Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 38 Pre-Modernist Life

In Li's mansion, Li Qinzai, as one of the young masters, has his own small courtyard.

The small courtyard is located in the north of Li Mansion facing the sun, with good sunlight in winter and summer, surrounded by bushes and flowers. Among Li Ji's grandchildren, Li Qinzai's courtyard is in an excellent location.

This was Li Qinzai's ignorant age, and he fought for it from his cousins ​​with rampant means. Naturally, the cousins ​​would not compete with the youngest brother of the Li family, so they gave up the courtyard to him.

From time travel to the present, all Li Qinzai heard was his predecessor's bad deeds, and he wanted to slap himself, it hurt too much, and he was reluctant to do it.

A few days later, Li Qinzai's courtyard underwent some changes.

A lot of eccentric furniture has been added to his bedroom.

There are chairs with four legs and a backrest, a large round table with four legs, a lounge chair, a coffee table, and even a bedside table next to the bed.

Such furniture did not exist in the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty still followed the style of the Qin and Han Dynasties. In addition to sitting on the floor in the house, people ate and drank on low tables with knees.

Tables and chairs did not appear until the Song Dynasty, which changed the living habits of the ancients.

Now in Li Qinzai's courtyard, products that do not belong to this era appeared in advance, which surprised the servants of Li's family.

Li Qinzai ordered that the reclining chairs and coffee table be placed under the elm tree in the middle of the yard, and the round table and chairs were placed indoors.

What is even more amazing is not the furniture, but the iron pot that Li Qinzai ordered the blacksmith to make.

There was nothing unusual about the iron pot, but Li Qinzai went into the kitchen and used the iron pot to fry a few dishes. Before the dishes came out of the pot, the smell had already permeated the kitchen, and even the chubby cook in the mansion was drooling.

This is amazing, and the servants of the Li Mansion knew that there is another way of cooking in the world called "stir-frying".

Li Qinzai tasted the dishes fried in an iron pan and thought they were not bad.

So I put it in a lacquer box and took it to the backyard with my own hands for my old lady to try.

Li Cuishi didn't expect her son to make such a delicious dish by making some weird things casually. She was so excited that she kept rubbing his head, and she didn't know how to love her son.

Compared with the domineering and domineering son who made troubles everywhere, Li Qinzai is obviously stronger than him now.

At night, Li Qinzai cooked a few more dishes for himself. The dishes were very simple, one stewed mutton, one fried lotus root slices, and one fried chicken breast with chives.

I want to eat beef, but I dare not eat it. Cows are a precious production resource these days. The protection of cows by the government is comparable to that of giant pandas in later generations.

As for the rich and powerful, it’s not impossible to eat beef, but you have to be sneaky, and you have to make up excuses before killing the cow, such as the cow sprained its leg, sick, crazy, etc. After paying enough fines to the government, Only then was the cattle allowed to be slaughtered.

For a bite of beef, Li Qinzai felt that it was not worth the effort.

...I will talk about it later when I have a chance.

It is said that Xue Rengui also has a Zhuangzi outside Chang'an City. Based on the friendship between Li Qinzai and Xue Na, it is presumed that accidents will often happen to the cattle on Xue's Zhuangzi in the future.

Li Qinzai felt that it was necessary to have a sense of ceremony for the first serious cooking meal after coming to the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, there must be wine when there is food.

The servant girl brought the wine very quickly, it was the best sanle pulp, it tasted bland in the mouth, there was only a slight taste of wine, but it was such an inferior wine, only the rich and powerful could afford it in the Tang Dynasty .

With wine and food, Li Qinzai still lacks a friend.

It was easy to find friends. Li Qinzai walked out of the yard, casually calculated the location, and pulled him along.

Sitting upright on the chair, Liu Ahsi looked uncomfortable.

"Forgive me, Wu Shaolang. The old man has a military order that prohibits drinking alcohol in the army. Otherwise, the military law will severely punish you. The villain really dare not drink."

"What nonsense, this is the Duke's Mansion, not the army, why not have a few drinks with me?" Li Qinzai said impatiently.

Liu Ahsi said awkwardly: "Fifth Shaolang doesn't know something, the feeling of being subjected to the military stick is too uncomfortable, the villain really dare not..."

"If my grandfather punishes you with a military stick, I will punish you with me. Apart from the bridal chamber, what else in the world is more important than drinking?"

Liu Ahsi was silent for a moment, then said cautiously: "Wu Shaolang, the villain is just a lowly soldier, he is really not fit to drink at the same table as Wu Shaolang."

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "What are you mean? Do you think I am noble? Go around Chang'an City and ask around. Most people say that I am not even a human being. My father often calls me 'a wicked animal' '?"

This is the truth, Liu Asi subconsciously wanted to nod, but felt that nodding was inappropriate, and his face suddenly became a little weird.

"Come on, have a few drinks with me. Don't say anything about your status. If you can sit at the same table, I won't look down on you. Don't belittle yourself. Sit down and taste the dishes I made by myself."

A touch of emotion flashed in Liu Asi's eyes, he pursed his lips, and stopped being pretentious.

"Today I fought hard with the army stick, and the villain also had a good drink with Wu Shaolang."

After talking about Liu Ah's four cups, he drank it all in one gulp.

Li Qinzai said happily: "This is like a man in the army, come, drink and win!"

"Drink wins!"

After three cups of wine, Liu Ahsi held up his chopsticks to taste the dishes made by Li Qinzai, and was immediately amazed and amazed.

After drinking a few more cups, Liu Ah Si finally let go and talked more.

Li Qinzai sized him up and asked curiously, "Is your skill good? Can you fly over walls? Or can you blow the enemy's dog's head off with one punch?"

Liu Asi laughed: "Wu Shaolang was joking, how can a mortal fly over a wall, and blow someone's head off with a punch is even more nonsense. Killing enemies on the battlefield is an array, and it is the order of the Paoze brothers to prohibit it. , even if there is an iron wall in front of it, it must be broken."

"You are the personal guards of Grandpa. When Grandpa was in command, did you also go to the battlefield?"

Liu Ahsi smiled, and said: "We usually guard and wait around the commander's tent, but when the battle is urgent and the advance is not good, the old man will also order me to wait for the guards to go to the battlefield. There are not many such opportunities. When the old man is used as a personal guard, the battle must be extremely critical."

Speaking of which, Liu Ahsi suddenly raised his head to stare at Li Qinzai, and said deeply: "The villain has not yet thanked Wu Shaolang for making the god arm and bow. In the future, the master of the Tang Dynasty will have this sharp weapon, and the casualties of our army will definitely be much smaller."

Li Qinzai waved his hand: "It's just a gadget, there's nothing to say."

Liu Asi shook his head and said seriously: "No, it's not a small thing. It's not an exaggeration to say that it is the life-saving grace of thousands of soldiers. Wu Shaolang, don't underestimate the bow and arrow with double the range. On the battlefield, It can prevent countless casualties."

"The range of one hundred steps is different from the range of two hundred steps. When thousands of arrows are fired together, the meaning is completely different. It is also very beneficial to the array arrangement of the Great Tang King. The soldiers of the Great Tang King owe five masters A word of thanks from Lang."

"You...you still owe me a movie ticket."

Liu Ah Si suddenly got up and cupped his fists and said: "The villain has been on duty in the mansion all year round, and I can see that Wu Shaolang is different from the past. The villain boldly asks Wu Shaolang that if he has inspiration in the future, he might as well improve some military skills." The sharp weapon can also teach my big Tang sons to reduce casualties."

(End of this chapter)