Liu Yi's kindness was hard to resist, and Lu Xiangsheng also knew that there was no need to be polite at this time. We were not in court now, so there was no need to be so particular in private. This would make Lu Xiangsheng appear hypocritical. It was better to just follow the crowd. Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng no longer wanted to be polite.

He bowed his hands to everyone politely and said, "It's hard to refuse such kindness. In this case, Lu boldly went ahead."

"Haha, it should be so, it should be so." Everyone laughed. Several servants in front of the Ruan Mansion had already seen a large group of officials coming from the direction of the government office, and their master was among them. They had already opened the door one step ahead.

Welcoming distinguished guests. The courtyards of the Ming Dynasty's large households were generally designed with official offices.

The truth is that there are front doors and side doors. The side door is for daily access, while the front door will only be opened when there are major events or important guests. This is a traditional etiquette. Obviously, Liu Yi, Lu Xiangsheng

They are the most distinguished guests in the entire Anqingwei world.

The crowd surrounded Lu Xiangsheng and walked up the steps. Liu Yi was right next to Lu Xiangsheng, deliberately walking half a step behind to show respect. Lu Xiangsheng noticed this small detail. With Liu Yi's current official position and status, although he was a civil servant,

Apparently he was still a subordinate, and it was he who came to ask Liu Yi for help this time. It was very touching to receive such courtesy from Liu Yi.

Everyone walked up the steps chatting and laughing, and the aroma of wine and food seemed to be wafting in the air. It had to be said that as the richest man in the entire Southern Zhili region, Ruan Xing’s house had all kinds of dishes, and Ruan Xing’s own kitchen

The chefs are hired from all over the country at a great price. Although they cannot be said to be perfect, they are all familiar with several major cuisines. Ruan Xing has a habit of entertaining people from a certain place, so the main dishes are usually the characteristics of that place.

Since today's protagonist is Lu Xiangsheng, the food and wine will naturally have the characteristics of Changzhou Prefecture, such as Jiaodian Braised Pork. The top is pork and the bottom is dried vegetables. It looks golden and shiny. The dried vegetables below are blackened after being steamed.

The oil is shiny and tastes like both dried pickles and pork. It is fat but not greasy, sweet and delicious, making people salivate. It also has

Hengshanqiao louver, this is a kind of fresh tofu skin produced locally in Changzhou, with a history of more than 100 years. Hengshanqiao louver is rich in water, tender and soft in the mouth, as soft as meat products. And Menghe eel noodles are

Passed down from the Wanli period, eel bones, pork bones, etc. are used to remove the fishy smell and make soup. During the process, more than ten kinds of ingredients and condiments are added. It usually takes three hours to cook.

These ingredients are mixed with the aroma of the aged Gujing Gong Liquor that Ruan Xing brought from Wanbei Generation, which makes people excited. Lu Xiangsheng is not a stoic person. Although he was born in Changzhou Prefecture,

But all year round

Working in Beizhili, he also drinks a lot and likes fine wine. He has long heard of the name of Gujing tribute wine. Although he has not tasted it yet, judging from the aroma alone, it is already an extremely good wine. It made him salivate.

Three feet.

Ruan Xing couldn't help but feel proud when he saw everyone's impatient expressions eager to taste the wine. Speaking of it, Gujing Gong Liquor has a great background. Gujing Gong Liquor has a history of more than 1,800 years. According to research, Gujing Gong Liquor has a history of more than 1,800 years.

Wine began in the first year of Jian'an, when Cao Cao, the prime minister of Wei State, introduced the specialty of his hometown Bozhou as "Jiu Ying Chun Liquor".

" and the brewing method were presented to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, who highly praised it and used it as a palace wine. Since then, the wine has become a tribute to the royal families of all dynasties. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, in Jiadianji, Bozhou, people found an ancient well with clear water.

Sweet, people use the water from this well to make wine and tea, which is an unforgettable aftertaste. According to legend, a general was defeated in battle.

Before he died, he threw the weapons he used into the well. Unexpectedly, the water in the well became clearer and more transparent than before, refreshing and moisturizing the throat. The wine brewed was fragrant for ten miles, and the ancient well became famous. People called it "a famous well in the world."

Since then, wine-making workshops have sprung up in Bozhou. By the Song Dynasty, Jiadianji had become a famous wine-producing area.

