Liu Huaisu looks like a little daughter-in-law who went into the kitchen to light a fire to cookshe pushed away the ashes, put in the charcoal, and then fanned the fire with a bamboo fan to revive the dark fire.
But he was not cooking, let alone in the kitchen, but lighting a fire at the entrance of the cabin to make tea It was not that he was worried about letting the boatman arrange for the crew to do these things, but he was enjoying the fun of doing it himself.
Obviously, Qingwu Nishang also likes to do this kind of work. She probably also discussed tea art with Liu Huaisu in the past. She is not idle at this time either. She is washing the Yixing teapot with a bamboo broom yes, it is a Yixing teapot. , frosted ceramic.
This place is located by the Yellow River, which can be regarded as half of the north. As far as drinking tea is concerned, it is not as particular as in the south. Most people make tea directly in large bowls, and there is no such thing as three-in-four brewing, which is very cumbersome. tea ceremony.
Therefore, if you can prepare this on a big ship, it really deserves to be the most luxurious and magnificent.
On the other hand, the others obviously did not have this leisurely elegance. They were sitting on both sides of the long table over four feet wide in the living room. They seemed to be in harmony and chatting happily.
Qingwu Nishang quickly cleaned the teapot, filled it with water and put it on the stove. She and Liu Huaisu returned to the long table to wait for the water to boil. However, she heard Liu Huailiang seemingly arguing with the senior official from Ximen, and there seemed to be something in the air. An undercurrent is surging.
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"Do you think that armistice agreement has a binding effect on the Qing Dynasty?" Ximending smiled, but when he turned his head and looked at Liu Huailiang, his eyes looked like he was looking at an idiot.
"Why do you say it has no binding effect? ??Do you think signing an agreement between the two countries is child's play?" Liu Huailiang was furious when Ximending saw him, and his voice involuntarily raised an octave, but he saw Qing Wu Nishang returning to her seat, defending His own image was important, so he quickly suppressed his anger, pretended to be relaxed, and said with a smile: "Even ordinary warriors in the world understand one truth Once an agreement is made, nothing can stop it. What's more, it's an agreement between two countries. Could it be that because Young Master Ximen himself is a dishonest person, he also concludes that others will not keep their promises?"
Ximending smiled at his personal attack, but said with a solemn expression: "Young Fort Master is used to being pampered, and obviously has no chance to feel the suffering of the people in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty. I, and Miss Yuwen, just a few days ago Days ago, I saw with my own eyes and experienced with my own eyes the iron hoofs of the Qing Dynasty that trampled on the dignity of our Ming Dynasty and ruthlessly killed our people. Indeed, the Qing Dynasty still verbally recognized the effectiveness of the armistice agreement, but in fact, they had long dismissed this so-called The armistice agreement was regarded as a piece of waste paper"
Ximending looked worried about the country and the people, especially when he said that the young master of the castle was a pampered master. Liu Huailiang suddenly lost his temper and felt that he had fallen behind in terms of social responsibility. He also looked solemn and spoke sternly. : "I understand what Young Master Ximen said, but I am not in the temple and cannot offer advice to the current saint. However, I feel that our Ming Dynasty should immediately lodge representations with the Qing Dynasty regarding the Qing troops' invasion of our Ming Dynasty. Is it right? Did they abrogate the armistice agreement written in black and white? This is obviously unfair. If the armistice agreement must be abrogated, it must be negotiated by both parties and obtained the consent of our Ming Dynasty. This unilateral abrogation of the agreement by the Qing Dynasty is invalid. Yes, it is shameful. You are braving the disdain of the world, and you will definitely be despised by the people of the world, and you will definitely lose your trust in the world"
This guy is frothing at the mouth. The more he talks, the more proud he becomes. He doesn't feel very good about himself.
To be honest, when Liu Huailiang said this, I felt very hurt. You are a political idiot, and you are pretending to be cool with me here. It is really eye-opening.
"I didn't see it. The young castle master has quite a sense of justice" Ximending couldn't bear to listen anymore and couldn't help but interrupt, "But you'd better go out in the sun more and get a tan. ¡¡±
The first sentence of Ximending made Liu Huailiang feel a little arrogant, but the second half of the sentence was too jumpy. For a moment, he didn't understand what Ximen Daguanren meant. He thought to himself, could a tan make him look more righteous? feel? But I heard Ximen Senior Official continue slowly: "This way, you will avoid others calling you an idiot."
Liu Huailiang's chest hurt, his throat sweetened, and he was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood. Although he held it back, he could no longer care about his own image. He stood up, frowned angrily, gritted his teeth, and opened his mouth. The posture of fighting with Ximending.
The undercurrent in the air suddenly tightened. Qingwu Nishang also felt that her fianc¨¦ was a bit too much, and couldn't help but cast resentful eyes at him How can you curse someone in front of others? Isn't this a naked slap in the face? , even a person can¡¯t stand it.
This gaze was caught by Liu Huailiang, and he immediately felt greatly comforted. He felt that it was worth being scolded as an idiot Let me let you, little bastardCrazy, Nishang will see your true face as a rogue sooner or later.
