When I was holding the lights, the entrance of the Huozhengmen Hall, which had already closed the door, was brightly lit. In the second half of the day, the thirty-two large lanterns sent from the lantern workshop were stringed into four strings. The large candles inside were scattered with flames about three inches long, urging the small wind wheels in the lantern to sway around, and the shadows of the eight major fighting beasts of rats, oxes, eagles, dogs, snakes, scorpions, chickens, and monkeys were vividly displayed, and you could see them clearly half a street!

Changing into a new set of clothes, Jiuhouer led a row of sixteen children to pose at the door, raising his chest and looking up without squinting his eyes, and posing in a solemn way to welcome the guests.

And just past the threshold, the brass made of brass was shiny, and the seven-step blanket was matted with newly found pine branches and willow branches, and they were also neatly arranged!

Walking inside, all the teachers in the Huozhengmen who were under Jiuye were also replaced with the new clothes that had only been worn once on the day when the Huozhengmen opened, and they held their hands together waiting for the distinguished guests to come. It was really solemn and careful.

Even Xiang Youbao had a new long gown. Perhaps because he was in a hurry, the long gown he wore was obviously much bigger. When he looked away, it seemed like Xiang Youbao had a mosquito net wrapped in a mosquito net, which made people feel inappropriate!

Looking up and down at Ying Youbao who was constantly dressing up the long gown, Na Jiuye swallowed hard, and said to Xiang Youbao in a muffled voice: "You unlucky child, what are you doing? Make a good dress, do you have to make it according to your uncle Xie's body to wear it? And the rock candy leftovers of the children, why are you smashing it into a foam?"

He shook his long gown that was much bigger, and Ying Youyou responded without raising his head, "Don't worry about this! Remember, no matter what Mr. Shui said, don't speak, just push it at me! No matter what I say, you are calm, but you must not show your timidity!"

Sighing helplessly, Master Na Jiu snorted angrily: "It's all here. Just the turtle climbed to the threshold, and it's all a slight sport in and out. What else can I say? But..."

Turning his head and looking at the two desks arranged in the lobby, Master Na Jiu frowned and said, "Why do you have to put this gambling fight in the lobby? You have to... If you really throw away the picture of the strange beast in front of the ancestor's tablet, I'm in my heart..."

Looking at the bright lights in the lobby, Xiang Youbao still looked mysterious: "Just look..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiu Houer's sharp voice came from the door: "A distinguished guest is here! Welcome Mr. Shui of Tsinghua Garden to the Huozhengmen Hall!"

Accompanied by Jiuhou'er's sharp shouts, the sixteen children lined up by Yan Ling bent down and bowed in an orderly manner, shouting in a tender voice: "Addresses from Huozhengmen, welcome Mr. Shui!"

He pulled Na Jiuye's collar hard, and Xiang Youyouliu pulled the hem of the long gown that was obviously much longer, and greeted the door with a loud voice: "Xiuyouliu, the apprentice of Huozhengmen, the head of Daihuozhengmen welcomed Mr. Shui!"

Wearing a long green bamboo cloth gown, Shui Mei politely bowed to Xiang Youbao who was greeting the door: "Shui arrived as promised. If you are bothering me, please atone for your sins!"

After turning sideways, Xiang Youyou raised his hand and pointed to the water and fire basin and the seven-step blanket behind the threshold: "I would like to ask Mr. Water to atone for his sins. The main door of Fire is the rule. If a distinguished guest comes to the door, you must cross the water and fire basin and walk the seven-step blanket to show that the water and fire between the distinguished guest and the dear door will not be covered with dust!"

Looking at the appearance of Tai Chi diagrams separated by copper pieces, half of the basin was filled with clean water and half of the basin was filled with charcoal fire. Then look at the street stall that was padded with pine and cypress branches. Mr. Shui smiled slightly, raised his legs and crossed the threshold, and stepped straight towards the basin, and smiled slightly in his mouth, saying, "The ancient and elegant etiquette can be considered to be a perfect match for the nobles!"

