lying down

Not to mention that Xu Shiji, the governor of Bingzhou, is the top existence in Bingzhou, there are actually not many people who can deal with him, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are rare.Those who just want to make friends with flattery, I am afraid that the team can be lined up outside the North Gate of Jinyang.

Xu Shiji's mother's birthday banquet this time, in Xu Shiji's view, is a congratulatory feeling, but in the eyes of most outsiders, it is an excellent opportunity to climb up and make friends, fight against the rich, and even some unwritten traditions are similar to this birthday party. For example, if there are wealthy families who are waiting to marry or are unmarried, they will bring their children to the birthday banquet and let them find their other half here. Kill two birds with one stone and make a lot of money.

So this time Xu Shijie's mother's [-]th birthday, all the officials in the city and outside the city got the news from other places early, and carefully selected the gifts.And the big family in Bingzhou took great pains for an invitation.

Ouyang Yu thought of this, and thought that he still had to prepare. Even though he was kind to the Xu Mansion twice, and was instructed by the old man himself, if Ouyang Yu, who is a low-level employee in Jinyang City, was seen by others, he would go empty-handed. , There are always many faux pas and criticism.What's more, the matter of Ge Ye will fall on Xu Shiji in the end.

Ouyang Yu threw the chopsticks on the table, stretched his limbs exaggeratedly, and wanted to scold his mother in his heart: "There is no day of leisure!"

"Boom, boom, boom!", "Boom, boom!", there was a rush of knocking on the door.

Ouyang Yu wondered, who would knock on the door this late at night?He took two steps to the door and opened it, only to see the butler glaring at him with a donkey face.

Seeing that Ouyang Yu felt strange, did he lose his mind?The good mood that came back from Xu's mansion also disappeared with the stinky face in front of him.Ouyang Yu didn't ask any questions, but stared at Di Yong with his eyes wide open.

After a moment of stalemate, Di Yong's forehead was full of veins, and a few words popped out from his teeth: "Today, day, you, value, night!"

After hearing this, Ouyang Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He patted his head to show that he had forgotten, turned around and went back to the room and kicked his left and right feet. The two wooden doors closed with a "bang". Except for the dust falling from the door frame and roof, the only sound was "creaking" outside the wooden door. Creaking" teeth grinding sound.

Ouyang Yu smiled wryly and was speechless. He didn't know what words to use to describe the big housekeeper Di Yong. After thinking for a long time, he came up with two words: cheap.

He took his mulberry wood panlong stick, put the hundred taels of gold away, and pushed the door out.

It was already the beginning of October, and the weather in early winter was icy cold. Ouyang Yu walked halfway, tightening the windshield dean's coat, thinking: This old lady is the mother of the chief steward, a gift from Hua Dagon. There must be no less, if you give gold, silver, or valuables, you will be inferior. You must give gifts with the right mind. The old lady is at this age, and her son is a high-ranking official. Judging from the abduction of Xiaohu this time, the whole family was shocked, so they can make a fuss about the youngest son of the governor, Huhu, in order to please the old lady.

Ouyang Yu didn't know if he was different, or ingenious.

Children are fun, no matter ancient or modern, toys are the best company for children, Ouyang Yu thinks about it, why not find some handy carpenters to make a set of large children's toys, children can drill and climb, which can not only exercise their bodies, but also add fun.

The next morning, I didn't sleep, so I hurried to Jinyang City West Street to find a few carpenters, explained the pattern I drew early in the morning in detail, and spent 20 taels of silver to rush the work.

On the day of Xu's mother's birthday, Ouyang Yu woke up early, put on a jacket that Yunniang made last year, and made an appointment with a carpenter to carry five or six large items covered with red silk to the gate of the Dudu's Mansion. Afraid of blocking the carriage going back and forth, he stopped against the wall.

