little son-in-law

July is ushered in the turbulent heat of the town, and the third day of July is the old lady of the Yun family's 69th birthday. As the saying goes: Seventy is rare in life.In this era, it is a great blessing to be able to live to this age, four generations live in one family, and live a healthy life. Besides, what is emphasized here is "celebrating nine but not celebrating ten". Nine means long and long, and ten is homonymous with death. represents the end.Therefore, the old lady of the Yun family's 69 years old was regarded as her 70th birthday, which was considered a big birthday. The Yun family held a very grand event, and the Mo family had already received the invitation three days in advance.

Since the beginning of July, the streets have been bustling with foreign carriages and horses celebrating birthdays. Not only all the descendants of the Yun family have returned, but also those who have business contacts with the Yun family. Needless to say, those who have deep relationships, that is You must come, those who are far away or those who want to use this to build friendship with the Yun family are even more attentive. After all, the Yun family has been operating in Yunzhou for many years, and it is also a big family on one side, and it is also inextricably linked with the Yun family in the capital. relation.It is said that the prefect of Yunzhou will come to visit in person. The prefect has come, and officials at all levels under Yunzhou, no matter whether they want to curry favor with their superiors or the Yun family, are here to support the situation. Suddenly, the small town of Nanshan collapsed. It has become the focus of attention of the entire Yunzhou.

People in the town can see truckloads of birthday gifts brought in through the main road into the town every day, with boxes covered in red and green.People in gorgeous and rich clothes drove into the town on tall horses or magnificent carriages. The original calm of the town was suddenly broken in the past few days. People rushed out to watch this rare event. It's really a blessing to get together with envy or jealousy to talk about this old lady of the Yun family. The children and grandchildren are so upbeat, let's see her live this birthday.In this way, all kinds of uneasiness and speculation caused by the scorching hot weather in the town were suppressed a lot, and now people pay more attention to the upcoming grand birthday banquet of the Yun family.

There were too many people who came to celebrate the birthday, those who received invitations, those who were famous, the Yun family naturally had arrangements, but those who came uninvited had to solve the problem of accommodation by themselves.So the people in the town began to be busy with the foreigners who stayed at their own homes.I said before that there is no inn in this town.In this sweltering weather, many people move rattan beds to sleep in the yard at night. Although it is not much cooler than the house, it seems to be more breathable.Now there are people who pay to rent their own house to live in. Anyway, they don’t live and they have money to make, so why not do it, everyone rents out the house one after another.Apart from the fact that the inside of the house is really inconvenient, nearly half of the houses are rented out, especially the ones that are closer to the Yun's house, which are very popular. The rental price keeps going up again and again, and the hosts are very happy.The Mo family's house is not bad in this Nanshan Town, and naturally there are people who frequently come to want to rent a house.On the day with the most, I received five groups of people.Even Xiao Mo couldn't help but say: This is too outrageous.In the end, he simply pasted a piece of red paper in front of his house: This household has no room for rent.Only then did the matter of renting a house come to an end.This also shows how grand the Yun family's birthday banquet is this time, when Xiao Mo said this, Ming Ting suddenly answered: From this we can also see how small this town is.

Is it too small to be filled with a few birthday celebrations? Mo Nanjin smiled.

Naturally, the Mo family's congratulatory gifts cannot be compared with those wealthy families from outside.Fortunately, the sincerity has arrived. A few days ago, Yuyang sent a birthday robe embroidered by himself. The rose-red satin was embroidered with auspicious patterns such as cranes, pine trees, and peonies. It was both festive and not lost. Dazzling, Yuyang came back and said that the old lady kept pulling her hand and praised her for her handiness.

Mo Nanjin prepared another birthday gift to send on the day of the birthday banquet.When Mo Nanjin was doing grafting in her yard a few years ago.On a whim, with nothing to do, I grafted peach trees, apple trees, apricot trees and pear trees on a small pear tree, and planted them in a large flower tank. When it blooms every year, four kinds of flowers will bloom sequentially. The Mo family is very happy. Surprised, looking at this as a Western landscape, it started to bear fruit last year, and it actually bears four kinds of fruits at the same time. There are not many fruits, and the taste is second. Everyone saw these four kinds of fruits appearing on one tree at the same time. It's amazing.During that time, Xiao Mo stared at Mo Nanjin with the expression of wanting to kneel down and pay respects.This year is even better than last year. There are more than [-] fruits on one tree. The peaches are the most and the apricots are the least.Mo Nanjin himself liked this tree very much, but he didn't know if he would have a chance to take care of it in the future, so he had to give it away. At least the old lady of the Yun family had enough time and energy to take care of the flowers and plants.

In a blink of an eye, the third day of July arrived. On this day, the sky was extremely gloomy, and large dark clouds could be clearly seen in the west slowly gathering towards Nanshan Town. Today, Mo Nanjin wore a brand-new cyan outer shirt, worn by Yuyang and Mingyue. The three children passed by first, and the old lady first received the birthday greetings from the women's relatives in the inner courtyard, then the worship from the descendants of the clan, and finally went to the front courtyard to meet the male guests outside.

Mo Nanjin packed up from the room, Xiao Mo and Ming Ting were already waiting for him outside the door, the lotus in the small pond was in bloom, against the field of green leaves, bringing a trace of coolness in summer.Because the two peach trees in the front yard had not been grafted, their fruits were sparse, and the roses in the corner were in full bloom.Xiao Mo walked last, and Mo Nanjin looked back for the last time before closing the door, and a few leaves swirled and fell on the path paved with bluestone slabs.

