Chapter 2508
Le Shuhai and his brothers were busy roasting whole lambs and stewing lambs. They were responsible for receiving guests. He informed his family and went back to work.
With the sound of horseshoes clattering, several people on horseback quickly arrived outside the tent group of old Mrs. Baoyin's house. They slowed down and got off their horses and walked on foot when they were still more than ten meters away from the tent.
Le Jian Le Kang Le Fu and his sons and nephews took turns going outside the tent to greet the guests.
When the guest arrived a few meters away from the big tent, the host greeted him. The guest picked up the gift from the horse and handed the horse to the young man assigned by the host to take care of the horse.
The young people in charge of the horses took the horses to a distant place and put them in a pen for them to eat grass.
The guests who followed the host's family into the big tent were stunned when they saw the many gifts in the big tent. Following the host's companionship, they bypassed the gifts and arrived in front of old Mrs. Baoyin to greet and present gifts to the elderly.
The visitor has some background. He is a representative of the Wula Grassland Management Committee, which is also an official representative.
Le Yun Yue, Le Yun Ji, two brothers from the Le family, and five young men with Shuzi, all of whom are very up-to-date and are public officials. Among them, Le Yunyue works at the Management Committee of Wula Grassland and is a senior official. Officer.
Le Yunyue had taken leave to go home two days ago to celebrate Grandma Luo's 100th birthday. Everyone in the Management Committee also knew that
Mrs. Baoyin was the first centenarian in Wula Grassland. Because it was the weekend, the Management Committee The people who also took vacation also formed a team and came to celebrate the old lady's birthday, a total of twelve people.
Le Yunyue welcomed colleagues and leaders, waited for the guests to give gifts to the old grandmother, and solemnly introduced the old grandmother’s natal family.
Leyun bowed and greeted the visitors.
A group of guests also enthusiastically paid tribute to the distinguished guest from afar. When the host arranged for them to sit next to the old lady's family, they did not shirk and happily sat down next to the little girl.
After discussing with his brothers and sisters, Le Jian originally wanted to display the gifts from his mother's family in the tent and keep them until the evening to entertain guests.
Now, people from the management committee came to wish my old mother a birthday. The public officials have to go to work tomorrow. People from the management committee must go back after lunch and will not stay for dinner.
There are also some in-laws of the Le family and guests from far away villages, who usually go back after lunch.
Le Jian discussed it with his brothers again, asked his old mother for permission, and brought the braised whole lamb that was a birthday gift from her mother's family to entertain the guests at noon.
The braised whole lamb has already been simmered. You only need to heat it up on the fire or simmer it in a pot, which is very convenient.
Lekang went to call some grandchildren, and first took thirteen braised sheep to the temporary kitchen.
The people in the tent were chatting lively, and soon after, the leader of the upstream village and some villagers also arrived on horseback.
The previous group of guests entered the tent and exchanged greetings with the birthday girl, then sat down to drink milk tea. Before finishing the bowl of milk tea, people from the village committee also came to wish the old lady a birthday.
The village committee is more than thirty miles away from the old lady’s settlement. It is a relatively large village with a primary school. Children from several settlements within a radius of seventy or eighty miles generally do not go to school in the city. Yes, they all go to elementary school there.
There were more and more people in the big tent, and Le family members and some villagers went to the temporary tents.
After the people from the village committee arrived, the villagers from the lower reaches and the settlements within a radius of fifty miles sent representatives to celebrate the old lady's birthday.
In more distant settlements, only one adult from the family would come.
In the villages downstream, adults came and brought their children with them.
Soon, the natal families or in-laws of the daughters-in-law of the Yun and Shu generations of the Le family, or the in-laws of the Le family brothers also came one after another.
Some young men of the Yun and Shu generations live or work in other places, and their wives are also from other places. Some young women also marry in other counties or hometowns.
The aunts and sons-in-law who married outside came back yesterday. Some of the in-laws came only on the old lady’s birthday, and some of them were far away and came late.
Le's wife married local aunts in the Wula Grassland. Some were hundreds of miles away, some were sixty or seventy miles away, or twenty or thirty miles away. The nearest one was in this village.
The in-laws of several aunts came to Mrs. Baoyin's house yesterday. In order not to cause trouble to the in-laws, most of the in-laws did not come until the old lady's birthday.
Old Mrs. Baoyin has in-laws in her family, her husband's brothers also have daughters and granddaughters, and all the in-laws who are close by are also here.
There are quite a lot of in-laws in the Le family. Even if the whole family is not involved, there are still nearly a hundred people.
In-laws came one after another, including villagers from nearby settlements, and there were more and more people.
When I finally had time to rest, it was almost eleven o'clock.
After a few more scattered groups of people arrived, the men, women, and children from the same village spontaneously came to Lejia. The half-year-old children who had gone to practice riding and shooting all returned to the village and also visited old Mrs. Baoyin's house.
One of the villagers also brought a sheep to thank their guests from other provinces. Of course, they would not let the host entertain their guests in vain.
