Datang Hotel: The Leisurely Life of a Chef Dad

Fifty miles outside Chang'an City, at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, there are mountains and waters.

Today Lantian County Magistrate Liu Yongshou has been waiting for a long time.

An old man of several years stood in the cold wind, with a dozen minor officials standing behind him, neatly dressed in official uniforms, waiting for the shadow of Marquis Lantian to appear on the official road.

"Your Majesty, didn't you say that the Marquis will come to inspect today? The sun is almost setting, is he not coming?"

Liu Yongshou stroked his beard. As his name suggests, he is already fifty-eight this year.

Although he is old, his eyes are still bright, like the loess of Lantian. No matter what season it is, whether it is wind, sun or rain, they are always shining. ✤

"Don't be too fussy, let's just wait until dark."

"When the Marquis takes office, it is customary to inspect the fiefdom. The Marquis may not come, but we cannot wait!"

Liu Yongshou wrapped his clothes tightly. Although the late autumn air was not particularly cold, the coldness in the wind already made him shiver a little.

On the loess, traces of repairs can be vaguely seen. The place where Guandao meets Lantian County, especially the place leading to the county seat, seems to have few people coming here on weekdays. It is the newly plowed soil today.

On the official road not far away, there was a fast horse dressed in black.

In an instant, he was in front of Liu Yongshou and others. When he saw the official uniforms on their bodies, Liu Renyuan knew that he had found the right person.

"Lantian Marquis Mansion Liu Renyuan!"

Liu Renyuan bowed his hands to several people. It is impossible to salute. I am the noble general of the Jinwu Guard. I have a higher official rank than any of you. I can be regarded as your superior.

"It turns out to be General Zhonglang!"

"Liu Yongshou, the magistrate of Lantian County, pays homage to General Zhonglang!"

Liu Yongshou took the lead in saluting. For a young man, he bowed ninety degrees, his head almost touching the ground.

The deeper I lowered my head, the slower I got up. This made me feel dizzy and dizzy.

"May I ask General Zhonglang, is the Marquis arriving soon?"

Liu Renyuan rubbed his hands, looked at everyone, and took out a notice from his backpack.

"The Marquis didn't come today. Lantian hasn't built the Marquis Mansion yet. He will be here in a few days."

"This notice was written by the Marquis to do something. The Lantian County Magistrate engraved it and posted it in the county."

There was no grand spectacle with gongs and drums, nor a mighty and majestic team. There was only one person and one horse, and a piece of paper was left behind.

Watching Liu Renyuan disappear into the bleak autumn wind, Liu Yongshou touched the corner of his mouth and opened the notice.

"Hiss...it's interesting. The young Marquis wants to recruit craftsmen..."

At this time, in the Hou Mansion, Liu Xuan was facing Li Lizhi's gaze.

Someone has said that there is a kind of genius in this world who can open his eyes to the sun and see everything clearly. He can look at the same person or thing without blinking all day long.

Such people were often called natural archers and marksmen by the ancients.

At this moment, Liu Xuan felt that women were indeed born shooters.

Li Lizhi stared at him for almost half an hour, basically not moving her eyes or seeing her blink.

Hou Yi didn't even dare to practice like this.

Li Shu was chopping firewood outside, and she glanced at Liu Xuan intentionally or unintentionally, and kept showing her strength that was comparable to that of a man.

When you chop wood, just chop wood. If you hold an ax in your hand and hold a flower, what does that mean?

Growing up, I had heard of people using swords and flowers to attract people, and people using swords and flowers to attract people. After all, those two things are high-end and have a sense of beauty.

Ax flower? At first glance, this thing has the smell of a reckless man. There is no one to imitate, but Cheng Yaojin.

Li Hui was a little simpler. She sat aside, added firewood to the stove, and kept asking questions: "Liu Xuan, don't think you live in such a big house, but you spend a lot of money every day."

"Yaya is young and hasn't studied yet. When she grows up and gets married, she will need a lot of dowry."

"Da Zhuang is so good at eating. Manager Liu and that Zhuangshi Xue are not slow eaters. These all cost money."

"Liu Xuan, I have a small appetite and I have money. Everyone else spends your money. Only I... will feel sorry for you..."

Every time Li Hui opens her mouth, it's like she has a kind of magic power. She's obviously using various means to persuade you to eat soft food, but her soft and waxy voice is just like the girl next door asking you to catch butterflies together.

It is obviously to advise you to give up your efforts, but it gives people an inspirational meaning, as if if you don't listen to her, the world will be destroyed.

"Liu Xuan, what is a tomato? Is it a fruit? Is it a persimmon?"

Li Lizhi asked curiously, looking at the tomatoes cut into small cubes with curiosity on her face.

"It's a kind of persimmon. It's sour and sweet. It's delicious."

Li Lizhi continued to ask: "Do we have this thing in the Tang Dynasty? Is it in Lingnan?"

Li Lizhi subconsciously thought of Lingnan. After all, Lingnan is a place with hundreds of thousands of mountains, covered with mist, and there are many places in it that no one has ever set foot on.

"Not even in Lingnan."

"Huh? Lingnan doesn't have one either? Then where did you get it? There are so many!"

"This is my secret, Miss Li, do you like asking other people's little secrets?"

Li Lizhi's face flushed, and she consciously sat on the small bench nearby. There was a trace of dust on the tip of her nose: "I just think this thing is good. If it is available elsewhere in the Tang Dynasty, I will find some for you."

Outside the door, Liu Renyuan came back at some point, and he and Xue Rengui were fetching water from the well in the yard.

The two of them had very sharp ears. When Liu Renyuan heard Li Hui's voice inside, he couldn't hold it back.

"Listen, listen, this girl is rich. She wants to invite the Marquis to come to her house!"

When Xue Rengui heard this, he immediately touched his chin and fell into deep thought: "Actually, it's not impossible."

"Miss Li is so sincere, and she is not bad looking. She is barely worthy of the Marquis."

Liu Renyuan shuddered. Xue Rengui, Xue Rengui, you are still a little timid. That's a princess.

Is there anyone in the world that the princess can't match?

A dozen faces flashed through Liu Renyuan's mind. They were those people he knew who had made great achievements on the battlefield and left legends on the land of the Tang Dynasty. The last face that emerged was Liu Xuan.

Yes, who said that the Marquis is not okay?

What's wrong with the princess?

The princess is also a person!

Can't the princess marry? It's already such a high status, how much higher can it be?

No, then wouldn't the Marquis be a son-in-law?

Liu Renyuan's mind was full of thoughts.

The Tang Dynasty had many opinions about sons-in-law. Generally speaking, they were no different from women.

But everyone wanted to be a son-in-law.

The father-in-law didn't give enough.

"Old Xue, which one do you think the Marquis will choose?"

Liu Renyuan suddenly started to gossip. The scar on his butt healed and he forgot the pain.

"The Marquis is not an ordinary person. I guess he wants them all!"