ushernet Chapter 214: Treating Neighbors
Chapter 214: Treating Neighbors
What Qiuqiu didn’t say was that she was collecting mortal seeds for great use.
She will have to go to other interfaces to collect scattered souls in the future. If she enters an era without good species, these will be the most practical and good things. When she first came to this world, if it were not for the assistance of space, it would be easy for her as a pregnant woman to live well, but it would be too difficult to raise two children!
In the blink of an eye, it was time for the banquet. A total of ten tables were set up in Qingheng's courtyard. The tables, chairs, benches, chefs and waiters were all from Zuixianlou. The meat was more than 300 kilograms of wild boar meat hunted by Qingheng, and the vegetables were ordered directly from farmers in the suburbs. Qingwu arranged these small matters perfectly.
The banquet was held in the name of celebrating the two children's birthdays and also to celebrate Qiuqiu's recovery as a thank you to the neighbors for their care. Each invitation came with a gift of ten seeds, which was said to be in accordance with the master's wishes.
This further confirmed the neighbors' guess that the Xu family was recuperating in their place. Now that they have recovered, they will probably return to their own lives soon. This is an opportunity to build good relationships. Living next to the City God Temple makes them half city dwellers and much more knowledgeable than the villagers. Even if they want to curry favor, they have to know how to do it.
The Xu family sent out invitations to a banquet, and the child of the family came in person with the servant (puppet), saying that they did not want any gift money, but wanted ten seeds as a blessing for their mother.
According to gossip, the rarer the seeds are, the more valuable the return gift will be from the Xu family.
This little operation was spread by Qingwu, the clever boy, when he was in college. Those guests who wanted to curry favor with the Xu family even secretly collected various seeds.
There are two puppets at the door, one to greet the verification post and the other to collect seeds. The one with the purse puts the seeds directly together with the verified post, while the one without the purse uses a spare purse to put the seeds and invitation card together.
There were ten tables of guests, two of which were children, ranging from six to over ten years old, all of whom were classmates from Qingwu Academy.
The two tables are for female relatives. Almost all the female relatives who have come to visit recently are here.
All six tables were occupied by men. At the top table was Qingheng, who was accompanied by two teachers, the head of the village, the restaurant owner, a retired general, an old scholar with honors, a Yuanwailang, and finally the most promising son of the Li family, Li Sanlang.
Qiuqiu's side is relatively simple. There is a table for women and a table for unmarried women. The unmarried women at this table all have some feelings about Qingheng.
It was Qiuqiu who mentioned this to Qingwu, and Qingxu said, "Please come over here and let them see the difference between themselves and their mother, and make them feel ashamed of themselves!"
I don't know if they have been scolded by their elders, but the ten unmarried girls are now behaving very reservedly, especially the girl from the Li family, who never glanced at the men's side from beginning to end. Although the two tables for the girls were arranged behind a simple screen, this was just a cover for next year's meeting. The two sides could see each other clearly when they stood up.
There was a girl named Bai Shanshan, who looked very pitiful. She kept getting closer to Qiuqiu, very gentle and considerate, and kept complimenting Qiuqiu.
The village head's wife whispered to Qiuqiu, "This is Bai Shanshan. One of her cousins became a concubine for a prominent figure in Beijing, and her family moved there. I think she wants to follow in her cousin's footsteps, so you'd better be careful."
Qiuqiu finally understood that Bai Shanshan wanted to be Qingheng's concubine. She couldn't explain how she felt. She felt uncomfortable because someone coveted her things. She even disliked Bai Shanshan.
The meal consisted of twelve dishes, eight hot and four cold. The portions of meat and vegetables were generous, and everyone was addicted to eating.
After the meal, he drank tea and dealt with the greetings of the ladies while distracting himself by directing the puppets and preparing return gifts based on the seeds that were sent.
Common seeds will be rewarded with ten candies, which will eliminate 80% of the chances.
There were also a dozen different kinds of medicinal herb seeds in a purse, one of which had a faint spiritual energy, so Qiuqiu asked the puppet to wrap it with a small jade pendant of good quality;
There are also some seeds of rare and precious flowers and plants that are rare in the secular world. The return gifts are usually more expensive jade pendants, which are slightly higher than the value of the seeds.
There are still some balls that I haven’t recognized yet, so I decided to plant them out and see if they grow into mature plants.
At the end of the banquet, the guests were seen off by servants at the door with gifts in return. Even the youngest children did not open their familiar purses on the spot. The banquet started with anticipation and ended in boredom.
She really didn't like discussing gossip with these women, nor did she like talking about clothes and jewelry. She preferred to make elixirs and draw talismans, constantly practicing to become stronger.
Although the Xu family was a family of cultivators in her previous life, it could be said that it was a bit unworthy of the name. After all, there was almost no spiritual energy in the world, and cultivation was a very luxurious thing. So she integrated into secular life like ordinary people, went to school and worked. After coming to the world of cultivation, she had been struggling for survival. Now she finally had some capital, but could not adapt to the life of a normal person.
Adapting to the life in the environment she lives in, she did not live a good life in her previous life as Su Su. Although she had Henggu and her children to accompany her, she also had her own goals to strive for. She really declined a banquet like this one where she could experience ancient life.
As the Spring Festival approaches, Qingwu and Qingxu also have a holiday at home. The family of four prepares New Year's goods like ordinary families. The four of them are still eye-catching, so they use a little magic to blur their looks and aura, and go shopping along the bustling market, especially buying various local snacks.
The four members of the family are all foodies. When they see something delicious, they buy four servings and eat it from beginning to end. If it weren't for the magic spell, who knows how many people's attention would be attracted.
Qingwu: "That's a teahouse with storytelling. How about we go in and listen for a while?" It was accompanied by the soft and coquettish voice of a child.
Qing Heng still enjoyed his two sons acting like spoiled brats to him, especially Qing Wu, who usually acted like a little adult. Now seeing his eldest son acting like this, he felt particularly proud as a father.
"Ask your mother. If she agrees, we can go together and listen."
Qingheng, who was originally enjoying the coquettishness of his two sons, ran to Qiuqiu, took the snacks, supported him and acted cute. Qiuqiu could not hold on for more than three seconds before agreeing to the two little ones' request.
Seeing this, Qing Heng felt that Qiuqiu had no principles at all! He was not as persistent as himself.
The four of them requested a small private room on the second floor. After the waiter served them tea, they heard the old man with a white beard in the middle of the hall on the first floor slap the door handle and start telling a story:
The end of the year is approaching, and it's time for wanderers to return home. This time, the wanderer I'm talking about hasn't been home for over 20 years. Why? Because the wanderer doesn't even know where his home is, and the home that originally belonged to him has been usurped by the murderer of his father! Let's talk about the story of this British Duke.
It is said that this Duke of England was also a young and promising man, a prodigy in martial arts. When he was young, his family suffered a disaster and he was left alone. He was picked up by General Xue who was traveling away and was taken in as his disciple because of his talent.