The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Tong Song introduced his office area on the fifth floor to everyone. The entire fifth floor is divided into three rooms. The one on the right is smaller and is the tea room.Except for the tea room, the remaining space is directly divided into two rooms of the same size. In the middle is the living room. In addition to armchairs and coffee tables, there is also a dining table.And walking into the middle room is the one on the left, which is arranged as a study.

Everyone sat down, Lian Gui served everyone tea and then retreated.

"Why did the Supreme Emperor and the Empress suddenly return to Lingnan this time? If you have to do something and need the place below, don't be polite." Tong Song was the first to speak.

Xia Jing chuckled and said: "Now that the world is at peace, we just walk around casually. We came to Lingnan to inspect our property."

Tong Song smiled, just listen to this. As for people of their level, no matter where they go, they have a purpose, but his identity is not enough for the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother to tell each other sincerely.

"That's just in time. It's better to hurry up than to hurry up. Today is an auspicious day for the opening of Zhen Gourmet Restaurant. Just like the Tong family has been blessed for eight lifetimes to invite the Emperor and the Empress to come to the restaurant for dinner. If there is anything that needs improvement today, you two must mention it. come out."

"Oh, when I first went upstairs, I noticed that there were a lot of menus hanging on the wall of your lobby on the first floor. They seemed to focus on seafood?"

"Exactly, there isn't much else in Lingnan, but there is definitely a lot of seafood." At this moment, Tong Song directly asked Lian Gui to go to the kitchen and order a table of seafood.

It was dinner time at this time, so Tong Song stopped the carriage and invited them to the restaurant for dinner. Xia Jing did not object. They were really hungry after running outside all day.

The seafood dinner was served quickly. Looking at the dishes on the table, Xia Jing and Li Jingfu looked at each other, and only they knew what their eyes meant.

Looking at the steamed lobster that was arranged like petals on a plate in front of her, Xia Jing tasted it. The taste was not much different from the one made by her cook, and the presentation was very similar.

Li Jingfu took a bite of the crab meat, pointed to a plate of fried Dungeness crab with ginger and scallions, and said, "Mr. Xia, try this crab. This taste is simply made by one person!"

Xia Jing took a sip and glanced meaningfully at Tong Song, who was already sweating on her forehead.

Then taste it again. In this hot summer, geoduck sashimi is very delicious, and you don’t have to worry about ice in the summer in Lingnan. It is precisely because Xia Jing taught the people below how to make ice that Lingnan’s seafood can be sold. In areas such as Jingzhou, the income of coastal fishermen has increased and their poor lives have also been improved.

Some of the clams, oil clams, king razor clams, etc. are all very familiar in their cooking methods. Even the abalone is braised in Xia Jing's favorite style.

Tong Song watched Xia Jing and Li Jingfu comment on the dishes every time they ate. The more they ate, the faster beads of sweat began to form on Tong Song's forehead.

"That, that. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, these dishes and how to make them"

After Xia Jing drank a bowl of seafood porridge, she put down her bowl and chopsticks. After rinsing her mouth, she had time to ask him, "Tell me, how did you get these dishes?"

"My lady."

"I don't like people who cheat and cheat, especially in front of me. You should tell the truth about what happened." Before he could finish, Xia Jing interrupted him and asked him to think carefully.

Tong Song wiped the sweat from his forehead and said truthfully: "These dishes were given to me by Miss Li."

Xia Jing's answer to him was both expected and unexpected. She frowned slightly and looked at this man who was so pleasing to the woman, "You want to open a shop, but Yingzi will give you these dishes easily?"

In this case, either the girl does not know the importance of these dishes, or she is deeply in love.

There are two possibilities, Xia Jing believes more in the latter.

"It seems that you have put a lot of effort into Yingzi!"

Tong Song wiped the sweat from his forehead and tried to defend himself: "Empress, in fact, I wanted to give her a sum of money at that time, but she refused to accept it."

"Bah! You brat has really disgraced a man. She didn't ask for any money, so why didn't you give up a share of your restaurant's shares to the Li family? It's not easy for a little girl like her to accept money from your outsider, but Men from the Li family can trade with you!" Li Jingfu looked at him with contempt: "Don't tell me, you didn't think of this!"

"What the Emperor said makes sense. How can a girl in a boudoir be in constant contact with a foreigner like you? Have you been paying attention to her?" Xia Jing looked at Tong Song with an evil look in her eyes.

Tong Song raised his hand to wipe the sweat that had appeared again, "This"

Can he say that he often encounters girls from the Li family on the street when he goes out?

