Although Zhong Hao's Taishan father-in-law's mansion is slightly smaller than Ouyang Xiu's mansion, how can it be said that Fu Bi is also a person who has been a father-in-law, no matter how bad this mansion is, it is impossible to go shabby!

Although the rich house is only a three-hall house, it is very elegantly built. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After Zhong Hao followed Feng Jing from the front hall of the Fu Mansion into the second courtyard, he saw that the pond rockery in the second courtyard was scattered, which was very exquisite.

The spring water in the pond ripples, reflecting the sparkling reflection of the delicate rockery, which is very elegant. The weeping willows on the edge of the pond have drawn out many slender and tender green branches, teasing the spring water of the pond from time to time, leaving a circle of ripples on the water surface. Most of the flowers and bonsai in the courtyard are also in full bloom at this time in this spring warm day.

After walking from the second courtyard to the backyard, Zhong Hao had roughly understood that his Taishan father-in-law's house was just a little shabby on the outside, but it was definitely on the inside, far from what he thought when he was at the door.

Since it is a family banquet, it is naturally set in the backyard.

Today's family banquet for the eldest brother-in-law to entertain the new brother-in-law is set up in an elegant flower hall in the backyard of Fufu.

Since it was a family banquet, Zhong Hao's sister-in-law Fu Ruolan was seated to accompany her, so naturally there was no problem. Besides, today I want to discuss some details of Zhong Hao and Fu Ruozhu's family affairs, and I can't leave this sister-in-law alone.

After the three of them sat down in this elegant flower hall in the backyard, a few handsome little maids soon served more than a dozen exquisite dishes.

A little maid who specializes in serving wine and food filled the wine glasses in front of the three of them, and poured Zhong Hao and Feng Jing the "pear blossom white" that Feng Jing specifically asked people to buy from Fan Lou! And Fu Ruolan is not good at drinking, so there is no need for Zhong Hao, his own family, to be too hypocritical, and he has to drink to accompany him, so that the little girl poured a cup of mash.

Mash is a kind of sweet wine made from glutinous rice, with a sweet and mellow taste, and a slight sour taste, which is deeply loved by women in the Great Song Dynasty.

Feng Jing picked up the wine glass and smiled at Zhong Hao: "It's the first time that our brother-in-law has sat together and talked about wine, today we must get drunk and rest, hehe, thin wine and simple food, Wenxuan is not strange!" Come, I'm my brother-in-law's Jing Wenxuan, you have a cup! ”

Fu Ruolan also took her mash and echoed Feng Jingdao: "Eldest sister will also toast you together!" ”

Zhong Hao hurriedly said: "With such generous treatment, the little brother can't afford it, why talk about thin wine and simple food!" Well, the younger brother also respects the eldest brother-in-law and eldest sister! ”

At the moment, the three of them raised a glass and drank together.

Feng Jing raised the chopsticks and beckoned Zhong Hao and said, "Wen Xuan tastes the skills of the chef in our father-in-law's house." Hehe, this cook in our house has worked in the 'Star Picking Building' before, and his skills are still good! "Xingxinglou is also one of the 72 most famous stores in Bianliang, and it is not only among the 72, but also ranks very high, and has always been among the top 10. The dishes in the building are famous for Jiangnan cuisine, and it has a great reputation in Bianliang.

Zhong Hao saw that the dishes on the table were indeed very exquisite, and after tasting a few bites, he felt that it was indeed the taste of Jiangnan cuisine, which was mainly sweet and fresh!

In fact, Zhong Hao, who was a northerner in his previous life and this life, still thinks that the kind of atmospheric and heavy Lu cuisine is more in line with his own taste. However, this Jiangnan cuisine was quite popular among the literati at that time. Jiangnan cuisine pursues delicacy and elegance, which is quite in line with the style of scholars and scholars of the Great Song Dynasty who pursue dilution of peace and self-cultivation.

Although Zhong Hao is used to staying in the north, his taste is relatively heavy. But I don't think it's so unpalatable for this Jiangnan cuisine! Besides, he is now also a civil official with an official rank in Jinshide, and he must also learn to get used to the style of scholars and doctors.

Of course, even if it really doesn't suit the taste, Zhong Hao can't say anything. This brother-in-law and his wife entertained him very warmly, and he naturally couldn't disappoint people.

Yes, Zhong Hao praised with a smile: "The taste is really good!" ”

Feng Jing said with a smile: "I heard my father-in-law say that Wen Xuan also instructed a restaurant to stir fry when he was in Qingzhou, and it seems that Wen Xuan also has a lot of research on this food!" "Feng Jing is from a family, and he is also a master who pays attention to eating and not getting tired of being fine, and he is not as interested in talking about Zhong Hao as he is in the cooking skills of stir-frying.

"Haha, this stir-fry is nothing more than boiling oil in a hot pan, stir-frying in a hurry, in fact, it is really not difficult to say it. This big restaurant in Bianliang City keeps the stir-fry secret, so it is just to make more money! ”

"Hehe, let Wen Xuan say this, this craft is not difficult!"

"Haha, it's not difficult!"

