"How is the Dragon Boat Festival banquet in the palace? Is it delicious? What dishes are there?"
Jiang Miao coveted the imperial banquet in the palace very much, and kept asking questions when he saw Pei Che coming. Pei Che attended the banquet last night, stayed at home for a while this morning, and then came here.
Pei Che looked at him helplessly and said, "There are a total of 28 dishes, including cold dishes, hot dishes and various snacks, including tea snacks, Heyi cakes..."
As he spoke, Jiang Miao nodded. After listening to these twenty-eight imperial dishes, Jiang Miao was finally satisfied.
He nudged Pei Che's arm with his elbow and teased, "You say one thing and mean another. Didn't you say before that you couldn't remember the food at the palace banquet? And you said that the dishes I cooked were better than those at the palace banquet. If you didn't like them, how could you remember the twenty-eight dishes so clearly, and even remember what was in them, without missing a single one?"
"I don't know who asked me to observe the food at the palace banquet and satisfy his curiosity as a commoner. How is it? Is your curiosity satisfied?" Pei Che snorted, obviously unhappy with Jiang Miao's behavior of crossing the bridge and pulling the plank.
God knows how embarrassed he was yesterday. All the people sitting around him were young men from aristocratic families of similar status to him. While others were talking loudly, he stared at the dishes on the table and memorized them silently; while others were reciting poems and composing couplets, he looked at the untouched food from other tables and felt a little sorry; while others were appreciating the flowers and the moon, he looked at the maids who were carrying bowls and plates and hoped earnestly that they would not bring any more.
Such behavior naturally attracted the attention of others. He even heard the prince of Wuning Marquis quietly asking someone nearby whether the Duke Zhongguo's Mansion was having a hard time recently!
And the culprit who caused this situation was actually making fun of him. How could he swallow this
"Ah? Me?" Jiang Miao laughed foolishly, pretending not to understand. Seeing Pei Che's handsome face, he quickly changed the subject, "You don't know, I taught Little Wood to talk yesterday!"
Pei Che instantly put aside his previous unhappiness and stood up: "You taught Mu'er to speak, but did he speak? What did he say?"
"Don't be anxious. This house was not built in a day, and words can't be learned in a day. Mu'er is now like a baby who has just learned to speak. You have to be patient and teach him slowly." Jiang Miao knew how he felt, but he had to pour a bucket of cold water on him, otherwise the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
Pei Che took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. He sat back in his original position and said, "I was too impatient. But Mu'er can talk. Do we need to start over?"
Jiang Miao said: "He was still very young when he first learned to speak. Even if he started to speak, he was just following the adults. It doesn't mean he has mastered this skill. Also, his voice hasn't been opened for several years. You said before that in the last few years, he couldn't even cry out loud, but just shed tears silently. If something is not used frequently, its function will degenerate, just like a kitchen knife. If it is not sharpened for a long time, it will become dull and can't cut any vegetables."
Pei Che looked at Jiang Miao with an unpredictable look. Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Miao asked, "What's wrong? Don't you understand what I said?"
Pei Che shook his head: "Although some words sound strange, I can roughly understand their meaning. I just feel that sometimes you seem to understand a lot."
"Haha," Jiang Miao laughed awkwardly, "Really? Oh, I was just talking nonsense. You just haven't heard these words before, so you think they are strange. Hey, the things in the kitchen seem to be ready. I'll go in and take a look."
Pei Che shook his head and smiled gently, looking at his fleeing back, he felt as if there was something fishy going on. He knew that Jiang Miao had a secret, but this secret was covered up layer by layer. Whenever he felt powerless to explore it, it would be revealed inadvertently.
This contradictory feeling makes Pei Che feel a strong curiosity and desire to explore every time he faces Jiang Miao. This feeling may be just like when Jiang Miao faces delicious food.
Pei Che returned to the Imperial College, which also meant the end of the Dragon Boat Festival. However, even though the Dragon Boat Festival was over, people's enthusiasm for zongzi had not faded.
Although people no longer buy many at one time, it is still very popular among customers as breakfast.
In order to keep the business going for a long time, Jiang Miao went back to Jiangjiawan and picked a lot of zong leaves. However, this time, the leaves were washed and put into the pot to cook, and then dried in the sun, so that they can be preserved for a long time.
Although doing so will damage the color and aroma to a certain extent, the dumplings made are still very delicious.
The weather in May of the lunar calendar was already quite hot. The rain two days ago was so strong that it soaked everything on the earth and also gave Jiang Miao and his friends a rare good night's sleep.
Although this room is nice, it is a little small after all, and it is a bit stuffy inside. Even though Jiang Miao had already put a bamboo mat on the bed, it was still difficult to block the heat from inside out.
Many times, the two children woke up with sweaty hair. Jiang Miao was afraid of leaving a smell, so he had to let them wash their hair as soon as they woke up. At this time, he missed the modern crew cuts very much. You can wash it by just dipping it in water and dry it with a towel. It's not as complicated as it is now.
In order to prevent them from being woken up by the heat again, Jiang Miao made a decision to move.
Jiang Miao had refused to move to the Jiang residence because he didn't want to reveal his identity and because of his inexplicable pride. But now, everyone in Liangjing knows that the owner of the Jiang family shop is the future wife of the prince of the Duke of Zhongguo, so it doesn't matter where she lives.
