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Chapter 123 A Side Dish

The Yun family is not considered good, let alone luxurious, but with the efforts of Yun Chu and Cui's, it can be regarded as occupying the word of simple elegance.

Anyone who enters the Yun family's first impression of the Yun family is that it is clean. This kind of cleanliness does not mean that there is no dust on the ground and no soil on the house, but a kind of cleanliness that penetrates from the inside out.

This kind of cleanliness is related to the space, the scenery, the decoration, the people, and the sunshine here.

A fat lynx was lying on the roof, yawning boredly, a beautiful blond girl was being dragged by an old woman to the backyard, and a few extremely well-behaved maids were standing under the flower porch with their hands hanging down. The fence of the stone well is clean and shining, making people subconsciously feel that the well water here must be extraordinarily sweet.

Except that the maids here are really old, the Yun family has nothing else to criticize.

Although the maids are old, their etiquette is so elegant that even Pei Xingjian, who is a wealthy family, is surprised.

There are no futons in the Yun family now, but tables and chairs instead. Pei Xingjian imitated Yun Chu's appearance and sat down. The originally straightforward Aunt Gongsun couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of herself.

"Yun Siyi is excellent in martial arts. A certain family has been taught in Huangchengkou last time, but I don't know what kind of weapons Yun Siyi is good at?"

Yun Chu cupped his hands and said: "Under General Pei, how dare you say that you are superior in martial arts, but Yun has dabbled in shield swords, horse battles and long spears. If you have to talk about special skills, Yun thinks that he has practiced hard since he was a child. Archery is pretty good."

Pei Xingjian laughed and said, "Can I take a look?"

Yunchu led the two of them to the martial arts training ground specially opened by Yunchu. This is a long and narrow area. On the weapon rack under the canopy, there are only a spear, a long stick, and a bow. It was packed in a skin bag, and a bag of long arrows hung outside the skin bag.

Pei Xingjian took off the spear, looked at the edge of the spear and the red tassel at the end of the spear, nodded and said, "Is this the spear that Dr. Yun used to cross the battlefield in Kucha before the smell of blood dried?"

Yun Chu lowered his head and said despondently: "Single-handedly broke through the siege and won his life. He thought he would roar and howl. How could he know that the tears from his eyes would not be wiped away no matter what."

"Is this why you locked the Tai Medical Department and entered the Tai Xue?"

Yunchu took out a well-maintained longbow from the skin bag, buckled the bowstring casually, put the quiver at his side, and did not aim, one long arrow rested on the bowstring, one breath, five long arrows They have already left the string, and are nailed one by one to the arrow stack fifty steps away.

Pei Xingjian didn't say yes, he took Yunchu's longbow and pulled it: "Two bows?"

Yun Chu smiled and said: "If it is not necessary in the battle, if you don't draw a hard bow, you can shoot one more arrow, and you will have a better chance of survival."

Pei Xingjian said to Gongsun: "Look, this is the difference between a killer who came down from the battlefield and an idiot who only knows how to draw a strong bow."

Gongsun saluted Yunchu again and said, "I have been educated myself."

Yun Chulang laughed, and said to Pei Xingjian: "At this time, the servants must have arranged the wine and dishes, so let's sing about the wine today, let's stop talking about martial arts."

After all, Yunchu was leading the way, Pei Xingjian and Gongsun deliberately delayed a few steps, and Pei Xingjian said to Gongsun, "How?"

Gongsun replied: "The eyes are clear and straight. I was a little surprised when I saw the height at first sight. The rest are treated with courtesy. There is nothing wrong with it. It is very different from the eyes of that dog thief that night, let alone, It doesn't even match the looks."

Yunchu stopped politely at the corner, and Pei Xingjian and Gongsun rushed to catch up. Before they reached the dining room, they couldn't help but look at the food and wine in the dining room. On the square table, the wine and dishes placed are exuding a strong fragrance.

The wine is hot, so the aroma of the wine is overflowing. The tofu and salt vegetables are rolling in a small clay pot, so the aroma is tangy. The grilled fish with cornel is also bubbling under the roasting of the fire.

"It's the first time I've seen these dishes." Pei Xingjian sighed in admiration, then took a bowl of alcohol and drank it down.

Seeing Pei Xingjian standing there blankly, Yunchu said to Gongsun: "This kind of wine, those who like it love their lives, and those who don't like it like drinking poison. If you don't like it, here is the warm Jiuyunchun wine. Not bad."

After drinking a bowl of wine, Pei Xingjian's internal organs seemed to be on fire. He tried not to make a fool of himself, and it took a lot of effort to suppress the roiling alcohol.

Then he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Gongsun saw that Yunchu's interest was not high, so he asked why.

Yun Chu whispered: "Today, the villagers came to their homes asking for help, hoping to borrow some grain from their families and return it after autumn, but I am worried that they have borrowed grain now, but they will not be able to return it after autumn.

I can't bear to borrow it, but I borrowed it but never returned it. No wonder Qu Zixing sang by the riverside and said: Take a long breath to cover your tears, mourning the hardships of people's lives.

Only today can I understand the pain. "

Gongsun was puzzled and said: "Nowadays, the country is safe and the people are peaceful, and the world is peaceful. It's a glorious and prosperous age. How could Doctor Yun make such a lamenting sound?"

