Early the next morning, the young couple had breakfast and set off on horseback.
Mu Anzhi doesn't like riding in cars and has always sat down if he can't. Li Yuhua can also ride a horse, which is somewhat beyond Mu Anzhi's expectation. It's not uncommon for a noble lady in the imperial capital to ride a horse, but horses are rare in the countryside. Li Yuhua said
, "I have been able to ride a donkey since I was a child. Later, in order to make it easier to go out, I bought several horses in the workshop. Not only can I ride a horse, I can also drive a cart."
Mu Anzhi immediately praised her, "Versatile."
"Of course. Otherwise, how could I be worthy of you, third brother?" Li Yuhua thought that although she didn't know much about chess, calligraphy and painting, the things she knew might not be possible for those wealthy ladies. Could it be that playing chess, calligraphy and painting is no better than driving a big car?
Noble? Li Yuhua doesn't think so.
Li Yuhua was riding a smaller mare, and Mu Anzhi was riding a black divine horse. It was quite a divine horse. Li Yuhua glanced at it several times and said to himself, the third brother is really ignorant, and a beautiful little lady like me is by his side.
, he actually didn’t invite me to ride with him.
Thinking that Mu Anzhi seemed to be unwilling to get close to her due to the things he said in the past, Li Yuhua felt a little depressed.
In the morning, the Imperial City gradually became lively, with noisy carriages and horses, and shops opened, especially the morning food stalls. The billowing steam wafted out with different fresh fragrances, accompanied by the morning fog and morning frost, which warmed the excitement from the eyes to the heart. Li Yuhua blinked.
I just forgot about what happened with Mu Anzhi. Although she has always been shrewd, she is still young after all. She only has some ignorant thoughts about love and is not in a hurry.
Mu Anzhi saw Li Yuhua looking at the breakfast stall on the side and asked her, "What do you want to eat?"
"Third brother, have you ever eaten fried donuts?"
Mu Anzhi sent Xiao Yi to buy some fried coke rings, but Li Yuhua specifically told him, "If you want sweet coke rings, let Third Brother try them. He has never eaten them."
Li Yuhua always had this kind of cunning, Mu Anzhi just smiled and didn't say anything. After Jiao Huan'er bought it, Li Yuhua drove his little mare close to Mu Anzhi's big black horse, raised his neck and asked in a low voice, "Third brother, let's
Can I eat it on the street? Would it be unseemly?"
If before the dream, Mu An's words and deeds were all within the framework of those rules, how ridiculous it seems now.
"What's so shameful about this? You can eat as much as you want. You can eat anywhere." Mu Anzhi gave Li Yuhua two charrings covered with rough paper. Mu Anzhi held the remaining two in his hands and bit them first.
One bite, it's not that he has never eaten Jiaohuaner, he just ate less, and he hasn't eaten in more than ten years. When he lived in Yu'an Palace, he ate the same food in the dining room of the prince, and the food in the dining room was sent to the capital of Yu'an Palace.
It's warm. Things like burnt rings must be freshly fried and crispy to be delicious.
The two of them were riding horses while eating coke rings. Moreover, their tastes were quite similar. Mu Anzhi also liked to eat sweet coke rings.
Mu Anzhi never ate alone, and later on, Nanny Sun and the others were also assigned to two Jiaohuaner. Nanny Sun was holding the Jiaohuaner in the car and kept worrying: Your Highness, my empress, why are you eating like this outside?
Yun Yan laughed on the side, "Mommy, let's eat too. Your Highness is young and loves to play like a child."
"You're not old yet, but you talk in an old-fashioned way." Grandma Sun couldn't help but laugh, and took a bite of the hot fried charred ring. Since entering the palace, she has not eaten this freshly fried charred ring in decades.
Circled.
After eating Jiaohuan'er, Mu Anzhi's eyebrows seemed to be stained with the freshness of the market, and he said to Li Yuhua, "Tomorrow morning, we won't eat at the house, we will go out to eat the morning food on the street."
Li Yuhua agrees a hundred times.
As they spoke, the two rode out of the inner city. The outer city was just as prosperous, but the only difference from the inner city was the city gate.
There were many people leaving the city in the morning. They waited until they entered the suburbs of Beijing. Li Yuhua let go of the horse and ran happily for a short while. Mu Anzhi drove the big black horse to follow Li Yuhua leisurely. The golden morning sun in the east
, the bare branches on both sides of the road, the frozen green wheat seedlings in the earthy yellow fields, and Li Yuhua’s smiling face that is brighter than the sun when she occasionally looks back.
Xiao Yi and Xiao Fan were far behind, followed by the guards and the motorcade. For some reason, they both felt strangely relaxed and indescribably happy. Maybe it was because the weather was so good today and the sky was blue.
The clouds are clear and the wind is gentle.
