Approaching dusk, Yulian came to Lu's Restaurant, and only then did she enter the restaurant and see the old shopkeeper who was drinking alone outside. On the second floor there was a strange woman, who was no worse dressed than the servants of the nobles' house. The satin on the body is not a bargain, and it is not an ordinary person just by looking at the temperament.

The old shopkeeper put down the wine bowl and said, "The host, you are back." ”

Looking at the unique smile of the old shopkeeper, I am really not used to the red clothes, and the old shopkeeper who has always had a straight face, today's strange smile is really strange. Yulian said, "You always have something to do. Hongyi had already sat down to eat a few dishes from the old shopkeeper, looked up and said, "There must be no good thing, maybe a little girl will go to propose." ”

There is really nothing to say about the open-mouthed old shopkeeper in red, and a good girl does not have the subtlety of a woman. However, there are also a few women like the owner in the world, who doesn't like such a woman. The second son of the Guogong Mansion is the young general of the First Army, and Zhang Gongzi of Jiming Lane are rare heroes in the world. I didn't have much contact with Zhang Bai, but the old shopkeeper still liked this young man very much. His manners are extraordinary, and I believe that this year's imperial examination will definitely be able to obtain a good reputation.

The old shopkeeper, who happened to say that he was happy, was blocked in his heart by the words of the red clothes, and hurriedly took off the chopsticks of the red clothes and said: "Go and go, what should you do, as soon as you come, you will make fun of my old man." ”

Snatched the chopsticks and smiled at the old shopkeeper, Yulian really had no choice about the red clothes, maybe she was not so naughty here. I'm fifteen years old and still childish, but I'm only eighteen years old.

The old shopkeeper said: "The owner, you see that the girl is here, and it is very strange that the little master did not run." It's just that the mouth is hard and obviously cares about it, but don't say why bother! ”

Yulian listened to the old shopkeeper tell the reason for the incident one by one, and a smile appeared on her face. Is it still accurate to see people on your own? Ren Yan is a good girl, how can you not like it! I didn't bother and went to the kitchen in person, and the old shopkeeper was happy. I didn't expect to be able to taste the cooking skills of the owner today, although it is not as good as the cooking skills of Miss Xiuwen. But after a long time in Taiping City, I still miss the taste of my hometown, and I drink wine happily and listen to the noise on the second floor from time to time.

said: "It's better to be young, quarrels are all new tricks." ”

After setting up a table of dishes, although Hongyi had helped, he sat down early, and the old shopkeeper smelled the fragrant dishes and said: "The owner has good craftsmanship, and the old man is blessed today." "It's not bad, but it's not good, after all, the restaurant has a chef. The beauty is that the owner cooks it himself, but this little girl doesn't understand the rules, and the owner doesn't sit down and she looks like she is eating.

Yulian said: "Red clothes and so on Xiao Mingren girl." ”

The helpless red clothes put down their chopsticks and said, "Okay?" My sister made it for a bastard. ”

The three of them sat at a large table and waited, and the grandmother upstairs looked down from time to time. Which girl in Tsing Yi is handsome, and the old shopkeeper calls the owner as if she has an unusual relationship with Wen Shaoxia. I already have a plan in my heart, and I think it's because of this woman that I don't like my own lady. There was a kind of hatred in his eyes, isn't it just the owner of a restaurant, how can he compare with Miss. Although a woman can't inherit the family business, the Ren family in Shandong is a hundred times stronger than a restaurant.

As the door opened, Wen Xiaoming walked out first, looking at the downstairs sister with a large table of dishes, one by one, turned over from the second floor, and a few steps were already sitting next to Yulian and said, "Sister, this is made for me." ”

Yulian smiled lightly and didn't say anything, and the grandmother upstairs even saw which woman in Tsing Yi had an unusual relationship with Wen Xiaoming. Ren Yan's face obviously looked much better when she walked out, and she went from being speechless at the beginning to quarreling in the afternoon. For Wen Xiaoming, who never cared about himself, he has actually improved, and the important thing is that Wen Xiaoming did not escape this time. has been quarreling, and Wen Xiaoming's mouth is even more unforgiving. Fortunately, I didn't hit anyone, which is already very good. It's just that he still hasn't accepted his own meaning, so he keeps quarreling.

