Chapter 60
What the Yan family and his son did not expect was that the first person to come to the Yan family today was Liu Butcher and his son.
Just after breakfast, Yan Liqiang, Yan Dechang, and Manager Lu and Zhou Tiezhu were chatting in the house. When they heard someone knocking on the door, the Lu family guards outside the yard opened the door. The Lu family guards didn't know who Liu Butcher and his son were, but Liu Butcher and his son were driving a ox cart, and there were things on the ox cart. Liu Butcher and his smile were all over, saying that they were neighbors in Liuhe Town and were here to congratulate the Yan family. The Lu family guards let Liu Butcher and his son come in and brought the two into the house.
"It's you?" Seeing Liu butcher and his son come in, Yan Liqiang thought that the father and son had gone to the wrong door. Yan Dechang was originally smiling and in a good mood, and his expression slowly calmed down.
The smile on Liu's face was so sweet that it could attract all the flies flying in the yard outside. He took his son, nodded and bowed to the people in the house, "I heard that Li Qiang won the third place in the National Shu County exam yesterday. I was so happy that I didn't fall asleep all night. Early this morning, I took my son and collected a good pig, slaughtered it early, washed it, and sent it to the mansion. It was a little bit of fun. My father and son used to be too candle oil to eat too much, and even their eyes were blurred. If there was something to offend, please don't take Brother Yan and Li Qiang to heart. The neighbors in the street, if Brother Yan has something to do in the future, just call him!"
The so-called murder is just a lie. Yan Dechang was not the kind of petty person. At this time, when he saw Liu butcher and his son surrendering to come to deliver things, Yan Dechang felt very happy. The conflict with Liu butcher had already dissipated for most of his face and his face slowed down. However, Yan Dechang was honest in his character. For a moment, although his anger disappeared a lot, he could not change his face immediately and faced Liu butcher and smiled.
Yan Liqiang glanced at Yan Dechang, who was speechless, and knew that his father was not used to dealing with such a scene. He laughed and said to Liu Butcher, "Uncle Liu, you are polite. Dafu and I have been playing companions since we were young. When we were young, we had a little holiday and a little conflict between neighbors and neighbors. It has been so many years since we were all, and who would still take it to heart. I can't remember it. You said, Dafu!"
Liu Dafu, the son of the butcher, also entered the house, drooped his head and looked at the people in the house timidly. He didn't expect Yan Liqiang to take the initiative to talk to him. He suddenly responded nervously and nodded vigorously, "Yes...yes...yes...yes...no care, no care..."
"Uncle Liu, sit down, sit down..."
At this time, if Yan Liqiang was arrogant and even slapped him twice, Liu Butcher would feel relaxed. The more polite Yan Liqiang was, the more nervous Liu Butcher was. For some reason, he looked at Yan Liqiang with a smile on his face and always felt that Yan Liqiang was more awe and scared than when he sent meat to the Hong family before, seeing Mr. Hong staring at his eyes.
Although Yan Liqiang called him Uncle Liu in his mouth, the butcher Liu did not dare to really regard himself as Yan Liqiang's uncle. He still understood the sense of this. He also knew that this dog that bites people does not bark, and a tiger that eats people will not look more fierce than a cat before it doesn't eat people.
"I won't sit anymore, I won't sit anymore. The things I pulled were still on the ox cart outside. I'll move the things in..." As he said that, butcher Liu directly pulled him out of the room and was about to move things.
Yan Liqiang, Yan Dechang and others also walked out of the room.
The gate of the Yan family's yard was opened, and Liu Butcher drove in the ox cart. On the ox cart, he pulled a whole big fat pig and some bottles and jars. It seemed that it was actually done by Butcher Liu early in the morning.
"We can't finish eating a pig. If Uncle Liu is interested, just keep a pig's leg!"
"Not too much, not too much. Keep some meat first, eat fresh food, and marinate the rest first. I went to buy salt, wine, pepper noodles, peppers, and fragrant powder this morning. Dafu and I were ready in a while. I only had this skill!" Liu Butcher Liu said, and hurriedly moved things under the car. Zhou Hongda and his wife hurried over to help.
In addition to killing pigs, the cured meat he made is also very famous in Liuhe Town. It can be stored for a longer time and tastes good. In this era, ordinary people may not eat fresh meat every day when they eat. Almost every household has a little cured meat, dry things like that.
Seeing that the butcher Liu had indeed prepared everything and even bought a new one to bring the hook for the cured meat, Yan Liqiang stopped saying anything and let him and his son do it.
Seeing that Yan Liqiang stopped refusing, Liu Butuhu and his son were both energetic. After carrying the pork to the kitchen, they worked hard in the kitchen.
