After Luo Mingda went to the yamen, Luo Fulang called the housekeeper and said, "Send someone to check on Yuji's rise in flour and seafood prices a few days ago, and then send someone to check Jia Xiaoren, the owner of Xiangmanyuan, across the river. , the Jia family and the Qingzhou prefect also checked it out."
"Yes, young man." The butler nodded.
"I heard that the prefect of Qingzhou is Jia Xiaoren's cousin, be careful not to be discovered." Lofron ordered again.
"Understood." The butler responded and went down to make arrangements.
After the housekeeper went down, Lovelang sat at the table drinking tea and thinking about things.
In the past, he also thought that his father-in-law was at odds with the Prime Minister, as outsiders thought. After all, the two had quarreled many times in public, and almost got into a fight twice. This is true. You know, it's not chasing the wind.
Unexpectedly, this is not the case. No wonder his father didn't raise any objection to his marriage with Luo Mingda. Presumably his father also knew about it. In this way, it is estimated that his father also belonged to the Prime Minister's faction.
For this fact, Love Lang did not find it difficult to accept, but felt very happy. The Prime Minister is an honest and honest official, and he is a good official who really cares about the court and the people. He has always admired the Prime Minister very much. He didn't understand before that the father-in-law was clearly a man of righteousness and righteousness in his heart, why he always had trouble getting along with the prime minister. Now he understands it, and also understands why the father-in-law brought Luo Mingda to Tongshan.
If this is the case, then they should pay more attention to their dealings with the Cai Mansion when they are here.
On the Jufu Building side, early in the morning, the Xue Mansion sent someone to spread the word, saying that their old husband was in better health and could start treating Le Ge'er. If they agreed, they would go there early tomorrow morning. The second time I needed the husband and wife to go there together, the old husband had something to tell the two of them.
When Brother Le heard the words, he was very happy, and turned to look at Yu Qingze expectantly.
Yu Qingze nodded and asked the person who sent the message, "We will go there early tomorrow. Do we need to prepare anything? Medicinal materials or something?"
The person who sent the message shook his head and said, "No, the old man is all ready, just go over there."
"Okay, thank you." Yu Qingze thanked him.
After the people from Xue's house left, Brother Le gestured happily: "Go to Xue's house tomorrow, I'll go out and buy some gifts."
Yu Qingze grabbed him and said, "Let's go together."
Brother Le nodded, the two went out hand in hand to buy some suitable gifts, and then went to the snack bar to ask Brother Chang and the others to make some snacks in the evening, wrap them up, and bring them together tomorrow.
When Brother Chang heard that the treatment could be done tomorrow, he was very happy for Brother Le and agreed.
In the evening, Lominda took Lovelang and his two sons to Jufulou for dinner.
Yu Qingze made them a pot of spicy crayfish, a portion of pickled fish, steamed fish cakes and meatball soup for the two children as agreed, and also made two dishes for fear that Luo Mingda would not be able to eat so spicy.
Love Lang is actually very good at eating spicy food, but he usually eats slightly spicy food in order to take care of Luo Mingda's taste.
Now in this pot of crayfish, the whole pot is red and bright, the shrimp is red, the pepper is red, and the soup is also red. Only a handful of green onions and parsley on the top are green, and there is a little green in the red bushes. Look, Love Lang's saliva is secreted.
"Wow, it's so red..." Luo Mingda and the two children were amazed when they looked at the pot of crayfish. Their eyes were straight. With so many peppers and round peppers on them, they looked hot again. Hemp again.
Yu Qingze asked Xiao Er to put a pot of warm water on them, and said, "If you think it's too spicy, just wash it in the water and eat it. In addition, Master Luo, you can taste the shrimp in moderation, but it's best not to eat too much. A lot, I'm afraid you're not feeling well."
"Okay, I see. I've eaten fish and shrimp in the river before, no problem, don't worry." Luo Mingda said.
"In addition, this is the cured chicken made in our village, you can try it." Yu Qingze said. The bacon will be available for sale tomorrow. Grandpa Chang and a few villagers dragged out the spiciness this afternoon.
"I haven't seen it before, but it smells good." Luo Mingda said.
"It's very fragrant. Then, Master Luo, you can eat slowly, I'll go down first." Yu Qingze said.
"Okay, go get busy."
Yu Qingze nodded and went out.
After he went out, Loveron said, "Eat."
As he said that, he mixed rice for the two children first. The older child was five years old and could eat by himself, while the younger one was three years old and the servant Yuanbao fed it.
After arranging the two small ones, Lovelang turned his head and saw that there were four or five peeled shrimps in the empty bowl in front of him. Next to him, Luo Mingda was holding a shrimp and was struggling to peel it.
