The so-called "courtesy to others, must have something to ask for", the so-called "nothing to do, either treachery or theft", the so-called "weasel to the chicken New Year's greetings, not good-hearted"......

For thousands of years, the ancestors summed up a sentence of common sayings for future generations, these words are the accumulation of bloody lessons, fully expressing a deep vigilance for people who have nothing to do with gifts.

Li Su is also very vigilant now.

Although he is very handsome, he is very charming, and he loves money very much, and he can't wait to put on himself a "from Changbai Mountain to Hainan Island, which stretches for 8,000 miles, up and down for 5,000 years, and it is suitable for both men and women to kill the most beautiful man in ancient and modern times", but ...... The moment he saw King Qi's gift list, Li Su still felt deeply wary.

From Cheng Chumo's mouth, Dongyang's mouth, and the history books that he vaguely remembered in his previous life, Li Su had a general understanding of the personality of the King of Qi, and with the character of the King of Qi, he only saw him once and was eager to marry him as a brother with a different surname, and soon sent a guest to give him a heavy gift.

"How's this gift?" Li Su smiled and raised the gift list in his hand towards Xu Mingzhu.

Xu Mingzhu took the gift list and glanced at it, and was suddenly a little surprised.

Since marrying into the Li family, on weekdays, the Li family has received a lot of gifts, and there are many gifts in return, whether it is a gift or a return gift, she has never seen such a generous handwriting, it can be said that if the things on this gift list are converted into money or silver cakes, this number can probably maintain the daily expenses of the Li family's emerging magnate mansion for about ten years, simply put, this gift is considered a fortune for a wealthy family like the Li family.

"Such a precious gift, husband, do you have a deep friendship with His Royal Highness King Qi?" Xu Mingzhu is worthy of being a woman from a businessman's background, and immediately thought of a very critical question.

Li Su smiled: "I've only seen it once." Do you say it's deep? ”

Xu Mingzhu's eyebrows furrowed deeply, she was silent for a moment, and sighed: "It's better for the husband to make up his mind, the concubine can't say anything." ”

Li Su's fingers unconsciously tapped on the tabletop, falling into deep thought.

Xu Mingzhu looked at him quietly, as smart as her. At this time, she also knew that the back of this gift list was not so simple, but she also believed that her husband would come up with a proper solution.

"This heavy gift, our Li family has to accept it." After pondering for a long time, Li Su finally made a decision.

China has been a society that pays attention to human feelings and face since ancient times, everyone has a good face, the higher the status, the more afraid of losing face, and being rejected as a gift is a very face-hurting thing. Even kindness and humility are not enough, in the circle of King Qi and Li Su, rejection often means enmity.

To be honest, Li Su didn't want to offend King Qi, a person who was as quiet as a pervert and moved like a mad dog, I had to say that this was a ruthless character, and it was not a last resort. Li Su didn't want to have a bad relationship with this kind of person, because offending this kind of person would bring him a lot of trouble and harm. Be tactful, maintain the current bland and shallow friendship, and meet each other only to nod and say hello in a friendly way, this is the relationship that Li Su wants to see the most, it can't be too shallow, and it is inevitable to be resentful. Not too deep, it will lead you into an uncontrollable whirlpool.

Xu Mingzhu has always been unconditionally in favor of Li Su's decision, but this time, Xu Mingzhu will inevitably tremble.

"Husband...... Did you really decide to accept it? ”

"Well, take it. It must be collected. Li Su nodded, his tone very firm.

Xu Mingzhu sighed secretly: "Okay, the concubine will tell Steward Xue to accept it." ”

"Slow, don't be busy receiving gifts, by the way, you ask the account keeper at home to enter the treasury to check, estimate the number of these gifts today, and see how much they are worth when converted into silver." Li Su said slowly.

Xu Mingzhu blinked: "And then?" ”

And then ...... Tomorrow, send Steward Xue to personally enter Chang'an City, go to the Qi Palace, and send back a heavier gift, remember, the return gift should not exceed too much, its value is a little more than today's gift is enough, more, and offend people. ”

Xu Mingzhu's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "My husband is really smart, this time, I didn't offend anyone, the etiquette is also thorough, and our family's troubles have been solved......"

Li Su smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Trouble solved?" Hehe, you think too simply, madam, our family's troubles have just begun, if King Qi really has plans for me, do you think he will stop after giving a gift? ”

After a pause, Li Su said solemnly: "Tell Steward Xue that when you return the gift tomorrow, the number of gifts must be thoughtful, and if you want to say beautifully, just say that the gift you gave my Li family has been paid off, don't bother me in the future, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face, if you want to take advantage of me, take advantage of your own appearance first, if you feel inferior, you can take advantage ......of it again."

