I saw the county magistrate and Mr. Zhao talking, laughing, and eating and drinking. The two of them stood aside blankly, thinking to themselves, does the county magistrate also like to eat beef?
Seeing their appearance, Confucius and Li Chengqian on the side quickly spoke back.
"Come on, granddaughter, eat and eat, and don't suffer anything that will hurt your stomach.
Okay, sister Wan'er, don't look at anything else and get to work.
You must remember that in Zhuangzi, you don’t have to do anything, but cooking must come first.
We are rice cooks and rice cooks. To cook rice, you need a big basin and eat a lot. If you think it’s not enough, I’m asking someone to get it for you!”
"Enough, enough, this is enough, thank you Brother Li!"
"You're welcome to follow me!"
"Mr. Zhao, didn't Shopkeeper Li send someone to arrange for another group of slaves to come over a few days ago?
Now with these new manpower, the rate of coal mining is much faster than before.
This is not luck. Some time ago, in addition to those coal mines, an iron mine was mined on the other side.
Now, for the people of the Tang Dynasty, I have arranged some jobs such as iron mining for them.
As for those slaves, let them go directly to the mines and work inside. They are all a group of slaves anyway, and their lives are worth nothing.
Since it can make us a lot of money, of course we must make full use of it, hahahaha!"
Hahahaha, Zhao Mu also laughed and nodded.
"But you have to remember that these slaves are also our assets, and we have to take care of three meals a day.
From time to time, let them have a vegetarian meal with a balanced and nutritious meal of vegetables.
Only in this way can we squeeze out the last drop of their tears."
"Mr. Zhao, after you said that, I thought about becoming a slave.
Ha ha ha ha.
Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, everything will be carried out according to Mr. Zhao's wishes."
"That's good, that's good, let's have a drink!"
Everyone raised their glasses, had a sip of wine, and ate the hot pot, looking very pleased with themselves. They chatted and talked about the reclamation of land this autumn.
After this year's autumn harvest, the county will organize manpower to reclaim 5,000 acres of wasteland.
"Mr. Zhao, these 5,000 acres of wasteland will be sold by the government. Is Mr. Zhao interested?"
"Okay, just arrange for a housekeeper in my house at that time.
If those lands were for sale, I would buy them all.
In addition to that piece of land, I also bought all the hills nearby."
"Master Zhao is grand."
The magistrate raised his glass again and drank it all.
Although the relationship between Mr. Zhao and His Majesty is unusual, in fact, these so-called lands on the mountain tops do not require Mr. Zhao's personal involvement. His Majesty will reward him with just one word.
But they would give me money every time, and every time they would give me more money.
I have received many benefits from my side. How can I not be happy with such a majestic Mr. Zhao?
For those surrounding mountains, if you sell them to others, others will find them expensive, so it is not appropriate to sell them at a low price.
It's better to pack them all up and sell them to Mr. Zhao, and build a friendship. Everyone is quite happy and thinks they have made a profit.
"Uncle Zhao, starting from next year, you will be a super big landowner in Datang.
Not only do you have thousands of acres of fertile land, but you also have so many beauties around you, it’s really beautiful when you think about it!”
Hahaha, hahaha.
Li Chengqian's words caused everyone to laugh. Why was it that such a normal sentence made everyone laugh when he said it in Li Chengqian's mouth?
Um, did you say something wrong again?
If you are right, why do you laugh at me again?
The more Confucius looked at it, the more he liked it. Such a grandson-in-law would ask where else can you look for it?
Although he has no official title, his identity and status are more powerful than those of the Duke of the court.
Now that he has thousands of acres of fertile land, his granddaughter will not have to suffer when marrying him, which is good.
This meal was very enjoyable for the group of people, and it ended when they couldn't eat any more.
After the county magistrate finished his meal, he and Zhao Mu exchanged pleasantries at the dinner table.
I got on the carriage and left Zhaojiazhuang. There were still things to deal with at the county government tomorrow, so I had to rush back tonight and make some preparations in advance.
Changsun Wuji also left with the county magistrate. He said he was going to the county government office, but in fact he changed direction halfway and headed towards Chang'an City.
Li Chengqian took Su Wan with him, and the two began to block the road.
Outside, I met Zhuangzi's children who were playing outside after dinner.
When he learned that the beautiful girl in front of him was actually their eldest brother's woman, he quickly called her sister-in-law.
These calls from sister-in-law made Su Wan's little face turn red again.
Unexpectedly, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is said to be the crown prince, he is above the rank of tens of thousands of people.
