This land was contracted by me [farming]

Zhujia Village.

A dozen or so people gathered under the big tree at the head of the village.

"Boss Zhu, you said those officials have been here for a few days. They knocked on doors from door to door and questioned the family's harvest all day long. What are they doing?" Zhu Shitou asked standing opposite him leaning on a tree trunk. people.

Boss Zhu thought for a while, then hissed, and frightened: "Could it be that the higher-ups are going to conscript again? What's the matter? I'm the only one in my family who can work. If I'm elected to serve as a soldier, my family will A few mouthfuls have to wait for the northwest wind."

Zhu Sihai, who was sitting under the tree, held a twig in his mouth and said with a smile: "You can get it, this conscription is an old calendar hundreds of years ago. Besides, the conscription wants to ask you what you harvest for? Just catch it You send the battalion to be a striker as a scapegoat, and you still have time to yell here?"

Boss Zhu kicked the ground in the direction of Zhu Sihai, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"With your small body, if you really want to arrest someone and serve as a soldier, you don't even have the qualifications to be a substitute for the dead!"

Before Zhu Sihai could hide in time, he ate a mouthful of ashes, "Bah, bah, bah, you're going to die for messing with my mouthful of ashes!"

Boss Zhu gave him a sideways look, and said angrily, "Then let your man hit me! He, Zhu Liufu, is not strong enough, let him come and make gestures with me."

Zhu Sihai angrily took out the branch from his mouth and threw it towards Boss Zhu.

The news that Zhu Sihai and Zhu Liufu became brothers has long been spread in Zhujia Village.The two of them are not the only pair, but the reason why it attracts so much attention lies in Zhu Liufu.

Zhu Liufu was a tall man in his life, and at first glance he was quite handsome.There is no father or mother in the family, and they live alone, and they live a decent life.

There are quite a few girls in these ten miles and eight villages who want to marry him. They are good-looking and capable, and there are no unnecessary quarrels between parents.

But he just didn't want anyone, he stared at Zhu Sihai, and wanted to live with Zhu Sihai.

Zhu Sihai also has no father or mother, and grew up eating Baijiafan.

He was born thin and weak, unable to do any heavy work, and had no savings. Although he was good looking, no girl wanted to marry him.

After all, it looks good and can't be eaten.

These two people don't have any contact at ordinary times, if they insist on saying something, it was many years ago, when Zhu Sihai was looking for food in the mountains, he met Zhu Liufu who fell unconscious.He woke the man up and gave him saliva to drink.

After that, although I met many times, I didn't say much.It's just that during the holidays, there will be some good things in front of Zhu Sihai's house.

At first Zhu Sihai didn't know who let it go, but he didn't dare to move it. Later, Zhu Liufu knocked on the door and forced it in when he saw that the thing didn't move.

Zhu Sihai said no, Zhu Liufu said not to throw it away.Zhu Sihai thought Zhu Liufu was joking, so he pretended to throw it away, waiting for Zhu Liufu to pick it up.

Who knew that Zhu Liufu just left as if he didn't see it.

Zhu Sihai had no choice but to throw away the good things, he really couldn't bear it.From now on, he will take whatever this person gives him, and never dare to say no again.

It's been a few years since Zhu Sihai was 25 and Zhu Liufu was 27.Zhujiacun is famous for two old bachelors.

One is too weak and one is too strong.

Zhu Sihai is an old bachelor who no one wants, and Zhu Liufu is an old bachelor who is rushed to want him.

Some time ago, Zhu Liufu let go, and talked to a matchmaker for a long time.As soon as Zhu Liufu left, the matchmaker yelled in the village that Zhu Liufu was bewitched.

Could it be that he is possessed by evil spirits, otherwise, why would he let so many girls from good families not want him, and he would have to live with Zhu Sihai.

She was persuaded by a matchmaker who was talking about marriage for a long time, but she was tired of hearing it, so she just said, "I'm going to find someone else to talk about marriage", which blocked her speechless.

It's a fool to have money but not make money, Zhu Liufu has given me a lot of benefits.

So the matchmaker took out her housekeeping skills and almost moved to Zhu Sihai's house.After persuading him earnestly all day long, Zhu Sihai thought that there was no hope of marrying a wife in his life, and Zhu Liufu was capable and treated him very well.