Pei Xingjian stopped his chopsticks and said to Gongsun, "You have been practicing sword dance in the nunnery for many years, and you don't know anything about the outside world.

Today, the price of food has increased tenfold in one month, the price of salt has also increased tenfold, and the price of cloth and silk has also increased a lot.

However, the money and food earned by the common people did not increase, which led to the shortage of people's use, and they borrowed everywhere, which caused Yunchu to lament.

However, he is also the head of the Guangming Village, and it has a lot to do with him that the people here are not able to eat. "

Gongsun was puzzled and said: "Since Mr. Lang is an official and a student, why do you have to do this lowly job?"

Yun Chu looked at the damn red dancer in front of him, a person who sold her thighs for a living when she had nothing to do, and couldn't understand how she had the face to say that being the chief of the village was just handling low labor.

Is it noble to play with Pei Xingjian in the Jingxin Nunnery and play a hundred places on the battlefield of enemies, and to be willing to fight with green grass everywhere?
But he said in his mouth: "Someone has to do these things, if you don't do it, I don't do it, who will protect these people from starving to death?

Yun has seen too many dead people on the battlefield, all kinds of dead people, and when he leaves the battlefield, no one will die.

The reason why I became the head of the village is to seek peace of mind. "

Although Gongsun looked down on Yun Chu for being a lowly servant, he admired his dedication to the country and the people, and couldn't help but said, "Little girl, there is still a little..."

"Absolutely not!"

Before Gongsun could speak, Yunchu flatly rejected him.

Seeing that Gongsun was puzzled, Yunchu said in a low voice: "Giving money is always the worst way to relieve disasters.

Give money today so that he can have enough food for a day, then, will he be paid back tomorrow, what about the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow?

If you give money every day, in the long run, you can only raise a group of useless, unwilling to work, unwilling to work hard. "

"Okay!" General Pei waited for Yunchu to finish speaking, and then applauded loudly. With his experience, how could he not understand the meaning of Yunchu's words.

After shouting, Pei Xingjian asked thoughtfully: "So, what would you say is the best way to relieve the victims?"

Yun Chu said with a smile: "Naturally, the method of labor relief is used to let the common people have work, and the government reaps the fruit of the common people's labor. This is the best way to relieve disasters, and you don't have to worry about raising a bunch of waste."

Pei Xingjian looked at Yun Chu appreciatively and said: "A student who has not yet entered school can come up with such a good method. It can be seen that your studies are good, and you are worthy of your status as a student."

When it comes to poetry and poetry, Gongsun may not be weaker than anyone else. When Yunchu and Pei Xingjian talked about government affairs, she really couldn't understand, so she looked at Pei Xingjian. It seemed that she liked to join the topic.

Pei Xingjian returned a caring look lovingly, picked up the wine bowl, took a sip slowly, breathed out the alcohol, and shivered.

Then he said to Gongsun: "During Qi Jinggong's time, there was a famine in the world, and the doctor Yan Ying advised to distribute millet for relief, but Jinggong did not agree. At that time, Jinggong planned to build a "road sleeping platform".

In the name of building a platform with his own hands, Yan Ying performed disaster relief.He ordered his subordinate officials to hire disaster victims with high salaries, lengthen the roads, deliberately delay the completion date, and build tall and magnificent road houses.

After the completion of the high platform of the road bedroom, Qi Jinggong complained that Yanzi built the road bedroom too high, which was too much work for the people and money.

Yanzi explained that whether the palace is tall or not is not the main thing. The key is whether it is beneficial to the people. If it is beneficial to the people, it is not a luxury. It is a crime for the people to waste money and waste money.

With this statement, Yunchu hopes that a certain family can write a letter to His Majesty, imploring His Majesty to open up palaces and city defenses in various places, and hire more hungry people to alleviate the disaster of the people. "

Gongsun looked at Yunchu and Pei Xingjian with admiration and said, "Sure enough, this is what a man should take care of. It's a pity that I, as a woman, can't participate. It's really a pity."

Yun Chu said with a smile: "A man has a way to secure the world, and a little girl has a way to save the people."

Gongsun hurriedly asked: "What is the way for the little girl to save the people?"

Yunchu clapped his hands, and Cui Shi, who had been guarding the door all the time, came out with a smile, bowed to Gongsun Yingying and said, "If you want to know how a little girl can save the people, you can come to the front yard with the old lady." View."

Gongsun followed Cui without thinking.

At this time, Pei Xingjian sighed and said: "Although it is good to use work for relief, no one will initiate this matter at the moment. Even if a certain family said it, and it was published in the playbook, it is estimated that there will be no news of it."

After speaking, he raised the wine bowl and took another big sip of alcohol.

Yun Chu graciously poured alcohol on Pei Xingjian, pretended to sigh, and drank a large bowl of sweet thick wine in front of him.

The dishes on the table today are not prepared for Pei Xingjian, but for Gongsun, who is popular in Chang'an. For embroidery work, Yunchu's meal was not in vain.

Yunchu didn't want to underestimate Gongsun's ability. Ever since he caught a glimpse of his body that night, he had had sexual dreams with him for several nights. From this, it can be concluded that any man who has seen Gongsun must be the same.

At this time, if Gongsun recommends warm quilts like spring to others, he does not know how many men will be haunted by them...

(End of this chapter)