Chapter 5: The Dinner Storm (I)

"Sir, it's time for dinner." Daddy Zhang was talking energetically, and a family member outside the door reported.

"Bai Yi, you have to remember what your father said tonight, if you are named on the gold list in the future, I will be worthy of my ancestors and ancestors." Father Zhang wiped his eyes, which were already full of tears, "It's not too early, let's go to the main hall with my father." ”

"Yes" Zhang Bai Yi responded,

drooped his head and followed Zhang Sanjin to the main hall, as for the glorious lintel that Daddy Zhang said, Yunyun didn't listen to the title of the gold list at all, in the eyes of Zhang Baiyi in the 21st century, money is far more important than fame and fortune.

Passing through the long verandah, Zhang Sanjin and his son came to the main hall, there were already four people sitting at the dining table in the main hall, and there was a place at the end of the main hall and the dining table.

Young Master Zhang walked straight to the tail seat and sat down, and the tail seat was next to his cousin Cui Chengwen. Zhang Baiyi was already tired and hungry, and he picked up the food in front of him and was about to send it to his mouth.

Suddenly, I heard a cold voice: "The master hasn't even sat down yet, what are you, you actually ate it first." ”

The eldest lady next to the first seat was staring coldly at the young master Zhang who was holding a rice bowl.

As a modern person in the 21st century, he has already put aside the generation gap with his parents and called him brothers.

The ancient people most observed filial piety and etiquette, Zhang Baiyi thought about this, and silently put down the dishes and chopsticks.

"Some people have grown up, their wings are stiff, and they don't follow the eldest mother, and the second mother asks for peace!" Erniang said in a weird manner, her eyes were just staring at the rice bowl in front of her, as if she was talking to herself, but her voice was extremely sharp, anyone could hear it, and some people were talking about Zhang Baiyi and Young Master Zhang.

"Bai Yi and Auntie, Erniang, please be safe." Young Master Zhang heard that the eldest mother and the second mother were dissatisfied with him, but he still endured his temperament and asked the two mothers to say goodbye.

Zhang Sanjin's eldest lady is the daughter of the old Xiucai Zhu Youcai, Zhu Youcai has a son and a daughter under his knees, the son is called Zhu Wen is the master of Dongsheng Middle School, Zhu Youcai was a poor Xiucai when he was young, the family was poor, and he could hardly open the pot, Zhu Youcai was very opposed to Zhang Sanjin's pursuit of Zhu Xiuxiu at that time, and the scholars regarded themselves as high, and looked down on the businessmen who were full of copper smell, and later Zhu Youcai's wife almost died of illness due to the cold and no money to see a doctor, and Zhu Youcai had to marry his daughter to Zhang Sanjin with three boxes of jewelry as a bride price. Zhu Xiuxiu relied on her background as a scholar to look down on Zhang Sanjin, and often spoke ill of her, but later found that she couldn't have children before her attitude towards Zhang Sanjin changed.

Later, Zhang Sanjin married Ma Xiaoqin, the daughter of the old servant Ma Wu, Ma Xiaoqin had a relationship with the official family by his own father, and felt that he was also superior, looking down on businessmen who fought for fame and fortune, and married Zhang Sanjin but refused to have children.

Helpless, Zhang Sanjin married Gao Huiying, the daughter of Gao Chengde, who was also a businessman, Gao Huiying was nurtured by her father since she was a child, and her ears and eyes were contaminated with the quality of a businessman, and after marrying Zhang Sanjin, she refused to be a beautiful girl in the boudoir, and often went to sea to take care of Zhang Sanjin's business, and later Zhang Sanjin simply handed over the Jiangnan cloth and porcelain business to Gao Huiying to take care of, and in five years, Gao Huiying monopolized the Jiangnan cloth and porcelain business. The partners all envy Zhang Sanjin for marrying a virtuous helper.

Zhu Xiuxiu and Ma Xiaoqin looked down on Gao Huiying, who was born as a businessman, and even more down on Gao Huiying's son Zhang Baiyi, and often gave Young Master Zhang cold eyes and sarcasm.

"Alright, let's eat." Zhang Sanjin usually turned a blind eye to what the two ladies did because of their backgrounds, but today he found that his son had the hope of becoming a scholar, so he couldn't let the two ladies make it too difficult for his son.

Father Zhang spoke, Zhang Baiyi was no longer polite, picked up the rice bowl and swallowed it into his mouth.

"It's really insulting to eat like a pig!" Cui Chengwen looked at Zhang Baiyi with a disgusted expression, feeling uncomfortable, and moved the stool farther away.

, after two years of reading, there is no one in my eyes!

"Cousin Chengwen is worthy of being a scholar, and he scolds people so literally!" Zhang Baiyi was not angry and swallowed the food in his mouth, looked up at Cui Chengwen and said with a smile!

was said to be a reader, Cui Chengwen looked proud!

"I just don't know what Aunt Jieyu is if I'm a pig, auntie, what is Erniang, what are you? ,? Zhang Baiyi continued,

"...... you" The beautiful woman next to Cui Chengwen suddenly got up and pointed at Zhang Bai's angry lips and trembled!

