Lu Yao sent Pan Wen away, and of course, Tang Xi also left with him. Looking at their backs, Lu Yao decided to do nothing from afternoon to evening, and just make a hot pot of copper pot shabu-shabu. Thinking of this
, Lu Yao couldn't help but recall all the things he had done since he time traveled. Although he had gone through the previous seven days of retreat and had three days of rest for the imperial examination, in general, he came to this Song Dynasty.
After that, it was really hard to take any time off. The pace of career, love, and life was all very fast. Basically, Lu Yao had something to do every day and needed to plan the rest of his life. This kind of pace of life, when placed in
Modern means the fast pace of life in the first-tier cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. However, this is not difficult to understand. After all, this is Bianliang, which is the capital of modern times. It is normal for the pace of life to be faster.
Although Lu Yao himself cannot be said to be a lazy person, he is a person who likes to make plans and plans. Lu Yao has clear plans for the next period of time, or even what he will do the next day. However, so
The fast pace of life still makes Lu Yao a little uncomfortable. But if he thinks about it carefully, this is not all the rhythm brought to him by Bianliang and the Song Dynasty. In fact, it is also Lu Yao's own reasons. If he is willing to be a
Mortals, it is a good thing to work hard on food or a certain aspect of things. Relying on your status as a time traveler, you can live a stable life in Bianliang City. There is no need to enter the court and become an official, and there is no need to live every day.
If you arrange yourself so fully, you can completely enjoy life.
But after all, he is a person who can't take time off. Thinking of this, Lu Yao smiled bitterly again. Originally, what he thought more about was making money and developing his own business in this city. But all this happened as Lu Yao got a deeper understanding of the people.
Life began to change after that. If you don't have the ability, that's it, just live your life well. But now, Lu Yao really can't bear to see the people continue to live in such dire straits. If Bianliang City is
Everyone had no worries about food and clothing. Maybe Lu Yao wouldn't think so much. He wouldn't even take the imperial examination. But seeing the scene in the outer city, Lu Yao felt that he couldn't change everything, but at least he had to change the situation around him.
Bar.
This also explains why Lu Yao took part in the imperial examination and held a new Cuju competition. This competition is not only to improve the physical fitness of the people and the people's participation, Lu Yao also hopes to moderately change the people's behavior through football lottery.
Living conditions. However, the risks and benefits of lottery coexist, so Lu Yao came up with the idea of setting up some snacks and hot pot food industry near the Bird's Nest Stadium around the competition to attract people from the inner city.
Go to the outer city area and develop together, making the boundaries between inner and outer city areas more and more blurred. Finally, when Bianliang is mentioned, everyone will no longer talk about inner and outer city areas. This is what Lu Yao wants to do now.
There are many things he wants to do, but he has to do it step by step. Previously, Lu Yao felt that he pushed himself too hard. Even his father, Lu Xu, told Lu Yao two or three times to let him take a proper rest.
Knowing how intense Lu Yao's work has been these days, Lu Yao simply decided today that it would be okay to take half a day off. Anyway, the most important thing to do next is the principal of the bank. Tangxi is now going to Pan
If nothing happens tomorrow, 200,000 yuan will be sent to his bank. Under his guidance, my sister-in-law, Mrs. Xu, now knows a lot about accounting and finance, and has already reached the stage where she can take care of it.
The level of the bank has reached. Lu Yao will follow up on the early activities and interest rates. Judging from how well the sister-in-law has taken care of the Lu family, it should not be a problem. Another big problem for the bank is security.
The problem is that for the time being, Zhang Mou and several brothers from Tangxi are in charge. Once Chen Chen’s grassroots team’s game is over, there will be a lot more people. With so many people, the bank is still in Bianliang City, Lu Yao thought that there should be no
Is there any thief who dares to make his own plans? The bank has taken care of it, and the vegetable garden has been negotiated with Pan Yuanwu, and Lu Yao also helped Pan Yuanwu solve the difficulties of planting the vegetable garden and the manpower problem. Soon the vegetable garden will be planted.
Lu Yao will make it, and Lu Yao won't care about the others, but at least he won't be short of the ingredients he needs.
As for the new Cuju Competition, it can be said that everything is ready. Now it is time for the official competition to start. The only thing missing is the odds of several teams in the football lottery. However, an average can be taken to prevent the odds from differing too much.
By the time of the second round of competition, football lottery can enter a stage of stable development. The only thing that has not been implemented at the moment is the food and hot pot restaurant that Lu Yao wants to build for the Cuju competition. Therefore, Lu Yao
In fact, what we are doing now is to solve this problem in disguise. If we want to create a food court and hot pot, we must first see if it is feasible, so that is why Lu Yao gave Tangxi a meal package. And today's hot pot, because of Pan
Because of Wen's special status, there is really no way for him to enjoy it. Lu Yao also feels a little regretful, but there will definitely be opportunities in the future.
