I am old in the Han Dynasty

Xie Lang was furious: "Get lost!"

Wei Qing laughed loudly, got on his horse, "Get out now." Passing over Xie Lang, he said, "See you later!"

Xie Lang grabbed a handful of dirt and threw it at him.

Liangju was frightened, neighed and galloped forward.

Wei Qing staggered and tightened the reins hastily, "Xie Sanlang, don't let me touch you again!"

Xie Lang snorted, "Now I know that you take a break every five days, and you only go to Chang'an when you go to court. If you want to meet me, there is no way." Turning around and seeing the things in the car, he couldn't help sighing, "This But what should I do?"

Pulling up the cart, thinking while walking, Xie Lang still couldn't figure out what to say when he reached the village entrance.

Gritting his teeth and closing his eyes, Xie Lang made up his mind and acted accordingly.

"Xiaoqi, is that your third master?"

Xie Lang faintly heard Xie Guang's voice, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly: "It's me." Using his hands hard, he arrived at the door in a short while.

"Master!" Xiao Qi rushed over.

Xie Lang let go of the handlebar, bent down and picked him up, "Did you miss me?"

Xiao Qi hurriedly said: "Think about the third master."

It seemed that Xie Lang wouldn't believe him if he slowed down.

"My God, why did you buy so many things?"

Xie Lang turned around and saw Xie Jianye pointing at the things on the cart and exclaimed, "Did you find gold?"

"Let me see how much to buy." Xie Guang ran over, "My God, did Uncle Sanlang find the money?"

Everyone came over one after another and saw the things in the car clearly, all showing expressions of disbelief.

Xie Lang knew it would be like this, "No. But it's similar to picking up money."

"Where did you pick it up? Is there any more?" Xie Guang asked hastily, "I would have asked my father to go with you."

Xie Lang subconsciously looked for Xie Bowen and saw that he had come too, so that he would not feel uncomfortable, so he said, "We won't be able to find your father if we go."

"Why?" Xie Guang asked.

Xie Lang: "Before I left, your father told me to go to the Dongxi market first. When I arrived in the city, I saw that it was almost noon, so I didn't go there. I went directly to the restaurant. I met an acquaintance at the door of the restaurant."

"There are still people you know in Chang'an City?" Xie Jianye didn't believe it.

If someone told Xie Lang this morning that you will meet Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and Liu Che during this trip, the most famous trio of monarchs and ministers in the Han Dynasty, Xie Lang would definitely answer each other with three words, crazy.

Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and Liu Che are not cabbages and radishes, they can be seen everywhere.He is not a god in the sky, Liu Che will run out of the palace to meet him.

It just happened to be such a coincidence that Wei Qing planned to go to the palace to pick up Huo Qubing, but bumped into him at the corner of the street.As a result, Huo Qubing couldn't wait for him and couldn't stay overnight in the Forbidden Palace. Liu Che wanted to know what happened to Wei Qing, so he simply sent Huo Qubing to Wei's house instead of his mother Wei Shaoer's.

If it wasn't Xie Lang's personal experience, if others mentioned it, he would have to say to others that daytime dreams are beautiful.

Thinking of himself and others, Xie Lang decided to hide part of the truth, "Xiao Qi still remembers the last time we went to Chang'an, a rich man kindly reminded me, is there a thief who wants to steal my money?"

"Your money was stolen?" Xie Jianye asked hurriedly.

Li Zhengdao, who rushed over after hearing the news, "Sanlang said it was last time, and someone reminded me."

"I, I forgot in a hurry." Xie Jianye couldn't help saying.

Li Zheng: "Then don't talk, listen to Saburo."

"I thought about it, the third master said, if you make him angry, he will rob our house." Xiao Qi looked around quickly, "Is he here?"

Xie Lang couldn't help boasting in his heart, he is really my good grandson.