Zhuangzi is on the outskirts of Beijing. The road is not easy to walk after getting off the official road. It will be noon when we arrive at Zhuangzi. Mei Dianbo was here last time and took the initiative to guide the way. From a distance, we can see a few houses dotted among the fields.
Outside the house, very light blue smoke curled up from the chimney and was blown away by the breeze.
Along the country road to the village, there were a few children wrapped in cotton-padded clothes playing at the end of the village. They stared at the motorcade curiously when they saw it coming. There were also a few elderly people sitting under the wall in the morning sun to bask in the sun.
While chatting under the sun, they all squinted at the motorcade. An older child shouted crisply, "Master Mei, grandpa, it's Master Mei!"
An old man picked up the bamboo stick and stood up. His grandson supported the old man sensibly. Mei Dianbo smiled and said hello, "It's Old Man Li."
Old Man Li bowed his hands and said, "Your Excellency has arrived, and you have invited me to have a rest so that I can fulfill my filial piety."
"I won't go there today, we have to go up to Zhuangzi."
Several old men who were basking in the sun under the wall also got up and came over to give gifts to the nobles. Li Yuhua took out a money bag from his sleeve and threw it to Mei Dianbook, saying, "We are destined to meet each other today. The two of us are destined to meet each other."
A golden pea, and the child two silver peas, Your Highness will reward them."
Mei Dianbu took it and distributed the rewards to everyone. The tenants had never seen such generous rewards before. They were lucky enough to work as tenants in Huangzhuang. Huangzhuang paid generously and could save a few taels of silver in good years.
, even if the year is bad, commissions and taxes will be reduced today to prevent people from starving to death. Unexpectedly, Old Man Li immediately threw down his bamboo stick and kowtowed in thanks for receiving such a generous reward today. Mu Anzhi quickly said, "It doesn't have to be like this.
Everyone, please get up. I will come and talk to you when I have time."
When Mu Anzhi saw that his motorcade had gone far away, and the old people and children were still behind him, he couldn't help but said, "The folk customs are really simple."
Li Yuhua smiled and said nothing.
The people's customs are honest and unsophisticated. It is good to remember the third brother when you get benefits.
The farm is built at the entrance of the village. Compared with the yellow mud thatched houses of the tenants, the farm is a large blue brick house with a three-in-one courtyard. It is not big in the imperial city, but it is first-class in Li Dian Village.
A big house.
Mei Dianbo originally wanted to send someone to inform him and ask Zhuangtou to come out to greet him. Mu Anzhi didn't do any of these stunts and went straight over. When he was called to open the door, he didn't wait for anyone to come to greet him. He took Li Yuhua and drove his horse through the door.
As a result, I heard an angry voice, "I am your father, you must listen to me! If you dare to take away your father's mission, I will not beat you to death!"
Mu Anzhi raised his eyebrows and looked over, and saw a middle-aged fat man with a protruding belly and a silk dress chasing a handsome young man with a feather duster in his hand. At this time, he was sweating profusely and angry.
blow.
Xiao Yi took a step forward and shouted, "How dare you talk such nonsense in front of His Highness!"
Mei Dianbo also said, "Cheng Fu, His Highness has arrived, what are you doing?"
The middle-aged man with a fat belly suddenly turned pale with fright, and he trembled and knelt on the ground. The handsome young man in a green cloth robe bowed generously and explained unhurriedly, "Since the empress appointed Xiao Wen as the steward of the farm, Xiao Wen has become the steward of the farm.
I don't dare to slack off, because my father doesn't do things well and he doesn't care. The villain wants to invite his old man to go home and enjoy the happiness. He is not very happy, so he gets angry and wants to teach the villain a lesson. I don't know that His Highness the Queen is here, and the trivial matters at home will make His Highness the Queen laugh.
Already."
Cheng Fu couldn't help but said, "I have been in charge of the farm for decades, but I am no more knowledgeable than you."
"Okay, everyone, get up."
The Cheng family father and son stood up, and Cheng You stepped forward to lead the way, "I didn't know that Your Highness Your Majesty was coming, so I didn't make any preparations. The villain's study is quite clean and tidy. I would like to ask Your Highness Your Majesty to rest for a while."
Let’s not talk about the dispute between the father and son of the Cheng family. Looking at the series of behaviors after meeting Mu Anzhi, Mu Anzhi also forgot about Fatty Cheng, thinking in his mind that the fatty looked stupid, but his son looked stupid.
Well prepared.
When he arrived at the study, Cheng You arranged to serve tea and a few snacks, "It's a country place, so your highness must be a rare sight."
Suddenly, Mrs. Cheng came over to kowtow, and Mu Anzhi sent Mrs. Cheng away directly. Cheng Fu discussed with his mother-in-law outside and quickly prepared lunch for His Highness. It was the first time in Mrs. Cheng's life that she saw such a noble person as the prince and princess, and her calves were nervous.
