He has a spatial ability and saves three children on his escape route.

Chapter 56 Warming House Banquet

On the night Wen Yuxia and her brother returned to Xinghua Village, Wen Dashan took them to move into their new house. At the same time, Yang Shi and her brother Wen Zibai also moved into their respective new homes with their families.

The next morning, in Wen Dashan's kitchen, Yang Shi calmly directed Li Pozi, who had come to help, along with Li Pozi's two daughters-in-law, Gu Shi and Xiao Gu Shi, and Zhang Liehu's sister, Zhang Xiaomei, who were assisting the cooks.

Zhang was shuttling between several courtyards, sometimes arranging tables and chairs at Wen Dashan's house, sometimes leading people to Yang's house to set up tables and chairs. Every now and then, she could be heard shouting loudly, "Master, go and borrow a few more tables."

When choosing their homesteads, the four families intentionally chose to live in the same area. Now, hundreds of tables are arranged in a staggered manner inside and outside the courtyards of the four families, closely connecting the four houses into one place.

With one hand on her hip and the other pointing at the table and chairs, Zhang said with a smug look, "Impressive, hehe, impressive."

Wen Zibai, standing beside her, gave her a disdainful look, then laughed and scolded, "Hurry up and go inside to help," before driving the mule cart and calling his nephews and nieces to go to the mountainside to gather firewood.

In Xinghua Village, there is an unwritten rule that each household invited to various banquets can only send one representative to attend, and households without men are not eligible to attend.

Today, including the more than two hundred households that fled famine, Xinghua Village has more than a thousand households. If each household sends a representative, that's a thousand people.

Villagers typically only invite a few dozen familiar households to their banquets, rather than the entire village.

This was the first time the villagers had ever witnessed such a grand banquet with over a hundred tables. They were excited all night and arrived at Wen Dashan's house early the next morning to present their gifts. Afterward, they sat around the table chatting and waiting.

Those who attended the banquet were all heads of households, young and old, but entirely male.

There were many women at the scene who volunteered to help serve the food and clear the table. These women did not sit down to eat, but they shared the leftovers after the banquet.

Upon learning of these strange rules from the woman who was helping her, Wen Yuxia's eyes widened in astonishment. What was going on? Women weren't even eligible to attend the banquet?

The middle-aged woman who was helping out said, her eyes slightly red, "There are no seats for women at the main table, but there can be at a private banquet."

Banquets are divided into formal banquets and private banquets. Formal banquets are held inside or outside the courtyard. After the formal banquet, there is another type of banquet, which is the private banquet. The private banquet is held indoors and is for the host's relatives and friends.

Dishes were being carried out of the kitchen one after another. Wen Yuxia put aside her interest in gossip and ran to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.

The villagers of Xinghua Village were well-mannered; after all the dishes were served, they didn't scramble for them, but quietly watched the main table, waiting for the village chief to thank the hosts and give the order to start eating.

Village chief Wang Guiyuan sat at the main table. He picked up his wine bowl, stood up, and said, "Uncle Wen, on behalf of the villagers, I thank you for giving everyone this opportunity to have a meal together."

Then, Village Chief Wang shouted in high spirits, "The first bowl of wine is offered to the host family, wishing them prosperity and abundant wealth!"

"May your family prosper and your wealth increase!" All the villagers who attended the banquet stood up and shouted this as they held up their wine bowls.

Then, everyone tilted their heads back and poured the wine into their mouths, and gurgling swallowing sounds filled the air.

Wen Dashan, Wen Zibai, and Wen Zihua, who were sitting at the main table entertaining guests, were stunned by the earth-shattering shouts. Seeing the villagers drinking, they quickly stood up and raised their wine bowls.

Before they could even bring the wine bowl to their lips, the villagers sat down in unison. The father and his two sons sat down, looking embarrassed.

Before the awkward expressions could even fade, the symphony of bowls, chopsticks, and plates filled the air. In less than fifteen minutes, the villagers finished their meal and orderly left the Wen family's house.

The whole process was very smooth. Not only were Wen Dashan and his two sons stunned, but even Wen Yuxia, who was hiding in the house spying on the villagers eating at the feast, was caught off guard.

The women who had helped cheered as they rushed toward the leftover soup and food on the table, grabbing the bowls and chopsticks that had apparently been used by someone, and quickly swept up the mess.

A moment later, the women who had finished their "Clean Plate Campaign" rolled up their sleeves and, like busy bees, began washing dishes, wiping tables, sweeping the floor, and returning chairs and tables.

Many hands make light work, and before long, the yard and its surroundings were spotless and as clean as new.

Following the village chief's wife's advice, Yang took out her purse and gave two copper coins to each woman who came to help. After the women left, Yang rushed to the kitchen to pay the cooks their wages.

After seeing the chef off, Madam Yang, along with her two sisters-in-law, brought the reserved food to the main room, where the family quietly enjoyed a sumptuous dinner.

Suddenly, there was a series of urgent knocks and shouts outside the courtyard. Wen Dashan listened carefully and realized it was his own father, Old Master Wen, calling out:

"Second son, you unfilial son! You hosted a housewarming party for the whole village but didn't invite your own father!"

"Second son, open the door! Mother wasn't invited to the main banquet, so is there no place for her at this private feast either?" Old Mrs. Wen's cries echoed into the main room.

"Second brother, even though we're not related, we still live in the same village. Why won't you invite me to your feast?" Wen Zhihua's voice was deafening, as if it would blow the roof off.

"Second brother, your sister-in-law has always treated you well, you can't leave out this private banquet, waah!" Jiang's sobs were high-pitched and thin.

"Second Uncle, I am your favorite Zicai,"

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Wen Dashan picked at his ear with his fingers and said expressionlessly, "We need to practice more to try and catch up with the villagers' eating speed at the banquet." After saying that, he buried his head in his food.

After finishing his meal, Wen Dashan said slowly, "Second brother, go open the door."

If it weren't for the fear of disturbing the neighbors' rest with the knocking, Wen Dashan really wouldn't have wanted to open the door for that shameless Wen Zihua family.

Old Master Wen strode into the courtyard first, his eyes greedily fixed on the large brick and tile house before him, his mind racing with calculations, plotting how to get Wen Dashan to invite him to live there.

Old Mrs. Wen's eyes were fixed on the kitchen. She'd heard that there would be meat, chicken, and fish on the table today, and there should be plenty of ingredients left in the kitchen. All of these ingredients were hers, and no one could take them from her.

Wen Zhihua's face gleamed with cunning as she plotted how to get Wen Dashan to tear up the letter severing ties.

Looking at the large, brick-and-tile house before her, Jiang felt a mix of emotions, deeply regretting her decision. If she had known Wen Dashan was so capable, she shouldn't have married Wen Zhihua, who was useless and academically inept.

Wen Zicai's eyes darted around like a spinning top as he wondered how long Wen Dashan's money could sustain him in his carefree life at the academy. Heh heh, he had already automatically placed Wen Dashan's money under his own name.