Chapter 468 Door-to-door delivery

The evening in the mainland comes earlier than in province Z. The sun sets at around five o'clock in the afternoon. It is a little later in the coastal areas. When the sun sets below the sea level, it is just six o'clock.

As the sun sank below the horizon, it was time to eat. Tantai Mixue went to the restaurant of the sea-view building. The domestic helpers arranged the meals and then left, but they didn’t know when their mother came back. She was so busy She lowered her head slightly and said, "Mom, you're back."

"Yes." The beautiful young woman sitting at the dinner table responded coldly without even moving her eyelids.

Tantai Mi Xue trotted lightly to the dining table, first served half a bowl of soup to her mother, and then served her mother rice. She waited for her mother to take a bite before sitting down to eat.

The beautiful young woman with phoenix eyes, long hair, wearing a red dress, ate quietly without saying a word, even the chopsticks and bowl did not make the slightest sound.

It was very quiet at the dinner table, so quiet that there was only the sound of slight breathing and the slightest chewing of food.

The beautiful young woman only ate a bowl of rice. When she was full, she put down the bowl and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. Her charming and charming face showed no emotion, and even her voice was indifferent: "Is there any news?"

"I just found out the news today that many ancient sects gathered in Beijing to give gifts to someone, including the Xuan family, Ji family, Hua family, Jiang family, Zhou family, Dongfang family, Nalan family, and Chen family , the head of the Helian family came in person, as well as the Zhongli family, the Huo family, envoys from the Taoist sect, envoys from the Zen sect, and "Tantai Mixue's voice softened, not daring to name the most important envoy.

"Who else?" The beautiful girl said in a stern tone.

Hearing his mother's voice with dissatisfaction, Tantai Mixue's heartstrings tightened, and Na Na's response was, "I heard that the envoy from the Guanyin Temple in the South China Sea and the owner of the Penglai Fairy Island are here in person."

Hearing the names of Nanhai Guanyin Temple and Penglai Fairy Island, the beautiful young woman’s slender eyebrows twisted into a straight line, Yao Zhi’s face showed a cold murderous look, her eyes fixed on the air, Danfeng’s eyes became more and more serious The stronger.

After a while, she coldly withdrew her distant gaze and said in a cold voice, "Is there anything else?"

The mother had murderous intent on her face, and Tantai Mixue did not dare to say anything. When he heard the question, he answered truthfully, "My aunt called me a few days ago. She didn't say anything, she just seemed to be crying."

"I know." The beautiful young woman said, stood up, and dragged Holding her floor-length skirt, she walked out of the restaurant briskly and returned to her quiet room facing the sea.

The sea view room is luxuriously decorated, just like a palace in Southeast Asia. Even the furniture is in Southeast Asian style, and everything is resplendent.

Back in the private space, the young woman took out her mobile phone from the golden bedside table, sat on the golden bed and turned it on. Her nails painted with red mandarin exuded crystal luster, giving her an indescribable sense of evil.

She flipped through the phone numbers, found one and dialed it. What she heard was that the other party's phone was turned off. She looked for another number, but it was still turned off. When she changed it again, it was still turned off.

When she called three numbers, her phone was turned off, so she changed to another one. After waiting for the fourth number, she finally got through. When the other party answered,Listen, the beautiful young woman chattered. She said a few words, and then there was a wailing sound coming from the other side. She stood up suddenly, and her face turned white day by day.

Her hand holding the phone stiffened little by little. She held the phone close to her ear, listening to the roaring and whimpering sounds coming from the phone. She slowly lowered her head until the other party burst into tears with a hissing sound. Lung shouted and hung up the phone, and the beautiful young woman fell down dejectedly.

Her face was constantly twisting and deforming, showing an extremely painful expression. She sat for a long time, stood up stiffly, opened the four-door wardrobe, and slowly packed her luggage. It took a long time to pack out a few things. Pack a suitcase with light-colored clothes and a few daily necessities.

The beautiful young woman did not rest. She sat cross-legged on the bed and sat silently all night. At dawn, she changed her clothes, dragged her suitcase and left the sea-view building without leaving any words, and traveled alone.

Tantai Mixue got up on time in the morning, packed up and went to the restaurant first, waiting for the domestic helpers to prepare the meal. After waiting for more than ten minutes, she still didn’t see her mother. She went to her mother’s bedroom to invite her mother, but there was no one knocking on the door. He responded and opened the door softly. There was no one in the bedroom, and he didn't see his mother when he went to the balcony.

