Chapter 18 Seeing, Showing Off Your Wealth!
When Li Shimin's figure appeared in the village, there was a hint of novelty on his face.
Unlike the villages he once saw, the staggered and orderly houses and neat roads were something he had never seen.
"Miss!!"
Suddenly, an excited voice sounded, and it was a gray-haired old man.
"Old man Ding, long time no see."
Empress Changsun's eyes fell on the old man and couldn't help but smile. She had met this old man a few years ago, and she didn't expect to remember her.
Her most carefree time was not after becoming a princess, but when she lived in Yafu.
There is also a big memory of her here. You should know that in the first year of Wude, she had just become a princess not long ago.
At that time, His Majesty fought south and north, and she often lived in the farm or Shu Mansion.
"Miss, you are going to ruin the old man. If the master hadn't given me some food, how could I be as leisurely as I am now?"
Old Man Ding said with a hint of happiness, "You must know that he was a refugee in the war, let alone living in such a good house."
"Old Man Ding, do you know where the old man is?"
Empress Changsun did not chat with the old man but asked, although she came to the farm, she did not find anyone in the yard.
"Miss, the master took the young master to the vegetable garden."
Old Man Ding couldn't help but say, with a hint of respect in his words, which was obviously from the heart.
Li Shimin, who was standing by, looked at the conversation between the two quietly, and his heart was very complicated. It would be great if the whole country's villages were like this farm.
After understanding, he knew that this was impossible. The village alone required a lot of money. Even if the farmers paid it for ten years, they would lose a lot of money.
"I didn't see this cheap father-in-law being so rich."
Li Shimin thought about eating something, and he had to know that even when he rewarded the ministers, he had to consider it for a long time.
Nothing like this cheap father-in-law, who even helped build a farmer's house. This is simply rare. He believes that this village is probably not as good as the emperor of his father-in-law.
When Li Shimin and his wife walked to the vegetable garden, they saw an old man and two young men picking vegetables.
"Grandpa An, pick some of this."
"Brother, go pick that one."
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There was a little luoli on the other side who was constantly directing something, obviously very excited.
"How could Gao Ming Qingque actually pick vegetables?"
Li Shimin seemed to see something incredible in his eyes and murmured, "You know that there is no better son than father."
He still doesn't know what the personalities of these two sons are, but he didn't expect that he would be willing to pick vegetables now.
"Father, Mother!"
Xiao Changle was the first to see these two figures and couldn't help but exclaim, with a hint of surprise in his words.
Looking at his daughter who was jogging all the way, Li Shimin had a lot of resentment before and there was no more at this time.
"Father, Mother!"
At the same time, both Gao Ming and Qingque shouted.
However, this warm time has not passed long, because a faint sound sounded.
"The vegetables are almost picked, just go back, the sky is almost the same."
"Since I'm back, let's have a meal together."
Shu'an's words did not regard Li Shimin as the emperor at all, but instead acted like a son-in-law. However, Li Shimin could only smile bitterly and said nothing.
"Father Ya, do you have anything else to help?"
Empress Changsun seemed to have been used to laughing and said, "Afu's personality is still the same as before, without any change."
Moreover, a woman's heart is always delicate. One sentence means that Ya's father did not regard her as an outsider, and naturally made her happy.
"It's nothing. Let's go back to the yard after that."
Shu An looked at Wugui and said with a gentle expression. There were not many people who could make him so gentle.
Even when facing Li Shimin and Shu An always have a stern face, only a few close people are not like this.
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In a yard near the river next to the village, a large round table is already standing, unlike a normal table.
There is a round plate in the center of the round table, and the round plate is made of iron, which is the table Shuan specially used for eating grilled fish and hot pot.
Although it is not yet winter, the grilled fish that has been made long ago makes people sweat.
Even though a lot of fish were sent to the palace, the chef who made grilled fish in the palace was just a novice.
How could I compare with the old chef who has been with Shu An for decades? Even Li Shimin had to admit that there was a big gap.
Everyone present was eating voraciously, but Shu An took a few bites and then put down his chopsticks.
"Grandpa An, why don't you eat it?"
Xiao Changle couldn't help but say when he saw Shu An seemingly had no appetite.
"Grandpa An has eaten a little bit of grilled fish recently, and asked the kitchen to make a few dishes to change the taste."
Shu An said with a smile on his face. In fact, since he returned to Chang'an, the most he ate was grilled fish.
For people of this era, it may be good to eat, but it is not the case for Shu'an.
However, this sentence made everyone present silent, especially Li Shimin felt severely injured.
What does it mean to eat too much grilled fish? It’s simply a naked show of wealth, even if Li Shimin can only eat it once occasionally.
After all, even if he is not able to compete with his wife and children, it is only a few pounds of a grass carp, which is not enough to share.
"Master, the food you want is here."
At this moment, Lai Fu's voice sounded, and a golden roast duck was placed in front of Shu'an, and then a smell from the roast duck instantly spread throughout the courtyard.
Everyone who was eating grilled fish couldn't help but look at the source of the fragrance and swallowed.
"The skin is crispy, the meat is tender, fat but not greasy, and it is well-baked."
Shu'an cut off a piece with a knife and tasted it with some satisfaction, saying that he had already reached the level of 70 to 80% in later generations.
In addition, ducks in this era are not all kinds of ducks that have been born like later generations. They are purely natural and have a more delicious meat.
"Grandpa An, Changle wants to eat!"
At this time, Xiao Changle's saliva was almost flowing out when he heard Shu An's words, and Gao Ming Qingque was not much better.
Only Li Shimin and Changsun Wugui were very calm, but the temptation from food still made the two of them look at each other from time to time.
"Eat some of them all, and there is also a white-slashed duck that didn't serve, which tastes good."
Shu An couldn't help but glance at everyone and said, while his eyes couldn't help but fall on Li Shimin.
Chapter completed!