Chapter 342: Chang'an for a long time
Wanting to eat fresh vegetables under the heavy snow in winter is already a luxury. Therefore, the common people will take advantage of the winter to collect some wild vegetables.
Many of them will be collected, such as sleeping vegetables, water leeks, wattles, huifu grass, ferns, and saples. Then try to pickle them as much as possible, because salt is expensive, so generally people do not use salt to pickle vegetables.
It is usually made into sauerkraut and dried directly. But no matter which one it is, the taste and texture are too different.
Even in the palace, it is extremely difficult for Li Er to eat fresh vegetables. At most, they will eat some easy-to-sprout crops such as garlic leaves.
That's why Qin Ze was so surprised after seeing the bean sprouts. The appearance of this thing completely makes up for the situation that there are no vegetables to eat now. And if you get it better, you might be able to make a lot of money.
Qin Ze thought so, but Lu Xianling didn't see it that way. He knew Qin Ze's character, and when he saw Qin Ze accepting these taxes, he thought that he intended to shield Sun Laoqi.
Lu Xianling was afraid that Qin Ze would really eat his body, so he hurriedly stopped him.
Qin Ze knew what Lu Xianling thought, but he didn't have any evidence, so he just patted him on the shoulder and didn't say anything more.
If the bean sprouts are done well, they may be the first step for Qin Ze to set foot in Chang'an business in the future.
Out of the granary, Qin Ze didn't say a word, and got into the carriage again. The seventh lady behind her stood on the side, and she also stopped talking with a face, if it weren't for Qin Ze's straight face, it is estimated that she would start pleading again.
Qin Ze just didn't like this feeling of humility at every turn, so he directly let Erhu drive away.
At this time, the Lu County Order behind him also conveyed Qin Ze's meaning, and Sun Laoqi and his mother-in-law, who were still dead-faced at the moment, immediately bowed to Qin Ze's carriage one after another.
"The host completes Sun Laoqi's wish task to solve the grain, and obtains two wish points, the current wish value is seventy-seven, please treat the host with caution." The cold voice of the system sounded, announcing the completion of Qin Ze's task.
Fortunately, Sun Laoqi is guarding soybeans, if it is replaced with wheat or something, Qin Ze will really have to spend a lot of brains......
Erhu leaned out and glanced at Sun Laoqi behind him, and then also pouted and said, "Young Master, do you really want to take this thing to eat?" ”
Erhu has been following Qin Ze, so he naturally knows Qin Ze's personality. Seeing him like this now, he also thought that he was deliberately forgiving Sun Laoqi like Lu Xianling.
Qin Ze stretched out his hand and lifted the curtain, threw the stove in his arms to Erhu, and said angrily: "What can't be eaten in the hands of your young master?" ”
"But this sprouted grain really can't be eaten, and eating that thing will kill people."
Erhu pushed and wanted to push the stove back, but Qin Ze didn't answer it at all.
"After staying in Chang'an for a long time, you have forgotten how your young master came back to life in the Turkic camp."
At the beginning, Qin Ze, who lacked food and clothing in the Turks, and endured cold and starvation, did not experience much experience. At the worst time, in the dense forest, they also accidentally ate unknown wild fruits, and they had diarrhea for several days, almost killing them.
And that time, in order to win the trust of Jieli, Qin Ze didn't go to the ghost gate?
Seeing Qin Ze say this, Erhu had no choice but to take the stove, and after thinking about it, he said: "Now that there are several forces in Chang'an, they must have been aware of the existence of the beggar gang. The master has been secretly following him for a long time these days, but ......"
"But these people don't come from ordinary backgrounds, right?" Qin Ze directly interrupted the second tiger with a bitter smile.
Erhu shook his whip and nodded in response: "Although it has not been clarified yet, from the current point of view, it must also be a member of the family." ”
"Now the whole of Chang'an is a huge spider web, and Your Majesty is now the spider sitting in the center of the web. And we, the nobles, can only act within the scope allowed by His Majesty, and naturally we must also ensure the safety of our own range. It's better to let all the beggars withdraw, and don't meet with these people. When necessary, you can directly give up part of your strength. ”
Each family has its own forces, and the value of the existence of these forces is to ensure that their families can quickly evacuate when they encounter a catastrophe.
Zhou Cheng and the others in Qin Ze's Hou Mansion belonged to this kind, if Li Er really wanted to dispose of Qin Ze one day, he would not be stupid and wait for the sword to fall on him.
As for Song Fang and the beggar gang, it was Qin Ze who cast a net in Chang'an. Cunning rabbit three caves, Qin Ze didn't want to die in Chang'an like this.
It's just that the personnel of the beggar gang are still too redundant, although Qin Ze only asked Song Fang and them to choose a few people they trusted. But this kind of force is still too unstable after all, but at the moment, Qin Ze can only do this. But fortunately, he still has a long time, and he can slowly screen these people.
This is a win-win and mutually beneficial thing, just like Song Fang, they are now the servants of the Hou Mansion registered in Jingzhao Mansion. Compared with the status of the homeless, the servants of the Hou Mansion are already the best choice.
Besides, Qin Ze has never regarded them as domestic servants, and if he wants to leave, he will never stop them. You just need to talk to yourself and go to Jingzhao Mansion to dissolve the slave relationship.
