Chapter 557 Visitor (2
The head of the Jiang family, the head of the Ji family, and others knew a little about the ancient sect. From the title of the head of the Xuan family, "Thousands of Sect Masters," we knew that the immortal Taoist master was the helmsman of the Lotus Authentic Sect.
The family heads were frightened again. The master of Penglai Island returned to the mortal world, and the master of the Lotus Sect came out of the mountain. Is there any reason that they don't know?
Because they were afraid of surprising the master of the Chao family, everyone did not go to Penglai Xiandao and the Lotus Sect to pay tribute. They all expressed their respect for their seniors by standing up.
Another wave of guests came outside, including Tang Yansong, the young master of the Tang Sect, an elder of the Tang Sect, and envoys from the Emei Sect, Qingcheng Sect, and Wudang Sect.
The Emei envoy was an old nun about fifty years old, and both Qingcheng and Wudang were middle-aged Taoist priests.
Then the messenger from Baiyun Temple arrived.
Baiyun Temple is one of the orthodox Confucian and Taoist schools. The envoy is a handsome young man with outstanding grace. Although not as beautiful as Zhong Lingyu, the young master of the Xuan family, he has his own elegant beauty like white clouds in the spring breeze.
At the same time, envoys from Longhu Mountain, the leader of the Taoist sect, and envoys from the Huashan sect of Quanzhen Taoism arrived successively.
Later, Qin Di Ancient Tomb sent his disciple Wu Forgotten to watch the ceremony on behalf of the leader.
The elder of Nanhai Guanyin Hall sent congratulations to the Guanyin Hall.
There are also two envoys from Baodaowan Island Sanqing Dao and three envoys from Mazu Dao.
There is also an envoy from the Li family of the Yu family, the successor of the ancient martial art Mantis Boxing;
The messenger of the Chen family of Chen Tai Chi;
The messenger of the Luo family, the descendant of Plum Blossom Spear;
The messenger of the Liang family, the successor of Wing Chun;
The messenger of the Wang family, the successor of Baguazhang;
The messenger of the Shi family, the successor of Taihang Xingyiquan.
Great Chinese martial arts has a long history, there are many boxing techniques and techniques, and there are also many families who inherit martial arts and boxing skills.
If each Guwu family sent envoys to Beijing, they would have to occupy at least four tables. Fortunately, only a few Guwu Fist and Palm Technique inheritor families from all over the world sent envoys and envoys to Beijing.
Afterwards, Zhongli Yunling, the old head of the Zhongli family of the Guxiu Guwu family, arrived with his son Zhongli Jing. Zhongli Jing is the contemporary head of the Zhongli family and the elder brother of the mountain old man Zhongli Yu.
There were also Lu Chengshan, the young leader of the Lu family who was a loose cultivator, Feng Zhengqing, the current head of the Fu Feng family, and his young grandson Feng Yi, Hao Yu, the elder of the Zhenghua sect, and two envoys from the Lihua sect arrived one after another.
A little later were Duanmu Songzi, the leader of the Tianji Sect of the Xuanmen sect, and Ao He, his disciple;
Wu Xingxia, the leader of the Wumen, leads one of his disciples;
The sea sent an envoy;
The Zen sect came from Master Xingyun, who was practicing in Fangfang Mountain. The master was over ninety years old, with a beard as thick as snow.
The last ones to arrive were the Tantai family and the Yu family. The head of the Tantai family brought his two grandchildren, and the head of the Yu family, Yu Wangjiang, brought his next young master Yu Jun and a personal guard.
In this way, all the ancient cultivators and ancient martial arts families who had informed Xuanjia that they were going to the capital were also present, and several people from Hua Shao entered the hall to help.
There were only one or two representatives from a few families, and most of them were more than two people. There were more than forty waves of people, more than 120 people, plus Young Master Jiang and other young people from various families who volunteered to help, the Xuan family was even more Ten young juniors were dispatched as handymen, totaling more than 160 people from the Jianghu sect.
