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When Xie Yu chased him out, he only saw a stopped carriage, with the unconscious Lan Jue's guards and the musician Pipa Fairy smoking a cigarette.
They woke up the people first. Sure enough, Zhang Ping and Lan Jue also realized something was wrong. They just wanted to use the strategy of "lubing the snake out of the hole", but they didn't expect that Li Niang was so good at it, and they were no match for them.
He really underestimated this dancer. On the stage, in addition to relying on his aura, Xie Yu also judged that Li Niang's skills were at least second-rate, much better than Stinky Tofu and Feng Yuandu.
Now it seems that Li Niang's commitment to being a dancer in a puppet troupe was her so-called "revenge".
Fortunately, these guards fainted and heard what the dancer Li Niang said about the sacrifice.
Xie Yu knew from Xie Hao's memories that after the battle with Xia failed and the entire army was basically wiped out, the court wanted someone to take responsibility. One person, Lan Jue's father, took the initiative to take responsibility, and then...
Otherwise, at Lan Jue's age, he would not have gone to high school at a young age, only to join the officialdom, and be promoted to the position of a member of the Ministry of Etiquette in just a few years. This is also rare in this court where promotion based on "seniority" is relatively adhered to.
I have to say that this is also the legacy of my father’s generation!
However, most ordinary people do not know the secrets, and court officials who know the inside story will not take the initiative to expose their "faults".
Hejun Shanglian urged him to send troops at a wrong time, but they were ambushed and the whole army was wiped out.
Because Taiping has been holding the name of the Lan family for many years, and the Lan family's carriage is here, it turns out that the Lan family's carriage left the city from here earlier.
Naturally, they pursued along the way, and when they found the carriage, not only was it empty, but it also reached a mass grave.
I vaguely heard the howling of wild dogs and wolves, but I didn't expect that there was such a thing not too far away from Bianjing City...
Everyone separated to pursue, Xie Yu went first to kill those wild dogs and wolves, especially those wild wolves...
Sure enough, after finding the wild wolf, I found the aura of breeding. The aura of the breeder was naturally that of Li Niang.
With the Vajra King Curse, more than thirty wild dogs and more than a dozen wild wolves were quickly eliminated. There were also hundreds of hares and more than three hundred "frogs". This mass burial place was actually a "small" place that purchased meat. "Treasure".
After all, other places in Bianjing City are owned by owners. This land is the same as the land that Xie Yu bought for the dye house before. Ordinary people dare not come here.
In this way, Xie Yu just contributed to a peaceful environment.
There is no way, the food shop business is very good, and the price of local meat is too expensive, especially mutton.
Just providing fish and meat is still a bit monotonous. These wild dog, wild wolf, and hare meats are basically "business without capital." After processing, they can be sold at half price to the students in the backyard in the name of celebrating next year's Gongkao.
As for the leather, if you take care of it, you can use it to survive the winter in an era when cotton has not yet been vigorously promoted. Although these leathers are often poorer due to the environment, they are considered inferior goods.
But when made into leather blankets, fur jackets, or fur cloaks and placed in grocery stores, they are all "cheap" and practical goods.
While catching a few more weasels and wild foxes, Xie Yu suddenly came over and almost forgot about the business. By the time Xie Yu found the two people, Zhang Ping had already fainted and Lan Jue was tied up and "bloodletted" "Woolen cloth!
Quite timely!
As soon as Li Niang reacted, she was "sneak attacked" by Xie Yu and fainted.
Later, the guards of the Lan Mansion came and "rescued" Lan Jue. As for Li Niang, Lan Jue had no intention of killing her and let him take her away.
Xie Yu took advantage of Lan Mansion's carriage to take Zhang Ping back to his "Hengqu Courtyard" for resettlement. After all, it was a bit late now.
Xie Yu, on the other hand, continued to be busy. Although the weather was getting colder, Xie Yu's No. 2 storage space was not safe, and No. 1 storage space was too little.
In this way, Xie Yu went to the kitchen to deal with the beasts directly.
When the kitchen staff came over to prepare breakfast at dawn, they found that Xie Yu had prepared several jars of "animal blood" and internal organs.
Furthermore, there were three piles of animal skins of different sizes, which looked fresh and of poor quality, but had been semi-tanned.
The people in the kitchen are already used to the "ingredients" that Xie Yu brings over "suddenly".
But in the past, it was mostly fish products, but today they are all animal blood and offal. Does this owner "purchase" the goods from that hunting ground?
There is indeed a private hunting ground for nobles outside Bianjing City, and these animal blood and internal organs are indeed the "water" they don't want.
I barely stuffed all those fine meats into storage space No. 1 and saved them.
Seeing the people from the kitchen arriving, Xie Yu began to give them "instructions" on how to deal with some animal blood and internal organs. First, remove the fishy smell... With the help of the Vajra King Curse, they can remove at least the eighth level and save a lot of spices.
Then, during today’s free meals, there were a few extra pieces of animal blood. The offal were boiled with animal fat, some were fried, some were roasted, some were deep-fried, and some were sold at half price!
