Chapter 119: Dinner

Xie's family is very big. This mansion is actually not a mansion, but a mansion. Xie's family is very big. Xie Nandu didn't like it when he first came here, because as he kept walking forward, the courtyard became more and more... It's so cold and cold, as if you're in the middle of winter, and it's hard to like it.

This kind of family has too many intrigues and intrigues, which is far less comforting than the sound of Bailu Xie's books.

So Xie Nandu rarely comes here. Most of the time she studies in the academy.

If it hadn't been for some reasons tonight, she probably wouldn't have come back here.

Before arriving at the lobby, there were already many maids filling the large round table with various fragrant dishes. The round table was huge but only had a few stools.

After the maids arranged the dishes, they retreated one by one, leaving only a few people standing on one side, waiting to be served.

The heritage of a century-old family was inadvertently revealed at this moment.

When Chen Chao was silently sighing with emotion, an old man dressed as a rich man walked out. He was wearing a dragon-head crutch. He seemed to have some leg problems. He was not tall, but he could not be said to be short, and his face was a bit rich. , wrinkles did creep up on his face, but not too many. This old man was somewhat similar to the vice president of Tianyuyuan that Chen Chao had seen before, but there were essential differences. .🅆.🄲

The two people give people different feelings.

The old man first looked at Xie Nandu and said with some dissatisfaction, "Why don't you always come back to see me, little girl? You study in the academy all day long, be careful to become a lump in your mind."

Although there was some reproach in the old man's words, it seemed more like the love shown by the elders to the younger ones.

Chen Chao, a guy who can figure out people's hearts, couldn't detect the slightest bit of hypocrisy in this old man at this moment, as if he was really feeling the truth.

But he definitely wouldn't believe the emotion in this sentence.

After all, an old man at this age really has too much life experience, which is something that a young man like him can clearly see.

"Are you that young man? That's great. What you did in Shendu these days did not bring shame to Daliang, nor did our Xie family save you in vain."

The old man smiled and spoke, his voice was very calm, but it still revealed one thing, that is, you were saved by our Xie family in the first place. You should remember this kind of thing and be grateful.

This feeling does not make people feel disgusted, but makes people feel it is natural.

No

Xie Nandu frowned, not satisfied with this.

She had told Chen Chao more than once that if she wanted to thank her, just thank her.

She was the one who used Xie's apology to make the deal, and it was she who paid the biggest price, not anyone else.

Chen Chao nodded and said, "Since I was rescued by the Xie family, I naturally have to be grateful."

He acted very humble and looked very different from Chen Chao by the lake.

The old man nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's eat, the food is getting cold."

After the simple greetings, they were formally seated. There were only a few people at a round table. Apart from the Xie Ling who brought them in, there were only the old man and two silent women, followed by Chen Chao and Xie Nandu.

Looking at the table full of delicacies, Chen Chao felt really hungry. However, it was his first time eating in such a large family. He didn't know what the etiquette was, so he simply didn't use his chopsticks in a hurry.

The old man glanced at Chen Chao, smiled and said, "Give him some seashells from the South China Sea."

As soon as he spoke, a maid picked up the chopsticks and picked up some seashells for Chen Chao, but instead of putting them into Chen Chao's bowl, she processed the seashells elsewhere, and then brought the last piece of shellfish to Chen Chao. In front of Chen Chao.

Chen Chao took it and picked up the chopsticks made of white jade, feeling silently in his heart.

After eating a piece of shellfish, Chen Chao silently sighed that this thing is really delicious, but he also thought about eating this way. He was afraid that a meal would take an hour or two, and the dishes would be cold by then, so what else would there be? mean?

Although he thought so, Chen Chao did not speak, but silently felt the meat in his mouth.

"This shellfish meat was sent from the South China Sea, but it was still alive in the end. The manpower and material resources consumed are enough for the ordinary people in Shendu to feed their families for a year." The old man looked at Chen Chao and said with a smile, "And this is just an ordinary ingredient. For other things, the cost of entering and exiting Xie's mansion every day is much greater than shellfish."

Chen Chao listened to the old man's words and said with emotion, "The bells ring and the cauldrons eat, the house of thousands of generations can only be like this."

