Chapter 944 Eating cantaloupe! (Thanks to Aulacese for the monthly pass~)
The matter of Jian Tianshu was passed in one fell swoop in the imperial court, and after the imperial meeting, the matter spread out.
I have to say, this is indeed a great thing.
First, it was because it was a great tribute to Emperor Wu.
If one's own ruler is powerful, then the people under his rule will naturally be honored.
Secondly, the construction of Tianshu must require a lot of people to work, and this work will naturally have to be paid for by the vassal state. So wouldn't this be an advantage to the people in Chang'an City and its surrounding areas?
After the autumn harvest, there is not much farm work, mostly waiting for the New Year.
Now we need to recruit workers to transport copper mines and find workers to do the work. Doesn’t it give people the opportunity to earn some money?
Moreover, Master Tianshu said that it would take a year and a half to build this project, so this would be a steady stream of money making. How could everyone be unhappy?
In short, in the next half month, everyone in Chang'an city was discussing this matter. It was originally because of the flow of people brought by the pilgrimage from all over the world. After the news was released, Chang'an was even more heated.
When Li Sanniang returned home from her bath, she heard Sister-in-law Li say this: "I haven't seen your eldest brother in person for seven or eight days. In the past few days, your eldest brother has not even come back home. It should be I moved directly into Wuhoupu.
If he hadn't sent someone to deliver the message back, I would have doubted whether he was still in Chang'an. ”
In this way, Brother Li, who is the Jinwu Guard, is so busy, which shows how popular Chang'an City is now.
It's the maternity hall. In recent days, there have been a lot more women coming to see the doctor and giving birth to their babies. There are not enough beds in the maternity hall.
"It must be so lively these days.
Sister-in-law, I’m going to the West Market. What should I bring with me?
I should be back in the second half of the day. ”
Sister-in-law Li told Li Sanniang to buy some good mutton, and she wanted to cook a nourishing mutton soup for Brother Li and send it to Wuhou's shop.
In response to Mrs. Li's words, Li Sanniang and Qiuxiang got into the carriage, and the old man whipped up his whip and walked out with the clatter of horse hooves.
Today, the reason why Li Sanniang had to go to the West Market after finally taking a rest was because she had an appointment with Xing Yu and the others.
In other words, Li Sanniang did not have an appointment with Xing Yu, but strangers like them had an appointment with Du Qinghui!
Yes, it’s Du Qinghui!
Logically speaking, without divine mandate, Du Qinghui should be in charge of the overall situation in Jiangnan East Road.
However, Du Qinghui just came to Chang'an and wandered back and forth in Chang'an, the capital of Emperor Wu.
Li Sanniang had specifically asked Qiu Xiang to send a letter to the bad guy before. Mr. Tong Ke asked if he knew about this?
Only then did she learn from Mr. Ke that Emperor Wu actually knew about this, and it was Emperor Wu who tacitly allowed Du Qinghui to have contact with strangers like them.
In this way, Li Sanniang naturally had to go to this dinner. She was really curious about a legendary person like Du Qinghui.
Of course, she wanted to know why Du Qinghui was saving the game this time? What is the intention?
After all, some time ago, Li Sanniang had just climbed a mountain to watch a military exercise, and was targeted to face artillery fire.
When she arrived at the "Fellow Mansion", as soon as she got off the carriage, she saw Xing Yu, his wife Xing Niangzi, Xing Dalang and Xing Xiaolang waiting in front of the door.
After chatting for a while as usual, Li Sanniang was led upstairs to the private room on the third floor by Mrs. Xing. As soon as she entered, the first thing she saw was a man with a beard and a scholar's robe standing in front of the window holding a paper fan, "Master Lu?"
The man was a little surprised by Li Sanniang's words, but he saluted coolly and said, "Doctor Li?"
Lu Yunting was surprised at first. After all, he was well-known in Jiangnan, but how many people in Chang'an knew him?
Lu Yunting called out "Doctor Li" again. He must have seen that Li Sanniang could actually recognize her. It must be Dr. Li Sanniang who has a relationship with bad people. That's why he shouted to Li Sanniang " "Doctor Li" is here.
Li Sanniang naturally returned the favor. She walked into the house and saw Du Qinghui sitting cross-legged on the low couch in the house, wearing military uniform and leisurely eating melon seeds.
When Li Sanniang saw Du Qinghui's face, she was really surprised.
She had always thought that General Du, who could command the entire Jiangnan East Road and lead troops to fight, would be a strong man with a beard, a broad forehead and bright eyes, as tall as Brother Li, with a strong body and a general's belly.
As a result, the happy melon-seed-eating man in front of him had no beard on his cheeks. Although he was not short and looked to be over six feet tall, he had a skinny figure. This was very different from what Li Sanniang had imagined a military commander to look like.
"Why don't you have a beard?"
Du Qinghui paused while chewing the melon seeds. He put down the melon seeds in his hand helplessly, stood up from the low couch and bowed solemnly to Li Sanniang before speaking: "You and Xing Yu are so interesting. Why do you always ask me questions when you see me?" Why don’t I have a beard?”
Only then did Li Sanniang realize that her words were a bit abrupt. She returned the salute with an embarrassed look on her face, and heard Lu Yunting standing at the window say with a smile: "Dr. Li and Mr. Xing are both straightforward people. This is the moment. When I saw the general, I just wanted to ask the beard, haha.”
With Lu Yunting's intervention, Li Sanniang felt less embarrassed.
"Sanniang, come and try it. These are salted melon seeds fried with salt. Let's eat more quickly. When everyone arrives, we won't be able to share much."
Li Sanniang really didn't expect that Du Qinghui would have such an image. In fact, she had already opened her clairvoyant eyes before entering the house. She could see that there were four people on the roof of the house, each in a corner. Woolen cloth.
I don’t know whether these four people are from Emperor Wu, Du Qinghui, or Emperor Wu, but does Du Qinghui know that he is being watched?
Moreover, she also saw the dagger hidden on Du Qinghui's leg, the soft sword on his waist, and the arrow in his sleeve on the inside of his upper arm.
As for Lu Yunting, he really didn't hide anything, and he really looked like a proper military advisor.
When Li Sanniang sat down and ate a small handful of melon seeds with Du Qinghui, and discussed whether they could have braised pork for lunch today, the door finally opened again.
The Ding brothers came in. They were a little confused when they saw Li Sanniang eating melon seeds on a low couch with Du Qinghui. After all, they were the only two brothers who went to Jiangnan East Road to meet Du Qinghui in the past, but they had never been with him. Sit at a table.
Not long after the Ding brothers sat down, and before they had even said a few words, the door of the room opened again, and this time it was Shi Lean and Jiang Yiyun who came hand in hand.
The two got engaged some time ago. This was not something they deliberately concealed, but their family backgrounds were considered to be among the most prominent in Chang'an City, and everyone in the upper class knew about it.
As for Li Sanniang, how did she know?
That was naturally because Jiang Yiyun sent her an invitation to attend her and Shi Le'an's wedding next year.
Shi Le'an, Du Qinghui, and Lu Yunting had already met each other when they were on Jiangnan East Road, and they were familiar with each other. After greeting each other, they all found their own seats to sit down.
The last people to enter the room together were Xing Yu and Chang Siyuan. Xing Yu closed the door, picked up the teapot on the round table in the room and started pouring tea for everyone.
"Come, let's have a drink first to quench our thirst. Would San Niangzi and Miss Jiang want some sherbet?
Although it's late in the day, it's still a bit hot. I'll have two cantaloupes brought up in a while. You guys can try them. These are good things that I didn't bother to transport back from the Western Regions. ”
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