Now Ji Yuan has a little more luggage than before. A gray cloth bag contains an extra book of martial arts secrets that can make people fight to death. An oil-paper umbrella is still tucked under his arm. An ivy sword sacrificed a piece of lining in the bag, wrapped it with strips of green cloth and carried it across the back. The heavy nanmu box the size of a shoe box was inconvenient to put into the bag, so it could only be held in the hand. Walk along.
Although Ji Yuan was walking in and out before, he was still thinking about the treasure left behind by Master Zuo, so the rush was more important. Now that he has obtained the secret sword, Ji Yuan is much more relaxed. It’s a satisfying feeling like when you were in elementary school and finally finished all your summer homework at the end of the summer vacation.
Judging from the Jianyi post, Zuo Li’s ancestral home is Juntianfu, Yizhou, and he grew up in Juntianfu City.
As the saying goes, being poor in culture and rich in martial arts can allow Zuo Li to freely access martial arts and make extraordinary achievements. In addition to Zuo Li himself being a genius, the Zuo family must also be a wealthy family.
To take a step back, Zuo Kuangtu should still be somewhat famous in Juntian Mansion, but I don’t know what the Zuo family is like now. After Zuo Li lived in seclusion and died, he should have been annoyed by Jianghu people for a period of time.
As he walked along the official road, Ji Yuan’s footsteps always seemed to be walking slowly but actually spanned a huge distance. His feet were not high off the ground. This not only required extremely high martial arts skills, but also the ability to achieve Ji Yuan’s Due to such a natural situation, it is necessary to understand the meaning of the dragon. This contradiction of seemingly slow steps but actually moving forward quickly may give rise to the illusion of shrinking into an inch if someone is watching.
We have been walking all night and most of the day has passed. After seeing the morning glow and bathing in the scorching afternoon sun, Ji Yuan has already left Aidu Mountain far behind.
After walking for so long, I finally heard the sound of pedestrians in the distance ahead. It should be another group of passers-by.
Ji Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. The area near the official road should be approaching a densely populated area, so he slowed down and moved forward to catch up at a slightly faster speed than ordinary people.
A little further ahead, four people were walking and chatting. From what they said, they must be villagers from a nearby village, and they seemed to be going to a wedding banquet.
“I heard that two sheep and a pig were killed in the village for this time. I must have enough meat!”
“Stop talking, stop talking, it makes my mouth water!”
Hearing the words of the predecessor, someone beside him swallowed his saliva. Only large banquets such as wedding banquets can enjoy eating and drinking.
“That boy Zhao Dongmu is also very lucky. He took Xiaolian from the neighboring village, and he is as good as a man in doing farm work!”
“Yes, many people have tried to match-match, but none of them have succeeded. They have given him an advantage!”
Others echoed.
“Walk faster, walk faster, the sun has set, we have to go back quickly, otherwise Uncle Zhao will be in a hurry!”
“Well, we’ll start eating soon. Uncle Zhao will definitely blame us if we don’t have enough wine!”
“Hey, don’t worry, we can make it in time. The four of us can also receive a lucky red envelope in a while.”
“Hahaha, I just want to eat, and Uncle Zhao only has two big guys to take action!”
“Hahahaha, yes!”
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The four of them were walking and chatting. Judging from the strength of their breathing and the heavyness of their steps, they must be carrying heavy objects.
As Ji Yuan got closer, he vaguely saw that it was a group of two people carrying a jar. From the previous conversation, he speculated that the jar was filled with wine.
It’s a wedding banquet, do you want to have a meal? It’s not like I don’t give red envelopes anyway!
Thinking of this, Ji Yuan quickened his pace and took the lead in shouting forward.
“Brothers in front~~~ please walk slowly~~!”
The four people carrying the wine in front heard shouts from far behind, and they all subconsciously slowed down and looked back. They saw a man who looked like Mr. Sven in a wide-sleeved robe catching up behind the official road. Holding an umbrella and dragging a wooden box in one hand.
Ji Yuan seemed to be out of breath, with some sweat on his face.
“A few of you guys have been on the road for a long time. There is no village or shop in front of you, but you are in a hurry to see someone. It will be dark in two hours, and the road is very busy! ”
“Uh, Mr. Big, where are you from?”
The few people only slowed down their pace to make it easier for Ji Yuan to keep up, but they did not stop.
“I’m coming from the direction of Yongtai County, and I’m going to Juntianfu.”
“Hey! The way here and the place we are going to are quite far. Mr. Big, you are very brave!”
Ji Yuan just smiled.
“Yes, are you from the nearby villages? Can you let me go get some water and stay overnight? Well, my stay won’t be in vain!”
After talking about this, several young villagers naturally invited Ji Yuan to Zhaojiazhuang.
“Mr. Da, if you don’t mind, come with us to Zhaojiazhuang. There is a wedding banquet in the village. Seeing that you look like a learned man, Uncle Zhao will definitely ask you to attend the banquet together.”
“Yes, Mr. Da, but you have to follow closely. We are in a hurry to go back. Uncle Zhao’s house doesn’t have enough wine. We are waiting for these two big jars.”
“Okay, okay, I’m still confident in my own steps. Just keep walking, I won’t lose you!”
Ji Yuan smiled and walked a few steps closer to a few people. He was looking forward to seeing if there were any special dishes in the countryside here. By the way, he chatted with a few young people and got close.
“Why don’t you guys drive a bullock cart or something? Aren’t you tired of driving like this?”
“Hey, we bought the wine from the town on the other side of Helmet Mountain along the mountain climbing trail. It’s not convenient to travel with an ox cart, so it’s faster for people to carry it!”
