Yang Xiaohu took the invitation and looked at it, and couldn't help asking: "Whose servant are you?"
The boy bowed and replied: "I am from the wife's family of Mr. Li in Wu County."
When Yang Xiaohu heard this, he understood clearly that Li Yuanwai was the leading gentry in Wu County. Not only did Li Yuanwai have a huge fortune, he was also well-known as a philanthropic person from all over the country. He helped the villagers build bridges and pave roads on weekdays and did many good deeds.
Yang Xiaohu sent the boy away, then took the invitation and entered. Walking all the way to the back house, he couldn't help but complain in his heart: 'My foster father will definitely go out after receiving the invitation. He must prepare his horse when he goes out. If he prepares his horse, he will notice that Hongyun is abnormal...
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Yang Xiaohu couldn't help scratching his head anxiously, and suddenly he had an idea. He immediately went to find the housekeeper and asked him to arrange a sedan. Yang Xiaohu felt proud of his cleverness and thought: 'My foster father is a civil servant, so it is appropriate to ride in a sedan when going out. In this way
He would definitely not notice anything unusual about Hong Yun. Thinking of this, Yang Xiaohu proudly took the invitation and went to the back house.
Yang Xiaohu came to Dakui's residence in the back house, knocked on the door gently, and heard Dakui say come in. Yang Xiaohu then pushed the door open and entered. Seeing his adoptive father chatting with his wife at the table, Yang Xiaohu walked over and put his hands in his hands.
He handed over the invitation and said: "Father, Mr. Li from Wu County has sent an invitation to invite my foster father to the banquet."
Da Kui took the invitation, looked at it, handed it to Huang Ying, and asked: "This member Li is invited from outside, should I go or not?"
Huang Ying smiled slightly and said: "The ancients said: People are divided into groups, and birds of a feather flock together. Mr. Li is a kind person, and it is appropriate for me to hang out with people like this. If there is nothing going on at home, please feel free to go."
Dakui nodded and stood up and said, "What Ying'er said is absolutely true. My husband is going now." Then he turned to Yang Xiaohu and said, "Go prepare the horse."
Yang Xiaohu hurriedly said: "It would be better for my foster father to go in a sedan. It is not very honorable to ride a horse."
Dakui nodded and said: "Well, you can go out." Yang Xiaohu followed the order and went out.
Huang Ying helped Dakui change into casual clothes, and then saw Dakui out.
He just went to a banquet. He didn't want to make it known to everyone, so he just took Xu Yuan and Dong Hu out. Before leaving, Dakui turned to Master Feng who was walking to the door and said: "I have a message for Lord Yin of Longping Mansion.
Luo Dahai and Fang Qishan from the Zhengtong Escort Bureau are now about to expire. Please bring two hundred taels of silver to post bail. These two are not very evil people, so please release them today."
Master Feng bowed and accepted the order.
Dakui turned around and got on the sedan chair. After Dakui was seated, the eight sedan bearers gently got up from the sedan chair, with Xu Yuan and Dong Hu guarding him on the left and right, and headed all the way to the county seat of Wuxian County.
The residence outside Mr. Li's house is easy to find. You can find it just by asking anyone. When you are about to reach the end of the field, you will see an old man in rich clothes and several squires waiting outside the door. Da Kui got off the sedan in front of Li's house and smiled.
Mr. Li walked over, then raised his hands and said with a smile: "Zhang is delicious. I heard Mr. Li has some fine wine and delicacies, so I came here to bother you."
When Mr. Li heard the words, he smiled and said: "What did Mr. Zhang say? Mr. Zhang can come to the humble house and the whole Li family will be full of glory. Mr. Zhang invites you." After saying that, Da Kui extended his hand to invite him. Da Kui smiled and walked towards the Li Mansion first. Da Kui
Although he was careless, he felt in his heart that although Mr. Li was old and decrepit, he was light and healthy and had bright eyes. He must not be an ordinary person.
Entering the hall, the banquet had already been arranged. Da Kui and Li Yuanwai showed great humility, and finally Da Kui had no choice but to take the first seat. Xu Yuan and Dong Hu stood silently behind Da Kui, and then everyone, including Yuan Wai Li, took their seats.