"No." Xie Lang turned to Lizheng, "I saw that the man was well dressed, and I thought we ordinary people would not be able to mess with him, so I didn't talk nonsense with him, got back the money that was stolen by the thief, and ran away with Xiaoqi.

"I didn't expect to be met by him at the entrance of the restaurant today. He saw that my deer was fresh, so he wanted to buy it. He didn't have so many copper coins with him, so he asked me to go home with him to get it.

"When I went to his house, I ran into his mother. His mother saw that I was young and didn't believe that I shot the deer, so she asked my father. I said I was the only one in the family. The man asked who was the child who went to Chang'an with me last time. Who. He doesn't believe that Xiaoqi is my son."

"It's not your son at first glance. You are only seventeen, Xiao Qi is five years old, and you can't give birth to such a big son." Xie Guang continued.

Li was staring at him, "Can you wait for Saburo to finish speaking?"

Xie Guang hid behind his father.

Xie Lang wanted to laugh: "I said that Xiaoqi is my adopted child. His mother thinks I'm a nice person, so he wants to give him more money. I don't want it. He said that I won't get it next time, and don't take it to the wine shop to sell it. , directly sent to his home. These clothes and shoes were bought by his mother, and the servant gave me five pennies."

"How much?" Everyone shouted in unison.

Xie Lang hugged Xiao Qi with one hand, and pulled out the cloth bag buried under his clothes, "He said there were Wuguan in it. I didn't have the nerve to open it in front of his family, you can see if it is Wuguan."

"I'll come." Xie Guang ran over.

Li Zheng stretched out his long arm and grabbed the cloth bag away.

Xie Guang wasted no time and almost fell down.

Xie Lang quickly supported him.

Xie Guang stood firm, and stared straight at him, "I can't become yours again."

Li Zheng: "It was given to San Lang, but I wouldn't dare to take it if Saburo gave it to me."

The envious villagers calmed down instantly. Yes, the nobleman in Chang'an City gave it to Saburo. If they dare to think about it, the nobleman dares to send them to the government.

Seeing that everyone unconsciously showed fear, Xie Lang secretly heaved a sigh of relief, as a human being, you should keep a low profile.

"Really?" Xie Lang retracted his gaze and asked.

Li Zheng took out five strings of brand new copper coins, "Yes. The copper coins are so new, so he is quite rich, right?"

"For sure. If you don't have money, you won't be willing to give Uncle Sanlang so many things." Xie Bowen had an extra hand beside him, pointing at the things in the car.

Xie Lang: "Xie Guang is right. I also thought he was quite rich, and the family needed money to build a house, so I dared to accept it. By the way, his mother still wants to recognize me as a godson, but I didn't agree."

"What did you say?" Everyone shouted in unison.Including inside.

Xie Lang was startled, and quickly said: "Don't get excited, I didn't agree."

"No, no!" Xie Jianye opened his mouth, "You, what are you—"

Li Zheng: "Your uncle means, you should agree."

"Why?" Xie Lang pretended to be stupid on purpose.

Lizheng: "The rich people in Chang'an City have enough to feed and wear for you and Xiao Qi for a lifetime." He pointed at him, "You usually look so smart, why are you so stupid now?"

"That's it." Xie Lang rolled his eyes, "Didn't you hear what I said just now? We ordinary people can't afford to provoke you."

Lizheng: "Of course you can't just try to curry favor with him. Now he wants to treat you well."

"That's not okay. They gave me so many things to see that Xiao Qi and I are pitiful. If you want to recognize me as a godson, you have to say something softly. I climbed along the pole, and they are happy. If they are not happy, what do you think?" Is there a next time?" Xie Lang looked at Li Zheng, then turned to Xie Jianye.

Xie Jianye: "I have agreed, can I go back on my word?"

"What can we do to people if we go back on our word?" Xie Lang asked again.

As soon as this remark came out, Xie Jianye fell silent, and Lizheng was speechless.

Xie Lang snorted, "One must be content. No one can take away what should be mine."

