As soon as Mrs.
Cheng entered the White Tiger Hall, the master of ceremonies sang loudly: "The old birthday star has arrived" The guests stood up and greeted each other.
Cheng Shixiong was chatting and laughing with the guests and drinking, when he heard the sound, he put down the wine glass, and hurriedly greeted the old mother, with a little wine on his red face, and said happily: "Mother, these officials and celebrities are all here to celebrate the birthday of the mother, this Lord Xu is recognized, this is Zhang Tongju, this is Mr.
Lu, a famous scholar in the Central Plains, this" The old lady nodded her head one by one, and the adults who were called by name also congratulated them and said some auspicious words, but when it came to Lu Renjia, the famous man of the Central Plains only arched his hand arrogantly, the corners of his mouth moved, and he responded with a smile.
Tang Yanyan was quite polite to Miss Ding, and as soon as he entered the hall, he led her to a table to sit down, but deliberately left Ding Hao and ignored him, intending to see him laugh.
Ding Hao looked around for a while, only to see that the seats were full of friends, all of them were either rich or expensive, and he did not look cramped and panicked, and saw that there was still a vacant seat in the corner of the wall, so he calmly walked over, Tang Yanyan couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
At a table near the entrance of the hall, there was a young man in Xuanyi, with a jade-like complexion and picturesque eyebrows, who looked like a handsome guy in a million, only twelve or thirteen years old, and I didn't know whose little son it was.
If Ding Hao saw her, he should be able to recognize her as the folding girl who had chatted with him in the front yard.
Now that he has been decorated a little and dressed up in men's clothes, he looks a little younger.
She was in the crowd, Ding Hao couldn't see her, but Ding Hao's appearance of looking around was falling in her eyes, the little girl saw that no one was attracting customers, but he looked like a self-familiar ruffian, and couldn't help laughing, and quickly covered his mouth with the back of his hand, his eyes were left and right, and when he saw that no one was paying attention, he quietly stuck out his tongue.
After seeing the guests, Cheng Shixiong helped the old lady to sit down on the head, and then stood upright in front of her, lifted the placket of the robe, knelt on both knees, kowtowed respectfully three times, and said loudly: "Mother's 60th birthday today, my son wishes my mother happiness like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and her longevity is better than the old pine of Nanshan." ” "Okay, okay, I'll get up, hehehe" Cheng Lao Taijun smiled, and the maid on the side held a lacquer plate, with dozens of sealed red envelopes, Cheng Lao Taijun took one and handed it to his son, Cheng Shixiong hurriedly took it with both hands, and said, "Thank you." ” Lu Renjia watched coldly, and saw that this old lady with the title of Taijun was completely a Zhuang family, and his son was a general of Guangyuan, and he actually had to give a red envelope for his birthday, which was really ridiculous and contemptible, and he couldn't help but laugh "sneer".
At this time, Cheng Shixiong was greeting his mother's birthday, and the guests in the hall were silent, although his sneering voice was not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly, and many people heard the shameful laughter in the voice, and couldn't help but look at him.
Xu Fengqing on the side Xu Zhifu had a bruised veil on his forehead, if it weren't for the many years of officialdom experience, his temperament had been sharpened and calm, he really wanted to kick this famous man of Lu who had nothing to do.
This celebrity just looked at what was unpleasant to the eye and his untimely morality, but in fact, if you really want to talk about it, there are many reasons for the imbalance in his heart.
How does this Cheng family look at how childish, but he is a high-powered feudal official, isn't it that the world is unfair and he is mean here, but let Xu Zhifu take a lot of responsibility, fortunately today is a festive day, although Cheng Lao Taijun heard it, but did not say anything, Xu Zhifu breathed a sigh of relief, quietly pulled Lu Renjia's sleeve, and secretly scolded: "Brother Renjia" Lu Renjia shrugged indifferently, picked up the wine and took a sip gently.
Ding Hao sat at the front and on the side, and could see the kneeling Cheng Shixiong's side face, Lu Renjia sneered, and he saw that Cheng Daworm's face sank slightly, and his hands holding the red envelope were also tightened, and he couldn't help but look into the crowd.
As soon as he saw that person was the friend of Xu Zhifu, Ding Hao couldn't help but suddenly think: "It turned out to be him, then it's no wonder, people are celebrities, the so-called celebrities are similar to the talented women who were touted by the media in my era, they are all fried."
What kind of wind is uninhibited, informal, profligate, contemptuous of the powerful, to put it bluntly, it is pretending, and it is very high-grade. ” After Cheng Shixiong's birthday, it was Mrs.
Cheng, Tang Yanyan and other close relatives and relatives, and they also received red envelopes, but this time the famous man Lu did not smile, and the prefect of Xu, who was holding a cold sweat, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When the close relatives and relatives have finished the ceremony, they are all the officials and gentlemen, and the gifts presented by these people are jeweled and dazzling, that is, they are rich and not tacky, and Mrs.
Cheng smiled and accepted them one by one.
At this time, Lu Renjia, a famous scholar in the Central Plains, also presented his gift.
He sent a scroll of paintings, painted a picture of pine cranes, pine and white cranes, elegant artistic conception, as a celebrity, of course, the pen power is extraordinary, Ding Hao such a layman can not see any doorway, but some officials and gentry present are nodding frequently.
