Li Yuanying's bodyguards returned to Beijing with a special carriage. There were no people in the carriage, but several melons.
When Li Yuanying said that he wanted to teach investors how to grow melons, everyone thought Li Yuanying was an empty-handed wolf who just took out something and wanted to trick others into donating buildings.
I heard that Li Yuanying really planted that watermelon, and solemnly asked people to come back to offer melons. Changsun Wuji and others were all in high spirits, and found various reasons to stay with His Majesty Li Er to see what it was like. A melon, it can make Li Yuanying say that it is the only one in Datang!
The people around Li Yuanying had followed Dai Ting to go out to practice, and they were not afraid of danger. Even if the most distinguished people in Datang gathered together, they would not be stage frightened. When I came out, I solemnly carried it to Majesty Li Er and introduced it: Actually, it is not the best to eat, it should be soaked in ice water for a little while, and the melon that is taken out will be ice and sweet, and it is guaranteed to be mouth-watering. The heat is gone!
Seeing the guard's non-stop introductions, Yuchi Jingde and the others became impatient, but His Majesty Li Er didn't say anything, so they could only listen and murmur in their hearts: Why are the people around Li Yuanying like him? Same? In the past, these people didn't see how special they were when they were in the Forbidden Army, but now they stand out and make people feel that they are extraordinarily outstanding!
After the guard finished his introduction, he didn't make His Majesty Li Er wait too long. He picked up the knife and clicked it, splitting the melon in two, and then skillfully divided them into slices of uniform thickness.
The moment the melon was cut just now, everyone was already attracted by its bright red flesh. Looking at it now, I saw that the slices of watermelon were so red that people's eyes lit up, and even the dripping juice looked very cute!
At this time, thinking that Li Yuanying had promised the people of Hu County to grow this melon, many people felt a little annoyed: If they really knew that it was such a good melon, they should donate a building so that they could learn to grow it themselves!
The guard who returned to Beijing to deliver melons introduced it in a timely manner. The black kernels on the flesh of the melon are watermelon seeds. It doesn't matter if you accidentally swallow it. It's better if you can spit it out, and you can save the seeds.
Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. Since melons are easy to get, there is nothing to regret. Those people have to sell melons, right? If they sell it, can they still break the melon and dig out the seeds before selling it? Obviously it can't! So this watermelon is like the sunflower that Li Yuanying sold at the beginning. It is only a rare one in the first year, and everyone can follow it in the next year!
As for the method of planting, you just have to grope slowly after you get the seed, there is always a way to plant it. People from Huxian county donated money to the building anyway, and let them earn fresh money for a year first!
His Majesty Li Er didn't have as many thoughts as Changsun Wuji and the others. His Majesty Li Er is very satisfied with Li Yuanying's good consciousness of planting good things and sending them back to him. He generously gave everyone a piece of watermelon, and asked someone to take the rest to the greenhouse to plant. Later, he would try what Li Yuanying's guard called "ice-cold watermelon".
So the two brothers shared a thin slice of watermelon to the people below, and they both thought they were generous enough to allow them to take the melon seeds from that slice of watermelon home.
In the evening, Sizi and the young princes and daughters all tasted something new, and some concubines in the harem also received rewards, all of which were rewarded by piece. The rest of them all went into His Majesty Li Er's stomach, because this melon is very sweet, which suits his appetite very much!
Seeing that there was nothing left to eat the next day, His Majesty Li Er revised a letter and asked someone to send it to Huxian County, asking Li Yuanying to bring back more melons, only a few were not enough to eat!
Wei Zheng also shared a piece of melon that his grandson-in-law asked someone to send back with melon vines. He thought the melon was quite good, so he wrapped the seeds back in a grand manner like everyone else, and planned to grow a few melons to eat next year.
Returning home after thinking about it, Wei Zheng saw his wife, Mrs. Pei, tending the melon vines in the garden in the yard. Their yard does not grow flowers and plants, but fruits and vegetables, so they can basically be self-sufficient all year round.
Seeing that Wei Zheng was back, Mrs. Pei turned around and smiled at him, saying that Li Yuanying and Wei Shu sent someone to send them over during the day, and wrote a booklet to teach her how to take care of him. When the people arrived, she didn't let her do it, and quickly helped her transplant the soil into the nursery. She came out today to take a look at this big and round watermelon when she had nothing to do, for fear that it would be stolen!
Wei Zheng originally regretted not being able to bring it back for Mrs. Pei to taste, but seeing that his own family also had a share, he felt relieved, and talked to Mrs. Pei about sharing melons in the palace during the day. With such a watermelon on top of it, Li Yuanying is not asking for money to repair the building for nothing. Some people will find no reason to scold him in the future!
