Shen Yizi also lit insect repellent incense around the area to ensure that no insects would come to cause trouble.

"Sister Zhizhi, I have strung all these fluorescent stones together." Li Chuntao informed Shen Yizhi.

"Okay, leave it alone, I'll do it."

Fluorescent stone is a kind of stone that can emit light at night. She had specially bought a lot of it before, cut and polished the stones into the shapes of small stars and small moons, and then gave them to Li Chuntao to string together.

Now that they are strung together, you can hang them on the tree. When night falls, it will be extremely beautiful with thousands of fluorescent stones lighting up the surrounding area.

As the banquet time approached, the invited guests arrived one after another.

Shen Yizhi invited quite a few people, including Master Changfeng, Wang Qiantang, Qin Bin, Han Baoluo, Su Guangbai and other people who were familiar with him or had had dealings with him, as well as villagers.

She invited every household in the village, but because of the previous monster incident, some families were still in mourning and probably wouldn't come.

As for Qianwu and Kunsan, they are already our own people and there is no need to invite them at all.

A rough estimate shows that there are probably more than a hundred people.

Shen Yizi prepared the food according to the number of two hundred people. After all, even if there was too much food, there would be no need to worry about waste. He could let the villagers take it back, or give it directly to Yichang, the big eater.

Fearing that something might happen, Shen Yizhi asked Yichang to look after Qingbao and not leave him at all. As for Xiaowa and Xiaoxian, he told one of them to patrol around the village while the other stayed at the banquet.

In short, she would never allow anyone to ruin her baby's third birthday party.

In this era, people usually only focus on two birthdays: one year old, a girl's fifteenth birthday (jigui), and a man's twentyth birthday (ruguan). The rest of the birthdays are generally not celebrated in a grand manner.

The third birthday party that Shen Yizi held for Qingbao surprised everyone who attended the party.

Changfeng and others presented their gifts one by one, and Shen Yizhi did not refuse and asked Kun San to accept them.

"Everyone, please don't be polite. Just take whatever you want to eat."

This buffet style is very much to Master Changfeng's liking, and he immediately said with a smile: "Don't worry, Master Shen, I won't be polite to you."

He spotted the target, picked up the plate and started putting food into it.

Roast whole lamb. Give me a piece.

Roast duck, two slices please.

Fried dumplings, three please.

One small cake, please.

Don’t miss out on fruits either…

Seeing that Changfeng, a monk, was so bold, the others stopped being reserved and started eating with their plates.

Three or five people gathered together and chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was very harmonious and happy.

This is exactly the effect Shen Yizi wanted.

Qianwu had the miserable job of a waiter. He had to serve the food quickly wherever there was not enough food.

If the wine is finished, fill it up quickly.

Of course, during the breaks, he would also grab some food to fill his stomach.

As night fell, Shen Yizhi lit a bonfire in a piece of open space that he had specially reserved, and directly put a prepared calf on the fire and started roasting it.

The bonfire made the atmosphere even more lively and exciting.

The happiest ones are the children who are brought here by their parents.

There were countless delicious dishes for them to choose from, and they ate until they were full.

As the birthday boy, Qingbao was shouting and running around with a group of other children, like a little madman.

The whole place was filled with the laughter of children.

When Qing Bao ran over with a group of friends again, Shen Yizhi grabbed him and wiped his face, which was stained like a little cat, and then let him go, but still reminded him worriedly: "Slow down, don't fall."

Qing Bao responded loudly: "I know, mother!"

He ran away without looking back.

Shen Yizhi looked at his small figure, shook his head and smiled helplessly.

Li Chuntao came over with a plate of food, leaned close to her and asked in a low voice: "Sister Zhizhi, isn't your brother-in-law coming?"

Shen Yizhi forked a piece of watermelon and ate it. "Come on, but maybe you got delayed on the way."

Gu Xueting is not the kind of person who would go back on his word. He said that he would come to celebrate Qing Bao's birthday, but he hasn't come yet. She thinks he must have been delayed by something.

Hearing this, Li Chuntao didn't ask any more questions and continued to challenge the delicacies.

Oh, that little cake is so delicious, she wants to eat two more, no, three!

Although Sister Zhizhi said that eating too much of this can easily make you fat.

But who cares? Being fat is fine. They are from the country and don’t care about those things. Being fat even seems like a blessing.

Shen Yizhi looked at the time and it was already eight o'clock.

For people of this era, eight o'clock is already very late and it's time to go to bed.

Some people have already started yawning.

However, Gu Xueting hasn't arrived yet.

Forget it, I won’t wait any longer. Eating the cake is more important.

Shen Yizhi asked Qian Wu to move out the large round table in the main room, take out the three-layer cake that had been prepared long ago from the kitchen, and put it on the table.

The cake has a creamy and fruity flavor. The bottom layer is one meter in diameter, which is really big.

On the top layer, she made a small version of Qingbao, which she was going to eat later! In the middle were three edible candles that she had finally experimented with, representing Qingbao's age.

As soon as the cake appeared, it caused everyone to exclaim in amazement and they gathered around.

Shen Yizhi picked up Qingbao and said to everyone, "Today is Qingbao's third birthday, thank you all for coming to support us!

"This is a birthday cake on the table. I learned how to make it from a biography about a foreign country. The author of the biography said that people in their country eat cakes on their birthdays. The number of candles on the cake represents the age of the person having the birthday. For example, Qingbao is three years old today, so there are three candles on the cake.

"The author also said that if you blow out the candles on your birthday cake and then make a wish, it will be very effective. I don't know if it works, but when it comes to birthdays, the purpose is to have a happy birthday."

Li Chuntao was extremely excited when she heard this, and looked at Qing Bao with envy in her eyes.

He took the lead in clapping, and others followed suit.

Shen Yizhi thanked him repeatedly.

After everyone's applause died down, she placed Qing Bao on the table and said, "Baby, come and blow out these three candles."

Afraid that he didn't understand, she demonstrated it again.

Under the gaze of everyone, Qing Bao tried hard to puff up his cheeks, and with a "puff" sound, he blew out the three candles at once.

As for the saliva that accidentally sprays out during the blowing process, just ignore it.

Shen Yizhi took the lead in clapping, "Baby is great, you blew it out in one go! Make a wish now."

She had taught him how to make a wish before.

Qing Bao closed his eyes, clenched his fists and placed them in front of his chest.

That look was so adorable that it instantly captured the hearts of everyone present, young and old.