The Control Group of the Ancient Heroine

174, Chapter 174

Du Ke has two sons and two daughters. The eldest son is living abroad, and the youngest son is a concubine who has just gotten married. The two daughters are also a legitimate daughter and a concubine, and both are already married. Dufu is also a rare and clean family in the capital, with excellent family tradition. However, in the end, the harmonious atmosphere of the Qin family was gone.

Du Ke listened to them chatting for a while, and then he expected to become a disciple.

Grandpa Qin took this opportunity and asked: "Sir, thanks to your great love, A Fang accepts you as a disciple. Do you think that the apprenticeship ceremony can be arranged for four bows tomorrow morning?" The four bows are the highest etiquette in the Qi Kingdom. Etiquette only reserved for kings, parents, and teachers.

Generally speaking, the four-bow ceremony is more commonly used by literati, such as when students become apprentices. The literati used the Four Bows to pay homage to Confucius, so when students paid homage to their masters, they used this method. Grandpa Qin mentioned the four salutes here mainly to express his respect for Du Ke and the importance he attached to this matter.

Du Ke heard this and said, "No problem." Although he is in the Ministry of War, he is also a civil servant and agrees with the four salutes.

When they were talking about the four prayers, Yang Haiyan came.

As soon as they saw Yang Haiyan coming, Grandma Qin and Mother Qin immediately said with great enthusiasm: "Yanyan is here." In fact, they were not enthusiastic, but felt a sense of relief and relief, because even if Master Du was a guest, To be polite, they are not used to it either.

Yang Haiyan said with a smile: "Grandma, grandma." Then she said hello to Du Ke, Grandpa Qin, and Father Qin, and finally looked at Qin Fang: "Ms. sir, dinner is ready. Why don't we start the dinner early and wait for dinner after dinner?" How about asking Teacher and Master Shen to take a rest early?"

Qin Fang nodded and looked at Du Ke: "Teacher, why don't we have dinner first? You haven't rested in the afternoon yet, so you can rest earlier in the evening." When he went to the teacher's yard just now, the servant informed the teacher that he had not rested in the afternoon. That’s why I know.

Du Ke was indeed tired. He had been thinking about what happened all afternoon. Now he was chatting with the old man of the Qin family for a while. He also wanted to rest early. After the apprenticeship ceremony tomorrow morning, he wanted to go to the Beast Mountain Road to visit. To borrow modern words, Duko was a workaholic and a national civil servant.

Dinner was a regular meal, and every dish was a home-cooked snack prepared by Yang Haiyan, which was different from the dishes prepared by Kun Zhang in the past.

For example, the cold dishes include cold shredded potatoes, cucumbers, grilled vegetables, and pickled radishes; the hot dishes include braised fish, sweet and sour pork ribs, egg and tofu soup, fried broccoli with bacon, salt and pepper potato pancakes, shredded chicken breast, and scrambled eggs with cucumber. Shrimp Custard.

Although today is a family banquet, men and women still sit at the same table, separated by a screen.

Du Ke, Grandpa Qin, Father Qin, Shen Lixian, Qin Fang, and Qin Shouye were at the same table.

Grandma Qin, Mother Qin, Yang Haiyan, Qin Shoucheng, and Niu Dan were at the same table.

Qin Siya and Sanya did not come out to meet the guests. They were thirteen and ten years old, and they had reached the age where men and women were at the same table as eight years old, so they were not allowed out. They ate in their own yard.

Although it is a common meal at home, Yang Haiyan's cooking pays attention to color, aroma, and at least the presentation of the dishes is very beautiful, so people's appetite will be greatly increased after seeing it.

In addition to the dishes, Yang Haiyan also prepared wine. The rice wine has been boiled, cooked, and then chilled in ice. It is not iced, but has a little bit of coolness, and the taste is very good. Qin Fang also liked this wine. In the past, he would drink a bowl even if there were no guests at dinner. Now when he saw his wife preparing it, he proudly introduced it to Du Ke and Shen Lixian: "Teacher, Master Shen, come and try the food made by Zhuo Jing himself. It's very delicious." As he said this, he poured a bowl for each of Du Ke and Shen Lixian.

As soon as the wine was poured out, there was a smell of wine, and Shen Lixian asked: "Is this wine?" Speaking of which, Qiguo didn't have wine, but some people did know how to make it at home, but it was very difficult. Because glutinous rice is used in fermentation, and glutinous rice is more expensive than rice. How can ordinary people be willing to make this at home? "It smells so fragrant, is it made of rice?" Only a young man from an aristocratic family would ask this question.

Qin Fang said: "There are many kinds of wine. Most people drink rice wine, which is made from grains. Even the wine bought outside is usually rice wine made from grains. The nobler ones have fruits. Brewed. Like us ordinary people..." Qin Fang thought, he was no longer an ordinary person, "The wine that ordinary people drink is made from glutinous rice at home, but it is very difficult to drink, because everyone is reluctant to part with it." So for ordinary people, unless Only when there is a special occasion, you will go out to drink, or when important guests come to your home, you will be willing to invite people to drink. "However, this kind of wine is different from the fermented rice made by Zhuojing. The fermented fermented rice sounds like wine, but it is not actually wine. It has a very light alcohol content and is slightly sweet, which is what women like. Zhuojing said that it is similar to sugar water. Shen You might as well try it, adults.”

