Hearing this disdainful comment, Wang Qilin couldn't help but think: Why did this senior official come to Jixiang County? Could it be that he was here to investigate Li Ying?

But this just means that he is working as a staff member, and appraising subordinates is not something he should consider.

There were already three people in the pavilion. As their boat arrived, these people stood up one after another and bowed.

There were two other clever girls standing on the small pier where the pavilion belonged, reaching out to help them ashore.

Wang Qilin naturally didn't need anyone's support, he jumped up easily.

Li Ying introduced them to them again. The people in the pavilion were all officials from Jixiang County, including Zhiwen, the Prime Minister of Qipin County, Li Min, the Chief Registrar of the Eighth Rank County, and Meng Zhongxian, the Instructor of the Ninth Rank County.

Uncle Jin introduced three people to Wang Qilin, and they were direct descendants of Li Ying.

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are factions.

There are two factions in the court in Jixiang County. One is the Wanyue faction headed by the county magistrate Li Ying, to which these three people belong, and the other is the Rough faction headed by Dou Dachun, and the third class of yamen officials belong to this faction.

Dou Dachun's official title is not as good as that of Li Ying, but the Dou family has been powerful for many years. He is considered a noble in Jixiang County and has great connections among senior officials in the government.

The Li family is considered wealthy now, but they are considered a nouveau riche, so their influence in Jixiang County is naturally inferior to that of the Dou family. In addition, Li Ying is not appreciated by senior officials for some reason, and it does not matter at the top.

Therefore, the two factions are usually equally matched and check and balance each other.

Among the people present, the one with the lowest official position was Meng Zhongxian, the eunuch, but his status was not low.

Every county has a county school, and the head of the county school is Jiaoyu. He is the most knowledgeable person here except for Zhang Ruhui. He is also Li Ying's teacher and staff. He can be regarded as the direct descendant of the Li family faction.

Today's dinner party was naturally held for Zhang Ruhui, so after everyone took their seats, they began to flatter the adults in 360 degrees under the leadership of Li Ying. Among them, Meng Zhongxian performed the best, speaking eloquently and eloquently,

The flattery was photographed to great heights.

Wang Qilin couldn't stand this situation. He had prepared a charcoal talisman as a gift, but he simply put it away when he saw this.

Giving this talisman to Li Ying was really a secret act of love.

As the sun sets and the moon rises, a circle of lanterns lights up in the lake pavilion, and the slaves begin to board the boat to serve food.

There were two small boats serving food from the north and south. On the bow of the boat coming from the south stood a charming girl, her gown fluttering in the night wind, like a fairy stepping on the moon.

On the bow of the ship coming from the north stood a handsome young man with a face as beautiful as a crown jewel. The moonlight shone on the young handsome man, who was shy and timid, but he also had a special feeling in his heart.

After watching it for a while, Wang Qilin suddenly realized that the Li family was indeed a wealthy businessman, and they were really smart. The man and woman were not just here to serve food, but they were probably also here to warm Zhang Ruhui's bed. They fully considered the possibility that adults might not like women in their jobs.

Sex, and even prepared a handsome boy for his reference.

As a result, Zhang Ruhui didn't even look at the man and woman, he only stared at the food they served...

This is a foodie!

In order to climb up to Zhang Ruhui, the Li family spared no effort to host the dinner. The banquet was of a scale that Wang Qilin had never seen before. The chopsticks used were inlaid with ivory, the fruit plate before the meal was decorated with agate, and the spoons in front of everyone were inlaid with gold and jade!

The dishes are naturally rich, and each dish is explained after it is served. The first dish served by the handsome young man is a roasted whole lamb.

The whole sheep was carried up by two strong women, and the sheepskin was roasted to a golden brown and fragrant. Wang Qilin glanced at Zhang Ruhui, and his eyes and the eyes of the boy behind him went straight.

Li Ying stood up and greeted: "Come on, come on, Mr. Zhang, since you became an official, you have accompanied Mr. Liu to the northwest frontier to serve. In recent years, you have returned to our Central Plains. I'm afraid you haven't had much authentic northwest food, right?"

Zhang Ruhui licked his lips and said with a smile: "Master Li, thank you for your trouble. When I saw this dish, I couldn't help but think of the days in the frontier. I ate a lot of roasted whole lamb at that time."

Hearing this, Li Ying said: "Xiaguan understands, so what Xiaguan is preparing today is not roasted whole sheep, but whole muttons."

There was a sharp knife hanging on the roasting lamb rack. He used the knife to cut open the lamb's belly and took out a piece of white goose meat.