Mrs. Pei also heard that Li Yuanying was going to renovate the Taihe Palace, and it was said that many people were rushing to pay for it. She said: "Didn't those people all contribute money voluntarily? How come there are still people who want to scold Yuanying? Did you help Yuanying scold back?"
Wei Zheng said: "Is this something that can be scolded back?" The royal brothers saw that the treasury could not move the money, so they went to trick those aristocratic families, powerful and wealthy households into paying, and it was okay for him to turn a blind eye , I really want to roll up my sleeves to help scold back, maybe I will be scolded by people poking my spine for the rest of my life!
Mrs. Pei just mentioned something casually. After hearing what Wei Zheng said, he stopped talking. He entered the house with Wei Zheng, picked up the watermelon floating in the water tank and said to Wei Zheng with a smile on his face: "This melon has been soaking in cold water for a long time. It's cold to the touch, and the small ones are gone, and we cut each of them in half, and Yuanying said that it is most comfortable to eat half a watermelon with a spoon."
Wei Zheng felt happy when he thought of His Majesty Li Er stingyly cutting each person only that slice during the day, and he agreed with Pei's words: "Success, we will eat half of one each later."
Not only did Wei Zheng share half a melon with Mrs. Pei, and he ate to his heart's content, he also wrote a poem, praising the melon, and said that the husband and wife ate half of the melon so satisfyingly, but they were a little bit full. It takes a few laps in the yard to feel comfortable. In the end, he hypocritically reflected that when the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will be short. Everything should not be too much, and temperance must be exercised.
It is common for literati to write poetry, usually for self-expression. Since it is an expression, it naturally needs an audience. Wei Zheng shared his new poem with his colleagues the next day, expressing that it was his own understanding of eating melons.
When Changsun Wuji and others heard this, their faces turned dark.
You have a great grandson-in-law. I just gave you a few watermelons. Is there any need to show off like this? You old Wei has been ill for a while, are you confused? Do you remember that you are a straight minister!
His Majesty Li Er's face was not very good, this kid actually sent two copies of the gift, one in the palace and one in Wei Zheng's family! If you are older than your fart, it would be more courteous to curry favor with Yue's family!
Li Yuanying, who was still obediently staying in Hu County to handle official business, sneezed, looked at the sky, and found that the sky was cloudy, as if it was going to rain. As soon as he gave an order, the servants quickly packed up the office supplies and moved them back to the temporary official house built near the lake before it rained.
Li Yuanying dragged Wei Shu back along the shore of the lake, and halfway there, the torrential rain began to pour down. Left and right wanted to go forward to hold umbrellas for them, but Li Yuanying felt that the rain was coming freely, so he didn't allow others to protect him from the rain.
Li Yuanying also turned around and asked Wei Shu: "It's raining well. Didn't everyone worry about drought if it hasn't rained for too long a few days ago? Don't worry now!" Li Yuanying has been there since he was a child Being restrained, he hadn't been exposed to the rain yet, when it suddenly rained on the way, he was a little eager to try, "Why don't we run back!"
Seeing the high spirits on Li Yuanying's face, Wei Shu would not spoil his interest, and let him run back holding her hand.
The two of them were both half-grown children, and no one could stop them when they got up, and they were half wet anyway. On the way back, they simply stepped on the puddles that had accumulated on the ground, and both of them splashed all over. water.
Li Yuanying dragged Wei Shu back to the official house, having had enough of his addiction, but as soon as the two of them returned to the official house, they were dragged away by Di Renjie and Wu Mei separately, took them to take a hot bath and have deep thoughts educate.
Di Renjie thinks that Li Yuanying is quite reliable when he does things, but he is not at all in tune at ordinary times. He wants to come to work by the lake, saying that it is cooler here, and everyone obeys him. But today he was really messing around. He has seen people rushing to avoid the rain, but he has never seen one rushing to get caught in the rain. What if he gets caught in the wind and cold
Di Renjie began to talk to Li Yuanying earnestly.
Not only was Li Yuanying not afraid of Di Renjie's nagging, but he turned around and exposed his back to Di Renjie, and asked Di Renjie, "Can you wipe my back for me? I can't reach the back!"
Di Renjie glared at him, and finally had no choice but to rub his back while continuing to say to him, "You are so sorry for yourself, your mother, and the relatives and friends who care about you".
On the other end, Wu Mei was helping Wei Shu dry her long hair, and Cheng Yang was teaching Wei Shu: "Girls are naturally cold and can't get wet, how can you mess around with Uncle Yao?"
