Wu Wenbo couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing Wu Yang's words.
Glancing at Wu Yang, Wu Wenbo shook his head: "Madam, you are too greedy."
"Official, have you forgotten that we are more or less cousins with them? As relatives, can't we help with even small things?" Wu Yang was full of confidence and put a hat on her head as a relative.
"A trivial matter?" Wu Wenbo almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, "Is it a trivial matter to ask Zi Bian to help his three sons enter Zhaojiazhuang Academy?"
It would be fine just to enter the Zhaojiazhuang Academy, but what they require is to be admitted to the Jinshi, or at least to be a scholar or a scholar.
It can be said that as long as they, the children of Beijing officials, go to Zhaojiazhuang Academy, they will basically have a way out.
"Official, you are an official in the Ministry of Rites, and next to me is an official in the Ministry of Personnel. Can't you handle these small things?" Seeing that it had no effect, the lady covered her with another big hat.
Wu Wenbo smiled bitterly, waved his hands, and sat down feebly: "Madam, you think too highly of me. I am not the Minister of Rites, not even the Minister. Zi Bian is just a doctor. Can Zhaojiazhuang buy it?"
"Officials, for the sake of their three sons, they don't care about so much." Wu Yang gritted his teeth, came to Wu Wenbo's ear, and told him his own plan.
Wu Wenbo sighed and nodded.
Jingdong had just sent Yang Wei away, but he didn't expect Wu Wenbo to come again.
What made him smile bitterly was that Yang Wei only brought one of his three sons, but Wu Wenbo actually brought all three sons.
When Wu Wenbo saw Jingdong, he smiled flatteringly and called him very enthusiastically: "Zibian, Zibian."
Seeing Wu Wenbo's flattering smile, Jingdong was secretly surprised.
Wu Wenbo usually speaks very seriously, with a rare smile on his face.
Unexpectedly, he actually had a flattering smile on his face today.
Jingdong shook his head inwardly. He had just dealt with his classmates, and now he had to deal with relatives and the same year.
"Zishen, Zishen." Jingdong immediately stood up from his seat and said with a smile, "Come in and sit, come in and sit. Why do you need to bring gifts between relatives?"
It turns out that Wu Wenbo carried ten pounds of mutton in his hand today, which was a big gift.
How expensive is mutton? Even Jingdong's annual salary could not afford to buy mutton several times.
What's the price? It's as high as 900 cents per catty.
In the past, the price was more expensive, as much as one pound more.
Now that the Little Sage has occupied West County, many merchants are trafficking in from West County, and the price has dropped by almost half.
Wu Wenbo carried ten kilograms in his hand, and the price was nine copper coins, which was almost two months' salary.
If you say what kind of meat people in the Song Dynasty like to eat most, first is mutton, followed by fish, and finally pork.
Xian is the word that combines sheep and fish, which shows the status of mutton.
The embarrassing thing is that people in the Song Dynasty like to eat mutton the most, but they hardly produce sheep, and most goats.
Before the Song Dynasty crossed south, there were still sheep in the northwest and central plains, but now there are only goats.
In this era, only the rich and powerful could afford mutton.
Middle- and lower-class officials like Jingdong could only eat some during major holidays, and they never dared to think about it.
The reason why Su Dongpo invented Dongpo Pork was because he couldn't afford mutton, so he could only use cheap meat like pork.
Although Zhao Ping invented the method of grooming pigs, it has not yet been popularized, and there is still a process for popularization.
What's more important is that in this era, gelding pigs have no feed and their natural growth rate is extremely slow, usually more than a year.
As for pork without the mutton smell, it is not sold in the market at all, just because the quantity is too small.
If you want to taste it, the only place is Jingyuan Restaurant.
Here, you can sell twice-cooked pork, roasted pork and other delicacies, which are completely crushed mutton.
Although the mutton is delicious, it cannot be cooked to have that aroma.
Although twice-cooked pork and braised pork are delicious, they cannot be cooked at home.
Wu Wenbo came to deliver gifts today. After much deliberation, he decided that mutton would be the best gift.
Wu Wenbo had a flattering smile on his face, and pushed the mutton in his hand towards Jingdong: "Cousin, I know you like to eat mutton, so a small courtesy is not respectful."
"Cousin-in-law, this gift is too valuable. Please take it back. I don't deserve it." Jingdong's head shook like a rattle and his hands kept shaking.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to eat the mutton, but he is worried that after accepting the mutton, he will not be able to speak if he refuses.
Wu Wenbo still had a flattering smile on his face: "Cousin-in-law, you will eat the mutton when you buy it. Besides, this meat cannot be stored for a long time. It will lose its flavor after a long time. It is best to cook it on the same day."
As Wu Wenbo spoke, he winked at Wu Yang.
"Cousin, cousin." Wu Yang, who didn't know Wu Wenbo was arguing, shouted to another room.
A joyful voice came from the room inside: "Cousin, cousin, my sister is coming out, my sister is coming out."
