Syndicate Growth Manual

Chapter 14 Milk Biscuits

As usual, the first half of the morning is spent studying etiquette, which is why all the lecturers in government and private schools are from noble families.

It should be noted that this era is still the era of the aristocracy, and the upper class of the entire society is formed by the intertwined and entrenched families.It is difficult for the children of poor families to get promoted, not because of their lack of knowledge.

Among the six arts of a gentleman, "rituals, music, shooting, and the number of imperial books", "rituals" ranks first, but this "rituals" is not only as simple as answering people, or sweeping, advancing and retreating, but also includes manners, such as crowns, weddings, funerals, sacrifices, A set of etiquette systems such as township, shooting, court, and employment.Guanzi said: "If the granaries are solid, you will know etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace." A family lasts for three generations to know food and clothing. , How can you have the time to worry about those cumbersome etiquette?

If you don't know etiquette, how can you teach etiquette?

Although the Yiqi family has declined, the clan is still prosperous, and the etiquette is naturally skilled.His language is witty, and the examples he gave are detailed and vivid. From the introduction of Jiangcheng to the various surnamed families, and then to the official rank system, Zhao Yuan and the others have a general understanding.

He laughed and said, "Let's talk about festival customs. Since we are approaching Chongyang Festival, tell me, what are the customs?"

Zhao Yuan is the boss, and he always answers first.He thought about it, and said: "Students once heard children singing 'chrysanthemum yellow, Huang Zhongqiang, chrysanthemum fragrance, Huang Zhongkang, September [-], drinking chrysanthemum wine, and everyone is drunk with chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival'. Drink chrysanthemum wine."

Yi Qi nodded: "That's right, chrysanthemum appreciation is also a school. There are green cloud peonies, golden hooks hanging on the moon, pretty silk powder incense, purple ribbon gold medals, and even stacking clouds, ten brocades, and jade rings." , even scarlet red, goose yellow, and jade rabbit white, there are many patterns, and you have to learn to distinguish them."

The three children were speechless and looked at each other.Yuan Jue and Zhencheng's families have hereditary military positions, and they don't pay much attention to these things. Zhao Yuan was even dizzy. In his previous life, most people didn't give chrysanthemums to others. They were all bought from graves. In my impression, chrysanthemums were yellow White, at most know that there is a strange one called Mo Ju.

It stands to reason that he had passed the Double Ninth Festival five times after his reincarnation, but he was too young for the first two years and could only stay in the house. Although he was older for the next three years, Fan Shi and Zhao Chen didn't like chrysanthemums very much. I have never held a chrysanthemum banquet or anything.He has never seen it before, so let alone identify it.

Yuan Jue also said: "My grandfather's family has a Shiyang brocade plant, which is kept in my grandfather's yard. No one is allowed to touch it, and it will only be brought out for banquets."

Yi Qi smiled and said, "Apart from these, what other customs are there?"

Yuan Jue scrambled: "Students know! I want a chrysanthemum hairpin!" He revealed his mother's short story in a serious manner: "My aunt loves beauty. When I was young, I picked my grandfather's green peony hairpin and put it on her hair. My grandfather scolded me. You have to tell me every year during the Double Ninth Festival.”

Both Zhao Yuan and Zhen Cheng silently pretended not to hear.Fortunately, no one here will complain to Yuan Jue's mother, otherwise, let's see if his mother doesn't beat him to death!

Zhencheng said: "Students will make flower cakes at home during the Double Ninth Festival, and my father will take the students to climb high and look far away."

Yi Qi laughed loudly and said: "What you said is correct. You might as well try to draw a chrysanthemum picture this year, and I will comment on it then!"

All three of them respectfully replied: "Yes, master."

In fact, Yiqi hasn't taught them how to draw, but the master didn't ask them to draw well. In primary school, it's mainly in the imitation stage.When Zhao Yuan was practicing calligraphy, he couldn't help being distracted, wondering where to get his father to get some pots of chrysanthemums, so that he could draw some pictures to hand in homework.

Since the flower cake was mentioned in the morning, Zhao Yuan called Zhengyang over during the break and told him to let the kitchen make some snacks.

The kitchen in the mansion is divided into a large kitchen and a small kitchen. The second and third-class maidservants, maids, and maids in the inner courtyard, and the servants in charge of flowers, plants, chariots, horses and front doors in the outer courtyard all receive meals from the large kitchen. The small kitchen is only for the master. Maids can also order some ordinary meals in the small kitchen.The small kitchen is located in the inner courtyard. There are three women on the hot stove, three girls on the cold stove, and two maidservants who specialize in making cakes under the stove, called Dianthus Shimi.

These two little girls are only thirteen or fourteen years old, and Zhao Yuan admires them quite a lot. They can tell him as much as he can without moving his mouth. Except for the limitation of ingredients, their craftsmanship is no less than that of him who eats in modern times. those who have been.

At noon, the small kitchen delivered some snacks.There is not only the Double Ninth Flower Cake, but also the Milk Cake and Thousand-layer Cake that Zhao Yuan likes to eat.

The flower cake of his family is not much different from others, except that milk and eggs are added to it, making it softer and sweeter.Milk cake can only be eaten frequently when the weather is not hot. Fresh milk is not easy to get, and it melts in the mouth.In winter, Zhao Yuan likes to drink this cake soaked in water as milk. It is easy to store and put away, and it is delicious.

