After Lu Song finished his errands and found the laboratory, he actually saw Tang Yin and Zhu Hao grabbing something to eat from a copper pot.
Lu Song was surprised by the scene before him.
Tang Yin was usually an alcoholic. He once thought that Tang Yin was the kind of person who could eat just by drinking. How often had he seen Tang Yin eating so anxiously? Or eating some boiled food in a strange-shaped pot!
"You two, Wang Zhongcheng has returned to Guanyi, but I heard that he will go out of the city to visit the battlefield in the afternoon. After returning to the city, he will go to the prison cell to interrogate the prisoners and discuss with the state government about escorting the prisoners of war back to Jiangxi."
Lu Song is a down-to-earth person. At this time, facing two foodies, he can still talk about business with peace of mind.
Tang Yin raised his head, glanced at Lu Song, and waved his hand: "That's his errand, he can do whatever he wants, no problem."
Originally, he wanted to invite Lu Song to sit down and eat together, but Zhu Hao just said that there were not many ingredients, and he did not prepare for outsiders. Now that he has a mouth to talk to, if Lu Song is also added... I'm afraid everyone
They all have to go hungry.
Besides, this is Zhu Hao's place, and Zhu Hao's opinion should prevail. The owner has not even sent out an invitation, so he is not qualified to just eat and drink.
Zhu Hao said: "Is Lu Dianzhan too busy? Let's sit down and deal with it together... It's a bit difficult to eat, so I need to cushion my stomach first so that I can have the strength to work in the afternoon. But the stool... Lu Dianzhan needs to move one by himself.
come over."
Lu Song hesitated, originally he didn't want to join in the fun.
But at this moment, he was very curious, what kind of delicacies did Tang Yin eat, and he could be so carried away? Even though the method of boiling water was very ordinary, he couldn't resist the possibility that the ingredients in it were some delicacies from the mountains and seas...
Besides, he was indeed hungry.
At the end of the day, he was much busier than Tang Yin. Tang Yin just felt exhausted mentally and physically when receiving Wang Shouren, while he was running around, doing all physical work.
So, Lu Song followed Shan Ruliu, brought a stool over, and sat in front of the copper pot.
After eating the hot pot shabu-shabu carefully prepared by Zhu Hao...
That spicy and spicy feeling seems to open up a new world for the taste buds, and suddenly the eight meridians up and down the body have a sense of integration.
"Lao Lu, have you brought wine?"
When Tang Yin saw Lu Song sitting down to eat, he smiled knowingly and couldn't help but ask this old drinking buddy.
Lu Song looked apologetic: "How can I bring wine when I'm going out to do something? Do you want me to go out and get a drink now?"
"No need!"
Tang Yin shook his head and then felt a little regretful: "If I had known earlier, I would have filled the wine gourd with wine and taken it with me... I would have been prepared next time..."
After saying that, he looked at Zhu Hao with a smile, as if to say, get ready, I will come to eat with you next time.
"Mr. Tang, it's your business whether you are prepared next time. Don't drool while looking at me, okay? It's very vulgar, you know?"
Zhu Hao would not welcome this guy back.
I thought that at Tang Yin's age, he would be very indifferent to food and drink. Look at your fat body. Even if I don't give you a drink, you won't eat much from me. Who knows... This guy is actually grabbing food.
It was a joy to grab, and the frequency with which one stretched out his chopsticks was astonishingly frightening.
Tang Yin sighed: "I've been wandering for half my life, and it's hard for me to eat a comfortable meal. Today I have to enjoy this... Hey, hey, hey, you two, slow down..."
Just when he wanted to express his feelings, he suddenly realized that the two people next to him looked ugly and did not wait for him at all. They did not care to listen to his nonsense. Tang Yin immediately gave up his feelings about life and continued to eat and drink.
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One meal down.
Zhu Hao was full. After all, he was young and his stomach was not yet full, so he was easy to deal with.
But Tang Yin and Lu Song were only half full.
That feeling... I was slightly disappointed. I really wanted to ask Zhu Hao about his cooking skills, but I knew that Zhu Hao had some strange-looking condiments here that were not available to the public, so I suppressed my curiosity.
"You two, please go back first. I'll stay here to do some things and then return to the palace in the evening."
Zhu Hao had to deal with some backlogged matters in the laboratory in the afternoon and saw off the guests with a smile.
Lu Song said: "Master Zhu, Yuan Changshi and Fan Xuezheng must also want to know how you did in the imperial examination, why not..."
Zhu Hao smiled and waved his hand: "After the government examination, regardless of whether I passed or failed, I can take a good rest in a short period of time. Recently, I have been studying day and night, and I have been too exhausted. I have also slacked off on many things around me. Now I have to pick up and continue.
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"Um."
Lu Song saw that Zhu Hao was unwilling to return to the palace with him, so he didn't force it.
When Zhu Hao first entered the palace, everyone in the palace was very jealous of him. However, after almost two years of getting along day and night, everyone in the palace no longer regarded Zhu Hao as an outsider. In addition, he was about to take the imperial examination, and Zhu Hao was already a nobleman in the palace.
, even King Xing treated him with courtesy, and others naturally did not dare to neglect him.
Tang Yin smiled and said: "I heard that Dongzhu Su is traveling day and night to the Anlu border. If he comes, the first person he sees will definitely be you."
Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Tang is very well-informed. Even I don't know about this."
Tang Yin's face was flushed. Today he had eaten something delicious that he had never tasted in the first half of his life. He felt very happy: "Dongzhu Su came to Anlu with the army to suppress the army. Unexpectedly, the bandits were successfully wiped out while the troops were still halfway there.