In fact, there is another reason why he has not made up his mind to move, and that is the neighbors in the yard. In Jiang Miao's heart, he has always regarded this yard as a microcosm of the yard where he lived when he was a child. His happiest, happiest and most carefree days were when he lived in the big yard.
Both Brother Bai's family and Aunt Liu gave him a lot of help. Although the interactions with other neighbors were not as close as those between these two families, the neighbors were also very harmonious.
After Jiang Miao told them about the move, everyone felt a little disappointed, but more of them were blessing Jiang Miao. Jiang Miao accepted everyone's blessing, and before leaving, he also prepared some gifts for each family, which was considered to be the completion of this neighborhood relationship.
The gifts from the Bai family and Aunt Liu were particularly heavy. The two aunts wiped their tears. In their hearts, they actually treated Jiang Miao, this optimistic and positive young man, as their own son or nephew.
Housekeeper Wu received the news two days ago and started making preparations. He led the whole household to clean the Jiang residence spotlessly, and the flowers and plants inside were also specially trimmed to look very lively.
Jiang Miao had a good night's sleep in the spacious and ventilated bedroom. The only drawback was that even though there were many rooms, Xiao Shitou and Pei Mu still had to sleep with him.
In fact, Xiao Shitou had been persuaded by Jiang Miao. Although he pouted and looked reluctant, he finally agreed to go to another room to sleep. But Pei Mu was difficult to deal with. He simply pretended to be deaf and dumb to things he didn't want to hear. He even took out the jade fish hanging around his neck that he hadn't played with for a long time and pretended to be the autistic child.
Pei Mu couldn't persuade them, and Xiao Shitou naturally wouldn't agree to go out, so the three of them still shared a room. The only thing to be thankful for was that the bed in the room was big, so it wasn't crowded at all for the three of them to sleep in.
Pei Mu slept well, but he did not forget to make a nest for the little white dot. He took a well-woven rattan basket, covered it with a layer of fine cotton cloth, and placed it in the corner of the room for them to sleep together.
Butler Wu was very flattering to the young master, and even asked a carpenter to come over and make a hole under the door for Xiaobai to make it easier for him to go in and out. Jiang Miao also agreed with this point. Cats are nocturnal and dormant during the day. If they are not allowed to go out, they will definitely do some parkour in the house.
After moving to the new house, Jiang Miao went to the Imperial College to bring food to Pei Che and told him the news. Pei Che was very moved and said, "I thought you would not move out."
"How can that be possible," Jiang Miao said jokingly, "The noble prince has already slept on the floor several times, how can I let you continue to sleep there? There are plenty of rooms in the back, you can sleep wherever you want."
"Is it okay to sleep in your room?" Pei Che said half-jokingly, but his eyes were fixed on Jiang Miao, not missing a single expression on his face.
Speaking of this, Jiang Miao sighed. He looked at Pei Mu who was sitting on the side playing, and whispered in Pei Che's ear: "Don't mention it. This one from your family and that one from my family are so clingy. There are so many rooms, but they insist on sleeping in the same room with me! You still want to sleep in my room? Don't dream on."
Pei Che looked at Jiang Miao who was complaining to him in a low voice, and a hint of frustration flashed in his eyes.
"They still have to sleep by themselves eventually. It will be June 20th soon, and they can't sleep in your room then." Pei Che hinted.
Jiang Miao was a little surprised: "What's wrong with June 20th? Is it a special day?"
Pei Che looked at him in disbelief: "Do you really not remember or are you pretending not to know?"
"Ah?" Jiang Miao touched his head. June 20th, June... 20th!
"Why does this date sound so familiar?" Jiang Miao suddenly realized, "Isn't this the wedding date we set before?"
Pei Che snorted coldly: "I'm glad you still remember."
"You," Jiang Miao didn't feel guilty at all, instead he said confidently, "If I don't remember, won't you remind me? I'm busy with business all day long. I used to forget even my own birthday. It's normal that I don't remember it."
"Okay!" Pei Che gritted his teeth, "Boss Jiang, you are a forgetful person. I will remember the important things from now on, okay?"
Jiang Miao looked at his stern face and approached him belatedly: "Are you angry?"
Pei Che picked up a book and held it in front of him, not wanting to pay attention to him.
"Are you really angry?" Jiang Miao was a little surprised and wanted to laugh. This guy's angry look was really like Xiao Mu's usual unhappy look.
Pei Che stared at the book seriously, as if he was seeing this book for the first time, which he had memorized by heart.
"Don't be angry," Jiang Miao tried to save the situation. "At most I can write down the important dates in a notebook. I won't delay your work. Is that okay?"
Pei Che's sense of frustration doubled.
"How about this, I'll help you relax." Pei Che immediately looked up at Jiang Miao as he said this. Without waiting for him to react, Jiang Miao continued, "For scholars like you, you keep your heads down over books all day long. Your neck and shoulders must be stiff. I'll give you a massage. I guarantee you'll feel comfortable after that. How about it?"
Then, Pei Che was forced to enjoy a shoulder and neck massage. You know what, after the massage, his usually tense body actually felt a little relaxed.
(End of this chapter)