Luo nine needles

Chapter 123

After walking along the main road for two days, the wheelbarrow came to a small town.

The town is called Bailou, and it was originally a wilderness. Hundreds of years ago, a businessman surnamed Bai built a small building here, and then built a wharf. It became prosperous.

Time flies, dynasties have changed, and the Bailou is no longer there, but the Bai family is still the largest family in this town, and they have built a manor that is taller than the Bailou.

Today's small town is more prosperous than before, with a steady stream of horses and boats, and many shops hang colored silk.

"What kind of happy event is this?" the person who had just arrived asked puzzled.

Men, women and children on the street enthusiastically introduced: "It's Mrs. Bai celebrating her birthday for half a month." He pointed the way, "The Baijia Manor also held a water feast, and everyone can eat a bowl of eight-treasure porridge .”

The children skipped and ran by, shouting: "You can still watch a variety show."

They called their friends and ran in one direction.

The newcomer couldn't help but sighed, celebrating half a month, running water banquet and miscellaneous performances, this old lady's birthday banquet is really not small.

There is a large manor in the south of the town, all of which belong to the Bai family, and there is no traffic in front of the gate.

When a gorgeous carriage stopped in front of the door, a large group of people poured out, men and women surrounded an old lady with white hair and wearing gold and silver.

"My precious grandson—" she yelled.

In the carriage, a golden young man jumped down, opened his arms and rushed over, hugging the white-haired old lady.

"My darling old grandma—" Gao Xiaoliu shouted.

The white-haired old woman in gold and silver was hugged by a young man in gold and silver, and the young man lifted the old woman high, just like he was lifted up by his grandmother when he was a child.

The old woman laughed repeatedly, and the women next to her complained and shouted, "Put it down!" and "Be careful of dizziness."

Gao Xiaoliu put down the old lady Bai with a smile, and looked at it carefully: "Grandma, why are you looking good again?"

Old Madam Bai laughed, stretched out her hands to hold Gao Xiaoliu's face and looked at it, frowning: "Why is my darling so thin again?"

No matter how fat the younger generation eats, they are still skinny in the eyes of the doting elders, but a woman next to her covered her mouth and smiled and said, "Grandmother, you really read it right this time, Xiao Liu's leg was broken by his uncle, so he just raised her." .”

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Bai was taken aback, and immediately became furious: "Someone, come here, hurry up and break that short-lived ghost's leg!"

All around men, women and children hurriedly persuaded, the girl who spoke was dragged down, Gao Xiaoliu also smiled and pulled the old lady back, whispering in her ear, "I interrupted myself."

Mrs. Bai was thoughtful, but still angry, "That was also caused by him." After saying that, she hugged Gao Xiaoliu and cried, "My poor son." Then she cried, "My poor daughter died early." She scolded her sons "I don't care about watching my nephew suffer."

People around apologized and let her scold.

Only Gao Xiaoliu nodded in relief, "Grandmother is full of anger in cursing people, this is a sign of longevity."

Old Madam Bai was amused again, and pulled Gao Xiaoliu to have a closer look: "You can't be careless about your leg injury." Then she called for someone to carry the soft sedan chair.

Gao Xiaoliu hurriedly refused: "There are so many people, being carried will affect my graceful demeanor." He promised again and again that the injury was not serious and would not become crippled.After that, he held the old lady's arm, "Come and see what gifts I brought you, all of which you like."

Mrs. Bai also took him by the arm: "Don't worry, let's take a look in grandma's room for a while, come and see how lively my birthday banquet is."

After finishing speaking, he dragged Gao Xiaoliu to walk inward, followed by others.

The Bai family's house is wide and wide, and there is a long table at the entrance of the front yard. There are scholars of different ages and different dresses splashing ink.

"This is the invitation of scholars from all over the world to write birthday speeches for me." Mrs. Bai said with a smile.

Gao Xiaoliu glanced over these people, and saw some people were thinking with closed eyes, some were writing, some were painting, they could detect their gazes, some were concentrating on their eyes without squinting, and some raised their eyes to look over, their gazes were curious, indifferent, arrogant, of course There are also things to please...

"A lot of hard work has been paid!" Mrs. Bai winked at Gao Xiaoliu, "After the show, the best one will be selected, and there will be a lot of money as a gift."

So much money is enough to make many scholars bow their heads.

