Hearing this disdainful evaluation, Wang Qilin couldn't help but think: What is this engaged adult coming to Jixiang County for? Could it be that he is here to investigate Li Ying?

But this is also to think about it, he is a staff member, and the evaluation of subordinates is not something he should consider.

There were already three people in the pavilion, and as their boat arrived, they all stood up and bowed.

Two other dexterous girls stood on the small pier where the pavilion belonged, and reached out to help them ashore.

Wang Qilin naturally didn't need anyone's support, he jumped up lightly.

Li Ying introduced to them again, the people in the pavilion are all officials of Jixiang County, including Chengzu Zhiwen from Qipin County, Li Min from the eighth grade, and Meng Zhongxian from Jiupin.

Uncle Jin introduced three people to Wang Qilin, and they are Li Ying's lineage.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are factions.

There are two factions in the court of Jixiang County, one is the Wanyue faction headed by Li Ying of Zhixian County, these three people belong to the faction, the other faction is the rough faction headed by Dou Dachun, and the third class of officials is this faction.

Dou Dachun's official rank is not as good as Li Ying, but the Dou family has been strong for many years, and he is considered a nobleman in Jixiang County, and he has a lot to do with the high-ranking officials in the mansion.

The Li family is also wealthy now, but they are nouveau riche, and their power in Jixiang County is naturally not as strong as the Dou family. In addition, Li Ying didn't know why he couldn't be appreciated by the top officials, and it didn't matter at the top.

Therefore, the two factions are usually evenly matched, checking and balancing each other.

Among the people present, the lowest official position was Sect Advisor Meng Zhongxian, but his status was not low.

Every county has a county school, and the head of the county school is the teaching, he is the most knowledgeable person here except for Zhang Ruhui, and he is also Li Ying'en's teacher and staff, which can be regarded as the descendant of the Li family's faction.

Today's dinner was naturally held for Zhang Ruhui, so after everyone took their seats, they began to work on the ass at 360 degrees before and after the adults under the leadership of Li Ying.

Wang Qilin couldn't stand this kind of situation, he originally prepared a mirage talisman to make a gift, but when he saw this, he simply put it away.

This talisman was given to Li Ying, and it was really a pearl secret investment.

As the sun sets and the moon rises, a circle of lanterns is lit up in the pavilion in the lake, and the servants begin to eat on board.

A total of two small boats from the north and south directions, the south of the boat standing in the bow of a thousand charming girl, the night wind blows, the long robe fluttering, like a fairy stepping on the moon.

On the bow of the boat coming from the north stood a handsome little man with a face like a crown of jade, the moonlight was shining, and the little handsome man was shy and timid, and he even had a different taste in his heart.

Wang Qilin suddenly realized after looking at it for a while, this Li family is worthy of being a big businessman, and it really has skills, this man and woman are not only here to serve food, I am afraid they are also to warm the bed for Zhang Ruhui, they fully consider the possibility that adults may not like women, and they also prepared a handsome guy for his reference.

As a result, Zhang Ruhui didn't even look at the man and woman, and only stared at the food they served......

It's a foodie!

The Li family spared no effort to climb the high branch of Zhang Ruhui's natural hospitality, and the specifications of the dinner were only seen in Wang Qilin's life, the chopsticks used were inlaid with ivory, the fruit plate was decorated with agate before the meal, and the spoons in front of everyone were inlaid with gold and jade!

The dishes are naturally rich, and there is an explanation after each dish is delivered, and the first dish sent by the handsome guy is a roast whole sheep.

The whole sheep was carried up by two healthy women, the sheepskin was roasted and fragrant, Wang Qilin glanced at Zhang Ruhui, and his eyes and the boy behind him were straight.

Li Ying got up and entertained: "Come on, Lord Zhang, you have accompanied Lord Liu to serve in the Northwest Frontier since you joined the company, and when you returned to our Central Plains in recent years, I am afraid that you have not eaten authentic Northwest cuisine anymore, right?"

Zhang Ruhui licked his lips and smiled: "Master Li bothered, when I saw this dish, I really couldn't help but think of the days in the frontier, when I didn't eat roasted whole sheep." ”

Hearing this, Li Ying said: "Xiaguan understands, so what Xiaguan is preparing today is not roasting the whole sheep, but the muddy sheep is dead." ”

A short sharp knife hung from the rack of roasting the whole sheep, and he used the knife to dissect the belly of the lamb and take out a piece of white goose meat.