Mr. Li was the first to raise his glass and said with a smile: "I can trouble Mr. Zhang to come to my humble residence. I feel so happy on my face. Come on, come on, let's all raise our glasses to Mr. Zhang." The other squires also raised their glasses with smiles. Wine glass.
Da Kui chuckled and said, "I've heard for a long time that Mr. Li is very kind and generous, so it's an honor for Zhang to get to know Mr. Li, hahaha." As he spoke, Dakui also raised his glass and touched it lightly with Mr. Li and others. He raised his head and drank first. Have a glass of wine.
When Li Yuanwai saw Da Kui drinking the wine from the glass, his eyes flashed. Then he smiled and said, "Come on, come on, Mr. Zhang, try this braised koi carp."
Dakui smiled, stretched out his chopsticks, took a piece of fish and put it into his mouth, and then praised: "It's wonderful, tender and delicious, it's delicious in the world, hahahaha." Then Dakui smiled and said: "Don't be restrained, everyone, eat them all. eat!"
The squires sitting around the table began to taste the fresh fish one after another. Although Dakui was doubtful, he was not worried. He wore a ring on his hand, which was made of sterling silver. He had carefully tested it before drinking it with confidence. Most of the cups, plates and chopsticks that Mr. Li used for this banquet were silverware, so Dakui was very relieved. Mr. Li was quite thoughtful in his thinking.
Mr. Li was very talkative, and during the dinner he talked about the local conditions and folk customs in a very humorous way. Da Kui really felt that he was too late to meet each other, and unknowingly he had a great time chatting with the squires.
After drinking for three rounds, Mr. Li laughed and said: "To be honest, I can invite Master Zhang today because a few of my friends have always wanted to see Master Zhang. I apologize here." After saying that, he stood up and took a deep look. A deep bow.
After hearing this, Dakui couldn't help but asked: "Since we have friends, why don't we invite them over together? Wouldn't it be fun for everyone to drink together?"
Li Yuanwai straightened up, looked at Da Kui with a smile on his face and said, "Since Mr. Zhang is so approachable, I just asked these friends to come in." After speaking, he raised his hands and high-fived three times. Then there was a sound from outside the door. There were several bursts of laughter, and Dakui couldn't help being shocked when he heard it: "What a deep inner power."
As soon as the laughter subsided, five people walked in outside the door. Da Kui saw at a glance that three of the five people knew each other. Those three people were surprisingly the "Guangdong, Guangxi and Three Ugly People". At this time, the two Guangxi and Three Ugly people stood there silently. As soon as there was a sound, the first of the five people walked to the table and put his hands on the table, looking at Dakui like an eagle, but said nothing.
This man was dressed in silk, but he didn't look at all noble, because there was no hair on his head, and his head and face were bulging with blood and veins as if they were crawling with earthworms. This look was indescribably eerie, especially His eyes were more white than black, looking at Dakui like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Xu Yuan and Dong Hu, who were behind Da Kui, drew out their sabers and defended him in front of Da Kui. However, they heard this monster-like man chuckle and say, "I've heard the name of Lord Zhang for a long time. I'm lucky to see you Sansheng today. The little man Fang Jiutian, here." So polite."
Dakui knew something was wrong, but when he was about to get up, he felt a tightness in his chest, nausea, and dizziness. He couldn't help but feel frightened to death. He was poisoned? How could it be? He had clearly tested it, so how could he be poisoned?
When Fang Jiutian saw Da Kui like this, he couldn't help but smile darkly: "Master Zhang really wants to know why he was poisoned, right? I don't dare to hide it. There is a drug in the wine you drank, called 'water evil'. There is another ingredient in the dishes." There is a medicine called 'Astringency'. Both are non-toxic, but if eaten together, they will be poisonous. This poison is called 'Impermanent Call' by villains. It means that taking this medicine means stepping on the door of hell. , which means the black and white impermanence coming to summon the souls. Do you think this name is appropriate?"