Li Dewu, who was blessed with a baby boy a few days ago, has been walking in the wind recently, with a smile that seems to be on his face twelve hours a day.
Indeed, you should be happy.
Hedong Pei's big thick leg, he has completely climbed on it.
The most important thing was accomplished. No matter what, I would never wake up suddenly at night again for fear of being kicked out.
His official career, his family fortune, his title, and so many things were all based on that baby who was less than a month old.
Walking into the inner room and looking at the baby in his wife's arms tenderly, Li Dewu thought in his heart, Chang'an Order failed, and now that the baby has been born, I should be compensated.
"Are you all stupid?" Ms. Pei said with a smile: "It will be a full moon in a few days. Do you want to do something about it?"
Ms. Pei never decides on similar matters on her own, but always asks her husband... After all, she knows that Li Dewu is in an embarrassing situation now.
Li Dewu's expression didn't change at all, he just said: "You make the decision."
Mrs. Pei thought for a while, "I heard that the war has not stopped, is it appropriate to postpone it a little?"
"That's fine." Li Dewu glanced at a delicate jade pendant beside his pillow and reached out to touch it, "It's gentle and smooth on my hands. It's such a good piece of jade."
"A congratulatory gift from the East Palace." Mrs. Pei lowered his head and looked at the baby in his arms without blinking, "My son is both a direct descendant and a eldest son. He will definitely be able to help my husband support the family and revive the family business in the future."
Li Dewu's expression finally changed slightly, both direct and long-term... Now that I think about it, I still feel soft, leaving such trouble.
If you let your wife know that you are neither your direct descendant nor your eldest son, then everything you have today and everything possible in the future will be in vain.
Although they separated just a few months after getting married, Li Dewu knew that Pei Shuying had a strong temperament and would hold a knife to each other in order to maintain integrity. If things went wrong, where the blade would turn... it is not difficult to guess.
Mrs. Pei didn't notice her husband's strange expression and said softly: "There are a lot of state affairs recently. If you have some free time, can you sit with my father for a while?"
Li Dewu's expression changed, Xiaoyi spoke and stayed with his wife for a while before leaving.
A quarter of an hour later, Pei Shiju picked up the teacup and said lightly: "Li Shenfu Xiaoyou, the general manager of Bingzhou, was killed. Xiao Wei, the governor of Fenzhou, beheaded five thousand people. The saint ordered Taichang Qing Zheng Yuanxuan to make peace again. I will return today, Jie
Li Khan has promised to make peace and withdraw immediately."
Li Dewu was a little confused and thought for a while before speaking, "Li Shenfu and Xiao Wei are both in Hedong. King Qin has made many military exploits. I don't know if the East Palace..."
"It's just two small wins." Pei Shiju sighed: "I have experienced four dynasties, Qi, Zhou, Sui, Tang... The power of King Qin is not as powerful as King Lanling."
"What my father-in-law means is..."
"Looking through the history books, is there any prince with unparalleled military exploits?" Pei Shiju shook his head, "It's a pity, it's a pity."
Li Dewu did not answer the question, lowered his head and thought quickly in his mind, did today's words prove Pei's position?
After all, his father-in-law also served as Prince Zhan Shi, and Pei Ji had always been close to the East Palace.
"That's it, that's it." Pei Shiju came back to his senses, "Before, the army was prepared for war, and food and grass were used for military purposes. Now that the Turks have withdrawn, Chang'an ordered Li Qianyou to ask for relief for the civilians. The saint has given permission."
"The area around Chang'an has not been very peaceful recently. The refugees have no food. They have looted the towns and cities several times, and even several villages have been swept away."
"Chang'an County Government still lacks a county captain, you can fill it."
He lost a Chang'an order, not to mention compensation, but lost a county captain. Li Dewu, who had his head lowered, secretly gritted his teeth, but he immediately raised his head and fell to the ground solemnly, "Thank you, father-in-law, for your support."
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On the drying ground, Guo Pu was practicing his troops, and in the open space not far away, several men were sharpening their knives.
As if they felt something, the three pigs that had been tied up began to struggle and howl, attracting a crowd of children to watch. From time to time, Guo Pu shouted and cursed... Apparently the guys in the drying area were already distracted.
"Sharpening knives is as hard as pigs and sheep." Li Shan muttered and complained: "Qi Bo, is there anything more morale-boosting than this?"
