Chapter 508, Buffet (Two chapters in one)
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang took their seven puppies down the mountain after breakfast. While they were training the puppies to track scents, they saw the villagers of Taohua Village going out of the village. They were curious for a moment and asked the village chief who was passing by.
"Village Chief, is there a market today? Why are you all leaving?"
The village chief smiled and said, "It's not the market. The son of the richest man in Taoyuan Town is getting married today. I heard that his family will prepare a buffet, and everyone wants to go and share in the joy."
Rice Flower: "Is that so? Then go quickly."
The village chief said goodbye and then hurried to catch up with the villagers ahead.
After everyone left, Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang with a smile: "There's a buffet."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Why, you want to join in the fun too?"
Daohua: "I have nothing to do anyway, so I might as well go and take a look."
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "Alright, after seeing this we will have experience in the future."
Daohua wondered, "What kind of experience do you want?"
Xiao Yeyang didn't answer, so he called Defu and asked him to send the seven puppies back.
Daohua stopped them and said, "No need to send them back. This is a good opportunity to let them go out and see the world."
Seeing that Defu and Dexi were following him, and Wang Maner and Bishi were following Daohua, Xiao Yeyang thought that taking care of seven puppies was enough, so he didn't say anything.
After sending someone to tell Granny Gu and Gu Jian, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang followed the villagers to the town. Along the way, they saw many villagers coming from other villages.
Defu tutted his words twice, "As expected of the richest family, they are very generous. I guess they have attracted villagers from the surrounding villages here today."
Wang Maner curled her lips and said, "These rich people just have too much money and don't know where to spend it. They like to do things to show off themselves so that others will think they are great and amazing."
Daohua heard the conversation and shook her head. "Their purpose isn't just to show off their wealth. By hosting a buffet, they can not only give back to the villagers and gain their gratitude, but also enhance their reputation. Why not?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "That's right, happiness is better shared than happiness alone. When my family has a happy event and I can afford to prepare it, I naturally want to share it with everyone. If I get married, I will also hold a buffet."
Daohua looked over and asked: "Do you have that much money?"
Xiao Yeyang: "If I can't even earn enough money to host a wedding banquet, then am I still a man?"
Daohua sneered: "Yes, yes, you are a real man."
Seeing Daohua's perfunctory attitude, Xiao Yeyang felt a little depressed. Then, an idea struck him and he asked, "Do you like lively scenes like weddings?"
Daohua pondered for a moment and said, "When it comes to getting married, whether the wedding is lively or not is secondary. The most important thing is whether the person you are marrying is the right one. If you don't marry the right person, no matter how lively the wedding is, it will just be a carnival for others."
Xiao Yeyang: "I'm asking what kind of wedding you imagine?"
Daohua glanced at him and said, "I haven't thought about it. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to get married."
Xiao Yeyang frowned: "What do you mean you are not in a hurry to get married?"
Daohua: "What I mean is that I want to stay at home for a few more years. I will ask my mother to promise to arrange a marriage for me after I turn eighteen."
"What?!"
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua in shock, and said anxiously, "Auntie won't agree to this. Other girls can discuss marriage after they reach the age of 15."
Daohua glanced at him and said, "That's someone else's girl. Our family is different."
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua and shook his head: "I don't believe your family will agree."
Daohua chuckled twice: "You're not my parents, how do you know they won't agree?"
Looking at Daohua's determined look, Xiao Yeyang looked depressed and kept silent.
Soon, the two arrived in the town. Their outstanding appearance and extraordinary demeanor attracted everyone's attention as soon as they arrived.
Seeing that a long buffet had been set up on the street, both of them looked around curiously.
Daohua glanced at the banquet. Each table had 24 dishes, and the dishes were quite good. She couldn't help but ask Xiao Yeyang, "Should we sit down and have a meal?"
Xiao Yeyang had never eaten such a buffet before, and he was a little curious: "Since we are here, let's try it."
The two decided to sit down, but they waited for a long time before being seated.
Every time a table was set up or vacated, a villager would immediately rush to sit down. The two of them couldn't save face and could only stand by and watch.
In the end, Defu and Wang Maner stood up and when a new table was set up, they fought with the villagers and finally got a seat.
Unlike other tables, the table where Daohua and Xiao Yeyang were sitting was particularly quiet. Not to mention that everyone was talking and laughing in a lively atmosphere, but at their table, everyone else was only focused on looking at Daohua and Xiao Yeyang.
