"Business? Pei Xiang said with a smile, what other business do you need? Hearing Pei Lin say that he wanted to talk about business with himself, Li Xiu couldn't help but smile and said that he didn't believe Pei Lian's words at all, because Pei Lin was not a person who lacked money at all, not to mention anything else, just what Li Yuan rewarded him was enough for him to squander ten lifetimes, and several generations of children and grandchildren could not be defeated. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Donkey, the old man is not joking, but he really wants to do some business with you, not for money, but to find something to do for himself!" At this time, I saw Pei Lin say with a serious face.

"Really, what business is Pei Xiang going to do with me?" Seeing the expression on Pei Lian's face, Li Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise, Pei Lian's appearance didn't look like a joke.

"That's it!" Pei Lin said and pointed to the mountain in front of him, Li Xiu immediately turned his head to look, only to find that the mountain in front of him was all green, although he couldn't see what was planted from a distance, but Li Xiu was not the first time he had seen this kind of scene, so with his experience, he could guess some, and he couldn't help but say to Pei Lin in surprise at the moment, "Pei Xiang planted tea?" ”

"Yes, it's tea, and this used to be the famous Nanshan tea in Chang'an, but now it is a pity that it has been defeated by your family's Huangqu tea, and the entire aristocracy of Chang'an is proud of drinking Huangqu tea, and Nanshan tea is almost unsellable." Pei Lian replied with a smile, the so-called Nanshan tea is actually a famous tea in the tea cakes in the past, named because it was produced in Nanshan, and Li Xiu's roasted tea is produced by the Huangqu, and the packaging of the tea is also painted with the pattern of the Huangqu, so it is named Huangqu tea.

"I see, but I don't know what Pei Xiang plans to do with this business?" Li Xiu said with a smile, the business of roasted tea is indeed getting better and better, and this trend has begun to spread from the aristocracy of Chang'an to the aristocracy of the entire Tang Dynasty, and even spread to Turkic, Gaochang and other countries, which also makes the price of roasted tea skyrocket, and the roasted tea workshop in charge of Yuechan has been expanded several times, and the number of female workers recruited has also increased several times, and almost all women of school age in the vicinity are working in the workshop.

"Hehe, your Huangqu tea tastes bitter, but with a hint of sweetness, the production method is completely different from the traditional tea cake, in addition, I also know that your tea is actually fried, the cost is very low, but because the production is not much, so the price has skyrocketed, which also makes Huangqu tea in short supply on the market, just this tea, it is enough to make your house day by day!" Pei Lin smiled again at this time.

"Hey, Pei Xiang, how do you know that this tea is fried?" Li Xiu was very surprised when he heard this, after the roasted tea began to be sold, Yuechan was worried that the method of roasting tea would leak out, so she renamed the tea as Huangqu tea, and the tea workshop also implemented a confidentiality system, and it was strictly forbidden to leak any process of roasting tea, so few people in the outside world knew that Huangqu tea was fried.

"Haha~, you underestimate the ability of the nobles too much, don't hide it, your roasting tea process has already flowed out, but no one dares to rob your business!" Seeing Li Xiu's surprised appearance, Pei Lian couldn't help laughing and said, for them aristocrats, although it is a little troublesome to get the method of making tea, it is not impossible.

"What? This ......" Li Xiu didn't expect that the process of roasting tea had been spread, and Yuechan repeatedly assured Yi Niang that she definitely didn't know, it seems that she is still much worse in business, fortunately, she is still a little famous, coupled with the relationship between Princess Pingyang, those people don't dare to imitate the production method of tea for a while, but this is only temporary, with the huge profits of tea, I am afraid that it will not be long before other tea workshops will be opened.

"I understand, does Pei Xiang want to set up a tea workshop here as well?" After a long while, Li Xiu reacted and said to Pei Lin at the moment.

"Yes, let's partner to set up another tea workshop, and the tea produced is still called Huangqu tea, as for the specific details, I will leave it to the people below to discuss, what do you think?" Pei Lian replied with a smile, he is also very optimistic about the roasted tea industry, especially he knows that many Hu people like to transport tea to the Western Regions to sell, and the price is extremely high, so he wants to cooperate with Li Xiu, although he is not short of money, but he also wants to leave a way to make money for his children and grandchildren, so as not to sit on the mountain.

