Chen Changsheng said order casually. From Tang Sanshiliu's point of view, the three words "order casually", whether ordering casually or getting along casually, have the same meaning. Apart from sympathizing with the other party, there is nothing wrong with ordering. Concerned about the price of the dishes, he took the menu and randomly ordered a few signature dishes that the inn is good at. The first two dishes were the soup made by Feique and the steamed double-headed fish... Just as he was lighting it, he caught a glimpse of Chen Changsheng's frown, thinking that the other party didn't have enough money, and felt a little distressed, so he said to Xiao Er, "I don't want the double-headed fish anymore." , replace it with sea bass, and then... replace bird soup with water shield soup."
As expected, Chen Changsheng's brows relaxed.
Tang Thirty-Six smiled, thinking that he was really observant and understanding, and said casually, "Let me have another bowl of preserved deer balls with plum blossoms on the bottom."
Chen Changsheng frowned.
Tang Thirty-Six glanced at him, and said, "Instead... let me have a bowl of preserved vegetables and meat."
Chen Changsheng still frowned.
Tang Thirty-Six was a little displeased, thinking to himself that a bowl of fatty pork is too lazy to eat at home on weekdays, how can you still be reluctant to part with the money
He said to the waiter in the shop: "Come directly to a plate of cold and folded ears! Add a plate of red oil and wind!"
Chen Changsheng still looked the same, with disapproval all over his face.
Tang Thirty-Six was really annoyed, and said: "Since it's your first time treating guests to dinner and you don't understand the world, I won't say anything to you."
Chen Changsheng was slightly taken aback, and asked, "What's wrong with me?"
Tang Thirty-Six shouted: "Even if you don't have enough money, you can't show such an expression in front of guests. It's really annoying! Since you are a man, your head can be cut off, blood can bleed, and you can't lose face! What does it matter if you pawn your fur cloak?"
He thought that this reasoning was very reasonable, and it felt good to educate his companions, but Chen Changsheng felt a little strange when he heard it, and asked, "Is this just slapping a swollen face to pretend to be fat?"
Tang Thirty-Six was slightly annoyed, and said, "Where is this talking?"
"This is a common saying in Xining." Chen Changsheng explained seriously.
Tang Thirty-Six was stunned, wondering if this is what he was asking? Just as he was about to lose his temper, he heard Chen Changsheng's next sentence.
"...and I don't have a fur coat either."
The room became a little quiet.
Tang Thirty-Six forgot about getting mad, and felt that this matter was really distressing, this guy is very pitiful.
He has only seen those unsatisfactory elders and senior brothers in the family clan who often exchange furs and ropes for wine and food, but no one has told him that if someone is so poor that he doesn't even have these, what should he do? Treating guests to dinner with dignity, as for himself... First of all, he has never been short of money, and secondly, he has never invited anyone to dinner.
He looked at Chen Changsheng seriously and said, "I treat you to this meal."
Chen Changsheng was slightly surprised, and asked, "Why?"
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and said with a gentle expression: "You don't have a fur cloak, and you certainly don't have any other valuables. How can I ask you to invite me?"
Chen Changsheng was a little innocent, and said, "But... I have money."
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Cold again.
Tang Thirty-Six's face was a bit ugly, and he asked: "Then why did you have such an ugly face when I was ordering food?"
Chen Changsheng thought about the previous scene, understood something, felt a little embarrassed, and explained: "Because... the Feique Huangjing soup you ordered is called warming, but it is actually very dry, and it is very good to take in autumn and winter , it’s spring now, drinking that soup can cause a fire, and it’s not very good for your health.”
Tang Thirty-Six had no idea that this guy was thinking about this issue, and asked, "Could it be that the rest of the dishes are not good? They are all signature dishes."
"The two-headed fish is a deep-sea fish. It feeds on fish, shrimp and sea snakes. There are too many toxins in the body. If it is boiled, it will be fine. It can be eaten without soup, but steaming it is not good for the body, and there are only two of us. , Eating too much meat is not good for your health, especially pork belly with pork belly, which is too fatty, so it’s best not to eat it.”
Chen Changsheng finally added: "The pig's ears in the red oil Shunfeng are a good thing, but the red oil is really bad, and then there is that plate of folded ears, if you eat too much, it will make your intestines feel astringent, and it will be bad for your body..."
"stop!"
Tang Thirty-Six couldn't listen anymore—Chen Changsheng's words were like flies, circling around his ears, making him very uncomfortable. Who wouldn't be happy to hear so much "bad for your health" after happily ordering food—of course not everything is healthy, but who pays attention to these details when eating? And still pay attention to such strictness? It would be fine if Chen Changsheng was an old man who paid attention to health preservation, but he is obviously only a fourteen-year-old boy...
"So what if it's bad for your health? Will you die if you eat it?"
Chen Changsheng said seriously: "I won't die on the spot, but I will definitely die early."
Tang Thirty-Six had nothing to say, and asked curiously, "Then what do you usually eat?"
Chen Changsheng replied: "Two taels of meat, beef and sheep are the best, two catties of vegetables, wild vegetables are the best, sweet potatoes and miscellaneous grains are optional, one brook fish for two days, scales are the best, no soup."
Tang Thirty-Six asked: "How long have you eaten like this?"
Chen Changsheng said: "Ever since I can remember, I have eaten like this."
This time it was Tang Thirty-Six's turn to frown.
He felt that these dishes didn't taste good, but if he really had to eat them for fourteen years, what kind of desolate world would that be
He found himself feeling more and more for the guy.
