In the front yard of the Zhu Mansion on Fulu Street, after uncle Zhu Shouren's identity was verified, he and his two good friends, Wolong and Fengchu, were invited from the ordinary guest rooms to the VIP guest rooms.
It was very cold outside, and Zhu Shouren and his friends couldn't help shivering when walking outside. But as soon as they entered the VIP room, they felt a warmth coming towards them. Being in the VIP room was like traveling through the four seasons and being in warm spring.
"How come this room is so warm? How many charcoal stoves must be burning to make the house so warm?"
As soon as Hu Wei entered the room, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Yeah, it would cost a lot of money just to burn charcoal for a day..." Uncle Zhu Shouren couldn't help but agree.
"Ah?" Xia Qiang, who came in last, couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Ahem... Brother Xia, be calm." Uncle Zhu Shouren glanced at Xia Qiang and coughed, reminding him to be more careful. We are scholars of status, don't act like a bumpkin and get jumpy, which will make people look down on us.
"No, Brother Zhu, Brother Hu, have you noticed that there is not even a stove in this room?" Xia Qiang said to the two of them with a look of surprise.
"Impossible. The room is so warm. It can't be this warm without ten or eight stoves."
Hu Wei and Zhu Shouren both shook their heads.
"But, look, there is no stove in this room?" Xia Qiang pointed at the furnishings in the room and said to the two people.
“How could it be…” Hu Wei and Zhu Shouren shook their heads and looked around the room, then their eyes couldn’t help but widen.
Oh my god, it’s true. There is a bed, table, chairs and cabinets in this room, but there is no stove, not even one.
How is it so warm without a stove?!
For a moment, the three of them were like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, dumbfounded, no, speechless...
"Three masters, the VIP room is equipped with Zhurong heaters, which are exclusively produced by our Zhurong Company. That's why it's so warm. Three masters, do you see the pipes on the wall? That's our Zhurong radiator."
The steward who led the three people to the VIP room pointed at the heating pipes on the wall and explained to Uncle Zhu Shouren and the other three.
"What is Zhurong heater?" Uncle Zhu Shouren and others asked curiously.
"This was invented by our brother-in-law and young lady. There is no need to burn a stove in the house. We only need to install Zhurong radiators, and we can enjoy the warmth of spring in winter. We have a boiler room in the front yard, which is responsible for heating. The warmth can be sent to each room in the mansion equipped with Zhurong heaters through pipes."
The steward replied.
The three of them felt it was impressive.
Just then, several maids came in with steaming delicious dishes that were both delicious and tasty.
In the blink of an eye, the VIP room's eight-immortal table was filled with delicious food with all the colors, aromas and flavors, including chicken, duck, fish, meat, mountain and sea delicacies, stir-fried, deep-fried, pan-fried, braised, stewed, steamed, stuffed, blanched, stewed, baked, roasted, smoked, stir-fried, marinated and pickled, candied, honey-glazed and stewed... ...
In order to maintain the temperature, there are small charcoal stoves underneath several hot dishes, bubbling with sounds, doubling the aroma.
The three people who were studying the radiator were instantly attracted by the delicious food on the table, and their saliva was secreted wildly.
God knows how they survived the journey from Yingtian to Suzhou. They slept in the open air, had no food to eat, ate tree roots and bark, tried to steal chickens from the village, but were chased by dogs, and went to the river to catch fish, but the water was too cold and the fish were too slippery. They never saw any meat at all.
At this moment, looking at the table full of chicken, duck, goose, delicacies from land and sea, especially the plate of fragrant, wobbly pork elbow, the three of them moved uncontrollably towards the table little by little.
"When I see the pork elbow, I can't help but think of Mr. Dongpo's poem 'cooked with straw to make it fragrant'. Mr. Dongpo is worthy of being Mr. Dongpo. This pork elbow must be cooked with the straw to make it fragrant."
Uncle Zhu Shouren was reciting poetry while shaking his head, his mouth watering as he looked at the plate of tempting pork elbow on the table.
"I remember it was 'Grass Pearl Fragrance', right?" Xia Qiang scratched his head and muttered softly.
"Well, let me try the pork elbow in Suzhou and the one in my hometown to see what the difference is..." Uncle Zhu Shouren said as he couldn't wait to pick up the pork elbow. He didn't even have time to sit down before he picked up a piece of pork.
I haven't had any meat for more than ten days, and I really can't help it.
After eating one piece of the elbow, it was like opening Pandora's box, it was so delicious. All the thoughts of paying attention to one's image and being a scholar, the insignificant self-control was instantly shattered by this bite of elbow.
Hu Wei and Xia Qiang originally wanted to pay attention to the impact, but when they saw that Zhu Shouren was like a starving ghost, after a few bites, half of the elbow disappeared, they could no longer sit still. If they didn't take action, the elbow would be eaten up by Zhu.
"Hey, let's try Suzhou's food and see how it differs from our hometown..."
The two men said something to save their reputation and made their move.
As soon as they took the first bite of the elbow meat, their insignificant self-control was shattered just like Zhu Shouren.
It was as if he had opened Pandora's box. He couldn't stop and joined the battle without caring about his image.
There was no other way. As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for people. Moreover, they had been sleeping in the open air for more than ten days without eating any meat and were starving. They could not resist the temptation of the delicious food and surrendered.
"Ahem, three masters, the bath water and change of clothes are ready. Would you like to take a bath and change clothes before eating?"
The steward coughed and reminded.
"It's not too late to take a shower and change clothes after dinner."
Uncle Zhu Shouren shouted as he grabbed the last bite of elbow meat, without even raising his head, and spoke in an unclear voice.
"Yeah, it's not too late to take a bath after eating." Hu Wei and Xia Qiang couldn't agree more with Zhu Shouren at this moment.
The three of them were like starving ghosts reincarnated. In order to grab the food more conveniently, they didn't even sit down and just stood there and ate everything in a flash.
The table was filled with a dazzling array of delicious food, but in no time, it was half eaten up by the three of them, leaving the table in a mess.
I ate from the afternoon to the evening, a whole half day, but I hadn't finished eating yet, and the bath water had turned from hot to cold.
Zhu Pingan received the news that his uncle Zhu Shouren and two friends had arrived. He settled the camp and explained the affairs. When they entered the city and arrived at the mansion at dusk, the three of them had not finished eating yet. He just happened to see the three of them eating with their bellies bulging... ...
With dishevelled hair, ragged clothes, rolled-up sleeves, one foot on a chair, a chicken leg in his left hand and a duck leg in his right hand...
Although he had learned about the situation of his uncle and others from the person who passed the message, Zhu Ping'an still couldn't help but twitch his mouth when he saw it with his own eyes.
What happened
My grandparents favor my uncle, who always gets a lot of money from the old couple and often goes to my dad to ask for money. Every time he goes out, he eats, drinks and has fun. He never treats himself badly and likes to pretend to be a handsome man in public.
Why has it come to this