Gao Xiaoliu patted the old lady's hand and nodded: "This is decent! If we have money, we must do things decently."

The old lady Bai smiled and said, "I knew you liked this. When you were a child, you shouted every day that you wanted to be the number one writer in the world!" When she said this, she hated it, "It's all your fault for your short-lived father, who insisted on you learning how to do business!"

Then he clapped Gao Xiaoliu's hand.

"At that time, you will also write a birthday gift to your grandmother. Be the number one, surpassing everyone, and you will be the number one writer in the world!"

Gao Xiaoliu nodded with a smile on her face, "Okay, sure enough, grandma understands me best!"

The old lady Bai was even happier, and pulled him to walk in quickly, "Look, there are more here."

After entering, there are two large courtyards on the left and right. There are long tables on the east side and ten large pots for cooking porridge, which are steaming and fragrant. A stage is set up on the west side.

At this time, there were two blind musicians on the stage tinkling happily, and a thin and small artist was tossing and turning to the beat of the drums. Gao Xiaoliu couldn't help but stop. A ball of fire spit out from under the stage...

Mrs. Bai applauded and laughed loudly, and asked, "How is it! How is it!"

Gao Xiaoliu also applauded and laughed loudly: "Okay!"

The old lady Bai said: "You liked to juggle when you were young, you could step on the ball and turn around at a young age, and you said every day that you would start a troupe." Dad, if you insist on doing restaurant business, what is there to do in that dilapidated restaurant business, where there is a lack of money!"

The people around couldn't help being speechless when they heard it. Someone who didn't know whispered what kind of restaurant it was, and when they heard the Huixian Tower in the capital, their jaws dropped in shock—in the eyes of Mrs. Bai, it was just a broken business. Some money?

Regardless of how shocked the people around were, Mrs. Bai patted Gao Xiaoliu's hand: "This time you also go to practice again, when the time comes to the stage, grandma will give you a big round of applause!"

Gao Xiaoliu nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, grandma, just wait and see!"

The people around could also tell at this moment that Mrs. Bai's birthday banquet did not seem to be held for herself, but rather for her grandson.

This is too pampering!
The rest of the Bai family looked familiar, and Gao Xiaoliu didn't think there was anything wrong. He glanced around the stage, besides those who were performing on the stage, there were also many people preparing under the stage. They had different costumes and different equipment. While babbling and clearing their throats, some people were walking around on stilts. Most of them had no other intentions about the sight they cast, and a few raised their eyes to look over.

"Come on, let's go to the back, there is still fun." Mrs. Bai said.

Gao Xiaoliu was led, shuttled through the noisy bustle, in addition to those congratulating the performance, there were also people doing odd jobs in an endless stream.

"Let's go, let's go." A tall and thin young man walked by carrying two bundles of firewood like a hill, "The firewood in the east courtyard."

In front of the gate leading to the back kitchen of the east courtyard, the servant stretched out his hand to check: "Is there a right note?"

The tall and thin young man stood still, and reached out to take out a note from the skirt of his shirt.

The servant took it, looked at the flower imprint, put it away, and shouted loudly: "Two bundles of kitchen firewood—"

Just as the firewood was delivered here, a man wearing a bamboo hat came behind him, carrying a box full of chickens, ducks and geese.

"Note." The servant continued to ask.

Then the man in the bamboo hat reached out and handed over a note. Before the servant read the note, he was startled when he saw an iron hand, but he calmed down immediately, took the note and read the imprint, without asking a single word , waved his hand: "The back kitchen has a basket of chickens, ducks and geese—"

This side is busy preparing for the birthday banquet, and the door is bustling with guests constantly coming in.

A middle-aged couple got out of the car and walked side by side.

"Two, where are you friends from?" The welcome guest at the door asked with a smile.

The couple looked serious, and handed over a slightly scrawled gift box with birthday characters on it.

"Distant relatives," they said succinctly.

The welcome is no surprise, looking at the stickers on the gift box, he smiled and stretched out his hand: "Two distant relatives, please come to the East Wing—"

The couple walked side by side.

The noisy atmosphere was the same as a common banquet, but upon closer inspection, it seemed strange, as if the host and the guests were not very familiar with each other.

Of course, for Gao Xiaoliu, many familiar smells can be seen from these visitors, but——

He couldn't help but look out.

Has the person he most wanted to see come?
(End of this chapter)