Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 19 The Wind of Ancient Righteousness
Walking into this house in Chongyongfang, Li Shan was a little curious. He didn't know much about the historical details, but he remembered that there should be a screen behind the gate of the ancient house.

I didn't expect it to be so ordinary. On the left side of the entrance are two small huts, on the right side it looks like a kitchen, and on the front is the main hall. Looking at the shape, Li Shan even thought of a courtyard.

Wang Renbiao and his wife Li Shi came up to greet him, Zhu Shi and Li Shan visited the door to salute, the two sides exchanged polite greetings and entered the main hall.

There is a stove in the corner, and there are all kinds of utensils on the small table. Li Shan couldn't understand it for a while, but Wang Renbiao whispered, "Wait a while."

The contract was officially signed today. Li Shan came here on behalf of Dongshan Temple. Wang Renbiao specially asked the Yue family to arrive later to show the difference...In the Tang Dynasty, in fact, the rich and powerful families were involved in business, but they would never do business in person. So as not to be ridiculed by others and hinder his official career.

Li Shan looked around, the furniture was half old, there were no servants to serve him, and even his wife had to come forward to greet the guests. Although this represented the goodness of the whole family, and because the guests who came to the door had female relatives, compared to the status of the children of the family, it was a bit shabby.

Li Shan thought about it, um, the decoration is much worse than those brothels in Pingkangfang.

After a while, Mrs. Li came over with a plate, and there were two bowls on it. A pungent smell came over her face, making Li Shan frown.

"Brother Li, don't blame me, the humble house doesn't have good tea now."

Hearing Wang Renbiao's words, Li Shan realized that this is the tea soup of the Tang Dynasty. It is said that onion, ginger, jujube, orange peel, dogwood, and mint are added to it, and it is boiled and drunk while it is hot.

"Thank you, Ma'am."

Wang Renbiao said with a smile: "It's luck today, I ate both bowls!"

"Lang Jun..." The smile on Li's face was a little slack, "Ms. Zhu tuned it."

When making tea in the Tang Dynasty, the tea foam should condense with the edge of the tea vessel without overflowing.

Li Shan looked at the tea bowl carefully, and was speechless, it was a bit like Gao Mo, er, it was the tea foam from the broken tea remaining in the tea tube.

Zhu said with a smile: "Drinking tea in Lingnan, you only boil the picked tea leaves for drinking. The skill of cooking tea has not been used for ten years. It is really lucky to bite a cup today."

Such craftsmanship must be inherited by the family. Wang Renbiao remembered that in Zhujiagou a few days ago, the Zhu family blurted out the matter between his father Wang Yushang and Princess Anchang...

Faced with Wang Renbiao's questioning look, Li Shan was speechless, I don't know, he could only pick up the tea bowl and sip.

This taste is awesome!

If it weren't for someone, Li Shan would spit out flowers like a goddess!

What kind of tea is like life, full of five flavors... You come and taste it before talking about this kind of bullshit.

"Good tea, good tea." Li Shan's complexion was a little pale, thinking he wouldn't have a stomachache if he went back tonight?

Wang Renbiao took a deep sip, and couldn't help but praise: "Auntie's tea art is comparable to when I was a guest at Nan'an County Hou's Mansion a few years ago."

Li Shan naturally didn't understand, Zhu thought for a while before asking, "Is he the grandson of Duke Zhuang of Hebei in the Northern Zhou Dynasty?"

Wang Renbiao's expression was even more strange, he nodded and explained to Li Shan that the so-called Marquis of Nan'an County is Zhang Cong who is now going to Hebei with Li Shimin.

"His wife, Changsun." Zhu said with a smile: "The Changsun's family has always been fond of drinking tea, so all the daughters who came out of the pavilion are good at cooking tea, and it has become a good story for a while."

"Changsun family?" Li Shan snorted, "It is said that Princess Qin..."

"Yes, he and the King of Qin are brothers-in-law. His eldest son, Wu De, got married in the second year. At that time, I congratulated him on behalf of my father. I was lucky enough to drink a bowl of tea soup."

Li Shan exclaimed in his heart, awesome, this is an important person, knock on the blackboard and write it down.

Fufeng Dou family, this is the wife family of the sage Li Yuan, and Princess Xindu is the daughter of Tang Taizu Li Hu and Li Yuan's aunt.

In other words, Zhang Cong and Li Yuan are cousins, and Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Li Yuanji are also cousins, and they are also Li Shimin's brother-in-law!

Although the relationship is a bit messy, the background is solid enough.

After chatting for a while, except for Mrs. Li who was silent, the other three were secretly startled.

Both Li Shan and Wang Renbiao were amazed at how much Mr. Zhu knew about the officials in the DPRK and China, and the wives and daughters of ordinary officials were far behind.

And Mrs. Zhu was surprised by his son Li Shan's special attention to certain characters, such as the little-known Fang Qiao and Fang Xuanling in the Qin Palace, such as the Prince Xima Wei Zheng of the East Palace.

Mrs. Li came up again holding the tea bowl, and said softly: "Husband, today's lunch might as well be in Dongshi..."

Wang Renbiao looked unswerving, and before he could speak, Mrs. Zhu said first: "It's too late to make a reservation at this time, and there is no need to go out. Da Lang has already made arrangements."

