Chapter 11 The price of pork should rise

I don't know where they dug the soil, in short, not only filled the pit left after digging the flowers, but also made the fast soil a few points higher, and looked at the gardener with satisfaction and said, "Uncle Liu has any tools to loosen the soil, find it for me." ”

At this time, only Xiao Li Zi Chengxin and the gardener named Uncle Liu were left in the back garden.

"Satisfied little brother, what are you going to plant here? Although the old slave has little knowledge, he is a good hand at farming, if you can trust me, I will hand it over to me. Uncle Liu also took a pot of flowers, he is the most knowledgeable person, and he understands the principle that if you take people's favors, you have to help people.

Xiangxin shook his head, "You shouldn't have seen this thing, but you have to participate in the planting and take care of them, and you may be able to get a half-official position in the future." ”

Xiao Li Zi pouted on the side, but what he thought in his heart was: "This satisfaction is fooling people again, a few days ago he told me that he would help me find an official in the future, and today he said that he would help Uncle Liu to seek an official, if this official is so good, who will go to the imperial examination." ”

Uncle Liu was busy kneeling down and thanking him, "Satisfied little brother, you and the prince are both good people, the old slave doesn't dare to be greedy, it is already my blessing to be able to work in this East Palace until I am old." ”

Xiangxin hurriedly pulled up Uncle Liu, "What are you doing, get up and let's work, let's talk about things later, let's do a good job of the period first." ”

Uncle Liu hurriedly got up and took the two of them to get the tools, and he originally wanted more people to come over to help, but then he thought that it was better to keep this matter secret, and the less people knew, the better.

The three of them landed on the ground until it was dark before they cleaned up the three plots, clapped their hands and said with satisfaction: "This piece of potatoes, this piece of peppers, and this piece of sweet potatoes are perfect." ”

Uncle Liu and Xiao Lizi were both tired, and they didn't know what to say when they looked like they were in high spirits, so they pinched their waists and gasped behind them.

"Let's go, let's go back to dinner." Zhenghuan, who was walking in front with a hoe, forgot the pot of bluegrass placed under the gazebo.

After eating dinner in a daze, he was satisfied lying on the bed with a heart but his eyes were full of firmness for the future, he or she had gradually found the motivation to live in the Tang Dynasty, found the meaning of existence, and fell asleep contentedly.

"Hurry up, it's going to be morning soon." It's still that familiar voice.

"When is Rouge, I was so tired last night, I slept so deeply." Satisfying eyes didn't even open and muttered there.

Rouge looked at him from the side and thought it was funny, this kid didn't know who sewed a black cloth and put it on his eyes, and quietly walked up to his ear and yelled: "There is less than half an hour to go out, you still don't get up and be careful of your ass!" ”

The voice is so loud that it is unimaginable that it is made by a woman with such a weak appearance, and at this time, Rouge is leaving the satisfactory room with satisfaction, but she is thinking about the palace maids of the group of warblers and Yanyan yesterday around the satisfactory appearance, "Let you mess with flowers and grass, and next time I will knock on your ears with a gong." ”

Satisfaction gradually woke up from the trance, washed up, put on his clothes and hat, and went out to the front door.

There was nothing to say all the way, Li Chengqian went to the morning court when he arrived at the place, Brother Liang and Xiao Li Zi were having breakfast at this time, today's breakfast was nothing special, the three of them were buns and eggs.

"Where's your chicken leg, brother? What did I do yesterday, but today the chicken legs are gone! Brother Liang quipped on the side.

It's a little strange to be satisfied, but he just didn't speak, silently chewing the bun, and holding the egg in his hand.