Qin Ze was so tolerant of them, they naturally repaid Qin Ze wholeheartedly. Don't look at Qin Ze, every time the Hou Mansion in Jingyang County can't see anyone, but in fact, he knows that secretly Song Fang and they must be on the side.
This time, when he came to Qin Ze, he went directly to find Princess Yicheng, the woman who almost ousted Jieli from the position of Khan at the beginning, is not an ordinary strong.
When she was placed in the Hou Mansion in Jingyang County, Qin Ze was afraid that she would be uncomfortable, but now it seems that she is thinking too much.
Shedding the identity of Turkic Kedun, she perfectly approved the coat of the peasant woman of the Tang family. It's just that every time he sees her talking to the people around her, Qin Ze has a feeling of trepidation.
But no matter how friendly Princess Yicheng is to the farmers, as long as she sees Qin Ze, she will only have a cold face. The whole body also exudes an aura of not being angry and self-imposing.
I'm afraid that her thin temperament will kill her.
When Qin Ze came over, Princess Yicheng was sitting under the eaves and roasting tofu cubes with a brazier. This stuff is made by pressing the leftover scraps from making tofu, and it is firmer than ordinary tofu.
In the winter, when there is nothing to eat, ordinary farmers will take one or two of these tofu cubes and throw them into the fire to roast them.
Princess Yicheng definitely won't do this, and it is estimated that it was sent by which family. I have to say that Princess Yoshisei, who has put down the shelf, is still extremely gentle. In particular, the appearance of such a roasted tofu cube is like an ordinary peasant woman.
It's just that when she looked up and saw Qin Ze, her face instantly changed.
Qin Ze was also used to it, and after taking three steps and doing two steps, he stepped forward and said to Princess Yicheng: "Boy, Qin Ze asks for peace to his mother-in-law." ”
This time, when I heard Qin Ze call her mother-in-law, Princess Yicheng did not refuse as before. Instead, he waved his hand and asked Qin Ze to get up.
Her reaction also made Qin Ze happy, since she did not refute calling herself mother-in-law, she acquiesced to her marriage with Su Yi. How can you not make Qin Ze happy like this?
"I have lived in the Turks for decades, but I never imagined that I would return to this land one day. You're right, it doesn't matter who owns the world, a generation of court has replaced the old. Do you know what you're looking forward to now? ”
Qin Ze naturally nodded busily, and finally managed to let her loosen, how could Qin Ze let it go.
"That's fine." Princess Yicheng finally showed a smile, and she also leaned down and took out a piece of roasted tofu from the fire and handed it to Qin Ze.
It's just that seeing Qin Ze's submissiveness, he can't help but be a little inferior, and he also frowned and sighed at the moment: "Since he has entered the New Tang Dynasty, Ke Dun's identity has naturally been discarded." Now that you are just an ordinary woman, why should you be so restrained? ”
Qin Zexin said How can I not be restrained, not to mention that the happiness of my life is in your hands. Besides, you have a cold face at every turn, and you look like no one is close, how can I let go.
But although he thought so in his heart, Qin Ze still smiled and said, "Mother-in-law taught me a lesson." ”
At the same time, he also stretched out his hand to take the tofu cube handed over by Princess Yicheng, and then stuffed it into his mouth.
Princess Yicheng looked at Qin Ze like this, and asked as if she remembered something, "What is the situation of the Xiao family now?" ”
At the beginning, Empress Xiao was sent back to Chang'an by Li Jing with the jade seal, and she was also worried when she left, and even triggered the system task. But in fact, Queen Xiao's situation is many times better than that of Princess Yicheng, and now Li Er is very courteous to her, and he also allowed her to live in Xingdaofang.
"No worries about food and clothing, no worries about wealth and wealth." Qin Ze only said eight words, and Princess Yicheng understood.
Princess Yicheng also knew that she couldn't ask more about these things, and when she got this answer, she didn't continue.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Ze also said the purpose of his visit this time. Originally, Princess Yicheng was afraid of causing trouble, but how could Qin Ze let her live alone in this cold Hou Mansion.
Besides, Li Er didn't know the identity of Princess Yicheng, since he had already acquiesced, what else was there to worry about.
Princess Yicheng and the others don't have anything to bring, except for personal things, the remaining carriage can be loaded.
The carriage carried a few people back to Chang'an, and as for the mansion in Jingyang County, it was naturally handed over to Song Fang and them to take care of.
Su Yi is easy to say here, but there is a problem on Wang Yuxi's side. The reason is that Wang Jiang is unwilling to let Wang Yuxi stay in the Hou Mansion for the night, but fortunately, the Hou Mansion and the Cheng Mansion are only separated by one street, otherwise Qin Ze really has no choice.
However, Wang Fu never returned, Qin Ze asked Wang Yuxi, and the answer he got was that he was still on the grassland.
Now the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more things to deal with. In addition, now is the most chaotic time in the grassland, and the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce naturally wants to take advantage of this opportunity to occupy the business of the grassland.
Otherwise, when the other chambers of commerce react, it will not be so simple.
Anyway, Qin Ze's second year in Datang finally passed safely.
It's just that I originally wanted to take advantage of the New Year to relax, but I didn't want to be idle. The reason is that he, the new Hou Ye, is naturally the focus of the entire Chang'an visit. So for a while, the entire Hou Mansion was almost not flattened by others.