Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 391 The state banquet is all pickles, and the swill replenishes oil and water

"My father and I have always regarded the two elders as our biological parents and in-laws. The eldest sister-in-law is our father's own sister and my own sister. Naturally, there is no need to be polite."

Baochai smoothed things over and said with a smile:
"This matter is actually quite simple. Just tell the old lady of the Rong Mansion that our old lady misses her grandson, so just keep him here for a while. There will be no embarrassment over there."

Li Mengshi reacted and hurriedly said:
"That's right, I'm missing my grandson, so take it over and get close to him, not to mention we're a double-editor, so you can rest assured of Lan'er's homework when you send it here."

"It's more than a double-explorer?"

Baochai smiled, and everyone was taken aback by what they said.

Li Shouzhong and Feng Yibo are the only ones in the Hou's Mansion of the State of Chu, aren't they Shuangtanhua or what?
"There are two emperor masters in our mansion!"

When everyone heard it, it suddenly dawned on them.

Li Shouzhong is now the Grand Tutor, and Feng Yibo is also the Young Master, not two masters and apprentices of the same school!

That’s not enough, Baochai continued:
"Besides, when Sister Lin comes over, I said that Master Lin will move in too! At that time, we will be one school, two masters, master and apprentice, Weng and son-in-law three times!"

When everyone heard this, they all smiled knowingly.

Li Mengshi liked Baochai's thoroughness very much, so he smiled and praised:

"What Yibo's daughter-in-law said is true!"

Also as a widow, Aunt Li can best understand Li Wan's mood.

She knew that she had misunderstood just now, so she was naturally a little embarrassed.

At this time, seeing someone rounding things up, he quickly followed suit and said:
"That's right, that's right, if Lan'er has three Tanhuas around her, she might be able to get a champion in the future!"

Li Wan took this opportunity to sort out his thoughts.

She forced a smile, looked at Baochai with some embarrassment, and said hesitantly:

"But……"

What a transparent person Baochai was, she understood her worries before Li Wan continued.

At that moment, Baochai smiled and said:
"Sister-in-law don't need to care about me. I seldom come out of the house every day. Today, I heard that sister-in-law is coming, so I joined in the fun. Besides, I'm also Lan'er's aunt. Why are aunts and nephews so outsiders?"

Speaking of this, Li Wan could only half-heartedly say:
"Then I'll go back and tell my old lady, my wife, and let someone send Lan'er over."

Feng Yibo heard this, smiled and said:
"Why bother, I'll send someone over to deliver a letter, saying that my teacher and wife will let you stay for a few days."

"This……"

Li Wan hesitated for a moment, thinking that since he agreed, it would be better to be more thorough, so he shook his head and said:

"There are still a lot of things that need to be dealt with by me, Lan'er can just stay by herself."

Here, Li Wan agreed to let Jia Lan live in the Chu State Marquis's Mansion for a while.

On the other side, Baoyu in Rongfu was very sad but also very happy.

Sadly, more than a dozen beautiful young actors have left.

For him, the Grand View Garden became more deserted.

Happily, there are two more Gao Liji.

The reason there are two is because the Gao Liji that Feng Yibo gave to Jia Huan was exchanged by Mrs. Wang for Aunt Zhao.

It is also a beautiful name, the ones cultivated by oneself are more appropriate than outsiders.

In fact, what I thought in my heart was naturally:
What is the identity of Huan Laosan, who is also worthy of the same role as Baoyu?

Aunt Zhao didn't think about it, and she didn't dare to have any opinions.

She was full of joy, and took the opportunity to ask Caixia who had been in love for a long time.

But Caixia had no feelings for Baoyu at first, but instead had a crush on Jiahuan.

Being assigned to Jia Huan's side, she was naturally happy to accept it.

If it is said that everyone is happy, but only Jia Huan, the person involved, is full of resentment.

But in the Rong Mansion, no one dared to challenge Mrs. Wang.

So he only dared to lose his temper in private and vent his anger on Caixia.

Such a move will inevitably make Caixia feel a great gap in her heart.

For a moment, I just felt that there was not a single man worthy of entrustment in this huge Rong Mansion.

Fortunately, it was Aunt Zhao and Tanchun who talked badly and reluctantly persuaded her.

And Baoyu is heartless, and he was envious of the Japanese women Feng Yibo gave Jia Lian.

A few days ago, he often went there for a walk, or called to ask the sisters about overseas affairs.

On the contrary, several people in Rongfu have gained a lot of overseas knowledge.

This time I won two Gao Liji, and the actors were quickly forgotten about the participation.

He didn't have any idea about Feng Yibo sending Jia Huan.

Similarly, he felt that it was only natural for Mrs. Wang to reassign the maids, and he didn't feel that Jia Huan was robbed.