The original plan was to have twenty-two tables, and the Chao family prepared two more tables of meals, so even if there were more than a hundred people, they would not be afraid of having nowhere to sit.
Each family and sect is here to send congratulations, not to reminisce about the past, so the guests follow the host's will and sit as they please on a first-come, first-served basis until the table is full. People who have not known each other before sit at the same table, and they are rarely allowed to chat in low voices. ,acquaintance.
Mrs. Chao and Mr. Chao were accompanying the Penglai Immortal Lord at the table. Of course, the thing they talked about the most with the guests was the little pink dumplings at home. They said they loved to get into the kitchen. When they returned to Chao's house, they were always pouring out some food and so on.
Each family sent handsome guests, and Xuan Shao, who was responsible for receiving name cards and congratulatory gifts, was so happy that they could hardly close their mouths. There were piles of gifts from the guests. I think the little beauty would be happy to see them when they came back.
Of course, the Chao family did not treat the guests who came with gifts unfairly. The tea served was herbal tea prepared by the most precious girl of the Chao family. It was originally meant for the elders of the Chao family to drink, and the men of the Chao family used it to entertain the guests.
The medicinal tea is fresh and mellow, light at first and then sweet in the mouth, with endless aftertaste. More importantly, about a quarter of an hour after drinking the tea, it seems that the lead dust has been washed away, and I feel refreshed and clear-eyed.
The young people in charge of tea perform their respective duties. Whenever a guest sits at a table, he will first serve a cup of fragrant tea, and then a pot of tea, fruits and dried fruits and melon seeds, which the guests can drink by themselves.
The guests came one after another, and there was an hour between them from the first group to the last group.
It was almost eleven o'clock when the last group of guests took their seats.
The Xiu Wu Xiu Gu family sect usually has lunch between 11:30 and 1:00, and does not eat after noon. The Chao family also prepares in advance and sets the meal time after 11:30.
After sorting out the gifts, Mr. Xuan went to the kitchen first. Seeing that everything was ready, he happily returned to the hall and ordered the young man to remove the fruit plate and dried fruit plate first.
A group of young people acted as waiters in an orderly manner, taking away the dried fruit plates, placing them all on the table in the other corner of the hall, covering them with gauze covers, and then serving wine, bottled rice wine, chopsticks and bowls to the guests.
Because they tasted the good tea, everyone was looking forward to the host's lunch, secretly wondering if there would be a legendary medicinal meal.
When the drinks were served, the young people followed Mr. .
The young people carried the rice to the living room and placed it in a row in the tea place. They were all rice steamed in wooden barrels. Butler Hu and the chefs handed the meals to the young people, who carried a portion of the food and went out through the side door to the second floor to eat and rest.
Three middle-aged couples from the Chao family, along with their two children and a young man, carried the rice back to the hall. Chao Shengguo greeted the guests with clasped fists: "The distinguished guests come from all over the world and make the humble house shine. The Chao family only prepares simple meals. It would be rude to do so." I would also like to invite you to have a large portion and treat your guests to a meal.”
The three noble ladies and girls were blessed, and the men all bowed to express their apology.
"Where."
"Master is very polite."
Everyone responded hurriedly, waiting for the master to take his seat.
The head of the Xuan family took his seat before the banquet was about to begin, and the brothers of the Chao family took their wives and children to sit at a table where their parents were sitting. The only guests at that table were Penglai Immortal Master and Qian Sect Master. The other guests knew they were not qualified enough, so they were too embarrassed to take a seat.
Mr. Xuan and the young masters sat at the same table, the beautiful boy and Miss Chao Er also sat at the same table with the young masters, and the young men working as handymen in various industries also sat at the table one by one.
Three couples from the Chao family came to the table. Mr. Chao and his wife stood up, raised their glasses and looked around: "The young man and his wife have little knowledge, and they are not good at entertaining guests. I and my husband will do it first as a courtesy. Please feel free to do so." ”
The young and old of the Chao family drank the red wine in one gulp, made a gesture of inviting them to a meal, and stopped talking.
