Royal Master Painter

Chapter 368 Full Moon Banquet

The days in Qingdu are relaxed and comfortable, and Jiang Li talks endlessly in Xiashe, but he will never hold back anything he knows.

While teaching, a paper crane flew over and landed on Jiang Lu's shoulder. Jiang Lu listened to a few words with an anxious expression on his face.

"Liao Chi, please go and ask Mr. He to help me with my class, I have something to leave now"

Just as Jiang Greed turned into Dunguang and was about to leave Wenfu, the voice of Old Devil Yan suddenly came through his ears.

"As an instructor, how can you be so irresponsible, is your skin itchy?"

In addition to being strict with the students, Old Devil Yan is also the same with the teaching. It is precisely because of his existence that although the culture of Wenfu is open and even has no taboos, it still does not fall into evil ways.

"Today is a special situation, my wife is giving birth"

"Oh? This is a big deal, you go quickly"

Duan Guang traveled through Qingdu and landed directly on Mahuang Lane. When Jiang Li was about to open the door and enter, there was already a burst of children crying in the room.

Jiang Li took three steps and did two. Lu Daoxuan was dead, and he was the relative of his wife.

Standing outside the door, Jiang Li was a little anxious, rubbing his hands, wondering if he should go in, until the midwife came out with a smile.

"Can I go in?" Jiang Lu asked softly.

"You are Jiang Jiaoyu. Of course you can. Congratulations. You are a young master. He looks handsome."

Jiang Li knew that the midwife was talking nonsense, how could the newly born child look handsome, but he still stuffed her with some cash.

After entering the room, Lei Hong was wrapped in a quilt, and the baby in the swaddling baby might have been crying for too long and had already fallen asleep.

Seeing Lei Hongyi's dull expression, Jiang Li said cautiously.

"Miss, why do you look a little unhappy?"

Lei Hongyi looked at the child's face, his face was wrinkled and his skin was flushed.

"When Daoxuan was young, he was a rare handsome man in Yuling Continent, and my appearance was not bad. Why is Denger so ugly?"

Jiang Li didn't know whether to cry or laugh, he didn't expect his teacher's wife to have such a girlish side.

"Master, it looks like you are giving birth to a child for the first time, it's always like this when the child is just born, my little brother is already pretty good-looking.

Look at the corners of your eyes. In the future, you will definitely have peach blossom eyes like your master. Look at your mouth again. It looks very much like you. When the child grows up, he will definitely be more attractive than my master. God knows how many people will love him widow"

Lei Hongyi cast a reproachful glance at Jiang Li

"Mouth full of assholes, just like you have given birth to a child"

But after listening to Jiang Li's words, Lei Hongyi finally felt better.

"Don't you still have classes in Wenfu?"

"Now the sky is big and the earth is big, and you and I are the biggest juniors. What can be more important than seeing my junior brother?"

Jiang Tan carefully picked up Lu Deng.

"Master, in a few days we will hold a full moon bar for my junior brother"

"Your master is gone, why do you still have full moon wine?"

"You just leave it to me to take care of it. Although the master is gone, life is still going on. I want to see who dares not give our family face."

What Jiang Li said was just to comfort Lei Hongyi. How could he have such a big face, but even if he begged from door to door, he would let them come. left out.

"That's right, my senior brother is just such a precious son, whoever doesn't give me face, I will go to their house to greet him personally"

Wei Changli's voice came from outside the door, Wei Changli did not rush into the room, but said a few words in the yard.

Jiang Li had always been worried that his wife would be sad because of his master's passing away, but now she seems to be recovering very well, and the birth of Lu Deng, whom she wanted to come, gave her some more sustenance.

As long as Jiang Li has no classes, he will definitely come here to take care of the children. It can be said that he takes care of the children in every possible way.

Lu Deng was also very quiet in Jiang Li's arms, neither noisy nor noisy, looking at this strange and novel world with his newly opened eyes.

Yaya and Shi Xiaxin squatted beside Jiang Li, looking at Lu Deng in their arms, touching their cheeks carefully with their hands for a while, and touching their small hands that had not yet been stretched out, having a great time playing.

"This brother is so cute"

As soon as Yaya finished speaking, Jiang Tan slapped her on the head.

"This is your master's son, according to your seniority, you should be called uncle"

Yaya has a concept of seniority in her heart, and she still can't figure out why she wants to call a newborn baby uncle, but she can only succumb to Jiang Greed's lust.

Seeing how noisy these people were, Lei Hongyi had a knowing smile on her face.

Before holding the Ban Yue Wine, Jiang Li had already sent invitations to almost all the great painters in Qingdu, which shocked half of Yunzhou.