, the local people still have the saying of "Worshui mandarin fish, Su Shui carp, Huqin reduced wine to banquet distinguished guests". During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Ge Lao Shen Li took "reduced wine" as hometown wine to pay tribute to the court at the Wanli Emperor's celebration. Wanli

The emperor applauded the wine repeatedly after drinking it, and designated the wine as a tribute and ordered him to pay tribute every year. This is how the name "tribute wine" came from.

The famous wine that even Emperor Wanli approved of must be a delicacy in the world. Lu Xiangsheng stroked his beard and said: "Everyone says that Jiangnan is good, and tourists only like Jiangnan. The spring water is blue in the sky, and the people painting the boats listen to the rain and sleep.

Like the moon, the bright wrist is covered with frost and snow. Don’t return to your hometown before you are old, for returning home requires breaking your heart. The ancients have not deceived me. This place in the south of the Yangtze River is indeed a fairyland on earth, with good mountains, good water, good food and good wine. Ziming, you are already old.

When you are young, Lu will boldly call you brother here. Listen to my advice. Although a good man has ambitions in all directions, he should first get married and then establish a career. I think you should quickly find a well-matched girl to get married. If there is no suitable candidate,

I'll look for you after I get back, but you don't know that my wife loves matchmaking, and I do have a few young ladies waiting for marriage on hand."

When he said this, Liu Yi blushed. Liu Yi was usually busy with military affairs and had no time to think about his personal problems. In fact, he couldn't be blamed for this. The military camp was full of men, full of masculinity.

Where are the beauties? Besides, although Liu Yi has been in Ming Dynasty for a long time, but

There are many deep-rooted concepts that have not been changed. Let’s talk about marriage. In the Republic, people usually consider marriage after graduating from college and working for two years. At best, college is just about falling in love. Like Liu Yi

Now only twenty years old, he always feels that in the Republic

But he is just a sophomore, how can he consider whether to get married or not? Besides, whether in the Republic or in the Ming Dynasty, Liu Yi is a soldier, so finding a big girl is more difficult than going to heaven. Moreover, Liu Yi is a soldier.

Yi has always adhered to the idea of ​​free love, such as blind dates or common love in the Ming Dynasty.

He doesn't like all arranged marriages. He always feels that he should meet someone he likes, and the other person also likes him, and then get along with him and then talk about marriage. A great man once said, don't fall in love with the purpose of getting married.

, they are all just hooligans. How could Liu Yi let this happen to him?

It’s not that he didn’t have a sweetheart when he was at the Army Academy. Xiaoye, a nurse in the Orthopedics Department of the Academy Affiliated Hospital, was Liu Yi’s dream girl. She was not very tall, had very white skin, and had a sweet smile. She had the feeling of being a girl from Jiangnan.

Once Liu Yi was injured in a martial arts competition and had a fractured bone. He went to the hospital to recuperate for a while, so he could get acquainted with Xiao Ye. However, Liu Yi

Yi has never expressed this feeling, it is considered a kind of unrequited love. He always feels that the time is not yet ripe, and he should wait until graduation before confessing to Xiaoye. Who would have thought that such a thing as a training accident would be better now.

There is no chance for me to express my love. As for finding my sweetheart in Ming Dynasty, let’s put it aside. Let everything take its course.

Liu Yi had a lot of random thoughts in his mind, which stumped Lu Xiangsheng. He was still secretly wondering if he had said something wrong, and why Liu Yi was stunned when he mentioned this matter. After a while,

Only then did Liu Yi come back to his senses and continued to joke with everyone as if nothing had happened. This made Monk Lu Xiangsheng Zhang Er confused.

The weather was good today, so Ruan Xing simply stopped holding a banquet in the house and directly set up a table in his courtyard. Although it was evening and the sky was getting dark, Ruan Xing concentrated a large number of candles in the courtyard and brightly lit the courtyard.

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It was like daytime. Liu Yi and a large group of people had just entered the courtyard, and Lu Xiangsheng, who was at the front, let out a sigh. It turned out that he saw two people standing in the center of the courtyard. One was about fifty years old, with a sharp look on his face.

It was actually with Ruan Xingpo

Because of the similarity, it must be Ruan Xing's father, Ruan Hui, the former president of the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce. There is also an old man who is about seventy years old. He is wearing a white suit. Judging from his age, he is probably Ruan Xing's grandfather.

.But how could such an old man do this?

Wearing powerful clothes? Powerful clothes are usually worn by people who practice martial arts. Could it be that Ruan Xing's grandfather was a martial arts practitioner? But wasn't he from a business family? A series of questions appeared in Lu Xiangsheng's mind, so he asked the question

Marvel.

