I am old in the Han Dynasty

Quiet all around.

Everyone in the sericulture turned to Qian Xiaohua.

Qian Xiaohua was puzzled, "What are you looking at me for? Did I say something wrong? Uncle Sanlang."

"Are you right? Dare to say that His Majesty's head was kicked by a donkey, and you don't want your head anymore?" Xie Lang asked.

Qian Xiaohua scoffed, "That's it. If you don't talk about it, they won't talk about it, who knows."

"How do you know they won't tell?" Xie Lang glanced at the others.

Qian Xiaohua followed his gaze and saw that Yao Guizhi was watching the show, "What do you want to say?"

"If you run on me again, I'll tell you." Yao Guizhi said.

Qian Xiaohua's heart trembled, and she suddenly remembered something. Liu Che didn't want to see her, and he didn't want to see anyone else either, "Say it. If you can find His Majesty, just say it."

"I'll wait for His Majesty at Sanlang's house tomorrow." Yao Guizhi said.

Qian Xiaohua: "I'm not afraid that His Majesty thinks you are causing trouble to Uncle Sanlang, you can go today."

"You..." Yao Guizhi didn't know what to say for a while, because she was afraid of causing trouble to Xie Lang, "I am San Lang's aunt, so it's hard to tell if His Majesty despises you."

Qian Xiaohua curled her lips, "You are talking about Emperor Wen, not His Majesty."

Yao Guizhi couldn't speak for a moment.

Xie Lang couldn't help laughing, "I haven't seen you for a few days, you are getting smarter."

"Of course!" Qian Xiaohua raised her chin proudly.

Xie Lang: "Smart as you are, why don't you let your son join the army?"

"Is what you said before true?" Qian Xiaohua asked.

Xie Lang shook his head, "I don't know. I don't understand wars, and His Majesty will not ask me for advice. However, we have only one general and one champion. For the sake of their health, His Majesty will not ask me for advice. Let them rest and send others to fight."

"Then, just pretend I didn't say anything." Qian Xiaohua said.

Yao Guizhi couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty is not confused. You know that General Li Guang is not good, but you still send him?"

"You didn't say that eight years ago." Xie Lang reminded her, "At that time, you were all optimistic about him, but no one was optimistic about Zhongqing."

Yao Guizhi said, "We, we don't know him well."

"Your Majesty is not Li Guang. Besides, Li Guang still thinks that he is just unlucky." Xie Lang said, "If there is another chance, he will definitely ask to go with the army. His Majesty disagrees. He wanted to prove that he was defeated last time. It’s just that the fortune is not good, and it is possible to issue a military order. If he dares to issue a military order, His Majesty really cannot refuse.”

Yao Guizhi couldn't help looking at Xie Jianye.

Xie Jianye nodded, "Sanlang is right. Old General Li Guang is very famous, and those who like him will think that he is just unlucky, just like him. If His Majesty does not use him, those people will definitely not accept it. For the sake of the military spirit, Your Majesty You have to promise him."

"Those who like him are so stupid." Qian Xiaohua couldn't help but say.

Xie Lang laughed, "Your Uncle Bowen is still here."

Qian Xiaohua subconsciously said, "He is here, and I didn't—" Seeing Xie Guang's face flushed, he remembered that he only named Guang because Xie Bowen used to admire Li Guang, "I'm not talking about you, Uncle Bowen, I Those who say they still like him. Uncle Sanlang, you said that he has never beaten the Huns, so why do so many people like him? What are you thinking?"

"I'm more curious than you." Xie Lang likes the strong, and he only likes the real strong. "I'll answer you when I figure it out. Now I have to load firewood."

Xie Jianye immediately shouted: "Da Lang, Er Lang, go and help San Lang load firewood."

"No need." Xie Lang pointed to the two servants, "It's enough to have them. Do your work." However, Xie Jianye still followed with his two sons.

Xie Lang opened the door when he got home, and saw that the inside was exactly the same as when he left, so he opened the window to let in some air.After the firewood was installed, Xie Lang closed the doors and windows again and returned to the city.

When Xie Lang arrived in the city, he wanted to kill the chicken, and there were two extra eggs on the donkey cart.Xie Lang touched the chicken's buttocks, two of them were hard, as if they were about to lay eggs, so he put the chicken in the pen.

