Chapter 2362 Hospitality

The head of the Hua family, the head of the Ayu family, the head of the Xuan family, the head of the Zhou family, and others were thinking about the little girl dotting the eyes and hanging a plaque on the stone lion at the gate of the paradise in the morning on the 1st. They did not copy books in the evening and meditated early. rest.

A group of monks meditated all night. They finished their meditation at about four o'clock in the morning. They took turns washing and tidying up, and then sat and waited.

The monks got up early, and Classmate Le got up even earlier. She got up at three o'clock, went to the kitchen to steam rice and medicinal food, and went to open the door at nearly five o'clock.

The monks heard the little girl open the gate of the east courtyard and walked out of the west courtyard. Everyone in the Yin Hall went to the east courtyard and the others went to the gate first.

Leader Li led his disciples into the east courtyard. He and Mr. Yi moved the tables from Sansi Hall and placed them from the hanging flower door and the main gate of the east courtyard to the east gate of the paradise, and then entered the kitchen. To carry the sacrificial supplies, go to the east gate of the east gate to offer sacrifices.

August 1st is also the 15th day of the 6th lunar month, which is an auspicious day for marriages, sacrifices, etc.

Mr. Le Xiao and his younger brother opened the door of the east gate in person, then picked up the door plaque wrapped in red silk that was placed in the doorway area yesterday and walked out of the door.

Mr. Yan’s gang carried the ladder and placed it at the door.

Le Yun personally hung the plaque on the lintel, and then installed the couplets on the two south-facing doorposts outside the gate tower.

After hanging up the plaques and couplets, I took the water bowl filled with morning dew and used small bundles of willow, peach, and pine branches to wash the two stone lions at the gate. eyes, and tied a piece of red silk to the stone lion's feet.

Then the offerings are presented, incense is burned, and wine is toasted.

Wearing auspicious clothes, Le Xiao’s classmates recited the sacrificial prayers, paid homage, took gold paint and dotted the eyes of the stone lions, and then pulled back the red cloth covering the plaque and couplets.

The plaque at the east gate is a large Chilong plaque with golden nanmu inlaid with red gold and inscribed ink characters. The word "Paradise" is written horizontally with pinyin on it. The plaque is surrounded by nine golden dragons. The words and the border In between are auspicious cloud patterns composed of talisman and seal characters.

The couplets are made of dark iron and inlaid with red gold characters. There are red gold copper hoops on the upper and lower ends, which are directly hooped on the pillars and fixed with buckles.

The couplet is a long couplet. The first couplet: The sky is vast and the earth is vast, allowing all things in the world to prosper. The second couplet: The sun is shining and the moon is shining, and the mountains and rivers of China are beautiful and picturesque.

When the monks who were waiting to see the plaque were unveiled, they saw the word "Paradise" shining with golden light, which was breathtaking. When the red silk of the couplet was unveiled, it was like seeing mountains and rivers. The momentum is coming.

When people stand outside the east gate, they feel that the gate is solemn, majestic, and inviolable.

The little girl hanging a plaque made the door look more impressive.The ancient cultivators sighed with emotion, and when the little girl spilled the sacrificial wine on the floor, they helped pack up the items.

Everyone arrived at the gate of the east courtyard, waiting to watch the little girl hanging the plaque.

The young people from the Guanyin Hall returned the three sacrificed animals and fresh fruits, and replaced them with a new offering.

Le Tong still hung the huge plaque on the door of the main door, and then washed the eyes of the stone lion guarding the door and the unicorn beast carved on the door, then offered sacrifices, and dotted the eyes of the stone lion and unicorn beast.

The stone lion, the unicorn mythical beast, nodded its eyes and took off the silk cloth.

Hanging on the main entrance of the east courtyard is a large red sandalwood plaque inlaid with gold, with four shining golden characters written across it, "嫏娬福地". The size of the plaque is twice the size of the one in the west courtyard. Yuyu, the pattern composed of talismans and seals looks plain and simple, but the surface has its own luster.

