Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 196
After returning home, Su Siniang saw that Xue Lang had bought so many things, and privately sighed with Jiang Lin that elder brother should find a sister-in-law to help manage the house.Otherwise, with Xue Lang's way of spending money, no amount of money can't help being wasted.By the way, Jiang Lin was warned not to learn from his righteous brother.

Jiang Linyuan wanted to say that when he was single and unmarried, he also spent money recklessly, and few single men could save money.But look at the face of the lady, and shut up wisely, so as not to attract the nagging of the lady.

With the materials ready, Xue Lang began to teach Xiu Niang how to make chrysanthemum cakes and drunk crabs.This is the dish he is going to give away tomorrow. These two dishes are not afraid of getting cold on the way to deliver them, and the taste will not be affected by this.

Drunken crabs need to be marinated for at least one day, but the chrysanthemum cakes came out of the first cage soon.The crystal clear shape and sweet taste immediately conquered the hearts of the ladies present. After taking a sip, Su Siniang immediately said: "Brother, don't pass on the recipe of this pastry to others, and leave it to your nephews and nieces in the future." , is also excellent."

Xue Lang nodded, thinking that probably in Su Siniang's heart, his image must be marked with the words "prodigal son".Hee hee haha, the mansion was lively and lively, and finally there was a festive atmosphere.

Before closing the city gate, Ah Chen arrived!
The reason why Xue Lang set the return date for the day after tomorrow is to wait for Ah Chen.Changjian was going back to Weize Pass with him, it was always inconvenient because there was no manservant in the mansion.Now that Ah Chen is here, with Su Siniang in charge, with Su Siniang's shrewdness, Xue Lang can finally rest assured in this county mansion.

"The little one has seen Dalang, Erlang!"

"Chen, get up. After traveling for so many days, are the children okay?"

Ah Chen was grateful, and said respectfully: "Thank you Da Lang for your concern, the children are all fine."

"That's good! Hurry up all the way, I think you are tired, don't say anything today, go to rest first, have a good night's rest, tomorrow happens to be the Double Ninth Festival, let's spend a festival together."

"Here!"

After answering, Ah Chen said: "Before the little one went to Beijing, Her Royal Highness said that he was coming to Chongyang and Dalang liked to drink, so he asked the little one to bring some wine that Dalang brewed in Weize Pass to Beijing."

When Xue Lang heard it, he said happily, "Really? What kind of wine did you bring?"

Ah Chen said: "I brought some of the several kinds of wine brewed by Da Lang."

Xue Lang said gratefully: "I should thank the princess, I will return the gift tomorrow, it finally looks a little better."

After finishing speaking, he asked everyone in Weizeguan if they were okay. After getting the good news from everyone, he asked Ah Chen to take the child to reunite with Xiuniang's family.

Having nothing to say all night, Changjian got up early the next morning and was ordered to take the chrysanthemum cake made by Xiuniang to go out as a gift. Of course, there was also a small jar of peach blossom wine and plum wine brewed by Xue Lang.

Thanks to Xue Lang's narrow social circle, there are not many people who need to run away from Changjian.Just Li Gang's mansion, Yang Zhengqing's mansion, and finally Xue Lang hesitated, and added Qin Wang's mansion.

While eating court food, Changjian came back and brought back Li Gang's invitation to Xue Lang to climb a high place outside Chang'an City at noon.Xue Lang naturally agreed, after eating the morning food, he asked Xiu Niang to make a cage of crab roe buns, a cage of steamed buns, and a few side dishes. When he went out, it happened that drunk crabs were also available, so he took them with him. Go to old man Li's invitation.

At this time in the Tang Dynasty, the atmosphere was open, and the female relatives were not allowed to go out.During the Double Ninth Festival, climb high and look far away, and the green hills outside the city are full of tourists.When the female relatives go out, those with a certain family background and status will wear a veiled hat, and there are also children of common people who do not wear a veiled hat to show their appearance in front of others, but no one will rashly go up and scold them for being rude.

With Li Shangshu's status, no one would disturb the place where their family is located.Xue Lang went alone with four dogs and escorts, while Jiang Lin asked him to take his wife to his father-in-law's house for the holiday.We will leave Chang'an tomorrow, if we can get together for a while, we will stay a little longer.

"Meet Li Gong!"

Xue Lang bowed his hands and greeted him.

"Youyang is here! Come and sit down."

Xue Lang went over and asked Changjian to deliver the food he had brought.

