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Chapter 14, Brother

In the hearts of Chang'an people, Jufu Tower is one level lower than Guiyun Tower overall, and the taste of food is one level higher than Guiyun Tower in Chen Qi's opinion. If you want to entertain, go to Guiyun, eat home-cooked meals, or Jufu.

The sky was already dark, and the gate tower of Jufulou was not small. There was a whole street under the East City Tower, with bright lights. The name of the city never sleeping was indeed not for nothing. Chen Yu, the second son of the Chen family, had long been waiting outside the gate of Jufulou.

"Brother, here." Chen Yu greeted from afar, took the two of them into the second floor hall, reached out to Chen Qi's head and burst into tears, "I haven't healed my injuries, so I ran out to roam and didn't come back for a day, which made me look for you everywhere."

Chen Qi touched his head and said, "I said second brother, you arranged for me to go out." He said, "I was very sorry in his tone. When he saw that his elder brother was timid, he was just a boring person if he had something to do.

Chen Yu pointed at Chen Qi, "I'm really heartless. Second brother, I'm selfless and the most fair, but you don't know."

"Tsk, who believes it?"

The boss waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, hurry up and have a meal."

While talking, Xiaokang brought Han Xing and Lu Qing over. The two of them called their elder brother and second brother in unceremoniously, and sat beside each other and feasted. The table was agate meat, cut into small pieces with pork ribs, steamed and stewed, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It was a Guanzhong delicacy that Chen Qi had never eaten before. It was generally called sesame meat. Several brothers put a cake, each with a bowl, and put a large spoonful of red oil and spicy chili, stir evenly, and eat it all over the mouth. It was a home-cooked dish. Zhenguo Duke's Mansion was indeed frugal, there was no delicacies, and it was not wasteful at all. Chili is a rare thing. Chen Qi thanked God. In this time and space, this era, chili has actually traveled across the ocean to the Central Plains. You must know that in Chen Qi's original era, chili was introduced to China through the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road in the Ming Dynasty.

The second brother shook his head and sighed, "It's better to have a full-coffee banquet in Guiyunlou."

"Some food is good. Cows are a thing of the people's livelihood. Don't always think about the desire to talk," the elder brother taught.

"There are people who eat the whole cow banquet every day. If we don't have these few bites, it's better to drink some soup."

"Others are others, let's do our best. Northwest cattle are in short supply and food is in urgent need." The eldest brother was about to talk endlessly, but the second brother was acting like a scoundrel and interrupted the eldest brother's course.

"I know, I know, I just say that it's so expensive, who can afford it? You only think about royal affairs." After saying that, he changed the topic and said to Chen Qi, "Miss, I heard that you like Princess Lihua. Is there any show? If there is no show, don't worry about it."

Chen Qi teased, "Second brother, please don't tell me, hurry up and plan for yourself. You are not young anymore. If your father doesn't consider you, it won't be your turn to have a title."

"Okay, I don't have a title, and I still have a position. The Imperial Guard has a place for me. It's you. You don't have a title or a position. After the Chinese New Year, it's 14th. My uncle has made a lot of contributions on the battlefield." The second son Chen Yu shook his head and said, "My father has not liked you since he was a child, and you won't like you. Even if you are annoying, we are brothers, and we can't be sad. You see, it's like the eighth level, you are a guard, and you are honest in Chang'an, and you'll still go to the west with the boss to gain a future."

Chen Qi's eyes rolled and told the two brothers about the house. Seeing that the two brothers had no objection, he looked up and said to them, "Brother, it's not that trouble. I don't have the ability of my uncle and have no ambitions for my brother. Can I borrow the carpenter and winemaking workshop in the village to make trouble?"

The eldest and second brother laughed, "You are so angry that you are so angry that you are so angry that you can't sell your two workshops."

"I said, brother, the location of the two workshops is in our farm. Even if I want to sell them, there must be someone else. What if I have to do it, I will give the two brothers shares at that time."

