my wife is queen

Chapter 18 Lime Point Tofu

Li Mian took a piece of tofu as a gift, pinched a corner, put it in his mouth and tasted it, the taste was that the taste of old tofu was not as bad as she said, so it would not be unsalable.

With Chen Yuanyuan's appearance, one thing that the men in the nearby streets and alleys want to see every day is to buy a piece of tofu from the tofu Xi Shi's shop.

If I can talk a few more words with Tofu Xishi, I will live a happy life.

In the end, it failed to sell a piece of tofu, but it was due to the taste of tofu, which was too simple.

Li Mian glanced at Chen Yuanyuan, curled up his skirt, and squatted by the well, frowning, counting the number of chickens and pigeons in the pigeon coop, it seemed that they were about to sell them.

Li Mian looked at Chen Yuanyuan, who was worrying about the city tax, and said casually: "I remember that there is a gypsum kiln in the west of the capital. When ordering tofu, you can replace the brine with gypsum powder. Remember not to use lime, it is a strong alkali, um. In short, if you eat lime, it will most likely burn through your intestines. Forget it, let the pheasant slave bring you some gypsum later, and order out the only white soft tofu."

White Doufu's rhetoric caught Chen Yuanyuan's attention. As an actress in Liyuan, she knew very well that she was the only one who was precious. She could not sing the tune that others could sing, so her value in troupes such as Wuling Troupe and Kefan Troupe was different. .

If the white tofu mentioned by Li Mian really exists, there will be no worries about the tofu being unsold in the future, and there will be no need to worry about the city tax.

Chen Yuanyuan had never heard of such a weird method of ordering tofu, so she chose to trust Li Mian. She picked up a silk handkerchief and wrapped it around the bun, cleaned up the bean dregs in the stone mill, and prepared to follow the method of ordering tofu with plaster. Order the white tofu.

The arrears of the city tax bothered her too much, and she lost her manners and forgot to send someone out.

When she came back to her senses and realized that she had left the guests aside, she hurriedly put down the loofah in her hand, wiped off her sweat with the sleeve of her skirt, and hurried out to see them off.

Li Mian, Pheasant and Nu were no longer in the yard, they walked along the Jinshui River and disappeared by the riverside of Shili Xiangfeng.

Chen Yuanyuan stood in front of the exquisite small building, looking around with Qiushui's eyes, but did not find Li Mian's figure, and secretly blamed herself: "I lost my upbringing in front of Mr. Li today, and I can't do it again in the future, lest Mr. Li disappointment."

Chen Yuanyuan never cared whether the young masters in the capital were disappointed, but today he cared about a young master's opinion.

Maybe it was because Li Mian was the only friend she met after leaving Liyuan.

Ok.

This should be the only reason.

When Li Mian, pheasant and slaves passed the Yinding Bridge, they met Sun Gong and Yuan Gong again, sitting next to the Lengtao stall by the Jinshui River, chatting about the current affairs of the court. .

There are not many other things in the capital, and there are so many officials and eunuchs, and the chatter of old men in the officials and gentry's homes will not attract attention.

"You've been caught, Aman brought him here."

Sun Gong smiled and stretched out his palm, pointed at Li Mian with the bamboo chopsticks, and signaled his entourage, Aman, to stop Li Mian who was passing by, and don't let him slip away.

A lie?

Li Mian took a look at the iron tower man in front of him, he didn't look like Cao Cao with short stature at all, and said he was more like Xu Chu with big arms and round waist.

Aman cupped his hands, and made a gesture of invitation: "My mentor has an invitation, and I hope you will come over and tell me."

His appearance seems vulgar, but he is quite polite. It seems that Grandpa Sun knows how to teach and educate people, and he can teach a professor with a five-year-old three-year-old man, which is completely different from his iron tower-like appearance.

Li Mian turned back and sat on the little scorpion. He didn't resist, and he probably couldn't resist, but he was riding a Wuming steed with a big bow in his hand, and it was a different matter to face the man on the iron tower.

With Wu Mingji's divine steed, and his diligently practiced riding and shooting.

The elegant pleasure of riding a horse and archery along the banks of the Jinshui River every morning has become a means of killing people.

Sun Gong waited for him to sit down, and said something that had been on his mind for a long time: "Ever since the little girl next to you said the four words "abolishing the water and changing the sea, the old man has been thinking about this matter all the time, but you boy is always on my mind." Keep your mouth shut and refuse to reveal a word. Today, it’s just a small talk, and I won’t spread it to make you offend others.”

When water transportation is involved, any implementation of the New Deal will offend a large number of officials and gentry.

Mr. Sun understood his reticence and didn't think it was timid.

Acting cautiously and being timid are actually the same thing. The former or the latter depends on the perception of a person.

However, once water transportation is involved, any behavior of keeping a respectful distance will be regarded as being cautious.

Li Mian smiled without saying a word, sitting on the small scorpion, admiring the pleasure boats coming and going on the Jinshui River, listening to the curling singing from the river, and the playing of the silk, bamboo and pipa, he still didn't mean to talk about it.

Sun Gong waited for a long while, seeing that he was still looking lazy and leisurely, he deliberately pointed to Yuan Gong beside him with the bamboo chopsticks and said, "This old man has written good speeches, and he knows some Beijing officials from the Six Ministries, especially those from the Ministry of War. Tang has a good relationship with him, as long as you can say a few more words in front of Duke Yuan to satisfy him, it is guaranteed that you can make a difference in your official career."

It's not just a good relationship, Minister of the Ministry of War is regarded as the common disciple of Sun Gong and Yuan Gong.

The difference is that Sun Gong is the master of the house, and Yuan Gong is the master of the seat.

The pheasant slave pursed her lips and exposed the true faces of the two old men: "One of you is the former governor of Liaodong, and the other is the former minister of the Ministry of War. Sister Hongqiao has already told the slave family, don't try to deceive the son-in-law. "

There are several princesses in the current dynasty, but only one concubine in the current dynasty.

There is only one princess who has been married recently, Princess Changping who is the marriage princess.

After Sun Gong and Yuan Gong were exposed, they didn't mean to blame the pheasant slaves. They didn't intend to deliberately conceal it. Instead, they looked forward to Li Mian's reaction after learning of their identities.

It's okay to become fidgety and cautious, because I'm afraid he will become utilitarian.

This is understandable, any official or gentry in the capital would be more or less utilitarian when they learned of the identities of the two. After all, as long as they could get involved, it would be of great help to their future future.

Li Mian sat indifferently on the small scorpion, still lazy and leisurely, as if he didn't hear the pheasant slave talking, and he was still admiring the silk and bamboo pipa on his own.

Sun Gong suddenly burst out laughing: "The old man has visited countless people in the capital over the years. He has met officials, gentry and gentlemen of various temperaments. Most of them have complied with Tai Shigong's saying that all prosperity in the world is for profit, and everything in the world is for profit." Li Xiang, whether you pretend to be indifferent to fame or wealth, or retreat to advance, I have never seen someone like you who has never been keen on power."

(End of this chapter)