Hearing Pei Lian's proposal, Li Xiu also showed a contemplative expression, to be honest, the tea workshop at home has expanded to the limit, whether it is scale or manpower, it is not easy to expand again, but the demand for tea is huge, so it is inevitable to open some tea workshops, and since the production method of tea has been spread, it is also the most suitable choice to cooperate with Pei Lin now.

"Okay, since Pei Xiang has spoken, then this matter is settled, and I will ask someone to come to you in two days to talk about specific matters!" Li Xiu finally nodded.

"Haha, I know that you will agree, speaking of which, if we cooperate, I think we can do a little bigger, for example, it can't be limited to Chang'an, or even limited to the Central Plains, there are also many tea-producing places along the Yangtze River, if you can produce fried tea, then in the future, this fried tea may become the favorite goods of Hu merchants like silk and porcelain!" Pei Lin first laughed, and then said ambitiously.

Li Xiu couldn't help but be amazed when he heard Pei Lian's words, he really deserved to be known as the first phase of the Tang Dynasty, just this courage and vision are not ordinary people, the previous tea cake production process was complex, the output was limited, and it was not convenient to drink, as a result, Hu Shang's interest in tea cakes was limited, but if they were all made into fried tea, then the output of tea would definitely skyrocket, think about the scene when Europe ate tea as gold for a period of time in later generations, you can understand the value of tea as a commodity.

"Pei Xiang is really courageous, I can see this business, I will discuss it with Uncle Ma after I go back, and then I will come to talk to you in person!" Li Xiu also paid attention to it at this time, just now he opened a tea workshop just a small fight, but now he is treating tea as an industry, this is not only for his own selfish interests, not to mention anything else, this industry alone can feed countless people, and the imperial court can also extract a lot of taxes from it, which can be said to be beneficial to the country and the people.

For Li Xiu's praise, Pei Lin also seemed very happy, and now he took Li Xiu to the tea garden on the mountain with great interest, although it is also tea, but because of the soil, light, variety and other reasons, the quality of the tea produced is not the same, Li Xiu does not know much about these, but also found that Pei Lian's tea here is indeed better than that of Princess Pingyang, no wonder the previous Nanshan tea is so famous.

After visiting the tea plantation, Pei Lin invited Li Xiu to hunt, there is a wide valley to the east of his house, which is stocked with a lot of wild animals, most of which are pheasants and hares, as for the fierce animals such as tigers and wolves, they have long been cleaned up by Pei's general.

When Li Xiu first came to Datang, he couldn't even ride a horse, and then he learned to ride a horse with Ma Ye, and then got along with Princess Pingyang for a long time, but he also practiced horseback archery, although it was still very poor, but hunting could barely cope, after all, there are too many wild things raised in this valley, as long as your archery skills are not bad, even if you close your eyes, you can shoot a few.

After playing until after noon, Li Xiu and Pei Lin came to the stream with their prey, cleaned up the prey themselves, smeared it with seasonings, and then lit a fire and began to barbecue game, feeding on the prey they had caught with their own hands, which was also a unique flavor.

"Do you have any plans for the future?" Pei Lin flipped the pheasant in his hand at this time, and suddenly raised his eyes and asked him.

"Intended?" Li Xiu thought about it seriously when he heard this, and then smiled and said, "I don't know if it's a plan, the world will be divided for a long time, and it will be together for a long time, and with the ascension of the prince to the throne in the future, the Central Plains will usher in a prosperous era, I don't have any big ambitions, I just want to be a small people in a prosperous world, have children with my wife, and watch them grow up and get married in the future, etc., as for other plans." Li Xiu told the truth, these thoughts are almost the same as the thoughts he had after he first came to Datang, and in one sentence, he can summarize it as a peaceful life.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Pei Lin couldn't help but be a little stunned, after all, he really didn't expect Li Xiu's plan to be like this? After a long while, he reacted, and smiled at the moment: "The plan of the concubine is really special, in fact, with your current fame, talent and status, even if you don't enter the court as an official, you can do a lot of things, not to mention anything else, it is still possible to build a family!" ”

"World ...... Family? Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard this, he didn't have a good impression of the family, but he didn't expect Pei Lin to let him build a family.