"Go and go, brother, what do you say, go to the Zhuangzi, no, this is for you." Chen Qiong took out a wooden sign from his arms, with half of the wine word written on it, "Take it and face the other half of the winery, and you can do whatever you want in the winery."

Chen Yu also took out half of the talisman with the word "Mu" written on it, "Give it, only five thousand taels, you can find a way for yourself."

It turns out that it is a military family. Even the tokens in the workshop are the same as tiger talismans. Only when the two are compared can they be used. Why is it so coincidental that the tokens are placed on the brother? Chen Qi looked at the elder brother and second brother in confusion, "Brother and second brother have been prepared for a long time, and it makes me nervous. I won't fool him. I have no money and I have the ability to compete."

The second brother Chen Yu smiled, "You can do it yourself, just don't throw away the people from our Duke of Zhenguo Mansion. If you had known that you were greedy for pleasure and didn't like to do your best, find a living for you and make trouble. Twenty taels a month, what's enough? We don't have time to take care of it, just see if you have talent and earn 50,000 taels of money." Then he quietly came to Chen Qi's ear and said, "Let the second brother eat the whole cow banquet for a while."

Chen Qi smiled and rubbed his hands, "Don't worry, I promise to let my second brother eat it", and then said loudly, "Then I'm disrespectful, thank you, brother, second brother."

The eldest and second son patted Chen Qi's head with a smile, "Don't let his father know, he should take it back when he knows."

Chen Qi hurriedly said, "I know, don't worry, brother."

"This is two thousand taels, I can get it with your second brother, you can take it first." The boss handed over a package. Chen Qi felt a little sad. Others traveled through time and met with enemies. There was no filial piety between parents and brothers. He was lucky. He was so lucky that his father didn't like him very much, but he never blamed him. His grandfather was open-minded and generous, and his two brothers were kind-hearted, and he did not have the cold family relationship of a wealthy family.

The next morning, it was dawn, and Chen Qi had something to do in his heart. He got up very early and went to bid farewell to his two brothers, but found that the two brothers had gone out early. I don’t know what they were busy with. Chen Qi was also happy and took his servant Chen Kang and called Han Xing Lu Qing to travel eastward to the fief of Duke Zhenguo.

At the hour of Mao, the city gate of Chang'an was locked. The capital of the Qin Empire was like a thousand-year-old giant beast lurking in the dark. The stars and moon were light and the north wind was strong. Stepping on the thick snow, a row of torches led a convoy to walk out of the newly opened door, and went upstream from the many convoys to court, leaving Tonghua Gate on the northeast, and heading to the Bahe Manor of Zhenguogong.

Chen Qi was so regretful at this time that the carriage had no shock absorption effect at all. Although the road in Chang'an was wide and flat, it could not hold the bearings hard. Chen Qi lay on the soft bed with five layers, but his cheeks were still hurt. He remembered that he could travel with hundreds of cars on Zhuque Street. This spectacular scene was so painful that he had to experience it. Bearing shock absorption and other things should be put on the agenda as soon as possible. In addition to those two workshops, he also had to set up a blacksmith shop.

From early morning to evening, I crossed the legendary Ba River and entered a mountain valley in the north of Mount Li.

Mount Li is a branch of the Qinling Mountains. There are trees that never wither in all seasons on the mountain, and flowers that are fragrant in spring. The scenery is charming. The mountains here are beautiful, with undulating peaks and ridges. From a distance, it looks like a green horse that is focused and eager to run away. It is also called Xiuling because of its beautiful scenery.

This valley faces east and west, and is called Bailuyuan. Bailuyuan is a small hill east to Chang'an, connected to Lintong in the east and Lantian in the south. The valley is like a chair with armrests. The village is in the middle of the valley. The temperature on the mountain is several degrees above the ground in the city. Chen Qi's face turned blue and the almost healed wound on his back is slightly painful. Open the window and let Chen Kang take the lead to make a fire to warm the food.

Snow is everywhere along the road, and it is not smooth all the way. Horses' hooves trampled through the ice and snow on the road, splashing a fluff of snow. People are marching, and there is thick white fog between their mouths and noses.

(End of this chapter)
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