Herdsmen are famous for their hospitality and will not dislike their guests. They will treat guests warmly no matter who they are. It is not impolite in the eyes of the herdsmen for villagers in the same village to invite their own guests to visit other houses.
Before half past eleven, all the guests were here.
Le Yun was in the big tent, but her consciousness covered the area for several miles. She knew what was going on in every corner and could tell how many people there were.
There were a total of 530 guests, including villagers and distant visitors, and 94 in-laws. In addition, there were 105 people from the same clan as the eldest aunt's husband, the Le family, old and young.
Therefore, not counting the direct descendants of my great-aunt, there were a total of 712 guests.
With so many people, a small Naadam Conference can be held.
When all the guests arrived, Lejian and his brothers invited the guests in the big tent to sit at the dining tent outside.
The guests followed their hosts as they pleased, and the old lady Baoyin and her family members came out of the big tent and walked towards the temporary square tent.
The square tent is U-shaped, with the opening facing the southeast, leaving a wide open space in the middle. The fire pit originally used for burning bonfires at night is temporarily covered.
There were two rows of tables in the tent, and carpets were spread around the tables.
The Mongolian people respect the right, that is, the west. The tents in the east are filled with younger guests, and the tents in the west are seats for the host or the elderly, with some elderly people sitting there.
The host and distinguished guests arrived, and all the guests stood up to pay their respects.
Le Jian and his brothers supported their old mother and entered the tent in the west area with all the guests. They invited the old lady to sit on the table. They invited the cousins and their family to sit on the right side of the old lady. On the left side were the leaders of the management committee, and opposite them were A member of my own clan will accompany me.
People from the management committee and village committee, together with the heads of each village and the elders in-laws, sit at other tables. The older or older people, the middle-aged and the young, sit in order according to the principle of elders and younger ones. Take your seats one by one.
The dining table is made of two tables put together, and more than a dozen people sit around the table. Not counting those who are working, there are more than fifty tables in total.
The person doing the work is responsible for serving or removing dishes throughout the entire process, and does not sit with the guests at the same table.
Everyone sat down, and Leyun also found a distant visitor brought by a certain villager.
There were eight visitors from far away, four men and four women, aged between twenty-five and forty-three. One of the young men was handsome, well-spoken, and considered a social expert.
After scanning several distant visitors, Le Yun collected information about their bodies. None of those people were related to anyone she was familiar with.
However, she was sure that it was not all a coincidence that those people came to the grassland.
At least two of them are suspects.
Even though the two people appeared to be tourists, their spirits and the subtle expressions that paid attention to her when she appeared had changed, and they had been paying attention to her secretly.
When those people didn't come to Le's as guests, they would use the villagers' words from time to time. After coming to Le's, they would also walk around "curiously" and ask questions.
After analysis, Le Yun was 99% sure that the two people in that group were either being bribed to gather information, or they were minions or informants of certain people or organizations.
Everyone had infiltrated into the village of my aunt's house, which could be considered as infiltrating inside. It can be seen that some of the people who were paying attention to her moved very quickly.
If the enemy does not move, I will not move.
Those people sent people here, and there must be backup plans. Le Yun was not worried about her family. She dared to bring her family here, so she was naturally prepared.
No matter if others come up with tricks or tricks, she will do it.
Besides, after my eldest aunt returned to her hometown to worship her ancestors, she had not done anything, just to create opportunities for people who were secretly watching the Le family or watching her.
This opportunity is fleeting.
If the quarrel between the aunt's sale and the great-great-grandfather's family was really related to the inheritance that the great-great-grandfather received, then those who were watching the Le family would not let go of such an opportunity if they had any doubts.
The prairie is wide, with retreat routes in all directions, making it the most suitable place for action.
The most important thing is that the grassland is far away from the city. There is no electricity or cameras, so there is no fear of exposing whereabouts.
Whether it is to say that the artist is bold or arrogant, Le Yun does not hesitate to use her family and her aunt as bait in order to fish out one or two of the Le family's enemies behind the scenes.
If one or two suspects can be fished out this time, it means that her guess is correct. Either an old woman in Jiangnanxi City has already doubted the identity of the great-grandfather and the origin of the Le family, or the great-grandfather and his family frequently visited each other in those days. The incident is related to a certain inheritance.
If no one takes the bait, it is possible that the person behind the scenes is very well hidden and will not take action easily.
The person behind the scenes has not taken any action, which means that the aunt is relatively safe for the time being.
What Le Yun is more interested in is who the spies who broke into the herdsmen's houses in the village are from. Is it from the side of an old woman in Xi City, or is it someone else?
The people who arranged for those two people to be spies also put a lot of thought into it. Those two people looked relatively ordinary. If they had jobs, they should be ordinary elites, and they were of the standard type.
Both of them have learned boxing and kicking skills. Even if they are discovered, it can be said that they are for self-defense and will not make people think too much.
(End of chapter)