Let's go.

So, the two lived together.

Zhu Sihai was even less liked by girls.

As soon as Boss Zhu's words came out, before Zhu Sihai had time to scold him, he shut himself up and moved to the side.

Zhu Sihai looked back, well, it turned out that he was really looking at Zhu Liufu.

Zhu Liufu wiped the dust off Zhu Sihai's face with his sleeve, and said, "Master Guan told me that there are only two of us living together, and you are too weak to do heavy work. Our family is considered poor at the beginning, so let's live in the village tomorrow." Register to take chicken cubs."

After wiping his face clean, Zhu Liufu rubbed the other's cheek with his fingertips, and said with a smile, "Now I have work for you, don't talk about going out to find coolies."

Boss Zhu and his group always feel that they shouldn't be standing here.

"Well, Liufu, what do you mean by poverty? What are chicken cubs?" Boss Zhu has just finished killing others, so he is a little embarrassed.

Zhu Liufu didn't look at him, but he also returned the other party, "The official who inquired about our family's population and harvest these days came under the order of the county magistrate. He said that the Lord wanted to help us live a hard life. According to the regulations set by the adults, see which one meets the level of poverty. The degree of each level of poverty is different. Whether your own family is actually a poor household, and what level of poverty is it, you can go to the official. Ask, they have counted."

After finishing talking, Zhu Liufu took Zhu Sihai back home, and he wanted to clean up a place for the chicken cubs who would arrive home tomorrow.

After listening to Zhu Liufu's words, Zhu Boss and his group swarmed towards the yamen servants sent by the county government to register poor households.

Everyone asked questions in a hurry, so that Rufeng didn't understand a single word.

Rufeng will be Zhao Keran's capable subordinate. This year, he has grown like crazy, and he is much taller than his peers.

He practiced martial arts with Huo Yuan all day long, as long as he didn't tell his age, no one would think he was young, only that he looked tender.

"No matter how noisy, there is nothing." Rufeng's voice is changing now, and his voice is a little hoarse, but when he said these words with no expression on his face, it was like a thunderbolt in the ears of the villagers.

Seeing people finally calmed down, Rufeng talked about the conditions of poor households and the degree of poverty alleviation corresponding to poor households at all levels.

There are more and more people in Zhujia Village. Corresponding to the poor conditions that Rufeng said, there are voices from the crowd from time to time.

"Hey, your family is in primary poverty! You can raise ten chickens, not bad!"

"That's not as good as the old third's family. His family is extremely poor, and the Yamen has to send money to his family every month."

"Hey, what are you envious of? It's true that he was given money, and it wasn't for nothing. The third child is deaf and dumb, and it's not easy to raise chickens. There is also a sick mother to take care of at home. You are really envious, then you have lived the life of the third child, "

Hearing that, the man immediately shut his mouth, shaking his head so much that he could hardly tell the difference between south, east and north.

The scene that happened in Zhujia Village happened in every remote village in Jingyang. Zhao Keran recruited a lot of people in order to ensure manpower.

Sun Xiaoniu's father didn't have access to the oil press, but advanced into the guards.

Although he is a bit older, his strength is also terrifying.

He was admitted directly with an exception.

And because of his honesty, diligence, enthusiasm and kindness, he soon became the captain of the small team.Now he leads his men to work in the impoverished village of Jingyang.

...

Fengyang Palace.

Chu Xiong looked at the dark guard who was kneeling on the ground, his cloudy eyes concealed turmoil.

"You said there was another team of hidden guards who rescued the Zhao family boy?"

The dark guard replied respectfully: "Yes, we were about to shoot Zhao Keran, but at the last moment, a group of people appeared to protect him.

After the confrontation, I found that my skills were no different from ours. After thinking for a while, the dark guard said again: "Besides, another person came later, who looked very much like Commander Huo." "

"Who?" Chu Xiong raised his eyes, and his eyes fell on the dark guard.

The hidden guard noticed Chu Xiong's gaze, and felt very nervous, but he still insisted on answering, "Huo Yuan, Commander Huo."

Chu Xiong understood, he should have thought that Commander Huo mentioned by the dark guard was Huo Yuan.

