Chapter 392 Attending the Banquet
As soon as Zhang and his party outside the door finished reporting, there was movement in the room, and soon Li Mingwu and his family came out to greet them.
The ones who followed out were not Li Shuqing, whom Zhang An had just met before, but the Li Weihong brothers who had not come over yesterday.
Besides him was a middle-aged man who was younger than Li Weihong.
Seeing the host's family coming out, Zhang and his party continued to drink the housewarming speech.
Housewarming speeches are generally divided into two types. One is when the host family is moving, the Feng Shui master they find comes to complain.
There is another way to say it when relatives and friends come to congratulate you.
What Zhang Yixing is talking about now is the second type.
This movement alarmed many people nearby, all of whom were tenants who had already moved here.
When they lived here before, they moved their belongings here and moved in directly.
But I had never seen anything like this from the Li Mingwu family, so I came over curiously to join in the fun.
"Thank you, Taoist Zhang, for your kind words."
As the head of the family, Li Mingwu waited for Zhang and his party to finish their housewarming speech, and immediately stepped forward to welcome the few people into the house.
At the same time, the Li Weihong brothers also hurried forward, took the money (firewood) brought by Zhang An and others, and placed them on both sides of the shrine in the main room.
It seems that although Li Mingwu’s family is from the city, they still have some understanding of some traditional local customs.
But this is not too strange, after all, Mr. Li Mingwu and Mrs. Luo's generation came from the countryside.
They are no strangers to these things, and under their influence, the children in their family are basically influenced by them.
After all, this is not the era of high modernization in later generations, and there is not yet such a big gap between rural and urban uprisings.
There is a saying that Zhang An thinks is very reasonable, whose ancestors were not born as farmers.
Because the older generation is still here, everyone is still looking forward to their hometown in the countryside.
Unlike later generations, because the times are developing too fast, the separation between rural areas and cities is getting farther and farther.
Many city dwellers have basically disconnected from their hometown after the older generation left.
Local customs like this are quickly forgotten because of no contact for a long time.
That’s why the old saying goes, an old person in a family is like a treasure. This means that the old people have some experience reserves in these aspects.
Entering the house, Zhang An found that besides Li Shuqing, there were two women working in the kitchen with Mrs. Luo.
Zhang An thought that these two should be Mr. Li's two daughters-in-law, and the middle-aged man who just went out with him should be Li Shuqing's husband and the old man's son-in-law.
Later, Li Mingwu also introduced each other to the people in the room. In the end, it was proved that Zhang An's guess was correct. Basically, everyone here was his family.
If it weren’t for Zhang An’s family and Zhang’s party, it would look more like a family dinner.
However, it can also be seen that Mr. Li's children are very fond of them.
Because it is not a holiday, there is no holiday, but they all came over.
Then Li Shuqing began to serve dishes to the dining table one after another, but Mrs. Luo may have prepared a lot of dishes today, and the kitchen will still be busy for a while.
So Li Mingwu took his son and son-in-law, accompanied Zhang and others to talk in the main room first.
Judging from this room, Li Mingwu indeed plans to live here for his retirement.
Because his family’s list of Li’s gods has been placed on the shrine.
Although it is a rented house, as long as you have money, you can live there forever, and the landlord will not evict you.
After all, the purpose of setting up these yards in the village is to make money.
But Li Mingwu's family is not short of money, and the rent is not a burden to them.
So if you can’t build a house yourself, renting a house is the same.
In the meantime, Zhang Yi Xing took out a page of paper from his pocket and handed it to Li Mingwu.
When I opened it, I saw a prescription written on it.
"Old layman Li, this is a prescription for nourishing the body. It has the effect of replenishing qi and activating blood. It is a prescription that I prescribed based on the physical conditions of you and layman Luo. I have nothing to give you, just Give me this, you two can drink a few doses every day, it will be helpful to your body."
This is Zhang Yixing's gift. After all, it would be embarrassing to go to someone else's house for a banquet without bringing a gift.
Li Mingwu’s family is in good condition and lacks everything, so Zhang and his party came up with this idea.
When Li Mingwu was being treated there before, he had shown it to these two old men.
Although their living conditions are good, their physical fitness is not ideal.
So this time he took the opportunity to give this gift based on their physical condition.
Not only is this method suitable for Zhang Yi Xing’s identity, it is also very practical for Li Mingwu to use.
"Thank you so much, Taoist Zhang."
If it was something else, Li Mingwu politely declined.
