Chapter 24 - The Graduation Party

Chapter 24 The Graduation Party

The Su village was holding a promotion banquet for Su Xiaoxiao this time. The promotion banquet was usually called a teacher-thanking banquet, which had been a custom since ancient times.

According to the level of the school that Su Xiaoxiao was specially recruited to, in ancient times, Su Xiaoxiao would be the well-deserved top scholar in literature. This graduation banquet was going to be held on a grand scale.

However, the Su village was located in a remote area, so the teachers in Luochuan city couldn’t come. Therefore, the old village head invited Su Xiaoxiao’s primary and junior high school teachers and made the scene very Grand.

When people in the countryside held banquets, they were all about face.

The Su village was a well-known rich village. Whether it was to show off or not, the old village head had sent invitations to the surrounding villages, so there were many people coming. Before noon, many guests had gathered in the Su village.

“Xiaofan, why is the village so lively with a banquet?” Zheng Dagang wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had been busy the whole morning.

Su Xiaoxiao’s teachers had basically all taught Su Xiaofan before. They would chat with him when they saw him and feel pity for him for dropping out of school.

In addition, Su Xiaofan was Su Xiaoxiao’s brother, so he naturally had to greet the guests. He was so busy that his feet didn’t even touch the ground. Even Zheng Dagang was called a strong man to follow Su Xiaofan and serve cigarettes and water.

On the contrary, Su Xiaoxiao, the female top scorer, was very comfortable today. She carried a plate of watermelon and sat in the main hall with a few teachers.

well, we’re all relatives from all over the country. They’ll all come if you say hello.

Su Xiaofan looked at the people who were still pouring into the village and couldn’t help but smile bitterly. He had thought that it would be good if there were two or three hundred people today, and this one or two hundred people included his own people.

But what Su Xiaofan didn’t expect was that the old village chief had obviously used his sister’s admission to Yanjing University as a window for the Su family village to publicize to the outside world. When he was registering the gift money, Su Xiaofan actually found that many customers of the Su family village had come.

Looking down, there were already four to five hundred people who had come to the village. Most of them had brought their families along, and there was still a steady stream of people entering the village.

Seeing that there were too many people, before noon, the old village head first expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Su family village. At the same time, he announced that Su Xiaoxiao’s first year’s school fees would be paid by the village.

After a simple speech, the ten thousand firecrackers set up outside the yard began to crackle. A group of children ran and jumped around the firecrackers. The atmosphere was almost like the new year.

When holding a banquet in the countryside, other than playing cards, it was also practical.

The old village chief arranged several courtyards to hold the banquet at the same time. Twenty tables could be held at one time, and each table could hold ten people.

Those who were served first would eat first and leave after eating. After the tables were cleared, the second batch of guests would be served. Basically, a new batch of people would be served after half an hour. Although there were only 20 tables at a time, it was enough for thousands of people to eat in one afternoon. This was the countryside’s buffet table. The reception was so strong that it was far from comparable to the restaurants in the city. As Su Xiaoxiao’s parent, Su Xiaofan couldn’t sit down for a meal for the time being. He still had to welcome and send off guests at the entrance of the village where they received the gift money. Zheng Dagang, on the other hand, ate his fill at the first table and then returned to the village entrance to help Su Xiaofan.

Su Xiaofan sized up the Han Dynasty cauldron at the village entrance from time to time and was very envious. He didn’t care if it was a high-level artifact, but the word “absorbable” made him see stars.

Not knowing the consequences of absorbing it, Su Xiaofan finally held back. He didn’t dare to use the treasure of the Su village as an experiment. If something went wrong, the ancestors of the Su village would not let him off.

“Give me a hundred Yuan gift.” Suddenly, a voice rang in Su Xiaofan’s ear. When he heard the words “100 yuan,” Su Xiaofan, who had been staring at the Han Dynasty cauldron, turned his head.

Most of the food in the countryside, especially this kind of banquet, was a gift of ten or twenty Yuan, and a large family could be brought to eat. Those who gave fifty Yuan were very particular. As for those who gave a gift of a hundred Yuan, they must have a good relationship with the owner. “Eh? It’s you guys?”

Su Xiaofan, who already found the voice familiar, turned around and saw Wu Chuanbao standing in front of the table. Although Wu Chuanbao was wearing a hat, Su Xiaofan recognized him at a glance. There was a young man standing next to Wu Chuanbao whom he had met before.

“Aiyo, looking for trouble, you came all the way here?”

Zheng Dagang, who was standing next to Su Xiaofan, also recognized Wu Chuanbao. He stood up and said angrily, “Why, you didn’t dare to go to the market to find trouble, but came to the village? Don’t you know the rules?”

Su Xiaofan’s electric shock that day had something to do with Wu Chuanbao, but Su Xiaofan didn’t tell Zheng Dagang about it. Zheng Dagang thought that the other party was here to ask Su Xiaofan to return the goods. If he knew about it, Zheng Dagang might have taken action.

“You… You didn’t die? Are you a human or a ghost?”

Looking at Su Xiaofan sitting behind the table, Wu Chuanbao felt a chill go straight to his head even though it was noon on a hot day. Su Xiaofan had been electrocuted by a high voltage, and then struck by a bolt of lightning.

