Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

When the news of the emperor's death spread to Yazhou, the people didn't feel any mourning, but just had an extra chat after dinner.

During the national mourning period, the whole country wears mourning, and the common people stay in March, and weddings, festivities, banquets and entertainment are prohibited.

This has brought a little inconvenience to life, and those who have plans to marry in the near future will have to scold behind their backs.

For the common people, no matter which heavenly home they are in, it does not improve their living conditions much.

The food that should be paid is still paid, and the labor and military service that should be served is still required to be served. The difference is only in the amount of tax payment and the length of service.

Not to mention the common people, even Xiao Yu, the son, felt so sad. The emperor's family only had responsibilities and interests, not much affection.

In his memory, the emperor and the original owner did not enjoy family happiness.What's more, he forced the original owner's biological mother to death, and killed his uncle's whole family, which only made him feel that the emperor was cold-blooded and ruthless.

For his death, he was just surprised and a little more uneasy. After all, if the emperor Lao Tzu was still there, no one would dare to touch him on the surface.

If the emperor is changed, sooner or later this thorn in his side will be removed. Who told him to be a prince before? This is his original sin.

But the appearance is still to be done, wear plain, don't eat meat, don't drink alcohol, don't enjoy pleasure.

Apart from not eating meat, everything else is easy to do.

Being a vegetarian for a year, even if Xiao Yu is not a carnivore, he can still think of a bird in his mouth.

This is also the reason why Pei Linzhi objected to his filial piety for three years. How could His Highness's thin body bear it if he did not eat meat for three years.

The envoy from the middle of Beijing heard that Xiao Yu was not in good health, so he specially came to pay a visit. On the surface, he came to express condolences, but in fact, he came to find out the truth.

Xiao Yu knew that he would come, and he didn't have classes during this time, so he asked Guan Shan to take it for him, after all, he had to put down work during the mourning period.

He also boiled water with gardenia dyed for silk, and took a bath for himself. He didn't spare his face. He was already thin, but now his face was sallow, haggard, and he looked like he was seriously ill.

When the envoy arrived, Xiao Yu was sitting in meditation in front of the late emperor's spiritual throne with a sad expression, praying for the late emperor who believed in Buddhism.

When accompanying Lai to dinner, he ate seafood, while Xiao Yu ate brown rice porridge, plus a plate of salted green beans, no oil or meat, extremely simple.

Xiao Yu's superficial skills are impeccable.

Xue Zhao had to wait a few days before leaving Yazhou, but now he had to leave early because he had to go back to express his condolences.

The new governor of the imperial court has not yet arrived, and the position of governor of Yazhou is empty. It is not known who will be sent.

Anyway, no matter who it is, the later the better.

As soon as they left, Xiao Yu's life returned to normal, and the class continued.

He felt that the rules of keeping filial piety were completely nonsense, one could not bathe and comb one's hair, if one did not comb one's hair and take a bath for three years, it would be better to kill oneself.

The rule of not being able to work is also very nonsense. A scholar-bureaucrat has a rich family property, with a salary from the imperial court and income from renting shops from land.

If it were ordinary people, not to mention not working for three years, even if not working for three months, the whole family would drink northwest wind and go with their ancestors.

This kind of filial piety is the monopoly of the rich, and poor people are not worthy of filial piety.

So Xiao Yu kept his filial piety and only obeyed the requirements of not drinking alcohol, not eating meat, and not enjoying music, and let everything else go.

Another disadvantage of Xue Zhao's leaving Yazhou is that he lost the source of news from the north.

Although Yao Tao will also receive announcements from the imperial court, he is still one level lower and does not have his own information channels.

Xiao Yu and Pei Linzhi felt that it was necessary to arrange an information channel, otherwise they would be too passive.

The most suitable person for this matter is of course Pei Linzhi, but it is impossible for him to leave Xiao Yu's side.

The three of Lai Feng are actually very suitable, but they can't fully trust Lai Feng and the others, after all, they are from the King of Yue.

Xiao Yu said: "Let's wait for Min Chong to come back and let him make arrangements. Businessmen are the most well-informed, and their personnel are highly mobile, so the sources of news are more timely."

When Pei Rinzhi heard him mention Min Chong, he couldn't help frowning, but he had to admit that Min Chong was the most suitable for him when he couldn't leave His Highness.

"I don't know where they are now, and whether they have returned," Xiao Yu murmured looking out the window.

After all, Min Chong has been away for more than four months. If all goes well, it is almost time to return to the voyage at this time. I hope to return before the end of the southwest monsoon.

