Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant
Chapter 44
Before entering his son's small courtyard, the emperor stopped the eunuch who was singing, stepped into his son's courtyard, smelled a fragrance, walked a few steps and stood behind his son, the emperor directed at the children who had seen him Shaking his head, he had already guessed the identity of the other party in his heart, and then walked lightly to his son, "What are you doing secretly in the yard?"
The prince, who was closing his eyes and smelling the fragrance, was startled by the sudden appearance of his father's voice. He quickly opened his eyes and turned to look at his father. Others began to kneel and salute.
The emperor was in a good mood smelling the fragrance, waved his hands and shouted, "What are you doing, the emperor?"
"Father, have you eaten the new rice? The taste of the rice is good! The aroma wafting out during the cooking process is even better." The prince explained to the father with a smile, not paying attention to the change of the father's face at all. "Don't say that the food that Wang's family uses in one place tastes really good. Just by smelling it, my son's appetite is whetted, and he eats an extra bowl of rice every meal."
"Oh? It smells good. I'm eating at the emperor's place today." The emperor played with the jade ball, and the people behind the emperor were all covered in cold sweat. Not to mention the smell, they even No new rice has been seen.Ancestor, who hid the emperor's new rice.
The prince didn't know that his father didn't eat it. Hearing that his father wanted to eat in his yard, he immediately sent someone to the imperial dining room. Let's go to the imperial dining room together. This matter must be investigated before the emperor gets angry. Otherwise, everyone will suffer less, and it will be a big disaster if everyone's head falls.
After eating the new rice, the Son of Heaven nodded in his heart to the rice brought by the Wang family, and without asking any further questions, he just called Li Sushan away.The prince was still a little strange, why did the father want to ask Li Sushan, but soon he automatically figured out some reasons, and then put the matter aside, anyway, he can ask again when he comes back, Li Sushan will never hide it from him.
Following the emperor to the imperial study, Li Sushan's face did not change, but he was very nervous.The Son of Heaven was quite satisfied seeing Li Sushan's good looks. General Li was well-raised, and it was really not easy to keep his face unchanged at such a young age.When the emperor called people, he naturally wanted to ask about the new rice, how the rice entered the palace, and who gave it to the palace after entering the palace.
Li Sushan also guessed the reason for the emperor's question at this moment. He was afraid that he hadn't eaten new rice, so he couldn't help mentioning it in his heart, but thinking about it, the emperor didn't ask the prince about the crime before, but he believed in the prince.Li Sushan didn't dare to hide anything, so he explained in detail what happened before and after Xinmi's entry into the palace, including the restaurant.
The emperor nodded his fingertips, the new rice was given to him by the emperor's parents and children in the small kitchen dedicated to cooking for him.The emperor looked at the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch immediately knelt down, "The servant has already detained the steward."
"What can I ask?" The emperor felt that there was no need for General Li's grandson to lie, so the steward would secretly withhold the new rice. Thinking of this, the emperor narrowed his eyes.
The eunuch is in a cold sweat!The steward was very close to those around the emperor, how could he think that the other party would do such a thing.The steward in charge of the emperor's small kitchen is surnamed Liu. This person still has relatives outside the palace. They are now making a living in the capital and owning a restaurant. However, relatives are not suitable for business, and the restaurant does not have excellent cooks. It can only be said that it is reluctant Weisheng, relatives have two sons, one son was adopted by Guanshi Liu earlier, thinking that when Guanshi Liu gets old, there will be a pensioner under his knees, and someone will fall into the basin after a hundred years.Liu Guanshi regards this son as his own, and is very doting on him. He rarely leaves the palace, but as long as he can go out, he will bring some things to his adopted son. Got addicted to gambling.Liu Guanshi spent a lot of money for this son, but it is so easy to get rid of the addiction, plus there is no restraint, so he owes a huge amount of gambling money.
