Chapter 451: Jingzhao Mu and Chang'an 65
There are some things I don’t want to give to you, but I don’t dare to give them to you. If you give them to you, you will be harming you.
Why did Ye Tan say so?
For example, some industries in Songzhou may be nothing but a waste of money for some wealthy families, but it is a good thing for families like small landlords. They really hope to have such things, but if given to them, their results are often bad, because life is like this.
"Don't think I'm for what I'm for? To be honest, if your Dugu family was placed in the Sui Dynasty, it was because of a queen and because of the many talents in your family, it would be useful. Now, there are at least two males in your family on the surface, one cannot appear in front of everyone, and the other is still helping people outside. What's the use of this situation? As for what I'm coveting the appearance of those children, you see the person who just came here, she was the one I took in, but I haven't touched her yet. Do you think I have strong self-control or I'm a bit hypocritical? And I also told Your Majesty that after I got married with Princess Changle, if I don't have children, I don't care, I will never take a concubine. Why do you think this is? I'm afraid that Your Majesty will not be good for me or because I'm worried that the royal people have suspicious of me?"
Dugu Feng shook his head, this was impossible.
Because, even a prince-consort has power in an environment like the Tang Dynasty. Unlike later generations, the prince-consort is just an official position, called the prince-consort Duwei. Unfortunately, there is nothing, and their rights are greater than you think. For example, after the prince-consort Duwei and the princess get married, it is not that the princess will live two people, but that the maids around the princess will also marry each other. What is this called being in the same mind as the princess. Why is this? Is it said that the princess is worried that the status of her eldest wife will not be guaranteed? Isn’t she the proper wife herself? How could this be?
But in fact, this is true. The prince-consort often brings back a lot of women from outside. This emperor has no way to interrupt, because no matter which law it is, it does not say that the prince-consort cannot find some concubines. Now there are many people who marry princesses, and Li Yuan has many daughters. Even the Dou family, which was ruined before, also married a princess, called the Xiangyang Princess, and her prince-consort is a bunch of women.
To put it bluntly, this is a man's era. If you think you have a high status and can do whatever you want, you can try it.
"So, maybe it was my kindness that occurred, or maybe it was something else. You can do it, but I don't care."
Ye Tan said indifferently, then looked at the sky outside and said, "It's almost time to have a meal."
Ye Tan has always been a person who is very serious about eating and can’t eat and drink alone. How can he do other things?
At this time, Uncle Fu appeared again and looked at the two of them and said, "Master Qi, Master, the meal is ready. The old lady asked the old slave to come over and ask, should I bring it here or eat in the dining room?"
This was the case for people in the past, and sometimes, it was helpless.
But it is a very direct statement, very serious.
Dugu Feng was about to speak, but when he heard Ye Tan's words, he was stunned and then shut up.
"It's good to have two tables here. Today is the day when you come back and see the people at home. How can you not eat together? Do you think it's so easy to eat with your family in many cases?"
Uncle Fu nodded when he saw that the owner of his house was not speaking, and soon, he saw two young men coming to move things. These people were definitely not from here because they couldn't afford it, and only the people from Suiyuan.
Then, the dishes started to be served soon.
The dishes are simple, without any unnecessary statements.
Braised pork, pork ribs, fried lamb chops, lotus root clips, stir-fried vegetables, winter bamboo shoots and meat slices, beef chicken, dried pork trotters, braised prawns, boiled lamb, taro beef, large-boiled dried shredded beans, raw-cut bacon, etc. There are 26 dishes in total, there are not many vegetarian dishes and many meat dishes.
As for the staple food, there are rice, steamed buns, and even a little bun.
It seems that Ye Xiao is doing well, and then the old lady and the little girls come.
I was stunned when I looked at the dishes on this table, because in today's days, although there are a lot of foods that can be eaten, they are not meat. In the current weather, there are a lot of wild vegetables in the wild. Unfortunately, there are not many in Chang'an City. This is the so-called environment that determines your level of life.
Originally, the old lady meant that you could eat, she didn't plan to serve, but there are some things, and she really missed her own children, how could she not think about it?
From giving up after death to the joy I have regained now, such feelings cannot be felt if I don’t become my parents.
"You can serve the table too."
Ye Tan said to Uncle Fu who was standing there, and he refused directly, "This is not polite."
"Afu, come up too. The family is like this. How can there be any etiquette? Besides, it's also a family, but Meng'er is not here. Otherwise, our family will be reunited."
Uncle Fu was still talking, but Ye Tan pulled him to the table.
But, because Dugu Feng was lying on the bed, there was nothing he could do, what should I do?
Ye Tan reached out to take a small stool next to him, and then asked Ye Xiao to prepare a large plate and just give him some dishes. It was either the wounded or the older ones, so there was no need to drink.
Ye Tan clapped his hands and Ye Xiao brought the juice, using a bamboo tube.
After everyone had it, looking at the desire for food in their eyes of these children reminded him of his childhood. Once the Chinese New Year was over, it was the happiest time because he could eat delicious food.
"Today is a good day for your uncle to come back, so I won't say much, I'll start eating."
After Ye Tan finished speaking, he picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of lotus root. He put it on Xin'er's plate beside him, and said with a smile, "Eat it, it's delicious."
The little girl was about to get up to salute, but Ye Tan suppressed her and said, "Eat quickly, otherwise they will eat it all in a while."
After saying this, I picked up a chicken leg and started to eat it.
The old lady is a little reserved. After all, she has had good days, but these children have not lived a good life. If the old lady had not suppressed her, she would have started fighting.
