Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

After drinking three glasses, Xiao Yu put down his glass and began to eat.Someone was poking around outside the door. It was not dark at this time, Xiao Yu could see clearly that it was Fu Wang, Meng Hong's brother-in-law, so he stopped and asked, "What's the matter with Fu Wang?"

Fu Wang stood outside the door with a wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: "Today's Chinese New Year, my lord took pity on us and gave us all rewards. Everyone wants to come to thank you and toast you a glass of wine."

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Come in."

Fu Wang walked in, followed by several other workers from the porcelain workshop. They all held wine cups made in their own kilns and toasted Xiao Yu together: "May Mr. Xiao have a long and prosperous life." ,In good health!"

Xiao Yu smiled and raised his wine glass: "Thank you for your kindness, everyone has worked hard, cheers!"

So everyone drank it.

Xiao Yu didn't expect that this was just the beginning, the pottery workshop made a toast, and Wu Xingyi brought the paper workshop staff along.Although the Wu family has moved back to live in their own home, the Wu family's wife and the Wu family's younger sister are still helping in the kitchen, and their family's New Year's Eve dinner is still eaten here.

After the people in the Zhifang finished their toast and left, the Wu Family Dalang stayed where he was. He blushed, smiled shyly, and stammered, "I, I got married on the eighth day of the first lunar month, and I hope you can come join."

When Xiao Yu heard it, he was extremely happy: "Really? Then congratulations to Da Lang! This is the first marriage in our family. I will definitely come."

He has been in Baisha Village for more than a year. Naturally, there are weddings and funerals in the village, but they are all people who are not very familiar with him. Now that someone he knows is finally married, it is not a great event. Just prepare a gift.

Da Lang retreated, and the person in charge of the blue brick kiln came up to toast again. Finally, even the women in the kitchen, the old men doing odd jobs, and the children all came to toast Xiao Yu one after another.Anyway, there is enough wine at home today.

The glutinous rice wine has a very low alcohol content, but he couldn't stand drinking it like this. After drinking several cups, Xiao Yu was already a little tipsy.

At this moment, Min Chong also raised his wine glass: "Mr. Lang, on behalf of the crew, I also offer you a toast. I wish you success and prosperity in the coming year!"

Pei Linzhi looked at Min Chong and said, "Your Excellency is too strong to drink, let me drink for him."

Min Chong looked at Pei Linzhi, and said, "Your Majesty doesn't want to drink the wine I'm toasting. Does that mean he doesn't want to see me?"

Xiao Yu looked at Min Chong with drunken eyes, and laughed: "What's the matter, Mr. Min's family toasted, and he must drink it. It's the first time I heard Mr. Min call me Mr. Lang, so I feel much closer. I will write it down. Cheers!" After speaking, he lifted his glass and drank it down.

Xiao Yu put down the wine glass, stood up with the table, and was about to go out to pour some water, just stood up and took a step, then suddenly leaned forward, and his feet were caught by the legs of the table.

Pei Linzhi and Min Chong, who were on the left and right sides, were so frightened that they threw their wine glasses and jumped up at the same time, supported him in time, and shouted in unison: "Mr. Lang!"

Xiao Yu was helped up by the two, and he laughed silly: "Thank you, thank you! I'm fine, I'm going to change my clothes."

Pei Linzhi looked at Min Chong: "Dang Min, please sit down, I will help Mr. Lang go."

Min Chong glanced at him: "I'll go with Mr. Lang, I happen to be going too."

Pei Linzhi frowned, staring at Min Chong.Xiao Yu didn't notice the change in the atmosphere, so he withdrew his arm from the hands of the two of them: "No need, I'll go by myself, you guys continue to eat."

Pei Linzhi and Min Chong didn't return to their seats, they accompanied Xiao Yu out of the hall, one on the left and one on the right, and went back to their own house to go to the latrine.

Xiao Yu couldn't walk in a straight line anymore, and he still yelled, "I told you I don't need to accompany you, I'll just go by myself." He yawned as he spoke.

Pei Linzhi frowned: "Lang Jun drank too much, you haven't eaten, drinking on an empty stomach is not good for your health."

Xiao Yu hiccupped and waved his hands: "Occasionally, it doesn't matter. Drinking on an empty stomach is not good, it hurts the stomach and liver, so don't drink like this."

As soon as he reached the gate of the house, Pei Linzhi suddenly remembered something, turned around and ran towards the old house.Min Chong glanced at the other party, and helped Xiao Yu step over the threshold: "Your Majesty, be careful about the threshold."

