A steaming bowl of noodles, topped with fragrant minced meat, turned into a delicacy. Ye An squatted under the porch with his hand and ate happily. Chen Lin broke off a head of garlic and ate the noodles wholeheartedly. It was a winter morning.
With this bowl of noodles as a base, you won’t feel chilly all morning.
The meat for the toppings was cut into large pieces and not minced. Widow Zhang... No, she should be called Tie's wife. Her craftsmanship became more and more exquisite under the pickyness of a group of diners in the Hou Mansion. In Qin Mumu's words, she was born with love.
And those who are good at cooking are called talents.
When I have nothing to do, I can go to Shiweitian to train the chefs there. The salary is quite a lot, a full thirty guan, which makes the Hou family jealous, but it is a pity that she has no ability and cannot earn this money.
, he is not very smart. He studied accounting with Xuan'er for a long time, but he still couldn't understand the account books. In the end, he could only help Hou San take care of the candy store.
But one thing is undeniable. The Hou family's wife is very good at making small talk. She can inadvertently get the gossip she wants to find out from the mouths of Mrs. Gaoming. This skill is valued by Qin Mumu. Please go to Lan
Guifangzhong became the shopkeeper of a shop, and for a time the business of the rouge and gouache shop in Tokyo dropped sharply.
Women understand women best. Madam Hou gathered all the royal ladies and ladies from wealthy families in Tokyo to Lan Kwai Fong. This was her ability to talk and see through women's minds.
There is really no idle person in the Hou family now. Even the mother of the Hou family and the mother of the Tie family are making some tiger-head shoes, small clothes and other things for the children during their spare time. Qin Mumu is very happy.
After a bowl of noodle soup, Ye An was full. Ye Ling stuffed a piece of cheese pancake for Ye An, then broke off half a piece and gave it to Chen Lin. Then she jumped away.
Chen Lin laughed and scolded her for being useless.
Chen Lin glanced at Ye An and said with a smile: "Did you know that it was me who requested the Empress Dowager Liu's order to come to the Hou Mansion?"
"Of course I know, otherwise do you think I can allow you to stay at home until now?" Ye An asked Chen Lin with a smile. The life experience of himself and Qin Mumu can be said to be the most bizarre and biggest secret in the world. Liu E
You must have a reliable person monitor you.
Liu E was very good at keeping secrets and did not tell the secret to anyone until her death. Chen Lin only lived in the Hou Mansion to find out if there was anything wrong with Ye An, and later she was tied up with Ye An because of the supervision of the army. How much
It seems to have become a rule over the years.
Naturally, Zhao Zhen continued Liu E's "rules" as a matter of course, but neither he nor Chen Lin knew the reason why Liu E monitored Ye An in the first place.
Ye An said nonchalantly: "I don't know, and I'm not interested either."
"You...can't you kid just be curious?"
"You came to my house just to spy on me. You thought you were requesting the order from the Queen Mother, but in fact it was me who was requesting the order from the Queen Mother. How could I not know?!"
Chen Lin raised her eyebrows in surprise, and said with amazement: "It was you who asked the saint for a decree back then?! This...this..."
Ye An smiled: "Potatoes, sweet potatoes and other auspicious things are what I offer to the saints, and I also teach the officials and emperors. If I don't let the saints trust me completely, do you think I can live in peace? So I chose
You, Lan Jizong, are not in good health, and you are the only one who is most suitable."
After hearing what Ye An said, Chen Lin smiled bitterly, blamed her nose and said: "So, someone from a certain family is the one who has no self-awareness."
"You are right this time!" Ye An said sternly when Chen Lin was half dead with anger: "You are eunuchs. Although you can be exposed to the treacherous things in the court, you lack the vision of courtiers. What you see
Too little is just the tip of the iceberg, so don’t worry too much sometimes, as it is not good for your health..."
Chen Lin sighed slightly: "I know that the eunuchs in the palace are eunuchs after all. Even if they are taken care of by the Tian family, the things in their heads are still far behind those of you civil servants. But you can't deny that eunuchs are more loved by the Tian family.
!”
"That's why the Tian family uses you as supervisors or supervisors. You are just right! There is no irony in what I say. It's the truth!" Ye An casually handed over the big bowl.
The lady from the Tie family wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and prepared to go out.
Chen Lin also felt that there was nothing wrong with what she said. Eunuchs were originally servants of the Heavenly Family.
…
There are still three days until New Year's Eve, and there are still many things going on inside and outside the palace. Ye An's first responsibility is to ensure the defense of the palace, and of course he is also responsible for the safety of the envoys at the Liaodu Pavilion.
He took this matter to the latest level, but it was unbelievable to Chen Lin. In the past, the Song Dynasty would also take more care of the safety of the Liao Dynasty envoys, but there was no need to be as cautious as Ye An, right?
"Among the envoys of the Liao Dynasty, there are already people with outstanding fighting ability. Normally, the Imperial City Secretary just shows off, so why should we take it so seriously?" Chen Lin said nonchalantly while picking her teeth in the oxcart.
But Ye An doesn't think so: "This is a matter of diplomacy. A great man once said, "There is no trivial matter in diplomacy." Sometimes seemingly inconspicuous matters, if handled well, can even achieve politically unachievable results.
"
"If you want to say it, say it clearly." Chen Lin was very dissatisfied with Ye An's attitude. In his understanding, the Song Dynasty was the first year of the Han Dynasty and the highest state of the Celestial Empire.
Ye An sighed helplessly. The diplomatic awareness of the Song people had improved compared to other dynasties, but unfortunately it still remained in an ignorant state.
"If anything happens to the envoys of the Liao Dynasty in the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty will bear all the responsibilities. Even if the envoys of the Liao Dynasty choke to death while eating, it is still our problem. The same is true for the envoys of the Song Dynasty in the Liao Dynasty.
There has been no war between the two countries since the Chanyuan Alliance, and they are regarded as brotherly countries. As long as one country does not take the initiative to break this pattern, it will continue for a long time. But if anyone takes the initiative to break it, whether it is legal or legal
It can’t be justified in justice, understand?”
"I know, I know. Mr. Lu Xianggong also said something similar to what you said. It's just that this is the city of Tokyo and there is no need to be too cautious to avoid being criticized by the court."
Ye An smiled: "So you are still doing it for my own good? But I tell you, you don't need to pay attention to these criticisms, as long as nothing happens. After something happens, believe it or not, I, the Imperial City Secretary Guan Gou who is in charge of Liaodu Tingyi, will immediately
Become the target of public criticism?!"
Although she didn't want to admit it, Chen Lin still nodded and said: "This is true. If nothing happens, those Taiwanese remonstrators will definitely try their best to impeach me!"
Seeing Chen Lin's emotion, Ye An smiled slightly and lay down in the carriage. In fact, on the contrary, the premise of no small matter in diplomacy is to beware of enemies. The Liao Dynasty was not the enemy of the Song Dynasty today, or it was not the biggest enemy of the Song Dynasty.
threaten.
The soldiers of the Imperial City Division were dispatched not only to protect their safety, but also to avoid being sown to cause diplomatic conflicts or even military conflicts.
Regarding party items, Ye An's nerves have never relaxed...