Lu Renjia twisted his beard and smiled, very complacent, only felt that he had a scroll of calligraphy and painting, in this golden light, it was a thing of elegance, I didn't want Cheng Lao Taijun to see it, but I didn't feel anything, pine birds, what can I see, neither eat nor wear, but people come to celebrate the birthday, it is a lot of affection, so I also smiled and accepted it.
Lu Renjia saw that the old lady was neither surprised nor admired, her face suddenly sank, and she thought about it, she was an old woman in the countryside, and she understood what calligraphy and painting, so she was also relieved, but she was pulled by a donkey face, and she still didn't see any joy.
When it was Miss Ding's turn, she presented the golden Buddha, and the golden Buddha was brilliant, and the old lady liked it when she saw it.
Ding Yuluo was well-behaved, said the words of congratulations, and said: "The old birthday star, the folk girl is also a believer in Buddhism, this Buddha statue, specially invited the Puji Temple empty master to chant the scriptures and open the light, today it is presented to the old birthday star, may my Buddha bless, the old birthday star will live a long life, and the blessing will last." ” The old lady felt more cordial when she heard this, and praised: "Okay, well, the old body also believes in Buddhism, and this gift from the girl is the most worthy of the old body."
In fact, among the gifts given by the gentry, there are also things such as golden Buddha sandalwood beads given by those who like them, but the toys that Ding Yuluo gave to her baby grandson really made the old lady happy.
On the side, Lu Da Mingshi saw that the old lady who had painstakingly painted the picture scroll did not know the goods, but when she saw the money, she couldn't help but say angrily: "Jade elegant and golden vulgar, if this girl is a jade Buddha, the old man feels better, this golden Buddha, can make people's eyes shine without opening the light, it is really a vulgar thing, I am afraid it is difficult to be the praise of the old birthday star." ” During the banquet, someone ate and snickered, and Ding Yu's face was flushed and very embarrassed.
Ding Hao rushed up when he saw it, and couldn't help but say: "I heard the Buddha preach the Fa, and there are also believers who are paved with gold bricks to greet me; Countless temples in the world, all of them use gold as the decoration of Buddha statues, gold and even pure things, even the Buddha also likes it, how did my young lady offer the golden Buddha, how did it become a vulgar thing" There were Buddhist believers who paved the ground with gold bricks, and invited the Buddha to show up to preach the Dharma, or when Ding Hao first watched the TV series Journey to the West, he heard it from Tang Seng's mouth, he didn't know the name of the believer, but Mr.
Lu knew the details, and said with a smile: "Elder Sudatta paved the ground with gold bricks, and asked the Buddha to preach the Dharma, which is to express his devotion to the Buddha.
There are no rules. ” In and out of Mr.
Lu's words, he ridiculed Ding Yuluo for borrowing the name of the Buddha and giving gold and silver gifts to be true, but he was also high-sounding, and what kind of Buddha he climbed on, it couldn't help but be funny.
Ding Hao said: "In front of the Buddha, all living beings are equal, the old birthday star is a person who is devout to the Buddha, and is not rejected because of his low status, why should you be a guest, my young lady is also a person who believes in Buddhism, I heard that the old birthday star is also a Buddhist believer, in order to create this golden Buddha, and bathe and fast, chant and pray for the old birthday star, how can there be no pious heart" Lu Renjia raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Oh, your young lady is devout to the Buddha, and she once chanted and prayed for the old birthday star, hehe, the old man has to ask, how many sentences are in a Lotus Sutra, my Buddha is the world-honored."
Ding Hao was stunned, and subconsciously went to see Ding Yuluo, he knew that Ding Yuluo did believe in Buddhism, and sometimes he also recited Buddhist scriptures silently when he was restless, but if she wanted to memorize a volume of Buddhist scriptures, I am afraid that it would not be possible, as for counting how many sentences of Shizun are in a scripture, I am afraid it is even more " Sure enough, how could Ding Yuluo remember how many sentences there are in a scripture, she sent the Golden Buddha, it was for her own business, that Mr.
Lu ridiculed her in the name of the Buddha, but in fact, it was true that she bribed gold and silver, and it was a mistake in the original way, at this time, he was stopped, unable to answer, and her heart was wronged, and the crystal tears were swirling in her eyes.
On the side, Governor Xu saw that Cheng Lao Taijun and Cheng Shixiong's mother and son were both gloomy, and they were so angry in their hearts that they couldn't wait to choke the neck of their bullshit friend and drown him in the wine glass.
Today, whether you send gold, silver, or calligraphy and painting, what is elegant and vulgar, in the final analysis, it is not all about 50 steps and 100 steps of laughter with Cheng Shixiong, where are you noble, you are really a bastard who does not understand the world.
Ding Hao saw that Ding Yu was embarrassed, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart, and he suddenly asked: "Chanting sutras and reciting Buddha is originally a heart to the Buddha."
How can anyone consider every word to calculate how many of the repetitive sentences of this gentleman is a famous scholar in the Central Plains, a star in the sky, and he must be familiar with the poetry and songs of the middle school in the university."
Lu Renjia smiled proudly: "Of course, why do you need to put your beak as a child?"
Ding Hao sneered: "In this case, then I have to ask Mr. below, in a piece of Analects, there are a few sentences of Confucius Sheng's son":