Because he was worried that the Horse Gang would attack again, even if it was Ninth Uncle's birthday today, Ninth Uncle's eyebrows still did not relax. Ye Xuan also had a bad feeling. After all, the current plot had been stolen from the plot of the movie, and he did not know what kind of tricks the Horse Gang would play.
In this way, on this day, Ye Xuan did not go out for a stroll. Instead, he followed Ninth Uncle to help him prepare some strange things for the upcoming battle.
The day passed quickly. In the evening, A 'Qiang came to the house and told Uncle Jiu that some of the village's highly respected people had helped him book a birthday banquet in a restaurant to help him celebrate his birthday. Everything was ready.
"Well, Little Brother Ye, our preparations are not bad. It's getting late. Let's go to the restaurant and have a drink of wine now!" Ninth Uncle put down the cinnabar pen in his hand and put away the finished talisman. He said to Ye Xuan, who was busy with the copper coin sword.
"Alright, Ninth Uncle, let's hurry up and go. Today is your birthday, we can't be late!" Ye Xuan said as he put away the copper coin sword that he had prepared to use to deal with ghosts. He stood up and said.
"It's okay. Don't worry. We can still make it. Let's go." Ninth Uncle smiled slightly and nodded to Ye Xuan. Led by Ah Qiang, they went to the inn where the birthday banquet was held.
Perhaps because it was Ninth Uncle's birthday, the entire inn was booked by the people who invited Ninth Uncle. People came and went, and the place was very lively. As soon as Uncle Jiu walked in, everyone cupped their hands and congratulated Uncle Jiu.
After greeting these villagers one by one, Ninth Uncle said to Ye Xuan, "Little Brother Ye, let's go upstairs. There are some famous people in our village upstairs. I will introduce them to you later."
"Thank you, Ninth Uncle!" Ye Xuan smiled faintly. In fact, he was not interested in these so-called reputable people. However, Ye Xuan would not reject Ninth Uncle's good intentions.
The three of them walked up to the staircase. However, he bumped into Mao Shanming, who had just come down to eat.
Ye Xuan was somewhat surprised to see Mao Shanming here. After all, Ye Xuan had already told him that Fugui Village would be plundered by the horse bandits. When Ye Xuan asked Mao Shanming if he would come, it was obvious that Mao Shanming wanted to stay far away. Ye Xuan did not expect that Mao Shanming would still come.
The staircase wasn't wide, and it could only allow two people to walk sideways. Mao Shanming wanted to come down to eat, but Ninth Uncle and the other two wanted to go up. Naturally, they did not have a good time. Initially, the two of them did not want to cause any trouble. They were just modestly giving in to each other. However, because of this, the two of them ended up in a stalemate. In the end, Ah Qiang became impatient. He pushed Mao Shanming aside and smiled at Ninth Uncle, who was behind him.
Ninth Uncle frowned and looked at Ah Qiang. However, today was his birthday. Ah Qiang was obviously filial, so he did not want to say anything. He just nodded to Mao Shanming and led the way up.
"Priest Wu. I did not expect to see you here! "Ye Xuan followed behind Ninth Uncle and greeted Mao Shanming.
"Oh, little brother, I did not expect to see you here. We met so soon. "Mao Shanming was also a little surprised, but he smiled and said.
Mao Shanming heard that the village had been attacked by horse bandits, so he did not want to come. However, within a radius of 200 kilometers, apart from Maplewood Village, there was only Fugui Village. Because Tan Baiwan knew of his ability, he couldn't stay in Maplewood Village anymore. He could only go to Fugui Village to see if he could fish up some treasures and find a place to rest. However, before he entered the village, he still asked around and found out that the horse bandits had been defeated last night. Only then did he dare to come in. Moreover, he heard that someone in the village was celebrating a birthday today, and someone had booked the entire inn for a banquet. He also wanted to come and share some of the glory.
"Little brother Ye, do you know each other?" Ninth Uncle turned around and asked Ye Xuan, who was greeting Mao Shanming.
"Oh, Ninth Uncle, let me introduce you. This is Priest Wu Ming, Priest Wu." Ye Xuan first introduced Priest Wu to Ninth Uncle, then to Mao Shanming, "Priest Wu, this is Ninth Uncle of Fugui Village."
"Hehe, so it is Priest Wu. I am Lin Jiu." Ninth Uncle smiled and cupped his hands.
"So you are also a fellow daoist. Wu Ming greets Priest Lin!" Wu Ming naturally would not forget his manners, so he cupped his hands and said.