Those professors and gentlemen of the Wenfu didn't even need invitations, they had worked with Lu Daoxuan for many years, so it was natural to give them such kindness.

Although those respected old painters in Yunzhou apparently agreed, they held their own identities and couldn't hold back their dignity to celebrate a little milk baby. Jiang Li didn't force them. Old Wei said he would come forward, so Jiang Li didn't worry.

It's just that a place as small as Mahuang Lane can't accommodate so many scribes, so Jiang Li is going to spend his wallet on Mianyuelou, the largest restaurant in Qingdu.

Old Sun, the shopkeeper of Mianyuelou, looked Jiang Li up and down, and he had already looked at it several times in circles.

"You are Jiang Greed? The youngest teacher in the Wen Mansion"

"Isn't it like?"

Jiang Greed was a little embarrassed by the warm eyes, and even wondered in his heart that the old guy might have such a habit.

"Sure enough, it is true."

Old Sun's vocabulary may not be enough for him to praise the person in front of him. Jiang Li thought he would at least say that he was good-looking and talented, but he didn't expect that Old Sun was also an honest person, so he held back for a long time before saying
"Sure enough, it's a strange person with different appearances."

This made Jiang Greed a little embarrassed, and wanted to quickly end the conversation with this old grandson who couldn't chat.

"Boss Sun, tell me, how much does it cost to rent your Sleeping Moon Tower?"

"My Mianyue Tower has been opened in Qingdu for six generations. Almost all the painters from Wenfu are regular customers of mine. It is absolutely impossible to hire them."

"I'm not short of money," Jiang Greed said hastily.

"Coincidentally, I am not short of money"

This gave Jiang Li some headaches. People in Qingdu looked up and looked down. Of course, he was not easy to force, and when he was about to give up, Lao Sun said again.

"If others want to rent Mianyuelou, even if they move a golden mountain, they won't be able to do so, but who told you to be Jiang Jiaoyu? I won't take any money, and you can use it for as long as you want," Lao Sun said cheerfully.

"I want to give my master's only son full moon wine, it won't spoil the elegance of the place, I can pay more."

Jiang Li was also a little worried, but he didn't expect this to arouse the dissatisfaction of the old grandson.

"What are you talking about, meeting me like this?"

"Your master Lu Jiaoyu is a frequent visitor to Mianyuelou. Every time Mr. Lu comes here, he will chat with me for a while. He has drank wine with my grandfather, my father, and me. Of course, I will take advantage of Mr. Lu's embarrassment to me.

Mr. Lu is such a good person. Although he is gone, if you are asking me for money, you are slapping me in the face. "Obviously the old grandson is about to get angry.

"Then it's settled"

"no"

The old grandson talked for a while and then turned a corner, which made Jiang Greed a little unable to keep up with his rhythm, wondering what the old man wanted to do again.

"Not only can't give money, all the expenses of the banquet have to be paid by me at Mianyuelou, so I'll send someone to bring all the best wine from Old Wine Street."

"It still doesn't work, I have to go by myself. The drunkards in the old wine street have recently mixed too much water into the wine. It's not a big deal to smash my signboard. If it makes people laugh and shames Lu Jiaoyu, what can I do?" Live with face"

Jiang Greed smiled wryly, watching the old grandson leave stubbornly.

Lu Daoxuan not only has a high reputation in the Wenfu, but also is very friendly in the eyes of ordinary people in Qingdu. No matter who talks to him on the street, he can chat for a long time.

On the day of the banquet, literati from Qingdu came in an endless stream, and the prefects of the 23 cities in Yunzhou were all present except Zhao Guizhen and later.

The old painters in Qingdu also came to the scene one after another, and even the people who had guarded Yunlu rushed back.

There were many people that Jiang Li didn't know himself, and Chen Daoshu who was at the side introduced them.

When everyone arrived, Wei Changli walked in with Lu Deng in his arms, smiling.

"Meet Master Wei"

"What do you want me to do, this child is our birthday boy today"

Wei Changli raised Lu Deng over his head, and then the old and the young touched their foreheads affectionately.

The most important part of the full moon banquet is the point of ceremony. Wei Changli stood up holding Lu Deng, then dipped a little red paint on the prepared inkstone with his index finger, and touched Lu Deng's forehead.

"This point of vermilion, may you be free from disasters and diseases, and have a safe life"

Pointing ceremony is a tradition in Qingdu, and it is the most sincere expectation of the elders for the younger generation.

"Lu Jiaoyu's son, the future is definitely another must-do for our Wenfu." Fu Baoshan laughed.

"Lu Daoxuan's painting skills and Jiang Jiaoyu's painting skills, if the two schools of painting skills are integrated, I think they can even surpass Lu Daoxuan," Zhong Qingli said.

