Chapter 825 Small Gathering

Tang Qingyuan, Wang Jian, Wang Yiming, and Shen Hao are already very familiar with each other. Only Chen Sheng, although he has known each other for a long time, has not had much contact with him, and is a bit unfamiliar.

But Chen Sheng was sent by Jiang Cheng to the commanding yamen to follow Shen Hao closely. Jiang Cheng wanted to give Shen Hao face, and he had always had a good impression of Chen Sheng. Only then did the other party call for a small gathering.

Housewarming is just a pretext, and the main meaning is to get together for a drink to deepen some relationships. In many cases, personal friendship can make a lot of troubles easier.

Originally, Zhu Shou should be called, but now that Zhu Shou is being stared at, Shen Hao can't be too close to him, so as not to affect the overall situation, so this housewarming is limited to the interior of the Yamen of the Heiqiying Commander.

Wang Yiming arrived later, a little later than Shen Hao, and was called to the back kitchen. However, compared to Wang Jian who knew everything in the back kitchen, Wang Yiming was a pure spectator, so he just I can only help to carry the dishes, nothing else can help at all. But even so, he still stayed in the back kitchen, saying that he also wanted to learn cooking skills from Shen Hao.

Men in the Jing old dynasty generally seldom cook, especially in their own homes. Take a professional chef like Li Erfu as an example. He basically does not cook at home, but his wife does it. Even if the food his wife cooks is not as delicious as him, he will not cook.

Of course, there are also men who cook at home. For example, Shen Hao, or Feilong. That's right, things like Feilong also cook at home. Because his wife likes to eat his braised pork, whenever he has time, Feilong will go to the kitchen to make a portion for his wife, and his son can't even share a few pieces.

There are also some literati who take food as an elegant taste and can cook, but the taste is not necessarily good.

Shen Hao has always been known as a "literary hero". One reason is that several of his "works" have been widely circulated and the response has been very good. Secondly, someone in the literati circle in the imperial city helped him to promote it. Added together, his reputation in the literati circle has not declined but increased.

Shen Hao also thought about the words brought by the artist Qi Yongyu mentioned by Hu Tian when he was cooking, but he didn't think of any suitable poems for the time being.

I can only think about it slowly in two days.

The last ones were Tang Qingyuan and Chen Sheng, who were relatively far away. They came hand in hand, and after presenting congratulatory gifts, they drank tea in the lobby and were later accompanied by Wang Yiming. The three of them had the most contacts and were the most familiar with each other. Compared with Wang Jian, who often flirted in secret, these three got along better.

When the meal was ready at Xushi, Shen Hao came out from the back kitchen with a smile and greeted everyone to come to the table.

There are not many dishes, and they are very homely. Even the appearance is unpretentious, but the aroma is not bad, and the portion is very large. With a large jar of aged Wuliangye, this meal is definitely not perfunctory.

In fact, it is more than perfunctory, it is also very appropriate to say that it is a table of sincere meals carefully prepared.

Everyone including Tang Qingyuan sat upright on the chairs, with their backs straight. My heart is also hot.

Before coming here, I thought it was just a gimmick that Mr. Shen cooked the dishes himself, to show that he valued them, but he didn't expect that Mr. Shen actually cooked all the dishes on the table. The meaning is absolutely different.

"Hehe, try my cooking skills. I haven't cooked for a long time. I don't know if I can still eat it. Try it!" Shen Hao said while scooping up a bowl of old duck soup for himself. This soup has been simmered for nearly two hours, and the old duck has been stewed soft, and the sour aroma is refreshing. He drank a small bowl when he was in the kitchen, and the taste was very stable.

Seeing Shen Hao moving his chopsticks, the rest of the people began to pick up vegetables with smiles. Wang Jian even more attentively poured wine for everyone present.

"Hehe, Wang Jian is a very competent wine general, and he won't let you have an empty glass every time." Tang Qingyuan is also an old acquaintance, so he can make jokes about Wang Jian. The so-called wine general is actually the person who controls the rhythm of drinking at the wine table, and is also responsible for pouring wine for everyone present.

"Your Majesty Tang is joking. I am going to continue to be the wine general to make some contributions. After all, you know how much I can drink. It's too scumbag. You drink, and I will pour the wine!" Wang Jian smiled humbly, he was the youngest in the room , the lowest rank and position, being able to sit at the same table is entirely because of Mr. Shen's appreciation and Heishui's special status, so he is very accurate about his position and has a positive attitude.

"Wang Zongqi, can you give me this job? I'm afraid I can't drink as much as you?" Wang Yiming, who is also a wine dregs, smiled wryly and said that he was very envious of Wang Jian's job as "General Liquor".

Just kidding, Wang Jian wouldn't pick up on it, he just laughed and didn't really hand over the wine jar to Wang Yiming. The real friendship has passed, how embarrassing is it that Wang Yiming will come to pour wine for Wang Jian later? Xuanqing Guard has a strict hierarchy, and Wang Jian doesn't want to offend anyone because of a joke.

"Okay, drink as much as you can, eat vegetables!"

During the meal, Shen Hao didn't say much, he just chatted, and Tang Qingyuan talked the most, asking Shen Hao what he had seen and heard when he was with the army.

Except for Shen Hao, everyone here has never been on the battlefield. They are more or less curious about the things on the battlefield. At the same time, they have long heard that Mr. Shen is also very good in the army. Cruel fight.

Although the war in the south is not over yet, and Shen Hao's establishment has not yet begun to count the merits, but there are rumors that Shen Hao may take another step forward with the merits of this army.

Shen Hao naturally answers every question. His previous experience in the military did let him see the other side of the world. Cruelty and bravery, blood and fortitude, the irreconcilable contradictions of the two ethnic groups melted into each other in the war. Dirt feud.

We talked about Yushi's encounter, about Jianchuan's tragic attrition battle, about Shimen's offensive and defensive battle, and how the handsome Zuo Yuliang's tall image in the army felt after meeting Shen Hao.

In the end, I also talked about the ferocity of the barbarians, and Shen Hao's half-filled views on the development of the subsequent battle.

Several people listened with great interest, even Tang Qingyuan, the oldest, was attentive, and even lamented that it was a great pity in his life that he had not been able to witness the battle in person.

Even Tang Qingyuan is like this, let alone Wang Jian and others? The one who was most excited was Chen Sheng. He followed Jiang Cheng all the way out of the army. He has a special affection for the military. It's a pity that he's not in the army for a long time now, so he naturally missed this battle. The regret is beyond words, and he drank several glasses of wine in a row.

"My lord, what impressed you most about this time with the army?"

"The deepest impression?" Shen Hao thought for a while and said, "When I was in Yushi, I saw that huge tomb of heroes and martyrs."