A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 139 Three Nobles
Wu Zhai in Huaiyuan Square.

In the big pot in the front yard, the meat was bluntly stewed with beef leg bones and meat. After the stew was almost done, peel the freshly harvested yams in the season, cut them into hob pieces and throw them into the pot before continuing to stew. Zhao Yi also directed The waiter was kneading the noodles. The hard noodles of yellow millet and soft noodles were mixed together to make pancakes. After a while, they were steamed and eaten with the beef soup.

"Everyone work hard to finish the batch of medicinal materials and call it a day. We will eat meat later. The boss gave me [-] catties of beef, and there is also a beef leg bone,"

The guys shouted in unison, and they worked harder.

The aroma wafted into the courtyard.

Huaiyu and everyone are grilling skewers here.

Beef skewers, lamb skewers, and raw fish, okra, yam, taro, and lotus root are also sliced ​​and skewered, and even leeks, shallots, radish sprouts, bean sprouts, and dried tofu are all skewered.

It is very simple to light up the stove and burn charcoal, but the key is to have seasoning, pepper, etc. ground into powder, and cumin and cumin, without chili, and the characteristic Fuliu vine and dogwood of the Tang Dynasty can also be used. Substitutes, minced ginger, minced garlic, shallots, and even mustard root are also essential.

Add some firebrick salt brought back from Longyou, grind it into fine powder and stir-fry it with peppercorns, then it becomes salt and pepper.

Today's Fan Xuanfu is exceptionally quiet.

She is no longer icy, she was pulled over by Huaiyu, and she also changed into a woman's dress, with a light yellow dress, black hair, and a tall figure, she was a bit shy, and she followed Huaiyu every step of the way. Yu, help me by the side.

The eldest sister Yu'e, Liu Shi and Wang Shi have been looking at her and seem to be very satisfied with her.

"Let me peel this yam. Many people will get itchy when they peel it." The elder sister came over with a smile and took the yam from Xuanfu's hand.

Huaiyu looked at the curvy guy, it was yam, but at this time it was called Yam, which was wild or planted, and it was also a common dish on the dining table of the Tang people.

Right now around the mid-autumn festival, it is the ripe harvest season. This food is delicious, but some people get itchy when peeling it.

A good thing that has the same material as medicine and food is still pure natural.

"It's okay, my hands are rough." Fan Xuanxian was a little at a loss.

"I'll still come."

The eldest sister is still a little unnatural to the eldest daughter of the Rongguo mansion opposite, Wu Huaiyu and this person came together quietly, and even staged a story of chasing a lover for thousands of miles. Shi couldn't believe it at first.

"Sister, King Bin just came back, go and greet him."

Ma Zhou came back a little late today, and he was rushing to the door of the square to close. He also went to the morning court today. Walked in the East Palace.

When he went out in the morning, he wore a green robe, but now he came back with the black Xiezhi crown on his head, but the green robe on his body had been replaced by a scarlet robe.

The prince bestowed a scarlet silk robe and a whitebait bag to make it easier for him to walk in the future.

Although he had worked hard all day, he was very excited and his face was flushed.As soon as he came back, he was embarrassed to talk to his eldest sister, so he went to Huaiyu's niece and younger sister, and gave them each a piece of cake, which was rewarded by Li Shimin, and he specially saved some to bring back.

The eldest sister turned her head to look, although she was a little embarrassed, she finally mustered up the courage to go over.

"How did you meet King Ma Bin in the first place?" Xuanfu asked.

Huaiyu smiled while heating the charcoal fire, "Some people are born extraordinary."

"You know how to read faces, you must have seen the wealth and honor in his face, right?" Fan Xuanfu seemed to have realized something.

"Haha, I won't be mistaken." Huaiyu didn't deny it either. "When I first saw Lao Ma at Yingdongyi Inn, I thought he was handsome and talented,"

But Fan Xuanfu said: "How did I hear that Ma Zhou used to have a loose green shirt and was drinking all over the world. When he met you, he owed the inn room money and wine money. Even the clerk could insult him?"

"It is gold that shines everywhere."

"If buried in the ground, it won't shine. There are many thousand-mile horses in the world, but Bole doesn't often have them." Fan Xuanfu said, "There are so many scholars like Ma Zhou in the world. They come from humble backgrounds, and it's hard to find talent, especially in turbulent times. If he didn't meet you, he might not be able to get ahead in this life."

Huaiyu put the beef skewers on the charcoal fire and said, "It is not a shame to be born in a humble background. A man is a man who can bend and stretch. We cannot choose our origin, but we can choose to change our life."

"Fate is doomed, how can it be so easy to change."

"No, three parts of fate are doomed by nature, and seven parts depend on hard work. People have to believe in fate, but they can't believe in fate completely. Our destiny has to be decided by ourselves. If fate really wants to choke us, then we will be killed and the net will be broken. Fate cut off our hand..."

Fan Xuanfu's riding and archery skills are very good, but he has also been educated, but after all, she is a girl, and reading can't escape the constraints of three obediences and four virtues.

What Huaiyu said was astonishing.

"I met Supervisor Zhang today. He said that you haven't seen him for a long time and that he missed you. He said that you had a lover and forgot Grandpa."

Fan Xuanfu blushed, "Hmph, you must have said the last sentence yourself, my grandfather wouldn't say that, and he didn't know we were together."