What a prodigal... Li Shan's face was a little stiff, and he just smiled and said to Wang Renbiao: "You and I hit it off right away, there is no need to see outsiders."

Mrs. Zhu went out to say hello, and the three or two villagers who followed their mother and son into the city had already purchased meat, vegetables and drinks. Although they were not luxurious, they were also plentiful.

At this time, Li Fu, Wang Renbiao's father-in-law, had also arrived. Although he was an elder, he saluted repeatedly. The influence of this era is unimaginable for future generations.

For the formal banquet, both Zhu Shi and Li Shi avoided the inner room, and only three men sat down in the main hall.

Li Fu is about 30 years old, not tall, with a smile that seems to never fade on his fat face, and he sits modestly at the bottom... Three generations of his ancestors were merchants, if it wasn't for some tricks with Princess An There is a chance to marry her daughter to a son of the Wang family in Taiyuan as his wife.

"Dongshan Temple and Li's family will share [-]% of the profits." Wang Renbiao first set the dividend ratio, "Dongshan Temple produces secret recipes, which are transported to Dongshi every morning and sold by the Li family."

Li Shan smiled and said, "I heard that Uncle Li has a restaurant among the shops in Dongshi?"

"Yes, I don't dare to call you such a son."

"It's okay, Brother Wang's Mount Tai is naturally my elder." Li Shan waved his hand and said, "I don't know how to price Qiongwurztraminer and Qiongyao juice?"

Wang Renbiao glanced at his father-in-law, "One bowl for three dollars?"

Li Fu was a little hesitant, "I tasted it a few days ago, it's really novel, but it's hard to get full..."

"Doumi is only four or five dollars now, which is too expensive." Li Shan shook his head, pointing to the bright yellow strips on the table, "If you have a bowl of Gewurztraminer with a deep-fried dough stick, you will be able to fill your stomach."

Absolutely enough to eat, Li Shan was in the hospital in his previous life, and every morning he had a bowl of tofu and fried dough sticks.

"Fried dough sticks and Gewurztraminer are only [-] yuan, and Gewürztraminer is only [-] yuan when you add a fried dough stick." Li Shan looked at Wang Renbiao, "Gewurztraminer is made from soybeans, and it is difficult to keep it secret for a long time. Soybeans are cheap. The high price is not worth the candle.”

"Gewurztraminer and Qiongyao juice are transported from Dongshan Temple to Dongshi every day, and Li Bo's restaurant in Dongshi is responsible for the fritters. How about it?"

It doesn’t matter soy milk or bean curd brain, Zhujiagou can make it, but fried dough sticks consume a lot of vegetable oil, even if it can be used repeatedly, the cost is not affordable by Zhujiagou, and Zhu Wei does not have so much vegetable oil channel get.

Li Fu looked at Wang Renbiao's expression before nodding his head, "I'll send people to Shili Baxiang to buy soybeans and send them directly to Dongshan Temple."

After finishing their business, the three chatted while drinking. Li Fu tentatively mentioned Wang Yu in Suizhou, but was covered up by Wang Renbiao's non-salty words.

Wang Renbiao now understands that his father, Wang Yu, left this house for himself before he took office. He might have guessed that he would be kicked out, so it would be useless to write to his father, and the only two friends he had were not in Beijing. .

No one would offend Princess Tong'an for the sake of his concubine. The main reason why I cherish each other with Li Shan.

In the afternoon, when Li Fu and Li Shan left, the half-drunk Wang Renbiao sighed and went back to the inner room, and said softly, "Wait, if the sale is good, at least it will be enough for daily expenses."

In the past seven or eight days, Wang Renbiao's life has been very difficult. With the thirty pennies in his hand, he bought some half-worn furniture, added bedding, cooking utensils, and rice noodles, and there was not much left. If he hadn't brought the tea set with him After coming out, today's hospitality can only be white water.

Mrs. Li struggled to carry a bag on the table, "This is fifty strings..."

"You brought it from your mother's house?!" Wang Renbiao snapped.

Li Fu's marriage to Queen Renbiao is considered to be a relationship with the upper class, and the business is bigger than before. Wang Renbiao used to accept some routines from the Li family with peace of mind, but now... he is willing to match Li Shan and Dongshan Temple. Li Fu and Li Fu cooperated to share profits, but it was difficult to accept the money sent by Yue's family directly.

"No, it's not." Mrs. Li understood her husband's taboos, and hurriedly said, "Ms. Zhu left it behind. She said Mr. Li asked her followers to bring it."

"what?"

"Zhu Niangzi said, Mr. Li said last night that the most important thing in making friends is sincerity. He said it frankly and bluntly that day. Why are you stingy?"

Wang Renbiao stood dumbfounded for a while, then sighed, "What people are anxious about, this person really has the style of ancient righteousness."

In the past, Fifty Guan was naturally not of much importance to Wang Renbiao, but now... Wang Renbiao has mixed feelings in his heart. If he only regarded Li Shan as a collaborator before, now he has regarded Li Shan as a friend.

This is a fellow righteous man.

Even if Wang Renbiao's evaluation was heard by Li Shan himself, it was still difficult to heal the wound in his heart. He looked at his proud mother with resentment... Fifty strings!
Fifty strings!

I really don't know the money, rice, oil and salt, could it be the eldest lady of which family? !

(End of this chapter)