Lu Yao and Tang Xi walked and chatted, and finally returned to the Lu Mansion. The time at this time, according to modern calculations, was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon. Because Lu Yao did not have lunch at home, he could be said to have been out for the day.
Just got home.
After returning home, his parents were not in the main hall at this time. There was only one person in the main hall, and that was Lu Yao's sister-in-law, Mrs. Xu. It seemed that she had been waiting here for a long time. Lu Yao knew what Mrs. Xu wanted from him.
, so he waved his hand, turned his head first, and said to Tang Xi: "This hot pot matter must be implemented as soon as possible, so you can help me get it done now..."
Lu Yao then explained to Tang Xi what he needed to prepare. From a modern perspective, the things to be prepared can be said to be very simple, a copper pot for shabu-shabu, mutton, beef, noodles, etc., but this
In the Song Dynasty, Tangxi would have to go to the field below Luyao to find workers to get a special copper pot, but Tangxi didn't find it too troublesome. It just so happened that he could take this opportunity to find his own.
Those two friends who know how to cook and cut meat.
As for beef and mutton, Lu Yao asked Tangxi to go to Zhao's house, which is the butcher shop below Zhao Hu's house, to buy them, just to see the quality of their meat. As for the money, he just asked Tangxi to pick it up from him. Lu Yao
Yao said, don’t worry about how much money you have, the meat must be purchased well.
Tangxi didn't have any doubts about what Lu Yao told him at first, but after hearing what Lu Yao said later, Tangxi also started to feel a little puzzled. At first, in addition to meat, Lu Yao also asked Tangxi to buy more sesame seeds. This was actually normal, but
Later, what did the young master want to do with so many duck intestines and tripe? Lu Yao even asked Tangxi to go to the market and buy some smaller pig brains. Are these things really edible? However,
Since the young master had made an explanation, Tangxi finally agreed.
After explaining Tangxi and watching Tangxi leave, Lu Yao couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart. In modern times, Lu Yao is a very spicy person, especially Chuan Chuan Xiang and hot pot. Basically, Lu Yao eats spicy food every once in a while.
He would go and have a meal. Ever since he traveled through time, even though there were chili peppers in his car, when he was really greedy, Lu Yao would also take some spicy dishes and have a meal by himself. However, this kind of
The spiciness is far less refreshing and refreshing than that of hot pot. Thinking that at this time tomorrow, he will be busy in the kitchen making hot pot for everyone to eat, Lu Yao couldn't help but salivate, just thinking about it made him feel happy.
Mrs. Xu on the side saw that Lu Yao actually smiled, and she didn't know what he was laughing about. She just saw him explaining things to Tangxi and it was hard for her to interrupt. At this time, Tangxi had already left, so Mrs. Xu called out again.
Lu Yao.
Only then did Lu Yao come back to his senses and turned to look at his sister-in-law. He knew that Xu was waiting here because of the manuscript about banks that she had given him before. She must have read it all day today.
It seems that she is also very confused about this aspect.
This is normal. After all, in the Song Dynasty, although there are places where you can borrow money in casinos, the interest rates are not much different from loan sharks, and the main ones outside are pawn shops, where people like Lu Yao can deposit and withdraw money.
, there are no banks with low interest rates.
Under such conditions, even if Xu has business acumen, she is a woman after all, and her education level is not very high, so it is normal for her to be confused about some things.
So, Lu Yao was in the main hall and gave some answers to what Xu didn't understand about the manuscript he read today.
This bank will be managed by the Xu family in the future, so Lu Yao has no intention of hiding it from her. After answering her questions about the manuscript, Lu Yao also told Xu about Pan Yuanwu's investment.
I also want to see Xu’s reaction.
Xu didn't have much idea about Pan Yuanwu's investment. She just felt that no matter what, it was not easy to spend 200,000 yuan to support Lu Yao. What's more, Pan Yuanwu would not participate in the bank in the future.
Therefore, it is a relatively cost-effective deal to share the profit with each other. Xu knew very well that this bank was only managed by himself, but in fact it was Lu Yao's bank, and the principal was all Lu Yao's money.
Therefore, he could never object to the decision made by Lu Yao.
After chatting with Mrs. Xu, Lu Yao returned to his room. After a busy day, he could finally rest for a while.
These days, whenever Lu Yao has some free time, the first thing he thinks of is those two women, Han Yunyu and Cao Han.