Pei Linzhi said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, with Qi Ye here, they will be able to return safely."

"Well, I also believe that they will return safely." Xiao Yu murmured.

After Min Chong went to sea, several workshops at home were still operating in an orderly manner, hoarding a lot of goods, and they were all preparing for their next trip to sea.

Of course, the business in Yazhou is still going on, but compared to going to sea, these businesses can only be regarded as drizzle, and can only maintain the normal expenses of the family.

Xiao Yu said again: "You should pay more attention to see when the new governor will arrive. If he arrives, the iron smelting workshop will have to stop working."

"Well, I have already greeted Captain Liu, and he will send someone to inform us as soon as there is news."

Lieutenant Liu is the captain of the city guard, and all personnel coming and going in Yazhou must pass through the city gate to enter, so his information is naturally first-hand.

Xiao Yu said: "Fortunately, the tea garden has already been planted. In the future, there will be no income from selling iron, and Sairen will still have a way to make a living."

Pei Linzhi said: "I think it's good that the iron smelting workshop has stopped, and we can no longer distribute ironware to Sairen Village. If Sairen has enough ironware, it will be a big hidden danger."

Xiao Yu understands what Pei Linzhi is worried about. Now that Sairen has learned the method of smelting iron, it is really hard to say whether it is a blessing or a curse.

All he can do is to eliminate the hostility of the Sai people and let them integrate into the Han culture as soon as possible.

Ji Hai came over with a plate: "Lang Jun, it's time to eat."

Since Xiao Yu kept his filial piety, he started a small stove in the kitchen here.

Sometimes I do it myself, sometimes Yuer and Xiaochun do it.

A Ping, who had been playing in the yard, heard the meal, and hurriedly threw the bamboo dragonfly in his hand and ran to sit in Xiao Yu's arms: "Have a meal, eat."

Everyone sympathized with him and made white rice for Xiao Yu.Xiao Yu looked at the bland fried gourd, and immediately lost his appetite. At least he could eat chicken breast for the weight loss meal. He was just eating grass.

"Are you sure you want to eat it?" Xiao Yu picked up a shredded gourd and put it in Aping's mouth.

A Ping tasted it, then pushed it out with his tongue: "Youyou (meat meat)." The little guy is a carnivore.

Xiao Yu said seriously: "Don't vomit, a good boy is not picky eater. Rinzhi, you go and bring him some food to feed him."

Since he became a vegetarian, feeding Ah Ping has become Pei Linzhi's business.

A Ping reluctantly took a bite of Xiao Yu's food, but felt that it was not tasty, so he slipped away.

Ji Hai has already brought Pei Linzhi and A Ping's meals.

Pei Linzhi and Aping have the same dishes, steamed fish, braised shrimp in sauce, and fried gourd.

Xiao Yu glanced at their plates and said, "I can only draw cakes to satisfy my hunger."

Seeing his aggrieved look, Pei Linzhi said, "It's not a solution for Mr. Lang to eat like this."

Xiao Yu suddenly said: "Ji Hai, tell Yu'er, grind the beans and soak them, and make tofu tomorrow. A monk who has never eaten meat all his life can come here. I don't believe I can't survive a year!"

Just as Ji Hai walked to the door, when he heard this, he quickly agreed: "Okay, sir."

Pei Linzhi looked at his fierce look, and suppressed a smile: "Actually, you can eat it secretly, who knows."

Xiao Yu said: "Although there is no one to supervise, but God knows what you know and I know, you still have to keep your word. Keeping this year of filial piety can be regarded as repaying his kindness of upbringing. From then on, we will never see each other again." owed."

Pei Linzhi looked at him lovingly, a gentleman promises, His Highness is indeed a man of promise.

Since he couldn't eat meat, Xiao Yu came up with the idea of ​​tofu.He made tofu into various delicacies, such as tender tofu and old tofu, stewed dried tofu, smoked dried tofu, fried tofu puff, venetian, thousand sheets, yuba, and edamame.

If it wasn't too troublesome to make stinky tofu, he still wanted to make stinky tofu.

His operation opened Pei Linzhi's eyes. How did His Highness play so many tricks on tofu?

The family members were all surprised that there are so many ways to eat tofu.

Even A Ping, who disliked Xiao Yu's food, started eating his food again. He loves to eat soft and tender tofu.

Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows triumphantly: "Can a living person be suffocated by urine?"

