Shu Yan saw his eyes lingering on the third fish and said, "Brother Ye, if you like this one, you can try it first."

"No, although this fish smells mellow, its taste must be strong, and it will definitely linger in your mouth for a long time after entering it. This will definitely affect the taste of other fish, so you should start with the lighter ones.

.”

"Brother Ye is right. If it's light, of course it has to be this steamed fish. Let's try it first." With that said, the two of them each took a piece and ate it.

Xiao Mo said: "Don't just eat it, you two are also going to give it a review."

Shu Yan couldn't help but nodded after eating: "Well, if you ask me to describe the benefits of this fish, it can be best summed up in four words, which is 'tender and fragrant'."

Ye Chung also nodded and said: "Since Brother Shu used four words to comment, then I will also use four words to comment, 'the fragrance is fresh and not greasy'."

"Although you two talked about the same thing, you didn't mention its most important feature. The most important feature of steamed carp is to use less seasoning when making it and try to maintain its original flavor. Therefore, the most important thing about steamed carp is

We need to highlight the word 'fresh'."

"Isn't that right? Brother Shu and I said eight words, which are not as apt as brother Xiao Mo's one word 'fresh'."

"The first fish didn't hit the spot. Let's try the second fish. This one is braised carp. I've already eaten it a few days ago. Brother Ye, you should try it too."

Ye Zhong took a bite and said while chewing: "The smell of fish is mixed with the smell of oil, oily but not greasy, fragrant but not fishy, ​​how can the word 'fragrant' be so special!"

Yan and Mo nodded, and the three of them drank for a while. Ye Chung looked at the third fish and said, "Don't talk about eating it. Just by looking at its shape, you can tell that this fish must have cost you a lot of effort."

Xiao Mo said: "It takes a lot of effort, but no matter how much effort you put in, if it doesn't taste good, it's all in vain. No matter how beautiful the shape is, it's useless. The key is to taste."

Shu Yan said: "Really, this fish took Xiao Mo a lot of effort. Just with the shape of this leaping fish, it couldn't have been made without a little effort."

"It's not just my fault. This juice was prepared by Brother Shu. Brother Ye, please try our craftsmanship."

Ye Zhong picked up a piece of fish, dipped it in some juice, chewed it carefully, and after a long while said, "The fish meat is tender and the fish juice is mellow. This fish meat and this fish sauce are a match made in heaven. They are a perfect couple."

A match made in heaven, a perfect match? These words touched Xiao Mo's sensitive point again, and he blushed secretly.

Shu Yan also knew that whenever Ye Chung drank some wine, he would often use words randomly when speaking, so he laughed and said: "Brother Ye, have you drunk too much again? What do you mean by 'a match made in heaven'? These words can be used very well."

Isn’t that appropriate?”

"Oh, it's wrong again, it's wrong again, it should be 'a perfect combination, it can be called a masterpiece'. Sorry, I'll punish myself with a glass of wine." Ye Chong drank another glass of wine, remembering that he had been living in Luoyang for many days without a trace.

, couldn't help but feel worried, and sighed a few times, "I said: Managing a big country is like cooking small dishes. From these three fish you cooked, you can see your virtues in life and work. You are young and promising. How are you like me...

"

"Brother Ye, what's wrong? Why are you sighing?"

"Sigh." Ye Chong put down his wine glass and frowned quietly, "I'm afraid this is the last time we brothers will drink."

"The last time to drink? Why did Brother Ye say this?" Shu Yan asked in surprise.

"To tell you the truth, I have seen through it all. There is no hope of waiting for the official appointment. I still have a wife, children and parents at home, and I cannot afford to spend time here. I plan to go back soon."

"How can this be done? Wouldn't your future be ruined?"

"You two don't know, but I, Ye, am also well-known in my hometown. After being elected as Xiaolian, I came to Luoyang with great ambitions. I originally wanted to find a part-time official position so that I could contribute to the country. But who knows,

Things are not as good as imagined at all. The road to officialdom is controlled by wealthy families. If you want to have a future, you must be born into a wealthy family like the Shi family."

Xiao Mo said bluntly: "That's not necessarily the case, isn't my brother Shu also from a poor family?"

"Brother Shu is the pride of our humble family. The question is, how many people in the world can be as talented and virtuous as Brother Shu? We are beyond our reach. Now that I have passed, I will not be confused, but I have accomplished nothing, and I am not as good as the two of you."

A man who is strong and weak."

"Brother Shu became a Langguan at a young age. Compared with him, you are indeed inferior. But I am nothing, so why are you not as good as me?"

"Of course it's not as good as that. Everyone has their own ambitions. Even if you don't become an official, it's because your ambition is not there. You just want to travel around and be free and comfortable. To a certain extent, you have achieved your life goal.

Not only am I inferior to you, I am even inferior to Ge Shen. Although he was rated as low-grade by Zhongzhengluan, he was able to leave decisively, unlike me who is half-down, unable to advance even if I want to retreat, and am wasting my time here."

After hearing what Ye Chong said, Shu Yan felt that it was reasonable, but if he gave up like this, he still felt a little pity, so he advised: "Brother Ye, don't worry, just wait a little longer, maybe there will be a good job for you."

Well, don’t worry, I will be responsible for all your expenses from now on.”

After listening to Shu Yan's words, Xiao Mo thought to himself, "Isn't it right? The two of us are almost at a loss. Do you still want to raise another person?" Although he didn't say it out loud, he stared at Shu Yan with his eyes.

