It was just daybreak. After Mr. Liu had washed up, he walked lightly towards the outside of the palace without disturbing the two beauties who were still sleeping on the bed.
After half a day.
Young Master Liu took Song Qing and Liu Song, who were yawning repeatedly, out of the palace.
On the wide long street in the central and southern part of the royal city, outside the door of a steamed bun shop, Young Master Liu, who was walking in front, smelled the tempting aroma coming from the steamed bun shop and stopped involuntarily.
Liu Mingzhi curled up his nose and took a deep breath of the fragrance in the air. He smiled lightly and turned to look at Song and Qing.
"Brother, Liu Song, let's go, let's eat some steamed buns to cushion our stomachs."
"Okay, it's just what I want as a brother."
"Yes, here we come."
Liu Mingzhi happily closed the jade fan in his hand, turned around and walked directly towards the bun shop on the left.
"Third brother, for my brother's sake, I don't have any money with me when I go out.
There's no problem with eating steamed buns, you have to treat me."
After Song Qing followed Young Master Liu's footsteps, he made a little joke with a smile on his face.
Liu Mingzhi listened to Song Qing's joke with him, raised his brows and chuckled a few times, then casually raised his arm and gently inserted the Wanli Jiangshan engraving into the collar behind his neck.
"Haha, brother, what are you talking about? Why can't you treat me without money?
How much we spent on eating steamed buns today, brother, I will pay you first, and then it will be deducted directly from your salary."
"Damn it! It's just a piece of breakfast money. We shouldn't be stingy like this, right?"
"Hey, what you said is that small money is also money.
If you accumulate a lot of small money, won’t it turn into big money?
As a young master, the main thing I focus on in my life now is to save money whenever I can."
When Song Qing heard this, he directly raised his hand and covered his heart with force, pretending to have a sad expression and sighed forcefully.
"Oh, my God, just pick it!"
After Liu Mingzhi strode into the bun shop, he casually glanced around the pawn shop.
At this time, there were already six or seven customers sitting in the bun shop.
Young Master Liu withdrew his gaze, and after gently adjusting his sleeves twice, he looked directly at the figures busy in front of the cage with a smile on his face.
"Boss, have your buns been cooked?"
Hearing the shouts of Liu Dashao and Dalong's words, one of the people next to the cage hurriedly ran up to meet him.
"Dear guest, it's a great coincidence that you're in time. The buns will be out of the pan soon."
The visitor spoke lame Dalong words and came to a stop in front of Young Master Liu with a smile on his face.
"Excuse me, distinguished guest, how many of you are there?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, who was about forty or fifty years old and had a Western appearance, and responded with a faint smile.
"three people."
"Three distinguished guests, please come in quickly."
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and nodded, then walked directly towards the tables and chairs on the right hand side near the hall door.
Song Qing and Liu Song saw this and immediately followed.
After Liu Mingzhi and three others took their seats, the middle-aged man pulled off the rag above his shoulders with a smile on his face, and wiped the table carefully twice with quick movements.
"Three distinguished guests, please wait a moment. While you can chat for a few words, the buns will be ready."
Liu Mingzhi shook the hem of his clothes gently, and looked up at the middle-aged man standing next to him with a smile.
"Brother, are you the shopkeeper? Or?"
After hearing Mr. Liu's question, the middle-aged man immediately responded: "In response to your words, I am the head of this bun shop."
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and nodded, turning sideways and resting his arms on the armrests of the chair.
“Brother, your steamed buns smell quite authentic!
If it’s not what I expected, brother, there should be someone in your family who is close to our Dalong soldiers, right?”
When the middle-aged man heard Young Master Liu's question, he immediately stared at Young Master Liu in surprise and looked up and down.
"Dear guest, aren't you three soldiers of the Great Dragon Celestial Dynasty?"
Seeing the middle-aged man's reaction, Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
"Haha, hahaha.
Brother, the three of us brothers are somewhat related to the great dragon soldiers you mentioned.
To tell you the truth, brother, I still have some connections in Dalong’s military camp."
When the middle-aged man heard this, he immediately clenched his fist with his right hand and punched the palm of his left hand twice.
Three distinguished guests, just now I thought you three were my son-in-law’s brothers, Pao Ze, here to take care of our family’s business again!”
"Brother, do you think your son-in-law is a soldier of our dragon?"
After hearing Young Master Liu's question, the middle-aged man raised three fingers at Young Master Liu with a smile on his face.
"Dear guest, I have three sons-in-law, all of whom are Dalong soldiers in your Dalong Heavenly Dynasty military camp."
"Hey, there are three sons-in-law who are all soldiers of our Great Dragon Kingdom?"
Seeing Young Master Liu's somewhat surprised look, the middle-aged man grinned happily.
"Hehehe, that's right, my three sons-in-law are all your Dalong soldiers.
I have a total of five sons and six daughters. Now three of our daughters are married to soldiers of your Great Dragon Kingdom.
To tell you the truth, my wife and I are planning to marry our three remaining daughters to soldiers from your Great Dragon Kingdom when they grow up!"
Liu Mingzhi saw the smile on the middle-aged man's face and tapped his fingers on the table for a moment.
"Brother, how do your three Dalong sons-in-law treat you, your wife, and your three daughters?"
"Good! Good! It couldn't be better!"
No matter which one of the three brothers he is, as soon as the day of rest comes, he will immediately bring his wife and children to visit my wife and me, we two old bones.
Every time their brothers brought their daughters, grandchildren, and granddaughters back home, they would receive various gifts in large and small packages.
I have advised them more than once that the three brothers are a family and should not spend so much money.
As a result, they promised well every time, but they still brought various gifts in large and small packages every time they came back.
