In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

Because they had to bring their subordinates to the banquet, including Yang Yi and his friends who had already returned, there were about thirty people.

There were originally fifteen people in the He family having dinner.

When people come to eat at a banquet, they must invite the village head and clan elders.

In this case, we would have to prepare dinner for more than fifty people, which really required careful preparation.

Fortunately, the He family has two whole sheep, otherwise they might not be able to come up with anything decent to entertain the guests tonight.

As soon as He Qiudi came back, she asked about the menu prepared by Old Lady He.

Quite rich.

There are several new dishes that He Qiudi has not learned from Old Lady He.

He Qiudi said that she wanted to learn a few dishes that she had never learned before, so she simply did not go to sleep and helped in the kitchen.

At about three o'clock, Grandma He started to roast the whole lamb.

He Qiudi prepared a lot of grilled dishes by himself, using Grandma He's secret sauce recipe, grilling lamb skewers, grilled pork belly, grilled mushrooms, grilled leeks and everything else that could be grilled.

We baked several large plates and everyone praised the food.

Especially He Sanlang, he was almost holding his belly and burping.

Just when they were enjoying the barbecue, they heard He Dalang, who was guarding the village entrance, coming back to deliver a message.

"Grandma, the nobleman has come to the village. Come out and greet him."

Old Mrs. He temporarily handed the job of roasting the whole lamb over to the cook who was assigned to the banquet, and she and Old Mr. He led the whole family to the village entrance to welcome them.

Eight important guards and twenty ordinary guards who were skilled in martial arts were brought to the banquet.

A huge group of people appeared at the entrance of Shiliu Village, making a grand scene.

The head of the village and the elders of the clan were already waiting nearby. When they saw the people from the He family coming, they went together to pay their respects to Yan Shi.

"I greet Master Yan."

Mr. He led everyone to pay their respects to Yan Shi.

There was no kneeling, but just ordinary etiquette.

"No need for formalities." During the banquet, old man He, who was the leader, was helped up, and then the head of the village and the elders of the clan were helped up one by one. The rest of the people at the back waved their hands, signaling them to stand up.

After everyone stood up, Yan Shi said seriously, "I was ordered to come to Fenghuang Mountain to suppress the bandits. We raided the bandit's lair in the middle of the night yesterday and finally captured the leader and second in command of Fenghuang Mountain. However, when we counted the bandits, we found that a few of them still escaped."

"In order to ensure the safety of the people living near Phoenix Mountain, I have decided to temporarily station in Shiliu Village until the bandit problem is completely eradicated. I will trouble you all during this period."

in the crowd.

When He Qiudi heard Yan Shi say this, he couldn't help but smile.

Yan Shi seemed to have sensed something and looked at her, nodding slightly to him across the crowd.

Next, it was time to communicate with the village head and elders during the banquet.

Later, people from the government will bring tents and other things and set up camp near Shiliu Village to support the officers and soldiers who are still clearing out the remaining forces in Fenghuang Mountain.

As the commander, Yan Shi also stayed in Shiliu Village to command and would not return to the city for the time being.

He declined the invitation from the head of the village and visited the He family with his guards and entourage.

He also signaled that Mr. He should invite the head of the village and the elders of the clan to come to the He family for dinner.

The He family's courtyard had already been cleaned up and five tables were set up.

During the banquet, Mr. He, the head of the village, several clan elders, as well as He Huaiping and He Huaian all sat at the main table.

Seeing this, Jin Cuihua couldn't help but laugh happily: "My husband actually ate at the same table with the county lieutenant. When the spring rush is over, I will go back to my mother's house and have a good talk with my brothers there. I will make them envy me to death."

Wei looked at Old Lady He, and finally said, "Mother, can't you really ask your husband to come back?"

Old Lady He glanced at Wei and said, "Among the officials in the county, only the county lieutenant and his guards are guests at the He family. You called Huaizhang back, but do you want to call others? Do you want to call the county magistrate? Another thing, the county lieutenant didn't give the order to call Huaizhang back, and you want me to make the decision? Do I dare to make this decision?"

Wei wanted He Huaizhang to come back just to curry favor with him.

Old Mrs. He wasn't sure what Yan Shi was thinking, so she didn't want to do that for the time being.

During the banquet, we have to suppress bandits in Shiliu Village and won't be back in the city for a while. It will be the same if we call the boss back in two days. There is no need to rush this night.

Tonight we had two whole roasted lambs on the table, and with the help of Grandma He’s cooking skills inherited from the royal chef, the meal was rich and delicious, and both the host and the guests enjoyed it very much.

It was not until after everyone had finished their meal that it was announced during the banquet that the government commended He Huaibi and He Qiudi for their joint efforts in subduing the second-in-command of the bandits and two other core members.

The things given are also very affordable.

That means two hundred taels of silver per person, a total of four hundred taels of silver.

He Huaijin was a little surprised that there was so much reward money.

Yang Ba explained: "The man you subdued is the second in command of the Fenghuang Mountain bandits. They kill without blinking an eye. If they escape and hide in the mountains, they will be a great disaster. The other two bandits should not be underestimated. This 400 taels of reward is what you deserve, so just take it with peace of mind."

"Then I would like to thank Master Yan here first."

After He Qiudi bowed, he took the tray of silver with a smile.

There were four silver ingots on the tray.

A large silver ingot weighs exactly fifty taels.

He Qiudi held the heavy silver in his hands and smiled so hard that the corners of his mouth almost split below his ears.

After He Huaibi received the silver, he handed it to Old Lady He.

Seeing this, He Qiudi also handed the silver to Old Lady He: "Mother, this money will be spent by our whole family."

Old Mrs. He smiled from ear to ear: "Okay, okay, okay. Let's spend it together. Our whole family will enjoy the happiness with you two. My dear, I will save it for your dowry."

After saying this, Old Lady He gave the head of the village and the elders of the clan a red envelope containing two taels of silver each.

After the head of the village and the elders of the clan congratulated the He family, they saw that the people who attended the banquet had not left, and it seemed that they might have something to say to the people of the He family, so they smiled and said goodbye together.

After all the outsiders have left.

During the banquet, he handed a gift box to He Qiudi and said, "I heard from Yang Yi that in the process of subduing the bandits, the silver hairpin of the He family lady was stained with blood. I happen to have a gold hairpin here, which is perfect for you. Consider it my personal reward to the British woman who is as brave as a man and who stood up to help when she saw injustice."

He Qiudi was speaking very seriously during the banquet, but when she saw the gold hairpin inlaid with oriental pearls in the box, she almost laughed out loud.

Aren’t these the two oriental pearls that she mortgaged to him in exchange for the one hundred taels of silver she got from him?

During the banquet, he asked someone to make a gold hairpin inlaid with oriental pearls and gave it to her, probably as a return gift for the two crossbows and bow and arrows she gave him. However, since the origin of the crossbows and arrows was not disclosed to the public, he found this way to return the hairpin to her.

Seeing how seriously he spoke, the onlookers who didn't know the truth were intimidated by him.

She was given a golden hairpin during the banquet and did not stay long. She bowed to the elders of the He family one by one, thanked them for the hospitality tonight, and then left the He family with her guards and followers, with the He family members seeing her off respectfully.

As soon as they left, the He family's front yard was in an uproar.