She exited the bedroom and went to the first floor to ask the domestic helper if she had seen her mother. She happened to run into her mother in charge, who asked, "Ms. Xue, is breakfast not to your liking?"

"No, I haven't had breakfast yet. Have you seen my mother?"

"Ms. Xue, Madam went on a trip early this morning. Madam didn't tell you" the steward Mom is very strange. Miss Xue doesn't know that Madam left the beach villa early in the morning.

"Oh, Mom went on a trip again. It must be because I haven't gotten up yet, so she was afraid of disturbing me and rushed to the early shift without telling me. The plane is gone." Tantai Mixue suddenly realized that it was not surprising that Mother often left at the drop of a hat.

The mother in charge also thinks it’s normal. Traveling is Madam’s favorite, and she often leaves for ten days and a half. Sometimes they don’t know when they left or when they came back.

Knowing that her mother was out, Tantai Mixue went back to the restaurant on the second floor to have breakfast. After eating, she went out for a walk.

When Miss Xue of the Tantai family went out for a walk, the practitioners in the ancient martial arts community who had stayed overnight in Beijing and had almost finished their breakfast, went for a walk to eat.

The elder of the Zhenghua Sect did not return to Yinnan yesterday. When he came to Beijing, he stayed in a Taoist temple. He had a vegetarian meal in the morning, returned to his room and carried two trailers filled with luggage bags to visit the Taoist temple. We took a taxi and went straight to the villa area where Mr. Chao lived.

The taxi will take the guest to the villa, pick up the card from the doorman and enter the villa. Follow the guest's instructions to go around several roads in the villa area to the outside of the villa building designated by the guest, and help the guest open the trunk and carry the luggage.

The owner of Ayubo paid the fee, waited for the taxi to drive by, and dragged two luggage trailers towards the house of the little girl from the Immortal Medicine Gate's step-uncle.

The Chao family had breakfast in the morning. Chao Yi and Chao San all went to work, and the beautiful boy also returned to school. Chao Er did not have any important classes that day, so she stayed home to eat preserved eggs. Chao Er coupleThe two of them were also lazy and stayed at home with their parents.

After dinner, I sat for a while and then went downstairs to eat. I walked around the cobblestone pavement in the yard to massage the soles of my feet. The young people were skipping rope and playing keyboards. Housekeeper Hu and his domestic helper First, clean the second floor. Mother Fang is taking a walk with the old lady downstairs.

When a taxi came to the door, the young and old people on the first floor knew that there was a passenger. Miss Chao Er rushed to open the door. As soon as she ran to the door, she looked at the old man in a blue suit carrying luggage and the vehicle, and she felt numb. Opening the gate, he politely asked, "Good morning, who are our relatives and friends?"

"The girl must be Le Xiaoyatou's sworn sister. I am Yanxing's elder, Miss Le Le." I asked you to carve some emeralds. It was not convenient to bring them yesterday, so I sent them here today." Master Ayu looked at the girl inside the gate. The young girl had a ponytail and a red sportswear. She was bright but delicate, youthful and energetic.

"Ah, it turns out to be Mr. Yan's elder, please come in." Chao Yufu hurriedly went to help drag the luggage trailer, and only helped one car to drag it into the hospital without closing the gate.

I heard that they were bringing something for Xiao Lele. As soon as Mr. Chao, Mrs. Chao and Mr. and Mrs. Chao arrived in front of the villa, Fang’s mother also hurried to greet the guests from afar and helped drag the other one. Luggage trolley.

The young people of the Chao family were warm and polite, and the master of Ayufang also followed the local customs. He handed his luggage to the host's family and left empty-handed. He walked up to the welcoming host and shook hands with the old man of the Chao family. "I just came here yesterday. Today "I'm sorry to bother you."

"It's so hard for you to help carve something. It's so hard for you to deliver it yourself." Mr. Chao held the guest's hand and asked the guest to come forward. Drinking tea in the teahouse.

Chao Er and his wife said hello to each other, and accompanied the guests into the hall with their parents and then to the small tea room. Chao Er's wife and Fang's mother went upstairs to get hot water for tea, and brought fruits and dried fruits.

Ayufangzhu followed the host to the small living room and introduced his surname to the host. Mr. Chao and Mrs. Chao called the guest "Mr. Hao". Ms. Chao Er dragged the luggage trailer into the living room and placed it on the Not far from the guest, sit down at the last seat.