Liu Yi heard Lu Xiangsheng's voice and looked forward following Lu Xiangsheng's gaze. He suddenly stood on the spot as if he had been immobilized. He looked straight at the old man standing in the field. The old man looked at it with a smile on his face.

Liu Yi, with his hands behind his back, is just like Liu Yi when he was ten years old

It was the same as when I first saw him. It was still the same posture, but the years had passed, and the old man's face was also full of ravines, and it was no longer the same as before. But the spirit was still there. Liu Yi shouted suddenly

: "Master!" Then he ran over quickly.

Everyone was attracted by what was going on. Wang Song knew about it, so his face was not too troubled. Shi Kefa had heard about Liu Yi and his master's story, and he asked Wang Song on the side: "My lord,

Could this old gentleman be Mr. Cheng Chongdou, General Liu's mentor?" Wang Song nodded. Shi Kefa looked at Ruan Xing again, he looked enigmatic.

Shi Kefa couldn't help but secretly admired that as expected of the president of the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce, he actually invited Cheng Chongdou over. Isn't this a huge favor to Liu Yi? It seems that Ruan Xing did not tell Liu Yi about this beforehand.

As expected, it was a matter of being high-profile and low-key. Shi Kefa thought to himself that the way to live in the world is to moisturize things quietly and make people feel kindness inadvertently. It is indeed a good method.

The appearance of Cheng Chongdou was undoubtedly a big surprise for Liu Yi. He ran over in three steps, turned over and knelt down in front of Cheng Chongdou, kowtowed and said: "My disciple is unfilial. He has not visited the master and asked the master to come to Taiping Mansion in person."

See, please ask the master to punish me!"

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but be secretly shocked. It turned out that this old gentleman was the old Mr. Cheng Chongdou mentioned by Liu Yi. He was really upright. Liu Yi actually rushed up and knelt down, which showed how high this man was in Liu Yi's heart.

Cheng Chongdou supported Liu Yi and said reproachfully: "Why do you say that? You are now a second-rank official in the imperial court. How can you kneel down to me, a rotten old man? Since ancient times, it has been difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety. How can I, the old man, be better than me?"

State affairs are more important? I dare not forget my worries despite my humble position

Guo, I am an old man, but I am not confused at all. I can understand clearly what is more important and less important. This time you can beat Jianlu to the point of losing his armor. I am not happy enough, so how can I punish him?

Get up quickly, there are so many adults here, don’t let others see the joke.”

Liu Yi then stood up. Cheng Chongdou patted Liu Yi's shoulder as he did when he was a child and said, "Not bad, not bad. He has grown taller and stronger, and he has the demeanor of a decisive and decisive general. Very good, it's me.

A good disciple."

Liu Yi scratched his head and said sheepishly: "Everywhere, the master taught me well. The disciple just got a few victories by luck." Hearing this, Cheng Chongdou laughed and said: "Hahaha, you, you, you have still changed after all these years.

Don't get rid of the habit of telling irony, didn't you say that excessive modesty is pride." Liu Yi was a little dumbfounded, but he really didn't say anything ironic.

"It turns out that this is Mr. Cheng Chongdou Cheng. I, Lu Xiangsheng, have met the old man." Lu Xiangsheng stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute.

"Who is this?" Cheng Chongdou asked Liu Yi. "Oh, by the way, master, this is Mr. Lu Xiangsheng, the inspector of Northern Zhili. He is also the protagonist tonight. The disciple is just here to foil. Mr. Lu is saving Qing Yi in the capital.

The army was in danger and all the border troops were defeated, but Mr. Lu led a militia to come to the rescue, and he was also a hero of the world."

"It turns out to be Mr. Lu. Your name is well known to the old man. It is a blessing for the people of Ming Dynasty to have loyal ministers and righteous men like Mr. Lu." Cheng Chongdou respectfully replied. Lu Xiangsheng did not dare to let Cheng Chongdou salute him without looking at the monk's face or the Buddha's face.

, with quick eyes and quick hands, he supported Cheng Chongdou.

Ruan Xing came out and said: "Everyone, please take your seats first. Let's chat while eating. It's not elegant if we are all standing there. Dad, please greet the guests quickly." Ruan Hui glared at him, twenty

He's over 10 years old and doesn't have a proper appearance at home, so he even summoned me to come. Since there are so many people around, give him some face and deal with this brat later.
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