Although he didn’t dare to look at Su Xiaofan’s condition at the time, Wu Chuanbao couldn’t imagine that Su Xiaofan could still survive under such circumstances.

“Are you looking for a beating? Are you cursing my brother to die?”

Upon hearing Wu Chuanbao’s words, Zheng Dagang was unhappy. He stepped forward and grabbed Wu Chuanbao’s collar.

“Brother Gang, don’t do it …”

Su Xiaofan’s expression darkened. It was only eight thousand Yuan, yet the other party was still haunting him. If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t cause trouble at his sister’s graduation party, Su Xiaofan would have hit him. “Brother Gang, help me entertain the guests.

The two of you, can I have a word with you?” Su Xiaofan stood up and pulled Wu Chuanbao over to a tree at the village entrance. “You… Are you really a human?”

Wu Chuanbao only heaved a sigh of relief when he touched Su Xiaofan’s warm skin. People in their line of work believed in ghosts and gods. However, for some reason, Wu Chuanbao still felt a chill in his heart. He had been feeling uncomfortable for the past few days. Perhaps he had been frightened by Su Xiaofan just now, so Wu Chuanbao only felt a chill in his heart. “Nonsense, do you think I’m not a human, but a ghost?”

Su Xiaofan let go of Wu Chuanbao and looked at Wu Chuanpeng, who was standing next to him, and said with a dark expression, “I haven’t even settled the matter of getting an electric shock from you chasing me last time. How dare you come to the Su village? I’ll return the 8000 Yuan to you and give you an extra 2000 Yuan to send you to the hospital for a few days.”

Su Xiaofan was used to being wild in the village since he was a child, and the old man couldn’t control him. He often got into fights with people when he was in school.

It was a little wrong to let Wu Chuanbao win before, but after the electric shock incident, Su Xiaofan felt that he was in the right. He almost lost his life, so it was not too much to beat them up, right?

“Ahem… Cough, cough, I… I’m not here to ask you for money.”

Wu Chuanbao coughed twice and explained with a bitter smile, “I never wanted a refund from you. I just wanted to ask you about the origin of that bronze item. Where is the real one?”

Wu Chuanbao also felt a little unlucky. He really wasn’t here to look for Su Xiaofan, because he thought that Su Xiaofan had already died.

It had been a week since Wu Chuanbao went to the countryside. He was still looking for the “Dai Sheng” bronze ware because Xinjiang City had added 200,000 Yuan to it. As long as he could get the authentic piece of the bronze ware, Xinjiang city would offer him 1 million Yuan to buy it.

To the bumpkins like Wu Chuanbao, the next tomb would usually only earn them tens of thousands of Yuan. If they could get more than a hundred thousand Yuan, they would have to split it among seven or eight people. Therefore, this one million Yuan business was really something they could not resist.

Therefore, during this period of time, Wu Chuanbao and the others had scattered to various villages at the foot of Yao mountain. On the surface, they were here to collect old goods, but in reality, they still wanted to find the real Dai Sheng. However, they had been wandering around for more than ten days without any harvest.

In their line of work, Wu Chuanbao naturally knew the Su family village very well. Under normal circumstances, he would naturally hide far away. However, the real “Dai Sheng” was very likely to be in the Su family village. Today, Wu Chuanbao wanted to take advantage of the Su family village’s banquet to sneak in and take a look. He knew that when encountering such a banquet in the countryside, as long as one paid a gift, they could go in and eat.

A hundred Yuan as a gift was acceptable, but to Wu Chuanbao’s surprise, he met a “dead person” before he even entered the village. Even if Wu Chuanbao ate the food of the dead, he was still quite frightened just now. “Didn’t I tell you that I’ve never seen the real thing…”

Hearing that the other party was here for the bronze artifact, Su Xiaofan frowned. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the old village chief coming out of the village. “Give me your phone number. I’ll talk to you about this when I’m done.” Although the bronze artifact he had sold did not violate the rules of the village, it would not look good if someone came looking for him. Moreover, it was his sister’s graduation banquet today, so Su Xiaofan wanted to send Wu Chuanbao away first.

“Oh, okay, then… I’ll wait for your call.” Wu Chuanbao was also a little afraid of the Su family village, so when he heard Su Xiaofan’s words, he immediately agreed. He didn’t even bother to ask for the 100 yuan gift and left the Su family village with Wu Chuanpeng. “Why does he seem a little different from the last time I saw him?”

Su Xiaofan frowned slightly as he watched Wu Chuanbao and his brother leave. Previously, Wu Chuanbao had a smell of dirt on him, so Su Xiaofan guessed that he was in the underworld. However, when he saw Wu Chuanbao this time, especially when he touched him with his hand, Su Xiaofan only felt a cold aura coming from him, but it disappeared in an instant. Su Xiaofan wasn’t sure if it was an illusion.

“What’s wrong? Xiaofan, those two people look a little unfamiliar. Who are they?”

“What’s wrong?” the old village chief asked Su Xiaofan, who was walking over.

“They look a little like gravediggers. I didn’t let them into the village.” Su Xiaofan was being honest. He was only suspicious of Wu Chuanbao’s identity, but he was not 100% sure.