Volume 6, Long Huangtian Collapse, Chapter 119, Meals, why are you so nervous?
Hearing this, Du Heng said excitedly: "Su Ling, is what you said true?"
Su Ling laughed and said: "Is this true or false? If I say use Du Ji, I will use Du Ji."
Du Heng couldn't hide his excitement and said: "Haha, great. Even though your boss is you, I can always make a name for myself."
Su Ling rolled her eyes at him and said: "You can't make a difference with just this? Du Ji, Du Ji, your boss is you Du Heng! And except for the Sikong Mansion and their share, the rest belongs to you, I don't want any money!"
Hearing this, Du Heng suddenly covered his face and cried loudly: "Su Ling, apart from my parents, you are the only one who is the best to me!..."
Su Ling looked a little funny when she saw the man in tears. She patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You idiot, I said that everything happens between the two of us. This is just the beginning. No matter what good things happen in the future, I will do it."
I will take you with me!"
"Good brother!..." Du Heng cried loudly, and suddenly stood up and cried: "No... I have to find a place where no one is around to cry for a while."
..."
Su Ling couldn't stop laughing, but when she smiled, her face was filled with tears.
He really only has one brother.
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The next day, Guo Baiyi was wrapped up like a bear and came to Su Ling's house early. Before Su Ling got up, Du Heng pulled him up and said, "Let's go to the store. Guo Jijiu is here."
Already."
Su Ling was half asleep, so she pulled off some clothes and put them on. As soon as she walked out of the door, she felt like she was electrocuted and bounced back.
In the depth of winter, he didn't wake up, and those few clothes were not very protective against the cold. It was strange that he wasn't cold.
After coughing for a while, I looked for winter clothes again, and then I went out and followed Guo Baiyi to Zhuque Street for a stroll.
After shopping around for a whole day, I finally chose a place. This time I didn't choose a corner like Haodang did, but I chose a store in the most conspicuous place on Zhuque Street.
It has two floors. This was originally a restaurant. The previous one could no longer operate and left. It is fully equipped with stoves, tables, chairs and benches, as well as wine cellar utensils.
The owner of this store had just put up the sign two days ago, and was immediately spotted by Su Ling and Guo Baiyi.
However, the landlord looked at the three of them and felt that they were not famous wealthy businessmen. He curled his lips and said, "There is a lot of money here!"
Guo Baiyi saw his face at a glance and snorted: "How much a month, just pay me!"
Su Ling and Du Heng both lowered their heads. There was a living rich man in front of them. They didn't dare to speak, so they just hugged each other silently.
The landlord thought for a while, maybe it was a local leopard, so don't blame me for being rude!
"Uh... three thousand silver coins per month... not even a penny less!"
Lidya Su could feel that this guy was speaking through his lower molars.
Du Heng pulled Su Ling's arm and shouted: "Let's go... Where can we get this much money?"
Guo Baiyi snorted and said: "Why are you leaving? I thought it was a certain amount, but it scared me to death. It's just three thousand silver coins, so..."
Guo Baiyi pondered for a moment and said: "I will give you four thousand silver coins a month. The things in this store are ours!"
Kneel down! You must kneel down. Su Ling and Du Heng know who is the rich man and who is the elder brother.
Du Heng let out a cry and was about to cry again, but Su Ling covered his mouth. He choked and rolled his eyes, and then he made no sound.
In the next few days, Su Ling and Du Heng hired people, looked for cooks, and taught them how to make mutton shabu-shabu. Fortunately, it was easy to make, and the cooks got started immediately.
But they all felt that it would be too much to sell the mutton that no one would eat.
In this regard, Su Ling gave a special lecture.
Whether you make money or not has nothing to do with you. You are only responsible for working hard, and your wages will be settled on time every month. If you do well, you will be rewarded.
When it comes to performance, Su Ling is pretty good at it...
Su Ling and Du Heng were planning to buy mutton again.
It's just that it's really hard to find this stuff. I searched all over Longtai City and only found a lot of them at two places that specialized in making sacrificial offerings.
When they heard that the two brothers were going to harvest the mutton, their eyes looked like they were looking at someone who had been taken advantage of. They thought to themselves, finally, a rare seed of resentment fell from the sky, and two of them fell after one fell...
So Su Ling paid a small token amount of money and received a lot of mutton.
After a few days of busy work, on this day, Duji Mutton Restaurant officially opened.
Du Heng specially changed into a new suit, and he and Su Ling stood happily at the door of the mutton restaurant to greet the guests.
Seeing that a new store had opened, and it was in a prominent location on Zhuque Street, the three floors inside and outside were naturally crowded with people.
