The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 381

Duan Hong walked in and saw Xu Tian's murderous expression, while the butler standing opposite him was trembling with fear, as if walking on thin ice.

Lei Ting stopped striding and stared at Xu Tian with a surprised expression.

Xu Tian glanced at him only once: "Kneel down!"

Duan Hong was stunned for a moment, then braced himself and knelt down on the ground with a thud.

The butler seemed somewhat surprised, but said nothing, and simply waited respectfully for Xu Tian to speak.

Xu Tian immediately walked to the chair behind and asked, "Has it been born yet?"

The butler's face lit up with joy, and he stretched out his hand.

"Just finished delivering babies, a total of two."

The master and servant couldn't help but look at Duan Hong. Xu Tian was somewhat surprised: "Why is the general kneeling at the door? General Duan is now a third-rank official, while I am only a seventh-rank official. How can you kneel down? Get up quickly."

Duan Hong's lips twitched: "What were the magistrate and the steward talking about just now?"

Xu Tian said somewhat helplessly, "Xiao Sanzi's cow gave birth!"

"What did Your Highness mean by kneeling just now?"

Xu Tian was even more puzzled. The new general didn't seem like a fool, so why did he keep asking such idiotic questions?

Considering that even he wasn't very skilled in childbirth, it was understandable that he didn't know anything about it. So he said, "Kneeling makes childbirth easier, and it's less likely to have a difficult delivery."

The butler looked at Xu Tian with concern. "Master, he's nothing but a beast. You don't need to waste your energy on him. What would you like to eat tonight?"

Xu Tian was somewhat indifferent and didn't really want to eat anything, so he lazily lay back in the chair and waved his hand.

Duan Hong's face grew increasingly grim; he couldn't stand still, nor could he walk away, his face turning a deep, pale white.

"A few days ago, Jin Yang was clamoring for barbecue, so you moved the barbecue grill from my room down to the yard."

Prepare some sliced ​​beef and lamb, and skewer them for grilling.

The housekeeper responded and then hurriedly went out to prepare the meal.

But dinner time was getting closer and closer. He was a good-natured man, but if dinner was even a minute late, he would get angry.

Duan Hong asked, "Master Xu, what are these kebabs?"

"You've never even eaten barbecue skewers?"

Thinking about it, very few people in ancient times had ever eaten barbecue skewers. Duan Hong felt as if he had been stabbed in the heart.

He was originally related to Duan Lun by marriage, and was born to a concubine. His family had been poor since childhood, and he hated being looked down upon by others in terms of food and clothing.

"I told you you've never had barbecue skewers before, are you angry? Even the Emperor has never had them. If Jinyang hadn't insisted on having them the other day, I would have forgotten. How about we go to Hongwen Academy for barbecue tonight and have some fun together?"

Wearing?

"I have asked you, Master, to allocate funds for the project. The funds will be used for the Persian workers, and we will also need to purchase a large amount of materials."

A few days ago, a Persian worker accidentally broke his leg, but he didn't have the money for medical treatment. So, I thought I'd give him an advance payment.