He shook his head and didn't think about the fate of that stupid woman. When gods fight, it's better not to provoke a mortal like him. It's only right to prepare things for the New Year with peace of mind! After all, this is his first New Year in the Tang Dynasty, so it’s somewhat commemorative, isn’t it?
Speaking of Chinese New Year, this is basically the most important festival for Chinese people! Regardless of thousands of years, the one thing that will never change during the New Year is shopping. Farmers have to buy some new cloth to make a set of clothes for their children, while Xiao Han has to think about what to give to his subordinates.
Although there is no such thing as welfare in Datang, Xiao Han stubbornly believes: Can a year without a year-end bonus be called the Chinese New Year?
Anyway, I have plenty of money now, so it’s not like I keep it all at home. Last time when Xue Shou and the others started selling glazed ware and made a lot of money, Xiao Han also quietly sold a few items and got a lot of money. Don’t let it go. It has developed a patina in the warehouse. Take it out this time and try the pleasure of giving out year-end bonuses to others!
After receiving the news, Butler Lu felt that his head was spinning. He tried to persuade him a few times, but it seemed to be useless. He thought that the prodigal temper of the Marquis was showing up again, so he had no choice but to arrange for more stable people to follow Xiao Han and stop doing anything out of the ordinary. It happened, the conflict with the Cui family a while ago scared him!
I don't want to go to Chang'an, but I have to go.
Because apart from Chang'an, you really can't buy anything if you have money in other places. With the money Xiao Han brings now, he can buy it all directly if he goes to the Sanyuan County Fair. There is nothing valuable on the street!
Take the idiot Xiaodong with you, get a few carts full of gifts, set up a queue, and go to Chang'an in a mighty way! This time I took the opportunity to give away the New Year’s gifts to save myself trouble in the future.
Before entering Chang'an, Xiao Han stopped by to visit Li Shimin. He had been training outside the city recently. Even when Liu Wenjing was killed last time, he was speechless. It wasn't that he wasn't angry, but his natural calmness told him that anger was of no use at this time. Only mastering power is the unchanging truth!
So after Liu Wenjing's accident, Li Shimin used all his anger to train his troops! Because of Liuli, he now also has a large amount of funds! On the premise that military pay is sufficient, the army's combat effectiveness is rising steadily.
And seeing Li Shimin holding back, Li Yuan also felt a little indebted to Li Shimin.
Liu Wenjing was annoying, arrogant, and even had a lot of complaints against herself as the emperor. In anger, she beheaded him, and she regretted it later.
After all, Liu Wenjing was also Li Shimin's important support. As a result, the already balanced situation was likely to be broken again, so Li Yuan also issued decrees in the past few days to reward and appease Li Shimin.
The military camp with tens of thousands of people stationed there is so huge that it seems endless when viewed from a distance! Xiao Han placed Xiaodong and the others outside the military camp, and then relied on his face to get to the Chinese army's tent without any hindrance.
Li Shimin was studying the sand table with his head down at this time. When he saw Xiao Han coming, he was a little surprised. He pulled Xiao Han to sit down and asked him how he could give it up.
Xiao Han drove for a long time and walked around the military camp for a long time. He was already exhausted. Besides, he had nothing to be polite to Xiao Lizi, so he sat down first, grabbed the water bottle on the table and drank a sip of it. After a pause, he said reluctantly: "Why do you think I'm just like a turtle, huddled up every day? I can't come out?"
Li Shimin forced himself not to laugh and dragged a chair over to sit on it: "Yes, who says it can't be done? I'm just asking casually!"
"Huh, that's pretty much it!" Xiao Han rolled his eyes at Li Shimin and continued: "It's almost Yuan Day, so I'm going to Chang'an to buy some things, and I'll give you some gifts along the way, so that I can be protected in the future. point……"
"Haha, do you need to be so polite?" Li Shimin squinted his eyes and smiled very happily. For some reason, his mood always improved inexplicably when he saw Xiao Han.
"You're not polite. It's not a valuable thing. You've stolen all the valuable things! I didn't see you giving me any gifts." Xiao Han also smiled brightly. This is investment he is doing now!
