Pei Yaoqing wanted to cry. He was very smart to be able to pass the Child Examination at the age of ten.
When he saw His Majesty and Empress Wang, he recalled what His Majesty said just now. He already knew how powerful this young man's backer was in Dongzhu.
"Greetings to the two bosses and this lady. I had a good chat with Brother Yi. Brother Yi's talent is outstanding, and others can't compare to him." Pei Yaoqing corrected his previous mistake as quickly as possible.
"Uncle's literary talent doesn't need to be mentioned. Uncle likes to plagiarize, and anyone who plagiarizes by uncle will be killed by uncle. Hahaha … "
Empress Wang laughed as she spoke. She looked very happy.
"Sister-in-law, please don't tell others. Otherwise, they won't write good articles for me. They're afraid of being killed." Li Yi added.
At the same time, he was touched. Big Brother, Third Brother, and Sister-in-law were afraid that he would be taken advantage of, so they came personally in less than an hour. Sister-in-law was pregnant.
"May I know what Chang 'an Magistrate and Brother Yi are talking about?" Li Longji looked at Pei Yaoqing and asked.
At this moment, Pei Yaoqing was full of regret. He wished that he could go back in time and never come to Li Yi's Zhuangzi.
He came here to ask for money, but why did it feel like this trip was going to cost him his life?
Li Yi didn't want to make things difficult for Big Brother and Third Brother. Li Longji was very strict with ordinary relatives of the emperor. After two years, he started to act against relatives of the emperor.
Therefore, he said, "Third Brother, Brother Pei is …"
"Brother Pei?" Li Longji looked at Pei Yaoqing fiercely and asked.
Pei Yaoqing, "…"
He understood. His Majesty called Li Yi Brother Yi, and Empress Wang called him uncle. Why should he be in the same position?
"Li Dongzhu, I'm now the Magistrate of Chang 'an. It's inconvenient for me to call you brother." Pei Yaoqing was about to beg for mercy.
"That's true. Big Brother, Third Brother, Sister-in-law, Pei Mingfu and I were talking about other people's gossip. I happened to see Piao Xue and wanted to invite Pei Mingfu to set up a banquet in Zhuangzi.
I also heard that because the common people of Chang 'an are having a hard time in the winter, Pei Ming's mansion is willing to fork out four hundred taels to express their gratitude.
Actually, during the winter, if the common people find it hard to survive, Di will give them porridge. Otherwise, even if I have countless wealth, seeing one person die of hunger and cold, I will not be able to feel at ease. "
Li Yi was afraid that there would be a conflict between the two parties, so he said that he was the one who offered the money.
The four of them all understood what Li Yi meant, and Pei Yaoqing understood even more. It was no wonder His Majesty, Empress Wang, and King Song had come. This Dongzhu youth was always considerate of others.
When she was together with this young Dongzhu, apart from the depressing discussion of poetry and quoting the classics, the rest of the time was very comfortable.
"Uncle, is there enough money in the manor?" Empress Wang asked. She knew that San Lang valued Pei Yaoqing.
"Pei Ming's mansion should know about this." Li Yi played along.
Pei Yaoqing quickly followed up, "Li Dongzhu said that I am so poor that I only have money left."
"Hahahaha ~ ~ ~" Empress Wang laughed again. She stretched out her hand and rubbed Li Yi's head.
Pei Yaoqing: "…"
"It's not bad to place the gift here." Li Longji spoke up for Pei Yaoqing.
Pei Yaoqing was so touched that he was about to cry. The matter was over, and His Majesty had given him permission to take the money and hold the gift here.
Another consideration was that His Majesty would not pursue the previous matter. At the same time, His Majesty, Empress Wang, King Song, and Li Yi's relationship.
It was a blessing in disguise.
The group of people chatted as they walked back. Li Yi asked, "Third brother, sister-in-law, are you still staying here tonight? If you are, I will order people to burn the walls and spray the house. "
"We are staying. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so we should talk more. "Empress Wang replied.
