Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 308;
Chapter 309;

While Ye Qingzhi and Li Yu were talking, Wang Kexin and Situ Yunsha came hand in hand. After greeting each other, Ye Qingzhi stood up.

He took out a book bound in yellow leather, read out the reward decree from His Royal Highness, and then handed over the two jade hairpins. The two girls thanked them and left happily.

A servant came in to report;
"Patriarch, the Beiya Forbidden Army brought by the night manager and the distinguished guests from the palace have eaten and drank well."

"Understood, you go down."

"Yes, master."

When Ye Qingzhi heard that everyone was full, she also stood up;
"I have disturbed the magistrate for a long time. Our family is really ashamed. We are entrusted with the mission of His Royal Highness, so we dare not delay. We still have sixty miles to go to Chang'an City, so we have to say goodbye. Let's leave early so that we can go back and report to you sooner." , Thank you County Bo for your kind hospitality, thank you very much."

Ye Qingzhi bowed slightly as a salute while speaking, Li Yu didn't dare to push her too hard, this is the number one celebrity around the empress, so she quickly stepped forward and held Ye Qingzhi's hands;

"The manager's wife is also a bit out of touch, you are the first close body of the empress, we are all from our own family, and we will not be like this in the future.

When you arrive at my mansion, it’s just like your own home. Don’t want to see each other again. If it’s not for the emperor’s life, no matter what a certain family says, they won’t let people go. If you don’t stay for a few days and ask me to treat you well, that’s not okay. .

Since the manager still wanted to go back earlier, a certain family didn't dare to stop it any more. Manager, please, this way please, someone to send the night manager. "

After Li Yu finished speaking, the chief steward next to him, Li Zhong, quickly stood up and bowed down to salute;

"Congratulations to send the night manager out of the house."

Ye Qingzhi's trip was full of rewards, not to mention how happy she was, she looked at Li Zhong who came out to do the ceremony with a smile on her face, and nodded with a smile;

"It's time to take care of things."

"The manager is here, please."

Li Yu also followed Ye Qingzhi to the gate of the mansion, watched as the Beiya imperial guards put all three hundred catties of liquor into his large and luxurious carriage according to Ye Qingzhi's instructions,
Ye Qingzhi gathered two boxes of gold and silver at her feet again, as if she had never seen money in eight lifetimes, Li Yu couldn't laugh, so she could only suppress her smile and bid farewell to Ye Qingzhi.

After the two waved goodbye, Ye Qingzhi set off back to Chang'an with gold and silver, and three hundred catties of fine wine.

When I got back to Chang'an City, it was already time for the curfew, so I hurriedly found the mansion of Duke Yi, and left the two hundred catties of fine wine,
He handed it over to the chief steward of the Qin family for the sale, and explained Li Yu's confession verbatim, before returning to the queen's bedroom to return to his command.

Changsun had just used the night food and was about to go out for a walk when he saw Ye Qingzhi came back with a team and two boxes.

Empress Changsun asked in surprise;
"Qingzhi, didn't I tell you to go to Lantian on business, why did you rush back today?"

Ye Qingzhi came up from afar with a smile;
"Your Highness, the slaves and servants are all done, so they are in a hurry to come back and report the details to His Highness."

"Sure? It's more than 60 miles away from Lantian. You got up early today and went out, and came back in the evening.

Jing is running around on the road, can he finish his errands with only one meal in Lantian? "

Ye Qingzhi had a look of complacency that she had never felt before;

"Your Highness, let's go back to the room and talk about it. This time, the maidservant's errand is the fastest and most efficient one."

A group of people returned to the main hall of the bedroom, and as soon as Empress Changsun sat down, Ye Qingzhi came up to her and explained with joy;
"Your Highness, you don't know, the slaves went to Lantian, Li Xianbo didn't say anything, he cleaned up a table and served them first.

Those delicacies are much better than those cooked by the cooks in our palace?
Even the people who went with me were divided into two tables to eat, then Mr. Li Xianbo is really a person who does great things, he is big enough, ah, it really makes people feel at ease, Your Highness. "

The eldest grandson followed with a smile;
"You have relieved your hunger. Our palace is still full of clear soup and little water. That evil person will fiddle with it all day long. I heard that making some food is amazing. The whole world is so particular about eating and drinking. He's alone."

Ye Qingzhi is now protecting Li Yu in every possible way, so she quickly interjected;

"Your Highness, don't worry, Uncle Li is not a person without filial piety. You see, he is thinking of you. He asked his servant to bring you food. Look how filial this child is...

Your Highness, please take a look, this is the secret method of Boxin in Li County. The roast chicken produced is delicious, and it can be eaten cold, and it is even more delicious.

