Chapter Seventy-Seven: A Warm Family Feast
[Today's first update!] 】
Chang'an City, Liu's family.
Liu Minghua is enjoying a family dinner.
Just now, Taichang Shaoqing wanted to leave Liu Minghua to eat in his house, but Liu Minghua politely refused.
Taichang Shaoqing is resting today, and Liu Minghua can't occupy other people's rest time.
Liu Minghua still knows a little about the life of civil servants in the Tang Dynasty. According to records, the salary of civil servants in the Tang Dynasty was very high. There are various benefits, and there are plenty of rest periods.
This time I visited Taichang Shaoqing and gained a lot.
helped Taichang Shaoqing Cui Xuanming change his name, and then Cui Xuanming also reciprocated and took the initiative to deal with Cui Yuantai and Cui Chenli's affairs. This is undoubtedly the biggest gain.
Of course, Liu Minghua did not let the Taibu Department and Jiaofang Bai give in.
Taibu Department got Liu Minghua's new method of four pillars and eight characters, as well as the name of the five-grid mathematics, which is enough to make up for it.
At the workshop, Liu Minghua said that there are some new pieces and famous songs, which can be studied when the time comes. Liu Minghua said something casually, Guo Degang was overjoyed, shocked, and felt that Liu Minghua was too powerful.
In the Tang Dynasty, it was not popular to eat three meals a day, and there was no habit of eating supper. Liu Minghua followed the customs of the locals, and he got used to it.
Today, Liu Minghua's mother cooked and cooked a delicious meal for Liu Minghua. Liu Minghua wanted to go to the kitchen to help, but was kicked out by his mother. Helping in the kitchen is Liu Minghua's 5-year-old little sister Liu Xiaofen.
Liu Minghua is a little crying and laughing. What gentleman is far away from the kitchen? Where is there so much exquisiteness? You must know that in the 21st century, Liu Minghua was a master of cooking! And they can only watch?
Seeing a large table of good things on the table, Liu Minghua said: "Mother, now that my father is promoted, the family can find someone to cook, right?" Then the mother would not have to work so hard. ”
Mother Liu looked at Liu Minghua lovingly and said, "Xiaohua, we just came to Chang'an, and we have no relatives here, and we all have to rely on ourselves." I don't dare waste it. Besides, how can the food cooked by those subordinates compare with mine? Come on, eat a little, it's all you like. ”
Liu Xiaofen drooled and said: "Yes, brother, these are all what you like to eat, of course, I also like to eat!" ”
Liu Minghua rubbed Liu Xiaofen's little head and said, "You can eat as much as you want, you don't have to use my banner." Eat whatever you want in the future! ”
Liu Xiaofen whispered: "Brother, my mother said that we don't have so much money, so we can't eat and drink!" ”
Mother Liu hurriedly said: "You little girl, what nonsense are you talking about?" ”
Liu Minghua patted his head, took out some gold and said, "By the way, mother, these gold can be exchanged for dozens of dollars, I forgot to give it to you yesterday." From now on, we will buy whatever we want! ”
traveled to the Tang Dynasty, and Liu Minghua, who was used to the RMB, really didn't have any sense of identity with this bronze coin. In Liu Minghua's eyes, these copper coins are just cultural relics. However, for gold, Liu Minghua is still more recognized. Therefore, he carried gold instead of copper coins.
"Huh? This...... Why so many ago? Xiaohua, we don't want ill-gotten gains! "In the Tang Dynasty, 1000 Wen was consistent money. However, in reality, due to the "money shortage", the phenomenon of "short mo" is very common. That is to say, there may only be seven or eight hundred dollars in the money. But it is also recognized that it has the purchasing power of money.
How much can money buy? Liu Minghua doesn't remember it very clearly. It seems like a few hundred buckets of rice that can be bought, right? Can you imagine how much money is worth all the time? Dozens of dollars at once? No wonder Mother Liu was so surprised.
Liu Minghua hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Mother, what do you want?" How can I make all that ill-gotten gain? Don't worry, the money is coming from the right place. ”
Mother Liu said uneasily: "You are young, how did you get all this money?" If you can't tell, I don't! ”
"Okay, okay, I said--this money was given by your daughter-in-law, are you satisfied?" Liu Minghua was a little crying and laughing. Is it just a few dozen dollars? Need to make such a fuss?
"Son...... Daughter-in-law? Mother Liu stood up in surprise, her eyes widening.
Liu Minghua smiled bitterly: "Okay, mother, you don't need to be so excited. Hey, that's about that later. Your daughter-in-law gave you a lot of gifts, and there was an army escort behind you, and you will arrive in Chang'an in a few days. So, our family will not be short of money in the future, so you can spend it hard! ”
"Don't, tell me quickly, who is my daughter-in-law there? You...... The matchmaker's words are the life of your parents, how can you make a private decision for life? "Mother Liu was in a hurry. Mothers all hope that their sons can become adults as soon as possible. The most important sign of adulthood is to marry a wife and have children! The son has a daughter-in-law? How can a mother not be excited?
Liu Minghua sighed and said, "Mom, I'm ...... I don't want to make a private decision for life. But I was arrested by someone else, and I was forced to get married, okay? Hey, don't talk about this, in short, your son didn't suffer, and your daughter-in-law also thought very well. I can't say much else, it's more complicated. ”
Regarding the matter of the "Prairie Goddess" Yang Nayun, Liu Minghua can't sue anyone now, including the eldest grandson Jiaqing. Just kidding, Yang Nayun is the daughter of the second Turkic leader, and she and the Turkic woman are not clear? It's not fun.
