Chapter 3322 Reminiscence of Youth
The Zhou family was about to start their feast when Old Lady Liu and Mr. Bai also came over and set up two tables in the next yard.
Originally, they had wanted Zhou Man to invite the princess and the others to have dinner in the courtyard, where it would be quiet and peaceful. But Yin Huo took a fancy to the table set up on the road, so he went to Zhou Man and said, "Let's go out to eat."
Zhou Man looked at Mingda, "Do you want to go out, or use it in the yard?"
Mingda was also interested in the dining table on the road and nodded quickly, "Let's go out."
So everyone at their table sat outside.
The Zhou family’s kitchen was not big enough to entertain the whole village, so they placed a lot of ingredients in the yard and requisitioned the kitchens of two good neighbors to make enough food.
Naturally, there was not enough space for tables in the two courtyards of the Zhou family, so tables were placed along the entire road in front of the door.
Each family marked their own tables and benches and put them out. Country people don't have many rules for banquets. Except for the table in the house where the elders must sit, anyone can sit at the other tables.
Originally, Mingda and his friends were supposed to have their meal in the side yard, but they wanted to sit on the road, so Qian had to temporarily arrange a table for them.
The table had been set up at the entrance of the village. Zhou Man liked the coolness under the banyan tree, so he pulled them to sit under the tree.
Bai Erlang said with a sigh, "Only your family can have such a grand banquet. No other family's banquet is as grand as this one."
Mingda asked curiously, "Don't we have a banquet at home?"
Bai Erlang turned around and asked her, "Do you want to have a banquet to welcome you back?"
Mingda: “Is it okay?”
"Of course." It didn't cost much to have a meal, and his parents would probably be happy too. However... "I don't think my family can invite so many guests."
Mingda was puzzled. "Don't we invite the whole village? We even invited Zhou Man's family."
Bai Erlang: "Our family is different from theirs. Most people in Qili Village are surnamed Zhou, and they are all related to their family. Even those who are not surnamed Zhou have a good relationship with their family, and they are all related to the Zhou family. That's why we can invite them. Our family..."
Why did their family invite the whole village to have dinner together?
Mingda: "Do you need connections to celebrate with the people? Just invite them to a buffet."
Bai Erlang's eyes widened in surprise. "When did you start liking ostentation?"
Mingda: "I just feel happy. Seeing them happy makes me happy too."
"Okay, since you're happy, then please come," Bai Erlang said with a smile, "I'll talk to my father when I get home tonight. But besides them, we also have some relatives and friends to invite."
For example, his uncle's family.
His uncle's family lives in Mianzhou, which is a bit far away, so it will probably take two or three days to prepare in advance.
Mingda thought it was okay as long as she could do it. She turned her head to look at the endless tables and crowds of people, and couldn't help but smile. "Your Qili Village is really interesting."
She had never eaten such a banquet in her life. It was just as the name said, a buffet.
Yin Huo was also very curious and watched with great interest.
As they sat down at the table, some villagers looked over, but because Mingda was there, she had an air of nobility and was a princess, so everyone hesitated for a moment and did not come up.
Zhou Man stood up to pour tea for everyone. The people at the next table then spoke to her, "Manbao, is the person sitting next to you the princess?"
Zhou Man smiled and agreed. Everyone stood up and bowed to Mingda, looking at her curiously. "So this is what the princess looks like. She's really beautiful."
"Yes, she's prettier than Manbao. I never thought the Second Young Master could marry the princess. I even touched her before..."
Mingda had lowered his head and smiled shyly, but when he heard the words, he raised his head and looked at the person who spoke curiously. Seeing that it was an elderly woman, he couldn't help but wonder, "Moping?"
Seeing that the princess actually took the initiative to talk to him, the other party was very excited and immediately replied, "Yes, yes, in the past, the Bai family did not allow the young masters to go near the water. The second young master wanted to learn how to grill fish and said he wanted to learn from some guests, so he asked us to go down to the river to help him catch fish."
Zhou Man interrupted, "Knight."
"Yes, yes, that's the customer." The other party narrowed his eyes and smiled. "You can get ten cents for each fish, no matter how big or small. It's a pity that Zhou Silang and his gang messed up this business later."
She looked at Zhou Man and said, "Manbao, your fourth brother has ruined our plans a lot in the past."
Zhou Man chuckled, "Why didn't my sister-in-law beat him up at that time?"
That requires her to be able to hit someone. Zhou Silang is like a loach. No one can hit him except his parents.
"But Zhou Silang doesn't charge for fishing for the Second Young Master. Manbao, I've been wanting to ask you for a long time, did you ask your fourth brother to steal our business?"
Zhou Man looked confused, "Really? I don't even remember."
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang lowered their heads to suppress their laughter. After a while, they tried to keep a straight face and raised their heads to respond, "Yeah, I don't remember any of these things. When we were kids, we used to grill fish. I remember the adults told us not to play with fire."
The other party thought they had truly forgotten, and hurriedly told them more things to remind them, "Yes, back then you stole our firewood and built a fire by the river to grill fish. As a result, the fish was grilled black, and the three of you ate until your faces were covered in charcoal, but you kept saying it was delicious..."
Yin Huo couldn't help but lower his head and laugh, and whispered: "You still remember that the guest is a knight, but you don't remember catching fish?"
The three parties involved pretended not to hear.
For the people of Qili Village, the most unexpected things were Manbao and Bai Erlang.
One is the little girl they watched grow up. Who could have imagined that a golden phoenix would fly out of this mountain nest and not only become a high-ranking official, but also a princess? Not to mention that it was unbelievable twenty years ago, even now, there are still people in the village who doubt whether the Zhou family is bragging.
One of them also grew up in their care, but he was naughty and mischievous. According to rumors, he was often punished by his teacher. Bai Erlang was even more surprising. Who would have thought that he could marry the emperor's daughter?
Twenty years ago, the young master who battled wits and courage with the servants and went to the river to touch the mud even at the cost of his life; or the young man who went into the mountains with a group of naughty children, found a big rock and competed with others in peeing in the wind; the Bai Erlang who was chased and scolded by his father every day and punished by his teacher to copy books has suddenly become a prince consort...
In contrast, no matter what achievements Bai Shan made, the villagers seemed not surprised.
After all, although he is also naughty and even takes the lead in many things, he is smart. Isn't it natural for smart people to achieve success?
However, the villagers now unanimously believed that Bai Shan was no match for Bai Erlang, and they were discussing privately, "Is this young master of the Bai family the one the children mentioned when they came back, who is not good enough for adults?"
Of course, they only dared to say it in private and did not dare to say it in front of the Zhou and Bai families.
Not only the villagers thought so, but Mrs. Bai also felt the same way.
(End of this chapter)
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