$237, Let's Have Dinner! (Please Order the Whole Thing)

It's snowing, the roads are slippery and the ground is wet. Google Search Reading is different from the first snow. It was a little warm at noon a few days ago, and many roads have melted snow, and when it gets cold, it turns into ice again, so for safety reasons, we travel slowly.

After walking for a long time, I finally set foot on Bailuyuan and walked to Bailu Village on the plain.

Hundreds of households in Bailu Village are all covered with black tiles stained with snow. The courtyard walls of many households are no longer made of rammed earth, but bricks. Although they cannot be compared with the two-story western-style houses in later generations of rural areas, they are still different from those of Bai Gui's time. The earth huts are very different.

“The Gourd Chicken business has made money, and everyone is going home to lay bricks and build houses.”

"For the sake of the villagers and to lower the price, the clan leader ordered blue bricks and tiles and hired bricklayers. The price is not high and most people can afford it..."

Lu Zhaopeng got off his horse, pulled the horse on the road, and said to Bai Gui.

"The clan leader should act well and be open-minded!"

Hearing this, Bai Gui nodded and replied.

Bai Jiaxuan is a competent clan leader, and Bailu Village is a well-known Renyi Village. If you want to build a new house, for the people at this time, the only thing they worry about is the cost of materials. Manpower costs nothing. If you invite the villagers, you don't need to eat and drink well, just take care of it and eat a few full meals.

So if you have a little extra money, you can start Zhuangzi.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the village, they saw villagers greeting them on the main road.

Bai Jiaxuan is the leader of the clan, with his father Bai Youde and Lu Zilin beside him, and behind him is a black crowd, all wearing felt hats, mostly wearing cotton jackets, but even though their feet are wearing cotton jackets, they are still cold. Stomping on the ground.

"Xianggong Bai is back, let's fire blunderbuss!"

When he saw a group of people riding horses, Bai Jiaxuan knew that someone was coming back. When he approached about a hundred steps, he looked back and gave instructions to the people behind him.

Bang bang bang!

There were a few gunshots and firecrackers crackling.

The clear snow is occasionally mixed with sparse red firecrackers, which is extremely festive.

"Mr. Sanyuan is back!"

"The Sanyuan Xianggong of our village is back!"

"Xianggong Bai, Guiwazi, Xianggong Bai..."

A group of elders kept talking and laughing, their faces full of glory, and they looked proud.

Bai Gui approached and greeted everyone one by one.

"dad!"

"I've met Patriarch Bai, Uncle Lu..."

"Gouwada, Erdanda, Tiezhuda, Erlunzida..."

He bowed one by one without feeling bored at all.

Although he has a more honorable status outside, in the village, he is the same noble boy as before.

Of course this is his idea and decision.

If someone really doesn't understand what it means to be human and tries to show off his status as an elder in front of him, and can't tell who he is, he won't be too polite.

"Let's go, Mr. Bai, go back to the ancestral hall and sit down."

"A reception banquet specially set for you."

Bai Jiaxuan smiled broadly.

Bai Gui wrote a letter and agreed on a date to return. As the patriarch and elder, he must hold a banquet to welcome Bai Gui. This banquet is not only for Bai Gui to see, but also to let Bai Gui know that Bailu Village treats him well. It also tells the nearby villages that it will increase the power of Bailu Village and make people dare not underestimate it.

No matter how good Mr. Zhu is, he is not a descendant of Bailu Village.

With Bai Gui as a young man, Bailu Village can continue to be prosperous. Otherwise, given the current level of affluence in Bailu Village, a child holding gold while walking around in the busy city would be seeking death.

Barren and backward are normal villages.

Within ten rooms, there must be someone as loyal as a hill. There are many smart people in a village who can come up with many ways to get rich, but those who can implement them and benefit the village are rare and extremely rare...

"I've long wanted to eat our village's banquet. As soon as I walked downstairs, I smelled the aroma."

Bai Gui replied.