The owner of the gambling room was none other than the "relegated" prince with a bad name, and soon he found Guan Liu, and he didn't want to do much.But I'm afraid that no one believes that a prince who controls the emperor's small kitchen has no other purpose. This one who has been looking for an opportunity other than the one who is valued by his father, if he doesn't receive the news from Liu Guanshi, he will immediately let people I hid the new rice elsewhere, thinking that I did it without anyone noticing, and I was still thinking about how to set him up, so that my father would blame and disgust me.
After hearing the news, the eunuch almost ran to kick Guanshi Liu's head off. What did he want to do? If the prince asked him to poison him, would he be able to do it?The eunuch is scared now!
Li Sushan didn't know what the eunuch was thinking, but he also mentioned it in his heart. Firstly, he felt that the man was bold, and secondly, he was worried about himself, hearing things he shouldn't have heard.Li Sushan felt that he would probably be punished, and worried whether it would affect his family.
After hearing this, the emperor was very angry, well, he is very courageous, there is competition among the children, he is happy to watch it, but the emperor can't bear to play such a conspiracy.He sent someone to make an announcement, and then looked at Li Sushan who was waiting by the side, and there was some unknown anger. Li Sushan bowed his body and did not dare to move. God knows how flustered he is at this time. It doesn't matter whether he is punished or not. He talked about the whole general's mansion.
The Son of Heaven is not a faint king, and he will not allow his anger to vent out on others. After suppressing it for a while, he waved Li Sushan back.Covered in cold sweat, he exited the imperial study, Li Sushan still did not dare to relax, thinking in his heart that he would have a long talk with his grandfather after leaving the palace.
After returning to the general's mansion and talking with his grandfather, Li Sushan, who had never been ill since he was born, fell ill. General Li asked someone to pass a message to the prince. If it can be delayed for a day, he still needs to find a way , let the eldest grandson avoid the matter of entering the palace, they are all warriors, and the eldest grandson will also go to the battlefield in the future, instead of being caught in a struggle in the palace.
The vicissitudes of the palace are too far away from Wang Xiujin, so now Wang Xiujin set up a small stall in front of his shop, selling braised eggs.The chickens raised at home have already started laying eggs, and besides the eggs that everyone needs to eat every morning, they have saved a lot. Mrs. Wang sold them in the city as a child. Wang Xiujin thought that selling raw eggs to restaurants would not be worth much There are only a few kinds of eggs that can be made, the most common one is tea eggs, and then many kinds have been multiplied. When Wang Xiujin was studying, his favorite food was marinated eggs.
How to make marinated eggs, Wang Xiujin also said that it is not good, tea eggs are easy, but it is also easy to be learned.However, Wang Xiujin still made more than a dozen tea eggs and sent them to the academy for free to help the students living in the academy.
Sister Liu has learned a lot about eating since she entered Wang's house, and she has figured out some. After listening to Wang Xiujin's description, she tried some things, not to mention really successful.Wang Xiujin didn't ask Sister Liu how she came up with it, nor did she ask for a prescription, but said that Sister Liu would make it once when she was in her twenties, and he would give Sister Liu a share.Sister Liu doesn't want to accept it, and she can't accept it. She is a servant of the Wang family. It is normal for the master to exchange the things she made for money. Besides, the master's family treats her kindly, and they treat her well. Food and use are never short She, if she accepts this money again, is she still human?
"Sister Liu, don't think there's any point in taking money. Giving you a share is a kind of affirmation for you. If you can't think about it, it's a reward for you to make a living." After hearing what her son said, Mrs. Wang said Advised Sister Liu, "If you find another reliable person in the future, you can also buy something."
Getting married again, Sister Liu didn't even dare to think about it. With her looks, no one would dare to take her, and she didn't want to leave the master's house.It's just that the wife has spoken, and Sister Liu can only accept the money. She is afraid of offending the master's family and getting tired of her.
The extra marinated eggs from Wang's Food Shop are very popular among the city people. The only thing that makes people unhappy is that not every day, they only sell [-] braised eggs.Someone curiously asked Wang Xiujin, why not sell it every day, or make more each time.