After all, Baoyu was already used to it. Mrs. Wang had always had the final say in the Rong Mansion, and he was always the first to come if there was something good.

The two Gao Liji this time are the same as Jia Lian's Japanese women.

He can speak Chinese and can tell him a lot about Korean folk customs.

As he listened, his mind drifted away.

I thought I should share it with my sisters.

So, he first asked the servant girl to inquire about it, and then he took the two Gao Liji to Nuanxiangwu to look for Tanchun and Xichun.

Because of the ransacking of the Jia family's house, all the female relatives temporarily moved to live in the Grand View Garden.

Jia's mother chose Xiaoxiang Pavilion, which was the closest to Yihong Courtyard, while Mrs. Wang lived in Hengwu Court.

The Xing family lived with Xing Xiuyan in Zilingzhou, where Yingchun used to live.

Aunt Zhao moved into Tanchun's Qiushuangzhai, and brought Jia Huan, who was underage, with her.

When Tanchun and Aunt Zhao met, they would inevitably quarrel, so during the day, they would often take Xing Xiuyan with them to avoid the only remaining sister, Nuanxiangwu on Xichun's side.

At this time, Baoyu took the two of them through the lotus root Xiangxie to Nuanxiangwu.

Just now Baoyu had asked the servant girl to stand in front, so Tanchun and the others were not surprised by his arrival.

After a brief greeting from both sides, Tanchun said curiously:
"This is the two sisters of Gao Li sent by Brother Feng, right?"

She didn't think there was anything wrong with Mrs. Wang's gift of Jia Huan's Gao Liji to Baoyu.

Originally, Jia Huan was still young, before it was time to accept concubines, it would be best to have Caixia, a kind girl like Caixia who is used to serving her at home.

So Baoyu brought the two Gao Liji over. Although she was suspected of showing off, she did not face each other coldly, and even asked about it.

As soon as Baoyu heard that it was in his heart, he said with a proud face:
"That's right! You can't guess that they are descendants of famous families in the Goryeo Kingdom, one is the daughter of the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the other is the granddaughter of the Shangshu of the Ministry of War!"

Goryeo's administrative organization was basically copied from the Central Plains Dynasty, and the system of three provinces and six ministries was implemented.

These two Gaoliji are indeed descendants of high-ranking officials in Gaoli.

It's just that they are all unfavored concubine daughters.

Because of this, they were easily sacrificed and sent to curry favor with Feng Yibo.

Baoyu's ostentation made Tanchun feel emotional:
"The daughters of important ministers from overseas countries are all sent to Brother Feng's residence as maids. It can be seen that Brother Feng's current power has spread far and wide overseas!"

Xing Xiuyan and Xichun both nodded in agreement when they heard the words.

It's really because, among the Japanese women in Jia Lian's house, there are also descendants of the Japanese king.

Speaking of it, it is equivalent to the princess of the Wa country.

Of course, the royal blood is nothing in Japan, and several surnames are Huangbie.

For a family like Jia's, overseas royal blood is no match for the Marquis of Great Wei.

But this is enough to make people sigh!

Baoyu heard them praise Feng Yibo, so he quickly changed the subject and asked the two to talk about the homestay in Korea.

The two of them showed no stage fright, and began to talk openly.

As we talked, we talked about the diet of Korea.

From folk food, to the royal meal standard.

Park Jinxiu, the daughter of the Minister of Rites of Goryeo, said proudly at this moment:
"My mother said that our king has a copper bowl banquet for every meal, and that is the enjoyment of the emperor."

The sisters looked at each other, and Tanchun couldn't help asking curiously:

"What is the Copper Bowl Banquet?"

As a royal family, it is not too much to use a golden bowl.

Even Rongfu has a lot of gold and silver utensils. Although I have bronze utensils, they are not worth showing off, right?
"It's our king's court banquet!"

Li Xiuai, the granddaughter of the Minister of Military Affairs of Goryeo, also introduced with a proud face:
"Using the most expensive copper bowl in Korea, various side dishes are served, including platycodon, tofu, rice cake, radish slice soup..."

Speaking of this, she got stuck for a moment, and Park Jinxiu hurriedly said?

"There are also pollack and ginseng chicken soup. Think about it, there are six kinds of side dishes, and you have to eat eight dishes for each meal. Isn't it extremely rich?"

That's it?

You call this a court banquet?
Although most of the nobles in the Wei Dynasty mainly focus on bland food, they can't eat such rough food, can they?

Even if the landowners and squires in the countryside, the table is not full of side dishes, right?
The girls of the Jia family and Xing Xiuyan couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the words.

Is there any special technique used for these side dishes?
If not, even the servants of the Rong Mansion would eat better than this, and the landlords in the countryside would often see meat.

