A lively birthday dinner ends in a joke and laughter, beef feasts are not often had, a meal down at least five or six times, thanks to Wang Qun who often walks around outside, if you want to buy beef for a long time in the future, you have to deal with the people in the government, only the government has the right to slaughter those cattle that are about to die.

At the beginning, Zhen Qian still had the illusion of finding some cows that specialized in milk production to come back and raise them, which should not belong to the category of cultivated cattle!

As a result, Wang Qun extinguished Zhen Qian's idea with a basin of cold water, there was no cow at all in these years, although there was also milk, but the milk drunk in the big family's own house was mainly goat's milk and mare's milk, milk was just a by-product by the way, and the price was not too expensive, but there was absolutely no cow specifically used for milk production.

That is to say, no matter what kind of cattle they are, they all belong to ploughing cattle, and they must be registered in the government, and the government must be present when they are slaughtered, and it will be unlucky to be responsible.

It is not that there is no beef in the market, but firstly, the quantity is not much, and it is impossible to form a stable supply chain, and secondly, the price of cattle is expensive, and an adult cow needs more than 20 runs, which is destined not to be eaten by ordinary people.

Zhen Qian had to give up the idea of raising cattle when he thought about it, this is no longer a matter of arousing jealousy, and it will also cause a lifetime of trouble for himself, being a low-key person, being too ostentatious and being remembered by others is still a trivial matter, if people are accused of hurting farmers, in the era of agriculture, it is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of the imperial court, and it is difficult to die.

When the people were almost gone, and the sky was dark, Zhen Qian ran to the kitchen again, fried a few poached eggs, and made a big pot of beef noodles to solve the hunger in his stomach.

"Let's have a bowl of longevity noodles!"

Looking at the freshly baked dry-cut beef noodles, Xiaozhu's tears flowed down again, joy and sadness were intertwined, and even Xiaomei on the side was saddened.

"I should be happy today, how can I cry and cry, is my Xiaozhu a pear blossom with tears ...... like this", Zhen Qian sneered and picked up Xiaozhu's teary-eyed little face, gently hugged it in his arms and comforted: "Don't worry!" The past is gone, let the past pass away with the wind! ”

"Lang Jun......!"

For the two little girls, Zhen Qian is their heaven, and how Zhen Qian treats them is the blessing of the two, the former Zhen Qian was stupid and a nerd, although he did not abuse them, but he never escaped the tragic fate, but now the two of them see hope, and they are happy and sad.

Zhen Qian couldn't stand the tears of the two, and for the people around him, he who has always been strong and decisive will also have times when he is soft-hearted, and even his heart hurts.

Qin Meng went and returned, standing at the door and seeing the three of them hugging and hugging, he coughed lightly: "Father-in-law!" ”

"Is there something wrong?" Only then did Zhen Qian remember what Qin Meng had to report to him every day: "Come in!" ”

Qin Meng peeked at the two women who were not much older than himself, and thought of the two of them usually taking care of their own sewing and folding quilts, and said sourly in his heart: "Two sisters, my father-in-law is very good to people, and when you give birth to a baby for your father-in-law in the future, I will also change my name to Ye Niang......."

"Little ghost, what do you know, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, get down to business?" Zhen Qian couldn't cry or laugh when he was made by Qin Meng, and slapped Qin Meng's head heavily, even if the two little girls had thought like this in their hearts, they wouldn't say it, it was too embarrassing.

After being reprimanded by Zhen Qian, Qin Meng still said with a smile on his face: "Today I followed the criminal housekeeper to the outer room where he was kept in captivity outside, and my father-in-law knew what I saw?" ”

"Come on, the scholar will have an appetite!"

Qin Meng hugged his head and said innocently: "Doesn't I want people to listen to it more interestingly?" ”

I don't know how Qin Meng's character was developed, he was adolescent and rebellious in later generations, and he didn't have any scruples when he spoke, so people didn't know what to say.

"This morning I went to follow the criminal housekeeper, and saw that he went to a few trading houses first, and when he came out, he carried a bag of money in his hand, and at first I thought he would go back to the house, but then I saw him go out of the city, and went to the courtyard outside the city to sell birds and beasts, and when he came out again, he carried two budgies in his hands, and then he went directly into the city to the outer room where he was kept in captivity, and I overheard it outside the house, saying that the mother would have a birthday in more than ten days, and ...... buy those two budgies as birthday gifts."

"Xing's birthday?"

Zhen Qian turned his head to look at Xiaozhu and Xiaomei suspiciously, he naturally couldn't remember Xing's birthday, and at the same time was taken aback by the news, if this was the case, if he forgot to celebrate his nominal mother's birthday, would Xing take the opportunity to make trouble, saying that he was not filial, this is very likely.

"The birth of the criminal family is on the sixth day of the first month of the next month, the Zhen family has not heard of the birthday of the criminal family these days, could it be just the act of the criminal housekeeper to curry favor with the criminal family?"

The Tang Dynasty has not yet formed the habit of celebrating birthdays every year, but there are three washing, coming-of-age ceremonies, big birthdays, etc., and they don't pay attention to the usual small birthdays.

Zhen Qian didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the criminal housekeeper, or if the criminal family was really preparing to celebrate his birthday and dug a pit for himself!

