Song Yunting's father was a civil servant and his mother's family was a military family. Growing up in such an environment, he developed an eloquent mouth and both literary and martial skills.

Mrs. Song said that Song Yunting had been bickering with his father since he was a child, and the father and son would fight non-stop whenever they met.

Looking at Mrs. Song's painful expression, Jiang Li could imagine the scene. It was like there were a hundred thousand ducks, chirping and chattering. One child could probably replace four or five of them.

"Later, when Yun Ting was about twelve years old, he lost an argument with his father and ran away to find his uncle. When he got there, he started practicing martial arts with his cousins."

He didn't go home for several years. When he returned home, he came to say goodbye to his parents and go to the border with General Wu, who was Mrs. Song's eldest brother.

Prime Minister Song was so angry that he jumped up and down, but this time he couldn't catch up with Song Yunting.

Jiang Li listened and said with a smile: "I heard about this when I was in Yunzhou City."

But it's not explained in such detail.

The two chatted, and Jiang Li took the opportunity to talk about what happened in Yunzhou City.

The Jiang family fled all the way from Taohua Village to Yunzhou City, where they settled down. Within less than a year, they encountered a major flood that occurred only once every ten years.

These were all major disasters, and Mrs. Song heard about them even though she was far away in Yunzhou City.

Listening to Jiang Li talking about what happened along the way, including the story of fleeing famine, and then the Jiang family settling down in Yunzhou City.

Naturally, it talked about how Song Yunting bought a pot of meat from Jiang Baishu and Tie Niu for one hundred taels.

Mrs. Song shook her head. She had heard that when her son set out from the capital to Yunzhou City, he took the land route and encountered bandits on the way. He was outnumbered and although he managed to escape successfully with his servants, he broke his leg.

Mrs. Song was so anxious that she wanted to rush to Yunzhou City, but was stopped by Prime Minister Song.

Later, I received letters from Song Yunhang from time to time, and the letters were all about Song Yunting's situation in Yunzhou City.

Song Yunting was a willful person on weekdays, but his leg was broken by bandits, which caused him to be in a bad mood during that period of time.

Song Yunhang did not dare to discipline his younger brother. Moreover, he knew from the letter from Prime Minister Song that Song Yunting had passed the examination and became a scholar. He was just here for a short period of time and would meet General Wu later.

Therefore, he became somewhat indulgent towards Song Yunting.

However, even so, Mrs. Song was still somewhat surprised by her son's behavior.

Jiang Xi continued talking, and then talked about how Song Yunting and Jiang Youli met in a gambling house.

For some reason, Mrs. Song remembered that her son had returned to Beijing to report some time ago.

Because of the discipline at home and the influence of the people around him since childhood, Mrs. Song did not dare to say how upright her son was, but if there was nothing going on, he would not set foot in places like gambling houses and brothels.

Mrs. Song still had a smile on her face, but she was wondering about the reason behind it.

The two were talking excitedly when a maid stepped forward to remind them, "Madam, the kitchen has prepared lunch. The master asked me to come and invite you and Miss Jiang to have dinner."

Mrs. Song reached out and held Jiang Xi's hand.

The two of them arrived at the main hall, and all the dishes weighing one pound had been served. Prime Minister Song said that he wanted to have mushroom hotpot for lunch, so they made mushroom hotpot for lunch. When the two of them arrived, the boiler on the table was boiling.

"Ali, you must have eaten a lot of mushroom hotpot in Yunzhou City, right?"

Mrs. Song asked Jiang Xi to sit down and asked her.

Jiang Xi smiled and said, "Mushroom hotpot is indeed very delicious, but spicy hotpot is also popular in Yunzhou City now, and Master Duan is in this business."

Duan Yuanzhou was suddenly brought up and looked towards Jiang Xi.

Then he realized, "Send some hot pot base over later, so that the master and the lady can have a taste too."

Prime Minister Song raised his eyebrows in disdain, "Can it be as delicious as the mushroom hotpot in Yunzhou City?"

Duan Yuanzhou immediately smiled and said, "Of course it can't compare to our local mushroom hotpot. The spicy hotpot that my nephew mentioned is actually a bit heavier. We just eat it for the novelty."

Song Yuxing helped out, "The main thing about the spicy hotpot is the seasoning, and since it's cooked right away, the meat is more tender and smooth."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but reminisce.

Song Yuxing and Song Yulin do not have much monthly salary. When they go to have hotpot with several people, it would cost at least two or three taels, and at most five or six taels, which is not cheap for them.

So when it comes to this bite of food, both of them are still eager for it.

Duan Yuanzhou saw this and immediately suggested, "It just so happens that I brought some hot pot ingredients with me this time. Let's have hot pot together some other day."

Prime Minister Song and his wife were usually bored at home. It was a rare occasion that so many young people came to their house, so Mrs. Song accepted the invitation on behalf of Prime Minister Song.

"Okay, when you're done with your business in Beijing, come over when you're free. Just let Mother Sun know in advance if you need anything prepared."

Mrs. Song turned around and glanced at Mother Sun.

Mother Sun stepped forward and bowed to everyone. "If you need any ingredients, please write to me one day in advance and I will arrange for someone to buy them."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mother Sun."

After saying that, the mushroom hotpot was almost cooked.

Prime Minister Song asked everyone to serve a bowl of soup first.

When the boiling hot soup was served, Prime Minister Song held the bowl and took a sip of the soup first.

He took a small sip and nodded, "This is the taste."

"This batch of mushrooms is good. They were indeed picked locally in Yunzhou City."

Mrs. Song looked at him helplessly and motioned for everyone to eat.

After the meal, I felt a little sleepy.

Feeling sleepy after eating, Jiang Xi, Song Yulin, Song Yuxing and Duan Yuanzhou stood up and said goodbye.

"Where do you live now? Why don't you move into the mansion? There are plenty of rooms here, enough for each of you to have one."

Mrs. Song couldn't help but try to persuade him to stay.

The brothers Song Yuxing and Song Yulin were kept because of their relationship, and Jiang Xi was kept because he had a similar personality to Jiang Xi.

She still wanted to continue chatting with Jiang Yu.

But Jiang Xi came to the capital to do business, so he would have to go out almost every day. Duan Yuanzhou's yard was okay, as he was only living there temporarily. It was a place to stay, not a proper home.

But it would be different if I moved to the Song Mansion. As a guest, it would not be convenient to go in and out every day. It is not my own home.

Therefore, Jiang Xi declined.

"I brought some goods with me. I'm afraid that I'll disturb Madam by going in and out every day. When I'm done, can I come and accompany Madam for a few days?"

Jiang Xi said truthfully.

Mrs. Song was a little reluctant, but since Jiang Xi had come all the way here, she didn't want to delay his work.

"If you need any help, feel free to come to the Song Mansion and find us."

Madam Song smiled and said, "Before Yun Ting went to the battlefield, he came to talk to me and his father and told us to take good care of you!"

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