Chapter 67: Tasting delicious food, five sons passing the imperial examinations, fighting for honor, Baoyu attending funeral
But after Jia Lian took Sun Shaozong to the front hall, they soon set out a table with four meat dishes, four vegetable dishes and one soup.
The meat and vegetable dishes were fine, but the soup was extremely delicious. It was simmered in a plate of silver charcoal, giving off a rich but not greasy aroma.
Sun Shaozong's appetite was aroused. Just as he was about to take a spoon to scoop a bowl to taste what it tasted like, Jia Lian said with a smile, "Erlang is a lucky guy. Today's 'Five Sons Passing the Imperial Examination' is very special. I originally prepared it tonight to replenish my body, and now I let you taste it."
Five sons all successful?
Sun Shaozong looked at the light golden soup, but couldn't tell where the "five seeds" were.
At this time, Xing'er took a large wooden box from the side and opened the lid. Inside were more than a dozen silver models, in the shape of cows, sheep, deer, and dogs. In the middle, there were four golden ones, which were carved with four gorgeous tigers.
Just when I was wondering what these things were for, I saw Xing'er peeling off the silver molds one by one, revealing the minced meat of different colors inside. He then took a silver spoon and carefully put it into the soup.
Looking at the 'cow, sheep, deer and dog' floating in the soup, Sun Shaozong felt speechless. It seemed so extravagant, but in fact it was just a meatball soup!
Soon, a thin layer of oil floated in the soup, and the aroma was faintly mixed with a fishy smell, which made the smell less tempting than before.
"Come on, pick two things to try first, and then we'll try the main course later!"
While Jia Lian was talking, he picked up a deer and a cow, scooped up half a bowl of clear soup, bent down to bite off the deer's head, and quickly took a sip of the soup. Then he showed a look of lust on his face and chewed carefully.
Seeing Jia Lian's intoxicated look, Sun Shaozong became interested again. He quickly picked up a deer and a sheep, and imitated Jia Lian by biting off the deer's head. However, before he could chew it, he smelled a strong fishy smell rushing into his throat!
Seeing that he frowned, Xing'er beside him hurriedly reminded him : "Master Sun, drink some soup quickly, this thing must be swallowed with soup!"
Sun Shaozong then endured the discomfort and took a big gulp of the soup.
Oddly enough, when the soup entered my mouth, not only was it filled with fragrance, but the fishy smell from the minced meat also turned into an incomparable delicious stimulation. When I chewed it carefully, my whole tongue felt like it was soaked in a hot spring, and it was indescribably refreshing!
Now Sun Shaozong finally understood why Jia Lian had such a lustful look on his face.
The two of them did not care about the heat and finished most of the minced meat in a short while. Seeing their stomachs feeling warm, Sun Shaozong then remembered to ask what the "Five Sons Passing the Imperial Examination" was made of.
"Dengke refers to the 'small Dengke'. As for the five sons..." Jia Lian laughed and said, "Of course they are the five descendants!"
Damn~
No wonder you just said you wanted to make up for it!
etc!
Sun Shaozong pointed at the four golden molds and blurted out, "So, isn't it tiger whips that are placed inside?!"
"Haha, of course it's tiger penis, and it's fresh tiger penis that we hunted in the mountains yesterday!" Jia Lian laughed, "Otherwise, how could I say you are so lucky - usually the main dish of the 'Five Sons Passing the Imperial Examination' is just a deer penis, where can I find fresh tiger penis?"
As he said this, he winked and said, "With the help of this tiger whip, I, brother, will be very vigorous tonight, and that woman will not be able to see any flaws."
Speechless~
This guy really spent a lot of money to have an affair!
Sun Shaozong poked the soup bowl with his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Although tiger penis is rare, this soup should not be simple, right? Without it, this 'Five Sons Passing the Imperial Examination' would be hard to swallow, and how could it be so delicious?"
"Master Sun is indeed an expert."
Xing'er gave a thumbs up and said proudly, "This soup uses seventy or eighty kinds of ingredients, and the main ingredient is mountain..."
"Second Master, Second Master!"
At this moment, a strong servant of the Jia family rushed in in a panic. Without even bothering to greet him, he shouted, "Second Master, for some reason our Master Bao insisted on taking Zhineng'er's body for burial. I'm afraid he has already left the house!"
"What?!"
Jia Lian immediately jumped up and said angrily: "Why didn't you dogs stop him?!"
"I tried to stop him, but I couldn't!"
The strong servant put on a bitter face, but muttered in his heart: We are not beautiful girls, how can we stop Master Bao?
Just as Jia Lian was about to explode, Sun Shaozong stood up and laughed, saying, "Your brother's behavior is kind and righteous. It would be fine if you are not proud of it, but why are you angry?"
Seeing Sun Shaozong trying to smooth things over, Jia Lian could only shake his head and smile bitterly, "Erlang, you don't know that Baoyu can't even take care of himself, how could he do such a thing? Especially since Zhineng'er's body is already... If he gets scared to death, how will my ancestors explain it?"
