Although it was already sunset, Li Shimin did not eat in King Wu's mansion, but rushed back to the palace with the hot pot tools specially prepared by Li Yuanba and the recipe for the sauce.

Li Yuanba finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although Li Shimin has a lot of trust in him, after all, this master is the emperor's son, and it would be a lie to talk to the emperor to say that there is no pressure.

Even if Li Yuanba is a little heartless, there are some details that you have to pay attention to, right?

sent Li Shimin away, had dinner with his two little maids, and put a few small fireworks in the small courtyard that were specially ordered to be made by the Shenji Mansion, and the two little girls who were stimulated screamed for a while, especially Zhao Jingjing, who was even more noisy that she would put two of them.

In fact, approaching the end of the year, not only Li Yuanba's small life is happy, but also full of New Year's flavor.

In Chang'an City, the festive atmosphere of the people during the New Year is also very strong, and the whole city seems to be shrouded in a layer of peaceful joy, so that the people who have worked hard for a year also enjoy a rare time to relax.

The second day is the thirtieth day of the lunar month, that is, the last day of the seventh year of Zhenguan.

Li Yuanba rarely slept lazy today, but got up early.

The housekeeper Bai Fu did not return yesterday, and he ran to Li Yuanba early this morning to report on the situation of the coal mine.

"Lord Wang, the Black Stone Mountain in the northwest of Chang'an City, covering a radius of nearly twenty miles, this twenty miles of land because of the coal, it can be said that there is no grass, it is a slave to go to the Chang'an County Government to register, but it cost a hundred dollars, and all the land within a radius of thirty miles of the Black Stone Mountain was bought."

Speaking of this, Bai Fu took out a few pieces of rice paper from the sleeves of his long robe and continued:

"Lord Wang, what is recorded on this paper is the coal reserves of Chang'an County and the surrounding counties and related documents for the purchase of land, but compared to the Black Stone Mountain in the northwest of Chang'an City. The other blackstone deposits are buried deeper, and the reserves are a little lower, but the slaves and maids still bought them all according to your orders! ”

"Hmmm! You're doing a great job! Li Yuanba took the rice paper and glanced at it a few times, then put it on the table next to him, and said, "Bai Fu, for these things, it's really hard for you!" ”

"The prince laughed, the slave maid is a person from the palace, so she naturally has to share her worries for the prince!" Bai Fu still had a faint expression on his face. But there is a rare sense of humility in the words.

"Alright, you can go back and rest first! After the Shangyuan Festival, you can go to the slave market to buy some slaves and send them to the Blackstone Mine in the northwest of Changxin City! ”

Li Yuanba saw that Bai Fu's face was slightly tired, so he waved his hand and motioned him to go down to rest, and when it was the end, he patted his head and said, "That's right, Bai Fu." You tell the people to go to the West Market to buy some red dye, and the king will use it later!" ”

"No!"

Although Bai Fu felt very strange, he still agreed.

……

In less than half an hour, servants carried vats of red dye. came to the small courtyard where Li Yuanba was.

"Lord Wang, what do you want these red dyes for? Isn't it possible to take advantage of the thirtieth to repaint the door? ”

At this time, Zhao Jingjing and Xia'er also finished washing up and walked out of the house. Seeing the buckets of dye in front of Li Yuanba, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Ah, this! You'll find out later? Li Yuanba winked at Zhao Jingjing and Xia'er. Then he called two little eunuchs and whispered.

The two little eunuchs nodded slightly, and then ran quickly across the courtyard.

That is, after the tea time, the sound of dense footsteps sounded, and it should be a lot of people who look like that.

Sure enough, I saw more than a dozen little eunuchs, all holding a stack of peach wood signs six inches long and three inches wide, with exquisite patterns carved around them, and walked into the west cross courtyard.

"Lord Wang, what are you doing here?"

Now that Zhao Jingjing was talked, even the curiosity on Xia'er's face became more and more intense.

"Guess!" Li Yuanba lightly tapped the tip of Xia'er's upturned nose and said.

was attacked by Li Yuanba, Xia'er's little face was a little red, she wrinkled her nose, and her voice was like a mosquito: "The slave can't guess!" ”

"Hmph, you're going to bully Sister Xia'er!"

Seeing Li Yuanba and Xia'er's intimate movements, Zhao Jingjing didn't know what was going on in her heart, she was a little surprised, she hid Xia'er behind her, glanced at the peach wood card held in the hands of the little eunuchs, and said, "Lord, isn't that a 'peach charm'?" But why are these peach charms empty? ”

'Peach Fu' is a Han folk culture with a long history, on the occasion of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, the names of the two gods who can subdue evil spirits are written on the peach wood board, or the images of these two gods are carved on the peach board, hanged, embellished or posted at the head of the door, with the intention of praying for blessings and eliminating evil.

Moreover, according to legend, this peach wood has the effect of suppressing evil spirits and driving away ghosts, to put it bluntly, it is a truth that the 'Spring Festival couplets' pasted on the lintel during the New Year of later generations!

"Clever!" Li Yuanba laughed and continued: "This thing is a peach talisman, but this color and style are a bit single!" It's like wearing new clothes, and the king plans to give them a new look! ”

"Huh?" Zhao Jingjing's mouth opened slightly, but after being stunned for a while, she giggled, "Giggle......"

Li Yuanba was a little embarrassed, and he didn't know how to take pity on Zhao Jingjing's black hair, and said, "I said girl, what are you laughing at?" What's so funny? ”

"Ah...... Lord, what are you doing? ”

Zhao Jingjing's reaction was much more than Xia'er's, and she hid directly to the side, with some indignation on her little face. It doesn't look like you've been tweaked like you've been tuned to it. It's played, but it's like a loss. It's the same.

"What are you laughing at, I ask? What's so funny? Li Yuanba couldn't help but laugh when he saw the trace of anger on Zhao Jingjing's little face.

Zhao Jingjing gave Li Yuanba a sanitary eye and said: "Lord Wang, this 'peach charm' is something handed down from the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it has been this style for hundreds of years, the difference is only the font and pattern on it!" What has been used for hundreds of years, you can change it if you want? ”

"Tradition is meant to be broken, do you believe that the peach talisman remade by this king is far more beautiful and meaningful than the traditional peach talisman?" Li Yuanba glanced at Zhao Jingjing angrily and said.

"There's no evidence for this, how can you make us believe it?" Zhao Jingjing obviously didn't believe it.

"You wait!"

Li Yuanba glanced at the little girl and instructed the dozen or so little eunuchs to use a pig hair brush to evenly coat the red and bright fuel on the blank peach talisman, but deliberately avoided the exquisite patterns carved out by the craftsmen. (To be continued......) R1292