Xiao Lizi smiled on the side: "He doesn't know, the prince went to the back garden last night, I was curious before, the prince's favorite peony was actually taken away by Uncle Liu, I only knew last night that the prince had something to say at that time, and it was not easy for the prince to go back after these people finished dividing the flowers, and only said that if you can't plant something that satisfies you, I will plant you in the field." ”

Chengxin suddenly felt a shock in his body, a chill from top to bottom, and finally said indifferently: "If my things are planted, they will be shocking things, do you understand?" ”

Xiao Lizi did look unbelieving, "But your chicken leg is gone, it's not because of this, His Royal Highness the prince eats daylily every day, and the princess feels sorry for him and eats it with him, only if you eat chicken legs and steamed fish every day, the kitchen doesn't buy food without the prince's order, so your chicken legs are missing." ”

Xiangxin couldn't help but complain, "Why is this Donggong dry with chicken legs, can't you eat pork or something?" ”

Xiao Lizi and Brother Liang couldn't help but smile when they looked satisfied: "How sassy pork is, few people can stand the taste, you still like to eat pork, although there is little beef and mutton, we can still get it every month, and it all runs into your stomach, and you are still complaining here." ”

But he shook his head, "You two don't understand anything." Suddenly remembered that Brother Liang had a home outside the palace, "Brother Liang, do you raise pigs at home?" ”

Brother Liang nodded, "My family doesn't raise it, I'm not at home on weekdays, and my mother-in-law doesn't have time to take care of the children, but there are still a lot of pigs in the village." ”

Chengxin raised his eyebrows, "Brother Liang, I have a way to remove most of the flavor of pork, and it can also make the pig gain a lot of weight when it is slaughtered, do you want to listen." ”

Brother Liang has always felt that this person is quite magical, although he seems to have a veil on his body, but he can still believe it, "You said, of course I believe you." ”

Satisfaction didn't say it directly, and patted the little plum next to him, "You can't join the gang." ”

Xiao Lizi didn't agree, he thought about it first and then said, "What do you say first, I'll take a look." ”

Xiangxin looked mysterious, "That's not good, it's not a brother's doing, it's time to test the brotherhood." ”

Xiao Lizi looked at Xiangxin's confident look, thought for a long time, and Xiangxin was not in a hurry to urge him to just wait for him to speak, and finally Xiao Lizi patted his thigh and said: "I believe you once, I will join the gang, but you have to explain how to join the gang." ”

"As far as I know, once this sow is castrated, it will become very lazy, and it will sleep every day in addition to eating, and then it will be a castrated sow, and there will be no fishy smell in the meat." At this time, he couldn't help but think of the father who taught people to stir-fry in the New Northwest, all of which he told Chen Xin when he was a child.

Xiao Lizi and Brother Liang looked at each other, and Brother Liang couldn't help but ask, "Brother, are you reliable?" If so, this is a big business opportunity! ”

Xiao Lizi's eyes were also rolling, thinking about how much money he could come up with.

Satisfactory continued: "Reliable is certain, but I don't know how to castrate pigs, I still need Brother Liang to study it carefully, I believe that with your knife skills, it shouldn't take a few pigs to succeed, as for the cost, wait a while, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will borrow a tael of gold from me and him, and hand it over to you to collect pigs, and build a pigsty, you see how it goes." ”

Brother Liang looked at the satisfied look, calculated in his heart, and finally nodded seriously, "Satisfied brother, I believe you, you just wait and see, if this thing is done, we will send it." ”

Xiao Lizi also nodded vigorously, "In a while, I will also advance a few months' regular money with His Royal Highness the Prince, plus the money I saved before can almost make up a tael of gold, and Brother Liang's period outside will be handed over to you." ”

Brother Liang looked at the two brothers and patted his chest with his fist vigorously, "Don't worry, I will go home and take out the money I have saved over the years, no matter how big I do in the future, how much money I make, we will divide it equally." ”

Xiangxin shook his head, "Four, it's a share of the prince, although he may not look down on this small money, but if it becomes bigger, we don't have a backer to be looked at by others, and this thing is not easy to do." ”

Brother Liang and Xiao Lizi understood the reason after thinking about it, but Xiao Lizi smiled, "You have to tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this, and I'm afraid it will backfire if we say it." ”

It was noon in a blink of an eye, and Li Chengqian finally limped slowly towards the small courtyard after the hundred officials, and swooped over to help Li Chengqian, muttering in his mouth: "Your Highness be careful, walk slowly, and look at some stones." ”

Li Chengqian, who was pretending to be lame with a lot of improvement in his feet, was so satisfied that he couldn't walk because of this strange behavior, but there were many people here who didn't dare to ask more, so he glared at him and got into the carriage.

