In the big pot in the front yard, the meat was stewed, and the beef leg bones were stewed together with the meat. After the stew was almost done, the freshly harvested yam was peeled, cut into hob pieces, and thrown into the pot before continuing to stew. Zhao Yi also directed
While the waiter was kneading the dough, the hard yellow millet flour and the soft millet flour were mixed together to make pancakes. After a while, they were steamed and eaten with the beef soup.
"Everyone worked hard to finish this batch of medicinal materials and call it a day. We will eat meat later. The boss gave me twenty kilograms of beef and a beef leg bone."
The guys shouted in unison and worked harder.
The aroma wafts to the central courtyard.
Huaiyu and everyone are grilling skewers here.
Beef skewers, mutton skewers, as well as raw fish, okra, yam, taro, and lotus root are also sliced and skewered, and even leeks, leeks, radish sprouts, bean sprouts, and dried tofu are all skewered.
It is quite simple to light up the stove and burn the charcoal and grill the skewers. The key is to have seasonings. Grind Sichuan peppercorns and other peppers into powder, as well as cumin and fennel. If there is no chili, the Tang Dynasty's characteristic fuliu vine and dogwood can also be used.
As a substitute, minced ginger, minced garlic, chopped green onion, and even mustard root are also essential.
Then take some firebrick salt brought back from Longyou belt, grind it into fine powder and stir-fry it with Sichuan peppercorns to make salt and pepper.
Fan Xuanfu was particularly quiet today.
She was no longer icy and frosty. She was pulled over by Huaiyu and put on women's clothes. She had a light yellow dress and black hair. She was tall and seemed a bit shy. She followed Huaiyu step by step.
Jade, strike from the side.
The eldest sister Yu'e and the Liu family and Wang family have been looking at her and seem to be very satisfied with her.
"Let me peel this yam. Many people's hands will itch when peeling it." The eldest sister smiled and came over to take the yam from Xuan Fu's hand.
Huaiyu looked at the numb and curvy thing. It was a yam, but at this time its name was Dioscorea. It was both wild and cultivated, and it was also a common dish on the dining tables of the Tang Dynasty.
Right now around the Mid-Autumn Festival, it's the ripe harvest season. This stuff is quite delicious, but some people's hands feel itchy when peeling it.
The good stuff that is made from the same ingredients as medicine and food is still purely natural.
"It's okay, my hands are rough." Fan Xuanxian was a little at a loss.
"I'll do it."
The eldest sister was still a little uncomfortable with the eldest daughter of the Rongguo Duke's mansion across from her. Wu Huaiyu and this man came together quietly, and even staged a story of chasing her lover thousands of miles away. She and Liu
I couldn't believe it at first.
"Sister, King Bin has just returned. Go and greet him."
Ma Zhou came back a little late today. He came back just as the gate of the square was almost closed. He also went to court early today. After the court meeting, he was left by Li Shimin and was busy in the East Palace all day. Even in the future, he will basically
Walking around the East Palace.
When he went out in the morning, he was wearing a green robe. When he came back, he still had the black Haechi miter on his head, but the green robe on his body had been replaced by a scarlet robe.
The prince gave him a silk robe and a silver fish bag to make it easier for him to walk in the future.
Although he had been working hard for a day, he was very excited and his face was glowing. When he came back, he was too embarrassed to talk to his eldest sister, so he went to Huaiyu's two nieces and younger sister, and gave them each a piece of cake. It was Li Shimin who rewarded him.
I deliberately kept some to bring back.
The eldest sister turned her head and looked around. 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?" Xuan Fu asked.
Huaiyu heated up the charcoal fire and said with a smile, "Some people are born extraordinary."
"You know how to read faces. You must have seen the wealth in his face, right?" Fan Xuanfu seemed to have some realization.
"Haha, I won't be mistaken." Huaiyu didn't deny it. "When I first met Lao Ma at the Yingdongyi Inn, I thought he was as talented as a tree in the wind."
Fan Xuanfu said, "How come I heard that before Ma Zhou wore a green shirt and was a drunkard, he was a drunkard? When I met you, he owed the inn room and drink money, and even the waiter could insult him?"
"Gold will shine wherever it goes."
"It cannot shine if it is buried underground. There are always horses with thousands of miles in the world, but Bole is not always there." Fan Xuanfu said, "There are so many scholars like Ma Zhou in the world. They come from a humble background and are hard to find with great talent, especially in times of turmoil.
Shi, if he hadn't met you, I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to get ahead in this life."
Huaiyu put the beef skewers on the charcoal fire and grilled them. "Being humble is not a shame. Being able to bend and stretch is a man. We can't choose our origins, but we can choose to change our lives."
"Fate is destined, it can't be changed so easily."
"No, three parts of our destiny are determined by heaven, and seven parts depend on hard work. People can't disbelieve in fate, but they can't believe in it completely. We have to decide our own destiny. If fate really wants to strangle us by the throat, then the worst we can do is to destroy the fish and destroy the net.
Fate has cut off our hand..."
Fan Xuanfu is very good at riding and shooting, but he has also read books. But she is a girl after all, and she cannot be freed from the constraints of the three obediences and the four virtues while studying.
Huaiyu's words are astonishing.
"I met Supervisor Zhang today. He said that you haven't seen him for a long time and missed you. He said that you had a lover and forgot about grandpa."
