After returning home, Su Siniang saw that Xue Lang had bought so many things, and sighed to Jiang Lin in private, the eldest brother should find a sister-in-law to help run the family. Otherwise, with Xue Lang's way of spending money, no matter how much money he has, he can't help but waste it. By the way, Jiang Lin was warned not to learn from his brother-in-law.

Jiang Lin originally wanted to say that when he was single and unmarried, he generally spent money indiscriminately, and few single men could save money. But look at the lady's face, and shut up wisely, so as not to attract the lady's nagging.

After the materials were ready, Xue Lang began to teach Xiuniang to make chrysanthemum cakes and drunken crabs. This is the dish he is going to give away tomorrow, and these two things are not afraid of being cold on the way to delivery, and they will not affect the taste.

The drunken crab has to be marinated for at least a day, and the chrysanthemum cake is quickly out of the first cage. The crystal clear appearance and sweet taste immediately conquered the hearts of the ladies present, and after Su Siniang tasted it, she immediately said: "Big brother, don't pass on the recipe of this pastry to others, and leave it to your nephews and nieces in the future, which is also excellent." ”

Xue Lang nodded, feeling that in Su Siniang's heart, his image must be marked with the word loser. Hee-hee-ha, the mansion was arranged lively, and finally there was a bit of a festive atmosphere.

Before closing the city gate, Ah Chen arrived!

The reason why Xue Lang set the return date for the day after tomorrow was to wait for Ah Chen. Changjian wanted to follow him back to Weize Pass, and there was no manservant in the house, so it was always inconvenient. Now that Ah Chen is here, there is Su Siniang in charge, with Su Siniang's shrewdness, this county mansion, Xue Lang can finally rest assured.

"The little one has seen Da Lang, Erlang!"

"Ah Chen, get up. After so many days of traveling, are the children okay? ”

Ah Chen's face was full of gratitude, and he said respectfully: "Thank you Da Lang for your concern, the children are all right." ”

"That's good! Hurry up all the way, I think you are also tired, I won't say anything today, go to rest first, rest for a night, tomorrow happens to be Chongyang, and we will have a festival together. ”

"Whoa!"

After responding, Ah Chen said: "Before the little one went to Beijing, Her Royal Highness the princess said that it was about to arrive in Chongyang, and the big man loved to drink, so let the little one bring some of the wine brewed by the big man in Weize Pass to Beijing." ”

When Xue Lang heard this, he said happily: "Really? What kind of wine did you bring with you? ”

Ah Chen said: "I brought some of the several kinds of wine brewed by Da Lang. ”

Xue Lang said gratefully: "Thank you princess, tomorrow I will return the gift, I finally look a little better." ”

After speaking, he asked everyone in Wei Zeguan if they were okay, and after getting the good news from everyone, he asked Ah Chen to take the child to reunite with Xiuniang's family.

There was nothing to say all night, and when he got up early the next morning, Changjian was ordered to go out with the chrysanthemum cake made by Xiuniang to give gifts, of course, by the way, there was a small jar of peach blossom wine and plum wine brewed by Xue Lang.

Thanks to Xue Lang's narrow social circle, there are not many people who need to run for a long time. On Li Gang's mansion, Yang Zhengqing's mansion, and finally Xue Lang hesitated, and added Qin Wang's mansion.

When eating the morning food, Changjian came back and brought back Li Gang's invitation to Xue Lang to go to Chang'an City to climb the mountain together at noon. Xue Lang naturally agreed, ate the morning food, and asked Xiuniang to make a cage of crab roe buns, a cage of flower buns, and a few side dishes, and when he went out, it happened that the drunken crab could also be eaten, so he took it with him and went to Old Man Li's invitation.

The Tang Dynasty was open at this time, and it was not forbidden for women to go out. During the Double Ninth Festival, climb high and look far away, and the green mountains outside the city are full of tourists. When the female dependents go out, they wear hats if they have a bit of family background and status, and there are also children of ordinary people, who do not wear hats and show their appearance in front of others, but no one will rashly go up and scold rudeness or something.

With Li Shangshu's status, where their family is, naturally no one will disturb them. Xue Lang went alone with four dogs and guards, and Jiang Lin asked him to take his daughter-in-law to his father-in-law's house for the holiday. I will leave Chang'an the day after tomorrow, and if I can have a more happy gathering, I will stay for a while.

"I've seen Gong Li!"

Xue Lang bowed his hand and saluted.

"Youyang is here! Come and sit. ”

Xue Lang went over and asked Changjian to send the food he brought.