Shen Lixian wanted to try it as soon as he smelled it. When Qin Fang introduced it, he took a small sip and tasted it briefly. The reason why I keep my mouth small is that I am afraid of getting too deep. As a result, as Qin Fang said, it was slightly sweet and refreshing. He felt that he could drink a bowl in one breath.

Seeing that Shen Lixian was like this, Du Ke was naturally not polite. He took one bite and it tasted great. Conquering a person's heart can begin by conquering a man's stomach. Du Ke felt that this kid Qin Fang was really lucky. I have good fortune and good luck, so I married such a thoughtful wife. Qin Fang's wife is still very good at living.

The kind of living that Duko describes is not the kind of living that saves, but the kind of living that knows how to live. "This rice wine tastes good, but is it troublesome to make?"

Qin Fang said: "This... I don't know either. I'll ask my wife."

There was only a screen between the two tables, so Yang Haiyan naturally heard Du Ke's question. She said: "Teacher, making fermented rice wine is not difficult. Moreover, drinking a few sips of fermented rice wine every day is also good for the body and can activate blood circulation. Bleeding and red dates can also replenish qi and blood. Not only that, it also has certain medicinal value for women." She thought for a while and said, "Teacher, if there are elderly people in your family, you can also eat it. Our grandparents, father and mother are also eating it."

Du Ke is a filial person. The reason why he asked this is that he thought of his old father. Mr. Du likes sweets and wine, but he was angry with Du Ke two years ago and fell seriously ill. He can't eat sweets or drink wine. Now Du Ke drinks this fermented rice wine, just to know if his old father can drink it. But when he heard that it is also good for women, Du Ke became more interested. He would not doubt Yang Haiyan's words. In fact, he had a good impression of Yang Haiyan. This good impression was simply recognition of Yang Haiyan's ability. He felt that since an outstanding girl like Yang Haiyan had mentioned the benefits of fermented rice wine, she would not just talk nonsense.

However, in front of everyone, Du Ke did not say much: "So that's it."

The dinner was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.

After dinner, Qin Fang asked Qin Shouye to send Shen Lixian back to the yard on his behalf, and personally sent Du Ke back to the yard. Generally speaking, it is common for a younger brother to receive distinguished guests on behalf of his older brother. After all, Qin's father and mother are slightly older, so it is not appropriate to send Shen Lixian, so Qin Shouye is the most suitable.

And Du Ke is Qin Fang's teacher, so it was naturally Qin Fang who sent him.

Arriving at the courtyard, Qin Fang said, "Teacher, I asked my wife to make some wine, and then I will write a letter to send to the teacher's wife. What do you think?"

Du Ke nodded: "Well, it's hard for your wife to be thoughtful." Since he is his disciple, Du Ke will never be polite to his own people.

Qin Fang is still happy about Du Ke's impoliteness. If the teacher is polite to him, he will be unhappy. "Then the teacher, please take a rest. The student will go back."

Du Ke: "I won't keep you. I am really tired today."

Qin Fang returned to his courtyard and saw Yang Haiyan standing against the wall. He walked over with a smile and stood side by side with her: "My wife, you have worked hard today."

Yang Haiyan laughed at his serious tone: "Then how will my husband compensate me?"

Qin Fang looked at her with a suspicious expression when he heard it, as if Yang Haiyan had said something fierce.

Yang Haiyan couldn't help laughing out loud

Qin Fang also smiled: "I just told the teacher that I will send some fermented rice to the teacher's wife in Beijing."

Yang Haiyan said: "Okay." What she said during dinner was exactly the same. "I will write down the recipe and some precautions. If the elderly in the teacher's family eat it, please ask the doctor to check the body of the elderly. Generally, there is no harm, but just in case, it is better to be cautious."

Qin Fang said: "My wife is still careful."

Yang Haiyan wanted to laugh when he heard him call her wife: "Why not wait until August to send it, when the watermelons are ripe, cauliflower, broccoli and tomatoes can also be sent. It only takes three days to ride a horse from Yunxiang County to Beijing. Prepare ice and freeze the things in it, so they won't go bad." In fact, as for watermelons, they won't go bad without preparing ice. But in hot weather, cauliflower, broccoli and tomatoes are not easy to store, and they will rot.

Qin Fang thought: "Why not prepare more and send some to the emperor."

Yang Haiyan: "..." Is this man addicted to giving gifts?

Qin Fang smiled mysteriously: "The emperor must have never eaten watermelon. I am an honest minister. If I eat good things, I must honor the emperor. Besides, Lord Shen has eaten it today. If I don't send some to the emperor, it will not be appropriate."

Yang Haiyan knew what Qin Fang meant. In modern terms, he wanted to be a simple person.

The next day

The people in the general's mansion got up very early today because Qin Fang was going to formally become Du Ke's apprentice. Even Shen Lixian got up early. As the only visitor, he became a witness.

After Qin Fang got up early in the morning, he took a bath and cleansed himself from head to toe. As the most important and highest etiquette, the four bows need to be cleansed to show the importance of the four bows.

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