[Seventy-five] The first dandy in the Song Dynasty

Two days later, not only Zhao Heng saw the gift brought back by Zhao Jue, but also the people in Bianliang City. It was several elephants covered with thick and gorgeous blankets. That's right, Zhao Jue The main reason is that the elephant will freeze to death, and that would be a crime.

Zhao Jue brought back these elephants as gifts they received. Anyway, it was his gift, and his brother had never seen an elephant. Of course, he brought them back to Bianliang City, so that the common people could also see them. You can take a look, the main reason is that the weather is not too cold now, so I will put it on the Hot Spring Mountain when I turn back, where it is warm enough.

"This is... an elephant?" Zhao Heng couldn't believe it. His brother actually brought back all the elephants, and those elephants were still honest, except that they were bigger and looked a little scary.

Ouchi's guards stared at the elephant, fearing that the huge beast would suddenly erupt. The elephant trainer who came with him was stunned. These people looked so serious, which made the elephant nervous.

"You are too nervous. Elephants don't eat people." Zhao Jue said helplessly. Elephants are the number one labor force in Yuqian Country.

"That's right, elephants have been vegetarian since ancient times, and they belong to auspiciousness. I never thought you would come to Tokyo." Zhao Heng said with a nonchalant smile.

"The main thing is to show you, brother." Zhao Jue said with a grin.

"Huh?" Zhao Heng had an ominous premonition that his younger brother would not say anything good.

Have a look?Is your kid speaking human language?

"Isn't this going to be a marriage? Of course, we want to let the elephant fill the scene." Zhao Jue said frankly, he wanted to send his brother off before, but whoever made his brother suddenly say that he wanted him to get married, of course he directly requisitioned him.

"You boy..." Zhao Heng had nothing to say, and he thought to himself that this is his biological brother!

"This is my wedding, of course it's up to me, brother, you promised me." Zhao Jue put his hands on his hips, he didn't feel embarrassed at all, why should he be embarrassed, hum!

"All right, all right, you can do whatever you want, I don't care about you." Zhao Heng waved his hand, forget it, being angry with this kid has no benefit at all except to shorten his life, he is not angry!

"Brother, I love you." Zhao Jue blew a kiss, which he learned from Fat Head Fish.

"Go away, go away." Zhao Heng turned black with disgust.

Zhao Heng didn't know what he was thinking, but it was conceivable that his younger brother hadn't married yet, and his son was still a few years away from getting married, so this wedding must be a big one.

Anyway, Zhao Jue sent out all the wedding invitations, the Zhan family must have some, even his eldest niece, and he hasn't come back for some time, his brother hasn't seen his granddaughter yet, so he just took advantage of this opportunity.

As soon as Zhao Xiaochong from Yuqian Kingdom received the letter, he immediately took her child and husband-in-law, boarded the big ship, and headed forward at full speed!

Uncle's wedding can't be missed!

In fact, it is said to discuss the wedding date, but it is no different from the royal decision. After all, it is something that Si Tianjian has calculated the date, and then started to prepare for the wedding twice.

It seems inconvenient to go to the palace and the common people. Zhao Jue invited many ordinary people, like the Zhan family, and Pang Yu’s business partners in the south, so he finally decided to go to Zhao Jue’s hot spring villa for the wedding. As a result, the guests can live in the house of the hot spring villa in a unified way. Anyway, since Zhao Jue returned to Beijing, the house below the villa has refused to be rented out.

Originally rented out every year, the main purpose is that the house needs someone to live in and take care of it to make the house last for a long time. If no one lives in it and loses popularity, the house will soon be abandoned and eventually collapse.

Lease out the villa to solve the cost of maintaining the house, and there is no danger of the house being abandoned because of losing popularity.

Every year, there will be more than half a year of renting, and the rest is maintenance and cleaning.

The official ordered Zhao Jue to return to Beijing, and the hot spring villa stopped renting. Instead, it started cleaning up and down, replaced it with new flowers, and even repainted the house. Yes, the owner of the villa is coming back. How can we not welcome it with a brand new look.

Now the steward of the hot spring villa is the maid who conceived and gave birth to the second princess. She is now a capable steward who can take care of herself.

In fact, many court ladies are not suitable for marriage and having children. They have seen too many of them in the inner courtyard of the deep palace. Few people can marry into a peasant family, but no one in a wealthy family wants them. Instead, they follow Zhao Jue. , has become their best way out.

The former maids in the hot spring villa receive commissions from their salaries every month. Yes, Pang Yu thought, let everyone be in charge of a house, and they have to score every month. People with high scores can get double bonuses , Just like that, the maids are not risking their lives, this is their future retirement money.

Zhao Jue promised them that when they retire, they can share their own two-story courtyard and their own fields. Anyway, he bought a place a long time ago, built a village there, and there is a high wall to defend against foreign enemies. What's more, there is no need for him to send special people. The maids working in his hot spring villa can stand up to half a martial arts master, and a group of them will not be afraid of bandits. Let Huomucang know about it.

