Chapter 102 Homecoming Banquet

After a day of silence, Hengshan County became lively again because today was Liu Qing's return banquet.

Zuo Lengchan sat in the yard, holding in his hand a book summarizing the "Making Friends Through Martial Arts" conference held a few days ago.

He looked at his fellow apprentices and asked helplessly, "It's just a marriage, why...why is it so troublesome?!"

He wanted to leave after drinking the day before yesterday, but Liu Zhengfeng kept them. He thought they wanted to discuss the matter of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, so he spent the whole day in the inn thinking about how to deal with it.

As a result, Zhao Yanpeng came to inform him early in the morning and asked him to get ready to attend the return banquet at noon.

Ding Mian, Lu Bai and Fei Bin looked at the head brother who looked like he was hollowed out, and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

To be honest, they have been living a pretty good life these days. They can eat and drink as much as they want, and they can meet fellow gang members from various factions whenever they go out. They can either go out of the city together to catch criminals, which not only earns them rewards but also earns them a good reputation.

Or you can find a restaurant and eat and chat, which would be a great experience.

After a long time, I even felt a little bored.

Only someone with a strong mind like Zuo Lengchan could remain sober and not be blinded by temporary peace and friendship.

Le Hou thought for a while and explained: "This may be because Ou Yushi's status is different, so the wedding ceremony needs to go through the whole set!"

"Oh, who made this rule? It's so troublesome!" Zuo Lengchan sighed, returned to his room helplessly, and put on a robe.

He led the people from Songshan Sect out of the inn and met the people from Huashan Sect led by Yue Buqun.

“Alliance Leader Zuo.” Yue Buqun greeted him with a smile and a bow.

"Mr. Yue." Zuo Lengchan looked at Yue Buqun's group of disciples. During this period of time, not only did they become whiter, but they also became visibly fatter.

How many times did the Huashan Sect gang bully Liu Zhengfeng? !

The two walked side by side towards Liu's residence. Zuo Lengchan said with some emotion: "It's a pity that Huashan Sect only had half a day for this 'Making Friends Through Martial Arts' conference! It's a great pity that we couldn't see the Xiyi swordsmanship and the life-and-death struggle between the eagle and the snake."

Yue Buqun smiled and said sincerely: "Leader Zuo, you are joking. The Songshan School's Songshan Fast and Slow Seventeen Sword Techniques and the Great Songyang Divine Palm are extremely exquisite and have benefited us a lot!"

“Hahahaha,” Zuo Lengchan laughed after hearing this and said, “It’s a pity that the Twelve Ziwu Swords are incomplete, otherwise I would also like to take them out and study them together with you!”

Soon, the two met the nuns of Hengshan Sect and the Taoists of Mount Tai at an intersection.

The four factions joined together, led by Zuo Lengchan, and headed towards Liu's residence.

Zuo Lengchan looked back and saw that the disciples of the four sects were in a friendly and harmonious relationship, and the leaders of the four sects were chatting and laughing.

Isn't this exactly what he wanted?
What a pity. Everything is just temporary.

Perhaps within a few days, everyone will go their separate ways and become strangers from then on.

When they arrived outside Liu's house, the Hengshan School disciples had already made various preparations.

All the relatives of the Liu and Ouyang families will be here today, plus some of Liu Zhengfeng's business partners, the gentry of Hengshan County, and old neighbors of several decades, so there will be dozens of tables in total.

A stage had been set up on the street, and before the Hu Family Troupe, which was extremely famous in the Huguang area, began its performance, many audiences had already gathered in the audience.

This is a drama troupe that came out of Hengshan County. For ordinary people, this makes them feel even more proud.

After all, Tanhua is too far away, but the opera troupe is nearby. When chatting with people from other counties, you can also talk about opera.

When Linghu Chong and other young disciples saw it, they immediately ran over to watch the show.

The elders were invited into the yard by Cheng Baiyu. Mo Da arrived early and stood up to greet them when he saw them coming.

At three quarters past the hour of Si, a line of horse-drawn carriages arrived outside Liu's residence.

Liu Qing, dressed as a woman, got off the carriage with the help of Ou Zanghua.

"Dad, second uncle, uncle, Xiaoqin." Liu Qing looked at the relatives who came out to greet him and bowed to them.

"Editor Ou!"

Uncle Ouyang Shang was a scholar, but unfortunately he only had the title of scholar. So he greeted Ou Zanghua first, then looked at Liu Qing and said, "Qingqing has really grown up!"

Second uncle Liu Zhengyu separated from the family early on, but with the help of Liu Zhengfeng in recent years, he has become a local rich man in the countryside and lives a comfortable life.

He looked at the two younger generations and said cheerfully, "Brother, you have good vision. These two children look blessed at first glance."

Liu Qin ran over, grabbed her sister's hand and started to complain: "Sister, you are finally back. Mother didn't allow me to go to your room to play these past few days, even though I could go there before!"

Liu Zhengfeng tapped his son's head, looked at his daughter and son-in-law, and said with a smile: "Let's go in first. Your mother, your aunt, and your aunt have been waiting for a long time." Liu Qing responded with a smile. When he stepped into the Liu residence again, he felt a little different, but it seemed no different.

At noon, Ou Zanghua and Liu Qing came to the Liu family's ancestral home together. Under the gaze of relatives and friends, they bowed and burned incense to the Liu family's ancestors.