Walking down the stairs slowly, Mama followed behind, and Yulian said with a smile: "Miss Ren doesn't know if these are appetizing, I just copied a few dishes." ”

Happily sitting next to Yulian, Hongyi doesn't care about these, as how can there be this table of dishes. Looking at Yulian, Yulian looked at Hongyi without curiosity and said, "Eat yours." Suddenly, he picked up his chopsticks and said, "Okay." ”

Wen Xiaoming's eating is even more ugly than that of the red clothes, at least the little mouth in the red clothes keeps eating, and the old shopkeeper pours a bowl of water from time to time. The old shopkeeper is also happy, there are no juniors in Taiping City, and these young people have a voice. He poured a bowl of water and said with a smile, "Is it delicious?" ”

Hongyi almost spit out the strongest woodcutter in the store, looked at the mischievous old shopkeeper viciously, and hurriedly ate food to relieve the taste of wine in his mouth. Wen Xiaoming almost squirted out, the appearance of the red clothes was too funny.

Ren Yan's eating appearance is not good, only Mama stands behind Ren Yan. Yulian said: "You can also sit down, is it lively for everyone to eat together?" "I didn't expect Mama to ignore it at all, if it weren't for the young lady here, why would she stay in this small restaurant.

It's not easy to say anything about Mama Yulian, a meal is eaten quickly. As long as there are red clothes at the dinner table, it is always very lively, but there is no waste of food, perhaps because he suffered a lot in Chunlin Lou at the beginning.

The three of them touched their stomachs one by one, Yulian was very surprised, and Ren Yan, who was born in a famous family, was also like this. Especially now he looks exactly the same as Wen Xiaoming, and the red clothes are better. Wen Xiaoming and Ren Yan said almost at the same time: "Sister, I'm leaving." ”

Suddenly, Yulian looked at the two of them with strange eyes, and Wen Xiaoming immediately said: "Sister is not what you think, I think Taiping City is not interesting." It's not as interesting as the rivers and lakes, and now Taiping City doesn't know how long it will be lively. ”

Although Ren Yan was a little disappointed, she said: "Sister Yulian, I am going home, and I have already made it clear to that guy." Don't pester him anymore, Daddy will find me a better husband than that guy, let him envy him. He glanced at Wen Xiaoming with an extremely strange look.

After that, he got up and said, "Sister Yulian, I won't stay, otherwise I'll make that guy annoying again." I will definitely come to Taiping City to see you when I have time. "With a hint of a smile on his face. Yulian could see that Ren Yan was uncomfortable, but what else could she do.

Yulian got up and was about to shake Ren Yan's hand, and Mama immediately interrupted and said, "I don't need you to pretend." ”

Suddenly, Wen Xiaoming was furious, and the face of the red clothes was not good-looking, and the old shopkeeper suddenly had no good impression of this woman who was a little beautiful. Wen Xiaoming suddenly got up and said to Mama: "If you talk nonsense and beat your stinky mouth, don't think that a little kung fu master can't kill you." ”

Yulian immediately blocked in front of Wen Xiaoming, and Ren Yan immediately said, "Mama, you misunderstood Sister Yulian, it's really not what you think." ”

For everyone's disgust, Mama immediately took Ren Yan's hand and said, "Miss, we are not welcome here, and we don't want to stay." The helpless Ren Yan kept talking, she was really afraid of this grandma. This person was his father's confidant, and he looked back at the angry Wen Xiaoming. At that moment, it could be seen that Wen Xiaoming really had the intention of killing, although it was not as terrible as it was to himself. I have known each other for so long, how can I not know what kind of character Wen Xiaoming is.