Looking at his little expression, Pei Linzhi couldn't help laughing: "Your lord is brilliant. How did you come up with so many ways to eat?"

"I want to eat it." Xiao Yu wanted to tell him that this is a way of eating invented and created by countless generations, not his own creation, but the imperial dining room has never made so many tricks, how could he conjure up so many tricks out of thin air , so I can only say that I came up with it myself.

Xiao Yu made so many kinds of tofu, and the family also enjoyed it.His days of fasting were finally not so difficult.

But eating tofu all the time doesn't taste good, so Xiao Yu turned his mind to braised vegetables.

Governor Ya's summer is long, the weather is so hot, cold and stewed vegetables are refreshing and appetizing food.

After looking around, the only ones that can be used to make stewed vegetables are edamame and lotus root, except for tofu. There are too few types.

Xiao Yu started to toss the staple food again, grinding white rice into powder to make rice noodles and rice skins.

There is soy sauce at home, vinegar is bought from a grain and oil store, and the spicy taste of ginger is a bit lacking, so Xiao Yu replaced it with spicy Polygonum.

This is when he was picking Polygonum flowers to make wine koji, he accidentally discovered that there is a kind of Polygonum grass that is very spicy. Since it can be used to make wine koji, it should also be used as a spice.

Pei Linzhi couldn't help laughing when he saw it: "Your Majesty is so anxious that he even started eating grass."

Xiao Yu said, "It tastes good, you can try it."

Pei Linzhi was dubious, took the chopsticks from Xiao Yu's hand, picked up a piece of Liangpi and put it in his mouth.

A hot and sour taste hit the taste buds, and then rushed into the nasal cavity, he was choked and coughed violently.

Xiao Yu took back his chopsticks and took a big bite: "Is it very spicy? I think it's okay, it's a bit spicier than ginger. This is what you should eat in summer, it's enjoyable!"

A Ping hugged Xiao Yu's leg: "I eat, I eat."

Xiao Yu looked down at him: "It's hot, are you afraid?"

The snack guy shook his head, Xiao Yu picked out a small piece of Liangpi and brought it to his mouth.

The snack guy sucked it in in one gulp, then opened his mouth and yelled, "Water, water."

Xiao Yu laughed: "I said spicy, but you still don't believe it."

Pei Linzhi scooped it up and fed it to him, and Ah Ping took a gulp of the water ladle.After drinking, he burped and looked at Xiao Yu's bowl: "More."

Xiao Yu couldn't laugh or cry: "Aren't you afraid of spicy food?"

A Ping reached out to grab his wrist, still wanting to eat.

Xiao Yu had no choice but to say: "Take another bite and stop eating. I'll make some non-spicy Liangpi for you in a while."

Both Pei Linzhi and A Ping felt that the spicy Liangpi was delicious, and Xiao Yu enjoyed it. He also felt that the spicy taste was not very satisfying, and he even regretted not trying it earlier. This can completely replace the chili, and he will not worry about making spicy dishes in the future.

Pei Linzhi felt that His Highness had a special temperament, how should he describe it?Exuberant vitality!Dare to try everything, this kind of optimist character who is not afraid of anything, what else can stop him?

After August [-]th, the new governor that Xiao Yu and Pei Linzhi had been anxiously waiting for hadn't arrived yet. Could it be because of the delay of the national funeral?Or was there an accident on the way to the post?

They're happy anyway, which means they're not being watched.

Until September, the new governor has not yet arrived.The sky is high and the emperor is far away, which makes people feel at ease.

This day Xiao Yu was taking a nap with A Ping, when he suddenly heard Ji Hai shouting excitedly outside: "Lang Jun, Lang Jun, the boat is back! The boat is back!"

Xiao Yu, who was in a deep sleep, sat up with a jolt: "What are you saying? The boat is back?!"

He got off the bed in a hurry, and almost brought A Ping under the bed. It turned out that when he was excited just now, he completely forgot about A Ping beside him.

Xiao Yu quickly grabbed A Ping with his eyes and hands, so as to avoid the danger of falling off the low couch.

A Ping was sleeping soundly, and when he was bumped like this, he woke up with a dazed expression on his face. He curled his lips and wanted to cry in displeasure, but when he opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Yu. The guy can finally explain the word Bai Langjun.

Xiao Yu apologized: "Ah Ping, I'm sorry. Don't sleep, let's go and see the big ship."

"Okay." A Ping didn't know what a big ship was at all, so he just yawned.

