Chapter 159 Don’t talk nonsense without knowledge

"This is Erlang, you are ignorant. Why don't you even know how to respect teachers?" Bai Yibo asked with a half-smile.

Everyone at the table was very embarrassed for a while. Mr. Xie said it jokingly, do you need to be so serious?

Bai Ruozhu listened with her ears pricked up. When she saw the cold scene, she hurriedly brought a large plate of crabs over and said with a smile: "Here are the crabs. Let's eat them with ginger and vinegar sauce. Because the conditions are limited, we only have this tong." and small scissors, please don’t mind.”

Bai Ruozhu found this clip temporarily, and she also found the small scissors specially. The scissors usually used at home are all large, so it would be strange to have them on the table. Therefore, these equipments are far from the eight major items of wealthy families.

Bai Yibo was dissatisfied with Bai Ruozhu's interruption and muttered: "Why does Ruozhu girl always interrupt the elders when they are talking?"

Bai Ruozhu looked at him with a look of shame and said, "I want to serve everyone the food while it's hot. I really didn't mean to interrupt the uncle's conversation. It's all because I don't have any eyesight."

Bai Yibo didn't expect Bai Ruozhu to speak like this. Isn't this too polite? He was not used to it and immediately became stupid.

But Yu Hongxiu secretly laughed and said, "Ruozhu, you are too self-effacing. If you are such an exquisite and clear person, and you say you have no eyes, then won't others have even less eyes?"

Bai Ruozhu gave Yu Hongxiu a heartfelt thumbs up, didn't he just mean Bai Yibo if he didn't wink? Yu Hongxiu was very perceptive, so he felt sorry for her and spoke for her. But speaking of it, she had been cooking in the kitchen and had just come out to serve the food, so she came to the rescue. Why did she become "always interrupting the elders when talking"? This label was really too much.

The old man glanced at Bai Yibo and signaled him to stop talking. Bai Yibo was very dissatisfied, but he also became honest.

Bai Ruozhu saw everything, and it seemed that Bai Yibo was determined to get close to Mr. Xie.

When the crabs were served, everyone looked at them with surprise. Bai Ruozhu took the initiative to explain to everyone, "These are female, and they are best eaten at this time. There is a lot of crab roe, and those are male. The crab fat is also very delicious, but it will take a while." It’s better. But I heard from the crab seller that eating it together is better for your health.”

The ancients paid attention to the balance of yin and yang, so Bai Ruozhu took four crabs each, a male and a female. She originally wanted to let the guests eat a pair of male and female crabs, and then the rest of the family would taste the crabs. Not everyone would eat these crabs. She's used to it, but her mother doesn't like it.

Yu Hongxiu's eyes shone when she saw the steamed red crabs, but she was too embarrassed to take down the chopsticks first, so she winked at Bai Ruozhu and signaled Bai Ruozhu to quickly help her pick two. Bai Ruozhu pursed her lips and snickered, and picked up the chopsticks. He picked up a female crab and put it on her plate.

"Sister Hongxiu, let's have a taste first." Bai Ruozhu said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, before she could pick up another male crab, the old man sternly scolded her: "There are no rules at all. Why are you calling Mrs. Xie randomly? It's so rude to treat guests!"

Yu Hongxiu showed embarrassment on her face, put down the crab she was about to eat, and said with a smile: "Mr. Bai, please don't scold Ruozhu. I asked her to call her my sister, so I am two or three years older than her, so I call her Madam." It’s too raw.”

The old man didn't expect Yu Hongxiu to speak for Bai Ruozhu like this, and he couldn't get off the stage for a while. Finally he had to say: "Madam is really a kind person, but you can't let this girl Ruozhu be too unruly."

Well, one or two people like to say that she, Bai Ruozhu, has no rules. Bai Ruozhu lowered her head and said nothing. She will just be a doormat today and endure it.

