Chinese dining table

Chapter 646
Small Flower Hall.

Lou Shide sat on a rattan chair made by Jinchangfang with his fat belly in his arms, and was leisurely looking at a bunch of plum blossoms outside the window of Xuan Xuan.

The plum blossoms did not bloom, but some buds appeared on the branches.

In Chang'an City, even the plum blossoms bloom later than Jiangnan.

A little girl with a double bun poked her head out from the door frame, looked vigilantly at Lou Shide who seemed to be asleep, then lowered her body and quietly touched the edge of the table. On the table was a plate of light yellow Osmanthus cake, pleasant aroma.

Immediately afterwards, two small heads appeared near the door frame. They looked nervously at the sister who was squatting on the ground and moving slowly, hoping that she would succeed.

Lou Shide was not in the mood to look at plum blossoms at this time, he only thought about how to get rid of Di Renjie's entanglement with that annoying ghost.

Lou Shide is still very helpless about the fact that he can always meet Di Renjie by chance.

It is not a good thing that he is a notorious doctor in Dali Temple, and it is not a good thing that he always happens to meet this little inspector Yuhou from the eighth rank.

Everyone knew that Di Renjie was the prince's lackey, so when Di Renjie came to look for him, the most likely thing was to pull him to become the prince's lackey.

Lou Shide wants to become a general more than being a lackey of the crown prince. Firstly, he can be promoted quickly after being converted from a civilian job to a military job. Overcoming the long period of hard work in the civil service, reaching the sixth-rank official position is a watershed for official positions.

Officials of the sixth grade or above are about to become civil servants. Lou Shide feels that he has the ability to do a good job in military affairs. After the military service becomes a hollow official position, he will be transferred to a civil service. Anyway, I am an upright Jinshi...

A tender little hand protruded from under the table and was groping around. His arms were too short to reach the dim sum plate. Lou Shide moved the dim sum plate to the edge of the table, ready to continue thinking about how to get out of the current quagmire. Get out of here, and quickly get yourself into the army to make contributions.

There was a bang.

Lou Shide followed the sound and found that the plate containing the pastry hit the girl's head, and the snacks fell all over the floor, and the girl was crying with her head in her arms.

Lou Shide sighed, picked up his daughter and put it on his big belly, checked the child's head, and found that the skin was a little red, and then picked up the scattered sweet-scented osmanthus cakes with the child.

The two boys guarding the door were very loyal, instead of running away, they walked in with their heads bowed, ready to be reprimanded by their uncle.

Instead of punishing the children, Lou Shide blew the cakes he picked up and distributed them to the three children.

A long time ago, an ancestor of the Lou family used to be an official of two thousand dan sheriffs, so their family was poor.

Since they are from a poor family, they are not very rich. Fortunately, their ancestors still left them a small house in Chang'an, so that he had a place to hide in Chang'an.

He was an official in Chang'an, and the two little ones of his younger brother's family were sent to Chang'an, where he, his uncle, took care of them and grew up.

I heard that the possibility of a child dying in Chang'an is very small, even if there is a smallpox or other evil disease, it is not afraid, because the old god sits in Chang'an, and all evils are warded off.

The sweet-scented osmanthus cake was sent by Di Renjie's wife Wang Shi. His wife You Shi likes dating Wang Shi very much. I can also do some small business in Chang'an, which can be a good supplement for the family.

Seeing the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes eaten by the three children, Lou Shide smiled and touched the children's heads, and decided to ignore Di Renjie.

If you have talent, if you want a high official and generous salary, you can get it with your ability. There is no need to become a subordinate official of the prince early, and it is too unstable to tie the life of your family in the prince's crotch.

Their Li family has a record of murdering the prince, no matter how the prince is favored now, it is not safe.

Thinking about the day when Li Chengqian, the first son and grandson, was reviled and deposed, who can guarantee that the current crown prince Li Hong will not have such a day?

"It's not worth it—" Lou Shide patted his big belly and said to himself.

After making up his mind, seeing that the three children had finished eating the cakes, Lou Shide took out some used paper and asked the children to draw on the waste paper with a brush. The paper inkstone is close and close.

Mrs. Lou Shide You Shi came in happily, and when she saw that the plate on the table was empty, she said to Lou Shide proudly: "Husband, Mrs. Yu Shi, Mrs. Lantian Hou, said that the ramie from Yuanwu County is a good thing, and it is still a good thing. It is said that Chang'an lacks such things, and I hope to set up a few workshops in Yuanwu County."

Lou Shide looked at his wife's excited face and said indifferently: "Sackcloth, hemp rope, Chang'an is in short supply?"

Seeing that her husband was not very happy, Mrs. You hurriedly said: "What people value is not hemp clothes and hemp ropes. Mrs. Lantianhou said that ramie leaves can be used to feed pigs and sheep. Yuanwu County is not far from Luoyang. When Luoyang becomes After leaving Dongdu, there are many nobles in the city who need a lot of meat.