After hearing this, the old man seemed very satisfied and said, "You have caused a lot of troubles in the gods these days. If you can get a good ranking in the Ten Thousand Willows Club, I think there are many places where the gods will want to get close to you. There are quite a few matches in those places.

A suitable girl. When the time comes, you can find someone you like and you can get along with her. "

The old man said this casually, but Chen Chao was carefully trying to figure out what it meant, what was pleasing to his eyes, and what else. Chen Chao had a headache. The old man in front of him was better than the students in the academy, or those outsiders. It's much more difficult to deal with, whether it's a monk or not.

This is a genuine old fox.

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "This junior is dedicated to cultivating and serving the country. I don't care much about these children's matters, but..."

He hesitated to speak and glanced at Xie Nandu again, expressing his meaning clearly.

The old man glanced at Chen Chao, was silent for a while, and said with emotion, "I thought the things rumored in the city of God were true."

The old man was pretending to be confused. How could he not understand what Chen Chao meant?

I just don't want to listen or accept it.

Chen Chao was stunned, turned his head and looked at Xie Nandu, thinking, you won't help me now?

Xie Nandu didn't respond. .🅆.🄲

Chen Chao said with a stiff face, "It's really hard to tell the truth from the rumors in the world."

The old man laughed, but didn't rush to speak. He just asked the maid to pour him a glass of wine, and then smiled and said, "This wine is called Hundred Years Short, which means that after the wine is made, it has to be buried underground for a hundred years before it can have some taste. If it is opened too early, it will have no taste."

The implication is too obvious.

"I heard that you were a garrison commander in Tianqing County in your early years, and you often went deep into the mountains to kill monsters for a living?"

The old man looked at Chen Chao again.

Chen Chao was about to answer, but suddenly noticed the last few words of the old man, killing monsters for a living.

The garrison commander of the Daliang Dynasty killed monsters to guard the area. It can't be said that he killed monsters for a living, but Chen Chao was indeed a person who killed monsters for a living. He killed monsters for monster beads, and monster beads for Tianjinqian. Such things would not be too secret. If someone wanted to investigate, it would be easy to find out.

Chen Chao said calmly, "As a garrison commander, in order to protect the territory and the people, it is natural to eliminate monsters. I often go into the mountains for this reason."

Being known is one thing, but admitting it is another.

As for what the facts are, it is another matter.

The old man said

"You are intentional, otherwise how could you provoke the monks from the outside for the court."

"In fact, if I didn't go deep into the mountains often, I'm afraid it would be difficult to meet... Nandu that night."

Chen Chao called Xie Nandu's name for the first time, and felt a little awkward.

The old man was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "This South China Sea shellfish meat is cold, why don't you take it out?"

His voice was actually colder than the cold shellfish meat. The maids hurried over to take the plate of shellfish meat, but Chen Chao smiled at this moment and said, "I was born in the mountains, so I don't have so many requirements. I wonder if you can let me eat some more?"

The old man said, "Cold things are not as delicious as before."

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "Sometimes, eating is to fill the stomach. If you really like something, you won't change your opinion whether it is cold or not, and you will still like it."

The old man said, "Maybe cold things will make your stomach upset."

"I have been hardy since I was a child. I have eaten crabs, fish and shrimps in the stream and wild fruits in the mountains. It should be okay to eat these seashells."

Chen Chao stretched out his hand and took out the chopsticks to pick up the seashells by himself without asking for help.

This feeling made him feel a little good. Compared with before, it was very good.

He also picked up some other food.

These were all things he wanted to eat before.

He looked less reserved than before.

He became more casual.

The old man glanced at the maid, who naturally stepped aside silently.

The old man was silent for a long time, just watching Chen Chao eat quietly. The table was very quiet, just like Xie Linghe at the imperial banquet, and there was no sound.

"You, young man, are said to be from the mountains, but I'm afraid that's not true."

"How can there be any ordinary young man who can stir up trouble in the capital of gods? Don't you have anything to do with all the things you have done in the capital of gods? The Queen also summoned you at the imperial banquet that night. This is not an ordinary thing. Young man, shouldn't you be honest here?"

After an unknown amount of time, the silence at the table was finally broken by the old man again. This time he came with a fierce momentum, without the previous gentleness and casualness.

Chen Chao raised his head and said seriously, "I grew up by the Wei River since I was a child. There is nothing special about me."