"The eggs are raised at home. Naturally, they have to be stored for a few days to make enough, and they don't count on them to make a fortune." Wang Xiujin didn't say that the marinated eggs were made by Sister Liu, for fear of causing trouble for Sister Liu. Don't marry again, Wang Xiujin didn't think it was a big deal, but he just didn't want to provoke Liu Jie to a group of people who only want to make marinated eggs, not sincere people.
"Caught it!" Shopkeeper Wu ran out of the shop, and Wang Xiujin, who was holding eggs, was about to leave. Wang Xiujin was not as strong as shopkeeper Wu, so he was taken away naturally.
Fortunately, Wang Juye reacted quickly and rushed to shopkeeper Wu. "Business Manager Wu, let go of my uncle quickly, he is hurt by you."
Shopkeeper Wu glanced back at Wang Xiujin's slightly embarrassed look, and let go. "Hahaha, hurry up and watch the fun with me."
Reluctantly, Wang Xiujin handed the greased paper to Wang Juye and asked him to go to work. By the way, he said, "Be careful, if you undercharge, you will be deducted."
Wang Juye began to sell corned eggs dejectedly. Someone teased him next to him, but Wu Juye ignored him. What my uncle said about deducting the money was not the relative amount, but the full amount of the monthly payment. If it exceeded the monthly payment, it would be deducted one year.How dare Wang Juye not be serious? Although his monthly money is not much now, it can still buy him some snacks, which will be deducted all at once. When he returns home, his great-grandfather will definitely clean him up, not because of money, but because he is afraid that his uncle will not want it. He followed.
"I don't know what shopkeeper Wu means by 'caught'?" Wang Xiujin walked out of the crowd. Before, he always thought that shopkeeper Wu should be a serious person, but he didn't expect that the other party was a super gossip. The contrast was too great. It took him a long time to get used to it. Still feel puzzled.
"The man who stole things from Dong Wang's house has been caught, and he is currently being tried in the county government office. Go and have a look." Shopkeeper Wu wanted to know what would happen to that man.
Wang Xiujin was speechless for a while, so he went to the Yamen just because of this. Is shopkeeper Wu too free?
The prince, who was closing his eyes and smelling the fragrance, was startled by the sudden appearance of his father's voice. He quickly opened his eyes and turned to look at his father. Others began to kneel and salute.
The emperor was in a good mood smelling the fragrance, waved his hands and shouted, "What are you doing, the emperor?"
"Father, have you eaten the new rice? The taste of the rice is good! The aroma wafting out during the cooking process is even better." The prince explained to the father with a smile, not paying attention to the change of the father's face at all. "Don't say that the food that Wang's family uses in one place tastes really good. Just by smelling it, my son's appetite is whetted, and he eats an extra bowl of rice every meal."
"Oh? It smells good. I'm eating at the emperor's place today." The emperor played with the jade ball, and the people behind the emperor were all covered in cold sweat. Not to mention the smell, they even No new rice has been seen.Ancestor, who hid the emperor's new rice.
The prince didn't know that his father didn't eat it. Hearing that his father wanted to eat in his yard, he immediately sent someone to the imperial dining room. Let's go to the imperial dining room together. This matter must be investigated before the emperor gets angry. Otherwise, everyone will suffer less, and it will be a big disaster if everyone's head falls.
After eating the new rice, the Son of Heaven nodded in his heart to the rice brought by the Wang family, and without asking any further questions, he just called Li Sushan away.The prince was still a little strange, why did the father want to ask Li Sushan, but soon he automatically figured out some reasons, and then put the matter aside, anyway, he can ask again when he comes back, Li Sushan will never hide it from him.
Following the emperor to the imperial study, Li Sushan's face did not change, but he was very nervous.The Son of Heaven was quite satisfied seeing Li Sushan's good looks. General Li was well-raised, and it was really not easy to keep his face unchanged at such a young age.When the emperor called people, he naturally wanted to ask about the new rice, how the rice entered the palace, and who gave it to the palace after entering the palace.
