Thirty years of Hongwu, spring, Beiping City.

A middle-aged businessman with a clear face and a tall figure walked on the streets of Beiping, from south to north, from east to west, he seemed to be tireless, every street was imprinted with his shadow, it was about to be dusk, he finally stopped, stopped in front of the former site of the Chaoyuan Imperial Palace in the center of Beiping City.

The palace walls of the old palace are still there, but they are no longer solemn and luxurious, and the palace walls are full of shops and inns for trading, noisy and noisy. The middle-aged businessman seemed to have chosen a restaurant at random to sit down, and the shopkeeper hurriedly went over to greet him, "Guest officer, what do you want to use?" ”

The middle-aged businessman is handsome, and his demeanor is also very elegant, pointing to the name of the water brand hanging on the wall and saying, "What is this North Bazhen?" ”

The shopkeeper explained: "The Northern Eight Treasures were originally dishes used by the imperial court of the former Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, referring to Daigo, camphor meat, wild camel hooves, deer lips, camel chyle, roasted swan meat, purple jade syrup, and mare's milk wine. This doesn't change the dynasty, as long as the people have silver, they can also eat the same meals as the royal family of the Yuan Dynasty, so we call this the Northern Bazhen. If you eat alone, it is enough to order a dish of North Bazhen. ”

The middle-aged merchant nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try your craft." ”

The shopkeeper grinned and said, "Don't worry! Our chef is the imperial chef of the former court, and the taste of the food is guaranteed to be the same as that of the previous emperor. ”

The middle-aged merchant smiled lightly, "Oh? Is this true? If it's not done properly, I'll smash the signboard. ”

The second chest of the shopkeeper slapped the earth-shattering sound, "Don't look at our shop, in fact, the North Eight Treasures made by our chef are signature dishes, and the whole capital is famous, even the Yan Wangfu often sends people to buy ready-made, Yan Wang and the princess both like our North Eight Treasures, and they have come here in person, just that table, Yan Wang and Yan Princess sit here to eat." ”

The middle-aged businessman shook his head, "Brag, dignified prince, how can you come to a small shop like yours?" ”

The shopkeeper's eyes showed a look of reverence, "Our Yan Wang loves the people like a son, and the guest officer is from other places at a glance, you don't know what Beiping was like before, it rained and waterlogged, even the house was soaked, most of the shops were closed, and most of the merchants in the city went south to Jinling to beg for a living." After King Yan came to Beiping, he dredged the sewers of the city, cleaned the streets, repaired dilapidated shops, rented them to merchants at low prices, and reduced taxes. ”

"One year there was a plague in Beiping, Princess Yan was a doctor to treat the sick, we have the protection of Yan Wang and Princess Yan such virtuous people in Yandi, how lucky, here is too peaceful and rich, those rich people naturally return to Beiping City, after all, there is not as good as hometown. Our King Yan never put on a shelf, often eat and drink tea in the market, and discuss people's livelihood with the people, once I also saw King Yan buy a bag of fried chestnuts with sugar, and peel them for Princess Yan to eat while walking, which is similar to our worldly husband and wife. ”

The middle-aged businessman looked stunned, and then smiled, "Actually, I am also a native of Beiping, I grew up here, and when I was young, I fled the war and went to other places, and I only went home when I was middle-aged." I thought that things were people, but looking at the prosperity of Beiping City, it was no less than before, King Yan was really a virtuous king, and he had the ability to turn decay into magic and turn the tide. ”

The shopkeeper said proudly: "Of course, the benefits of our Yan King and the princess can't be finished for three days and three nights!" ”

At one time, the North Eight Treasures were all together, and the table was full. The middle-aged businessman moved his chopsticks, tasted everything, and asked the shopkeeper attentively: "Guest officer, our Beibazhen is worthy of its reputation, right?" ”

The middle-aged merchant nodded with satisfaction, "Well, that's the taste, but-"

The merchant pointed to the roasted swan meat, "This swan meat is not very authentic. ”

The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed and touched the back of his head, "Your tongue is too smart, Bei Bazhen is used to black swans, and you can't buy black swans in the kitchen today, so you use white swans instead." ”

The merchant didn't mind, and said kindly: "Actually, the black swan meat is a little more firewood, and the white swan meat is not fat or thin." ”

The shopkeeper was about to pour purple jade syrup for the merchant - in fact, it was wine, and it was called purple jade syrup because of its color like purple jade.

The merchant raised his hand, "No, I'm in the wine business, and I drink the wine I brought." ”

That means that he can't look down on the wine in the restaurant, and the shopkeeper retreats in a sneer, "The guest officer is slow to use." ”

The merchant ate the North Eight Treasures slowly and methodically, eating elegantly, and at this time, a handsome young man walked in from outside, and the entourage behind him said: "Little Er, come to a table of North Eight Treasures." ”

The merchant took out a jar of wine from his bag, and also took a crystal clear luminous cup, opened the jar, and the rich aroma of wine poured out, and the young man at the next table followed the taste and glanced at the merchant.

The merchant raised the jar high and poured the wine, and the dark purple wine fell into the luminous glass, without a trace of impurities, and in an instant, the whole restaurant was filled with the aroma of wine.