Mrs. Chao Er and Fang’s mother went up to the second floor and brought tea and dried fruits downstairs to entertain the distinguished guests and drink a cup of tea. Master Ayu went to drag the luggage trailer to the guest seat, untied the rope and opened the cardboard box. There is a protective foam layer inside. Take it out and open it. There is something protected in the foam box, and it is wrapped in a soft cloth.

Master Ayubo took out the big cauldron, placed it gently on the ground, untied the soft cloth, and revealed a golden round-belly cauldron with a neck, three legs, and a lion's head carved on the round belly. There is a door in one direction on the belly of the tripod, and there are ventilation holes in the other three directions.

The tripod has a cover, which is in the shape of an inverted sky. There is a round pull ring on the top. The bottom and feet of the tripod are inlaid with silver. It is more than one meter high and looks majestic and domineering.

The surface of the golden cauldron is shining and beautiful, and there are ropes to tie the cauldron and the lid together to prevent the lid from falling off.

“So beautiful” Chao Yufu loves itDon't let go.

The old man and the old lady were also full of praise.

Master Ayubo took out a larger cauldron, opened another slightly smaller box, and took out a small golden cauldron. It had no space in the middle and was a solid three-legged cauldron with a round belly. The other appearance is similar to the big tripod.

Showing the cauldron to the Chao family, he lifted the lid of the cauldron. There was also a foam box inside the cauldron, with soft carpet cloth stuffed around it to prevent the foam box from colliding with the cauldron wall.

The master of Ayufang took out the foam boxes one by one. There were several foam boxes with wooden boxes inside. He opened them and untied the silk cloth to show the owners of the Chao family. The boxes contained bowls and spoons. , chopsticks and jewelry are all gold and beautifully carved.

The old man and the old lady want to wipe their sweat. Xiao Lele is so generous. He actually made something out of gold and jade. The collectors in the jade world will probably feel sad for a long time when they see it.

“The little girl said that we should focus on making the tripod first, so I carved these two big pieces first. In order not to disturb the little girl’s business, I first brought these two tripods to Beijing for the little girl. Girl, there are still a few delicate tasks that will probably not be completed until the middle of the month."

After showing the completed objects to Master Chao, Master Ayu packed the things again and put the small boxes into the tripod. In the stomach, bandage it again, put it in a foam box, put it back into a cardboard box, tie it up with a rope, and move it aside.

Chao Er and his wife also helped pack the items, put back the cardboard boxes, fetch water for the guests to wash their hands, wipe them clean, and then sit down to drink tea.

Master Ayu drank tea and resigned to the host. Mr. Chao asked the distinguished guest with a friendly smile, "Mr. Hao, I wonder if the preserved eggs made by our little girl will suit your taste?"

"It suits the old man's taste. If you don't mind, I will pack a few and the old man will take them home for drinking. ."

"No problem, no problem." Master Ayu smiled.

Second Master Chao immediately went to another hall, took the bag, opened the unsealed small jar and took out the preserved eggs. Yesterday, in order to entertain the guests, he ate almost half of the jar of preserved eggs.

He pretended to be carrying more than thirty preserved eggs to the living room. The guest said that he had a flight at noon, so the young and old of the Chao family stayed with him to help carry the luggage cart and see the guest out of the yard.

The taxi hadn't left yet, so I was waiting at the other end. I saw the guest I had sent out of the villa building again, and drove to the outside of the villa courtyard to pick him up.

The owner of Ayubo was even more happy to receive a bag of preserved eggs as a gift than to find gold. He put the luggage trailer in the taxi and said goodbye to the owners with the preserved eggs in his arms.

The taxi that a family of three generations took to see the guests out of sight disappeared. When they returned to the hospital, they were about to continue training when they found another car approaching. The young and old simply waited.

Two private cars stopped outside Chao Erye’s courtyard. The two people who came were the heads of the Religious Affairs Management Office, both state officials and lay people. One was bald, his surname was Zhang, and he was known as Zhang. One of the lay people has long hair, his surname is Zhao, and he is known as Zhao layman.

Two laymen willThe car stopped on the side of the road and walked towards the second master's house. He saw the second master of the Chao family and his old lady at home, happily greeting the whole family.

"Jushi Zhang, Jushi Zhao, what kind of wind brought you two here today, please come in." Chao Sheng'an, who had dealt with the two laymen, greeted the two visitors.

The two laymen smiled and exchanged greetings with the old man and the old lady, and then followed the hosts into the elegant reception room on the first floor of the villa. Mother Fang served tea and fruits again.