Li Zheng nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, you are right. At my age, I am not as thorough as a child like you."

"Because I'm not greedy. You've been fooled by the words rich." Xie Lang glanced at him, then turned to Xiao Qi, "I don't raise Xiao Qi, so he definitely won't send cloths and clothes. Send shoes.

"But when I wanted to raise Xiaoqi, I didn't expect such good luck. I heard people say that if there is a blessing in a disaster, a disaster can also become a good thing, and if there is a disaster in a blessing, a good thing can still become a disaster. I am like this today."

Lizheng: "What you said is in the "Tao Te Ching", when misfortune comes, blessings rest on it, when blessings come, misfortune lies."

"I don't know the scriptures, but I understand the truth." Xie Lang said.

Li Zheng couldn't help feeling, "Yes. It doesn't matter whether you know it or not, the important thing is to understand."

"I don't think it's a blessing or a misfortune, but that Uncle Sanlang is a good man with good rewards." Xie Guang said.

Ri was turning sharply towards him.

Xie Guang hurriedly hid behind Xie Bowen, muttering in a low voice, "Did I say something wrong again?"

"You're right." Li was putting the money bag back on the cart, and said to Xie Lang with a smile, "Just now I was discussing with your uncle to build the house on the west side, and you don't have much money left. It's just now , and the hall will be demolished tomorrow.”

Xie Lang quickly said: "No, no. The east side and the hut have not yet been paved with bricks."

"Shop what?" Li was busy asking.

Before it was built, Xie Lang wanted to tell the masons that after it was built, lay the floor tiles and then build the west side.He hadn't figured out how to fool Li Zheng and his uncle.

The cartload of things that Wei Qing sent gave Xie Lang a perfect excuse, "Actually, there is one thing I didn't say. The young man who gave me the things just left." Seeing that everyone didn't understand, "He used his horse to send me here. of."

Everyone turned west in unison.

"Leaving early. He said that it's too late today, and you can't get in when the city gate is closed when you go back. Come to my house to play someday when you are not busy. On the way I just came, I was hesitating whether to repair my house. It's better. Anyway, it's not short of money." Xie Lang finished speaking and stared at Li Zheng.

Li Zheng looked at Xie Jianye.

The hut is paved with bricks, which is better than his kitchen.

Xie Jianye thought it was too exaggerated, but when he thought about what he had heard before, the huts of noble families in the city were all fragrant and more spacious than the main rooms of his common people, so he didn't think it was an exaggeration.

Xie Jianye pondered for a while, then said to Xie Lang, "Build your house however you want. Which family is that rich man?"

"I didn't dare to ask, I only know that his surname is Wang, and he has an elder brother, Xinger, named Zhongqing." Xie Lang looked at Xie Bowen and said nonsense, "I almost thought it had the same name as your brother Zhongwu."

Xie Bowen couldn't help saying: "What a coincidence. Then why is his brother also called Bo?"

"It doesn't have to be Bo, it could be Chang, or Meng." Li Zheng said.

Xie Lang missed a beat - Wei Qing's elder brother is called Wei Changjun.Hastily said: "Yes, Li Zhengyi said I remembered, his name is Meng Da."

"That's a good name." Li Zheng admired.

Xie Lang smacked his lips, pretending to be envious, "Yeah. They sound better than mine." Looking at Xie Jianye, "When I named my eldest brother and second brother, why didn't I think of ranking them like Uncle Meng or Uncle Meng? ?”

"Who said I didn't expect it." Xie Jianye pointed to Xie Bowen, "They used up all of them." After a pause, "You have the nerve to blame me, who made you born so late."

Xie Lang laughed angrily, "Can this be my fault? Who made you two get married so late."