Back then, Huo Yuan was so talented that he went from an ordinary guard to the commander of the guards in a short period of time, and then gave up his position as commander and went to Qingyu Pass to guard the border.

Since then, he has become famous in the first battle, and the prestige of General Huo is no less than that of Marshal Huo.

"He's not dead, why didn't he show up?" Chu Xiong muttered to himself, immersed in the news that Huo Yuan was still alive.

If he was still alive in such a big fire, would his Bo'er also escape?Just don't want to go home?

Eunuch Chen, who was guarding Chuxiong's side, saw that Chuxiong was lost in memory, so he gently waved his hand to make the hidden guard retreat.

Eunuch Chen rubbed the acupuncture points on Chuxiong's head, "Your Majesty, you are tired."

Chu Xiong slowly closed his eyes and relaxed himself, "Life is up to fate, since Huo Yuan is still alive, so be it."

After a long time, Eunuch Chen thought that Chu Xiong had fallen asleep, but he heard him ask: "The other group of hidden guards in Jingyang probably have no one else except Wen Jue."

In Dayuan, besides him, the only one who can use the imperial guards is the emperor.

Eunuch Chen paused slightly, and replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, the sixth prince has inherited the benevolence of the prince. The prince has never been able to bear to trample on an ant since he was a child, and he treats brothers and sisters with all his heart. The child is good.

The sixth prince was still young at that time, and he didn't have his mother and concubine to take care of him, so he suddenly became possessed and lost his mind.It was only then that he made a mistake on the day of the crown prince's wedding, and the Zhao family boy saw it. "

Seeing that Chu Xiong didn't stop him, Eunuch Chen continued: "The Zhao family was young at that time, and he was thrown into the lake to freeze for a long time. After being rescued, he has been in a coma. If he hadn't met that old Taoist, I'm afraid that his soul has already returned to the west.

The sixth prince sent him to the border with the intention of beating him.Your Majesty, this old slave knows that now that the Sixth Prince is the emperor, there must be no bad words to spread.

But the boy from the Zhao family really deserves death. Over the years, he has kept his mouth tighter than anyone else, not saying a word.Those who don't know, think that he has lost his memory and doesn't remember anything. "

Chu Xiong opened his eyes, his eyes fell on the empty space, and he said: "You are right."

Eunuch Chen just wanted to laugh, but Chu Xiong's next words made his back feel cold and his scalp numb.

"It's better to be alive than to be dead. If Zhao Keran is alive, Lao Liu will worry about whether this kid will say something." Chu Xiong sighed, "I thought Lao Liu was very obedient, so I let him sit in this seat.

But now it seems that his subordinates have made a lot of small moves, and they should be beaten. "Chu Xiong turned his head, looked straight at Eunuch Chen, and asked: "Eunuch Chen, do you think so?" "

Eunuch Chen was sweating coldly, he didn't dare to move any more, he just lowered his head, and replied in fear: "I dare not speak."

He waited for Chu Xiong's next words.But Chu Xiong didn't say anything, just let him continue rubbing the acupuncture points on his head, "Don't stop, keep going."

Chu Wenjue was also meeting with the hidden guards at this time, but not the one in Jingyang.

Instead, he was sent to investigate the cause of the fire in the Prince's Mansion.

"Did you find anything this time?"

The hidden guard replied: "Return to Your Majesty, before we found out that there was a cook who owed a huge amount of money to a gambling house in the city. If there is an opening in the Prince's Mansion, this cook is a good breakthrough."

Chu Wenjue hurriedly asked, "What about the cook?"

Hearing this, the dark guard looked a little unhappy, and said, "The cook died in that fire."

"The clue is broken again..." Chu Wenjue smiled wryly.

"No." The hidden guard said after thinking for a while: "The reason why the cook only found out that something was wrong is because his account had been leveled a lot earlier. Because the amount was not large, it was written in the small amount account book, so Didn't get our attention.

This time, I checked the old book, and only when I saw the other party's name did I realize something was wrong.

Later, I asked the shopkeeper of the gambling shop, and found out that the cook had settled most of the account the day before the fire in the Prince's Mansion, a total of 1000 taels of silver. "

"Where did he get so much money?" Chu Wenjue seemed to see hope, and quickly ordered: "Go and check! I want to know who gave him the money!"

"promise."

...

