Chapter 648 Private Money for Mustard Vegetable Shredded Pork Noodles (4K Chapter)
At that time, even if Xiao Luochen cannot take on the important task of revitalizing the Wen family, the Wen family still has people who can be cultivated and counted on.
This is an aristocratic family, and it has never been able to place its treasures on just one person.
"There were a lot of things going on in the past year. Although some things are left to the juniors below, you need to keep an eye on everything to make sure nothing goes wrong."
"Yes." Wen Liyan responded again.
"Go." Wen Yongze raised his hand.
Wen Liyan said goodbye, and Wen Yongze waited until he was gone before he stood up, left the house and entered the yard.
It was a cold day, especially at night. It was extremely cold outside, and you could see clouds of white mist rising as soon as you breathed.
Many trees in the courtyard have withered leaves due to the cold weather, but a plum blossom in the corner is in bud.
The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.
What the Wen family is going through now is just like the bitter cold now, and the final result is blooming flowers and branches, which everyone appreciates.
Wen Yongze clenched his fists.
The incident between Ruan Zhiheng and Mei Ling spread a lot, and in just a few days, everyone knew about it.
Lu Qiyan and Xia Mingyue, who lived in Bieyuan, naturally knew about this matter. On the day they learned the news, they started to pack a bunch of things, ordered their subordinates to prepare their carriages and horses, and set off immediately.
After all, four full days had passed since Xia Yunji, Li Juncheng and his party set out for the capital. Although people continued to send letters back saying that everything was fine, Lu Qiyan and Xia Mingyue were still a little worried.
It is best to meet up as soon as possible.
After a brief tidying up, Lu Qiyan, Xia Mingyue and their group set off eastward after dawn.
Traveling lightly and simply, the traveling speed is much faster than when traveling with the envoy before.
And because there were no outsiders, Lu Qiyan didn't even ride a horse and only rode in the same carriage with Xia Mingyue.
During this period, fearing that Xia Mingyue would be bored during the journey, he only told Xia Mingyue one by one the storybooks he had read while pretending to be ill in Cao Zhai Villa during the past two days.
"Record of Grudges", "Resolution of Wrongs", "Folk Strange Cases"... they are all storybooks about solving crimes. The plots are wonderfully written, and they are even more exciting when spoken by Lu Qiyan. Xia Mingyue listened with relish.
But at the same time, he was also frightened. He never let go of Lu Qiyan's hand all the way.
Even when she arrived at the inn at night, Xia Mingyue was still a little restless. Before going to sleep, she still grabbed Lu Qiyan's arm hard, her eyes wide open, and she obviously didn't dare to sleep.
Lu Qiyan couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
The lady is really good and fun-loving.
It seems that in the future, I still need to tell my wife more love stories, and I can't just let my wife follow her temper all the time.
Lu Qiyan secretly made a plan and reached out to touch Xia Mingyue's forehead, "Don't be afraid, madam, I'm here..."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Qiyan felt that Xia Mingyue's hand that was holding his arm suddenly loosened and even slipped.
Looking sideways, he saw that Xia Mingyue had her eyes closed and her breathing was even, as if she was fast asleep.
Lu Qiyan, "..."
I was afraid of being like that just now, but now I fell asleep so quickly. It was really indescribable.
But could this look mean that with him by her side, she felt at ease, so she was able to fall asleep quickly?
Lu Qiyan smiled slightly, kissed Xia Mingyue on the forehead, and closed his eyes.
After sleeping until dawn, when Lu Qiyan woke up, Xia Mingyue was no longer around.
And then, a strong aroma wafted over.
Lu Qiyan stood up and saw Xia Mingyue putting two large bowls on the table, and the aroma came from the bowls.
Lu Qiyan hurriedly dressed up and arrived at the table. He saw that the bowl next to him was not the noodles he always liked to eat.
Pickled mustard pork noodles.
The noodles are not rolled, but hand-pulled. They have smooth texture and round roots. The shredded meat is tenderloin, which is extremely tender. Bean paste and garlic cloves are used to stir-fry the noodles, which gives it a rich and rich flavor. Those extremely refreshing mustard shreds...
When you wake up in the morning and feel hungry, having a steaming bowl of it is extremely comfortable and enjoyable.
After a large bowl of mustard pork shredded noodles went into his stomach, Lu Qiyan felt that his whole body was ironed and very comfortable.
After eating the noodles, Xia Mingyue boiled the pear slices she brought with her into water and filled a bowl for Lu Qiyan.