As for how to treat my daughter, let alone that.
In a word, it can be said that you should be pampered as much as you want.
Distinguished guest, let me tell you this.
When married to a man from our food country, a woman is not allowed to show her face outside. Even if she encounters special circumstances and must go out, she must wear a veil on her face.
However, it is different to marry a soldier of the Great Dragon Celestial Dynasty.
As long as they don't violate the laws set by the two military marshals of your Dalong Celestial Dynasty, they can go out as they please and do whatever they want to do."
As the middle-aged man spoke, he cheerfully turned his head and looked at a beautiful figure next to the cage.
"Dear guest, in the past, I did not allow my wife to show her face outside.
Nowadays, my thoughts are completely different.
Under the persuasion of our third brother and son-in-law, I not only made my wife appear in public, but also brought her to do business with me.
Distinguished guest, please look over there. The first person on the far left of the cage is my wife.
The five people next to her are my two useless sons, and my three daughters who have been married to your dragon generals.
In the past, mother and daughter would not have been allowed to show their faces.
Now they, mother and daughter, can not only show their faces outside, but also help me earn money to support our family.
In the past, before your dragon soldiers and horses came to our country of food, I didn't think there was any problem in this regard.
Now that I think about it carefully, my previous idea was really stupid.
How can one person work so hard to support his family as a whole family?"
Liu Mingzhi listened to the middle-aged man's sighing words, turned his head with a smile and glanced at the figure who was busy in front of the chopping board next to the basket.
"Brother, are the laws customized by our two military marshals over at Dalong really as good as you say?"
Hearing Young Master Liu's question, the middle-aged man raised his hand and scratched his neck with a naive smile.
"Hey, hey, dear guest, I am a rough guy who hasn't read much.
Let me tell you something from my heart. To be honest, I don’t know whether the laws formulated for us by the two military marshals of your Dalong Celestial Dynasty are good or not.
One thing I know is that our family’s life now is much better than before.”
"Oh? Too much good?"
"Yeah, yes, our family's life is much better now than it was in the past.
If you ask me to say whether it is good or bad, I will definitely say that the laws formulated by the two military marshals of your Dalong Celestial Dynasty are good.
As for what other people think, I don’t know.”
After listening to the middle-aged man's answer, Mr. Liu was about to speak when a clear voice shouted from the other side of the steamy cage.
"Husband, it's time for the buns to come out of the cage. Come over quickly and help."
"Okay, here it comes, here it comes."
"Dear guest, it's time for the buns to come out of the cage, and I have to excuse myself. How are you going to eat them here?"
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and rubbed his hands casually a few times.
“Brother, I’m going to take the liberty to ask, do you have pork and green onion buns?”
"Dear guest, yes."
"Brother, Liu Song, how do you eat?"
"Third brother, it's up to you."
"Master, I second the proposal."
Young Master Liu nodded happily and looked directly up at the middle-aged man.
"Brother, ten meat buns, five vegetarian buns, and three bowls of eight-treasure porridge."
"Okay, three distinguished guests, please wait a moment. The steamed buns and porridge will be delivered shortly."
After the middle-aged man responded loudly, he immediately ran towards the steaming cage not far away.
Soon.
A young and beautiful woman, about twenty-three or four years old, carried a tray and came to the table where Liu and the others were sitting.
"Three distinguished guests, I have kept you waiting for a long time."
After the woman apologized softly, she gently placed the buns and porridge on the tray on the table one by one.
"Three distinguished guests, please use it slowly.
If you need anything else, just call me at any time."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, she hurriedly picked up the tray and headed back to the cage.
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, casually rolled up his sleeves, then took the lead in picking up a bowl of eight-treasure porridge and placed it on the table in front of him.
"Brother, Liu Song, eat quickly."
"OK."
"Why."
Liu Mingzhi picked up a steaming bun, carefully brought it to his mouth and took a bite.
"Hiss! Hiss, huh huh."
"Hiss, oh oh oh, yummy, yummy, this taste is so authentic."
Song Qing also hissed and swallowed the bun in his mouth, then raised his brows and looked at Young Master Liu who was eating the bun in small bites.
“Third brother, the taste of these buns is indeed very authentic!
If it weren't for my brother, I clearly know that we are staying in the royal city of Dashi Kingdom now, and just by the smell of these buns, I would have thought that we had returned to the capital!"
Liu Mingzhi blew the steaming buns in his hand, glanced sideways at the busy figures a few steps away, and glanced at Song Qing opposite him with a slightly raised corner of his mouth.
"Brother."
"Hey, third brother?"
"Brother, do you think what the shopkeeper of the bun shop just said is true? How much is false?"
Song Qing took a bite of the big meat bun in his hand, looked up at Young Master Liu and responded loudly without hesitation.
"It's very true, not a single bit false!"
"Oh? Brother, are you so sure?"
"Third brother, a person's words may deceive people, but the change in a person's expression when he speaks cannot deceive people.
When the boss of the bun shop answered your question just now, brother, I have been observing his eyes and the changes in his expression.
Judging from the changes in his eyes and expression, as a brother, I can tell you with absolute certainty that all the words he just said were true words from the bottom of his heart."
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a while with deep eyes, then nodded with a slight smile.
"Brother, I understand, let's eat."
Song Qing nodded happily and continued to eat happily.
Liu Mingzhi turned his head again and glanced at the figures who were busy next to the steamer, then turned around and looked around at the six or seven customers with smiles on their faces in the bun shop, and withdrew his gaze with twinkling eyes.
Immediately, he ate the breakfast in front of him.
Time passed silently.
It took about half a cup of tea.
After Liu Mingzhi dropped two silver coins on the table, he walked out of the shop at a fast pace.