"Oh! Eunuch Zheng! I finally found you!" Li Deli, the cook of the imperial dining room, called to stop Eunuch Zheng who came to deliver the meal.

"What did you ask me for? I didn't steal your food." Eunuch Zheng was young and always hungry. From time to time, he would come to the imperial dining room to steal food. He was accidentally caught twice and thrown to death. personal.

Li Deli waved his hand and said with a smile: "Eunuch Zheng, what delicacy has never been eaten before? How can you steal my tasteless food to eat!"

When Eunuch Zheng heard the words, he knew that this person wanted to find him for something. What he said was really nice. He hummed happily, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

The cook was overjoyed, and pulled Eunuch Zheng towards the white case.

"Look, how is this different from the chicken cake you ate in Jingyang?"

Although Zhao Keran said before that chicken cakes should not be stored for too long, the taste will become bad, and it will become moldy in hotter weather.

However, Eunuch Zheng really wanted his godfather to have a taste, so he used the "portable refrigerator" that Jingyang also had, and returned to Fengyang in ice.

After returning to the palace and returning to his command, he took the small refrigerator and went to the imperial dining room, preparing to heat up the chicken cake.

This small refrigerator was ingeniously designed, and as soon as it was brought to the imperial dining room, it was surrounded by a group of cooks to visit it.

Eunuch Zheng could only heat the chicken cake by himself.

After heating, the sweet smell of the egg cake spreads out.

Li Deli has a sharp nose, so he smelled this different smell immediately.He pestered Eunuch Zheng to give him something to try, and promised to cook him a small stove for half a month.

For the sake of Xiaozao for half a month, Eunuch Zheng reluctantly gave half of it to him.

Li Deli ate carefully, relying on the taste of the taste, he pondered for a long time.

Today was the most successful one, so I was eager to ask Eunuch Zheng to taste it, whether it was the same taste at the beginning.

Eunuch Zheng took the freshly baked chicken cake and ate it in one bite. Hey, let alone the taste is not bad!

"Chef Li! The taste of your cooking is really similar!" Eunuch Zheng ate happily, "But I always feel that it is a little different, but it is already very similar. It may be because of the water, the same tea leaves and techniques, the county magistrate Zhao The brewed one is a thousand times better than the one I made in the palace."

Li Deli's hanging heart finally returned to its original position. He took out another one and handed it to Eunuch Zheng, "This one is stuffed. I used jam. The taste should not be bad. Try it."

Eunuch Zheng took the egg sandwich cake, his cheeks bulging from eating it.

good to eat!

Li Deli referred to the chicken cake that Eunuch Zheng brought back from Jingyang, and the sandwich chicken cake he made was deeply loved by dignitaries.

Those who love sweets can eat a few in one meal, and those who don’t like sweets but love the soft taste of egg cakes are really hard for them to give up. Li Deli specially made a low-sugar and no-sandwich version of chicken The cake is served.

Even Chu Wenjue had to take a few sips of tea every day.

Because of his good relationship with Li Deli, Eunuch Zheng realized the freedom of chicken cakes.

Those other little eunuchs were all watching eagerly, trying their best to establish a good relationship with Eunuch Zheng, thinking that they could get a chicken cake from him that only high officials and saints eat.

One bite is fine.

...

Pingle Road in Jingyang Town has recently opened two new shops, which are for food.

The two are very close, one is called Jingyang Malatang, and the other is called Jingyang BBQ.

The people in Jingyang Town were puzzled, what is this Mala Tang?Know what a barbecue is?

"Have you eaten yet?"

"I've never heard of it, where can I eat?"

"Then try it?"

The two gesticulated at the entrance of the store for a long time, and finally decided to eat Mala Tang first.

After entering the store, the servant came up to say hello warmly, and the service was very thoughtful.He led the two of them to a wooden cabinet. The wooden cabinet was covered with a bamboo curtain. After the bamboo curtain was lifted, there were ice cubes in each compartment of the wooden cabinet. Various dishes were neatly stacked on the ice cubes. .

"Meat dishes cost three pennies a catty, and vegetarian dishes cost a penny a catty. The two guest officers put the dishes they like in the basket with the bamboo clips in the basket. After they are selected, they can be weighed at the front desk. We call it When it is heavy, it is weighed by the weight of the bamboo basket, the two guests can rest assured to order." The boy gave each of them a basket and then turned to greet other guests.

