When Shi'an returned to Taoyaju, it was not yet noon.
Qingyu Zhufeng and Hongtao were meditating under the willow tree by the lotus pond. As for old man Xu, he only has leisure time in his old age. He went out for a walk early in the morning, but he didn't know where he went.
Shi'an sat under the willow tree, first handed thirty gold pieces to Qingyu, and then talked about Liu Jian's family entering the Ming Pavilion.
After listening, Hong Tao played with the small gold ingot and sighed. "In the past, in Xuanmen, those who could ask the second senior brother to tell their fortunes would have to pay 50,000 spiritual stones in less than a year, but now they only have 30 gold. Alas... it really is.
It’s not what it used to be.”
Qingyu took all the gold into Xuannv Hall, took out a sticker and pen and ink, handed it to Shi'an, smiled slightly, "Thirty gold is already a lot in the mortal world. When the Mingge becomes stronger in the future, more will be added."
yes."
Shi'an took the note, wrote Liu Jian's name and official position on the cover, and wrote the birth dates of his family of six on the inside page. Then he handed it to Qingyu.
Qingyu consciously entered the Xuannv Hall again. A mahogany shelf had been placed in a corner of the hall, and a sign of Ming Pavilion hung in the middle of the shelf. She placed the Geng Tie of Liu Jian's family on the shelf, looked at it quietly, and then regained consciousness.
Back to reality.
Zhufeng looked at Shi'an in surprise: "Second junior brother, has his cultivation improved again?"
Shi'an smiled and nodded: "Richen has just broken through, and now the life eye can already see the two pillars of year and month."
Zhufeng said with some relief: "Although it has only recovered 10% to 20%, it is much easier to do things."
Hong Tao glanced at the clock and saw that it was almost lunch time, then she said to Zhu Feng, "Dad, I'm hungry."
Zhufeng sighed in his heart. After the business in the medicine field came to an end, he became a cooking father again. He could only deal with firewood, rice, oil and salt every day, but his cooking skills had improved a little.
"What do you want to eat?" he asked.
Qingyu Shian and Hongtao each thought for a while.
"Steamed cake."
"Meat with courgette."
"Meat pot."
Zhufeng nodded: "Okay, let's eat sunflower soup."
Sunflower soup, sunflower soup, pick sunflowers and hold them to make soup. Several people got up with a smile and went to the kitchen together.
...
Zhufeng had just finished lunch when old man Xu came back at the right time. He was not polite and said that he had made an appointment with some old guy to visit the bird market in the afternoon. After eating, he wiped his lips and walked out again.
Zhufeng finished clearing the dishes and thought he had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he suggested going out to the street. After all, it was not suitable to stay at home all day, especially Qingyu. It was really boring to spend the whole day at home either reading or meditating.
Hong Tao had not yet mustered up the courage to go to Tongyuan, but it was uncomfortable to be bored at home, so he agreed wholeheartedly. Shi An also had no objections. In the end, the three of them unanimously decided, without asking Qing Yu what he meant, and just dragged the person along.
Forcibly taken to the streets,
Fortunately, the sun is not very bright today, and the streets are very lively because of the arrival of King Guan.
The family was wandering around casually. When passing by a rouge shop, Hong Tao was very excited and wanted to get in, but was blocked by Zhu Feng.
Hong Tao thought for a while, "Buy it for Senior Sister." Then she went into the rouge shop.
It was impossible for Zhufeng and Shi'an to enter the rouge shop, so they wandered around in nearby shops.
Qingyu followed the rouge shop, and Ren Hongtao liked this one and the other one was beautiful. Finally, she bought several boxes and left with satisfaction.
The two left the rouge shop and reunited with Zhufeng and Shi'an. Then, Qingyu thought about the question of where to go. He hadn't seen the yamen notice wall for several days, so he suggested going to the inner city gate to see if there were any new ones.
notice.
Everyone said hello and headed towards the inner city gate.