Shivering, he rubbed his hands and whispered, "We have some vulgar food here, how can we entertain your highness?"
Cheng Fu didn't have a good idea at the moment. Although this was an imperial mansion, no royal family member had ever been here since Cheng Fu was on duty at the village, and he had never entertained the prince. Cheng Fu was still more independent-minded than Mrs. Cheng, "
It's too late to go to the Imperial City to buy exquisite meals now. Just wait while I ask the girl next to His Highness or the nun."
Aunt Sun knew Mu Anzhi's temperament and told Cheng Fuda, "You can eat whatever you have. Your Highness is not picky about food, and there is no need to make a show."
Cheng Ful responded repeatedly, "Then let's go and make arrangements."
Grandma Sun motioned to Yunyan Sushuang and said to Cheng Fu, "These two girls are also quite good at cooking. Let them go with you."
Cheng Fu didn't get what he asked for, so he politely asked Yunyan Sushuang to go ahead, and he went to serve the two of them like a servant. Suddenly, several old men from Li Dian Village came outside to give gifts of chickens and ducks, saying that they were filial piety.
Your Highness's.
In the room, Li Yuhua took a few sips of tea and asked Cheng You, "How is Zhuangzi doing now?"
Cheng You said, "Last time I paid my respects to Your Highness, the villain and Ding Yuan also wanted to make some reforms to reform the shortcomings after they came back. One is that now the oxen, horses, knives and hoes all belong to Zhuangzi, and every time when the farming is busy, the tenants come to get them. Let's discuss it.
It is better to divide it among each family, and they will keep the knives, hoes, carts, plows and other items. The cattle and horses are also raised by each family. We have discussed the custody details and the cattle and horses have also been discussed. As long as they feed the cattle and horses well, if
After breeding, if two calves are obtained, one will be given to the tenant. The same goes for horses, donkeys and other livestock. This saves the village a lot of care and maintenance. Secondly, we now have two villages, and each village has ten people in charge.
, the field affairs that each steward is responsible for are assigned to each person. The harvest of each person will be determined next summer. Rewards and punishments are all decided by Her Majesty. From now on, everyone will get together every five days, and they will also say
Let’s talk about Zhuangzi. I discussed with Ding Yuan and invited a few reputable tenants to come over. After all, our village is a village because of tenants. If we ignore the tenants, sometimes we may be overlooked.”
"Then why did you father and son quarrel?"
"My father used to be in charge of Zhuangzi's affairs, and all the stewards at Zhuangzi were from my uncle's generation. I just took over the business, and if I want to change the rules, there will inevitably be some conflicts. No one is willing to subcontract the fields, and those close to the canals
They were all robbing, and those far away from the canal were not happy. I said we should just divide the pieces among ourselves and draw lots. My second uncle had bad hands and got a piece that was not very good. My father was not happy to say that I had a bad idea. It was not just this one.
It's all a trivial matter." Cheng You said quite helplessly. Fortunately, he was able to handle his father's job as head of the village. Ding Yuan's side was even more difficult. Ding Yuan took the job from his uncle. Now Ding Yuan
When he became a boss and had to change the rules, his aunt became very angry and said a lot of sarcastic words overtly and secretly.
But Cheng You said that it was the prince and concubine who were dissatisfied with the chief steward of Zhuangzi, and it was not him and Ding Yuan who competed for power.
At that time, he advised his father that it would be better to hand over the grain from Zhuangzi later, because there was already a letter saying that their Zhuangzi had been allocated to His Highness the Third Highness. He would wait until His Highness took over the Zhuangzi before handing over the autumn grain. This food belonged to His Highness. But he
Dad didn't know what was wrong with him. He discussed with the big farm owner over there and handed over the grain to the Department of Internal Affairs.
The Secretary of Internal Affairs got a benefit, but when Zhuangzi allocated it to His Highness the Third Highness, there was not even a grain of grain left. Later, His Highness sent Mei Dianbu to check out Zhuangzi's affairs, and even the tenants were recorded clearly by head. Cheng You felt that something was wrong.
. Sure enough, he went to the city to pay his respects to his mother-in-law with filial piety. The mother-in-law did not see his father or Ding Yuan's uncle at all, so she directly assigned the errands of Zhuangtou to him and Ding Yuan.
This must be said to be a sign of mercy, otherwise the empress would just send someone else, and they would have to kowtow to express gratitude.
Therefore, Cheng You and Ding Yuan discussed that something must be done. The two of them were also young, and when they came back, they drastically broke away from the old rules and promoted young people of their own generation.
The old people were not happy, so there were conflicts from time to time.
Li Yuhua smiled, "I haven't misjudged the person yet."
A huge stone fell to Cheng You's heart, and he said quickly, "The villain will live up to the trust of the queen!"
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