There is a sign under each cabinet with the name of the dish written on it.There is also a young boy standing by the side of the vegetable cabinet, who is here to answer questions because he is afraid that people will be illiterate.

"Hey, is this pork?" The taller of the two is called Yang Jiu. He doesn't like pork. He thinks it tastes too strong and he can't eat it.

The short one is called Wang Liu, he doesn't care if the taste is big or not.He only saw the attractive color of the meat, which was fat and thin, and he wanted to eat it just by looking at it, "There is meat oil on it, if you don't eat it, I will eat it, and the chicken doesn't even have any oil, so it won't choke you to death."

Yang Jiu didn't agree with Wang Liu's thoughts, and moved to the side in disgust, resolutely not to get close to people who eat pork.

He was afraid of hurting himself.

After choosing the dishes, the waiter at the front desk weighed them and carefully asked them about their tastes.

After confirmation, each of them was given a wooden sign with a serial number written on it.

"This is No. [-] and No. [-]. Both of you remember your numbers. When this side is cooked, we will call the number to pick it up."

The two found a seat and sat down, wrapping the wooden sign around their wrists so as not to lose it.

As soon as he sat down, the servant who led the two of them in came over and asked, "Guest officer, do you want sugar water or tea?"

The two looked at each other, and Yang Jiu said, "How much are these two prices?"

The boy smiled and said, "No money is required. The first five cups are refilled for free. After five cups, you will be charged one penny per cup. Which one do you two want to drink?"

"syrup!"

"Tea!"

"Okay!" The boy got the right word, and immediately went to the tea room to pour a cup of sugar water and a cup of tea respectively, "If you two want something cold, you can ask me for ice."

"No, no, it's pretty good." The two dared not make any more demands, and waved their hands repeatedly.

The servant only smiled and said, "Please feel free to come to us if you have anything to do, and I won't bother you two for dinner."

After the boy left, the two looked at each other, Yang Jiu said: "My good fellow, those who don't know may think that I am some kind of grand lord who came to inspect. This boy is really hospitable."

"Yeah, look at them all with smiling faces. Did you see that one? I noticed that this person only ordered vegetarian dishes, but he drank more than three cups of sugar water.

I look like I'm here to fight the autumn wind, right?It's really unheard of for these little servants to smile at each other like this. "Wang Liu pointed to a table not far away, and the shrewd and neatly dressed man whispered to Yang Jiu.

"Whatever you do, this store is opened by the county magistrate. It's great that the waiters here are so polite, unlike other people who look down on others.

Moreover, if you want to think about playing the autumn wind, you have to look at the land boundary. Is this a land that can be taken advantage of casually? "Just as Yang Jiu finished speaking, there was movement at the table behind.

"Hello, guest officer, we will give you five free drinks when you spend three pennies. Now that you have refilled five cups, you will be charged one penny for any further refills. Are you sure you want to refill the sixth cup?" ?” the waiter boy asked with a smile.

Hearing this, the man looked left and right, only to find that someone was looking at him.Feeling ashamed, his face turned red.He slapped the table hard, pointed at the servant and yelled at him.

After the training, the young servant still greeted each other with a smile on his face, enduring the other party's temper, and actually greeted the other party's eight generations of ancestors in his heart.

Finally, when the man shouted: "Let your shopkeepers come out to see me!", the boy finally got a chance and replied: "The county magistrate is not free to see you, so please forgive me."

The man became dumb for a moment, as if he finally remembered that this shop belonged to the magistrate of Jingyang County, how could he be spoiled?

He hastily apologized to the boy, saying that he was in such a state of being in a daze for a while, so that people should not be familiar with him.

The servants have been trained, and those who can come to work in this store today are all excellent employees during the training.He abides by his duty and only wants to do his job well, "Guest officer, if you are not going to continue to refill, then I will leave."

"Okay, I'll leave after I finish eating, you're busy..."

A farce came to an end, and Yang Jiu and Wang Liu had a great time watching it.

Just at this time, the number of the two of them was called, and the two of them brought the cooked Mala Tang, which smelled delicious.