The next day, there were six more eggs in the chicken coop.Xie Lang was startled, "In such a cold day, one egg a day?"

"Yes." Xiaoqi put the eggs he picked up in the cupboard, "How did my aunt raise them?"

Xie Lang thought about it, "It's warm in the house, and the chickens are raised in the house. You go to the door and wait. When you see someone from our village, tell him to go back and tell the villagers not to keep the chickens in the house. The legend of chicken plague There is only one way to die for a person.”

"Okay." Xiao Qi hurriedly washed his hands.

After dinner, Xiaoqi put on gloves, hat and scarf, and put a book at the door to read.

Xie Xiaoma and Xie Dalang were driving the donkey cart, intending to detour from Xie Lang's house to the side of Gucci Road, seeing this scene they didn't even want the donkey cart.Xie Xiaoma ran over and asked, "Xiao Qi, did you make Uncle San angry?"

"Ah? No." Xiao Qi said.

Xie Xiaoma pointed to the closed door, "Why did you shut you out if you were not angry?"

Xiao Qi repeated what Xie Lang had explained earlier, "The door was open and windy, I closed it myself."

"Is there chicken plague again?" Xie Dalang asked.

Xiaoqi shook his head, "No. The third master said that winter and spring are easy to get sick, and we have no medicine, and we don't know what strange diseases we will get. What we can do is to clean up the house. By the way, the third master also said that winter is good for health. when."

"Is there any more?" Xie Dalang asked.

Xiao Qi thought about it carefully, "That's all."

"Where's your third master?" Xie Dalang couldn't help looking inside.

Xiao Qi pointed to the city gate in the distance, "I went shopping."

"Then you go into the house quickly. We know." Xie Dalang didn't know how long he had been waiting outside, "Go back and drink some hot water, don't get sick."

Xiaoqi nodded, "I know. You guys should go back too." Opening the door, a gust of cold wind blew over, Xie Dalang couldn't help shivering, "The wind here in your house is really good."

"It's empty here. It's cold now, and it's cool in summer." Xiao Qi waved at them, closed the door and ran to the west side room.He pulled off his coat and hat, got into the quilt, and let out a long sigh of relief, "Young master is freezing to death."

Xie Lang came back with ribs and cloth, opened the door of the west side room and saw Xie Xiaoqi lying on the kang, sleeping soundly.Xie Lang twisted his face, Xiao Qi jumped up and sat up.

"Third Lord?!"

Xie Lang: "Go to bed early and get up late, and sleep again before noon, you're almost catching up with our white cat."

"It's so comfortable." Xiao Qi rubbed the corners of her eyes, put on a cotton coat, "It's noon? I'm going to light the fire."

Xie Lang hummed and walked out, "No more sleep in the afternoon."

"Mr. Dongfang, come here. I want to sleep but I can't sleep." Xiao Qi put on the crooked cotton shoes Xie Lang made for him, "If Mr. Dongfang knows that our house has such a warm place, he will have to sleep every day." Come."

Xie Lang: "The next door is Shanglin Garden, he dare not."

"Yeah, I forgot." Xiao Qi rubbed her head and pulled out a few hairs, "Master, my hair is so long, please cut it for me."

Xie Lang nodded, "Cut it after dinner. Don't throw your hair around. Go add graves to your father and my parents in a few days, and burn your hair in front of their graves."

"Why?" Xiao Qi didn't understand.

Xie Lang made nonsense, "When they see your black hair, they will know that you are in excellent health and have a good life. Because people who don't eat well and sleep well have withered and yellow hair just like his face."

"It seems to be true." Xiao Qi thought about it carefully, "My hair was like grass when I was a child." Looking down at the few hairs that fell, Xiao Qi ran to Xie Lang's side one step at a time.

Xie Lang was startled, "What's wrong?"

"Third Master, thank you." Xiao Qi looked into Xie Lang's eyes and said seriously.

Xie Lang was puzzled, "Thank you so much?"

"Without you, there would be no me." Xiao Qi said.

Xie Lang smiled and said, "What am I supposed to do. See if there is still water in the jar? If there is, I will boil some hot water and I will wash vegetables and meat."

