Lu Zhou subconsciously said: "I remember."
As he spoke, he swallowed the dried meat, turned the book to the front and showed it to the other party.
The young man took a closer look and found that he had really remembered it.
The quarrel in the distance was about those few words. Lu Zhou listened for a long time and remembered all that should be remembered. They couldn't come up with anything new. The more they listened, the more boring they became. That's when they started to draw.
The young man looked at his little book with interest, and then turned his attention to the small bag on his knee.
Seeing this, Lu Zhou raised the snack bag and asked him if he wanted to try it.
The young man looked inside with bright eyes. There were dried meat, preserved fruits, raisins, and a few pieces of candy through oil paper.
A little greedy.
Lu Zhou saw this and asked him to pick.
Young man: "Then I'm welcome."
The servant behind him quickly stopped him, "Sir, you are not allowed to eat outside at home."
Young man: "No problem, we met by chance, and he didn't recognize me."
Another middle-aged man behind him said: "How about I try it first."
The young man looked at Lu Zhou, and Lu Zhou was confused. But these days, he had also met many children of noble families. He knew that they were very particular, so he didn't mind. He said generously: "Please."
The middle-aged man smiled at him and took out a piece of dried meat from the bag, "Beef?"
Lu Zhou nodded happily, "Yes!"
Not many people can taste beef immediately.
The young man was also curious, "Uncle, let me try it!"
The middle-aged man handed him a piece.
The boy took one bite, but didn't break it. He rubbed and grinded it again and again, but didn't break it. The piece he took was quite long. He was embarrassed to hold up half a piece of beef and gnaw it in public. He stuffed the whole piece into his mouth with his cheeks. All bulging.
He was about to get angry because of this indecent eating behavior, but he saw that Lu Zhou didn't look at him at all, but held up the snack and asked the servant behind him if he wanted to eat.
The servant thanked him quickly.
The middle-aged man asked Lu Zhou's notebook to look through it, and asked casually: "What do you think of selling an official position?"
"Uh..." The first reaction in Lu Zhou's mind was what he said to his brother when he opened his mouth last night -
"Can such an idiot become an official?"
Of course, there was also his brother’s subsequent addition——
"Then it seems that Daqi's reliable officials are very capable. With such an idiot as a teammate, Daqi can stay in order."
Of course, Lu Zhou would never tell this to a stranger. He shook his head, "I don't know whether this is true or not, so I can't talk nonsense."
The young man on the side said vaguely: "It's true! It's true!"
He also added more exciting details - yesterday morning, the Ministry of War asked for money to pay salaries, the Ministry of Works asked for money to build embankments, and the Ministry of Household Affairs routinely complained about poverty. A bloody nozzle.
The court was in mourning. Someone proposed to increase taxes, but the prince and several ministers vetoed it. Daqi had just ended years of war, and what the people needed most now was to recuperate. Not only could they not increase taxes, but they also had to reduce taxes.
Then there was another argument about where the money should come from. As soon as one proposed an idea, the other immediately rejected it. They argued back and forth, and nothing could be done. But the military pay could no longer be in arrears, and the dams and bridges that should be repaired could no longer be owed. It can't be delayed any longer.
The floods in late autumn last year were caused in many places by the dikes being in disrepair over the years.
There was a huge quarrel in the morning. His Majesty was furious and asked which of his beloved ministers had a way to make money. The man who proposed selling his official position to make money said it at this time that he would use extraordinary methods to solve his urgent need.
"Your Majesty was very angry, so he said, my beloved, please tell me how the officials of Daqi should value it, how should your crown be valued, and how should my dragon throne be valued."
Lu Zhou: "..."
Young man: "Then depose him!"
Lu Zhou wondered: "How do you know this?"
Why is it more detailed than what was posted yesterday?
The young man was startled, "My father is here."
"Oh." Looking at his clothes, he looks like he belongs to an official family.
If what he said was true, Lu Zhou couldn't help but frown and said, "Then the imperial court has no money for disaster relief? I see there is no shortage of money in the capital, why can't they divert money from the capital for disaster relief?"
As he spoke, he looked at the young man.
The young man's clothes, if broken into silver, would be enough to feed an ordinary family of ten for a year.
Since there is no money in the treasury, why do the children of officials wear such nice and new clothes?
The young man was stunned for a moment, and then said quickly: "Your Majesty has asked your subordinates to go back to the private treasury to get the treasures and sell them, and first help the refugees affected by the flood. My body... My family has already cut down on food and clothing, but I can't wear enough clothes. Too bad, this body was made before."
Lu Zhou apologized: "I'm not talking about you. I just... just thought of Jialin City..."