When he returned to China, many people gave him a reception banquet. The food at Jingwumen, Baifu, Jinfu, Chunjuezhai, Jiangjunzhai Guojia, and several restaurants in the provincial capital must be much better than those in Bailu Village, but when it comes to Bailu Village, He still felt that the previous meals were more delicious and he still yearned for the meals from the past.

Is it really better than other restaurants?

not necessarily!

Bai Jiaxuan and a group of people surrounded Bai Gui and walked into the ancestral hall.

After a while, we arrived at the ancestral hall.

There are three archways standing in the ancestral hall at this time.

The first one is Bai Meihe, the archway of Sanyuan Scholars in Qin Province Gongyuan.

"Patriarch, the first thing I did when I returned to Qin Province was to quickly think... to see if there is a memorial arch for me somewhere. There isn't one in the provincial normal school. There are too many Jinshi there. It's better for our village. It's just me and Lu. The two clan masters were selected as scholars..."

Bai Gui smiled and said.

Wealth and honor do not return to their hometown, just like walking in brocade at night.

What he wanted to see most when he returned to his hometown was the archway. What is an archway? For literati, it is like a military general sealing the wolf to Juxu or Yan Ranle stone, which is a great honor.

And being able to build a Kedi archway in my hometown is even more enjoyable.

At this time, there are only three archways in the Bailu Village ancestral hall. One is the former chastity archway. I don’t know who it belongs to even though I have an almanac. The other one is the scholar archway of Lu Taihe. He was a scholar in the 12th year of Tongzhi. The last one is Bai Gui’s Little Sanyuan Scholar Archway.

However, Lu Taihe's ranking is not very good. Hetian scholar is also an epiphyte. He is the last of the third class and has no good place to go. He can only become a shopkeeper in Bailu Town. This is certainly a prominent status in the entire Bailuyuan, but it can't be compared with Baigui. In comparison, it's too far behind.

"If it weren't for you, Mr. Bai, being born at the wrong time, maybe our Bailuyuan could have produced another Jinshi..."

Bai Jiaxuan smiled when he heard this.

Bai Gui's words sounded like he was belittling Bailu Village, but in fact they were not. How could Bailu Village be compared with the Normal School in the provincial capital? Moreover, Bai Gui was able to pass the imperial examination during his tenure, which was inseparable from his relationship with him. This was his achievement as the head of Bailu Village. After his death, he would be able to grab a good position in the ancestral hall for future generations to worship.

What else can be picky about this, and he is not satisfied.

"But it's good. You went abroad to study, and your reputation is now better than that of ordinary Jinshi. You don't know that my brother-in-law, Mr. Zhu, went to our Bailu Village specifically a few years ago and bowed three times respectfully..."

"He said that my head of the family taught well and found him a good student."

Bai Jiaxuan said happily.

The person he admired most was his brother-in-law Mr. Zhu. He always felt ashamed in front of Mr. Zhu, but when Mr. Zhu bowed to him three times, he felt that he had earned enough face in his life, and all his vanity was filled at that moment.

"Mr. Zhu?"

Bai Gui was surprised.

"You wrote a book about guns and cannons, yes, yes, it was "Guns, Germs, and Steel", and then Mr. Zhu came over and bowed to me..."

Bai Jiaxuan explained impatiently.

He had said this to many people, but it was the first time he said it to the main person.

Bai Gui suddenly realized.

According to Mr. Zhu's character, it was common sense to make such a move. After all, in the book "Guns and Cannons", he answered the questions that Mr. Zhu asked him when he was studying abroad, which was considered to be living up to his teacher's expectations.

"Let's go, let's go..."

"Enter the ancestral hall."

Bai Jiaxuan took Bai Gui's hand and invited him to the upper seat without any explanation.

Wait until Bai Gui and everyone sat down.

"The feast is about to begin!"

"The feast is about to begin!"

"The feast is about to begin!"

Rough voices were heard from the ancestral hall to the outside, to the stove outside, and to the ears of the woman below the stove.