As others have seen, their family does not lack anything.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have spent a lot of money to rent a house in the countryside.
But when I heard that it was a recipe for health care, Li Mingwu couldn't refuse it, so he happily took it from Zhang Yixin.
When they get older, they already know clearly how their bodies are doing.
Such a recipe is a rare treasure for them.
Because such prescriptions are rare, even those with money may not be able to prescribe them.
Even if you go to some of the larger and more famous Chinese medicine clinics, you may not be able to get it.
Because there are usually no symptoms, Chinese medicine doctors will not prescribe prescriptions.
After all, Chinese medicine has always said that medicine is divided into three parts: poison, and all medicinal materials have their own side effects.
If such a prescription wants to achieve its target effect, the side effects must be neutralized when developing the compatibility.
Otherwise, if there are side effects, it would be better not to take supplements at all.
Therefore, this thing is a test for the person who prescribes it, and not everyone can prescribe it, so this thing is relatively rare.
As for Zhang Yixing, who has been practicing medicine for so many years and has a lifetime of experience in compatibility, such a prescription will naturally not be a problem for him.
Li Mingwu opened the prescription, raised his head and wrote a few large characters "vital vitality and blood circulation soup" with strong and penetrating strokes.
It has a miraculous effect on vitality and blood circulation.
The more Li Mingwu looked at this piece of paper, the more he liked it. Even if his two sons wanted to take it and have a look, he didn't give it to him because he wanted to keep the prescription.
It’s not just this one, he has collected all the prescriptions that Zhang Yixing had prescribed before.
Of course, this is not for the purpose of using this recipe for other purposes in the future. After all, Chinese medicine emphasizes one person's prescription.
Especially for an old Chinese doctor like Zhang Yixing, the prescriptions he prescribes must be personal.
If the prescription is not right for people, then the medicine will harm people if they take it, including supplements.
He collected these prescriptions because he liked not only the prescription, but also the writing on the paper.
As for Zhang Yixing's calligraphy, he was already amazed when he prescribed it for the second time.
So after filling out the prescriptions, he kept them all, and it was no different this time. When the prescription was first prescribed, it was Zhang Yixing who dictated it and Zhang An ghostwritten it.
However, that prescription was also collected by Li Mingwu. After all, Zhang An's calligraphy was not bad.
"Since my godfather has given it away, we can't be left behind. Uncle Li, this is our home-brewed wine, but you may not be able to touch it for the time being."
Seeing Zhang and his entourage delivering Fang Zi, Zhang An followed closely and took out the jar of blood rice wine he had brought.
"Yesterday you gave me two recliners. Why are you giving them to me today? For those who don't know, I thought your Uncle Li invited you to dinner to receive a gift."
Li Ming Armed Saku said with a smile and curse, but at the same time he also opened the stopper of the wine jar.
He has been abstaining from alcohol since his last stroke.
Although he occasionally wanted to try it secretly, Mrs. Luo was too strict and he never found any chance.
Since Zhang An gave him wine today, even if he couldn't drink it, he still had to open it and smell the wine to get over his addiction.
“Hiss, there’s something wrong with this wine, why does it smell so fragrant?”
As soon as the stopper was opened, Li Mingwu felt something was wrong, because the wine was so fragrant.
After drinking wine all his life, this was the first time he smelled this fragrance.
Besides, Li Weihong, brother and uncle Li were also fascinated by the aroma of wine.
"Old man, are you drinking? Why do I smell the smell of alcohol? You don't listen no matter what I say. Are you really that unbearable?"
Zhang An also Without saying anything, Mrs. Luo ran out of the kitchen with a spoon.
Since Zhang Yixing gave her a prescription and told her to stop smoking and drinking, the old lady became very concerned about her husband's diet.
No, as soon as I smelled the smell of alcohol, I ran out immediately.
“No, no, I really didn’t drink, not at all.”
Seeing the old woman asking questions, Li Mingwu quickly explained
It is said that marrying a Sichuan and Chongqing daughter-in-law will lead a happy life.
When Mrs. Luo was young, she was an authentic Sichuan hot girl.
So Li Mingwu has been strictly controlled throughout his life.
"Isn't this a jar of wine that Zhang An brought over? I opened it and took a look. I didn't drink it at all, and Zhang An is still here."
Seeing my old lady With a look of disbelief, Li Mingwu even pulled Zhang and his party out.
"You'd better not drink. If you don't care about your life or death, tell me in advance and I won't care about you."
