Volume 2 The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 98 How does it feel?
For several days, Lu Chen was busy, watching Liu Jing lead people to lay the foundation for the greenhouse, and watching the construction of various kiln entrances.
Today is the time for the first furnace of the brick and tile kiln to be opened. Whether the bricks Lu Chen wants to build the greenhouse can be obtained depends on this furnace!
As the kiln entrance opened, rows of red bricks in the brick kiln stood like brick walls. Lu Chen asked Liu Jing to go in and take out two bricks. Lu Chen took one brick in each hand and knocked them together, "Not bad!" Look!
Seeing that there were no big cracks in the two red bricks, Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction.
"Lao San, who is in charge of this brick kiln?" Lu Chen called Liu Lao San over.
"Back to the Marquis, it's Sun Cheng, the second son of the Sun family!" Liu Laosan shouted to one side and waved at the same time. Sun Cheng, who was moving bricks on the other side, wiped the sweat from his face and ran away.
come over.
"Are you Sun Cheng?" Lu Chen looked up and down at the middle-aged man standing in front of him.
"Back to the Marquis, the villain is indeed called Sun Cheng, but they all call me Sun Er!" Sun Cheng looked at Lu Chenhan and replied with a smile.
"Not bad!" Lu Chen patted Sun Cheng on the shoulder, "This brick kiln will be under your control from now on!" Lu Chen directly appointed Sun Cheng as the manager of this brick kiln.
"Ah?" Hearing that Lu Chen said that he was the manager of this brick kiln, he was a little stunned.
"Silly boy! You still don't thank me!" At this time, Liu Laosan, who was standing aside, kicked Sun Cheng in the butt.
"Hey!" Sun Cheng was kicked awake by Liu Laosan, and he quickly lay on the ground and kowtowed to Lu Chen.
"Get up!" Lu Chen motioned Sun Cheng to get up, "I have entrusted such an important brick kiln to you. If anything goes wrong, you are the only one I will ask!" Lu Chen said with a warning tone.
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"I will protect this brick kiln to the death!" Sun Cheng hurriedly vowed.
"That's not the case! It's just that there are some idle people waiting. Just don't let them get close. In addition, I will send a few Beiwei guards over to help guard the brick kiln!" Lu Chen said and called Liu Jing who was studying the red bricks.
After waving, Liu Jing hurriedly put down the red bricks and came over, "Gouwa, go ask Su Dingfang for a few people and keep an eye on these kiln entrances!"
"Hey!" Liu Jing took the order and left.
Soon Liu Jing led several Beiwei soldiers and ran over, looking very anxious.
"What's wrong?" Looking at Liu Jing running up to him and panting, Lu Chen asked in confusion. He didn't ask him to find someone in such a hurry. Why did this kid come back in such a hurry?
What's going on?
"Hou...Mr. Hou, the princess is here!" Liu Jing put one hand on his knees and pointed one hand in the direction of the entrance of the imperial village, panting and panting.
"The princess is here?" Lu Chen looked up at the entrance of Zhuangzi and saw two carriages slowly passing under the archway. There was a person riding a horse in regular clothes to accompany the carriage. On both sides of the carriage were responsible persons.
Guard soldiers.
Lu Chen didn't need to think about it to know that the only person who could accompany Li Xiuning was the consort Chai Shao.
"Let's go! Follow me to pick you up!" Lu Chen waved the folding fan in his hand, and Liu Jing, Su Dingfang and others accompanied Lu Chen to the entrance of Zhuangzi.
"I didn't know that the princess and the prince-in-law came here, so I missed the welcome. I apologize, I apologize!" Lu Chen came to Li Xiuning's carriage and saluted the carriage and Chai Shao who got off his horse.
"I came here unexpectedly, and Marquis Neng of Chang'an County greeted him personally. Chai Shao was very frightened!" Chai Shao saw Lu Chen and his people coming from a distance, so he dismounted his horse in advance and waited at the same place. When he saw Lu Chen giving him a gift, he hurriedly returned the gift.
, the couple came today to ask for Lu Chen, so Chai Shao naturally had to lower his profile. Moreover, Chai Shao recently learned from Li Xiuning what Lu Chen did in Niangziguan, and he was "relegated" to Lu Chen.
I am even more convinced about the reincarnation of immortals.
"Princess, Prince Consort, please come inside!" Lu Chen made a "please" gesture and then led the way. Chai Shao walked up quickly and walked side by side with Lu Chen. As for his mount, it was natural that he would lead the way.
He was led by a guard on the side.
As Li Xiuning's carriage entered Zhuangzi, the villagers also gathered together. After all, the name and deeds of Princess Pingyang Li Xiuning were spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, so many villagers wanted to come and have a look at Princess Pingyang.
As the carriage arrived at the door of the mansion, Li Xiuning finally got out of the carriage. Li Xiuning, who was dressed in a plain skirt and a fox fur cloak, got out of the carriage with the support of Lu Qiuming. As for the second carriage,
Two and a half young men jumped down with a "shuo". The two and a half young men looked at Lu Chen curiously as soon as they got off the carriage, and Lu Chen was also looking at these two little guys. No need to ask, Lu Chen also knew that these two
The half-grown-ups are Chai Zhewei and Chai Lingwu.
"Greetings to Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang!" As Lu Chen bowed and saluted Li Xiuning, the group of onlookers knelt down to salute Li Xiuning.
