Datang: at the Beginning, Eat Fruit

　　"Eat."

　　He began to use chopsticks to place a large piece of mutton in the hot pot. The boiling thick soup, in less than a moment, could see the originally bright red beef slices. White adulterated fresh pink.

　　"It should be edible." Zheng Baowen ate it in one bite after dipping it in some seasoning, and he exhaled when it was hot.

　　Then a burst of spiciness rushed down his throat, causing him to cough a few times.

　　"It's so spicy, so spicy, it's actually several times hotter than ginger." The spicy taste was so strong that he almost doubted his life. It was the first time he tasted the spicy taste, which belonged to the taste of chili peppers.

　　But in the spiciness, I can feel the fresh and tender taste of the mutton, bursting out with the deliciousness of the dipping sauce, without the smell of mutton...  

　　"So spicy, so fragrant."

　　The novel way of eating hot pot and the novel spicy taste make the deliciousness of the ingredients burst out in an instant.

　　"Dad, what a weird way to eat. But it's delicious, spicy and delicious. It's really delicious." Zheng Xiao exclaimed.

　　"Well, when the mutton is boiled from the bottom of the pot, the freshly cooked meat is even more delicious." Eating the dishes cooked by oneself felt so different.

　　Hot pot can be eaten as soon as the meat is cooked, so it is extremely fresh.

　　The lamb tripe, freshly cooked, is crisp and delicious. The taste is different from ordinary meat slices, and the taste is crunchy and sweet.

　　As for the wild mustard greens, it is very delicious to eat because it absorbs the nutrition of the soup.

　　The combination of vegetarian dishes and meat dishes, coupled with fresh and spicy seasonings, the two of them felt that they would not get tired of eating them.

　　"Yeah. The goose intestines are crisp and delicious. It is indeed the hottest side dish in the store. It is really wonderful, wonderful."

　　Zheng Baowen was sweating while eating, and finally took off the fur coat outside.

　　The two swept away all the ingredients, and in the end they couldn't hold it in their stomachs.

　　In the extremely cold winter, it is already very difficult to eat a hot meal. In such a cold weather, the food is probably cold when it is served.

　　Now the experience of cooking ingredients by yourself, not to mention how fun.

　　It is possible to eat freshly cooked ingredients, not to mention the heat, and to retain the most original deliciousness of the ingredients.

　　What a joy it would be if the family could eat together.

　　At this moment, the two fell in love with hot pot. .

Chapter 213

　　After he was full in Zuixianlou, Zheng Baowen came to the residence of the eldest son of Chang'an City.

　　"Dad, you have worked hard all the way, let me take care of you today." Zheng Shuang, who had learned early, was already waiting in front of the door and brought his father and sister into the house.

　　"My son, don't be so troublesome, the old man and Xiao'er just had a meal at Zuixianlou, and the taste is very delicious." Zheng Baowen laughed.

　　"Have you eaten the hot pot from Zuixianlou? In the cold winter, it is really comfortable to eat hot pot. I often make hot pot at home." Zheng Shuang smiled.

　　"Brother, can you eat hot pot at home?" Zheng Xiao asked curiously.

　　"Yeah, the way to eat hot pot was actually first passed on from the consort of the Tang Dynasty, Lu Zhuang, and then passed on from the palace to our hundred officials. The method is quite simple. Write down the method of the fire 25 pot in detail, and dad can take it back and let the chef cook it according to the method, and you can eat it whenever you want in the future." Zheng Shuangdao.

　　"That's naturally good." Zheng Baowen's eyes lit up. After eating hot pot once, he was worried that he would not be able to eat it when he returned to Yangzhou.

　　"By the way, eldest brother, what kind of person is that Lu Zhuangzhu? If you want to marry him, there should be a lot of young girls in our Zheng family." Zheng Xiao said.

　　She even wondered if she was Zheng Shuang's sister, and actually made her a concubine.

　　"The Zheng family has quite a few young girls to be married, but none of them are more beautiful than the younger sister. If it is an ordinary woman, Zhuang Lu will not look down on him. Xiao'er can rest assured that the eldest brother will not harm you. He is young, handsome and capable. Wushuang. Do you think the emperor would rather marry the two princesses to him?" Zheng Shuang said.

　　"If it's good for the Zheng family, it doesn't matter if I'm big or small. What I'm most afraid of is marrying a bad old man." Zheng Xiao whispered.

　　Princesses are all given to people as "little concubines".Although she is a daughter of an aristocratic family, her status is not as noble as a princess.