When the hundred officials dispersed, Li Chengqian's carriage still didn't move, Li Chengqian looked at the three people standing aside with their heads down, and couldn't help asking: "What are you three doing, if you have something to say, say it quickly." ”

Xiangxin was pushed out by Xiao Lizi and touched his nose: "Your Highness is like this, I want to do some business, but I don't have the capital to borrow a tael of gold from you, do you think it's okay?" and Xiao Lizi also wants to participate in a share, but he doesn't have enough money, and wants to advance a few months of money with you, and of course, Brother Liang. ”

Li Chengqian looked at the three people with strange expressions, and snorted coldly, "That's it?" Make it clear, and if you explain it, I'll take part in it. ”

Satisfied with the moment of surprise, "Your Highness is really the queen of the Son of Heaven, how do you know that we also want you to participate, you are really like a god, my admiration for you is like a surging riverΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·"

Li Chengqian's face remained unchanged, and he looked coldly at Xiangxin muttering here, and finally stopped talking, "Finished?" Let's talk about something. ”

Satisfied touched his hat embarrassedly, "That's the case, Your Highness, we have a way to make the pork no longer fishy, and we can also make the pig more than double when it is slaughtered, so I want to raise money to build a pigsty and buy pig seedlings." ”

Li Chengqian's face became more and more ugly after hearing the word pork, and after all, he patiently listened to the satisfying nagging, "Are you finished, go back to the East Palace after speaking!" With that, he closed the curtain.

"After saying that, Your Highness, did you agree to take this money?" Smile heartily.

"Agree to something, this matter must be mentioned again." Li Chengqian's voice came from the carriage.

Cheng Xin looked confused, looked at the two people around him as if they were asking, and couldn't see a response, so he had to ask Li Chengqian again, "Your Highness, you better make it clear, otherwise I will really be uneasy!" ”

Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "You are still uneasy, do you know that pork is something that lowly people eat, if you let people know that this pork transaction is done by my East Palace, do you know what the consequences will be!" ”

Satisfaction but his eyes rolled, he didn't think about this situation, as early as when Li Chengqian went to the early court, the three of them were discussing countermeasures here, and at this time they were thinking about what kind of answer it was, looking at Brother Liang beside him, only to see Brother Liang doing the action of holding a hoe, and he thought of it: "Your Highness, have you been outside the city?" ”

"Of course you have, what else do you have to say?" Li Chengqian's voice was a little impatient.

"Have you ever seen the farmers outside the village?" Said unhurriedly.

"Of course I've seen it, those farmers are my uneasiness, they do hard work, but they can only earn a little food for the winter, and they can't eat a mouthful of oil and water during the New Year's holidays, what do you want to say." Li Chengqian couldn't help but open the curtain.

Chengxin said slowly: "Your Highness, if I do this, do you know what those farmers will gain?" They will get a salary, a salary for raising pigs, because I have insufficient manpower, and I must not be able to raise pigs by myself, so I can only hire these farmers to raise them, so that they have additional income, and once the pig is slaughtered, the price of pork is not high, and those farmers can also eat meat, Your Highness, do you understand my good intentions? ”

Li Chengqian's train of thought had already gone around following the words of Xiangxin, but he still didn't take the words to finalize the matter, and Xiangxin knew that he was still short of the final blow.

I saw that Xiangxin slowly leaned over to Li Chengqian's ear and whispered a few words, Li Chengqian patted his thigh, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to a few of you, you must raise this pig, so that his meat doesn't smell fishy, so that farmers can also eat meat, you know!" ”