Xiao Yu hugged A Ping and went out, Ji Hai was panting while holding on to the porch: "Lang Jun, my brother is back." There were tears in his eyes.

Xiao Yu asked, "Did you see your brother?"

Ji Hai shook his head: "No, they told me that the boat was coming back. I didn't see it, so I hurried over to call you."

Xiao Yu hurriedly walked out: "Go, go, hurry up and have a look."

A Ping pointed to the toilet door: "Mr., take a pee."

Only then did Xiao Yu remember that he hadn't peed on A Ping yet, so he hurriedly led the little guy to pee.

When they arrived at the beach, the beach was already full of people.

The two big ships were parked far away on the sea, and they couldn't get any closer, because the draft was too deep, and they seemed to be loaded with a lot of cargo.

There was no shortage of boats, and the crew was going ashore in small boats.

When Xiao Yu saw the ship came back safely, he let go of the stone in his heart, thank God, and hoped that there would be no shortage of crew members.

More and more people gathered on the shore, especially those with family members who went out to sea, stretching their necks and looking forward to the return of their families.

When the first batch of small boats docked, there was a burst of cheers from the crowd, and everyone applauded enthusiastically.

Min Chong was standing on the first boat that came ashore, he saw Xiao Yu and the child in his arms at a glance, his face showed doubts, he jumped from the bow of the boat, and jumped in front of Xiao Yu : "Lang Jun, I'm back."

Xiao Yu looked at Min Chong, he had lost a lot of weight, but he was in good spirits: "Master Min, welcome home, thank you for your hard work, how are you all?"

Min Chong nodded: "They're all back, not a few of them."

Xiao Yu let out a long breath: "That's great! I knew Master Min would bring everyone back."

Min Chong cupped his hands: "Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life. I exchanged all the things I brought, and I also brought back a lot of things that the gentleman needs."

"Those are not important, as long as everyone returns safely, let everyone go ashore quickly." Xiao Yu said excitedly, "Miss Wu, don't look at it, tell everyone to go back and cook quickly, let Butcher Zhang kill two pigs, and reward them tonight Crew."

Miss Wu hurriedly responded after hearing the words: "Hey, okay, I'll go right away." After speaking, she turned around and ran away.

The people on the boat came down one after another, Dou Qiye was a little behind, and he was also dark and thinner, but his eyes were bright, and he seemed to be in good spirits.

Xiao Yu hurried to him: "Qiye, you are always back, thank you for your hard work."

Dou Qiye's beard grew longer, and he smiled wrinkled all over his face: "It can be considered that I have come back, and I have lived up to the entrustment of my husband."

"Thank you Seventh Master!" Xiao Yu thanked him sincerely.

After seeing their families, many crew members couldn't help crying with joy.They have been away for too long, and the hardships along the way are indescribable. Several times they thought they were going to die in a foreign country, but in the end they made it through smoothly and arrived home safely. How could they not be excited to see their family members at this moment.

Ji Hai and Yu'er have been looking for their elder brother in the crowd. Finally, when they saw Ji Shan, they waved their arms excitedly and shouted: "Brother, brother!"

Several people from Jishan and Thang Long Bay were sitting in a small boat.

When their boat docked, Jishan jumped off the boat first, and then turned his back to the boat. Several people on the boat helped a person onto his back, and Jishan carried the person on his back.

The smile on Xiao Yu's face gradually froze with the helpless legs of the man on Ji Shan's back: "What's wrong with his legs?"

Min Chong said: "We encountered a hurricane at sea. The mast of my ship was broken by a huge wave, and the fish was hit by the mast. He lost consciousness from the waist down and was paralyzed."

Xiao Yu put Ah Ping down, walked quickly to Ji Shan, looked at the man on his back, and grabbed his hand: "Man Yu, I'm sorry for making you suffer."

When Man Yu heard this, his eye circles instantly turned red.

Xiao Yu said: "Don't worry, I will definitely find a doctor to treat you. If you can't be cured, we will support you for the rest of your life."

Man Yu burst into tears: "Thank you, Mr. Lang."

Because of the fish-filled incident, this voyage wasn't perfect. Fortunately, among the misfortunes, at least he was still alive, and Xiao Yu still had a chance to make up for it.

Just thinking that he would spend the rest of his life in bed, Xiao Yu felt a little uncomfortable. He was only 30 or [-] years old, so the rest of his life would be hard to imagine.

Back in the village, the village is bustling like never before, like a festival.

Only then did Min Chong ask about A Ping: "Lang Jun adopted another child?"