Seeing Zhang and his party smiling and nodding, Mr. Luo The wife then turned and returned to the kitchen.
Li Weihong, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but gloat as he watched his father being scolded.
"What are you laughing at? What's so funny about this? Even dad, you laugh too, are you itchy?"
But before he could smile for a few seconds, he found his own wife glaring at him.
At this moment, Li Weihong dared not continue to gloat, and immediately pretended to be serious.
Zhang An saw this scene in his eyes and couldn't help but shake his head.
Yes, this is another family rake.
"You kid, you clearly know that my old man can't drink, and you still come here to covet me. It's too much."
Li Mingwu is very depressed now, but it's not because he was raped by the old woman just now Said something.
But because of the jar of wine that Zhang An sent, if normal times, his sons and sons-in-law would not be here.
Zhang An brought the wine over. Even if he couldn't drink it now, he could drink it later when he was well and could drink it.
But it is unlikely now because his sons and sons-in-law are here.
Such a good wine, although it will definitely be served to the table later.
But the jar Zhang An sent was quite heavy, about ten kilograms, and it would definitely be too much for just a few people to drink in one meal.
But Zhizi Mo Ruofu, when the children leave, they will definitely divide them up and take them away with the excuse that he cannot drink.
After all, when they first smelled the aroma of the wine, Li Mingwu could clearly see the glint in their eyes, and he probably couldn't keep the wine.
“It’s okay, Uncle Li. You can’t drink this wine now. You can wait until you are well enough to drink it. I brewed this wine with blood rice. As long as you don’t drink too much, it will be harmful to your body. The good thing is, for someone like you, Uncle Li, it can be used to brew medicinal materials. If you drink it for two or three dollars a day, it may be more effective than ginseng.”
Zhang An didn’t send this jar of wine to Li Mingwu in the first place. He drank it directly, but let him use it to make wine.
"That's right, call me when you go up the mountain to collect herbs, and I'll get some bubbles back."
As soon as he heard this, Li Mingwu felt relieved.
It doesn’t matter whether he soaks in wine or not. What matters is that he can keep the wine.
Otherwise some kids would use the excuse that he couldn’t drink later, and he really wouldn’t be able to find a reason.
"You can do it, you can do it. When you are well, I will take you into the mountains to dig for medicine."
Don’t say whether you’re going or not, you still have to agree first.
Even Zhang An's second grandfather in the distant mountains is not going now, and Li Mingwu, who is in worse health than his old man, will definitely not be able to go.
But there’s nothing wrong with being close to the mountains. It’s not that far anyway, and there’s no need to climb over mountains and ridges.
"Okay, okay, the dishes are all ready, it's time to eat."
At this time, Mrs. Luo came out with a pot of soup, which meant that the dishes were all ready.
Old Mrs. Luo is indeed from Sichuan, and the dishes on the table are as arranged as a banquet.
And the dishes are all covered with spicy oil, which shows that they are all authentic Sichuan dishes.
"Come on, come on, let me pour you wine."
Li Weihong has met everyone before, and they have been together for so long today, so they are already familiar with each other.
After the banquet started, he raised the wine jar and poured wine for everyone.
Originally, when they came, they had prepared good wine and brought them over.
At first, they all thought that the home-brew wine Zhang An brought was just ordinary local wine. After all, it is still relatively common in rural areas to make local wine.
However, they did not dislike it, because the two brothers had a very good impression of Zhang An's family, and they also liked the local wine.
But when I smelled the aroma of the wine Zhang An brought over, I immediately felt that the liquor he had brought over was no longer fragrant.
After the meal was served, they were a little embarrassed to take out the wine they brought.
So I poured the jar that Zhang An brought to everyone, but when pouring the wine, I avoided his old man.
Old man Li Mingwu naturally had no objections and entertained everyone with a smile on his face.
He has thought clearly that it doesn't matter if he can't drink now. He has no choice but to listen to Zhang Yixing's doctor's orders. However, the days are long and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.
When the time comes, he will stay all in the name of making wine and not let a few kids get cheated.
I didn’t update last night, so I would like to apologize to everyone today. My dad just got off the operating table after having heart stent surgery last night, and I couldn’t get away. I went to the Internet cafe near the hospital to update. I will try my best to find some time every day to go to the Internet cafe to update one chapter. Before I was discharged from the hospital, there was basically only one chapter. Please forgive me.
(End of this chapter)