He smiled knowingly and ate a piece of shrimp. It was spicy and fragrant. The shrimp was very tender and delicious.
He picked up another grain and fed it to Luo Mingda's mouth, and said, "Husband, open your mouth."
"Huh? Oh." Luo Mingda just peeled another one, saw the shrimp that the husband had brought, and ate it. Then, he frowned and said, "Wow! It's so spicy! The husband, water, water, hurry up!"
He peeled the shrimp and got the red oil soup on both hands.
Lover smiled, took a big sip from the water glass, and said with a smile, "Is it that spicy?"
"Spicy! It's still numb!" Luo Mingda sighed, watching his husband pick up a piece of shrimp and wrap it in the soup and eat it. He felt his scalp tighten and looked at him carefully. The husband's expression frowned and asked, "Fu, is it delicious?"
"It's delicious." Lover nodded and said, "It's numb and spicy, very refreshing!"
"..." Luo Mingda blinked, then reached out to the plate and took a shrimp and peeled it, "I'll peel it for you, you can eat more, usually no one can make such delicious shrimp for you to eat."
Looking at his hands full of soup, Lover said, "I'll peel it. You wash your hands and eat first, and then peel it for me when you're full."
Lominda insisted on peeling off a small half bowl for Lovelang - this is what Lovelang didn't eat for a while, otherwise it would never have been possible to save the small half bowl - and then he washed his hands, wiped it clean, and started to eat.
"Hey, husband, this sauerkraut fish is also delicious, you can try it." Luo Mingda just ate a piece of fish and recommended it to his husband, then he ate a piece of cured chicken, and said, "This cured chicken is very good. good to eat!"
Saying that, he directly took a piece for his husband and put it in his bowl.
After eating, Luo Fu nodded, and said, "It tastes good, and it's a good meal."
The family happily ate a delicious meal and were very satisfied.
Before leaving, Yu Qingze gave them a piece of bacon, a string of sausages, a cured chicken and a cured fish. "You can eat it after you go back and steam it, or you can just fry it with celery and garlic."
Lominda happily accepted.
The next day, Yu Kee’s bacon started selling in front of Jufu Lou. People who had it last year bought it as soon as they saw it this year. Jufu Lou also added a platter of bacon to the menu, which worked well with the promotion.
At noon, the cook in Luofu steamed a small piece of bacon and sausage as Yu Qingze said. Luo Mingda and the others all liked it after eating it, and they heard that this thing can be kept for a long time, and the method is also simple. Luo Fulang sent Yuanbao to order a batch of preserved meat from Yuji in the afternoon, and planned to keep some for himself, and give it to Luo in the capital. Both the government and his foreign family sent a batch back.
In the evening, Luo Mingda went to Xiangmanyuan for Jia Xiaoren's appointment.
At the dinner table, Jia Xiaoren continued to seduce Luo Mingda, persuaded him to drink, and wanted him to deal with Yu Ji with him.
Luo Mingda drank two cups of wine symbolically and stopped drinking. He didn't answer Jia Xiaoren's words, and only talked to him.
Seeing that he was unmoved, Jia Xiaoren went out for a while, and then brought back a young brother who looked like he was only sixteen or seventeen years old, with clear features and good looks.
As soon as this little brother came in, he sat beside Luo Mingda, put his body on Luo Mingda's body, put his hands on Luo Mingda's arm automatically, and said softly: "Master Luo, I haven't come to see you for a long time, they want to kill you. already."
Lominda: "… "
Luo Mingda's body shook, and a piece of meat fell on the table.
He turned his face, frowned and asked, "Who are you?"
"Oh, Young Master Luo has forgotten about him so soon, and he will be sad. They are looking forward to Chun Lou Yu'er." The little brother said.
When Luo Mingda heard it, he blinked. After a while, he pushed the little brother away and said, "Oh, I don't remember you. Don't stick to me, go accompany Boss Jia."
"Hey, Master Luo, people are here to serve you, don't drive them away..." The little brother posted it again, and took the wine glass to Luo Mingda's mouth, and said delicately: "Master Luo, come here, Nujia. you."
Luo Mingda frowned at the wine in front of him, stretched out his hand and pushed it away, turned to look at Jia Xiaoren, and said, "Boss Jia, this is not necessary, let someone go out."
Jia Xiaoren smiled and said, "Just to help with the fun, Master Luo, don't worry, Luo Fulang is not here, no one knows."
Luo Mingda squinted at him and said with a half-smile, "Your mind is more crooked than mine. Can't you just see Yu Ji like this?"
Jia Xiaoren nodded and said, "As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If there is him, there is no me, and if there is me, there is no him."
Luo Mingda smiled and asked, "Then what do you want to do with him? Let's hear it?"
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