Chapter 17: The Deer Feast

Lu Heng, Lu Jiu, and Lu Fang stood in the lobby, and the young people were all heroic, fresh and handsome, which was very eye-catching.

Mrs. Lu couldn't hide her love in her eyes, and the two aunts Zhang and Liu next to her were also happy with tears.

Lu Jiu's biological mother, Aunt Zhang, is the most gentle and amiable person on weekdays, and at this time, seeing that her only son is so good, she couldn't help but take a handkerchief and secretly hide aside to wipe her tears, and she only felt that she had no regrets in this life.

Aunt Liu also stood next to the fifth young master Lu Qi, both mother and son are people with cool personalities, and they are all grinning happily at the moment - although Lu Fang only took the thirty-second place in the autumn exam this time, it is just not very conspicuous compared to the other two brothers. If it is another family, the young man can be admitted to the jury at the age of a teenager, which is a great joy for the sky.

Lu Yushi, who had gone down to the court in the evening, was also very happy when he came back, and in addition to the little guy who reported the news at home during the day, he shouted loudly and said hello all the way, and all his colleagues also congratulated him with envy.

After all, in previous years, such a happy event with three moves was really rare, and several young masters gave Lu Yushi a lot of face in front of his colleagues.

Because the lord was happy, the slaves and miscellaneous servants in the mansion were rewarded again-no matter how big or small, inside and outside, and the level of profit, everyone got more or less a few taels of silver in hand, which was almost comparable to the situation when Lu Tang was born.

The family banquet in the evening was even more graceful, and a few tables of tables were prepared for the people in the big kitchen. The first-class maid has eight dishes and one soup, the second-class maid has six dishes and one soup, the third-class maid and the mother-in-law have four dishes and one soup, and the other male servants and servants have arranged the same, and they have divided the table according to their rank.

For a while, Lu Mansion was full of joy, the maids were smiling, and all of them had a bodhisattva's heart.

And the two aunts Zhang and Liu, who need to stand at the dinner table on weekdays and serve Lu Yushi and Mrs. Lu's meal, also got Mrs. Lu's grace, so that the two of them don't have to serve the meal today, and they go to the table together.

The two aunts couldn't help but look at each other, and then looked at Lu Yushi's face. He carefully sat down in the lower position on the table, with a smile that could not be concealed in his eyes.

At this time, Lu Tang was also very happy, and several dishes on the table, such as sweet and sour fish rolls, poached crab meat, and stuffed duck with Jiang rice, were all his favorite dishes on weekdays, and some kung fu dishes that were not easy to do on weekdays, such as magpie Dengmei, butterfly rolls, sandbank stepping cui, canned braised fish lips, etc., were also put on the table.

And in today's big kitchen, in order to please, it is even more energetic, which is much more refined than what is done on weekdays.

Lu Heng and several other young masters naturally tasted it, and couldn't help but praise a few words casually.

Mrs. Lu generously instructed Mingzhu Mingyue to take another purse of silver melon seeds, and let her go to appreciate dozens of people in the kitchen, such as the cook and the helper.

It wasn't until the end of the meal that the excitement diminished a lot, but that wasn't the end of it.

Because every year on the second day after the release of the autumn list, Jing Zhaoyi will feast on the chief examiner, the internal and external curtain officials, the deacons and the new imperial examination people according to the custom.

And in that banquet, the song of "Deer Song" must be played first, and then the song of "Deer Song" must be read aloud, and the dancer must dance the Kuixing Dance. The ancients believed that the music song "used for the banquet will be the peace of the monarch and the minister", and in the "Deer Song", "Yo Yo Deer Woo, Eat the Apple of the Wild", "Yo Yo Deer Song, Eat the Wild Song", "Yo You Deer Song, Eat the Wild Qin" and other sentences have the meaning of the deer getting the food and not forgetting its companions. This meaning has a gentleman's style, so this banquet is also called "Deer Ming Banquet".

As an extremely important and grand banquet, in addition to showing the encouragement and cherishing of talents by officials, the Luming Banquet also needs to communicate with each other and take this opportunity to show their talents, so it is not allowed to be careless.

Lu Yushi said a few words to the three of them with a serious face, and then Shi Shiran went to the study.

But Mrs. Lu took her two aunts, and the three of them worked together to keep Lu Heng and the three of them to try on clothes. Seeing this situation, Lu Tang and Lu Wulu Liuthree also stayed with a cheeky smile and a grin, and they wanted to make a reference for the three elder brothers.

I saw a group of beautiful maids smiling and standing in two rows with plates, on which were filled with all kinds of new clothes that had been made a long time ago. Splendid Panlong pear flower robe, gold and silver silk Luan Chaofeng embroidered pattern dress, elastic flower dark pattern brocade dress, Ba Da halo spring brocade long dress, dark flower filament pleated satin dress, Su embroidered Yuehua brocade shirt, Sixi Ruyi cloud pattern brocade and other precious clothes made of clothes shine in the candlelight.

I saw Lu Heng with a gentle and easy-going smile on his face, but he stood still in the distance.

Lu Jiu hid beside him and drank tea cup after cup, as if today's tea was particularly delicious.

Only Lu Fang stepped forward and picked up a few things at random, but unfortunately he felt dizzy after a while, and he hurriedly learned from the two brothers to hide aside.

Mrs. Lu and the two aunts didn't have the time to pay attention to them, so they were very interested, and Lu Tang was even more on the side for fear that the world would not be chaotic.

Because the age, size, and physique of Lu Heng, Lu Jiu, and Lu Fang are all about the same, there is no need to deliberately divide the size when choosing clothes, but only according to the respective personalities of the three of them.

Lu Heng was born with a humble son and a temperament as gentle as jade, so Mrs. Lu and others picked out a water-blue cloud brocade straight-placket robe for him, and a wide belt with moon white auspicious cloud patterns around his waist, which made him look like a Zhilan jade tree, and looked at the eyes of many maids.

The second young master Lu Jiu gave birth to a pair of fox eyes that flew up obliquely, and he was even more obedient and willful and casual on weekdays, but at this time, he was wearing a dark dark flower filament pleated satin suit, and turned around with the corners of his mouth in the flickering candlelight, which made him look even more evil.

Lu Yu is the most delicate of the brothers, and his nature is extremely gentle and shy. Lu Tangfei dragged his mother to put down the purple sandalwood brocade panlong pear flower robe, bit his lip by himself, and carefully chose a duck egg blue Su embroidered bamboo leaf Yuehua brocade robe, which made him as refreshing as green bamboo and green pine.

Finally, the three of them chose the clothes to wear tomorrow, carefully selected the shoes to match, and finally chose small items such as headwear, pendants, etc.

The group was noisy and yelling, and they didn't stop until it was late at night.

"Caiwei, I'm so happy today." Lu Tang walked on the way back to his small courtyard and said happily.

Pu Jia next to her couldn't help but purse her lips and smile, and Cai Wei also said happily: "That's not it, one door and three moves!" Everyone in the capital says that our family is lucky, I'm afraid that Wenqu Xing has fallen into our house. ”

"It's a pity that Xie Yuan was caught by that nasty ghost." Lu Tang was amused by Cai Wei, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help muttering.

The two maids, Pu Jia and Cai Wei, didn't hear her muttering, and happened to walk into the garden, so one watched the road carefully with a lantern, and the other cautiously helped Lu Tang to slip carefully.

The three of them didn't say anything along the way, and slowly returned to Lu Tang's small courtyard.