The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

To put it bluntly, whether Li Shimin will take action depends on whether the academy can strive for success in the early stage.

If it strives for success, there will be more support in the future. If it does not strive for success, that's it.

After all, the emperor should still pay more attention to the Imperial College. Although 99% of the students in the Imperial College are from aristocratic families, they are really capable. There is no need for the palace to pay any cost. In the future, they can get ready-made talents by promising official positions.

And the academy on Zhuangzi is Li Shimin's long-term plan for the court.

The purpose is to break the monopoly.

But things are never so easy to do.

From the beginning, Li Shimin can support Li Fu in doing this, but the palace cannot make any moves in actual actions.

No one is a fool. How can the aristocratic families allow the emperor to support an academy to go against them?

In the case of too many monks and too little meat, if there is one more monk, they, the Buddhas, will have less meat to eat.

Who would be willing to do that?

The bath room had heated up the water for bathing, and Li Fu went to take a hot bath first.

The smell of alcohol on his body was gone, and he felt much more refreshed.

In the bedroom, after Li Fu left, Cuizhu opened the window to let in some air.

After Li Fu finished washing up, it was daybreak, and the couple went to the front hall to have breakfast.

After Li Shao finished breakfast and moved around in the yard for a while, he went back to the yard to rest with Cuizhu.

Xiaotao didn't have to do anything else today, just rest.

So, Li Fu was left alone in the hall.

It was still early, and it was time for the morning class at the academy.

Early in the morning, after having breakfast at home, the wife of the Yang family came to the house and came to the kitchen yard.

Originally, Liu Niang promised her that she would teach her how to cook after the housewarming banquet was over.

Therefore, the eldest lady of the Yang family is also very diligent.

Those who can work in the kitchen must be diligent.

Liu Niang started working early in the morning.

Although Li Fu's breakfast was not made by her, she had to be responsible for lunch and dinner.

When the eldest lady of the Yang family arrived at the kitchen yard, Liu Niang was already busy in the yard.

"Sister Liu." The eldest lady of the Yang family entered the yard and greeted Liu Niang.

Liu Niang worked attentively, thinking about what Lao Zhao told her yesterday.

The eldest lady of the Yang family was working in the yard here, so she asked her to help find out what the eldest lady of the Yang family said.

Anyway, she knew the matter in her heart, so she asked her to help match them up.

Liu Niang agreed.

She had also discussed this topic with the eldest lady of the Yang family, but her attitude was not clear, so Liu Niang was in a dilemma.

This matchmaker business is really not so easy to do.

Old Zhao suddenly realized in front of Li Fu and said he understood. He still remembered it vividly.

He wanted to find a matchmaker.

But what kind of matchmaker could explain this matter clearly?

Moreover, if this news spread, he would be embarrassed.

After thinking about it, he thought of Liu Niang as a suitable candidate.

They have been friends for more than ten years, like family.

It is more appropriate to let Liu Niang do this.

"Sister Liu?" Seeing that Liu Niang did not respond, the eldest lady of the Yang family stepped forward and called again.

"Ah." Liu Niang came back to her senses all of a sudden. Seeing the eldest lady of the Yang family coming, she smiled and responded to greet her: "You are here so early."

"Come to work early." The eldest lady of the Yang family smiled and responded: "Sister Liu, what are you doing?"

"Take out two pickled radishes from last winter, wash them, cut them into shreds, and soak them." Liu Niang explained: "After soaking, whether you add some seasonings and eat them directly, or wrap them in flour and fry them, they are very fragrant. Our husband likes to eat something light in the morning, so just add some sesame oil and mix them. At noon and in the evening, steam rice and fry them."

"After the pickles are cut, they have to be soaked for a day, and the water has to be changed in the middle."

Liu Niang also explained the eldest lady of the Yang family's question in detail.

I promised to teach others, and now I start.

"Then I will help." The eldest lady of the Yang family responded.

"Okay, there's not much work to do in the kitchen right now anyway." Liu Niang said, "Wash these two first, and I'll get some from the pickle jar and soak more so that other people in the house can eat some."

For the house, radishes are not valuable. In winter, they are collected a lot, and there are more than a dozen large jars of pickles alone.

The servants in the house usually eat bread with pickles, or white porridge with pickles.

It tastes pretty good.

Apart from other things, the house is very generous in adding salt to pickle pickles.

The salt used to pickle pickles is higher than that of radishes.Budu is very expensive.

Not to mention, the salt used in the house is all top-grade fine salt.

Ordinary people can't even afford to pickle pickles.

Although salt is now under the control of the court, most ordinary people need to supplement salt. Those with good conditions use coarse salt, and those with poor conditions can only use vinegar cloth.

The taste of that thing is indescribable.

Liu Niang went to pick up the pickles, while the eldest lady of the Yang family took a small stool, sat by the wooden basin, rolled up her sleeves, and began to wash the pickles.

When the water ran out, she took a wooden bucket to fetch water.

Liu Niang came back with a basin with several pickled radishes in it. After sitting down, she scooped up clean water to continue washing.

The two continued to chat while working, and Liu Niang racked her brains to find ways to bring the topic to Lao Zhao.

"Sister, you are still young, why don't you consider finding another one?" Liu Niang said, "With more men and more helpers at home, life will definitely be easier than it is now."

The eldest lady of the Yang family smiled and said, "My children are so big now. I have worked hard in the past two years, but I have gotten through it. Now I am working here at the house. I can save some money in life and I can get by. I will get used to it."

When Liu Niang heard this, she was used to it? Don't get used to it?

If you get used to it, what will happen to Lao Zhao?

I was entrusted by someone.

Even if I was not entrusted by someone, I had to find ways to match this matter up in order for Lao Zhao to stop being single.

"There are still many days to come." Liu Niang smiled and said, "I am an experienced person and I understand a little bit. As for me, you look at my appearance, I am just like this, but you are different. If you have a good appearance and a good figure, it will be easy to find another one."

The eldest lady of the Yang family shook her head repeatedly.

"Sister Liu, don't underestimate yourself. If Sister Liu wants to find someone, I don't know how many people like her. I'm afraid that the threshold of Sister Liu's house will be broken down." The eldest lady of the Yang family said.

Lady Liu glanced at her big and thick figure and smiled and shook her head.

"Don't talk about me. You have to think about it."