As for the imperial examination and the palace examination, Lu Yao didn't take it seriously at all. For him, the score in the article "On Punishment and Reward Honesty" alone should be enough for him to enter the palace examination. What did he actually achieve?
Lu Yao didn't care about the ranking at all. His thoughts were more modern. In modern times, if you want to obtain a certificate, take the accounting qualification certificate that everyone knows as an example. As long as your scores in each subject are above the passing line,
If you score 60 points, you will be considered qualified. If you score 90 points or 60 points, you will be given a certificate. Therefore, Lu Yao feels that as long as he can successfully obtain the qualifications to enter the palace examination from the general examination, there is no need to pass the general examination.
No matter how high the score is, candidates who can enter the palace examination will basically be able to become Jinshi as long as they perform normally, and have an official position above the court. Based on Lu Yao's analysis of Zhao Zhen, as long as he is not in his
If you don't perform well in front of you, it won't be a problem to stand out from the palace examination.
Now that I think about it, the top priority is the food court and hot pot. Therefore, it is a good reason for Lu Yao to plan to get hot pot for himself and his family.
After saying so much, Lu Yao knew in his heart that this was just a good excuse for himself to take a rest. But he still wanted to take a long break and have a good meal.
Not long after Pan Wen and Tang Xi left Lu Mansion, they
After a while, Lu Hao and Lu Xu returned to the mansion. On the way, Lu Hao told Lu Xu that he wanted to spend more time with his wife Xu at home in the next period of time. After all, she would have a baby soon.
Moreover, Mr. Xu has been paying attention to the affairs of the bank recently, and he feels tired every day. He is worried that something will go wrong. What Lu Hao was thinking, Lu Xu has naturally thought of before. After all, this is his grandson or granddaughter.
How could he not be concerned as a grandfather? Moreover, both of Xu's parents were dead, and now the only ones they could rely on were the Lu family. At this time, both the court and the neighbors next to the Lu Mansion were watching how he was doing.
Treat your daughter-in-law.
Therefore, Lu Xu told Lu Hao that he had already asked the emperor to report to him before, and Zhao Zhen also agreed. Before Xu gave birth successfully, if there was no major event, Lu Hao would not need to go to the morning court. After hearing this, Lu Hao was naturally
Very happy.
After the two returned to the mansion, they saw Uncle Fu walking towards the kitchen with some coarse cloth strips. Lu Xu was a little confused, so he stopped Uncle Fu and asked why.
Fu Bo said that Lu Yao asked him to take it to the kitchen.
Lu Xu and Lu Hao looked at each other. They both knew that Tang Xi bought a lot of things when he came back yesterday, but these things were placed in Lu Yao's exclusive space. Neither of them bothered, but they really didn't know.
, what kind of dishes can this coarse cloth be used to make?
Lu Xu didn't care much about it and went directly to the main hall to rest. Lu Hao, on the other hand, was also very concerned about Mrs. Xu's situation and went back to the room.
Lu Yao was naturally very busy in the kitchen. He asked Uncle Fu to bring a piece of coarse cloth to wrap around his thumb, in order to prevent any accidents when he was cutting meat. This was also the process of shabu-shabu cutting.
Things that must be prepared when cooking meat.
In addition to meat, hot pot also has a very important point, which is the dipping sauce. Therefore, Lu Yao decided to make the sesame sauce using the sesame seeds bought by Tangxi yesterday.
Seeing Uncle Fu come in, Lu Yao told Uncle Fu that there was no need to let the servants make a fire and cook at noon today. He told everyone to board for a while and he would cook by himself today.
When Uncle Fu heard this, he actually smiled. You know, this butler who usually doesn't talk much rarely shows expressions. This shows that the dishes prepared by Lu Yao are indeed very delicious.
Uncle Fu put down the cloth and returned to the main hall. Just as he was about to tell Lu Xu, who was drinking tea, he saw that there was another person in the main hall.
The son of the Cao family, Cao You.
Cao You was sitting in the main hall, but he didn't talk much to Lu Xu. It seemed that he was not here for the master. Needless to say, he must be here to see Lu Yao. Uncle Fu still knew Lu Yao's status in the family.
Lu Xu saw Uncle Fu coming back, so he asked Lu Yao about what happened in the kitchen. Uncle Fu then told Lu Xu about Lu Yao's cooking.
So, Lu Xu turned around and asked Cao Yu what he meant. It seemed that he wanted to see Lu Yao to talk and wait for him to finish cooking.
