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Leng Qiyue originally thought that she wouldn't suffer by Han Liu's side, but she was wrong. Now, there were twelve people seated around a table. In front of them were blue and white porcelain bowls, silver chopsticks, and silver spoons. They sat and waited before the food was served.

Han Liu stood at the side with a straight face and said, "Eating also has its rules. I don't care what you eat in the past, but today you have to behave yourself when you come to my food hall."

Since you are all married, and married to rich families, you can't be as casual about eating and entertaining as you are at home. Let me tell you about the taboo at mealtime.

The first one, avoid three long and two short. Before or during the meal, the whole chopstick will be placed on the table, like a coffin board, two long and two short, very unlucky. Although you don't have to personally do the distribution of the dishes, you still have to know that this chopsticks can be used to supervise the servants in the future.

The second was to avoid Immortal Shows the Way. When taking the chopsticks, he couldn't use his index finger, or else he would be criticizing others. Unless he was the head of the family, he had to take care of his fingers. If he was chopped off, it wouldn't be worth it.

Article 3. Beseeching. is to hold the chopsticks in your mouth and make a sound like sucking a conch. Usually, only children would do this. At that time, the mother would correct and instruct them, otherwise, it would seem like there was no home tutor.

Fourth, avoid knocking on cups. Don't tap your chopsticks on your plate and make a noise while you're eating. It will make you feel like you're begging for food.

The fifth rule is to avoid patrolling the city. I can't take chopsticks and unrestrainedly use chopsticks to fiddle around on the table to find my favorite food. This is a sign of lack of education.

The sixth rule is to avoid digging the grave. It was just that they couldn't use their chopsticks to continuously flip the dishes. It was like they were digging a grave, the people eating at the same table would feel disgusted.

Article 7. Tears and tears. It is a grave breach of etiquette not to drip vegetable soup on other dishes or tables.

Article 8. Avoid overturning the truth. Is to use the chopsticks inverted, as if the hunger does not choose to eat, to give a person a feeling of inferiority.

Article 9. Avoid setting the sea as the divine needle of the sea. It means you can't stick a chopstick into a plate while eating. If you stick out your middle finger in front of the crowd at the same time, it would be considered a humiliation to the people at the same table.

Ten, do not burn incense in public. It was a great disrespect to stick a pair of chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice, as if offering incense to a dead man.

Article 11. Cross over. He could not cross his chopsticks and place them on the table. This was because he was dissatisfied with the others around his table, and it was also because he was disrespectful to himself.

Twelfth, do not panic after landing. The chopsticks in his hand must be gripped tightly. If the chopsticks fall to the ground by mistake, it would also be a serious disgrace.

Alright, the 12 above are taboo when it comes to eating. In a rich family, it would be enough for them to be abandoned if they were annoyed by 3 of them.

Next, it's time to eat. I will serve the dishes according to the etiquette of a rich family. "All of you better perform well. If you violate a single rule, you will be beaten ten times."

Han Liu finally finished her long speech. She clapped three times before someone carried in the dishes.

When the dishes were put down, everyone was clearly disappointed. There was only a plate of melon seeds, a plate of peanuts, a plate of osmanthus cake and a plate of apricot fritters.

Han Liu said, "When the rich families are inviting guests, those guests will definitely not come along, so we'll put in some snacks and of course, some fruits. We'll use these four items as a substitute for today's simple demonstration. As for the guests, they would eat while waiting for the guests to arrive. However, the guests who were of good quality would not eat too much, but would only move about a bit. "Here, give it a try."

The twelve women on the table looked at each other and began to reach for their favorite snacks. No one squeezed a melon seed or two. They didn't put the seeds directly in their mouths for a bite. Instead, they used their sleeves to cover themselves and crushed them. Then, they took out the nuts and placed them in their mouths.

Leng Qiyue was already hungry. She reached out her hand to touch a piece of osmanthus cake, but before she could bring it back, she felt a sharp pain on the back of her hand and the osmanthus cake fell onto the table. Leng Qiyue was startled. She looked at the back of her hand and saw a red line on it.

"As for the large piece of pastries, the guests wouldn't touch them. They would give off the feeling of a reincarnated hungry ghost." There was contempt in Han Liu's voice. Absolutely.

Leng Qiyue glanced at her. At some point, a vine had appeared in her hand. She assumed that the back of her hand had been struck. She glared at Han Liu. 'Was this guy doing it on purpose? He must have hit me before he said she was doing it on purpose!'