"Stop, you two don't quarrel." Li Zheng quickly interrupted, "Sanlang, take things into the house. Half of the west side of your house has been built, go in and see if there is any mistake. If it is right, find a few people tomorrow morning, then You go up the mountain to cut trees." Then he turned to the big guy, "From tomorrow onwards, the women will plant bamboo and mulberry trees, and the men will dig ditches with me, find where there is a spring, and get the spring water. Saburo will leave a dozen people to help and mud , Just move the bricks."

Xie Guang hurriedly asked, "Is Digou Village in charge of food?"

"What do you care about? This is our own business, and it's not for the officials. Whoever goes home to eat at noon." Li Zheng said.

Xie Guang quickly grabbed his father and whispered, "Let's not go, let's stay and help Uncle Sanlang build a house."

His voice was not loud, and he couldn't keep everyone close, so when he said this, everyone looked at Xie Lang.

Li Zheng hurriedly said: "Those who are over 15 years old and under 55 years old will stay and help Saburo build a house, and everyone else will dig trenches with me."

Xie Guang sighed, and fell on his father feebly.

Xie Lang wanted to laugh, "You happen to be fifteen, so you don't need to go."

"That's right." Xie Guang's spirits brightened instantly, and then he thought, "No, my father has to go."

Li Zheng frowned and said, "Your father is the only one in the village who is strong, he has to go if anyone doesn't want to go."

"Why?" Xie Guang couldn't help muttering.

Li was opening his mouth to say something, when he saw Xie Lang put Xiao Qi down to pull the cart, "I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you." He turned around and helped Xie Lang push the cart.

Xie Lang went in and saw that the two rooms on the west side were opposite to the two rooms on the east side, and the sheep pens were half built, so he was very satisfied.

After moving things into the hall, Xie Lang rolled up his sleeves and said to everyone, "Don't leave, I'll make stewed meat with bamboo shoots. Tomorrow when I go up the mountain to cut down trees, I'll make a few sets. No matter what I catch, I'll make it for everyone to eat. "

"Where's the deer?" Xie Guang asked.

Xie Lang smiled and said, "Do it!"

"Really?" Everyone asked in unison.

Xie Lang nodded.

"Aren't you sending it to the prince?" Xie Jianye hastily reminded him.

Xie Lang: "His family is small, one head is enough for them to feed for several days, and it's okay to go again in ten or so days. What's more, my duck eggs are gone, so I have to save a basket of duck eggs and send them over together."

"Saburo is right." Li Zheng said, "Jianye, I'm not talking about you, three of you plus one is not as good as one Saburo, so don't meddle in his affairs."

Xie Jianye, who always respected Lizheng, snorted disdainfully, "You have a good brain, and you even asked Sanlang to be your godson. I'm not afraid that his parents will look for you in the middle of the night."

"You—" Li was pointing at him, but he didn't know how to refute, so he simply said, "I don't have time to talk to you." Seeing Xie Lang take the meat to the east kitchen, "I'll help Sanlang light the fire." Turn around and leave.

Xie Guang whispered, "Uncle Sanlang just went to cut the meat in the house and did it outside. Why did he go inside to light the fire?"

"Why do you talk so much?" Xie Bowen couldn't help but glared at his son, "If you have nothing to do, go home and help your mother light the fire." Before he could speak, he said, "Sanlang is cooking, I'll call you."

Xie Guang then turned and went home.

As the sun was setting, Wei Qing returned home and went to the study room, recalling Xie Lang's tricks, and decided to try it out with his good friend Gongsun Ao tomorrow.

Xie Lang didn't know this at all, so he threw the meat into the clay pot and said to Li Zheng, "Fire the fire for me, I'll fetch water to wash the bamboo shoots."

"Wait a minute." Xie Jianye waved to Xie Lang, "Come here, I have something to tell you."

Li Zheng couldn't help asking: "Why do you have to keep your back on me?"

Xie Jianye's mouth moved, and Xie Lang said first, "What's the matter? Uncle. Lizheng is not an outsider."

"Your aunt said that your family only has enough meat for tomorrow's day." Xie Jianye said in a low voice.

