Chapter 82
Zhang Youcai walked out of the market angrily, pulled the reins, and said to the Hou Juan on the horse, "I was laughed at."
"Why? Didn't I give you money?" Han Ruzi was very surprised. He wanted to go to the square in person, but the Fuwei who came with him firmly disagreed, thinking that Hou Juan would not be very good at leaving the government at this time. Appropriately, entering the market place in person would make people laugh, so Han Ruzi had to wait outside the store with a few entourages.
Zhang Youcai pointed to the snow on the roadside, "People say that there are no chickens and ducks in winter, only live chickens and ducks that come to eat meat, but I remember that there were also chickens in the coldest times in the palace."
"Did we come to the wrong place and want to buy elsewhere?" Han Ruzi had heard that there was a big market in the city.
Fu Wei didn't know the purpose of Marquis Juan's visit, so when he heard this, he shook his head and said, "There is a warm room in the palace, and the charcoal fire is baked day and night. In winter, it is like spring and summer. Naturally, chickens and ducks can be hatched. Who has the money to do such a thing?"
Han Ruzi smiled embarrassedly, "I don't know the suffering of the people, but I'm talking about people like me."
The prefect laughed twice, "Marquis Tien was born in a clan, so it's normal not to know about this."
Han Ruzi went out for the first time in ten days, and made a promise to Cui Xiaojun. He didn't want to return empty-handed. He said to Zhang Youcai, "Buy some live chickens and ducks, and raise them. Will they be able to hatch eggs in spring?"
"Can chickens and ducks for cooking also hatch eggs?" Although Zhang Youcai was a child of a poor family, he entered the palace very early, and he also "doesn't know the suffering of the people."
Both looked at Fuwei.
Fu Wei already regretted what he said just now, so he could only answer vaguely: "It should be possible."
Zhang Youcai happily went back to Shifang, and came back after a while, followed by two men, each carrying two bamboo cages, each containing five or six chickens and ducks.
"I bought it." Zhang Youcai said happily.
The two servants of Marquis Juan stepped forward to take the bamboo cage, and the merchants made a big deal, and they were very happy. They didn't recognize that this was the abolished emperor. At the banquet, these chickens and ducks can be raised for two or three days, and they can only gain weight by feeding only grains."
Zhang Youcai said, "What fat do you grow? Can these chickens and ducks hatch chicks and ducklings?"
The merchant was taken aback, "Uh...of course, as long as..."
"Wait until spring, I know." Zhang Youcai led the way and led Hou Juan back to his residence.
Looking at the departing figure, the young man whispered, "We sell all hens and ducks..."
"Maybe someone has a husband already." The merchant didn't care about this. "These noble sons are like this. The pictures are fresh for a while, and they will still kill and eat meat in a few days. Can they really wait until spring?"
It was already dusk when Han Ruzi returned to the mansion, and he was in a good mood, but when he saw Yang Feng standing at the gate, he felt a little apprehensive.
Yang Feng looked at the chickens and ducks in the cage and asked plainly, "Is there any chickens and ducks to eat in the house?"
Zhang Youcai shook his head and said, "This is not for food. We have to wait for the spring to hatch the cubs. It is a gift for the lady."
Yang Feng nodded with a smile, and followed Hou Wan into the mansion.
He didn't make a single accusation, but Han Ruzi became more and more guilty, and said as he walked, "I suddenly wanted to go out to relax, and by the way... learn about the suffering of the people."
"Okay." Yang Feng still behaved extremely calmly, "What did the tired Hou understand?"
Of course, I can't say that I learned that there are no chickens and ducks in winter. Han Ruzi thought about it for a while, and when he approached the door of the study, he said: "The influence of the court disputes on the people does not seem to be very big. I don't care if the Confederate army is going to attack the city or not—" He lowered his voice, "Who will be the emperor."
"This is just the surface, Hou Juan should go out and see more." Yang Feng stopped and said.
"Ah?" Han Ruzi was taken aback, "Are you serious?"
"Of course." Yang Feng smiled, "it's not enough to sit in the study all day, I'll invite two martial arts teachers and bodyguards for Juan Hou."
It turns out that this is the result of Yang Feng going out today.
When the two walked out of the study, Han Ruzi recognized that it was Du Motian and Du Chuanyun's grandfather and grandson. The two had been expelled from the palace by the palace chief before, but now they were justifiably invited back.
Du Motian smiled and bowed his fists to Hou Juan, but Du Chuanyun was not very happy, feeling that the housekeeping and nursing facility would humiliate his reputation as a hero, and said to Yang Feng, "We have to save Hou Juan a few times before we can finish paying you back. favor?"
"If Hou Juan is always in danger, it means that you are not well protected, you have not discovered the hidden dangers in advance, you have done nothing, and you need to be punished. How can you repay your favor?"
Du Chuanyun's eyes widened, and it took a while before he uttered a sentence: "Scholars can speak crooked ideas, eunuchs are ruthless, eunuchs who read..."
Du Motian pushed his grandson away and smiled at Hou Juan: "Don't listen to his nonsense, our grandfather and grandson will definitely protect Hou Hou with all our hearts and minds. We will never hide our secrets if we want to learn a little trick."
"I can't thank you enough for the advice of two masters." Han Ruzi returned the salute, he really wanted to learn martial arts, but Meng E was elusive and never showed up in front of him.