"I bought ten pigs, but I haven't killed any of them yet. I see that I can't eat them, so I might as well not buy them!"
"It's so demoralizing!"
Zhu Wei pulled his face and said nothing. He was used to being thrifty. He just felt that it was the duty of the villagers to protect their hometown. The village's food rations were pretty good, but eating meat... was too luxurious!
Despite Li Shan's persuasion, Zhu Wei finally agreed to kill three pigs and did not buy the two sheep at all.
Although pigs produce more meat than sheep, there is a big price difference between the two. Ten pigs only cost 16 guan, while two sheep cost 19 guan.
The butcher in the village who specializes in killing pigs and sheep said with a smile: "Dalang, go away, don't be scared."
Sorry, since I was in high school, I have to help out every New Year in the village... Li Shan smiled, walked a few steps to the side, and stared at the pig on the chopping board.
After looking at it for a while, Li Shan sighed, thin, too thin, not much fat.
Li Shan was born in the countryside, his family was poor, and his meals had little oil and water, so he liked to celebrate the New Year the most. He helped tie and kill pigs, and he was treated to pig-killing dishes, especially the braised pork, with big chunks of fat and trembling, especially
Satisfy cravings.
I don’t know if it’s the wrong season or a problem with the breed of pigs, which have more lean meat and less fat meat, but Li Shan didn’t feel any odor, so they must have been castrated.
In a short while, the three pigs were divided cleanly, and each household received a few pounds. Li Shan also paced back home.
"What kind of pig are you buying?" Mrs. Zhu frowned when she saw Lao Fan coming in with pork. "Either spend more money to buy sheep, or buy chickens."
You can make braised pork without adding sugar and it will have a unique flavor, but you have to use wine to remove the smell.
"To make pork delicious, it must be paired with wine...preferably rice wine." Li Shan muttered a few times, but at this time, he couldn't let people risk going out to buy a bar just to cook braised pork?
"Mr. Lang?" Xiaoman's eyes rolled around and disappeared in a flash.
Li Shan was still thinking about the rice wine at Qi Bo's house, but unfortunately it was impure. Xiaoman suddenly ran over with a wine jar and said, "Lang Jun, the best Huangguan wine from the east of the river!"
Before Li Shan could ask what was going on, a furious Zhou Zhao jumped on his feet and chased him out, which he had managed to keep until now.
"Well done, Xiaoman." Li Shan took the wine jar and pointed at Zhou Zhao's nose, "If you don't return the wine, you can share the meat."
Zhou Zhao was unwilling to do so. It had been more than half a year. Of course he knew the talking style of the guy in front of him... If he came up to make a noise, the wine would be gone and the meat would be gone.
"Roasting meat with wine, another Lingnan secret?" Zhou Zhao glanced at the chopping board and immediately pinched his nose, "It's actually pork!"
Li Shan commanded Lao Fan with an expressionless expression, "You are a superior person, you only eat fish, mutton, and chicken."
When the pot of braised pork was out of the pot, well, it wasn't out of the pot yet, Zhou Zhao picked up the chopsticks and moved like lightning...
Li Shan looked at Zhou Zhao munching coldly, while Xiao Man jumped to the side, "I'll let you eat it all."
"Is this really Lingnan's secret skill?" Zhou Zhao's mouth bulged, "I didn't expect it to be so delicious!"
"Dong dong dong dong dong..."
The rapid sound of gongs suddenly sounded in his ears, and Li Shan's face changed. This was a warning signal.
"Xiao Man!"
After a while, Li Shan, with the help of Xiaoman, put on the Mingguang Armor and walked out with a long knife in hand.
Xiao Man behind him fell to the ground and said, "I hope Mr. Lang will return victoriously."
Li Shan paused, showed a comforting smile to Xiao Man, and then looked at Zhou Zhao, "Old Fan, let him eat all this pot of meat, not even a piece is left!"
"If you can't eat it, just stuff it in!"
Quickening his pace and running towards the south, Li Shan maliciously speculated on Zhou Zhao's fate.
I remember that my third uncle did not eat meat in my previous life, but later I found out that when he was killing a New Year pig, my third uncle urged me to eat meat. As a result... I was so angry that he made my son eat the whole pot of meat.
Since then, my third uncle has become a vegetarian.