Chapter 41 Banquet
?Xiyang City, a small courtyard in the side courtyard of Xiyang County Duke's Mansion was very lively. Zhang Dingfa, the head of the mansion guard, was setting up a case to invite a drink to celebrate his wife Liu Caiyun's birth to a boy for him.
Zhang Dingfa was originally a great horse bandit boss and once he went to Chang'an to have fun, he met the Lefang actor Mingcui (Liu Caiyun). After several twists and turns, the two became husband and wife and joined the Xiyang County Gong Yuwen Wen. Because of Liu Caiyun's past experience, he thought he could not have children and did not want to find a secret recipe in Anlu to recuperate and get what he wanted.
There are not many people in the mansion who know about the past, but Zhang Dingfa is in charge of the mansion guards, while Liu Caiyun is Yuwen Wen's capable assistant and later the backyard manager, so he is very popular. The main people invited to the banquet this time were the guards and neighbors in the side yard.
Zheng Tong, Wang Yue's family and Yang Ji, who were alone, both lived in the side yard, so the three of them were invited to the banquet this time. Zheng Tong had just had a few drinks and was unable to drink, but Wang Yue and Yang Ji were not inferior to each other and frequently clinked glasses with Zhang Dingfa.
Zhang Ding, who was happy to have a noble son, drank one cup after another with red face. Liu Caiyun gave birth to incense for his old Zhang family. He was so happy that he couldn't stop laughing. Last year, after learning that his wife was pregnant, he went to the temple outside Anlu City to burn countless incense. Now that he has it, he wants to go and fulfill his wish, but the temple outside Xiyang City has long been ruined and no one has to hold a drink to "joy with everyone".
Yuwen Wen opened a wine shop in the city to facilitate the shopkeeper Wang Yue to treat him when he was talking about things. He also promoted various dishes. Now he is becoming famous in Xiyang City. All kinds of delicacies in the mansion, especially Dongpo pork and sauce elbows are sold in the wine shop. Zhang Dingfa originally thought of treating guests in the wine shop, but considering safety factors, he still placed wine in the side yard.
This time, the wine was held, and the mansion and the mistress agreed, so the dishes were produced by the mansion kitchen, so the guards could enjoy the "top" delicacies in the mansion. Dongpo pork and sauce elbows are also available on weekdays, but it is rare to see, and there is a newly launched roast duck, so everyone is feasting.
"I said, Boss Zhang, you just talk and drink!!" Yuwen Shiwu shouted in a very drunk manner. He took a jar and came up to ask for a "cheers". Zhang Dingfa picked up the jar without saying a word, touched it, and then tilted his head and drank it.
Seeing the two of them who were so desperately present, Wang Yue and Yang Ji were both smiling but not speaking, the guards were stunned. They originally wanted to take turns to toasting for a wheel battle. Lin Youdi poked Talis and Youcai to strike while the iron was hot, and Fu Youcai looked at the jar of wine in front of him with a bitter expression.
Excluding Yang Ji and Wang Yue, the one with the best alcohol content in the mansion was the Langzhu Yuwen Wen, the next one was Zhang Dingfa and Yuwen Shiwu. The others were all bitter, and they had no meat to eat before entering the mansion, let alone wine. Fu Youcai, as the deputy leader of the guard, also slowly boiled out some alcohol content, but it was not enough to see in front of those two people.
Fu Youcai was hesitating and unexpectedly caught Yuwen Shiwu and shouted: "Youcai, you four are here together!"
Today, Yuwen Wen wanted to come in person, but thought that if he came, everyone would not be able to let go, so he prepared a generous gift for Yuwen Shiwu to bring it. At the same time, he also gave him a task to "revitalize" the atmosphere on the scene, so Yuwen Shiwu was afraid that the world would not be in chaos.
Fu Youcai, Lin Youdi, Hu Sanzi and Zhang Yiman got up and thorned their teeth and came forward to meet Zhang Dingfa. Among the four, Fu Youcai had the best alcohol tolerance, while Lin Youdi was still better. After all, he had been having sex with the Langzhu in Chang'an for a while. Hu Sanzi and Zhang Yiman were busy in the glass workshop on weekdays and never drank these few glasses of wine and started to fight.
