Zhang Shen’s birthday was really lively. Not only did the entire Hui'an cause a sensation, but almost all the gentry named in Quanzhou Prefecture came. Even some famous families of officials from nearby Fuzhou Prefecture, Zhangzhou Prefecture, and Yanping Prefecture sent their children to celebrate.

At this moment, the open space south of Zhang's mansion was already full of pergola, and a stage was set up in the middle of the pergola. Before the hour of the year arrived, the sound of tuning and tuning sounds sounded on the stage. Obviously, the musicians invited were ready to start the show, and hundreds of villagers who came to watch the show had already gathered under the stage.

These days, it is not as simple as doing a birthday for a large family. Because there are too many people coming to celebrate the birthday, and the distance is far and near, it is impossible to come all in one or two days. Therefore, generally, three or four days are rare for a large family to celebrate a birthday, and it is possible to do it for seven or eight days.

This is also the reason why Zhang Shen, the old master of the Zhang family, did not refuse "knowing friends" Yang Rong to help him prepare for his birthday. It is easy to say that it is easy to do for three or four days or even seven or eight days.

First of all, you have to have money. Not to mention building a shed, a stage, or a troupe, it is not a little money for a few dozen or even hundreds of banquets a day. The Zhang family does not have that much money to hold this banquet because they are a real scholarly family and an orthodox family of officials.

They are neither greedy nor corrupt as officials, nor do they oppress good people in the village, and they are forced to seize them. The whole family depends on the tax-free land under the names of their families.

At this time, the Zhang family was at its peak. There were one Jinshi, two Juren and six scholars in the family. In total, there were nearly two thousand acres of tax-free land.

However, even if all the land is rented out to collect tenant rent, the annual income will be about 2,000 taels. For a huge family of officials, this amount of money can only barely maintain their face. To celebrate their birthday, they will not be able to pay any money.

Of course, those who come to celebrate the birthday cannot come empty-handed. Everyone has to follow some gifts. If you really want to calculate, they can still make some money after the birthday party, rather than lose money.

However, this is all after the birthday party. You have to have money to hold this birthday party first to get the subsequent profits.

How much does a banquet cost now?

If it is a common dish and wine, it will cost only one or two taels of silver if it is a table of banquets.

However, Zhang Shen's identity cannot be based on the general standards, because the people who come to celebrate their birthdays are basically children of gentry and officials. If they give them ordinary wine, whether they can eat them or not, the Zhang family's face must be lost.

Therefore, the banquet must be of high quality, delicacies and seafood must be available, and the wine cannot be filled with the inferior goods of a few dollars.

In this way, a table of banquets costs at least ten taels, and a hundred tables costs more than one thousand taels. If the Zhang family comes to buy them, they can't hold on for a day!

But it’s different for Yang Rong to come to buy the office. Even if he holds a one-year resale seat, he can hold on.

This Zhang family’s birthday party has been held for five or six days, and Yang Rong has been here for almost ten days, so Yang Cong has never seen his grandfather in this life.

At this moment, Yang Cong was still a little nervous inside because he didn't know if his grandfather would see his flaws, nor what his grandfather was about him. Judging from his memory, his grandfather was still strict with him. From the fact that he went to the county school, he could see the clues. If he was late for the county school, he would not only be Yan Xing's old guy's board, but also be beaten by his grandfather when he came back!

As the saying goes, "A ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her parents-in-law." It is impossible for his grandson to never see her grandfather in his life. The carriage staggered forward for a while and finally entered the Yang family courtyard.

This was specially built by Yang Rong to facilitate the convenience of currying the Zhang family in Dongling. It is also a three-entry courtyard, but it is much larger than the three-entry courtyard where Yang Cong lives. As soon as he enters the courtyard, there are more than ten large and small rooms. Moreover, since this place has been newly built in the past ten years, it looks much newer than the old courtyard where Yang Cong lives.

At this moment, because there were too many people coming to celebrate the birthday, the Yang family courtyard was almost filled with the front yard and the back yard were basically filled with the children of gentry who came to celebrate the birthday. Only the courtyard where Yang Rong lived in the middle was slightly empty.

Yang Rong had already received the news that his Changsun Jin was coming in the morning, so he did not go out to hold a birthday party, but waited in the main house of the other courtyard.

Of course, he could not come out to welcome his grandson, so after the group entered the middle courtyard, Yang Cong did not see his grandfather. Only a "familiar" servant stood in front of the carriage and bowed respectfully, "Young Master, you are finally here, the old man asked you to see him immediately."

Yang Cong still looked so arrogant on the surface that he deserved a beating, but he was so nervous inside that he was so nervous that this old guy would not wait for him with a bamboo stick. You know, he was not ordinary late this time. Strictly speaking, he was two days late!

He stood there pretending to be a thrust, but he still didn't dare to go in alone to face his "fighting" grandfather. In the strange eyes of everyone, he raised his hand to make a request and said to Yu Dayou and others: "Brother Zhifu, Brother Changsheng, Brother Fanguo, come on, I'll take you to see my grandfather."

Yu Dayou and others were not afraid of his grandfather. The three of them were just stunned for a moment, and then followed Yang Cong toward the main house.

The Yang Family Villa is not ordinary. The main house alone is probably more than 100 square meters. The lobby in the middle is at least 70 to 80 square meters. There are four coffee tables for guests, and there are a total of eight guest seats on the left and right.

At this moment, Yang Rong, the old master of the Yang family, was sitting straight in the main seat on the left, with a serious face and no words. He didn't know if he was angry or not.

Fortunately, he didn't hold a bamboo stick or something in his hand.

As soon as Yang Cong stepped into the lobby, he took a sneak glance. Seeing that Yang Rong had empty hands, he finally let go of his heart.

When Yang Rong saw that Yang Cong was not coming in alone, he frowned slightly. However, he didn't say anything. He had been in charge of such a huge family for decades, and had long been so happy that he could not stand the same. He still sat there seriously, without saying a word, waiting for Yang Cong and others to come up to say hello.

Based on the scene in memory, Yang Cong slowly came to Yang Rong, arched his hands, bent down, and said aloud: "The grandson has seen his grandfather."

And Yu Dayou and others behind him just raised their hands and lowered their heads slightly and said, "I have met Mr. Yang."

Yang Rong nodded slightly, then asked lightly: "Well, Cong'er, who are these little friends?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Cong introduced quietly: "This is the hereditary Baihu in Chongwu. Yu Dayou, whose courtesy name is Zhifu; this is the hereditary Baihu in Chongwu. Deng Cheng, whose courtesy name is Fanguo; this is the son of the former general Tang Qing, the former general of Jiangfang. Tang Kekuan, whose courtesy name is Changsheng."

When Yang Rong heard this, he narrowed his eyes. This seemed to be different from the news coming from Hui'an!

The hundred families in Chongwu were hereditary of the fifth-rank military positions, and the General of Jiang Fang was even more of the second-rank military positions. Although the status of the general at this time was much lower than that of the civil servants, he was not a civil servant who was admitted to the imperial examinations, but bought them with money. The other person's military positions were serious, and he should not be too neglected.

He was stunned for a moment, then stood up and bowed, "It turns out that all three of them are behind the generals. They are very negligent and very negligent. Please sit down, please sit down, Cong'er, you also sit down and talk."

Seeing this, Yang Cong couldn't help but sigh in secret.

Fortunately, with Yu Dayou and the others here, it was difficult for his grandfather to get angry on the spot. This was the first time I met the parents or the first intimate contact with my family.
Chapter completed!