Chapter 258: The Last Supper (1)
γγγγγγγγγγ Jiang Changyang did not hesitate to refuse the request of the Duke of Zhu's mansion: "We have something to do today, and we will go back tomorrow." β
"But Grandpa Guo said that no matter what, I must invite the Grand Duke and the young lady to go together. Please don't be embarrassed by the Grand Duke. The messenger was very embarrassed and kept laughing. Grandpa Guo's words are true, how can people be allowed to disobey at will?
Jiang Changyang was annoyed, so he put him aside, and ordered someone to prepare for the car and prepare to go to Xuanpingfang. The car had already walked far away, and when I turned around, I could still see the people of the Guogong Mansion standing pitifully at the door watching them, with expressions like mourning.
When he arrived at He's house in Xuanpingfang, Peony got out of the car, and heard the child guarding the door shouting: "Auntie is back!" β
Then Da Lang and Shiro walked out quickly, their faces were full of smiles, and they measured the peony up and down first, seeing that she seemed to be slightly plump in the past, very happy, and then greeted Jiang Changyang, expressing his apologies for not being able to rush back to attend their wedding, and said that he brought a meeting gift to Jiang Changyang, Da Lang patted Jiang Changyang's shoulder and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Be polite to Danniang, and be polite to her." β
Jiang Changyang accepted it calmly, held Da Lang's fist with one hand, and said with a smile: "I want to treat her badly, big brother, I will definitely not fight back if you beat me." β
Shiro smiled on the side, "The meal is ready, just waiting for you." Seeing that Peony was going to the secondary hall, he hurriedly called out to her: "Go to the main hall." β
Peony was a little strange: "Why did you put the meal in the main hall today?" "In the past, the He family ate in the second hall, which was relaxed and comfortable, and eating in the main hall was only like this on major festivals, and for many years, there were no exceptions.
Shiro made a "six" gesture to her: "If you want to talk about righteousness after dinner, you naturally have to be in the main hall." β
"Oh." Peony knew that he was going to break Liulang's matter, but he didn't expect He Zhizhong to let her be there, and he didn't expect to be in such a hurry, and he thought that he would wait until two days before he could do it.
The He family used a large rectangular table, with He Zhizhong and Mrs. Cen sitting on the desk, and the men on both sides sat down according to the order, the left and the right of the men and women, Liu Lang had an empty seat for Jiang Changyang, and there was an empty seat for the peony next to Zhang. Aunt Wu and Aunt Yang stood silently behind He Zhizhong and Mrs. Cen, Aunt Wu had no expression on her face, but Aunt Yang's eyes were red and swollen, like peaches, her face was even more blue and white, and her originally shiny hair had lost its luster, and she looked as if she was more than ten years old.
He Zhizhong was calm, and said to Jiang Changyang and Peony gently: "Coming? Have a seat. Just waiting for the two of you. When everyone was seated, he took the lead in picking up chopsticks and symbolically sandwiched the first dish. Everyone was silent, each picked up chopsticks to pick up vegetables, Aunt Wu diligently served Mrs. Cen with vegetables, Aunt Yang held the chopsticks, her hands trembled, and she put the chopsticks and stood beside He Zhizhong and secretly wept.
He Zhizhong ignored her, only looked at Peony and said, "The money you asked people to send to our shop has been delivered, and we will carry it back later." This business is good, but you must be careful, you have to make the sign the first time. β
"Got it." Peony raised his eyes and looked at Liulang opposite, Liulang seemed to have nothing to do, buried his head in eating the venison in front of him, and smiled with Jiang Changyang: "Brother-in-law, you have a good mouth, today's meal is really rich." The delicacies of land and water are complete, so eat more venison. β
Jiang Changyang felt that the atmosphere was too dull, so he said: "The Holy Lord tasted the shooting officer to shoot the deer alive, boiled its intestines with its blood, and called it the Reluo River, so as to reward the festival envoys. I tasted it once, and I didn't think it tasted good, I wonder how those festival envoys loved it so much. β
Da Lang was a little interested, so he said, "I want to get some to try it one day......
Rokuro hurriedly snatched it over and said, "Speaking of venison, I'll tell you a joke too." He didn't look at everyone's eyes, and said to himself: "I heard that someone has a severe family law, and everyone takes turns to prepare food for it, and if you don't like it, you will be whipped with a cane." β
Jiang Changyang could almost guess what Liulang was going to say next, and he could also guess what would happen next, so he coughed hurriedly and said with a smile: "This father must be a lover of food." β
Rokuro didn't hear it, and continued to say disregardlessly: "The sons all try their best to ask for rare food, but they rarely satisfy their father. Once, a son prepared a bear white and a deer for his father, wrapped in bear white and deer repair, the bear was fat and white, and the deer was thin, and the taste was very peculiar. The father was very satisfied with the food, and the son thought that he would definitely get a reward now, but the father was still punished as usual after eating, because there was such a delicacy, why didn't he get it earlier? Do you say this is wronged? β
The audience was silent. Aunt Yang was so frightened that her tears shrank back, she held her handkerchief tightly, looked at He Zhizhong in fear, and didn't dare to make any sound.