"I—" Xiao Qi's stomach growled, and he suppressed the words that came to his lips.Xiao Qi slapped him on the stomach, "I don't know why you are so hungry. You have to eat after half a day's sleep, are you embarrassed?"

Xie Lang staggered, stabilized his body, turned his head to see Xiao Qi staring at his stomach, and tapped his forehead, "Boil the water!"

Xiao Qi covered his forehead, feeling aggrieved, "I'm reasoning with my stomach."

"Don't tell me to tell you." Xie Lang said.

Xiao Qi hurriedly scooped up water and started a fire.

"Master, there is no more rice."

Xie Lang Xunsheng saw that it was the oldest servant in his family. His name was simply Zhang Da. He was very good at work. He grew the vegetables, and he led the other four to build the chicken pen, duck pen and livestock pen. of.

"I almost forgot." Xie Lang pointed to the south, "There are potatoes, chestnut rice, wheat, and millet in the room at the far end. You can take whatever you want to eat. By the way, there are also sweet potatoes in the cellar. If you want to eat, go get them." Xiaoqi and I don’t eat much, just leave some sweet potato seeds for me.”

Zhang Da tentatively asked, "The villain takes it casually?"

"Take what you eat. I guess you should have finished your food." Xie Lang said, "Is there any oil left?"

Slaves don't have monthly money, and the master just needs to stutter.Even so, it was difficult for Zhang Da to have a full meal before.Zhang Da didn't want to be starved to death, so he didn't work hard.His former master sold him when he saw him being lazy.The buyer was none other than Wei Qing.

Zhang Da followed Wei Qing to Xie Lang's house, saw that his house was extremely simple, compared with his previous master, he thought Xie Lang was more stingy than his former master.

On the first day Zhang Da lived in, Xie Lang brought so much rice and wheat that Zhang Da and the others couldn't believe their eyes.

Xie Lang put down the food and disappeared for two months. The first thing he said when he saw them was whether there was enough food.Zhang Dacai dared to believe that they got through all the hardships and met a good person.

While cooking this morning, Zhang Da found that the rice tank was empty, and if they ate a stone of rice a month, he felt ashamed to come to Xie Lang.Worried that Xie Lang thought they were idiots.

After not eating food, he had no strength to do things and was worried that Xie Lang would sell them. After hesitating for a long time, his stomach started to growl, so Zhang Da came over slowly.

Was there any scolding as imagined, and asked him if he had any oil, Zhang Da's eyes turned red instantly.

Xie Lang was taken aback, "Did you get hurt by a mouse?"

"No, no, and more."

Xie Lang frowned, "Then why are you crying?"

Xiao Qi can understand, "He is touched, Third Master."

Xie Lang breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought something happened. Since there are still some, let's cook."

"Follow me to get it." Xiao Qi stuffed the firewood inside and stood up, "Call two more people over."

Zhang Da didn't dare to carry the grain by himself, so he immediately went to the back to call for someone.

Xiaoqi likes to eat broomcorn cakes, white rice and all kinds of pasta.Opening the grain room, Xiao Qi asked Zhang Da and the others to carry two bags of chestnut rice and one bag of potatoes, and another bag of sweet potatoes for them.Xiao Qi still felt that the amount was barely enough to eat until New Year's Eve, so she went to the kitchen and said, "Third Master, they have nothing to do all day, let them watch the donkey grind the noodles."

"Did you tell them?" Xie Lang's noodle jar was almost empty.

Xiaoqi: "Not yet."

"Go and tell them to use a big stone mill." Xie Lang has two stone mills here, the small one usually grinds soybean milk and puts it in the kitchen.The older one has only ground millet, "Tell them to grind more times, and keep the wheat bran to feed chickens and ducks."

When Xiao Qi arrived at the door, he realized that there were no chicks in his house, "Feed the old hen with wheat bran?"

"Save it until the beginning of spring to raise chickens." Xie Lang said.

The wheat bran can't be kept for too long, it's okay in the spring, and it won't be wasted. Xiaoqi went to the backyard to explain it when he was relieved.

People who eat too much staple food tend to get sleepy, and the room on the west side is warm, so Xiao Qi was afraid that he would get sleepy, so he didn't allow Xie Lang to open his mouth during the meal, so he broke open the steamed buns and gave Xie Lang more than half of them.