"You are too polite. Since you know Little brother Ye and are fellow daoist, why don't you come up and have a drink with us today?" Ninth Uncle invited.
"Hehe, no need, no need. I, I am not used to eating with too many people. I can eat here. Thank you for your kindness," Mao Shanming declined with a smile. Mao Shanming declined politely with a smile. However, Ye Xuan saw him look around before he declined politely. A golden light flashed in Ye Xuan's eyes. He saw the two brats next to Mao Shanming. Apparently, if it were not for those two brats, he probably would have said yes.
"In that case, please go ahead!" Hearing Mao Shanming's refusal, Ninth Uncle did not insist. After all, he was not familiar with Mao Shanming. The reason why he invited him upstairs was because Mao Shanming was a fellow daoist and he knew Ye Xuan.
"Little brother Ye, let's go upstairs!" Ninth Uncle nodded to Ye Xuan. Ye Xuan greeted Mao Shanming and then went upstairs with Ninth Uncle.
When they arrived upstairs, it was also full of people. Ninth Uncle greeted the people outside, and then walked into a private room. This private room was much more luxurious than the ones outside. There was only one table inside, and someone was sitting beside it, playing a tune. There were seven or eight people sitting at the table, all dressed in silk and satins, and their faces were red. Presumably, they were the country gentry of the village.
"Ninth Uncle, congratulations, congratulations!" As soon as Ninth Uncle came in, these people immediately congratulated him with a smile.
"Thank you, thank you, everyone, for waiting for so long!" Ninth Uncle walked to the main seat at the table with a smile, and said to Ye Xuan, who was behind him, "Little brother Ye, sit next to me!"
"Thank you, Ninth Uncle!" Ye Xuan did not stand on ceremony, and sat down leisurely.
"Everyone, since the birthday banquet has not started, let me introduce a little brother to you." Ninth Uncle also sat down, and then pointed to Ye Xuan, "This little brother is called Ye Xuan, a young talent who has just returned from abroad. Currently, he is traveling. When he heard that the Horse Gang was going to attack our village, he was very chivalrous and wanted to inform the village. Last night, if it were not for him, more villagers would have been killed or injured. He killed several Horse Gang alone. Even the most powerful Horse Gang was killed by him in the end. "
"This morning, we heard that a young man with strong martial arts came to our village. So it is you, little brother. It's an honor to meet you!" One of the squires, who was dressed in black, said in surprise. Immediately, the other squires responded and thanked him, saying that he had saved the village and so on.
"Everyone, you are too polite. I am Ye Xuan, nice to meet you all!" Ye Xuan stood up and cupped his fists to salute them.
The squires also returned the salute one by one, and then began to chat about all kinds of things. After a while, Ah Qiang also came back, holding a rather large red box tied with ribbons in his hands.
Seeing this red box, Ye Xuan could not help but smile slightly. If he remembered correctly, this box contained an automatic boxing spring-loaded glove. This was a gift that Ah Qiang had snatched, and the villager who bought it deliberately waited to embarrass himself.
However, when he saw Ah Qiang's gift. Ye Xuan was also slightly stunned. It seemed that he had forgotten to prepare a gift. He searched his storage space and fortunately found a jade pendant in the money bag that he had taken in the past. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to come to someone's birthday party without preparing a gift.
"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to celebrate my birthday with me. Come, come, let's take advantage of today's gathering. Let's have a drink together! "After chatting for a while, Ninth Uncle raised his wine glass and laughed.
"Okay, okay, let's have a drink!" The birthday boy spoke. Everyone raised their wine glasses, clinked them, and drank it in one gulp.
After drinking, a squire sitting next to Ye Xuan whispered to another squire, "Hey, why hasn't Comprador Hong arrived yet?"
"Hey, speak of the devil!" Another squire looked at the door, and a middle-aged man in a suit walked in with a cake in his hand.
"Ninth Uncle, I'm so happy!" As soon as the middle-aged man came in, he laughed and said loudly to Ninth Uncle in English. Then, he placed a simple cake with lit candles in the middle of the table and said with a smile, "It's just a small token of my respect!"
"Ah, what's this?" Ah Qiang looked at the cake that the middle-aged man put down and asked curiously.
"This is a Western mooncake!" The middle-aged man pointed at the cake in the middle proudly, then said to Ninth Uncle, "Ninth Uncle, come, blow it out!"
