Sure enough, when Tong Mu heard Zhou Yun's words, his expression suddenly changed. He no longer had the calmness before. He wanted to stop him but didn't know how to speak. He looked eagerly at Sun Tu who was at the end of the banquet.
On the other hand, Sun Tu, the person involved, was a little surprised at this time, but he quickly recovered. He stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Young Master Zhou is so complimentary. The birthday gift I sent you is just a little thought and is not worth mentioning at all." .”
"Sun Dutou is too humble. You just said that today's birthday gift will definitely satisfy my uncle. I really want to see it." After saying that, Zhou Yun immediately turned around without giving others time to react. He ordered to a servant next to him: "Hurry and get Sun Dutou's birthday gift."
The slave agreed and hurried away, while the other guests looked at Sun Tu behind him with confusion. They didn't know what was so special about this trivial matter that even Privy Tong's nephew and grandnephew valued him so much. Tong Guan did not stop at this time, but smiled thoughtfully, and his eyes fell on Tong Mu intentionally or unintentionally.
Soon, the servant came back holding a one-foot-square brocade box and delivered it to Zhou Yun. Zhou Yun only weighed the weight of the box and was convinced. Even if it was made of gold, it wouldn't be worth much, not to mention that there were too many gold and silver items in his home today.
Without wasting time, he tore off the brocade wrapping wrapped around the box in a few clicks, and then opened the lid. At this time, Tong Mu suddenly said: "Wait a minute." As he spoke, he stood up quickly, cupped his hands towards Tong Guanyi and said: "Uncle, since my cousin has shown his birthday gift, my grandson can't hide it, so let's see it first. It’s a birthday gift for your grandson.”
"Okay, but what gift have you prepared for me?" Tong Guan was still very satisfied with this promising grandnephew, so he followed the conversation and asked.
Tong Mu immediately clapped his hands and saw the third steward Tong Rui pulling Tong Yuan's small figure over. He was also holding a scroll in his hand. When Tong Yuan came to the hall and saw so many guests, he didn't panic at all. He bowed politely and said in a sweet voice: "My grandson congratulates my uncle on his birthday. May you be as blessed as the East China Sea and live a long life." Binan Mountain.”
"Okay, haha, okay." Seeing his little grandnephew behaving like this, Tong Guan felt greatly relieved. Seeing that he was happy, Tong Mu took the opportunity to say: "Actually, this birthday gift was made by my grandnephew and Yuan'er together. Although it is not as valuable as my cousin's white tiger skin, it is still a wish of both of us." As he said, He nodded to Tong Rui.
The latter understood, and then unfolded the scroll in his hand, revealing the contents inside. These are just two copybooks. The words written on them are the eight characters "Fu Ru Dong Hai Shou Bi Nan Shan" that Tong Yuan just mentioned. Moreover, these characters don't look very muscular, and they are not much different from children's graffiti.
But none of the guests present showed disdain for this. Instead, they praised each other: "The two young masters are indeed filial people, and the handsome young master is indeed blessed." Everyone already knew that these two words should be It was written by Tong Yuan under the guidance of Tong Mu.
It is very rare for a child of only four or five years old to be able to write these eight characters neatly, not to mention that this copybook is quite large. It must have taken a lot of time and energy to write it, and it must have failed many times before. This alone is enough to show the filial piety of these two grandnephews.
Of course Tong Guan also knew this, so he smiled happily when he saw it: "Okay, okay, you two are thoughtful. Among all the birthday gifts today, apart from the helmet banner sent by Han Tao, this one is the most beautiful. Win my heart."
As soon as these words came out, it was like a switch was pressed, and the guests once again praised Tong Mu and the two for their good intentions. Tong Mu even blushed when hearing the flattering words. But Zhou Yun's face turned green, and he was even more angry - the white tiger skin that he had spent a lot of effort to obtain could not compare with these two broken characters. How unfair was his uncle!
The more unhappy he felt, the more Zhou Yun refused to let Sun Tu go. He immediately opened the box and said, "Let's see what good things Sun Tutou gave us next."
Tong Mu sighed secretly, did he still fail to change the direction of things when he came out to stir things up? The only thing that can make him feel at ease is that with his own copybook as the starting point, the congratulatory gifts sent by Sun Tu will not seem too shabby.
