Extra: This is just food
The members of the red dragon boat team had been paddling with full concentration just now, and only then realized that their team won first place.
After getting ashore, everyone in the Hanlin Academy had smiles of victory on their faces, and some even blushed because of the thunderous cheers.
Qin Jun and several other "old men" of the Hanlin Academy were so excited that they were standing on end, because this was the first time that their Hanlin Academy had won first place.
It's really too embarrassing!!
Jiang Cheng was also extremely happy. He accurately found his attendant's windbreaker among the audience around him and winked at him.
Feng Yi understood what he meant and stepped out of the crowd.
The yellow dragon boat team won second place and the team members were very happy.
Shen Keheng was very excited. This was his first time participating in a dragon boat race, and he didn't expect to win second place.
This is face!!
Besides, there are prizes.
When they arrived at Yipintang, he gave his prize to Zheng'er.
Let Zheng'er see how powerful her brother is.
Shen Kesi was also in a good mood. He and his third brother won second place, and his eldest brother won first place.
Zheng'er would definitely be very happy if she saw this.
Zhou Zeyan didn't think much of it, as his team always took top places every time.
It’s just that the ranking is different every time.
Xue Cong looked in the direction of Yipin Building, then lowered his eyes with an inexplicable expression.
Shen Keheng: "Let's go to the Yipin Building to celebrate."
"Walk!"
Everyone in the Hanlin Academy received their rewards and headed towards the Yipin Building.
They had already booked a private room in advance, so no matter what the results were today, they could have a meal together at Yipinlou.
Now that we have won the first place, we must celebrate it properly.
Chen Keting hooked Jiang Cheng's shoulders and pulled him aside: "You won't ask Feng Yi to send something to my sister again, will you?"
When Feng Yi walked towards Yipin Building, he was seen by Shen Keting.
It goes without saying that he was definitely ordered by Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng didn't know what was wrong with him, he always asked people to send things to the Shen Mansion.
The question is that he ate a lot of food made by Chen Huazheng, and those things were just a return gift.
Since the gift was not something overly expensive, the Shen family couldn't refuse it.
Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"That's right."
Chen Keting frowned: "I told you, our family only considers recruiting a son-in-law. And, it must be someone my sister likes herself."
Jiang Cheng said seriously: "I know."
Shen Keting: ...
He paused and continued, "My sister is still young, so we need to take our time to choose."
The implication is that even if the Shen family wants to recruit a son-in-law, they are not in a hurry.
At least it is impossible in the next two years.
Jiang Cheng nodded in understanding: "I know."
Shen Keting choked when he heard this: "Does Lord Jiang know what you are thinking?"
Jiang Cheng smiled: "Grandfather won't have any objections."
As long as he didn't do anything dangerous, his grandfather would respect all the decisions he made.
Besides, even if he wanted to marry into the wife's family, the other party might not necessarily want him.
Shen Keting was silent for a moment: "Why are you so persistent?"
This was the first time he saw Jiang Cheng take something so seriously and persist for so long.
Jiang Cheng is very smart, the smartest one among them.
He has great talent in everything he does.
Even the Master praised Jiang Cheng, saying that he was extremely talented, had unique insights, and his articles were very exquisite.
It's a pity that Jiang Cheng, who was highly expected by all the teachers, was surprisingly lazy and just muddled through everything.
Whether it was literature or martial arts, he was always busy with it.
But even so, Jiang Cheng was always able to easily beat most of his classmates in every exam.
The teachers felt that he was wasting his talent and was idle all day long.
They have scolded and also advised Jiang Cheng earnestly to pay more attention to his studies.
When the imperial examination results were announced, Jiang Cheng did not make it into the first class, but was second in the second class.
Although there was no evidence, Shen Keting once suspected that Jiang Cheng's scientific examination results were also intentional.
He doesn't want to stand out, but he also doesn't want to be too bad.
So I got a score below first class, but close to second class.
At least in Shen Keting's opinion, if Jiang Cheng worked a little harder or took his attitude more seriously, his results would definitely be better than his.
*
Chen Huazheng, Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia were drinking tea and chatting when the door of the private room was suddenly knocked.