"How is that possible? One or two meals is enough. With the little money you have, it's okay to support Xiao Mo alone. How can you have the energy to support three people?"

"Ah? It turns out that the outside world thinks that I am a freeloader. Who said he is supporting me? I am supporting him these days, okay?" Xiao Mo complained for himself in his heart.

Shu Yan looked at Xiao Mo and smiled, and then said to Ye Chung: "Actually, these days, although I don't care about food, rice, oil and salt, I know that the money I brought in Ruyin has been spent long ago. Now I am spending Xiao Mo on it."

Mo’s money. But don’t worry, my salary will come down now. Then I won’t have to worry about food and clothing, and I’ll even have your expenses.”

"Ah? It turns out that the fish and wine we are eating now were all bought by brother Xiao Mo?" Ye Chong quickly poured a glass of wine for Xiao Mo, and then said to Shu Yan, "Come, let's toast brother Xiao Mo.

"

The three of them drank, and Ye Chung said again: "If a person is unlucky, he will encounter bad luck out of thin air."

"What's wrong? What happened?" Shu Yan and Xiao Mo looked at him.

"Oh, I'm not afraid of you two making fun of me. Today, because I had a bad stomach, I felt like I couldn't do it before I even got up in the morning. I hurried to the toilet. As soon as I got in, I hadn't unbuttoned my pants, and I didn't know who it was, and suddenly screamed

There was a loud noise in my throat, and it was very dark inside. I was suddenly frightened by that bastard, and I couldn’t control myself..."

"Ah?" After hearing this, Shu Yan and Xiao Mo squirted all their rice into the bowl, looked at each other, and then lay on the table and couldn't stop laughing. Unexpectedly, the unlucky man turned out to be Ye Chong.

Shu Yan smiled and said, "What do you mean, when I went to your room today, you were so sneaky that you didn't let me in to drink tea. It turned out that you were secretly washing your underwear!"

Xiao Mo just stopped laughing. After hearing this, he laughed so much that he fell on the case again.

"Why are you laughing? I don't treat you as an outsider, and I drank a few glasses of wine today. Otherwise, how could I tell such a scandal?" Ye Chong has always been like this, after drinking a little wine, he can tell anything.

, he continued, "Not only did I meet a daredevil today, I also encountered a weird thing."

"What's weird?"

"Have you two been to the toilet just now?"

"not yet."

"Hey." Ye Chung slapped his thigh, "You don't know, who just hung a sign in front of the toilet door without knowing it, and now you have to turn over the sign when you go to the toilet. Do you think it's strange?"

Shu Yan and Xiao Mo looked at each other and smiled: "Is there a notice posted next to it? It says, 'Every time you go to the toilet, you must turn the cards; every time you go out, you must turn the cards'?"

"Did you see it?"

"That itself was written by me."

"Ah?" Ye Chong chewed half of the fish in his mouth, "Did you write it?"

Xiao Mo didn't wait for Shu Yan to speak and said first, "It was written by Brother Shu, the chief of our department, Shangshu Ling."

"Why, why?"

"The reason has been clearly written above. It is to understand the embarrassment of all the kings. The order of the minister also said that everyone should supervise each other. If anyone fails to comply, it will affect his future character evaluation."

"Ah, isn't it?" Ye Chung's eyes widened, "How can a trivial matter like going to the toilet have such a serious impact on the quality evaluation? Are you lying to me? Why didn't I see the seal of the Minister of Order on it?"

Xiao Mo suddenly said seriously: "Why are you lying to me? As you said, this is just a trivial matter. This kind of thing depends entirely on self-discipline. There is no need to issue formal documents? Brother Shu is in charge of the documents at the Shangshu Desk.

Writer, if you don’t believe me, don’t you still believe him?”

Hearing Xiao Mo speak so formally, Ye Chong believed it. "Well, it makes sense. Anyway, I have nothing to do. I not only have to set an example, but also supervise this matter."

"That's right."

Seeing that he actually believed it, Xiao Mo was very happy, so he got up and left his seat, brought a basin of soup from the stove, filled a bowl for Shu Yan, and said: "Here, this is the coriander and egg drop soup I made, and there is also some cilantro and egg drop soup in it.

I made some sesame sesame oil, it’s very delicious.” Then he also filled a bowl for Ye Chung, “Brother Ye, your stomach has not been good these past two days, drink a bowl of hot soup to replenish it.”

The two of them looked at the bowl of clear and yellow soup with oily splotches. They took a small sip first and said, "Well, it tastes good." Then they picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp, then they both filled up another bowl, and then another.

They drank it all. Fortunately, Shu Yan was afraid that he would drink it all and Xiao Mo wouldn't be able to drink it, so he and Ye Chong put down their bowls one after another.

After Ye Chong went back, he was full of praise for Xiao Mo's cooking skills and praised everyone he met. He actually went to supervise everyone's toilet use, and everyone consciously followed the rules on the notice. Xiao Mo's move was originally

Just to solve my own unspeakable secrets, I didn't expect that everyone would develop this habit.

A few days later, Shu Yan's salary was indeed paid. The standard of four hundred shi was fifteen hu of rice and 2,500 yuan per month. He took the grain and rice back and gave the money to Xiao Mo. Xiao Mo was happy
Chapter completed!