I am engaged in construction in Datang

"Have you heard that Lu Hongji of the Lu family was thrown into Madu Mountain in Yingzhou by his master?"

"Hiss - how cruel! Can I come back in this life?"

"That's nothing. I heard that Lu San, the servant of the Lu family, became the head of the Lu family and was given the name Lu Pingyi. From now on, Lu Pingyi will have the final say on the affairs of the Lu family in the capital."

"Lupinyi went to the women's farm!"

"Really? Shall we go and watch the fun?"

"You go ahead, I don't dare."

……

Li Yin put down the teacup in her hand: "Lu Pingyi came to Zhuangzi?"

"Yes, Master." Feng Sanxi poured tea: "It's the Lu San from before."

"The Fanyang Lu family is amazing." Li Yin put away the barefoot doctor manual she had just copied and put it aside to dry: "Let's go and meet them."

As expected of a family with a thousand-year heritage, none of the Five Surnames and Seven Clans are simple. She still wanted to save people, but in the end she was not even given a chance.

Dynasties come and go, but aristocratic families remain forever. This is no joke.

"I heard that he was born to a slave in the Lu family, but no one admits that he is his father." Feng Sanxi said. It was probably some shameless master who didn't care about the matter and didn't dare to admit it.

In the end, he really turned the tables and now I don’t have the face to admit it.

Li Yin walked to the entrance of the village and saw a tall man standing beside a horse like a pine or bamboo, with a reserved and elegant temperament.

No longer wearing the linen shorts as he had worn that day when he came to the women's farm to bid for the property, Lupin was now wearing a blue silk brocade robe, a silver leather belt around his waist, and a jade crown on his head.

"Master Li, I am Lu Pingyi from the Fanyang Lu family." Lu Pingyi bowed.

"Manager Lu." Li Yin returned the greeting, then led Lu Pingyi and the others into the manor.

Feng Sanxi personally supervised the meal and a banquet was held today.

"We have a new dish on sale today, called Peking Duck. Manager Lu, try it. I guarantee you'll like it." Li Yin demonstrated to Lu Pingyi how to eat it. She spread out a piece of dough, put a piece of duck meat in it, dipped it in sauce, then put in shredded green onion and cucumber, and finally wrapped it up.

Lupin suggested to follow suit and wrap it up.

“Delicious! The spiciness of the scallions and the refreshing taste of the cucumber, combined with the sauce, perfectly cover up the fishy taste of the duck meat, while not hiding its meaty aroma. The wrapping of the dough makes the taste even richer.”

"Manager Lu, are you here today to discuss the auction of the salt lake mining rights?" Li Yin asked casually.

"No." Lupin shook his head.

The loss of the salt business would indeed reduce the family income by 10%, but this was not the main loss. What he cared more about was that he was unable to establish a relationship with Nvzhuang.

"I heard from the Lu clan that the main purpose of the auction of the mining rights was to prepare supplies for the frontier soldiers. It is a pity that we did not win the mining rights this time, but the Lu family feels more guilty about not being able to stand together with the frontier soldiers to resist foreign races." Lu Pingyi looked solemn.

"So I came here this time with two million taels of silver, and am willing to do my bit for the frontier soldiers."

This small amount of power is really huge.

Li Yin lowered her eyes and thought, and the dinner table became quiet for a while.

Feng Sanxi poured tea and raised his glass: "Manager Lu, the Lu family is so righteous. I admire you."

Lupin also raised his glass and drank tea.

"There is a business in the village. I wonder if Manager Lu is interested in it?" Li Yin spoke and asked Li Xiaochun to bring over the iced beer. Hops have actually existed in my country since ancient times, but it was called snake hops in records.

Li Yin took a sip and found it refreshing.

Lupin also took a sip, and an indescribable sense of comfort filled his mouth: "What is this...?"

"Beer." Li Yin also loves wine tasting and even knows a lot about drinking culture.

"When we drink beer, we sit on the noisy streets, eat barbecue, play finger-guessing games, clink glasses, and drink it all in one gulp." Seeing Lu Pingyi's face full of pleading, Li Yin turned to Feng Sanxi and said, "Uncle Sanxi, cancel the banquet, leave the roast duck, and have a barbecue at Zhuangzi today! Let's go to the city to buy fresh cattle and sheep!"

"Let's go eat outside!"

As soon as Li Yin finished speaking, the people in the village shouted excitedly.

The children are even happier, as they don’t often eat barbecue because it is too troublesome and time-consuming to prepare!

But the taste is something you will never forget once you have tasted it.

Li Xiaosong suddenly jumped up and ran away like a wild horse. Several men and women also ran away.

The two eunuchs that Li Shimin left behind a few days ago also ran very fast. Their tasks, in addition to daily records and study, were to pass on messages.

I’ll also send the message over when we’re having barbecue at the village this time!

Your Majesty has been thinking about it ever since you ate it once at Zhuangzi!

There were vegetables in the village, so everyone got involved and started stringing them together. Li Yin and Feng Sanxi were stringing them, and Lu Pingyi followed suit.

Some people set up the stove, while others fetched fruit wood charcoal.

This lunch will probably be combined with dinner, so it’s a good time to light a bonfire and have some fun.

The farm has been busy for too long and everyone is tired.

The shoppers came back quickly and bought three sheep, a cow, and killed chickens, ducks and fish.

Xuanzheng Hall.

Li Shimin was discussing matters with several of his confidants. This time, not only several civil officials were present, but also several military generals.

It’s mainly about Tuyuhun, and it’s hard to draw a conclusion without the generals here.

Li Shimin was getting a headache from the quarrel.

Wang De hurried over with excitement on his face.

"Your Majesty." Wang De winked at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin understood about Nuzhuang.

"It's okay, just say it directly." Li Shimin thought that Nuzhuang had some important invention again, and it was a good opportunity to divert everyone's attention.

Wang De: "..."

Under Li Shimin's encouraging gaze, Wang De slowly said, "The woman's farm is having a bonfire barbecue tonight. We bought three sheep and a cow."

Brush brush.

The eyes of several close ministers all turned to Li Shimin.

"..." Li Shimin wanted to eat barbecue and didn't want to continue the discussion which was destined to have no conclusion today.

"My dear ministers, why don't you join me in eating barbecue?"

Everyone: "..."

Hearing that the food at Nuzhuang was the best in the world, Fang Xuanling and his group of old men had already gone there to eat and enjoy the bath.

They refused this time and didn't know when they would have the chance to eat it again.

The generals looked at each other and decided to go!

The crowd came in a mighty procession, and when they were leaving the city gate, Fang Xuanling even asked his attendants to go to the Duke of Zhao's mansion to call Zhangsun Wuji.

Without him, I don’t know how he will do bad things in the future!

Carriages drove towards the women's farm, this time with at least a hundred guards.

Li Yin got the news and sent someone to buy a sheep and a cow.

The people in the village are threading the skewers so hard that sparks are coming out of their fingers. The one hundred Qianniu Guards outside the village are also helping. They will also have a share in the barbecue today!

There were 71 people on the farm, and 100 Qianniu guards were guarding it. Lu Pingyi brought too much silver, so there were people guarding it this time, plus Li Shimin's ministers and guards...

There are about three hundred people!

"Xiaosong, ask Manager Liu and the others to come and eat." There are so many people here anyway, so it doesn't matter if there are a few more mouths to feed, and we can have more people to help string the skewers together.

The sky gradually darkened, and the breeze in late April and early May was warm.

The bonfire in the village has been lit.

When the stars were quietly hanging on the branches, Li Shimin arrived with Empress Changsun and several ministers.