The head of the Jiang family, the head of the Ji family, and others knew a thing or two about the ancient sect. From the name of the head of the Xuan family, "Thousands of Sect Masters," they knew that the immortal old Taoist was the helmsman of the Lotus Authentic Sect. The heads of the family were once again frightened. , the master of Penglai Island returned to the mortal world, and the authentic master of the Lotus Sect came out of the mountain. What was the reason that they didn’t know
Because they were afraid of surprising the master of the Chao family, everyone did not go to Penglai Island and the master of the Lotus Sect to pay tribute. Show respect to your seniors by standing up.
Another wave of guests came outside, including Tang Yansong, the young master of the Tang Sect, and an elder from the Tang Sect; as well as envoys from the Emei Sect, Qingcheng Sect, and Wudang Sect. The Emei Sect envoy was an old man about fifty years old. Ni; Qingcheng and Wudang are all middle-aged Taoist priests.
Then the envoy from Baiyun Temple arrived. Baiyun Temple is one of the orthodox schools of Confucianism and Taoism. The envoy was a handsome young man with outstanding grace. Although he was not as beautiful as the young master of the Xuan family, he was still beautiful. It has its own elegant beauty like spring breeze and white clouds.
The envoy of Longhu Mountain, who is also the leader of the Youdao sect, and the envoy of the Huashan sect of the Quanzhen Taoism; later, the disciple Wu Forgotten Self of the ancient tomb sect in the Qin Dynasty observed the ceremony on behalf of the leader; the elder of the Guanyin Temple in the South China Sea The Guanyin Hall of the Manchu Dynasty sent congratulations; there were also two envoys from Sanqing Dao of Baodaowan Island and three envoys from Mazu Dao;
There were also envoys from the Yu family and the Li family, the descendant of the ancient martial art Mantis Boxing; The messenger of the Chen family of Tai Chi; the messenger of the Luo family, the successor of Plum Blossom Spear; the messenger of the Liang family, the successor of Wing Chun; the messenger of the Wang family, the successor of Baguazhang; the messenger of the Shi family, the successor of Taihang Xingyiquan;
Great Chinese martial arts has a long history, and there are many boxing techniques and palm techniques. There are also many families who inherit martial arts and boxing techniques. If each ancient martial arts family sends an envoy to Beijing, they will have to occupy at least four tables. Fortunately, the ancient martial arts techniques are everywhere. Only a few of the descendant families sent envoys to Beijing.
After that, Zhongli Yunling, the old head of the Zhongli family of the Guxiu Guwu family, arrived with his son Zhongli Jing. Zhongli Jing is the contemporary head of the Zhongli family and the elder brother of the old man Zhongli Yu;
There are also Lu Chengshan, the young leader of the Lu family who is a loose cultivator, Feng Zhengqing, the current head of the Fufeng family, and his young grandson Fengyi; Hao Yu, the elder of the Zhenghua sect; and two envoys from the Lihua sect;
Slightly later They are Duanmu Songzi, the leader of the Tianji Sect of the Taoist Sect, and his disciple Ao He; Wu Xingxia, the leader of the Wu Sect, leads one of his disciples; one is the Envoy of the Hai Sect; and the one sent by the Zen Sect is Master Xingyun, who is cultivating in Fangfang Mountain. The master is over ninety years old. , and his eyebrows are like snow.
The last ones to arrive were the Tantai family and the Yu family. The head of the Tantai family brought his two grandchildren, and the head of the Yu family, Yu Wangjiang, brought his next young master Yu Jun and a personal guard.
In this way, all the ancient cultivators and ancient martial arts families who had informed Xuanjia that they were going to the capital were also present, and several people from Hua Shao entered the hall to help.
There were only a few representatives from one or two companies, but most of them were more than two people. There were more than forty waves of people, more than one hundred and twenty people, plus Mr. Jiang and others who volunteered to help. There are also young people in each, and the Xuan family even dispatched ten young people as handymen, making the Jianghu sect's personnel a total of more than 160 people.
