The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Fu showed a helpless smile on his face.

Cheng Yaojin seemed to be indifferent when he spoke, but in fact, every word he said touched people's hearts.

Li Fu also felt that he sometimes thought too much.

He was too greedy to have both.

"You just said that brewing wine consumes a lot of grain." Cheng Yaojin said: "Even if you don't brew wine, these grains can be in the hands of ordinary people?"

Cheng Yaojin swallowed the meat in his mouth.

"Let's put it this way. Even if you don't use these grains to make wine, they will just rot in the warehouses of the noble families." Cheng Yaojin said, "Let's not talk about others, let's talk about our two families. You have your farm in Jingyang County, and this is also your fiefdom, with good fields and tenants awarded to you by the emperor."

"How much grain can be eaten by all the people in your mansion every year?" Cheng Yaojin said, "And the granary on your farm is full of grain. Maybe you will use it to make wine in the future, or if one day, the people around you suffer a disaster, you are kind-hearted and want to use it for disaster relief, but this is just your personal practice."

"Will other people be like you? Will they open their own granaries and take out the stored grain to help the people? No Yes, why don't you open a few more winemaking workshops and use wine to exchange for their hoarded grain? Then, how to use the earned grain is up to you, right? "Cheng Yaojin said with a smile: "Like our two wealthy families, there is a lot of grain in their hands, you can make money."

"If you don't make money, then others will make money. In the disaster years, the grain price will rise. They have a large amount of grain in their hands. Although the court also suppresses the grain price, there are still many people who take the opportunity to make a fortune. Can the court control it? "

"It's easier to say about the surrounding areas of Chang'an City, but what about those far away? The sky is high and the emperor is far away. To be honest, it can't be controlled. "

"If you ask me, you can earn this money and grain boldly. "

Li Fu nodded.

"Well, I think you're right. We have to do the liquor business and make money from you tycoons."

"Hahaha." Cheng Yaojin laughed: "You're really describing tycoons... I'm a tycoon, but I'm not a tycoon at all."

Li Fu also squinted his eyes and smiled.

That's not necessarily true...

The sky gradually darkened, and the wind and snow outside were even worse, but the house was still warm, and even if there were only three people, it was still lively.

After drinking too much, people started to talk more.

Cheng Yaojin looked at Xiao Tao, who was pouring wine for the two people who were grilling meat.

He looked at Li Fu again.

"Huairen, this girl, don't you have any plans?" Cheng Yaojin asked: "You will get married next year, right?"

"Well? Make plans?" Li Fu looked at Xiaotao: "According to the customs of the Tang Dynasty, Xiaotao is indeed of marriageable age. Xiaotao, what do you think?"

"Look at the way you ask this question. What can she think? What do you want her to think? This girl has been with you for so many years. You want her to think now?" Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Fu with contempt.

It seemed that if Li Fu didn't accept Xiaotao, he would be guilty of a heinous crime and not a human being.

"This..." Li Fu smiled awkwardly.

He just regarded Xiaotao as a sister.

Four years ago, Xiaotao was still a half-grown child. How could he, an adult soul, have any evil thoughts about a half-grown child? That would be called not being a human being, okay?

That's a minor!

It's illegal!

Now, although it is normal in the Tang Dynasty, psychologically, I suddenly felt that it was not okay.

Moreover, a rabbit does not eat grass near its nest. When I first came, my family was so poor that I only thought about how to run the family and the farm. Even food and clothing were a problem. How could I care about these things?

Xiaotao's existence is just a companion, and more, it is a family affection. She treats her as her own sister.

Four years ago, Xiaotao was in the house, and Li Fu was reluctant to let this little girl do any heavy work.

"Duke Lu, please don't embarrass my husband. He just treats me as a sister." Xiaotao said with a smile.

Speaking of this topic, Xiaotao didn't feel anything in her heart.

It has been like this for so many years. My husband treats me as a sister, and I treat my husband as a brother in my heart. However, we have always been master and servant, and we still have to recognize our identities.

"What about you?" Cheng Yaojin looked at Xiaotao and asked, "Are you planning to stay with your husband for the rest of your life without any status?"

Speaking of this, Cheng Yaojin looked at Xiaotao with interest.

This little girl is not bad. When Li Fu was stillWhen she was rich, she was always by Li Fu's side, loyal and devoted. It's good to take such a girl into the house and raise her in the mansion.

At least she is sincere.

If this happened in my own mansion, I would have taken such a girl in long ago, who has been by my side since I was not rich, taking care of my daily life and handling all the affairs in the mansion.

Why is Huairen still so innocent?

Could it be that he is still...

Tsk tsk.

"My husband is my master, and I treat my husband as my brother. You know, we didn't live in such a big house and live such a good life at the beginning. We used to focus on our lives and didn't think so much." Xiao Tao said frankly.

It doesn't mean that if you stay with a person for a long time, you must think that you will definitely be someone of that person in the future.

My husband yearns for freedom, and maybe I do too.

"You two are so weird." Cheng Yaojin showed a surprised look on his face: "You are really different from the wealthy people in Chang'an City."

"Originally, our family was not a wealthy family." Li Fu smiled and said, "It's normal if it's different?"

"Okay, I've said it in vain, let's drink." Cheng Yaojin smiled.

Xiaotao quickly picked up the wine pot to pour wine for Cheng Yaojin.

"But, Huairen, since you don't have this idea, shouldn't you also consider Miss Xiaotao's affairs?"

"That's why I asked, what does Xiaotao think?" Li Fu said with a smile: "It just so happens that there is no one else here today, Xiaotao, just tell me what kind of man you want to find. I don't know many people about your husband, but Lu Guogong has a lot of friends."

"But, Old Cheng, let's make it clear first, Xiaotao, I really treat her as my own sister." Li Fu said: "Even if you want to be a matchmaker, don't introduce any random people."

"You really are." Cheng Yaojin didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "It must depend on Miss Xiaotao's wishes."