The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 399 Lively
Jiang Tong responded and went there quickly.

When Shi Liu walked out of the door, he met Liu Dongjia and his son who were introduced by Jiang Bing, the guest greeter at the village entrance.

The fact that Mr. Liu came in person to celebrate the birthday today and brought his eldest son with him also shows that the relationship between the two families has become closer.

Many people looked at him sideways, and when they entered the main hall, Liu Dongjia bowed to wish Old Man Li a happy birthday and presented him with a valuable birthday gift, which made Old Man Li very excited.

If it weren't for his granddaughter Shi Liu, he would never have dreamed that his birthday celebration would be so lively, with even the head of the Liu family, the richest family in Bingzhou, coming in person to wish him a happy birthday!

Who are the people that the Liu family hangs out with? If you tell anyone about it, you'll be shocked!

Old Man Li just felt that he was a little dizzy and his excitement was about to float to the sky.

Patriarch Li and the others looked at him with a rosy face.

What is a prosperous sign? This is it!
Soon, the birthday banquet began.

The sumptuous dishes were served one after another and filled the table.

Everyone raised their glasses and sent their most sincere blessings to Old Man Li from afar.

At the head of the main table, Father Li was also deeply moved, with tears in his eyes. He raised his wine glass with trembling hands and said in a choked voice: "Thank you, fellow villagers. May our Xiahe Village get better and better! I also thank the relatives and friends who came to celebrate my birthday today. Thank you, thank you!"

After saying that, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, his face flushed with excitement.

Everyone drank up the wine in their glasses and the atmosphere became very lively.

There was laughter and chatter during the banquet, and outside the village temple, the opera stage was also non-stop, reaching its climax with a play called "Eight Immortals Celebrating Birthday" which was so well suited to the scene and drew applause and cheers from the audience.

While the feast was going on here, there were still many people under the stage. Those people from other villages who had been crowding in the corners before were finally able to get to the front and watch up close. They were very happy!
Even though the smell of wine and vegetables behind me made my stomach ache, I could bear it. It was a rare opportunity to watch a show!

There were also those who were well-off and bought some food from vendors to fill their stomachs.

Just then, several women came carrying large winnowing baskets.

"Today is the sixtieth birthday of old man Li. Everyone has come from far away to add to the fun. The Li family will treat everyone to birthday buns so that everyone can share in the joy!" a woman shouted in a loud voice.

When the crowd who had been watching the show attentively heard this, they all looked over and saw that the Li family had even prepared birthday buns for them. They rubbed their hands in approval, thinking how could this be so embarrassing! The Li family was really generous!

"Take it and eat it!"

The women scattered among the crowd and distributed longevity buns to everyone, two per person. The buns were round and as big as fists, with a red word "longevity" on them, which looked very festive!
Everyone accepted the birthday envelopes and bowed to the Li family from a distance, saying, "May the old man of the Li family be blessed with great fortune and live longer than the southern mountains!"

The banquet gradually came to an end with the guests talking and laughing. Many men were drunk and had their faces flushed, so they were carried back by their families to sober up. Those who were not drunk naturally happily went to the stage to continue watching the show.

Liu Dongjia and his son did not stay long. After the meal, they greeted Old Man Li and said goodbye. Shi Liu saw them off all the way out of the village.

Before getting on the carriage, Liu Dongjia looked at the lively crowd inside and asked Shi Liu, "Is there anything unusual these days?"

Pomegranate shook her head, "Everything is normal."

If those people wanted to settle accounts with her, they should have come here by now. "Be careful and bring more people with you when you go out," Liu Dongjia reminded her, and he was really worried about her safety.

Shi Liu nodded, indicating that she knew what was going on. As early as the second day after she came back, she had people transferred the trained guards she had bought from Dazaozhuang back to the village. The safety of her family was ensured, and everything was fine for her, as there were also the people given by the Fifth Prince working in the dark.

Seeing that she knew what was going on, Mr. Liu did not say much, but only said, "Liu has almost cleared out all the shops in Bingzhou, so you should hurry up here as well."

Speaking of business matters, Shi Liu also said, "I understand. I'll start preparing after I finish this."

After seeing off Liu Dongjia, the Ding family also wanted to say goodbye.

The guests have left one after another, but the village is still bustling!
The troupe sang so lively that even the meals were eaten in turns and in a hurry.

After dinner, Old Man Li and others returned to the stage and watched the show attentively.

Today's play was originally performed for Old Man Li. When he arrived, the main highlights took place one after another, and the audience clapped non-stop.

The sun grew brighter in the afternoon, and even though there were two large trees outside the village temple providing some shade, most people were still exposed to the sun. Shi Liu had the sheds that had been used to entertain guests dismantled and set up here to provide shade for everyone.

I also asked someone to make buckets of herbal tea and bring them here so that everyone could drink it.

It was not until the sun was setting that the troupe, which had been performing all day, finally finished their work, and people from the surrounding villages gradually dispersed.

As for the villagers, they all helped to prepare dinner. The lunch meal was very sumptuous, and there were still quite a few dishes left. Each family brought their own vegetables and melons to cook the food, and the whole village then had dinner together, which was just right.

The troupe was packing their luggage. Shi Liu asked Zuo Cheng to bring a box over. She looked at the troupe leader Hong and said, "Everyone has worked hard today."

Master Hong took the box and felt its weight. He was slightly surprised, then smiled eagerly, "It's not hard, not hard. As long as Miss Li is satisfied, I'm glad. If you have a happy event next time, please invite our Hong Family Troupe again!"

"Sure." Shi Liu smiled and nodded. The next time won't be too long, maybe a month later.

After seeing off the Hong family group, the village was deserted for a short while, but then it became lively again.

Only dinner for the villagers was left. It was as lively as the family reunion dinner. Everyone ate, drank, talked and laughed until it was completely dark.

With the lanterns lit, the women swiftly helped to clean up the dishes, while the men also helped to clean the vacated tables and move them back home.

Shi Liu gave each of the women who were helping out today a big red envelope. The women were shocked and refused to accept it. In the village, whenever there was a banquet, they would go to help. Isn't that normal? Why would they need a red envelope?

But Shi Liu insisted on giving it to them. It was not easy to prepare so many banquets in such a bad weather. He sweated so much. It was just a small gift. They were not outsiders, but people from the same village and workers in the workshop.

The women could not refuse, so they accepted it with a smile.
After a tiring day, everyone in the Li family sat together and listened to Old Man Li expressing his feelings about today's excitement. It was funny to see his eyes turn red as he spoke and he even started crying.

Old Yuan glared at Old Man Li. Look how happy this old man is. Don't be angry when he recovers tomorrow. It's shameful to cry like a baby in front of his children and grandchildren.

She cleared her cough and dismissed everyone, saying, "Everyone has been tired all day, go wash up and rest."

After Old Yuan spoke, everyone left quickly to avoid being looked down upon by their own father/grandfather tomorrow.