Speaking of which, it seems that he has not written a chapter of Dream of Red Mansions for Han Yunyu for a long time. Since he went into seclusion and later took the imperial examination, he basically did not write much about the novel. So, after he returned to the room, he took
I took out paper and pen and started to continue writing the Dream of Red Mansions, which is also the chapter of "The Story of the Stone". Fortunately, the chapters I gave to Han Yunyu will be published much faster, so the printing version that everyone can see now can still be updated daily.
After writing for about half an hour, the chapters of "The Story of the Stone" were finished. Lu Yao saw that Tangxi had not returned yet, so he called Uncle Fu over.
At this time, there is no one in the house, and if there is no banquet in the evening, there should be no outsiders visiting the Lu Mansion until dark, so there is nothing wrong with Lu Yao asking Uncle Fu to send what he has written to Han Yonghe.
, since there is now a sister-in-law in the house, Uncle Fu's work on weekdays has actually become very leisurely.
Lu Xu had previously told Uncle Fu that as long as it was something Lu Yao ordered, he must try his best to do it well. Therefore, Uncle Fu took the manuscript written by Lu Yao and left the Lu Mansion to deliver it to the Han Mansion.
Before, Lu Yao could say that every time he picked up the pen to sort out the plot of Dream of Red Mansions and write it into his own novel, he was in a very happy mood. Because every time he started writing, what appeared in his mind was
Han Yunyu's gentle and elegant attitude, and the way she looked when she stood up for him. But now, as soon as Uncle Fu left, another scene appeared in front of Lu Yao's eyes. That was Han Yunyu telling him personally that she and
The reason why I got married was mostly because of my parents' orders, and why I like myself was mostly because of the "The Story of the Stone" I wrote.
This stone record was not written by Lu Yao at all.
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In fact, what Han Yunyu likes more is Lu Yao's talent, or in other words, Mr. Cao Xueqin's writing style. Every time he thinks about this, Lu Yao can't help but feel upset. He begins to recall all the experiences he has experienced in time travel, and finds that
In fact, in the Song Dynasty, there was not a single thing that he really created. Whether it was food, drink, or various industries, Lu Yao just knew how to come up with these things because he was a future person.
And in terms of poetry, all Lu Yao's poems are poems, and they were not written by him. Maybe others think that Lu Yao is a very talented person, very powerful, whether it is business, literary talent or even official status.
They all have outstanding minds and extraordinary talents. But only Lu Yao knows in his heart that every time he asks himself, he feels that there is a mirror deep in his heart, and the self on the other side of the mirror is looking at him ruthlessly.
Ridicule, especially after Han Yunyu told herself the truth.
This can't go on like this. I can't always enjoy the benefits of those who came before. I must leave something truly original in this dynasty.
Lu Yao thought about it and realized that he was better at novels, so he took out his pen and paper again. This time, another figure appeared in his mind.
Cao Han, what kind of books would she like to read?
Lu Yao thought for a moment, then suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and started writing quickly.
At the other end of Tangxi, I visited the factories and markets below, and finally bought what Lu Yao needed. Sesame seeds, beef, mutton, noodles and some vegetables. Not to mention, the Zhao family really wants beef and mutton.
They are more affordable than other vendors and look much fresher. As for the offal ingredients, butcher shops do have them, but they never sell them. When I heard that Tangxi wanted these things, I was very surprised.
Then he directly gave Tangxi a lot of tripe and duck intestines. Not to mention them, even Tangxi didn't know what Lu Yao wanted these things for.
On the contrary, because Lu Yao's factory is now very mature in operation, it only takes half an hour, according to Lu Yao's expression, to make a copper pot. Not only the workers, but also Tangxi
Knowing what this copper pot will be used for next. These things don't look like much, but they are actually quite a lot. Tangxi puts them all on the carriage and drives back to Lu Mansion.
Following Lu Yao's instructions, Tangxi moved all these things alone to Lu Yao's exclusive place for storing ingredients in the back kitchen. This place used to be filled with peppers, potatoes, and tomatoes, but today they have been brought to Pan Yuanwu.
Quite a few, which just left a lot of space. This area was specially used for Lu Yao to store ingredients. No one else except Lu Yao and Tang Xi could come in. According to Lu Yao's instructions, Tang Xi stored the tripe and duck.
The ingredients for the intestines have been roughly refrigerated.
After packing everything up, Tangxi was going to go to Lu Yao's room to explain to him the results of his work. When he walked to the door of the room, through the crack in the door, Tangxi saw Lu Yao writing furiously on the table, so he didn't want to disturb him.