"Yes, although the family has been inherited for many years, but throughout the history books, there are many old families that have disappeared in history, and there are also many new families that have risen, you are talented, famous in Chang'an, and you are the husband of Princess Pingyang, you have a reputation and status, if you are willing to give apprenticeship publicly, there must be many people who are willing to vote for your door."

When he said this, he saw Pei Lin pause for a moment and then said: "Especially when it comes to the imperial examination, you only need to get through the examiner and recommend the people under your door to enter the court as officials, maybe it won't take many years, the horse will become a pivotal figure outside the court, and wait until the children of the horse grow up, and then use marriage to bring talents and families, and the family also uses the talent of the horse to learn the heirloom, so that after a hundred years, the Li family of the horse is a new family!" ”

Pei Lin was born in the Pei family in Hedong, and is also one of the famous big families, it is worth mentioning that Li Xiu's cheap old husband Pei Ju is also the Pei family in Hedong, but there is not much kinship between the two of them, and Pei Lin used to disdain to deal with Pei Ju, so the relationship between the two has always been very estranged.

"This ...... Forget it, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, there is no need to plan for them too deliberately, not to mention that I am too lazy and really don't want to recruit disciples! Li Xiu hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and finally shook his head and said.

In fact, Pei Lian's proposal also had a momentary heartbeat, but he soon thought that the family was destined to be eliminated by history, and the Tang Dynasty may be the last dynasty in the existence of the family.

In addition, whether it was Li Shimin or Wu Zetian, they did not allow the family to affect their rule, so in the next hundred years, the life of the family was not easy, and it was even more difficult for Li Xiu to establish a new family.

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, with your conditions, it is too suitable to create the foundation of a family, as long as you educate one or two excellent heirs, then within a few generations, a family will appear, and the influence of the family is by no means comparable to ordinary people, even if it is the emerging nobles such as the eldest grandson Wuji, it will be difficult to compare with the family in the future." Pei Lin persuaded him again, he was really optimistic about Li Xiu's knowledge and talent, so he had this kind of suggestion.

"This ...... Then I'll think about it again! Li Xiu couldn't refuse Pei Lian's kindness again, and in the end he could only temporarily perfunctory, but from his heart, he was actually unwilling to accept this suggestion, firstly, establishing a family is not in line with his life ideals, and secondly, it is not so easy to establish a family, even if he invests a huge amount of energy, but in the future, he may be defeated by an unfilial descendant, maybe it will lead to a big disaster, the risk is too great!

Hearing Li Xiu say that he wanted to think about it, Pei Lin didn't say anything more, and the two chatted some gossip at the moment, but after chatting a few words, Pei Lin suddenly smiled and said: "Don Ma, I have received the invitation to the 100th birthday banquet of your eldest son, speaking of which, your Mrs. Pei is still the daughter of our Pei family, and I am also her elder, so I naturally want to give a heavy gift this time, so please also ask the horse to talk to Mrs. Pei!" ”

"Pei Xiang is polite, if Yi Niang knew about Pei Xiang's heavy gift, she would definitely be very happy!" Li Xiu immediately smiled when he heard this, and said, in the past few days, the family has begun to prepare for the 100th birthday banquet.

"But Pei Ju is really lucky, he actually recruited such a good son-in-law as you, but unfortunately the old man's daughter was not suitable at that time, but I have two granddaughters who are about the same age as the eldest son of your family, are you interested in kissing and kissing?" Pei Lin finally suddenly proposed again.

Li Xiu sighed secretly when he heard this, and he couldn't understand why the ancients liked to order dolls so much? It is estimated that this is also one of the generation gaps between him and the ancients, so in the end, Li Xiu politely rejected Pei Lian's proposal.

Just when Li Xiu and Pei Lian were chatting, they suddenly saw someone rushing over, and then reported to Pei Lianyu: "Master Qiyu, there are two girls outside, saying that they are here to find a horse!" (To be continued.) )