　　"I'll take you to see him later, and take you to a good place by the way. Dad is also curious, why I asked you to bring [-] Guan to me at home." Zheng Shuang said.

　　"Well. With the wealth you have accumulated in Chang'an, plus your salary and property, you won't be short of money." Zheng Baowen nodded.

　　"Hehe, there are two main reasons. One is that I bought a piece of land on the island and spent several thousand kangaroos, and built a house there and spent a thousand kangaroos, which is a lot of money." Zheng Shuang said.

　　"What's going on on Guam?" Zheng Shuang's words left him baffled. Chang'an is inland, and it is thousands of miles away from the sea. Is his son stupid? Why did he suddenly mention the island.

　　"You don't know it's normal. The consort's ability is extremely powerful. It can easily lead people across thousands of miles. Chang'an is only a step away from a deserted island at sea a few thousand miles away. Therefore, the officials of the court are all flowers. A lot of money bought land on the island, and I want to enjoy the warm winter on a warm and beautiful island. I have to say, it is really a great place to eat, drink and have fun. It happens that there is nothing to do today, so I can show my father and sister. Seeing the scenery on the island, make sure you don't want to come back."

　　"Then I want to tell Dad the second thing, it's about trade at sea. The master of Lu Zhuang summoned the civil and military officials a few days ago, and will organize a huge fleet to go to sea in April next year."

　　"I and a close friend of Cui's Cui family have made a joint venture of [-] yuan, and we have created a quota for going to sea. Zhuang Lu's fleet leads the fleet to go to sea, and I think it can earn dozens of times a year. profit."

　　In Datang, no one understands the profits of maritime trade better than their Zheng family. Although they only have one trade route, the trade route from Yangzhou to Silla, after deducting the risk loss of going to sea, they can earn thousands of kangaroos in one round trip.

　　And if you can eliminate all risks and add a few more routes, of course, you will make a lot of money, and it is hard to imagine how high a year's profit is.

　　"Then our Zheng family's business in the sea will not be robbed by them?" Zheng Baowen frowned.

　　"Father, the person who knows the current affairs is Junjie. With the strength of our Zheng family, we can't resist the general trend of Lu Zhuangzhu's guidance. That's why I want my little sister to come to Chang'an, hoping to have a relationship with Lu Zhuangzhu. I can get Lu Zhuangzhu. With the protection of the owner, the Zheng family can not only get a share of the sea, but also protect our Zheng family for a hundred years." Zheng Shuang explained.

　　If the Zheng family can get a few fruits from him, and the ability to obtain similar eagle fruits, cheetah fruits, and turtle fruits, Zheng Shuang thinks about it and feels excited.

　　"Well, the old man will go to see what's going on later." Zheng Baowen nodded and said.

　　It was related to the rise and fall of the Zheng family. Of course, he had to take it seriously. If he was a little careless, the industry that the Zheng family had accumulated for hundreds of years might be destroyed in his hands.

　　The most important thing is to meet Lu Xiu, the man who stirred the Tang Dynasty. .

Chapter 214

　　Zheng Baowen and his daughter Xiaoxiao followed their son to Luzhuang, Anping County.

　　The layout of Lu Zhuang is very strange. I don't understand what to do by digging a water pool in the yard, but it is actually covered with expensive marble floors.

　　In the front yard, a strange door opened in the void, and many hired workers carried stones and wood inside.

　　"Father, come with me." Zheng Shuang skillfully crossed the gate, and the two followed closely behind.

　　Next, the line of sight suddenly widened.The warm wind blew all the chills away.The scorching sun was in the sky, the scorching sun was shining on the body, and the whole body was warmed up.

　　Looking around, I saw a golden sandy beach. Outside the sandy beach was an endless blue sea. It was like entering a whole new world.

　　If it is in Yangzhou, the sea is nothing special.But when they saw the sea in Chang'an City, the two of them were stunned.

　　"Daddy, how can you be so warm." Xiao Xiao said.

　　"Hehe, it is said that the island is located two thousand miles south of Lingnan, so it will be very warm in winter. You see how many people have fun going to the sea. Dad, look at the land I bought, and the house has already been built. Halfway through. I don't plan to go back to Yangzhou this year, I want to stay here for the New Year." Zheng Shuangdao.

　　"If I can live on an island with warm weather and beautiful scenery, I don't want to go back." Xiao Xiao whispered.

　　How one step spanned thousands of miles, they couldn't believe it.