However, the maids around Zhao Jue are still full of vitality. There is no one who is in their forties. They are living happily one by one. They are not for others, but for themselves. Even those eunuchs who came out, there are many work, such as cutting the eggs of piglets. Eggs.

Now those eunuchs have become the most popular ones, and they finished cutting easily in one day, and some people thanked them for taking the money.

Ever since pork became delicious, not only the poor people ate pork, but even the homes of high-ranking officials and nobles also ate pork. Of course, the main reason was that they got tired of eating pork after eating it at Zhao Juana Hot Spring Villa. Lamb, try pork is also good, and the good ones are al dente.

For pork, Pang Yu sent people to other places to collect many different breeds and raise them separately. The meat quality of each pig is different, so it is naturally divided into three or six grades, depending on the taste and cost.

The ones that are easy to raise and fatten up quickly are provided to ordinary people. Anyway, as long as there is enough oil, the people like it very much. Pang Yu can't accept the hobby of eating fatty meat anyway.

Pang Yu likes fat and thin ones, especially when they are grilled on an iron plate and served with sauce, they are perfect. Braised pork ribs are also indispensable. In order to match the braised pork ribs, he even taught himself how to make soy sauce. It is really difficult for him .

In this era when everything is lacking, what can he do, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar tea!

None of them met Pang Yu's requirements. Even the official salt was comparable to modern coarse salt. If you want to eat fine salt, you have to deal with it yourself.

Fortunately, with the promotion of Zhao Jue, the vegetable oil has become very developed in Song Dynasty. After all, there are sunflowers, peanuts and corn, and oil extraction is still very convenient. Thanks to the business trip when I was young, I have seen ancient oil extraction activities. , so that Monk Zhang Er can't figure it out.

Thank you for the advanced communications in modern life, otherwise how would you survive in the ancient times when there was nothing?

Pang Yu even made relatively delicate straw paper for going to the toilet. He doesn't like to use leaves or silk at all. How can that thing be wiped clean!Well, their old Pang family is not that rich yet.

So it is still reliable to make straw paper by yourself, it is too difficult for him...

Since he had a brand new and delicate straw paper, Zhao Jue no longer used the old-fashioned and environmentally friendly. Yes, this is what he heard from Pang Yu. Anyway, the raw material requirements for making straw paper are not particularly high. Now in Bianliang City This kind of straw paper is used in the homes of big families.

Pang Yu didn't expect that he would get married at the age of 13. Mrs. Pang was extremely reluctant. Her son was still so young, and there were engagements at the age of 13, but that one got married at such a young age.

It’s impossible not to agree, that’s the royal family.

Pang Yu had no objections. He was not a real child, and he didn't have any so-called sacrifices for the family. He and Zhao Jiu had always been equals. After all, they were partners before the marriage was given.

For Zhao Jue, as long as he doesn't provoke him, he is fine, but if he meets some people who don't have eyes, he will be embarrassed. He has seen what it means to face with strength!

Ever since the King of Xiangyang returned to Beijing, the people of Bianliang City felt that they were watching the excitement every day, because there were continuous congratulatory gifts every day, and the treasures brought by Zhao Jue's ship were transported to the mansion of the King of Xiangyang. .

The people in Bianliang City have probably never seen so many treasures in their life, and they don't know how those people transported so many treasures all the way to Bianliang City without incident.

In this regard, the guards escorting the baby have a great say. As long as they are tough enough, what is a little thief? No matter how thick-skinned they are, can they stop Huo Mucang?

The guards are still very kind, they don’t start at the head, they only stare at the knees, a habit developed in Yongzhou for many years, if there are any small thieves who are still alive, if there are wanted ones, they will be thrown to the local government to receive the reward silver, and if there are no, they will also be thrown to the government. The difference is probably that one has money to take it, and the other has no money.

They don't have any sympathy for those little thieves who are jumping around. After all, no one is innocent. If they are replaced by some who can't beat the little thieves, those people will not even want to leave alive.

He didn't kill them directly, even if it was because of their prince's upcoming wedding.

In this way, they divided the bounty for the hairy thief themselves, and after the things were delivered to the capital, they got a bounty. This wave is not a loss!

The guards of Yongzhou were a little uncomfortable with the climate after entering Beijing, but seeing the different prosperity of Bianliang City and Yongzhou, that little discomfort can be ignored.

Later, they also lived in the Xiangyang Prince's Mansion, and some of them have already moved into the staff dormitory at the foot of the Hot Spring Villa.

Because of the prosperity here, a small town has formed at the foot of the Hot Spring Villa. Most of the houses in the town belong to Zhao Jue. He spent money to build them, and the land is also his. Some are rented out for business. More people, more people he arranged to move in, such as Xiang Jun was injured and retired.

People are working hard for the Great Song Dynasty, so it's not easy to chill people's hearts. It's already very serious that the Great Song Dynasty emphasizes culture over martial arts.

Who would be willing to serve as a soldier if someone was injured and retreated without a chance to survive?

Not everyone can become a Forbidden Army, so Zhao Jue asked people to set up a nursery in the small town, specially for the elderly and children, and let the soldiers do some small business, at least they can make ends meet.