Xiao Yu stepped in and walked to the door of the hut. Pei Linzhi's voice sounded from behind: "Mr.

Xiao Yu turned around and giggled, "It's still Lin Zhi who is thoughtful."

Min Chong looked at Pei Linzhi who was holding the torch, raised his eyebrows, didn't say anything, took a step back, and let Pei Linzhi pass by.

After Pei Linzhi inserted the torch and exited, Min Chong lowered his voice and said, "Your care for Mr. Lang is really meticulous."

"That's my job, don't bother you. You know that Mr. Lang has drunk too much, why do you force him to drink?" Pei Linzhi had a big opinion on Min Chong.

Min Chong said: "I toast him out of respect. You are not qualified to accept this glass of wine on his behalf."

Pei Linzhi said coldly: "You people only care about your own feelings, and don't care about his life or death."

"You..." Min Chong was speechless by what he said.

Xiao Yu finished pouring water in the well-lit hut, and when he came out, Pei Linzhi and Min Chong turned their backs to each other, as if they didn't see each other's existence.

Xiao Yu said, "Do you want to use the latrine? I've already done it, so you can use it."

Pei Linzhi scooped up water to wash Xiao Yu's hands, and said, "Min is at home, after changing clothes in a while, remember to take out the torch, so as not to run out of water. Let's go back first."

Min Chong didn't speak, walked into the hut with a straight face, and closed the door.

This meal was the most sumptuous meal Lai Pingchuan had eaten since he left Yuezhou.This kind of diet has not been eaten for a long time even in Yue Wangfu.Because the king of Yue was sympathetic to the people of Yue, he asked the whole government to reduce their clothing and diet to share the joys and sorrows with the people of Yue, and each meal was only one meat and one vegetable.

On the contrary, His Royal Highness, who was exiled in Yazhou, lived a life of adequate food and clothing.Just now, those servants in the family came to toast with sincerity, which shows that His Highness is very popular, and the business in Yazhou is quite good.

It's just that the rumored addiction to broken sleeves seems to be true, and Mr. Pei is not the only one who is favored.

If Xiao Shizi is sent here, His Royal Highness has no heirs, and he is so friendly to these orphans without father and mother, it is necessary to treat this nephew as his own son.

Although the separation of flesh and blood is a painful matter, for Xiao Shizi, the position of His Majesty is already the best choice.It's just that His Majesty has not yet let go, and is unwilling to accept Xiao Shizi.

Because of New Year's Day, Xiao Yu gave everyone a few days off. After working hard for a whole year, they should take a good rest.

Lai Pingchuan stayed here for two days and visited various workshops.I heard that it was founded by His Royal Highness himself. He admires His Highness's ability so much that he can be rich in Yazhou. The only thing he needs to worry about is the one in Beijing.

But now that King Liang and King Yu are recruiting troops in the name of guarding the border, Jingzhong thinks that there is no time to take care of Yazhou, and His Royal Highness is still safe for the time being.

Lai Pingchuan left soon, he was eager to go back to report the situation to his master, and also hoped to go back before the imperial edict was issued, so that he would have time to make adequate preparations.

Until he left, Xiao Yu did not let go of accepting King Yue's son, but wrote a letter to King Yue explaining that Yazhou was suffering from heat and lack of medical care, which was not conducive to the growth of young children.

He adopted so many children, because these children are homeless, without father and mother, and here is the best home for them. He cannot guarantee that these children will grow up safe and sound, but he will definitely do his best to treat all of them. life.

But if Xiao Yin sent his only precious son here, that child was pampered and pampered, well-clothed and well-fed, and Yazhou was a place of bitter heat, surrounded by all kinds of mosquitoes, miasma and poison, he was really not sure that he could raise that child.

If he died young, no matter how he explained to others, he would probably live in self-blame and guilt for the rest of his life.

After Lai Pingchuan left, the various workshops at home were in full swing to restart work. They had to prepare all the materials before Min Chong went to sea, including porcelain, paper, tea, iron, weapons and the ship.

In fact, the best season to go to Nanyang is winter.Because the monsoon flows from north to south, ships can go down the river. With the help of the wind, not only the speed is fast, but also there are fewer hurricanes in winter, which is safer.

The best time to return is in spring, when the wind has turned from south to north, which saves effort and hurricanes are rare.

Xiao Yu discussed the route with Dou Qiye and Min Chong, and raised his own concerns. If he was sailing on the sea and happened to encounter a hurricane, with the wooden boat's ability to resist blows, he might be close to death. Is it necessary to take this risk? .

