Chapter 36: Gift-giving
"Brother Cheng, don't you want this expression, hehe......" Cheng Chumo's expression made Li Hao very uncomfortable, and he had a feeling that he couldn't continue chatting.
Cheng Chumo inadvertently saw the Spring Festival couplets on the table, and walked over curiously to take a look, he only glanced at it, just glanced at it, and picked up the Spring Festival couplets in shock and shouted: "Who wrote this?" ”
Li Hao hurriedly came over and said proudly: "What, how about this word, haha, it's not to blow ...... you"
He just wanted to start blowing, but Cheng Chumo said in surprise: "Finally let me find someone uglier than my words!" Li Hao, who wrote this word? ”
The corners of Li Hao's mouth twitched, his eyebrows twitched, he really wanted to take a break now, but as soon as he smoked, he was exposed, so he could only endure it, and he had to accompany the smiling face: "Haha, this is written by Steward Du, he hasn't read a book for a few years, and the bad words he writes are more ugly than earthworms." ”
The more Cheng Chumo looked at this Spring Festival couplet, the more he liked it, and raised his eyebrows at Li Hao: "Li Hao, give me this Spring Festival couplet." ”
Li Hao was stunned: "What are you doing, are you going to go back and post it?" ”
"Don't make a fuss." Cheng Chu said silently, "If I go back and paste it, it's strange if my father doesn't hang me up and beat me, I take it back to let my father take a look, he always says that my words are too ugly, and the entire Tang Dynasty can't find a one that is uglier than my words, so I'll take it back now and let him see the uglier one." ”
Li Hao's eyebrows were alive again, hey, why did I raise my hand, why did I want to whip him so much.
At this time, Du Hong came to the living room and told Li Hao: "Young master, the sum of the money sent by Grandpa Cheng is a total of 42,350 yuan. ”
"Hmm." Li Hao nodded happily, his eyes narrowed with a smile, and he waved his big hand, "Hurry up and enter the warehouse, and then change the warehouse to a big lock!" No, change three big locks and lock them with iron chains, in addition, let Zhang Yu and the three of them change shifts to guard the warehouse, lose a copper coin, and Lao Tzu will reward them with a hundred big boards! ”
"Yes!" Du Hong received the order and prepared to retreat.
Cheng Chumo suddenly raised his hand: "Wait!" ”
Li Hao hurriedly asked, "Brother Cheng still has something to do?" ”
Cheng Chumo grinned twice and said, "I almost forgot to tell you, when I came, my father asked me to bring you a message, and he said that you were his own nephew." ”
Li Hao was stunned when he heard this, and then he also smiled dryly: "Hehe, Uncle Cheng is really ...... It's so polite, how can I afford it. ”
Cheng Chumo raised his eyebrows: "He knew you would say that." He said you deserve it. ”
Li Hao suddenly had a bad premonition, he still knew what virtues Cheng Biting Jin's old bastard had, and suddenly said such a sentence without a head, he must have ulterior motives, and this intention should not be too good.
Li Hao had an idea, hugged his stomach and shouted: "Ouch, my stomach hurts, go to the toilet, Du Hong, send off!" After saying that, he ran away.
Cheng Chumo stood in place with a confused expression, watching Li Hao disappear, before he could say his most important words, Du Hong ran over and spread his hands with a smile on his face: "Little Grandpa Cheng, please." ”
Cheng Chumo was helpless and followed Du Hong out of the living room.
After sending Cheng Chumo away, Li Hao was busy going to the warehouse to count the money, piled up like a hill of copper coins, and a pile of silver cakes neatly placed, Li Hao was so happy, not to mention how happy he was, he didn't stop counting for an afternoon.
Finally, at ten o'clock in the evening, all the lanterns inside and outside the courtyard were lit up, and the whole house was red, which corresponded to the four words "red and prosperous".
Who knew that at this time, there was an uninvited guest, and the person who came was still from the Lu Guogong Mansion, it was Han Shou, the chief housekeeper of the Lu Guogong Mansion, and Han Shou came for only one reason, to finish what Cheng Chumo did not finish in the afternoon, in fact, it was to convey Cheng Yanjin's words.