Drinking a cup of tea with the two laymen, Chao Sheng'an asked warmly, "What are you doing with these two laymen here?"

Junshi Zhang and Zhao looked at each other in confusion. The layman said what he had already considered over and over again, "Dr. Chao also knows that we are responsible for religious affairs, and our focus is on activities in the Buddhist and Taoist circles. Recently, some Taoists have come to Beijing, and even some Taoists from the Bay Island. I heard that yesterday We all came to visit Mr. Chao’s house, which made us very strange. We came here to ask Mr. Chao why people from various Taoist sects came here for such a big event."

Mr. Chao looked at the two guests in surprise and did not say anything. Chao Sheng'an smiled like an Amitabha Buddha, "You two don't know. Yesterday, the youngest girl of my third brother's eye, our old Chao family, turned fifteen years old. According to ancient rituals, people from all sects respect and teach our family hairpins." Our little girl’s seniors in medical skills, all of whom respected the old and loved the young, came to Lao Chao’s house in Beijing to give our little girl a gift. Our whole family was shocked by this, because we didn’t know the etiquette in the world, so the owner of Sanweixuan had full authority. I'll take care of it."

"It turns out that it was the little girl Fangchen who was rude to us yesterday." Jushi Zhang suddenly realized. No wonder Secretary Chao and Minister Chao were at work yesterday, but the Chao family was at work. The house was full of guests, and it turned out to be a birthday celebration for the little girl.

The two of them were also shocked. Not only domestic Taoist and Buddhist practitioners came to celebrate the birthday of the Chao family’s little grandson, but even Taoist people from the Wan Island came, which shows the influence of the little girl. How big.

What they were most puzzled about was what the little girl had done to alarm the Buddhists and Taoists who came to Beijing to celebrate her birthday in person. And it seemed that the little girl was not at home yet.

Shocked in their hearts, the two laymen did not show it, and secretly decided to inquire about the situation.

“No one dares to waste money on a child’s birthday. A group of distinguished guests went to the humble house to congratulate our children, which makes us elders deeply uneasy.”

"Dr. Chao is modest. The little girl has superb medical skills. She is an extraordinary person. It is natural for her to have a grand birthday. However, we were a little reckless and invited a large number of late directors."

"The two laymen are very polite. They should perform their duties in their positions, and the two laymen are conscientious and role models for our generation."

"Chao Dong is praised"

Both parties exchanged a few polite words, Zhang layman Zhao. Since the layman found out what he wanted to know, he didn't want to stay much longer. He took his leave. Chao Er and his wife sent the two laymen out of the courtyard to see if their car was lucky before returning to the hospital.

"Chao Er, they manage religious affairs just like they manage religious affairs. Why did they come to our house?"When the investigation comes, they won’t ask people from the Buddhist and Taoist sects if they have any questions." Seeing his son return, Mr. Chao felt unhappy and complained.

The old lady was not too happy either, Taoist and Buddhist It is the guest's wish that the guests come to their home. How can they know if they ask them what the guest's intention is?

"Grandpa, please calm down, we are not like ordinary people. "Chao Yufu quickly helped his grandparents to act cute and comfort the depressed old people.

"Dad, don't pay attention to such trivial matters. I guess some of yesterday's guests had too much background. They are afraid of gathering together to plot something, such as recommending our little dumpling to be the leader of the alliance. They are afraid that the little dumpling will be taken advantage of, so they come to ask. "

Chao Sheng'an wants to curse. If the two of them have any questions, why can't they ask him to talk alone? If they insist on doing it like this, their old man and his wife will be unhappy.

"Pfft, how old is our little group? They can't figure out who to be the leader of the alliance. "The old lady was very happy. Their little pink dumplings are as cute and delicate as little glutinous rice dumplings. How could she have nothing to do and go off to form gangs and become some kind of charlatan.

"That's right, we Xiao Tuanzi is still a child who has not grown up. Who would have the brains to recommend him to be the leader of the alliance? The owner of Sanweixuan said that the guests wanted to form a good relationship because of Xiao Lele's outstanding medical skills. Who would encounter any difficulties one day? It is also convenient to ask Xiao Lele to see a doctor. ”

Chao Yufu also agreed with Grandma. Xiao Lele is a foodie and has no ambition to dominate the world. What she loves most is running around the mountains, looking for rare and exotic herbs to make medicine, and making Delicious.

With his granddaughter at home, the old man and the old lady’s depression faded quickly. Not to mention the two lay people, they went for a walk together and did some aerobic exercise.