The handsome young man took out the goose meat. Li Ying cut the meat into pieces and served it to Zhang Ruhui. Then he nodded, and the strong woman carried the roasted whole lamb away.

The boy watched eagerly as the whole sheep got on the boat and couldn't help but ask: "Are they going to disassemble the mutton?"

Several people looked at him in surprise. Logically speaking, official banquets had many rules, and a boy was not qualified to speak.

When everyone saw that the boy interrupted but Zhang Ruhui said nothing, they guessed that he doted on the boy very much, so they all answered:

"Young Master is so funny, so of course you should take this roasted lamb and throw it away."

"Yes, Mr. Li said, this dish is Hun Yang, not roasted whole lamb. This lamb is actually a pot, used to cook this piece of goose meat."

"Goose meat is delicate and will burn easily when grilled over an open fire. So I killed a goose and rubbed it all over with pepper and salt. After washing it, I took the tender meat and stuffed it into the belly of a sheep. When the whole sheep was roasted,

The goose meat will be cooked naturally."

The boy was stunned: "Should the roasted sheep be thrown away? If you don't eat it, throw it away?"

Meng Zhongxian said: "Of course, it is just a pot for cooking. How can you say that you also need to eat the pot when eating vegetables?"

The boy took a breath and wanted to say something else. Zhang Ruhui touched his arm with his elbow, and the boy shut his mouth angrily.

Hun Yang is the first dish, and every dish that follows is also very particular.

What kind of food is Xiao Hungry, Fei Luan Wan, Duo Chi Wan, Picked Chicken, Dragon Beard Roast, Junzi Nail, Purple Dragon Cake, Ivory Jian, Bai Xiaoxiong, Specialized Wan, Zhejiang Soup...

Wang Qilin was dumbfounded. Not to mention that he had never seen this before, he had never even heard of it. Even after the names of these dishes were announced, he didn't understand what they meant!

No one laughed at him because Zhang Ruhui performed worse than him!

This made Li Ying and his party tremble with fear. Meng Zhongxian came up and whispered: "Sir, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive!"

Zhang Ruhui himself has a high official rank and is a confidant of a high-ranking official. The resources he has access to are far beyond theirs.

But judging from Zhang Ruhui and Tongzi's performance, they have never seen these dishes. So what does this mean? It means that they are upright officials and live a simple life. Such Li Ying's family banquet is extremely luxurious, which may arouse people's resentment.

This can also be seen from the behavior after the banquet started. Zhang Ruhui and Tongzi ate and drank so much that it looked like they had never eaten such delicacies.

Li Ying winked at Meng Zhongxian and said in a low voice: "That shouldn't be the case. I understand Mr. Zhang's temperament. He likes wine, sex, and luxury."

Meng Zhongxian said: "I heard that the prefect is honest and upright. Perhaps he has changed his temper under the influence of the prefect? ​​Besides, he has been managing the frontier for many years. How can there be any luxury in the frontier?"

There is a painting boat sailing out of the lake behind. The lights on the boat are bright, and there is a girl wearing a long gauze dancing gracefully. Under the bright moonlight, the snow-white gauze clothes are floating in the wind, which makes the already beautiful girl even more beautiful.

Some of the artistic conception seems to be riding on the wind, straight to the sky.

Seeing this, Meng Zhongxian winked at Li Ying. Li Ying looked at Zhang Ruhui tentatively and asked, "Sir Zhang, how about we enjoy the dance while drinking?"

Zhang Ruhui happily ate the dessert and said, "What's so good about dancing and music? It's boring and boring. It's best for us to drink quietly."

After hearing this, Li Ying frowned and stared at him twice. Seeing that he was serious about what he said, she quickly walked to the dock and waved her hand.

The boatman didn't understand, so he thought they wanted to watch them closely, so the boatman rowed over.

This made Li Ying so angry that he stared angrily and punched hard.

The boatman finally understood what he meant and hurriedly turned the bow to leave, but the dancer on the bow was still dancing. The boat suddenly changed direction. The dancer made a wrong step and jumped into the water with a surprise.

The waves were swaying, and the dancer was wearing a long gauze. After falling into the water, the gauze turned into a fishing net and wrapped her up, making it impossible for her to save herself.

But the boatman was stupid. Seeing Li Ying's anger, he just rowed the boat and didn't even know that someone fell into the water!

Seeing the chaos on the boat, Wang Qilin didn't bother to take off his clothes. He kicked off his boots and jumped into the water:
Chapter completed!