Chapter 216 Ji Rong Prepares the Banquet (2)
Qing Guangzi heard that Ji Rong had come to him to borrow cultivators to serve as waiters at a banquet, and that it would be for a fee.
He opened and closed his mouth repeatedly, but finally said, "Junior sister, you have only just established your own residence. There is really no need to hold a banquet. It will not be too late to hold one when you have income."
Ji Rong shook her head and said, "Senior brother, you don't know this, I just want to hold a simple banquet and invite everyone to have a meal."
Then she pointed to the knife tied to her claws and said, "If we're talking about skills, I only have knife skills. After I hold this banquet, I will ask the Palace Master to let me take the cultivators on the mountain to the dismantling workshop to do some dismantling and dismemberment work."
"Brother Qingguangzi, I need to hold this banquet as soon as possible. If it's delayed, even if I don't end up going to the unloading workshop, the servants and boys won't be willing to work for me anymore."
When Qing Guangzi heard that Ji Rong actually wanted to go to the unloading workshop, he was overjoyed.
The Unloading Workshop was founded by Master Ling Xiaozi, but her disciples who practiced killing techniques all died young, so the Unloading Workshop has always been affiliated with the Medicine Pavilion.
When Qing Guangzi heard Ji Rong explain her intentions, he immediately pictured his second senior brother, Qing Qizi, locking himself in his room and cursing. He found Ji Rong incredibly adorable.
He stroked his sparse white beard and said, "Junior sister, you have great ambition. It is only right for your senior brother to help you. My third disciple, who is also your nephew He Sui, who is in charge of the Li Dan Room, has always loved to throw banquets."
"Let Hesui bring her disciples and attendants from the Danfang to help you prepare this banquet. I will also instruct her to make sure it is a grand and impressive affair."
Ji Rong grinned and said, "Senior brother, I have limited resources and don't care about being in the limelight. I just want everyone to be happy together."
Thus, He Sui, who was preparing for the Dan Appreciation Ceremony at Lidanfang, was ordered by her master to stop her work and have the entire household go up Shoudao Mountain to host a banquet for Qing Jizi.
Before leaving, Qing Guangzi stood up, stared intently at his apprentice, grinned, and said in a deep voice, "Sui, you've always loved hosting banquets, so you'd better take good care of Qing Jizi this time."
Qing Guangzi spoke seriously, and He Sui was frightened. That very day, she went to find Ji Rong and said that she would serve her master well and would return after her master's banquet was over.
Ji Rong could only advise her that it was not the right time to hold a banquet, and then asked Shan Zhongfeng to send her back to the Li Huo Room.
After this experience, He Sui felt that although the new junior uncle's cultivation level was not high, he was very gentle.
Three days later, He Sui calculated the days and felt that it was time to go to Shoudao Mountain to manage affairs, so she led a group of disciples and servants up the mountain.
Ji Rong had no choice but to arrange for them to stay in the newly built residence.
Then, Ji Rong showed the order form to He Sui.
He Sui took the list from Ji Rong's hand and looked at it. She felt dizzy. The old skin on her face stretched and drooped because of her intense emotions.
He Sui held the list and asked Ji Rong, "Uncle-Master Qing Ji Zi, isn't this ingredient list a bit too simple?"
"Since you are of such high status, shall we arrange some singing and dancing to liven things up?"
Ji Rong stretched his neck and brought his head close to He Sui's face, asking, "Nephew, there are already eight bowls and plates here, is that considered simple?"
I used to eat from one big bowl, and my two siblings and I had to share it!
He Sui wanted to refute, but then he saw the bird and fox sitting next to him, whose eyes were always squinting, nodding repeatedly and saying, "That's right. Even after we met Lord Jue, we only had four dishes to eat. Since it was a simple banquet, eight bowls and dishes were already very good, and there were even two kinds of fine wine!"
He Sui wanted to leave, but she didn't dare. She patted her chest, forced a smile, and said, "Uncle-Master, how about this? I've managed to save up some money over the years. I'll buy you four more dishes and invite the cultivators from Yaochi to perform two dances."
After saying this, He Sui felt as if his heart was bleeding.
But Ji Rong didn't appreciate it at all. She glared at He Sui with her big, beady eyes and said, "Nephew, Senior Brother Qingpingzi only ordered four dishes, and the other senior brothers and sisters only ordered one to three dishes. I have already doubled the amount according to this standard."
We can't be so wasteful. Look, there are only a few cultivators on this mountain, Uncle. If we bring more spiritual treasures, we won't be able to finish them all. Wouldn't that be a waste?
As for singing and dancing, my brother and sister are servants who have undergone special training by the elegant ladies of Guangyang Palace. They can sing and dance, so we can just have them perform a short piece.
What, what should we do! This martial uncle is completely unyielding!
Unable to come up with a solution, He Sui had no choice but to seek help from his master, Qing Guangzi.
She thought to herself that she had to explain to her master that it wasn't that she was being lazy or didn't want to properly prepare a banquet for her Uncle Qing Ji Zi, but that her Uncle Qing Ji Zi was out of his mind and wouldn't even accept the precious materials offered to her to make a good impression.
He Sui recounted the story, and Qing Guangzi listened while inwardly praising Ji Rong's intelligence. As fellow cultivators, Ji Rong's mind was truly quick!
Other senior brothers, sisters, junior brothers, and junior sisters, do they know how Ji Rong is doing at Shoudao Mountain? His disciple Gu Lin, Qing Guangzi, has been called to supervise the construction. How could they not know the situation?
That was a desolate mountain. Apart from its abundant spiritual energy, Qing Guangzi could see no other benefits on this barren mountain.
But his junior sister is truly amazing! While other cultivators, upon reaching high positions, invariably try every means to maintain appearances, his junior sister is different; she doesn't care about saving face at all.
It is said that the gate tower was built in a very simple style. There were no servants guarding the gate or pillars, and not even a jade mountain was pasted on it.
You can't find fault with her, after all, she's polite and knows how to behave appropriately.
Although she was frugal with herself, as soon as her new place was built, she thought about hosting a banquet to thank her fellow students.
According to Gu Lin, Ji Rong even made many tables and stools adorned with jade for this purpose.
She has already done so well, so how could they, as her senior brothers and sisters, complain about the host's food being unpresentable when they are guests?
So Qingguangzi, unusually, grinned and said to Hesui, "It's alright, do whatever she wants. She will pay you after the banquet, so you can keep the money without worry."
He Sui, she only borrowed waiters from us, why do you care how many bowls and dishes she has at her banquet?
"Your cultivation is unlikely to improve any further, and you're getting old. Save your wealth for your retirement."
Since becoming Qingguangzi's disciple, Hesui had never seen him so easy to talk to.
Her mind was in turmoil, and for a moment she didn't know whether her master, Kiyohiroko, was telling the truth, or whether he was just too lazy to care and wanted to let his aunt, Kiyohiko, make a fool of herself.
However, this was beyond her control. Upon returning to Shoudao Mountain, He Sui posted a note on a pillar inside the Shoudao Palace, checking and filling in any gaps in Ji Ronglie's list, and then assigning tasks to the cultivators she had brought, so that they would not make any mistakes.
He Sui also watched Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing's elegant dance. To be honest, although they danced with difficulty, it seemed very thin because there were too few of them.
But Ji Rong thought it was acceptable, so He Sui kept quiet and clapped his hands in approval.
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