Zhou Ying looked at Shopkeeper Wu who walked in from outside.
"Manager Wu, what's the matter?"
Chen Huazheng and Princess Lejia also looked at Shopkeeper Wu and found him a little strange.
Logically speaking, this is the busiest time for Yipinlou.
If there was nothing particularly important, Manager Wu would not have come here.
Shopkeeper Wu stepped forward and said respectfully, "My lady, Princess, County Master, someone from Lord Xiao Jiang's side has arrived and said they are sending something to the County Master."
A few days ago, Emperor Jingning issued an edict, officially conferring the title of Princess of Lin'an on Zhou Ying.
From then on, everyone changed the way they addressed Zhou Ying.
Some people who were not optimistic about Zhou Ying's succession to the title had to face the fact that it was a foregone conclusion that Daliang would soon have its first female marquis.
Jiang Cheng's people are here? ?
Shen Huazheng put down the teacup: “Let him in.”
"Yes, county lady."
Soon, the windbreaker was brought in.
He held the box in his hand in front of Chen Huazheng: "County Lady, this is what our Master asked me to bring to you."
As if worried that Shen Huazheng would not accept it, Feng Yi added: “The young master said that this is a little thing he made and is not worth much silver.”
Chen Huazheng nodded slightly: "Put the things down."
"Yes, County Lord."
Fengyi handed the box in his hand to Qingzhi and left.
Qingzhi presented the box with both hands, and Princess Lejia came over with a gossipy look on her face.
"Zheng Zheng, what did he give you this time?"
Zhou Ying held the teacup with a smile and drank tea slowly.
Jiang Cheng would have people send things to Shen Huazheng from time to time, sometimes food, sometimes some exquisite and interesting gadgets.
It is said that they were all made by Jiang Cheng himself.
It’s true, Jiang Cheng looks like a lazy young man, but he actually has a pair of skillful hands.
Every time he sent them something, the workmanship was exquisite. If they hadn't said it was made by Jiang Cheng, they would have thought it was made by some experienced craftsman.
Jiang Cheng is also very talented in cooking. The food he cooked in the beginning was just so-so in taste, but later he suddenly improved rapidly.
Although his cooking skills are not good enough to be a chef, they are pretty good.
I don’t know whether he was guided by a master or learned it on his own.
Now whenever he gave something to Shen Huazheng, Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia would be curious about what it was.
Shen Huazheng opened the box and found a model of a dragon boat inside.
Princess Lejia opened her eyes wide: "Wow, it's a dragon boat!"
Zhou Ying also came over and said, "This dragon boat is so beautiful, more beautiful than the ones that were racing on the river just now."
Chen Huazheng carefully took out the dragon boat model, placed it on the table, and watched it with Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia.
This is a complete dragon boat, or rather, this is the dragon boat in Shen Huazheng's memory.
Dragon head, hull, dragon gauge, keel, dragon tendons, oars, dragon thorns, dragon tail, steering paddles, drums, gongs and flags...
Whether it is the exquisite wood carving craftsmanship, the vivid dragon head and the exquisite patterns on the hull, they all give Shen Huazheng a familiar feeling. (Pictures attached here)
Zhou Ying looked at the hull, then at the red tassel, dragon horns and dragon whiskers on the dragon's head.
"Jiang Cheng's hands are really deft, and he's quite attentive."
Shen Huazheng looked at the lifelike dragon boat model and nodded.
You can see that they really put a lot of effort into it.
Not to mention the removal, repair and polishing of the hull, even the gilding and painting require a lot of effort.
Not to mention the painting and drawing that comes later.
Princess Lejia stared at the dragon scales, ruyi and auspicious cloud patterns on the hull: "Jiang Cheng's painting skills are good, very delicate."
The patterns on the hull are drawn stroke by stroke, the outlines are perfect and the colors are well matched.
This dragon boat is really more pleasing the more you look at it, and you can’t put it down.
Suddenly, Princess Lejia seemed to think of something.
"Zheng Zheng, when we talked about dragon boat racing that day, did Jiang Cheng hear it?"
Hearing her say this, Shen Huazheng and Zhou Ying also recalled the day when they had afternoon tea with the Shen brothers, and Jiang Cheng was also present at that time.
