mesbooks Chapter 296 Invitation Party
Chapter 296 Invitation Party
In the next two days, Sanmao asked the three people in the teahouse to practice the storytelling of the first episode of "Journey to the West" intensively. They would perform for everyone when they returned home in the evening to see if there was anything that needed improvement.
It is a bit difficult to perform the same story in different styles, so everyone tested and worked hard. When they felt there was nothing to modify, they sent a letter to Qi Xingyun and the storytelling performance could be arranged.
Old Mrs. Yang didn't know the identities of Mr. and Mrs. Qi, but everyone else knew them, so on that day, Sanmao hung a sign saying "vacation" at the door of the teahouse, moved a few tables and chairs back home overnight, and built a small stage in the yard, setting it up to look like the storytelling stage in the teahouse.
Xiao Caoer also suggested to them that when telling a story, they could have someone do some funny performances at certain points, which would make the story more vivid.
It is definitely not possible that only Mr. Qi and Mrs. Qi came to this storytelling invitation meeting. Also coming are Mr. Zheng's family, Tang Yan's family, and General Su's family.
Except for Mr. Zheng who had no special expression when he received the note saying that he was going to Yang's house to listen to the book, the other two families were stunned for a while when they received the note sent by Qi Xingyun and Yun Er. Yang's family? Which Yang's family?
Then Yun Er specifically explained that this storytelling performance was specially prepared by the Yang family for Madam Qi and Master Qi, and also specially invited everyone to go and enjoy it.
Tang Yanshu knew that Qi Xingyun had been close to the Yang family in recent years. Now that the old lady had come to the capital, it made sense for him to go over and have a reunion.
Qi Xingyun asked Zheng Huaming to deliver General Su's invitation because that was his grandfather. General Su also knew that Ermao Yang Zhusong had made great contributions some time ago and would definitely return to Beijing to be rewarded soon. The Yang family probably invited him because he was the father of Yang Zhusong's superior.
During the days when Qi Xingyun returned to the capital, he visited all the people he knew, but he did not stay for long. He sat for a while and then went back to the Yang family to accompany the old lady. He told everyone that he would make an appointment to get together later, but he did not expect that they would get together to listen to storytelling.
On the appointed day, before dawn, a group of energetic young men in Qingshan Village had already gotten up impatiently. They were full of energy and quickly took action to clean up the house.
These young and strong men had clear division of labor. Some of them took brooms to sweep the fallen leaves and dust in the courtyard; some carried buckets to carefully scrub the doors, windows and walls; others focused on tidying up tables and chairs and other objects, first wiping off the dust on the surface with a wet cloth, and then gently wiping with a dry cloth to make them look brand new. After a busy period of time, the whole house was cleaned up and spotless in a short while.
At the same time, Qi Xingyun led a group of guards specially transferred from his house to take charge of security and arrived at the Yang family early. These were well-trained guards, with skillful movements, who quickly carried out a meticulous inspection of every corner of the house. They did not miss any place where there might be hidden dangers to ensure that the entire activity could proceed smoothly. After the inspection was completed, Qi Xingyun assigned tasks to the guards in an orderly manner. Some were responsible for standing guard at the door, while others patrolled the yard.
At the same time, the cakes that had been ordered in advance were also delivered. These cakes were all ordered from a well-known shop under Qi Xingyun's name, which also supplied snacks to the teahouse on weekdays.
Because Qi Xingyun had instructed them in advance, the guys carefully carried boxes of beautifully packaged cakes into the yard and placed them on the table that had been prepared. There were many kinds of cakes, including sweet and soft osmanthus cakes, crispy and delicious almond cakes, and uniquely shaped thousand-layer cakes... It made people salivate.
Afterwards, everyone worked together to arrange the brewed tea and fresh fruits neatly, waiting for the guests to arrive.
The first to arrive were Zheng Huaming's family. He was seen smiling and leading Mr. Zheng, Mrs. Zheng and his daughter-in-law.
When Old Lady Yang saw them coming, she hurried forward, took Old Madam Zheng's hand with a big smile on her face, and greeted them warmly, "Hey, Mr. Zheng, Madam Zheng! Come on, come on, please come in! Your old lady's face is rosy and shiny, and she is full of energy! I wonder how she maintains her health? I'll have to ask you for advice later!"
After Zheng Huaming safely sent his grandfather and others to their destination, he immediately rushed to greet his own grandparents. On this side, Mr. Zheng and a few others had just sat down and were about to take a short break when suddenly a hearty laugh was heard - it turned out that Tang Yanshu had also arrived with his grandparents.
Old Lady Yang looked up, but for a moment she couldn't remember who the elegant young man in front of her was. But the clever and well-behaved Xiao Cao'er reacted quickly. She stepped forward and bowed, saying crisply, "Meet Mr. Tang, Mrs. Tang, and Brother Tang."
"Grandma, look, this is Lord Tang who used to be the county magistrate of Pingjiang County. Also sitting next to him are Mr. Tang and Mrs. Tang!" Xiao Cao'er introduced the guests to Grandma Yang with a smile on her face.