At this time, the guests on the side also saw the problem, and curiously looked at the box with the mentality of watching the fun, but they were stunned: "Huh..." Everyone found that the box contained It turned out to be another box, a box with a metallic luster and many patterns carved on it.
Zhou Yun subconsciously wanted to open the box again, but he couldn't find the lid. He felt like he had no way to start, which made him stunned. When Sun Tu saw this, he smiled and stepped forward and said: "Tong Shuai, this official is from a poor family and has a low status, so he can't bring anything valuable. Only a treasure that my father found when he went to sea in his early years remains. By my side, today I was thinking of giving it to Tong Shuai as a birthday gift, and I hope Tong Shuai won’t dislike it.”
"Oh? Is this box still a treasure?" Tong Guan looked at the box that seemed to be fairly well-made with interest. He didn't know what the meaning was on it. At least Zhou Yun couldn't figure out the reason after looking up and down for a while.
Sun Tu smiled, and then stretched out his hand to Zhou Yun: "Master Zhou, please let me demonstrate for Tong Shuai."
"Hmph, you're just pretending to be a ghost." Zhou Yun muttered in a low voice before handing over the box in his hand.
Sun Tu took the box, touched inside the brocade box, and took out a small key made of the same material. He then inserted the key into the hole on the side of the box and twisted it vigorously.
"There is actually a key? I was just wondering why there is a hole in the box..." Under the surprised gazes of Zhou Yun and other guests, Sun Tu had finished the movements on his hands, and then pulled out the key, and there was a crisp sound. The music came out of the box, and then the top of the box that had been tightly closed actually cracked. Several small bronze statues rose up from the inside, and slowly slid on the top of the box with the sound of music...
That's right, what Sun Tu gave Tong Guan today was a music box that was very common in later generations. He found it from Toy No. 6 Warehouse. But this toy that could amuse a three-year-old child in later generations had unimaginable magic power thousands of years ago. It actually made everyone present stare at the box for a long time, until the song was played. After the bronze statue fell again, these people were still in a daze.
Tong Guan was stunned for a while, and then he clapped his hands and said: "This treasure is really interesting, it is indeed something I have never seen before. Quick, bring it to someone to take a closer look."
Sun Tu agreed, handed it over to the servant who came over, and then explained how to tighten the clockwork. Tong Guan immediately tried to wind up the clockwork again, and then another burst of music came, and this time the music was actually different from the previous one, which made everyone present marvel at it again.
Zhou Yun was dumbfounded at this moment. He really didn't expect Sun Tu to be able to bring out such a rare treasure. Tong Mu also opened his mouth for a while but couldn't react. Sun Sanlang actually hid such a trick. It was a pity that he was still worried about him.
After playing with the music box for a while, Tong Guanfang smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, okay, this birthday gift is in my heart. Qianli, you are really thoughtful."
Sun Tu hurriedly said a few words of humility, but he murmured in his heart, why did Tong Guan's reaction be so strong? Logically speaking, even if the music box is rare, it cannot compare to those real gold and silver treasures.
He didn't know what this thing meant to Tong Guan. It was a treasure that could please the emperor. Nowadays, officials always like novelty things, so he will deliberately go to the private sector to collect all kinds of strange stones, plants, rare birds and beasts, and even create a collection of flowers and stones in the south of the Yangtze River. And if a treasure like a music box is presented to the emperor, Tong Guan will definitely receive a heavy reward, and maybe it can determine the emperor's attitude at a critical moment.
So for Tong Guan, among the gifts today, the birthday gift from Sun Tu was the most precious, so he was naturally very excited.
Zhou Yun didn't expect that he would expose Sun Tu's face unintentionally. He was so angry in his heart, but he could only force a smile and said sincerely: "Sun Dutou is indeed very capable, I admire you."
Sun Tu was amused when he saw his blue smiling face, but he still had to be polite and returned the favor: "Actually, it's all thanks to Mr. Zhou's help." These words were even more irritating...
Afterwards, the birthday banquet continued until around midnight, when the guests and hosts left happily. Sun Tu followed everyone and said goodbye to Tong Guan, who was already drunk, and then walked out of the lobby. Then everyone's eyes were attracted by the strange thing in the sky in front of him!