Li Sushan also guessed the reason for the emperor's question at this moment. He was afraid that he hadn't eaten new rice, so he couldn't help mentioning it in his heart, but thinking about it, the emperor didn't ask the prince about the crime before, but he believed in the prince.Li Sushan didn't dare to hide anything, so he explained in detail what happened before and after Xinmi's entry into the palace, including the restaurant.
The emperor nodded his fingertips, the new rice was given to him by the emperor's parents and children in the small kitchen dedicated to cooking for him.The emperor looked at the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch immediately knelt down, "The servant has already detained the steward."
"What can I ask?" The emperor felt that there was no need for General Li's grandson to lie, so the steward would secretly withhold the new rice. Thinking of this, the emperor narrowed his eyes.
The eunuch is in a cold sweat!The steward was very close to those around the emperor, how could he think that the other party would do such a thing.The steward in charge of the emperor's small kitchen is surnamed Liu. This person still has relatives outside the palace. They are now making a living in the capital and owning a restaurant. However, relatives are not suitable for business, and the restaurant does not have excellent cooks. It can only be said that it is reluctant Weisheng, relatives have two sons, one son was adopted by Guanshi Liu earlier, thinking that when Guanshi Liu gets old, there will be a pensioner under his knees, and someone will fall into the basin after a hundred years.Liu Guanshi regards this son as his own, and is very doting on him. He rarely leaves the palace, but as long as he can go out, he will bring some things to his adopted son. Got addicted to gambling.Liu Guanshi spent a lot of money for this son, but it is so easy to get rid of the addiction, plus there is no restraint, so he owes a huge amount of gambling money.
The owner of the gambling room was none other than the "relegated" prince with a bad name, and soon he found Guan Liu, and he didn't want to do much.But I'm afraid that no one believes that a prince who controls the emperor's small kitchen has no other purpose. This one who has been looking for an opportunity other than the one who is valued by his father, if he doesn't receive the news from Liu Guanshi, he will immediately let people I hid the new rice elsewhere, thinking that I did it without anyone noticing, and I was still thinking about how to set him up, so that my father would blame and disgust me.
After hearing the news, the eunuch almost ran to kick Guanshi Liu's head off. What did he want to do? If the prince asked him to poison him, would he be able to do it?The eunuch is scared now!
Li Sushan didn't know what the eunuch was thinking, but he also mentioned it in his heart. Firstly, he felt that the man was bold, and secondly, he was worried about himself, hearing things he shouldn't have heard.Li Sushan felt that he would probably be punished, and worried whether it would affect his family.
After hearing this, the emperor was very angry, well, he is very courageous, there is competition among the children, he is happy to watch it, but the emperor can't bear to play such a conspiracy.He sent someone to make an announcement, and then looked at Li Sushan who was waiting by the side, and there was some unknown anger. Li Sushan bowed his body and did not dare to move. God knows how flustered he is at this time. It doesn't matter whether he is punished or not. He talked about the whole general's mansion.
The Son of Heaven is not a faint king, and he will not allow his anger to vent out on others. After suppressing it for a while, he waved Li Sushan back.Covered in cold sweat, he exited the imperial study, Li Sushan still did not dare to relax, thinking in his heart that he would have a long talk with his grandfather after leaving the palace.
After returning to the general's mansion and talking with his grandfather, Li Sushan, who had never been ill since he was born, fell ill. General Li asked someone to pass a message to the prince. If it can be delayed for a day, he still needs to find a way , let the eldest grandson avoid the matter of entering the palace, they are all warriors, and the eldest grandson will also go to the battlefield in the future, instead of being caught in a struggle in the palace.
The vicissitudes of the palace are too far away from Wang Xiujin, so now Wang Xiujin set up a small stall in front of his shop, selling braised eggs.The chickens raised at home have already started laying eggs, and besides the eggs that everyone needs to eat every morning, they have saved a lot. Mrs. Wang sold them in the city as a child. Wang Xiujin thought that selling raw eggs to restaurants would not be worth much There are only a few kinds of eggs that can be made, the most common one is tea eggs, and then many kinds have been multiplied. When Wang Xiujin was studying, his favorite food was marinated eggs.