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After a while, Tang Xi heard a sigh coming from the room. Tang Xi knew that every time Lu Yao finished writing for a long time, he would feel a little tired, and this sound would be made at this time.
Seeing that the time was right, Tang Xi entered the room and said, "Sir, I have almost bought everything here. Do you want to follow me to the kitchen to have a look?"
Lu Yao, who was sitting on the chair, looked very tired. When he saw Tangxi come in, he waved his hand, then handed Tangxi a pile of manuscripts he had just written on the table, and said, "You don't have to go with me, I will do it myself."
Just go and take a look. You can help me deliver this manuscript to Cao's house now."
Tangxi took the manuscript, and the ink on it was not dry yet, it was what Lu Yao had just written. Since it was such an urgent situation, Tangxi felt that Lu Yao must have something important to tell Cao You, so he said: "It is necessary to tell Cao Yu.
Is it for Mr. Cao to lure you?"
After all, in Tang Xi's opinion, only Master Cao You in the Cao family has a good relationship with Lu Yao, so this thing should be written to Master Cao You.
Unexpectedly, when Lu Yao heard Tang Xi's question, he sighed again. Tang Xi was a little confused as to whether he had said the wrong thing. Lu Yao waved his hand and said, "Just give this thing to Cao Yu, and leave the rest."
Don’t worry about the next thing.”
It seemed that Mr. Cao Yu should be asked to give this thing to someone else. In any case, it seemed that Mr. Cao was very concerned about this manuscript. Naturally, Tangxi did not dare to neglect it, so he agreed, turned around and left with the manuscript, and went straight to
Leave the Cao family.
At this time in the Cao Mansion, Cao Guojiu was taking a leisurely walk in the backyard. For him, the result of the previous Cuju competition was not very good, but after the draw with the Wenyuan team,
, seeing the unwilling look on Han Yonghe's face, Cao Yi felt very good now. As for the follow-up arrangements of the Lions, and because they played well in this warm-up match, Cao Yi didn't bother to worry about it.
He left all matters to his son Cao Yu to handle, and he also showed that he would not interfere at all. As for Cao Yu's ability and his contribution to this new Cuju competition, Cao Guojiu is
Seeing it in his eyes, he knew that his son was very attentive to everything he did, but he was also a little confused as to why Cao You was so concerned about this competition, even more attentive than all the political affairs he had done before.
After thinking about it, Cao Yi felt that most of it was because of the current grudge between the Cao family and the Han family. As a member of the Cao family, Cao You naturally didn't want to see his family fall behind others and be embarrassed.
What Cao Yi didn't know was that the reason why Cao You was so interested in this competition was because he wanted to show Lu Yao his own strength, and he also wanted to test Lu Yao's ability to hold this competition through this competition.
times of competition.
Compared to Cao Yi, who was in a very relaxed mood, Cao You was alone in the room at this time, continuing to study the Lions' tactics. In his opinion, the final result of the warm-up match was purely a result of a draw.
It's a fluke. After all, Wenyuan team's Han Wenyuan and Xuchang's core trio. This warm-up match is also the first match for them. The two sides will have to adjust for a while. However, if it comes to the official match, Wenyuan
team and lions in second round
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If we meet again in the game, then Wenyuan team will definitely not have the problem of insufficient running-in. By then, the players' lack of hard power will be more obvious.
Therefore, Cao You is actually working on how to select two more substitutes for the Lions in the past few days. What abilities they have and what positions they will play. On the other hand, for Zou Kai and Chen
Feng, the two forwards, also need to formulate a series of training plans themselves. In short, we can't let others mention the Lions and not be able to tell what kind of advantages this team has.
At this time, Cao Han was in her room, bored. Because of the previous quarrel with Cao Yi, although Cao Yi had relaxed his control over her these days, there would be several people following her every time she went out, and she was forbidden to
Having any contact with Lu Yao made Cao Han angry, but the people Cao Yi sent to follow her were all people with strong martial arts skills, and Cao Han couldn't defeat them, so after this back and forth, he was unwilling to go out.
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It can be said that Tangxi arrived at the Cao Mansion in a hurry. In fact, according to the time of the Song Dynasty, at this time, the high-ranking officials' mansions were already closed to thank guests. But fortunately, Lu Yao still had some friends in the Cao Mansion.
When the housekeeper saw that Tangxi was coming, he did not dare to neglect him. He first invited him to rest in the side hall, and then went to report to Cao Yi and Cao You.
