Daming: My grandfather is Emperor Hongwu!

Chapter 23
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The three masters of the Zhu family, each holding a melon, squatted under the shade of a big tree by the road.

The cantaloupe is tender and sweet, with a bite, it is full of sweet juice.

The breeze blew, and a few catkins and leaves fell on Zhu Yuanzhang's melon. The old man chewed it nonchalantly, then turned his head and said to Zhu Xiongying who was squatting beside him, "Dasun, you can't eat the flesh of the melon. You can't eat it when you eat it. They are all seeds!"

Zhu Xiongying was eating deliciously, when he heard this, countless images of seeds with seeds appeared in his mind, and he shivered immediately.

"Grandpa, grandson is not stupid!" The cantaloupe in his hand will soon lose its fragrance, Zhu Xiongying said, "Who can be so stupid as to eat all the flesh and seeds of the melon?"

The old man grinned, "Your father did this when he was a child!"

Pfft, Zhu Biao, who was eating cantaloupe, sprayed all over the floor.

Zhu Xiongying moved towards the old man, a little disgusted.

A melon, the old man finished eating in three or two bites, casually rubbed his hands on the skirt of his clothes nonchalantly, stood up and looked at the crowd on the street, and said, "It's rare to come out once, so my grandfather will eat and drink outside at night." cup!"

Zhu Xiongying hurriedly asked with a smile, "What are you eating?"

The old man thought about it, "There is a widow at the gate of the city, meat pies and haggis soup are good!"

Zhu Xiongying looked at the old man and asked in a low voice, "Did the little widow drive it?"

The old man beamed with joy, "Ah, the little widow is only 25, we have eaten here several times, tsk tsk, that figure, when chopping meat, two kitchen knives flew up and down, chest" said, suddenly came to his senses, and directly gave Zhu Xiongying lost his mind, "Kids don't inquire!"

Zhu Xiongying rubbed his forehead, "Grandson go back and tell the imperial grandmother!"

"Don't!" The old man hurriedly picked up his eldest grandson and said with a smile, "If you dare to tell your grandmother, I won't take you out next time!"

As he spoke, he pouted at the guards beside him, "Lead the way!"

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The more you go to the gate of the city, the more people there are on the street.

Outside Yingtian City is the canal wharf, where countless merchant ships dock every day, merchants from all over the world, hardworking coolies, small merchants and hawkers are mixed in in an endless stream.

In the few narrow streets beside the city gate, various taverns and restaurants stand along the street, some of which don't even have signboards, but hang a wine flag on the stall under the guise of it.

Before dinner time, the streets were full of people.Shirtless and strong, he bought two sesame seed sandwich meat biscuits, put them in his mouth and continued to work on the pier.The well-dressed businessmen gathered together in groups of three or four, having a drink with great interest.

The streets are filled with the shouting of men and women, as well as the screeching of iron pans cooking.

"Hey, old man, gentlemen, come and have a seat in our small shop!" In front of the bigger booth, there was a guy with a white towel, smiling and soliciting customers.

"Uncle, uncle, my mother cooks a good tea and rice, and there are freshly ground tofu flowers in the shop!" The smaller stall took the lead, and the little girl and the boy yelled to help the family.

"Uncle, I've just made donkey broth, and I drank a lot of tonic!" There was also a bright and pungent woman who was doing business alone, with a smile on her eyes, and she was about to pull Zhu Yuanzhang when she came up.

The old man lost his eyes from laughing with such a scene of fireworks in the market.

"Let's talk about it in a while, let's take a look!" The old man broke free from the woman who was pulling him, and said with a flattering smile, "Good guy, this can be done!" Then he looked back at the proprietress who was pulling other customers, He continued to laugh and said, "This woman must be able to live a life, a good hand at home and abroad!"

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have the slightest appearance of the founding hero of the country, just like an old man with a little spare money and a love of chatter.

Zhu Biao was expressionless, as if he was not used to seeing it.The same goes for the surrounding guards.It's just that in crowded places, they get closer and their eyes are brighter.

When we got to the front, the crowd became even more crowded.

It was afternoon at the right entrance, and people from outside the city were rushing into the city. The soldiers at the gate of the city were sweating profusely, checking the way to and from the house.There was a long line of people outside the gate preparing to enter the city.

Among the crowded crowd, there is another place that is also extremely crowded.

