There are disadvantages to having one more person in the carriage. Originally, the carriage's bed was spacious enough for Xu Qing to lie down, but now that Long Bing'er joined in, it was only big enough for two people to sit on, making it impossible for them to lie down.
Unable to take a nap, Xu Qing played cards with Long Bing'er beside him to kill time.
Xu Qing and Long Bing'er sat on the carriage and walked through the valley for more than half a day before entering Yixian County.
One of the three families, the Huang family, is located in Yixian County.
The Huang family is the family that has been rooted in Fengzhou for the longest time among the three families. Not only does the family have fertile land, but it is also good at business, with business spread all over Fengzhou. It is also the richest family among the three families. The other two families are not as experienced as the Huang family and will give
A few books of thin noodles from the Huang family.
Also thanks to the Huang family taking root in Yixian, Yixian has become quite prosperous and can be regarded as the largest county south of Fengzhou.
Although the Huang family started out as a businessman and were a large landowner who could not enter the officialdom, they could gain power if they had money. Even the magistrate of Yixian County had to apologize in front of the head of the Huang family. If the Huang family was not given face, there would be no Huang family.
I am afraid that the support from my family will be forcibly taken away in a short time.
The former Yixian County Magistrate was upright and did not give any face to the Huang family. However, his decree could not be implemented at all. With the help of the Huang family, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant-general allied themselves to oust the former Yixian County magistrate.
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In the end, the former county magistrate ended up in a state of acclimatization.
But now, due to the disaster last year, the Huang family has used this opportunity to acquire a large amount of land to strengthen itself. The rapid development of its power is eye-catching.
After the carriage entered Yixian County, Xu Qing opened the curtains of the carriage and saw the endless wheat fields. A gust of summer wind blew by, and the wheat swayed in the wind, forming a golden wave of wheat.
The people of Fengzhou finally had a good harvest after surviving the years of disaster.
There are already many farmers in the wheat fields working hard to cut the golden wheat.
There is no time to spare at this time, and wheat must be harvested in a hurry, because it is rainy this season, and newly mature millet cannot withstand rain. Farmers do not dare to let rain spoil the harvest.
At this time, Xu Qing realized: The earthy atmosphere is full of heat, and the sky is burning on the back. I am exhausted and don’t know the heat, but I am grateful that the summer is long. What kind of scene are these poems describing.
"That's great." Long Bing'er came over at some point and looked at everything through the curtains that Xu Qing had opened with her left hand.
Xu Qing asked: "You said they harvest wheat?"
Long Bing'er nodded and said: "There are no wars or battlefields here. It is peaceful and harmonious and the people can devote themselves to farming. Isn't it good?"
Xu Qing looked at Long Bing'er and said with some surprise: "I didn't expect you, a military general, to yearn for the pastoral life of a farmer? I thought all you thought about was fighting on the battlefield."
Long Bing'er hummed: "If the world is peaceful and the world is harmonious, only fools will like to fight and kill."
"That's right." Xu Qing agreed with Long Bing'er's point of view.
After the carriage entered Yixian County, Xu Qing and Long Bing'er got out of the carriage, Xiao Ye also got off the horse, and Xu Chen, who acted as the carriage driver, stood silently behind the three of them.
It's getting late now, so I definitely won't make the trip today, and because I played with Long Bing'er in the carriage along the way, I didn't eat at noon.
At this moment, it’s business to find a place to have a meal early, and then open a room to have a sleeping place.
Xu Chen has been here several times and is obviously very familiar with this place. Xu Chen knows exactly where there are inns and restaurants.
Under the leadership of Xu Chen, the two came to a restaurant called Youranju.
Xu Chen introduced to Xiao Ye, Xu Qing and Long Bing'er: "Master Xiao, Master Xu, and Miss Long, this Youranju is the most famous restaurant in Yi County. Its dishes are good in color, aroma and taste.
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Of course, those who go out have to use a trumpet, so the titles such as Commander, Dean, and His Highness were stopped and called Young Master instead.
Long Bing'er had no objections to what to eat. She ate a lot of sweets along the way and was not hungry at all.
From Xu Qing's observation, Long Bing'er is very similar to his wife and Xiao Ruxue. He will always eat whatever he likes.
My wife likes to eat sweet and sour short ribs, and she wishes she could eat them three times a day without looking like she would get tired of them.
Long Bing'er is the same. He likes to eat white rabbits when he has nothing to do. It's strange that he won't get cavities after eating like this.
Youranju not only has places to eat, but also places to live.
Xu Chen went to order the food. After Xu Qing helped Long Bing'er open the room, Long Bing'er took the wooden sign and went back to her room to rest. Although she was not hungry, she played with Xu Qing in the carriage.
a bit tired.
Xu Chen originally planned to get an Accord, but the Accord was all stained. He had no choice but to find a table in the lobby of Youranju to deal with it.
Xiao Ye looked at Xu Qing who sent Long Bing'er back to the room and walked down and asked: "Don't you want Miss Long to eat?"
Xu Qing said: "She is a little tired from playing in the carriage and wants to take a rest first."
Xiao Ye had an "I understand" expression on his face and stopped talking. He sat at the table in the lobby and ate the food the waiter had just brought.
Xiao Ye has eaten all kinds of good things in his life, and he is not very interested in the dishes in this leisurely Juli place. He only regards them as food to satisfy his hunger.
At this moment, an old man with white hair and beard holding a pipa walked over to Xu Qing's table. The old man pulled a little girl of six or seven years old, who looked like the old man's granddaughter. The little girl's face was sallow and she seemed to have good health.
I haven't had a full meal in a long time.
Although their clothes were shabby and patched, they were neat and clean.
People who make a living by performing arts in a restaurant must not be dirty. Being dirty will greatly affect the appetite of the guests. Not to mention not getting money, they may even be kicked out by the shopkeeper because it affects other people's business.
The old man looked at Xu Qing's noble son and said: "Do you want to listen to some music? I know some music and can help entertain these nobles."
Xiao Ye saw the sallow old man and the little girl, took out a piece of broken silver and put it in the old man's hand, and said: "Then let's play a song. If you play it well, I will be happy to hear it and you will be rewarded."
The old man looked at the broken silver in his hand with some fear: "No... no, it's too much... I can't use this much. If your noble lord is happy to hear this, just reward the little old man with two copper coins. I don't dare to take it as such a generous gift.
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Xiao Ye seemed to be a little impatient and said: "Look at our clothes, do we look like people who know how to carry copper coins on us? Play faster to help you get drunk."
The old man looked at Xiao Ye's impatient look, fearing that if he refused again he would offend the noble man, he cautiously asked: "I wonder what song the noble man would like to listen to?"
Xiao Ye said: "I don't care what you play, but it has to make us happy."