How to make a famous minister

Hebei.

Uncle Liu opened a tea shop by the side of the road. Although it was a tea shop, it was actually a shed with a few tables, chairs and benches, and set up a stove to make tea. He and his daughter Liu Xiaomei were the only ones to greet customers and make tea.Uncle Liu is a good tea maker, and Younger Sister Liu has a sweet mouth and is on the side of the road, so the business has been very good.Porters and peddlers coming and going will stop to rest their feet.If one day you meet a caravan and ask for some snacks, you will be considered a huge customer.

The weather was fine that day, with a little wind, so Liu Xiaomei wrapped her coat tighter.There are no caravans passing by these few days, and the income is mediocre.The tea shop on the side of the road has few seats, and customers come and go, and they rarely sit for half an hour. Liu Xiaomei doesn't care much, and chats with old man Liu every now and then, looking into the distance.She likes to hear new stories from merchants coming and going. The frequent visitors come and go, so she can hear more stories.

From a distance, Liu Xiaomei saw a burst of dust on the official road. Liu Xiaomei sells tea here every day, and at a glance, she knew that there was a large team with cars and horses. She turned around and shouted to Father Liu: "There is a team coming."

Don't look at the dust now, but Liu Xiaomei calculated that there is still some distance to go, so she took out the cups and put them away, wiped the tables and chairs, and showed the brightest smile. One sentence: "Guest officer, come in and have a cup of tea and have a rest, okay?"

But...Liu Xiaomei's eyes gradually widened.I saw a handsome young man riding a white horse coming with a smile and reining in the horse in front of her. The tall shadow covered the sun and made Liu Xiaomei unable to see his appearance clearly, but the golden outline outlined by the sun was dark. Deeply imprinted in her heart.

The young Lang quickly got off his horse, held the rein in one hand, and asked with a smile, "Girl, do you have some tea?"

Liu Xiaomei looked at him anxiously, not knowing how to answer for a moment, blinked, and suddenly realized that she was fascinated by him, and opened her mouth slightly, wondering if there was drooling.

Thinking that she might drool in front of such a handsome young man, Liu Xiaomei blushed with shame, but she couldn't wipe her saliva in front of him. She lowered her head and whispered: "Yes, yes, sir, please sit down."

Fan Xuanchao held out Erkang's hand, "Wait—"

Liu Xiaomei was too shy, so she didn't hear, so she ran to Father Liu and hid behind the stove.

Father Liu chuckled: "The little girl also knows that she is in love? You don't like Mr. Li, the head of the village. Now you know what he thinks of you, and what kind of lovesickness you have suffered?"

Liu Xiaomei secretly wiped the corner of her mouth, it was dry, not drooling.Just as she was secretly rejoicing, when she heard her father say that again, she subconsciously said, "Brother Li, how can you compare him to him!" Seeing Father Liu's playful look, Xiaomei Liu knew that she had been duped, and was easily tricked out of her words .

She is also shy, but the girl who helps the family every day is still different from the young lady who is raised in the deep boudoir of the official family. After all, she has to be bolder. Liu Xiaomei said coyly: "That young man is so beautiful. The prettiest person, Miss Chen from the county magistrate's family is not as good-looking as him."

"That young master is from a wealthy family at first glance. I'm afraid he is a son of an official family. If you compare him with Miss Chen like this, he will be angry." Father Liu said with a smile.

"No way!" Liu Xiaomei rubbed the corner of her clothes, half-covered her eyelids, and saw the young man she said was prettier than Miss Chen looking at her with a smile on her face.

"Ah!"

Liu Xiaomei let out a cry of surprise. She didn't expect him to come to the stove instead of sitting properly. Then, that, that... the words she and Dad said just now, those words... He also heard .Liu Xiaomei was flustered and ashamed, after much deliberation, she was not afraid of being heard by him that she liked him, but she was afraid that he would really get angry that she would compare him to Miss Chen.

Fan Xuanchao seemed to have just arrived and didn't hear the conversation between the father and daughter. He asked politely, "Mr.—"

"I can't afford it." Old Man Liu waved his hands again and again, "Young Master is just like everyone else, so please call me Old Man Liu."

"Father Liu," Fan Xuanchao said, "Although my family and I have been here before and wanted to ask for a cup of tea, but we are going back to our hometown with the help of the coffin, which may be unlucky for your business, so just grab a few cans of tea. Yes. I forgot to tell you just now."