"What a handsome young man and young lady!"
"Who are they?"
"Such a respectable person should sit in the courtyard of the villager's house instead of competing with us for the buffet."
Compared to everyone whispering, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang were eating openly.
"This sweet Shaobai is good, you should try it."
Whenever Daohua found something delicious, she would pick up some for Xiao Yeyang.
"The meatballs are delicious, and the braised chicken is also good."
When Xiao Yeyang finds something he likes, he will give it to Daohua.
During this time, seeing that no one was eating much, Daohua smiled and said, "Everyone, eat."
The other people at the table nodded quickly: "Just eat it." Their movements were more polite than those at other tables.
Seeing that Daohua and Xiao Yeyang were getting along well, everyone gradually relaxed their restraint, and some of the brave ones even took the initiative to chat with them.
Passerby A: "Sir and girl, why don't you go to the farmhouse to eat?"
Daohua smiled and said, "It's not easy for us to go if the villager didn't invite us."
Passerby B: "How could that be? All the wealthy families and gentry around Taoyuan Town have accepted the banker's invitation. It is said that the banker has also hired people from the county town."
Xiao Yeyang: "We are not from Sha County."
Passerby A: "Who are those two?"
Xiao Yeyang didn't say anything, Daohua said, "Our family is in the capital city."
Passerby B: "I see. I was wondering, the gentleman and the lady don't look like people from our area."
Passerby A: "It's rare that the young man and the young lady don't look down on us rough people and are willing to eat at the same table with us."
Daohua immediately said, "Don't say that, old man. We are just like everyone else. We are here to share in the good fortune of the village."
Just then, the manager of the banker came over with a few servants. Someone had already noticed Daohua and Xiao Yeyang and thought they were unusual, so they reported them to the banker.
As soon as the butler came over, he smiled and bowed, "I am the butler of the Zhuang Mansion. I am sorry for neglecting you two guests. I am sorry for not entertaining you well. Please follow me to the main courtyard and take your seats."
As the steward of the banker, he had followed the master to social events and events over the years. He could tell at a glance that these two people were definitely not the young masters and young ladies of ordinary families.
Xiao Yeyang peeled a shrimp for Daohua and placed it in her bowl, motioning her to eat. He then glanced at the housekeeper and said, "We just happened to be passing by. We saw there was a buffet and wanted to share in your family's joy. We didn't prepare any gifts, so it's not appropriate for us to come to your house. Please go back, housekeeper."
The housekeeper wanted to say something, but Defu, who was eating at another table, walked over and said, "Housekeeper, please go back quickly. Your family has a happy event today, so I guess they'll be very busy. My master will leave after eating, so there's no need to entertain him."
Although the words were spoken politely, the tone did not allow for rejection.
The butler looked at the smiling Defu and felt a little nervous. He was about to agree when a slightly arrogant voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"Hey, you guys are not giving face to the banker?"
The housekeeper turned around and found that it was the mistress's nephew. He thought it was not good, and immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "My dear cousin, the two guests do not want to enter the house, and we do not want to disturb them. Please come back with me."
Unexpectedly, the young cousin was not moved at all and snorted coldly: "Don't you understand the principle that the guest should follow the host's wishes?" Just as he was about to say a few more words, he accidentally glanced at Daohua's face. His eyes suddenly lit up and he walked over in a few steps.
"My lady, the banquet in the mansion is more..."
Before he could finish his words, he flew backwards and landed several meters away.
Xiao Yeyang calmly retracted his legs and glanced coldly at the housekeeper who hadn't reacted yet: "Now, immediately, get this annoying guy out of here, otherwise..."
Hearing Xiao Yeyang's cold voice, the butler shuddered and immediately called a servant to help his cousin.
After being helped up, the young master refused to give in and pointed at Xiao Yeyang: "How dare you attack me? Do you know who I am? My brother-in-law is the magistrate of Sha County."
As he spoke, he looked at the housekeeper angrily and said, "What are you still standing there for? Go and arrest that man for me. I will make him know what I am doing."
His words were interrupted again. Defu fiercely grabbed the young master's hand and pried it apart with force: "How dare you point your dog paw at my master? Are you tired of living?"
The cousin's face was instantly twisted with pain. He wanted to pull his hand away, but he couldn't move at all.