"If this secret is revealed by Wen Xuan, I am afraid that many chefs in Bianjing City will be smashed!"

"Hehe, the eldest brother-in-law laughed, the younger brother naturally won't do anything that hurts you and is not good for yourself!"

"Haha...... Indeed, we will not do anything that harms others and is not beneficial to ourselves! ”

Feng Jing said and picked up his wine glass again and invited Zhong Hao to drink.

The two of them had another drink.

Feng Jing put down the wine glass in his hand and said to Zhong Hao with a smile: "Our scholars in the Great Song Dynasty pay attention to harmony, but as a brother, I like the stronger wine of 'Pear Blossom White'. I heard my father-in-law say that Wenxuan also brewed a kind of soju that is as clear as water but as strong as fire, which is much stronger than this 'Pear Blossom White', and is clearer than this 'Pear Blossom White' that has been sifted more than a dozen times? Is this true?! ”

Zhong Hao said with a smile: "That soju is indeed very mellow and clear, but it must be better than this 'Pear Blossom White' wine, but it may not be!" Another day, I will write to the 'natural residence' in Qingzhou to send a cart of 'jade liquid clearing' and 'jade liquid burning' to the eldest brother-in-law, and the eldest brother-in-law will taste it. ”

Zhong Hao didn't say this all about being humble, he actually really felt that this brewed wine had a softer taste, and it was more pleasant than the stronger soju. This kind of soju is more suitable for those rough men, and "Yu Liqing" is more suitable for those literati and scholars in the Great Song Dynasty. However, Zhong Hao felt that the reason why this "jade liquid clear" was popular among literati was not mainly because of its taste, probably because it was as clear as water and without the slightest impurities.

But no matter what the reason is to attract people to drink, anyway, if someone likes it, Zhong Hao thinks that this shochu should march to the city of Tokyo. With a population of more than one million, this is a huge market!

He thought it would be good to cooperate with the Pan family and do this soju business together. As with the consideration of the glasses workshop, the Pan family has both a relationship and capital in Tokyo, as long as the product is good, it can be easily distributed to the whole Tokyo City, it is definitely a good partner. Otherwise, if you don't have a suitable partner, it will be very difficult to get this liquor brand in Tokyo.

Zhong Hao has been away from Qingzhou for more than two years, but he also has correspondence with his two apprentices, Gao Deli and Gao Defu, and he also knows their relationship with the natural residence.

Natural Residence's business is very good today, and there are three branches in Qingzhou, and the annual income adds up to tens of thousands. The two of them are not big celebrities in Qingzhou!

However, although there are three branches in the natural house, those three branches are only stir-fried dishes, and shochu is still mainly brewed in the brewery behind the old store.

Back then, Zhong Hao taught their brother the skill of soju, and their brother naturally lived in Sancheng as a shackle to Zhong Hao. However, when their brothers signed a contract with Zhong Hao, it was still more authentic, and it was written that this skill was only for their own use, and it could not be passed on without Zhong Hao's consent.

The provisions of this contract, in fact, according to later generations, are basically Zhong Hao's technology to invest in the natural residence, and then this skill is still Zhong Hao, without Zhong Hao's authorization, this skill cannot be used by others.

Later, when Tianju opened a branch, the Gao Deli brothers once asked Zhong Hao if he could use this stir-fry and shochu technique in the branch.

At that time, Zhong Hao just asked them to focus on stir-frying in the branch, and the soju should not be passed on. He felt that this soju was different from stir-fry anyway, and stir-fry needed to be fried and eaten first, but there was no need for this soju to be drunk and brewed. It's just brewing in one house and shipping it to others.

In addition, this stir-fry technique has already been mastered by some restaurants in Tokyo, and I am afraid that sooner or later it will be popularized, so the value of this stir-fry skill is not as precious as the shochu skill. After all, this shochu technique is still an exclusive secret method today.

Therefore, they did not let the Gaodeli brothers pass on this brewing technique, and they still brewed it in the original workshop, and let it be sold later, and this skill was only mastered by the two of them.

Shochu, an exclusive monopoly thing, is difficult to make money without. In fact, Zhong Hao also had this idea before, but with the ability of the Gao Deli brothers, it is obvious that they will not be able to complete the task of entering Tokyo City, and they will be able to make a name for themselves in Qingzhou at most.

Zhong Hao feels that it is completely okay to use this soju to cooperate with Pan Xu and enter the Tokyo market.

At that time, I am afraid that this soju will make a lot more money than glasses and clairvoyance, after all, alcohol is a very popular consumer product, and glasses and clairvoyance are just a very niche thing.

When I have this shochu business in Tokyo City, I am afraid that this money will be indispensable, and I am afraid that I will not have to worry about my own expenses in the future.

Zhong Hao thought a little too much for a moment......

Feng Jing listened to Zhong Hao's words, and he was not polite, everyone is relatives, this car of wine is not a big gift for them, naturally there is no need to excuse himself, when he smiled and said: "So, then thank Wenxuan for my brother first!" ”

Zhong Hao smiled: "The eldest brother-in-law is polite!" ”

Fu Ruolan saw that there was a lot of gossip between Feng Jing and Zhong Hao at this time, and she felt that it was time to talk about business.