He served Mr. Shui diligently and stepped over the water brazier, and then led Mr. Shui to step over the street stall made of pine and cypress branches. Xiang Youbao immediately turned around and shouted at Jiuhouer who was still standing at the door: "I thank you for the guests behind closed doors. Today, I will only entertain Mr. Shui, a distinguished guest in the main gate of Huo!"

Replacing the lazy appearance of being neither big nor small in the past, Jiuhouer agreed respectfully and neatly brought the children who were welcoming guests to the door.

As the door closed, the light in the lobby suddenly dimmed. Even Na Jiuye and others who walked a few steps to welcome the ink plum, their eyebrows, eyes and expressions could not be seen clearly.

Facing the ink plum, Na Jiu and the others greeted each other with a big gift. When the ink plum also returned the gift, the ink plum and others took the lead to show that they did not dare to accept the respect of the ink plum etiquette.

After the two of them met, before Shui Momei could speak, Na Jiuye had already pointed to the two desks that had been placed in the center of the lobby: "Mr. Shui is a great scholar, and is naturally an open and honest gentleman. But I make a living by training things in the Huozhengmen. Before gambling and training things, I still have to make a clear statement!"

Nodded slightly, Shui Momei responded to Na Jiuye and said in harmony: "No rules can lead to square and round, which is also the only way! I just don't know how the head of the sect sets the rules for gambling tonight?"

As he pointed to Xiang Youbao, who was serving Shui Momei attentively, the apologetic expression on Master Na Jiu's face was obvious: "I am a little bit old and I am a little older. I'm afraid I can't explain some things clearly. If Mr. Shui nodded... let Youbao tell you? This gambling fight tonight will make Youbao play against Mr. Shui?"

Turning his head and looking at Xiang Youbao who was serving him. Shui Momei nodded at Xiang Youbao first, and then said to Xiang Youbao in harmony: "Then I'll be fine!"

He bowed to the ink plum, Xiang Youbao pointed to the two desks and said, "The things on these two desks are exactly the same! The pen, ink, paper, ink, ink, and paper-washing, were all bought from outside! There are also the tea bowl, teapot, fresh fruit and snacks, all in duplicate. I originally wanted to find some books to put on it, but after searching all the fire gate, I found a few old calendars..."

She smiled awkwardly, and Xiang Youbao continued to say to Shui Momei, "It's just because we really can't find a book. Tonight, we can only compare the price of paper grinding ink, dipping ink, washing pen, and serving tea and fruits. Do you think it's okay?"

Seeing Shui Mo Meimo nodding silently, Xiang Youbao walked straight to the middle of the two desks and bowed to Shui Mo Mei: "Then please ask Mr. Shui to check the items we have prepared first!"

With a slight wave of his hand, Shui Momei strode to one of the desks and nodded to Xiang Youbao: "Shui is so trusting to you in the main gate!"

Standing next to another table, Xiang Youbao bowed to Shui Momei again: "Then follow the rules of gambling and fighting on weekdays, please tell Mr. Shui to show the two ink monkeys you serve."

He reached out from his sleeve and found a pen holder that was only the thickness of an ordinary person's arm, about five inches long. Shuimu gently placed the pen holder on the desk in front of him, and gently flicked his nails on the pen holder.

As the ink plum blossomed into the pen holder, two fists-sized mows emerged from the not-so-large pen holder. Perhaps because of the years of training in ink plum blossoms, the two mows did not walk around after drilling out of the pen holder. They just honestly grabbed the pen holder with their small claws. A pair of bean-sized eyeballs turned flexibly, which made people like it from the bottom of their hearts!

The eyes were staring at the two mommy monkeys trained by Shuimomei. Xiang Youbao did not rush to take out the mommy monkeys trained by him. Instead, he turned his body seriously, took a handful of incense burner dedicated to the incense of the Master of Huozhengmen, lit it, held it with both hands and raised it over his head, muttering with words: "Xiang Youbao, a disciple of Huozhengmen, will compete with others under the Master of Huozhengmen today, begging the Master to bless his disciples..."

