From Jiu Shu's world

Chapter 171 Birthday Banquet
In the early morning of the next day, gongs and drums were beating up and down Renjia Town, and every household even set off firecrackers at the door.All the horse thieves were wiped out, and the town was restored to peace. For ordinary people like them, they couldn't be happier.

Today, the militia and the security team were treated like heroes. In the yamen, a large table of food and drink was set up. Everyone was very happy, and there was a momentum of drinking from morning to night.

The militia team celebrated happily in the yamen, and Uncle Jiu was also invited to a restaurant in this town to watch a group of people prepare a birthday dinner for him.

Uncle Jiu was originally a prominent figure who defended one side. Although in the past, those squires took into account Uncle Jiu's status as a Taoist priest and lived in Yizhuang, they didn't move around much except for respect, but every birthday, these squires would help Uncle Jiu. Enthusiastically organized.

And Uncle Jiu’s birthday this year is even more lively, because Zhang Xuan and Ren Tingting used Uncle Jiu’s feng shui array to protect Ren’s family town for 20 years and get the right to use the old church, so everyone knows about it.

After a period of time, they also felt that the business was much better, and those who followed Ren Tingting and Henry Zhang made a lot of money, so whether it was flattery or respect, they all came together today.

"Master Li, give me an 80-year-old mahogany heart!"

"Master Tan, give me a copy of the 80-year-old Ganoderma lucidum!"

"Master Wang, give me a 90-year-old jujube tree heart."

There were quite a few squires who came, and some of them were relatively unfamiliar faces, so this time Ren Tingting and Henry Zhang were temporarily responsible for receiving gifts and welcoming guests.

Uncle Jiu is a Taoist priest, so the squires don't send gold and silver, but peach wood and jujube wood, which are spiritual woods that exorcise evil spirits.Some people send gifts like herbs or longevity peaches.

The age of the things they give is also very particular, more than a hundred is a treasure, and all treasures are not accepted.

Everyone knows that Uncle Jiu used to protect one party, even if he took these things, he used them on everyone, so the person who gave them felt that it was not a loss, and Uncle Jiu didn't feel guilty about taking them away.

But those over a hundred years old are not usually found. Uncle Jiu felt ashamed to accept these gifts for nothing, so he had already sent a message a few years ago that they would not accept them if they were over a hundred years old.

However, everyone has formed a tacit understanding that they are all from the 90s and [-]s, which is in line with the rules and not too rude, so Uncle Jiu had no choice but to let them go.

This year's Uncle Jiu's birthday, many people came, but Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng didn't worry about the banquet at all, because when the owner of the restaurant heard that it was Uncle Jiu's birthday, he didn't care what you ordered, and all discounts were reached. Enough is enough.

You must know that in the past, Uncle Jiu’s birthday banquets were organized by the squires. This year, Uncle Jiu’s two apprentices suddenly grew up. If they want to honor their master, everyone is happy to help them. They tacitly give them a discount .

The country gentry who entered the wine table also pointed to the two senior brothers Qiu Shengwencai who were busy going forward, and praised: "Uncle Jiu, you really have taken in two filial apprentices."

When Uncle Jiu heard this, his face was bright, and he smiled and said, "Where are you, two monkeys."

Uncle Jiu saw it clearly, although he knew that there were two tables of wine and food, such as roast pig and roast duck, and his two apprentices who had just started to go out to catch ghosts by themselves might still be able to make it together, but there were almost five tables of food, for sure It was these people who secretly helped.

But with the filial piety towards his apprentice, he felt very comfortable, and the smiling face tonight never stopped.

At this time, Ren Tingting came up with a big cake, and Henry Zhang came up with a birthday peach. The two put this thing in the middle of the table, and said in unison: "Uncle Shi (Uncle Jiu) happy birthday."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Uncle Jiu nodded with a smile, and then nodded to Wen Cai Qiusheng with a smile, "You too, sit down and eat."

After everyone was seated, the elder among the country gentry raised his glass and said, "Uncle Jiu, I wish you a happy birthday. The stability of the Ren family town is all thanks to Uncle Jiu."

"Yes, yes, Uncle Jiu has worked hard." "Uncle Jiu was able to eliminate the horse thief last night."

The squires at the table were all holding Uncle Jiu one by one, and Uncle Jiu also raised his glass and said modestly: "Everyone praises you, the safety of Renjia Town depends on everyone's own efforts, Lin just did his best." It's all about effort."

After drinking for three rounds, the atmosphere at the wine table began to become lively, and there were also some people talking about homely things, and asked Uncle Jiu about this common Feng Shui taboo.

Of course, Uncle Jiu wouldn't talk to everyone if it was a matter of Taoism, so as not to reveal the secret, which would be bad for himself and everyone.

But all the people here are country gentlemen who often go out to do business, so Uncle Jiu is happy to mention some things that need attention during the walk.

For example, when a ghost hits a wall, it is best not to spit or urinate on a child, which may irritate the little ghost.

Another example is that when you go out to stay in a restaurant, remember not to sit when you see those empty tables serving wine and food, because the store may be open day and night, and it is easy to run into trouble with little ghosts.

Uncle Jiu talked about this taboo vividly, and with his identity, those people nodded repeatedly. Some of them who often ran out even talked about the strange things they had encountered over the years. After Uncle Jiu mentioned it, Ask for answers.

The wine table was originally a liaison place, and here between the squire and Uncle Jiu, Henry Zhang and Ren Tingting were not forgotten, boasting one by one.Not only was Uncle Jiu happy to hear it, but the atmosphere at the wine table was also very lively.