When the housekeeper saw that his cousin revealed his family name and the other party didn't care at all, he felt that he was in trouble and was sweating profusely. He wanted to beg for mercy, but when he saw Defu's cold face, his throat tightened and he couldn't open his mouth.
Seeing that everyone around was so frightened that they didn't even dare to eat, Daohua put down her chopsticks in frustration: "Why are there such annoying flies everywhere? My good mood is ruined like this. I'm leaving. I won't eat anymore."
Having said that, he stood up and left the table.
Xiao Yeyang also stood up, glanced at the cousin coldly, and started to chase the rice flowers.
As soon as the two of them left, Wang Maner and Bishi hurriedly followed.
Defu looked at the housekeeper coldly: "Since your family is celebrating a wedding today, my master will not pursue the matter. However, with such relatives who are always causing trouble, you should stay away from them as much as possible."
Having said that, he let go of the cousin.
The cousin lost his balance and staggered back a few steps before falling to the ground.
Defu said coldly: "Wipe your dog eyes clean before you go out next time. There are some people in this world you can't afford to offend." After saying that, he shook his sleeves and turned away.
The housekeeper bowed and saw him off. After the man had walked away, he dared to ask someone to help the young master. He said angrily, "Young master, you've caused trouble this time. Please send him back."
He handed the man to the servant and left in a hurry. He couldn't handle this matter and had to report it to the master.
After leaving the table, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang both looked unhappy.
Daohua: "I came here with great excitement, but left disappointed." I finally got the chance to experience local customs, but it was gone just like that.
Xiao Yeyang thought about the way his cousin looked at Daohua, and felt uncomfortable.
Both of them walked down the street with little interest.
Xiao Yeyang carefully looked around the town streets. Seeing an embroidery shop, he immediately walked in with Daohua in his hand. "Do you have any veils?"
The clerk looked at the two men's elegant attire and immediately said with a smile, "Yes, yes, please wait a moment." After that, he immediately ran to the warehouse and took out several veil hats that had been piled up for a long time.
Girls in rural towns are not so particular and don’t like to wear veils. These ones were brought back from the provincial capital by the proprietress. They have been in the store for one or two years and have never been sold.
When the waiter brought out the veil hat, Xiao Yeyang picked out a ginger-yellow one and said, "The material is not very good, you just wear it for now." As he said that, he put it on Daohua himself.
Daohua didn't move, letting Xiao Yeyang put it on her. She just pouted and said unhappily, "It's so annoying. I have to wear this even when I come to the countryside."
As Xiao Yeyang was tying his belt, he asked, "Do you want me to ask Defu to teach that guy a lesson again?"
Daohua shook her head and said, "Forget it. Today is the Zhuang family's big day. We took the initiative to go and eat at their table. It would be bad to cause trouble for them."
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "Alright, didn't that bastard say that the Sha County Magistrate was his brother-in-law? He's not afraid of not being able to find him."
Daohua: "Don't mess around, I heard from my brother that the Sha County Magistrate is not bad."
Xiao Yeyang snorted coldly: "It better be good, otherwise, he won't be able to be the county magistrate anymore."
On the side, the guy listened to what the two said, his heart beating fast.
Oh my God, who are these two? Not only do they not show any respect to the county magistrate, they even look like they want to settle a score with him?
Does this count as eavesdropping on other people's secrets?
The guy, who usually loved listening to storytelling, suddenly thought of countless murders in his mind, and was so scared that his legs began to tremble.
In the story, people would kill for a little bit of silver. Now that he heard the secret concerning the county magistrate, he would definitely be killed to silence him.
Daohua put on her veil hat and saw the waiter looking at her and Xiao Yeyang with a pale face, as if he was frightened.
Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang suspiciously, giving him a look that said, "What have you done to me?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head and thought, "I didn't do anything. Is this guy a fool?" He asked with a straight face, "How much?"
The guy shook his head tremblingly: "I don't want your money." He just begged them not to kill him.
Xiao Yeyang and Daohua looked at each other in surprise.
"Let's go."
Xiao Yeyang pulled up Daohua and went out directly. This guy was a little abnormal, so it would be better to leave early.
Seeing his master had left, Defu took out a dime of silver and placed it directly on the counter. He glanced at the clerk and said speechlessly, "How could my master owe you money for a veil hat?"
(End of this chapter)
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