As he spoke, he saluted and said, "It seems that I have no choice but to trouble Erlang and me to go to the Daxing County Office. He has caused such a mess. If Zhineng'er's body is not properly buried, wouldn't our Rongguo Mansion become a joke if the news gets out?"
Jia Lian's words show that he is responsible.
only……
Sun Shaozong's eyes fell on the four golden molds, full of confusion.
Seeing this, Jia Lian hurriedly said, "I'll have someone send the remaining half of the tiger whip to you tonight!"
Sun Shaozong immediately changed his demeanor and said righteously, "What are you talking about, second brother? With our friendship, can I refuse without this half tiger whip?!"
After a pause, he added: "Don't forget to bring the recipe for this soup when you get there."
Jia Lian: "..."
--Dividing line--
But Sun Shaozong and Jia Lian left Rongguo Mansion and hurried all the way to Daxing County Government Office. However, when they asked the gatekeeper, they found that there was no trace of Baoyu at all!
Jia Lian was really annoyed now, and said angrily: "Brother Bao usually talks nonsense, but how dare he treat such a thing as a joke?! He gave up halfway, but where does this put the reputation of Rongguo Mansion?!"
Sun Shaozong saw that all the "four whip forces" rushed to his head at once, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing. He hurriedly advised: "Second brother, please be patient. Brother Bao may have been delayed on the way."
"Delayed?"
Jia Lian sneered: "If he was really delayed on the way, we should have seen him long ago. How could we have chased him here and still..."
As he was speaking, he heard the sound of funeral music from the street corner, and seven or eight filial sons and grandchildren came out carrying a coffin. In the middle was a young man in a red robe sitting upright on a horse. Who else could it be but Jia Baoyu?
Jia Baoyu saw Jia Lian from a distance, and hurried forward to greet him, saying, "Second brother, why are you here too?"
He clearly saw Sun Shaozong standing aside, but he ignored him.
Jia Lian looked at the funeral procession approaching from afar and asked in surprise, "Where did you find these people from?"
"A coffin shop!"
Jia Baoyu puffed out his chest and said proudly, "When I went to buy a coffin for Zhineng, I found out that there were people there who were willing to pretend to be relatives and mourn for people. So I hired a team and followed the boss's instructions. I asked Li Gui to invite monks and Taoist priests, and Bei Ming to find a Feng Shui master to search for dragons and caves. We just waited for a night of water and land Taoist rituals in the charity cemetery, and then we buried her properly."
As he spoke, he looked at Sun Shaozong with his nose raised, and said proudly: "I usually just don't want to deal with these mundane affairs, but when it comes to doing them, I'm no worse than others!"
For a 13-year-old boy, being able to do all this is indeed worthy of the word "rare" - it's a pity that his red robe is too eye-catching.
Although this kid was obviously hostile towards him, Sun Shaozong was not going to argue with a young boy.
Then he laughed and said to Jia Lian, "Second brother Lian, please wait here for a moment. I will go inside and explain. Although the truth of this case has been revealed, not everyone can carry away Zhineng'er's body."
Having said this, he bowed to Baoyu in a friendly manner and went straight into the county government office.
Seeing that he was provoking her, Baoyu didn't take it seriously at all, but felt more and more ashamed and angry.
These days, his ears were filled with the three words "Sun Shaozong".
For example, Jia Zheng, ever since he and Sun Shaozong solved a case, he had to compare himself with Sun Shaozong every day, and then he would sigh and groan, as if he, Jia Baoyu, was not even worthy of carrying other people's shoes.
That would be fine, since Baoyu always turned a deaf ear to his father's scolding.
But his sisters also praised Sun Shaozong like a flower, especially his childhood sweetheart Lin Daiyu, who acted very proud every time she mentioned Sun Shaozong, which was really unpleasant for Jia Baoyu to hear.
To put it bluntly, this is just like the "bad students" in later generations hating the "good students" next door - not to mention that Jia Baoyu never admits that he is a "bad student"!
Not to mention how depressed Jia Baoyu felt outside.
But Sun Shaozong entered the county government office and told Shen Dan that the young master of Rongguo Mansion came to claim the corpse. Shen Dan wanted to carry the corpse out himself so that he could show his face in front of Jia Baoyu, so why would he stop him?
Therefore, it only took a short while to complete all the formalities.
When the runners carried the body outside the door, they saw Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu waiting at the bottom of the stairs. Sun Shaozong hurriedly reminded them, "The body has been brought out. Please ask Brother Bao and Brother Bao to take shelter."
If he hadn't reminded him, Jia Baoyu would have run away long ago when he smelled the stench of the corpse. But after hearing what Sun Shaozong said, the naughty boy's mind was filled with rebellious thoughts.
Without thinking, he strode forward and said stubbornly, "Zhen Neng'er and I have known each other since childhood. I have seen everything she looks like. Even if it is so..."
Who would have thought that Jia Baoyu's greeting was of no consequence. The bailiffs who were carrying the corpse were already nervous, and when they saw a distinguished person coming to greet them, they didn't know what to do. In panic, the door panel shook a few times, and then with a rolling sound, a bloody human head rolled out!
