Chapter 753 The most important thing in a person's life is family.
Nineteen, who had been coaxed to tears by the little dewdrop, quickly raised his hand and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand. He held the dewdrop tightly and bowed to Li's father and the others.
When Shijiu returned, the entire Li family was finally assembled. Li's mother waved her hand and announced the start of the banquet.
Two tables were set up in the main hall of the Li family home, and three more tables were set up in the side hall, which was enough to accommodate the dozens of people.
Originally, Li Dalang, Li Erlang, Wang Dadan, Gao Haiping, and the Guo brothers were arranged to sit at one table, but Li Dalang was so popular with the children that he went to the side hall and sat at one table with them.
"Sanlang, Silang, please don't be offended. I've been away from home for over a year, and my family has been thinking of me a lot. I apologize for the lack of hospitality today..."
Li Dalang stood up and said this to Guo Sanlang and Guo Silang. Guo Sanlang was not the type to really pick on people. He quickly stood up and raised his hand to stop Li Dalang from speaking, "Cousin, what are you saying?"
How could Silang and I not understand, having been separated from our closest relatives for so long?
Cousin, please go ahead. Having your younger cousin accompany you is more than enough.
Li Erlang picked up the wine cup and handed it to Li Dalang. Li Dalang drank the wine in the cup in one gulp in front of the Guo brothers, saying, "In that case, thank you, Sanlang and Silang. Everything is contained in this wine."
Li Erlang was indeed a clever fellow; his year as an official had given him plenty of experience in navigating the complexities of human relationships.
After Li Dalang offered the wine and went to the side hall, Li Erlang picked up his wine cup again. He looked at Guo Sanlang, but only poured another cup of wine for Guo Silang.
"Since your grandfather said that you need to take medicine to regulate your body, it's best to drink less wine."
My cousin is getting on in years; let him drink this wine.
Guo Silang completely agreed with Li Erlang's words. Having someone who treated him like an adult and took him seriously made Guo Silang feel instantly taller and more important.
"Yes, we'll do as my second cousin says!"
Before Li Erlang could say anything more, Guo Silang picked up the wine cup, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.
Li Erlang, holding the wine cup, still had some polite words left unsaid, but seeing Guo Silang's behavior, he couldn't help but laugh, "Good! My cousin is so generous, then I won't say anything more."
After drinking his wine, Li Erlang toasted Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping, who were sitting at the same table as them.
Because Li Erlang was still wearing his round-necked official robe when he returned home from his shift, Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping realized that Li Erlang was already a rank official at his age.
Therefore, before the banquet started, Wang Dadan secretly said to Gao Haiping, "I heard the boss say that he has an extremely intelligent younger brother. I thought he could be that smart."
Who knew that would be so clever!
At such a young age, he's already an official in Chang'an!
"The boss really treats us like family, otherwise he wouldn't have brought us here to introduce ourselves."
"Just look at how the boss's family treats us. I even feel like the gifts we bought today were a bit too meager."
Although the two jars of wine brought by Dr. Liang and the young boy from Shaoyang were opened at the banquet, they were just small jars weighing two jin each.
Therefore, it would be quite good if each of these dozens of people could get a cup.
If you drink less alcohol, you'll eat more food.
As night approached, only scraps of food remained on the tables, and no one was drunk.
Later, Li Erxiong and Li Sanniang first sent the old doctor Liang, the young boy from Shaoyang, and Fang Chengxian back to the backyard next door before they were finally satisfied.
Li Erxiong and Li Erlang then settled the Guo brothers down to sleep. When the two returned to the main hall, they saw Shijiu, along with Wang Dadan, Gao Haiping, and Song Dalang (Song Fuling's father), helping Li's mother and sister-in-law tidy up the table.
This meal was ordered from Jin Family Restaurant. Those exquisite plates will be collected tomorrow; they need to be kept separate from our own tableware.
"Brother Wang, Brother Gao, please stop! You are guests, how can we let you get involved?"
Wang Dadan smiled but didn't reply, his hands still moving. Gao Haiping, while deftly wiping the table with a rag, replied, "Hey, it's just a quick job. I've had a big meal tonight, so it's good to get some exercise. It's no problem, no problem at all."
After everything was finally settled, Li Dalang and Li Erlang, carrying lanterns, led Wang Dadan, Gao Haiping, Shijiu, and Song Dalang to the front yard, where there were two empty rooms that could accommodate the four of them.
Once everything was arranged, and they could hear the night watchman's clapper sounding in the street outside, the Li family finally had a chance to say a few words.
Li San Niang was holding the sleeping Lu Zhu'er in her arms. Seeing this, Li's mother handed the lantern to Qiu Xiang: "You and Qiu Xiang should take Lu Zhu'er and Fu Ling and go back to sleep quickly."
Didn't they say there was still one day off?
No need to get up early tomorrow, sleep in a little longer.
After seeing Li San Niang and the others off, Li's mother also told Wu Qiaolan and her daughter Bao Ya to go to sleep, "Take the lamp with you, there's still hot water in the kitchen, go and use it if you want to soak your feet."
Qiaolan doesn't need to get up early tomorrow; she can sleep in a little longer. I'll buy breakfast from the street later.
After carrying a lantern, Brother Li escorted his parents to the gate of the courtyard, and watched them go inside before heading back to his own courtyard.
In the quiet of the night, Brother Li and his family of five finally had time to sit down and have a good chat.
Little Liulang, who had been asleep for a long time, was placed on the low couch by Sister-in-law Li. Under the dim light of the two candlesticks in the room, Sister-in-law Li finally had the opportunity and time to take a good, careful look at her son, Li Dalang, whom she had not seen for more than a year.
"Take off your clothes so I can see."
Li Dalang looked up at Li Dasao in shock, not expecting that he would not be able to escape this time after all.
“Mother, I went there to make a name for myself, and now that I’m back safe and sound, that’s a good thing.”
It's late at night, what's so interesting about this?
Under the dim light, Li Dalang's embarrassment was not visible, but his tone of voice revealed his awkwardness.
"Besides, my son is already so big, how can he be shown to his mother?"
With a "smack," it was the sound of Sister-in-law Li slamming her hand on the table. Only after slamming her hand on the table did she vaguely remember that Xiao Liulang was still asleep on the low couch. She carefully looked down at the low couch and saw that Xiao Liulang was still sleeping soundly, so she was relieved.
"You are my child, what's wrong with me taking a look at you before we get married?"
"Once you get married, I won't care anymore!"
After saying this, Sister-in-law Li looked at Brother Li with an attitude that made it clear that the past could not be forgotten.
Brother Li, who hadn't spoken until now, reached out and gently comforted Sister-in-law Li. "Sigh," a long sigh escaped Brother Li's lips.
"Although I have never participated in a major battle, my days and nights patrolling Chang'an City have not been easy."
When I was young, I always tried to be strong, thinking that I wouldn't let my grandma and grandma know that I was hurt, because I didn't want to hurt them, and it was for their own good.
But later, what your grandmother said really woke me up.
Tiger Head, we are family. We are bound by an unbreakable blood relationship and share weal and woe.
In the future, I will still be buried with your mother.
In this life, the most important thing is family.
Tiger Head, since we're willing to let you join the army, it means we can accept the possibility that you might get hurt for your future.
But as family, you need to let us know what kind of injury you suffered and how you got it, so we can feel at ease.
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