Xie Lang thought it had something to do with the car in his house, and when he heard about it, he smiled, "I know. I won't have anything to wear tomorrow, so I'll make egg soup for everyone the day after tomorrow."

Everyone who was busy looked at him in unison.

Xie Lang pretended not to notice, "The purpose of raising chickens to lay eggs is to sell them for money. Now that I have money, it's not too late to save eggs and sell them for money after the house is built."

Xie Jianye thought about it, "That's fine too. I've finished eating the eggs and haven't got anything yet. I'll go up the mountain with you to find wild boars."

"I made an agreement with Sanlang, we will go to the mountain to have a look some other day." Xie Bowen, who helped pass the bricks, said, "Brother Sanlang is lucky, maybe you don't need me."

Xie Lang smiled and said, "It's impossible to be so lucky every day."

"Sanlang, Sanlang, I heard Brother Sanlang is back, are you at home?"

Xie Lang looked out, "Who is it?"

"Why does the voice sound familiar?" Xie Bowen frowned.

Li Zheng then said, "Like your sister-in-law."

As soon as the words fell, the wife of Xie Zhongwu, Xie Bowen's younger brother, came in, holding a pot in her hand.

Xie Lang went up to meet him, "What do you want from me?"

"See if this is the tofu you mentioned." The woman in her early thirties quickly handed the pot to Xie Lang.

Xie Lang looked down and asked in surprise, "You made it?"

"Come out after lunch. Is it tofu?"

"Yes. You are amazing." Xie Lang admired from the bottom of his heart.

He often ate tofu in his previous life, and knew several ways to make tofu. Xie Lang couldn't guarantee that he could make it, "Have you made it? How does it taste?"

"Didn't dare to eat." Seeing him cooking, "Let you make it for the big guys?"

Xie Lang: "No way. You made it with so much hard work, what does it look like if I eat it first?"

"That's what you taught. You kept it secret and didn't tell us. Who knew that beans could be eaten like this." Then he handed it to Xie Jianye, "Cook it and eat it."

Xie Jianye didn't dare to answer, depending on what Xie Lang meant.

Seeing that the woman didn't want to be polite to him on purpose, Xie Lang hesitated for a moment, "I'll go find two pots, you pour them into the pots, and I'll put them in after the meat is cooked." After speaking, he went into his new kitchen .

The woman had to follow in.

Xie Lang took a look outside and saw that only Xie Bowen, Li Zheng and Xie Jianye followed in, and said, "There are outsiders outside, so it's not convenient for me to say, this thing of yours can be sold for money."

"Sell—" Xie Jianye quickly covered his mouth and asked in a low voice, "Sell for money?"

Xie Lang nodded, and took another look outside, seeing that there was still no one approaching, he continued, "People in Chang'an think that making tofu is bitter, and this pot of tofu can only earn two dollars at most, and no one makes this kind of thing.

"Didn't Brother Bowen want to buy cows at first? I suggest that you two pay for a donkey, and take a cart of tofu with Zhong Wuge to sell in Chang'an City. Anyone in our village who wants to eat tofu can bring beans to your house to exchange. "

Xie Bowen worried: "Our village can do it. Is there anyone in Chang'an City who can buy it?"

"Cook a small can of vegetable tofu soup, then make a can of roasted tofu with chicken, and send it to the restaurant with the tofu, so that the people in the restaurant can taste it." Xie Lang said.

The four of them showed joy and silently expressed that Xie Lang's idea was good.

Xie Lang: "When it was sold, it was said that making this product is hard work, and the price is a little higher. Since others don't know how to eat it and the beans are cheap, I bought more beans and put them at home. There will be more tofu sold in the future, and the beans will definitely be expensive. If you don’t want to do it one day, you won’t lose money if you sell the beans. Donkeys can also be used as cows.”

The four looked at Xie Lang at the same time.

