It's night, Chang'an Willow House.

After the family banquet, Lao Liu took the housekeeper Chen Ming to the back house to play chess, Zhang Chuchu and Wang Caiyi accompanied Liu He to gossip on the side, Liu Yiyi gestured to their family *** and then took Liu Ertiao to the study of the back house.

"Big brother, has the family's business been in trouble recently?" Sit down under the side of Liu Yiyi, Liu Ertiao casually drank tea and chatted with his eldest brother, after nearly two years of official position, this kid has gathered a little bit of officialdom, and he has a bit of majesty when he sits there casually.

"You don't need to worry about this," unlike Liu Laoshi, when he sees the official, he becomes a little submissive, even if the official is his son. Liu Yiyi was not polite to Liu Ertiao, in Liu Yiyi's eyes, their family *** is not to mention that he is just a deputy fifth grade, that is, he became a servant of the court, a very human minister, and he is just a little child who has not grown up yet.

"Naturally, someone will take care of the family's business, if you are short of money, you just need to send someone to the ward," glanced at Liu Ertiao, Liu Yiyi said softly: "Don't say more, within 100,000 yuan, someone will send it to you for my brother that day." You must know that our Liufu is not short of money, what is lacking is only the power of the DPRK and China that can keep the family safe. ”

"Big brother, I know all this," Liu Ertiao smiled bitterly, he already understood what the eldest brother meant, the fifth rank official is too small, you kid should move up again.

"However, the eldest brother should also understand that being an official in the court is not as good as business, and it is not something that can be promoted at will with some money," put down the tea bowl in his hand, and Liu Erjo said in a astringent voice: "On the official side, in addition to having enough money, you must also have political achievements, connections, and sufficient qualifications. ”

It can be seen that in the past two years, although Liu Erjo has been promoted rapidly in the officialdom, he has gone from the seventh rank to the fifth rank in only one and a half years, and has become a Beijing official with real power. But in fact, it is based on the previous merits, and the teaching of the eldest brother's "Belly Black Record", because of his age, Liu Erjo is not valued by his colleagues, and he has always been false and wronged, perfunctory, which makes Liu Erjo very unhappy.

"If you have ambition, you are not old, and if you have no ambition, you will live to be 100 years old. Aren't there many people in ancient history who became extremely popular ministers when they were teenagers? If they can do it, my brother will naturally be able to do it too! Seeing the distress in Liu Erjo's heart, Liu Yiyi couldn't help but spit out bold words to show his excitement.

"Do you know what Brother Wei called you here for?" Glancing at their family, Liu Yiyi paused for a moment and said: "Brother has planned a great future for you, a rare opportunity to soar into the sky, it depends on whether you have the heart and courage to take it down." ”

"Didn't the eldest brother just say that if you have ambitions, you are not old, and you have no ambitions to live a hundred years old." Liu Erjo's eyes lit up, he straightened his waist suddenly, and the whole person seemed to be much more energetic, looking at the eldest of their family with blazing eyes, and said: "Although the younger brother is not as old as Double Ten, this courage has never been lacking. ”

"Hehe, so, then let my brother give you a good future!" Liu Yiyi nodded with satisfaction, from the repeated performance of their family, Liu Yiyi saw something called ambition, which is a good thing.

After speaking, Liu Yiyi got up and took out an oiled paper package from the small cabinet next to him and handed it to the table in front of Liu Ertiao, glanced at Liu Ertiao, pointed to the package on the table and said: "Open it and take a look, what is wrapped in this is where the opportunity can make you soar into the sky." ”

"Huh? Big brother, what is this? Expectantly opening the package, seeing that it was wrapped in a piece of white and shriveled and like a dough cake, Liu Erjo couldn't help but look up at the boss of their family with some doubts, just this, a small piece of pastry is the same thing, or is it his chance to soar into the sky? Isn't the boss kidding him?

"Instant noodles, you can think of them as a ready-to-eat pastry." Liu Yiyi said: "This is Liu Cheng just sent from Sanyuan today, for it, Liu Fu almost invested half of his family wealth, and found dozens of masters who are proficient in pastry to develop it for several months to make it." ”

"Big brother, you said that half of the family's wealth was spent in the house just to make this kind of pastry?" Liu Erjo took a long breath: "In this way, will it be too child's play?" With this little thing, can you get back the money? ”

Liu Ertiao obviously looks down on this small object in front of him, a small food and pastry, is worth losing most of the family wealth of Liufu? Can you give yourself a great future? Yanagi didn't believe it. However, based on the fact that the boss of their family has been almost a mythical demon in the past two years, Liu Erjo is a little unsure in his heart, is this little pastry really having some magic power to turn decay into magic?