They all knew Li Gang for buns, and each of them greeted him with a snort, and even the steamed buns were very face-saving. made Li Gang laugh so much that he couldn't close his mouth: "Okay, good, steamed buns, soy milk, fried dough sticks, you also have a good holiday." Little San'er, quickly bring the leg of mutton I prepared for the greyhounds. ”

"Whoa."

The servant hurried away, brought four roast leg of lamb, and gave them the buns to enjoy.

Xue Lang felt that the greyhounds were indeed greyhounds, and he had gotten to the rank of duke of the county, and he couldn't catch up with the treatment of buns. He went out to play on the heights, and he had to bring his own food and drink, and the buns were already mixed to the extent that people automatically prepared meals.

"Azu, is this a greyhound?"

Li Gang sat a three- or four-year-old little Lori in his arms, thinking that it was his little great-granddaughter, with round eyes, like black beans, looking at the buns curiously, pulling Li Gang's sleeve and asking.

"Yes, this is your Xue Aweng family's spirit dog."

Li Gang smiled kindly, and introduced Xue Lang by the way-

Li Gang's old wife has passed away, and in addition to the daughter who married out, the children have only one son in the family, named Li Xu, and the other sons have either died early or have passed away. is Li Xu's son, who is also in his fifties and has gray hair. Li Xu has two sons, one is called An Ren and the other is Jingjing, both of whom are older than Xue Lang.

Li Gang and Xue Lang argued, and when he was his nephew, Li Anren and Li Jingjing sadly urged a person younger than them to be their uncle. Li Xu also wants to be a brother to a person who is about the same grade as his grandson.

Xue Lang felt embarrassed when he thought about it. However, looking at the expressions of the Li family, they don't seem to agree. I think that in the era of early marriage and early childbearing in ancient times, it should not be uncommon for uncles and nephews to have a large age gap, and uncles and nephews should be older.

Thinking about it like this, Xue Lang also calmed down, even if he was called Ah Weng by a three-year-old little Lori, he could smile kindly. Fearful antiquity.

After greeting each other, the servants brought the food brought by Xue Lang, Li Gang was very interested, and said to his children and grandchildren: "The food in the Youyang Mansion is quite unique, it can be called a delicacy, everyone can taste it." ”

Saying that, I will first clamp the drunken crab -

"Hmm! Not bad! This crab is fresh and delicate, and the aroma of the wine is mixed with the umami of the crab, and there is a sweet aftertaste after eating. The food in the young sun mansion never disappoints, and there are always surprises. ”

"Thank you Li Gong for your compliment. However, even if you praise it so much, you can't eat too much crab. On the contrary, you can taste a few more crab roe buns. ”

Crabs are cold, and drunk crabs are raw food, which is naturally even colder. Li Gang is already old, and he only has two of them, Li Xu is still, but in front of the young people, everyone has a big plate.

The crowd burst into laughter.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Gang asked Xue Lang: "Youyang will leave Chang'an the day after tomorrow and return to Weize Pass?" ”

"Back to Gong Li, yes. The Turkic Jieli Khan entered Yanmen, and Liu Heimin was in turmoil outside, and Wei Zeguan was afraid that it would not be peaceful. What's more, there are still many things waiting for me in Weizeguan, how can I rest assured to stay in Chang'an and rush back as soon as possible. ”

Li Gang said: "Youyang is quite young, but he is calm and knowledgeable. In terms of age, you are all older than Youyang, but in terms of character and talent, you should ask for more benefits from Youyang. ”

The latter sentence was addressed to his children and grandchildren.

Xue Lang was naturally humble.

Li Gang invited Xue Lang to climb the heights together, it seemed that he really came for fun, and he didn't say anything official, just chatting with the Li family, and watching Xiao Lori chasing buns and playing, it was also lively, so much so that he was alone in Chang'an and sent away a lot of loneliness.

At the end of the banquet and when they returned home, Li Gang sat in the carriage and said to Xue Lang, who was standing by the car to see him off: "The sage has promoted the princess to a general, and for the long-term plan, Youyang should persuade the princess to expand the army." ”

These are heartfelt words. Xue Lang sincerely thanked him and said, "Thank you Gong Li, the junior should tell the princess about this." ”

The battle between the crown prince and the king of Qin has been completed, and Her Royal Highness the princess and these two compatriots of one mother, if they don't want to intervene and don't fall into passivity, they can only increase their own weight. In addition to making more meritorious contributions and making identity and status more transcendent, the most direct way is to expand the army and recruit troops.