Yipin Tang

Chapter 588 Congratulations

Seeing Wang Xiang being enthusiastically pulled to sit beside him by Lao Cheng, Cheng Chu looked at Lao Cheng eagerly and said, "Father, what about me?"

Old Cheng glared at Cheng Chuliang, waved his hands and said, "Find a place to sit down by yourself."

With such completely different treatment, who the hell is your son?

However, Cheng Chuliang was not unhappy after hearing what Old Cheng said. He found a place to sit excitedly, and he was very happy that he didn't have to go to the door to greet guests. This is the main reason why he has been looking forward to Wang Xiang's coming. It became very easy to talk.

After being dragged to sit down by Lao Cheng, Wang Xiang handed over the gift box he brought and said, "This is a little gift for Uncle Cheng."

Old Cheng took the gift box with a smile, stretched out his hand to feel in his arms for a while, took out a red envelope and handed it to Wang Xiang, saying, "Okay, Zixin came to pay Uncle Cheng a new year greeting. Uncle Cheng is very happy. This is the lucky money that Uncle Cheng gave you." .”

Since the story of the lucky money was spread by Li Zhi last year, wealthy families in Chang’an have started giving lucky money to their juniors in red envelopes during the Chinese New Year.

But... I'm not a kid, okay?

Cheng Chuliang secretly glanced at the red envelope that Old Cheng handed to Wang Xiang with envy on his face. The red envelope that Old Cheng gave him last night was not half the size of this one. His favoritism is too sad, Cheng Chuliang can only turn his grief and anger into food, eating and drinking.

One of the guests present suddenly laughed and said: "The Marquis of Jiayuan has a great literary talent, and this year he published a lot of new Spring Festival couplets. The congratulatory speech just now was too ordinary, so we need something special."

"That's right, the congratulatory message just now was too ordinary, so I have to do it all over again."

Everyone spoke in agreement.

Old Cheng also looked at Wang Xiang with a smile on his face when he heard the words, obviously looking forward to it.

Naturally, Wang Xiang would not spoil everyone's joy on such a festive day, and said with a smile: "In this case, I will send you another congratulatory message."

"It's for me." Old Cheng reminded.

Even the congratulatory speech had to be monopolized by himself, it really was the old lady, Wang Xiang was speechless for a while.As soon as he entered Lu Guogong's mansion, he found that there were different Spring Festival couplets posted on every door of Lao Cheng's mansion. He didn't need to guess and knew that the "Complete Spring Festival couplets" must be on Lao Cheng. Chen Gui might only be able to copy some Spring Festival couplets. go back to the palace.

But everyone was trying to make a fuss, and the congratulatory message was the same for everyone. Besides, it was hard for others to listen to Wang Xiang's congratulatory message, so everyone laughed and urged Wang Xiang to hurry up and make a congratulatory message.

This kind of New Year's greetings can be said by almost everyone in later generations, so Wang Xiang just thought about it for a while and then he understood it. He stood up, cupped his hands and smiled slightly: "I wish you a happy new year... Cough, I wish Uncle Cheng smooth sailing, two dragons soaring, three sheep prospering, four seasons of peace, five blessings, six and six smooth, seven stars shining brightly, wealth from all directions, ninety-nine concentric, perfect."

After he finished his congratulatory speech in one breath, there was a burst of applause from the surroundings, and Lao Cheng was also very pleased with himself.

It is the first time you have heard of this kind of fresh New Year's greetings, and it really adds a lot of joy and joy. This kind of New Year's greetings has become a custom of the New Year and gradually spread in the Tang Dynasty. Hold such a congratulatory event to add joy.

Like Spring Festival couplets, New Year's greetings do not have strict rhyme requirements like standard poems. They only need to be festive and fluent, so anyone can say a few sentences and try, and they are very popular among the people.

After hearing Wang Xiang's congratulatory speech, some people felt itchy and eager to try it, and said, "Then I'll make a fool of myself and send a congratulatory speech to the old man."

"Okay!" Everyone cheered after hearing the words, "Why don't we all send the old man a congratulatory message to cheer up the fun."

The smile on Lao Cheng's face grew wider when he heard this, and he felt ashamed that so many people sent congratulatory messages by themselves.

Except for a few civil servants who are of standard literati background, most of the others sitting at this table are young people like Lao Cheng. Although they have read some books in their current positions, they cannot be compared with real scholars after all. People couldn't help laughing after listening to the congratulatory speech, which added a bit of joy.

After a round, everyone said long or short, wonderful or hilarious congratulatory speeches, only Cheng Chuliang remained silent.

This guy was trying to solve a roast leg of lamb in front of him, and suddenly felt that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and broke out in a cold sweat, put down the roast leg of lamb in his hand and forced a smile: "This, I don't need it ..."

"The captain's son-in-law's words are wrong. As a junior, you should send a congratulatory message to the old man."

"This..." Seeing that old Cheng also glanced at him half-heartedly, Cheng Chuliang knew that he couldn't escape, but he really didn't know how to make congratulatory speeches. Lord, it is impossible to calm down and study. When I grew up, I used Lao Cheng's relationship to sneak into the army and hang out with a group of cronies. Some difficulties.

Everyone made congratulatory speeches, even Lao Cheng's old buddies said a few vulgar but still festive and joyful congratulatory speeches. Later he was tragic.

Scratching his head and thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with anything. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Wang Xiang Cheng Chuliang who was sitting next to Lao Cheng with a calm face. His eyes lit up and he said, "Zixin and I are brothers and sisters. We don't know each other. Why don't you let him replace me?" Make a congratulatory speech."

Wang Xiang was tasting a plate of fried lamb in front of him, and he was speechless for a while after hearing Cheng Chuliang's words: This is all right?Every time this guy begs himself, he will come up with these words, but this time he didn't say that your father is my father, and your daughter-in-law is my daughter-in-law.

Everyone's eyes focused on Wang Xiang again. Everyone knew how much ink Cheng Chuliang had in his belly. Now that he had kicked the ball to Wang Xiang's feet, everyone was happy to hear Wang Xiang's congratulatory speech again.

Seeing Cheng Chuliang winking at him asking for help, Wang Xiang gave a helpless wry smile.

Well, in order to prevent this product from being repaired by Lao Cheng, please help him, anyway, there are many congratulatory messages.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiang smiled and said: "In this case, I will send Uncle Cheng a congratulatory message for brother Chu Liang."

The old Cheng snorted at Cheng Chuliang, then turned his head to look at Wang Xiang and said with a smile: "Okay, Uncle Cheng likes the congratulatory message from Zixin the most, and our kid can't fart any good."

As expected of Old Cheng, what he said...

Cheng Chuliang could only bury his head in confession, while gnawing on the roast leg of lamb, he listened to Wang Xiang's congratulatory speech.

A catchy New Year's message won another round of applause, and everyone was amazed at Wang Xiang's literary talent.

(End of this chapter)