"No courtesy, stay safe!" Li Xiuning said with a smile. As Li Xiuning's words fell, these dealers got up from the ground one after another.
"Okay, let's all disperse! The princess has also seen you, go and do what you have to do!" Lu Chen directly coaxed away the group of onlookers. Over the past few days, these dealers have begun to have a feeling for their own marquis.
I have a certain understanding, and as long as there are no mistakes in principle, this Marquis is an easy person to talk to.
"It seems that Mr. Lu has a good relationship with these bankers!" Chai Shao looked at these bankers who turned back three times and couldn't help laughing and teasing Lu Chen. After all, for their class, they should lower themselves to join this gang.
It is still a bit difficult to get along with mud-legged people.
"They are all human beings, why bother them?" Lu Chen responded to Chai Shao with a smile, "Don't look down on them. Water can carry a boat or capsize it. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are not far away!"
"What the Marquis said makes sense!" Although Lu Chen didn't say much, the warning in Lu Chen's words was very strong. The meaning was very clear, how did the Li family get started? If you don't want to do it again, just treat the people well!
"Try the tea I made! Gou boy, serve tea to the princess and the prince consort!" After entering the main room, the guests and the host sat down. Chai Zhewei and Chai Lingwu stood behind Li Xiuning honestly, but their eyes were
From time to time he glanced at Lu Chen secretly, while Liu Jing took orders and left the main room.
Without much effort, Liu Jing walked in holding the tray. As Liu Jing walked into the main room, the fragrance of tea immediately spread throughout the main room.
"You two, try it?" Lu Chen motioned to Liu Jing to place the teacup on the coffee table next to Chai Shao and Li Xiuning. Looking at the green tea leaves in the teacup and the fragrance that was constantly spreading, Li Xiuning couldn't wait to pick up the teacup.
, blew the hot air gently, and took a sip.
As the hot tea was drunk, a warmth suddenly spread over Li Xiuning and Chai Shao's bodies. At the same time, the unique mellow aroma of Tieguanyin also made Li Xiuning and Chai Shao obsessed. Compared with this cup of tea, they drank it before.
What the hell is tea soup?
"How do you feel?" Lu Chen played with the folding fan and looked at the intoxicated looks of Li Xiuning and Chai Shao. Lu Chen couldn't help but slightly raise the corners of his mouth. The sales of tea were coming.
"It's fragrant and sweet, with endless aftertaste! What a good tea!" Chai Shao gave Lu Chen a thumbs up, "I wonder if the Marquis has many such teas?" How can people in this era withstand the temptation of such things? Chai Shao
He looked at Lu Chen with hope in his eyes.
"It's not too much!" Lu Chen shook his head slightly. If I tell you that there are many tea leaves in my base, then how can I make money from this thing? Nowadays, things are rare and expensive. They will be mass-produced later and then sold in different grades. The profit must be maximized.
That's fine, "But it's okay to take some back to Chai Consort!"
Chai Shao's eyes dimmed a bit when he heard Lu Chen said "it's not too much", but when he heard Lu Chen said he could give himself some, Chai Shao's eyes instantly brightened up again.
"Then thank you so much, Lord Marquis!" Chai Shao happily rushed to Lu Chen and cupped his hands.
"I wonder why Your Highness and the Consort are here this time? I don't believe that the two of you are going out for an outing in this cold weather!" Lu Chen said with a smile. In fact, when he saw Chai Zhewei and Chai Lingwu, Lu Chen had already guessed
The couple's purpose was reached, but Lu Chen didn't point it out, he just looked at the couple with a smile.
"Military Advisor, the Imperial Palace told you a few days ago that the children of this palace will be worshiped as military advisors. Military advisor, do you still remember?" At this time, Li Xiuning did not call Lu Chen "Master Hou", but called Lu Chen "Military Advisor".
, the implicit meaning of these words is to draw the relationship between Lu Chen and her closer, "Zhewei, Lingwu, why don't you come over to pay tribute to the military advisor!"
As Li Xiuning finished speaking, Chai Zhewei and Chai Lingwu walked out from behind Li Xiuning, rushed to Lu Chen and bowed before him: "Disciple Chai Zhewei (Chai Lingwu) pays homage to you sir!"
"No! Don't bow first!" When Lu Chen saw it, he immediately stood up and hid, "Your Highness, I haven't agreed to accept a disciple yet!"
"Is it possible that the military advisor is dissatisfied with these two sons of this palace?" Li Xiuning asked hurriedly when he saw Lu Chen avoiding the salute of his two sons.
"No!" Lu Chen shook his head, "Your Highness, do you still remember what I said? If you want to accept the two princes as disciples, I still have to put it to the test. After all, I am afraid of being entrusted to someone who is not good for my abilities, right?" Lu Chen
Looking at Li Xiuning's vague explanation, Li Xiuning suddenly woke up. Indeed, Lu Chen's nature is really unpredictable. No matter who learns it, it will be of great benefit. If he has a bad character,
If you learn Lu Chen's skills, you will be a disaster for the world!
"I wonder how the military advisor wants to test these two useless sons of mine?" Li Xiuning asked directly.
"In the new year, I will open a school in Zhuangzi. If the two princes are interested, they can come to the school to study with the children in Zhuangzi!" Lu Chen looked at Li Xiuning with a smile.