Then he told about the floods he encountered on the way through Jialin, and Lu Zhou said sadly: "It was already late autumn when we left, and the families whose houses collapsed didn't know how they would survive the winter."
The two and a half-year-old boys were silent for a moment, and they couldn't even eat the dried meat.
The young man said sadly: "But His Majesty has already opened a private treasury, and the Queen and Crown Princess have also taken the lead in reducing expenses. The Crown Prince doesn't even eat meat..."
As he said that, he looked at the scholars who were still talking in the distance, and suddenly asked: "Are you also here to take part in the examination?"
Lu Zhou was startled, "No, I'm not. I'm here with my brother. I...I haven't even passed the boy student exam yet."
The young man was surprised: "Is it difficult for children to take the exam?"
Lu Zhou thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It's difficult for some, not difficult for others. I heard that Grand Master He passed the exam at the age of five. He is a well-deserved prodigy in our dynasty, but since my qualifications are mediocre, it's difficult."
Hearing this, the young man consoled him: "Then you have to work hard. I think you are much better than those scholars who only talk and talk. If you can pass the exam, you will definitely be a good official in the future."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Thank you."
The young man looked into the crowd: "Which one is your brother?"
Lu Zhou: "My brother is studying for the exam at home, not here."
The young man asked: "What is your brother's name?"
Lu Zhou: "Yan Junqi."
The middle-aged man who had been listening to their chat suddenly asked: "Is your surname Yan?"
Lu Zhou was startled, "No, my surname is Lu, and the person who is going to take the exam is my neighbor's brother. My brother and I will accompany him to take the exam."
The middle-aged man nodded and thought to himself, this accent, this appearance, coupled with the familiar pamphlet and the beef jerky from the barbarian tribe in his hand, must be unmistakable.
I just didn't expect that my elder brother would be so lively and talkative, while my younger brother would be so quiet and honest.
The young man asked curiously: "My neighbor's brother? Why do you want to send your neighbor's brother to Beijing to take the exam?"
"It's like this..." Lu Zhou briefly talked about the relationship between the two families, how the two generations of the two families helped each other, and how his brother and brother Junqi supported each other after losing their father.
He also sincerely praised Yan Junqi for his intelligence and studiousness, and his brother's love and righteousness.
The young man was surprised and moved at the same time, "Your brother and Yan Juren are really closer than real brothers, just like His Majesty and the general."
Lu Zhou nodded silently, yes.
It's just that he is not sure now, what is the relationship between his brother and brother Junqi that is like a confidant, or even surpasses that of a biological brother.
The young man asked him again about what he had seen on the road. Lu Zhou happened to have sorted out a lot of things in this regard in the past few days. He originally wanted to go back and tell Lu Rui and La Yue about it. Since the other party was curious, he told him bit by bit first. .
The two of them were about the same age and cared about the same things. They started chatting very congenially. By noon, everyone else had left, but the two of them were still chatting.
Lu Zhou treated the boy to a nearby shop and took him to eat noodles.
The servant was so shocked that he couldn't even scream, but the young man took Lu Zhou, who was incomprehensible, and ran away.
Hot soup mixed with noodles, nest an egg, fifteen cents a bowl.
The four of them occupied a small table, and the servants wiped it as if they wanted to scrape off a layer of it.
But the young man watched the boss cooking noodles with great interest.
He grew up in a fine life and had never even seen a kitchen, let alone watching other people make noodles.
Whether it was kneading or rolling out the dough, or using a boiling cauldron to cook noodles or eggs, he looked at it with wonder.
Lu Zhou used hot water to help him boil his chopsticks, and couldn't help but be infected by his novelty, "Haven't you seen it?"
"No, I never saw anyone cooking when I came out before. Hey, why is that noodle so dark?"
"That one has more mixed noodles, so we ordered more white noodles."
But there is a lot of white flour, and the noodles are not that white.
The boy looked down at the yellowed noodles in the bowl. They were nothing like what he had eaten before.
Rough and rough.
But this is already the most expensive noodle that Lu Zhou has chosen for a treat. He usually eats mixed noodles by himself.
Lu Zhou put two pieces of pork jerky into his bowl, "My brother made it. Stuff it with noodles. It's delicious."
The young man had never seen this way of eating before, so he imitated Lu Zhou and buried the meat with noodles.
When he tasted the meat, he couldn't help but said: "Is this made at home?"
"Well, my brother did it."
"Your brother's cooking is so delicious! It's even more delicious than what the imperial chef makes!"