The eldest mother and the second mother also looked at the young master Zhang with an angry face,

"Aunt Jieyu is pointing out what I am doing, and it's not that I said that you are a pig, but that it is your son who says that you are a pig!"

Hmph~ Do you think that this young master is still the same Zhang Baiyi who bullied the soft and was afraid of the hard before,

"Mother, eldest aunt, second aunt, I, I didn't mean that!" Cui Chengwen panicked and quickly explained!

Usually Cui Chengwen satirizes Zhang Baiyi, Zhang Baiyi pretends not to hear it, but he didn't expect that today, Young Master Zhang suddenly had a-for-tat, which caught Cui Chengwen off guard.

The four of them were like eating flies, their faces were flushed, but they couldn't say anything!

I know how powerful the master is! Ha ha......

Father Zhang looked at Young Master Zhang appreciatively, Zhang Sanjin also knew that his nephew often made things difficult for Zhang Baiyi, at that time, Young Master Zhang was not angry, and Zhang Sanjin was too lazy to care, but he didn't expect his son to be so anxious this time.

As the head of the family, it is not good to make the atmosphere too stiff, so he said, "Okay, let's eat!" ”

Father Zhang spoke, as a younger sister, Zhang Jieyu couldn't help but give face to her brother, snorted coldly at Zhang Baiyi, and slowly sat back on the stool.

The main hall was quiet, only the sound of eating was trembling, and the atmosphere was very silent.

"Wen'er, didn't you make another poem recently and want to ask your Aunt Zhu!" Zhang Jieyu, who had been eating, suddenly broke the silence and said.

When Zhang Jieyu spoke, she squinted and looked at Zhang Baiyi contemptuously, and the word "again" bit very hard.

In order to show off his knowledge, Cui Chengwen often asked Zhu Xiuxiu for poetry after dinner, and Zhu Xiuxiu also had a good way of guiding Cui Chengwen by relying on his background as a scholar.

The ancients said: Eat without words, sleep without words.

In order to save face, Zhang Jieyu didn't care about the ancient sayings of the ancients.

"Uncle, two aunts, Chengwen recently wrote a poem about Wing Chun, and I want to sing it at the West Lake Poetry Conference, and I also ask my uncle and two aunts to give me some advice." Cui Chengwen stood up and saluted Zhang Sanjin and his two aunts.

"Okay, Chengwen is worthy of being the child of the Cui family, the children of the reading family are different, they can recite poems at such an age, unlike my family Bai Yi, who does not miss his job all day long, and is idle." Zhu Xiuxiu had a disgusted expression on her face when she said Zhang Baiyi.

Zhang Sanjin didn't speak, as a businessman, he had a sharp vision, he had already seen that his sister had already challenged his son, Zhang Baiyi gave himself too many surprises today, but he didn't know if he could deal with it this time.

Cui Chengwen saluted Zhu Xiuxiu again and said: "Aunt Zhu, this poem written by Chengwen is called "Spring Comes""

cleared his throat and groaned: ""Spring comes" winter goes to spring and comes again, all the flowers bloom, the wanderer goes to spring, and everyone laughs. ”

"Well, this poem is really good." As soon as she finished singing Erniang, Ma Xiaoqin cheered on the side, although she didn't understand, but it was definitely very good.

"Well, Chengwen's poem is good, and it is already a first-class masterpiece." Erniang Zhu Xiuxiu commented in a decent manner.

"Poof-" "cough-cough-cough-" Zhang Baiyi, who was drinking white fungus porridge, suddenly squirted out the porridge, and then coughed and his face turned red.

Is this also called poetry? Or a good work? The young master has written a lot of poems like this, I really don't know how these two people wrote poems and commented on poems before, and they are embarrassed to take out this kind of poem and chant it smugly.

"What? Is Yi'er dissatisfied with your cousin's poem or does she have an opinion about the eldest lady's comments? The eldest lady Zhu Xiuxiu raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhang Baiyi.

Barely controlling his cough, Zhang Baiyi cleared his throat, "Chengwen's cousin's poems are very good, and the eldest mother's comments are also excellent, that is, Bai Yi feels that the second sentence has the meaning of repetition with Baihua's Baihua, although Bai Yi has not read the book, he also knows that the poem is the most taboo to repeat." ”

Zhu Xiuxiu's face was red and white for a while, Zhu Xiuxiu knew that Zhang Baiyi was right, if you admit that Zhang Baiyi is right, you will admit that you are wrong, you just commented that this poem is a first-class masterpiece, and now you admit that you didn't slap yourself in the face, wasn't it a joke to comment on poetry before.

Erniang Ma Xiaoqin and Cui Chengwen saw that Zhu Xiuxiu was silent for a long time, knowing that Zhang Baiyi was right, and their faces turned red at this time, especially Ma Xiaoqin, who was still cheering just now, and her face had turned into a pig's liver color at this time.