I am old in the Han Dynasty

On July [-]th, the holiday, the hottest time of the year, Liu Che went to the silkworm farm despite the scorching heat. He saw no chickens and ducks, only a child wandering around in the field.

"Xie Xiaoqi, what are you doing?"

The child raised his head, blushing.Wei Qing quickly dismounted and ran over, "What happened? Xiaoqi."

"Grandpa Zhongqing." The child grinned and said, "My third master is over there." He pointed to the shade of a tree by the side of the road.

Wei Qing: "I saw it. What are you doing here? Did you make a mistake, and your third master forbids you to go to the shade?"

"No." The child said.

"Then what are you doing here?"

Xie Lang got up and patted the dirt on his buttocks and walked over, "My chickens and ducks live here recently, and the eggs they lay are also here. He is worried that someone will steal his eggs, so it's not enough to see them five times a day. Zhongqing , don’t pay attention to him, he won’t read it when he gets dizzy.”

"Is there anyone like you who is a grandfather?" Liu Che got down and threw the reins to the people behind him, "Are there a lot of locusts?"

Xie Lang shrugged and shook his head.

"What do you mean?" Liu Che didn't understand.

Xie Jianye came over and explained, "Sanlang asked us to drive chickens and ducks to the field as soon as we entered the field. It may be because chickens and ducks eat every day. I went to the field two days earlier to look around for a long time, but I didn't see many locusts."

"Then what do chickens and ducks eat?" Wei Qing came over with Xiao Qi in his arms and asked.

Xie Lang: "There are also bugs and weeds in the ground. Ducks eat grass, chickens eat bugs. It's also possible that locusts are too hot to hide in the mountains and don't bother to come out. They come out together in August when the autumn is clear."

"Speak as if you know locusts very well." Liu Che always felt that he was talking nonsense.

Xie Lang looked at him, "You want a plague of locusts?"

Liu Che choked for a moment.

Xie Jianye patted Xie Lang on the arm, not to be rude to Mr. Wang.

"It's hot outside, let's go inside." Xie Lang said only after entering the courtyard, "I know you want to make sure if the chickens and ducks can kill the locusts. But it's useless for you to be anxious about it."

Liu Che was surprised, "You know what I think?"

"You didn't hide it." He took out a face towel from the basin and handed it to Wei Qing, "Wipe him."

Wei Qing saw that the child's forehead was covered with sweat, "Aren't you hot?"

"It's no wonder it's not hot." Xie Lang said, "I told him it's hot during the day, and the chickens and ducks are hiding under the bean sprouts and sweet potato vines to sleep, too lazy to lay eggs. He doesn't believe it. You have to read it yourself to be at ease." Glancing at the child, "Tomorrow I'll replace the hen and duck with a rooster and drake."

Xiaoqi: "I will raise it."

"Raise a hen? See what you can do." Xie Lang handed Liu Che a new face towel, "Eat watermelon?"

Liu Che nodded.

Xie Lang put the two watermelons in the cabinet in the morning into the sink, and moved the square table to the side of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the courtyard.

He planted the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the spring of this year, right at the gate of the pigsty.

Xie Lang didn't plan to plant trees in the yard, but he considered whether Liu Che and Wei Qing would like to come over. No matter how clean the pigsty is, it still smells good, so he planted a Four Seasons Osmanthus that will bloom in spring.

With this tree, the courtyard is full of fragrance, and Xie Lang Courtyard also has a bit of shade.When Xie Lang was washing watermelons, he asked Wei Qing to move some small benches into the room.

Liu Che was about to say that there is no way to sit outside, when he saw Wei Qing holding four two-foot-high wooden stools, he asked in surprise, "Did you just make it?"

Xie Lang nodded, pointed to the west side room and said to Liu Che's guards, "There are still there."

"Is it made of nanmu again?" Liu Che asked.

The guard who was about to get the wooden stool staggered and almost hit the door, "Panmu?"

"It's the nanmu you saw in Zhen Palace." Liu Che pointed at Xie Lang, "I can't believe it, can you? The wooden door of his house, I always thought it was similar to nanmu. But he told me it was an ordinary wood. I Why haven't I seen it before?"

Xie Lang wanted to say, you are ignorant.

In fact, Xie Lang turned around and went back to the room to get four plates, and the bamboo fork he made recently, cut half of the watermelon, cut the flesh into small cubes with a knife, and poured it into the plates.

Liu Che immediately said, "Don't be so troublesome. Give me a piece, and I'll eat it with a spoon."