Baozi and the others all knew Li Gang, and each of them barked to greet him, and even the steamed buns were very respectful.Li Gang laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth: "Okay, okay, steamed buns, steamed buns, soy milk, and fried dough sticks, you all have a good holiday too. Xiao San, quickly bring the leg of lamb I prepared for the spirit dogs."

"Here."

The servant left in a hurry and brought four roasted lamb legs to the buns for them to enjoy.

Xue Lang felt that the spirit dog was indeed a spirit dog, and that he, who had become a county duke, couldn't match the treatment given to Baozi and the others.He went out for appointments to climb high and play, and he had to bring his own food and drink, and the buns were already mixed to the extent that people would automatically prepare meals for them.

"Azu, is this a spirit dog?"

In Li Gang's arms sat a three or four-year-old little loli, presumably his little great-granddaughter, with round eyes, like black beans, looking at the buns curiously, pulling Li Gang's sleeves and asking .

"Yes, this is the spirit dog of your Xue Aweng family."

Li Gang smiled kindly, and introduced Xue Lang by the way——

Li Gang's old wife had already passed away. Apart from the married daughter, there was only one son in the family, named Li Xu. The other sons either died young or passed away.Even Li Xu's son is also in his fifties with gray hair.Li Xu has two sons, one named An Ren and one named Jing Jing, both older than Xue Lang.

Li Gang and Xue Lang discussed friendship, and regarded him as a nephew, so brothers Li Anren and Li Anjing sadly urged someone who was younger than them to be their uncle.Li Xu also wants to be called a brother and brother with someone who is in the same grade as his grandson.

Xue Lang felt embarrassed just thinking about it.However, looking at the expressions of the Li family, it seems that they do not agree.Thinking about it, in the era of early marriage and early childbearing in ancient times, there was a big age gap between uncles and nephews, and it should not be uncommon for uncles and nephews to be older.

Thinking about it this way, Xue Lang also calmed down, even if a three-year-old little loli called A Weng, he could still smile kindly.Scary ancient times.

After greeting each other, the servants brought the food brought by Xue Lang, Li Gang was very excited, and said to his children and grandchildren: "The meals in Youyang's mansion are quite unique, they can be called gourmet delicacies, everyone should try them. "

Saying that, first pinch the drunk crab——

"Oh! Not bad! This crab is delicious and tender, and the aroma of the wine is mixed with the umami taste of the crab. After eating, there is a sweet aftertaste. The food in Youyang Mansion never disappoints, and there are always surprises."

"Thank you, Mr. Li, for your praise. But even if you praise me so much, you can't eat too many crabs. You can try a few more crab roe buns."

Crabs are cold, and drunk crabs are eaten raw, so they are naturally colder.Li Gang is already old, only two of them are divided, Li Xu is still the same, but in front of the young people, everyone has a big plate.

The crowd burst into laughter.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Gang asked Xue Lang, "Youyang is going to leave Chang'an tomorrow and return to Weize Pass?"

"Back to Mr. Li, yes. Turkic Jieli Khan has entered Yanmen, and Liu Heizai is making trouble outside. Weizeguan may not be peaceful. Besides, there are many things waiting for me in Weizeguan. How can I rest assured?" Stay in Chang'an, and get back as soon as possible to rest assured."

Li Gang nodded and said: "Youyang is quite young, but he is calm in his work and has excellent knowledge and ability. In terms of age, you are all older than Youyang, but in terms of character and talent, you should ask for advice from Youyang."

The latter sentence is for his children and grandchildren.

Xue Lang was naturally humble.

Li Gang invited Xue Lang to climb the mountain together, it seems that he really came here for fun, he didn't say anything about business, he just chatted with the Li family, and watched the little loli chasing the buns to play, but it was so lively that he was alone in the The loneliness in Chang'an has been relieved a lot.

After the feast was over and they went home, Li Gang sat in the carriage and said to Xue Lang who was standing by the side of the carriage saying: "The sage has already promoted the princess to be a general. For the long-term plan, You Yang should persuade the princess to expand the army."

This is a heartfelt statement.Xue Lang sincerely thanked, and said: "Thank you, Mr. Li, this junior will definitely tell the princess."

The battle between the Crown Prince and the King of Qin has come to an end. If Her Royal Highness the Princess and the two one-mother compatriots do not want to intervene or fall into a passive position, the only way is to increase their weight.In addition to making more contributions and making your status and status more detached, the most direct way is to expand the army and recruit troops.

(End of this chapter)