Among them, grilled offal with some rice wine is the most popular.
The same is true for the outside world. More neighbors come to the food shop.
When the manager opened, Xie Yu asked the manager to use these animal skins and the leather workshop to trial-produce leather goods according to the "design" he had produced...
The finished products are naturally sold in their own grocery stores. As the temperature in Bianjing City drops, the water vapor is relatively heavy, so you should know how to attack the devil.
Even if it is "vole" skin, Xie Yu also makes "half-finger" gloves for sale. What's more, the tail hair can also be used as a "writing brush" in the study.
What stands out is economical use, small profits but quick turnover.
In the following days, Xie Yu would go out of the city every few days. At least he could still catch some wild rats, rabbits, weasels, and wild foxes. Occasionally, some muntjacs, deer, etc. came out of people's private hunting grounds, which was even better.
Even if you don't get enough firewood, you can at least pick up some firewood and bring it back to burn. Compared with coal, the firewood you pick up is not costly.
Until the weather gets cold, with the density of the population near Bianjing City, there is no wild game to be caught, so we can only go fishing, and other meat will consume the meat reserves in Space 1.
There are too many people in Bianjing City, including the garrison population of one million. Xie Yu's food shop sells food at a "quantity" fast-food price, which means that it is more cost-effective for those pigs to get into the water.
Of course, since the tribute examination will begin next year, more scholars will come to Beijing to prepare for the examination.
Xie Yu's "Hengqu Courtyard" has gradually gained some fame. It was originally planned to admit 350 students, but they didn't mind "sleeping with enough money." In the case of automatic sharing, the students who brought them were not included. Nearly four hundred students have moved in.
Especially the first-class rooms, there are also people renting them, and Xie Yu also buys the mutton. Of course, the price is more expensive, and there is no such thing as half price.
In late autumn, the Forbidden Army camp was filled with solemn killings!
Basically, the martial arts exam started without much knowledge among the people.
Through Feng Yuan's relationship, Xie Yu got acquainted with Ouyang Chun, the "Guardian Arhat" from the North. Although his background was poor, as an eighth-grade sword-wielding captain, it was relatively easy for him to pass the "Martial Arts Examination" Admission Ticket".
You must have the opportunity to take the exam with the "elites" recommended by the Border Army, Xiang Army, and Forbidden Army.
The first part is Cheng Wen, who examines strategic questions and military science. It is equivalent to a theoretical examination. Xie Yu easily won the first place with his level.
But the second part is to assess the martial arts of bow and horse, including foot and horse shooting, so it is "targeted".
Xie Yu naturally understood something when he saw that the competition targets were all the children of generals, handsome ministers, and even clan aristocrats.
Because Emperor Renzong didn't pay much attention to the "martial arts" of love and didn't even show his face, it has long become a shortcut for the martial arts disciples in the court to "enter officialdom".
After understanding this, complete the assessment and pass the four items of horse-mounted arrows, horse-mounted arrows, martial arts and spear skills.
During the personal display, Xie Yushu's "prestigiousness" won the winner.
But when the actual "competition" eases, those who deserve to lose will definitely lose.
Xie Yu is so "sensible", has a relationship with Ouyang Chun, and is the first in the theoretical essay test. He will definitely pass, but he will not rank too high.
As a result, when the results of the martial arts examination were released, the number of people admitted to the martial arts examination was only 78. They did not dare to compete with the civil examination.
The number of tributes often exceeds three or four hundred, which is quite expensive.
However, counting down, Xie Yu is indeed on the list.
Then, according to regulations, new martial arts candidates must participate in the three-month training organized by the Privy Council.
But in fact, less than half of the people who participated in the training included Xie Yu, and most of them were of the "it doesn't matter" kind.
Understandable!
Xie Yu was not only "ok" to participate in the training, he was also very interested in the "book collection" of the Privy Council.
In the Song Dynasty, literature was used to control military affairs. The civil servants were all civil servants in the Privy Council who liked to write books, so naturally they studied "military books" more often.
The Privy Council has a copy of the "Martial Classics General Essentials" that has been passed down for many years.
It can be said that he has thoroughly explained the tactics and battle examples of various battlefields of the previous dynasty.
It's a pity that Song lacks horses and the quality of his soldiers...
In the blink of an eye, the New Year has passed, and the three-month training for the Privy Council has finally come to an end.
Waiting for the position to be assigned, Xie Yu first went out of the city to replenish firewood, then caught some fish before returning to the "Hengqu Villa".
First, refill the mostly empty woodshed with firewood, and then send the fish to the kitchen.
When the manager heard that the firewood had arrived, he was relieved at first. The boss's "mysterious servant" was indeed reliable.
Let's report to Xie Yu on the daily affairs of "Hengqu Courtyard".
As the February tribute examination approaches, Xie Yu's "Hengqu Courtyard" is already full because of its "affordable benefits", and the number of students "sleeping with enough money" in the backyard has exceeded 500.
Fortunately, Xie Yu has a food shop here that offers boiled water for free at regular intervals.