Mother Liu saw that Liu Minghua was dead or alive, so she sighed and said, "My poor child, others have taken him to get married?" It's really hard for you! ”
Liu Minghua said with a smile: "Mother, I said that I would not suffer, why did you suffer me?" Well, let's not talk about that. Why hasn't my father come back yet? ”
Liu's mother said: "Your father? Naturally, I ate at Honglu Temple, and I didn't go home. ”
"Ah, eat at the unit? That's a good deal. Liu Minghua really doesn't know this. After all, I just crossed over.
Liu Xiaofen suddenly said: "Mother, is my father eating well in Honglu Temple?" ”
Mother Liu smiled: "Of course it's ......"
Next, through Guò's mother's explanation, Liu Minghua understood how civil servants in the Tang Dynasty ate and drank at public expense.
It turned out that if it was an official of the imperial court above the ninth grade, on weekdays, lunch was invited by the unit. However, there is still a famous hall for eating, and it seems that there is a difference between "eating in the corridor of the morning and visiting the sun" and "dine-in in the kitchen of the non-morning visit day". Liu's mother didn't understand either.
"Okay, since my father is not at home to eat, then we will start!" After Liu Minghua finished speaking, he picked up vegetables for his mother and little sister Liu Xiaofen.
In the Tang Dynasty, little girls could eat at the same table with men, but not older ones. So now Liu's mother doesn't sit with Liu Minghua anyway. A small table next to me. Liu Minghua was speechless for such rules. It takes a long time for something to change.
Halfway through eating, Liu Minghua suddenly said, "Mother, remember that you drank alcohol before?" This time the child brought back some fine wine from the grassland, would the mother want to taste it? ”
Mother Liu nodded with a smile and said, "Since my son has such filial piety, let's have a drink." ”
"Brother, I'll get it! I know where it is, so it's sweet and delicious. Liu Xiaofen wiped her mouth and happily ran to get the wine.
Looking at her daughter's back, Mother Liu smiled and said, "This girl, dare to drink?" ”
"Mother, out of the way. That's fruit wine, not intoxicating. "The wine that Liu Minghua got back was processed by him, which was unique in the Tang Dynasty.
"Here comes the wine!" Liu Xiaofen ran over excitedly.
"Mother, I toast you!" Liu Minghua's first cup naturally wants to respect his mother.
"Well, what a good son. Son, you can drink a few more glasses too. Mother Liu is smiling happily now. His son Liu Minghua, after going out for a while, not only grew a lot taller, but also became more sensible.
Liu Minghua looked at his mother's relieved smile and drank all the wine.
"Good wine, Minghua, I have never drunk this wine!" Mother Liu is well-informed, of course she knows that this wine is different.
"Mother, if it's good, you can drink a few more glasses, and I'll pour it for Mother!" Liu Minghua now enjoys the feeling of this home very much. It's just that grandma hasn't come back yet, and if grandma and father are at home, how good the atmosphere of the family meal is.
Mother Liu stopped Liu Minghua and said, "Okay son, I'm happy for my mother today, so I drank a cup." Drink wine until your father comes back and drink with him. ”
Liu Minghua nodded and said: "Okay, mother can come if she wants to make peace, this wine is not available anywhere else, and we have a lot of it!" Oh, my father's side, I've got a better wine! ”
"Ah, it's delicious, hee-hee-hee......" While Liu Minghua was talking to his mother, Liu Xiaofen secretly drank a drink.
Liu Minghua said angrily: "You know how to eat, drink and have fun at such a young age?" What a speechlessness! What do you think you're going to do besides eating? ”
Liu Xiaofen was unconvinced: "Me? There's a lot I do! Oops, I forgot, I also made spring cakes for my brother, I'll go get them! ”
After Liu Xiaofen finished speaking, she ran out happily.
"This ...... Mother, little sister she ...... Do you really know how to cook and eat? Liu Minghua swallowed his saliva, a little dumbfounded. I'll go, are the girls of ancient times so sensible? In the future, a five-year-old girl in the world will be good if she can wet the bed, how can she cook?
Mother Liu smiled and said: "After you go out, your sister misses you very much, and pesters me every day to teach her to make spring cakes, so that I can wait for you to come back!" Hey, after hearing that you had an accident, your sister didn't believe it anyway, but when she made spring cakes, tears dripped into the spring cakes one by one. It's really distressing for her mother, she didn't listen to her persuasion, she said that she would let her brother eat the spring cakes she made no matter what......"
When Mother Liu said this, when she thought of the heart-wrenching a few days ago, she couldn't help but shed tears again.
"I ...... I eat. Good sister ......" Liu Minghua turned his head at this moment, and tears flew out at once. This is family affection! Liu Minghua vowed at this moment - he must make his relatives happy! Be sure to protect your loved ones! Be sure to honor your grandma and parents! You must love your good sister! Be sure to ...... Liu Minghua was in an angry mood at the moment. Let's not talk about those messy ideals, the first thing to develop and grow is his own family, for this ideal and goal, Liu Minghua will not hesitate to use any means!
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PS: Uh, write yourself to tears! Sweat, wipe away your tears and tighten up the codeword. If you feel moving, give some support, thank you!