The other people in the ancestral hall listened. They didn't know the specific situation, but their eyes were full of expectation.
Zhang Xiao was watching. He could understand some of it directly, but there were some that he couldn't immediately understand. But it didn't matter. He just needed to follow the instructions.
"Aren't the vegetables sold in Chang 'an?" Zhang Xiao found that there was no way to pick and sell the vegetables, so he asked.
"Many people will come here. If they feel it's good after eating it, we can sell it to them when they go back. At that time, there will be smart people who will specially come to buy it."
Li Yi had an idea about this.
If he asked the people in Zhang's village to sell in the east market, they would be easily troubled.
There were departments in charge of the east and west markets. If they took a few cucumbers, the villagers wouldn't dare to say anything.
If it was him, it wouldn't matter. If he took three cucumbers and gave them five, wouldn't it be asking for bribes?
The villagers were simple. When they thought that these things were theirs, why would others want to rob them?
They were angry while selling. If they got sick again, they would have to come to him for treatment.
Since that was the case, they could sell it in the village. Who would dare to come in and cause trouble? They would die in vain.
If the officials came to the village to rob, were they trying to force the people to rebel?
Believe it or not, they would carry the dead body and the villagers would go to the palace to kneel.
Then, he would compose a poem, write a song, and spread it in Chang 'an. Let's see who was more ruthless.
Zhang Xiao didn't think too much and asked, "Can it be sold?"
"Why are you asking so many questions? If Dongzhu says it's okay, it's okay. "The village elder was angry and blamed Zhang Xiao.
"We'll listen to Li Dongzhu's instructions." Zhang Xiao quickly agreed.
Li Yi drank a mouthful of tea, put it down, and stood up.
He walked to the door and said, "The vegetables in the greenhouse that don't look good, the villagers will pick them and eat them. The good-looking ones will be left for the customers to choose."
Then Li Yi left under the respectful gazes of the villagers.
"Quick, burn incense and kowtow to Dongzhu's memorial tablet," an elder suggested.
"No, Dongzhu doesn't allow us to burn incense, kowtow, or bow three times."
"What did Dongzhu say about the vegetables that don't look good?"
"Dongzhu let us pick the vegetables and eat them. As long as they are eaten by us, they don't look good."
"Dongzhu is a good person."
"I want cucumber and watermelon."
The villagers were happy and could eat the vegetables in the greenhouse.
Li Yi also sighed. What a good villager. The shed here was for the villagers to take care of.
Other than the leaves of the grass seeds in the soil that were eaten by the villagers, the villagers didn't touch any of the other vegetables.
Actually, it was fine if he ate it. As long as he didn't catch a sheep … no, he didn't catch a cucumber and pull it out, it would be considered giving him face.
In the end, no one said anything, and the villagers automatically guarded the things.
The more this was the case, the more Li Yi was willing to help. He was in a good mood. Money couldn't buy him anything.
***
Lu Huaishen and Zhang Shuo, who had left the Political Affairs Hall early, were in a good mood.
The two of them arrived at the Earthly Paradise together. Lu Wan received them and asked each of them to pay one card, which was ten copper coins.
Then, he told the two of them to charge money into the card for consumption.
However, no proof was left behind, and the card looked different from ordinary cards.
The two of them took the card and went to buy groceries. King Song arranged for the seller to pick the best groceries and pack them in without weighing them.
He said that it would be recorded and the money would be deducted from the card. However, he didn't ask the two of them to sign or leave their fingerprints.
"Prime Minister Lu, what do you think will happen if the two of us turn around and deliberately cause trouble for Li Yi?"
Zhang Shuo and Lu Huaishen sat in the same four-wheeled carriage. The two of them lived not far from each other, so they sat in Zhang Shuo's carriage.
Lu Huaishen's carriage followed behind. His house was closer, so he got off first.
Lu Huaishen looked at the cucumbers, cabbages, chrysanthemums, and watermelons that were placed in the carriage.