No one believed this. Some people still believed that the two met once or twice. For a while, it was too much of a coincidence that they met again and again.

In fact, everyone knows what is going on.It's just that he can't say this out of his mouth, otherwise, the two big guys in front of him may think that he is deliberately slandering the girl's reputation in order to avoid responsibility.

Or what if the two of them got angry and took him to a pig pen?
Ye Fei, who was standing nearby, gave Tong Song a look of pity. At this moment, he said from the side: "Young Master Tong may not know that most of the dishes in Mingyue Hou Mansion and the Li family's kitchen are made by the chefs taught by the empress." Damn it, you actually sent it to me today without even knowing it."

A wry smile appeared on Tong Song's face. He forgot about this for a moment. At that time, he just wanted to be in contact with the empress again, but he didn't know what was involved.

Seeing that the boy couldn't explain it clearly, Li Jingfu was furious and turned to ask Xia Jing: "This boy is very naughty. He dares to deceive a girl from the Li family. Do I need to confiscate his Tong family?"

Looting the Tong family can raise part of the military expenses. You must know that today's army may have spread the war to Dongwu.

After hearing Li Jingfu's words, Xia Jing's mouth couldn't help but twitch: "."

When Tong Song heard this, he was almost frightened to death. He looked at Xia Jing with a pale face, pleading in his eyes.
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On the carriage back to the palace, Li Jingfu asked what he was holding back in his heart, "Are you going to let that kid go like this today?"

Xia Jing rolled her eyes at him: "I think that guy deliberately exposed himself in front of us today. The purpose is to let us know his relationship with Xiang Yingzi, to let us pierce the window paper for him, or to let us know for him. The two of them have the final say in their marriage."

You must know that although the Tong family has a good influence in Lingnan, they are just merchants after all. The largest official position held by the children of the Tong family in the officialdom, if she remembers correctly, is probably Tong Xiancai, who serves as the postal supervisor in the Lingnan government office.

"He dares to plot against us, so he's not afraid that I will really steal the Tong family?" Li Jingfu became furious when he heard that he was being plotted against.

"Isn't he gambling?" Xia Jing looked at him: "Did you raid his home in the end?"

"This kid is too hateful and not a good bird!" Li Jingfu concluded.Xia Jing thought to herself that there are only a few good men in the world. Of course, it is not absolute. There are still good men. If a woman wants to meet a good man, she will have to burn incest for several lifetimes, otherwise there will be a few good ones. ?
Li Jingfu was secretly angry. After a long time, he looked at Xia Jing through the dim candlelight in the car: "What do you think? Do you really want this kid to succeed in his scheme?"

Xia Jing sighed inwardly and said calmly: "Among relatives, the stupidest people would think of being matchmakers for relatives. It's okay if the marriage is good, but if it's a bad marriage, the girl will not be able to live well in her husband's family." Okay, then I will blame you and make you a human being inside and out, leaving you unable to express your suffering!"

She, Xia Jing, would never do such a thankless job!
Li Jingfu frowned and asked tentatively: "Do you mean to pretend that you don't know about this?"

"Yes!" Xia Jing's way of handling this matter was to deal with it coldly. If a grown man has the ability, he will find a way to solve it himself.

The moon rises and the moon sets overnight.

The next day, Li Jingfu and Xia Jing went to Mingyue Hou Mansion with several carriage gifts.

In the Mingyue Hou Mansion, the Xia family knew in advance that the Emperor and the Queen Mother were coming. The gate of the Hou Mansion was wide open, and the family had been waiting at the gate early to welcome Dayu, the two most noble nobles.

Seeing the guard of honor appearing at the end of the street, Marquis Mingyue and Madam Hou were almost excited and walked directly to the middle of the road to greet them.

They hadn't seen their daughter in several years, and they kept silent about it, but they were thinking about her deeply.

In the end, it was Xia Qingshan, the eldest brother of the Xia family, who stopped his parents. After all, they were elders, so why did he go to greet them halfway?It is considered a complete etiquette to greet you at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the Hou Mansion. When Xia Jing got off the carriage, she saw her parents kneeling towards her, and she and Li Jingfu quickly stepped forward to support them.

"Father, mother, my daughter can't stand it when she sees such a big gift. Today we are back just to see you. Just go back to your parents' home as ordinary girls."

Mrs. Chen patted her daughter's hand. From the moment her daughter got out of the car, she had been looking at her silently.

After listening to his daughter's words, he glanced at Li Jingfu, and then glared at his daughter angrily: "What are you talking about? Even the emperor has to pay homage to you. How can you not bear our courtesy? Living in the royal family , you should always keep in mind the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Virtues.”