The young man sat curiously opposite the merchant, "Good fragrant wine, so beautiful color, uncle, where did you buy it?" ”

The merchant shook the glow-in-the-dark glass, the dark purple liquor swirled in the cup, the aroma became stronger, he handed the cup to the young man, "It's fragrant, it's good-looking, it's delicious, do you want to taste it?" ”

"Second Young Master, no!" The entourage hurriedly gave the young man a look, but the young man who was in the rebellious period turned a deaf ear, took the cup and took a sip, the wine entered his throat and smoked in the stomach, and the young man's neat sword eyebrows squirmed comfortably like a caterpillar, "Good wine!" My second uncle is about to have a birthday, and I'm worried that I don't have a good gift for him, this wine is just right, uncle, where did you buy this? ”

The middle-aged merchant pointed to himself and said: "I am a wine merchant, wine sold from Persia, across the desert, Gobi, grassland, through the Central Plains, I heard that Beiping City is prosperous, I want to ship it here to buy a good price." ”

The young man said: "In other words, there is only one family in the capital? Okay, I'm all going down, the price is negotiable. ”

The middle-aged merchant said: "Childe is so refreshing, my goods are in the post station outside the city, you can go and see the goods." ”

The boy looked at the sky, "Let's go quickly, and we must come back before the gates close." ”

The boy and his entourage followed the middle-aged merchant out of town......

Yanwang Mansion.

In the study of Zhu Gaochi, the son of King Yan, Xu Zengshou drank five teas, and Gong Tong had been there once, but he still couldn't wait for his eldest nephew to come back.

Xu Zengshou patted the table impatiently, "Hey, why hasn't the prince come back yet?" It's getting dark! ”

Ma Sanbao said: "Second Master Xu, the prince is listening to the lecture of Zen Master Daoyan, maybe he has been talking about it for a while, and he has forgotten the time, so you can wait." ”

Xu Zengshou snorted, touched the beard on his chin, and said, "What does it mean to listen to Daoyan's old bald donkey's lecture?" The prince said that he would accompany me out to listen to the drama and eat today, and there was a new opera troupe in Beiping City that sang the new tune of the water mill. ”

No one dared to offend this uncle, Ma Sanbao accompanied him carefully, and said: "Now King Yan is aiming to attack the Northern Yuan Nahachu and Goryeo rebels in the northeast with the founding prince Changmao, and the son takes the place of his father and guards Yandi. Second master, why don't you accompany the slave to listen to the play? ”

Seeing Ma Sanbao's flattering face, Xu Zengshou immediately shook his head and said: "Since the prince is too busy, then I'll find someone else to go, I don't have to make people think that I am not as sensible as an elder." ”

Ma Sanbao had an ominous premonition in his heart, "Who is Second Master Xu looking for?" ”

Xu Zengshou said: "Of course, I'm looking for my eldest niece, Lord Yong'an!" ”

Ma Sanbao hurriedly said: "The county lord of Yong'an is a big girl, and she is about to recruit county horses, so she wants to stay in the palace to learn embroidery." ”

Xu Zengshou asked, "Who said that?" ”

Yan Wang Zhu Di was not at home, Ma Sanbao had to talk nonsense, and said: "The princess ordered it." ”

Xu Zengshou laughed, "You ask Xu Miaoyi, has she ever taken a needle and thread and been a female celebrity?" I can't do it myself, don't be embarrassed for the child. The daughter of the old Zhu family and our Xu family is the most precious pearl, and she doesn't have to do anything for the rest of her life, just open her mouth and wait for dinner like me! ”

Xu Zengshou prides himself on being smart, he has always felt that he is the most comfortable, the most comfortable, and the most troublesome for others to persuade him to be motivated and persuade him to make meritorious contributions, and he can be comfortable for a lifetime by lying on the exploits of his father Xu Da, why bother to suffer from it!

It's all a group of mortals who can't see through fame and fortune! Xu Zengshou was too lazy to even disdain to marry a wife and have children, afraid that his wife would control him, and even more afraid that he would control others, and planned to inherit a son from his eldest brother Xu Huizu in the future.

Xu Zengshou is a hereditary Jinyi Wei Qianhu, who has become his heir, and he can inherit his official position and fortune in the future, which is a bargain.

Xu Zengshou was looking for the lord of Yong'an in the palace, but he didn't know that Xu Miaoyi was also secretly looking for the traces of his eldest daughter, and the clue was broken when the eldest daughter went out of the city, and there were several jars of Persian wine in the warehouse where the middle-aged merchant was, and there was a letter on the wine jar, Xu Miaoyi opened the letter, and the handwriting was very familiar:

"Miaoyi: The county lord of Yong'an is so cute, I invited her to Beiyuan as a guest, maybe it is not necessary to stay for a permanent stay, if you want her to come back, you can pick her up in person." Remember, you have to come alone, otherwise...... My wolves haven't been fed in days, and they should be hungry for meat, don't you think? Little Hachi. ”

"Bastard!" Xu Miaoyi crumpled the letter into a ball, threw it casually, kicked over the wine jar a few times, the warehouse was full of aroma, and the dark purple wine was as red as blood under the light of the torch.

Xu Miaoyi returned to the Yanwang Mansion and calmly explained to her eldest son Zhu Gaochi, "...... I asked Ma Sanbao for internal affairs, and asked Zen Master Yan for foreign affairs, I want to go out and come back in a few days. ”

Seeing his mother's calm expression, Zhu Gaochi thought it was something inconsequential, and said, "Yes, mother." By the way, I heard Ma Sanbao say that the eldest sister secretly borrowed a sea boat from him and went to sea to play, and the second uncle was angry, saying that he didn't take him with him for such a fun thing, and he wanted to go back to the capital. ”

This is a lie woven by Xu Miaoyi and Ma Sanbao together, saying that the missing Yongan County Lord has gone to sea.

Since the fourteenth year of Emperor Hongwu, Xu Zengshou has been staying in Beiping City to accompany his nephews, watching them grow up one by one, but he himself will always be a child, and he will lose his temper from time to time, and the mantra is "If you ignore me, I will pack up and go back to the capital!" 166 Reading Network