"Thank you, madam." Lu Qiyan narrowed his eyes happily.
When Xia Mingyue saw this, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, "I have eaten enough and moistened my throat. I need to continue talking about the case later."
Lu Qiyan, "..."
Is the co-written lady thinking about this matter, so she is so attentive?
But in other words, it’s because he speaks well and the lady likes him, so he does this. And speaking well is his skill and characteristic. It can also be equivalent to saying that the lady likes him, so she does it. in this way.
Yes, that’s exactly it!
Lu Qiyan nodded excitedly, "Let's continue the book next time..."
Today’s journey is destined to be anything but boring.
Next, there were another two days of rushing. When Lu Qiyan finished explaining the last case, Xia Mingyue and Lu Qiyan finally reunited with Xia Yunji, Li Juncheng and others.
However, after only seeing each other for a few days, Xia Yunji was extremely excited when he saw Xia Mingyue again. Together with Wu Jin, they circled around Xia Mingyue and chattered non-stop.
Even when Lu Qiyan wanted to ask about the status of the mission these days, he couldn't get a word in. He could only wait until Xia Yunji had finished talking before he asked.
Xia Yunji's reply was concise and to the point, "It's calm and nothing happened."
Nothing else.
Although this expression is enough, compared to Xia Yunji just now, who seemed to be unable to finish his words in front of Xia Mingyue, this is enough to show his cold treatment towards him.
But Lu Qiyan knew that his status could not be compared with his wife, so he just touched his nose and said, "This is very good."
After all, this place is only five or six days away from the capital. Peace and tranquility are the best conditions.
As we continued eastward, time passed little by little under the hooves and footsteps of the horses.
As the people from the Ministry of Rites welcomed the peace negotiation delegation, and after they had taken the peace negotiation delegation to the inn in the capital specifically for housing the delegation and settled down properly, Lu Qiyan and Xia Yun gathered together, and even Li Juncheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
While Xia Yunji was in charge of settling the soldiers from the Western Frontier Army who had entered Beijing all the way, Lu Qiyan took Xia Mingyue to the house he had purchased in advance in the capital.
The house is not far from the inn. It is located in Fulu Lane near Yuping Street in the capital. The front door is wide, and the wooden board of the door has been painted with a new layer of paint. It looks brand new.
Knock on the door knocker, and soon someone will open the door.
The person who came was the steward of the house, his surname was Su, and he was one of the more than ten slaves Lu Qiyan had purchased.
Manager Su was over forty years old and was mature and prudent in his work. When he learned that the visitor was his master, he hurriedly led Lu Qiyan and Xia Mingyue to inspect the house, and even ordered all the servants to gather to see the master.
The remaining servants, four young boys, four maids, and several mothers-in-law, are responsible for cleaning, purchasing, kitchen and other affairs, all of which are managed by Manager Su.
The servants were all selected honest people. They bowed respectfully to Lu Qiyan, Xia Mingyue and others, and then went about their business according to their duties. With the guidance and help of the maid, Zhuang Cui and Yin Qiao settled their luggage and tidied up the house.
Xia Mingyue and Lu Qiyan, under the guidance of Manager Su, got to know the house and took a look around.
Xia Mingyue and Lu Qiyan had seen the drawings of the house before, but seeing the house intuitively and truly now was very different.
The house has three entrances and three exits, with spacious land, brand new houses, complete functions everywhere, and various flowers, plants and trees.
There is even an open space in the backyard where some spinach, garlic sprouts, coriander and other vegetables that can grow in winter are planted.
In the main courtyard, there are several large tanks, which contain many fish, some are koi, some are grass carp, some are carp, and some are even river shrimp.
It can be said that they are both enjoyed and eaten without any delay.
The more Xia Mingyue looked at the house, the happier she became, "This house is really nice."
"It's indeed good." Xia Yunji, who came over with Wu Jin, was also speechless and said, "Such a big house in the capital, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money."
"Fortunately, it's less than two thousand taels of silver." Lu Qiyan answered truthfully.
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"So expensive!" Xia Yunji took a breath and looked at Xia Mingyue, "Sister, it's really a big deal!"
"I didn't buy this house, it was purchased by your brother-in-law." Xia Mingyue said with a smile.
"Brother-in-law purchased it?" Xia Yunji became more and more unbelievable and looked at Lu Qiyan, trying to verify.
Lu Qiyan also smiled and nodded, "Yeah."
"So..." Xia Yunji tilted his head, "Brother-in-law saved so much private money behind my sister's back?"
Lu Qiyan, "..."
Tricky angle!
That night, everyone rested in the new house.
Although it is a new place and everyone is not used to it yet, because of the hard work of traveling for several days, today they sleep in their own place. Everyone feels at ease and sleeps very soundly.
Xia Mingyue also slept deeply, but at the end of Chou Shi, she opened her eyes.
The cook Lu Qiyan found at home was very good at cooking. In the evening, he made a spicy chicken dish. It was rich in flavor, spicy and fragrant, and very delicious. Compared with Xia Mingyue, it was already eight times more successful.
Xia Mingyue was full of praise and naturally ate more, which caused a fever in her stomach. Now her mouth was dry and she wanted to drink a cup of tea to quench her thirst.
Before going to bed, the maid Qiu Ju poured boiling water into the teapot on the table, and placed the teapot in a basket sewn with cotton cloth and cotton to act as a thermal kettle.
The boiled water at this time is just warm and tastes just right.
Xia Mingyue drank two cups in one breath, poured a third cup, and drank slowly.
After drinking half of the boiled water in the cup, Lu Qiyan, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, said, "Madam."
"Huh? What's wrong?" Xia Mingyue put down the water glass and looked at Lu Qiyan.
At this time, Lu Qiyan's eyes were closed tightly, as if he was still sleeping.
This...
Are you talking in your sleep?
Xia Mingyue thought for a while, then approached Lu Qiyan with a condescending expression, and whispered, "Do you have anything to say to the lady?"
"Yes." Lu Qiyan still said, "I have something to say to my wife."
"Then you say it."
"Okay, then you say it and I listen."
"My lady, don't be angry after hearing this."
"Don't worry, I'm not that small-minded, just say it."
"Since Madam has spoken, I will say so." Lu Qiyan was silent for a moment, then said, "Madam, I'm sorry..."
The tone of these words was very heavy, so heavy that Xia Mingyue's heart shrank into a ball.
Could it be that Lu Qiyan did something to feel sorry for her?
This is the rhythm of eating a big melon, and this melon is also related to her?
Xia Mingyue calmed down and took a deep breath, "Why are you sorry for me?"
"Madam, I haven't saved any money for personal use..."
Xia Mingyue, "..."
No longer interested in what Lu Qiyan said next, Xia Mingyue drank all the water in the cup and then went to bed and lay down.
Lu Qiyan beside him was still explaining, "Madam, I just did a big thing for An Leiting when I was in the military camp. I got a sum of silver and gave it to Madam, one thousand taels. I kept some for myself. Just in case of emergencies..."
Xia Mingyue covered Lu Qiyan's mouth.
The next day, everyone got up early and went about their business.
Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji went to the inn to take care of things, and handed over matters related to the mission to the Ministry of Rites. They even wrote a memorial explaining everything along the way and waiting for the emperor's summons.
Xia Mingyue was at home, sorting out the luggage she had brought, and adding convenient items according to her daily needs.
You don't have to go out to buy the things you need. You just need to make a list, give it to Manager Su, and then send it to the comprador to buy it.
As a result, Xia Mingyue felt much more relaxed and had more free time, so she took Wu Jin to play in the yard leisurely.
After Wu Jin arrived at the new house, not only was the place big enough for him to have fun everywhere, but he also had a separate house to live in. He was extremely happy. He was as happy as a child at this time, and there was no time to calm down.
Xia Mingyue was infected by Wu Jin. At this time, the child became very angry and had a great time playing with sandbags with Wu Jin.
Even Zhuang Cui and Yinqiao joined in the fun, and the original small sandbags turned into round and large Cuju, which was more interesting.
The laughter and laughter floated over the entire courtyard.
Just when everyone was sweating profusely from playing, someone came to report that someone was visiting.
Someone visiting?
Xia Mingyue was very surprised, "Who is it?"
She had just arrived in the capital and settled down, and for a moment she didn't expect who would come looking for her right away.
"The person who came here is a young lady. She only said her surname was Fan."
The surname is Fan, and he is in the capital, and there is only one person who can be so well-informed - Fan Jinglan.
"Please quickly." Xia Mingyue said hurriedly.
The people below hurriedly took the order and left. After a while, a crisp voice rang out.
"Sister!"
Immediately afterwards, Fan Jinglan ran like a little swallow from outside until she reached Xia Mingyue.