At that time, let the second brother and the third brother call the peasants to plant ramie, and then raise pigs and sheep. I also heard that the Jinchangfang Canteen will open a store in Luoyang. At that time, the pigs we raise Sheep can be sold to Jinchangfang Canteen, as long as the pigs and sheep are kept clean, the price given by the canteen is high. "

Lou Shide said with a smile: "Such a big scene is not something our family can set up."

You Shi kicked the three children out like chickens, closed the door, and sat on Lou Shide's lap, blowing hot air in his ear: "Mrs. Lantianhou said they don't lack money, just Lacking a few people who can speak in the local area, when the time comes, the Hou Mansion will send a steward to set up another breeding and breeding base in Yuanwu County according to the model of Qujiang Fang."

Lou Shide hugged his wife's round body, slapped her on the buttocks and said, "Do you think our family can talk in Yuanwu County?"

Youshi buried her head in Lou Shide's neck, giggled and said, "Madam Lantianhou's words of being able to speak well means being able to speak well with the peasants, not being able to speak well with the county magistrate.

When the time comes, the second brother, the third brother and my natal family's three elder brothers will definitely be able to handle this matter properly. "

Hearing Youshi's words, Lou Shide was taken aback, and quickly pushed his wife out of his arms and said seriously, "You promised them?"

Youshi was treated roughly by her husband, so she said aggrievedly: "It's a great thing..."

After Lou Shide's complexion changed a few times, he finally sighed and said, "If I enter the Eastern Palace, what do you think?"

You Shi was stunned for a moment, and immediately smiled, and put his pink face on Lou Shide's fat face and said: "This is a great blessing."

Lou Shide said: "If I am mediocre, this must be a great blessing, but it is a pity that your husband has a lot of money, this is not a good thing.

Ma'am, you don't understand the dangers in the court. Your husband is currently monitoring Yuhou from the eighth rank. Because the official position is too small, all the disturbances in the court will not affect your husband and me.

Give me some time to make some contributions, and after being promoted to an official position, it will be regarded as having some insight, and then I will have some self-protection power.Look at the choice of wind direction.

Now, as long as I enter the East Palace, first of all, I will not be able to escape the evaluation of being lucky. From now on, our family will be tied to the East Palace. If there is any change, we will definitely suffer disaster. "

Youshi said puzzled, "That's the prince."

Lou Shide said with a smile: "Because of the prince, once our family has a relationship with the East Palace, then we will directly face the power center of the Great Tang Dynasty.

Royal in-laws like Changsun's are doomed, not to mention our family, a small mistake will make our family die without a place to bury them. "

Youshi said in a low voice: "Mrs. Lantian Hou also said that ramie root can be used as medicine, which can nourish yin, relieve miscarriage, treat prenatal and postpartum upset, and treat boils.

Magu can be used for papermaking, and a papermaking workshop can be built in Yuanwu County..."

When Lou Shide heard what his wife said, he knew that he had no way to make her turn back.

He stood up and put on his shirt, ready to go out.

Youshi said with a guilty conscience: "Husband wants to go out?"

Lou Shide nodded and said: "Since Di Renjie has persuaded you, then Yuanwu County must have received the news, the second brother, third brother, and your natal brothers must have no way to refuse.

Now that he has done things to this extent, my husband really wants to ask Di Renjie, how can I, Lou Shide and He De, make them willing to pay such a high price to recruit me. "

You Shi happily dressed Lou Shide, touched her husband's chubby face with her hand and said, "My husband is an outstanding man of his generation, why don't they deserve to spend so much effort to win them over?"

When Di Renjie heard about Lou Shide's visit in the Dali Temple's office, he hurried out to greet him. As soon as he saw Lou Shide, he took his fat hand and said courteously: "Come in quickly, and drink a can of tea."

Lou Shide looked at Di Renjie, who was also round, and said, "Brother Di, you are in such a high position as Sicheng, why do you spend so much effort to recruit a small official like me?"

Di Renjie pulled Lou Shide into the office, and said with a smile: "Brother Lou is such a talent, and now he only needs to spend a little money to own it. In time, my brother will have the ambition to reach the sky, even if it is Jinshan Yinhai." Not under my brother's eyes."

Lou Shide took the teacup Di Renjie handed over and held it in his hand, "Brother Di thinks highly of Lou Shide, aren't you afraid that Lou Shide will be so stupid and mediocre?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "Someone has more confidence than Brother Lou himself."

Lou Shide said: "I don't know which great sage it is?"

Di Renjie curled his lips and said, "It's a warrior."

Seeing that Di Renjie refused to speak clearly, Lou Shide said with a smile: "A thousand pieces of gold is nothing more than that. Since a great sage believes that Lou is worthy of use, then Lou naturally obeys orders."

"Ah, brother Lou didn't follow before, why is he willing to come now? Di thought that a mere amount of money was not enough for brother Lou to make up his mind."

Lou Shide looked at Di Renjie and said, "Excessive flattery, if you don't accept it, it will bring disaster."

Di Renjie quickly said: "We are not despicable people!"

Lou Shide laughed loudly and said: "Yesterday's saint, today's thief is just a thought, since Lou Shide has enjoyed giblets, he must be prepared to be gills for others.

However, it is fine to enter the East Palace, but Lou Shide is a petty official, but he cannot treat me as a petty official. "

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