Seeing the maids setting the dishes, Mrs. Xiao Han stood up, sat down at the table, waved her hands and said to everyone: "Everyone, please sit down!"

After Mrs. Gao sat down, Xiao Cheng sat down on the left side of Xiao Han, and Xiao Ai sat on the bottom. Xiao Cheng's three-year-old nephew was clamoring to sit next to Xiao Cheng.

, Xiao Cheng smiled and hugged his nephew to his side, placed him on the chair and sat down, but a girl immediately stood up behind him to prevent the little guy from falling.

Among the seven or eight dishes, except for a plate of steamed fish, a meatball soup, and a crystal elbow, the rest were all vegetarian.

Several meat dishes were placed beside Xiao Cheng.

It's not that the Xiao family doesn't have money, but whether it's the Xiao Han family or the Gao family, most of the time they eat very lightly.

"The eldest maid and the eldest sister-in-law should also eat some meat dishes appropriately. Too bland food may not be a good thing for the body." Xiao Cheng stood up and held a crystal elbow for Xiao Han and Gao. "Yin and yang."

Economics, water and fire blend together, it is best not to neglect it."

Xiao Hanshi looked at Xiao Cheng with a smile and said: "As you can tell, the masters in Xiangguo Temple are all vegetarians, and they are all very strong."

Xiao Cheng pursed his lips, "My lord, please don't be deceived by these thieves and monks. They look so sanctimonious in front of others, but what are they going to do behind the scenes? They might just eat and drink in a big way."

"Erlang!" Mrs. Xiao Han was furious, her eyebrows raised, "How can you insult the master of Xiangguo Temple at will! It doesn't matter what you say casually, if it spreads out and ruins people's reputation, they will sue the government.

You can't afford the punishment. Moreover, these masters have a wide network of contacts and often interact with officials. If someone says something behind your back, you may suffer a lot."

Only then did Xiao Cheng remember that his eldest lady was a devout Buddhist and a serious lay practitioner. Didn't he call the thief bald in front of the monk?

But these monks are definitely not the eminent monks that Xiao Han said. Look at each of them, one by one, they annex land, and they make loan sharks. Even a meal in Xiangguo Temple costs a lot of money.

When it comes to money, my eyes are full of yellow copper coins and white silver coins, but I don’t know what kind of Taoism it is?

However, Mr. Xiao Han still cares about himself. The last few words are still warning him to be careful of disasters coming from his mouth. None of these monks are ordinary people. It may be difficult to help others, but to do bad things,

Especially for a scholar who is about to take part in the Juren Examination or the Jinshi Examination, I'm afraid it will be a piece of cake.

"Ma'am, you're right. I was the one frivolous with Meng Lang." Xiao Cheng lowered his head and confessed.

"You, you are always quick and sincere in admitting your mistakes in front of others, but you still go your own way behind the scenes!" Xiao Hanshi sighed: "I don't know who you learned this temperament from. If you don't change it, you will suffer a loss."

"I will definitely change it, I will definitely change it!" Xiao Cheng said with an apologetic smile.

Mrs. Gao on the side looked at Mrs. Xiao Han reproaching Xiao Cheng repeatedly, and couldn't sit still. She quickly spoke to Xiao Cheng to help him: "Honey, my second uncle taught my family how to make these rock sugar elbows. It tastes really good, glutinous and sweet."

, and it melts in your mouth. The last time my family’s cook came over and learned how to cook it for the old lady, the old lady ate less than half a bowl of rice with this rock sugar elbow! In the past, who knew that pork could be cooked?

Is it so delicious?"

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he shouted in his heart that it was bad. This sister-in-law wanted to save him, but it was not the right time to say this. Now, by saying this, wouldn't Xiao Han's family get the handle again?

A real pig teammate!

Xiao Cheng sighed and lowered his head.

Sure enough, Xiao Han's scolding came immediately.

"Erlang, you are a scholar. Instead of focusing on studying the Four Books and Five Classics, you spend so much time reading these miscellaneous books and studying these cooking techniques. If you spread the word, you will laugh to death. It's a shame that only your family knows about it.

, The Gao family is not an outsider, if word spreads, can you tell me if it is an honorable thing?"

Xiao Cheng lowered his head and thought to himself, when you were eating the rock sugar elbow, didn't you also say it was delicious? Now you are using this to teach others.

In the past, no one in the Xiao family ate pork, basically mutton. In the entire city of Tokyo, even in wealthy families like the Xiao family, no one ate pork. Everyone thought pork was dirty and unclean.

Because the pigs are not castrated, the pork will have an off-flavor, which is naturally unpalatable.

However, since Xiao Cheng came up with another cooking method, pork has taken on a different style. Now, pork is often served in the Xiao family, not just rock sugar elbow, but also seven or eight other kinds.

Flavored pork products are limited to the Xiao family.

That is to say, my sister-in-law, Mrs. Gao, asked her mother's cook to learn the skills.