The plaque on the east gate of the paradise has an invincible and unyielding spirit, while the plaque on the main entrance of the east courtyard has a restrained atmosphere. Only when you look up at the plaque can you feel the majestic awe-inspiring righteousness. Don't dare to look directly.

The monks: "..." Don't ask them why, they don't understand why a plaque can make people have different feelings.

Light the eyes on the gatekeeper of the east courtyard gate, then go inside, add the eyes to the gatekeeper of the hanging flower gate, and the stone lions on the left, right and back doors of the second entrance to the courtyard.

After the sacrificial ceremony in the east courtyard was completed, we went to the west courtyard. Le Xiao's classmate took off the plaque that said "Blessed Land of the Children" that had been hanging in the west courtyard and changed it to the plaque of "The Academy of Children of the Children".

Afterwards, the side door of the backyard of the academy lit the eyes of the gatekeeper beast, and then changed the offerings, and went to the back gate of the northeast corner of the paradise to offer sacrifices, and dotted the eyes of the gatekeeper stone lion. There was also a hanging on the back door of the northeast corner of the paradise. A large red gold plaque was engraved with the word "Paradise".

After the sacrificial ceremony of the main courtyard is completed, it is the guest courtyard. From the gate inward, first hang a plaque on the gate of the guest courtyard and dot the animal eyes, and then hang a plaque on each courtyard and mark the gatekeeper. The beast eyes.

The guest courtyard is named "Four Seasons Courtyard". The front courtyard has three crabapples left by the previous owner, so it is named "Begonia" courtyard.

The upper rooms of Haitang Courtyard have seven rooms in a row, three in the east and west, five in the east and west, and three in the north and in the south. In the outer courtyard, there is a row of inverted rooms against the south wall.

Behind Haitang Courtyard and to the northwest is the second courtyard, which has a water lily pond and rockery left by the previous owner. It is called "Hanlian Pavilion". There is more than seven meters of pavilion between the two courtyards. The central axes of "Hanlian Pavilion" and "Haitang Courtyard" are not on the same straight line.

The courtyard in the northwest of the guest courtyard is called "Lanxiang Jingshe". The courtyard is mainly planted with orchids. In the past, the courtyard at the address of the old house of a certain son-in-law named Jiang was the only third courtyard, where orchids were planted. There are several plum blossoms, named "Plum Blossom Xiaozhu".

Hanlian Pavilion, Lanxiang Jingshe and Meihua Xiaozhu all have five upper rooms, with three rooms in the east wing each. Both the main room and the wing room are equipped with side rooms, with one light room and two dark rooms. It is about 2.6 meters wide and the open room is about 3 meters wide.

After nodding his eyes to the gatekeeper beast of the Guest House, the disciples of the Guanyin Hall carried the sacrificial supplies and followed the master through the Moon Gate back to the paradise with the other monks, and entered the "Blessed Land of Concubines" together. The second admission.

The ancient cultivators followed the kind-hearted leader Li and Mr. Yi into the Langhuan Hall and took their seats. The disciple in charge of tea in the Guanyin Hall first served tea and then took the tableware to set the table.

Several disciples from the Guanyin Temple came to the kitchen to help, assisting Miss Le in unpacking the vegetables from the large pot and steamer, putting them into saucers, and then carrying them to the central hall of the upper room.

Young Master Yan, Young Master Liu and Brother Fu were responsible for loading the rice into wooden barrels and carrying it into Langhuan Hall.

After a little busy work, all the dishes were served.

The dishes are rich, with nine dishes and one soup, and only one of them, Bean Jade Tofu, is a vegetarian dish. The other eight dishes and one soup are all meat dishes, and the soup is still milk and sheep stomach soup.

After the dishes were served, the disciples of the Guanyin Hall served wine again, with jars of wine in bamboo tubes on each table.

The monks did not need to open the wine jars with the Guanyin disciples who were serving as waiters, but opened the mud seals themselves. When the aroma of the wine escaped, the refreshing aroma of wine with bits of bamboo leaves and morning breath filled the room. .

