"Sir, the gongs and drums are blaring, the firecrackers are blasting, and the people are cheering. Just a few steps like this will make us feel like we have taken a magic pill. Piao Piao Yuxian, you must feel great when you win the first place in the imperial examination and ride a horse in the parade."
A personal soldier narrowed his eyes, with pride and satisfaction emanating from every pore, and spoke to Zhu Ping'an with emotion.
"Not at this time."
Zhu Pingan smiled and shook his head.
"Really? He's the top student in high school." The bodyguard said with some disbelief.
"When the top scholar passed the imperial examination and rode a horse in the parade, the common people just watched and envied, took a sip of joy, and educated their children. How could it compare to today, when the common people are truly grateful and thankful for us. The common people recognize us, support us, love us, and welcome us. My feelings then were not even one tenth of what I feel now."
Zhu Pingan explained with a smile.
"I see. Hehe, even though we don't have the top scorer in high school, we are as happy now as if we had won ten top scores." The soldier felt better immediately, as if he had won ten top scores, and he started to giggle.
After walking a few more steps, Zhu Pingan seemed to have telepathic connection and looked up at the window of a restaurant on the roadside.
The painted beams are covered with morning clouds from the South Port, while the pearl curtains are rolled up with rain from the West Mountain.
The private room faces the street. The antique sandalwood window with withered flowers is open outwards. The person who is thought of day and night is standing by the window.
She is both charming and fairy-like, looking very pregnant, with a smiling face.
The two looked at each other, and that moment lasted a hundred years.
It was as if I had returned to Shanghe Village and Xiahe Village, as if I had returned to the wedding chamber when the red veil was lifted... ...
It was Li Shu.
Behind him, the chubby-faced maids Hua'er and Qin'er carefully supported the pregnant Li Shu. They poked their heads out and looked excitedly at Zhu Ping'an who was being welcomed by the people downstairs with drums and gongs.
Hua'er and Qin'er were extremely excited, as if they were the ones being welcomed by the people with drums and gongs.
All of them are honored.
Zhu Ping'an smiled and waved, and Li Shu also stretched out her slender hand and waved. Everything was said without words.
"My Lord, my Lord..."
The personal soldiers behind him were surprised why Zhu Ping'an stood there and didn't move.
"Why are you so blind? What are you shouting about?" Liu Dadao couldn't help but slap the blind soldier on the head.
"What's the matter?" The guards looked confused and aggrieved.
"What's the matter? You have no manners. You don't even know how you will die in the future." Liu Dadao hit him again.
After being hit, the personal soldier looked up belatedly and saw that the withered sandalwood window had been closed.
"Let's go." Zhu Ping'an smiled and waved.
The team continued to move forward.
In the private room of the restaurant, after Zhu Ping'an continued to move forward, Li Shu could not help but let out a sigh, and sat down with the help of her maids Hua'er and Qin'er. A layer of dense sweat had already appeared on her forehead.
"Miss, are you okay? Aunt Wang, Aunt Wang, come and see what happened to Miss." Hua'er, Qin'er and others became nervous upon seeing this. While taking care of Li Shu, they shouted loudly for Aunt Wang to come and see.
"It's okay, I'm fine. The two little guys probably knew their daddy was here, so they were so excited that they moved around so much that my stomach hurt."
Li Shu touched her big belly nonchalantly and explained with a smile.
"Then we have to let Aunt Wang take a look." Hua'er and Qin'er said seriously.
As she spoke, Aunt Wang came over, checked Li Shu's pulse, and said with a gentle smile, "Miss, it's not that the two babies are too excited, it's you who are too excited. You got a stitch in the side, and the babies are moving more because they feel uncomfortable. Don't worry, drink a bowl of crucian carp and tofu soup, which can not only replenish amniotic fluid, but also comfort the two babies."
As soon as Aunt Wang finished speaking, Huaer and Qiner brought the crucian carp and tofu soup. One of them held it while the other fed Li Shu with a spoon.
"You still need to drink more? You just drank a cup. It tastes a bit fishy." Li Shu couldn't help but protested while covering her mouth.
"I want to drink."
Hua'er and Qin'er listened to Aunt Wang more at this time. Without giving any explanation, they fed Li Shu soup one spoonful after another.
Zhu Ping'an led the Zhejiang army and walked a short distance before they saw a celebratory banquet venue that had been converted from a dock in front of them. On the empty dock, simple sheds to block the wind and keep the soldiers warm were built one after another, and under the sheds were tables.
There are copper stoves under the shed, burning charcoal fires to heat the shed.
Dozens of chefs, with the help of dozens of kitchen helpers, set up one big pot after another and were cooking all kinds of delicious food in a tense and orderly manner. The sizzling sound of the pots could be heard one after another, and the aroma of wine, meat and vegetables filled the air.
"Lord Zhu, fellow soldiers, this is the celebration banquet. Please take your seats. The venue is a little shabby, but there will be plenty of good wine, good food, and good meat. Please take your seats. The delicious food will be served soon."
Prefect Shang and a group of officials stood at the entrance and invited Zhu Ping'an and other Zhejiang army soldiers to take their seats.
"My brothers, please join me in thanking Magistrate Shang and all the other gentlemen for organizing this celebration banquet for us."
Zhu Ping'an led a group of Zhejiang army soldiers to bow and express gratitude to Prefect Shang and others.
Prefect Shang and a group of officials quickly turned aside, not daring to accept the salute from Zhu Ping'an and others, and waved their hands humbly and said:
"Master Zhu, your words are too polite. We cannot accept this gift. We should thank you. If it were not for Master Zhu and the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army to protect Suzhou City, Suzhou City would have fallen into the hands of the Japanese pirates and suffered from their burning, killing and looting. Hundreds of thousands of people in Suzhou Prefecture should thank Master Zhu and the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army for saving their lives."
"Speaking of which, our Suzhou City owes you at least three celebration banquets. In front of Fengqiao Camp, Lord Zhu led the Zhejiang Army soldiers to stop the Japanese pirates, and killed more than 10,000 Japanese in one battle, which greatly reduced the prestige of the Japanese pirates and greatly boosted the morale of our Suzhou. This is owed you a celebration banquet; Wang Jian failed to chase the Japanese out of the city, and fell into the trap of the Japanese pirates, suffering heavy casualties, surrendering to the Japanese pirates, and leading the Japanese into the city. If you hadn't appeared in time to expose the true identity of Wang Jian and the Japanese pirates, and helped us to wipe out the Japanese pirates in the city, and severely hit the soldiers to repel the Japanese pirates outside the city, our Suzhou City would have fallen, and this is owed you another celebration banquet; this time you went out of the city to chase the Japanese pirates, set an ambush on the river, set a fire in the woods, and almost wiped out the Japanese pirates, and captured a Japanese pirate Chen Dong alive. Only Xu Hai and Ma Ye led hundreds of remnant Japanese to flee, and this is owed you another celebration banquet."
"This belated celebration banquet is not enough to express the gratitude of the entire city. We will reward you handsomely later."
"Please, Lord Zhu and all the soldiers, take your seats."
As he spoke, Prefect Shang took Zhu Ping'an's arm and led him to the main seat at the banquet.
Other officials followed suit and pulled one Zhejiang army soldier after another to invite them to sit at the table.
Crackling
After a burst of firecrackers, the celebration banquet began. Chickens, ducks, fish, meat, flying animals, animals swimming in the sea, and animals running on the ground were served on the table.