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"Although these ingredients are ordinary, in terms of luxury, His Majesty probably can't even compare to the cook who invented this dish!" Zhuge Liang clicked his tongue.

"Of course." Xiao Wen thought. After all, the more productive a place was, the higher the standard of living. The ancient emperors, apart from having more women and not having to do their own chores, actually lived in many places with a lower quality of life than a modern commoner.

Of course, if a commoner was too impulsive and did not plan to spend the money socially, it was not impossible for him to spend it on finding a wife and receive a harem every month.

"Hmm …" I mean the kind that's inflatable.

After inwardly complaining about the backward ancient society, Xiao Wen returned to reality.

However, in the time it took for him to fall into a trance for a few seconds, that small pot of boiled water cabbage had all been divided among the kids, not leaving a single bit for Xiao Wen.

"Hey!" Where is your respect for your teacher? I finally managed to make it. Do you know how hard it was for me to make the soup? " Xiao Wen complained loudly.

However, everyone knew Xiao Wen's personality. Although he was complaining, he actually didn't take it to heart.

Thus, when Sun Shangxiang heard Xiao Wen's shout, she only looked at him once and said: "The boiled cabbage mister has cooked is so delicious! "It smells so good!"

"Thank you, sir."

"Thank you for your hard work, sir."

"After we finish eating, we'll give you a good beating!"

"Why did I accept you as my students?" Seeing the group of kids betraying him for the sake of food, Xiao Wen wanted to cry, but no tears came out.

But even so, Xiao Wen still turned his grief into his appetite and joined in on the feast. He swept clean the remaining delicacies in one go.

After he was done eating, Xiao Wen looked at Sun Shangxiang, who had just provoked Xiao Wen the most, and decided to let her clean up the dishes.

"I'm a young miss of a noble family, how could I do such a thing?" Sun Shangxiang had initially refused.

However, Xiao Wen's expression turned cold. He turned to Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang and asked, "Guan Yu, where is Zhuge Liang?"

"The student is here!" Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang said in unison.

"Get ready to tickle!"

"Yes sir!"

For some reason, when the two little fellows heard about the tickling punishment, their eyes seemed to flicker with excitement.

Indeed, although Sun Shangxiang had entered the school late, she was still the most sociable student. After she had merged into the group, she had become like a big sister. Not only did she often treat Wan'er as her pillow, bullying Zhuge Liang and Li Zicheng, teasing Yang Xiu, opposing Guan Yu in all kinds of ways, but she also frequently did all kinds of naughty things.

Therefore, when they found the opportunity to bully Sun Shangxiang, although Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang didn't say anything on the surface, they were still looking forward to it in their hearts.

Looking at the malicious intent in their eyes, Sun Shangxiang could only obey.

She could only pout and run pitifully to wash the dishes.

Alas, who told her to dance so happily just now?

Fortunately, the water pipe in the Xiao family's kitchen and bathroom were connected to a boiler. The water pipe of the boiler is made of copper instead of lead.

This water pipe system was originally only a pilot type at home. But after laying it for a bit, Zhou Xian felt the cost was too high and abandoned it.

Today, Xiao Wen took some time to modify the system so that it could operate normally. Thus, there was an unending stream of warm running water in the house.

Therefore, washing dishes in winter wasn't too painful.

Just as Sun Shangxiang was pushing a pile of plates and bowls into the kitchen with a cart, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Is Young Master Xiao up?"

Her voice was sharp and high-pitched, giving Xiao Wen goosebumps, even though it was in a warm room.

However, from the other party's tone, he seemed to be looking for him. Thus, Xiao Wen walked all the way to the door, and conveniently laid down a fur coat before opening the door.

As he opened the door, a gust of cold wind blew in. Xiao Wen saw the other party's appearance.

It was a well-dressed middle-aged eunuch.

The reason why he said that was because there was not the slightest bit of a beard on his face. One had to know, when one reached the age of a chicken skin and crane hair, the ancient people would all grow a beard.

As for the old man in front of her, let alone a beard, he didn't even have a beard. Obviously, this is a sign of androgen deficiency after castration.

Even so, the old eunuch stood up straight in the snow. Although the evening storm was getting heavier and heavier, he was as calm as if he were bathing in a spring breeze.

"Indeed, trained by the evil feudal society, it is either crazy or a monster!" Xiao Wen looked at this old man, it was clear that he attributed his strength to this warped era.

However, he didn't linger on this matter for too long, and asked, "I am Xiao Wen, may I ask who this eunuch is?"

"I am here to pass on His Majesty's dictum." The eunuch said straight to the point.

An oracle? Your Majesty?

Isn't Liubang still in Liaoning? Did he return home?

However, thinking about it, Xiao Wen felt that it wasn't strange.

This could be Lu Zhi's intention.

After all, Lu Zhi was now replacing Liu Bang to issue orders in the name of the Emperor, which was no problem.

Thus, Xiao Wen bowed and said: "Your servant accepts the decree."

This was because Xiao Wen was a foreign talent who had built fewer dukes. In addition, the Han Dynasty itself gave him a great deal of preferential treatment. As a result, Xiao Wen no longer needed to speak. Even if he had to listen to a more official imperial edict, he wouldn't need to kneel down when he saw Liu Bang. He only needed to bow.

Seeing that Xiao Wen was so formal, the eunuch smiled.

He said, "There is no need to be too formal. We're just passing on a message. "

He paused before saying seriously, "Young master, His Majesty ordered for you to head to Chang'an next spring, before the rain sets in."

"Okay." Xiao Wen bowed again and complied.

Then, he saw the eunuch leave the Xiao family without saying a word. He boarded a horse carriage and headed towards County Governor Manor.

Closing the door, Xiao Wen blocked the snowstorm outside and returned home.

At this moment, he saw a group of little fellows looking at him curiously. And Zhou Xian also asked, "The one just now..." Is it someone from the palace? "

"Right." Xiao Wen nodded and said with melancholy, "Just now, His Majesty sent an order for me, Gu Yu, to go to Chang An."

"This is a good thing!" Zhou Xian said, "Entering the palace is something many people can only encounter and not ask for in their entire lives. "Now that you're gone, you'll be able to achieve great things in the future."

However, Xiao Wen shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "Although I know that I have such a day. But I also thought that the later the better. "

"Why?" Xiao Wen's words confused Zhou Xian.

It wasn't just her, Zhou Wei, Zhuge Liang, and Guan Yu who were at a loss as well.

However, Li Zi Cheng remained silent. As for Yang Xiu, he coldly snorted and said, "I, grandpa, am too familiar with the nature of those Changan aristocrats."