"Second sister-in-law eats, isn't it because she dislikes our fruit?" Bai Xinlan smiled and persuaded again.

Yan Zhuo looked at the first three rows of plates and understood that this was a feast only in the noble world, called the "Eight Wedding Banquet", with a total of eight rounds of food before and after.

This first round of fresh fruits is commonly known as "fruit base", with all kinds of fresh fruits on the plate, red, orange, yellow, green, purple are available, is used to look good, not to eat.

If someone actually takes it and eats it, it will only become a joke.

At this time, Bai Xinlan made it clear that she wanted to make a fool of her, a country girl, so that everyone could see her laugh.

Yan Zhuo said lightly: "Sister is polite, don't take care of me, eat by yourself." ”

Seeing that she was so calm, Bai Xinlan pointed to a plate of osmanthus flowers on the third row and said, "This is also fragrant!" The second sister-in-law tasted what this tasted like. ”

As he spoke, he put the plate of flowers in front of Yan Zhuo.

Yan Zhuo smiled, this round of incense medicine is only for viewing and refreshing the air.

She disdained to be as knowledgeable as this girl, and she had to get entangled herself.

"The second sister-in-law doesn't move, but she looks down on our Bai family!" Bai Xinlan deliberately pouted and pulled down her face.

Bai Youlan, who was sitting on the other side of Yan Zhuo, quietly tugged at Yan Zhuo's clothes and shook her head gently.

Yan Zhuo pursed his lips and took a pomegranate in the fruit bowl, "Sister Xinlan really wants me to eat it?" ”

Bai Xinlan wanted to laugh out loud, and nodded patiently, "It's really delicious, second sister-in-law, try it!" ”

Yan Zhuo raised his head and squinted at Bai Xinlan and smiled, "My sister is young, so it's just that she hasn't seen the scene, don't say these embarrassing and rude words in the future." This feast is a scholar who does not learn the rules, and it is just a matter of entertaining our own family, if it is to entertain foreign guests, it will not make people laugh and lose their big teeth when it is passed out. ”

She saw the knife every word, and Bai Xinlan's face turned red and white for a while, "What do you mean, why haven't I seen the scene?" How is this feast so much like a human being learned? ”

Yan Zhuo raised his hand and pointed, "Eight wedding banquets, the banquet is divided into eight rounds." The first round of fresh fruit mountain, only ornamental can not be eaten; the second round of dried fruits, snacks before meals; The third round of golden incense medicine is used to clear the fragrance and remove the fishy smell, so naturally it cannot be eaten.

"My sister repeatedly persuaded me to eat the fresh fruit and incense, but I haven't seen the scene and I don't know the reason?"

How ugly Bai Xinlan's face was, how ugly it was, she wanted to see her words ugly, but she was humiliated upside down!

But how could she, a country girl from the He family, understand the rules of the banquet in the family of the official gentry?!

Bai Xinlan clenched her fists and gritted her back molars, "Hmph, I'm just looking to see if you know the rules, how could I not know!" ”

Yan Zhuo shook his head with a smile, glanced at Zhou, whose face was gradually getting worse, and continued: "You only learn the skin of people, you don't learn the rules, and you don't even know the rules of the people who set up the feasts, let alone the people you use the feasts." ”

She swept a long saucer on the table and said loudly: "The fourth round, carved candied fruit; The fifth round, salty and sour fruit cake snacks. It is used with tea, and should be mixed with tea, candied fruit with black tea, fruit cake with sweet tea, and each side should not be confused.

"The sixth round, preserved wax; In the seventh round, eight fruits. but with wine, it should be the same as the wine bottle and wine bowl wine warmer.

"What kind of rule are you on the saucer, and the wine and tea are on one side? After using these, it is the main meal of the eighth round.

"These meals should have come up one hour before the main meal, so that the guests can watch and drink tea and wine while chatting and waiting for the main meal. But it would be a joke for you to move all your brains to the table and use them to entertain guests. ”

It doesn't matter if you don't understand, the most shameful thing is that you don't know how to pretend to understand, and you casually despise others for not understanding.

After saying a few words, the little ladies listened to it with admiration, and look, this is really the rule of a big family!

Bai Xinlan's face was already annoyed, and there was no trace of blood.

This is to dig a pit for her, this is to give her a ladder, let her step on her Bai Xinlan's shoulder and sing a good show!

Even Zhou's couldn't sit still, so he gave Zhang's a look, and Zhang's coughed and played a round, "Oh, this girl of the Seventh Lady is really a solid-eyed girl, but her own family sits and eats casually, where are there so many rules!"

"It's all Aunt Wu and I have a lot of troubles, thinking that you haven't been here for a long time, I have to take care of you well, so I can do more things next! I didn't expect that there are so many twists and turns here, all blame me for it, not to mention the waste of fruits when the vegetables are cold, and to attract mosquitoes and flies! Ouch! ”

She clapped her hands in the air, "snapped", rolled her eyes and said, "Look, this fly is so annoying!" Running to eat white food, and buzzing and noisy! ”

Zhou narrowed his eyes and smiled.

There were also people in the hall snickering.

Yan Zhuo pretended not to hear her voiceover, and said seriously: "Fifth aunt, sixth aunt, this is not just a matter of rules, there are regulations for the eight wedding banquets, and they are divided into court banquets, official banquets, and family banquets. Some fruits are tributes, which cannot be used at will outside, and the number of dishes has specifications.

"The number of imperial banquets is eight flavors of fresh fruits, twelve flavors of dried fruits, twelve flavors of fragrant medicines, twelve flavors of candied fruit, twelve flavors of snacks, twelve flavors of preserved meat, and eight flavors of hanging hands. Eighteen main meals, two dishes each, eight food insertions in the middle, ten flavors of wine, and ten dishes of food. If any of them exceed this number, it is a sin of transgression! ”

As soon as she said this, Zhang wanted to refute, but he was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak out in an instant, and they didn't count the number when they served the food, maybe some of them were over......

Bai Xinlan also had a white face and didn't dare to say a word.

Zhou couldn't sit still, moved his fat buttocks, and snorted coldly, "If you eat a family banquet and eat a sin, can it be that Erlang's daughter-in-law still has to sue the royal court?" ”

Yan Zhuo smiled gently, "Sixth Aunt misunderstood, I just heard that an angel came to Haicheng a few days ago, our Bai family has a great business, and it is still ranked in Haicheng. ”

The news of the rebel army in Haicheng reached Jinling, and Jinling had already issued a decree that he would send angels to Haicheng to choose this year's tribute wine.

What Zhuo emphasized was another point, the "importance" of the Great Zhou court to Shangjia.

This value is nothing else, to put it bluntly, it is asking for money.

The Great Zhou people invaded the south, and spent a lot of silver to feed the war, and swallowing the fat of Dawu was the time when the appetite was great.

At the beginning, the wealthy families in Jinling City were exploited all over the place, and she was preparing to transfer the assets of Baofengpu to southern Anhui and defect to the righteous army.

Unexpectedly, on the eve of leaving, I received an invitation from Mrs. Zuo Xiang, and took me to the house, but I saw Meng Guan......

Zhou also understood the meaning of the words, which family in Jinling City was raided and which family property was confiscated, she also heard about it, and she shuddered when she heard the words, and secretly shuddered.

I didn't dare to continue talking about this topic, and waved my hand and said: "Remove those things that you only look at and don't eat, then this is a family banquet, not a feast of eight joys and nine joys. ”