While speaking, Mr. Jingtian opened the door curtain and came out from behind the door with a smile on his face.
"Cousin, my cousin came here without any gifts, just a little kindness." Wu Yang said as he pushed the mutton in his hand towards Jingtian.
When Jingdong saw Jingtian coming out, he felt anxious and winked desperately.
Jingtian smiled brightly, as if she didn't see Jingdong's eyes, and took the mutton from her hand.
Not only that, he also ordered Dalang to take the other mutton from Wu Wenbo.
Mr. Jingtian smiled brightly at Wu Wenbo and his family: "Cousin-in-law, you are here, and we just want to taste the mutton together."
After saying that, she ordered the newly recruited maid who was about her age to cook the mutton.
Wu Wenbo couldn't help but look at each other when he saw that Jingdong's house had a servant.
The two of them were of about the same rank, and they didn't know where they would get the money to hire servants.
How did he know that this was the result of the Jingtian clan?
When I heard that Jingtian wanted to hire a maid, Jingdong firmly opposed it.
The reason is very simple. It is difficult for him to support his family with his salary, so he has no money to hire a maid.
Unexpectedly, Jingtian stopped him with just one sentence: "My lord, my family is very old and we don't have a capable maid. What should we do if we have a miscarriage?"
Hearing this and seeing Jingtian's still flat belly, Jingdong could only smile bitterly.
Not even pregnant yet, I thought about having an abortion.
However, Mr. Jingtian is very old and has to be careful, which makes sense.
Jingdong thought wholeheartedly that Jingtian was trying to get pregnant, but he didn't expect that Jingtian had his own little agenda.
Yu Rushun was just an eighth-rank Dali Temple prime minister, much lower in rank than them.
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Although Yu Jie was an envoy, he did not have the money to build a mansion, let alone Yu Rushun, who could barely support his family.
Obviously, this mansion was run by the little saint, because Yu Rusun's daughter had a marriage contract with the little saint before buying the property.
Now her Sanniang has not had any relationship with the little saint Zhao Ping, but Jingtian has already thought about it.
Let's hire a maid first. When conditions are met, we will also plan to buy a mansion and hire a housekeeper.
After seeing the maid enter, she personally used teacups to make tea for her cousin and her family.
Wu Wenbo felt even more uneasy when he saw that his cousin entertained them with drunken spring breeze and tea cups, and suddenly had a maid.
Zui Chunfeng tea and tea cups have now become standard equipment for wealthy families, but they still use tea bowls with group tea.
He had exhausted his savings and borrowed some copper coins from relatives and friends before buying ten kilograms of mutton. I wonder if this cousin-in-law is satisfied?
If his cousin-in-law was dissatisfied, he would have no choice but to settle for the next best thing and see if he could send a son to Zhaojiazhuang School.
But what Wu Yang requested was that all three sons be sent to Zhaojiazhuang Town.
If it cannot be completed, will the three sons miss out on their career?
Thinking of this, he was covered in cold sweat and almost dropped the teacup in his hand.
However, Wu Wenbo reacted very quickly and immediately mastered the teacup, imitating Jingdong and started tasting tea.
He rarely tasted tea before and was not very familiar with the tea ceremony.
At this time, looking at Jingdong opening the tea lid and sipping tea, he also opened the tea cup to learn on the spot.
Not only Wu Wenbo, but also his wife Wu Yang's face changed drastically and became extremely ugly.
However, Mr. Jingtian was relatively sophisticated and could hide it well, and soon he had a kind smile on his face.
"Da Lang, Er Lang, San Lang, come and meet your cousin." She winked at her three sons.
The three sons hurriedly stepped forward and bowed hurriedly to Jingdong and Jingtian: "I have met my cousin and cousin."
"You are quite good, you are all talented people." Jingdong put down his tea cup, stroked his beard, and kept praising him.
Mr. Jingtian also looked at Wu Wenbo's three sons with a smile on his face and sighed: "The sun and the moon are flying by, and before I know it, Da Lang, Er Lang and San Lang have grown up."
"Cousin, I have grown up, but I have not become talented. Cousin, look at it, among our three sons, none of us has received a Jinshi, and even one of us has not passed the imperial examination." The Wu Yang family was next to the Jingtian family, While wiping away tears, he sighed.
Jingtian hurriedly comforted him and said: "Jinshi, that is extremely difficult. There are three to four hundred people in the Song Dynasty every three years. It is normal that they did not pass the exam. We don't have Jinshi in our family."
Wu Yang smiled awkwardly and looked at Jingdong's two sons with envy: "Dalang and Erlang are outstanding in talent and appearance. Not only are they young, they almost passed the Jinshi examination. They really make my sister extremely envious."
Dalang took part in the provincial examination last year. According to the examiner, he performed well. However, due to the limited number of admissions, he did not make the list.
Of course, these are all hearsay, and no one knows whether they are true or false.
Jingtian shook his head, sighed, waved his hand and said, "If you don't pass, you don't pass. I can't help but find reasons. I can only keep working hard and look forward to the next year."