The owner of Ayufang smelled the aroma of wine, and his two strokes were brighter than lanterns. He smacked his lips and asked excitedly: "Little girl, do you have any houses to build? Tell me quickly. , I’ll rest for a few days and then take people to work again.”

“No.” Le Yun was speechless. Needless to say, Senior Ayu wanted to take over the project just for the sake of drinking!

"How come there isn't? Your medicinal garden in southern Xinjiang is so wide, why don't you build a few houses, a warehouse for collecting medicinal materials, and a platform for drying medicinal materials?"

"No, I basically dig it and use it now. If I need to store it, I transport it directly back to the paradise."

"..." Master Ayubo lowered his head in disappointment.

Yi Laoyan and others laughed.

“Mr. Hao, after your project is completed, it will be difficult to trick the little girl into buying good wine.”

It will take years to complete the project. You can go to the construction site to help with small jobs and exchange work for wine."

　"..."

" The monks were joking, pouring wine, and Master Li, who was sitting at the same table as Master Ayu, served Master Ayu first.

The disciples of Guanyin Hall presented wine and took their seats with Yan Shao and Liu Shaocai. They sat at the table closest to the door.

LiThe head of the family sat at the main table with the heads of each family, while Leshan sat with his senior brothers.

Little classmate Le also sat at the head table, waited for everyone at each table to pour their wine, and stood up with wine glasses: "Everyone, for Le's sake, you put down your family affairs and came all the way here. I am not afraid of severe cold and heat, working day and night, and have worked hard for more than two years. I am deeply grateful to you. I only want to thank you with a glass of wine. I will not get drunk with you in the evening and I will not go home. I will do it first as a tribute, you can do whatever you want!"

The little girl held the golden bell wine bowl and drank a glass of wine in one gulp.

"Done it!" the little girl said with pride, and all the family members stood up, picked up their wine glasses and drank down the wine in one gulp.

The young monks naturally followed the lead of the old horses and had a drink with them.

Bamboo tube wine is medicinal wine. After one glass, your throat will feel burning at first, and then the strong fragrance will spray out of your mouth, and the sweet feeling will reach your heart.

The monks felt that the Qi in their Dantian became active.

The little girl said "please sit down", everyone sat down, filled up the wine glasses, and began to drink, sipping and taking the medicinal food at the same time, it was wonderful.

The big wolf dog arrived at the little sister’s courtyard. He was very well-behaved. When the little sister had something to do, he would play with the little baby and never cause trouble. When everyone was eating, he would also grab his own rice bowl. I originally followed the little girl, but when I was sure that the little sister wouldn't move, I ran to sit next to the little sister.

Because there were guests, Le Yun did not feed the black dragon first, nor did she give him the medicinal food on the table, but only gave him bones to eat.

The monks chatted slowly while eating, and it took a full forty minutes to finish breakfast.

The disciples of Guanyin Hall helped clear the table and then moved the dishes to the kitchen for cleaning.

After breakfast, the monks scattered around. Some went to the backyard, some went to the front yard, and practiced freely under the eaves of the corridor. Some were in the upper room or east room of the second courtyard. Sitting on the beauty bench in the colonnade of the wing room, meditating.

Mr. Yi and the heads of the families went to the little girl’s Jiutangtang or study room.

Mr. Le Xiao left medicinal food for Heilong, fed him food, and took his younger brother to the small island in the middle of the large artificial lake to teach swordsmanship.

Young Master Yan, Young Master Liu and Brother Fu helped wash the dishes and ran back to Young Master Yan’s room to do their work.

Classmate Le taught his younger brother how to practice swordsmanship for two hours, rested for a while, and then took his younger brother to hang plaques on the pavilions and pavilions in the garden.

The large artificial lake in the northeast corner is called "Yinyue Lake", the three-story pavilion on the island in the center of the lake is called "Guanlan Pavilion", and the stone boat on the bank is called "Sanqingfang". The open hall pavilion in the north is called "Tongxinxuan", the water pavilion on the east bank of the lake is called "Listening to the Wind and Watching the Tide", and the pavilion connected to the promenade on the south bank of the lake is called "Water and Sky One Color".