Just hearing that the things sold here are all related to the mutton, they all shook their heads and sighed, and became like birds and animals.
Common people think that mutton-boiled meat is a rare thing, but they always think that mutton is so fishy that it is unacceptable to eat it after rinsing it with plain water.
At the end of the day, the door was deserted, with only two beggars and no customers.
Su Ling had long expected this result. But Du Heng grinned widely from the beginning to the end with a bitter face, and almost burst into tears again.
Su Ling was comforting Du Heng when she saw Xiao Yuanche and Guo Baiyi walking in at the door of the store with smiles.
Guo Baiyi said jokingly: "This is rare, Su Ling also has a bad time... This deserted place, I thought it was a yizhuang..."
Su Ling rolled her eyes at Guo Baiyi and said: "Brother Baiyi, you can't accumulate any virtue. If I really open a charity village, I will never accept the money for your coffin board."
Xiao Yuanche watched the two people who were close to him pinching each other, and laughed happily, but they did not help each other.
The two bickered for a while before Su Ling said seriously: "This restaurant is different from a medical clinic. Someone must know that these things are delicious."
Xiao Yuanche nodded and said with deep understanding: "Su Ling's words are true, but how do you let others know that this thing is delicious?"
Su Ling chuckled, and said with all his old face: "Then I have to ask you, the great Sikong, to help me with publicity and so on..."
Xiao Yuanche laughed loudly, pointed at Su Ling and said: "Your kid's wishful thinking has hit me...well..."
Xiao Yuanche lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said with a big smile: "I will do enough publicity for you tomorrow..."
At night, Sikong Mansion.
Xiao Yuanche walked a few steps in the main hall, and then said outside: "Wei Banban, go find Huang Kuijia for me!"
Wei Changan responded and went. Not long after, Wei Changan opened the way at a red light. Huang Kuijia walked in with a body as big as a black tower. He punched Xiao Yuanche and said: "Why did the Lord call Kuijia at night? Who is it?"
If you are planning to rebel, tell me and I will crush him immediately!"
Xiao Yuanche glared at him and said: "You know how to fight and kill all day long, how can you come up with so many rebellions? Let you read more books, read more books, you are so angry, eight gentlemen ran away.
I don’t know a single big character.”
Huang Kuijia then scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "Since it's not a fight, and I'm stupid, if we want to discuss something, it's better to call for a wine sacrifice!"
Xiao Yuanche glared at him again and said: "Go out and build a huge cauldron. The shape of the cauldron has been drawn for you, but it needs to be big!"
Huang Kuijia took the picture and looked at it. He opened his eyes wide and wondered: "Is this a cauldron? What are the two big ears on the side for? How big should it be?"
Xiao Yuanche got angry when he heard the word "big ears" and said bitterly: "It was drawn by a man named Liu... As for how big the fight is, the bigger the better!"
Xiao Yuanche thought for a while and said: "I found another 20 goats, slaughtered them all for me, cut them into thin slices, bought 50 kilograms of sesame and ground them into paste, and 50 kilograms of garlic and pounded them into juice!"
When Huang Kuijia heard this, he frowned and said: "Lord, what are you doing? Are we going to open a restaurant? Then Kuijia has a place to eat! So much food is enough for Kuijia to eat for a month...
.No, it’s been three months.”
Xiao Yuanche was really speechless to him, so he could only smile and said: "Tomorrow you will come with me to the main hall for an early morning court meeting. I will treat the emperor and all the officials to eat meat, and of course you will be included!"
Huang Kuijia muttered, "There are so many things, no matter what you ask those irrelevant people to do, it's great to let him eat them all!"
But when he heard that there was meat to eat, he was very happy. Xiao Yuanche called him from behind and said: "If you don't know how to grind sesame paste, go ask Su Ling, who is not good at it."
About two hours later, there was the sound of carriages and horses outside Sikong Mansion.
When Wei Changan came out to take a look, there were several cars full.
Wei Chang'an didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to say to Huang Kuijia: "General Kuijia, Sikong only asked you to take care of it, why did you bring all these things here? How unbecoming is this..."
Huang Kuijia scratched his head and said: "Well, yes...it seems a bit inappropriate..."
"However, my lord didn't tell me to pull him anywhere. If it doesn't work, I'll just pull him back."
Huang Kuijia turned around and ordered the soldiers following the car to pull back.
Xiao Yuanche happened to come out and saw the carts of meat, garlic and sauce piled at the back door of Sikong Mansion. He laughed angrily, pointed at Huang Kuijia with his hand, and said after a long while: "Why are you dragging them back? Don't you feel tired?"
ah!"
After saying that, he turned to Wei Chang'an and said, "Go and make a yard and let them put their things in... Well, let's just use the yard where the emperor lived."
