Zhe Jinchun

Chapter 484

Even though he knew that those compliments were not accurate at all, Xiao Gongwang was being praised with a smile all over his face at this time, and his attitude became more gentle, saying hello to everyone he knew and did not know.

Everyone loves to hear good things, and no one is immune to them.

With the arrival of Xiao Gongwang, the birthday man, the hustle and bustle in the flower hall and the colorful shed became louder and louder, and the atmosphere in the field became more and more enthusiastic.

At this moment, a capable man wearing a moon white narrow-sleeved shirt and soap-colored hakama pleats came in from outside the courtyard, and told Xiao Gongwang from outside the crowd: "My lord, the congratulatory gifts are all ready, and they are all placed at the front." In the shed."

Everyone looked back, and those who were familiar with the Xiao family recognized that the person who was speaking was the chief steward of the Xiao residence——Xiao Yi.Because of his respectful deacon, he has been working in the Xiao family since Xiao Yijian, the old master of the previous generation, so he was given the surname Xiao.

Xiao Yi took another step forward at this time, holding a thick book in both hands, and said respectfully: "Master Lang, this is the gift list, please have a look at it."

Xiao Gongwang nodded slightly, a servant had already stepped forward to take the gift list and handed it to him.

A sharp-eyed person in the crowd could see at a glance that the seal of the governor of Yizhou was imprinted on the top of the gift list.

For Xiao Gongwang's birthday, although the Governor of Yizhou never came in person, he sent a congratulatory gift, this alone shows that the Governor of Yizhou attaches great importance to the Xiao family.Looking at the size and thickness of this gift list, and hearing from Xiao Yi that he packed up a rolling shed to store the gifts, we can see how grand the Xiao family's birthday banquet is this time.

People looked eagerly at Xiao Gongwang.

At this time, several gentlemen of the Xiao family had come out to pay respects to Duke Xiao.Everyone stretched their eyes and saw a middle-aged gentleman surrounded by young gentlemen, including a handsome man like Xiao Jixun. For a while, everyone felt that their eyes were not enough.

Although the gentlemen of the Xiao family were not all handsome, they couldn't stand the large number of people, and all of them were young men in their prime, and their clothes were neat and elegant, so standing there would naturally attract everyone's attention.

"Then let's go ahead and have a look." Xiao Gongwang's attitude was both casual and dignified, and after he finished speaking, he handed the gift list to Xiao Jixun who was beside him, and he himself took the lead and walked towards the rolling shed. go.

Speaking of which, this is also a custom only in this dynasty. Birthday gifts are to be displayed where everyone can see them, just like the dowry gifts between a man and a woman during a wedding. They also have to be displayed for everyone to see. , to give people the meaning of joy.

Mr. Shou Xing made a head start here, and it was hard for others to lag behind, so more than half of the congratulators in the flower hall also followed, and all the stars surrounded Mr. Xiao in the middle like a moon, and they went to the roll shed to watch the congratulations together.

The rolling shed is just a few steps away in the yard. When a group of people walked over, there happened to be four healthy servants working together to build a large red lacquered wooden box, shouting "Hey, hey, hey!" Into the roll shed.

Xiao Gongwang stopped and looked over with some surprise.

The box is really huge, and it looks quite heavy. It is very difficult for four strong servants to carry it. The box itself is made of precious nanmu, with four corners wrapped in copper, and the lock of the box lid is carved with exquisite The water sesame pattern looks extraordinary.

"Which family is this a gift again?" Xiao Jixun asked at this moment, looking at Xiao Yi who was accompanying him.

There was a trace of doubt on Xiao Yi's face, he bowed and said: "Return to Mr. Erlang, this is just delivered, I haven't had time to read the gift list." Then he turned to the servants and asked: " Where is the gift slip?"

The servants were all trying their best to carry the box, and the veins on their necks had all come out. How could they have the energy to answer Xiao Yi's words?He shook his head with a blushing face to express his ignorance.

Fortunately, the rolling shed was in sight, and several people put down the box with great difficulty, and one of them replied to Xiao Yi panting heavily: "If you go back to the chief steward, the gift list is kept in the porter outside, and I will go get it right away."

Xiao Yi nodded, and Xiao Jixun who was beside him didn't ask any more questions.

In fact, since the He clan was exterminated for treasonous crimes, the reputation of the Xiao family in Jiangyang County has reached a new height. Now, apart from the Hou Fan clan of Han'an Township, even the Cheng clan, who has been counted for hundreds of years, , will also be suppressed by the Xiao family for half of the head.As for the Qin family from outside, they are only getting better now, so how can they compare with the prosperity of the Xiao family?
Under such circumstances, there were more people rushing to curry favor with birthday gifts than usual, and because of this, no one took this sudden large box of gifts seriously.

The servant who said he wanted to go back to get the gift list left quickly, and a white-faced steward who was specially guarding the rolling shed came to push the lid of the wooden box.

After all, this kind of big congratulatory gift must be displayed for everyone to appreciate, so as to show the dignity of the host family.

Everyone gathered around, waiting for the lid to open with great interest, and there were even some discussions among the crowd.

"Such a big box, could it be the whole big jade carving?" someone said.

Someone else speculated: "Looking at the rules of this box, there may be a whole coral in it."

Another person said: "I think it may be a mountain stone. Didn't you see how hard those servants were lifting it? It must be a stone to be so heavy."

Another person sneered and said, "I see you are all stupid, these hard things are put in the box, and they shatter when touched."

While everyone was discussing, the white-faced steward tried to push the lid of the box, who would have thought that the lid wouldn't open after this push.

Then someone laughed and said, "Hey, it can't be opened yet. What's inside? It's curious."

These words spoke out the feelings of more than half of the people.

Given such a large and exquisite box, there is no lock on the lock, only the pin buckle is fastened, and it should be opened with a push, but they can't open it, and everyone is naturally more curious Don't worry, a few young gentlemen squeezed in front of the box to watch the fun.

The white-faced steward was also very surprised, he let out a soft "Yeah", and looked at the box carefully again. After confirming that it was not locked, he once again used both hands to lift it up with all his strength. .

There was a loud bang, and the lid of the box opened in response, followed by a muffled bang, and something in the box stood upright.

The white-faced steward was taken aback, and quickly took two steps back to take a closer look. Who would have thought that his legs and feet would go weak immediately after seeing this, and he sat down on the ground with a "ouch" sound. There was no trace of blood on his face at this moment.

In that box, there were actually two people sitting upright!
No, that can't be called a person, but should be called a dead body.

Sitting on the top of the box were two corpses that looked like they had been dead for a long time!

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