"Congratulations to the young master!"

Hearing a large group of people shouting these six words in unison, he immediately raised his glass and drank it, and Zhang Shou, who was already in a good mood, also happily raised the wine bowl and drank it all. The fragrant rice wine spread in his mouth, the taste was soft, and at first glance it seemed to have no energy at all, but when the sound of Qianqiu sounded in his ears again, he seemed to be drunk, and he couldn't help but be in a trance.

Unlike Banzai, the word Qianqiu has never been exclusive to the royal family, and the meaning is so rich that it can simply make any foreigner who comes into contact with Chinese jaw-dropping. Qianqiu can refer to the death of the man and the west; It can also refer to a long period of time; But it can also refer to people's birthdays, and even congratulate people's birthdays. And apart from that, this polysemous word has many other meanings.

But he was very happy to hear this voice at this time, not because of self-absorption, thinking that he could really live a long time, but he could really feel that this voice was full of joy and elation, and he couldn't hear much reluctance. Even if this joy is not necessarily because he has a birthday, maybe it is also for food and drink, he doesn't mind.

But soon, Zhang Shou couldn't be happy. Because as Ah Liu, who had just taken the lead in drinking and celebrating his birthday, was the first to come up and toast again, the little guys formed a long line as if they had discussed, and without exception they were full of wine bowls in their hands, and they shouted auspicious words such as blessing such as Donghai Shoubi Nanshan in their mouths, and he drank three bowls in a row, and then finally couldn't bear it.

When he saw Ah Liu, the fourth little guy came up with wine, shouting what the sun and moon are bright, and the pine crane is Changming, when the pine crane is Changchun, he couldn't help it anymore, his left hand snatched the wine bowl, and the right hand closed the five fingers with a hand knife on the little guy's head, and reprimanded angrily: "Do you know what the pine crane Changchun means?" That's for the birthday celebration of someone at your grandfather's level! ”

Seeing that the teenagers waiting in line behind him were obviously stunned, he said angrily: "And the blessing just now is the same as Donghai Shoubi Nanshan!" It's okay to toast me, think about the poems or idioms you have learned, and find a few words that are appropriate for the situation, otherwise ......"

Zhang Shou glanced at the boys who were talking to each other with bad intentions, and was about to add a few scaremongering suffixes to the back, when the kid who had just received a knife suddenly said loudly: "I wish the young master an early cave house and an early birth of a noble son!" ”

Almost as soon as the words fell, there was a burst of laughter all around, but it stopped abruptly in a moment.

Zhang Shou, who was simply ridiculous, directly rewarded the little guy with another hand knife, but immediately after, he saw a bowl of wine delivered to his mouth, and then looked at it, the kid who delivered the wine with one hand steadily, who else was not Ah Liu? Although the wine was almost full to the mouth of the bowl, it magically did not spill a drop, and Zhang Shou was very suspicious that if he didn't drink it, Ah Liu would not come to pour it directly.

In desperation, he could only reach out and take it, but he only took two sips, wondering if he was looking for a way to cheat and let it leak on the ground, or something else, he only heard Ah Liu say: "Young master, the rice wine is brewed by the villagers with spring water, and the rice wine is brewed by them two years ago and buried in the ground." ”

Whether it is rice wine or rice wine, all need food, and for the villagers who have always saved, this is the most precious thing they can come up with. Today's birthday, for everyone's sake, drink two more sips, don't disappoint everyone's wishes - although this is purely Zhang Shou's brain supplement to Ah Liu's words, but he knows that this kid should mean this.

He looked at Ah Liu helplessly, but Ah Liu looked at him innocently: "After drinking this bowl, I'll change the small cup for you." ”

Under this promise, Zhang Shou could only close his eyes and drink it dry again. I have to say that the grain grown in my own field, and then a spring water bubbling out of the mountain behind my village, the rice wine brewed from such a pure natural and pollution-free environment is indeed as delicious as honey.

The problem is that drinking water is fine, but drinking water has a fatal sequelae!

Even if he changed the small cup next, when he poured it down again and said less about seven or eight small cups, Zhang Shou finally felt that he couldn't hold it back. Fortunately, before he could say anything, a hand stretched out from the side to support him steadily, followed by Ah Liu's voice.

"I'll come back after a while without a toast, I'll help the young master go out to blow the wind and relieve the hangover first."

