Seeing that the subordinates of the Ningguo Mansion were ordered to leave, Xia Jin whispered two words to the calamus behind him, and the calamus agreed, turned around and went out.

After a while, the water for cleaning the hands was brought up, and the servant also took a dagger with a sleeve and put it on several cases. And the calamus is back.

The ladies who were watching in the hall had already stopped talking, and looked at Xia Jin, and some of them whispered a few words, obviously discussing the matter. The eldest lady of the Ningguo Mansion pulled her handkerchief tightly, not knowing how to deal with this matter, so as not to offend neither Xia Jin nor the ladies and ladies in the hall. What Sun Tong thinks in her heart, she knows it clearly; She also knew that there were many people in the hall who had the same thoughts as Sun Tong, that is, they wanted to see Xia Jin make a fool of himself. And the reasons are varied, some once wanted to recruit Su Muxian as their son-in-law, some once wanted to marry Su Muxian, and some looked down on Xia Jin's background, but now they have to salute her and be resentful, and some are irrelevant, just to watch the excitement...... Once she stops Xia Jin, she will definitely make these people with different intentions unhappy. The most important thing is that Xia Jin may not be able to understand her affection, because she didn't shirk it just now, thinking that she wanted to show off her ability.

She couldn't help but set her eyes on Old Madam Shao, hoping that Old Madam Shao would speak out to stop Xia Jin. However, to her disappointment, Old Madam Shao didn't seem to hear what she had just said, and only cared about talking to the white-haired Old Madam Ning Guo who was sitting at the top.

She sighed, turned her head, and was about to dissuade Xia Jin politely, when she heard Xia Jin say to her maid: "Calamus, put on the gloves with your left hand." ”

The eldest lady of the Ningguo Mansion suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, only to feel that her breathing was smooth.

I scared her to death just now. Because she knew that this county lord was from a small family, and she had just asked someone to get tools, she almost thought that Xia Jin was going to handle the fruits for everyone by himself. If so. will definitely be teased by everyone in private, saying that she can't be on the stage, that is, the queen mother and her old man have no face. Fortunately, she told the maid to do it, so it would be fine.

Those who waited to see the joke looked disappointed.

Old Madam Shao raised the teacup on the table and took a sip to hide the mockery that could not help but appear at the corner of her mouth.

The maid opened a wooden box in her hand. From it he took out a light white silk that looked like the palm of his hand. I put it on my hand.

"Ah, is this a glove?" Someone in the crowd screamed in amazement.

Xia Jin looked up at the man, smiled and nodded. "Yes, it's a glove." ”

The woman was the wife of an official in the Ministry of War, and her husband's surname was Kong. Seeing everyone looking at her, she couldn't help but blush. Said embarrassedly: "I heard my lord say that this glove was made by the lord of Yong'an." It plays a big role at the border. If you wear it when you see a doctor, you won't get the disease. ”

What Xia Jin did at the border pass, the ladies and ladies present had more or less heard about it. Hearing this, everyone looked at the white glove curiously. Asked Xia Jin: "County Lord, is that so?" ”

Xia Jin smiled and popularized hygiene knowledge for everyone: "Our hands are washed with water." There will also be dirty things that are invisible to the naked eye. After the gloves are sewn and boiled in water, the purpose of eliminating dirt can be achieved. So wear gloves and do things. Comparatively clean. ”

"Then let's make it ourselves and boil it in water, will it be just as clean?" Someone asked.

Xia Jin nodded: "Naturally." Make it with a clean cloth, wash it with pancreas when you are done, put it in a pot and boil it for a quarter of an hour. ”

"Little girl, can you show me?" The other lady pointed to the glove on the calamus's hand.

Calamus had no choice but to walk over and show the gloves.

Xia Jin instructed Mint: "Take another one, you go and cut the fruit." ”

Mint took out another glove from the small box and put it on, pulled the dagger out of the sleeve, and stared curiously at the jackfruit on the table, waiting for Xia Jin's order.

"You cut it from here." Xia Jin gestured in the middle of the jackfruit.

Attention shifted from the gloves to the jackfruit.

None of the women in the hall had ever seen this kind of fruit, and they didn't know how to eat it.

The mint cut open one end of the jackfruit, revealing the yellow flesh inside, and a faint strange honey fragrance spread through the hall.

Everyone couldn't sit still, so they got up and stuck their heads out to look. Someone else asked, "Is that what you eat?" ”

"Eat these." Xia Jin pointed to the bud inside and instructed Mint, "Take these out." ”

Mint slashed the inside with a dagger, then took out the buds that Xia Jin had ordered and put them in the fruit bowl. As a result, he was stuck by the roots, and he made a dagger to put it down.

"Cut this open and take out the pits inside." Xia Jin pointed to the bud again.

The calamus slices the flesh of the bract, revealing a huge core inside, and puts it in a small bowl on the other side according to Xia Jin's instructions.

After the two of them took out most of the flesh, Xia Jin asked the subordinates of the Ningguo Mansion to bring salt water and soak the flesh inside.

"Why?" At this time, even the eldest lady couldn't help but wonder, "When the Queen Mother gave this thing, she said that it was okay to eat it directly." ”

"Is that so?" Xia Jin frowned, "Some people are fine when they eat this thing, and some people will get red rashes when they eat it." As he spoke, he got up and blessed the eldest lady, "I also asked the lady to send someone into the palace to tell the queen mother, and let her soak it in salt water before eating." ”

When the old lady of the Ningguo Mansion heard this, she hurriedly instructed the eldest lady: "You hurry up and go to the palace and tell the queen mother about this." ”

Seeing the eldest lady take the order away, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily: "Those small countries in the south are too hateful, and the tribute is not clear. If something goes wrong with eating, what's wrong? ”

"Not really." Everyone agreed, looking at Xia Jin's gaze, which was completely different from when he first entered the door.

In any case, people with ability and insight have always been admirable. What's more, Xia Jin speaks and acts generously, with an unquestionable calmness and calmness in her bones, her attitude seems to be gentle, but in fact she is cold, and it is really impossible for people to maintain a psychological advantage in front of her. The most important thing is that although it was the eldest lady of the Ningguo Mansion who entered the palace to talk about jackfruit just now, everyone knew that no one could take the credit for Xia Jin's contribution in front of everyone's eyes. In order to show favor to Xia Jin, the eldest lady had to desperately praise Xia Jin in front of the Queen Mother. He made great contributions in the past, and now he has made small contributions, and the holy family of the county lord of Yong'an will only become more and more prosperous. Whoever can't get along with her is to slap the queen mother's old man's face.

After tasting the sweet jackfruit, everyone was amazed, and it was time for the banquet to begin. Xia Jin sat down with Mrs. Shao and Cen Ziman, and obviously felt that the attitude of the person talking to her was much more respectful. (To be continued)

PS: There are still a few chapters to finish. If you want to see who's extra, you can say it in the comment area, and I'll see if I can write it.