"Why don't you taste it and see what it tastes like?" did not answer Liu Ertiao's question, Liu Yiyi leisurely stretched out his hand to their family ***, and the fact that there were no words was even sharper.

"Well, it's crispy, it tastes really good, and it should be considered the best in the pastry." After taking a bite and chewing it carefully, Liu Erjo gave a very loyal answer without hurry: "However, if it's just these, I'm afraid it won't achieve the effect that the eldest brother just said, right?" Could it be that the so-called good future of the eldest brother is to let the younger brother abandon the official business and run this new style of pastry? ”

"In addition to ready-to-eat, there is another way to eat this kind of pastry," without answering ***'s question, Liu Yiyi picked up the sea bowl and a pot of boiling water that had been prepared next to him, brewed the remaining instant noodles and Liufu's special sauce bag together, and then pushed it to Liu Erjo, and said, "Try how this way of eating tastes?" ”

"This?" Looking at the bowl of steaming soup cakes that were miraculously conjured after only soaking for a while, Liu Erjo couldn't help but widen his eyes, this is too amazing, right? A piece of crisp pastry with some piping hot boiling water immediately turns into a bowl of fragrant soup cakes, is this a trick? Not to mention the color of this soup cake, but the aroma that spreads out with the heat has already made Liu Ertiao's index finger move.

"Don't be stunned, this soup cake has to be eaten while it's hot." Put the chopsticks on the bowl, and Liu Yiyi reminded him loudly, signaling them to try the chopsticks.

"Well, don't say it," Liu Erjo said to the eldest of their family with some vagueness, "The taste of this soup cake is indeed unique, and it tastes comparable to the soup cake made by my mother." ”

Three times and two times, a bowl of soaked soup cakes has all entered Liu Ertiao's stomach, took out a silk towel from the long sleeve and wiped the greasy on his mouth, Liu Erjo still looked at the remaining soup in the bowl with some unsatisfied feelings: "I am now beginning to believe a little bit of what my eldest brother just said, this kind of pastry is indeed a little magical." It tastes good and more importantly, it's easy to eat, and it lives up to the name 'instant pastry' that the big brother gave it. ”

Liu Erjo is not a stupid person, after learning about the uniqueness of instant noodles, he immediately understood the good intentions of their family boss.

Now, the emperor's intention to attack Gaochang has been revealed, and after the beginning of spring, I am afraid that he will send troops to the northwest, if at this time, Liufu can offer or pay to provide the emperor with this kind of instant noodles that carry, taste excellent, and can greatly shorten the time of making meals during the march, for his Liu family, it is indeed a good way to be promoted.

"What does the eldest brother mean," his mind was a little impatient, and Liu Ertiao looked a little excited and whispered to their family elders to confirm: "Do you want the younger brother to present this pastry to the emperor?" ”

He nodded at Liu Erjo with appreciation, and Liu Yichi said in a loud voice: "You take these things to the palace to ask the emperor, don't say much, just tell the emperor how to eat this instant noodle." ”

"If you say too much, you will lose, and the matter of the conquest has not yet come to the fore, and the younger brother knows how to do it." Seeing that the boss of their family nodded in confirmation, Liu Erjo clenched his fists, and the whole person became a little excited, although this matter is not his main work, but this single recommendation is enough to make him show a big face in front of the emperor, although he will not be promoted and knighted immediately, but if there is a promotion vacancy in the future, there will always be more opportunities to be considered than others, right?

"Well, there is," nodded lightly, and Liu Yiyi continued: "Some time ago, for this pastry, our house privately received a lot of rice grain, and when the time comes, you remember to mention it in the emperor's premise, and say that if Chaoyan needs it, Liufu can turn all these grains into this kind of instant pastry, and give priority to providing ready-made noodles for Chaoyan." ”

"Big brother means to cooperate with the government to sell these noodles to Chaoyan?" The excitement calmed down slightly, and Liu Erjo asked Liu Yiyi with some hesitation: "If this is the case, there is no problem with sales, but will the emperor agree?" I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to hand over the grain and grass of the entire army to a non-official chamber of commerce, right? ”

"You don't have to worry about this," Liu Yiyi waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter if the emperor doesn't agree, the important thing is to explain the matter of the food in the house to the emperor clearly, and don't let people charge us with some kind of private rice grain." ”

"As for the cooperation with the government, there will be a solution at that time, you just need to do what you need to do well." Liu tapped a finger on the table, and said thoughtfully: "You only have the responsibility of introducing in this matter, and try not to interfere with the others, so as not to be honest in the future and be detrimental to your career." ”

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