He was praised for his humility by Lu Zhou, but he was not humble when praised for his brother Lu Zhou. He also agreed very much: "My brother cooks very delicious food and teaches many people how to cook. Guanyang hot pot is the one that my brother used first." "
"Guanyang hotpot?" The young man was startled, "Is your brother the one who invented stir-fry?"
Lu Zhou nodded.
The young man smiled and said, "Your brother is so awesome! The Yangguanyang pot he invented has made many iron mines in Daqi profitable. With this small Yangguanyang pot, the national treasury can have another income."
Their Daqi Iron Mine is government-run. In addition to deducting necessary expenses, the remaining money must be turned over to the national treasury.
Lu Zhou:? ? ?
Uh...that seems right!
It can not only make delicious stir-fry dishes, but also make money for the national treasury. It is really beneficial to the country and the people!
Suddenly I felt that my brother was even more powerful!
"You are so awesome, I haven't even thought about taxes." Lu Zhou praised sincerely.
The young man was startled, then smiled modestly and said, "My uncle taught me this."
"Your uncle is so awesome." After Lu Zhou finished boasting, he suddenly remembered that the middle-aged man beside him was his uncle, and shyly saluted him.
The middle-aged man held his forehead. He gave the example of the Guanyang Pot, but that was not what he meant. He wanted the little emperor to know that an inconspicuous small object might have unexpected effects and value. Don't ignore the insignificant people. and the little things.
However, the fact that the little imperial grandson, who had grown up pampered and well-dressed, could eat a full bowl of thick noodles at such a stall already made him somewhat impressed by the child.
This thick noodle is so different from the food cooked by the royal chef in the palace. Isn't it even hard for the eunuch who serves him to eat?
But the two children enjoyed the meal very much.
Neither Lu Zhou, who could easily take out a bag of dried meat, nor the grandson of the emperor, who grew up in a gold and silver nest, refused such a bowl of ordinary thick noodles. Lu Zhou even talked about the cabbage he ate on the road. When the dumplings were stuffed with tofu, the emperor's grandson still wanted to try them.
“The food cooked with gratitude will definitely taste different!”
"Well, the food cooked by my brother is delicious. That family used the most precious ingredients in the house to entertain us. Even if it is just cabbage and tofu, it is also delicious."
"Will you still be here tomorrow? I'll bring you delicious food!"
"There will be no party here tomorrow. I want to go to Haoran Pavilion to have a look."
"Haoran Pavilion?"
"Well, it's the Haoran Pavilion on the hillside in the east of the city."
"Then I will go to Haoran Pavilion to find you tomorrow!"
"Okay! Then you should wear thicker clothes tomorrow. It's very windy in Haoran Pavilion."
"Well, I don't know your name yet."
"My name is Lu Zhou, what's yours?"
"Just call me Ah Zhuo."
"good."
The two children said goodbye reluctantly, made an appointment to meet tomorrow, and went home contentedly.
Jiang Zhuo couldn't help but ask He Chengye beside him, "Uncle, is Lu Zhou's brother the Guanyang boy you told me about who is good at doing business?"
He Chengye nodded: "Not bad."
Jiang Zhuo walked happily with his hands behind his hands. He didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he smiled and said, "It's so fun to leave the palace!"
He Chengye thought to himself, this is not the first time you have left the palace.
"Uncle, can I follow you to study outside the palace?" Jiang Zhuo asked again.
"I have no say in this."
Jiang Zhuo: "Then I'll beg my father!"
He couldn't wait to run to the prince to tell him about the new friends he had met outside the palace.
Lu Zhou was also at home telling Lu Xu about the new friends he made today.
There were many children of nobles in the capital, so Lu Xu didn't think much about it. He had always advocated that Lu Zhou should make more friends and play with children of the same age.
Is it possible to have a happy childhood without friends?
"Then I'll make more delicious food tomorrow, and you can take it with him and share it with him." It sounds like Lu Zhou, this new friend he met, really likes to eat.
"Um."
Due to limited conditions, Lu Xu did not perform as well as he did at home. He got up early the next day and made glutinous rice candied haws, steamed cakes, bean paste cakes, mung bean cakes, fried meatballs, dried tofu, tea eggs, and fried melon seeds for Lu Zhou. Send Lu Zhou out for a "picnic".
If the food box didn't hold enough, he would have packed a roast chicken for Lu Zhou.
The author has something to say:
When Lu Xu hugged her thigh: her tongue was like a lotus flower, crackling.
When Lu Zhou hugged his thigh:
Lu Zhou: Brother, I made a new friend.
Lu Xu: Oh! (Our Zhouzhou has made friends again! So happy!) What does your new friend like to eat? What are you playing for?
Have a happy picnic with your friends! ! !
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