Rejecting his sister-in-law's proposal to arrange for two newly arrived Turkic beauties to serve him, Huaiyu did not stay in Tingyulou for long.

Although Tingyulou is still the most famous restaurant in Pingkangfang, Chang'an.

"Those two Turkic beauties are only twenty-eight years old. They are the daughters of the tribe Qijin. They are real Turkic nobles. They are not only good-looking, but also fierce. They are fierce horses that have not yet been tamed. Don't you men all like to personally

A feeling of conquest?”

The aunt sent him outside the door.

Outside Tingyu Tower, there are many BMW cars parked.

It's getting late, and there are more guests.

More than 500 Wanjiahu, Turkic, and Sogdian nobles from Chang'an were awarded official positions of five grades or above. However, there were also many former noble chiefs who were convicted and ruined their families, and their families were implicated. These were mainly those who were killed by Wu Huaiyu and Li Jing.

Those they captured after conquering the tribe during their Northern Expedition.

Under Wu Huaiyu's suggestion, in the end the court did not adopt Wen Yanbo's benevolence, but mercilessly liquidated these defeated people who had resisted the Tang army.

Those who are captured are slaves.

Even the tribal chief Qi Jin could not escape punishment.

The wives and daughters of the chief Qijin were either thrown into a brothel or sent to a brothel. For a time, they were highly sought after in Pingkangfang because of their former status.

Gao Huitong arranged for Huaiyu to be a pair of sisters. His father was originally a Blue Turk Qijin from the Black Turk tribe. He was a fairly noble Ashina family, but it was a pity that he became a king or a bandit.

Before Jieli was crowned king by Li Shimin, his family could only live in a hotel with poor conditions. Some of Jieli's concubines arrived late and did not even have supplies. His son Dieluozhi could only give his share of

Give it to mother,

Even a great Khan like Jieli was treated like this, so one can imagine the other defeated prisoners.

Only people like Simo and Sili receive better treatment.

Many Turkic nobles came to Chang'an and lived a pretty good life indeed. They were able to buy big houses and slaves, live a worry-free life, and buy things everywhere. That was because they had different statuses. They were not defeated prisoners, and they even had their own families on the grasslands.

Members of the tribe who came to settle in Chang'an were given preferential treatment.

Foreign women in Chang'an seem to be very popular,

In the past, there were Persian orchids, and later there were Silla maids and Kunlun slaves, and then there were Qiu He, Cheng Yaojin and others who took the lead in developing the new Bodhisattva product.

Another example is Dangxiang, Khitan, Tuyuhun, Kumoxi, and even Buluoji, Zunlu, Goguryeo, Linyi and other barbarians. It seems that many Chang'an people are willing to try new things.

The people of the Tang Dynasty used to hate the Turks with fear.

As much as they hated and feared them at the beginning, they now love the Turkic slaves.

However, Wu Huaiyu's current state has long surpassed that stage.

He has no interest in taming two fierce Turkic horses,

He said goodbye to this eldest sister-in-law who was becoming more and more charming, and rode horseback to his eldest sister's house. On the way, he was actually a little curious about this eldest sister-in-law. After several years outside the palace, the former swordsman of Prince Qin's palace had changed.

It was so big that Li Shimin was really willing to let her stay outside the palace all the time.

The autumn air is crisp,

The eldest sister Yu'e is making osmanthus jam and osmanthus cake. Although she is pregnant, it does not prevent her from always being a good wife and loving mother.

Huaiyu felt that it was a pity that the three brothers-in-law in the past met such a good wife but died in the battlefield so short-lived, especially the first two brothers-in-law, who did not even have time to give birth to a child.

The third one is better, at least he left behind two daughters.

The two girls have now grown up and have become good helpers to their mother. When they saw Huaiyu coming in, they happily ran over to greet him.

"When did uncle return to Chang'an?"

"What gift did uncle bring us?"

The older of the two girls is eleven years old, and the younger is more than nine years old. They are both slim and tall.

"There is a daughter in the Han family who has just grown up. It is hard to give up her natural beauty," Huaiyu asked the eldest sister with a smile, "Now the door of the family is about to be broken by the matchmaker, right?"

Yu'e also looked happy when she saw her brother coming.

"These two girls only care about having fun. They are not good at playing chess, calligraphy or painting, nor are they good at cooking. I am worried to death. Who can be good at it?"

The two girls followed their mother and suffered a lot in their early years. They were still young when their father died in the war, and their grandparents and uncles despised it. The eldest sister had to take the two children back to her parents' home. Fortunately, her parents and brothers felt sorry for her, and later met her again.

Ma Zhou loves me.

Although the two girls followed Ma Zhou's house and did not ask them to change their surnames, they still regarded it as if they had already changed their names. Today's conditions are much better than before.

But it seems that the two girls are not used to reading.

"What do you want me to choose for them?"

It was almost the age to choose someone, and Yu'e also started buying dowries for them in the past two years.