How to make marinated eggs, Wang Xiujin also said that it is not good, tea eggs are easy, but it is also easy to be learned.However, Wang Xiujin still made more than a dozen tea eggs and sent them to the academy for free to help the students living in the academy.
Sister Liu has learned a lot about eating since she entered Wang's house, and she has figured out some. After listening to Wang Xiujin's description, she tried some things, not to mention really successful.Wang Xiujin didn't ask Sister Liu how she came up with it, nor did she ask for a prescription, but said that Sister Liu would make it once when she was in her twenties, and he would give Sister Liu a share.Sister Liu doesn't want to accept it, and she can't accept it. She is a servant of the Wang family. It is normal for the master to exchange the things she made for money. Besides, the master's family treats her kindly, and they treat her well. Food and use are never short She, if she accepts this money again, is she still human?
"Sister Liu, don't think there's any point in taking money. Giving you a share is a kind of affirmation for you. If you can't think about it, it's a reward for you to make a living." After hearing what her son said, Mrs. Wang said Advised Sister Liu, "If you find another reliable person in the future, you can also buy something."
Getting married again, Sister Liu didn't even dare to think about it. With her looks, no one would dare to take her, and she didn't want to leave the master's house.It's just that the wife has spoken, and Sister Liu can only accept the money. She is afraid of offending the master's family and getting tired of her.
The extra marinated eggs from Wang's Food Shop are very popular among the city people. The only thing that makes people unhappy is that not every day, they only sell [-] braised eggs.Someone curiously asked Wang Xiujin, why not sell it every day, or make more each time.
"The eggs are raised at home. Naturally, they have to be stored for a few days to make enough, and they don't count on them to make a fortune." Wang Xiujin didn't say that the marinated eggs were made by Sister Liu, for fear of causing trouble for Sister Liu. Don't marry again, Wang Xiujin didn't think it was a big deal, but he just didn't want to provoke Liu Jie to a group of people who only want to make marinated eggs, not sincere people.
"Caught it!" Shopkeeper Wu ran out of the shop, and Wang Xiujin, who was holding eggs, was about to leave. Wang Xiujin was not as strong as shopkeeper Wu, so he was taken away naturally.
Fortunately, Wang Juye reacted quickly and rushed to shopkeeper Wu. "Business Manager Wu, let go of my uncle quickly, he is hurt by you."
Shopkeeper Wu glanced back at Wang Xiujin's slightly embarrassed look, and let go. "Hahaha, hurry up and watch the fun with me."
Reluctantly, Wang Xiujin handed the greased paper to Wang Juye and asked him to go to work. By the way, he said, "Be careful, if you undercharge, you will be deducted."
Wang Juye began to sell corned eggs dejectedly. Someone teased him next to him, but Wu Juye ignored him. What my uncle said about deducting the money was not the relative amount, but the full amount of the monthly payment. If it exceeded the monthly payment, it would be deducted one year.How dare Wang Juye not be serious? Although his monthly money is not much now, it can still buy him some snacks, which will be deducted all at once. When he returns home, his great-grandfather will definitely clean him up, not because of money, but because he is afraid that his uncle will not want it. He followed.
"I don't know what shopkeeper Wu means by 'caught'?" Wang Xiujin walked out of the crowd. Before, he always thought that shopkeeper Wu should be a serious person, but he didn't expect that the other party was a super gossip. The contrast was too great. It took him a long time to get used to it. Still feel puzzled.
"The man who stole things from Dong Wang's house has been caught, and he is currently being tried in the county government office. Go and have a look." Shopkeeper Wu wanted to know what would happen to that man.
Wang Xiujin was speechless for a while, so he went to the Yamen just because of this. Is shopkeeper Wu too free?
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