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During the meal, both of them were very silent. Tang Sanshiliu felt that the dishes were too ordinary, and Chen Changsheng felt that the dishes were too unhealthy. In short, each had their own dissatisfaction. Of course, this matter cannot be reconciled at all. Just like bean curd and zongzi, food taste and health pursuit are always the areas where the three views of human beings collide most intensely.
The first banquet in Chen Changsheng's life ended in such a hasty way. Two bowls of fragrant tea were poured out. He expressed his incomprehension and doubts about the fact that the Great Zhou army was also affected by the Divine General's Mansion, and then he had nothing to say.
—New friends usually talk about their childhood stories and growth experiences in the first few chats, and seek some common hobbies, but the stories of the two of them when they were young are so monotonous to an outrageous degree, So it is impossible to start from this aspect at all. In order to avoid the embarrassment of staring and staring, Tang Thirty-Six stood up, walked casually in the room with a tea bowl, walked from the living room to the terrace and back, thinking that this guy could wait outside the Tianshu Mausoleum. It's obviously not bad to rent such a large apartment. My previous misunderstanding is really ridiculous.
When walking across the museum shelf in the living room, Tang Sanshiliu's eyes subconsciously fell on the shelf, and he couldn't leave it anymore - there was a sword there.
The sword is very small, it doesn't look much longer than a normal dagger, and it's very thin, it looks very delicate, the scabbard is an ordinary leather sheath, and the hilt is also very simple, revealing an ordinary atmosphere from the inside to the outside , there is no place that attracts attention, and there is no dust or blood. In short, this sword is extremely ordinary, but it makes him want to get close.
Tang Thirty-Six reached out to grab the hilt of the sword.
However, Chen Changsheng's hand was in front of him, and he grabbed the hilt of the sword in his hand first.
Tang Thirty-Six glanced at him.
Chen Changsheng looked at him and said, "This is mine."
Tang Thirty-Six was holding the teacup, hot mist overflowed from the teacup, his handsome face looked even colder in the mist, "So I can't touch it?"
Chen Changsheng noticed that he was a little unhappy and uneasy, but he still insisted, "You should ask me first, I agree, and you can get it later."
Tang Thirty-Six withdrew his right hand, walked back to his seat, and put the teacup on the table in front of him.
Chen Changsheng was a little embarrassed, and felt that he seemed to have done something wrong—well, he didn't think he had done anything wrong, but after all, this was the first friend he knew, so seeing the other person's displeasure made him a little flustered, and left. Going to the table, he handed over the dagger in his hand.
Tang Thirty-Six looked up at him, but ignored him.
Chen Changsheng raised the sword closer.
Tang Thirty-Six refused to accept the sword, and said, "It's not grand at all."
Chen Changsheng was helpless, thinking to himself who is not arrogant? Who is being angry like a child? He had no choice but to go back to the museum shelf and put the sword away, then turned around and asked, "You came to see me for something?"
"I knew you in the capital. I heard about you, so I naturally came to see you. You're welcome. I'm such a warm and generous person." Tang Thirty-six said indifferently: "Of course, this is based on my comparison. On the basis of admiring you, you have to know that I admire very few people of the same age, and you should be honored."
Chen Changsheng was stunned for a moment, and said, "Then... thank you?"
"Is thank you enough?"
"Didn't I treat you to a meal just now?"
Tang Thirty-Six stood up, looked at him and said, "I've decided to take you in as my younger brother."
Chen Changsheng asked, "What does it mean to be a younger brother?"
Tang Thirty-Six explained seriously: "It's because you have been hanging out with me from now on."
Chen Changsheng explained seriously: "No, I still have a lot of things to do, so I can't give you time."
Tang Thirty-six was a very arrogant young man. He felt sorry for Chen Changsheng's unrecognized talent, so he had this visit to the inn. Since the other party didn't accept him, he naturally didn't say anything more, but he was a little puzzled: "What is it? Continue to take the exam? Why do you have to Going to some colleges? What's your reason for insisting?"
Chen Changsheng asked, "What about you? What is your purpose for coming to the capital?"
"I want to take part in the imperial examination, and I want to get the first place." Tang Thirty-Six said proudly.
Suddenly, he thought of the young phoenix that is currently in the Southern Saintess Peak, if she comes back early...
"I want to take the second place in the imperial examination."
He corrected, and suddenly thought of Mr. Qiu Shan, if that person participates in this grand imperial examination...
"Well, my goal is to take third place in the Grand Examination."
Tang Thirty-Six finally confirmed: "But anyhow, I want to carve my name on the stone tablet in front of the Mausoleum of Books of Heaven..."
"Sure enough, the ambition is great, I admire it."
Chen Changsheng looked at him in admiration, and suddenly thought of another thing, and asked, "Then don't you want to change your name to Tang San?"
Tang Thirty-Six was speechless, and asked instead: "What about you? What is your goal in coming to the capital?"
Chen Changsheng said honestly, "I also want to take part in the imperial examination."
Tang Thirty-Six was somewhat unexpected, but he wasn't too surprised.
Chen Changsheng said, "I didn't think about getting second or third."
Tang Thirty-Six persuaded: "People really need to know themselves, but they must not lose confidence. Don't forget that as long as you can enter the top three in the imperial examination, you can enter the Tianshu Mausoleum..."
Having said this, his voice stopped abruptly, because Chen Changsheng spoke again.
"I want to take the first place."
Chen Changsheng looked at him and said, "I can't take second or third place, I can only take first place."
It was quiet.
Tang Thirty-Six suddenly had the urge to turn around and leave.
He finds himself often in situations where he has nothing to say today.
Because what this guy did and said often made people speechless and just wanted to vomit blood.