Xie Lang was also worried that he was not full and flustered, so he gave him a pot of pork rib soup and pork ribs.

Seeing that the basin was bigger than his face, Xiaoqi couldn't help frowning, "Master, feed the pigs."

"Eat, eat and watch." Xie Lang said with a smile.

Xiao Qi sighed, "If I look at it again, I won't be able to finish it."

After a stick of incense, there were only a few mouthfuls of soup left in the pot, Xiao Qi slapped himself on the stomach, "You belong to the rice bucket?!"

Xie Lang: "You—"

"Owner!"

Xie Lang went down and opened the door, seeing Zhang Da again, "What happened?"

"Princess Guantao is here." Xie Lang and Xiao Qi stayed in the house all day, Zhang Da and others were embarrassed.After eating and drinking enough, I wandered around the yard with my hands.Or clean the courtyard, or feed the livestock, and occasionally act as a porter, helping Xie Lang welcome guests.

Xie Lang: "Who?"

"Your Majesty's aunt, the Eldest Princess." Zhang Daode.

Xie Lang hurriedly asked: "Where is it?" Then he walked out.

"Third Master, wait, food." Xiao Qi quickly stopped him.

Xie Lang: "I'm full. If you don't eat, you can take it to the kitchen." Looking down, he saw that he was pulling on his shoes, and quickly put them on, "Where is he?"

"At the door." Zhang Da bowed.

Xie Lang thought about it, "Xiao Qi, boil some hot water to make tea."

Xiaoqi jumped to the ground, and sent the vegetable pot and steamed bun basket to the stove.

Close the door of the stove and ran to the west wing, Xiao Qi heard footsteps, looked up and saw that Guan Tao came in with Xie Lang.Xiao Qi hesitated for a moment, then scratched his head and went out, "Cao Min pays homage to the Eldest Princess."

"Excuse me." Guantao pointed at Xiao Qi, "This is the child from the third son's family? I heard that he learned to read and write with Dongfang Shuo. I thought he was at Dongfang Shuo's place, and he didn't prepare anything—"

"Who said me? Third Young Master, is there a visitor at your house?"

Xie Lang couldn't help sighing, "The princess is here."

"What kind of princess, why is the eldest princess here?"

The words were interrupted, Guantao showed displeasure, "Why are you here?"

"The next official is here to give a lecture to Xiaoqi." Dongfang Shuo said honestly.

Guan Tao couldn't help but glance at Xiao Qi, Dongfang Shuo came to the door himself.

"Should we go to the study or go there?" Guantao glanced at the main room.

Xie Lang pointed to the west side room, "It's been moved there. The eldest princess, please come in." With a gesture of inviting her in, when she turned around, she gave Xiao Qi a wink, promising Dongfang Shuo.

Xiaoqi nodded and waved at Dongfang Shuo.

Dongfang Shuo strode in and whispered, "It's so warm. How many stoves does the third son burn?"

"It's warm here." Xiao Qi pointed to the kang, "Why did sir come so early today?"

Dongfang Shuo touched the bedding, "My God! This is—"

"Keep down." Xiao Qi hastily interrupted him.

Dongfang Shuo thought that Xie Lang and Xiao Qi would not run away, so he could ask anytime, "What is the Eldest Princess doing here?" He lowered his voice, "Xiao Qi, has she taken a fancy to your third master?"

"you say--"

Dongfang Shuo quickly covered his mouth, "Keep down."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xiao Qi glared at him, "My third master is not what she wants."

Dongfang Shuo: "I know your third master is extraordinary, but she doesn't know. It's not that kind of thing, why is she here?"

"Let me open the door a little, let's listen." Xiao Qi gently opened the door halfway, "If you dare to embarrass the third master, I will go to Shanglinyuan to find someone."

Xie Lang was actually more curious than Dongfang Shuo and Xiao Qi, "Is the princess here to find Caomin for something?"

Guantao remembered what he was going to say next, and narrowed his eyes with a smile, "It's not a big deal. I just passed by here and saw the door of the third son's house was open, thinking that the third son probably didn't know that Jiang Chong had been demoted to a commoner by His Majesty. , I’m here to tell the third son.”