The handsome guy took out the goose meat, Li Ying cut the meat and gave it to Zhang Ruhui, then nodded, and the healthy woman carried the whole roast sheep away.

The boy watched the whole sheep get on the boat, and couldn't help asking, "Are they going to disassemble the mutton?"

Several people looked at him in surprise, it stands to reason that there are many rules for the official family's banquet, and the boy is not qualified to speak.

When everyone saw that the boy interjected and Zhang Ruhui didn't say anything, they guessed that he should be very spoiled by the boy, so they answered one after another:

"Xiao Langjun is so humorous, this roast sheep is naturally carried down and thrown away. ”

"Yes, Master Li said, this dish is a muddy sheep and not a whole sheep, this sheep is actually a pot, a pot used to cook this goose meat. ”

"The goose meat is delicate, and it is easy to burn when roasted over an open fire, so kill a goose and rub it all over the body with pepper and salt, wash it and then take the tender meat and stuff it into the belly of a sheep, and when the whole sheep is cooked, the goose meat will naturally be cooked. ”

The boy was dumbfounded: "Do you want to throw away the roast sheep?

Meng Zhongxian said: "Of course, it's just a pot for cooking, how can there be a saying that you have to eat a pot when you eat vegetables?"

The boy gasped and said something, Zhang Ruhui touched his arm with his elbow, and the boy closed his mouth stupidly.

The death of the muddy sheep is the first dish, and every dish that comes up in the back is also very particular.

What is the rush to become a little hungry, flying luan, duan, pickling chicken, dragon whisker, gentleman's nail, purple dragon cake, ivory jian, white bear, special chest, broken tendon soup......

Wang Qilin looked stupid, don't say he hadn't seen it, he hadn't even heard of it, and he didn't even understand what these dishes meant after they were named!

No one laughed at him, because Zhang Ruhui was worse than him!

This made Li Ying and his entourage tremble, and Meng Zhongxian leaned up and whispered: "My lord, I'm afraid it's counterproductive!"

Zhang Ruhui himself has a high official rank, and he is also a confidant of a government official, and the resources he has access to are far beyond their ability.

Judging from the performance of Zhang Ruhui and the boy, they have never seen these dishes, so what does this mean? It shows that they are Qing officials and live a simple life, so Li Ying's family banquet is extremely luxurious, I am afraid it will arouse people's disgust.

This can also be seen from the performance after the banquet, Zhang Ruhui and the boy ate and drank a lot, and at first glance, they had never eaten such delicacies.

Li Ying gave Meng Zhongxian a look, and also said in a low voice: "No, I understand Master Zhang's temperament, he likes wine and luxury." ”

Meng Zhongxian said: "I heard that the prefect is honest and noble, maybe he was influenced by the prefect to change his temperament?

There is also a painting boat sailing out of the lake, the lights on the boat are brilliant, there is a girl wearing a long veil dancing gracefully delicate body, under the bright moonlight, the snow-white gauze flutters with the wind, the already beautiful girl adds a bit of artistic conception, it seems to ride the wind away, straight up to the nine heavens.

Seeing this, Meng Zhongxian gave Li Ying a look, and Li Ying looked at Zhang Ruhui tentatively and asked, "Master Zhang, shall we enjoy the dance while drinking?"

Zhang Ruyan ate dessert and said: "What is there to appreciate in dance music? It's boring and boring, it's best for us to eat and drink quietly." ”

Hearing this, Li Ying frowned and stared at him twice, and when he saw that he was serious, he walked quickly to the dock and shook his hands.

The boat was unknown, so they thought they wanted to see it up close, so the boatman rowed in.

This made Li Ying angry, glaring angrily and swinging his fist.

The boatman finally understood what he meant, and hurriedly turned the bow of the boat to leave, but the dancing girl in the bow of the boat was still dancing, and the boat suddenly changed direction, and the dancing girl did not take a wrong step and did not stand firmly, and jumped into the water with an exclamation.

The waves are swaying, and the dancing girl is wearing a long veil again, and after falling into the water, the long veil turns into a fishing net and wraps her, so that she can't save herself if she wants to.

And the boatman was stupid, seeing Li Ying's anger, he only cared about rowing with his head bored, and he didn't even know that someone had fallen into the water!

Seeing that there was a big mess on this boat, Wang Qilin didn't care about taking off his clothes, he hastily kicked off his boots and jumped into the water:

After waiting for more than ten years, I finally waited for a chance for a hero to save the United States!