"Let's go, young master, time is running out." Ming Ting was pushing the small cart in his hand, and the cart covered with red silk was the small pear tree bearing four kinds of fruits.

"En." Mo Nanjin responded in a low voice, and walked away without seeing his expression.

Xiao Mo followed the cart and supported the little pear tree to prevent it from slipping off the cart.

When Mo Nanjin and the others arrived at Yun's house, all kinds of carriages were already parked on both sides of the gate. People from Yun's family came in and out to greet everyone, and servants came back and forth to help carry gifts.

Mo Nanjin didn't know the person who greeted him at the door, so he probably was a descendant of some branch of the Yun family who came back from outside, but since he was able to stand here to welcome guests, the relationship must not be too far away.Mo Nanjin handed over the invitation, he opened it and glanced at it, and a person in charge behind him came up and whispered something in his ear. When he looked up, a smile was already on his face, and he said: "So it's Brother Mo, I've admired you for a long time." I've been waiting for a long time, please come inside." Seeing Mo Nanjin's cart showing only a large vase of congratulatory gifts, he paused with a smile on his face, and then casually greeted the servants behind: "Come on, help Brother Mo get this tree, This... what is this... a congratulatory gift to bring in."

Mo Nanjin brushed past the manager and nodded to indicate that it was not someone else, but the owner of Yipinzhai Bakery in the town.

"A few days ago, the youngest son was ignorant, please trouble Master Mo."

The Yun family's house covers a large area, and the front yard is naturally huge. Just a quick glance at the yard has seventy or eighty seats, and each seat can accommodate more than a dozen people at the same time. There are also ten people in the hall. A few tables were set up on the street outside the front door, lined up in a row, and the folks in the town were entertained.

Mo Nanjin's position is not bad. In the hall, the seat slightly in the middle of the front gave him enough face.Mo Nanjin walked all the way, and he didn't feel the baptism of eyes. He walked into the hall and saw everyone staring at him, but he didn't care. He found his seat and sat down calmly. His attitude was a little unnatural, and he pretended to lower his head to continue chatting, but from the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Mo Nanjin from time to time. As soon as the three of them sat down, a well-trained maid brought over tea.

"Master Mo, please have some tea." A goose-yellow dress with a double bun and a blushing face offered tea to Mo Nanjin.

"Thank you, Huang Ying." This Huang Ying is someone close to Yun Sichuan, and Mo Nanjin has seen it several times.

Hearing Mo Nanjin call out her name, the little girl's face turned even redder, and Fufu stepped back.

Seeing this scene, the other people at the same table who were pretending to be talking stopped talking and exchanged glances with each other.I thought: who is this person?The people who can enter the hall today are either those who have a deep relationship with the Yun family, or those who have a prominent family background. This person can sit in this position, and the maid of the Yun family obviously knows him and treats him with great respect. It seems that The origin of this person is not simple, but it is not more than one or both of these two conditions.But business people, after getting along for a long time, they will form their own circle. Everyone knows more or less about the people and things in this circle. Nope.Yun Qingchuan, the second young master of the Yun family, was recognized by everyone as handsome and beautiful, but when compared with the person in front of him, it was obvious how different he was, and he always felt that the second young master of the Yun family seemed to lack something compared to this person.

The sound of chorus at the gate continued to spread into the hall.Holding his teacup, Mo Nanjin blew away the tea leaves on the surface, revealing the blue tea inside, and took a sip, leaving the fragrance on his lips and teeth. The tea served by the Yun family was actually the best Longjing tea.Ming Ting glanced coldly around, those who peeked in this direction felt a chill, shivered unconsciously, and obediently looked away.

"At the critical moment, Brother Ming's cold arrows will work." Xiao Mo leaned into Mo Nanjin's ear and smiled. Xiao Mo often said that when Ming Ting looked at people coldly, it was like cold arrows shooting at people. He stabbed hard into his body.

The climax of the visitors was the arrival of Guo Shouzhong, the prefect of Yunzhou, and a group of officials of all sizes in the territory of Yunzhou. Most of them were arranged in the hall, but some subordinate officials were arranged in the courtyard outside.Guo Mingxia and Tian Cheng also came over, and Tian Cheng is now also the master of the sixth rank.

The congratulatory gift from the Yun family in the capital city, which is inextricably related to the Yun family in Yunzhou, pushed today's birthday celebration to a boiling point.It was a real first-class rich family, the upper class of an unreachable dynasty.Yun Jingping personally led all his nephews to the gate, and everyone followed him out to watch the fun.

Several large boxes of congratulatory gifts went directly into the backyard without getting out of the car.Those who watched the excitement watched eagerly, wishing they could rush up and open the box to see what kind of congratulatory gifts such a family had given them.But it's just thinking about it, who really dares.

A young steward was personally led by Yun Sichuan to the upper seat, and he seemed to pause when he passed by Mo Nanjin. After he was seated, the prefect of Yunzhou also went up to chat with him for a while, as if he had seen each other for a long time.

"This manager is not easy, and his kung fu is very good." This person's pace is steady, seemingly slow, but the strength of each step is just right. He is a practitioner, and he is a practitioner with very good martial arts. Although the Yun family was born as a general, But it's amazing that a young steward can do so well.Ming Ting's hands under the table clenched and then loosened.

Mo Nanjin lowered her head to drink tea, and in the dense mist, a dark light that was almost invisible flashed in her usually calm eyes.

So far, almost all the guests have arrived, and even those who haven’t arrived are insignificant and dispensable, at least the most important guests have arrived, and the birthday banquet has officially begun.