Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

"I said it is a kind of seasoning, so it can't be said whether it is delicious or not when eaten alone. Let's go, I will show you the power of soy sauce." Li Xin said to Chen Youlan with a smile, and then pulled Chen Youlan up hands and walked to the kitchen.

Chen Youlan froze for a moment, then subconsciously glanced at Li Xin's hand that was holding her wrist tightly. Although she has often been active with Li Xin during this period of time, she often feels a little embarrassed about such close contact, so she can only follow behind Li Xin with a blushing face.

The place where the two are now is the soy sauce factory that Li Xin ordered Wang Gui to build quickly after he decided to tinker with soy sauce. The kitchen is at the rear of the building.

When Li Xin brought Chen Youlan outside the kitchen, Zhang Ben was standing there happily, as if he had done something extraordinary. Seeing this, Li Xin smiled and said, "Why are you so silly with this place? Didn't I tell you to go to the butcher's house to buy a pig and kill it for lunch? Where's the pig?"

Ever since Li Xin cooked a table of pig-killing dishes for everyone to taste last time, some smart people in the village have seen the lucrative profits behind raising pigs. In addition, Li Xin said that he was going to open a restaurant, and he would consume a lot of pork every day. Several people in the village slapped their thighs and immediately decided to raise a few pigs. Butcher Zhang Song is one of them.

Zhang Ben said with a smile: "The villain took the money to find the butcher. I didn't expect him to refuse the villain's money when he heard that the prince wanted to eat it. He said he was grateful for the prince's great kindness. Take the prince’s money for just a pig?” He had a simple mind, and only thought that it was a good thing for the farmer to rush to deliver things to the prince.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Li Xin frowned and asked, "And then?"

Zhang Ben sensed that his lord seemed not very happy, so he restrained his smile without leaving any trace, and said: "Then butcher Zhang killed a pig and sent it over, and even the internal organs were washed clean according to the method the lord taught before." Jing, said to please the prince to enjoy it with peace of mind."

"What about the money?" Li Xin asked blankly.

Zhang Ben licked his lips, untied a money bag from his waist, and said aggrievedly: "Here. Butcher Zhang refuses to accept it, and the villain can't do anything about it."

Li Xin took the money bag, sighed, and said to Zhang Ben: "Forget it, since Butcher Zhang refused to take it himself, then I can't blame you. If you give it away again, he probably won't accept it. I have to go and deliver it myself." After speaking, he took the money bag and walked out. Chen Youlan and Zhang Song quickly followed.

When the three arrived at Butcher Zhang's house, Zhang Song was feeding the pigs. Seeing that Li Xin came in person, Zhang Song wiped his hands quickly, dropped the guy, came over and knelt down to salute, and said, "I pay my respects to the lord."

Li Xin waved his hand and said, "Don't be so serious. I'm just here to send money." Then, he put the money bag in Zhang Song's dirty hands, and said, "I let this idiot Zhang Ben use it." The money came to buy pigs, who knew that he took your polite words seriously, and really didn't give you money, it was my lax control that made you suffer, and I apologize to you."

Zhang Ben stood beside Li Xin with his head down, looking very honest.

Where did Zhang Song accept an apology from a lord? His knees that had just straightened up were bent again, and he knelt on the ground in fear and kowtowed: "My lord's words are serious, my lord's words are serious! The villain's words are not polite words, but sincere words I really dare not ask the lord for money for a mere pig! The villain can see how much the lord has done for Zhuangzi, and he is only thinking about how to repay the lord."

Li Xin shook his head and said, "I didn't do these things for your repayment. Just live your life with peace of mind and live a good life. It's better than anything else for me. Besides, I'm a dignified prince. It won't take advantage of your pig."

These words were subtly ambiguous, and Chen Youlan secretly laughed from behind.

Zhang Song said seriously: "Where is the prince talking? How can this be called taking advantage? Since the prince started to build wineries and soy sauce factories, every household has people going there to work, and how many people in the village have enough to eat because of this." What's more, the prince not only gives us food, but also pays us wages every day. This is a wonderful thing that I have never seen in my life! If this kind of kindness is not kept in my heart, and I always want to repay it, the villain and the beast will be together again. What's the difference?"

This is true. These days, the feudal landlords asked the small farmers under their hands to help them with work. This was a completely reasonable and legal behavior. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, there was no obligation to pay wages at all. A guy like Li Xin who not only manages the food, but also pays the wages is definitely the only one in the whole Datang. If people knew about his behavior, I am afraid that wherever he went, people would give him a thumbs up and sincerely praise him: idiot.

Of course, Li Xin would not take these mediocre comments to heart at all. Anyway, he never felt how great the things he did in Lantian County were.

He helped Zhang Song up, and said: "Even if you say so, it should be worth one yard. If you have worked so hard to raise the pig, if you don't want a penny, just kill it and send it to me. Then I will give it to you." What's the difference between robbery and robbery?"