Half past noon (twelve o'clock noon in later generations.)
Xu Yi put down the account book in his hand and rubbed his sore eyes.
The prosperity in the ledger relieved Xu Yi's depressed mood slightly.
The salt of this era was very rough, and most of the salt was bitter and difficult to swallow.
Even though it is so unbearable, people still cannot live without salt.
Once you don't eat salt for a long time, your body will develop symptoms of nausea and vomiting, which is often accompanied by weakness in your limbs and your inability to work.
If the time is longer, it may even threaten people's lives.
therefore.
Salt has always been an important material for a country and one of the most important taxes for a dynasty.
It is nonsense to say that there is no refined salt in this era.
A small amount of purified coarse salt often flows into the hands of wealthy families and dignitaries.
The price can certainly be imagined.
And no matter how refined the refined salt of this era is, it is completely inferior to the snowflake salt in Xu Yi's hands.
With the help of the title of King of Jin, Xu Yi's snowflake salt had already flowed into the homes of most dignitaries.
It has become a must-have rarity on the dining tables of dignitaries.
And Xu Yi.
It also gave full play to the specialties of later monkeys.
A hand of snowflakes and salt was played by Xu Yi like a king.
His wealth is naturally self-evident.
"Master Liu, it's past midnight, let's take a rest."
Zhao Shou looked at Xu Yi who kept rubbing his eyes with concern, with a hint of distress flashing in his eyes from time to time.
Xu Yi opened his mouth and was about to say something.
There was a deep voice of acknowledgment coming from outside the door.
"Sixth Prince, the edict has been issued. We will withdraw from Youningyuan immediately."
The soldier Mingguang outside the door clasped his hands in his fists, bent his body slightly, and said respectfully to Xu Yi in the study.
"Go and see them off."
Xu Yi waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
So what if I exit Youningyuan? It's just a space for activities, changing from a house to a small courtyard.
"yes."
After a while.
Zhao Shou returned to the study and wondered: "Sixth Master, why are you so polite to them?"
"They are just following orders, why bother them."
Xu Yi deeply understood that his enemies were never these Mingguang soldiers who acted under orders.
Xu Yi doesn't mind showing kindness to people who don't threaten his own safety.
But if these bright warriors are instigated by others, they have hidden evil intentions.
Xu Yi didn't mind causing an accident and causing one or two Mingguang soldiers to disappear from this world.
"Okay, let's prepare some fresh ingredients. Let's have hot pot for lunch today."
"By the way, bring me the Youning wine that I just brewed some time ago in my bedroom."
"Take it with the green plums and warm it first. My second uncle will be here soon."
All the Mingguang soldiers in the courtyard had evacuated, and it was obvious that the meeting was over.
It would be a lie to say that you don’t care about the affairs of the court.
After all, if it snows this time, the evil of witchcraft will inevitably be brought up again in the court meeting.
...
Two quarters of an hour later.
A copper pot with a very different shape from this era was brought to the dinner table by Zhao Shou.
It doesn't take a while.
Fresh mutton and vegetables that should not appear in this season were brought to the table one by one by Zhao Shou.
On the stove next to the dining table, two jars of Youning wine were warming over a small fire, emitting bursts of fragrance.
Xu Yi sat on the dining table and waited quietly.
Waiting for the arrival of his second uncle, King Xu Zhen of Jin, who had suppressed the Western Regions for twenty years.
"Yier, look at what I brought you?"
Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.
An energetic voice came from outside Youningyuan.
Xu Yi stood up to greet him.
The middle-aged man outside the door wearing a black four-clawed green dragon robe was holding a wine bottle in one hand and something wrapped in oil paper in the other.
"Look what is this?"
Jin Wang Xu Zhen, who had slightly gray hair, held up the thing wrapped in oil paper in his hand as if coaxing a child.
"Roast goose, Second Uncle, I am not a child anymore."
Xu Yi shook his head slightly and quickly stepped forward to take the roast goose.
In my memory, King Jin would bring a roast goose with him every time he went to his uncle's house.
At that time, Xu Yi and his cousins would rush to grab the roast goose from the King of Jin every time.
Thinking about it, King Jin still felt guilty.
In the Battle of Mobei, he was unable to participate in the battle because he was guarding the Western Region.
It was precisely that battle that took away General Zhao Qingzhao, who he had followed since he was twelve years old.
The ninety-six children of the Zhao family were buried in Zhao Qing's body, and the Zhao family that he had been closest to in the past was instantly shattered.
When the witchcraft disaster broke out, another rebellion broke out in the Western Region.
When his teacher returned to the court, the Zhao family, which he had sworn to protect with his life, was wiped out overnight.
And Xu Yi is the only person in the world today who is half of the Zhao family's blood.
Presumably that's why he vowed to protect Xu Yi to the death.
"Hahaha, even if you are seventy or eighty years old, you will still be a little kid as long as I am still alive."
Xu Zhen laughed and rubbed Xu Yi's black hair crazily with his palms covered with calluses and scars.
Everything is just like it was in Zhao Mansion ten years ago.
"What does it smell like?"
Xu Zhen sniffed, and a strong aroma of wine came to his nostrils.
"Good boy, you actually have a good secret of wine."
Xu Zhen laughed and cursed, then strode towards Youningyuan.
If you look closely, you can find that the stride of the meteor is not stable at all, and the limp is extremely weak.
Xu Yi shook his head and followed quickly.
When Xu Yi walked to the dining hall.
Xu Zhenzheng held a jar of Youning wine in his hand and drank heavily.
A trace of wine spilled from the corner of his mouth, crossing his beard and instantly wetting the black four-clawed green dragon robe.
But Xu Zhen didn't care.
"Second uncle, this drink is very strong."
Xu Yi shook his head and walked towards the dinner table.
"belch."
The rosy-faced Xu Zhen put down the empty wine jar and burped, and the strong smell of alcohol hit Xu Yi.
If I had known, I would have taken out the Youning wine later.
Xu Yi looked at Xu Zhen, who had an extremely rosy face, speechlessly.
"Good boy, why didn't you bring out this drink earlier?"
Xu Zhen sat down on the chair.
Picked up the chopsticks and picked out a piece of delicious mutton.
Dip it in garlic juice from the Western Regions and stuff it in your mouth.
The aroma of mutton and the fragrance of garlic instantly bloom in your mouth.
"Yier, the hotpot here is the most authentic."
"The hotpot made by the chefs at home is just as good as the one you make here."
Obviously, this is not the first time that Xu Zhen comes to Youningyuan for dinner.
"Second uncle, did you mention the evil of witchcraft at the meeting today?"
Seeing Xu Zhen reaching for the second jar of Youning wine, Xu Yi hurriedly grabbed the wine.
He opened the wine jar and filled a bowl of wine for Xu Zhen.
This Youning wine was distilled by Xu Yi according to the distillation method in his memory.
How can the alcohol content be comparable to the 20 or 30-proof drinks of this era?
If Xu Zhen was allowed to drink directly from the jar of wine, he would probably become drunk immediately after drinking this jar of wine.