Wei Changan was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile.
Fortunately, there were many people and there were a lot of goods, so we all started working together, and it didn't take long for them all to be moved in.
Xiao Yuanche looked at the things in the courtyard and couldn't laugh or cry. He thought to himself, fortunately it is winter and the snow on the ground has not melted yet. If it were summer, my Sikong Mansion wouldn't be filled with stench tomorrow.
Huang Kuijia was not completely stupid. Fortunately, he knew that the garlic juice was sealed in a jar. Otherwise, the Xiao Mansion would have to be renamed "Garlic" Mansion.
It tastes so good...
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The next day, Longhuang Hall, Longtai Forbidden Palace.
A meeting of hundreds of officials.
It turns out that the first day of the Lunar New Year is already the first major ceremony of the new year.
Today is the fifth day of the lunar month, and one morning on the fifth day is the regular morning.
However, I don't know why.
The emperor has suddenly decreed that all those of fifth rank and above who are in Beijing tomorrow will attend the court meeting.
The suddenness of this decree caused the courtiers to discuss and speculate wildly.
No matter how you guess, these people generally understand one thing tacitly.
Yesterday, Sikong Xiao Yuanche entered the palace. When he came out of the palace, the Holy Father had this strange decree.
It seems that Xiao Sikong will definitely take action in the court meeting tomorrow.
It would still be good if officials were promoted or dismissed, but if...
Some officials turned pale when they thought of this, as if they were mourning for their heirs.
What's more, he had already written a final letter and handed it to his family, as if he was ready to die and would never return.
On the other hand, those whose official positions were lower than the fifth rank were running around to tell each other, with happy faces, as if they were happier than on official days.
Without him, even if there is any disaster, he will be able to live a few more hours after the end of the court.
All the officials in Longhuang Hall and Jin Emperor Liu Duan arrived at the court. Officials of fifth rank and above, civil and military officials, were arranged in two compartments.
When Qi Shizhai, the minister of the Central Committee, saw all the courtiers standing solemnly in the Longhuang Hall, he took a few steps forward, flicked the whisk in his hand and said loudly: "If the officials have something to do, they will report it early, and if there is nothing to do, they will roll up the curtains and disperse!"
Xiao Yuanche waited for him to finish speaking, and then he said: "My minister, Xiao Yuanche, has two things to report to your Majesty."
He had already been given the sword and shoes to go to the palace by the emperor, and he did not follow the rules when he entered the court, so he did not have any big rules.
Emperor Liu Duan of Jin hurriedly pretended to be listening attentively and said: "If you have anything to do with Xiao Aiqing, just tell me."
Xiao Yuanche then raised his hand and said: "A few days ago, I recruited a new general for the Great Jin Dynasty. I sincerely request your Majesty to confer a title and a house."
When Jin Emperor Liu Duan heard this, he was angry. Daqing came to ask for an official position because of the people who surrendered to him. He also said that it was for the sake of the Jin Dynasty.
But Liu Duan could only hold back his anger secretly, and said with a rather happy expression on his face: "Xiao Aiqing always pretends to be our Jin Dynasty in her heart! But she doesn't know who this person is? He is given a title, a house, and a pillar of the country. It’s okay!”
Xiao Yuanche knew what he meant, and said with a faint smile: "The Holy One is wise, but this person is worthy of it!"
Liu Duan then asked in confusion: "Oh? Who is it?
Xiao Yuanche then smiled faintly and said: "It was Guan Yunchong who once beheaded that extravagant man at the foot of Ba City."
Liu Duan was greatly moved, Guan Yunchong? Isn't he a sworn brother in a life-and-death alliance with Liu Xuanhan? If it is really him, he can indeed be rewarded.
Thinking of this, Liu Duan nodded with deep approval and said: "Guan Yunchong is brave and brave. I heard that this person is also unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness. He is indeed worthy of it, I mean..."
Liu Duan thought for a while and said: "In that case, I will seal Guan Yunchong as the Marquis of Yiting of Jin. As for the residence, I will change the residence of Dong Ni's party Qin Yuanji and make it the Marquis of Yiting first." .What do you think Xiao Aiqing thinks if we choose another site to build another building in the future?"
Xiao Yuanche nodded and said with great satisfaction: "I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty on behalf of Guan Yunchong!"
Jin Emperor Liu Duan then asked again: "Didn't Xiao Aiqing say two things? What is the other one?"
Xiao Yuanche then smiled lightly and said: "After all of you have worked hard these days to deal with Dong Si and other counter-cases, Xiao is really sorry. He just wants to express his feelings. It is better to catch the sun than to catch it. At this time today, I, Xiao Yuanche, am the host, and I would like to invite your Majesty and all your ministers to have a meal!"
