The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Although families in Chang'an City knew that the price of tea was rising, in the past two years, tea gift boxes for festivals have become an important gift for families to visit each other.

If someone does not bring this thing when visiting each other, it will be embarrassing.

To put it bluntly, it is to buy face with money. Anyone who can order a tea gift box is not short of money.

Li Fu's wave of leeks was cut because they were good at face.

All teas have increased in price, unless you don't drink tea anymore and drink boiled tea as before.

After enjoying the taste of new tea, drinking boiled tea again is not the same thing.

They are simply two different things.

Moreover, even if these people in Chang'an City don't pay, there are others who pay. During the festival, there are still many people who come to Chang'an City for their future.

Is it appropriate to visit empty-handed?

In the days before the festival, the shopkeeper of the tea shop was counting the money and couldn't close his mouth.

In the summer, all the cash in the shop was collected and taken away, waiting for the holiday to make a fortune and restore the account book of the warehouse.

Now it's good.

He has more money in his hands.

Moreover, he will have face when he hands in the account book after the festival.

In the manor, Lao Zhao was instructing the servants to load the car, and the guards were ready to go.

After Li Fu and his wife changed their clothes, they also walked to the door of the house, and Li Chengqian and others followed them.

Li Chengqian and his friends have lived in the manor for more than a month. This time, Li Fu is going back to Chang'an City during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he will go back with them to send them back to the palace.

After living here for a long time, the children are reluctant to leave.

But they have to go back.

It's been so long, and it's rare for the prince to leave the palace for such a long time.

"It's okay. When winter comes, there will still be a chance to come back and stay for a while." Li Fu smiled and said, "Your father and mother have already set off from Jiucheng Palace to Taiji Palace. If you don't go back to see them, they will miss you very much."

"They are also worried about you in the manor." Li Fu smiled and said, "Even if they know that their own children are not hungry or hot when they live outside, they will still worry about whether they eat and drink well every day. As the saying goes, a mother worries about her children when they are thousands of miles away, not to mention that your status is different from that of ordinary people."

"Then we can come again in winter, okay?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Of course, Uncle Wang's manor will always welcome you." Li Fu smiled and said, "Let's go, get on the carriage."

As they spoke, they arrived at the door.

Li Fu and his wife took a carriage.

The four children, plus a guard from the palace, took another carriage, and the driver was also a master in the palace.

In the carriage, the couple sat together and talked about what to do after returning to Chang'an City.

"Before the festival, my husband will go back with me to the Duke of Ying's Mansion to give gifts." Li Shao said.

"I know that. I have to go there to give gifts before the festival, and after the festival, I have to go back to have a reunion dinner." Li Fu said: "In fact, I don't think it's a big deal to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Duke of Ying's Mansion. You know about the palace. Even if we sit together to eat, it's just the two of us. In previous years, I would sit down with Lao Zhao and others to drink a glass of wine, but now that we are married, it's not appropriate."

Li Shao shook his head.

"We should go to the banquet at the Duke of Ying's Mansion after the festival. My husband is the head of the family at the Jingyang Palace now. If we really spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Duke of Ying's Mansion, my husband will be laughed at outside."

"Besides, even if we get married, it's okay to drink with Butler Zhao and others during the festival." Li Shao smiled and said, "Butler Zhao has been by my husband's side for many years. If it weren't for Butler Zhao helping to manage the family and supporting my husband all the way, I'm afraid we wouldn't be where we are today."

"You're right." Li Fu smiled, took Li Shao's hand and patted it gently: "I still feel a little guilty about Lao Zhao. For so many years, I have kept him busy with family affairs and delayed his personal affairs. I have talked about it many times, but there is no sign of it at the moment, and the family has many affairs and cannot do without him. He can't get away. How can he have the opportunity to meet the right person outside?"

Li Fu himself is happy, but Lao Zhao is still single.

As a husband, Li Fu can't let Old Zhao work hard all his life and leave him nothing, right?

That would be too much of a shame for him as a husband.

"When there's a chance, you can ask Housekeeper Zhao what he thinks." Li Shao said, "For this kind of thing, it's better for the other party to be willing and take the initiative. Otherwise, we're just worried secretly and it's useless."

Li Fu nodded seriously.

"Okay, I'll find Old Zhao during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year.When we drink, we can ask about this matter. "Li Fu said with a smile.

The carriage was swaying towards Chang'an City. The team was huge, with people from the Jingyang Palace and guards from the palace.

This time when he returned to Chang'an City, Li Fu brought a lot of things. There were more than a dozen ox carts and horse carts behind him, all of which were produced by the workshops in the farm. When they arrived in Chang'an City, they would be sent to each family as festival gifts.

When sending the children back to the palace, Li Fu still had to go to Da'an Palace as usual.

Li Yuan happily pulled Li Fu into the palace.

"Huairen, I tell you, the officials from the Craftsmen's Bureau said that the competition hall in Chang'an City will be completed before the beginning of winter this year." Li Yuan said with a smile: "That is to say, the polo field there will be available this winter. Now, it has begun to finish. "

Li Yuan was very excited after receiving the news.

The venue is completed and can be used much earlier.

Maybe we can watch a polo match in the new venue before the New Year.

That place is more spacious than the martial arts field in the palace.

There are also special seats.

I was looking forward to it just by looking at the drawings before the construction started.

Now it is about to be completed and we can move in in winter. How can we not be happy?

"That's great. If you are interested, you can invite some people to play a few polo games at the arena. It will be lively and just the right time to test the new venue. By the way, we can also do a good job of publicity for the arena. When the spring of next year comes, we will start the official competition. The rules of the game and the winning rules will be determined before the New Year. By next year, everything will be ready and we can just wait for the competition to start."

"In this case, don't we have to release the news and accept registration quickly? "Li Yuan asked.

"You can register after the New Year, prepare the list of participants before the spring, set a good date, and then you can open it." Li Fu said.