"Brother, are you going to stay at our house?"

Shao Rong ran up to Gu Zheng, feeling that this older brother was different. He didn't yet know exactly how.

"Yes, I'll be staying at your house for a while. You two look alike, are you twins? Which one is the older brother?"

“I am the older brother, Jiang Shaorong, and the younger brother is Jiang Shaoke.”

Those are my older brother and my older sister.

Shao Rong pointed around and said that he had many older brothers.

"Hmm, you have a lot of brothers, more than I do."

Which one is the biological brother, and which one is the illegitimate brother?

Gu Zheng was very curious. Usually, he could tell at a glance who was the legitimate son and who was the illegitimate son, but he couldn't tell today, which bothered him.

"What are legitimate brothers and illegitimate brothers? Aren't they all brothers?"

Shao Rong didn't understand and thought what her brother was saying was strange.

"Which one is the older brother born to the concubine?"

Gu Zheng was very curious, and the more curious he was, the more he wanted to know the answer.

"We don't have aunts, only uncles and aunts-in-law."

Shao Rong and Gu Zheng were talking at cross purposes, they were not talking about the same thing at all.

"Shao Rong, come here."

I am Jiang Shaoming, the eldest son in my family.

This is my cousin Mu Lin, and my cousins ​​Jiang Shaoning and Jiang Shaokun.

We don't have any concubines in our family, so what you're saying is beyond Shao Rong's understanding.

What is your name?

Shao Rong didn't understand the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, or between concubines, but Shao Ming understood perfectly well.

"I'm sorry, I was just curious and I apologize for any offense I may have caused."

"I'm Gu Zheng, sorry to bother you."

Gu Zheng hadn't expected that three of the eight children were relatives, and five of them were from the same parents; he had misunderstood.

Jiang Shuyun and Mu Yi'an watched the children interact without interfering.

We'll be living together for a while to let the children get to know each other.

They know exactly what kind of children they have.

With Gu Wen and Gu Wu watching over Gu Zheng, nothing serious should happen to him.

"Shao Ming, from now on Gu Zheng will live with you in the East Courtyard. Please take good care of the guests."

"Alright, wash your hands and get ready to eat."

Mu Yi'an invited everyone to eat, and Chu Yue's stomach was already rumbling.

The Jiang family doesn't separate tables for meals; they all sit around a large round table.

The table was specially designed by Mu Yi'an, and Butler Li found a carpenter with whom he often worked to make it.

It's somewhat similar to a large round table in a modern restaurant, except that the rotating glass top is replaced with a hardwood board.

Glass was available at that time, but it was expensive and the craftsmanship was far inferior, so it might not be able to cut the kind of round tabletop that Mu Yi'an wanted.

Wooden materials are much easier to work with. Although not all ancient carpenters were masters like Lu Ban, their skills were quite good.

Two round tabletops of different sizes have a slot in the middle, in which a perfectly round, identical hardwood ball is placed.

The tabletop can be rotated, so you can eat dishes that are far away from you without needing maids to serve you.

In Mu Yi'an's family, they weren't used to having a row of servants standing behind them when they ate.

Gu Zheng didn't know where to sit. His family had never eaten like this before; men and women always sat at separate tables.

Moreover, this table is also very strange.

"Gu Zheng, sit next to Shao Ming."

Mu Yi'an noticed Gu Zheng's discomfort, but she pretended not to see it.

Humans must adapt to their environment; they cannot expect the environment to adapt to them.

The Jiang family, consisting of Jiang Da and his children, a total of ten people, had a rather lavish dinner, with ten dishes including both meat and vegetables. The portions were also very well controlled, with minimal leftovers and waste.

Gu Zheng sat down and looked at the white rice in front of him, and the two dishes closest to him; the others were a bit far away.

There are only these people in the room, and no maids to serve them. Should they stand up to pick up some food now?

"You must be hungry, let's eat."

Jiang Shuyun picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks first, and the others followed suit.

"Gu Zheng, help yourself to what you want to eat. I don't know if it suits your taste. If there's anything you can't eat, just let me know."

"Aunt Jiang, there's nothing I can't eat."

Gu Zheng knew that Aunt Jiang was referring to the kind of food that would make her feel unwell.

Just like his half-brother, who would break out in a rash all over his body after eating peanuts.

"That's good. Let's eat. If you're not full, ask for more. You're all growing, so you can't go hungry."

After Mu Yi'an finished speaking, she stopped paying attention to Gu Zheng and let him adapt on his own.

Gu Zheng picked up a piece of the stir-fried greens in front of him with his chopsticks; it tasted pretty good.

"Gu Zheng, this table can be rotated. You can turn it yourself to see whichever one you want to eat."

Shao Ming demonstrated to him, gently rotating the circular tabletop above, and it really moved.

Gu Zheng was quite surprised; he had no idea that the two desktops were used in this way.

He followed Jiang Shaoming's example and slowly rotated the tabletop above, and it actually moved.

The table moved, and the plates on it moved with it.

That way, you can pick up any dish.

Whether it was because of the peculiar table or the delicious food on it, Gu Zheng ate three bowls of rice.

In the past, he would only eat two bowls of rice. He felt that the food at home was too elaborate and that something was missing.

The food in Northwest China is too spicy, and he's not used to it.

"Shao Ming, take Gu Zheng to see where he lives."

After tidying up, show him around the yard and where the washing facilities are.

"I understand, Mother."

"Mother, don't worry, we will take good care of our guests."

Shao Yun tugged at Gu Zheng, and they went out together.

With only Shao Ke and Chu Yue left in the room, it became much quieter.

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