Chang'an City, the Mansion of the Kingdom of China. Night is faintly falling, and there are a few remnants of the sun hanging on the horizon of dusk. In this huge state-owned mansion, in the main hall. Chai Shao's family sat with Li Kuan, sitting around a small square table, eating a simple dinner. A few plates of side dishes, a bowl of tofu, and a bowl of beef in sauce, this is the first meal Chai Shao ate after returning to Beijing. It's so simple, it doesn't fit their family's identity at all.

But this qiē is so warm, Li Xiuning sat on Chai Shao's left hand, from time to time to give him vegetables, looking at Chai Shao, who was slightly dewed, the first hero of the Tang Dynasty women was a little distracted, thinking about the majestic and heroic young man back then, and now he has entered the age of not being confused.

Marrying Chai Shao, over the years, the husband and wife have only been estranged because of the pimple in Chai Shao's heart, but this time when she returned to Beijing, Li Xiuning felt another completely different feeling in the past 20 years, she could feel that the mustard in her husband's heart had been unraveled, and she was no longer haunted by those trivial matters. So she was very happy, and she seemed very enthusiastic at the dinner table, and even teased Li Kuan a lot less.

Eating white rice, Li Kuan remembered that he felt a burst of happiness when he was gnawing on those half-baked nests on the plateau some time ago, and couldn't help but gobble it up, and saw the two maids waiting beside him feel distressed.

The food on the table is very simple, this is Li Xiuning was influenced by the eldest grandson, because if Li Er in the palace was not for the feast, it would only be a standard meal of three dishes and one soup. Datang is now the time to rebuild and move forward in a big way, except for those necessary face-saving projects. For the aspect of diet, it is to save if you can. Empress Changsun is the biggest example of this. Li Kuan is a diametrically opposed representative of this, because the Jiuxianju under his name is the most luxurious restaurant in the entire Chang'an City. Even now, it is almost all over the important states and counties of Datang, and a meal there is enough for ordinary people to eat for half a year. Therefore, the tax on Jiuxianju is directly paid to the inner government. Empress Changsun took it directly, and the tax payment ratio was extremely strict compared to agricultural taxes and the like.

In addition to the meal, there is also a pot of wine, this is to celebrate Chai Shao's return, Li Xiuning will send someone to Li Kuan's restaurant to get it, for Li Xiuning Li Kuan how dare to collect her wine money, so this jar of Jiuxianju The most expensive ten-year aging is placed on the side of a plate of small green vegetables, becoming the most luxurious thing in this table of meals.

"Little Kuanko. Thank you for bringing your uncle back, if you hadn't gone this time, this cautious guy wouldn't have figured it out when he would have figured it out! Li Xiuning picked up the wine glass in front of him, stretched out his hand and saluted Li Kuan, which flattered Li Kuan, his aunt has been ravaging him for fun, and this time the courtesy is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Auntie, you're killing your little nephew, what did your uncle figure out? The little nephew doesn't understand! "It's good to know something. If you say it, you are looking for a draw, and Li Xiuning will definitely do it.

"You little guy, you just have a lot of eyes! Forget it's really hard to talk to you like this, drink this glass of wine. Then let's eat! Li Xiuning glanced at him, how could this little Kuanzi be a little slippery, he had so many more flowers than his son Chai Lingwu. And he has always looked very bold, and he doesn't look like a yin person like Hou Junji.

"Alright. His Royal Highness the King of Chu, your aunt is rarely happy. Don't spoil the fun, there are some things that I have to thank you as an uncle, if it weren't for your sudden arrival on the plateau this time, maybe I would still be on the tip of the horns! Chai Shao also raised the wine glass in his hand, saluted Li Kuanyao, and then took a sip of the wine in the glass.

"Don't talk about that, eat and eat!" Li Kuan also drank the wine in the cup, and then put down the heat in his abdomen, this is the first time the wine head was brewed, that is, the point where the alcohol concentration is the strongest, buried under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard of Jiuxianju for more than ten years, and it was dug up not long ago. It can be described as mellow and strong, and it looks very soft and smooth in the mouth, like the touch of the finest silk, but you can only know the taste of the period until you drink it, and the sudden bloom of the hot wine power is like a fire burning in the chest.

Li Kuan's amount of wine is not shallow, but this kind of high level of liquor is rarely involved, he usually drinks moderate wine with an alcohol intensity of thirty or forty degrees, this time he was poured a few large glasses of Li Xiuning's old wine, and he was a little confused.

"Cousin Kuan, have you seen the majestic snow-capped mountains in Tuyuhun this time? Isn't it pretty? I heard that the lake on the plateau reflects the blue sky, but it is very beautiful, and the snow lotus growing on the snow-capped mountains is a holy product for nourishing yin and nourishing beauty. Chai Lingwu started a series of cannon-like inquiries with the help of wine, this gentleman who is also a little famous in Chang'an City, is not much interested in the battlefield of swords and soldiers, and the horse leather shroud, but he is very gossip about those wind and snow. So the questions asked have nothing to do with marching and fighting. It's just that when he talked about the snow lotus on the snow mountain, it wasn't just him, even Li Xiuning and Li Kuan's two little maids pricked up their ears, obviously there was no woman who didn't care about her appearance.

