delicious little cook

Chapter 976

The big son-in-law Shi Hao caused the envoys to protest because of a serious mistake, and was expelled from the Ministry of Officials to go home to live on his laurels. Now he has the status of a Jinshi and a son-in-law, but he has become an idler, and the atmosphere at home is terribly low.

The only thing that gave the family some comfort was that Shi Tianmin's fame was still there, and his qualifications for the examination had not been cancelled. In a few days, he would step into the Gongyuan to fight for his future.

Shi Tianmin didn't dare to disappoint his family, so he stayed in his room and studied hard. He was locked up at home for several months, and he had nothing to do but read books every day. Now that the ban is lifted, he can finally go to the government school to discuss issues with his masters, for the sake of his family In order to meet his expectations and his own future, he must do his best in this year's test.

The juren who are going to participate in the Spring Festival this year are all studying hard at the moment, there are fewer things to do for entertainment, and they are about to enter the examination room. No one wants to get sick or even get injured by messing around outside, and try to minimize going out when they have nothing to do, because the whole country gathers together and is lively The capital city has been much quieter throughout the winter.

Gu Yun didn't go out much anymore, Bai Kou took care of everything about the workshop and farm, and the palace chief showed him a list of meals written by Bai Kou in embarrassment. The food and luggage brought into the examination room were all ready. You should bring a large hot water bottle, instant noodles with various pickles, you can eat whatever you want, and there are also snacks with various flavors of sweet, sour, salty and spicy, which are enough to support a person's consumption for so many days in Gongyuan.

Thinking of the past when he was taking the exam, Bai Kou wrote the food list for himself, and then his buddies rushed to copy it away, but this year Bai Kou wrote it for Gong Zhangji, leaving him alone, Gu Yun pouted, feeling jealous.

Looking at Gu Yun's face full of the word "jealousy", Gong Changji laughed out loud, then threw the list to him and went home proudly.

Gu Yun took the food list and sent it to the East Kitchen, telling them to cook well.

The families of princes and grandsons are also united to manage the tribute house at this time, not to cheat, but to give a little convenience when the children ask for hot water. This is an old practice. Candidates cannot bring a penny to the tribute house. They bribed the invigilators inside, but the family members can still stuff a few purses outside to the handymen of the Gongyuan. After so many days, they will take care of them in life. It has been delayed for a long time.

This kind of private secret is only known to those in these families who often have children who take exams. If there is no one to guide the ordinary children who have come up through their own efforts, they will either be talented and intelligent and realize it on their own, or they will not be able to realize it. With no money to take care of it, those handymen point to the opening of the tribute courtyard to make some extra money when they take the exam.

The handymen don’t accept everyone’s money. They take care of the rich and nobles in the capital first. After all, they all know the names. They can't understand the famous brands outside. Isn't it a waste of money if they are not properly taken care of?

There are too many people giving money. Gu Yun and his small group of purses, the handymen are the most open-eyed. The family members of their group unite to give money, and they are very generous. Gu Yun, the eldest son of Duke Ye These handymen are also familiar with the names of his partners, and it is easy to do things by collecting money. As long as a person enters the Gongyuan, the family does not need to worry about life.

Those who are going to take part in the examination are all nervously and excitedly making various preparations. Of course, there are also those who cannot participate in the three-yearly Chunwei for various reasons and vent their bad mood everywhere.

Yang Mi, who was expelled from the imperial examination for three generations and was not allowed to take the imperial examination, as the examination date approached, he drank more and more violently, and he didn't care about the business brought by his wife's dowry. They do small tricks in the house, but the owner doesn't care about it. Naturally, the business is to maintain the current situation. Try to keep the daily turnover from fluctuating violently, and it is impossible to open up new ways to make money.

Now everyone in the business district in the capital is talking about Gu Yun's farm and the distribution of fungi in the future. Many powerful businessmen want to be first-level distributors so that they can sell the fungus directly to other places in the future. The land's farm is divided into east and west banks by a small tributary, and the goods can be transported directly along the main river to all parts of the country after boarding the ship. Who wouldn't want to do such a good business.

At this time, Gu Chan was pregnant for more than two months. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were making children's clothes at home every day. For the sake of the child, Gu Chan tried to persuade her husband to drink less, but the more she persuaded, the more irritable Yang Mi became.

This morning, the carpenter who came to measure the size of the custom-made crib came to the house at an appointment. Gu Chan called Yang Mi to treat the guests. After making gestures, the carpenter couldn't stand him, and turned to call the old grandma at home to talk to grandma. Yang Mi turned his face on the spot and took the family's money and slammed the door out.

In the early morning, only the taverns that are open day and night are open, and the restaurants that do business at noon are still in preparation time. Yang Mi took the hired car to a tavern he found recently, far away from his daily communication. In the circle, he will not meet acquaintances, and he can drink to his heart's content.

After entering the tavern, the proprietress behind the counter saw that she was a frequent visitor these days, and greeted her warmly.

"This master is here, he came early today, come here, sit here! Is it still the same?" The proprietress greeted Yang Mi and led Yang Mi to the middle table.

Yang Mi saw that the direction was wrong and stopped.

"What? The table I'm sitting on is broken these days?"

"No, no, there are other guests here. It's the same if you sit here. They are all clean, and they were cleaned early in the morning."

"Is there anyone here earlier than me? Have you been drinking all night?"

"It's really a while earlier than you, ordered the best wine in our shop, and said that I want to be alone for a while."

"What do you want to be quiet when you run to this tavern? You want to be quiet when you go home! Dare to grab the table with me! How rich is it? What is it!"

Cursing, Yang Mi walked towards his favorite table.

The lobby of the tavern is not a regular square, there is an inconspicuous corner, there is actually a table there, and there is a small window where you can see a little green of the flower bed outside the window, Yang Mi likes this corner very much, every time I come here I come here When drinking, no one will pay attention to what he drinks.

Yang Mi rushed over and saw from the back that he was wearing a long gown, like a frail scholar, he slapped him heavily on the shoulder, and forced him to turn around.

"Damn you! How dare you rob me...!?"

When he saw that the other party was a middle-aged man, especially his appearance, Yang Mi was taken aback for a moment. The other party was holding a wine glass in his hand and was interrupted by Yang Mi, who spilled half of the glass of wine on his body, and also looked angry.

"Who are you?"

"You are Shi..." Yang Mi almost blurted out the identity of the other party, and quickly swallowed the words, "...Mr. Shi?!"

Shi Hao didn't expect to meet someone who knew him in such a strange tavern, he half-closed his eyes, and shook his head at the empty seat next to him.

"sit."

"Thank you, sir." Yang Mi carefully sat on one side of the bench, careful not to let the stool tip over.

"who are you?"

"Villain Yang Mi."

"Yang Siyuan's son?"

"Exactly!"

Seeing that Shi Hao's wine was running low, Yang Mi beckoned to the proprietress to make up half a catty, added two more cold dishes, and finally filled the wine glasses for both of them.

"Sir, I would like to offer you a toast."

Yang Mi had also heard about Shi Hao, but she didn't expect to meet the son-in-law outside here to drink and soothe his worries. Yang Mi had a lot to say about this god-given opportunity.

(End of this chapter)