Chapter 66: Which is better and which is worse
"Today, everyone has a lot of hard work, I am here on behalf of Doctor Xiang, Zhao Zhengqing to Shang Gongzi, Shang Girl to be a guest, I am deeply grateful! I use this wine, please take the milk, replace the wine with milk, and drink this cup together! After saying this toast to the little lady, she took the glass close to her chest, covered her sleeves and lowered her head, slowly raised her head to finish drinking, and after releasing her sleeves to show the empty glass, she gently put down the wine glass.
The children saw this way of drinking, and they also learned, although the mouth is drinking milk, but it seems to have the meaning of wine, all of them usually don't know how long they envy the chic energy of adults to drink, today finally has the opportunity, you can "dry milk", but also experience a "be an adult" feeling.
"Okay, please take care of yourself and use it!" gave an order to the little lady, first held it, pinched a piece of shredded meat, paused to signal, and then covered the sleeves in the mouth, seeing at this time, the children can really start to eat with confidence and boldness.
In the face of food, reserved children generally don't last long, and they will expose the child's side.
"Little Tail" loves to eat barbecue, in front of each table, there are a few strings of sharp forks in the form of clusters, three strands and one fork of the skewers, with a few small dishes next to it, different types, rich sauces with unknown ingredients, and some similar to jam, salty and sweet, dip it, just a mouthful of greasy taste, immediately turned into another taste, the nature is the opposite, just to resolve the feeling of being too greasy. I saw that she ate three forks of barbecue in a row, and the corners of her mouth were immediately moistened and shiny, and she was extremely pink and cute.
Cong'er noticed the eating appearance of the "little tail", and it can be regarded as a very infectious "eating broadcaster" demonstration in front, but helplessly, the small body that is only three years old at present, the small stomach, can't hold too much food at all, he himself just picks up the food in front of him, and only tastes a little of everything, and he is already very full.
"Really! At the moment of food, there is still a body that can't eat, which is really disappointing! What a pity! Envy, jealousy, hatred! Cong'er secretly aggrieved, only then did he really understand what it means to "have a weak heart, a tiger eats the sky, and there is no way to eat".
"Forget it, drink the broth! Large pieces of meat are not easy to digest, and this soup can always be drunk more. ”
Cong'er likes to drink this broth the most, because there is a strange way to drink, the servant serving on the side brings a plate of fried corn and millet grains, all of which are swollen and bulging, without peeling, and then while the broth is just served, it is still very hot, and these rice grains are poured into the broth, and then this bowl of broth becomes a mixed soup mixed with rice grains and shredded meat, and when you scoop it into your mouth with a wooden spoon, you must be fast, and you must take advantage of the fact that those fat rice grains are half wet and not yet completely deflated by the broth, the taste is the best.
Several other children, also eating quite happily, to the little lady frequently beckoned to the servants, and stepped up to chase the new dishes, these children who are growing their bodies, the speed of eating meat, is really not covered, the barbecue is a little slow, you will often see that the children have nothing to eat in front of them, and the previous food has been quickly swept away.
A sumptuous feast finally came to an end when the children were so full that they couldn't stuff any new food.
When Mrs. Xiang saw that the children had eaten well, she was quite satisfied, and motioned for the servants to exchange some fruits and delicate small pastries to serve them as the ending song after the meal.
"Master Shang, Miss Shang, I was in a hurry to prepare today, and I couldn't take care of you two, please bear with me!" Xiang Xiao Madame greeted the two hosts and guests with a farewell message.
"How dare you! How dare you! Today, my sister is very grateful to have the honor to meet, gather and share the feast with you here! Yiga, please allow us to retire first! When I go back to my father to explain today's events, I will plan to meet my brothers again at my house as soon as possible! Shang You understood very well that this was the best time to take the initiative to say goodbye, so he immediately got up and saluted.
"Okay, it's not too early to see the darkness in the sky, so we won't stay more businessmen and girls!" Xiang Xiao Lady turned to Ji Yu and said, "I'll work hard for you, and I'll give them a ride, don't be lazy!" ”
"I'm going to send it! Let's go together, do you want to? Sure enough, at any time, the "little tail" could not be missing, and she also got up and asked to go along.
Xiang smiled at the little lady, then nodded and said, "Okay, you have to take care of your brother and come back safely, okay?" ”
"Little Tail" suddenly has a feeling of being valued, ah, let her protect her brother! How much she must be looked up to! So, he patted his little chest proudly and replied loudly: "Yes!" ”
Sent to the courtyard, the subordinates had already taken out the fighting of the merchant boy and handed it into his arms, which was a big and a small, two people and a chicken, two pairs of little brothers and sisters, talking and laughing and stepping on the mountain road between the small bamboo forests, walking towards the small river.
Here, Dr. Xiang Xu and Zhao Zhengqing have terminated the topic of "Qu Ye" and transferred to the children in the hall today.
"According to today's view, how do the children of the Yan family compare with the children of merchants?" Zhao Wu picked a topic.
"What I saw in the hall today, the children of the two families are familiar with poetry and etiquette, and they are quite decent. However, because of the difference between the young and the old, the children of the merchants are older, so they are slightly better than the brothers and sisters of the Yan family. Xiang Xu's comment is quite pertinent, and he is not biased because the children of the Yan family are taught by his little wife.
"Yes?" Suddenly, there was an interjection outside the door, and it turned out to be Mrs. Xiang who had brought Cong'er over.
"Little lady Xiang, they have already dispersed?" Zhao Wu hurriedly asked.
The door curtain was raised, and Xiang Xiao Madam and Cong'er, one after the other, followed by two servants from the study, walked in together.
"Yes! However, what you are talking about, Zhong seems to be listening to the son-in-law. I know, I should let you two adults, take a look, today's three sons, which is better or worse. He nodded to the little lady and to one of the servants in the back, and in the tray in his hand were three rolls of bamboo slips tied with three different colored bands: red, yellow, and blue.
"Please go down to the doctor and Zhao Zhengqing first, three poems, written by the three sons in the study, this is the concubine's own transcription, unsigned, please allow me to try you two, can it be estimated, the first poem is written by Bin? If you can estimate the two of you, I should promise to give you a taste of my freshly brewed bamboo sake! He pointed to the little lady to the clay potbelly wine bottle held in the tray in the other servant's hand, stuffed with a red silk cloth cork, which was a home-brewed "bamboo green wine" that had just been served. ”
The two adults, who are usually good wine, now that this good wine appears, they know that it is a good wine that will not be easily taken out by the little lady ordinarily, and it is not until a special moment, and they all stroked their hands and said yes to this suggestion.
"Good!"
The servant respectfully presented the book, and the two adults first took a volume each, Zhao Wu read it quickly, first asked the servant to replace the third volume in the tray, and finally, exchanged the third volume in his hand with Xiang Xu; Xiang Xu, on the other hand, was thinking while reading, and was not in a hurry to finish the three volumes in one go.
When all three volumes were finished, he motioned to the little lady to the servant to give the two adults pen and ink and blank bamboo slips respectively, and said, "Yiga, please write down your answers." ”
Xiang Xu smiled, confidently picked up the pen, and wrote: