Tang's dining table

Little flower hall.

Lou Shide was sitting on a rattan chair made by Jinchangfang, holding his fat belly, and was leisurely looking at a bouquet of plum blossoms outside the Xuan window.

The plum blossoms did not bloom, but some buds appeared on the branches.

In Chang'an City, even the plum blossoms bloom later than in Jiangnan.

A little girl with a bun in a bun poked her head out from the door frame and looked at Lou Shide who seemed to be asleep. Then she lowered her body and quietly touched the edge of the table. There was a plate of light yellow on the table. Osmanthus cake has a pleasant aroma.

Immediately afterwards, two more little heads appeared near the door frame. They looked nervously at their sister who was squatting on the ground and moving slowly, hoping that she would succeed.

Lou Shide had no intention of looking at plum blossoms at this time. He only thought about how to get rid of that annoying Di Renjie.

Lou Shide was still very helpless about meeting Di Renjie by chance.

He was a notorious doctor in Dali Temple, and it was not a good thing that he always happened to meet him, the little supervisor Yuhou, who watched politics from the eighth level.

Everyone knows that Di Renjie is the prince's lackey, so when Di Renjie comes to look for him, the most likely way is to drag him together to become the prince's lackey.

Rather than being a lackey of the prince, Lou Shide wanted to be a general. First, he could be promoted quickly after converting his civil service into a military position. If he could find a hard place to work hard for a few years and get some credit, he could be promoted quickly. After passing the long period of hardship in the civil service, he reached the sixth rank official, which is the watershed of official positions.

Officials above the sixth rank will become civil servants. Lou Shide feels that he has the ability to do a good job in the military position. After the military position becomes a hollow official position, he can then convert it into a civilian position. Anyway, I am an upright Jinshi...

A small white hand poked out from under the table and groped around. His arms were too short to reach the dessert plate. Lou Shide moved the dessert plate to the edge of the table, preparing to continue thinking about how to get out of the current quagmire. He escaped and quickly joined the army to make contributions.

There was a bang.

Lou Shide followed the sound and found that the cake plate had hit his daughter's head, the snacks fell to the floor, and the daughter was holding her head and crying.

Lou Shide sighed, picked up his daughter and put it on his big belly. He checked the child's head and found that there was a little red flesh. Then he picked up the sweet-scented osmanthus cake scattered on the floor with the child in his arms.

The two boys guarding the door were very loyal and did not run away. Instead, they walked in with their heads hanging down, ready to accept the uncle's scolding.

Lou Shide did not punish the children, but blew the cakes he picked up clean and distributed them to the three children.

An ancestor of the Lou family long ago once held an official position such as a county guard with two thousand tons, so their family was from a poor family.

Since they were from a poor family, they were not very wealthy. Fortunately, their ancestors left them a small house in Chang'an, giving him a place to live in Chang'an.

He was an official in Chang'an, so the two little ones from his younger brother's family were sent to Chang'an, where he, the uncle, took care of them and grew up.

It is said that the possibility of a child dying in Chang'an is very small, even if a serious disease such as smallpox occurs, there is no fear, because the old god is in charge of Chang'an, and he will ward off all evils.

The sweet-scented osmanthus cake was sent by Di Renjie's wife Wang. His wife Youshi likes to associate with Wang. She thinks that after dating Wang, she can hook up with the Yu family of the Lantian Hou family. If the friendship comes, Youshi You can also do some small business in Chang'an, which can help supplement your family income.

Seeing the three children holding sweet-scented osmanthus cakes and eating them sweetly, Lou Shide smiled and touched the children's little heads, then decided to ignore Di Renjie.

If you are talented and want a high-ranking official and a good salary, you can get it based on your ability. There is no need to become an official of the prince early. It is too unstable to tie the life of your family to the prince's crotch.

The Li family has a history of murdering the prince. No matter how favored the prince is now, it is not safe.

Thinking back then, Li Chengqian, his legitimate son and grandson, would one day be reprimanded and deposed. Who can guarantee that today's crown prince Li Hong will not have such a day?

"It's not a good deal -" Lou Shide patted his big belly and said to himself.

After making up his mind and seeing that the three children had finished eating the cakes, Lou Shide took out some used paper and asked the children to use brushes to scribble on these waste papers. It doesn't matter whether they can read or not, let's learn about pen and ink first. Paper and inkstone are close to each other.

Lou Shide's wife Youshi came in happily. Seeing that the plates on the table were empty, she said to Lou Shide with some pride: "Husband, Mrs. Yushi of Lantianhou said that the ramie in our Yuanwu County is a good thing. It is said that Chang'an is lacking this kind of thing, and I hope to build a few workshops in Yuanwu County."

Lou Shide looked at his wife's excited face and said indifferently: "Is there a shortage of linen clothes and hemp rope in Chang'an?"

Seeing that her husband was not very happy, Youshi quickly said: "What people value is not hemp clothes or hemp ropes. Mrs. Lantian Hou said that ramie leaves can be used to feed pigs and sheep. Yuanwu County is not far from Luoyang. When Luoyang is completed, After arriving in Dongdu, there were many noble people in the city who needed a lot of meat.

At that time, let the second brother and the third brother gather the farmers to plant ramie, and then raise pigs and sheep. I also heard that Jinchangfang Restaurant will open a store in Luoyang. By that time, the pigs we raise will Sheep can be sold to Jinchangfang Canteen. As long as the pigs and sheep are kept clean, the price given by the canteen is high. "

Lou Shide smiled and said: "Such a big occasion is not something our family can afford."

Youshi chased the three children out like chickens, closed the door, sat down on Lou Shide's lap, blew hot air into his ear and said: "Mrs. Lantianhou said they have no shortage of money. We lack a few people who can speak locally. When the time comes, the Hou Mansion will send managers to build another breeding and breeding base in Yuanwu County according to the model of Qujiangfang."

Lou Shide hugged his wife's round body, slapped her on the butt and said, "Do you think our family can speak well in Yuanwu County?"

You buried her head in Lou Shide's neck and chuckled: "When Mrs. Lantianhou said she could speak well, she meant she could speak well with the peasants, not with the county magistrate.

By then, the second brother, the third brother and my three brothers from my mother's family will definitely be able to handle this matter properly. "

Hearing Youshi's words, Lou Shide was surprised and quickly pushed his wife out of his arms and said seriously: "Have you promised them?"

Youshi was treated roughly by her husband, so she felt aggrieved and said: "What a great thing..."

After Lou Shide's expression changed several times, he finally sighed and said, "What do you think if I enter the East Palace to serve?"

Youshi was stunned for a moment, then immediately beamed with joy, put her pink face against Lou Shide's fat face and said, "This is a great blessing."

Lou Shide said: "If I were mediocre, this would definitely be a great blessing. Unfortunately, my husband has a lot of ambitions, so this is not a good thing.

Madam, you don’t understand the dangers in the court. Your husband is now supervising the affairs of the Eighth Grade Prince Yu. Because his official position is too small, all the disturbances in the court will not affect your husband and me.

Give me some time to make some achievements, and after I get promoted to an official position, I will gain some knowledge and have some ability to protect myself. Let’s look at the choice of wind direction.

Now, as long as I enter the East Palace, first of all, I will not be able to escape the evaluation of Xingjin. From now on, our family will be tightly tied to the East Palace. Once there is a change, we will definitely suffer disaster. "

Youshi said in confusion: "That's the prince."

Lou Shide smiled and said: "Because of the prince, once our family has a relationship with the East Palace, we will directly face the power center of the Tang Dynasty.

Royal in-laws like the Changsun family cannot escape disaster, let alone our family. A small mistake will cause our family to die without a burial place. "

Youshi whispered: "Mrs. Lantianhou also said that ramie root can be used as medicine, and has the functions of nourishing yin, anti-fetal, treating pre- and post-natal upsets, and treating boils.

Hemp bones can be used to make paper, and a papermaking workshop can be built in Yuanwu County..."

When Lou Shide heard his wife say this, he knew that there was no way he could make her look back.

Stand up and put on your shirt, ready to go out.

Youshi said with some guilt: "Husband, are you going out?"

Lou Shide nodded and said: "Since Di Renjie has persuaded you, Yuanwu County must have received the news, and the second brother, third brother, and your brothers from your mother's family must not be able to refuse.

Now that they have reached this point, my husband really wants to ask Di Renjie, what virtues and abilities do I, Master Lou, have that can make them willing to pay such a high price and recruit me. "

Youshi happily put on Lou Shide's clothes, touched her husband's fat face with her hand and said, "My husband is an outstanding person, why is he not worthy of them spending so much effort to win over him?"

When Di Renjie heard about Lou Shide's visit in the public hall of Dali Temple, he hurried out to greet him. As soon as he saw Lou Shide, he took his fat hand and said attentively: "Come in quickly and drink cans of tea."

Lou Shide looked at Di Renjie, who had an equally round figure, and said, "Brother Di, you are now in such a high position as Temple Prime Minister, why do you spend so much effort to recruit a small official like me?"

Di Renjie pulled Lou Shide into the mansion and said with a smile: "Brother Lou can have such a talent with just a small amount of money now. In time, my brother will achieve his ambition to reach the sky, even if it is gold mountains and silver seas." Not in front of my brother."

Lou Shide took the teacup handed over by Di Renjie and held it in his hand: "Brother Di thinks highly of Lou Shide, isn't he afraid that Lou Shide is stupid, stupid and mediocre and can't be driven around?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "There are people who are more confident than Brother Lou himself."

Lou Shide said: "I wonder if he is that great sage?"

Di Renjie curled his lips and said, "He is a martial artist."

When Lou Shide saw that Di Renjie refused to say anything clearly, he smiled and said: "A horse's bones are nothing more than that. Since a great sage has determined that Lou is worthy of use, then Lou will naturally obey his orders."

"Yeah, Brother Lou didn't comply before, so why is he willing to come now? Di thinks that a little money is not enough to make Brother Lou do what he wants."

Lou Shide looked at Di Renjie and said, "Excessive promotion, if you don't accept it, it will cause disaster."

Di Renjie said quickly: "We are not despicable people!"

Lou Shide laughed loudly and said: "Yesterday's saint and today's thief are just a thought. Since Lou Shide has enjoyed the meat, he must be prepared to serve as meat for others.

However, I can enter the East Palace. Lou Shide is a minor official, but he cannot treat me like a minor official. "

Chapter One