Cheng Biting Jin's meaning is very simple, roughly speaking, Li Hao, you are Lao Tzu's own nephew, since they are all nephews, should you give some gifts to honor your elders during the New Year, Lao Tzu doesn't have too much, eight thousand eight hundred and eighty is enough, hahahaha......
When Li Hao heard the housekeeper report this number, his face was distorted, the old bastard, the old rascal, he was so shameless to ask for a gift, this appearance is too ugly, only this old bastard can do it in the whole Tang Dynasty, and he is also a nephew, I bah!
Although Li Hao was angry, he didn't dare to disobey at all, Cheng Biting Jin was the master who could do anything, so he still spent some money to buy some peace, just buy insurance.
Stirred by Cheng Biting Jin like this, Li Hao was unhappy at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and after eating the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, he called everyone in the house to the living room, and then everyone sent a big red envelope, everyone was happy, and then everyone gathered in the front hall to roast the fire and keep the New Year.
Li Hao was bored, so he took out the two sets of playing cards he brought and taught them to play fighting landlords, of course, there are bets.
After one night, everyone's red envelope returned to Li Hao's arms again, Li Hao was happy, everyone was unhappy, only Zhang Yu and the three of them were very happy, because the three of them became disgusted with gambling after quitting gambling and did not participate, so their red envelopes were still hot in their arms.
Finally dawn, Li Hao wrapped a red envelope for each person again and gave it to them, now everyone was happy again, Li Hao was unhappy again, because he was going to give Cheng Yanjin a gift.
Li Hao took Du Hong to the treasury to withdraw money, every time he took out a hanging of money, he felt like he had cut off a piece of meat from himself, and only half of it was gone, Li Hao suddenly held down Du Hong: "Okay, enough!" That's all! ”
Du Hong looked at him puzzled: "Young master, this is only half?" ”
"I said enough is enough!" Li Hao shouted unreasonably.
Du Hong had no choice but to order the door to be locked, and then drove the carriage to Chang'an with Li Hao.
Lantian is not far from Chang'an, although the carriage is slow, it has arrived outside the door of Lu Guogong's mansion before lunch, and Li Hao handed over the greeting post and gift list.
After waiting for a long time, Cheng Chumo came out, and as soon as they met, he said angrily: "Li Hao, what are you doing, didn't Steward Han tell you yesterday that you wanted 8,880 guan, why did you only send 4,440 guan, my father happened to be drinking, and the strength of the wine came up, saying that you are not on the Tao, you don't look down on his uncle, and he refuses to see you." ”
Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said, "Brother Cheng, don't worry, you go back and tell your father, just say that I brought a new trick to make money, which is not inferior to honeycomb coal." ”
Cheng Chumo suddenly became energetic when he heard this, and slipped back with a sharp nod.
After a while, Li Hao heard Cheng Biting Jin's demonic laughter coming from the courtyard: "Wow Ka Ka ...... My virtuous nephew Li Hao has come to give a gift to the old man, why didn't you tell the old man a long time ago, beware of the old man stabbing you all one by one...... "He is scolding the porter."
Then I saw the side door open, and Cheng Biting Jin's bear-like body staggered out of the door, still carrying a wine jug in his left hand, and he could smell the wine outside the three zhang.
"Wow Ka Ka, the virtuous nephew has been waiting in the cold wind for a long time." Cheng Yanjin came up and stretched out his fat bear paw and patted Li Hao on the shoulder, "It's all the old man's porter, don't worry, the old man will teach them a good lesson." ”
"Hehe......" Li Hao could only grin dryly, except for a dry smile, he really didn't know what to say, could it be more serious to tell him, you will kill a porter now for me to see!
"Why is the virtuous nephew smiling so perfunctorily?" Cheng Biting Jin glared at Li Hao unhappily, his mouth full of wine was so stinking that Li Hao wanted to vomit, and he didn't know how many days he hadn't brushed his teeth.