"Hiss, that's not right." Wang Liu took a bite of the pork, chewed it, and quickly took out another piece of pork from the bowl. After chewing carefully, he said happily, "Old Yang, this pork is really delicious!"

Yang Jiu didn't believe in the nonsense that pork was delicious. He picked up a piece of chicken and stuffed it into his mouth. It was spicy, spicy and fragrant.

He swallowed the chicken and snorted, "You must be lying to ghosts."

"It's really delicious!" Seeing people's disbelief, Wang Liu immediately picked out another slice and brought it to Yang Jiu.

Yang Jiu couldn't dodge in time, and when he realized it, the tip of his nose was filled with the spicy smell of Malatang.

"Try it, it's really delicious."

Under Wang Liu's kind invitation, Yang Jiu reluctantly took a sip. After eating it, Yang Jiu felt that what he ate was not pork.

How can pork be so delicious!

"Hey, this pork is really delicious!"

Wang Liu smiled and said, "I'll just say it's delicious, but you still... hey! Don't steal my meat!"

In the end, half of Wang Liu's pork went into Yang Jiu's stomach.

The two left after eating a belly ball, and Yang Jiu became a loyal lover of pork because of this.

"What does it smell like? It smells so good!" Yang Jiu smelled the smell of food when he went out.

Cumin and chili noodles are sprinkled on the meat skewers. After grilling, it is an aroma that no one can refuse.

Wang Liu rubbed his belly and said, "It's the smell of the barbecue shop next door. The shop does not know what they are roasting outside. It smells so good."

As soon as Wang Liu finished speaking, he saw Yang Jiu walking towards the barbecue shop, "Shopkeeper, what are you grilling?"

The shopkeeper picked up some cumin and sprinkled it evenly on the meat, "Pork skewers and lamb skewers, do you want some, sir?"

When he heard that it was pork skewers, Yang Jiu didn't care if his stomach was full, so he immediately ordered ten skewers.

After Wang Liu found out, he scolded Yang Jiu for wanting to eat it, but after the pork skewers were grilled, he still ate deliciously with Yang Jiu.

...

Ever since Li Rende opened the medical book on disease medicine left by Zhao Keran, he has been possessed like a demon.It is useless to be obsessed with books every day, and ask for leave like a medical clinic for a few days.

After he read the medical book, he summoned Yaotong Yanmo.

The moment the pen fell on the paper, Li Rende suddenly thought, this paper must not be specially reserved for him by the county magistrate to write letters?

He wrote more than a dozen letters in a row, and he wrote them one by one, and let Yaotong send them away.

Now he can only wait for the good news quietly, and he doesn't know if those old guys will come to Jingyang to bet with him.

Zhao Keran was not too surprised when he knew that Li Rende sent someone to deliver the letter.It just reminded Pan Dahai, who was in charge of the construction of the medical school, again.

"Dong dong dong." There was a knock on the door, and Zhao Keran, who was about to fall asleep, asked, "Who?"

Holding the porridge in his hand, Huo Yuan replied, "It's me."

Zhao Keran got up and opened the door, wanting to ask Huo Yuan what he wanted to do at night, but when the door opened, the smell of rice porridge came over his face.

"You haven't eaten yet." Huo Yuan looked down at Zhao Keran under the moonlight.

Zhao Keran pursed his lips. He is busy with the opening of Malatang and barbecue restaurants these days.Also supervise the medical school, paper mill and printing workshop.

If I missed my meal today, I didn't bother to go to the cafeteria to eat. I just went to the spiritual space to eat some fruits and drink some spiritual spring water to fill me up.

He just didn't expect that Huo Yuan would pay so much attention to whether he had eaten or not.

"Brother Yuan, do you treat your sweet little lady the same way?" For some reason, Zhao Keran asked such a question out of nowhere.

Huo Yuan frowned, and asked, "What kind of lady?"

Then he paused and said, "I don't like women."

Zhao Keran suddenly raised his head to look at Huo Yuan, shouting 000 in his heart, [Brother Yuan told me these things!Aren't the ancients very taboo about these things?Will he kill me! ] 000 Hearing this, I don't want to touch the worrying code anymore.

[Brother Ran, I know why you never even held hands with anyone in your last life. ] Zhao Keran's shielding system made him feel like he was being laughed at.