“Hey, that’s a long way, right?”
“I mean, it took me a long time to walk!”
Several young people were also talkative. After confirming that Ji Yuan was a scholar who could read and write and that he had been to a place as far away as Jizhou, they were even more happy. They said that Uncle Zhao would definitely treat him to a wedding banquet. of.
While walking and chatting like this, and Ji Yuan was a good talker, he got to know the four of them quite well.
The desolation along the way is decreasing, and farmland irrigation canals are becoming more numerous and denser.
As we walked down the official road from a small road for more than a quarter of an hour, we could already see the outline of Zhaojiazhuang in front of us. A middle-aged man was looking towards the road. When he saw the four people coming back, he hurried up.
“Oh, why did you come back just now? The banquet will start if it’s any later!”
Then the man suddenly discovered the existence of Ji Yuan and asked in surprise: “Who is this?”
Ji Yuan naturally quickly handed over his hand.
“I’m Ji Yuan, I’m a passer-by. It’s getting late and I want to ask for some water and a place to stay!”
“Second uncle, this Mr. Ji is a learned man and comes from Jizhou!”
A young man quickly reminded me that looking at Ji Yuan’s elegant but dusty dress, he believed it. Even if it wasn’t true, the villager couldn’t chase people away on this happy day.
“Oh… sir, you have come all the way here. It happens to be a happy day today, so I must come to the manor to have a wedding drink and take a walk…”
The man also extended his hand towards Ji Yuan as an invitation.
“Excuse me, excuse me!”
The six of them were polite to each other and walked towards the village. It was bustling inside. The bride and groom had already paid their respects at the auspicious time.
There were more than twenty tables placed inside and outside the walls of a courtyard, including round tables and square tables. They were decorated with red decorations and 囍 characters everywhere. The villagers were chatting and waiting for the banquet. More than a dozen tables were placed inside and outside the walls. The aunts and uncles were very busy there washing vegetables and making stews, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.
“We have guests coming~~~”
The shouts inside were extremely loud, and not long after, the identity of Mr. Ji Yuan, the distant guest, was also known by the festive host inside, who even came to greet him and let Ji Yuan sit down at the table with peace of mind.
Although it is still bright, there are no light bulbs in this era, so the banquet will definitely be held before dark in the open air.
The dinner has not yet started, and Ji is sitting at a table on the edge. Although most of them are villagers whom he does not know, there is also a young man who has just returned from carrying wine sitting next to him. He is talking to Ji Yuan. , asked about things over there in Jizhou, full of longing for the world outside the countryside.
Just as he was talking, there was a burst of laughter from the other side of the main room. Ji Yuan heard someone shouting: “I wrote it wrong, I wrote it wrong, why are there two more characters on the left than on the right?”
There are also sounds like “Confused, confused…”.
“Isn’t there a college student from another country just now? Does he know how to write? Let him write one?”
“Yes, yes, that gentleman is as good as the wife in the county, he must be very knowledgeable!”
“Uncle Zhao, go and invite that gentleman!”
It is a local custom here to write wedding couplets before the dinner. If it is not really unconditional, people with some reputation will not save the money to get married.
There were booing sounds over there, and a few middle-aged and old man Ji Yuan came over, with embarrassed smiles on their faces. Before he could speak, Ji Yuan stood up with a smile.
“But you want to write a wedding couplet? Let Ji write a couplet to thank Mr. Zhao for the wedding banquet.”
“Thank you so much, Mr. Da!”
“Let’s go and watch Mr. Da write a wedding couplet!”
“I’ll go take a look too!”
The only person who is literate in Zhaojiazhuang is the old village chief. In the past, if he had to write something about any important matter, he would let the village chief do it. Although he didn’t have much ink in his belly, he could at least write clearly. Now he is getting older and his eyesight is dazzled.
Ji Yuan was also infected by the simple enthusiasm of the villagers and seemed very interested.
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“Mr. Big, pen!”
Ji Yuan took a look and saw that the groom, who was dressed smartly and tied with red cloth flowers, personally handed over the pen. Looking at the atmosphere, it was the moment when the joy was rising.
“The groom is optimistic!”
Ji Yuan holds a pen in his right hand, pulls his sleeve with his left hand, and writes a happy couplet on two flat red pieces of paper.
“A century of love and love.”
“A marriage of a thousand miles is held together by a thread.”
Then he went over and laid a piece of red paper horizontally, and once again wrote the four words “Happy Wedding”.
The power of the pen moves through the back of the paper, and there is an aura of spiritual beauty that is hidden beyond the naked eye of ordinary people.
During the writing process, the old village chief next to him read it out loud. Even though most of the people were illiterate, they could still tell that this gentleman’s handwriting was very beautiful and definitely good.
The children nearby clapped their hands repeatedly, and the adults nearby also applauded.
The old man Zhao forced Ji Yuan to go to the chairman. Under the urging of others, the dinner was finally about to begin, and all the chefs began to serve dishes.
“Let’s have a party~~~”
The bridesmaid’s voice sounded loudly, and in the red sunset, the wedding banquet officially began.
Ji Yuan’s eyes widened a bit, and he looked inside and outside the banquet with a smile on his face. Waves of “joy” rose, especially after posting the wedding couplets.
With a thought in his heart, he held the chess piece in his sleeve, and the trace of joy that was about to dissipate and overflow gathered again and headed towards the chess piece.
“Okay, okay, happy!”
The Ivy Sword wrapped in cloth that is always carried on the back also has a spiritual charm.