"Hey, there are so many candles. Do you want my master to cook it?" Ah Qiang continued to show his cheap character and pointed at the candles on the cake.
"Hey, no, this is a good sign!" The middle-aged man smiled and waved his hand. "Ninth Uncle, blow it out. Once the candles are extinguished, you will have a son and a wife!"
"My master doesn't have a son either!" Ah Qiang said with a dirty smile. The smiling faces of the people at the table suddenly froze.
Looking at Ah Qiang who was talking without thinking, the corner of Ye Xuan's eyes twitched. He suddenly thought of a phrase: no zuonodie!
Seeing his master looking at him with a cold smile, Ah Qiang finally realized the seriousness of the matter. He quickly smiled and said, "My master treats me like a son!"
Ninth Uncle had long been used to his disciple's bad mouth. After glaring at him, he didn't care about it. Instead, he smiled and stood up to blow out the candles on the cake.
"Good, good!" Seeing that Ninth Uncle blew out the candles, everyone applauded. Then they picked up the chopsticks on the table, knocked them rhythmically, and sang the birthday song, "Congratulations on your happy birthday. I wish you a happy birthday. Have this day every year, have this day every year …"
"Not this song, not this song …" Suddenly, Ah Qiang stretched out his hand and waved at the crowd. Under the puzzled eyes of the crowd, Ah Qiang suddenly paused and prepared his expression. Then he reached out and hugged his master, singing with a tender face, "Only the master is good in the world. The disciple with the master is like a treasure. Throw yourself into the master's arms, happy little baby …"
Looking at the tender face, like a child playing coquettishly, singing Ah Qiang's own adaptation of "Only the Master is Good in the World", everyone couldn't help but be stunned. If this was a two-dimensional background, Ye Xuan believed that there would be a big bead of sweat on everyone's head, and a crow on Ah Qiang's head, with the words "idiot, idiot …"
"Clap, clap, clap. Not bad, not bad. Come on, cheers! Cheers! " Ah Qiang finished singing and clapped his hands. Then he picked up his wine glass and smiled at the stunned crowd, as if he had done something great.
Everyone came back to their senses. They didn't want to disrespect Ninth Uncle, so they put on a smile again, raised their wine glasses and drank.
After the wine, the middle-aged Comprador Hong looked at Ye Xuan, who was sitting next to Ninth Uncle and hadn't said much. He suddenly said, "Ninth Uncle, who is this little brother?"
"Oh, you weren't here just now, so I forgot to introduce him. This little brother is Ye Xuan, a young talent who has just returned to the country. This time, our village was able to defeat the Horse Gang so smoothly because of this little brother's help! "Ninth Uncle introduced again with a smile.
"Oh, I heard this morning that a young man with great martial arts skills came to our village. Last night, he showed his prowess and killed the leader of the Horse Gang. So it's you, little brother. Sorry for not recognizing you! Come, let me give you a toast! "Comprador Hong's eyes lit up when he heard this. He raised the wine glass in his hand and said happily.
"No, no, please!" Ye Xuan also quickly raised his glass. He clinked glasses with Comprador Hong and drank the wine in one gulp.
"Good, little brother is really forthright!" Comprador Hong shouted when he saw Ye Xuan drink the wine in one gulp. He tilted his head back and drank the wine as well.
After all, this was Uncle Jiu's birthday banquet. After the two finished drinking. One of the squires saw Ah Qiang's performance just now. He looked at Ah Qiang and said with a smile, "Ah Qiang, you sang so affectionately just now. It's your master's birthday. What are you going to give him?"
"Aha!" Hearing that, Ah Qiang laughed and took out a small red bag from his pocket with a smile on his face. He said, "Master, it's a small gift!"
Hearing Ah Qiang's words, the corner of Ye Xuan's mouth raised slightly. It was indeed a small gift. There was only a copper coin in the bag.
"Let me see what it is!" Ninth Uncle took it and was about to open it to see what was inside. Ah Qiang held his hand with a forced smile and said, "Master, you can open it when we go back. You can open it when we go back!"
A squire sitting next to Comprador Hong looked at the small bag in Ninth Uncle's hand and said, "Hey, guess what's inside?"
Comprador Hong said thoughtfully, "It's such a small bag. It's probably a piece of jade!"
Comprador Hong said thoughtfully. Ninth Uncle slapped Ah Qiang's hand away and opened it to see a copper coin lying quietly in the small bag.
