The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

After Li Yuan and his three children returned to the Jingyang King's residence, they stayed there for one night and set off for the palace early the next morning.

Li Fu stood at the door to see off the old man and the three children, watching them leave.

"Okay, next, let's prepare for the New Year at home and have a good time." Li Fu smiled and said, "Old Zhao."

"I'm here."

"Let the people in the house tidy up and prepare. All the work before the New Year has been done. Just like last year, except for the kitchen, let's take a break on New Year's Eve. Give more rewards to the people in the kitchen yard." Li Fu said, "It's their hard work to have a meal on the night of the 30th."

"Yes, don't worry, my lord, everything is ready." Old Zhao bowed and responded.

"Didn't we transport two carts of good wine brewed in our farm the day before yesterday? Let the people in the house send it out later, two jars per family." Li Fu thought about it and decided to send it over before the New Year.

Last year, I sent gifts to people a little late, but I can't do that this year.

Before the New Year, I sent gifts in advance.

After the New Year, when someone invites you to visit, you can also go with a little gift with a clear conscience.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing to visit them.

Now, I am also a person of status, and I can't lose face.

"Well, send the New Year's goods together. It's too simple to just send two jars of wine. In addition, I have told our people that when we meet the host, we must tell them clearly that the wine we sent is different from other wines. They are all strong wines and easy to get drunk." Li Fu said, "Don't wait until the New Year's Day meeting, otherwise you will miss the opportunity."

If I drink two jars of wine at home and get drunk like a dead person, and I can't wake up at the palace meeting the next day, won't it be troublesome?

So this issue must be explained clearly.

In addition, strong wine, if you drink too much at once, it is easy to get into trouble.

I know some people think they can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk and have a good alcohol tolerance.

But can strong alcohol be the same?

"Okay, I'll tell them carefully and then let them go." Old Zhao bowed and responded.

Li Fu turned around and returned to the house and went back to the study to look at the account book.

It's too late before the New Year, so let's wait until after the New Year, after the Lantern Festival, and then send the money to the palace.

Old Zhao began to arrange for the people in the house to prepare carriages and horses to send things to each family.

Half of the silk in the warehouse was sent, and there were two jars of wine. They had to be kept well, so as not to be damaged by bumps on the road.

There was a thick layer of straw on the place where the wine was placed on the cart, and the wine jar was tied with several ropes and placed on the straw. Even if the road was bumpy occasionally, the jar would not be damaged.

The New Year's food prepared in the kitchen was also divided into several portions and placed in jars, and each family had to send some.

Those who have a good relationship with him all know that there are many delicious foods in the Jingyang Wang Mansion. It is the New Year, and Li Fu cannot be stingy, so he has to send them all.

Before the New Year, the kitchen was busy every day, and they were busy all the time. More than a dozen carts of ingredients for the New Year were used to prepare them so that they could be sent to each family before the New Year.

Now that they have sent them, they can't be stingy, right? For the ingredients, it only costs a few dollars.

After loading the cart, the servants in the mansion drove the ox cart and horse cart in a team of two to deliver them to each family.

A cart was fully loaded and stopped at the gate of Duke Lu's mansion.

The servant jumped off the frame, walked to the door, and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" The doorman came out.

The servant of the Wang Mansion handed over the visiting card.

"I am a servant of the Jingyang Wang's residence. I am here to deliver New Year's goods to your house on the orders of my husband."

"So you are a brother of the Jingyang Wang's residence. Please wait a moment. I will go in and report."

After the doorman finished speaking, he hurriedly took the visiting card to the house and found the housekeeper. The housekeeper first asked someone to open the door and welcome the people and things in, and then went to find his master.

Because the visiting card said that he wanted to see his master.

Cheng Yaojin read the visiting card.

"Is it the servant of the Jingyang Wang's residence?" Cheng Yaojin asked.

He was a little curious. What did the servant want to see him for? It should be something.

"Yes." The housekeeper responded.

"Then bring the person to the hall." Cheng Yaojin said: "If there is nothing, you won't say that you want to see me in the visiting card."

"Yes, I will invite the person in right away." The housekeeper bowed and responded.

Other New Year gifts were also delivered last year, and they were almost the same, so the servants of Duke Lu's mansion were not surprised.

But the two people at the door took two jars of wine from the car, one of them holding one, saying that they wanted to meet Duke Lu in person and give them to him after the meeting. This was strange.

Two jars of wine, what's so strange?The housekeeper came out and invited the two to enter the house, saying that the master was in the hall.

The two nodded slightly and saluted, then followed the housekeeper into the house of Duke Lu holding the wine jars.

"You two, just hand over these wine jars to the servants." The housekeeper said, "Are you going to meet my master with these two wine jars?"

"To be honest, we want to meet Duke Lu just for these two wine jars. Otherwise, after the New Year gifts are delivered and handed over, we will go back to report." One of them said, "Don't underestimate these two wine jars. For Duke Lu, the things in that car may not be more interesting to him than these two wine jars."

"Oh?" The housekeeper was even more curious.

However, he also knew that his master loved wine. If there was a good wine of the best quality, the master would really feel very happy.

When they came to the hall, the two held the wine jars and bowed slightly to Cheng Yaojin.

"Hello, Duke Lu."

"No need to be polite, what are you doing..."

The two wine jars were too eye-catching. Cheng Yaojin saw them when they walked outside the door before they entered the door, and his eyes never left the wine jars.

Such a treasure, good wine?

If it is a top-quality wine, it would be great. The brothers of King Jingyang really know him too well. This gift is really comforting.

"Replying to Duke Lu, this is the good wine that my husband specifically told us to personally give to Duke Lu. Moreover, my husband specifically said that he would meet you, Duke Lu, to tell you that this wine is different from other ordinary wines and drinks, so you should drink it carefully."

"Drink carefully?" Cheng Yaojin was puzzled. Isn't drinking for pleasure? What's there to be careful about?

"Is this wine poisonous?" Cheng Yaojin asked such a question with his neck stiff.

The two of them shook their heads when they heard this.

"No, no, this wine is not poisonous, it's just that this wine is too strong. I'm afraid that you, Lord Lu, will drink too much and get drunk."

"Strong wine? Drunk? Me?" Cheng Yaojin put these words together and felt that this was not a reminder, but a provocation.

He, Cheng Yaojin, drinks, and is afraid of strong wine? Afraid of getting drunk?