Chapter Ninety-Four: The Letter Without Payment
Yin Guanghao heard that his father Yin Hongzhi had impeached Li You, and he felt very uncomfortable, he said: "Daddy, I have to go out and send a letter to Brother You." ”
Yin Hongzhi also felt that it should be like this, so he wrote a handwritten letter, writing down what happened in the court, his own analysis of this matter, and Concubine Yin's concern for Li You, and handed it to Yin Guanghao.
Yin Guanghao called Zhou Qian, explained that he took care of business matters, and went out with a few generals.
On the same day, a rough man dressed as a servant also came out of Fanglin Gate, and he rode straight to the direction of Shanzhou.
On this day, Li You and others came to Jingyang County. He hadn't been here since the last time he left, and he heard that the brick tea base was well built, so he wanted to go and see it.
He solicited the opinions of Murong Ling and others.
Brick tea is very popular in Tuyuhun, and ordinary people can't drink it. Murong Ling heard Li You say that this brick tea was his invention, so he was very curious and wanted to take a look. So, everyone turned on the fork in the road to the brick tea base.
Not long after Li You and the others left the official road, Yin Guanghao and the others galloped by, missing the opportunity to meet Li You.
At the foot of Mt. Saga, rows of neat houses and large workshops have risen from the ground. It now has a new name, "Tea Farmer New Village".
Although the new village of tea farmers is called Xincun, the number of tea farmers and their families gathered here has reached thousands, and people have built houses around the new village one after another, and it has become a town.
Li You and the others dismounted and walked towards the town.
Zhuang Gouyu is now the steward of the tea workshop, and the family has been assigned a courtyard with six new houses, and the children have long since put on new clothes and gone to school.
He never dreamed that he would be able to live such a life, with a black face, a shaved beard, wrinkles seemed to have decreased a lot, and the whole person looked a lot younger, like a normal middle-aged person.
At noon that day, he got off work, walked home with his hands behind his back, and walked to his home contentedly, his newly married daughter-in-law cooked a good dish, and it was a great pleasure for him to go home to eat every day.
Just as he walked to the door of the house, a villager ran down the street and shouted: "Prince Qi is here, Prince Qi is here!"
Hula, many villagers poured out of the streets, and they all saluted and greeted Li You.
"Lord Wang, Lord Wang", the villagers shouted enthusiastically.
The people are very simple, and whoever gives them food is their father. Everyone knows that this "tea farmer new village" is the property of the prince, and the prince is their owner.
Although everyone is the prince's servant and is exploited by the prince, they are still grateful to the prince from the bottom of their hearts. It is precisely because of the exploitation of the prince that they, the homeless refugees, have a worry-free life like today, and a new home to live in.
Looking at the sincere smiling faces of the tea farmers, Li You smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Hello everyone, have you eaten?" ”
The tea farmers said in unison: "I have eaten, Lord Wang." ”
Seeing that the prince of his family was so popular, Baihu and other generals were very proud.
Hamid, Hao Lianbot, and Gao Yong, who followed Li You back to report to work, had a new understanding of Li You, and secretly admired it in their hearts.
Murong Ling felt strange. Xin said: "These people obviously haven't eaten yet, why does Li You ask them if they have eaten, and those people have also said that they have eaten?" ”
"Have you eaten it?" This sentence is the most simple and appropriate greeting in the Han culture. The people take food as the sky!
Murong Ling only studied the literal high culture, but he didn't know the most ordinary culture among the people.
In fact, Li You is not familiar with these people, he just knows Zhuang Gou and a few others. He looked around at the crowd and asked, "Is Zhuang Gou left?" ”
"Yes, yes." Zhuang Gouyu, who was blocked by the crowd, barked excitedly. The crowd moved out of the way and let him over.
"The grass people have seen the prince." Zhuang Gouyu's face was flushed with excitement, but his face was dark and looked a little purple.
Then, he shouted outside, "Baby, come here." ”
A thin yellow-faced middle-aged woman led her two children over, and Zhuang Gouyu said, "Quickly kowtow to the prince." ”
The middle-aged woman and her two children were about to kneel down and kowtow to Li You.
Li You stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Excuse me." He looked at the woman and smiled, "Lao Zhuang, it's okay, marry a daughter-in-law." ”
Zhuang Gouyu said excitedly: "Lord Wang, since you built a tea house here, the villain's life has become better, and the people outside are envious of the people inside, and the women are vying to marry in." It's not just a villain who has recently married. ”
"yes, yes. My eldest son just married his daughter-in-law the day before yesterday, and his youngest son has also been proposed. An old man said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, my brother has just married his daughter-in-law, and he is still the daughter of Xiucai's family in the county." A small man in the prime of life said.
Li You smiled and said, "Congratulations, congratulations, okay, your days are good, and I'm happy." ”
After speaking, he looked at Zhuang Gou's remaining child and said, "Your name is Lotus, and your name is Ergou, right?" ”
Both children were happy, not as scared and shy as they used to be, grinning.
Li You took out a few pieces of candy, handed them to the two children, and asked them about their studies. Then he said, "These things you have learned are just a foundation, and I will send someone to teach you more useful knowledge in the future." ”
Subsequently, Li You talked to the people about tea production.
Seeing that Li You was so close to the people and so supported by the people, Hao Lianbot, Gao Yong and others were secretly amazed.
Li You and the others visited the houses and tea-making workshops, stayed here for about two hours, and then left. The people had been sent out for half a mile, and at Li You's request, they stopped, and they stood there, watching the backs of Li You and the others, until they couldn't see it, and then they returned.
When the county commander Zhao Jingshu rushed to hear the news, Li You and the others had already left. The mayor of the new village of Chanong said to him: "When the prince is leaving, let the villain tell the county magistrate that you have done a good job, and he will recommend you to His Majesty." He also said that when you go to Chang'an to do business, please go to his house as a guest. ”
"Really?" Zhao Jingshu was overjoyed when he heard this.
Not long after Li You and the others went on the official road, a rough man dressed as a slave came over, he grabbed the reins of the horse and stared at Li You and the others.
Seeing that this person was suspicious, Baihu immediately led someone forward to interrogate.
Soon after, he came back and said, "My lord, this man said he had come to deliver a letter to you. When asked who sent him, he wouldn't say. ”
Li You said, "Let him come over." ”
The white tiger brought the man over, and the man said, "You are His Royal Highness the King of Qi, my master sent a villain to send you a letter." As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his bosom.
Li You took out the letter, and it was a piece of pink rice paper, and the handwriting on it was upright and beautiful, which seemed to be from a woman's hand. At this time, he also smelled a faint aroma of rouge.
Li You was puzzled, he read the contents of the letter and frowned. The letter talked about what happened in the court recently, reminding Li You to be careful.
Li You saw that there was no payment on the letter, and asked, "Can you tell me the name of your master?" ”
The man said, "Your Highness, my master will not let the villain reveal her name. Please forgive the villain for not being able to disobey. ”
Li You nodded and said, "Okay, you go back and tell your master, just say that I am here to thank him." ”
The man said, "Yes, Your Highness, your words must be brought by the villain." After speaking, he turned his horse's head and ran in the direction of Chang'an City.
Murong Ling asked with concern, "What happened?" ”