Li Huguo's yard is very simple, and the surrounding area is bare. There are some farm tools and dry firewood piled up, and a rope is strung on the wall, and some bacon and bacon are tied to the rope.
There is also a lame old dog in the corner. This old dog seems to be twenty years old. It seems that it is not doing anything, and all its teeth are missing. This is the only owner of this yard, because there are other animals in the yard. Everyone is dead.
Li Yuguo didn't know who owned this yard, so he treated the old dog very kindly. He knew that the old dog had no teeth. Every time he ate, he would make some porridge and pour the porridge with broth, so the old dog could eat it. , the spirit is pretty good.
"What are you keeping such an old dog for, and it can't look after the house or home?" Tang Ji said.
"There is a story about this yard. In fact, I don't know who the owner is, but I heard from the folks around me that after the owner left Yiyang County, the dog waited here for the owner to come back. Some people said that it The owner has died in the war, or may have gone to Jiangdong to seek refuge. Who knows, anyway, when I came here, I was looking for a house, and I happened to be attracted by this dog, so I came here together." Li Huguo said, he He cut off a piece of bacon and threw it to the old dog.
The old dog is like an old lady. He can't bite the meat, so he just puts it in his mouth and licks and sucks it. It looks very interesting.
"Every dog knows how to guard the house and the courtyard and wait for its master. Look at the ministers in the imperial court. When Dong Zhuo occupied the capital, they immediately bowed their heads and flattered them. Each one forgot that they were Han ministers. I really don't know what to say. Are they pathetic, or should I say the big man is pathetic." Tang Ji said emotionally at the scene.
The stove was in the yard, an open-air stove. Li Huguo brought a chopping board and started chopping vegetables. He said, "Isn't this how things are in the world? The general trend of the world is that if it is divided over time, it will be reunited and it will be divided over time. In other words, prosperity will inevitably turn into decline. , decline will also turn to prosperity, one is declining and the other is increasing, this is the general trend. Do you think the achievements of Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty are so majestic? But in fact, Qin II died, and what about Han? Now the Han Dynasty is dead in name only, he Dong Zhuo Although he is a grand master, he actually has more power than the emperor, and he holds the emperor hostage to order the world."
"How dare you, as a minister of the Han Dynasty, how dare you say that the Han Dynasty will perish?" Tang Ji shouted.
"My lord, that's not what I mean. What I mean is that the great man is now at the point of life and death." Xun Yu came outside, and Li Yuguo nodded towards Xun Yu.
Li Huguo said: "Just in time, let's eat."
"Ming Gong, are you cooking personally?" Xun Yu was surprised, because Diao Chan usually cooks.
Li Yuguo said with a smile: "Hongchang is distributing grain now. It would be too hard to cook after coming back. I just happened to have finished taking care of everything in Li Jue's house. I will make a meal so that you can all have a taste of my cooking." .”
"Haha, then I'm in for a treat!" Xun Yu said with a smile. He twisted his mustache with his fingers and suddenly saw Tang Ji again, "This... is..."
"Princess Hongnong." Li Hugo said.
Hearing this, Xun Yu was about to bow down, but at this time Tang Ji sighed: "Don't ask for a big gift. This would be a disgrace to me. Now the Liu family exists in name only. I am the Princess of Hongnong, but in fact I have lived a good life." Worse than a common man."
"It turns out that the princess is still alive. I didn't know that His Royal Highness King Hongnong..." Xun Yu looked at Tang Ji.
Tang Ji's face darkened and she said nothing, but Xun Yu was so smart that he immediately guessed the general idea: "Princess, please don't be discouraged. My Ming Gong cares about the world and is dedicated to helping the Han Dynasty. I believe that with a figure like Ming Gong, I will definitely make the Han Dynasty Get through this disaster."
"I hope so." Tang Ji said.
The dishes Li Yuguo cooked were very simple, including bacon and vegetables, wild vegetable and egg drop soup, steamed pork with rice noodles, and a plate of salted vegetable melon.
Not long after, Diao Chan also walked in, and she was with Paifeng. When Tang Ji saw Diao Chan, she exclaimed: "Is this... is this a fairy?"
"This is my wife." Li Huguo introduced her, and then Tang Ji sighed and murmured: "This woman should only exist in the sky, and all the flowers in the world will be eclipsed... She is so beautiful."
"General, you actually cooked for yourself today?" Diao Chan nodded towards Tang Ji and came to sit down.
"Ha, come and try it."
Although everyone sat in the simple courtyard, they ate happily and in harmony. Tang Ji found that although the dishes here were simple and could not be compared with the dishes in the palace, there was something rare in the dishes in the palace. , that’s the vibe.
"What about the princes and nobles? It's the most wonderful thing to have such a happy group sitting together to eat." Tang Ji said.
Diao Chan smiled and said: "If the princess likes it, we can eat it together in the future."
"You are insulting me by calling me that. Now I am no longer a princess. Since my husband's death, I, the Hongnong Princess, have ceased to exist in name only. Although I have been a queen for a few years, that is not the case for me. For me, it is simply a cage. When I come to Yiyang County, I am just a prisoner." Tang Ji said.
She thought that when she fled to Yiyang County, she was immediately arrested by Li Jue. She originally thought that her fate would be like this, and when Li Jue wanted to taint her, she would kill herself with scissors. However, at this time, Li Jue Suddenly died, and then Li Huguo appeared again.
Such an encounter also gave her a feeling of surviving a disaster, and she was even very happy that she was still alive.
"Paifeng, you eat more. By the way, at noon, I had a blind date who gave me a chicken leg." Zhao Yun shyly took out a chicken leg wrapped in oil paper from his arms and handed it to Paifeng.
Yang Paifeng's face turned red and he glanced at Diao Chan timidly.
Diao Chan covered her mouth and chuckled: "Zilong brought you food, just eat it."
"I, I can't eat that much. I'll eat half, and you can eat the other half." As he said that, Yang Paifeng tore off a piece of meat from the chicken leg. He said it was half, but in fact it was less than one-third.
But Zhao Yun gave a large portion to Yang Paifeng and ate the small piece himself. Although the two were young, there was already a certain bond between them in their eyes.
The people present were all sensible people who saw through things without saying anything. Li Yuguo also picked up his rice and said slowly: "Zilong, when your master, Mr. Tong, comes out of Hongnong County, you seem to be going to seek refuge with Gongsun Zan. What on earth is this?" When is the time to set off?"
"This..." Zhao Yun hesitated.
Li Yuguo said again: "Oh, I suddenly remembered, Xun Yu, you have reached the age of marriage. Do you have anyone you like?"
Xun Yu's nerdy look immediately cheered up: "I..."
As he said that, Xun Yu also looked at Yang Paifeng, which made Zhao Yun wary. Zhao Yun said: "Brother, I, I told my master that I will not go to Gongsun Zan. You also said it last time, Gongsun Zan's side is full of powerful generals, but eldest brother's side is short of help, so I'll stay here!"
"Haha, do you want to help me, or do you want to..." Li Yuguo laughed evilly.
Yang Paifeng couldn't stand listening any more, and she shouted angrily: "General, Zilong, I will ignore you!"
With that said, Yang Paifeng put down his bowls and chopsticks and left, making everyone laugh.