"You are the emperor." Xie Lang was afraid that people passing by his door would hear, so he whispered, "Come rest with me, and don't be too indulgent."

Liu Che scoffed, "If you don't want me to eat like that, just say it." After a pause, "You are much more informal than me."

Xie Lang ignored him, and divided the other half, cut the other watermelon and handed it to Liu Che's guards.

It was hot in the room, and Liu Che didn't want to go inside. He sat outside with the guards nearby. There were many things he couldn't say, so Liu Che turned the topic to the field behind the house. Haven't confiscated it until now?"

"Last year they were harvested too early, and the biggest one was only as long as my hand. I will harvest it again in August this year, and the smallest one will be as big as this." Xie Lang spread out his hands and gestured.

Liu Che: "Last year it was 65 shi per mu of land, but this year it's [-] shi?"

Xie Lang smiled, "You think I'm talking about the crop of sweet potatoes in late autumn last year? No. It's the crop that was planted in spring and harvested in summer."

"Then can we see Seventy Stones this year? Liu Che asked.

Xie Lang: "It depends on whether there will be rain next time. I removed some of them a few days ago, and there are still many small ones on the sweet potato roots. If there is another rain, there should be seventy shi."

"There are so many on your side, and so many on my side." Liu Che calculated, "One season of sweet potatoes is one year's food and grass."

Xie Lang smiled and said, "It's possible to grow a lot." Not wanting to talk to him about the court affairs, he asked, "Is there anything you particularly want to eat, Your Majesty? I'll start preparing it now."

Liu Che was worried about the plague of locusts, and something happened in the palace these few days. He didn't sleep well last night, and he didn't eat well this morning.Xie Jianye came here and told him that the locust plague might be a false alarm. Although Liu Che didn't believe it, his appetite improved a lot.

But Liu Che ate half a plate of watermelon, but lost his appetite, "Whatever."

"I'm going to catch two roosters? Make buns for you." Xie Lang wanted to talk about chicken dumplings, but when he saw Liu Che's guards, he changed the words to buns.

Liu Che: "Is it troublesome? Don't do it if it's troublesome."

It can be regarded as a human saying.

Xie Lang smiled and said: "It's okay. It's been hot recently, and the three of them don't have a good appetite." Pointing to a monkey, a tiger and a wolf lying under the tree, "follow me and Xiao Qi for several days, and they also It's time to eat some meat. The chicken bones are just stewed for the three of them to eat."

"Excuse me old man, where is Xie Sanlang Xie Sangongzi's house?"

Liu Che frowned, "Why do people come to you every time I come?"

"Your Majesty, this voice sounds familiar." Wei Qing whispered, "It seems to be someone from Weichen's residence."

Liu Che turned to Wei Qing.

"Is Third Young Master Xie at home?"

Wei Qing stood up, "He's from Weichen's mansion."

"What happened?" Xie Lang asked hastily.

Wei Qing strode out, "I'll ask."

Xie Lang hurriedly followed.

Wei Qing's family has a simple population. After his elder brother Wei Changjun left, there was only one widowed mother in the family. What would happen?

Liu Che thought for a moment, wiped his hands and followed, Xie Lang opened the door, Liu Che's pupils shrank, "Dong—why are you here?"

"Your Majesty—"

"Come in and talk." Xie Lang hastily interrupted him.

Wei Qing pulled one with each hand.Xie Lang slammed the door shut, and also shut off the prying eyes of the villagers.

"What happened?" Liu Che asked hurriedly.

The visitor subconsciously looked at Xie Lang.

Xie Lang said with a smile: "The grassroots retire."

"Where are you going? This is your home. Don't make trouble!" Liu Che glared at him, then turned to his servant Dongfang Shuo, "Speak!"

Dongfang Shuo quickly said, "Censor Shi Zhang Tang found out that a person named Chu Fu is the queen, and as the queen, he practiced witchcraft."

"What?!" Liu Che hurriedly asked, "When?"

Dongfang Shuo: "Today, Zhang Tang said that the man named Chu Fu has already admitted it."

This matter is related to the queen, Zhang Tang found out that he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and immediately went to report to the emperor.However, he didn't know that the emperor had left the palace until he arrived at the Xuanshi Hall.

Dongfang Shuo was on duty today, so Zhang Tang asked the near servant where His Majesty Dongfang Shuo had gone.Dongfang Shuo didn't know either, a little yellow door told Zhang Tang that the emperor might be in Wei Qing's mansion.

Since the matter is serious, Dongfang Shuo immediately went out of the palace to look for Wei Qing.