Think about Wei Xiaobao, who has no ability, but just because he has a strong relationship with the emperor, he can sit on the throne of the first-class Lu Dinggong. He should establish a good relationship with Xiao Lizi first, so that he can get a gold medal to avoid death in the future...
Just as they were thinking beautifully, a deliberate cough suddenly came from outside the tent. Xiao Han and Li Shimin turned around at the same time and looked over. At the door of the tent, as the curtain was opened, Chai Shao's big face appeared in front of them!
Chai Shao didn't know how long he had been eavesdropping outside. As soon as he entered the door, he laughed proudly: "Hahaha! What did I hear just now? Xiao Han, you are not honest. Why don't you send something to me without me? It's a waste of time for our brothers. , I heard you were coming and came over to see you quickly, and you treat me like this?"
Yes, this master has also arrived. Xiao Han quickly stood up to greet him. He almost got punched in the chest, so he quickly dodged and said with a smile: "Brother Chai, how can you miss me so much! No one can live without you. ? And I specially prepared good things for you! If you don’t believe it, just look at it!”
As he spoke, Xiao Han took out a cloth bag from his pocket and poured it into Chai Shao's hand, and a small pile of diced meat appeared in his hand!
"This is this?" Chai Shao frowned, picked up one and looked at it again and again, and finally threw it into his mouth at Xiao Han's signal. When he bit his teeth, a unique sweet fragrance suddenly filled his entire mouth. Moreover, the meat becomes more and more fragrant the more you chew it, and the more you chew it, the more flavorful it becomes!
"Beef! Where did you get that?" Chai Shao was so surprised and happy that he almost exclaimed!
Ever since he returned to Chang'an, those damn officials have been swarming around him like flies. They can be seen wherever he goes. As a result, he has been staying in the military camp, and he doesn't dare to kill a few cows like before. Try something new. Recently, this mouth has almost faded away!
Xiao Han nodded, took a few more and stuffed them into Li Shimin, and then said: "It's beef! But it's not farm cattle, it's yak meat from the west! It's also luck, as the year is approaching, and the people on the grassland are driving them to carry cattle I took some furs and passed through Sanyuan County to go to Chang'an. Unexpectedly, these poor cows were not adapted to the environment here and almost died. When I bumped into them, I mercifully replaced them with a group of donkeys and planned to kill them to cure the meat for the winter. Seeing that there is a lot of meat, I will tinker with some air-dried meat for you to try!"
"Awesome!" After hearing this, Chai Shao immediately stretched out his thumb and said in approval: "In terms of food, you are definitely the best! Otherwise, don't give me anything else, just two cars of this, and some strong liquor. Got it!"
"Two cars? You really don't want more!"
"Hey, there's nothing I can do about it, people are just so real..."
The three of them were chatting and making trouble. Seeing that the time was delayed a lot, Xiao Han didn't dare to stay any longer. There were really a lot of things going on today, so he quickly declined the invitation for the two of them to eat together. The food in the army was really a kiss. Life is better than eating steamed buns, how can I dare to eat them again?
He quickly said goodbye, left the camp, called Xiaodong and the others waiting outside, and continued walking to Chang'an.
It was cold and windy, and the group of people were walking in silence. There was a heater in Xiao Han's carriage, so he didn't feel too cold. He was still in the mood to look at the scenery outside. In the distance, he could see the majestic Great Wall of Chang'an. , Xiao Han suddenly saw what seemed to be Liu Hongji wandering on the road with seven or eight people.
It's not that Xiao Han has good eyesight, but his big bald head is still steaming, which makes him very recognizable! You have to say hello to this, quickly pat the carriage to ask the coachman to stop, jump out of the carriage and shout at him.
Liu Hongji was wandering around boredly at this time. Suddenly he heard someone calling him. When he looked back, he was immediately happy!
"Xiao Han? Why are you here?"
Xiao Han, who was striding over, did not rush to reply. Instead, he circled around Liu Hongji twice, then looked at the timid soldiers around him, and whispered to him: "What's wrong, brother? Have you been demoted?"
The grinning Liu Hongji's smile froze instantly, his face changed, and he said to Xiao Han angrily: "How to speak? Who was demoted?!"