Li Hao tried to squeeze out a smile: "How can there be, little nephew, this is ...... The face is frozen, hehe......"
"The old man was negligent!" Cheng Yanjin laughed again, and then invited Li Hao to enter the door, as soon as he entered the living room, two honeycomb coal stoves were placed, water was boiling on the stove, and several jars of wine were hot in the water, not to mention more than 20 catties.
Li Hao's eyebrows twitched when he saw the wine, since the last hangover, he was a little afraid of wine, after all, he was growing his body, and drinking too much wine was not good for his physical development.
Li Hao didn't wait for Cheng to bite the gold to speak, so he preemptively said: "Uncle Cheng, why is it so hot horse urine?" ”
Cheng Yanjin was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a tiger face: "Bastard, what nonsense, this is Sanle pulp, the strongest wine in the Tang Dynasty!" ”
Li Hao shook his head with a smile: "However, my home-brewed wine is several times stronger than Sanle pulp." ”
Cheng Yanjin was taken aback when he heard this, and then he was ecstatic: "Is this true? ”
Li Hao nodded proudly: "Naturally, take it seriously." As he spoke, he took out the distilled liquor that had been prepared from his arms, stepped forward and put it on Cheng Yanjin's desk, and said, "Please Uncle Cheng taste it." With that, he stepped back to his seat.
Cheng Yanjin couldn't wait to open the wine jug, and immediately a strong aroma of wine came to his face, and he couldn't help but praise loudly: "Good wine!" ”
After speaking, he picked up the wine jug and held it to his mouth in a horn posture, but the next moment, he suddenly put down the wine jug, covered his throat, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Li Hao was inexplicably happy when he saw this: "Tell you to pretend, pretend, continue to pretend, this is a forty-six-degree wine, you still think it is a three-legged pulp?" ”
Cheng Yanjin took a long time to slow down, looked at the wine jug in his hand in disbelief, tasted it again, and his eyes lit up casually like iodine-tungsten lamps: "Li Hao, is this really what you brewed?" ”
Li Hao smiled and nodded, but he was secretly thinking in his heart: "The appearance of pretending to be forced now must be super handsome." ”
Cheng Biting Jin was ecstatic, as if he had obtained a treasure, he held the wine jug and looked at it non-stop, and then suddenly asked: "How much wine do you have?" ”
Li Hao said slowly: "The kid just wants to talk to my uncle about how to sell wine and make money this time. ”
Cheng Yanjin immediately made a decision when he heard this: "You make wine, I will sell it, and I will share it fifty-fifty." ”
Li Hao nodded: "That's right, but, Uncle Cheng, the cost of this wine is not low, and I don't know if it will sell well, so I decided to brew a batch first, put it in Taibai Building and try it out first, if the situation is good, then it is not too late to produce a large number of wines." ”
"Well, you're thoughtful." Cheng Yanjin nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile, "But you don't have to worry, if you don't like this kind of wine, then you are a fool, by the way, this wine has a name?" ”
Li Hao shook his head: "I haven't chosen a name yet." ”
Cheng Yanjin thought for a while: "Why don't you call it immortal brewing?" ”
Li Hao nodded: "This name is good, it just so happens that this wine is mellow, like an immortal brewing it, the little nephew suddenly had an idea, it is better to make some stronger wine, named Burning Knife, if that kind of wine is sold to the bitter cold land of Saibei, it should be very popular." ”
Cheng Biting Jin's eyes flashed again: "There is more strong wine?" ”
Li Hao smiled and nodded: "Of course there is, but that is the limit, beyond this degree, you can't drink it, it's easy to drink the dead." ”
"Good, good!" Cheng Yanjin rubbed his hands with joy, "You kid...... I really don't know how your head was born, how many ghost ideas come about, it's just ......"
"The Pip King? Little God of Wealth? Li Hao looked at him expectantly.
Cheng Yanjin smiled: "You are a little bastard at best." ”
Li Hao's face was black, this old killer didn't know how to chat.