Drunk in the Red Chamber Lying on Beauty's Lap

The tableware on the table is not gold, jade, or agate or ivory, but a set of aluminum tableware.

Bowls, plates, and chopsticks are all made of aluminum.

This is the tableware that Prince Zhongshun treasured and sent his confidants to bring?This is too common.

Seeing Baoyu's surprised face, Tu Fei couldn't help saying proudly: "Baoyu, I don't know you. This is a tribute from Western countries. At the beginning, there were three sets of tableware presented, and the emperor rewarded me with two sets. Beijing Jingwang is the same. I heard from those people that this thing is made of a metal called 'aluminum', which is very rare."

Baoyu didn't know how to react when he heard Tu Fei's eloquent talk.

Although he has been in the world of Red Mansions for many years, Baoyu still has a fresh memory of life in modern society.

At this moment, looking at the low-priced aluminum products in modern times, they have become tributes from foreign countries, which makes Baoyu feel unspeakably awkward.

Baoyu remembered that he had read an article back then, which told the story of the French emperor Napoleon III.

Napoleon III was a man who liked to show off.He often holds a large banquet to entertain guests from all over the world.

It's just that the tableware for each banquet is almost all made of precious metal silver, and only the bowl he uses is made of aluminum.

Just because there was a long history of smelting and using gold and silver at that time, there were many gold and silver wares in the court.However, at that time, people had just learned how to smelt aluminum from bauxite, and the technology for smelting aluminum was still very backward, so aluminum products were extremely rare.

Thinking about that story, he looked at Tufina's slightly smug smile.Baoyu didn't know why he found this very interesting.

Although he didn't see Napoleon III showing off his aluminum bowl, he saw today's loyal prince showing off his aluminum tableware.

The more I thought about it, the more amusing I found it, Baoyu couldn't help laughing.

Tu Fei was about to accept Bao Yu's admiring gaze, but he didn't expect Bao Yu to laugh out loud.This made Tu Fei disappointed, but also slightly suspicious.

Did he do something funny to make Baoyu so excited?

Baoyu, who couldn't look up to her smile, inadvertently caught sight of Tu Fei's bewildered look, and secretly complained that she was not self-cultivated enough.

Having hundreds of years more knowledge than others, but here to make fun of their ignorance is really bullying.

Well, now Baoyu finds that Prince Zhongshun's bewildered look is very cute, and even wants to tease him again.

No, he is a prince, not an ordinary person.Now it is a feudal dynasty again, if the prince is not allowed to make a crooked mouth, he will be punished again.

Suppressing a smile, Baoyu coughed and said, "My lord, my eyes have been opened today, and I can see something that I've never seen before. It's really a worthwhile trip."

Baoyu tried her best to speak sincerely, but after all, she laughed for a long time, and her acting skills were a bit regressed.This was said somehow, and it seemed a little dry.

Hearing Baoyu's words, Tu Fei felt a little insincere, but seeing Baoyu's eyes fixed on the tableware in front of him, he couldn't help but believe his explanation.

In fact, Tu Fei didn't know.Baoyu kept looking down at the tableware, for fear of laughing again and making it difficult to clean up.

Tu Fei picked up the aluminum chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish for Baoyu, and said softly, "Baoyu, I don't know what you like to eat, but the boiled fish here is pretty good, try it."

Baoyu just laughed for a long time, but now she is really hungry.Now that Tu Fei indicated that it was time to start, he immediately feasted on it.

Looking at Baoyu's elegant and swift eating, Tu Fei sighed, "Baoyu has such a good appetite."

Hearing Tu Fei's opening, Baoyu was naturally embarrassed to just eat and ignore others, swallowed the food in his mouth, took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "I made the prince laugh. Baoyu always eats like this."

Tu Fei said: "To be honest, I would like to ask, how does Baoyu eat so fast and gracefully? It is reasonable for ordinary people to eat too fast, which will always make people feel wolfish and not beautiful enough. But when I watch Baoyu eat, the speed Although it is fast, there is no rudeness in every move."

This... Baoyu really doesn't know how to explain it.

Although the Jia Mansion has gradually declined, the rules inside have not been relaxed at all.

Every time they eat, they can only move their chopsticks after Jiamu starts to eat.When Jia Mu finished eating, they had to stop.

In the first few days when he came here, Baoyu couldn't get enough to eat, so he slowly started to practice.

This is several years of hard work, how can it be effective in a short time?

But how to explain it to Tu Fei?

After a little hesitation, Baoyu decided to tell the truth: "My lord, this may be a matter of personal habits. Baoyu has been like this since she was a child. She eats fast and eats a lot. When she was young, her father often accused her of eating indecently. In order not to let my father Worrying about such a small matter, Baoyu had to practice slowly. After a few years, it became like this."

"So that's the case. Baoyu is thin, so he should eat more." Tu Fei looked at Baoyu's empty plate, and helped him pick up another plate of dishes.

"Baoyu eats more, don't worry about the complicated etiquette, the most important thing is to have a full stomach."

After eating all the dishes that Tu Fei brought over, Baoyu shook his head and said with a light smile, "My lord, I'm already full. But my lord, in order to take care of Baoyu, I haven't eaten much." Helped Tu Fei to pick up a piece of chicken, "Reciprocity, the prince has taken care of me for a long time, I will also serve the prince for dinner."

With that said, Baoyu poured the wine for Tu Fei again.

Looking at the pale yellow liquid in the glass, Tu Fei felt that it was a bit more beautiful than the wine he drank in the past.

This is the wine that Baoyu poured for him.

Tu Fei had a late meal this morning, so he wasn't very hungry.And the food on the table, after he had fed Baoyu many times, was leftovers.

But it is such a meal that he would not even glance at on weekdays. Under Baoyu's service, Tu Fei seems to be eating the best delicacies from mountains and seas.It wasn't until he couldn't eat anymore that he signaled that he was full.

Baoyu looked at the empty plates, smiled slightly with his red lips drawn, and said: "Today I have lunch with the prince, Baoyu is really flattered."

Tu Fei shook his head, smiled lightly and said, "Baoyu's words are off the mark. It's my king's blessing to be able to share a meal with Baoyu."

Having drank a pot of tea after dinner, Baoyu saw that it was getting late, so he said goodbye and left.

Tu Fei sent him out of the gate of Guiyan Tower, and then he came back reluctantly.

That night, when Fei Yu asked Tu Fei what he wanted to eat, Tu Fei touched his still round belly and refused.

Leaving Guiyan Tower, Baoyu thought that the excuse for coming out today was to choose a gift for Lin Ruhai.After meeting Li Guimingyan, they went to a shop selling the Four Treasures of the Study to buy a piece of high-quality Hui ink.

Lin Ruhai came from Tanhua's background, although giving the Four Treasures of the Study is rather vulgar, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.