The original plan was to have twenty-two tables.The house also prepares two extra tables of meals, so even if there are more than a hundred people, there is no fear of having nowhere to sit.
Every family and sect is here to send congratulations, not to reminisce about the past, so the guests can sit as they please, in a first-come, first-served order, until the table is full, and people who have not known each other before sit at the same table. While sitting, it is rare to chat and get acquainted in a low voice.
Old Mrs. Chao and Mr. Chao were accompanying the Penglai Immortal Lord at the table. Of course, the thing they talked about the most with the guests was the little pink dumplings at home. They say they love to get into the kitchen. They always mess around when they go back to Chao's house. Some food and so on.
Every family sent handsome guests, and Xuan Shao, who was responsible for receiving name cards and congratulatory gifts, was so happy that they could hardly close their mouths. There were piles of gifts from the guests. I think the little beauty will see them when she comes back. happy.
Of course, the Chao family did not treat the guests who came with gifts badly. The tea served was herbal tea prepared by the most precious girl of the Chao family. It was originally meant for the elders of the Chao family to drink. The men use it to entertain guests.
The medicinal tea has a refreshing and mellow aroma. It is light at first and then sweet in the mouth, with endless aftertaste. More importantly, about a quarter of an hour after drinking the tea, it seems that the lead dust has been washed away, and I feel refreshed and bright.
The young people in charge of tea perform their duties. Whenever a guest sits at a table, he will first serve a cup of fragrant tea, then a pot of tea, fruits and dried fruits and melon seeds, which the guests can drink by themselves.
Guests came one after another. It took an hour from the first to the last, which was almost eleven o'clock. The time for Xiu Wu Xiu Gu family sect is usually half past eleven. Lunch will be eaten between 1 o'clock and 1 o'clock, but not after noon. The Chao family also made preparations in advance and set meal time after 11:30.
After sorting out the gifts, Mr. Xuan went to the kitchen first. Seeing that everything was ready, he happily returned to the hall and ordered the young man to remove the fruit plate and dried fruit plate first.
A group of young people acted as waiters in an orderly manner, taking away the dried fruit plates, placing them all on the table in the other corner of the hall, covering them with gauze covers, and then serving wine and bottles of rice wine to the guests. Chopsticks and bowls.
Because they tasted the good tea, everyone was looking forward to the host’s lunch, secretly guessing whether there would be a legendary medicinal meal.
After the drinks were served, the young people followed Mr. In one section, young people helped pour wine.
The young people carried the rice to the living room and lined it up in a row in the tea place. They were all rice steamed in wooden barrels.
Housekeeper Hu and the chefs handed the meals to the young people. They took a meal and went out through the side door to the second floor to eat and rest.
Three middle-aged couples of the Chao family, together with their two children and young people, carried the rice back to the hall. Chao Shengguo greeted the guests with clasped fists, "Dignified guests come from all over the world to make the humble house shine. The Chao family only prepares It's just a simple meal, but if I'm rude, please forgive me. If you are a distinguished guest, please have a meal."
The three noble ladies and the girl were blessed, and the men all bowed to express their apology.
"Where is it?"
"The host is very polite.. ”
Everyone hurriedly responded and waited for the host to take his seat.
The head of the Xuan family took his seat before the banquet was about to start. The Chao family brothers took their wives and children to sit at the table where their parents sat. The guests at that table were only There was Immortal Master Penglai and Master Qian. The other guests knew they were not qualified enough and were too embarrassed to take a seat.
Young Master Xuan sat at the same table with the young masters, and the beautiful young man and Miss Chao Er also sat at the same table with the young masters. , the young men working as handymen from each family also sat down one by one.