Some people even talked a little bit, and after two glasses of good wine, they actually negotiated a lot of cooperation, and all of them showed satisfaction.

And the people at the other table looked eagerly. They came to celebrate Uncle Jiu's birthday for the first time this year. Some of them came to congratulate Uncle Jiu specially because of the horse thief incident.

But some of them were jealous of Uncle Ninth's table of squires who hooked up with Ren Tingting and Henry Zhang's line, and took the business to other provinces, making a lot of money.So today I want to come to build a relationship and see if I can get a ride.

"Hey, Boss Wang, why are you so absent-minded? I heard that your son is going to get married in a few days?"

Wang Fagui, who was peeking at Uncle Jiu's table, was taken aback by this question, and then realized that he was still at the table, couldn't help but smile awkwardly, and then said: "Hurry up, hurry up, I'll go pick up my relatives in a few days, everyone Guys, remember to come and support us."

Wang Fagui is about 40 years old, with white face and no beard, his face is slightly rounded, and he looks middle-aged and rich.He came to Uncle Jiu’s birthday party today not to congratulate him. He didn’t mean to be drunk, but to be rich and honored, in order to get on the line of Henry Zhang and Ren Tingting.

Wang Fagui originally wanted to take advantage of his son's marriage to send invitations to get online with Henry Zhang and the others, but he was worried that he didn't know how to leave the meeting.Now that the person at the same table said this, it was exactly what he wanted.

He raised his wine glass and drank a glass as a sign, then bowed his body slightly, and said with a smile: "Excuse me, everyone, I'll go over here to toast Uncle Jiu and send you a wedding invitation."

Seeing this, everyone at the banquet responded repeatedly, and hurriedly said: "Happy events should be happy."

Wang Fagui took the invitation card and walked over to Uncle Jiu's table, but the atmosphere at the table suddenly became cold, one of them put down his wine glass, and said mockingly: "Hmph, even the invitation card is ready, I'm afraid it's because I was prepared." I came here just to get acquainted with Young Master Zhang and Miss Ren."

The person next to him picked up a mouthful of food, chewed it twice and ate it, and said in a voice: "Whoever says no, this guy should be impatient. You said that after Uncle Jiu changed the feng shui of Renjia Town, even if he had no chance to follow Zhang Young master and the others go out to do business, but they are all making money from a small fortune. Only he, Wang Fagui, has started to lose money. Do you think he can not be in a hurry?"

The person on the opposite side laughed at this time, and he said: "Hey, you don't know now. Maybe Wang Fagui is not from our Renjia Town, so he can't borrow this feng shui."

The person who spoke first became curious, tilted his head slightly, and asked, "How do you say it?"

The person who mentioned this continued: "At first, Wang Fagui was a bum in Longshan Town. He went to fooling around in Tiantian Xianglou every day, and his wife and children didn't care. For some reason, he took his son and moved to our Renjia Town. It’s weird to start a business and make a fortune.”

Naturally, Wang Fagui didn't know that after he left the table, the people at the same table said a lot of sarcasm behind his back.

Holding the wine glass with a smile on his face, he walked over, raised the wine glass respectfully to Uncle Jiu, and said, "Uncle Jiu, happy birthday."

Uncle Jiu was talking to someone, when he saw Wang Fagui coming over to toast, he just nodded his head slightly, as if someone disturbed his elegant mood.

It's just that Wang Fagui didn't seem to see it. After toasting the wine, no one left. He handed the invitation in his hand to Uncle Jiu, Henry Zhang and Ren Tingting. On this day, I dared to ask Uncle Jiu to go over and support me. So did Young Master Zhang and Miss Ren."

Uncle Jiu accepted his invitation, nodded and said, "Go when you are free."

During the banquet, the expressions of the other gentry were subtle. Uncle Jiu lived in Yizhuang, and he was a Taoist. Ordinary people would not invite Uncle Jiu for weddings and funerals. Unless Uncle Jiu presided over the funeral, otherwise they were afraid of collisions.

Even if these squires want to make friends with Uncle Jiu, they usually don't force Uncle Jiu to go over these matters, but just ask people to send invitations.

They also knew that Uncle Jiu would usually not go because of his status, so both parties had such a tacit understanding.

However, Wang Fagui actually put this matter on Uncle Jiu's birthday. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, an ordinary person would probably answer that he would definitely go, but Uncle Jiu is not an ordinary person.

Uncle Jiu's answer was within Wang Fagui's expectation, but his eyes fell on Henry Zhang and Ren Tingting. He wanted to invite these two, or Fugui.

Henry Zhang and Ren Tingting were not as pale as Uncle Jiu, but replied with a smile: "If you have time, you must go there."

This Wang Fagui got a response, and returned to his seat happily, thinking in his heart that once he got online with Henry Zhang and the others, he would make a lot of money, and he didn't care what others looked at him at all.

As soon as Wang Fagui left, the atmosphere at the wine table gradually became lively again, and the birthday banquet slowly dissipated after drinking until the moon was in the sky.

After Henry Zhang and Ren Tingting finished dealing with the follow-up matters of the birthday party, they walked home together.

On the way, Henry Zhang played with the invitation and asked, "Tingting, didn't Wang Fagui do business with us?"

Ren Tingting shook her head and said, "I didn't call him at the beginning. This guy's business methods are not very clean. I don't like it."

Henry Zhangdao: “No wonder all the invitations have been sent here.”

Ren Tingting didn't care too much and said: "It's just for money, but it's good to just shirk and don't have time to give gift money when the time comes."

The two of them went home while talking, but they didn't pay much attention to the wedding.It's just that this wedding, which neither of them cared about, turned out to be full of storms.

(End of this chapter)