"Longxing Martial Arts Academy?"
Zhang Mingtu was stunned for a while before he realized that it should be the clan leader's son Zhang Tuyuan who passed the assessment of Longxing Martial Arts Academy and was going to Longxing Martial Arts Academy for further studies.
This is a very small change, so small that it is not even recorded in the book of life and death.
When Zhang Mingtu suddenly heard the news and heard that the clan leader was going to hold a grand banquet, he was stunned.
"Was the banquet large?"
With the ability of Fulai Inn to host ordinary banquets, there is no need for Zhang Mingtu to help out.
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Zhang Mingtu can slack off as much as he wants, and his parents haven't asked him to help for a long time.
"Of course, that's a big deal. Not everyone can attend Longxing Martial Arts Academy. The clan leader wants to set up dozens of tables for a banquet, and the restaurant can't accommodate them. I have to go home to help..."
Zhang Jishi and Wang Yulan were in a hurry and were about to leave with Zhang Mingtu.
"We have to hurry. There are hundreds of people in the tribe, plus guests coming and going. We need to prepare all kinds of meals quickly. We have to take care of both lunch and dinner."
Zhang Mingtu looked up at the sky. It was just beginning to get light.
Neither Zhang Jishi nor Wang Yulan felt tired at all, but rather quite excited.
"After so many years, our Zhang family finally has another member studying at Longxing Martial Arts Academy. I heard that if you can graduate from Longxing Martial Arts Academy, you can join the army and become an officer."
"Not only officers, but also Jinyiwei and Liushenmen can go. It depends on their choices and their strengths..."
Zhang Jishi's tone was also quite envious, and he even glanced at Zhang Mingtu while speaking, the meaning was self-evident.
Zhang Mingtu felt a little uncomfortable under the meaningful gaze and sighed in his heart.
"As expected, I can never escape the demon of other people's children. I will be criticized for coming to another world."
However, Zhang Jishi just took a look and didn't say much, but he made up his mind secretly in his heart.
"Once we have enough silver, we can send Mingtu to the martial arts academy to try it out."
He had something in mind, but he didn't say it out loud.
Zhang Mingtu, unaware of the specific situation, followed his parents to the clan and helped move various dining tables for gatherings.
Due to the large population, the dining tables were moved to the martial arts training ground, and only that area was large enough to accommodate so many guests.
Zhang Mingtu and his group got up early enough, but there were already other people here.
The patriarch, who usually has a serious face and is extremely majestic, has already organized various things here, with a smile on his face.
"Move the weapons rack away. Don't put it here. Move it farther away..."
"Move that table a little closer so it doesn't block the aisle."
"Hey, congratulations, your child is not bad either."
The clan leader was in high spirits, and all the clan members also had beaming faces and walked with confidence.
Zhang Jishi and Wang Yulan were responsible for helping in the kitchen, mainly preparing various kinds of meat.
Some people wash the vegetables in different categories, but if you want to stew the meat deliciously, you still need considerable skills.
Beef, mutton and the like need to be blanched and stewed in advance.
Beef is mostly prepared as a cold dish. Various spices are added to the dish in advance, the marinade is prepared, and then it is cooked for about an hour and then left to stand for about an hour.
That way the aroma of the marinade and the flavor of the seasonings can penetrate into the beef.
Mutton needs to be processed in advance. The longer the mutton soup is cooked, the more fragrant it will taste.
The fish must be prepared and killed, and then salted and cured...
Various preparations cannot be started just before the meal, but need to be made a long time in advance.
Otherwise, there would be no time to cook for a banquet for hundreds of people. Even Zhang Jishi and Wang Yulan were not there to help, but were responsible for directing various matters in the kitchen.
They were able to open a restaurant. In the first few days, most of the clan members had eaten in the restaurant and knew the cooking skills of the couple, so they were invited by the clan leader to be the head chef in the kitchen.
This was the norm of the time, with clan members helping each other with all sorts of things. For example, the dozens of tables and chairs on the martial arts field did not belong to the clan leader, but were brought in from the homes of clan members, in varying styles and sizes.
Each family also took out some pots, pans, and utensils, and marked them in the corresponding positions to ensure that they would not be messed up or lost when they were returned.
If it is lost or damaged, the clan leader will be responsible for compensating for the expenses.
Zhang Mingtu didn't bother with all these miscellaneous matters. He was just responsible for helping out.
Move the various meats to the kitchen, cut them, and then naturally someone will cook, blanch or fry them separately.
The entire Weiyuan Escort Agency, or the entire Zhang family, was filled with joy.
The younger children couldn't hide their smiles because they had a delicious meal.
The older ones feel a greater sense of pride and honor, not just because of a delicious meal.
Being able to enter the Longxing Martial Arts Academy means that you can have your own piece of land in the garrison in the south of the Yangtze River in the future, and the family blood connection will never be broken.
Zhang Mingtu saw clearly that he hated all kinds of complicated relationships and ties.
But if you grow up in the Jiangnan area, you will have a family and various relationships, and you can't escape. The entire Jiangnan area is a mixture of various clans.
Some people were helping in the kitchen and were already discussing it.
"Once Tuyuan has established himself in Longxing Martial Arts Academy and knows the situation, I wonder if he can earn us some spots to make things easier for us. If a few more men from the clan can go to the Martial Arts Academy, our situation will be much better."
"Of course it's possible. Our ancestors were also among the descendants who were wealthy. If anyone can rise up, there will definitely be people willing to help, but you have to fight for it yourself!"
"Why aren't we striving for excellence? In this remote place, with no teachers and no money, even if we are the best martial artists, our children are poor, and it's difficult for those without exceptional talent to make a name for themselves..."
"Things should be much better from now on. Life in the clan will gradually improve. Didn't the Jishi family give us a secret recipe? If these younger generations have talent, it will be easier for them to make a name for themselves in the future."
Various discussions and discussions were heard everywhere. Zhang Tuyuan had not yet gone to the martial arts academy, but the tribesmen had already imagined the good days to come.
Zhang Mingtu felt a chill in his heart when he heard all the discussions.
It is certainly a good thing that the family is becoming increasingly powerful, but if it is so powerful, what is the difference between the family and the Wang and Li families?
If he had not been treated so harshly by the Wang and Li families, the Zhang family would have been destroyed.
He felt that a strong family was something to be thankful and happy about, but if the Zhang family became like the Wang and Li families, how would Zhang Mingtu deal with it then?
"Let future brothers worry about the future. At least I am worrying about nothing now. If we are not careful and cautious, we will not be able to get through this hurdle of the Wang and Li families."
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