Today, a pot of seventeen just came out, the county magistrate ordered his servants to pack them all up and bring them back to me. I want to honor the saint and His Highness, and I am not willing to keep any of them. "

Empress Changsun was also very satisfied when she heard that Li Yu was so filial;

"This evil, at least I didn't hurt him in vain. Well, let's keep one and taste it. For the rest, you arrange someone to send it to His Majesty immediately.
In the kitchen of the Heavenly Palace, His Majesty probably has enough corn porridge made all day long. "

Ye Qingzhi said with some displeasure;
"Let's just keep one, it's too little, you don't even have enough to eat, besides, seventeen, at least for His Royal Highness, the three of them will keep some?"

The eldest grandson thought for a while and felt that what Ye Qingzhi said made sense, didn't he, he had forgotten about those three little guys;

"Then keep three, and take the rest. Your Majesty may reward some important minister with one and a half."

"Follow the order,"

Ye Qingzhi carefully selected the three largest ones and put them aside, then arranged for a servant to collect the rest and send them to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Empress Changsun happily ordered;
"Come here, go and get those three little fellows, and tell me that there are delicious things here for the empress, and I want to reward them with some evil spirits."

"promise."

Watching a few court ladies go out to report the news, the eldest grandson pointed to the box on the ground and asked;
"Qingzhi, this is?"

Seeing Her Highness the Queen asking about the box on the ground, Ye Qingzhi became even more proud;
"Your Highness doesn't know, this servant will open it for you personally, so you should watch carefully."

Ye Qingzhi passed by, opened two boxes, two boxes of white silver ingots were neatly placed in the boxes,
In the box on the left, there are fifteen gold ingots on top, which are more conspicuous when placed on top of a pile of silver.

Ye Qingzhi cheerfully took out all fifteen gold ingots and put them on the table;

"Your Highness, look, Li Xianbo is afraid that our library will be too empty, so he gave these for emergency use. You see, these are all of the best quality. One thousand silver and three hundred gold. Although not many, at least our palace There is also a basis, isn't it?"

Empress Changsun smiled and gave Ye Qingzhi a white look before speaking;
"You, you have never been greedy for these coppers. Why are you so dissatisfied this time? This is a lot, but it is not enough. Now, even His Majesty's private treasury is clean."

Ye Qingzhi heard His Highness the Queen say that the saint's private treasury was empty, so without saying a word, he immediately grabbed fifteen gold ingots one by one, put them into the box, closed the lid with a snap, turned his head and directed a few servants;
"Quick, quick, quick, seal it up and put it in the warehouse, hurry up, don't delay, hurry up... If you wait for me to beat you, you really think I'm honest, don't you..."

Empress Changsun saw Ye Qingzhi so busy, she raised her hand to stop;

"Hey, I said why are you so anxious, I haven't finished what I said..."

Ye Qingzhi didn't listen to a word, and kicked the slowest servant in the ass;
"Hurry up, what are you dawdling in..."

After sending away the two boxes, Ye Qingzhi heaved a sigh of relief, turned around, and talked with a smiling face;

"Your Highness, this servant knows what you want to say, but it's already too late, and it's all in storage, but don't worry, this servant has brought better ones."

Just as the eldest grandson was about to speak, he saw Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Lizhi, three small people, walked in by the hand of several court ladies.

"Son, see the empress."

"Meet the Empress."

"May the queen be blessed with golden safety."

The eldest grandson looked at his three children with a loving mother's face;
"Okay, okay, come here, the adopted son of Ben Gong in Lantian County, your eldest brother Li Yu, brought delicious food, called roast chicken, tonight it will be cheaper for you, Qing Zhi, what is going on? Made it?"

Ye Qingzhi ate it once at noon, and she had some experience, so she hurried to the table to demonstrate;

"Your Highness, don't move. You are inexperienced. Let your slaves do it. Look, you have to remove the wrapped lotus leaves first. It's full of oil.
It has to be torn apart, otherwise, it will be whole, and there is no way to eat it... oh... my little ancestors, but slow down, slow down... and no one will snatch it from you..."

Of the three children, Li Chengqian, the oldest, was only nine years old, and Li Lizhi, the youngest, was only seven years old. They had never smelled such a good smell. They stood in front of the table, drooling greedily.

Now that the empress has spoken, what are you waiting for? Ye Qingzhi is a big chicken, and the three of them have not finished tearing it up.

Empress Changsun looked at the three little people, devouring them voraciously, and she giggled.

Ye Qingzhi carefully took a piece of meat, tore off a large piece, wrapped it in lotus leaves, and brought it over;

"Your Highness, you should also try it, it tastes very good."

Empress Changsun raised her orchid finger, took it slowly, and ate with relish.

