Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

The one-eyed Xiao Cui, who was in charge of the overall planning, sat down opposite her, cautiously keeping a safe distance. "Hmph, Nian Nu kills chickens, pigs, and sheep like cutting vegetables. As for those weaklings, if they don't mind the pain, go ahead and give it a try."

Cui Bianxu was extremely proud. When his young slaves slaughtered pigs and sheep, their skills of using the white knife in and the red knife out to remove the skin and bones were so quick and decisive. These skills were not practiced in vain!

Zhao Yue, who had been a noblewoman of the Cui family for over twenty years, rolled her eyes rudely: "Is this what you call cowardice?"

Could this son really have some brain disease? If you like women who can butcher pigs and sheep, you should have told me earlier! There are many women like that in Guazhou! Killing pigs and sheep is nothing! There are many who can kill camels and wolves!

"Mother, you don't understand." Cui Bianxu didn't like hearing people criticize Jiang Shangxian. He thought Jiang Shangxian was good in every way, so what if his wife was a little braver or a little less brave? He was his own wife, so he naturally protected her.

"Besides, if we really want to talk about family background, why would Aye marry you?"

The Zhao family of Dunhuang is even worse than the Zhao family of Tianshui. It would never be his mother's turn. She is inferior anyway. Why can't he marry Jiang Shangxian?

After Cui Bianxu finished speaking, he immediately looked at his mother warily. What he said was already a very sensitive topic, so he had to be careful.

'boom! '

A cup flew straight towards Cui Bianxu's face, but he dodged it with a deft turn of his head. Before he could feel proud of his agility, Zhao Yue scolded him, "As the eldest son, if you don't find a good marriage, have you ever thought about what your future will be like in the clan?"

What will happen? Cui Bianxu drank a cup of tea leisurely, his unhurried demeanor, coupled with his one-eyed appearance, made him look both worthy of a beating and amusing. "Mother, the world is cyclical, the fittest survive. Whether it's the Cui family, or you and I, we will eventually become insignificant chapters in history books and a passing cloud. Life is only a few decades long, and I only know that this is what I want right now. The Cui family agreed, and I get what I want."

Zhao Yue understood what he meant, and an unreadable expression appeared on her face. "Yes, over the years, I have been wondering why your grandfather agreed to this marriage. Even a fool like you finds it strange..."

"Mother, what do you mean? How am I stupid..."

Cui Bianxu, feeling that he was being slandered, noticed that something was wrong with her mood: "What? But I'm not at home, and someone in the clan is bullying you?"

Zhao Yue, in a bad mood, didn't answer his question. Instead, she talked about the betrothal gifts and threw a scroll directly at Cui Bianxu. "Although I gave away a lot of my original dowry over the years, there is still a lot left. Before coming here, I brought some things from our own storehouse. Since you insist on this marriage, don't regret it later."

She really felt a little jealous. She had spent ten months of pregnancy, trying her best and going through excruciating pain to give birth to her son, but now he was thinking about another woman. She, his mother, came all the way here, but he didn't even let anyone prepare a meal for him!

"Mother, you..."

Cui Bianxu felt his eyes watering and he was about to burst into tears. He thought that his mother would not approve of this marriage and would not prepare the betrothal gifts for him at this time. Unexpectedly...

He opened the booklet and found most of the things inside were familiar. His mother's dowry was basically all on it. The rest looked familiar, but also unfamiliar. He thought they were things from the Cui family.

"Mother, have you emptied out all of my father's private vaults?" If he remembered correctly, those nine silver cups with handles and twined branch patterns seemed to be his father's favorites. The patterns on them were extremely delicate, and the birds and beasts were lively and vivid. My father was only willing to take them out and use them rarely.

The set of twelve pure gold wine cups with animal handles at the back was used less by his father.

And there was the mother-of-pearl-inlaid red sandalwood five-string pipa, which his mother often took out to play with, saying that the sound of the pipa would remind her of her hometown far away in the borderland. What was this thing for him?

Neither he nor Jiang Shangxian looks like someone who has the leisure time to play this for fun, right?

Even after using the secret medicine, it took Cui Bianxu seven days for his eyes to heal. During these seven days, Cui Bianxu was very kind and asked someone to go to Lexianlou to order some food and bring it back. For three days in a row, not to mention Zhao Yue, even Cui Shuhua couldn't bear it any longer.

"Jiulang, you're just eating food from outside all day in Chang'an? How come you don't deserve a few chefs?"

What wealthy family would order food from restaurants all day long? Without even a few decent chefs at home, wouldn't that be a disgrace to the Cui family?

Cui Bianxu, who was full of bad intentions, accepted their suggestions in a rare good mood. The next day's meals were prepared by Lin San, who was responsible for preparing employee meals.

It is very easy to become a picky eater. After eating Lin San's cooking for a day, Zhao Yue and Cui Shuhua became obedient. They took the initiative to order takeout and asked Cui Bianxu to hire this chef for a large sum of money.

"Mother, aunt, I have prepared a large sum of money and have negotiated with people." Cui Bianxu blinked and began to tell the truth seriously.

Cui Shuhua breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to eat Lin San's food anymore. None of the dishes on the table were delicious. She had no idea what was going on!

"When will the cook come? Better hurry up!"

This time they would go back after settling the marriage in Chang'an. Before the official wedding day, the Jiang family would send someone to accompany Jiang Shangxian and take her all the way to Qinghe for the wedding.

The wedding must be held in Qinghe, and Cui Bianxu will have to take wedding leave and go back with Cheng Jia. It would be nice if the chef could bring some Chang'an specialties back with him for the banquet.

(Tang Dynasty officials were granted nine days of marriage leave, and those in other places were granted leave for a longer period. Tang law stipulated that all marriages were granted nine days of leave, excluding the longer period. Five days were granted for family marriages, three days for major meritorious service, and one day for minor meritorious service or less, without a longer period. For those with no official marriage leave within a hundred miles, the longer period was excluding the longer period.)

Zhao Yue was not polite to her own son. She loved eating meat, and the meat cooked by this chef was very good. She liked it very much: "There are so many chefs in Chang'an City, hire a few more, and take this back to A'ma."

"No!" Cui Bianxu flatly refused, looking at his mother with a somewhat unfriendly look. What was going on? She was trying to steal his wife before they even got married, right?

dream!

"Jiulang, you're just a cook, what are you doing?" With outsiders present, Zhao Yue smiled gently and didn't bang the table, but the sharp edge in her eyes could not be hidden.

This brat has grown so arrogant that he can't even bear to give up a mere cook! If I had known, I wouldn't have given birth to him!

"Mother, this dish was made by Miss Jiang. What should I do if you take her away?" Cui Bianxu would not indulge his mother on this matter. Filial piety also depends on the situation.