When others said this, a group of small ones had to make a fuss for a while, but as soon as Ah Liu spoke, how could anyone dare to say a word, and they watched Ah Liu help Zhang Shou out. Seeing this scene, Aunt Liu, who was accompanying the Wu family, hurriedly and quietly bit her ear to the hostess and said, "Lady, you see that the young master is about to marry a daughter-in-law, and Ah Liu is also a big boss, should you watch more about this lifelong event?" ”

Without waiting for the Wu family's interface, Aunt Liu lowered her voice very low: "I heard that Ah Liu wants to marry a stunning beauty!" ”

"Ah......h Sneeze, sneeze! ”

When he arrived at the clean room, he released water, and when Zhang Shou came out again, he heard Ah Liu sneezing a few times. Just as a cool breeze blew, he couldn't help but shudder, and then he felt a little groggy in his head, so he stepped forward quickly and said: "This autumn wind is cold together, you are too thin, go back to the room and add a piece of clothing, and bring my cloak by the way!" ”

Just drive this kid back to his room and see who else dares to pour his wine!

However, Zhang Shou's words were used to coax others to naturally hit the shots, but in the face of Ah Liu, what was ushered in was the faint glance of the young man. The young man casually took a piece of paper from his arms and wiped his nose, then said angrily: "It's not that I'm cold, someone must be talking about me behind my back." Young master, don't want to hide as a birthday star, even if you change the small cup for a small wine glass, you have to take the toast. ”

Zhang Shou was almost driven crazy by such a kid who didn't eat oil and salt, and at this time he couldn't help but scold angrily: "Do you know if you drink and make a mistake? I don't have a day off tomorrow, and I'm going to go to the country! ”

Ah Liu was not fooled at all, the corners of his mouth curled and he asked: "The prisoners of Jiuzhangtang are all performing their duties, young master, why are you going to Guozijian?" Does it make people envious, jealous and hateful? ”

Well, speaking of which, those prisoners in Guozijian have indeed been unavailable lately. In Guanglu Temple to check the accounts, to help Lu Sanlang to run the imperial chef selection competition, in the household department to learn to do things by the way scary, in the help of Wan Yuan Bao to check the accounts and count the Nancheng tyrant Wang Siye industry, plus in the Xuanfu Datong Wang Datou internship side, Qi Liang is still there to manage the team......

If the students of the second phase of the Jiuzhangtang are not recruited, he will be the commander of the light pole! Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, and if I go to Guozijian tomorrow, I will really be envious, jealous and hateful by a lot of colleagues!

Awakening to this, Zhang Shou finally understood that Ah Liu had already calculated that he would be able to sleep until the sun rose tomorrow, so he personally took a group of children to mess around here, and he would never be able to escape this meal. So, he had to sigh deeply, and then turned around and walked to the front yard, but after only a few steps, he heard Ah Liu's faint voice.

"After the toast, everyone is giving gifts, the young master just thinks about this."

That's right...... It's like I just want to get a birthday gift! Zhang Shou muttered in his heart, although he knew that Ah Liu didn't mean this, but he was completely desperate for the young man's language art.

When he came to the side door of the front yard, he only heard a loud sound of fist strokes in the other side, and then looked at the door, the guy who happily took turns to play fists with a few children, who was not Song Juren?

This strange person who also paid to buy a small restaurant to pretend to be a chef before, and ran to participate in the imperial chef selection competition, at this time, the front placket is open, his face is red with excitement, the gesture of punching changes very quickly, and the shouting in his mouth is even louder, which makes people doubt, this guy is so versatile in the market, how did he get famous?

However, when Zhang Shou stepped into the courtyard with this muttering, the sound of the fist came to an end for the time being—or rather, it was not an end, but only Song Juren's happy cry of I won and the sound of slapping the table, and the kid who should have lost the drink came up with a wine bowl and a cigarette. And after him, the boys who were originally around to watch the boxing all rushed up and surrounded him.

Seeing this scene, Song Juren, who had just drunk a few bowls of wine in a daze, and was angry and had a fist with someone to relieve his boredom, suddenly became depressed again. But seeing a group of boys chattering around Zhang Shou non-stop, and finally being bombarded by the young brother next to Zhang Shou and honestly queuing up to toast, he couldn't help but feel a little envious.

The Song family in Guangdong is the richest man, the integration of government and business, even if the officials are not in the local area, but after decades of operation, they have become behemoths, and the rules and regulations have become an indispensable part of daily life.

Not to mention those old-fashioned people who do birthdays, even if a young man like him celebrates his birthday, it is lively and lively, but it can't be excessive, you can invite those relatives and friends who are usually there, but you must not mix with the next person.