The three roast chickens that Ye Qingzhi left behind are all the biggest ones, and a normal person can't finish them all, let alone have eaten all of them.

However, the four of them, mother and child, did not disappoint. Ye Qingzhi was dumbfounded when he saw a big chicken, and there was only a table of chicken bones left.

Li Lizhi, the youngest, was leaning on the couch beside her while touching her round belly, without moving.

Li Chengqian hiccupped, still staring at the other two on the table, reluctant to look away.

Since Li Tai was beaten last time, he has become much better. An Ansheng stepped aside and stayed with Li Lizhi.
Similarly, he leaned his small body against the edge of the couch behind him, belching a few times from time to time.

The eldest grandson solved a lot of troubles today, and he was happy in his heart, so he didn't care about Li Chengqian's greed. He just tapped his forehead with his hand and cursed with a smile;

"You evil, greedy little one, you're hiccupping from eating, and you still have to think about other things, go play while you play, don't go to bed too early tonight, don't go to bed too late after some activities."

"Yes, ma'am."

When Li Chengqian heard that the empress said he was greedy, he immediately became agitated, quickly withdrew his greedy gaze, and leaned next to Li Lizhi and Li Tai, imitating the example, leaning on the side of the couch with his stomach upright.

Empress Changsun dismissed a few children, then looked at Ye Qingzhi and said;
"Qingzhi, if there are any other good things, just take them all together, and don't seduce my soul."

"Zunzhi, Your Majesty, there is nothing else, but the county uncle Li has come up with a secret method, and the brewed wine is more than ten times stronger than the old wines before.

They put ten jars, one hundred catties, to honor the saint and His Royal Highness. The servant girl thought to herself, we must keep some in the palace, so that when the saint comes in the future, there will be something to eat.

So I made my own decisions and left two jars, and the rest had already been arranged to be sent to the saint.

Your Highness, you smell this wine, but it is much more mellow than the old wine before. "

Ye Qingzhi took the servant next to him, opened the jar, and sent it to Empress Changsun.

Empress Changsun only glanced casually, and then confessed;
"I can't tell if it's good or bad just by smelling it. Pour a cup for Bengong, eat it and taste it."

"According to the order."

Ye Qingzhi stopped the maid who wanted to come up to pour wine, waved her hand to get them to leave, poured a full cup herself, and brought it up to the eldest grandson;

"Your Highness, please try it. I don't dare to tell lies. It is indeed more delicious than old wine."

Empress Changsun carefully tasted three or four mouthfuls before concluding;

"Compared with the previous ones, this wine is less spicy, but it tastes smoother and more fragrant, and the aftertaste is much more mellow.

However, from my point of view, although this wine looks inconspicuous, it is estimated that the aftertaste is much stronger than the previous ones.
If you don't pay attention, you will probably get drunk after eating. I'm afraid it won't take an hour. When the alcohol comes up, you will collapse completely. "

Ye Qingzhi admired all five bodies;

"Your Highness is really powerful, and you can predict things like a god. At noon, the slave girl thought about talking to the county magistrate, so she didn't dare to drink too much. She only got half drunk, and ended up sleeping in the carriage for half a day before waking up."

Empress Changsun nodded;
Sure enough, it is similar to what Ben Gong guessed. By the way, except for these better ones, the kid didn't order you the old liquor and bring it back for sale? "

When Ye Qingzhi heard that she was asked about this serious matter, she immediately nodded and answered;

"Yes, I gave it to Your Highness, I gave it two hundred catties, and told me to go to Duke Yi's mansion to find the chief steward of the general's front yard.

Regardless of the wealthy households in Chang'an City or those powerful families, they all have ready-made ways, and the servants have already pulled the wine over.

I just came back to do business, and the general told me that tomorrow afternoon at Shenshi, I can take the carriage and go to collect money and silk.

Li Xianbo explained to me clearly that the rich households and those close to the court only sell three hundred guan for a catty, and those who are far away from the court sell for a thousand guan for a catty, and each family can only give them five catties at most.

I told the truth to the big manager of Qin, and made it clear that we will have money and silks going into the treasury tomorrow, and the slaves reckoned that it would be no problem to exchange it for tens of thousands of coins this time. "

The eldest grandson ate the night food and ate a pile of chicken, and now he felt at ease, leaning lazily on the back of the grand master's chair;

"Tomorrow, don't be greedy. No matter how much you sell, just take it to His Majesty. We have the gold and silver given by that child, which is enough to live on.

It's useless to be greedy too much, if it's normal, I'll stay here, now I can't let my temper go, His Majesty can't wait..."

"Observe the decree, please don't worry about slaves, don't worry, I'll take everything to the saint tomorrow..."

(End of this chapter)