Lord Wei. ”

Coming out of the Imperial Garden, a handsome and dashing young man walked in front of him, but it was Li Ke, the king of Wu, who showed a sincere and hearty smile when he saw Wei Yan, and greeted Wei Yan. Wei Yan smiled and saluted: "I've seen King Wu." ”

Li Ke said with a hearty smile: "Lord Wei doesn't need to be polite, I haven't seen him for many years, and Lord Wei's demeanor is better than in the past, which is gratifying." ”

Khan, what kind of greeting is this?! Wei Yan looked at Li Ke with a smile, and when he saw the sincerity and emotion in his eyes, he paused for a moment, and it seemed that he was indeed telling the truth. couldn't help but smile and said: "I am happy and happy, but even if it is better than in the past, compared to His Highness's prime, it is absolutely inferior." ”

Li Ke shook his head with a wry smile, looked depressed, exchanged a few words with Wei Yan, and walked towards the imperial garden, looking at his appearance, he didn't seem to be very optimistic, good King Wu was doing it, his father was covered, and what else was he not happy about. Wei Yan shook his head and went back to his house, not planning to deal with King Wu. After leaving the palace, he called Xia Sheng and Dahu, who were waiting for him, to go home together.

It's cold, and horseback riding is not enjoyment, it's a disaster. Shrinking his neck and body, he drove the horse home slowly. At this time, the weather is cold, every household is basically on the kang, not going out, the village is deserted, occasionally a few dogs pass by, it is also a look of chirp, in winter, there is no spirit.

When Wei Yan returned home, Gao Yang and Niuniu had already gone back, it was cold, Xie didn't want to keep them long, and the children were weak, afraid that they would catch a cold. Wei Yan went in, and the Qilin twins were sleeping on the kang, and Xie was patting them gently. Uncle Cheng, the housekeeper, was also there, and it seemed that he was discussing things with Xie.

"The master is back."

Wei Yan came in, Uncle Cheng saluted, and Zhao Brother stepped forward to take over and wait. It was warm inside the house and it was a day of running outside. took off his robe and handed it over to Brother Zhao to take it down.

Wei Yan sat down, Xie told the matter, and the two of them worried together. It turned out that with the increasing number of fields in the reward, the population of Zhuangzi did not increase much, and even if all the servants in the family were driven away, it was still not enough. Staffing is stretched. Uncle Cheng said: "The lord has been knighted, and the number of food has increased, but the number of households in the Zhuangzi has not increased or decreased much, and there are more and more fields. Moreover, if the fields are left barren and the law is violated, the court will also look for trouble. ”

This kind of thing, Wei Yan and Xie have no experience in dealing with it. In ancient times, there were strict restrictions on the number of servants, and there was also a saying about how many servants there were in the family, what kind of grade, and how many servants could be raised at home, all of which were strictly restricted. Of course. This kind of problem, usually no one will be bored to catch your mistakes, but as long as you have the heart, it will be very troublesome to have a copy of the imperial history. Buying a servant from where the people are obviously not going to do it to do something that leaves a handle for others is obviously not the practice of wei yan and xie so. I'm worried about this.

Wei Yan humbly asked: "Uncle Cheng, what is the best way?" ”

Uncle Cheng thought for a while and said, "There are tenants who are willing to move to our village, but they are willing to move to our village. It will inevitably participate in poultry farming, and if it is mixed with a few people with a heart, the interests of the family will be leaked out. Since cake shops and restaurants began to export eggs when they couldn't use them, and sold so many fat pigs, several people have inquired, sir, you can't help but take precautions. ”

Wei Yan said: "Don't worry about keeping it secret, as long as the feed formula is still with us, even if he knows that we are raised with earthworms, he can't imitate it." If the fields are idle and not cultivated, the government will find trouble, so let's solve the manpower first, and then talk about the rest, depending on the situation. ”

Uncle Cheng said: "The master has made a decision, then it will be easier for me to wait." ”

After discussing the details again, Uncle Cheng took the order and left, looking at Uncle Cheng's slightly hunched old back, Wei Yan sighed in his heart, if there was no Uncle Cheng, everything would have to be taken care of by him and Xie Liang through Xiaobai, and it is estimated that they will not know that they have violated the law, and it is estimated that the government will only fine their family for a year's salary.

Xie Dao: "Uncle Cheng is old, transfer Xia Sheng away from you and follow Uncle Cheng to learn to manage family affairs, do you think he is suitable?" ”

Wei Yan said with a smile: "Xia Sheng, this person, has a stable temperament, he has been exercising with Uncle Cheng for two years, and it is quite suitable for him to take over Uncle Cheng's class." It's just that I pity me, I just came out of training, and I'm going to adapt again. ”

Xie smiled and thought about the adjustments that should be made in the house.