The four of them are poor boys in Chang'an City who have had enough food and had no meals left. After they came to Xiyang County Duke's mansion, they were reborn. As business backbones, they have been training for more than two years. Although they are young, they are much more capable in doing things.
"Want to leave? That guy Zhang Yu sneaked to Bahe City and you will also take over his share!" Yuwen Shiwu grabbed Fu Youcai and said, "It's not so good to drink these wines!"
"If you are a man, come here!"
"Can't drink it? If you have land, come over and you can't stand it! There are still Yiman and the third son!!"
"I remember that Wu Ming's share of their free and happy life in other places has also been given the support!"
Yuwen Shiwu successfully revitalized the atmosphere on the scene. The sound of pushing the cups became more and more noisy and spread to the house on the back of the courtyard. Liu Caiyun, who is now a mother, is lying on the couch and watching his son in the cradle with a happy smile.
Because of the storm of the dysfunction of the wife of the Duke of Xiyang County, Yuchi, last year, she was afraid of the childbirth, and her husband Zhang Dingfa began to be worried. However, the success of the childbirth finally made people feel relieved. Now her husband is drinking in front and she has neighbors to visit her.
"This little guy looks like him Aye!"
Zheng Tong and Wang Yue's wife were both watching the wet nurse pick up the little guy and coaxing her. Her family was the neighbors of Liu Caiyun and his wife. So today the man went to drink in front of him and they came to visit the mother and son.
Liu Caiyun and his wife were relatives and the Xiyang County Duke were good friends, so they were well-fed, so they were treated very well. Because the mansion had quite experienced giving birth to mothers, they were ready for all matters in advance, and even arranged the stable mothers, wet nurses and other things in advance.
After the successful delivery, his wife Yuchi sent a maid to serve him. The food and medicinal materials were all paid by the mansion. As for Liu Caiyun's backyard management, the responsibility for the wife was shared by Cuiyun, the wife's personal maid and Yang's maid Liu Ye, a few months ago.
"Miss Liu, you have to do a good job in this confinement period. Don't show off your strength and go out to get out for a blowjob. It would be a bad thing if you get into trouble." Zheng Tong's wife said as a person who has experienced it. She is already the mother of two boys, so it is quite convincing to say that experience is quite convincing.
Liu Caiyun nodded. She didn't think about anything now and wanted to raise her hard-earned son to adulthood. She thought that there would be no descendants in this life. Now she should cherish this gift from God.
"I thought, I thought I would live alone in this life..."
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Bahe City, today there are plenty of fish and a few big fish are getting good omens. Therefore, according to the old rules, the fish are divided. Because every household has a share, the city is very lively and people line up to get the fish. The deputy city lord Tian Zhengyue commanded people to maintain order and register and distribute the situation.
A long flowing mat was placed in an open space from many food tables, and each family made efforts to get vegetables to celebrate the "great harvest".
The residents of Bahe City, which was originally the residence of the Lu family of the powerful, are now newly moved in. They are Hulin soldiers who have fields in Bahe City. The soldiers of Xiangyang Navy, the old Bazhou Navy and their respective families moved there. Tian Zhengyue, the owner of the Hulin Army, was appointed as the full-time deputy city lord by Yuwen Wen to guard the soldiers' "home".
As the saying goes, you can rely on the mountains and rivers to harvest water. Bahe City is at the junction of the Yangtze River and the Bashui River and has a large lake in the northeast, so fishing is very convenient. The water seeds, which were originally occupied by the Lu family, have been taken back by the prefecture. The biggest beneficiary is the new residents of Bahe City. Most of them are from naval troops, so the ability to water is not bad. With a stable fishing ground, the harvest is naturally not low.
"Little Fish, take this big fish back to the mansion and offer it to the envoy of Yuwen!" A man in the crowd responsible for dividing the fish shouted. His surname was Liu, the leader of the water army and an old acquaintance of Zhang Yu. He and the others were Xiangyang naval soldiers and now he brought his family to Bahe City in Bazhou to settle down.