The host opened the banquet with wine, and everyone raised their glasses and took a sip, and no longer hesitated or held up their chopsticks to eat.
The Chao family's lunch consists of six dishes and one soup, six dishes, three meat dishes and three vegetarian dishes. No matter how everyone sits, there will be vegetarian and meat dishes at every table, and there will be no embarrassing scene of not being able to eat chopsticks.
What interests everyone the most is the "grapevine" revealed by the young people in advance about the two medicinal meals made by the little girl with a special formula: braised pork and preserved eggs with preserved pineapple.
The preserved eggs are golden in color and very beautiful, and the chef is very good at cutting the eggs into pieces and stacking them into towers.
The pine flower preserved eggs made by the little girl are also true to their name. Not only do they have a pine bark-like pattern on the surface, but they also emit an elegant pine scent.
Chicken is a meat dish, but eggs can actually be said to be vegetarian. Therefore, the vegetarian monks did not have any taboos. They all tasted it with anticipation. After tasting a piece, they happily ate it again. The medicinal diet not only lived up to their expectations, but even It's better than expected.
After eating the medicated meal, everyone secretly sighed, it turned out that we had come to the right place!
After the banquet started, Mr. Jiang changed his habit of not eating meat, secretly mixed the braised pork, and took two bites. Yes, it was braised pork made with the little beauty's special recipe. The taste is nostalgic.
Young Master Xuan and Young Master Jiang could not help but be jealous of the Chao family after they tasted the preserved eggs. The young and old of the Chao family are so happy. The little beauty always makes medicinal meals for them. Can they ask how many preserved eggs the Chao family has and whether they can let them Carry some away?
Penglai Immortal Master and Lianhua Zhengsong are ancient sects that do not avoid meat and vegetables. The two sect leader figures are full of immortality and seem to be otherworldly. However, they are very interested in lunch and cook every dish. I have tasted them all, and I like preserved eggs the best.
The head of the Xuan family, the head of the Jiang family, and others did not pretend to be polite and ate happily.
Since there were two medicinal dishes, and the other dishes were cooked in an improved way after the chef consulted the little girl, the taste was not bad, and the guests enjoyed the meal.
The young busboys finished the meal first. They were full and full of strength. They waited for the guests to finish their meals and remove the dishes.
Because the portion of the dish is appropriate, and practitioners pay attention to frugality and simplicity, they eat only a little bit of the dish to show that the portion is sufficient.
If all the dishes are empty, the host will think that the preparations are not enough, and he will feel rude and embarrassed.
After the meal, there was another herbal tea to strengthen the stomach and digestion. The guests felt that this was a rare opportunity, so they drank a few more cups of tea before taking their leave. The monks, who had been sitting for half an hour and harassing the host for half an hour, bid farewell to the host in unison.
Mr. Chao did not stay in vain and sent the distinguished guests out of the courtyard.
The monks' vehicles did not leave, but were all parked on the roadside in the villa area where they would not disturb others. They formed a convoy and filed to the gate of Chao Erye's villa, picking up people from their own families or sects one by one. Several members of the Guwu family came here by renting a car, and the car owner and driver also followed the other vehicles according to the renter's wishes before picking up the renter.
A group of monks quietly went to Chao's house to give the little girl a hairpin gift, and returned home in a happy mood. They left in a clean and elegant manner, waving their sleeves and not taking away a single cloud.
Seeing the vehicles that were seeing the distinguished guests no longer visible, Mrs. Chao relaxed her tense nerves and wiped her forehead: "I feel that this half day is more tiring than my whole day of lectures."
Mr. Xuan and others also returned with their families. There were no guests around. Chao Sheng'an also wiped away his sweat: "Mom, you and Dad quickly go upstairs to have a rest. Leave the rest to me."
"Yes." Mr. and Mrs. Chao nodded and went upstairs. They had been worried for a long time. They were very tired and really needed to rest.
Little fairies, a certain guy is going back to the countryside to spend the New Year with his parents today. He is not expected to return until the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. I wish you all a happy Spring Festival in advance!
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