Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 180: Concubine Candle Shadow (4)
Ye He laughed and said, "With a good master like Chief Cui Er, why don't you worry about not being able to teach great disciples? This is called green out of blue!"

Cui Yugui waved his hand, "It's not what it used to be, and don't mention the word 'Second Manager' again, I'm a down-and-out husband, it's hard to hear. Little girl, just call me Old Cui. "

"Don't dare," Ye He stuck out his tongue, and said, "I'd better call you Uncle Cui, then don't be a girl with a long girl, and a girl with a short girl, I am Ye He from Hanyuan Palace, everyone in the palace calls me Little Leaf."

"Alright," Cui Yugui glanced at the bamboo basket Ye He was carrying, "Little Ye Zi, what rare item did Xiao Dezhang ask you to send me?"

"There are some wine and vegetables in the basket," Ye He said, uncovering the linoleum, and took out the basket one by one. "This is 'cherry pork tenderloin', this is 'longan and white phoenix stew', this is 'mushroom truffle soup', this is 'fennel crystal dumpling'... these dishes are all made by Mr. Zhang himself. There is also this bottle of wine, which is said to be a tribute from foreigners, and Eunuch Zhang told me to bring it for you to taste..."

Cui Yugui didn't even look at those delicacies, just took the foreign wine and uncorked the bottle. "I just stuffed half a chicken in my stomach, and I can't eat it... Mmm! This wine is good, it smells strong!"

After taking a few sips of strong wine, Cui Yugui's face became more and more red. Seeing that he was slightly drunk, Ye He hurriedly advised: "Uncle Cui, Eunuch Zhang told you when you came here that this foreign wine has enough stamina, you should drink it slowly... ..."

"It's okay!" Cui Yugui waved his hand, "I tasted it right after the first sip. Is this vodka made by Russian devils? Hey, I drank it once when I was in the palace. Good guy, I didn't know how deep it was at the time. I was overwhelmed, and I lay down under the table on the spot. Now I’m not working anyway, even if I’m drunk, I’ll just sleep through the night and nothing will happen..."

Ye He snatched the wine bottle and looked around. "Who said it's all right? Uncle Cui, I heard that there are many father-in-laws living in this temple, why didn't anyone see it except you?"

Cui Yugui said: "The husband staying here is either old or suffering from chronic illness. How can he stand the damp and cold? When encountering this kind of ghost weather, he went back to the back room early, got into the bed and refused to come out. gone."

"That's just right," Ye He took out a few bank notes from his pocket and handed them to Cui Yugui. "I'll give you this while there's no one around."

Cui Yugui took a look and couldn't help being startled. "this is……"

Ye He said: "This is the wine money that Eunuch Zhang honors you."

"Hey," Cui Yugui said, "it's hard for him to still have the heart. I really want to exchange this thick drink for wine. I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it in my next life!"

Ye He urged: "Uncle Cui, put it away quickly, it's too eye-catching for so much money."

"Success, we'll be honored by our apprentice!" Cui Yugui casually took one and tucked it in his cuff, and stuffed the rest into his bosom. "I keep 100 taels for my own use, and use the rest to buy land!"

"Buy land?" Ye He asked puzzled, "What kind of land are you buying?"

Cui Yugui said: "Behind the Guandi Temple, there are hundreds of mu of good land left uncultivated. I plan to reclaim it all as an incense field, and then allocate it to nearby tenants for farming. In this way, the husband in the temple does not have to do the farming work himself. , You can get by just by collecting rent. I will mention this matter to everyone later, and everyone will definitely miss him, Xiao Dezhang, so it can be regarded as paving the way for him in the future."

Ye He said: "Eunuch Zhang still has a way out? He is now a big celebrity in front of Lafayette!"

Cui Yugui sighed: "This man, the higher he climbs, the more conspicuous he is. The more conspicuous he is, the easier it is to become a target of public criticism. In the palace, there are countless pairs of eyes looking at you, and countless mouths waiting to arrange you. Tongue Down below, it can crush people to death! Just look at me and you'll know, don't you just end up like a gangster waiting to die?"

Ye He said in relief: "Uncle Cui, don't be discouraged. Eunuch Zhang once said that he would find a suitable opportunity to speak to Lafayette before inviting you back to the palace..."

"Hey," Cui Yugui sneered, and said, "He said this, it's just something we've heard before, and none of us should take it seriously!"

Ye He blinked, confused: "Why? He really said that."

Cui Yugui said: "No matter who in the palace is expecting me to go back, that person will not be Xiao De Zhang. If I go back, hehe, it will hinder his bright future. Xiao Yezi, this time Xiao De Zhang What do you think is the reason for sending the money? He wants me to accept the money and stay in this Lima Guandi Temple safely!"

"Impossible?" Ye He was skeptical, "I don't think Eunuch Zhang has such intentions..."

Cui Yugui pointed to the ground and snorted, "Just look at the few dishes he asked you to bring!"

Ye He looked at it one by one, "Cherry Pork Tenderloin, Longan and White Phoenix Pot, Mushroom Truffle Soup, Fennel Crystal Dumpling... Uncle Cui, what is the name of these dishes? I can't see..."

Cui Yugui said: "Choose the first word of the names of these four dishes, isn't it 'ying', 'gui', 'mushroom', and 'fennel' together? Hey, 'ying, osmanthus, mushroom', what a 'ying' Go back to 'Where!"

Ye He read it to himself a few times, and suddenly woke up. "My God, it turns out that Eunuch Zhang is so scheming, Uncle Cui, it's thanks to you that you can see it..."

(End of this chapter)