There is aThere is a pavilion lying across the canal, with traffic in the middle and fences on both sides. It is a pavilion that integrates waterside pavilions, corridors and pavilions. It is named "Zuigui".

There are two small pavilions that have not been named yet. The small artificial lake in the southeast corner is called "Huangyu Pond", and the pavilion on the east bank of the lake is named "Cuiwei".

There is also a plaque hanging in the middle hall of the upper room in the backyard of Lehuan Academy, named "Jiuya Hall", the east hall is called "Songmao Hall", and the west hall is called "Sanle Hall".

When entering the east courtyard, there are "Sanli" in the east hall and "Sanjie" in the west hall. The middle hall on the first floor of the back building is named "Chunhui Hall". To the west is the concert hall named " Changyin Pavilion", to the east is a place for tea drinking and leisure, so it is called "Youran Zhai".

There are also some engraved plaques, which are placed in the Baibao Pavilion. They can be hung whenever and wherever the occasion suits them.

After hanging the plaque, classmate Le Xiaoxi tidied up Luke’s room on the west side of Zhaixingju, collected several pieces of gold bronzes, and replaced them with porcelain.

After Luke finished his final exam, he signed up for a summer class and was still working hard to make up classes at school. The first period of make-up classes will not end until the 4th.

During April, classmate Le told Luke that she wanted to teach him some self-defense skills so that he could free up time during the holidays. Therefore, Luke only signed up for one cycle of make-up classes. If he had not been informed in advance, , he must have a full summer vacation.

A naughty child who doesn’t like to study is troublesome, and a child who loves to study too much is also troublesome. Sometimes Mr. Le Xiao is really worried that Luke will be pushed too hard by himself, which will backfire and lead to boredom. academic disease.

After finishing her business, the little Loli took her younger brother to the island of Yinyue Lake and supervised his younger brother's practice of Qinggong swordsmanship.

The young man who was in charge of the kitchen among the ancient cultivators practiced cultivation until nearly noon and cooked in the Wuwei Building. The monks had lunch and then returned to the Kuihuan Paradise to practice.

Classmate Le made bamboo rice and fragrant rice in the afternoon. In the middle of the afternoon, she steamed the rice, braised lamb in a stone pot, stewed pig trotters in an earthen pot, cooked fish head soup, and stewed camel meat in a large pot. , use a large steamer to steam rice noodles, steamed meat, braised pork with pickled vegetables and other dishes.

Yanxing Liu Xiangyang and Brother Fu helped little Lolita in the afternoon, peeling eggs, cutting tofu for serving, cutting braised pork, making platters, etc.

It was almost evening, and Little Le’s classmates were steaming seafood.

The disciples of Guanyin Hall practiced till evening, and then went to work. They first placed bowls and chopsticks in the central hall, opened the wine jars, put them in wine pots, distributed them to each table, put them away, and then Go help in the kitchen.

When the sun went down, the monks entered the Langhuan Hall and took their seats one by one.

When dusk falls, all kinds of delicacies are brought into the Langhuan Hall like flowing water. Twelve dishes are served first. In order to facilitate the presentation, a "round tower-style" tripod is placed on each table. Put a few dishes on the shelf, so there is room for bowls on the tableand wine glasses.

Classmate Le didn’t talk nonsense anymore, and it was respect for him to do it first.

The host drank a drink, and the monks happily drank with him. They sat down to enjoy dinner. The wine provided by the little girl was another kind of medicinal wine, which was specially designed to treat dark wounds and nourish the body. It was more concentrated than the wine at noon. It is higher and tastes slightly sweet, making it easier for people to drink too much.

Both Master Ayu and Mr. Yi are good drinkers, so they drink freely and happily. Even the young people who are not good drinkers also eat generously.

Since he was the host, and he promised that everyone would not come back until they were drunk, Mr. Le Xiao also "risked" going out at night and drank one cup after another with the monks.

The little girl used to drink tea instead of wine, but this time she sacrificed her life to accompany the gentleman. The monks such as the head of the Xuan family and the head of the Ayu family were deeply moved. Instead, they repeatedly advised her not to force herself to drink because she was not good at drinking. It affected her sense of smell and taste, and they didn't need her company.