"Wrong, he knows."

"Then, then I'll go see him tomorrow."

"I'll go with you."

"Never."

The two huddled together by the charcoal stove to wear skewers, chatting with a smile, very unhappy, Cheng Chumo Niu saw Wu Wujun Yawu Huaiyi and they also sat and chatted very interestingly, not to disturb the little lovers.

Over there, Ma Zhou and Yu'e were also chatting with a few children, but Ma Zhou was usually very unrestrained when drinking, but now he couldn't speak well.

"Today, His Highness asked about my family affairs, so I told His Highness about our affairs."

"Oh." Wu Yu'e bowed her head in response, and she was not as generous as usual. Although she only responded, she was very sweet in her heart. This man, who was appreciated by the crown prince, was willing to directly tell the situation of the two of them in front of the crown prince. I really have him in my heart.

"His Royal Highness knows about you and my past experiences, and also sighs that it is not easy for us,"

Li Shimin knew that Ma Zhou didn't have a house in Chang'an, so he had been borrowing from the Huaiyu brothers, so he directly asked the East Palace to find a house for Ma Zhou. In the end, Li Shimin personally picked a house for him. The square where the county government is located is Pingkang square to the north and Dongshi to the east.

It is one of the best workshops in Dongcheng District, where the west is rich and the east is expensive.

That house is not official property, but a house that is being sold. It is more than double the size of Huaiyu's five-acre house, which has more than ten acres, and the asking price is more than 200 million yuan.

Li Shimin directly asked Donggong to pay the money, bought the house, and rewarded Ma Zhou.

It was Li Shimin's congratulatory gift to Ma Zhou and Wu Yu'e.

"When I came back, I went to Xuanyangfang to look at the house. The house is next to the Jingyu Temple. The original owner was a retired official. It was well repaired. You can live in it if you just move there."

Jingyu Temple was originally the Guining Temple of Li Yuan's wife Empress Dou. Although this empress died early, she was also a legendary woman. It is said that her hair was as long as her neck when she was born. Uncle Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, was raised in the palace and loved very much.

In order to fight for the world, Yu Wenyong used to take the Turkic princess Ashina as his wife, but she didn't like her very much and was often neglected. At that time, Dou, who was only six or seven years old, persuaded her uncle to treat the common people well and treat Queen Ashina generously. The Turkic power, first pacify the Northeast Qi in Guandong, and then pacify the Chen Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, the world will be unified, and the people will benefit.

Later, when Dou married Li Yuan, Changsun Sheng's elder brother Taifu Changsun Chi thought that Dou was so good that his children must be well-bred, so he asked his brother to marry Li Yuan, and married Li Shimin and Changsun.

The emperors of the Sui and Tang Dynasties liked to build temples in the mansions where the queens and princes once lived.

Wu Yu'e was very happy for Ma Zhou, "You have finally made a name for yourself in Chang'an. Hurry up and write to Chiping's hometown to bring Xiao Lang to Chang'an."

Ma Zhou asked with a blushing face, "That child has no mother since he was very young, and he has been fostered by my brother and sister-in-law's house."

"Why don't you bring your brother and sister-in-law to Chang'an too."

"I've already taken the key to that house. Why don't you come with me tomorrow to have a look. If you need to add and rectify it, you can do it according to your request. After the Turks retreat, I will choose an auspicious day and go to Sanyuan Duke Wu proposes marriage?"

"Okay." Wu Yu'e responded. She looked at Ma Zhou, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "I know that Erlang helped you when you were down, and Erlang took the initiative to propose this marriage with you when he was in Longyou. You didn't make a fortune, but now you are favored by the crown prince, you have a bright future, you are still young, and you have better choices..."

"Don't tell me, I, Ma Zhou, am not that kind of person. I really owe Erlang a favor, but when I promised Erlang, I didn't want to repay the favor, let alone cling to the Wu family. I really think you are very kind, although your life is miserable. , but you are still strong and optimistic, and you can still take care of your two children, which is amazing.
Although I, Ma Zhou, am now an official, being able to marry you is still a blessing from my previous life..."

After speaking, Yu'e no longer worried, happily took Ma Zhou's key, and decided to go to clean up the yard when she had time, since it would be her home in the future.

"I was born in a humble background and suffered a lot in my life, but I was lucky enough to meet three noble people."

Ma Zhou said that Huaiyu was his first nobleman, Yu'e was his second nobleman, and the crown prince was his third nobleman. The kindness they treated Ma Zhou would never be forgotten in this lifetime.

Wu Huaiyu was able to help him when he was at his worst, and even took him to earn fame and fame, recommended him to be an official in the hospital camp, and even promised her sister to herself.

And Li Shimin made an extravagant use of such a humble scholar like him, and even bought the Dongcheng house worth more than 200 million yuan and gave it to him directly.

The only way to know the grace of knowing and encountering is to be loyal and wise, and die.

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"Erlang, how is your roast? Everyone is hungry. Don't just talk about love." Cheng Chumo came over to disturb the two people's small world.

"Didn't I also make stewed beef with yams and steamed yellow buns? Eat some when you're hungry." Huaiyu said impatiently.

"Hey, the guy who forgets his friends when he sees sex, hurry up and let Da Lang roast it by himself."

In the twilight, the small courtyard was full of fragrance and laughter.

(End of this chapter)