Pei Yaoqing pretended not to hear her. He decided to go back and investigate who said that keeping crabs was ominous. He also wanted to find out who was behind it.
Someone was trying to get him killed. It was fortunate that he came here personally to take a look. Otherwise, it would be easy to catch Li Yi, but difficult to release.
Walking out, Pei Yaoqing saw his subordinates from afar. The seven of them.
He ran over and saw that the seven of them had drunk so much that their faces were red. Each of them was carrying a box in their hands.
"What are you waiting for?" Pei Yaoqing asked loudly.
"Ming's mansion. This Zhuangzi is very sensible. He took a bath and had a meal. He even gave us five crabs each." The bailiff at the front chuckled.
"Finished bathing? Finished eating? Finished drinking? Want the crabs? Even if you are beheaded, you will still be given a full meal. "Pei Yaoqing squeezed out these words.
The bailiffs were stunned. They could tell that something was wrong.
"Ming's mansion, why …" The bailiff who spoke just now was afraid.
"Pei Ming's mansion, don't make things difficult for us brothers." Li Yi ran over. Li Longji and the other two turned their heads away. They did not want to see him, even though the bailiffs did not know them.
Then Li Yi whispered to Pei Yaoqing, "Brother Pei, I have prepared thirty crabs for you. Fifteen for the male and female crabs. There is also ten catties of soy sauce. Brother Pei, add it to the ginger vinegar juice when you go back."
"Do you want me to cook them?" Pei Yaoqing did not refuse. If he wanted to eat them, he would bring them home.
"Steam them. Boiling crabs has a lot of water. If there is not enough soy sauce, then cook them. These are good crabs. Steam them." Li Yi talked about eating.
"I see. Brother has learned something." Pei Yaoqing really did not know the difference between steaming and boiling. Now that he heard it, it turned out that boiled crabs were not good. Soaking them in water would make them look meaty.
"I will ask someone to send the money to Brother Pei later." Li Yi mentioned that he had promised to donate four hundred thousand yuan.
"Brother Yi, when I bow to you in Zhuangzi, take it out and let others witness it."
Pei Yaoqing was thinking long-term. When the time comes, everyone will drink together and take out the money. The four hundred thousand yuan was given by the young man in Zhuangzi, Dongzhu.
"Thank you, Brother Pei." Li Yi expressed his understanding.
Then, Pei Yaoqing left with his subordinates. His subordinates helped him carry the crabs and soy sauce.
After leaving Zhuangzi, Pei Yaoqing felt empty in his heart. He wanted to stay in Zhuangzi forever. It would be best if there were no other people around.
The seven bailiffs also showed a look of regret. Leaving just like that? The bath in the big pool was very comfortable. The food was also delicious.
Especially when he saw many people with smiling faces and little children walking around with fried food in their hands.
The whole of Zhuangzi should not exist in the mortal world.
Li Yi, Li Longji, and the others returned to the courtyard again. Li Yi took out hot watermelon juice for Empress Wang to drink.
"Uncle, we also bought a lot of cold melons. We soaked them in salt water according to your method and put them in the cellar."
Empress Wang drank the watermelon juice and talked about the preservation of the watermelons. The watermelons were still ripening.
In a few days, they would be done with the garden.
Li Chengqi also said with a smile, "We have more than thirty thousand cold melons stored. If we take them out in winter, we will make a profit. If it is feasible, we can promote it to the world."
Empress Wang continued, "There are also dried vegetables. I built a shed in the backyard to store the dried vegetables."
Empress Wang almost said that it was the harem. She found a place in the harem and asked the other women in Li Longji to make space to store the dried vegetables.
She found that the dried vegetables braised in brown sauce were delicious.
Moreover, the dried vegetables could be used to make salted vegetables together with the meat skin. Many of the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace could not eat vegetables in winter. Their lives were very difficult.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