Time into winter, the cold can't go out or anything, everyone is bored, the party between the female dependents is gradually increasing, and there are many people who come to invite Xie, who can refuse, Xie has pushed it on the grounds that he wants to take care of the children at home, and he can't push it to participate.

It's winter, there are a lot of cabbage stored in the cellar, and there are some tomatoes or something, winter meals, just a few, in modern times I am used to eating a dazzling array of vegetables, which can be selected by you...... I'm sorry, but the emperor's family doesn't have this luxury.

Looking at the dishes made by the cook, Wei Yan couldn't raise half of his appetite, held his chin, and began to chant: "I want to eat green vegetables, I want to eat potatoes, I want to eat winter melon, I want to eat ......"

Xie originally wanted to endure and eat, but he had no appetite for such a thought, so he simply put down his chopsticks and said: "Potatoes are still in South America, and now many vegetables have not been introduced to China, so let's be satisfied if you have Chinese cabbage." ”

Wei Yan sighed again, took a deep breath, picked up the rice bowl, as if he had a grudge against the food, and swept the two bowls down, looking at the posture, there is definitely no need to ask how it tastes, this guy is simply washed down with soup, not like eating, but like eating poison.

"Snap", threw the dishes and chopsticks on the table, Wei Yan said: "No! I'm going to find Hu Shang! Let them buy me seeds, anyway, whatever the seeds, get them back first, and maybe they can find a few vegetables back. Madam, how can we say that we are also engineering graduates, why can't we make glass? Otherwise, if you see a glass conservatory and grow out-of-season vegetables, you will make a lot of money. ”

Xie Bai glanced at him and sneered slightly: "Ordinary things at your fingertips, there is no professional need." Will you explore how it works? ”

Wei Yan thought about it, in the future life, a glass is only a few dollars, and it can be bought anywhere, which is very common. In addition to those who are professional in glass, who will have nothing to do with the study of glass manufacturing! If it is to prepare for the crossing...... ! If I had known that I would have crossed, what kind of glass would I have, and I would have gone straight to get a cart of munitions, pulled over to conquer the world, and what kind of glass would I have burned. In other words, not professional, even glass

I don't even remember the sub-formula. Not to mention burning it yourself.

The couple was sighing, Gao Yang and Niuniu were here, and there was one more uninvited guest - Wu Wang Li. Because of Li Zai, it is inconvenient to be in the inner room, so they can only move to the study, Gao Yang and Niuniu still go to the inner room to find Xie, it is warmer there.

Li Ke smiled: "Come uninvited, take the liberty of disturbing, don't be surprised by Lord Wei." Ke has been staying in Beijing recently, and the seventeenth sister is bored when she sees me. I was asked to come out for a walk, and if there is any disturbance, please forgive me. ”

The visitor is a guest and a prince, and Wei Yan can't say anything, so he can only greet him with a smile. A few polite greetings, solemnly said that the Wei Mansion was honored to have arrived at Wu Wangdi. Wei Yan gave full play to the spirit of flickering, and talked a lot of nonsense without boundaries, from the fluffy and brilliant to the weather, and then from the weather to the weather. Meteorology is related to astronomy, and astronomy is related to geography. I have to say, this Wu Wang Li. It is true that he has a bit of talent, is well-read and memorized, and has unique knowledge and opinions. If it weren't for the convenience of modern consulting, the cheap things I've seen, the real talent and real learning, not Wei Yan is discouraged, and it is really not as good as King Wu.

It is worthy of Li Ke, the king of Wu who has been passed down through the ages, and he is really both civil and military. If you put aside all factors such as men's self-esteem and competitiveness, from a purely fair standpoint, Li Ke is indeed a masterpiece among people, with a noble birth, his grandfather is Yang Guang, his mother is the princess of the Sui Dynasty, and his father is Li Shimin, who is the first emperor of the ages. It's a pity that such an outstanding person was born in the emperor's family and was born in someone who has no inheritance rights, which is a disaster.

After going around for a long time, Li Ke smiled and accompanied Wei Yan in circles with a good temper, and Wei Yan also held a seemingly sincere smile and kept flickering. It really took a while, and it didn't stop until Princess Gao Yang came in with a frown.