Xie Lang was so scared by them that he couldn't help but want to retreat.

Seeing this, Lizheng sighed and said, "As expected of a good son of your parents, this head is more calculating than your parents. No wonder your parents can save so much money."

"It has nothing to do with my parents. I know everything." Xie Lang said.

Li Zheng turned his face away and faced Xie Bowen, "You often go to the city to sell things, and you know how to sell them. I think you can try."

Xie Lang wanted to talk about hard work, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly thought that making tofu was not hard work for farmers.

"If you buy a donkey, you can use it to grind beans." Xie Lang said, "If you encounter hooligans, admit it first, and I'll go find that Wang Zhongqing."

Xie Bowen couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Hooligans don't like our tofu."

"Then do it." Li Zheng said.

Xie Bowen didn't answer, but looked at Xie Jianye.

Xie Jianye knew what he meant, his nephew came up with the idea, he did it, but the Xie Bowen brothers would not do it.

"You guys do it. We haven't made the rakes and pears that the villagers asked us to beat." Xie Jianye said.

Xie Lang was very relieved to see this scene, "You think beans can only be made into tofu?"

"Otherwise?" said Xie Bowen's sister-in-law.

Xie Lang: "When the soy milk is boiled, there is a layer of oily skin on it. Did you notice it? Pick it out with thin bamboo and dry it, just like dried vegetables. By the way, I heard that tofu is stinky and moldy, and it's delicious even if it's deep-fried. .Anyway, the person who taught me said a lot, I forgot, you try it slowly. If you try it out, it will be enough for you to sell." Looking at Xie Jianye, if you want to do it, you can do it yourself.

Xie Jianye understood, "I'll ask your elder brother and second elder brother tomorrow. It's the time when there are so many people in Chang'an City, Bowen and Zhongwu can't cook enough for those people even if they work for twelve hours a day. .”

"That's true." Li was thinking, "When I go to dig the ditch tomorrow, I'll ask who will do it, and I will go to Chang'an with Bowen, so that the people in the city will not see you and Zhongwu alone and think You two are easy to bully, I will steal your tofu."

"Third Master, Third Master, the meat is gurgling."

Xiao Qi's voice came in, and Xie Lang hurried out with the tofu, "You can decide who makes it and how to do it, I'll cook the tofu."

The next day, Xie Lang didn't ask how their discussion went.But when the people who went to dig ditches on the side of the mountain came back in the evening, they would bring a piece of wood to his house and gather up the wood used to build the main house of his house. Xie Lang knew that everyone was very happy and grateful to him.

The main house of Xie Lang's family was stripped away, a large millstone was added at the gate of Xie Zhongwu, and three donkeys were added to the village.One end was bought by Xie Bowen and his younger brother, one end was bought by Xie Dalang and Xie Erlang, and the other end was bought by Xie Lang's uncle and second uncle.

For this reason, Lizheng went out of his way to find Xie Lang, hoping that he would not be angry.

Holding the cornucopia in his hand, Xie Lang didn't like the little money, so he told Li Zheng that they were also from the silkworm farm, and they all belonged to the same ancestor.

Li Zheng was relieved, and let them do it boldly when they went back.

The foundation of Xie Lang's house has been dug, and the ditches to be dug in the village have been dug. Bamboo and mulberry trees have also been planted.

The next day, when the masons were building the wall at Xie Lang's house, the three donkeys set off for Chang'an City.

They walked forward, and Xie Jianye went to look for Xie Lang on the back foot, and asked after a while, "Can you sell it?"

Xie Dalang and his party haven't arrived in Chang'an yet, so they're sold to ghosts.

Recently, Xie Lang didn't get any big things. Xie Lang planned to go hunting in the mountains, but he was so entangled that he couldn't get away. Don't worry about it, he said without thinking, "If you can't sell it, I'll help them sell it. If you can't sell it again, go to Zhong Zhong." Qing, ask him to sell it for me."