[It's impossible for an eunuch, it's just that the daughter went back to school to check her grades and held a parent-teacher meeting in the past two days—plus the exams were okay, and the family went out to celebrate for her, so it was delayed.
Another: Starting tomorrow, strive for one chapter each in the afternoon and evening]
Speechless all the way.
However, Sun Shaozong said that when he arrived at his main room, he saw Ruan Rong sweeping the gift list with a red envelope.
This new official takes office, and he has the power to review all prison lawsuits in the world, and it is inevitable that someone will come to the door to seek reversal of the case.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong instructed his family early in the morning, even if his relatives and friends sent gifts, they returned them as they were.
"The Xue family on Zijin Street gave them fresh shrimps and crabs from time to time. It is also a practice over the years. It is inappropriate not to accept them."
Ruan Rong said and got up from the table, passed the gift list to Sun Shaozong for a look, and then helped him take off his coat and handed it to Pomegranate.
Sun Shaozong was relieved when he heard that Xue Pan sent the shrimps and crabs.
Because they operate more than a dozen fishing boats in Jinmen, the Xue family has been sending seafood to Jia, Wang, and Sun over the years, and it has long been a routine.
However, Sun Shaozong glanced at the gift list and saw something strange.
"Sixty-six perch in Songjiang? Was there something like this in the past two years?"
"I heard that it was brought by the young master of the Xue family, so I also brought some along." Ruan Rong was waiting for him to wash, and said casually: "I was afraid that the cook in our house would not be able to do it, so I specially sent a recipe. Son."
Xue Tu brought it here
Sun Shaozong pondered for a while, and then instructed the small kitchen to cook a few sticks according to that recipe.
When the four-gill bass was on the table, he took some tender meat with chopsticks, rolled it in the sauce beside him, chewed it carefully for a while, and nodded, "It really tastes like this."
When passing through Jinling, Wang Ren held a banquet and entertained him. On the table, there was a grilled sea bass that was extremely delicious, which attracted Sun Shaozong's praise.
At that time, Xue Tao was also sitting by the side, thinking that it was in his heart at that time. Later, he deliberately searched for a recipe, and sent these perch over a thousand miles.
He was really distracted.
You must know that the present is not as good as the later generations. The cost of transporting perch from Songjiang is enough to destroy the homes of several ordinary people.
Not to mention that this is the signature dish of that restaurant. If you want to buy a meal, you may not be able to buy it for a hundred taels of silver.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that Sun Shaozong took a mouthful of fish, he stopped and looked thoughtful, not gobbling it like he usually does.
Ruan Rong also took a sip carefully, and found that there was nothing wrong with it except for the delicious taste, so she couldn't help but wonder: "Is there something wrong with the young master of the Xue family?"
"It can't be wrong."
Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "There has been some conflict between his family and Jiangnan Zhen's family recently, so he probably has a place to borrow from me."
Having said this, seeing Ruan Rong's face showing some regret, she smiled again: "This has nothing to do with my errand in Dali Temple, I will accept it if I accept it. Besides, Xue Tao is also a person, as long as things are not too troublesome. , selling his favor is nothing."
After hearing this, Ruan Rong breathed a sigh of relief, but she still did not dare to take it lightly, so she continued to inquire about why the Xue family had conflict with the Zhen family.
"The two families are really close to each other, so how could they come to Beijing?"
"It's not fake to be close to each other."
Sun Shaozong took some plucked crab meat, dipped it in the condiment, half of his mouth was upside down, and half of his mouth was inarticulate: "But the Zhen family is in a lot of trouble now, so they don't care about distant relatives. relationship with neighbors.
If Ruan Rong had asked about this a day in advance, Sun Shaozong might not have been able to answer—in fact, even Xue Tao himself couldn't understand why the Zhen family suddenly became so unsympathetic.
However, after listening to the report of Chen Jingde, the deputy of the Zuo Temple, Sun Shaozong suddenly figured out the cause and effect.
That Chen Jingde was appointed yesterday to investigate the case of Lu Haoran's murder in the case of the Ministry of Household, and it turned out that this Master Lu was under orders to investigate the treasury arrears secretly before his death.
And Sun Shaozong didn't even need to investigate, he dared to conclude that the Zhen family must be at the top of the debt list!
After all, the story of the Emperor Taishang's six tours to the south of the Yangtze River and the Zhen family's four pickups has been circulating in the circle of honorable people in the capital for more than 20 years.
That cost more than a million
No matter how much savings the Zhen family had, they couldn't afford to fill it with gold and silver, so most of the money was borrowed from the treasury.
And later, I never heard of his family's move to repay the money.
