After a while of turmoil, the Chen family finally entered the normal opening mode. In addition to the tea soup, there were also lychees, loquats, cherries, plums and other seasonal fruits, a few snacks and dried fruits on the table in front of Zhao Bing. The two Chen brothers accompanied each other, and the eldest son Chen Changshi brought two servants to greet him, responsible for serving tea and pouring water.

"Shangshu Chen, I think there are not many servants in your family!" Seeing that the Chen family were careful and nervous as if they were facing a great enemy, Zhao Bing peeled a lychee and threw it into his mouth and smiled.

"His Majesty……"

"His Majesty……"

"Haha, I have ignored it. The Chen family is now a two-chan minister. It is indeed inappropriate to call it like this!" Zhao Bing asked, and the two brothers snatched the answer at the same time. It was obvious that the other party wanted to say it, and they both closed their mouths at the same time, which made the scene a little awkward. He smiled.

"Your Majesty, just call me the name of me!" Chen Zeweng felt quite embarrassed and bowed his hand to politely.

"The two ministers are elders of ministers, and they are at home. It seems disrespectful to call their names and surnames. Why don't I just follow Shu'er's name and name!" Zhao Bing thought that not to mention this era that emphasizes etiquette, even later generations directly call their elders and surnames in China was extremely rude. It is also a common practice for son-in-law to call their mother's family with his daughter-in-law, so he said.

"No!" Chen Zeweng was shocked when he heard this, "Your Majesty is the king, and the ministers cannot afford it, and it violates etiquette and law, but this is a way to kill the ministers!"

"Your Majesty, you must not do this. The king and his subjects will be different!" Chen Renweng waved his hands repeatedly. In fact, in his heart, not only did the little emperor save his life, but he also had the feeling of knowing him. After joining the general's mansion, he never regarded the little emperor as a child. In addition to being respected as the emperor, his feelings were like brothers. But his fate was impermanent. As his daughter entered the palace, he was upgraded to his father-in-law, which made him feel quite uncomfortable.

"That's how to rely on Mr. Ruizhou!" Zhao Bing pondered for a moment. It would be not appropriate to call him Chen Da, Chen Er, or Da Chen, and he has always had a close relationship with Chen Renweng. He felt that he was more like a brother, and it was really difficult to say that he called him father, so he just followed their wishes, but he still added the word "Mr." to the suffix, which was already a sign of respect.

"This is the best!" Chen Zeweng said with politeness. In fact, even if it was the word "Mr.", he felt flattered. He was not an imperial teacher or a famous scholar. It was a great honor to call His Majesty such a title.

"Your Majesty, Qiongzhou is not as rich as Lin'an, and most of the children are not around. Now they all live together after returning to Beijing, and the expenses are much higher." Chen Renweng continued the emperor's question before, and "Although the subordinates and brothers and brothers have a good salary, several nephews have also entered the officialdom. However, the population has increased several times, and there are often social engagements. In addition, people from the village often surrender, the cost is also quite large. It can be maintained by the help of brothers and sisters-in-law, so what can be saved is saved."

"Well, life is a little more difficult, but it is enviable for the two families to be so harmonious!" Zhao Bing nodded. He knew that he wanted to live a decent life in Beijing, especially to maintain the face of the royal relatives. It was not easy to not be greedy or take possession. More than a hundred people from the Chen family were not trivial, and the gatherings between colleagues were not small. Poor relatives often fought for the autumn wind. When the children grew up, they had to marry and had some savings, so they had to save as much as they could.

"Your Majesty is saying!" Chen Renweng nodded, "But this is much better than that back then. You always have no worries about food and clothing, and the family can be reunited. This is the best."

"That's true. I can't bear to see you so hard!" Zhao Bing thought more than that. These people were conquering the world with their birth and death. Although they didn't necessarily think about their future glory and wealth, who would not want to live a better life. So they should not only be satisfied spiritually, but also be compensated materially, at least better than before. He considered the following, "Wang De, after returning, he took 1,000 guan from the warehouse and sent it. From then on, as a regular rule, he would subsidize the Chen family on time every month."

"Yes, I've written it down!" Wang De said with his order.

"Your Majesty, how can this be done?" Chen Zeweng was shocked. He knew that although there was only a thousand guan per month, it was not a small amount of money. As a minister, his salary was only four hundred guan per month, and various subsidies were about five hundred guan per day. The ordinary people in the capital spent only a hundred guan per day. Therefore, this thousand guan was enough to make their whole family live a step further and their lives were much more relaxed.