Xu Mingzhu gasped and opened her eyes wide in horror.

“…… Okay, okay, okay, amuse you, relax your mind. Li Su smiled and hugged her into his arms.

"Husband, you're scared to death concubine!" Xu Mingzhu slapped him angrily in his arms.

"To be serious, ask Steward Xue to be thoughtful, and say that His Royal Highness the King of Qi is very respectful to the Li family, but the ancients have no merit and are not allowed to do anything, and Li Su has not made an inch of merit to His Royal Highness the King of Qi, and he is really uneasy when he rashly accepts the ceremony...... Well, anyway, in this sense, Steward Xue is an old man, and I believe he knows how to do this successfully. ”

"Well, the concubine will be ordered." Xu Mingzhu hesitated for a moment and said, "The doorman of the Qi Wangfu is still waiting outside our house to reply, do you want to see him?" ”

Li Su thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I will be gone, a doorman is not qualified for me to see in person, and the doorman of the palace is the same, Mo teaches others to look down on the Li family, as if the Li family is very cheap, and tells Steward Xue to treat each other well, give him enough face, and give him a little favor when he leaves." ”

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In the early morning of the next day, Steward Xue led more than a dozen veterans and two carts full of valuable gifts into Chang'an City.

When Steward Xue came back, it was already sunset, and when he got home, Steward Xue didn't even have time to eat, so he went to the inner courtyard to report first.

The Qi Wangfu was very polite, as usual. King Qi didn't show up, he was still the housekeeper Xue who came to give the gift yesterday, and he happily accepted the return gift, and entertained Steward Xue to eat and drink, and then sent Steward Xue out politely, chatting from beginning to end. I didn't say half of the topic, let alone reveal any intentions of King Qi, as if relatives were visiting the door, hello and I'm good, everyone is harmonious, Steward Xue is also an old man, and he is not busy inquiring about King Qi's thoughts, and quietly chatted with the doorman for most of the day, and finally ate and drank enough. As if nothing had happened, he patted his ass and said goodbye.

After listening to Steward Xue's report, Li Su was not happy but worried, and sighed.

This thing is endless.

"Master Hou, the old man didn't do a good job, after entering the gatehouse of King Qi's house, he thought about it and felt that he really shouldn't have opened his mouth to inquire about King Qi's intentions first. The old man's opening will inevitably reach the ears of King Qi. At that time, it seemed that our Li family couldn't sit still, weakened the momentum of our Hou Mansion, and fell down, so he endured it without asking, and asked the Hou Ye to punish him. "Steward Xue

Li Su smiled: "Uncle Xue didn't do anything wrong, and things were done well." Today's situation really shouldn't be inquired, as soon as we open our mouths, we will be passive, go back to the account to pay three times, and count the rewards of the house. ”

Steward Xue suddenly smiled and hurriedly thanked him.

Then, Steward Xue seemed to be worthy of the three rewards. He also said: "Master Hou, the old man is not completely unrewarded today, he sat in the gatehouse of the Qi Wangfu all day today, but saw that the palace was full of people, and the people who came to the door were not ordinary nobles, but they were all born with a face full of meat, and a vulgar man wearing a short beat, who seemed to be a ranger-like character, the old man asked curiously at the time, and the doorman smiled and said that these were the palace guards, and after speaking, he glanced at the little guy behind him, and the little guy went out, and then, those vulgar men never came in and out of the door again, the old man felt ...... There seems to be something strange in this. ”

Li Su's eyelids jumped, and he couldn't help but sit up straight: "There are rangers in and out of the Qi Palace?" ”

"Yes, it is said that it is the palace guard, but the old man's double tricks have also seen people for most of his life, and the guards and rangers of the powerful families are still clearly distinguished, in two or three hours, about a dozen people come in and out, some alone, some together."

Li Su's brows furrowed deeply, and he muttered, "King Qi recruited the rangers...... What does he want to do? ”

Rebel? It is unlikely, the King of Qi does not have this strength now, and this is Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and the guards are as strict as copper walls.

I couldn't think of a reason, but Li Su felt more and more that King Qi was a dangerous person, and he made up his mind that he must not be contaminated with him in the slightest, otherwise the catastrophe would not be far away.

"What I saw and heard in the Qi Palace, Uncle Xue still forgot it." Li Su stared at Steward Xue's face and said slowly.

