Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 62 Another trouble?

"Congratulations to Li Shixiong's official appointment as a young prisoner." Gao Qi straightened his clothes and saluted respectfully to congratulate him.

Li Qinzai smiled: "Virtue is not worthy, I am laughing at you."

Gao Qi's cheeks twitched a few times, self-effacing is understandable, "virtue is not worthy" is too much, it's like pointing his nose and scolding himself.

Li Qinzai didn't feel that he had said something wrong. Anyway, compared with his previous behaviors, "virtue does not match" is the truth.

Looking at Xue Na next to him with his mouth full of snacks, Li Qinzai couldn't help but slapped him again.

"Look at him, he knows how to be polite. Now that I'm an official, where's your blessing?"

Xue Ne's cheeks bulged like a hamster, he muttered a few words vaguely, and then gave a perfunctory bow, which was regarded as a blessing.

Li Qinzai sighed. It is not good to be too familiar with each other. Confucius said, "If you are close, you are not inferior."

Xue Na's disrespectful expression made Li Qinzai's only slight complacency after becoming an official completely disappear.

There's really nothing to be proud of, the daddy of Chang'an dandies is either a Duke or a Marquis, a small junior prisoner from the fifth rank, worth less than a business manager on the street in his previous life.

"What are you two doing at my house again? Is there an amusement park in my house? It made you two linger so much that you come here again..." Li Qinzai said angrily.

After all, Gao Qi's face is not as thick as Xue Na's. When he heard the words, his face became embarrassing, and he bowed and said in a low voice: "Brother Li Shi is a talented man, and my foolish brother admires him very much. Please ask for advice."

Xue Na tried hard to swallow the snack in his mouth, squinted at Gao Qi with disdain, and hummed, "Hypocrisy!"

Then he said to Li Qinzai: "Your food is delicious, everything is delicious."

Li Qinzai said expressionlessly: "This sentence is the truth. Even the urine in my hut is khaki. Would you like to try it?"

Xue Na said loudly: "That's not necessary, but brother Jingchu, I'm hungry, the dishes you cook are good, my cook can't make your taste, so my cook has suffered a lot in the past few days beat."

Li Qinzai was sure that these two guys really wanted to eat up their food money before they would give up.

"Wait." Li Qinzai left the sentence and walked towards the kitchen.

Of course the two would not wait so obediently, so they followed Li Qinzai into the kitchen.

Cooking is easy, which is also Li Qinzai's interest. Li Qinzai likes cooking more than magic arm bow pulleys, after all, it is closely related to his appetite.

The mutton is marinated and stewed in a large pot. Add ginger and garlic to remove the smell, add a little cinnamon star anise and other seasonings, cook on high heat, simmer on low heat, and the fragrance gradually permeates.

Xue Na and Gao Qi swallowed hard, staring at the iron pot on the stove with glowing eyes.

Li Qinzai sighed regretfully.

It's not that I'm dissatisfied with my craftsmanship, but that there is a lack of seasoning these days, especially the most important pepper.

The red soup hot pot that I liked the most in the previous life, I am afraid that I will miss it in this life.

"...The ship built can carry at least thousands of people, the kind that cannot be overturned by any waves, and then depart from Quanzhou, first go east, and visit Southeast Asia. The rice production there is good, and there are also many special spices."

When the mutton was stewed, Li Qinzai had nothing to do. He squatted on the ground and talked with the two about science. Some regrets had to be told, otherwise it would be even more regrettable.

While talking, he drew a map on the ground with a branch.

"Leave Southeast Asia and continue southward, then continue eastward, and then further eastward. After traveling on the sea for about half a year, you will find a continent with a rounded bottom. Hurry up and land on the shore."

"There are so many things on that continent, especially the uncivilized aborigines on the mainland. Their intelligence is not as good as that of Xue Na. At most, they can be regarded as hozens who can walk upright. When encountering resistance from the aborigines, kill them and find them. That cone-shaped, pointy red plant, that thing is called a pepper..."

"I found the seeds and brought them back. A good person will live a safe life. By the way, bring some local specialties, such as gold, gemstones, potatoes and corn. Datang has made a fortune, and so have I. I invite you to eat hot pot every day..."

While talking, the map on the ground has been drawn unknowingly, and a complete world map jumped out.

Xue Na looked confused, and his mind was full of thoughts about whether chili can be eaten, is it delicious, how to eat it...

Gao Qi stared at the map on the ground in shock, and memorized it without blinking, trying to memorize every detail of the map in his heart.

"Brother Li Shi, is this... the real one you drew?" Gao Qi looked up at him in disbelief.

"What?" Li Qinzai was stunned.

Gao Qi pointed to the ground and said, "If according to Li Shixiong's words, the world is so big, my Tang Dynasty only occupies a corner?"

Li Qinzai snorted, and said, "Of course the world is so big. Do you think the Tang Dynasty and the surrounding small countries add up to the whole world? Sit down and watch the sky."

Gao Qi said excitedly: "If what Li Shixiong said is true, in such a large place, Datang will build big ships, train sailors, and occupy all these places... Haha, wouldn't it be wonderful!"

Li Qinzai was taken aback for a moment.

I'm talking about peppers, and you're talking about colonization with me. Sure enough, we can't be friends, and the brain wave channels are different.

The iron pot made a gurgling sound, and the heat wave made the lid rattle, and the mutton was almost ready.

Li Qinzai stood up and wiped off the world map he had just drawn with the sole of his shoe: "Hey, let's eat!"

Gao Qi was shocked, and it was too late to save him. The world map disappeared under Li Qinzai's feet.

"Brother Li, why did you wipe out the good map? This thing is still important to Tang..." Gao Qi said sadly.

Li Qinzai frowned: "What's important? Do you know how much money and goods it costs to build a fleet? Do you know how many corvees will be recruited? Do you know how dangerous the sea route is?"

"The Great Tang needs to recuperate now, and don't waste people and money. The surrounding barbarians have not been subdued yet, so don't be too ambitious."

Gao Qi thought about it seriously, and sighed regretfully: "Brother Li Shi is right, but this map is very important to the Tang Dynasty. I hope that Brother Li will draw one formally, and it will be useful one day in the future."

Li Qinzai also sighed.

Is your pattern too small?I just want to eat hot pot, but you guys are thinking about invading the world.

When the mutton was out of the pot, each person served a bowl. Li Qinzai made a big bowl by himself and squatted in the corner outside the kitchen, Xilihulu ate heartily.

Xue Na and Gao Qi also followed suit, squatting in the corner together, like three beggars who have just been given alms by their benefactors, poor and poor but happy.

After an hour of incense sticks, the three of them ate up the mutton and licked their lips eagerly.

Li Qinzai sighed contentedly.

This is life.

After a long belch, Li Qinzai was about to take the two of them for a walk in the yard to digest food, but he saw Li Siwen walking towards him with a cold face.

Not only did Li Siwen have a cold face, but he also held a stick in his hand, and stared at Li Qinzai unkindly.

Li Qinzai's eyelids twitched violently, he pinched his fingers and counted, there must be a bad omen if he violated Tai Sui today.

Xue Na and Gao Qi who were behind were also stunned.

This posture is obviously not good.

"Uh, Dad, this is..." Li Qinzai carefully inquired about the situation.

But Li Siwen pointed at him with a stick in one hand, and shouted violently: "Niety beast, you have caused a catastrophe, and you must die quickly!"

Li Qinzai was shocked: "What am I doing again?"

Li Siwen didn't explain it either, just like the city management saw a stray dog ​​and came to kill him with a stick.

(End of this chapter)