Zhurou

Chapter 167 Encouraging
The food and wine are already in place, and the banquet will begin as soon as everyone arrives.

In fact, there were not many people at all, the hosts and guests were Zhao Mingzhi and Pei Yong, the host was Mrs. Zou, and her son Xiaowu had already hid in the kitchen at the back, but because Zhao Mingzhi specifically asked, he was called to come out again with his sister in his arms. Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Deng were the accompanying guests who were called over temporarily.

The people didn't pay much attention to the seating position, they sat next to each other and soon formed a table.

Mu Xiang brought a few palace servants to serve, Zhao Mingzhi saw that the group of people couldn't let go of each other, so he didn't think it was right, and the so-called main hall was only as big as a pigeon cage, so there was only one table, and there were not enough people to stand up , simply told them all to step aside and take turns to eat.

At the beginning, the atmosphere of the banquet was still a bit hesitant. I don't know if it was because Mrs. Zou was not sure how to greet them, or the rest of the people were nervous, and they didn't dare to move their chopsticks, and they didn't dare to persuade the guests to eat.

Zhao Mingzhi was not restrained.

She was not picky about the meals at all, and was quite interested in the origins of some of the dishes. She simply stood up and looked at them one by one, asked the recipe, and asked the price. Soon everyone let go of their worries and rushed to give her make an introduction.

It turns out that the dishes on this table are all cobbled together. I heard that today’s princess is coming to Mrs. Zou’s house as a guest. In the refugee camp, this one serves wine, that one serves goat cheese, and some send meat and bones. As for pickles and drinks There is an endless stream of such common foods.

Zhao Mingzhi thanked them first, and then began to try one by one.

She was originally the center of the table, and at this moment, she talked and laughed freely, and she seemed to be anti-client, taking care of the owner and accompanying guests in the room very well.

Pei Yong sat beside Zhao Mingzhi.

He seldom speaks, but his appearance is too good, and he is tall, with broad shoulders and long legs. Sitting on the same chair, he is more than a head taller than everyone else, which makes it impossible to ignore.

Pei Yong's temperament is different from ordinary people, like a peerless sword, although he took the initiative to put himself in the scabbard, no matter how quiet he was, he could make people feel the sharpness of it.

He sat upright with a calm expression, looked up at Zhao Mingzhi from time to time, listened to her talking with other people, and occasionally took a bite of vegetables by himself.

I don't know if it was because the servants in the palace were not there, but he also took care of the food, silently took a small bowl and put it in front of Zhao Mingzhi, and used the serving chopsticks to add food to her.

He has long hands, and his movements are very crisp. When adding food to the small bowl, it is as natural as picking food for himself. It is so calm that people will ignore the strangeness in it if they are not paying attention.

Once, Mrs. Zou specially brought a plate of crushed tofu with torreya seeds over, and graciously went to ask Zhao Mingzhi, but it was Pei Yong who reached out to take it.

He took a piece, and did not forget to follow Mrs. Zou's instructions, and took a small spoon to fill the tofu with a little soup, and then brushed aside some chopped shallots stuck on it. After cleaning up, he gave it away again into the little bowl.

And Zhao Mingzhi was talking to Xiao Wu at this time, without lowering his head, and he didn't know what he said, which made everyone at the table laugh.

Mrs. Zou was holding the plate, thinking she was dazzled.

She hastily retracted her hands, put the plate down, took the time to rub her eyes vigorously, no matter how hard it was to concentrate on Gu Ximian, she couldn't help being distracted to watch Pei Jiedu's movements.

Mrs. Zou had a lot of calculations in her heart, but her son didn't know it. At this time, everyone at the table coaxed him, and finally couldn't help but stand up boldly.

Li Zheng on the side said: "Silly boy, while the nobleman is right in front of you, you really want to kill Di Ren, why don't you ask her to show you a way, come on, uncle asks you - is there anything on this table?" Did you make it yourself?"

Although the little warrior is small, he is not timid, he pointed to a big earthen pot on the table and said: "I cooked this bean water with firewood!"

Li Zheng said conveniently: "Come on, you pour one for the nobleman and bring it to her to ask for favors, don't hurry up!"

Mrs. Zou heard the wrong voice, and it was too late to stop her.

As expected, his son Xiaowu was obedient, first he untied the swaddle that was carrying his younger sister who was under one year old, put it on the chair, then picked up the big clay pot on the table with both hands, ran all the way in front of Zhao Mingzhi, and said loudly: "My lord, I also want to join the battle to kill thieves!"

There is not much flesh on his face, and he is also a little short. Maybe it's from drinking, or from running around in a hurry today, his face is still a little red, but the redness is not from a well-raised child. Ruddy, in terms of that face alone, it looks two or three years younger than his real age, but he is actually a child who obviously lacks food.

But he was very excited, his face was full of excitement, his feet couldn't even stabilize on the ground for a while, his ten toes were moving back and forth, and his hands were clenched together, almost twisted into twists.

Zhao Mingzhi couldn't say no at all, for fear of hurting the child's heart.

Once she had made up her mind, she immediately took the cup in front of her and handed it to him without any hesitation.

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up, and he carefully poured Zhao Mingzhi a cup of bean water while holding the clay pot.

He couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, he poured all the water out of the cup, and even spilled a little on the ground.

There was a moment of silence on the table, and I didn't know which leader was in charge. Everyone applauded and cheered for Xiao Wu. Even Mrs. Zou, who was about to step forward to stop her, stood aside, with tears in her eyes, her hands clenched into fists, unable to move forward. I can't move back.

Seeing that the face on the other side was full of hope, he was anxiously waiting for himself to agree, but Zhao Mingzhi didn't drink the drink in his hand.

Holding the cup in both hands, she stood up first, and without bowing her head, she lowered her knees and said: "You are only at this age, but you have the intention to draw a bow and raise a sword, and go to battle to kill the enemy. Such an ambition is amazing. I really admire it very much, if you can persevere for a long time, the great plans of the court and the foundation of the country will one day depend on your generation to bear the burden."

Xiao Wu's chest rose and fell with his breathing, his cheeks were flushed, he was about to speak, but he froze again.

Zhao Mingzhi didn't urge him, but looked seriously at Xiao Wu's eyes.

After taking several breaths, Xiao Wu gathered his energy, but this time his voice was not as loud as before, but more determined, and he said: "I will definitely not disappoint you in the future!"

Zhao Mingzhi nodded slightly, and said: "I'm not good at using swords and guns, and I don't know military affairs, so I can't talk nonsense—but right now, I can show you another right way."

As she spoke, she turned around again, first looked at Pei Yong beside her, and then turned her head to point to Xiao Wu.

This sudden move made Xiao Wu completely unprepared, he only knew to follow her line of sight and look up, facing Pei Yong's sharp eyes.

Pei Yong originally held the chopsticks in his right hand, but now he slowly placed the chopsticks on the edge of the bowl, and looked down at the child.

Unlike Zhao Mingzhi, he will not make people feel like a spring breeze, and his eyes are full of oppression when he deliberately stares at people.

Xiao Wu felt as if he had been stripped naked and stood naked on the street. He took a step back unconsciously, and subconsciously looked at Zhao Mingzhi again.

Zhao Mingzhi didn't send a glance, but looked at him encouragingly, and then at the clay pot.

When Xiao Wu was watched by her, he couldn't help but think of the affirmation he just got, and felt as if a fire was ignited in his heart.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he didn't know where the courage came from, he held the clay pot and moved forward, shouting loudly to Pei Yong: "General, I also want to fight the enemy!"

(End of this chapter)