Everyone chatted while drinking afternoon tea.
I don't know who started the topic, but suddenly we talked about the Dragon Boat Race during the Dragon Boat Festival.
As they chatted, they started talking about dragon boat racing.
Princess Lejia said that the dragon boats in the capital city were not very good-looking, and she felt that the dragon boats should be made more exquisitely.
Others also said a few words on this topic.
Shen Huazheng's eyelashes trembled slightly. At that time, she did say what she thought a dragon boat should look like.
Could it be that Jiang Cheng made this dragon boat model based on what she said?
*
Jiang Cheng seemed to have not expected Shen Keting to ask this, and surprise flashed across his eyes.
However, his surprise only lasted for a moment, and soon turned into a warm smile.
"Because she can see me."
Everyone thought that the high fever that year made him forget what happened in the past, but in fact he didn't forget.
I just don't want to make my grandfather worry anymore.
That year he told himself that no matter how sad he was, he should not show it.
At least not in front of others.
Especially don't cry in front of your grandfather.
No matter when, he always acted happy in front of his grandfather.
You don't have to be too good.
He knew that his grandfather did not ask him to be outstanding, but only hoped that he would be happy and safe.
He just needs to stay with his grandfather at all times.
Since then, Jiang Cheng has been wearing a mask.
No matter when, he is always the happy and carefree Jiang Cheng in front of others.
But no matter how happily he smiled, there was always a void in his heart.
Jiang Cheng found a solution, which was to eat.
Since your heart is empty, fill your stomach.
Whenever he felt sad, he would eat to fill the hole in his heart.
After the food street appeared, no one was happier than Jiang Cheng.
It was simply his paradise.
As long as you immerse yourself in delicious food, you will forget all your worries.
From the very beginning, Jiang Cheng liked Shen Huazheng very much.
Of course, this liking initially stems from the yearning for beautiful things.
He and Princess Lejia are the same type of people, they both long for sunshine.
When you suddenly encounter the sun on a cold winter day, you naturally want to hold on to it tightly.
Jiang Cheng also wanted to get close to Shen Huazheng, but encountered a lot of resistance.
He is the kind of person who won't force things, he lets things take their own course and isn't overly persistent.
What changed Jiang Cheng's attitude was an incident that happened at the end of last year.
Coming out of the Hanlin Academy that day, looking at the gray sky, Jiang Cheng suddenly thought that it was almost the anniversary of his parents' and brother's death.
He came to the food court alone, found a newly opened shop, and ordered a lot of dim sum.
Just as Jiang Cheng was devouring the food on the table, Chen Huazheng also came to the store. She must have come to see the new store's products and customer base.
After they greeted each other, they went about their own business.
Jiang Cheng didn't think much about it at the time, he just wanted to finish all the snacks on the table.
I don't know how many pieces of snacks I ate, but the waiter suddenly brought me a bowl of sour plum soup.
Jiang Cheng thought it was a wrong dish, he remembered that he did not order sour plum soup.
The waiter promptly explained: "This is a gift from our boss."
Chen Huazheng had also finished what she was doing and came over: "Brother Jiang, glutinous rice is hard to digest. No matter how delicious it is, you can't eat too much. Drink a bowl of sour plum soup to help digestion."
Before Jiang Cheng could speak, Shen Huazheng's voice rang out again——
“Brother Jiang, these are just food.”
After saying that, Shen Huazheng smiled at Jiang Cheng, and left with Princess Lejia who came to see her.
Jiang Cheng was stunned. Although Shen Huazheng hadn't finished speaking, for some reason, he could hear the unfinished meaning in the words.
These are just foods...
Not love.
That was the first time his eyes were red since his parents and younger brother passed away.
He had told himself since he was five years old that he should not cry.
But I couldn't stop crying.
Jiang Cheng himself had also seriously thought about the question asked by Shen Keting.
Why are you so persistent? Of course, it’s because she’s worth it.
This was the first time in all these years that he wanted to fight for something for himself.
Although he doesn't know what the result will be, he will definitely regret it in the future if he doesn't try hard.
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