Most of these students don't know how to make fires, and the Hengqu Villa's buildings are mainly made of stone bricks and have their own sweet water wells, sweet pools, and fireproof water tanks.
Although there were even more "crowds" of scholars joining ***you, there really wasn't any problem.
A few days later, it was the Lantern Festival.
Xie Yu received an invitation from everyone at Banyue Tower to invite Xie Yu to watch her new play. It seems that she has recovered.
Sure enough, if you have money, you will recover quickly!
As soon as Xie Yu just went out, he saw a large number of people kneeling down in the street. Looking from a distance, he saw the figure who was a bit dark, fat and bearded. Xie Yu was startled and quickly went over to salute!
That person was none other than Mr. Bao, who was "in the prime of life" in Kaifeng Mansion.
Because Mr. Bao was "upright and aboveboard", he always went to court to ask questions. The door of the house was wide open, and ordinary people in Bianjing often went to listen.
Not to mention most of them, at least quite a few of them knew Mr. Bao.
Therefore, in recent years, Mr. Bao has rarely paid "private visits" in the public. After all, too many people know him, and his official position is high. He also has a headache when he kneels down and covers a large area.
Bao Zheng came here today, also as the deputy chief examiner of several years' subjects. He heard that there was a "Hengqu Hospital" that had just opened.
A large number of students who came to Beijing to prepare for the exam gathered here and came to check, just in case.
Unfortunately, Mr. Bao's reputation was too great. Even though he was slightly modified and dressed as a "charlatan", he was still recognized by someone who had received "favor" when he arrived. He shouted out loud and everyone recognized him.
Xie Yu quickly went to salute, Master Bao asked, "Are you the owner of Hengqu Villa, Xie Yu?"
From this, Xie Yu became more certain that Master Bao came here for Xie Yu.
Xie Yu naturally did not dare to neglect, "I dare not deceive the prime minister, it is true!"
"Master Xiang, please come this way..."
Xie Yu quickly waved to the "employees" of other hospitals, and they came over proactively to maintain order.
After Master Bao sent some "signatures" that could be enshrined in the ancestral tree, the crowd slowly dispersed.
Clothing, food, housing, and transportation, since Mr. Bao is here, he will naturally inspect them.
Xie Yu first accompanied him to see the living environment. Mr. Bao was satisfied with the stone buildings. Although the cost was high, it was safer and more durable.
Looking at Xie Yu's sweet water well and sweet pond, I was a little satisfied, but when I saw more "heads", I was a little angry and asked Xie Yu about "fire prevention".
Until Xie Yu talked about the key points, rent, house price, collective bathroom, food
Master Bao finally calmed down a bit about the food price issue.
Although Mr. Bao was born as a small landowner, he was deeply annoyed by the price of goods in Bianjing when he was young and rushing to take the exam. Moreover, the more prosperous the city was, attracting more wealthy businessmen and wealthy people to live there, the higher the price became.
Mr. Bao has done a lot to stabilize prices in recent years, but overall prices have been stable with some increases.
The price Xie Yu gave is generally very affordable, otherwise it would not have attracted so many scholars to stay here just a few months after it opened.
It was almost time for dinner, so I went to the food shop again. Not only other academicians, but also many neighbors and citizens from various districts came to buy food and take it home to eat.
In particular, the "mutton soup" that started to be sold in the cold weather has Xie Yu's secret recipe for removing fishy mutton, and the sales are very fast.
People in the Song Dynasty loved to eat mutton. This was true from the official family, and Mr. Bao also loved it.
Although Mr. Bao likes mutton and mutton soup, after asking about the price, he still just ordered a bowl of cheaper fish soup and paid for it.
Master Bao's reputation has a lot to do with his strict self-discipline and consistency.
Xie Yu also respects him very much, secretly cheating on him and consuming Yuanjing Qi to help him improve his health. In addition, Mr. Bao has an open mind and a good background, so he will have no problem living to ninety.
There were too many people here. Xie Yu took Mr. Bao to the second floor of the grocery store to eat porridge. Looking down from above, he could see the prosperity.
Master Bao was in a good mood and asked Xie Yu about his situation. He learned that Xie Yu had passed the military examination and was waiting for selection.
We also know that Xie Yu was born in such a "progressive" way, let's take Lord Di Qingdi, the Privy Councilor, as an example. Lord Di was also a police officer and a policeman, and he was also imprisoned. Now...
Xie Yu naturally agreed...
Then, Master Bao was unhappy when he saw the Kaifeng Mansion officer coming.
Xie Yu persuaded him with "safety", but Master Bao couldn't say anything.
After all, his current status is indeed no longer the small county magistrate of that small border county.
A few days after Mr. Bao left, a "fixed" unit was set up near Xie Yu's Hengqu Courtyard. There were usually patrol officers in charge of water and fire, and on duty, and there was also a "blackboard newspaper" to promote the court's policies...
After all, it’s Master Bao!
After seeing Mr. Bao off, Xie Yu went to the "thank you banquet" to thank everyone.
Zhang Ping, Chen Cho, and Lan Jue were all present at the table, and Xie Yu suddenly had some bad premonitions!
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