He Zhizhong said slowly: "Liulang, bring me the venison in front of you and give me a taste." β
Rokuro smiled faintly and offered it with both hands: "Father, please use it." β
He Zhizhong took a spoon, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, and said for a while: "It's a pity that there is no Xiong Bai." You are not the one who worked hard to get Xiong Bailu to cultivate, and I am not the father who does not share merit and reprimands harshly. β
"Father-sama is laughing, but my son is just telling a joke......" Rokuro's face remained unchanged, and he stood up respectfully with his hands down.
Peony noticed that he no longer called He Zhizhong his father, but called his father. Telling such a story is already full of resentment, coupled with such an expression and tone of action, no one believes him if he doesn't hate He Zhizhong.
"I'm not joking. This story is reversed, I am the father who brought Xiong Bailu Xiu to my son, but was harshly reprimanded by my son. He Zhizhong was not angry or annoyed, and pointed to the seat: "Sit, family banquet, in front of your sister and brother-in-law, so polite." β
He Zhizhong asked him not to be polite. Liulang's face finally changed a little, he stood up straight, looked at He Zhizhong unwillingly, and said, "Father, my son said this joke, and my son will compensate you." You know, you never speak, you don't please. β
"Smack!" He Zhizhong finally dropped the chopsticks.
Liulang and Aunt Yang, as well as the children sitting below, shivered together, and everyone stopped to look at He Zhizhong.
He Zhizhong's chest rose and fell a few times, and he reached out to pick up the chopsticks, without looking at Liulang, and said lightly: "Eat first." β
Rokuro seemed to be out of the way: "Father, ......"
He Zhizhong raised his eyes and looked at him suddenly, his eyes were like knives: "You don't have to worry, I said to eat first." β
Aunt Yang boldly rushed forward, pulled Liulang, who was standing at the table like a wooden stake, to sit down, and said in a low voice: "Eat first, eat first." β
Liulang sat down with a "tuk", picked up the chopsticks and desperately stuffed food into his mouth, except for He Zhizhong, everyone stopped the chopsticks and watched him eat.
In the back, He Zhizhong put down his chopsticks and said lightly: "Okay, after you get out of this door, you may never be able to eat these again, let alone Xiong Bailu Xiu, eat a full meal at one time." β
When Liulang heard this, he was stunned for a moment, pushed the chopsticks and bowl violently, lay on the table and cried: "Daddy, I was wrong, you spare me!" β
He Zhizhong looked at him expressionlessly: "Are you full?" But we haven't eaten yet. Heaven and earth are the biggest eats, if you don't eat, go down and wait. β
Liulang's cry gradually became smaller, and finally disappeared, he raised his head, looked at the others coldly, and then looked at He Zhizhong: "Don't eat it, let's eat it after I cook." β
"Okay. It's me who overestimated you and wanted to have one last meal with you. He Zhizhong glanced at the family standing outside the hall and shouted, "Come in and invite the six princes down." Wait until we're done eating, and then invite him up. β
Liulang saw the expressionless faces of his two strong family members and the rest of the family who came up to "invite" him, and smiled miserably: "What Liugong, don't say it to make people laugh." β
He Zhizhong said: "You are still now, and you will not be later." Go down! β
Aunt Yang couldn't hold back any longer, knelt down in front of He Zhizhong with a "snap", and cried: "Master, master, please spare him, he is young and doesn't do anything, even if he is disabled, don't drive him out." β
He Zhizhong glanced at her coldly: "You also want to make this family banquet impossible for me?" β
Aunt Yang shrank back, looked desperately at Mrs. Cen, who had been silent, and silently got up and stood in the corner.
He Zhizhong picked up the chopsticks again and beckoned everyone: "Eat, eat, it's rare that Danniang and Chengfeng are back, our family is so together." There was even a hint of a smile on his lips, but Peony saw that his hands and Hu were shaking, and his eyes were clearly redβthis was the last meal the whole family ate together.
Everyone else cooperated to pick up the chopsticks, but no one picked up the dishes, they all pulled them in their own bowls, Jiang Changyang felt a little embarrassed, and he ate with his head stuffy. He Zhizhong looked at him with a smile and scolded Da Lang and the others: "You are all as good as becoming a trend, your mother has worked hard to prepare such a good meal, don't you have to throw it away if you don't eat it?" β
Da Lang lowered his eyes and led the dishes, and everyone followed, silent and dull, even Zhen didn't dare to speak, only dared to look around with a pair of eyes open. Lang glared at her quietly, signaling her to keep a low profile, a low profile, a low profile.
It was easy to see He Zhizhong put down the chopsticks, and everyone secretly exhaled and put down the chopsticks one after another. You can't digest this kind of rice even if you eat it.
He Zhizhong washed his hands in the basin that Aunt Wu had served, and raised his eyes to look at everyone: "I don't want everyone to eat this meal like this, but in the end it was still destroyed." It's like I wish this home wasn't like this, but in the end it was destroyed. The country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules, and those who break the rules must be punished. β