As soon as he said this, doubts appeared on the faces of all the courtiers in the palace, but more people were a little frightened.
The powerful Xiao Sikong invited the emperor and courtiers to have a meal, and the place for the meal was chosen in the Longhuang Hall!
What kind of drama is this being sung? Could it be that he is trying to imitate Wang Xike who did this before?
He said he was asking for a meal, but he set up an oil cauldron and fried people alive...
Upon hearing this, Da Sinong Wuyou stood up first and said, "I feel upset today, so I can only accept Sikong's kindness."
He said and turned to leave.
Another person who stood up must have followed the trend. Among the civil servants, seven or eight more people from the Qing Dynasty faction all claimed that they were not feeling well and wanted to take leave.
Xiao Yuanche sneered a few times, but said nothing. He just watched them walk towards Longhuang Hall.
However, the group of people headed by Wu You had just walked to the door of Longhuang Hall when they suddenly heard countless sounds of "锵——", "锵——", "锵——" at the door.
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Wu You and others took a closer look, their faces turned earth-colored, and their eyes widened in horror.
But in front of the Longhuang Hall, nearly a hundred soldiers had already surrounded them.
These soldiers all had black armor and black helmets, and the spears in their hands were shining, reflecting the snow on the corner of the eaves of the hall, shining brightly.
The general in the middle has a face like the bottom of a black pot, and is as strong as a black tower. He has a pair of huge iron halberds in his hands, and he looks very scary.
But when this man saw so many people coming, he gently moved his two fingers towards the black armored men.
The nearly one hundred soldiers all moved upon hearing the order.
He stood up with his spear, took a step forward, and shouted coldly in unison: "Stand back——!"
Everyone recognized that these soldiers were Xiao Yuanche's elite - the Hantian Guards.
And this black-faced general is Huang Kuijia, the governor of the Hantian Guard.
The shouts of nearly a hundred people were overwhelming.
In an instant, three civil servants softened first and turned away with a smile.
Wu You's face turned pale and his voice trembled as he said, "Xiao Yuanche, what do you mean by this? Could it be that you want to intimidate the courtiers in the hall in front of the Holy Emperor?"
Xiao Yuanche didn't even look at him. He lowered his head and seemed to fiddle with the thumb on his left thumb. Then he stretched out the thumb with the thumb and blew on it twice. Then Feng Qingyun said calmly: "Master
Where did the peasant come from? I, Xiao, am not the same person I used to be. I really just want to invite all the ministers and the Holy One to have a meal. If you don’t give me the face of Mr. Xiao, Mr. Xiao has no choice but to let Kui Jia
Please stay with me for a little longer..."
After saying this, Xiao Yuanche looked at Dahong Kong Hechen and Taiwei Yang Wenxian calmly.
But he saw that Yang Wenxian's face was completely calm, and he even closed his eyes slightly.
Although Kong Hechen's face looked a little sullen, he still looked calm.
Xiao Yuanche was secretly amused and looked up at Jin Emperor Liu Duan again.
At first glance, Liu Duan was not as calm as Yang Kong and Kong, let alone as wily as they were.
He almost sat slumped behind the Long Book Desk, with beads of sweat oozing out from his forehead, his face turned pale, his mouth was dry, and he licked his lips with his tongue from time to time.
The Zhongchang attendant Qi Shizhai next to him had an indifferent expression and closed his eyes slightly, unable to tell what he was thinking.
Xiao Yuanche had a vague feeling that Qi Shizhai was such a big city, so it seemed that he had to find a reason and change someone...
Qi Shizhai suddenly cleared his throat and said loudly: "Sikong invites you ministers to have a meal. It is just to express your feelings. Why are you so disrespectful? Your Majesty is still sitting, but you left first, but it is a bit rude.
Bar......"
After that, he whispered to Liu Duan, who was already a little distracted: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Sikong said that he would treat everyone to a meal, please express your opinion!"
Xiao Yuanche secretly thought in his heart that this old eunuch really had good intentions. This sentence seemed to speak for him, but in fact the key point was in the second half. He was reminding himself that the emperor was still here, so don't be rude.
Jin Emperor Liu Duan finally came to his senses, quickly composed his mind and said: "Xiao Aiqing, do you really want to have a meal with me and all your ladies in this Longhuang Hall?"
Xiao Yuanche looked at Liu Duan with burning eyes and suddenly burst into laughter.
Liu Duan was so excited that he laughed.
But I heard Xiao Yuanche say: "Of course it's just for a meal, why do you guys have to be so nervous..."