"I see that he is weak and weak, he can't bear hardships, and he can't practice our Du family kung fu." Du Chuanyun returned to his grandfather again and looked up and down at Juan Hou.
Zhang Youcai sent the chicken and duck to the backyard. When he came back, when he saw Du Chuanyun, his good mood disappeared, and he blurted out, "Why are you here?"
"We were invited back." Du Chuanyun stood up.
"Please come back... Be a eunuch? Are you clean? Are you named?"
"Bah, I'm not a eunuch. My grandfather and I are the coach and bodyguard."
Han Ruzi said to Zhang Youcai, "Don't you want to learn martial arts? Just learn it with me. These two are well-known experts in the world. It is our luck that they can teach us martial arts."
Du Chuanyun held his chest high and liked the title "Skilled Master" very much, "Learning martial arts with us is very hard, you have to..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was pushed a few steps away by his grandfather, and Du Motian said, "Don't hear nonsense, it's late today, can Hou Juan be up early tomorrow?"
"Yes, I usually get up before dawn, but it's a little late these two days." Han Ruzi has always lived a life of going to bed early and getting up early in the palace.
"When Huan Houxin and his wife are reunited, it is inevitable to get up a little later." Du Motian smiled, "Well, two quarters before breakfast, one hour after dinner is used for practice, and if there is time in the afternoon, how about another hour? "
Han Ruzi nodded in agreement, having a little doubt in his heart, but Du Chuanyun asked him out. He was as nimble as a monkey, but when he was pushed away by his grandfather, he immediately jumped back, "What does it have to do with my wife if I wake up sooner or later? Grandpa slept in the same bed and woke up earlier..."
Du Motian took a palm, and Du Chuanyun was pushed out a dozen steps away.
Yang Feng took Du's grandfather and grandson to find a suitable martial arts venue. When Han Ruzi entered the study, he felt that Yang Feng's bland reaction was a bit strange, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Zhang Youcai was ordered to call the accountant He Yi and plan to do something before dinner.
A total of fifteen eunuchs and eight palace maids voluntarily followed the abolished emperor out of the palace, most of them were so-called "hard-working people", and Han Ruzi felt that he had to fulfill their wishes as much as possible.
He Yi has already asked them one by one, wrote down everyone's demands one by one, and handed them over to Marquis Juan.
Their wishes are very simple: five eunuchs and four palace maids want to go back to their hometown, but they are not entangled and do not know if there are any relatives at home; six eunuchs and two palace maids are relatively old and just want someone who can often bask in the sun Zhang Youcai "wanted" to practice martial arts, He Yi and another eunuch were satisfied with a drink, and the last eunuch honestly admitted that he offended his superiors in the palace, and was momentarily afraid The one who just left the palace just wanted to be safe, and it would be better if they could have wine and meat; there were two younger palace ladies who followed everyone out of the palace on a whim, but they didn’t express their wishes after thinking for a long time.
Han Ruzi nodded to every wish, and He Yi reminded the master: "The people in the palace are all recorded, and they must be removed before they can leave Beijing and return to their hometown. There is no need to worry about this kind of thing. Every spring, a group of people will be returned to the palace. Township, let's deal with it together at that time."
After finally finishing one thing, He Yi resigned, Han Ruzi sat for a while, and asked Zhang Youcai, "Do you still have contact with the poor people in the palace?"
"Not much, I just heard some news from Big Brother Cai."
"The Shen Sanhua you mentioned, won't he confess to you?" Han Ruzi remembered very clearly that Shen Sanhua was also one of the hard-working people who was implicated by the assassin and imprisoned. Help the emperor, but the emperor abdicates, he can't help them in this matter.
Zhang Youcai's expression darkened, "Shen Sanhua and the assassin Qiu Jizu both died a few months ago. Shen Sanhua didn't confess to us. The queen mother didn't know that he was also a miserable man. We are safe."
The once noisy stabbing incident ended so silently that Han Ruzi had never even heard of it.
Yang Feng came back alone, "The new instructor has already chosen a place to practice the exercises. In the back garden, you can start to practice the exercises tomorrow. If you don't ask for anything else, at least you can keep fit."
Han Ruzi motioned for Zhang Youcai to step down, and then said to Yang Feng, "I went out today purely to relax my mind, and I didn't want to experience the suffering of the people."
"I know." Yang Feng was still in a hurry.
"You... don't want to say something?"
Yang Feng thought for a while, "Marquis Tien is still young, and there is nothing to do right now. It's okay to go out to relax."
"I'm still waiting for an opportunity." Han Ruzi said, suddenly realizing that this was the first time he had talked to Yang Feng about re-enlisting the throne after his abdication. Although the two discussed the situation in the DPRK and China every day, they never mentioned the future.
Yang Feng walked up to the desk, put one hand on it, and said slowly, "Marquis Tien can do it if you want, don't say it again, if you can, don't even think about it."
"Can't even think about it?" Han Ruzi thought it was very difficult.
"Don't think that you are safe in your heart, there are people in this world who can see what you are thinking." Yang Feng paused for a moment, and said in a casual tone: "When you were away, the mansion received a letter of worship, the new Northern Army Chief Sima, The champion Hou Hanshi will come to visit tomorrow morning, I have agreed, just after the martial arts practice."
Han Ruzi was taken aback, he didn't understand what the orphan of the former prince had come to see him, let alone why Yang Feng took this matter so easily.
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