Chapter 2 The Tavern Speaks Wine
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This time it was Chen Chu's turn to be confused.
He knew that potatoes were valuable in Datang, but he didn't expect that they would be so valuable, and he would be able to make him a duke.
If he really became a grandfather or a marquis, would he still care about that mere 100 yuan?
Thinking of this, Chen Chu nodded and was about to agree, but as soon as he turned around, there was a loud alarm in his heart.
The heart of defense is indispensable, he didn't know the identities of these two people, how could he trust them.
There are curfew rules in this Chang'an City, and those who are still running around outside at this time are not good people.
Chen Chu frowned, and couldn't help but regret his recklessness just now.
If these two people were rangers or bandits or something, would they kill him and steal the potatoes?
The more Chen Chu thought about it, the more chaotic it became, and for the first time he felt the hostility from Datang.
He looked around, and with a grunt he slipped into the counter, looking warily at the two men in front of him.
"Who the hell are you? It's all curfew, why are you still hanging around outside? ”
As soon as he heard Chen Chu's question, he was a little offended, and the eldest grandson Wuji, who came back to his senses, was about to talk about the identities of the two, but was unexpectedly stopped by Li Er waving his hand.
"Don't be afraid, a certain person works in the Chang'an County Ya, and he is hungry in the middle of the night, so he asks his colleagues to have a glass of wine. Disturbed the store, and looked at the store Haihan! ”
The eldest grandson Wuji on the side, when he heard Li Er's nonsense, his face was a little unsightly.
When he heard that the shopkeeper Haihan was even more shocked, how could the emperor have apologized to others, even in the face of the emperor!
But soon, he figured out that the emperor did this for the sake of the potatoes in Chen Chu's arms.
Chen Chu blew his nose and asked in disbelief, "Really?" Didn't lie to me? ”
saw Li Er shake his head and said, "A certain person is also a scholar, how can he deceive you!" ”
Seeing him say this, Chen Chu let down his guard and gave the few remaining potatoes in his arms to the two of them.
"I'm the one who runs the shop, and you're the one who eats. Visitors naturally want to be entertained, you wait, I'll fry a few dishes, it'll be good in a while! ”
After Chen Chu left, Li Er and eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly picked up a few potatoes on the counter, like treasures.
The eldest grandson Wuji was even more smiling so much that he couldn't see his teeth, and he was reluctant to eat it, so he hid it in his sleeve.
"Erlang, if this shopkeeper really gives this treasure with a yield of thirty stones per mu, do you really want to give him a duke?"
Li Er twisted his beard with a three-inch chin, thought for a while, and said, "I issued a decree as early as the first year of Zhenguan, and if there are people who donate new crops, they will be knighted. If this shop is really willing to give potatoes with a yield of 30 stone per mu, I will not break my promise. ”
As he spoke, he paused again and continued: "However, this duke is really higher, and it doesn't hurt to give a false title of marquis!" ”
The eldest grandson Wuji also nodded after hearing this, the emperor handled it like this, it was just right, the marquis was just a valus, and it was a false position, so it was enough to ensure that the store was rich and noble.
Soon, Chen Chu walked out with a large plate of hot and sour shredded potatoes.
Seeing that the two people were still standing in front of the counter, he beckoned them to check in quickly.
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a bar table for one person, and all kinds of meals were one for each person, which was very inconvenient.
Chen Chu fried a large plate, and it was not easy to divide it with them in front of them, so he put the two tables together, and then put the shredded potatoes in the middle.
Chen Chu sat down as soon as he got his buttocks, and when he picked up the chopsticks, he put a full pair of chopsticks into his mouth.
Suddenly, a stream of ** came out of his mouth.
Chen Chu was so moved that he almost cried, after three days, he finally ate a decent meal.
When he was about to clip the second chopstick, he saw the two people in front of him staring at him stupidly.
Chen Chu was a little embarrassed, stood up reluctantly, and smiled at them: "Ouch, look at my memory, I forgot that you are here to eat." You eat, you eat! ”
Looking at the shredded potatoes, Li Er sniffled and asked, "What is this?" ”
"Hot and sour shredded potatoes, just fried out of the pot, you eat them while they're hot!"
As soon as he heard that it was also a potato, Li Er rumbled in his throat, and he didn't care about being eaten, so he picked up a chopstick and tasted it.