However, Cao You is not a person who sticks to etiquette. After hearing the conversation between Uncle Fu and Lu Xu, he stood up from his seat and said, "Master Lu, there is no need to be so polite. I have nothing important to do today.
How about I go directly to the kitchen to find Lu Yao?"
Lu Xu and Uncle Fu were both stunned for a moment. Lu Xu knew about the eldest son of the Cao family and what happened in the court before, but after Cao Yu returned to Bianliang, Lu Xu also had the same opinion of him.
There has been a big change. In Lu Xu's view, in the past, the two children of the Cao family, Cao You and Cao Ping, were both people with the same character. Their nature was like fire, and their eyes could not tolerate sand, so Cao You
In the end, he would end up being demoted from Bianliang.
When he came back this time, Cao You was much calmer than before. He was usually taciturn, but when he really needed to speak, he could give very pertinent advice. In Lu Xu's opinion, if Lu Yao is
It would be good for him to step into the court and spend more time with Cao Yu. However, after what happened to the Lu family, the Cao family and the Han family about the engagement, Lu Xu did not tell Lu Yao this idea.
.In fact, Cao You, Lu Yao and Han Wenyuan are of the same generation. Young people have their own ideas, and it is not convenient for Lu Xu to interfere.
However, in Lu Xu's impression, Cao You had always been a person who knew etiquette very well and paid great attention to his etiquette in front of others. But today, when he learned that Lu Yao was cooking in the kitchen, he actually asked to go
Go to the kitchen to meet Lu Yao. In the eyes of these people, the kitchen is, to put it harshly, a filthy place. After all, it is basically a place where servants go. The status of the chef in the Song Dynasty should be said to be even higher than that of merchants.
It's better. If it weren't for Lu Yao's own delicious food, Lu Xu would never let his son enter the kitchen.
However, Cao You didn't adhere to these etiquette at all and directly asked to go to his kitchen. In Lu Xu's opinion, there were only two reasons. The first reason was that Cao You didn't think this kitchen was a low-status person.
Wherever people go, he doesn't care what others think of him. And for the second reason, even though Cao You pays great attention to etiquette, today he came to Lu Mansion to find Lu Yao for more important things. The matter was urgent.
, so he didn’t care where Lu Yao was, so he went to the kitchen to find him.
No matter what the reason was, Lu Xu felt that since Cao You said he was going to the kitchen to find Lu Yao, he couldn't stop him.
Lu Xu then said: "It doesn't matter if you go to the kitchen, but usually we don't disturb Quanzi when he is cooking, and he doesn't seem to like others to watch him cook."
Cao You smiled and said, "No problem, I'll just say a few words to him and then leave."
Seeing Cao You's persistence, Lu Xu stopped stopping him and signaled Uncle Fu to take Cao You to the kitchen.
Looking at the back of Cao You walking towards the inner courtyard, Lu Xu was also a little puzzled. What important matter could make Cao You come to Lu Yao in person and go directly to the kitchen?
Uncle Fu brought Cao You to the door of the kitchen, but he said that he still wouldn't go in. Cao You thanked Uncle Fu, and then opened the kitchen door without knocking and went in.
As soon as he opened the door, Cao You smelled a scent. After careful identification, it was the scent of sesame seeds. It seemed that Uncle Fu was not lying to himself. Lu Yao was indeed
I was really studying food here. It happened that Cao You hadn't had lunch yet today, and the smell of sesame seeds made Cao You feel a little hungry.
Cao Yu walked towards the place where the scent came from, and heard Lu Yao's voice: "Who, didn't you tell me to knock on the door when I came in while cooking?"
Hearing what Lu Yao said, Cao You smiled and thought that what Lu Xu just said was true. In fact, cooking was not that important to Cao You, and Lu Yao usually gave him
The impression was also a bit cynical. I didn't expect that Lu Yao really cared about cooking. Hearing the tone of his voice, he really didn't want anyone to disturb him.
What Cao You didn't know was that Lu Yao basically wouldn't have this reaction when cooking on weekdays, but because today he was going to study hot pot, a new cuisine in the Song Dynasty, and Tangxi was following Pan just now.
Wen went to Pan's house to discuss tomorrow's bank affairs, so for a while, Lu Yao was the only one working in the kitchen. At this time, Lu Yao had just made the sesame paste and was about to cut the meat. Cao Yu came in at this time.
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You know, the work of cutting meat must be very careful. This is the main reason why Lu Yao just asked Uncle Fu to bring a banner. So at this time, the most taboo thing is to be distracted, so he heard the door being pushed open.
Lu Yao thought it was Tang Xi or Uncle Fu, so he couldn't help complaining.