At that moment, Fu Ruolan smiled and said: "The eldest sister has found someone to calculate the fortune, and the sixth day of the next month is an auspicious day for the zodiac!" Wenxuan, how about your marriage with Ruozhu is scheduled for the sixth day of the next month? ”

Zhong Hao has no sense of this kind of auspicious day of the zodiac, so he naturally has no opinion on the day that Fu Ruolan picks! He and Fu Ruozhu have been married for more than two years, and they have long been eager to get married as soon as possible, so naturally they are willing to get married as soon as possible!

There is only less than half a month left until the sixth day of the next month, and the day when my sister-in-law is looking for someone to pick is afraid that it is already very fast! After all, Fu Ruozhu has not come to Tokyo yet, and when she comes, she will have to prepare a lot of things, I am afraid that it will take ten days and eight days, this is estimated to be the day when she can get married as soon as possible, Zhong Hao is naturally very much in favor.

In this era, many children of large families got married, from Nacai, to asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, to the invitation, until the wedding day, many of them had to work for nearly a year. Zhong Hao's family affairs have been able to reach the step of welcoming marriage in more than half a month, which is really fast. As Zhong Hao, a new science and technology jinshi, this is probably also the light of those jinshi who were caught under the list in the same year.

After all, most of the Jinshi who were arrested by the list were from other places, and many of them were far away from Tokyo, and it would take half a year to go back and forth, but they were all people who were about to become officials, and they had to go back to their hometowns and provinces to worship their ancestors, so it was naturally impossible to spend a lot of time wasting on the red tape of getting married. Therefore, the process of getting married to the Jinshi who caught the son-in-law under this list naturally cannot be exhaustive, and everything can only be simplified according to traditional etiquette. The woman naturally won't say anything, she won't ask for too much, after all, it is your family who catches people, and the picture is the identity of other people's Jinshi, and other vain things naturally don't care too much.

Zhong Hao got married so quickly, and naturally compared with the standards of those Jinshi who caught their sons-in-law under the list.

Of course, in fact, strictly calculated, Zhong Hao's marriage has been far more than a year since the bride price.

At that moment, Zhong Hao hurriedly smiled and said: "Very good, everything is arranged by the eldest sister!" ”

When Fu Ruolan saw Zhong Hao say that she heard about his arrangement, she couldn't help but smile very happily!

Zhong Hao saw that as soon as Fu Ruolan heard that he had heard that he would listen to her arrangement, he immediately smiled and couldn't help but be a little speechless!

Regardless of that era, getting married was a headache, Zhong Hao was feeling an abnormal headache about the set of procedures and things, why did his sister-in-law still look so happy.

But then Zhong Hao thought about it and generally understood. I'm afraid that my sister-in-law doesn't have anything to do every day, and having such a thing to manage the wedding of her little sister and brother-in-law can let her do, probably make her feel fulfilled, and she will be so happy, right?!

Fu Ruolan heard Zhong Hao say that she had full authority to listen to her, and suddenly felt a great responsibility, so she and Zhong Hao immediately began to calculate a series of procedures and related details of marriage.

Zhong Hao is not familiar with Da Song's marriage, and he doesn't care too much about these vain things, so naturally most of them are listening to Fu Ruolan, just nodding his head constantly, and basically didn't interject.

Feng Jing would occasionally add a sentence, but most of the details were Fu Ruolanding.

In the end, Zhong Hao and Feng Jingjing couldn't interject anymore, so they could only listen to Fu Ruolan, the chief planner of the wedding, while drinking.

Fu Ruolan finished most of the details, and finally said: "The former east wing of this backyard is where the little sister lives, and when the time comes, you will use this place as a cave room!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhong Hao finally interjected: "This, eldest sister, there is a house in the clarification workshop next to the little brother Wansheng Gate, which is not far north of our rich mansion, and the younger brother wants to get married over there!" ”

When Fu Ruolan heard that Zhong Hao had a house, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, he didn't expect Zhong Hao to buy a house after only a few months in Tokyo, and he originally wanted to marry in his own rich mansion like when she and Feng Jing got married! When she and Feng Jing got married, they entered the cave room in the west wing of the backyard of this rich mansion.

At that moment, Fu Ruolan smiled and said: "Okay, then you will clean up your house and celebrate, and then welcome Ruozhu to your house to marry!" Immediately, Fu Ruolan glanced at Feng Jing faintly, and said with a smile: "Wen Xuan is better than your brother-in-law, and your brother-in-law has still bought a house!" ”

Zhong Hao smiled and said, "My brother-in-law has just entered Beijing, I'm afraid it hasn't been too late." After a pause, Zhong Hao continued: "The younger brother is going to be released soon, and when I leave Beijing with Ruozhu, I will give the house to the eldest sister." Anyway, the younger brother didn't know that Ma Yue would be able to return to Beijing in the Year of the Monkey, and he couldn't live in that house! ”

Fu Ruolan smiled: "This gift is too heavy, eldest sister doesn't want it, let's keep you and Ruozhu to live!" ”