Even Xing Xiuyan, who came from a poor life, felt that although he was suffering, he would not be able to eat pickles for dinner, right?
Anyway, he is also the lord of a country, even if he advocates frugality, he is not so shabby, right?
When the Great Wei was Chongjian, he always reduced the dishes.

But the majestic leader of a country in Goryeo eats all side dishes and side dishes?

The so-called eight-course palace banquet is just a chicken soup with a human body, which sounds like a tough dish.

Others are either side dishes or dried fish.

Oh, by the way, there is also tofu, which is indispensable for funeral banquets.

So, did Goryeo misunderstand the "banquet"?
For a while, with the restraint of everyone in Jia's mansion, I didn't know how to respond.

When Li Xiuai saw this, she thought that King Goryeo's court banquet had overwhelmed them, and added:
"Only the king can be so rich, and we usually have four small dishes."

Seeing her seeming to be humble, everyone in Jia's residence didn't know how to face her.

It is a bit hurtful to say that side dishes are not on the table.

Say you are extravagant?But I really can't say it.

Fortunately, everyone has seen what it means to be a small country with few people, and what is a poor country.

At any rate, it also gave everyone a lot of knowledge, which once again confirmed the barrenness of overseas.

Tanchun suddenly thought of something at this moment, then his eyes widened and he almost shed tears.

After hearing Gao Liji's introduction, Baoyu was also a little confused.

At this moment, seeing Tanchun's eyes suddenly reddened, he said with concern:
"Third sister, what's the matter with you?"

"No... nothing!"

Tanchun hurriedly turned his head away, wiped the corners of his eyes, squeezed out a smile and said:

"Maybe it was smoked by sandalwood!"

Xichun worships Buddha, and the incense in the house has never been cut off.

So Tanchun is not talking nonsense, Nuanxiangwu is really smoky.

But she was suddenly sad, but it was not as simple as Xun thought.

The Japanese woman in Jia Lian's room before talked about the bad life of the Japanese king.

At the most difficult time, there was no food for three meals, and there was no funeral after death.

She listened to it at the time, and only took it as an overseas anecdote.

But today, she learned that the king of Goryeo was not as good as a country landlord...

Tanchun suddenly thought, could it be that overseas feudal states are so miserable?

I will marry Donghai in the future, what will I do in the days to come?

No!

I have to find a chance to ask my second sister to ask Brother Feng!
Last time, I only asked about my character and talent, but didn't ask about these details.

Tanchun was worried, but it was not easy to talk about it here.

And Baoyu himself was choked by the sandalwood in Nuanxiangwu, so he didn't doubt Tanchun's explanation.

And at this time, he was full of sympathy for the two Gao Liji, and decided to add two dishes to them when they were eating.

In fact, what they don't know is that the Copper Bowl Banquet is really pretty good in Korea.

After all, the Koreans left on Jeju Island don't even waste the swill of the Black Dragon Army.

Stationed on Jeju Island is the cavalry unit carefully selected by the Black Dragon Army. There is no shortage of oil and water for meals, not to mention big fish and meat.

After being picked up by Goryeo, ordering noodles is a delicious meal.

Thousands of years later, maybe you can apply for a "garrison hot pot" or something.

If the banquet in Goryeo made everyone in the Jia family speechless, the marriage customs in Goryeo mentioned later made them feel scared.

If we talk about the previous process, such as swearing to parents, offering rituals, paying salutes, cupping ceremony... etc., they are all copied from the Central Plains Dynasty.

That Goryeo is a typical example, he didn't copy the answer well!

because……

"...guests will send flowers and paper wreaths, and write auspicious words on them to express their blessings to the couple."

When several people in Jia's mansion heard this, they all had the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his mobile phone.

"You said a wreath, it's made of flowers and paper, it can't be..."

Baoyu swallowed, did not say the word "funeral ceremony", but confirmed:
"What the hell is that like?"

Li Xiuai heard this and said in doubt:
"It's made into a circle with various flowers, and then pasted with various blessings."

She said while gesticulating.

Tanchun wanted to cry even more when he heard it, and said unwillingly:
"Would it be a blank paper?"

Park Jinxiu nodded, and said as it should:

"Of course it's in black and white. White symbolizes auspiciousness for us, just like..."

Having said that, she hesitated for a moment, then suddenly excitedly said:

"By the way, it's the same as the Spring Festival couplets."

Good guy!
When sending wreaths at weddings, the word "liberation" is missing.

The couplets pasted in black and white during the Chinese New Year, those who didn’t know thought they were elegiac couplets!
Even if you want to localize what Zhongyuan has learned, you should adapt it after figuring out the meaning inside, right?
You know, the adaptation is not a random compilation!

It’s fine if you treat side dishes as a banquet, but it’s okay to change a happy event into a funeral?

This is too infiltrating, right?
This time, Tanchun's yearning for overseas life disappeared completely.

All that's left is to cry.

(End of this chapter)