"Don't worry, I have everything. I added tofu and dried vegetables to the leftover soup from yesterday. If you don't like it, you don't have to eat it."
Song De was fetching soup for people at Grief Field Square in the west of the city. It was a stew with tofu and dried vegetables.
There was a layer of oil on top of the big barrel. It smelled good and looked appetizing.
Pei Yaoqing, the head of Chang 'an, was standing beside him. Zhuangzi came to collect the carriage that was taken away yesterday. Song De also gave the leftovers to the people at Grief Field Square.
Some of the people at Grief Field Square went out to work during the day. They stayed at Grief Field Square because they had nowhere to stay.
Pei Yaoqing came at the same time to deliver food.
In the end, he brought yellow rice. The people at Grief Field Square lined up to get the soup.
No one disliked the leftover soup. At least no one would get sick from the food given by the Li Family Zhuangzi.
As for disliking it? The Li Family Zhuangzi had fungus, mongoose mushrooms, cucumbers, and watermelons. Of course, they would not want the leftover soup.
Would ordinary people not eat leftovers?
Moreover, tofu and dried vegetables were also good food when boiled.
Drinking a mouthful of soup and eating yellow rice was a good sign on the first day of the New Year.
Pei Yaoqing looked and could not help but grab a spoon. He scooped two pieces of tofu and some vegetables and put them to his mouth. He blew on it and tasted it.
"They added a lot of ingredients when cooking the soup," Pei Yaoqing commented.
"The Ming Residence is so capable. They added a lot of pepper," Song De said. He scooped some soup and drank it. It was too cold outside.
This time, the people at Grief Field Square were in a better mood. Look, the Ming Residence and Steward Song were drinking.
"What are Zhuangzi's plans for the New Year?" Pei Yaoqing wanted to get some useful information from Song De.
"Dongzhu did not say, but there are 100 more soldiers. They are all good men who have fought." Song De recalled that Dongzhu did not mention any plans.
"It seems that I will be promoted this year, but … I plan to defy the imperial edict."
Pei Yaoqing whispered to Song De.
He didn't mince his words. He told Song De because he wanted Song De to go back and tell Li Yi.
Resisting the imperial edict in Chang 'an was too stressful. If he could get Li Yi's support, it would be easier.
He was reluctant to leave. Seeing that Chang 'an was getting better and better, if he left, the new county magistrate would not be able to follow the rules. He would not even go to Li Yi to ask about politics.
Then wouldn't all his efforts be in vain? How difficult it was!
"When we return to the manor, I will speak with Dongzhu." Song De was also someone who had taken the imperial examination. Now that he was not very old, he naturally knew what it meant.
"Thank you very much." Pei Yaoqing cupped his fists and bowed.
"Ming Residence, please don't stand on ceremony." Song De returned the greeting.
"For this year's Chang 'an, I will definitely call it Earth-Shattering." Pei Yaoqing's heroic spirit soared to the sky.
He was not afraid of trouble, nor was he worried about any difficulties. At worst, he could go to Zhuangzi to look for Li Yi.
After distributing the soup, Song De brought the team home.
"Manager Song, are there any more fireworks for sale? On the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival will also be released. "Someone greeted and asked.
The fireworks at night were simply too beautiful. The rumbling was loud and beautiful.
They firmly believed that the louder the firecrackers were, the better their luck in the new year.
"There are some in Zhuangzi. You can go and buy them. You need to sign a document." Song De's status was different now. He was no longer the unknown little manager.
"Of course." The other party responded.
When Song De brought the team to Chunming Gate, the Nanqu team happened to be returning.
Not only were they there, but they were also singing "Laughter of the Vast Sea" along the way.
It was obviously a woman who looked weak, but in the end, she sang as heroically as a man.
Li Yi did not hear it. Otherwise, he would definitely say that compared to the female version of the song, the difference was like heaven and earth. Moreover, it was in the basement.
The passers-by were already dumbfounded. Some people who wanted to leave the city turned their heads and went back after listening to the song.