Dou Qiye stroked his beard and said: "There are many hurricanes in summer and autumn, but there are ways to reduce the risk. You can walk close to the coastline. Although it takes a lot of time, there are also many unexpected opportunities. You can trade with the natives along the coast. A lot of treasures."

Xiao Yu agrees with this point. In fact, the most important thing for him to go out is not to make money, but to collect seeds, seedlings and roots of various vegetables, fruits, grains and other crops from all over the place to improve people's living standards.

"How does Master Min feel?" Xiao Yu asked Min Chong.

Min Chong said: "The furthest I have ever been is Champa, so I still have to listen to Master Qi."

Xiao Yu said: "Then I'll leave it to you two. This time, exchanging rare treasures is the second priority. I hope you can help me collect some things as much as possible."

"Lang Jun just orders." Min Chong said.

Xiao Yu listed all the crops he could think of. The most important thing was to collect grain seeds from all over the world, as well as vegetable seeds, as well as flax and cotton seeds. It is obviously more meaningful than ivory rhino horn.

Of course, it would be great to be able to exchange for gold and silver. Gold and silver are not natural currency, and currency is naturally gold and silver.Gold and silver do not need to be issued by the court at all, they naturally have purchasing power.

Min Chong and Dou Qiye looked at each other after listening to the items listed by Xiao Yu, which was very different from other businessmen's sailing goals.

When others go overseas, they always search for all kinds of rare and exotic animals, such as jewelry, tortoiseshell, ivory, horns and other items. If they can bring back living things such as 狻猊, kongniao, rhinoceros, and elephants, that is the real thing. Great harvest.

But Xiao Yu actually only wanted those inconspicuous and worthless items.

Dou Qiye said: "Aren't you afraid that the things you exchanged will lose your money?"

"Will it?" Xiao Yu smiled, "I'm not only asking you to exchange this, but you can also exchange for gold, silver and jewelry. I mean these are the key points. This time, you must help me bring back more crop seeds, Seedlings and rhizomes. Jewelry is something outside the body, and only when people are fed and clothed can people have the energy to care about those luxuries.”

Dou Qiye smiled and said, "Mr. Lang is still worried that he won't be able to eat enough?"

Xiao Yu smiled: "I'm full, but there are still so many people who don't have enough to eat. I don't know how many people died of starvation and freezing to death on the northern land last year."

Min Chong took a deep look at him: "I understand what Mr. Lang means."

Xiao Yu raised his hand and patted Min Chong's shoulder: "Then Lao Min will be in charge."

The eighth day of the first lunar month is the day when Dalang of the Wu family got married, and he married a distant relative from his mother's uncle. Fortunately, Dalang met the bride when he was a child. Nice girl.

Xiao Yu was very curious about the process of weddings in this era, and found that the bride was brought in at dusk, no wonder it was called a wedding.The bride did not wear a hijab, nor did she wear a red wedding dress, because red dye was scarce, and ordinary people could not afford it.

Sure enough, as in the legend, the bride looks pretty good, with good facial features and relatively shy.

Xiao Yu went to watch the ceremony and presented a gift he had prepared - a set of ironware, which was the most practical and extremely expensive to buy, saving the Wu family a lot of money.In addition, five hundred cash was given to the Wu family for Zhang Luo's marriage.

The Wu family prepared a water mat and invited relatives and friends over. Each family in the village invited one representative. Their family couldn't just let the villagers eat freely like Xiao Yu did.

It was the first time for Xiao Yu to eat the flowing water banquet at other people's house, and he didn't need to recruit guests himself, so it was really easy to eat the flowing water banquet.

The lady of the Wu family learned how to make wine from Xiao Yu, and specially brewed two vats of glutinous rice wine for Da Lang's wedding banquet.

Wu Xingyi took Xiao Yu to toast, and kept expressing his thanks to him, and he burst into tears after talking about it.Without Xiao Yu's timely help, their family would not have the life they have now.

Wu Xingyi usually didn't talk much, but now he drank a lot of wine, so he swore that he would be Xiao Yu's bull and horse for the rest of his life.

Xiao Yu didn't think Wu Xingyi was so embarrassing, on the contrary, he was a little sad. A taciturn old father, when his son got married and started a business, he lost his temper so much.

He couldn't help thinking of his parents, whom he would never see again. They used to be so proud of themselves, what are they doing now?