This chopsticks went down, so delicious that Li Er almost bit off his tongue.
"Try it, it's sweet and sour with a little crunch."
Li Er asked the eldest grandson Wuji on the side to taste it while eating, but as he ate, he stared curiously at the red dried chili peppers on the plate.
When I took a bite, I found that it was a little crispy, and after a while, my mouth was like a fire, and sweat oozed from my forehead, but it was extremely pleasant.
"What is this? Why have I never eaten it? ”
Li Er asked in surprise.
"Peppers, and potatoes come from one place."
Li Er sighed, and asked again: "I haven't asked before, these potatoes and peppers don't seem to be Datang crops, where did you get them?" ”
Chen Chu knew that they would ask this, and shook the recliner and muttered, "I bought it from Hu Shang, and he was the only one who heard him talk about that place." It's a pity that he lived with me for a month, and then he died of not adapting to the soil. ”
Chen Chu fabricated a Hu man and said Hu Ren to death, in order to let others see that the potatoes and peppers in his hands are unique in the whole world, so as to maximize their value.
After Li Er heard this, he really sighed, felt a little depressed in his heart, and shouted for wine.
Chen Chu took out the two jars of old wine that he had drunk, poured a large bowl for the two of them, and prepared to sit down.
"Eh, shopkeeper, you and I have a fate tonight, why don't you sit down and chat with us while eating?"
Chen Chu's mouth was already greedy, but others were guests, he was not good at robbing people, and when he heard that people took the initiative to invite, where did he still care about face, nodded and sat down.
The wind swept into the clouds, and after a few glasses of wine, the three of them were slightly drunk.
"Shopkeeper, it seems that I have also studied according to your words, I don't know what you think of the current situation?"
After some small talk, Li Er found that Chen Chu seemed to know a little bit about everything, especially some miscellaneous and appalling things, so he felt that Chen Chu had some knowledge.
Coupled with the smell of alcohol, he asked this sentence without a head.
Chen Chu was stunned for a moment, his mind turned a little slowly when he was drunk, and he said without thinking about it: "What do I think!" Do what the official says! ”
Li Er didn't hear what he wanted to hear, waved his hand and said, "Don't be nervous, talk about wine at the wine table." Let's just say how about the Son of Heaven today? ”
Speaking of the emperor, Chen Chu pondered for a moment before speaking.
"It's just a wine talk, don't forget what I'm talking about."
Li Er nodded, "That's nature!" ”
Chen Chu cleared his throat and said, "In my opinion, the current Son of Heaven has mixed achievements, and at present, he can barely be called a qualified emperor. ”
Li Er prides himself on being diligent in government and loving the people, but unexpectedly heard his barely qualified words from Chen Chu's mouth, he immediately frowned and asked, "Why?" ”
Chen Chu put down his chopsticks, drank another glass of wine, and continued: "After the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty starved for thousands of miles, and the people were not able to make a living until the ninth year of Wude, but the Holy Son of Heaven reigned for a few months, and there were some obvious improvements in a short period of time. ”
Hearing this, Li Er nodded with satisfaction, raised the wine glass and was about to pour it into his mouth, but unexpectedly, Chen Chu's words trembled in shock.
However, this is not his credit. First, the world has not been decided during the Wude years, and secondly, if you stand in that position, as long as you are not stupid, you know that you must develop people's livelihood after the war. And after the war, the people must want a peaceful and stable life. As long as the country's policy can allow them to have a nest and eat, they will naturally not cause chaos. So, a large part of the current situation comes from post-war self-regulation. ”
Eldest Sun Wuji's face twitched, and he stood up as soon as he slapped the table, pointing at Chen Chu and shouting, "Shopkeeper, be cautious!" ”
Chen Chu was startled, glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji, and said: "Why are you so excited, you have said that it is wine, don't take it to heart if it is right or not." ”
Li Er motioned to Eldest Sun Wuji to sit down with a gloomy face, then looked at Chen Chu and asked, "Then what do you think, the current Son of Heaven, how is this person?" ”
Chen Chu didn't even look at Li Er, and crossed his legs and picked up his toenails.
"If you want me to say, he's an idiot!"
"Ding, the spit is successful, get the spit value of 100, and reward a bag of corn, the location of the kitchen!"