The elders cherished each other, and Leyun also understood. The host followed the guests, and after drinking twelve glasses of wine, they replaced the wine with tea.

The host was hospitable and generous, and the monks treated him warmly. They relaxed their body and mind and ate and drank happily.

Before the first round of dishes was finished, the monks were a little tipsy.

Forty minutes later, the second round of dishes was served. It was still twelve dishes. The first round of dishes was mainly seafood, and the second round was all the finale dishes, braised mutton and camel. Meat, braised beef, bamboo tube chicken, braised rabbit with clay, squirrel mandarin fish...

When the second round of dishes was served, the monks enthusiastically cooked wine and talked about heroes, talking and drinking as much as they wanted. .

The aroma of wine is rich, the monks are heroic, and the atmosphere is extremely joyful.

Seeing everyone getting drunker and drunker, Le Yun's heart couldn't bear it. It wasn't because she felt bad about the wine, but because she was afraid that the monks wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow!

The young disciples of Guanyin Temple only drank three to five glasses of wine before continuing. They had work and must stay awake.

Young Master Liu had a good capacity for drinking, but after drinking about a kilogram and a half, he couldn't hold it anymore, so he went back to rest with Brother Fu, who was also drunk.

Yan Xing has a good drinker, and he sacrifices his life to accompany the gentleman.

After Leshan finished eating, he took a shower and went to Jiudetang to practice calligraphy.

About an hour and a half into the meal, ten of the 50-pound wine jars were empty. Except for a few young disciples from the Guanyin Hall, all the other younger monks were also drunk!

The young men from Guanyin Hall "helped" all the lying young monks into the colonnade, letting them sleep on the beauty bench or lie down on the ground.

Yan Xing also drank until his cheeks turned red, and his mindHe was still very conscious, and he was afraid that he would do something stupid if he drank more and became dizzy, so he ran away.

The elders of the families were good drinkers, but they only lasted about half an hour longer than the young people, and they were all knocked down.

The noisy master Ayubo was the last to lie down. When he lay down, it also heralded the end of the meal.

　“What?”

　“It’s strange, Mr. Ant has such a good drinking capacity, why is he drunk?”

　“Oh my God. , the drinking capacity of the monks of the Guxiu family has become so bad?"

The entire younger generation was wiped out, and not even the elders were sober. The young people in Guanyin Hall were stunned. mouth, almost doubting life.

"It's considered a good drinker to be able to hold on until now. This kind of wine is most effective when combined with medicinal food." Le Yun smiled and said: "Mr. Yi and Senior Ayu clamor to get drunk every day. Fang Xiu, you should be satisfied now."

"Little junior sister/little girl, be careful that senior wakes up tomorrow and chases you for drinks every day." The young people couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't worry, they won't be able to get up tomorrow, so there is no need to prepare their meals during the day tomorrow. Let's move them all out first. After everyone packs up, we go to Jiudetang and have a few sips of wine before practicing. , enter samadhi peacefully and peacefully."

"Okay."

All the young people in Guanyin Hall readily agreed, and quickly "helped people", treating all the elders equally, They were all moved to the colonnade and arranged in rows like garlic.

They moved the people away, cleared the table, some washed the dishes, a few wiped the table, swept the floor, finished the work, picked up two jugs of wine, and went to Jiudetang together.

Leshan watched the brothers and nephews coming and continued to write his own words. When he found that they were drinking, he observed curiously. A group of brothers and nephews took a few sips of wine and quickly picked up the wine. Sit upright and meditate.

The brothers and nephews who were meditating were quiet and their postures were like statues.

Leshan blinked his eyes, extremely surprised.

Mr. Lexiao tidied up the ingredients in the kitchen, went to take a shower, and dried his hair in the yard before returning to Jiude Hall. He saw all the young people in Guanyin Hall entering meditation and walking lightly. I carried my brother and his books and stationery back to the bedroom.

Leshan grinned, returned to his sister’s bedroom, copied two more texts, and went to bed early.