In the courtyard.
"Here you go, freshly steamed small yellow croakers.”
Zhu Ying served the last dish on the table.
There were not many dishes on the table, but there were not too few either.
Steamed small yellow croaker, fried lion's head, five cups of spicy chicken, and a vegetable tofu soup.
There were only three meat dishes and one vegetable dish.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the steaming hot dishes on the table.
For a moment, there was silence.
Because these dishes were all made by Zhu Ying alone, Zhu Yuanzhang did not even help to choose the dishes.
One had to know that Zhu Ying's true identity was his eldest grandson!
He was the eldest grandson of the Great Ming Empire, the first in line to the throne of the third generation of the Zhu family.
Now, he actually wanted to cook for himself?
At the thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart felt like it was blocked, and he felt very uncomfortable.
Zhu Ying knew nothing about this, but even if he knew, he would probably not care.
After all, the man in her previous life didn't know how to cook? As the saying goes, if you want to capture a woman's heart, you have to capture her stomach first.
This was the origin of the househusband.
Zhu Ying took off her apron and sat on the stool with a smile.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had not moved his chopsticks, he asked,"
"Old Master, why aren't you eating? Could it be that the food I made doesn't suit your appetite?”
"Hmm? Oh, nothing. I was just thinking about something. I'll eat now.”
Zhu Yuanzhang came back to his senses, explained, and picked up his chopsticks.
He picked up a piece of five cups of spicy chicken and put it into his mouth.
"Hiss!"
"Water, water!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, whose scalp was numb from the spiciness, shouted hurriedly.
Zhu Ying, who was standing at the side, was already prepared. He handed her a glass of water.
Gulp, gulp, gulp. Zhu Yuanzhang took the cup and drank it in big gulps. He actually finished it in one gulp.
"Phew!"
After drinking the water, Zhu Yuanzhang heaved a sigh of relief and felt much better.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he couldn't help but say,
"How can your diced chicken be so spicy? I can be considered someone who can eat spicy food, but I really can't stand it.”
"Haha." Zhu Ying smiled.
"Of course. I raised these chilies myself. Only I can grow such spicy chilies in the world.”
Hmm? Did he grow these chilies himself?
Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little surprised, but then he felt gratified.
Being able to grow chili peppers meant that his grandson, Zhu Ying, knew how to farm!
He was different from the founding emperors of Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wen of Sui, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Taizong of Song.
Zhu Yuanzhang himself was born into a peasant family. Although he was now the emperor, he had never forgotten where he came from.
Especially when he had not forgotten how his family had starved to death in the chaotic times of the former Yuan Dynasty.
"Alright, you're a good child." Zhu Yuanzhang praised.
"Hey! Look at what you're saying. Is planting chili a good child? What about the millions of people who worked in the fields for a living?”Zhu Ying waved his hand and said modestly.
Originally, he had just treated it as a matter of praise and rejection.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang did not play according to common sense at all.
"Then what do you think?"
" Eh?" Zhu Ying was stunned at first, but then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"I was just casually saying it. Why did you take it seriously?”
"Really, we must take it seriously because we are also ordinary people who farm.”Zhu Yuanzhang's face was stern and serious.
"In your eyes, what are the millions of people in the world? What does it mean?"
When he asked this question, Zhu Yuanzhang's body revealed a dignified aura.
Zhu Ying was shocked by this aura, and his expression immediately became serious.
Just like when he was asked to answer a question by the teacher in class, he quickly replied,
"It's the sky, the earth, the home, and the country. It represents thousands of years of Chinese civilization and thousands of years of Chinese heritage!”
Hearing Zhu Ying's answer, Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked.
He had originally planned to follow Zhu Ying's topic and casually observe how his eldest grandson viewed the people of the world.
It was really just a casual inspection!
He had never thought that Zhu Ying would give him a good and satisfactory answer.
But in the end, Zhu Ying actually gave a full score.
Zhu Yuanzhang was sure that not even the scholars of the Imperial Academy could answer this question.
Those who were well-read and full of knowledge often said that the people were more important than the monarch, so the emperor should naturally bow and rule.
He just wanted to let the Ming Dynasty return to the situation of the scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor ruling the world together like in the Song Dynasty.
If they were asked to explain why the people were more important than the king, they wouldn't be able to say a word.
But now, this logic was coming from his eldest grandson, who had yet to reach adulthood.
How could Zhu Yuanzhang not be shocked and delighted?
"You, who taught you this?”Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"These are all taught to me by my grandmother Ma.”Zhu Ying replied.
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Grandma Ma? She should be his first wife, Zhu Ying's grandmother.
That's true. Other than his first wife, Empress Gao, who was the mother of the world, who else could teach such a grandson?
But in fact, Zhu Ying was just finding an excuse.
Grandma Ma had never taught him these things. Grandma Ma only doted on him!
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