At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 229 Blind Date Banquet?
On June 110th of the eighth year of Daye, Housekeeper Xia prepared [-] horses early in the morning. With the original IOU in his arms, Gao Bufan drove the horses to Dongwucheng County in Qinghe County.

Although the bandit Zhang Jin said that he was wiped out last year, the banditry in Gaojibo is now more rampant than before. The two biggest groups are undoubtedly Gao Shida and Sun Anzu. There are tacitly entrenched in the water of Gaojibo, without interfering with each other, each making his own fortune.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Gao Bufan took a detour and did not pass near Gaojibo, so he did not drive his horse to the outside of Tobu City until [-]:[-] pm. Cui Hu, who had received the notice in advance, was already in the city. Waiting outside.

"Changqing!" Seeing Gao Bufan, Cui Hu immediately greeted him with a smile, his excitement was beyond words.

Gao Bufan's heart warmed slightly, he got off the saddle and quickly stepped forward to meet him with a smile: "Brother Cui has been waiting for a long time, because the detour has delayed some time."

Cui Hu said solemnly: "Thieves are everywhere now, it's always good to be careful. Is Changqing's journey going smoothly? Gao Shida and Sun Anzu's gang of bandits are becoming more and more powerful now, and the nearby states and counties are not safe. .”

Gao Bufan replied: "It went well, but I met a few little thieves who blocked the way and ripped off them, so I dismissed them casually."

Cui Hu smiled and said: "That's good, a few thieves who don't open their eyes, they are unlucky to meet Chang Qing, let's go, let's go to the city, the patriarch has prepared a feast for Chang Qing to wash away the dust."

"Patriarch Cui is too polite, boy, what can he do, please let him receive you in person." Gao Bufan said hastily.

Cui Hu patted Gao Bufan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You are humble, Changqing. You are famous now. Ke Dun recommended you and the emperor summoned you. You became famous in one fell swoop. People in the Cui clan have long wanted to see you." Qing is such a young talent."

Gao Bufan sweated secretly, he heard Cui Hu's intentions, all the dignified people from the Cui clan in Qinghe who dared to love him came, and socializing was a must.

The two said a few more polite words, Gao Bufan pointed to the more than 100 horses behind him and said: "There are borrows and repayments, and it's not difficult to borrow again. Brother Cui, let's count them."

Cui Hu frowned and said: "No need to order, we are life-and-death friends, Changqing is too far-fetched, I have already said that the horse is a gift, and it doesn't matter if it is not returned."

Gao Bufan said solemnly: "Brother is still clear about settlement, besides, a hundred horses is not a small amount, if Brother Cui doesn't accept it, I will turn around and leave, and I won't bother you about the wind banquet, please also invite Brother Cui Apologize to Patriarch Cui."

Cui Hu said helplessly: "Okay, I will accept the horse."

The little steward who was in charge of receiving the horses was also in charge, counted the horses carefully, and came to report: "The chief steward, there are 110 horses in total, and there are ten more horses."

Cui Hu looked at Gao Bufan unexpectedly, who said with a smile: "My father said it was interest, if it were me, I would naturally not be polite to Brother Cui."

Cui Hu shook his head mockingly: "My father is very particular, anyway, I will treat it as a business." After speaking, he took out the original IOU and returned it to Gao Bufan.

Gao Bufan took it without looking at it and put it in his arms, then followed Cui Hu into the city.

Dongwucheng County is the birthplace of the Qinghe Cui family. Almost all the people here have the surname Cui, which is worthy of the name "Cui Quancheng".

Let's say that Gao Bufan followed Cui Hu into the city, and came to an antique mansion, which was the residence of Cui Wang, the patriarch of the Cui clan.Cui Wangbiao, whose name is far away, was once an official to the Minister of the Minbu, and now he has retired at home.

The Cui family of Qinghe is indeed one of the best aristocratic families. Whether it is the architectural layout of the house, the behavior and conversation of the servants, or even the flowers and grass in the courtyard, every mountain and stone, they all reveal a profound heritage of the century-old Chinese family. .

As soon as Gao Bufan entered the living room, he immediately felt more than a dozen pairs of eyes staring at him. Among them was an old man about fifty or sixty years old with a ruddy complexion and a mole on his jaw, which is commonly known as "basement". Mole", in terms of physiognomy, this is a symbol of great wealth.

Cui Hu introduced: "Changqing, this is our old patriarch."

Gao Bufan hurriedly cupped his fists and saluted, "Gao Changqing of Yu County, I pay my respects to Cui Gong."

"Gao Changqing, a talented scholar from Yin County, is indeed a man of talent, with extraordinary looks, he lives up to his name, and he lives up to his name!" Cui Wang stroked his beard and smiled, looking at Gao Bufan with great satisfaction.

The surrounding Cui clan members also nodded and smiled, as if they were inspecting the son-in-law, Gao Bufan was a little uncomfortable, and said humbly: "Gong Cui praised you absurdly."

Next, Cui Hu introduced the other people present, all of whom were prominent figures in the Cui clan, four of them were the sons of the patriarch Cui Wang, named Cui Ren, Cui Yi, Cui Li, and Cui Xin. It is benevolence, righteousness and propriety.

Everyone exchanged greetings and sat down, a maid brought tea to Gao Bufan, and everyone started chatting.Seeing Gao Bufan's calm demeanor, smooth speech, and ease of handling, the members of the Cui clan couldn't help but secretly marvel at him. Cui Wang lightly stroked his long beard, feeling more and more satisfied, and said with a smile: "It's not too early, third child, command Go down and have a seat."

Cui Li hurriedly stood up and left the living room, then turned around and said, "Father, the banquet is ready and you can enter."

So everyone moved to the banquet hall next door to sit at two tables. As the only outsider today, Gao Bufan naturally sat at the seat of the patriarch Cui Wang. Cui Hu and Cui Li sat on the left and right, but Gao Bufan was surprised What's more, there was still an empty seat next to Cui Li, and I don't know who was so arrogant, the patriarch was already seated, but this person hadn't arrived yet.

Cui Wang glanced at the vacant seat next to Cui Li, frowned and asked displeasedly: "Third brother, where is that girl Shiyao?"

Cui Li's face was slightly embarrassed, and he said embarrassingly: "I was still in the room at noon, but I couldn't find anyone just now, maybe... I went to the street."

Cui Wang's expression darkened and he scolded: "How did you become a father? I don't know where my daughter is going. Find him immediately."

"Father, don't be angry, the third brother has already sent someone to look for it." Cui Ren quickly smoothed things over, and Cui Hu also smiled to ease the atmosphere: "Shi Yao is usually very well-behaved and sensible, she probably left because of a sudden emergency. Now, everyone is eating and waiting, Changqing, I made you laugh!"

Gao Bufan quickly said it was okay, but he had a rough guess in his heart, the so-called reception banquet turned out to be a blind date banquet, but the heroine suddenly ran away and let the pigeons go, I don't know what she looks like, but she has quite a personality.

Of course, Gao Bufan has no interest in this Cui Shiyao, it would be better for the other party to run away and save himself a lot of trouble. If he really refuses to meet at that time, the Cui family will lose face.

(End of this chapter)