, Receiving prisoners of war was originally a military matter, but now that Wang Zhongcheng is here, according to the principle of reciprocity, officials from the Chief Envoy need to be sent... He will still be accompanied by Su Dongzhu."
Recently, Tang Yin has been in frequent contact with the government, and the information is much better than before.
But there is one thing. Tang Yin will not analyze the situation like Zhu Hao and make up various situations in order to figure out the reactions of all parties. Tang Yin basically has one thing to say. Since he said that Su Xigui will come, it is almost impossible to be wrong.
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"We meet, let's drink together... It's best to prepare this set of cooking utensils!"
After Tang Yin gave special instructions, he left the laboratory with satisfaction.
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Royal Academy.
Zhu San and Zhu Si's children had been looking forward to Zhu Hao returning to the palace early that day so that they could ask him how he did in the exam.
In the afternoon, Zhu Hao was not waiting, but Yuan Rulin was waiting.
"Where's Zhu Hao?"
Zhu Si took advantage of Yuan Rulin to come in and Fan Yikuan to leave the classroom door. He turned his head and asked Yuan Rulin, who looked cautious.
Yuan Rulin shook his head and expressed ignorance.
Then someone else came in, but it was Tang Yin and Lu Song who came in with a few guards and two boxes, but Fan Yikuan was nowhere to be seen.
Zhu Si asked: "Mr. Tang, has Zhu Hao finished the exam? How did he do? Did he pass?"
It started with a barrage of questions.
Tang Yin recalled his previous experience of working with Zhu Hao and wondered how these children were still waiting for news about Zhu Hao, while Zhu Hao was already busy doing his research. They were both children...how could there be such a big difference?
?
"He has finished the exam. He left the exam room early in the morning and accompanied his teacher to handle some official duties. Now he probably...has gone home. But he said he would return to the palace after dark."
Tang Yin said.
Zhu San pouted: "This bad guy didn't come back to say anything after the exam, which made us worry about him in vain. If he fails to pass the exam, he deserves to be unlucky."
This tone...
She looked like a harried woman in a deep boudoir. Only Zhu Hao's wife or someone close to her could say that. Even Tang Yin couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Zhu Si corrected him: "Sister, didn't you listen to what your husband said? Zhu Hao has other things to do and can't take care of this at the same time. He didn't mean not to come back."
Jinghong asked: "Sir, will Zhu Hao not have to go back to the palace to study in the future?"
"Um?"
Tang Yin didn't expect such a statement.
But think about it, Zhu Hao has already passed the government examination and is about to prepare for the college examination. With Zhu Hao's talents and knowledge, he is already separated from the children in front of him. It is a bit unorthodox to let them study together.
But the palace never asked Zhu Hao to find another way to study, right?
"No problem, I asked my father. He said that Zhu Hao will still study in the palace from now on. When Mr. Tang and Mr. Fan are away, he will give us lectures. Now that he has achieved fame, his reputation is much more justified."
In the past, when Zhu Hao taught several children, he was suspected of overstepping his authority, but now that Zhu Hao has gained the reputation of being a scholar, everything is different.
Isn't he just another Gongsun Yi? And Zhu Hao's talents and learning are much more guaranteed than Gongsun Yi... Now Zhu Hao is equivalent to taking the "teaching qualification certificate" exam and coming back, which does not prevent him from teaching a few children at all.
, and it will not affect the palace's trust in Zhu Hao's ability.
"Then...what if he goes to take the civil examination in the future?"
Jinghong felt inexplicably sad.
Now Zhu Hao is just a reserve scholar, so studying in the palace is not a big deal. Even if he is admitted as a scholar, it will still make sense.
But if Zhu Hao prepares to take the imperial examination, or even directly wins the imperial examination, and then takes the imperial examination... will he still study with brats like him?
He entered the palace at the same time. At that time, he was still doubtful about Zhu Hao's talent and learning. He was determined to compare with him and vowed to surpass him one day. Why did the gap between them get bigger the more he caught up?
Zhu San smiled and said: "Don't be sad, little Jingzi. Even if he passes the exam, he is still our classmate. You should be proud to have had such a classmate."
Jinghong felt even worse after hearing this.
I want to be "other people's children" in people's eyes, instead of envying "other people's children" myself.
"alright!"
Tang Yin saw the children below discussing endlessly and reached out to interrupt their conversation.
"There are two boxes here. One box contains gifts for Jinghong and Yuan Rulin. There are two gifts in each box... Lu Bing originally also had them, but Lu Dianzhan has collected them on his behalf. The contents of the other box are for Zhu Hao.
...I’ll give you a brief look first, and then I’ll find someone to send it to you individually.”
After speaking, Tang Yin personally opened the box of gifts for Jinghong and Yuan Rulin. In addition to the necessary four treasures of the study, there were several sets of books, some silk cloth, quilt cores and other items.
Zhu San leaned over to take a look and asked, "Can we see what's in Zhu Hao's box?"
"It shouldn't make any difference."
While Tang Yin was talking, he opened another box and immediately realized that something was wrong.
"Wow!"
Several children's eyes were opened.
Zhu Hao's box no longer contains ordinary silk, but silk and satin. Although he also has the four treasures of the study, the quality is obviously much higher. What's more important is that there is a money box inside, which is full of things when he opens it.
The copper plate is at least worth ten guan of money. If you add jade, gold and other valuable small items...
Tsk tsk!
"Stop reading! Study hard!"
Tang Yin regretted his mistake so much that he reached out and closed the lid of the box.