Fan Xuanfu's face turned red, "Humph, you must have said that last sentence yourself. My grandpa wouldn't have said that, and he didn't know we were together."
"It's wrong, he knows it."
"Well, then I'll go see him tomorrow."
"I'll go with you."
"Never."
The two of them gathered together by the charcoal stove to make skewers, laughing and chatting. They were very happy. When Cheng Chumoniu saw Wuwujun, Yawuhuaiyi, they were also very sensible and sat and chatted without disturbing the little lovers.
Over there, Ma Zhou and Yu'e were also chatting with their children. However, Ma Zhou was usually very bold when drinking, but this time he was actually having trouble speaking.
"Today His Highness asked about my family affairs, so I told His Highness our affairs."
"Oh." Wu Yu'e lowered her head and responded, without her usual generosity. Although she only responded once, she felt very sweet in her heart. This man who was appreciated by the prince was willing to directly tell the situation of the two of them in front of the prince. He
I really have him in my heart.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows your and my past experiences, and also laments that it is not easy for us,"
Li Shimin knew that Ma Zhou didn't have a house in Chang'an and had been staying with the Huaiyu brothers, so he directly asked the East Palace to find a house for Ma Zhou. Finally, Li Shimin personally picked a house. The house was in Xuanyangfang, Dongcheng, also Wannian.
The county government office is located in Fang, with Pingkangfang to the north and Dongshi to the east.
It is one of the best places in Dongcheng District, where the west is rich and the east is rich.
That house was not government property, but a house for sale. It was more than twice as big as Huaiyu's five-acre house, covering more than ten acres, and the asking price was more than two million yuan.
Li Shimin directly asked Donggong to pay the money, buy the house, and then reward it to Ma Zhou.
It can be regarded as a congratulatory gift from Li Shimin to Ma Zhou and Wu Yu'e.
"When I came back, I went to Xuanyangfang to see the house. The house is right next to Jingyu Temple. The original owner was an official who became an official. He had renovated it very well. You can just move there and live there."
Jingyu Temple was originally the Guiningyuan of Li Yuan's wife Taimu Queen Dou. Although this queen died young, she was also a legendary woman. It is said that her hair was longer than her neck when she was born. When she was three years old, her hair was as long as her height. She was
His uncle, Yuwen Yong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, raised him in the palace and was very favored.
In order to fight for the world, Yu Wenyong once took the Turkic princess Ashina as his wife, but she did not like her and was often ignored. However, Dou, who was only six or seven years old at the time, persuaded his uncle to consider the common people and treat Queen Ashina favorably.
The power of the Turks will first defeat the Qi Dynasty in the northeast of Guan and then the Chen Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River. Then the world will be unified and benefit the people.
Later, Dou married Li Yuan. Changsun Sheng's elder brother, Grand Tutor Changsun Chi, thought that Dou was a great person and his children must be well-educated, so he asked his brother to marry Li Yuan and marry Li Shimin and Changsun.
Emperors of the Sui and Tang Dynasties liked to build temples in the residences where queens, princes, etc. 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 a letter to your hometown in Chiping to bring Xiao Lang to Chang'an."
Ma Zhou blushed and asked, "That child has no mother since he was very young. He has been fostered by my brother and sister-in-law."
"Why don't you bring your brother and sister-in-law to Chang'an as well?"
"I have already taken the key to the house. How about you come with me tomorrow to see if there is anything that needs to be added or improved? I will follow your request. After the Turks retreat, I will choose a good and auspicious day to go to Sanyuan.
Duke Wu proposes marriage?"
"Okay." Wu Yu'e agreed. She looked at Ma Zhou, hesitated for a moment and then asked: "I know that Erlang helped you when you were in trouble. Erlang took the initiative to propose this marriage to you when you were in Longyou. Did you still think about it at that time?"
You have not made a fortune, but now you are favored by the prince and have a bright future. You are still young and have better choices..."
"Stop talking, I, Ma Zhou, am not that kind of person. I do owe Erlang a favor, but when I promised Erlang, I didn't want to repay the favor, let alone try to cling to the Wu family. I do think you are a very good person, although your life is miserable.
, but you can still be strong and optimistic, and you can still take care of your two children, which is amazing,
Although I, Ma Zhou, am an official now, being able to marry you is still a blessing I gained from my previous life..."
After talking about it, Yu'e no longer had any worries. She happily took the key to Ma Zhou and decided to clean up the yard when she had time. From now on, it would also be her home.
"I came from 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 noble person, Yu'e was his second noble person, and the prince was his third noble person. Their kindness to him would never be forgotten by Ma Zhou in his life.
Wu Huaiyu was able to help him when he was at his lowest, and also took him to Longyou to earn fame, recommended him to be an official in the hospital camp, and even promised his sister to himself.
And Li Shimin made extraordinary use of a poor scholar like him, and even bought a house in Dongcheng worth more than two million yuan as a gift to him.
This kind of kindness can only be given by loyalty and wisdom until death.
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"Erlang, how's your barbecue going? Everyone is hungry, so don't just talk about love." Cheng Chumo came over to disturb their little world.
"Didn't I make beef stew with potatoes and steamed yellow steamed buns? Eat some first if you're hungry." Huaiyu said impatiently.
"Hey, you guys who forget about their friends because of their lust, go away quickly and let me roast it myself."
Under dusk, the small courtyard is filled with fragrance and laughter.
