanyuan County, this is the first time that Mr. Wu's family has been so generous."
"No, Mr. Wu has always been so kind. He will never charge you more for renting his land. He will also lend his money and food at a lower interest rate than others. If he can't afford it, he will not force you to sell his wife.
Girl, selling land and house, Renyi is here,"
"It's a pity that our village is far away from Prime Minister Wu's house, so we can't rent the land of the Wu family,"
"It's true that we are far away, but in the past two years, we have been planting corn, potatoes and other auspicious signs. They are all passed down by Mr. Wu. If you plant a few acres of auspicious signs on the worst land and eat them with staple food, you can save half of it in a year.
As for the staple food, we no longer have to borrow food from everywhere during the lean years every year,"
"Yes, I have never been hungry in the past two years,"
If a family of five wants to have enough food for a year, it will need at least twenty or thirty kilograms of food, which means it must be the output of thirty acres of land. If there is not so much food, it will have to eat wild vegetables, and often even
drink something thin,
Nowadays, planting sweet potatoes and potatoes, which are auspicious things, can produce ten kilograms of staple food, which is enough to eat with coarse grains. This is equivalent to having ten acres of land that can be sold for money.
"I was walking around here just now, and I heard that the villages here are following the Wu family in raising pigs. They grow a few acres of sweet potatoes and corn to feed the pigs. The income is much more cost-effective than farming."
"People don't just raise pigs. Look at this Longqiao. Except for the imperial guards, everyone else was also poor. But now this Longqiao is like a city. The villagers here build houses and then start their own business."
, or rent it to others to collect rent, and you will earn a profit just by sitting there."
While everyone was eating the fragrant and juicy pork noodles, they exclaimed with envy, "It's good to be close to the Wu family."
After finishing a big bowl of noodles, I wiped my mouth and quickly went to line up again to continue making noodles.
When it was their turn, the villagers hurriedly said to the servant of the Wu family, "I wish Mrs. Jin Guotai a long life, and her life span will be as long as that of Nanshan Mountain."
Wu's servant gave him a large bowl of guillotine noodles. Just as he was about to thank him and leave, he was stopped and said, "The meat dumplings haven't been beaten yet." After saying that, he put a large spoonful of meat dumplings into the bowl.
Seeing another big bowl full of noodles and a lot of meaty meat on it, the villagers really admired the generosity of the Wu family.
"The longevity star always smiles, and the Wu family will prosper forever!"