When I wanted to come to the Zhen family, I also heard that the imperial court intends to clear the debt—although it was a secret investigation, but with the Zhen family’s operations in recent decades, it was normal to hear some rumors—so I panicked.
Although the Supreme Emperor is currently holding it, the money may not be recovered to his family, but the Supreme Emperor is more than 80 people after all, and if he passes away one day...
Especially since the Longgen case, the differences between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor have increased day by day, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the present His Majesty will never settle down in the name of 'Xiao Gui Cao Sui'!
That's why the Zhen family wanted to close this hole as soon as possible, so as not to be overturned in time - and since their lives were at stake, they naturally didn't care about their distant neighbors.
Of course, the intricacies of this are not easy to explain in a few words. Besides, there is no need to elaborate too much with the mother-in-law at home.
Therefore, after explaining it a little bit, seeing that the three girls on the table seemed to understand something, Sun Shaozong changed the subject again and pointed at the plate of Songjiang perch with his chopsticks and said, "Remember to send a cook to Li Xian's house to cook it for them tomorrow. Father and son try it."
"It's still the way the master thinks."
Ruan Rong smiled and said, "I was thinking about sending some shrimps and crabs there, but I forgot that no one would play with these things on his stove."
Knowing that Sun Shaozong valued this 'disciple' very much, Ruan Rong always had to send something over during the festivals.
Wisdom, filial piety, knowledge of advance and retreat, knowledge of etiquette...
The most important thing is that at the age of fourteen, he won fame in one fell swoop!
Such a talented young man must be strongly supported to win over him.
Seeing the topic caused by this Songjiang perch, Sun Shaozong is about to throw off his cheeks and sacrifice to the temple of the five internal organs first.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the chopsticks stabbed the roast suckling pig, a little maid came in and reported that it was the eldest wife who sent Si Qi to pass the word.
When the next table was busy, everyone stood up to greet her - Si Qi had already carried her aunt last year, but she was still waiting by Jia Yingchun's side.
Although the aunt on the other side of the big room is not very valuable, since the position is different, it is difficult for everyone to treat her slowly.
Sun Shaozong said 'please', and saw Si Qi enter the house in a hurry. He and Sun Shaozong bowed to each other, and then vividly explained what happened in the Rongguo Mansion.
At the end, she added another sentence: "Master Bao asked our wife to spread the word, saying that when the second master was resting, he brought the third master Huan to the door to make amends."
Hearing Jia Baoyu's words, especially about Qingwen, Sun Shaozong couldn't help laughing: "In the past two years, he has really improved a lot in terms of human relationships."
Si Qi waited for a while, and seeing that he had no more words, he said to Ruan Rong and others who were beside him: "Several elder sisters, the wife brought Miss Xing back on vacation, and said she was going to keep her for a few days-because the house It's a mess, and I'm afraid of contaminating her eyes and ears, so I want to invite you to come and talk with me."
Although this Si Qi also lifted her aunt, she obviously did not treat herself and those rambunctious people the same.
Since she gave birth to the eldest son and grandson Chengsi, Jia Yingchun's position in the backyard has been unrivaled. Since she said something, Ruan Rong and others couldn't shirk it, so they all nodded and said that they would go in a while. Take a seat.
When Si Qi went away again, and the family sat down again, Sun Shaozong raised his chopsticks and was about to complete the uncompeted 'career'.
But suddenly he heard Ruan Rong's sour voice: "By the way, speaking of this, there is still a master in our firewood house who doesn't eat or drink. How to deal with it? Can't let her die in our house?"
This is naturally Caixia.
It seems that the two girls slept in confusion that day, but still made her jealous.
Sun Shaozong took out a few pieces of barbecued pork with honey sauce from the abdominal cavity of the roast suckling pig, and stuffed them all into Ruan Rong's plate.
"Humph!"
Ruan Rong snorted coldly: "There are only two maids left and right. If the master wants to use it, who can stop it? It's just that the master chooses the one that he likes to use, so that he won't cause a show!"
"look at you."
Sun Shaozong knew that he was wrong, and quickly pointed to the children on the small table and said, "The child is in front of you, what are you talking about or not."
Before Ruan Rong could respond, he said solemnly to Xiangling: "In a few months, it will be three weeks for the eldest brother. At that time, I will leave all the errands of Meng Xue to you."
As soon as these words came out, Ruan Rong's attention was really diverted. She didn't even bother to eat, so she discussed with Xiang Ling about her son's upbringing plan.
Sun Shaozong hurriedly took the opportunity to fill his stomach, then quietly left the main room and went straight to the firewood house in the front yard.