In fact, given the current status of Wu Huaiyu and Ma Zhou, there are still many people who want to get married. No matter whether the two girls are named Han or Ma, their biological uncle is the prime minister Wu Huaiyu and their stepfather is Ma Zhou, the minister of Zhongshu. This is enough.

There are seven families with five surnames, not to mention the six surnames in Guanzhong, there are still many other nobles and new nobles who want results.

"Don't be in a hurry, pick slowly."

"Your brother-in-law said the same thing. He also said that he would imitate the Qiu family and come to a treasure window to choose a son-in-law. He even imitated the Cheng family and others to select a son-in-law."

"This is good, they think it is better."

Ma Zhou was busy with official duties and did not leave office in the afternoon to go home. He often had to be busy until dark before returning, and he often even had to work at night.

He and Yan Sigu, the two ministers of the Zhongshu Province, actually presided over the affairs of the Zhongshu Province. As the prime minister, Zhongshu Ling Wen Yanbo spent more time in the political affairs hall.

"When you have the chance, please advise brother-in-law. You should not just take care of the government affairs, but also take care of your own health. You are so busy now that you don't even have time to eat. If you continue like this, you won't be able to eat."

Ma Zhou is the hard-working type,

We chatted for a long time at home, but we didn't wait for Ma Zhou to come back. Instead, we waited until the entourage he sent back said that he would be on duty in the interior tonight and would not come back.

"Hey, he, the Minister of Public Affairs, is busier than you, the Prime Minister." Yu'e was helpless.

In just a few years, Ma Zhou could go from a poor scholar to the current minister of Zhongshu. He was extremely grateful to Li Shimin for his kindness and wished he could repay it with all his heart. Therefore, he devoted himself almost wholeheartedly to his work and almost became a yamen official.

For home.

I'll stay at my eldest sister's house that night.

In the morning, Ma Zhou still didn't come back, Wu Huaiyu didn't wait any longer, and left after breakfast.

He did not visit Li Jing, Wei Zheng and the others again. With their current status, it was no longer appropriate to interact privately with them who were also prime ministers.

"Alang, where are you going?" Shi Shouxin asked.

"Go to Chengnan Liyuan."

Qin Qiong gave him the Chengnan Liyuan very early. The pear orchard was quite big. The pears were very sweet in the autumn. They were good for giving away and selling. They could also make autumn pear paste, and even bees could raise pear nectar in the spring.

Later, Wu Huaiyu opened a winery in Liyuan, making autumn pear roast and pear fruit wine, both of which were quite good.

Now the pears in the orchard are ripe again,

Huaiyu didn't go to pick pears or watch wine, he went to the pear orchard to take care of the children.

He built a courtyard in the pear garden and adopted many orphans in it.

When Wu Huaiyu came to the pear orchard where the harvest was abundant, many children were helping to pick pears. When they saw him coming, they all came up to salute happily.

"Unload the supplies from the carriage," Huaiyu called the steward of the garden. "It's getting cold. Have you prepared autumn clothes for the children? Are you ready with new shoes and socks?"

"The chief steward has allocated the money in advance, and we have already purchased it,"

The steward reported the situation in the garden truthfully.

The children in the garden are relatively young. These people are basically orphans, and most of them are war orphans. Wu Huaiyu adopted them. This pear garden is equivalent to an orphanage.

The children have food and drink here, and teachers teach them how to read and learn calligraphy.

This place is funded by the wine shop of the Wu family. The children are raised here and educated in literature and arithmetic. When they are eleven or twelve years old, if they have good academic performance, they can go to a better school, and if they have average academic performance, they will go to a better school.

Will be sent to a winery as an apprentice,

After serving as apprentices for three to five years, they can choose to stay in the winery as a waiter or go out to work.

The Wu family does not force them to only become employees of the Wu family in the future. Even though their current status is that they are orphans, they still retain their good status and are not members or slaves of the Wu family.

"My husband is really a good man, he gave them a second life. Without my husband, these poor orphans without fathers, mothers, and no one to rely on would have been dead long ago. How could they be so alive and active now, or even grow like this?"

Okay, I can still read and write."

Wu Huaiyu was very pleased to see the children helping to unload the goods, so full of energy.

Although there are more than a hundred children in this garden, which costs a lot a year, Wu Huaiyu thinks it is still worth it. The Wu family's Bingyutang wine shop is now quite large and very profitable.

He thinks it is very meaningful to ask the wine shop to spend a sum of money every year to do several charity projects, such as the Liyuan Orphanage and the Beitianfang.

It not only promotes positive energy, but also manages a good image. Having a good reputation and good image is actually advertising. Even from a certain perspective, this Liyuan Orphanage is equivalent to a targeted training class for winery technicians.

It’s just that they need to be trained from a very young age. Although it takes more than ten years to train them, and they can only enter the winery as apprentices when they are eleven or twelve years old, but these children who are trained by themselves are more loyal, and they have been exposed to learning culture since childhood.

and related wine-making knowledge, etc., you can adapt and grow faster after joining the winery.

In one fell swoop, they have not only done charity, but also trained the needed workers. Even these children who have studied can quickly move into management positions in the future, and their loyalty will be even higher.
To be continued...