Only now did Father Liu notice that the young man was wearing a linen filial piety, and he was only paying attention to his face just now.If it was normal, Father Liu must feel unlucky, but...Looking at the daughter behind him who has not said a word until now, Father Liu raised a smile: "It's not a problem, it's not a problem, who doesn't have red and white things, I don't know." Don’t worry about these things. You just sit, drink tea and rest your feet.”

Along the way, Fan Xuanchao felt more unlucky if there were shopkeepers who didn't care about trivial matters. He couldn't help but feel lucky when he met Father Liu who agreed to let them come in for a rest. He thanked Father Liu and went to find Fan Jingwen in the carriage again. Clear.

Fan Jingwen also felt that it was hard to meet someone who didn't mind, and he readily agreed to rest here for a while, and also got off the carriage to relax his legs and feet.

Fan Jingwen, Fan Xuanchao and the housekeeper Fan Jiao made a table, and the other servants sat at two tables. Suddenly, the small teahouse became lively.

The tea is all ready, just waiting for the guests to drink hot or cold.

Liu Xiaomei served tea, and put a small plate of desserts on Fan Xuanchao's table. Fan Jiao asked, "We didn't have any."

Liu Xiaomei lowered her head and whispered, "Send, send."

Fan Jingwen looked at the other two tables who didn't have snacks, and looked at Fan Xuanchao who was drinking tea without realizing it, and he knew it, and said kindly: "In that case, thank you little girl."

Liu Xiaomei shook her head and did not speak, but she did not leave, and picked up the teapot to refill the tea for Fan Xuanchao who had drank it down.

Seeing this, Fan Jingwen asked, "Little girl, how long is it from here to Wuqiao County?"

"It's not far away. It will take me half a day to walk. The officials will probably be there in less than an hour by car."

Fan Jingwen nodded, and just about to speak, he heard Fan Xuanchao say, "Since it's not far away, let's finish our tea early and hurry up."

Liu Xiaomei lowered her head sadly, and Fan Jingwen glared at him too.

Fan Xuanchao looked back innocently: "What are you staring at me for? Don't forget that I'm in mourning, a mourning period where I can't do anything."

Fan Jingwen continued to ask Liu Xiaomei: "We haven't been back to Wuqiao for a long time, what happened in Wuqiao recently?"

Liu Xiaomei said pleasantly: "You are also from Wuqiao!" Afterwards, she dutifully snapped her fingers and thought about it, and said, "Wuqiao has a lot of things going on recently, but most of them are trivial things. I think there is only one thing. You might be interested, sir."

Fan Jiao asked, "What's the matter?"

"The salt merchants in Wuqiao County are going to build a shrine for Eunuch Wei."

"Jiansheng Temple?"

"Which Eunuch Wei?"

Fan Xuanchao and Fan Jingwen were stunned and called out at the same time.

Liu Xiaomei thought it was a lively news, but she didn't expect these two to be so surprised, and she was not just curious. She was frightened by the two of them, and Nuonuo said: "Yes, yes, we have been talking about it for several months. It will be built. Just next to Wuqiao County, Mr. Feng Shui chose a treasure land with mountains and rivers. He also said that selling salt depends on water, and Wei Gonggong is the backer. He built this living temple, and Wei Gonggong will be able to bless him in the future. The salt official business in the county is getting better and better."

Fan Xuanchao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but this Feng Shui master had a sharp mouth.

Fan Jingwen didn't care so much, and asked Liu Xiaomei to explain everything clearly.

But Liu Xiaomei is just a little girl who runs a small business. How could she know so much? She just said, "I don't know either. At the end of last year, a high-ranking official came from Beijing and said that he wanted to investigate the salt merchants in various places. You can hear it." Said that the salt merchants in the county were close to him and gave him a lot of money, and the grand master in Beijing waived a lot of money from the salt merchants, and the salt merchants wanted to build a shrine to thank Eunuch Wei."

Fan Xuanchao asked: "It was the officials from Beijing who freed them of their money. Why did the salt merchants build a shrine for Wei Zhongxian?"

"I heard that the high officials belonged to Eunuch Wei, and it was Eunuch Wei who wanted to waive their money, so he wanted to build a ancestral hall for Eunuch Wei."

Seeing that Liu Xiaomei really didn't know what was going on, Fan Jingwen didn't dare to believe these rumors that the people in the county knew well, so he urged Fan Xuanchao to eat some snacks and get on the road after eating.

When we arrive at Wuqiao County, we will know clearly.