After Li Zexuan chatted with Han Lizheng in the room for a while, he saw Han Yuxi and Tiedan walking in carrying dishes.
"Master, Miss, Dad, it's time to eat." Han Yuxi placed the dishes on a very old but clean square table, and called everyone to eat with a smile.
"Master, Miss, please sit down and eat." Han Lizheng greeted quickly.
"Well, Uncle Han, you're welcome. You can sit down too. Miss Han, you've worked hard cooking. Come sit down with Tiedan and eat together." Li Zexuan said.
Han Yuxi was a little hesitant, but Tiedan was overjoyed. He had long been salivating over the pheasant chicken on the table and the nibbling chicken that Li Zexuan brought over. He hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and seeing the golden and crispy nibbling chicken made him even more excited. I can't hold it anymore.
Just now, he tried to reach out his hand to eat in the kitchen several times, but his sister discovered it and kicked him out of the kitchen. Now when he heard Li Zexuan asking him to come up and eat together, he couldn't hold it back anymore, so he raised his feet and walked over. As a result, Han Lizheng glared at him so hard that he immediately retracted his feet in fright.
"Master, you and the young lady will eat first. There is still food in the kitchen. Tiedan and the little girl will eat in the kitchen." Although Han Lizheng also wanted his son and daughter to have a good meal together, the Li family was very kind to Hanjiazhuang. He was also very happy that the young master and the young lady could come to his house for dinner this time. He specially asked his daughter to stew the pheasant that he brought yesterday to sell and entertain the distinguished guests. He couldn't be rude at this time.
"How can this be done? We come to Uncle Han's house for dinner. There is already a lot of trouble. Uncle Han, you don't charge us for the meal. How can we take over the host at this time? If Miss Han and Tiedan don't come to eat together, we will have this meal. I won’t eat it.” Li Zexuan firmly disagreed.
He could see the way Tiedan was drooling when he looked at the table just now, and he couldn't help but sympathize with the people of this era. They might not even be able to eat a meal of meat during the New Year.
It is true that Li Zexuan's abilities are limited and he cannot make the people of the world live a good life, but he can still do what he can to give Tiedan's family a good meal. There is another reason. It is indeed a great pleasure to have dinner with such a beautiful person like Han Yuxi. Of course, our upright Li Zexuan will not admit it even to death.
Han Lizheng had no choice but to nod to his son and daughter: "Since the young master is kind-hearted, you can come and eat together." Tiedan cheered and immediately sat in the empty seat next to Lan'er. Han Yuxi smiled gratefully at Li Zexuan and sat next to Han Lizheng, which happened to be opposite Li Zexuan. She was not greedy, but she also wanted to let her little brother eat meat.
A group of people then sat down and started eating.
At this time, Han Lizheng suddenly patted his head, as if remembering something, stood up and said: "I haven't brought the wine to the young master yet. Young Master, there is no good wine in this country, but the mountain fruit wine made by my family Yu Xi tastes quite good. I will make it right now." Give it to the young master and young lady to try." After saying this, Li Zexuan ran into the back room to get the wine without waiting for him to refuse.
Li Zexuan originally wanted to refuse. He didn't drink. But when he heard that it was just fruit wine and it was made by Han Yuxi himself, he was a little hesitant. Seeing that Han Li had gone in to get the wine without waiting for him to speak, he couldn't say anything more, but in his heart There are still some expectations.
After a while, Han Lizheng came out with a wine jar and said to Li Zexuan: "Master, this is the mountain fruit wine made by Yu Xi in my family. It is made from wild strawberries and hawthorns on the mountain. I am not bragging to you. It tastes really good." The wine is so good that Yunxilou buys it at a high price of ten cents a pound every year when it comes to Chang'an City." As he spoke, he poured a bowl for Li Zexuan and others.
"Dad, Tiedan wants to drink too." Tiedan licked his lips and looked at Han Lizheng begging helplessly. Obviously he must have drank before and still couldn't forget it.
Han Lizheng glared at his son angrily, and Li Zexuan said quickly: "Uncle Han, since Tiedan wants to drink, just let him drink. We can't finish all the drinks."
Yes, this guy thought that Han Lizheng had brought such a large jar of wine for himself and his group to drink. In fact, Han Lizheng also knew that Li Zexuan and the others could not finish such a large jar of wine, and he planned to sell the rest in the city. . But when he heard what Li Zexuan said, it was even more difficult for him to explain, so he poured a bowl for his son and daughter and said, "Since the young master said so, Yu Xi and Tiedan, you guys should also have a drink with the young master at noon."
Tiedan was very happy. He didn't expect that this young master from the city was so easy to talk to. He was much more humble than the previous son of Landlord Liu. He was very grateful to Li Zexuan. How did he know that Li Zexuan was interested in his sister.
Li Zexuan looked at the fruit wine in the bowl. It was bright red in color and very beautiful. He took a slight sniff and found that there was no alcohol smell. Then he felt relieved. He picked up the wine and took a sip. The entrance was sour and sweet, with the sourness of hawthorn and the sweetness of strawberry. , much better than those fruit juices of later generations. After all, the ingredients of this fruit wine are pollution-free and natural. Li Zexuan smashed the bar and mouth, and praised: "Miss Han's wine-making skills are really superb. The taste of this wine is really great. I think this fruit wine costs ten cents a pound. Yunxilou has made a huge profit."
Lan'er also took a bite and couldn't stop anymore. The sweet and sour taste was fatal to children. When she heard her brother speak, she quickly agreed: "Yeah, brother is right, Sister Yu Xi, you are so awesome, this fruit wine is so delicious, Lan'er has never drunk such delicious fruit wine in her whole life."