At this time, the mutton has been cooked, and the rich aroma of mutton is spreading everywhere.
The children of Jingdong's family are doing better. They have tasted Zhaojiazhuang's braised pork and twice-cooked pork at Jingyuan Restaurant in the past few days, and they already look down on mutton.
But Wu Wenbo's family is different. They have never been to Jingyuan Restaurant, and they have no idea what twice-cooked pork and braised pork taste like.
In their eyes, mutton is the supreme delicacy and can only be enjoyed during holidays.
When there is no other way, they use fish instead of mutton.
If it doesn't work, I can only enjoy it with pork, a cheap meat.
Although fish is delicious, fish generally has a strong fishy smell.
Although mutton also has a mutton smell, it is not as strong as fish, and it can be masked by seasonings.
Seeing the steaming plates of mutton in front of me, one throat after another kept twitching up and down.
Wu Wenbo and his wife were doing better. The saliva of their three sons had flowed out unconsciously and they hurriedly wiped it with their hands.
Jingdong turned a blind eye to all this. When he was young, his family was in a poor family and he only ate meat once during the holidays.
Since I didn't eat meat usually, there was no oil or water in my stomach. After eating meat, my stomach couldn't bear it at all. That day, the whole family rushed to the latrine to have diarrhea.
He is no longer so jealous of mutton, but he still has some jealousy.
This thing is none other than the fine wine and jade liquid from the Zhaojiazhuang workshop.
After he traveled to Sichuan, he got things worth thousands of dollars, including fine wine and jade wine.
Since the last time he went to Sichuan and drank Zhaojiazhuang Qiongjiang wine and Yuye wine, he thought that the wines in other places in the Song Dynasty were all water. ????????????????
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Not only is the taste too bland, the aroma is even impure.
But the embarrassing thing is that the Jingtian family has ordered that the family is not allowed to use it without her consent.
You finally have some opportunities, how can you miss them.
"Dalang, go and get a bottle of native wine." He had already been slandering Zhaojiazhuang's wine, and now he ordered Dalang.
Jing Dalang turned pale after hearing Jingdong's instructions.
Mr. Jingtian said that no one, including her father, could use the box without her permission.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look towards Jingtian: "Mother, father wants to drink."
"Da Lang, father asked you to get the wine. What are you talking about? Go and get two bottles of wine to make your cousin and father happy. If it's not enough, keep bringing it." Jing Tian glared at Jing Dalang. Schedule now.
One bottle of Jingtian's was not enough, so I decided to have two bottles.
After scolding Dalang, Mr. Jingtian smiled at the others and kept greeting them warmly and politely.
Jingdong breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect his wife to understand justice so well.
Jing Dalang brought two jars of fine wine, and Jingdong immediately pulled out the cork, and suddenly the whole room was filled with a strong aroma of wine.
Smelling the aroma of wine that they had never smelled before, Wu Wenbo's family couldn't help but their throats twitched up and down, and their noses kept sucking hard.
It was really embarrassing to see the Wu family there, which made Jingdong's two sons feel funny.
But they didn't dare to laugh, so they forced themselves to hold back their smiles, their faces twitching. It was so hard to hold it in, so they had to cover their mouths.
When Mr. Jingtian saw this, he hurriedly glared at his two sons.
Anyway, this is a good relative.
Jingdong poured the wine himself, and everyone had a glass, including his two sons.
Wu Wenbo looked at the small wine glass in front of him, a little puzzled as to why the wine glass in front of him was so small.
His three sons were even more stunned, their eyes almost falling out of their sockets. Why did my cousin hold such a small wine glass? Could it be that he couldn't bear to part with good wine?
"Zishen (Wu Wenbo's courtesy name), this wine is too strong. A glass of wine is almost equivalent to a small bowl of rice wine before, so I can only drink a small cup." Seeing the expressions of the Wu family, Jingdong didn't know what to do and hurriedly explained.
Wu Wenbo smiled awkwardly and said hurriedly: "Zi Bian, this wine is so fragrant, I guess it must be ferocious. You must be careful when drinking."
Jingdong, as the host, raised his glass and signaled a toast.
After Wu Yang drank it, his whole body seemed to be on fire, as if he had received an electric shock, and his spirit was in a state of half-dementia.
The three sons of the Wu family opened their mouths as wide as the mouth of a box and were stunned for a moment.
After Wu Wenbo drank the wine, he was so excited that he almost shed tears.
Not only was he grateful in his eyes, but he was also panicked in his heart.
Jingdong not only let him taste good tea that he had never tasted before, but also let them taste fine wine, which made him deeply ashamed of himself.
The only thing they can get now is mutton, which seems to be extremely mediocre in the eyes of my cousin husband.
It seems that there is still hope for their three sons to enter Zhaojiazhuang Academy.
He was thinking about this, and his wife became even more flustered and almost poured out the wine glass in her hand.
Fortunately, Wu Yang reacted very quickly and stabilized immediately, so there was no embarrassment at the scene.