"When?" Xie Lang asked hastily.

Guantao: "This morning."

Xiao Qi understood, "Sir, did you come so early to tell my third master about this?"

Dongfang Shuo glanced at the main room to the north, and curled his lips.

Knowing that she guessed right, Xiao Qi saw smoke coming from the stove, so she poured a handful of tea into it, "I'll go and pour tea for the princess, wait for me for a while."

"I'll come." Dongfang Shuo picked up the clay pot, "By the way, help the third son see off the guests."

Guantao didn't like him, Xiaoqi had noticed it just now, and didn't dare to let him go, "My third master knows how to see off guests."

"The princess is very good at pleasing someone as old as your third master." Dongfang Shuo said.

Xiao Qi wanted to give him a kick, so couldn't he think of something else in his head, "If you don't believe me, let's make a bet, the princess will get up and leave by herself."

Dongfang Shuo was about to say yes, but seeing Xiao Qi was very confident, "I'm dozens of years older than you, and I'm bullying you by betting with you. Didn't I want to pour tea? Hurry up."

Xiao Qi glared at him, and walked over with two cups.

Guantao Zhengchou didn't know how to continue the conversation, he saw that it was clear soup with tea leaves floating in it, "San Gongzi drinks this on weekdays?"

"The General and His Majesty like to drink this." Xie Lang said nonsense, "The tea is still given to the grassroots by the General. Speaking of which, the General will be here soon."

Guantao felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, "Why is he here?" After speaking, he felt that it was not a good question to ask, "You have an appointment with the general?"

"The General learned that Mister Dongfang came to give Xiaoqi an article in the afternoon, and the Caomin had nothing to do, so he told the Caomin that if he had free time, he would come to the Caomin to hunt in the mountains." Xie Lang said.

There was no war recently, and there was no serious matter in court, Guantao couldn't sit still, he stood up and said, "Since the third son has something to do, I won't bother you."

"The grass people send the princess off respectfully." Xie Lang got up and said.

Guantao raised his hand, "Stop." He said and walked out quickly.

Xiao Qi raised an eyebrow at Dongfang Shuo, "How is it?"

Dongfang Shuo cupped his hands and said, "Admiration!"

"Pfft!" Xie Lang laughed, "You two bet again?"

Dongfang Shuo's expression was very uncomfortable, "Third Young Master..."

"I didn't bully Mr. this time." Xiao Qi said roughly what happened just now, and finally said, "Mr. still doesn't believe it."

Dongfang Shuo: "I only remember that the Eldest Princess is His Majesty's aunt, and I forgot that she almost killed the General."

"That's because Mr. didn't think about it. Hitting a snake and hitting seven inches. Mr. keep this sentence in mind, and remember to do what you like. I will guarantee Mr.'s success." Xie Lang said.

Dongfang Shuo shook his head, "Forget about Qingyun. I'm afraid of heights!"

"Ahem..." Xie Lang quickly turned his face away, "Sir, you still have the heart to joke around, so you must not be angry with Xiaoqi, you guys start. I'll go wash the pots and dishes."

Dongfang Shuo: "Third Young Master, please go ahead. Wait, Third Young Master, the General will not be here today, right?"

"No. Take a rest tomorrow." Xie Lang said.

The next day, November [-]th, early in the morning, Xie Lang watched the servants clean up the outside of the house, took out saws, planes and other things to make a rocking chair, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing came.

Huo Qubing coughed when he entered the door.

Xie Lang frowned, "Going this way when you're sick? I don't want my life anymore."

"I came to see you when I was sick." Huo Qubing said, coughing twice.

Xie Lang: "I'm not a doctor."

"Uncle said that you have Banlangen here, which is very effective in curing cough." Huo Qubing heard footsteps, turned his head and saw Xiaoqi, "Xiaoqi, go and cook me a bowl of Banlangen."

Xie Lang looked at Wei Qing, "Who told you that Radix Banlangen has miraculous effects?"

"He made it up on the spur of the moment." Wei Qing said, "I said you only have Radix Banlangen here, but he didn't believe it. He also said that you hurt him, and Myrrh would find a way to stop his cough. If you cough all night, you should bleed if you cough again."