Even the scholars and girls around him kowtow to him to celebrate his birthday, and send one or two pieces of needlework or other gadgets to celebrate his birthday. As for the toast, you have to watch the host finish the drink, and if you don't finish it, you won't follow it...... That's absolutely impossible! It's like he just drank and played with such a group of young guys, and when his family saw him, he would definitely be trained!

However, seeing that Zhang Shou was helpless, he quickly poured wine from Ah Liu's pot on the side, even if he changed to a smaller wine glass, but he really drank it one by one, and Song Juren didn't know where the impulse came from, so he suddenly picked up the wine jar on the side and poured himself a full bowl, and then staggered up.

Although Zhang Shou was drinking everyone's birthday wine, he also saw the actions of Song Juren over there. can find that after the person stepped forward with a wine bowl, he did not directly insert himself into the front of a group of little guys, but honestly lined up at the back, and he couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of this person.

This is a more interesting person than you imagined!

Fortunately, the toast of the little ones is very fast, rich and auspicious, safe and secure, and rising step by step...... It seems that there are only these auspicious words in the world, they say upside down in their mouths, and as they eat bowls of wine and watch Zhang Shou drink dry cup of wine, they also withdraw happily. In the end, only Song Juren was left standing in front of Zhang Shou.

"I'm really lucky, I just happened to meet the princess's birthday at the Xinglong Tea House today, and I rubbed Dr. Zhang's birthday here in the evening, and I finally had a big meal...... You know, if I hadn't fainted from hunger at noon, I wouldn't have thought of making taro balls to eat. If that little brother hadn't suddenly appeared and looked at me with straight eyes, I wouldn't have been dizzy for a while, and I just gave him a bowl. ”

Maybe it's because he's a little drunk, and Chef Song can't help but speak a little incoherently. However, when Zhang Shou heard him say this, he immediately looked at Ah Liu on the side with a strange face, but this time he realized that the young man who was obviously standing next to him just now was gone! When he found out that Ah Liu didn't know when he had run away from the little ones, he couldn't help but be angry.

didn't say anything, the pot of the little farce after the two bowls of taro balls were sent upstairs today...... It should definitely be carried by Ah Liu!

Of course, anger is angry, but this is not anger at all, Zhang Shou can only laugh dryly in the end: "At noon, you, like other chefs, are full of thoughts about how to win, so it is normal to have no intention of eating before it is over." ”

"At that time, I only thought about participating, and I was overjoyed to be able to get involved, and I didn't think about winning at all. So I didn't eat, it was all because I was scared. ”

Song Juren shrugged his shoulders as he spoke, and then raised the bowl to salute Zhang Shou, no matter what Zhang Shou's reaction was, he directly drank it in one gulp, and then sighed and said: "Earlier, when I watched your Aunt Liu demonstrate how to make those overseas ingredients, I thought that my identity as a child of the Song family in Guangdong was exposed, and it was a warning to me, so I did it completely indiscriminately. ”

Seeing that it was Zhang Shou's turn to be stunned this time, he smiled bitterly and said: "Dr. Zhang, you should understand, I sneaked to participate in this imperial chef selection competition at noon today, just like a person who has no fame at all sneaked into the township examination room to take the exam, just thinking about the specific process first, and didn't want to be admitted at all, because even if you are admitted, you won't be given fame!" ”

I'm sorry, I can't understand...... Because I've never seen you as confused and out of the way!

Zhang Shou thought so in his heart, but an interesting smile appeared on his face: "But didn't you do a good job of the ginseng fruit after that?" Even the princess is full of praise, otherwise she would not have summoned you. You probably don't know that when this snack was delivered before, she and Yingying scrambled to eat all the longevity peaches, including me, and no one else ate a bite. ”

Hearing that what he made was greatly praised, Song Juren showed a somewhat proud expression: "That's my best at desserts." I like to use all the ingredients and fruits that Nanyang brought back to make desserts, so when it comes to how to use ingredients that I have never seen before, there are really few people who can compare to me, because they don't have a chance! I've been to Nanyang several times......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly found that he had diverted the topic too far, and quickly coughed, and then said bitterly: "But Dr. Zhang, tell me, since the princess likes the sweets I make, why do you have to be like those elders in my family, thinking that I am not doing my job properly, and I am just a plaything?" In other words, I did something wrong with my registration, will I be held accountable when I turn back? ”