Li Xin turned around, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Master Qi, you misunderstood. I was just admiring the scenery outside the door."
Li Shui smiled and said, "Master Qi's food seems to be not as good as before."
Li Xin asked curiously: "How was Master Qi's food in the past?"
Li Shui smiled and said: "Since Mr. Qi dared to compete with Dr. Chun Yuyue, he has eaten six dishes every meal."
Li Xin said casually: "Six dishes? Mr. Qi, have you finished eating?"
Mr. Qi drank a cup of tea awkwardly. Before he could speak, Li Shui said, "I can't finish it."
"Master Qi is very high-spirited. These six dishes are not just ordinary dishes."
Li Xin asked in confusion: "Dishes are just dishes, what else could they be if they weren't dishes?"
Li Shui glanced at Mr. Qi and said, "It is a symbol of status. Poor people can only drink some corn porridge."
"Ordinary people can still have a cold dish, and ordinary officials can be more frugal and have a stir-fried dish."
"Those with higher official positions can afford to eat two or three stir-fried dishes. Master Qi's journey is quite hard, so he has to make some differences in his meals from others."
Li Xin said slowly: "So in order to show that he is superior to others, Mr. Qi just had six dishes."
Li Shui nodded.
Li Xin glanced at Mr. Qi and said, "Sir Qi, this is the first time I've heard of people showing their status on dishes."
Mr. Qi said: "I didn't start it. I don't know how it became popular, so I gradually started doing it."
Li Shui smiled and said: "Outsiders always think that Mr. Qi is aloof and unruly, and uses Confucian masters to flaunt himself and reflect on himself."
"I didn't expect Master Qi to be exempt from vulgarity."
Mr. Qi smiled awkwardly, sighed and said, "I'm ashamed, I let you two adults see the joke."
"Da Qin is developing rapidly, and I am afraid that no matter how strong-willed it is, it will be difficult for people to hold on."
Li Xin said: "Yes, my sister-in-law is notoriously pedantic in Xianyang City. At that time, she strongly opposed the industry of Shangjun Courtyard. Now, even the steamed buns and stir-fried dishes are not left behind."
Mr. Qi smiled and said: "Although Dr. Chunyu is old, his thoughts are not pedantic and he is still curious about new things."
Li Shui nodded and said, "Master Qi and Dr. Chunyu are indeed Confucian masters, and they even defend each other."
Master Qi asked in confusion: "Oh? Why did Master Huai say this?"
Li Shui looked at Master Qi who was puzzled, smiled and said, "I almost forgot, Master Qi did not go to court today."
"You might as well tell Mr. Qi that today at the Council Hall, His Majesty asked the maid Xiaocui whether she deliberately poisoned Butler Wang, or whether she just made a mistake with a small punishment and a big warning."
"Dr. Chunyu stood up at that time and tried his best to persuade the maid in His Majesty's house that it was not intentional, but she just didn't know the dosage."
"We all know Dr. Chunyu. In the past few years, Dr. Chunyu has been obsessed with writing books and researching. He has nothing to do with himself and rarely speaks to judge."
Mr. Qi stared and said, "Dr. Chunyu, is this really true?"
Li Shui nodded and said: "Brother Li and I asked Dr. Chunyu why he was like this after the dynasty was over, but Dr. Chunyu ignored us."
Mr. Qi thought that he was right to ignore you two. You two are notoriously difficult to get along with. It would be strange for Dr. Chunyu to stop and laugh and talk with you two in detail.
Li Shui continued: "Although Dr. Chunyu ignored the two of us, he can still understand that Dr. Chunyu did it for Mr. Qi and for his identity as a Confucian scholar."
Li Xin smiled and said: "After all, Confucian scholars are friendly to each other."
Mr. Qi sighed: "I used to be self-righteous and tried to surpass Dr. Chunyu. I even looked down on Dr. Chunyu in my heart. I felt that Dr. Chunyu was getting old and pedantic."
Li Shui and Li Xin looked at each other and thought, this is what we have always thought.
Mr. Qi continued: "It seems now that Dr. Chunyu and I are far apart in terms of ideological realm and conduct."
"I really admire Dr. Chunyu's broadmindedness."
"It's obviously nothing to do with Dr. Chunyu, but he took the initiative to stand up and save face for my Qi family. I'm really ashamed."
Mr. Qi became more and more excited as he spoke. He turned around and called the servants outside the door.
Master Qi told his servants: "Go and get all the fairy wine I have secretly hidden, and drink it with the two masters today."
The servant bowed his head in response, turned around and went out.
Li Xin asked in confusion: "Private storage?"
Mr. Qi smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm not afraid of your jokes. Madam doesn't let me drink alcohol often. It's not good for my health."
Li Shui and Li Xin looked at each other and smiled: "Master Qi's life is really sweet and enviable."
Mr. Qi smiled sheepishly, and the wrinkles on his face deepened, but this did not hinder the relationship between Wu and Mr. Qi.
After a while, the servant brought over two small pots of fairy wine.
Li Xin asked in confusion: "Is this all the secrets?"
Mr. Qi nodded and said: "My family is not richer than the two adults. These two pots of fairy wine were obtained through frugality."
“If I’m busy late at night with work, I’ll have a drink to refresh myself.”
Li Shui smiled and said, "It's not easy for Mr. Qi to be so interested. These two pots are enough."
Master Qi picked up the wine pot and filled Li Shui and Li Xin's glasses.
Li Shui smiled and said, "I thought Lord Qi would treat us two to drink some corn porridge, but now we see that we are petty."
"Although there are few dishes and wine, they must be all that Mr. Qi can afford now. Since he can make these, it also shows Mr. Qi's sincerity."
"Master Qi, you can rest assured. After the low-alcohol wine makes a profit, the 0.50 dividend will not be less. If there is no profit, our Shangjun Courtyard will bear the loss, and Master Qi will not suffer any loss."
Master Qi cupped his hands and said to Li Shui, "With Master Huai's words, I feel relieved."
Li Xin's stomach was already growling with hunger. He picked up the wine glass and said, "Come here, let's sell low-alcohol wine."
After saying that, the three of them raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
After not having enough wine and half-full meal, Li Shui and Li Xinli came to Qi Mansion.
Li Xin said to Li Shui: "Brother Huai, you left in a hurry just now. You forgot to find the cook of Qi Mansion and give him some advice in person."
"His cooking skills are simply a waste of these dishes."
Li Shui asked in confusion: "Do you think it tastes bad?"
Li Xin nodded seriously.
Li Shui smiled and said: "Then you still eat so much. I don't eat much like adults, you ate them all."
Li Xin scratched his head and said awkwardly: "Aren't you hungry? Besides, Mr. Qi has been lamenting about life. I don't think he is in the mood to eat. In order to avoid waste, I reluctantly solved the problem."
Li Shui said: "Of course it can't be compared with the food at Shangjun Courtyard, but it's still pretty good, but the taste is lacking."
"It seems that we need to manage these chefs well in the future. As long as they have studied under Shangjun Villa Industry, they must be strict, otherwise they will damage our own brand."
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