"What Snow Lotus, that thing is not so easy to find, and it is chased and killed by their army in Tuyuhun like a lost dog, who would think about these things if they only care about fleeing for their lives!" Li Kuan's answer attracted several pairs of rolling eyes.

"Okay, don't embarrass him, in fact, this time His Royal Highness the King of Chu's war in Tuyuhun was not so smooth, it was okay at first, but when Tuyuhun reacted, it was called difficult, Tuyuhun's prince Zunwang has been leading tens of thousands of troops to chase His Royal Highness the King of Chu back and forth on the plateau, for more than half a month! So what snow lotus, I'm afraid I really don't have a chance to look for it! Chai Shao spoke out to relieve Li Kuan.

"If you want to talk more, let's eat!" Li Xiuning glared at Chai Shao, there was really no common language for these two men who didn't understand the amorous feelings, so she mentioned the wine jar again: "Since Xiao Kuanzi didn't find Snow Lotus for your aunt, then you can punish yourself with three cups!" Li Xiuning said.

"This ......" Li Kuan was dumbfounded, what is the situation, isn't it just a few snow lotuses? Can you use this? After entering the plateau area of Tuyuhun, looking at the snow lotus Li Kuan did feel very shocked, surrounded by snow-white snow, the sky and the earth were all snow-white colors, but this flower did bloom in the middle, the white that swayed slightly with the wind was full of pink petals, and the verdant leaves were jade, all of which made Li Kuan feel an indescribable shock. But he didn't pick it, because after he saw the snow lotus, he quietly tried it, but the price of this thing sold in the system made him feel very speechless, he originally thought that it would take at least hundreds of thousands or even millions to get his hands on it, how do you know that this thing only needs 20,000 points of energy value, what is this? 20,000 points is a lot, but compared to Li Kuan, who has searched in Tuyuhun, this is not even a dime a dime, so he didn't climb the cold snow-capped mountain, because if needed, he could have it at any time.

Who would have thought that he would be remembered by Li Xiuning again because of this, this is not the result he wants, if he pours a few glasses of wine, he may really not be able to go back. So he hurriedly explained: "But I was lucky this time, although I didn't deliberately look for it, but I still picked a few plants along the way, but I didn't bring them with me, so let's send two plants to my aunt tomorrow!" ”

"That's good! But just now you deliberately concealed your aunt, this sin is punishable, I haven't heard you sing Xiao Kuanzi for a long time, and today I took this opportunity to sing a song, which can be regarded as your uncle's wind and dust! Li Xiuning's face was cloudy and sunny, but he still didn't let Li Kuan go, and he didn't ask him to sing again.

Li Kuan likes to sing, and from time to time he sings a few words by himself, although after many years, he doesn't remember the lyrics of the songs he often hummed at the beginning, but he still likes it, this is a nostalgia that he can still remember where he came from.

"Oh well! Since you're going to drink if you don't sing, let's sing one! Li Kuan looked at the wine jar that Li Xiuning was holding in his hand, and had to agree for a while, he was not a hungry ghost in a greedy cup of wine, so he was a little afraid of this peerless wine that was difficult to buy in the eyes of others.

"Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water, Waves Gold Rush Heroes! Success or failure turned empty, the green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red and ...... a few times" Li Kuan's clear voice echoed in the hall of the Duke of Qiaoguo, and he sang a song he liked very much this time, and it was also more appropriate at this time, because if you sing anything in this era I love you like mice love rice or something, you will definitely be directly immersed in the pig cage.

This song is actually a poem, that is, the long and short sentences spoken in the Tang Dynasty, the lyrics express the feelings of life by narrating the rise and fall of history, bold and subtle, high-pitched and deep. The tone is generous and tragic, and the meaning is endless, which makes people feel reverberated when they read it, and they can't help but add a thousand emotions to their hearts. At the same time, it creates a calm and quiet atmosphere, and reflects a lofty artistic conception and a profound philosophy of life.

Of course, Li Kuan himself doesn't know much about these things, but Chai Shao and Li Xiuning are by no means vain people, they are both super elites in this era, and they are very insightful about these deep-seated things that come out of this song, and when it comes to the last sentence of 'how many things in ancient and modern times, pay for it with laughter', the two of them were even more shocked, and they were obviously shocked. Such feelings and such a mind make them ashamed, especially Chai Shao, who has been far away from the frontier because of the small inferiority complex in his heart over the years, and is unwilling to return here, so as to escape, and he feels a lot.

"How many things are good in ancient and modern times, and what a good one is in the middle of laughing and talking! When the float is white! Chai Shao drank all the wine in the cup as he spoke, showing a completely enlightened look on his face, and he completely let go of the fact that he couldn't compare to his wife. (To be continued......)