Uncle Cao Guo was thinking that Tangxi came here for the Cuju competition and asked Cao to lure him by name. He was in a good mood today and was too lazy to talk to Tangxi, so he did not go to the side hall to welcome the guests.
As for Cao You, he was a little surprised when he heard that Tang Xi was here. His thoughts were much more delicate than his father's. He knew that Lu Yao's actions in this new Cuju competition could be said to be very fair and fair.
, it is impossible to give anyone guidance on how to win. So Tangxi coming here at this time is definitely not because of the Cuju competition. He and Lu Yao had some minor unpleasantness before, although it was not a dispute between the two of them. Cao You is so
As soon as I thought about it, I probably guessed the purpose of Tangxi coming here, and then he started to get into trouble.
The room opposite him lived with his younger brother, Cao Ping. These days, he was busy with the training of the Lions. Cao Guojiu was chatting with the ministers about Xixia in the court, and his
This younger brother, Cao Ping, was not idle either. He was very busy during this period. He had to go out and come back very late every day. Of course, he had only one purpose, which was to give Cao Han the gift after the official competition.
This is a matter of martial arts competition to recruit a bride.
Before the candidate selection process, Cao Guojiu had already gotten to know him roughly, but after all, he had never met him, and he didn’t know what he was like in life and his surrounding circle. Therefore, during this period, Cao Ping started to replace Cao Yi.
Visiting these people one by one who planned to participate in the competition to recruit a bride, those who had cheated on their circumstances were eliminated. Those with slightly worse conditions were also eliminated after Cao Ping visited them. This is actually the first round of screening.
, now the first round of screening has almost been carried out, and those who can remain as candidates to participate in the competition are all wealthy and powerful families who are the same as the Cao family.
However, because the Cao family is tight-lipped about this matter, Cao Han still doesn't know what her second brother is busy with all day long.
have no idea.
The most dilemma among them is Cao You. He wants to see his sister marry someone he loves, but he also feels that with the status of the Cao family, it is impossible for him to marry into the Lu family and become a concubine. However, he still
I hope Lu Yao can come up with a way to get the best of both worlds. So in the previous contact with Lu Yao, Cao You accidentally revealed the information that Cao Han might marry someone else in the future. He didn't know how much Lu Yao understood.
, but he still hopes that Lu Yao can take action.
Today, the arrival of Tangxi made this idea appear again in Cao You's mind. He came to the side hall and saw Tangxi. Tangxi immediately handed Tangxi the manuscript that Lu Yao had just given him, and said that it was Lu Yao's
Let him hand over the things he had just written to Cao You in person.
Cao You took it, but did not check it immediately. Judging from the number of pages in the document, it should not be a simple letter, so Cao You said: "When Mr. Xiao Lu handed this thing to you, he also said
What happened?"
Tangxi replied: "My young master told me to give this thing to you. You naturally know who to give this thing to."
Cao You smiled and said to himself that he was indeed going to give this thing to his sister, but what would Lu Yao write on so many pages of manuscript? Although he was full of curiosity, the basic principles of life told him not to read this.
thing, so he replied to Tang Xi, saying that he would immediately hand over the thing to the person it should be handed over to.
Tangxi nodded. Since the things had been delivered, he left Cao Mansion without making any further stops.
Cao Han was very bored in the room at this time, but suddenly he heard the door being pushed open. Cao Han immediately walked to the door and saw Cao You coming in. He couldn't help but said: "Brother, you still know that you have a sister like me.
Ah, I thought you had almost forgotten me."
Cao You immediately explained that he was busy with the Cuju competition these days, so he didn't come to see Cao Han. As soon as Cao Han heard about the Cuju competition, he immediately thought of Lu Yao and asked Cao You how Lu Yao was doing recently.
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"He has been very busy recently. The official competition is about to start, and there are too many things for him to do." Cao You said while looking at his slightly disappointed sister, and then said what Tang Xi had just said.
He took out the manuscript that was given to him and continued: "But fortunately, even if he is busy, he still wants to write something for you. This is what he asked someone to give to you. You should keep it."
When Cao Han heard that Lu Yao had sent someone to deliver it, his eyes lit up immediately and he took it. Cao You told him: "After reading it, either burn it or hide it so that dad doesn't find out. You also
Knowing his attitude towards you and Lu Yao, I will find an opportunity to intercede with him in the next few days and ask him to remove the people who are following you."
"Thank you, brother." After Cao Han said this, he began to read the manuscript written by Lu Yao.
When Cao Yu saw that his sister was very involved, he turned around and left Cao Han's room without saying anything more.