When the old lady said that it was OK to start, the little girls were still using chopsticks at the beginning, but unfortunately they couldn't do it at all. They were young and were not skilled in using it. When they were anxious, they saw Ye Tan using their hands, and they felt as if they had found the so-called savior and got started.
It is the same as eating with children and eating with buckets. It is not ugly, but about having appetite.
When the old lady picked up a chopstick of taro beef, her face changed drastically and said, "This is beef?"
No matter in any era in ancient times, this is too much and cannot be messed up. Moreover, from the taste, it doesn’t look like an old cow. Do you think they have never eaten it? It’s because they have eaten it, so they are worried.
"It's okay, this is on the grassland, it is considered a beef cattle raised in Songzhou. It can only be used to eat meat and not work. If it's okay, don't worry, this is reported."
Ye Tan said with a smile, and then picked up a chopstick himself.
Children are very happy to eat. Although they know that eating so much meat can easily cause diarrhea, who will care at this time?
After Dugu Feng ate a little meat, he stopped eating. He couldn't eat more. Looking in front of him, although his mother was restraining her hard, her palms kept approaching the meat, and her eyes suddenly became wet.
If the Dugu family was still the same family as before, his mother was also a wealthy family. She had been living a wealthy family since she was a child and had never eaten anything. In many cases, she ate very little, because eating too much is not good for the health. People in the past, especially those in rich families, were very good at nourishing their health. At this time, if this is really the case, is it appropriate?
But what do you think is that I have eaten so much but continue to eat?
And a few little girls are eating even better. Although they know that children's spleen and stomach are not very good and cannot eat too much, but after eating today, when will the next time be? Who knows? This is like when there is a good harvest in some places, people start to eat crazily, making themselves fat, and then they will not stop and will not worry about problems with their stomach problems, because problems with their stomach are just diarrhea, and if there is no meat, they will be starved to death. Who can care so much between life and death?
At this time, he understood why Ye Tan said that if he wanted to live a good life, he could only go to Songzhou.
After going to Songzhou, all the children in their family can study and do what people should do in the true sense. Do you think those people in the past are human beings? In wealthy families, the prices of girls are different. If they are beautiful, they will give them to some rich and powerful families as wives or concubines. But if they are not good-looking, they can also give them to their own disciples to treat their families more loyally. So it is conceivable how girls live their lives. If they can always exist for this big family, their lives will be good. If there is a change, these people will be unlucky.
The woman who came to Ye Tan to talk about Yuan Shoucheng just now gave him two words: self-confidence.
There have been few people who have been able to do this since ancient times. If these nieces can do it, wouldn’t it be a good thing?
Sometimes, people are like this. When they are heartless, they make you feel that this person has no human nature. However, sometimes they are gentle as water, because they are all humans, not other things. However, from heartless to heartless, the excessiveness in this is not simple.
Finally, I finished eating.
The old lady felt that she was holding on, and the same was true for a few little girls. Dugu Xin, who was sitting beside Ye Tan, had grease on her face. If this thing was placed in the Dugu family during the Sui Dynasty, she would definitely be scolded. Can she say it now?
"All of them have been eaten, and you can't rest, as it can easily hurt your stomach."
When Dugu Feng said this, Ye Tan thought it was wrong. Didn’t it mean that after eating, it would take a rest for a while before walking out for a walk? However, if you open some of the health-preserving methods in the past, you would go out for a walk after eating. People have their own fate, and who knows which one is true?
"I still have something to do here, so I won't accompany you anymore. I have to go home to deal with the old Taoist priest, so I will say goodbye first."
After Ye Tan and Dugu Feng talked to the old lady, they turned around and left.
After a while, Uncle Fu, who had just eaten some and left, came back and looked at the old lady and Dugu Feng and said, "Old Madam, Ye Hou asked someone to keep fifty live chickens, one hundred kilograms of pork, fifty kilograms of beef, one thousand kilograms of taro, one thousand kilograms of lotus root, one thousand kilograms of bacon, and some rice and white flour, and left."
Hearing this, the old lady nodded, "You have someone keep things in the cellar so that they won't be broken."
Then, let him go out.
If you save some food, it will be enough for them to eat until autumn. Don’t think that people in the past lived the same life as they are now. People in the past can live a porridge, which is very telling.
"Feng'er, what does Ye Hou mean?"
Although she knew something about what Dugu Feng did, she was even more worried that Ye Tan would have requirements for her family.
"Mother, you're thinking too much. Yehou's Songzhou is too rich, and they have to marry Princess Changle, oh, that is, His Majesty's eldest daughter, not to become a son-in-law, but to marry her home. How could they let me do things? I don't have that much ability, and after I come back this time, I may not be able to return to His Majesty, and I can only go to one place to be a Sima. I no longer have anything to worry about."
Dugu Feng's words stunned the old lady, then nodded and said, "It's better if there isn't, our family can't stand the tossing."
Alas, if a disaster comes, a lot of people die, a bad man-made disaster comes, and a group of people die. If this continues, there will be no one left.
When there are many people at home, you don’t think there is any problem, but at this time, you find that there are really few people.
"Mother, Ye Hou just told me something, but I can't make any decision, so I can only ask my mother for advice."
Thinking about Ye Tan’s thought just now, he was still unsure and could only ask his mother. If she was unwilling to leave, she had no choice but to take care of the people in the family, and all this was up to her.
"What's the matter?"
After getting used to being in a wealthy family, I will think a lot. Although I think it is not good, there is no way.
"Ye Hou said that we hope our family will go to Songzhou. But it's just a suggestion, but there is no forced requirement."
The old lady stared at him and said after a while, "You have decided, why do you still have to ask about your health? You are the male master of the family, you have the final say, but I have one thing, the woman from the Dugu family is not a slave."
Chapter completed!