The squire looked at Ninth Uncle and asked with a smile, "Is it jade? Is it jade?"
"Anything is fine!" Ninth Uncle forced a smile with a straight face and put away the small bag. His eyes turned to the big red box under Ah Qiang.
"Oh!" Ah Qiang immediately understood. He picked up the big red box on the ground with a smile and handed it over. He said with a smile, "The small one is just a snack. The big one is the main dish. Come, Master!"
When Uncle Jiu saw the big red box that Ah Qiang handed over, the anger he felt when he saw that there was only a copper coin in it slightly subsided. He nodded and said with some satisfaction, "Well, you are a little filial!"
"Hey, what do you think this box is?" Seeing Ninth Uncle unwrapping the big red box, another squire raised his eyebrows and asked the person beside him curiously.
"Oh, that bag is jade. This box is so big. It's amazing!" Another squire nodded and said.
"Yes, yes. It's amazing!" The other squires echoed one after another.
Hearing the squire's words, Ninth Uncle also picked up the cover of the big red box with hope, but he saw a plastic fist standing in it.
Ninth Uncle was stunned. Before he could clearly see what it was, the fist that was standing suddenly bounced up with a "bang" and hit Ninth Fist's face.
Everyone was shocked by Ah Qiang's gift. All of them stared blankly with their mouths agape.
"Amazing, amazing!"
"Amazing, amazing …"
Uncle Jiu glanced at Ah Qiang, who had turned around and shrunk his head, and the expression on his face became colder and colder. Suddenly, Uncle Jiu laughed sinisterly, and everyone at the table felt their blood run cold.
"Hey, Ninth Uncle rarely laughs like this!"
"Yes, yes!"
"He laughed like this last year, and several people died! It's true. I'm not lying to you! "
"Hiding a knife behind a smile!" Ah Qiang listened to Ninth Uncle's scary laughter and got goosebumps. He shrunk his head and turned around. He took the automatic boxing spring-loaded glove from Ninth Uncle's leg and said with a bitter smile, "Master, this thing is not fun. I'll buy you another fun one."
"Okay, but you don't have to come back here. After you buy it, go home and wait for me to play with you!" Ninth Uncle looked at Ah Qiang coldly.
"Oh!" Ah Qiang responded, stood up with a bitter face, and walked out.
"I'm sorry, my naughty disciple. I've made a fool of myself in front of everyone!" Ninth Uncle watched Ah Qiang walk out, then clasped his fists and forced a smile.
"It's okay, it's okay!" Everyone said they didn't dare to offend Ninth Uncle.
"Ninth Uncle, today is your birthday. I didn't prepare anything. This piece of jade is for Ninth Uncle. I hope you will be as blessed as the East Sea and live as long as the South Mountain!" Seeing that the atmosphere was a little depressing, Ye Xuan, who had been watching the show for a long time, took out a piece of jade from his arms and handed it to Ninth Uncle.
"Oh, what a beautiful piece of Sheep-Fat White Jade!"
"What a beautiful carving!"
When Ninth Uncle saw the jade that Ye Xuan handed over, he was stunned. Then he quickly shook his head and pushed the jade back, saying, "No, no, this gift is too expensive. I can't accept it. Little Brother Ye, you'd better accept it!"
"How can you take back what you've given away? Ninth Uncle, you'd better accept it!" Ye Xuan handed over the jade again.
"No, no!" Ninth Uncle insisted on not accepting it.
"Today is Ninth Uncle's birthday. How can I not accept a gift? I have to accept it." Ye Xuan had no intention of taking it back.
The two of them kept pushing it back and forth. In the end, Ninth Uncle, who could not refuse, kept the jade and planned to return it to Ye Xuan after the birthday banquet.
"Come on, come on, let's drink, let's drink!"
The dishes were soon served. Everyone ate and drank as they chatted.
Clap, clap, clap! — —
Suddenly, a thunderous applause came from downstairs, which surprised the people upstairs.
"Why is it so noisy downstairs?" Ninth Uncle frowned as he listened to the applause coming from downstairs.
"They're so happy. They must be having a banquet. Come on, eat, eat!" A squire said as he ate.
Only Ye Xuan smirked as he picked up some food. He knew that Ah Qiang must have been taught a lesson by the two ghosts raised by Mao Shanming. However, he did not have a good impression of Ah Qiang, so he was happy to see him being taught a lesson.
Everyone also drank a glass of wine. Suddenly, Ah Qiang's voice was heard. "Master, help, help!"
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