RPAGF Chapter 723 Homecoming Banquet
Chapter 723 Homecoming Banquet
At this time, it was already the morning of the fifth day, and today happened to be an auspicious day for holding the homecoming banquet.
Both Uncle Xu and Uncle Xu's families came, bringing their sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.
Many years passed, and although Uncle Xu managed to survive the chaotic times, he had suffered a lot and had become very old, skinny, and with a head full of white hair.
Standing together with Uncle Xu, they look like father and son.
He was working in the quarry when he was called back by someone who had been assigned there temporarily. He was shocked to learn that his nephew's family and his brother's family had returned.
In fact, after so many years, without receiving any news, he had already thought that everyone was dead and had no hope at all.
The person who delivered the letter wanted to please Uncle Xu and was very polite to him. After explaining in a few words, Uncle Xu realized that his nephew had become a high-ranking official.
"My dear uncle, from now on, you will be very lucky. You don't have to do this quarrying work anymore," the messenger complimented with a big smile on his face.
For a moment, Uncle Xu was a little at a loss. He didn't know what he was feeling. He sat on the rock and couldn't help crying.
After returning home, I met my uncle Xu and his brother. The contrast was huge, and an inexplicable sadness came over me.
But Uncle Xu didn't care about all this. After spending some money to dress up Uncle Xu's family, he couldn't wait to bring people to attend the homecoming banquet.
"Brother, it's really important that everything is safe now. The people you interact with are all important people. You have to be tactful in what you say and do. You can't talk nonsense, okay?" On the way here, Uncle Xu kept giving instructions, and he taught Uncle Xu and his nephews how to speak and behave like a nobleman.
He felt that he was knowledgeable and experienced, and that his eldest brother's family could not compare to him. If he got embarrassed, he would also be embarrassed, so he had to say a few words in advance.
If he hadn't been waiting for Uncle Xu to come back, he would have brought his family here long ago. Why would he wait until the right day to come?
He felt very sad when he thought about the many opportunities he had missed to make friends with the gentry.
To be honest, Zhang Ping'an actually had a very good impression of his uncle. Although the two families had some unpleasantness in the early years due to the matter of cousin Juhua, his uncle's family were not bad people and had helped his family a lot.
He kept all these in mind.
Compared with Uncle Xu, Xu has a better relationship with Uncle Xu. She knows very well who treats her well.
Seeing her elder brother so old, Xu couldn't help but have red eyes and secretly wiped the corners of her eyes.
After a moment, he walked forward with a smile, tried to greet Uncle Xu as naturally as possible, and also greeted several nephews and nephews warmly.
Zhang Pingan also respectfully invited the person to sit in the seat of honor. There were also many famous people in the county sitting there.
Seeing Zhang Ping'an's respectful attitude, they all greeted Uncle Xu warmly and did not despise his shabby appearance.
Uncle Xu was a little nervous and uneasy, but also proud of it. He felt that he had never felt so glorious in his life.
Uncle Xu loved this kind of occasion the most. Without being invited, he picked up his glass and toasted everyone.
After settling the Xu family, Zhang Ping'an looked at the endless stream of carriages and horses coming and going at the door, calculated the time, and thought that County Magistrate Weng should be arriving soon, so he asked the village chief to send someone to the village entrance to welcome him carefully.
It would be better for the county magistrate to be in charge now. After he goes to the capital, the village will have to rely on the county magistrate in many areas.
In addition, "After eating, send someone to Liujia Village to see what's going on. Why haven't the Liu family members come yet?"
The Liu family refers to the second uncle and third uncle's family of his second brother-in-law. Zhang Ping'an still remembers that when he was a child, he followed Jinbao, Fu'an and others to the fish pond of Uncle Liu's second and third uncles to catch fish and touch lotus roots.
It is a very happy memory of my childhood.
When fleeing, the two families did not go together.
After the turbulent times, the population of the two families has now declined.
I lived in poverty before.
When Zhang Ping'an came back this time, his second brother-in-law and his family asked him to bring back some banknotes to support the two families and Shuisheng. They were not stingy at all. They had instructed Zhang Ping'an about this when they were in the capital, so money was not a problem for him now.
On the second day after returning, Zhang Ping'an sent someone to deliver the silver, and he also visited him in person two days ago.
Uncle Liu Er and Uncle Liu San have aged a lot, and their eyes are full of vicissitudes of life, but they are still talkative and care a lot about the eldest family. They feel relieved to know that they are living well.
But the younger generations of the two families now seem to be a little resentful about the second brother-in-law's family's escape and can't understand it.
I felt abandoned by the eldest wife's family, which is why I suffered so much.
They completely forgot that it was their own father who decided not to leave, so they can't blame anyone else.
Zhang Ping'an had no obligation to appease them. After chatting with Uncle Liu Er and Uncle Liu San for a few words, he left and invited them to join him for dinner.
He still respects these two elders very much.
Now that he hadn't come, I naturally asked a few more questions.
Even for the sake of Shuisheng and his second brother-in-law, he would try his best to take care of both families.
After eating and hearing this, he was just about to order someone to come over.
Zhang Ping'an saw Liu Shengyuan and Luo Fuan driving over with several people from the Liu family.
"No need to go, people are coming," Zhang Pingan said and walked forward to greet them.
"You two, what took you so long? That's not nice of you. You'll have to drink three glasses of wine later!"
"Hahaha, it's my fault. The shaft of the cart suddenly broke when I was going out, which delayed me for a while," Luo Fuan laughed and apologized frankly.
Second and Third Uncle Liu got off the cart with their men and said with a smile, "Haha, it was that kid from Fu'an who met us on the road. He brought so many of us with him, so the mule cart went slower. Don't blame him."