People in Wei Qing's mansion said that his master went to the silkworm farm.Dongfang Shuo didn't know where Silkworm Farm was, so he asked people from Wei Qing's residence to come with him.Then there was this scene.

Xie Lang had heard a little about Dongfang Shuo, and he married wives when he had money.Tired of being with his wife, remarry with divorce.Xie Lang always thought Dongfang Shuo was a wretched man.

Seeing the handsome white-faced scholar in front of him, Xie Lang couldn't come to his senses. Hearing a hundred times is better than seeing one. The ancients never deceived themselves.

"Sanlang, what do you think he is doing?" Liu Che frowned, "Didn't you hear me?"

Xie Lang woke up suddenly, "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

"What do you think of this matter?" As soon as Liu Che said this, Dongfang Shuo and eight of Liu Che's guards looked at Xie Lang at the same time.Among them, Dongfang Shuo's reaction was particularly strong. Who is this Xie Sanlang?It's about the Queen, His Majesty actually asked him a little man.

Xie Lang: "Listen to the truth?" Liu Che's face changed suddenly, and he wanted to stop it.Xie Lang opened the mouth and said, "What to do, what to do. Grassmen are determined, they don't believe in that thing, and they won't use it to harm people. Some people believe it, think that kind of evil technique can kill people, and still practice this technique, their heart... …" Xie Lang didn't say the rest, and it wasn't appropriate to say, "However, His Majesty still has to investigate again. Some people don't believe in sorcery, so it doesn't prevent them from using sorcery to frame others and achieve their goal of killing people with a knife."

"I thought you would persuade me." Liu Che said with emotion.

Xie Lang said with a smile: "The grassroots have some advice. I advise His Majesty to investigate thoroughly, so as not to be deceived by villains, innocent people wronged, and regret for life."

"Impossible." Liu Che raised his hand and ordered the guards to lead the horse.

Xie Lang looked at his back and let out a long sigh. It seemed that if he wanted to change the course of history, he could only become a god.

"Third Master, what's the matter with you?" Xiao Qi grabbed Xie Lang's hand, "What happened?"

Xie Lang shook his head and smiled, "It's a pity. I can't kill chickens."

"Ah? Why?" Xiao Qi didn't understand.

Xie Lang: "You don't know how to roll dough, I roll a bag by myself, it takes a long time."

"Teach me." The child said.

Xie Lang looked at the sun, it was still early at noon, "Okay, I'll teach you."

After killing two roosters, kicking out the meat and cartilage, Xie Lang stewed the chicken bones and sat in the shade while chopping dumpling stuffing while staring at the fire on the simple stove.

After the dumpling stuffing was chopped, Xie Lang recombined the noodles, and the chicken bones were also stewed.

Xie Lang saved some chicken broth to cook the dumplings, and poured the rest into the three pots.

Monkey stretched out his hand to grab it, and the hot monkey paws trembled. He turned his head and muttered to Hu Zi and Xiao Lang, and the three continued to lie down by the wall and doze off.

Xie Lang glanced at them, chuckled and asked Xiao Qi to wash his hands.

Xiaoqi rolled the dumpling wrappers into strange shapes, Xie Lang couldn't bear to roll them by himself, but the thickness of the rolled dumplings was uneven... Xie Lang missed Liu Che for the first time, he was in Wei Qing, Wei Qing not only knew how to fire, but was also a good hand at rolling the wrappers.Maybe they will make dumplings.

pity……

As Xie Lang expected, when the strangely shaped dumplings were put into the pot, the water boiled and rolled, and they all rotted.

Xie Lang was already so hungry that he had to fill out the dumplings if he didn't want to eat.

Xiao Qi, who had never eaten dumplings, gave Xie Lang a lot of face, and couldn't help admiring after taking a spoonful into his mouth, "Master, the broth is delicious."

Xie Lang already guessed that he would say this, but when he really said it, Xie Lang still wanted to smile bitterly, "This is not broth."

"What kind of soup?" The child looked at the noodles in the bowl, "Noodle soup?"

Xie Lang suffocated, it was not as good as broth.

The dumplings turned into noodle soup, and people who knew him in the previous life knew that he could laugh at him to death.

People who can fly airplanes and submarines can make dumplings into broth and noodle soup.It is also a skill.

"Third Master, what kind of soup?" the child asked curiously.

Xie Lang: "Dumpling soup."

"Why is it called Stirring Soup?" Xiao Qi was even more curious, "Stir it in the pot, and when it boils, is it called Stirring Soup?"