The three couples of the Chao family came to the table. Mr. Chao and his wife stood up, raised their glasses and looked around. If you are not careful, please invite a large number of distinguished guests. My husband and I will do it first as a courtesy. Distinguished guests, please feel free to do so. ”
The young and old of the Chao family drank the red wine in one gulp, and made a gesture to invite them to a meal, and stopped talking.
The host opened the banquet with wine, and everyone raised their glasses to take a sip. I no longer hesitate to eat with chopsticks.
The Chao family’s lunch consists of six dishes and one soup, six dishes, three meat dishes and three vegetarian dishes. The embarrassing scene of taking off chopsticks.
What interested everyone the most was the "gossip" the young people revealed in advance about the two dishes of herbal braised pork and preserved eggs made by a special recipe.
Preserved eggs are golden in color and very beautiful. The chef is very good at cutting the eggs into pieces and stacking them into towers. The preserved eggs made by the little girl are also true to their name. Not only do they have a pine bark-like surface, The pattern also exudes an elegant pine aroma.
Chicken is a meat dish, and eggs can actually be said to be vegetarian. Therefore, the vegetarian monks did not have any taboos and tasted it with anticipation. , happily took the food again. The medicated food not only lived up to their expectations, it could even be said to be even better than their expectations.
After eating the medicated food, everyone secretly sighed, they really came to the right place
After the banquet started, Mr. Jiang changed his habit of not eating meat, secretly rubbed the braised pork, and took two bites. Yes, it was the braised pork made with the little beauty’s special recipe. The taste is nostalgic.
Xuan Shaojiang and the others couldn’t help but be jealous of the Chao family after they tasted preserved eggs. The young and old of the Chao family are so happy. The little beauty always makes medicinal meals for them. Can they ask the Chao family if they have preserved eggs? How much, can you let them take some away
Penglai Immortal Master and Lotus Zhengzong are ancient cultivators who do not avoid meat and vegetables. The two sect masters are full of immortality and seem to be otherworldly. However, the two of them were very interested in lunch and tasted every dish. They liked preserved eggs the most.
The head of the Xuan family, Jiang and others, did not pretend to be polite and ate happily.
Since there are two medicinal dishes, the other dishes are also cooked in an improved way after the chef consulted the little girl. The taste is not bad, and the guests enjoy the meal happily.
Help. The young people were the first to finish eating. They were full and full of strength. When the guests finished the meal, they took away the plates and bowls. Because the portions of the dishes were suitable, the practitioners also pay attention to frugality and would eat only a little bit of the dishes. To show that the portion is sufficient. If all the dishes are empty, the host will think that the preparation is not enough and he will feel disappointed.Sorry, Li.
After the meal, there was another herbal tea to strengthen the stomach and digestion. The guests felt that this was a rare opportunity, so they drank a few more cups of tea before leaving. The monks who sat for half an hour and annoyed the host unanimously said: The master bids farewell.
Mr. Chao did not stay in vain and sent the distinguished guests out of the courtyard.
The monks’ vehicles did not leave, they were all parked on the side of the road in the villa area that would not affect others. They formed a convoy and filed into the gate of Chao Erye’s villa to pick them up one by one. People from the family or sect, including several members of the Guwu family, rented cars, and the car owners and drivers also followed other vehicles according to the lessor's wishes before picking up the lessee.
A group of monks quietly went to Chao's house to give the little girl a hairpin gift, and returned home in a happy mood. They left in a clean and elegant manner, waving their sleeves and not taking away a single cloud.
Seeing that the vehicles that were escorting the distinguished guests were no longer visible, Mrs. Chao relaxed her tense nerves and wiped her forehead, "I feel that this half day is more tiring than my whole day of lectures."
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"Yes." Mrs. Chao nodded and went upstairs. They had been worried for a long time. They were very tired and really needed to rest.
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Little fairies, a certain guy is going back to the countryside to spend the Chinese New Year with his parents today. It is expected to be after the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Reply, first of all I wish you all a happy Spring Festival