There are not many children who do not like sweets. Yuan Jue and Zhen Cheng obviously like these pastries, especially Zhen Cheng.Zhao Yuan didn't expect that it was Mensao's younger brother Zhen who loved to eat cakes, and couldn't even take care of his usual reservedness.Yuan Jue sat next to him, seeing that he was eating well, so he simply gave him the few pieces he didn't eat.

Zhao Yuan couldn't help but said: "If you like to eat, I wrote a recipe for you to take home."

Zhencheng paused for a moment, his little face flushed: "My brother thanked the eldest brother, but also, let's forget it, I don't like eating that much."

Hypocritical!Zhao Yuan almost rolled his eyes, but fortunately he restrained himself.

He waved his hand and said: "It's up to you, I thought we couldn't celebrate the festival together, so I ordered the kitchen to make it in advance for you to taste... But it's better to eat less, my father won't allow me to eat, for fear that I will be eaten by moths teeth."

Zhen Cheng muttered, lowered his head and remained silent.

In the afternoon, the sun became stronger again, and the sun after autumn was even stronger than that in midsummer.Zhao Chen ordered people to enter the mansion, saying that studying also requires a combination of work and rest, and today they are allowed half a day off, so they don't have to go to the school grounds to shoot arrows.In fact, he was afraid that the sun would ruin his son's tender face, so he spoke in a high-sounding manner.

The three children returned to the inner courtyard with their own children.Zhao Yuan still remembered that he had promised to take his friends to climb the rockery yesterday, thinking that the rockery was surrounded by trees and would not get the sun, so he proposed to play in the garden.

Yuan Jue was very happy: "But go to the rockery?"

Zhao Yuan was speechless: "Yes, my brother will take you to drill the rockery." I really don't understand, what is there to drill in the rockery?The moss all over his body was crawling around, if he rubbed somewhere, how would he explain to his parents?It's just that Yuan Jue just read it, and he can only use this to coax him.

Besides, friendship is made out of playing and getting along. Maybe when everyone gets familiar with each other, Zhencheng will be able to have more fun and not be so cautious.

The small garden faces Fan's Tangli Courtyard.Now she sleeps too much, wakes up late in the morning, never rests at noon, and hears the sound of children playing outside the courtyard wall from a distance, so she asks someone to ask what's going on.

It was Bisi who went out, she went to have a look, came back and said with a smile: "My lady, it's Da Lang and the young master of Yuan Jiazhen's family. They want to drill a rockery."

Fan became interested: "Oh? Could it be that they don't go to school today?"

Bisi handled things properly, so she said: "I asked Zhengyang, and he said that the sun is so strong today, and my husband ordered to stop the shooting music class in the afternoon and let them play."

Fan nodded: "Lang Jun said very well, I got up late today, and the room is not hot, but I didn't expect this." She signaled Taorui to stop fanning her, "You go to the small kitchen to cook Some sour plum juice, chilled a little, and send it to Da Lang and the others."

She was worried after thinking about it, and told Bisi: "Zhengyang Huaixi is not very old, they are all children, I am really worried about climbing up and down, you just go and serve, and pay attention not to allow them to go there On top of the rockery."

The rockery in the small garden is actually Fan’s dowry. Her grandmother and aunt are all from the south, and each of them brought the famous lake stone with them when they got married. The land is quite wide, which can be described as "twists and turns, bright and dark, quiet and quiet".

Fan's rockery group not only has the leisurely scenery of lakes and mountains, but also has the danger of going out of the gorge with a light boat. The mountains and rivers are harmonious.Although the area of ​​this rockery in the Zhao Mansion is small, it has four or five points of the meaning of the Fan family. The garden has a panoramic view.

Bisi took the order and went away with the two little girls.

Fan patted her belly and closed her eyes to rest her mind, Yingge and Liuxi took over the fans to cool her down, making the room comfortable and comfortable.She thought in her heart that if she didn't have it in her stomach, it's fine, and if she had it, she thought about whether it was a man or a woman. People are not just so dissatisfied.

If you are a young gentleman, after four or five years, you can go to the garden to drill rockery like Dalang...

Her thoughts are not humane, and Zhao Yuan didn't know, he said he despised Yuan Jue, and when he really went to play, he was so excited!It can only be said that he was too ignorant, thinking that his rockery was just like the small park in the city before.When he was more than five years old, it was the first time he went to see the rockery so close!

Although Zhencheng was not very interested, he couldn't help admiring.

"This mountain is very interesting. Compared with it, how can the one in my brother's house be called a mountain?"

Yuan Jue nodded happily: "Ah Cheng is right. I heard the sound of the waterfall just now, and I don't know where it is!" He looked up on tiptoe, and excitedly pointed to a place hidden in the canopy of trees and said to Zhao Yuan: " Brother! I see the little gazebo! Let's climb there!"

Zhao Yuan almost fell!so high!It looks like your legs are shaking!

He hurriedly persuaded the second younger brother: "No, no, the pavilion is too high, and there is no way to see it. If you fall down, your head will be broken! Don't you want to drill? Let's play in the cave below." alright!"

The children's faces turned pale with fright, and they tried to persuade them from behind.If you really want to throw the little masters, I'm afraid they won't survive.

Yuan Jue was very unhappy, and glanced at Zhao Yuan suspiciously: "Brother, isn't he afraid of heights?"

Zhao Yuan was so angry that his face was crooked.This stinky brat!Bai Chang has such a big head!

The author has something to say: Zhao Yuan is a coward!

It's still a thing!

I don't know what zodiac sign it is...

Yuan Jue was stupid and bold.

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