Wei Yan immediately poured a cup of tea, and said, it seems that after the crossing, he said the ability to talk nonsense, and chased after their dean, thinking that back then, when the meeting was held, the dean of their county second hospital, and Xie This beautiful vice president are two extremes, one is extremely verbose, every time the "casual talk" basically takes more than three hours, four hours is normal play, five hours is good interest, according to the old colleagues of the county second court, the president once had a very heroic six hours, extraordinary performance. And Xie is to choose to say it short if he can make a long story short, and never talk nonsense. Wei Yan remembered that the joy of the dean at that time, every time he finished thanking him, he had to "add two sentences", which made all his colleagues respect and fear. Now that Wei Yan has also learned, in private, this guy secretly wonders if it is because his official position has been promoted, so the level of nonsense has also risen? !

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When Princess Gaoyang came in, Wei Yan obviously saw that Wu Wang Li Ke was relieved, and sweat stains were faintly visible on his forehead and sideburns. Seeing Wei Yan torture other people's children, Wei Yan snickered, and made a serious face with a straight face.

With Gao Yang coming in, there was also Niu Niu, the little girl and ghost, who came in to see Wei Yan's appearance, and understood that he and King Wu were not getting along, and then looked at King Wu's expression, and it was a joy again, ran to Wei Yan's side, and asked in a low voice: "Master, are you bullying people again?" ”

Wei Yan quietly gave her a roll of her eyes and whispered back, "It's me who was bullied, right?" It's the prince. ”

Niuniu snorted, snuggled next to Wei Yan, and behaved well, actually, just look at the meaning in her big eyes, this girl despises Wei Yan in her heart. Wei Yan hatefully stretched out his hand and flicked her head, which made the little girl teary-eyed, covered her head, and said, "Master-uncle bullied me!" I'm going to go to Master to complain! ”

Wei Yan waved his hand indifferently: "Go, go, do you need me to lead the way?" ”

Niuniu was angry, stuck out her tongue at Wei Yan, grimaced, and turned to Gao Yang's side. Gao Yang and Li Ke had already stopped talking, watching Wei Yan and Niuniu messing around, Gao Yang didn't look surprised, Li Ke looked at Wei Yan with a surprised face, and his expression was a little weird.

Wei Yan smiled and said: "His Royal Highness King Wu is smiling, these two children often come and are familiar with it, so they don't care much about etiquette, Niuniu's child is naughty, and I'm used to making trouble, and I laugh when I see a smile." ”

Li Ke still had a strange expression on his face, and said with a smile: "It's okay, Ke is not a pedantic person, Lord Wei and Sister Snow Goose are like this, but they seem amiable and enviable." ”

As the two were talking, Gao Yang said directly on the side: "Master, Master said, it's rare for my third brother to go back to Beijing, let Min'er take a vacation, third brother, where to take Min'er to play?" ”

With a look of anticipation, it seems that the relationship between the two is really good. Li Ke smiled gently: "Before my father's anger was subdued, the days of staying in Beijing for my brother were still very long, and the third brother would accompany you wherever you wanted to go." ”

"Great, Min'er wants the third brother to accompany her to the winter hunt!" Gao Yang nodded happily, turned to Wei Yan, and asked with an expectant face, "Master, can Master and you go together?" Winter hunting is very interesting, the third brother is very powerful. ”

Hunt?! Winter Hunt?!

Speaking of hunting, Wei Yan remembered the nightmarish first autumn hunting, quickly wiped his sweat, and said with a wry smile: "Your master and I can't hunt, so why don't you go?" ”

Li Ke smiled and said: "Winter is a good time to hunt foxes, if Lord Wei can participate, maybe my father will pardon me." ”

"Why?" Wei Yan didn't understand.

Li Ke sighed and said the reason. It turned out that he went to Beijing to plead guilty, and the charges were not big or small. That is, when he was hunting, he trampled on the crops of the common people, was given a copy by the Yushitai, and was recalled to Beijing by his father, and the position of assassin was also cut, so that he could reflect in Beijing.

It seems that Li Ke really likes hunting, he has already been punished, and he still has the heart to go winter hunting, Wei Yan is really not good to evaluate, thought about it, and said: "Gao Yang, His Royal Highness King Wu was convicted of hunting, is it a change of activity?" Now to go hunting, that is to commit crimes against the wind, it is not suitable to come. ”

Gao Yang thought about it, although he regretted it, but for the sake of Li Ke's good, he could only nod and re-plan other activities. However, in this winter, in this monotonous ancient world, I really couldn't find any other way of entertainment, which made Xiao Lori's face full of boredom, and she lowered her head and went to the palace with Li Ke sullenly.