Lu Wenbin is a skilled person and a skilled person. Just now, Liu Butcher and Yan's father and son said a few brief words, and he basically guessed the relationship between Liu Butcher and Yan's father and son. When Liu Butcher and his son were making cured meat in the kitchen, he stayed in the kitchen for a while, then came out of the kitchen, came to Yan Liqiang, and whispered, "I have checked the meat and ingredients and tasted them. There is no problem. I have asked Zhou Hongda to watch them in the kitchen!"
Yan Liqiang smiled, "When they leave after a while, how much should they pay except one leg? Including manual labor, Manager Lu, please make a guess and pay the money to the father and son..."
"Young Master Yan is thoughtful!" Manager Lu also laughed. At this moment, there was no need for the Yan family to leave a gossip for such a thing. "I learned that Young Master Yan won the first place in the third place in the National Arts Examination yesterday, and I have asked someone to inform the Lu family. I guess in a while, the Sixth Master will personally bring a gift to Mr. Yan to congratulate him!"
"Old Master Lu and Sixth Master are too polite!"
"It should be, it should be. I'm afraid Mr. Lu knew that Mr. Yan had won the third place in the third place yesterday, and he was happier than Mr. Yan himself. However, Mr. Yan's reputation spread in Qinghe County yesterday. He knew that Mr. Yan was not engaged and married yet. I think the matchmaker who came to the door these days might have to break through the threshold of the Yan family!" Manager Lu seemed to be joking, but he was hinting at something.
"Matchmaker or something, just send them away when Manager Lu comes. I think it depends on fate. The matchmaker's words are too forced..." Yan Liqiang smiled and looked at each other with Manager Lu. Both of them were a little tacit. The Lu family's meaning was that at this time, if Yan Liqiang still didn't understand, it would be too slow. Manager Lu was also very satisfied with Yan Liqiang's answer. This is the attitude that the Lu family's son-in-law should have.
Liu butcher and his son were still busy in the kitchen. Other neighbors who came to visit, including the wealthy families in Liuhe Town, and those well-known wealthy families in neighboring towns, came in waves.
Many neighbors and neighbors here know each other, but some are not familiar with each other, so they still brought something to the Yan family at this time.
Some neighbors brought fresh vegetables from the fields and their own yards, some brought a bottle of old wine, and some sent a few feet of cloth, or fresh chickens and ducks, or a basket of eggs, some dried fruits, and a few fellow villagers. They sent Yan Liqiang a few words written with auspiciousness and joy, all of which were the first in the Three Firsts, Guangyao Village and the like.
As for those wealthy families with wealthy families, they directly sent the sealed money, either silver or gold, it was not small.
Before the gift-giving gifts were left, the gift-giving gifts came. When we arrived at the back, more and more people gathered in the Yan family, and we couldn't sit in the living room, so everyone came to the yard, and the whole yard was very lively.
In this case, Yan Liqiang could not practice, so he could only chat with Yan Dechang in the yard, chat with neighbors, and sit with him.
Before noon, the Shen family in Qinghe County actually sent a manager to send Yan Liqiang a gift of 50 taels of gold and two pairs of high-quality silks of different colors.
Knowing that it was a gift from the Shen family in Qinghe County, the blind date neighbors gathered in Yan Liqiang's yard couldn't help but exclaim, and looked at the beautiful silk and money wrapped in red paper from the servants of the Shen family with envy.
But everyone's amazement was not over. At noon, Lu Peien and Qian Su from the Lu family in Huanglong County came. The Lu family's gift was even heavier, with a total of 100 taels of gold, a high-quality sword, and ten pieces of silk and silk.
The gift Qian Su brought to Yan Liqiang was a large gun more than three meters long with a fine ash from a variety of different ash.
When people are together, there is no need to say more about the fun behind them...
As for the so-called matchmakers from all walks of life, they also came in the afternoon. Yan Liqiang did not come forward and directly asked Manager Lu to send the matchmakers away.
All day, the Yan family was crowded with people. The cars and horses and various people traveling to and from the Yan family blocked the road outside the Yan family. Yan Liqiang felt like he was a welcoming guest, and his whole face was about to be sore.
After working hard all day, at night, Yan Liqiang finally got a break. After dealing with this day, Yan Liqiang felt that he was even more tiring than he took the national martial arts exam.
Yan Dechang, at the end, looked at the various gifts piled up in a side room at home like a hill, and was stunned for a moment.
Did Yan Dechang not come to his senses for a while? "Why are there so many?"
"Many living things of chickens and ducks and food that can be eaten are not placed here!" Yan Liqiang handed Yan Dechang a list, "This is the gift that Manager Lu received at home today. I won't say anything about cloth, silk, swords and armor. I only say money. Today I received a total of 1,800 taels of silver and 220 taels of gold..."
"How can I pile up so many things at home? I'm not relieved to just pile them up here. This is a thief. It seems that I will find someone to make a few cabinets tomorrow..." Yan Dechang said happily and worriedly.
Chapter completed!