　　"Dad, you can stay here for a while. On the island, you can sunbathe on the beach, take a walk on the beach, or go to the sea to play in the water. If you are lucky enough to get the turtle fruit from the owner of Villa Lu , you can even dive to the bottom of the sea and enjoy the beautiful and peculiar scenery under the sea'~." Zheng Shuangdao.

　　"Wearing only one pair of big pants in front of the public, this old man doesn't have such a thick skin." Zheng Baowen said.

　　"Hehe, there are mostly men on the island, so what's the point. Look at the one standing on the pedals and sliding on the sea is the current Taishanghuang Li Yuan, and that is the current state uncle..."

　　"Brother, what about Master Lu?"

　　Xiaoxiao interrupted Zheng Shuang's introduction, she just wanted to know her future "husband".

　　"Did you see, the one who rested under the sun umbrella was Zhuangzhu Lu." Zheng Shuang's eyes pointed at Lu Xiu.

　　"Yeah." Xiao Xiao saw Lu Xiu who was shirtless, her cheeks warmed.

　　Perhaps curiosity overcame shyness, she finally looked up to see Lu Xiu's face, and happened to meet each other's eyes, she hurriedly lowered her head, rubbed the corner of her clothes and whispered, "If you marry him, Xiao'er... ... Xiao'er has no opinion."

　　"My son, can you take us to meet him?" Zheng Baowen said.

　　"Father, you come with me. It just so happens that His Majesty is not here, otherwise it would be inconvenient." Zheng Shuang nodded.

　　"Last time in Yangzhou, the Zheng family refused to give him a chart. I don't know if he will hold grudges in his heart. Forget it, it's useless to think about it, I've come here. At this time, I just came to the door to apologize and talk to him, maybe I will. It's not a bad thing." Zheng Baowen said.

　　The three came to Lu Xiu, and Zheng Shuang bowed and greeted, "Master Lu, Zheng Shuang, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, is my father and younger sister."

　　"Zheng Shuang? What's the matter? Could it be that you want to bring your family to live on the island? You can rest assured that I won't ask." Lu Xiu on the reclining chair opened his eyes and glanced at the three of them. Finally, his eyes stayed on Zheng Xiao for a second longer.

　　"Zheng Qi, the prefect of Yangzhou, is actually the second son of the old man. He offended the master Lu in Yangzhou, so the old man brought his little daughter to the door today to apologize, and I hope the master of the Lu village can forgive the Zheng family." Zheng Baowen said sincerely.

　　"It turns out that you are from the Zheng family in Yangzhou."

　　"¨〃Well, the old man is Zheng Baowen, the contemporary head of the Zheng family. Because I was in a hurry, I didn't have time to prepare a generous gift, but the old man came in person, which represents the sincerity of the Zheng family. If there is any need for the owner of the Zheng family in the future, the Zheng family will leave it to the owner of the family. drive."

　　Zheng Baowen stooped forward and bowed. As the head of the Zheng family, he gave Lu Xiu a salute. He completely let go of his posture and his dignity as a family.

　　"That little thing, I didn't take it to heart." At that time, the system bore fruit, and the chart was forgotten at the time.

　　"In any case, the mistakes made by the Zheng family must be made up for. Xiao'er, come to see Zhuang Lu. After that, you will stay by Zhuang Lu's side and saddle up for the Zheng family." Zheng Baowen said.

　　"Yes, daddy. (Are you Zhao) The little girl Zheng Xiao, pays her respects to the master of Zhuang Lu."

　　"I said I wouldn't mind, what to do with your daughter." Because it was too sudden, his mind couldn't turn around for a while.

　　"Master Lu... Does Master Lu dislike Xiao'er being ugly?" Zheng Xiao whispered.

　　"How could it be." Zheng Xiao's appearance is sweet and has the unique temperament of Jiangnan water town.

　　"Little friend Lu, it's okay to accept the Zheng family's favor." At this moment, Li Yuan came to Lu Xiu's back at some point.

　　"See the Emperor Taishang." Several members of the Zheng family bowed.

　　"Haha, as a concubine from an aristocratic family, it is barely worthy of your status." Li Yuan said lightly. .

Chapter 215

　　Lu Xiu's identity, in his opinion, even Li Er, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, can't compare.

　　Once upon a time, Lu Xiu was always instigated to marry several daughters from aristocratic families as concubines.

　　"Many thanks to the Emperor Taishang for helping Meiyan, it is indeed a blessing for Xiao'er to be the concubine of the master of Lu Zhuang." Zheng Baowen said.

　　"Okay, then let her stay. But I can't promise you whether she will be taken as a concubine."

　　Lu Xiu was not only interested in appearance, personality, and temperament.