Xiao Yu felt sad, and drank a few more glasses of wine to relieve his sorrow, but his sorrow became more intense.Pei Linzhi was the first to notice that something was wrong with him, and hurried over to snatch his wine glass: "Mr. Don't drink any more, it will hurt your stomach and liver."

Xiao Yu looked at Pei Linzhi and sighed: "Rinzhi, let's go back."

Pei Linzhi nodded, helped him up, and led him out of Wu's house.

The noise behind him gradually faded away, and the surroundings were plunged into darkness.The villagers are reluctant to waste oil, and very few people light lamps at night.There was only a half-curved crescent moon hanging in the night sky, sending a faint radiance, when the night wind blew, Xiao Yu shivered.

Pei Lin realized it in a second: "Lang Jun is cold? I'll carry you." He squatted down in front of Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu didn't refuse either, and lay down on his stomach: "There was a gust of wind just now, and it was a bit cold, but now it's gone." Pei Lin's back was warm and pressed against his chest, dispelling the cold of the winter night.

"Is Lin Zhi homesick?" Xiao Yu put his arms around Pei Linzhi's neck, put his face against Pei Linzhi's head, looked up at the crescent moon, and suddenly remembered "Jiang Yue looks similar every year", the moon he sees now is the same as Do the parents see the same moon?

Pei Linzhi asked: "Your Majesty is homesick?"

"I remembered my mother." Xiao Yu thought for a while, but didn't mention his father. His father was not the one Pei Linzhi knew, and he had no feelings for the emperor.

"Your Majesty treats you very well, but she is a bit harsh."

"Well, I know she's doing it for my own good." His mother was also a strict mother. The difference was that his father was a loving father, but he could only think about it in his heart. The more he thought about it, the tears came uncontrollably.

Pei Linzhi felt a little warmth falling on his neck, as if a scalding mark had been branded on his heart, His Highness cried, and his heart ached: "Lang Jun, Lang Jun, don't be sad, I will always be with you Looking at you." This was the first time seeing His Highness cry after coming to Yazhou.

Xiao Yu sniffed and wiped away the tears on his face: "Sorry, I lost my temper." Probably because of drinking, people also became fragile.

"Mr. Lang doesn't need to apologize. If you want to cry, you can cry as much as you want." Pei Linzhi said.

Xiao Yu said: "Da Lang got married today, his father Wu Xingyi was so happy that he couldn't talk incoherently, suddenly he thought of my mother."

Pei Linzhi's body froze for a moment, and he said without emotion: "If that accident hadn't happened, my husband would have been married this year. He married Du Linglan, the prime minister's granddaughter and the most talented woman in the dynasty."

Xiao Yu became a little embarrassed, how could he mention this: "Let's not mention that matter. Fortunately, I didn't delay the girl."

"Prime Minister Du has been an official in the same dynasty as the general for many years. When the general had an accident, he didn't even have a word of intercession. It's really chilling." Pei Linzhi still hated this matter when he talked about it.

Xiao Yu sighed: "This matter has a lot to do with him. He has a high position and a lot of influence. It is understandable for him to protect himself." Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor wants to bring down the Zhou family. Many changes.

Pei Linzhi said bitterly: "I know that Mr. Du still has feelings for Miss Du's family."

Xiao Yu patted his forehead: "It's nothing at all. I don't even know what that girl looks like. What kind of love is there? It's just inferred according to human nature. The emperor is determined to bring down my grandfather. This is not something outsiders can do." Changed. If Prime Minister Du pleaded for him, he would indeed gain a good reputation, but what can happen in the end, the status of the Du family and my in-laws are extremely sensitive, so we can only avoid suspicion, otherwise the emperor will be enraged, and his family will also be questioned. Why bother to kill so many innocent people!"

Pei Linzhi gritted his teeth and said, "A gentleman does something and doesn't. Prime Minister Du is dead in my heart. It's a good thing that Mr. Lang didn't marry his granddaughter."

"Yeah, it's best not to marry." He would never marry a woman he had never even met, his face pressed against Pei Linzhi's neck, "Not everyone is Linzhi, who is willing to give up fame, wealth and honor to accompany me to the Come to Yazhou, I only owe you in this life, and I don’t owe the world anything.”

Pei Linzhi's chest was about to explode, he wanted to hug the person on his back into his arms, and rubbed it into his body fiercely: "Rinzhi wishes to accompany you to the ends of the earth, mountains of swords and seas of fire, and this life will never change."

Xiao Yu blinked, why does this sound like a vow of love?