It's really admirable that he can have a good relationship with the children of this group of ordinary people.
It turns out that the prince is so approachable, and his former self was ordered to become the prince's concubine.
Now, as time goes by, I understand more and more that His Royal Highness is such a good person and such an outstanding person.
"Brother, sister-in-law, why don't you come and sit at our house for a while?
My mother said last time that my eldest brother went to our house and helped us with a lot of work.
My mother is thinking of inviting my eldest brother to our house for a meal."
"Today your sister-in-law and I are going to go shopping on the street. When you are all ready tomorrow, I will go one by one."
"Brother Haole, this matter has been settled.
Brother and sister-in-law, we won’t delay you two from crossing the road, we are going somewhere else, let’s go.”
With that said, the group of people dispersed, leaving only Su Wan and Li Chengqian walking quietly.
"Brother Li didn't expect you to be so popular here in Zhuangzi?"
"Hahahaha, that's for sure, I'm their eldest brother."
grandfather.
"This is Mr. Zhao's study. The night before, I was reading alone in this study. There is also a bed next to it. If I get tired of reading, I can just rest."
Seeing this huge study room, there were only a few scattered books on the bookshelf. When he was about to ask, Confucius laughed and said.
"Granddaughter, you don't know that all the bookshelves were filled with books.
Moreover, every book can be passed down through the ages and is a masterpiece of the world.
I simply arranged for manpower to transport two carts to Chang'an City at a time. Now there are only so many books left in the study.
I thought, I'd better not let Mr. Zhao take it. When the other books are copied and sent back, it will be too late to move the remaining books.
Originally, my study room was full of books, but now it’s all bare, hahahahaha.”
As if he was showing off his masterpiece, Kong Xian couldn't help laughing again.
On the contrary, Kong Mingshu's old face grew ever longer.
I used to think that this huge study room only had a few scattered books?
Looking at it this way, it turned out to be Grandpa's masterpiece. For a moment, I didn't know what to say.
Confucius stepped forward and patted his granddaughter on the shoulder.
Seeing her grandfather's actions, she knew that her grandfather wanted to have something to say to her.
"Do you know why I asked you to compete with Mr. Zhao tomorrow?
I originally wanted to reveal these things to you in advance. Although you will undoubtedly lose, it won't be so ugly!"
Forehead……
Kong Mingshu's face felt very embarrassed. How could any grandfather say that to his granddaughter?
"It's just that you didn't listen to my advice and didn't believe what I said.
You're fine now, do you believe what I said?"
Mr. Zhao is a man of great talent, and Mr. Li, the current emperor, is a brother to him.
At this point, he spoke in a very low voice, whispering these words in her ears.
One of those two women, a girl named Linglong, has been Mr. Zhao's personal maid since he was a child. No one can replace her in Mr. Zhao's heart.
The other woman is called Li Yue, who is the daughter of His Majesty. She was rescued by Mr. Zhao in the mountains and fell in love with him.
Later, she stayed in Zhuangzi, and His Majesty was planning to marry the princess to Mr. Zhao.
It just so happened that I came to Chang'an City from Shandong and met Mr. Zhao.
I told you everything I saw and heard.
Their wedding will be held this winter.
"grandfather."
Hahaha, let me tell you, what I like is not his identity or his talent.
What I like is actually his attitude towards my granddaughter.
Even if he is the emperor's son and he treats my granddaughter badly, I don't want my granddaughter to marry him.
Even if he is penniless and a beggar, as long as he is good to my granddaughter, he wants me and my granddaughter to be happy.
I will allow my granddaughter to marry.
If other people could hear it, it would definitely be pretentious words.
You already know what others are capable of, so you can say whatever you want.
If you really find a beggar, do you want to see if he will agree?
"grandfather!"
Grandpa has always been very kind to her. After hearing what her grandfather said, Kong Mingshu nodded.
But don't worry, what Mr. Zhao said later was just talk, the matter has been finalized.
In a few days, I will send a letter directly to Shandong to tell your parents that the matter is settled!
But grandpa, what?
"I know what you want to say. Of course, dealing with ordinary people requires various processes.
But for Mr. Zhao, these procedures seemed cumbersome.
Then bring your parents over and the matter will be settled. You must listen to grandpa."
"It's grandpa. My granddaughter knows."
"Okay, it's still early, let's read for a while.
Although I have moved most of the study room away, the remaining books are quite interesting.
Just look for a few books and read them if you find one you like."