I pretend to be a fairy in ancient times

Cai Die was ordered to go out, Zhao Ji did not hide in the study today, and ordered the cook and Huang Qi to set up hot pot utensils in the living room.

After the servants put away the charcoal fire and bone soup, and the preparations were finished, Zhao Ji said to them, "You have worked hard today, and you are also going to set up a table in the kitchen, and then open a pot of rice wine to drink. I will take care of this matter." I told my mother that I won’t serve you today.”

At this time, Yang Xiaoer was still clever, and hurriedly said loudly, "Thank you, young master, I eat fast, and I will serve you as soon as I finish eating, it doesn't matter."

The smell of bone soup wafted in the air, Yang Xiaoer knew that he could drink a bowl of fragrant bone soup today no matter what, the smile on his face was really indescribably brilliant.

At this time, not only Yang Xiaoer, Zhao Ji saw smiles on the faces of all the servants.Even if what Yang Xiaoer said was a little suspicious of trying to play tricks in front of Zhao Ji, the other adults didn't have the same knowledge as him. To be able to eat a mutton hot pot in this cold weather is the life of a god.

Seeing the expectant expressions on everyone's faces, Zhao Ji waved his hands and said, "Go, son, I have to keep my word. Yang Xiaoer, go to the barn at the back and call Chen Xing and his mother." Chen Xing drove back After that, they are all behind to look after the livestock.

"That's good." Yang Xiaoer agreed and ran away.Their family didn't have very strict rules, so the servants accepted the matter of eating their own tonight and not having to wait on them.

Seeing that everyone was so happy, Zhao Ji's face was stained with a smile, and when Mrs. Xia came back with a group of people, she didn't see that Zhao Ji had something in her heart.

Zhao Ji didn't want to spoil everyone's interest because of Tao Ming's matter.If possible, it is best not to let the rest of the family know about today's misfortune.

So Zhao Ji asked Cai Die to tell Mrs. Zhou that she would bring out all the servants in the family, so that the house should not open fire.

Cai Die's ability to handle affairs is really not to be said. Except for Uncle Xia who is on duty in the Tai Hospital, everyone in Xia's family came to Zhao's family.

The scholars Xia Peng and Xia Xiao ran at the front, because after they got home today, they heard from their old aunt that the Zhao family had newly installed transparent glazed windows, as if scratching their hearts with claws, and they wanted to see what the legendary glazed windows were. what a baby.

The children of the Xia family knew that Liulichuang was a product of the Xijiao Workshop.Just like flush toilets and pencils, Zhao Ji has used good things, and the Xia family will definitely be able to use them in a few days.

But being able to see good things ahead of time, they don't want to lag behind at all.

Xia Peng Xia Xiao ran into Zhao's front yard, and saw the crystal clear windows, like a thin ice board.

Xia Xiao is still young, not as reserved as his elder brother, when he saw Zhao Ji who was going to greet them at the door, coming from behind, he ran over and pulled his sleeve and asked, "Cousin, can I touch the glass window?" .”

Of course Zhao Ji would not refuse, and nodded with a smile.

Xia Xiao got the signal, and ruthlessly discarded Zhao Ji's sleeve, and ran to the window to touch it.

It's cold, but better than ice, and the heat from your hands won't melt it.

Not only children, but Mrs. Zhou, an adult, couldn't help touching it with her hands.

Only Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xia, because they had seen and touched the unfinished glass before going out in the afternoon, could still show some calmness at this time.

Then Zhao Ji told them that this is not the original glass, but the new glass produced by the workshop. Change at home.

Hearing that she used it before the palace, even Mrs. Xia was not calm.It wasn't until Zhao Ji said, "We are doing a trial, and we will pay tribute only after we are sure it is safe. It doesn't matter."

Granny Xia and the others felt more at ease just now, but Mrs. Zhou still told Xia Peng and Xia Xiao, "You two, don't talk nonsense when you get to the school."

The two brothers nodded again and again, and this matter was considered to be over.

After Mrs. Zhou and the others finished looking at the new windows, Zhao Ji asked Xia's servants to eat in the kitchen, leaving only his family in the living room.

Mrs. Zhou didn't object to this either, after all, it's up to the host.What's more, the ingredients and dipping sauces are all ready, and there is no need to be served by others. It is very convenient to do what you want to eat yourself.

Compared with the ancient people who saw glass as a new thing for the first time, the new windows did not stimulate Zhao Ji much.

When everyone sat down and started cooking hot pot, the dizzy Xia family children looked towards the window from time to time, even Xia Lian'er, who was always steady, was no exception.