Li Zexuan was a little funny. This little girl was only over six years old, but she still had the nerve to say that she had grown so big.
Han Yuxi said shyly and modestly: "Young Master and Miss, thank you. In fact, this brewing is very simple. These materials are originally some worthless things in the mountains. If I can sell them for ten cents a pound, Yuxi is very satisfied."
Li Zexuan shook his head. He had an idea. If he slightly modified this mountain fruit wine, it would surely be a big seller in the summer, so he said to Han Lizheng, "Uncle Han, do you know about Zuixian Tower in Chang'an West City?"
Han Lizheng nodded: "I know, Han went to the West Market yesterday and saw that Zuixianlou's business was very good. There was a long queue in front of the door. Han didn't know what they were queuing up to buy."
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "To be honest with Uncle Han, the Zuixian Tower is my family's property. The people who lined up in front of the Zuixian Tower yesterday were queuing up to buy the chicken, uh..." But it was Li Zexuan who asked that person. I pointed at the plate containing the nibbling chicken and saw that there were only a few pieces of chicken left on the plate. It turned out that Tiedan was watching the adults chatting happily. He tasted a piece of the golden nibbling chicken and couldn't stop anymore. While a few people were talking, this kid grew up and ate a lot. Eat.
Han Li was furious instantly: "Tiedan, you little bastard!" After saying that, he got up and came over to beat someone.
Li Zexuan quickly grabbed Han Lizheng and said, "Uncle Han, don't be impulsive. The chicken you are chewing is not a valuable thing. I have more at home. Just eat the iron eggs. Everyone is so happy eating together today. Don't worry. Get angry." Li Zexuan tried to persuade Han Lizheng to stop him after a long time.
Han Li was sitting down, glaring at Tie Dan fiercely. Tie Dan had just seen his father getting angry and was about to run away. When he saw Li Zexuan trying to persuade his father to stop him, he didn't want to run away and whispered with some embarrassment. : "Thank you, Master."
Lan'er watched with great interest and said to Tiedan: "Brother Tiedan, what do you want to eat? Just call me sister and I will pick it up for you. Your father will not be cruel to you."
Seeing such a pretty and lovely girl like Lan'er talking to him, Tiedan immediately blushed shyly and said, "Miss Lan'er, you are not necessarily older than Tiedan, are you?"
Lan'er held a piece of gnawed chicken between her hands. Hearing this, she glared at Tiedan: "Huh?" She shook the gnawed chicken in her hand and threatened.
Tiedan looked at the piece of chicken and swallowed. He had never eaten such delicious chicken before. He struggled for a long time before shouting with a bitter face: "Sister Lan'er!"
Lan'er smiled and said, "Well, brother Tiedan is good." After saying that, he put all the chicken he had eaten into the iron egg bowl.
Tiedan looked at the nibbling chicken in the bowl and thought to himself: "The cry of sister is worth it."
On the side, Li Zexuan ignored the little girl's mischief and continued to say to Han Lizheng: "Uncle Han, you have also seen that the business in Zuixianlou is very hot. If you sell the fruit wine to Zuixianlou in the future, we will pay thirty cents per catty. Purchase, how much do you have, how much do we want? You can also mobilize the farmers in the village to go up the mountain to help you pick wild fruits. You can give them some reward. After all, the amount that Miss Han can pick by herself is limited, and what if there is something in the mountains? Beast, Miss Han is not safe alone, what do you think?"
When Han Yuxi heard Li Zexuan's faint concern for her, she felt a little happy for some reason. She lowered her head and ate the food casually without saying anything.
When Han Lizheng heard Li Zexuan offer thirty cents per catty, his breathing became a little rapid, but after a moment he still rationally refused: "No, how can you do business like the young master does? The young master will lose money if he does this. We will use the wine in the future Sold to the young master, but still only sells for ten cents per catty, we people in Hanjiazhuang cannot do such an unkind thing."
Alas, why are the people these days so simple? Li Zexuan said: "Uncle Han, listen to me, since I dare to pay thirty cents a pound to buy it, I will definitely not lose money, and even make a lot of money. As long as Uncle Han looks at me Just make so much and don't regret it." Li Zexuan said half-jokingly.
Han Lizheng blushed when he heard this, stood up and said, "Master, how could I, Old Han, be such a treacherous and renegade villain?"
Seeing him like this, Li Zexuan quickly comforted him: "Uncle Han, don't worry, my nephew is joking with you. I know that Uncle Han is a man of trust and righteousness. Uncle Han, there is a reason why I paid thirty yuan a pound for the purchase. You See if you hire a farmer to help Miss Han pick wild fruits, you have to pay her wages. These are all costs. This will also increase the income of the farmers in Hanjiazhuang. "
Hearing this, Han Lizheng thought carefully about what Li Zexuan meant. As Lizheng, he naturally knew that the people in Hanjiazhuang lived a very poor life, although it was still much better than that of other villagers.
But he also wanted the villagers to live a better life, and Li Zexuan's proposal moved him very much. He pondered for a long time, and then said to Li Zexuan: "Since the young master is kind-hearted and gives our Hanjiazhuang a way to survive, then I, Old Han, will take the place of Quan Mr. Zhuang, thank you young master." After saying that, he stood up and bowed to Li Zexuan with his fists clasped.
Li Zexuan quickly came over to support him and told him not to be polite. Han Lizheng added at this time: "However, if the young master loses money in the future, the purchase price will automatically be reduced to ten cents per catty, and the wages will also be reduced by then. I, Old Han, will be responsible for persuading the people in the village. Master, don't you agree? This one, this business is over. I, Han, would rather starve to death than harm the young master."
Li Zexuan had no choice but to agree. Han Lizheng was really too upright.
(End of chapter)