Wei Shu obediently admitted her mistake.
Cheng Yang was a little helpless, she felt that Wei Shu was about to be taught badly by Li Yuanying, and Li Yuanying would always admit his mistakes humbly like this, what bad things should he do later or what bad things he would do!
Jin Shengman asked Wei Shu, "How does it feel to be in the rain?"
Wei Shu thought for a while and said, "It's very refreshing." At that moment, she didn't have any worries or worries in her heart, she didn't think about anything unreasonable, and she didn't think about getting sick from the cold. In fact, it has always been like this around Li Yuanying, he doesn't have to think about anything, he just needs to have fun with Li Yuanying.
After hearing Cheng Yang's lesson, Wei Shu also felt that it was really wrong to do so. However, if Li Yuanying invited her again, she would still follow Li Yuanying.
Jin Shengman smiled, went to the other side to help Wei Shu comb her long hair, and in turn persuaded Chengyang: "Which children don't mess around, Chengyang, don't be too restrictive about them."
She was about to return to Silla. Her cousin was not in good health and had no heirs to take care of her. The family kept telling her to go back quickly. Her family members implicitly mentioned in the letter that the cousin has no heirs, and she is likely to be the successor at that time. In that position, one cannot have a true friend, a true husband, or even one's own children, otherwise they will all be involved in the vortex of power.
After arriving in the Tang Dynasty, Jin Shengman heard people say that the emperor often said that he was lonely and widowed. Thinking about it carefully, being the king of a country and the lord of a country is not a lonely family. Because of this, she likes to see Li Yuanying and Wei Shu, a pair of children, happily making trouble every day. Such a memory may be the most vivid and happiest day in her life.
Cheng Yang looked at Wei Shu with an open-hearted face, Wu Mei who didn't say a word, and Jin Shengman who spoke for Wei Shu, and finally he could only sigh and didn't say anything more. Although these two people are younger than her, they are actually her uncle and aunt according to their seniority!
Fortunately, Li Yuanying and Li Yuanying were both in good health. After taking a hot bath, drying their hair, and drinking a bowl of dispelling cold soup, they were both alive and well again. After observing for two days, Cheng Yang found that they didn't even sneezed, so he was finally relieved, but he still found the attendants to tell them not to let Li Yuanying mess around again.
Li Yuanying happened to bump into Chengyang asking someone to stare at him, and dragged Chengyang to watch him for a long time. Cheng Yang glared at him: "What's wrong? I can't tell the people around you anymore?"
Li Yuanying said: "Yes, of course you can! I just see that you are a bit of a housewife. Is the emperor asking someone to prepare for your marriage?" When mentioning Chengyang's marriage, Li Yuanying thought of the past. He took Li Zhi to test Du He for a few years, but it didn't seem very suitable; last year he sent Du He to the royal mission to go to Tubo, and he didn't know if Du He had made any progress. Thinking of this, Li Yuanying directly took Cheng Yang's hand and asked, "You also met Du He in the Imperial College, how do you think him? Do you want to change someone?"
Cheng Yang said: "You also know that the father is asking someone to prepare, how can there be any reason to change?" Only the two of them were there, Cheng Yang didn't blush, and talked about his own considerations. She didn't like Du He very much earlier, she thought he was a dandy, but after seeing him a few times in the Imperial College, she felt that although he was a bit flamboyant, he was not so bad. Thinking about how Duke Lai left early, if she repented of the marriage, she would really be sorry for Duke Lai, and she didn't want to be such a villain.
Li Yuanying said: "Since you want to marry him, then I have to give you some dowry."
Cheng Yang finally felt a little shy, and said: "The dowry and other things are handled by someone, and there are certain numbers." Even if His Majesty Li Er wanted to give her something more, Wei Zheng and the others would jump out and say that it was not suitable for etiquette. You marry this princess beyond the standard, what should you do when you marry other princesses? Can't start this bad head!
Li Yuanying is as good as a gentleman: "Then I will send you off after you get married, and you will keep it as your private property!"
Li Yuanying was talking about the marriage contract with Chengyang, but Chang'an City fell apart because of another marriage—
On this day, Gao Yang led people to block Fang Jun in front of Pingkang Fang, and said, "Even if all the men in the world are dead, I will not marry you!"
The author has something to say:
Wei Zheng: My grandson-in-law gave me so many melons that I can eat enough. Write a poem to commemorate Fang Xuanling: Shameless!
Changsun Wuji: Shameless!
His Majesty Li Er: Shameless!