Amid the long and complicated prayers, not only were the leopards bowing and bowing endlessly, but even Na Jiuye and others who were standing by watching were murmured and bowing to the tablet of the ancestor of Huozhengmen!

Before I knew it, the smoke from the incense burning in the hand of Xiang Youyou held the incense stick in his hand had already made the large lobby of Huozhengmen smoky. I don’t know what material the incense stick was made of. When I smelled the incense stick, Shui Momei felt a slight dizziness in her mind!

It seemed as if he could see that the ink plum was dizzy by the fragrance. Jiuhouer, holding a bowl of tea, came to the side of the ink plum at some point. He respectfully raised the bowl of tea with both hands and handed it to the ink plum: "Mr. Shui, please use tea!"

Even in the smoke, Shuimu Plum still smelled a hint of refreshing tea fragrance, and suddenly felt refreshed! He reached out and took the tea from Jiuhouer. Shuimu Plum didn't care about the other side and drank the covered tea in one breath, and then he felt relieved all over his body!

After taking the tea bowl handed back by Shuimomei, Jiuhouer seemed to be shocked by Shuimomei's graceful manner when she nodded her head and thanked her. She dodged Shuimomei's eyes timidly, and hurriedly turned her head and ran out of the lobby. Before she could run out two steps, she didn't know if Jiuhouer asked her legs and feet to trip. A big horse fell to the ground, and the tea bowl in her hand also shattered on the hard water-mill bluestone floor!

Almost subconsciously, Shui Momei took a few steps, reached out to Jiuhouer who was falling to the ground, and whispered: "Child... didn't fall..."

However, in this dizzy skill, I was holding the incense of the silk incense to worship the ancestor's tablet. I inserted the incense into the incense burner and turned around. Taking advantage of the moment when the ink plum bent down to support Jiuhouer, I took out two soft cubs from my spacious long gown, and put them next to the pen holder on the table. I took the opportunity to grab the two ink monkeys brought by the ink plum into my hand.

He squeezed his eyes at the Na Jiuye and others who almost exclaimed, and Xiang Youbao turned his hands and stuffed the two mommy monkeys into his long gown, but he knelt under the tablet of the ancestor of Huozhengmen, and kowtowed in a very sensible manner...

A bone climbed up from the ground. Jiuhouer didn't wait for the ink plum to touch his body, and rushed to Xiang Youbao, who was kneeling beside the ancestor's tablet. He knelt down on both knees, and was still nagging with a crying voice: "The ancestor is atonement, and his disciple Jiuhouer should not accidentally break the family in front of the ancestor's tablet, and ask the ancestor to atone for his sins..."

Kowtow was like pounding garlic, two slippery heads, one big and one small, but they were squinted at each other and showed the same smirk...

Before Shui Momei came to her senses, the lights in the lobby flashed a few times and then suddenly went out. Accompanied by Jiuhou'er's sharp voice, who was screaming and begging the ancestor to atone for his sins, Xiang Youbao shouted calmly and said: "What are you calling for?! Is this the light bulb not working well, so why don't you light the light quickly?"

He rolled and crawled into the second yard, but it was just a pot of smoke. Jiuhouer, who looked panicked, had already led his other two children to the lobby with a few large candles, and timidly placed the candles on the coffee table around the lobby.

In the swaying candlelight, Xiang Youbao clasped his fists at Shui Momei with a little humbleness: "There is a problem at the entrance of Huozhengmen, and the guys are not all together, so Mr. Shui laughs!"

Although he was a little upset by these messy things just now, Shuimu Mei's face did not show any unhappy expression. He nodded to Xiang Youbao, who kept holding his fists and apologizing to him, Shuimu Mei spoke in a warm voice: "It's not that important! But Shuimu still has schoolwork tomorrow, can it..."
Chapter completed!