After a good hot pot meal, these children are so hungry that they don't know what to eat.

From this point of view, Yang Xiaoer's interest in new windows is far less than tonight's mutton hot pot.

Less than 10 minutes after eating the hot pot, a layer of water mist formed on the newly installed glass windows.Xia Xiao really wanted to touch the window again, but his butt could not sit still.

Mrs. Zhou glared at him, but it didn't work. Even though she knew that there was no good fruit to eat at home, Xia Xiao put down the bowls and chopsticks, ran to Zhao Ji and whispered, "Cousin, I can touch the glass window again. ."

Xia Xiao is the youngest son of the Xia family. He is similar in age to Jiang Xu, but he is the most favored at home, so he is very good at acting like a baby. With a fat baby face and round eyes, it is easy to make people soft-hearted. Besides, Zhao Ji didn't think glass windows were rare treasures, so he was reluctant to let people touch them.

But Zhao Ji said to Xia Xiao with a serious face, "Okay, you can touch it again, but after touching it, eat well."

"Okay, good." Xia Xiao cheered, causing Mrs. Zhou to shake her head repeatedly, and felt distressed that he was still a child after all.

When Xia Xiao drew traces on the water mist, he was amazed again, and now even Jiang Xu couldn't sit still, and said to Zhao Ji, "Master, this looks like a sand painting that juggles on the street. .”

"As soon as you say it, it really looks like it." Xia Peng said quickly.

Only Xia Lian'er didn't go out to the streets often, and had no chance to see what sand paintings looked like.

After listening, Zhao Ji said to Jiang Xu, "This is the condensation of hot air on the glass when it meets cold. You usually paint, so you can make one for us to see."

Jiang Xu's painting skills are passed down in his family, and she painted a picture of distant mountains and near water on the glass window as she said, which is really interesting.

Later, it was Xia Lian'er's turn. She drew a picture of a cat fluttering a butterfly on the window, which was also very good.

In the past, Zhao Ji couldn't understand those parents who let their children show their talents in public. Today, he suddenly realized that showing off his children is indeed a very interesting thing.

After the interlude talent show was over, perhaps because of a laugh, everyone's appetites were whetted, and they scrambled to eat meat in the pot, and the children also became attentive to eating.

After dinner, it was already nine o'clock.

Zhao Ji asked Huang Qi and Chen Xing to send Mrs. Zhou, mother and son home, and he stood at the door to see them off, but he saw Li Tian and Tang Jia coming from a distance on horseback.

Tang Jia followed Yan Yunkai and came to Zhao Ji a few times, Huang Qi and the others recognized them, and whispered to the old owner Mrs. Zhou, she stopped looking in Li Tian's direction, and quickly lowered her head and pulled her daughter back into the room. roadside.

When Tang Jia came here, it was Yan Yunkai who wanted to tell Zhao Ji that he would be doing tax calculations in the Wenhua Palace tonight, so he couldn't come to Zhao's house today.

It turned out that Yan Yunkai couldn't even go back to the National Teacher's Mansion.Because this morning, right minister Shen Tuxi said to Xu Jian and Yan Yunkai, "Their family's business is all over Dajin, and they learned that since this summer, all cities have been collecting manure to prevent the manure from draining from the ditches, so that Production in various places has increased a lot, coupled with the reduction in salt prices, people generally hoard salt. It stands to reason that this year's tax and silver should increase, but why is there not much difference compared with previous years?"

It was because this was similar to previous years, or even a little more, and did not attract the attention of the court at first, until Shen Tuxi, who was eager to show off, raised this question.

Yan Yunkai and Xu Jiancai went with him to check the silver warehouse at the wharf to see if there was a lack of location or if something went wrong after entering Beijing.

But Tang Jia didn't know about these reasons, Yan Yunkai just asked Tang Jia to tell Zhao Ji not to wait for him tonight.

Tang Jia didn't enter the door, and left after talking to Zhao Ji. Knowing that he had to go back to the Guoshi Mansion to get clothes for Yan Yun, Zhao Ji urged him to leave quickly.

Li Tian came to discuss Tao Ming's affairs with Zhao Ji, and it was also inconvenient for him to enter the room.

Hearing that the man had been caught and locked up, Zhao Ji was relieved.

He said to Li Tian, ​​"Leave him alone, as I said earlier, lock him up for a day or two."

"Do you want to eat?"

"Wotou porridge, give it when you are asleep, don't let him see anyone."