Liu Zhengfeng and Madam Ouyang sat in the main seats and accepted the tea offered by the two. From this moment on, Ou Zanghua changed his tone and called Liu Zhengfeng his father-in-law and Madam Ouyang his mother-in-law.

After completing the process, the newlyweds had to separate temporarily. Liu Qing was called to the backyard by Madam Ouyang and surrounded by a group of women. The topic was so hot that it needed to be reviewed before it could be typed out.

Ou Zanghua came to the front yard and, with the introduction of Liu Zhengfeng, formally met the relatives of the Liu and Ouyang families. This time, there was no Linghu Chong and Mi Weiyi to block the wine for him, so he had to do it by himself.

So after completing the process, Ou Zanghua was a little drunk again and was sent back to Wuyuan by Xiang Danian.

While he was rubbing his temple, Xiang Danian took out two books, handed them to Ou Zanghua and said, "Brother, these are the notes from the nine-day "Making Friends Through Martial Arts". One is about swordsmanship, and the other is about boxing and kicking."

"Okay!" Ou Zanghua nodded, and then asked, "Have father-in-law and Master Mo seen it?"

"Uncle Mo has looked at it, but Master hasn't. He has been busy these days." Xiang Danian shook his head and said.

Ou Zanghua responded and began to flip through the pages.

Upon seeing this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he slapped the small pond in the yard immediately. A scent of wine and sword energy flew out from his palm and splashed into the small pond.

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Part of the alcohol was expelled from his body and Ou Zanghua's mind became clear again, but the smell of alcohol on his body could not be dissipated.

He lowered his head and started to read again, while Xiang Danian stood aside. Whenever Ou Zanghua didn't understand something, he would stand up and explain it to him.

With both text and pictures, Ou Zanghua can understand much more easily.

In particular, the text contained a lot of great added understanding, which made Ou Zanghua feel as if everything had suddenly become clear.

When he came to his senses, it was already night. Qu Feiyan had already lit several candles, illuminating the room.

"What time is it now?" Ou Zanghua glanced out the window. He could no longer hear any noise. It seemed that even the street theaters had closed for business.

Qu Feiyan said, "Sir, it's already 15:30!"

"Hmm?" Ou Zanghua looked back at the room and asked in confusion, "Qingqing hasn't come back yet?"

"How can a bride sleep in the same room with her husband at the wedding banquet?" Qu Feiyan explained with a smile: "Sister Qingqing is resting in Madam Ouyang's room tonight. They have a lot to talk about!"

"Is there such a rule?" Ou Zanghua was stunned for a moment, then he stopped worrying and said with a smile: "It seems that I will have to stay alone in the empty room tonight."

Qu Feiyan rolled her eyes at Ou Zanghua, went out to get him some hot water, and helped her young master wash up.

At the same time, in the Tiegai Temple on the back of Hengshan Mountain, Lu Lianrong looked at Zhong Zhen and Tang Ying'e and said helplessly, "You two, we have been to the back of Hengshan Mountain for more than 40 days. We have been to all the places that can be seen and played. There is really no more attractions to see!"

Zhong Zhen and Tang Ying'e looked at each other. They had not received any secret letter from the head senior brother, so they could only continue to watch Lu Lianrong, but they could not let him go down the mountain and disturb the head senior brother's important event.

Zhong Zhen immediately said, "Brother Lu, we have visited many scenic spots, and the Fanguang Temple is so beautiful. Why don't we go to the Fanguang Temple and stay there for half a month tomorrow!"

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Lu Lianrong shook his head and said, "Junior Brother Zhong, it's not that I don't want to. It's that my nephew Zanghua has passed the imperial examination and I estimate that my niece Qingqing will go to Beijing to get married during this period. As her uncle, I have to escort her to the capital anyway!"

When Zhong Zhen heard Lu Lianrong bring up Ou Zanghua again, he felt aggrieved.

Before Ou Zanghua passed the imperial examination and won the third place, how polite were you, Lu Lianrong, to everyone in the Songshan Sect?
Now he makes excuses when we ask him to stay for half a month, and he has to be coaxed by them before he is willing to go on the trip with us. He is really not a good son!

Seeing Zhong Zhen's unhappy face, Tang Ying'e immediately said, "Brother Lu, you are worrying too much. You are the pillar of Hengshan Sect. How could Mr. Liu San not send a disciple to inform you when he wants to bring his daughter to Beijing to get married? But you see, no Hengshan disciples have come to the mountain to look for you in the past few days, which means there is no sign of departure for the time being. We might as well have fun and wait until the disciples send us news, then it will not be too late to leave!"

At this point, Tang Ying'e himself felt somewhat hesitant. The Songshan Sect disciples he had stationed on the periphery sent news that for so many days, no Hengshan Sect disciple had come up the mountain to invite Lu Lianrong.

This is a bit strange
After hearing this, Lu Lianrong also felt that it made sense, so he said, "In that case, I will accompany you two for a walk! But before that, I have to let my disciple come up and urge Junior Brother Liu to get this done quickly. We can't just keep dragging it out! What if Zanghua is favored by some high-ranking official in the capital and is recruited as a son-in-law? Wouldn't that be a big loss? After all, he is a talent cultivated by our Hengshan Sect!"

"That makes sense." Tang Ying'e nodded in agreement.

"I'm not doing this for myself. You know me. I just don't want to make Qingqing sad."

“Extremely polar.”

"What a pity that Zang Hua is not my disciple, otherwise I would definitely care about him a hundred times more than Junior Brother Liu!"

"Yes, yes, yes."

(End of this chapter)