"Your Majesty has been saving money for so many years. His subordinates have already paid their salary. How can they take His Majesty's money?" Chen Zeweng also said quickly.

"No need to refuse. Although I have always been short of money, there are still these." Zhao Bing said.

"Your Majesty is like this, and I may be criticized by his ministers. I ask Your Majesty to take it back!" Chen Zeweng knew that his two brothers were the ministers, and his daughter in the family entered the palace and became the imperial concubine. He was now in charge of the harem, which was already very eye-catching. If you do it, wouldn't you be even more jealous?

"What's wrong with this? We are relatives. I'm paying money from my pocket, not using public funds. Besides, who has no poor relatives, it's normal for them to help. What can they say? To be honest, there's not much money!" Zhao Bing waved his hand.

In fact, he also thought of this, but for his ancestors, he was already very restrained. When Concubine Jia and Concubine Yan were favored, they rewarded their family with more than one million yuan. He also considered this number. Qianguan could improve the Chen family's financial difficulties and pay in installments, so they would not let them live a luxurious life. Even if the outside world knew about it, they would not be envied.

"There is no need to refuse the two ministers. You know your majesty's temper. You can't look down on the suffering of your subordinates. It's better not to let Your Majesty be sad." Wang De also advised from the side.

"I am so disrespectful to you, thank you Your Majesty!" Chen Renweng thought about it. The young emperor has always been harsh on himself, but he is very generous to his subordinates. How difficult the days were back then, he did not abandon the orphans in the old camp. Even if he raised them into talents, he would provide funding even if he knew that life was not good. Moreover, the old camp is still open, and the adoption is not only the orphans and relatives in the army, but also the officers and soldiers who were injured and disabled and unattended. It would be too pretentious to refuse again, so it would be better to accept it safely.

After talking for a while, the fruit on the table was removed and the dishes were presented in three rounds. At this time, the Hakka banquet was divided into "first sitting", "rest sitting" and "sitting again". "First sitting" means that the guests sat down and took a breath after entering the door, and ate some snacks to relieve fatigue. After "first sitting", the guest and the host served the table again, which was "sitting again". After the official family banquet began, the main dish was also called "showing wine". The rest sitting was on this round.

The ancients believed that the Futian would enter the third Geng day after the summer solstice. At this time, the weather was hot, people lost their appetite and began to lose weight, that is, "dry summer". They should take a break and spend the summer and pay attention to diet to nourish the food. There is a saying that the three fresh foods in summer are divided into the ground, the trees and the water. Therefore, this round is that the three fresh foods on the ground are amaranth, broad beans and almonds, the three fresh foods on the tree are cherries, plums and toons, the three thin foods in the water are sea silkworms, the fish and salted duck eggs.

The banquet was officially started at noon. Thinking that since the emperor was here to attend his family banquet, Chen Zeweng used a table banquet, but the rules still cannot be broken. There was only one table in the main hall, and the two brothers were still accompanied by the eldest sons of the other two families. The other brothers and female relatives could only retreat to the back hall and could not eat in the same room. This is also the rule. Even if the family had a meal, men and women could not eat together. Male members had dinner at this table, and female members had dinner at another table, with a screen in the middle separated them.

If there are many empty rooms, men and women not only have different seats, but they can't even have the same room. Men have dinner in the living room, while women have dinner in the bedroom. The ladies' seating arrangement is the same as men, and they also face the front door as the chief, and the back to the front door as the last seat, the chief lets the aunt sit on the left, the chief lets the aunt sit on the right, and the new daughter-in-law and sister-in-law are holding each other with their backs to the front door.

Zhao Bing saw that there were six plates on the first round, first of which were fruits, lotus roots, oranges, green oranges and other fruits and vegetables. These are common foods and not particularly difficult things. I also found that the plates used by the Chen family were all porcelain. Although they were very exquisite, they were not the first choice for wealthy families in this era. Because gold and silver tableware are the first choice, even larger restaurants rarely use porcelain, which shows that the Chen family is really not well-off.