"Okay, okay, I remember your daughter and I will never forget her!"

Father Xia, also known as Mingyue Marquis, and Li Jingfu walked in front one after another. After listening to the words of mother and daughter, he said apologetically: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This daughter, Weichen, is casual and doesn't like to be restrained. In normal times, If there is any offense in it, please bear with me and don't argue with her as a woman!"

Li Jingfu just raised his foot to step into the big threshold. After hearing what his father-in-law said, he tripped on the threshold and almost fell over. Fortunately, Anu was good at martial arts and supported him in time.

"Master, be careful!"

The movement in front attracted the attention of mother and daughter Qingqinrenzhen. Xia Jing saw that he was tripping even when he entered the door. She was afraid for a moment. If the emperor fell out in Mingyue Hou Mansion, the Xia family would really be in trouble. .

"Anu, hold on to your master, you are such a big man, you have to watch the road when walking, be careful!"

Li Jingfu, who was being supported by Anu, glanced at his father-in-law walking beside him, secretly shook off Anu's hand, and followed his pace with his hands behind his back.

Everyone sat down in the flower hall and chatted for a while. Dad Xia asked: "I heard that you have made a trip to Nanyang. How is the situation outside?"

Li Jingfu glanced at Xia Jing and replied with a smile: "Now is the Age of Discovery. The Xiyi people have occupied a lot of territory overseas. This time we went to Nanyang and grabbed a lot of territory from them."

The Xia family was very curious about overseas, and everyone was listening attentively. Xia Qingshan was even more surprised when he heard this: "Is it all about grabbing overseas territory? The Xiyi people themselves are unreasonable. If you snatch it from them, they are willing ?”

"Haha." Li Jingfu was overjoyed after hearing this: "Aren't they willing to be useful? As long as our fists are strong, they will have to succumb to our force and hand over their territory obediently!"

Xia Jing also smiled and said: "This time I went to Nanyang, I brought a lot of local specialties. There are also a lot of dried fruits unique to Nanyang. It is good for children and the elderly to eat them. When the time comes, several rooms will be divided together."

Mrs. Chen wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "You are thoughtful. You still think about home when you are away."

"It's not right for children to miss their parents. Mom, you're welcome to talk to me." Xia Jing smiled slightly at Mrs. Chen.

The appearance of this good girl made Li Jingfu, who was sitting at the top, look at her in surprise.

Father Xia smiled as he watched the interaction between mother and daughter, and brought the topic back, "I heard that the expeditionary army has recovered Annan, and the expeditionary army is still fighting outside. Does Dayu want to keep pushing to the southwest?"

At the Xia family, Li Jingfu spoke on behalf of Xia Jing, "Of course. In fact, Annan's court is divided into two factions. The two factions have been fighting openly and secretly for many years due to political disagreements. We are just taking advantage of the trend to rescue thousands of people. Thousands of Annan people, especially Dongwu."

The gangster logic of "this" made the Xia family unable to answer the question for a while.

Xia Jing pursed her lips and smiled softly: "Dad, do you know that the rice in Champa is harvested three times a year? And the rice in Champa is of better quality than the rice here. If you can compare the rice in Champa with the rice here, By hybridizing rice, I believe it is possible to cultivate better quality rice.”

"Champa Rice?"

Li Jingfu looked at Xia Jing in shock. Why hadn't he heard her mention this before?
In fact, it wasn't that Xia Jing didn't want to mention it, but that she didn't think of it either. The reason why she suddenly remembered it was because of the busy chat at Xia's house, which suddenly reminded her that rice in Champa was considered a high-quality rice in ancient times.

Due to its high yield, early maturity, drought tolerance and other characteristics, if it is popularized in Dayu, it can be promoted together with Dayu's current late rice, and they can cooperate with each other to form double-cropping rice, which can greatly increase Dayu's grain output.

"Listen to what you said, I have to tell the soldiers at the front to send back some Champa rice seeds." Li Jingfu motioned to Anu to write this down.

Xia Jing nodded and turned to look at Dad Xia: "Dad, you know that this time the Lan family from Lingnan followed us to Nanyang. They also occupied some territory in Nanyang and planned to use it as the base of the Lan family in Nanyang. , to facilitate caravan trade in the future.”

"I've heard about it."

"Actually, in addition to the Lan family, there are other civil forces who went to Nanyang this time. They have more or less benefited from Nanyang." Xia Jing glanced at the men of the Xia family: "If you go to sea again next time, you Do you have any ideas?" (End of chapter)