"That's all you know?" The criminal steward's shady things have been mastered, and Zhen Qian is not dealing with the little criminal steward, but the criminal clan behind the criminal steward, in the final analysis, it is just a means of wrestling between the two sides, even Wang Qun said that this matter is related to the reputation of the Zhen family, and it cannot be lost because of a small one.

Zhen Qian also knows that from ancient times to the present, the whole family has been at odds because of the separation of the family, and there are some big shots, some of them are Bo Gongtang, and some of them are old and dead, and they are all regarded as jokes by others, which is a great shame for the wealthy families who pay special attention to fame, and they don't want to come to this point unless they have to.

"When I eavesdropped on the conversation between the torture butler and the outer room, they seemed to be saying something a hundred times, and let the outer room teach budgies to learn to say auspicious words during this time, does this count?"

Zhen Qian was almost amused by Qin Meng's words, the budgie was bought back to learn to speak, to amuse the female relatives of the family, I heard that Tang Xuanzong had such an understanding parrot around him, and he was able to tease Tang Xuanzong to give the parrot an official, which was used as a negative teaching material by later generations to say that it was an example of a plaything losing his mind.

"Wait a minute! What did you mean by a hundred? ”

Qin Meng looked at Zhen Qian a little innocently, "Father-in-law, you can hear anything you say clearly when you listen to the root of the wall, that is, the voice of the outer room shouted, how do I know what a hundred guan means?" ”

Zhen Qian also knew that this was a little embarrassing for Qin Meng, thinking about what one hundred guan meant, could it be that the criminal steward had embezzled one hundred guan and hid in the outer room during this time, and then thought about it, this was unlikely, even if the criminal steward really embezzled one hundred guan, as long as he was clear-headed, he would never let the outer room know, maybe it was the living expenses that the criminal steward gave to the outer room.

There is not much time left for Zhen Qian, although he is low-key in the Zhen family, unless he does nothing, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to himself, and there is a lack of a suitable opportunity for a showdown with the Xing family.

"You go back to sleep first!"

Let Qin Meng leave, don't think about this matter if you don't understand it, Zhen Qian used to only know how to study in the Zhen family, and he had no relationship with the rest of the Zhen family, but now it has become his weakness.

"Lang Jun, since the Xing clan is preparing for his birthday, do you also want to prepare?" Xiaomei asked.

"Gifts!" The relationship between Zhen Qian and the Xing clan is so stiff, he really doesn't want to give any gifts, but after thinking about it, if he really does this, he will be gossiped, so he said: "Where will we go to the yard where we sell poultry and beasts tomorrow, and by the way, let's see what kind of gift the criminal steward picked for the Xing clan?" ”

After a night without words, Zhen Qian could feel that the two little girls were now dependent on themselves, and when they woke up after their initial amnesia, the feelings between the two of them had undergone earth-shaking changes, and at the beginning there was a subtle reluctance in the relationship between the master and servant of the two sides, it may be that the girl is pregnant with spring, or it may be that she wants to get rid of the identity of the maid, or it may be that she has been together for a long time, and it may be ...... to fall in love for a long time.

Early the next morning, Zhen Qian and his entourage came to the courtyard of the city's takeaway birds and beasts under the leadership of Qin Meng, and before they entered the door, they heard the sound of dogs barking and hawks inside, and a small guy standing at the door saw a large group of people coming, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "A few guest officers, but what kind of birds and beasts do you want to buy?" ”

"Do you sell anything else here?" Zhen Qian said.

The little guy was stunned for a moment, obviously unable to react to such an answer, his eyes swept over everyone's clothes and cars, and immediately laughed: "What kind of beasts do you want to buy, we have animals here for hunting, leopards, lynxes, lynxes, lynxes, hunting dogs and Tibetan mastiffs chasing on the ground, harriers, falcons, eagles, etc. flying in the sky, if a few guest officers don't like it, there are squirrels, birds, cats, dogs, etc. that are specially used for the pleasure of rich women, can you take a look with me first?" ”

Wang Qun whispered on the side: "Da Lang, in addition to the lions, tigers and other fierce animals here, there should be a lot of other animals, the price is also high and scary, many rich people in the city like to buy some birds and beasts here, hunting, usually have fun, I have seen a few times the shopkeeper here, do you want to call someone out?" ”

For this kind of industry that sells wild animals in public, Zhen Qian is not only curious but also curious, he used to go to the flower and bird market, but the animals there can be compared with here, just want to know more about the life of the Tang people, "Wait a while, let's take a look at it casually!" ”

The little guy didn't dare to slack off at all, while leading the way in front of him to explain, he secretly carefully observed the words and looks, and kept turning his eyes around Zhen Qian and the two women beside him, knowing that these people were the main ones.

"Do you have budgies for sale here?"

"A few people want to buy budgies, it's just a coincidence, a few just went in a few days ago, someone bought two yesterday, and now there are three left, how many villains will take to see?"

"Oh! What is the price of your budgies? ”

"The guest officer doesn't know, the price of this budgie is high and low, if you learn to speak human words, the price will at least increase several times, but our budgies here have not been sent for a long time, the price is naturally the lowest, each ten times, if you buy a pair can also be discounted?"