"Brother Liu, you can just deal with these fish by yourself." Zhang Ding said with a hand, "But remember to leave the fish maw."
"No problem, you need as much as the fish bladder!!"
"Little Fish, these lotus roots are good. You must take them back and offer them to Yuwen Jun to try..."
"There are also water chestnuts, how many more baskets should you bring back..."
In July last year, Team Master Liu and others followed Xiyang County Gong Yuwen Wen to rescue Liang Guo. When the Jiangjin garrison was burned, Zhang Yu sneaked into Jiangjin from the waterway and set fire to the boat.
At that time, they had the idea of joining Yuwen Wen. Xiangzhou Governor Dayu Wenjun Yu Wenming also expressed their support. Now Bazhou has been submissive by Xiaoyu Wenjun and has also obtained a treasure land of Bahe City, so everyone has come to the right place.
The fishing lake in the northeast is casually fishing, and the fish harvest is deducted from the fixed amount submitted by the company and can be disposed of at will. Of course, in the end, it is sold to the Hulin Army's logistics company. Because the thousands of fighting men consume a huge amount of daily consumption, the fish bladder is boiled into fish bladder glue for military weapons to make bows and arrows.
The aquatic products in the lake are not only fish, but lotus roots are as rich as water chestnuts, but also pinged algae for feeding pigs. The newly built Bazhou naval army has actually been busy casting nets to catch various aquatic products for half of the time. Yuwen envoy also said that the naval army is still weak, so in the past two years, we have not demanded to fight against the Chen army in a water battle, as long as we can safely transport the Hulin army to the opposite side of the river.
Although Bazhou is right by the Yangtze River and has many lakes, people who are already active in raising fish in the ponds. Yuwen envoy has promised to collect as many fish as you have in at least two years. Two years is enough to recover the situation, and even if people don’t eat it, they will be like fish bladders, so raising fish is absolutely cost-effective.
Especially crucian carp, it is said that the military camp purchases a large number of crucian carp roe, no matter how much it costs, the only requirement is to avoid making mistakes and not new. For the people living by the river, crucian carp breeds very quickly. If you use a pond to raise crucian carp, it is really a way to make a fortune.
But what makes people confused is that it is said that people will become stupid if they eat too much crucian carp roe. They don’t know why Yuwen envoys want to give soldiers this kind of thing.
"Little Yuer, if you recruit someone in the mansion, you have to help you talk." Team leader Liu said while there were few people around him. Zhang Yu's sister-in-law entered the Xiyang County Duke's mansion two years ago to do things, and now it has become the object of envy for everyone. Not only is her son white and fat, but she is also much more energetic.
The Xiangyang Navy deducted military pay in serious cases, and the soldiers were not well fed and dressed, let alone the family members. Zhang Yu's sister-in-law was also pale and thin, and the one-year-old child was also malnourished. Two days ago, Zhang Yu took her mother and mother to visit the old neighbors in Bahe City. Everyone was amazed at the changes of the mother and son. In view of this, the family members of the Navy were all hoping that the Xiyang County Duke Mansion could recruit people from their side.
"Brother Liu, I can't interfere in the mansion. But if there is news, I will tell you that the first priority of recruiting people is to be honest and endure hardships."
"Honest! Of course, honest! You, Sister Liu, must be fine? And who is the wife of our Xiangyang Navy Army who is honest and can endure hardships? Don't worry about it!!" Team leader Liu patted his chest and slapped.
Zhang Yu nodded. He grew up eating a hundred families in the Suijun camp in Xiangyang since he was a child, so he knew the old neighbors well. The boss Yuwen Wen attaches great importance to the character of his servants because of Huang Aqi's affairs. It doesn't matter whether he is illiterate or clever. The most important thing is that he is honest and able to endure hardships.
"Brother Liu, I won't go back to Bahe City tonight. Is there a seat at home?"
"Yes! You stayed and talked to everyone... Could it be that the messenger had something to convey?"
Chapter completed!