He said, "I'm a little scared. From now on, with this card, I can take anything from any of Li Yi's businesses."
"Yes." Zhang Shuo fiddled with the membership card in his hand and said, "Gifts blind the eyes. Even without His Majesty, if someone wants to cause trouble for Li Yi, I have to inform Li Yi first. "
"Yes, unless we return all the money we spent to Li Yi, it will be hard for us to establish ourselves in the court."
Lu Huaishen shook his head and felt the pressure.
He knew that if he made a move against Li Yi, his colleagues in the court would be watching.
Ah, Li Yi is so good to you, but you …
What if it were me? Do I have to be on guard against you at all times? It's useless to be good to you. Your character is not good enough. You are wicked.
"Is that so?" Zhang Shuo imitated Li Yi's common words and said.
"But the things in the greenhouses are really good. Next year, Chang 'an will have more greenery in winter."
Lu Huaishen looked at the vegetables and thought of the happy faces of his family when he returned home. The wrinkles on his face smoothed out a lot.
In the past, it was a reward from His Majesty. There were very few vegetables, but they could be bought this year.
Next year, more people might be able to eat them.
Having vegetables to eat and not to have vegetables were absolutely different. Once winter came, more people would fall sick.
The vegetables in the palace were also pitifully few. The meals in the Political Affairs Hall had more dried vegetables, and people would get sick of eating radishes and cabbages.
Zhang Shuo picked up a cantaloupe and smelled it. "As long as a family has half a mu of land to plant greenhouses, they can earn as much money in one winter as in the first half of the year. There are many people in Chang 'an. "
"You can't afford those bamboo sticks and silk, right?" Lu Huaishen thought of how the people knew there were ways to earn money, but they could not afford to build greenhouses. He could not help but feel sad.
"Don't worry. Next year, ask Li Yi. The things that you and I are worried about are probably settled by Li Yi casually.
Otherwise, why would His Majesty protect him like a treasure? When we wanted to ask Li Yi to enter the court, His Majesty was angry and had to give up.
Otherwise, he would give Li Yi a position in the Political Affairs Hall. If there was something he could not decide, he could ask Dongzhu for advice. Haha! "
Zhang Shuo laughed as he spoke. He felt that Li Yi was quite pitiful. Whenever he had something to ask, he would not get any benefits.
Furthermore, everyone who went there was eating and drinking. He heard that Yao Chong was admitted to the hospital yesterday. Li Yi and his clothes guarded him for the entire night. Hahaha ~ ~
Lu Huaishen also knew that King Song, Li Chengqi, came over today to ask what vegetables they wanted to eat and would send them over tomorrow.
Of course, those who went to see Li Yi and Zhuangzi were the ones who knew about the situation there.
"Daoji, why don't the two of us go there one day and see if Li Yi has figured out something new."
Lu Huaishen said to Zhang Shuo.
Zhang Shuo understood. They were not going there to ask about anything new, but to talk about the court. The two of them did not want to go down and wanted to get some power.
In the past, they felt that it was very messy. There were many things in the Tang dynasty and they could not find any clues.
But now, it was different. There was a young man, Dongzhu, who seemed to understand the situation of the world very well.
He can chat with you about domestic trifles, and he can also talk about the Turkic tribes.
He was willing to cook personally and recite poems and songs.
He could come up with the skills of a hundred trades and play chess about the people's livelihood.
It was very satisfying to be with him. Even if you suddenly fell sick, he would treat you immediately.
For people like Lu Huaishen, they wished that they could bring Li Yi home and adopt him as their son or grandson.
Unfortunately, he was reserved by His Majesty and no one was allowed to take him away.
Every time King Song went there, he would have to inform His Majesty.
The other princes had long wanted to take a look, but they were not allowed to.
In other words: What are you going there for? Are you looking for my Brother Yi to help you conquer the world?
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