As the two of them left the red clothes to clean up the dining table, Wen Xiaoming said, "Sister, I'll leave tomorrow." I'm tired of staying in the rivers and lakes, and I'm going to rely on you to support me, sister, and I have no other skills than to do it. ”

The red clothes who cleaned up the table said maliciously: "Bastard, you are still a man, no." ”

Wen Xiaoming cast a wicked look and said, "Otherwise, stinky girl, you can see if I am a man." Frightened, Hongyi bowed his head and was silent, he really had nothing to say to Wen Xiaoming.

In the palace, King Qi, who was wearing a python robe, knelt outside the imperial study, and was not summoned by his father for a long time. After the disaster relief failed, the good situation was gone, and I originally thought that it was just a disaster victim, as long as enough food was given to starve to death. As long as he waited for the heavy snow to melt and he could be relieved, he never expected that his officials would be so greedy. Less than a tenth of the initial $1 million in disaster relief money went to the private sector, and with the corruption of local officials, there was little left.

It took less than a month to arouse public outrage, and it was too late to wake up. The second wave of disaster relief funds has been suppressing the greed of the people's hearts, which once caused riots. In just half a month, the officials who were slaughtered by the mob in the land of Sanzhou were less than 100 people, and the king of Qi at that time even led the army to start suppressing it. In a fit of rage, he massacres a county town seized by a mob and investigates officials involved in the corruption. In one fell swoop, all the officials of the two counties who embezzled more than ten taels of silver were beheaded, so as to quell the riots of the people in several counties.

Just because of the massacre, the mob was gathered into an unimaginable force, the strongest of which even exceeded 30,000 people, including 60 old men, 12 or 3 years old, and women and children. Although there is no strong armament, it is better that everyone is not afraid of death. Several victories at the head of the local army also showed excellent leadership talent, but the more he fought, the more he fought. Out of Wenzhou, he encountered a well-trained mob, which was not just a mob, but also a big hand that controlled everything.

There were at least a few people in the mob who were proficient in the art of war, and at least many of them were literate. His Royal Highness the King of Qi, who was in the land of three states, couldn't tell for a moment that the army was a mob and those were orderly disasters. Trapped in a county town for three days, he almost ran out of food, and if it wasn't for Liu Ce leading his troops to come, the consequences would be unimaginable. Liu Ce's shortening was vigorous and resolute, and the officials of the Criminal Department of the army dismissed officials from various places for investigation in a company, and on the other hand, led local officials to build their homes.

In less than a day after the army suppressed the turmoil, the land of the county had quieted down, and the snow had melted and some areas were ready for planting. More places can only rely on the white porridge of the imperial court to survive, and the army comes not with silver but with a large amount of grain. King Qi looked at the bags of white rice and wept bitterly, it was all life. For the first time, I recognized the power of food, and the horror of hunger. The man who was still carrying a hoe to attack the city a day ago is now carrying a pot of hot white porridge to feed a five-year-old child.

I realized the scenes in front of me, but I knew that my mother had died. On one side, Liu Ce held his father's holy decree to summon the king of Qi back to Beijing, and handed over all matters to the head of the household department. When he left Wenzhou, a large number of young officials had already set foot on the land of Sanzhou, and at that moment King Qi knew that the north was no longer covering the sky with one hand. These young officials may not be as good as the old people who are mixed up in the officialdom, but there is one thing, no one in the young officials will give up this path of promotion.

On the way back to Beijing, he deeply realized the horror of the prince, but at the same time he was recruiting the Manchu civil and military. The crown prince has always supported students who have been promoted through scientific examinations, and nearly half of the learned people in Taiping City have received the favor of the East Palace. It is believed that this group of young officials will be promoted after the disaster relief.

King Qi, who was kneeling outside the imperial study, hated the most at this time, but had the most pain, which mother concubine who died quietly. No matter how difficult the time is gone, how can I not know in my heart that I can stay in Taiping City, and the favor of my father is from which mother concubine who has no quarrel with the world. Now the only ones who can threaten the crown prince are the two uncles, which are the last bargaining chips. It is also the last hole card of King Qi, and he never thought that he could use it one day.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked slowly, and King Qi glanced sideways and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince." "Very respectful.

The crown prince, who had never felt so happy, bowed and said, "Brother Qi." ”