Ximending kept looking at Liu Huailiang, but he didn't notice the way the Nishang girl looked at him.
Of course, this guy was not afraid of Liu Huailiang's fight. He sat there calmly and said with a smile: "Young Master, don't be so excited. Listen to what I have to say. Maybe you yourself think that the negotiation you just said is indeed idiotic. "
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Liu Huailiang's slightly calm heart was suddenly aroused by the official Ximen This was not a naked slap in the face, this was a naked slap in the face for him.
However, Ximending no longer looked at him, but glanced at the others, his expression became serious, and he said slowly: "Everyone here is from the world. They have no, or very little, contact with the officialdom. They have no respect for the imperial court." Naturally, there is a lack of understanding about this matter. There is no need for you to be secretive about this, or even pretend to be fat and ignorant" At this point, he glanced at Liu Huailiang, who was obviously speaking in front of all the beauties. The irritation made Mr. Liu blush, and Ximending continued: "As for me, although I have not been in the officialdom for a long time, I can still get a glimpse of it. It can be said that the officialdom is like a battlefield, and the dangers inside are comparable to those in the Jianghu. There are definitely It's even worse, and the interactions and interactions between countries basically follow the rules of the officialdom game. It sounds complicated, but it's actually very simple. It can be summarized in one sentence A hard fist is more useful than a big mouth"
Liu Huailiang finally found the loophole in Ximending¡¯s dialect and said angrily: ¡°Young Master Ximen¡¯s statement is totally ridiculous. A hard fist is more useful than a big mouth. This is an act of bullying, and it is even more unreasonable gangster logic¡±
"Wrong!" There is an essential difference between "big mouth is more useful" and "bullying", and it is not gangster logic. The former is an act of self-protection for one's own survival, while the latter is a bandit act to prevent others from surviving " Ximen Senior Official's eloquence is obviously not comparable to that of Liu Shao. He was still thinking about the meaning of Ximen Senior Official's words, but Ximen Senior Official changed the topic and slapped him in the face again, "It seems that, say, You idiot, I still overestimate you. How have you been hanging around in the world all these years? Don¡¯t you know that this is a world where the weak eat the strong? Don¡¯t you know that this is a world where the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit? Don¡¯t you know how to think? To survive, you have to have a harder fist than others?"
Seeing that Mr. Liu's eyes were getting more and more bulging, and they were in danger of bulging out, the official Ximen stopped irritating him enough, and said seriously again: "We're going too far, let's go back to the topic. Why did I say your point of view is idiotic? Don't get excited, don't get excited, listen to me Ahem, I just said that the interactions and interactions between countries basically follow the rules of the officialdom game. It is no exaggeration to say that in fact, it is not the same as between individuals. Getting along and communicating are similar, that is, your fists must be hard enough to make others feel jealous and not dare to bully you. In response to the young castle master's point just now, let me use an analogy. The Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty are like me and you. , we have an agreement to live in harmony, not to quarrel, let alone fight. But one day, I saw that you were unhappy and said to you, "Don't let me see you, I hit you every time I saw it, but you said This doesn't work. We have an agreement. Do you want to hit me when you say it? This is not fair. We have to discuss it and I agree before you can hit me. It is invalid and shameful for you to unilaterally say that you want to hit me ¡¡±
Before Ximending finished speaking, Zi Shumin couldn't help it anymore. She put her hands on her stomach and laughed so hard that she didn't pay attention to her own image at all. She didn't forget to sprinkle salt on Liu Xia's wounds: "Haha. It's so funny Young Castle Master, if you can tell me haha not an idiot haha Kanade is just a coward"
And Yu Wenfeng couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle. Even the Xu brothers puffed out their cheeks and looked like they wanted to laugh but didn't dare. Only Liu Huaisu looked calm after smiling softly, but he gave Ximending a very meaningful look. .
Of course, there is no change of expression on the face of the girl in neon clothes who is always cold and aloof In fact, no matter whether this girl is happy or sad, there is usually no unnecessary change of expression on her face, which is difficult for outsiders to see. No matter what clues there were, it was impossible to tell what she was thinking in her heart.
However, a smile flashed across her bright eyes very quickly, and she obviously didn't want others to see it, especially her good sister Liu Huaisu, who thought she was gloating over her brother's misfortune.
It was with this idea in mind that when Sister Nishang saw Liu Huailiang's face turned into the color of pig liver and was on the verge of collapse or going berserk, she promptly interjected: "Young Master, this analogy is quite inappropriate. How can time be compared with an individual?"
"Uh" Ximen Senior Official did not expect that the person who stood up to refute him for helping Liu Huailiang was the Nishang girl. He was still a little proud in his heart, but his expression froze immediately, and he opened his mouth and reprimanded without thinking: "You promised People from your husband¡¯s family, why do you interrupt when a man is talking, do you still know the rules?¡±It turned out to be the Nishang girl. She was still a little proud in her heart, but her expression suddenly froze. Without thinking, she opened her mouth and scolded: "You are married to your husband's family. Why do you get in the way when a man talks? Do you know the rules?" ?¡±