Then, the Pyong Kang Square was in an uproar. Yesterday, Xinyan and the others went to perform and actually brought back good things. If they had known, they would have gone too.
***
"Brother Yi, what song is this?" After dinner, Li Chengqi insisted on dragging Li Yi for a stroll outside in the middle of winter.
Hearing the villagers shouting at the top of their lungs, they realized that even with such a loud voice, the song sounded good.
"Laughter of the Vast Sea." Li Yi knew what his brother meant. Why did ordinary people shout at the top of their lungs and sometimes out of tune, but still sound good?
"This song can be sung both in literature and martial arts." Li Yi explained.
This song had reached its peak from the simple melody to the resonance of the lyrics.
"How much was the song sold for?" Li Chengqi thought of the price. Poems and songs were all money.
"What money? At night, they insisted that I go up. I had no choice. How can a Dongzhu like me be afraid of that? I just went up and casually copied a song and sang. "
Li Yi was honest. It was impossible for him to compose the lyrics and music in this lifetime.
"Brother Yi, I want you to sing one now. I will force you to sing. Come on."
Li Chengqi was depressed. I just left your place for one night and you took out something good.
"Little ~ swallow ~ came ~ here ~ wearing ~ flowery ~ clothes ~ on ~ spring ~ day ~ I ~ asked ~ swallow ~ why ~ you ~ came ~ here ~ so ~ swallow ~ said ~ the ~ spring ~ day ~ here ~ is ~ the ~ most ~ beautiful ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~"
Li Yi sang.
"Brother Dongzhu, sing it again. I want to learn." The children who were playing nearby heard it and came forward to request.
Li Chengqi: "…"
He took a deep breath and suddenly realized that this song was indeed not bad. The children sang it well.
Therefore, he recalled and sang it to the children, "Little ~ swallow ~ …"
After singing it once, Li Yi praised, "Brother Yi is actually so good at memorizing music and lyrics."
"It's just a few lines. How can I not remember?" Li Chengqi felt that he was insulted. His music was very good.
Li Yi asked someone to bring the loudspeaker over. He sang it once to the children and passed it to them to learn.
"Brother Yi, it's the new year. Do you have any new plans?" Li Chengqi no longer cared about the song of the little swallow and went straight to business.
"I will go to Shandong in February." Li Yi said.
"Which Shandong? Shandong East Province? "A map appeared in Li Chengqi's mind.
"No, it's east of Taihang Mountains." Li Yi gave the answer. Shandong was the east of Taihang Mountains. Shandong was now called Henan Province.
It included Qingzhou, Qizhou, Yanzhou, Lai, Mishou, Yizhou, Caozhou, Yunzhou, and other prefectures.
And east of Taihang Mountains included Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, Tianjin, Beijing, and some other places.
"Why are you going there?" Li Chengqi was not very happy. You can just stay in Zhuangzi. Why are you going there?
"Raising chickens, ducks, and pigs." Li Yi gave the answer.
"You can't raise chickens by the Ba River? You will need a lot of manpower to transport the poultry and lay eggs along the way. The ducks are easy to deal with, but the chickens are not very obedient. It's about a thousand miles away. "
Li Yi was calculating the money.
"A thousand miles? Do you have to bring the poultry? Do you want to be an official? "Li Chengqi frowned and was about to stop him from going out.
"I will be an official in the twenty-two counties of the capital. I can't go so far. I will come back in summer and sell the poultry and pigs to the local area."
Li Yi explained his plan again.
He did not say the reason. He just said that he did not want the poultry and pigs that he brought with him.
"There must be a reason, right?" Li Chengqi was depressed.
"I will go and show them what to do and make a lot of money." Li Yi still did not say the details.
"Can't you not go in person?" Li Chengqi thought of the key point.
"No, it's very troublesome. If there is a struggle, others will not be able to win. I don't want to write a lot of plans. It's better to go in person."
Li Yi insisted. It was related to whether he could increase his lifespan.
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