Xiao Yu said: "Yes, someone threw the child at my door, so I had no choice but to take him in. His name is A Ping. A Ping, come and call A Bo."

Min Chong turned his head to look at A Ping, the little guy was lying on Xiao Yu's back, staring at him with big round eyes, quite courageous.

Xiao Yu took it with him personally, and it seems that he attaches great importance to this child.

Xiao Yu wanted to ask Min Chong a lot, but he also knew that there was no need to rush to ask, as Min Chong would always say it.

After entering the house, Min Chong recognized Lai Feng. Isn't this the one who came to the house on the Chinese New Year last year?Why are you here again?

Xiao Yu introduced them. After all, they will be neighbors in the future, and they will see each other often. Min Chong nodded: "It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Lai Feng also greeted him politely. He still had an impression of Min Chong. At the beginning, he mistakenly thought that he was one of Xiao Langjun's male favourites.

Min Chong and Dou Qiye sat down, drank tea, and told about their experiences along the way.

At the beginning, the boat sailed with the wind, and it was very smooth. After a few days, they arrived at a place called Champa. They replenished fresh water and vegetables there, and exchanged a lot of ivory and grain seeds with scissors and knives.

"It used to be our Jiaozhi County. Later, the king of Champa killed our Han county magistrate and made himself king. The local products are similar to ours, and they often exchange things with us, knowing what we need." Dou Qiye explain.

Xiao Yu understood that Champo should be Champa, that is, southern Vietnam, and Champa rice is quite famous: "Did you bring back the rice seeds from there?"

"Yes, I brought back a lot for Mr. Lang." Min Chong said.

Xiao Yu became happy, he liked Champa rice better than ivory.

After the supply was exchanged in Champa, the ship walked along the coastline for several days, and did not stop much except for supplies.

Because after coming out of Champa, they found that the ivory was too heavy. If they continue to replace it, the ship will be very heavy, which will seriously affect their sailing speed and plan.

So they took advantage of the northeast monsoon and went south quickly, preparing to walk slowly along the coastline when they came back.

The place where the second stop was called Langya Kingdom was rich in spices, and they exchanged a lot of spices with porcelain and silk.

Leaving the country of Langya, they arrived at a long and narrow seaport called Korofusa, where the sea was calm and the sea was very smooth, but manpower was needed to row the boat.

Xiao Yu estimated that he should have reached the Malay Peninsula and the Strait of Malacca, and entered the equatorial windless zone.

After getting out of Korofusa, the boat did not stop until the Lion Country, which is rich in gems and spices. They exchanged a lot of gems and spices with paper, porcelain, oil-paper umbrellas, etc.

Going west from the lion country is Tianzhu.Tianzhu is rich in products, and there are grains and crop seeds that Xiao Yu needs. They exchanged some, but they didn't stay for too long. They will exchange some when they are going back.

From Tianzhu to the west, and after traveling by sea for a long time, they arrived at the Persia that Xiao Yu mentioned.

Persians are born merchants, they do business not only with people from the east, but also with people from the west, where many products from the eastern and western continents gather.

Due to the frequent wars in the Central Plains, the land Silk Road has long been broken. The products from the Central Plains to Persia are mainly transported by sea, and the quantity is scarce. The goods they bring are extremely popular.

The fleet stayed in Persia for the longest time. They exchanged most of the tea, silk, and porcelain they brought with them. They exchanged a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, and furs. They also collected a large number of crop seeds and seedlings, including Xiao The cotton that Yu Xin misses.

If it weren't for thinking about going to Tianzhu to exchange supplies, they would probably have exchanged everything in Persia.

Returning from Persia, it has entered midsummer, and the sea has become unpredictable. For safety reasons, they walked along the coastline most of the time, and exchanged a lot of products along the way, mainly crop seeds and seedlings that Xiao Yu needed. .

On the return journey, the ship caught up with a hurricane just after passing the Langya country. They anchored the ship in the sea ahead of time. If it wasn’t for the heavy cargo on board, it would have almost been overturned. Unfortunately, one of the masts of the big ship was still broken. , and also injured Man Yu.

Fortunately, after the hurricane, their bad luck ended, and they returned to Yazhou very smoothly.

When Xiao Yu heard what they said, his heart itched unbearably, and he wished he could get on the boat now to see what kind of treasure he had brought back.

But don't worry, everything is brought back, I won't run away, let everyone have a rest first, and I have to send Man Yu to Dr. Ye to have a look, although I know that the possibility of treatment is not high, but I still have to work hard.