"Come on, let me hug this baby"

Leaning on crutches, Lu Lian actually walked over from his seat.Lu Lian hugged Lu Deng and kept talking about it, and his old eyes began to cry as he talked.

Of course Jiang Li knew that Master Lu also had some ridiculous past events when he was young. This old man was the former love rival of his wife, Lei Hongyi.

Moreover, after Lu Daoxuan's death, Lu Lian should be the saddest person in the entire Qing Dynasty. Jiang Lian even heard that Lu Lian was holding Lu Daoxuan's portrait and the clothes he had worn, and washed his face with tears all day long. To be devastated.

Jiang Greed is still secretly slandering in his heart, is this his first love?
Everything is right except gender.

Lu Lian took out a picture album from his sleeve, and handed it to Jiang Lian.

"I like this child very much. Since it's his full moon banquet, I can't come empty-handed. This is a gift."

Jiang Li didn't know what this volume was, so he put it away, while Wei Changli said,
"Jiang Li, this thing is too expensive, don't return it to old painter Lu"

Hearing what Wei Changli said, Jiang Li hurriedly picked up the scroll with both hands and handed it back to Lu Lian.

"I heard that you passed on your original painting skills to other people in the Wenfu. It really shames us old guys who cherish their brooms. If you give this thing out, you will give it away. If you can learn it, you can give it to the students. Lu's contribution to the Wenfu."

Lu Lian waved his hand and turned to leave. Lu Daoxuan passed away, and Lei Hongyi was sick and did not show up. Jiang Lian could only thank him on his behalf.

"This old man is not as open-minded as the old magistrate Lu. I can give away my own Danqing secret skills. There is a high-grade paint here." Fu Baoshan is also generous.

There were these two people making samples, and many people later sent important gifts. The paper and brushes were extraordinary, enough for Lu Deng to spend half his life on.

Jiang Greed knows that this is the legacy of his master Lu Daoxuan, and although he is far away, the living still remember it.

Banquets in Qingdu are never silent, as long as there is wine, this group of scribes can push the atmosphere to a climax.

Jiang Gu hugged Lu Deng, sat at the table with Su Kou Yaya and the little gardener, watched Yaya standing on the chair with a big horse with a golden knife and fighting for wine with the knife and pen officer at the next table, knocked angrily The head of this sorcerer.

Seeing Yaya being deflated, the group of knife and pen officials laughed unscrupulously.

Yunlan is also a little strange, the scene tonight is a bit too grand, even if it is the full moon banquet of his master's only son, it is absolutely impossible for so many people to come, including some old painters who have been in seclusion for decades.

The knife and pen official also put down all the tasks at hand and rushed over. When he saw Meng Dongjiao, Jiang Li said suddenly.

"Commander Meng, please do one thing"

"Master Wei told me that he is your apprentice, right?"

"Well, his enlightenment is somewhat similar to yours, I'm not very good at these, I hope you can give him some advice"

"Do not worry"

Seeing Meng Dongjiao raised his glass, Jiang Li hastily returned his respect.

"I heard that you won the wine fight with the demon king in Xiandu Mountain? Why don't I believe it?" Chen Daoshu booed.

"If you don't believe me, you can try it. I'm no match for you guys when it comes to fighting, but I'm going to pick your table today when it comes to drinking capacity."

"What a big tone, I'm the first to come"

Lu Yun seemed to be juggling, and two jars of wine appeared on the table.

When the banquet was in full swing, Wei Changli quietly left the Mianyue Tower, and Lei stood not far away in a red dress.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you go in and have a look?" Wei Changli asked.

"I don't want to reveal my identity, so I won't go. I'm relieved to see you taking care of Deng'er like this."

Although she didn't enter the Mianyue Tower, Lei Hongyi's attention never left Lu Deng for a moment, and there were tears in her eyes at this moment.

"Thank you for leaving a queen for senior brother, and also adding people to our Wenfu"

"Your Majesty Wei is too polite, I should thank you. Thank you for allowing me to stay in Xiandu Mountain incognito; thank you Jiang Lian for making me and his master come true; and thank you Daoxuan for letting my life's waiting take root."

"Is it necessary to go this far?"

"I've already made up my mind, Master Wei, please pass this on to Jiang Lian, and say that Master Mistress begged him to take good care of his little junior brother."

There was something wrapped in a silk handkerchief, and Wei Changli stuffed it into his sleeve without notifying it.

"I don't know if this kind of thing will bring him big trouble, or it can save him. Anyway, it's a pity to put it on me."

Seeing Lei Hongyi turning away and disappearing into the twilight, Wei Changli sighed imperceptibly.

(End of this chapter)