At this time, the front of the Dudu Mansion is full of traffic and bustling traffic. Officials, high-ranking households, rich merchants and rich men from all walks of life come here like a cloud. Ouyang Yu experienced the drought and the locust plague firsthand, and really thought it was such a peace!Ouyang Yu raised his eyes and saw that two carriages were turning in from the corner of the street. They were both extremely luxurious. There was a banner in front of the roof, with the characters "Di" and "Wu" written on it.

Ouyang Yu thought to himself, this should be the arrival of the two mansions, and before he finished thinking about it, the slut Herod swung his head and raised his hooves, and the car stopped.A group of servants hurriedly helped the master down. It can be said that the whole family of Di Xue was dispatched. Di Xue's grandmother, mother, Di Xue and the housekeeper all came in colorful clothes. There are two brothers from the Wu family: Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, both of them are dressed in black fur, very luxurious.

Ouyang Yu curled his lips, thinking that he didn't think it was too hot to panic, he just waited for them to leave before entering the mansion.

People from the two mansions got off the car at the same time, and Di Xue naturally saw Wu Yuanshuang, with a smile in her eyes, but the elders were inconvenient to talk to each other, so they looked at each other and walked towards the Governor's Mansion.

Wu Yuanshuang took a few steps and found Ouyang Yu, glanced behind him, was puzzled by the large items wrapped in red silk, and whispered something in his brother's ear.He walked over with a contemptuous smile: "Hey~, isn't this brother Ouyang who has been punished for [-] boards? What's the matter? Is there nothing wrong with Di's house today? Come out to help make money? Or do you want to come here to have fun?".

After speaking, he took out a bright red gilt invitation card from his pocket, waved it in front of Ouyang Yu and said, "If you want to fight the autumn wind, you need this thing. This is the invitation card from the Governor's Mansion that you received yesterday. Otherwise, you can only Go around to the back door, there might be leftovers from the birthday banquet." Before Ouyang Yu could answer, he laughed.

Xia He supported Di Xue and looked this way, that Wu Yuanshuang deliberately loudly spoke, to see Ouyang Yu's jokes, who couldn't hear it?An angry look appeared on Xia He's face, while Di Xue frowned and continued walking forward as if she hadn't seen it.

Ouyang Yu took everything into his eyes coldly, and was not angry. He amplified his voice and didn't know who to listen to: "There is a saying, 'Three days for invitation, two days for call, and one day for mention.' That's all when I received the invitation yesterday. I don’t know who I was told to attend the birthday banquet in the Governor’s Mansion four days ago?”

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Wu Yuanshuang to answer, he went straight to the gate of Dudu's Mansion, followed by a team of carpenters carrying heavy objects.

Standing in front of the Dudu's Mansion, the guest was greeted by an old man, thin and capable. When every guest came, he sang a promise, and the servants around him took the gift and registered it in the register.

When Ouyang Yu came over, the old man was taken aback for a moment, and he cupped his hands and said, "Are you Ouyang Yu's young man?"

Ouyang Yu smiled and said: "It's the boy, please ask the old man."

The old man hurriedly shook his head, and bowed solemnly again: "I don't dare to be the little old man, I don't dare to be the little old man. The little old man is just a housekeeper. Please come in quickly, Ouyang Xiaolang!"

This scene shocked all the guests in front of the door, and they thought to themselves when there was such a person in Jinyang City, and the housekeeper of the governor's mansion valued him so much. He must have some kind of friendship with the governor, and everyone discussed in a low voice , only Wu Yuanshuang felt that he had kicked a stone on a stone, and the pain was sore. The complacency just now disappeared in an instant, and he snuggled up to his brother Wu Yuanqing without saying a word.

Xia He hurriedly tugged on Di Xue's sleeve, her face flushed with excitement, and said softly: "Miss, did you see that, I really didn't expect Brother Ouyang to be so powerful, even the old butler of the Governor's Mansion favored him so much!"

Di Xue didn't seem to hear Xia He's whisper, she bit her red lips lightly, her brows were slightly frowned, and she looked at Wu Yuanshuang worriedly.

Ouyang Yu secretly laughed, thinking that Wu Yuanshuang didn't remember to eat but not to fight.