Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Humiliation of the Betel Nut Has No Place
Liu Yu said this to Liu Muzhi, and unconsciously chewed a piece of water in his mouth twice, the mutton and fish and shrimp meat were mixed together, as if there was a chemical reaction, and the smell of mutton and the fishy smell of fish and shrimp were all gone.
Liu Muyi took a big sip of soup and said with a smile: "Jinnu, when Confucius traveled around the world, he ran into walls everywhere, and it was difficult to walk, and it was difficult to even eat. As a result, his disciples went down to the river to catch fish, brought back a sheep, killed and ate it, and cooked the fish and mutton together, and it tasted surprisingly good! ”
"You must know that Confucius is not only a great Confucian, but also a gourmet, and you can't ignore the taste of meat for three days. He thinks it's good, it must be a delicacy in the world. Since then, this fresh word has come like this. It's just the fish and the sheep put together, you see. ”
Liu Yu smiled dumbly: "It turns out that this fresh word came from like this." I have seen it for a long time. ”
While eating and chatting like this, while looking at the greetings of the guests and hosts in the hall, Liu Yu suddenly found that Liu Muzhi had finished eating, and at this moment he was looking at the last bowl of lettuce porridge on his seat, which was obviously interested.
Liu Yu knows that this Liu Muzhi has no other big hobbies in his life, except for reading, he just likes to eat, and today he came to his father-in-law's house to have a wedding banquet, first, to declare to the world that he is the son-in-law of the Jiang family, and secondly, he will definitely not treat his stomach badly.
Liu Yu smiled and handed the bowl of lettuce soup to Liu Muzhi: "Fatty, eat, you're welcome." ”
Liu Muzhi licked his lips, obviously, reason and his appetite were fighting in his body, he shook his head: "This, how embarrassing is this, this is your meal." ”
Liu Yu said with a smile: "Although this shredded chicken soup with Uvascue is also delicious, after all, it is a specialty of our Jiangnan, and it can be eaten at ordinary times. ”
Liu Muzhi smiled and took the big bowl of soup with the fragrance of lettuce: "Then it's better to be respectful, Jinu, you helped me a lot today, this favor, I will definitely return it in the future." ”
Liu Yu sighed secretly in his heart, Liu Muzhi is a scholar after all, and his face is still a little thin, if he hadn't been by his side to support him, it is likely that he would not have come in. This son-in-law of the Jiang family, he deserves to be quite a wretch, and he rejects his two brothers-in-law, and he doesn't even have his share in this kind of wedding banquet, even now, Mr. Jiang is greeting Liu Linzong, Shen Police and others, but Jiang Bo and Jiang Lang didn't mean to come over to say a few words to their brother-in-law at all.
However, Liu Muzhi obviously didn't think about these things now, he finished eating the last bite of the bowl in the bowl, and licked the edge of the exquisitely made celadon bowl with great satisfaction, closed his eyes again, and tasted it well, before he sighed long: "If there are so many delicious foods every day, then there will be no regrets in life." ”
Liu Yu hooked the corners of his mouth, at the beginning of the banquet today, Mr. Jiang introduced Liu Muzhi to all the guests, and now he is full of wine and food, and it is said that the purpose has been completely achieved. Some of the local guests in Kyoto have already begun to say goodbye and are ready to leave, and the hall, which has always been noisy, has become more crowded at this time.
"Fatty, I'm done eating, can I go?"
Liu Muzhi nodded, and was about to get up, but he saw a few servants coming over in the direction of the kitchen, which was different from a small plate for one person when the food was served.
Liu Muzhi laughed: "Why did I forget this matter, after eating so many good things, my stomach will be swollen, and I need to eat some betel nut to eliminate my appetite." Let's go, Jinnu, let's go get some betel nuts. ”
In this era, betel nut was produced in Jiaozhou and Guangzhou, and a small amount of betel nut was produced in Sanwu area, of course, only the rich could afford to eat it, and poor people like Liu Yu and Liu Muzhi were rarely even seen.
Liu Yu's brows furrowed, in fact, since he was a child, Liu Yu rarely had a full meal, and hunger was his childhood memory since he was a child: "Fatty, how do you do this?" This betel nut is not something for us poor people to eat, so let's go. I don't think they sent it to us. ”
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "Jinnu, you don't know, these are the eating methods of big families, and they have to be eaten after eating, since these betel nuts are served, they are for us to take for ourselves, let's go, let's go get them." ”
As he spoke, he walked directly towards the four large plates of betel nuts placed on the side of the hall.
Liu Linzong and the others stepped forward one by one to take the betel nuts, and then returned to their seats, continuing to talk and laugh, Liu Yu's heart also relaxed, it seems that this thing was really taken by himself, and now no one in the entire hall seems to care who took these betel nuts.
Liu Muzhi walked to a large plate of betel nuts, his fat hands had stretched out of his sleeves, ready to fetch the largest betel nuts piled in the center of the plate, and his eyes began to shine.
"Wait!" A cold voice sounded beside Liu Muzhi, and this voice made Liu Muzhi's hand that had just been raised put down again.
Liu Muzhi turned his head in surprise, only to find that Jiang Bo's face was full of anger.
Liu Yu's heart sank, and he secretly said badly, what he was most afraid of happening was still coming, today Jiang Bo and Jiang Lang had already seen Liu Muzhi, but they turned a blind eye, and the Jiang family brothers, who had endured the whole banquet, finally broke out in the end.
Liu Muzhi reluctantly squeezed out a smile: "What advice does my uncle have?" ”
The corners of Jiang Bo's mouth hooked: "May I ask brother-in-law, what are you doing now?" ”
Liu Muzhi's smile gradually dissipated: "After the meal is finished, take a few betel nuts to eat, can't you?" ”
The sound of the conversation between the two echoed in the hall, and at this time, the other people who were talking stopped talking and looked at each other in unison, so that every word they said could clearly reach the ears of the more than 100 guests in the hall.
Jiang Bo suddenly laughed: "Brother-in-law, my little brother thinks that you can't eat this betel nut." ”
Even if Liu Muzhi is a clay figure, he is a little fiery, and his face sank: "Why can't I eat it?" ”
As soon as Jiang Yi saw that something was wrong, he immediately stood up, flicked the sleeves of his robe, and his voice was a little sad: "Jiang Bo, today is the day of great joy for our Jiang family, don't let people see jokes." ”