Han Liu avoided Leng Qiyue's glare and said without thinking, "When all the guests are here, the host will begin the banquet. Now break the tea and serve four to eight plates of cold food. For example, dishes such as soy sauce, fried peanut and rice would also be served. The host would share a cup with the guests and only then would the dishes become hot. The stir-fried dishes varied from four to eight plates. In fact, there would be more dishes in the nobles' houses, but it had to be a double number.

A big dish would be served when the stir-fry was in the middle. What was a big dish? Red braised whole fish, lion's head, whole family and so on. "

As Han Liu spoke, the snacks were removed and four cold snacks were served. Unfortunately, all of them were simple. Only green melon, dried bean curd, spicy bamboo shoot shreds and pistachio nuts remained.

Leng Qiyue held the chopsticks and stared blankly at these things. She didn't like to eat these things, so she couldn't help but put the tip of the chopsticks in her mouth and forcefully nudge it a few times.

"Pah!" The crisp sound of bamboo shoot frying meat.

"Ah!" Leng Qiyue threw away her chopsticks and screamed as she stood up. Her butt ended up being heavily hit by the chopsticks. At the same time, she heard Han Liu shout, "You're not allowed to yell."

Leng Qiyue immediately covered her mouth, not daring to be born as she looked at her in panic.

Han Liu said with a cold face, "You have violated the third rule of the taboo. And number 12, don't panic from landing on the ground. "

Leng Qiyue picked up her chopsticks bitterly. At this moment, someone came over to help her change into a clean pair of chopsticks. She sat down again and gingerly picked up a pistachio fruit with her chopsticks and put it into her mouth. The pistachio fruit had a shell. After biting it open, she spat it on the table.

"Pa!" Another blow to the back.

"When you spit something out, don't directly spit it on the table. Use your hands to cover your mouth before quietly putting it on the table. Also, don't put it in front of your own rice bowl."

Leng Qiyue was about to grind her teeth in anger. Why did the ancient people have to go through so many lousy rules just to eat a meal? Ancient people were really troublesome.

The people who were doing all felt sympathy for Leng Qiyue, but they were also secretly happy. It was because today, Aunt Xu seemed to be targeting this newcomer. This way, they wouldn't notice them.

Leng Qiyue put down her chopsticks and stopped eating. At this moment, a fragrant smell came from outside the door as she jumped in with the Red Braised Fish.

Leng Qiyue did not move, but stared at the fish, thinking, "If I don't move, then I'll do what others do, right?"

Results... Han Liu's vines were pulled onto Leng Qiyue's back once more. Leng Qiyue stood up with a "Ah!" and complained, "Why did you hit me when I didn't even move?"

Han Liu said lightly, "I wanted to hit you because you didn't move. Fish is a big dish. The head of the fish is facing the person with the highest status on the table." Therefore, the fish had to be moved by the person facing the head to reach out to the others. If you just stare at them and don't move, does that mean you don't want to give them to others to eat? "

Leng Qiyue lost her temper and sat down once again. She used her chopsticks and fiercely shoved the chopsticks into her mouth. However, before she could chew, she widened her eyes and was about to vomit …

"You are not allowed to throw up, people will laugh their teeth out at a table spitting out food. "No matter how bad the dishes are, you have to swallow them. If they're too hot and salty, drink some tea to alleviate them."

When Leng Qiyue heard this, she hurriedly picked up her teacup and gulped it down in one gulp. After that, she exhaled and said, "It's salty and spicy."

When she said that, the other girls merely used their chopsticks to touch the fish and then placed the chopsticks into their mouths. They could already be considered to have eaten.

Han Liu lightly swept her eyes over the crowd and said, "The end of the banquet will have dessert and fruits to relieve the greasy oil. If it's an apple, you have to use a knife to peel it." "Alright, today each person will peel an apple. If you cut it off, you will have to hit them ten times."

Leng Qiyue glared at Han Liu and then picked up her knife to peel an apple. This time, she cut the apple cleanly and it had the same thickness. It was very beautiful.

Han Liu deliberately looked at her during the inspection and was very satisfied, but then Nine and Eleven were in trouble. They were cut off and pulled into the squad. When Han Liu quietly passed by Leng Qiyue, she gave her a piece of paper. Although Leng Qiyue was somewhat surprised, she did not say anything.