"The old man is being humble. Sister Ruozhu is well-educated and a good cook. I would also like to recognize her as my foster sister." Yu Hongxiu added.

Bai Yibo became anxious when he heard this, and interrupted: "That's against the rules, isn't it confusing the seniority?"

As soon as he said this, Mr. Xie's face became a little embarrassed, making him look like he was seventy years old.

Yu Hongxiu didn't say anything. She wanted to save some face for Bai Zepei's relatives, and since she was a guest, she didn't want to make trouble because the host family was too stiff. She just wanted to let the topic go as it is, so as not to affect her eating big crabs.

Bai Ruozhu didn't want Bai Yibo to continue to pester her, so she picked up a male crab and gave it to Yu Hongxiu, smiled at her and said, "I'll give you this one too."

Bai Yibo probably felt that the old man was defeated, and wanted to help him regain his place. He immediately caught Bai Ruozhu in action and said, "Ruozhu, why are you putting everything on the table? You are eating like a monster and a despicable monster. You can't collide with him." Guests."

The corner of Bai Ruozhu's mouth twitched. She always felt that Bai Yibo was not smart enough, so he couldn't beat her family, but now she felt that Bai Yibo was simply a pig with a human head! She naturally wanted to see Bai Yibo make a fool of himself, but she also didn't want Bai Yibo to go too far and embarrass the guests.

Sure enough, looking at Yu Hongxiu, his face was already slightly red. Even though he was extremely well-educated, the smile on his face could not be stretched.

Jiangnan people like to eat crabs, but why has it become a despicable food? All kinds of monsters and monsters come out. Isn’t it a shame for Yu Hongxiu’s face? Especially since Yu Hongxiu had picked up the crab for the second time and was about to cut off the legs and lift the lid.

Mr. Xie naturally knew his wife's preferences, and he also showed disapproval. He was very open-minded, so he corrected him: "Brother Yibo, that's wrong. Eating crabs is a custom of Jiangnan people, and crabs are delicious. That's why I I couldn’t put it down after eating it, and now it is also a common dish for banquets among wealthy families in the capital.”

He pointed to the plate again and said: "Miss Bai is so thoughtful. She even put chrysanthemums on it. It is an elegant thing for scribes to enjoy chrysanthemums and eat crabs in the south of the Yangtze River. There is even a poetry meeting with this theme."

Bai Ruozhu couldn't help but think of the scene in "A Dream of Red Mansions" in which Jia Baoyu and his friends eat crabs and compose poems. Rich people really thought it was an elegant thing, and she felt that Bai Yibo was ignorant.

"Mr. Xie made me laugh. I originally wanted Mr. and Mrs. to enjoy chrysanthemums, but conditions are limited, so we can only put wild chrysanthemums from our countryside on the plate." Bai Ruozhu said embarrassedly. She originally wanted to see chrysanthemums and yellow crabs. It was a great place to welcome distinguished guests, but there were very few people selling potted chrysanthemums here. She wanted to simply buy two pots but didn't find any.

When Yu Hongxiu saw her husband actively speaking for her, she gave him a tender smile. She actually knew that Mr. Xie didn't like eating crabs very much. After all, he was from the north and was not very used to it.

"What my husband said is that I am from Jiangnan, and it is this crab dish that I love the most. Ruozhu understands my taste, so the presentation of the dish has a unique flavor. Sister Ruozhu is indeed thoughtful." Yu Hongxiu's expression also calmed down.

Bai Yibo's face turned red to his ears when he was told that, and he hesitated and said, "It's just that I am short-sighted."

The old man's face was also very ugly. On the one hand, he secretly blamed Bai Yibo for speaking too recklessly. On the other hand, he was anxious because Bai Yibo had lost face. He even glanced at Bai Ruozhu displeasedly. This girl is very fine. , he must have known Mrs. Xie’s preferences in advance before making crabs, but he didn’t even say a word to them, clearly just wanting to laugh at them.