The inner city gate is not a place where one can enter at will, and there are not more people in the inner circle than in the outer circle, so there are not many people at the city gate. When Qingyu and his party arrived, there were only three or two people standing in front of the notice wall, pointing.
Discussed.
There are several notices posted on the wall. In the far distance, there are officials who stole money and were sentenced to be executed.
Hongtao was still a little happy when she saw her name. She pointed at her name to show off to others, "Look, my name."
Several people looked at him with dignity.
Qingyu's eyes fell on a notice nearby. After a moment, he pointed at the notice with interest and said: "We bought this hundred acres of land."
Several people looked in the direction she pointed. It was a notice issued by Tian Cao to seal the land. One hundred acres of official land were for sale, including five acres of land, fifteen acres of land, and twenty acres of land.
Five acres, thirty-four acres of profit land, and twenty-one acres of herringbone land, totaling one hundred acres.
Starting price: 1, 2, 5, or 5 cents. The price is sealed, and the one with the highest price will win.
After Zhufeng understood the rules, he said: "The lowest price is one hundred and fifty taels. Bid by yourself, and the higher bidder gets it. The problem is that you don't know how others quote. If you bid too high, you will lose, if you bid too little, you won't be able to buy it. There are some
It’s hard to decide.”
Although he knows the normal selling price of land, this blind bidding method is a bit uncertain. Especially this year, most people are not optimistic about the land harvest, which will also affect their respective pricing.
Finally, Zhufeng tried to analyze, "The He family is bound to get the land this year, and I'm afraid the price will be high. The Si family will have to fight for it even if they don't have any choice." I'm afraid the price will go up a lot.
Qingyu smiled, took out a pen and paper from Xuannv Hall behind her back, wrote down the bid, then put the letter into an envelope and dropped it into the mailbox at the door of the city guard room.
Zhufeng Shi'an and Hongtao both looked curious. Hongtao kept asking how much the bid was, but Qingyu smiled and said softly, "Just right."
The three of them couldn't ask, and seeing that the notice stated that the results would be announced in three days, they could only suppress their curiosity for the time being.
...
After wandering around the street and buying some scattered things, the four of us returned home.
After the unitary hour, Wen Ya, Xu Lan and old man Xu who had gone out to play all returned. Since the food had been prepared by Zhufeng in advance, Xu Lan had nothing to do after the meal, so she took out the dates she had picked from the red peaches before and prepared to cook them.
Preserved dates.
Others looked around in wonder.
Xu Lan first set up the pot in the yard. The dates had been cored and dried in advance. She removed the rotten jujube kernels, spread the remaining dates in a dustpan, sprinkled wine on top, mixed well, and then lit it in the yard.
A pile of elm sawdust was used to smoke dates.
After the dried dates were smoked for half an hour, as soon as the bamboo strips were opened, the aroma of the dates rushed out and filled the whole yard instantly.
I couldn't help but taste one of the red peaches first, and after tasting it, I was a little disappointed: "Why does it smell like smoke?"
Xu Lan smiled and said, "It's only half made, so the taste is naturally lacking."
Then she washed the smoked jujubes and steamed them in a steamer. After the jujube kernels were steamed thoroughly, she added water to the pot, added sugar and osmanthus and boiled them. Finally, she drained the jujube kernels and sprinkled them evenly with powdered sugar.
The bright preserved dates are ready.
I tasted another red peach, and it was indeed sweet and fragrant. I grabbed a few and shared them with everyone. As a result, my hands were full of sugar shreds.
Qingyu looked at a large jar of preserved dates and thought that she might not be able to eat them all in a year, so she said: "If I have time another day, I can send some to Qian Laoer and Baiyun Temple of Lanmulofang."
"That's good." Zhufeng nodded, "They also helped us a lot."
Hong Tao took the opportunity to hand over the rouge she bought during the day to Wen Ya. Wen Ya looked at it over and over for a few times and then put it into the makeup box.
(Hahaha~ It was booming and in a trance, and the early morning turned into early morning)