Cao You walked forward and saw that Lu Yao's left thumb was wrapped with a cloth strip. There should be mutton on the cutting board, and he was holding a kitchen knife in his right hand. This was the first time Cao You had seen Lu Yao like this.
, Although Cao You has tasted the delicacies made by Lu Yao before, in his impression, Lu Yao has never appeared in this image.
Thinking that he really disturbed Lu Yao, Cao You said, "I was rude. I didn't expect you to be so attentive when cooking. I'll go out first and come back when you're done."
After saying that, Cao You turned around to leave. Although Lu Yao did not raise his head to look at the visitor, he could tell that it was Cao You from the voice, so he immediately said: "It's Cao You, I thought he was a servant of the house."
Well, this doesn’t have to be the case between you and me. Why did you come to me?”
When Cao You heard this, he stopped, turned around and said, "She has received the letter you wrote to my sister before. This is why I am here today."
As soon as Lu Yao heard about Cao Han, he immediately put down the kitchen knife in his hand and walked out. He looked at Cao You. Although he didn't think that Cao Han would write any reply to him due to his character, he still looked at it expectantly.
Xiang Caoyu asked, "What was her reaction after reading the letter, or what did she want to say to me?"
Cao You saw Lu Yao like this, so he said, "I don't have anything to give you, but I left a message saying that you should continue writing. She likes it very much." After saying this, Cao You frowned.
Asked, "Although I haven't read the content of the letter you wrote to her, judging from the number of pages, it shouldn't be an ordinary letter, but more like an article. My sister has never liked such things. She usually lets her
It was very troublesome to read the book for a while, but she read it over and over again."
Lu Yao heard what Cao Yu said. It should be that Cao Han liked what he wrote to her very much. What made Lu Yao more happy than Cao Han's love was that since he traveled to the Northern Song Dynasty, this thing was his own original creation.
The first manuscript has finally been recognized by other people today, which is naturally something to be happy about.
Cao You said this, indicating that he had indeed not read the letter he wrote to Cao Han. Lu Yao continued: "It's nothing, it's just a novel."
Cao You frowned and said: "Novel? Is it "The Story of the Stone" that you have been writing? I have also read that novel in the newspaper. To be honest, your writing is indeed good, but I don't think my sister can
She likes that kind of article because you wrote it? It’s really strange.”
After all, Cao You dotes on his sister very much. To be honest, when it comes to understanding Cao Han, Cao You must be much better than Lu Yao. However, Lu Yao also has a certain understanding of Cao Han through several contacts with Cao Han.
With a certain degree of understanding, at least he still knew what kind of novel plots Cao Han liked.
Lu Yao shrugged and said: "What I showed your sister was of course not "The Story of the Stone". It was a new manuscript I wrote. I originally thought that if she didn't like it, I wouldn't continue writing it. But now it seems that she
I still like this novel, so I will continue writing it. After two days, I will finish it and have Tangxi deliver it to my house. I will leave it to you just like last time."
"Well, here's what I said, you can continue cooking, I'll go back." After Cao You said that, he turned around and left.
Lu Yao stopped Cao Yu and said, "Have you had lunch? Do you want to stay here and eat together?"
To be honest, the smell of sesame seeds just now was indeed very attractive to Cao Yu. However, he also had to take into account the identity of the Cao family's young master. If he arrived at the Lu Mansion today, met Lu Yao in the kitchen, and then stayed here to eat, he would be
If others find out, it will firstly undermine his status as the son of the Cao family, and secondly, it will make others think that Cao You is a foodie.
After thinking about it, Cao You shook his head and said, "No need, I'm going back now." After saying that, Cao You started to walk towards the door. When he reached the door, Cao You turned around and looked in the direction of Lu Yao.
, said: "If you really love my sister, I think you should know that what you should do more is to handle the affairs of the Cao family and the Han family. I can only say that time is running out."
After saying that, Cao Yu left the kitchen directly.
Lu Yao stood there. A second ago, he was ecstatic that Cao Han liked the novel he wrote. However, Cao You's words before leaving once again brought Lu Yao's mood back to the freezing point.
I don't want to do something to improve the relationship between the Cao family and the Han family, but now I have no way to do it.
Forget it, I don't want to think about that anymore. After a while, Lu Yao picked up the kitchen knife again and started cutting the meat. He agreed that he would have a half-day rest today, and the most important thing was to finish the hot pot meal at hand first.
As for the matters between the Cao family and the Han family, Han Yunyu and Cao Han, although Lu Yao said he would not deal with it now, he knew in his heart that there was indeed not much time left for him to make a decision, and he would eventually have to make a choice.