Poor family farming: the sick and weak scholar's wife is very sturdy

"What secret weapon?"

Han Xier asked with a pretended blank look.

"salt!"

Mazi smiled again, showing his white teeth, and uttered two shocking words.

"Salt?! You mean that country bumpkin won the competition with a dish made with salt?!"

A middle-aged woman looked at Mazi in surprise.

She is the proprietor's wife of the Han's Restaurant, known as Mrs. Han. She was very interested in cooking when she was a child, and she often developed some new dishes.

But because Mrs. Han's culinary skills are too poor, the dishes developed every time are always inaccessible, and finally nothing happens.

Now after she heard Mazi's words, she was immediately surprised.

She has studied for half her life, but she has never figured out why this is the case.

Now that she learned about this from Mazi's mouth, she couldn't help but feel agitated.

She thinks this is an opportunity to break through her cooking skills!

But isn't table salt bitter and astringent?
Why can the dishes made by the country bumpkin be eaten?

And also defeated the second young master of Chen's Tavern!

Isn't that guy a culinary genius?

"That's right, it's table salt, but the table salt he uses is not the common one on the market, but a newly developed table salt, and the dishes made with it taste delicious!"

Mazi nodded repeatedly.

"You mean to say that the newly developed table salt is sold in Jin Sanniang's grain and oil store, and the prince bought it himself?"

Madam Han asked excitedly.

"This lady is really smart, she guesses right!"

Mazi immediately complimented him.

After getting a definite answer, Mrs. Han hurried to Jin Sanniang's grain and oil store, and she wanted to buy some new salt and go back to try it.

I thought it would be very expensive, but I didn't expect that a catty of table salt in a bamboo tube was only [-] copper coins, which was much cheaper than the original coarse-grained salt!
Some passers-by who were skeptical saw Mrs. Han buying a new type of salt, and they also bought a catty with the attitude of giving it a try.

They never expected that this new table salt brought them unexpected surprises.

First, the new dishes made by Mrs. Han were not only loved by everyone, but also became the signature of Han's restaurant.

The rest of the people who bought salt and went back tasted what is really delicious for the first time.

It turns out that the original taste of the dish is not bitter!
The taste is really picky.

When you have tasted the savory taste, let you taste something with a bitter taste, that taste is really uncomfortable!

Therefore, in just a few days, the batch of salt that Lin Xiao brought over had been sold and there was very little left.

Of course, these are all for later.

Back to the present.

Lin Xiao followed Li Yufan to the palace.

The scale of the palace is not small, covering an area of ​​more than five acres.

The buildings here are all decorated according to the architectural model of the imperial palace, which looks very luxurious.

Dozens of guards stood at the entrance of the palace, each with a knife in his hand and a sword tied around his waist. He looked mighty and domineering, making it obvious at a glance that the security measures here are in place.

"With so many guards, the annual expenses should be very high, right?"

For some reason, seeing so many people, Lin Xiao suddenly had this idea, and even said it out.

After Li Yuxuan heard it, a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face:
"Well, you're quite right, the annual expenses are really not ordinary."

"Why not downsize the staff?"

"This king is the prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. Every move of this king is deeply involved, and it cannot be simplified or simplified."

Li Yuxuan took Lin Xiao to his study.

The study is very luxurious, and the decoration is also very luxurious.

Li Yu was sitting on a chair, holding a cup of tea freshly brewed by the maid in his hand, drinking it calmly, as if he was tasting tea.

"I don't know what the prince wants to talk about with the boy?"

Lin Xiao sat on one side cautiously, and secretly glanced at Li Yuxuan's face while asking.

"Your name is Lin Xiao?"

"Yes, the boy's name is Lin Xiao."

"Do you know Li Yuyan?"

Lin Xiao was slightly taken aback when he heard this.

Why did the prince suddenly ask Yu Yan?

That's right, Yuyan's real identity is the Ninth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty. After careful calculation, she should be the prince's younger sister.

only……

Yuyan once said that she fled to Lijia Village because she was hunted down by the emperor.

Has the prince in front of him ever chased and killed her?
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao couldn't help feeling complicated and didn't know how to answer.

Seeing that Lin Xiao was silent, Li Yuxuan put down the tea in his hand.

"Since you don't want to say it, it doesn't matter. This king is not afraid to tell you. This king is Yu Yan's brother. It is very good for us to have a small relationship."

"Ah."

Lin Xiao nodded.

She didn't dare to discuss Yu Yan's topic with the prince, if something wrong made the prince unhappy, it would be a disaster!

"Yu Yan has suffered a lot outside, right?"

Li Yuxuan sighed:
"His life is not good, and another useless brother like me will be put on the table. He can't protect him, but he can only be wronged."

After hearing this, Lin Xiao was a little confused, thinking what the hell is this?

How can anyone tell these private things to strangers as soon as they meet?

Are all the people of the Great Xia Dynasty so simple?
Don't you know why it is essential to be on guard against others?

Or is it actually a trap, for the purpose of defrauding Yu Yan of where she is now!
No, no, you have to change the subject quickly!
Lin Xiao straightened his mind and asked softly:
"My lord recruited the boy into the mansion, do you have anything to tell the boy to do?"

"I can't talk about confession. It's just that this king thinks you are very powerful, and you actually have a heart for the people. I want to promote you to be an adviser in the court. I wonder if you are willing?"

Admonisher is a unique official position of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Its main purpose is to experience the sufferings of the people, and then advise the emperor to make contributions to the country.

This is a very important official position, usually selected by princes or emperors, and was very respected in the Great Xia Dynasty.

But this position is not so easy to do, because this official position not only requires courage, but also requires a certain amount of wisdom.

This wisdom requires not only bravery and perseverance, but also boldness and courage.

Otherwise, you will be killed by a trap set by someone with a heart!
After hearing this, Lin Xiao was stunned.

The lord wants me to serve as an adviser in the court?
Fuck me, isn't this too ridiculous!

A companion is like a tiger, and I just want to live a small life on my own one-acre three-point land.

Even being a small rich man in charge of farmers is better than going to the imperial court to be an admonisher!
"Why, boy, don't you want to?"

Seeing Lin Xiao's embarrassed expression, Li Yufan frowned, and his tone became a little bit hostile:
"If you don't want to, I won't force you."

My lord!
Please listen carefully to your tone, doesn't it seem like you are not reluctant?

"no."

Lin Xiao shook her head hastily, her heart was full of pain, she finally understood the true meaning of "Shoot the head of the bird"!