When Mrs. Gao saw that he could not save himself, but instead put his second uncle in a bigger dilemma, he suddenly became anxious and glanced at Xiao Cheng, his eyes filled with apologies.

Xiao Cheng smiled bitterly and kept pushing rice grains into his mouth, hoping to divert Xiao Han's attention.

"Second uncle, hurry up and finish your meal so that you can continue to tell me how Sun Hou'er defeated that fake traveler?" A waxy voice came from beside him.

Xiao Cheng suddenly choked and coughed.

Your mother just slapped me, little guy, do you want to do it again?

Sure enough, there was a dinging sound from the opposite side, which was the sound of Mrs. Xiao Han putting down her chopsticks, and not surprisingly, her slightly sullen voice rang in her ears.

"And this Journey to the West you told Jing'er. You said you read it from a book. I asked several teachers at home, and they all said they had never read or heard of it. They all guessed that you made it up.

Everyone who came out praised Erlang for your literary talent. You can use it as a storybook when you take it out!"

This is not a compliment!

"You spend the whole day not doing anything serious, not studying and writing properly, and just doing all these messy things. I think you only spent four or five minutes studying. If you put in twelve percent of your energy, what would you do?

Is it like this now?”

Xiao Cheng raised his head, looked at Xiao Han who had a frosty face across from him, and defended in a low voice: "My lord, Master Cen even praised the child today, saying that next year the child will definitely pass the Jinshi exam."

"Master Cen praised you, right?" Xiao Hanshi sneered: "Today, I was hit with a board for a long time, and it's not dark yet, so why don't you forget about it?"

Who made the accusation?

Xiao Cheng was furious and looked up at the Gao family opposite. He went to the Gao family school. If there was anyone who had the best information, it would definitely be the sister-in-law from the Gao family.

Seeing Xiao Cheng's dark face, Mrs. Gao shook his head repeatedly, indicating that it wasn't him and he didn't know it?

"What are you doing to see your sister-in-law? Do you think it's your sister-in-law who filed the complaint?" Xiao Han said angrily: "Even if it is, then my sister-in-law is doing it for your own good."

Xiao Yi, who was at the bottom, rolled her eyes and glanced at everyone, and said: "Second brother, the eldest lady of the Luo family from Donghua Gate is here today."

"Shut up, girl, where did you learn to complain?" After being glared at by Xiao Hanshi, Xiao Ai immediately lowered her head and kept picking up rice in her mouth.

Xiao Cheng felt great hatred in his heart. Wasn't the eldest lady of Donghuamenluo family the wife of Luo Gang and Luo Yuting?

Luo Yuting seems to be a pretty good guy, but why does he have such a mouth? He went back to his wife to ruin him, and then the eldest lady of the Luo family rushed to the door to sue him. Did he offend her?

I’ve never seen it before, okay?

He secretly hated the eldest lady of the Luo family, but Xiao Cheng couldn't hate the eldest lady Xiao Han who was scolding him at all. To be honest, he was more grateful.

Speaking of which, she is not the meat that fell from her belly. If she really wants to ignore herself and let herself fend for herself, as long as she is not shortchanged by eating and drinking, no one can say anything wrong with her. After all, she is just a bastard.

Xiao Han treats everyone equally, and has strictly disciplined himself since he was a child without his own mother. He is not afraid of people saying nasty things behind his back. He is truly responsible and truly loves and protects Xiao Cheng.

The so-called hatred of iron does not make it into steel.

Like his father, Xiao Han also hopes that Xiao Cheng will make a splash next year and be admitted to the Jinshi! If he is admitted, he will be the first Jinshi in the Xiao family.

Although compared to the Xiao Han family's natal family, the Xinyang Han family, a Jinshi is really not worth anything, and everyone can take it out by the dozen, but for the Xiao family, he is the first person in three generations. As the head of the family

For my mother, Mrs. Xiao Han, her face is naturally brighter, her waist can be straighter when she returns to her parents' home, and her voice can be louder.

Who makes Jinshi so valuable in this era?

The exam is held every three years, and only about 300 people are selected for each subject.

Everyone who passes the exam can truly be regarded as a dragon among men.

The high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the Song Dynasty were basically selected from these three hundred Jinshi. Those who did not have a Jinshi background could reach high places, not without them, but extremely rare.

"My dear, I have made a note of it. In the days to come, I must focus on studying, and I will definitely pass the Jinshi exam next year." Xiao Cheng put down his chopsticks, stood up, bowed and said seriously.

Seeing Xiao Cheng's repentant look, Xiao Han nodded with satisfaction. She called him in today just to give him a good beating. At the moment, it seemed that the effect was achieved.

"Okay, let's eat! Didn't your master give you an article? After dinner, write it down and show it to me tomorrow!"

"yes."

Xiao Cheng nodded and said, this eldest lady of the family came from a famous family. She may not be able to write good articles, but her appreciation level is first-class. It is impossible to look at her in front of her. On the contrary, my father Xiao Yu,

There is a lot of difference in this aspect.
Chapter completed!