In addition, I thought I had considered my habits and did not put on those flashy dishes, and the amount of dishes was not too much. Then there were four seafood. The first was steamed stone croaker, which is the common yellow croaker on the market today. Its name stone croaker is said to originate from King Helu of Wu. The "Wu Lu" records the deliciousness of this fish, saying: "It is slightly like the claws of Cancer, and it is the crown of fish in the rivers and seas." However, this is also a rare delicacy in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Zhao Bing understood that the reason why stone-shou fish is rare is that it is mainly because the fishing season is in the early summer. In the era when fresh-snow technology has not yet been popularized, the stone-shou fish on the market are very prone to rot, but even the smelly fish meat cannot withstand the mouth of the Wu people. Therefore, at that time, there was a saying that "tolerate the smell and eat the stone-shou fish." However, during this period of the gradual popularization of fresh-snow technology, the preservation of stone-shou fish is no longer a problem that troubles everyone, and their sales scope has also gradually been promoted inland, so it is not a luxury.

Another plate is fried clams. This dish is not unfamiliar to modern people. At this time, it is already famous in the major restaurants in Lin'an City. It is still a rare thing for Song Dynasty people in non-coastal areas, but it is not a rare thing in Hangzhou near the coast. It is considered seasonal seafood. Zhao Bing ate it. It is fried in fragrant oil, and it has a unique flavor, but he also ate a few more bites.

Another plate is crab, which is called "holding crabs and offerings". In fact, it is a very simple white-cooked crab, which means cooking crabs in water and cooking seasonings, which is very generous with holding crabs with wine. This way of eating is almost the same as today's steamed crabs, but it is the most authentic way to eat crabs. When Zhao Bing went to sea to catch crabs when he was in Qiongzhou, he often ate this way. This must be what Chen Renweng liked, so he served them directly.

"This crab is very plump and enjoyable to eat!" Zhao Bing raised his glass to drink with everyone, then lifted off the crab shell and said happily when he saw the crab meat plump and plump.

"Your Majesty, this crab was sent by the old subordinates. They knew that their subordinates liked it, and they would send it after they were caught. It was much larger than the ordinary ones on the market and was very delicious. It was kept in the pond for several days and would still be fresh!" Chen Renweng said.

"Oh, think about it, I haven't taken a boat into the sea for more than a year, so I've had such a long time in Qiongzhou. In previous years, I was in the Boao Palace to escape the summer heat, so I could go into the sea to swim, fish on a boat, and catch crabs so leisurely and enjoy!" Zhao Bing said with great emotion after hearing this.

"Yes, at that time, Your Majesty often boated on the sea to coach the navy and traveled around the ocean, and it was so satisfying to think about it!" Chen Renweng also said in a fascination.

"Your Majesty, this crab is not a rare thing in Lin'an now. Why should you always forget Qiongzhou every year?" Chen Zeweng saw that the little emperor's face looked dim and quickly turned the way.

"Haha, it's true. I often buy it in the palace, but I can't taste the same as before!" Zhao Bing twisted off the crab sect. He knew that crabs were already a delicacy on the table in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He was a crab shop that sells crabs outside the new gate of Lin'an City. People in the city do catering business. If the store does not sell steamed crabs, they will be ridiculed by their peers.

"The elder brother doesn't know that eating crabs on this table, catching them from the sea with their own hands, and cooking them with their own hands, eating them with the troops on the boat on the deck is definitely not the same. His Majesty sighs that he cannot be as free as he used to, rather than eating them safely on this table!" Chen Renweng retorted.

"I often think of the soldiers who worked with me and fought on the sea, but now they are all in all directions. It is difficult to meet each other, and they don't know where they are. Especially the soldiers recruited in Qiongzhou are now far away from their hometowns and come to Jiangnan, and I don't know how they have gone before!" Zhao Bing said while peeling crab meat.

"The subordinates often feel the same way. When they were ordered to form a training left-wing army, they lived together every day. Three thousand soldiers were either killed in battle, injured and retired, or transferred to other troops during many years of war. The rest were rare to see. Whenever they encountered it, they were deeply moved. The soldiers recruited from Qiongzhou are now stationed in all directions, and they are rare to see each other!" Chen Renweng said.

"Yes, after we went to Qiong, we reorganized the army many times. After returning to Jiangnan, we expanded our army a lot. We had to split them and split them into various departments to serve. It is difficult to show the scene of the same family being organized into a first army at that time." Zhao Bing nodded and said.

"What Your Majesty said is that after his subordinates arrive at the Ministry of War, there are often generals and officials who will privately request the recruited recruits to their headquarters. However, after training, they often add them nearby. The subordinates cannot be able to make peace, and they often complain to them!" Chen Renweng said with a wry smile.
Chapter completed!