The meatloaf shop collapsed, and the inner and outer floors were full of people.It is a shop, but it is a stall in the open air, with a tent set up, steaming from a few iron pans, a woman with a sweaty face and a woman's headdress is busy working on the pots and cutting boards.

The woman was in her twenties, tall and slim, wearing a light-colored apron, her waist was tightly tied, and she was chopping meat on a chopping board.

The kitchen knife in his hand flew up and down, and the meat on the chopping board became the size of pieces.

The diners around were all watching eagerly, but most of their eyes were not on the meat, but were shaking with the rhythm of the woman's kitchen knife.
"Little lady is so meaty!" A diner who looked like a businessman smiled, "Every time I come here, if I don't eat some of your meat, it seems like there is something wrong with it!"

Boom, there was a burst of laughter around.

The woman who sold the meat was not annoyed, she rolled up her sleeves and wiped the sweat from her forehead, "It's just what she said, so I don't buy more every time. A dignified man, he searches every time he buys meat. This time, I only bought two renminbi!" As she said, she smiled sweetly, "You have big eyes and a small belly! "

"Haha!" There was another burst of laughter around.

A guest who was familiar with the businessman shouted, "Mrs. Zhao, are you listening, the little lady says you are young!"

The stalls here are bustling, and the businessmen in the stalls next to them are all grimacing.There are even some women who help their husbands with work, secretly spat a lot, and cursed in a low voice, "Shameless, you are seducing people with a bit of beauty!"

After scolding him, he turned his head to see his husband, and he was secretly looking over there while cooking, and he was even more angry.

"Old man, there are too many people here!" Li Jinglong followed out of the palace, driving beside him, and whispered nervously in Zhu Yuanzhang's ear, "Or, you can choose a place that is not so crowded, and the younger ones will buy it for you." Go, eat over there!"

"You know how to play ball!" The old man gave him a sidelong glance, pulled Zhu Xiongying, and pushed his big hands in the crowd, "Let us, let us have a place, we want to buy meatloaf!"

"Hey, why are you pushing me, old man?"

The old man's hands were strong, and the man in front was pushed away, and he pulled his face and said, "What are you squeezing? I'm rushing to reincarnate!"

"Damn you!" Zhu Yuanzhang glared, "This is like a door god, people behind can't get in, if you don't push who you push, you're a bitch!"

"Who are you scolding?" The man was unhappy, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Seeing you are so old, I don't want to talk to you, you still... ouch!"

Before he could finish speaking, there was a crisp snap.

The old man directly drew his mouth wide open, and said angrily, "I know we are old, so you still don't give way to us. Why, you still want to fight with us, so I'll show you what you can. Come on, let me give you a hand!" "

"You, whoops!"

The man's voice fell silent, and there was a sudden sharp pain in his calf bone.

It turned out that it was Zhu Xiongying who saw someone quarreling with the old man, and kicked the other person's shin bone hard.

"You guys. Ouch!"

Without waiting for the man to say anything else, he asked Li Jinglong to pull his hair, punch Bangbang twice in the lower abdomen, and immediately bowed like a shrimp.

"Remember, respect the old and love the young!" The old man snorted, and then said to Li Jinglong, "Be gentle, don't be broken by others! This is a strong labor, maybe the family expects him to earn money every day to buy chewing gum!" Valley!"

"You are old and kind!" Li Jinglong laughed, "The little one didn't say hello to the vital place! Otherwise, if the little one punched him down, he would have been lying down long ago!"

Although Li Jinglong was later the famous God of War of the Ming Dynasty, he never won a battle in his life.But after all, he is a general's son, he grew up practicing martial arts since he was a child, and when it comes to fighting with fists and feet, three or two guys still can't get close to him.

Behind, seeing this scene, Zhu Biao heaved a long sigh.

Said to the people around him, "Keep an eye on it carefully, don't make any mistakes!"

The crowd nearby saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had a bad temper and he was accompanied by a few big servants, and knew that the old man was not easy to mess with, so they all stepped aside.

When Zhu Yuanzhang came to the stall, he grinned and said, "Daughter, I'm busy!"

The little widow proprietress chops meat with a clang, her face is like a peach blossom, "Master, you are here, what do you want to eat today?"

"Twenty meatloaf, five bowls of haggis soup, more pepper, coriander and green onion!"

"Success, I'll make pancakes for you!" The little widow wiped her hands on the apron, "You, find a place to sit first!"

(End of this chapter)