Steward Xue bowed very smartly and said with a smile: "The old man is old, and his memory has always been very bad, what the old man did today, what he saw, and what he heard, now he can't remember the slightest." ”

Li Su nodded appreciatively, a very knowledgeable old man, he didn't live in vain at his age.

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In the next few days, King Qi did not make any moves, and Li Su was not in a hurry, he knew that he would always come, sooner or later.

From coming to this world to now, Li Su has created a lot of good things, which are basically recognized and sought after by the world, such as spirits, perfumes, earth-shaking thunder and so on.

The embarrassing thing is that the fried tea invented this time seems to have been snubbed, from Xu Mingzhu to Daddy Li Daozheng, the attitude towards fried tea is a unified dislike, Xu Mingzhu takes care of her husband's face, and occasionally she can take a sip by leaning her neck like a tragic suicide, and then saying two words of praise with a bad conscience, Daddy Li Daozheng's reaction is more sincere, and the first time he tried it, he said, "Ah...... Bah! I haven't seen it since.

Li Su's mood is a little lost, it's obviously a good thing, why isn't it accepted by the world?

So Li Su carried the freshly fried tea leaves and visited his good neighbor Dongyang Daogu.

The weather has been a little cool, the pavilion was born early with a charcoal fire, the two sat in the pavilion while blowing the autumn breeze, while roasting the charcoal fire, there is a bit of a taste of heroes.

The newly fired large porcelain cups, engraved with blood-red "Serve the People" in several large cursive scripts, almost resembled the handwriting of a great man in his previous life, fully satisfying Li Su's personal bad taste.

Dongyang stared at the large cup curiously, as if attracted by its novel style, and held it in both hands, trying to put his head in and measure the diameter of the cup.

Grabbing the tea leaves and throwing them into the cup, the boiling water was brewed directly into it, and a thick mist rose and rolled up.

"Okay, it's cool for a while and you can drink it."

Dongyang pointed to the cup in surprise and said, "That's it?" ”

"What else do you want?"

"Where's the spice? What about the utensils? What about the Confucian spirit? ”

"Do you know what it means to be 'big and simple'?" Li Su looked down at her arrogantly, and stroked the top of her head by the way: "Young man, your so-called tea ceremony is weak now, and it is more important than form but has not obtained the charm of Confucianism, what is the real essence of Confucianism?" Do you know what 'unity of knowledge and action' is? With the Taoist 'Taoism of nature' a truth, different paths to the same end, the unity of knowledge and action is also the highest state of Confucianism, drinking tea to engage in so many utensils, but also techniques, and spices, after all, are far-fetched moves, high and low, far away from the common people, no matter how advanced the knowledge and Taoism are inferior, can enter the WTO learning, can enter the WTO Taoism is what the people like to see, uh-huh......"

Dongyang's eyes lit up, he suddenly straightened his waist, leaned forward slightly, and said eagerly: "What do you mean when you just said...... 'unity of knowledge and action'?" ”

Li Su blinked: "Did I say the words 'unity of knowledge and action'?" No! You're hallucinating, come, the tea is getting cold, give it a try. ”

"You said ......"

"Drink tea, what are you talking about, whatever I say, take a sip." Li Su interrupted her very rudely.

Dongyang had no choice but to put her lips close to the huge cup, took a sip gently, and before she could swallow it, she saw that her eyes were wide in vain, revealing a very painful expression, as if her entire taste buds were numb, and just about to open her mouth to spit it out, Li Su said coldly: "If you dare to spit it out, believe it or not, I will pour this whole cup into it?" ”

Dongyang puffed out his mouth, glared at him aggrievedly, tilted his neck tragically, and swallowed the tea into his stomach unwillingly.

Li Su sighed secretly, didn't even bother to ask about her feelings, and could already see everything from her expression.

There was a sudden embarrassment in the pavilion, Dongyang muttered, as if organizing the wording, and after a long time, he said, "This...... Roasted tea, actually, uh, actually quite a different flavor, and, um, and...... What you just said is also very interesting, what you have made is all good things, and it will definitely be famous in Chang'an in the future......"

"Is it good?" Li Su asked very bluntly.

Dongyang hesitated for a moment, and finally took the risk of being blamed by Daojun, and nodded with a clear conscience: "...... Delicious. ”

"Then you drink the whole cup, quick, I'll watch you drink." Li Su stared at her expectantly.

Dongyang looked at the sky, obviously ready to make up excuses for the sky, but after all, he rarely lied since he was a child, and he didn't make up a good excuse for a long time.

"It's getting late, it's time for evening class, right?" Li Su kindly helped her make up nonsense.

Dongyang nodded with relief, his eyes showing gratitude: "Yes." (To be continued.) )