Feeling a little sad in their hearts, the pot of broth didn't seem so attractive anymore. Xiaodong and Lengzi borrowed a few bowls from the cook and wanted to ladle out a few bowls of ordinary meals, but the gang leader held the bowl tightly. If you don't let go, you must make broth for Xiao Han!
"I am not pretending to be a self-interested person. The Marquis is here to save the lives of our brothers. If I can't even have a good meal and let my brothers know, I won't survive either. Don't make things difficult for me..."
The cook's voice was almost crying. Xiaodong couldn't resist the cook. Someone snatched the bowl away and beat him hard enough to fill a bowl full of meat!
Moreover, none of the people in the queue at the back were as noisy as when Feng Da was eating. Instead, they all acted as if they should take it for granted, not to mention some of them asked the cook to get him an extra piece.
But when it was time to prepare food for Xiaodong and the others, Xiaodong would rather die than obey. The rules were the rules. He, Lengzi, and Uncle Lengzi couldn't eat this without their contribution. The cook gave in a few times, I had to give a thumbs up and give the three of them ordinary meals, but they gave them two more spoons of broth.
It was too far back to where they lived, so the four masters and servants sat on the floor at Huotoujun's place. After finishing their meal, they washed the dishes and handed them back to the nodding and bowed cook, and then prepared to go find Xue Shou.
I returned to Xue Shou's temporary residence with ease. As soon as I opened the door, oh, I didn't expect that the whole yard was full of people!
Xue Shou, Changsun Wuji, Fang Du, and most of the military generals who were familiar with each other are here...
Xiao Han stood at the door. He did not expect such a scene. A large group of people were staring at him. For a moment, they could neither enter nor retreat. They were stuck there like a wooden man.
Xue Shou happened to have his back to the door, but he also heard the sound of the door opening. There was someone guarding the door. There were only a few people who could come in without a roll call, so he guessed that it should be Xiao Han.
Looking back, it turned out to be him. He put the thing in his hand into the hand of the person next to him, smiled and greeted him. When he saw Xiao Han standing at the door and refused to come in, he didn't say anything, so he picked up Xiao Han and walked into the courtyard.
Xiao Han was a little nervous, but he still didn't touch Xue Shou and was dragged into the yard.
"Come in, are you still shy?" someone in the crowd joked.
Xiao Han smiled sheepishly: "You are talking about business, and I don't understand that. Coming here will only cause chaos..."
Du Ruhui stood up, smiled and pulled Xiao Han to the table, pointed at the sand table and said: "Who said that?! We were just studying the sand table you made. It's good, very good. Even the auxiliary machines have to say you This guy is really smart!"
"Hen? Who?" Xiao Han was a little confused.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
A burst of hearty laughter burst out from the surrounding crowd, and everyone staggered with laughter. Only the inexplicable Xiao Han and Changsun Wuji, who turned the color of pig liver, were still standing there...
After working on it for a long time, Xiao Han finally figured out that the auxiliary machine was originally the name of Changsun Wuji. The joke was too big and he quickly apologized. Changsun Wuji smiled bitterly and shook his head. Seeing that Xiao Han didn't mean it, what else could he do? Just think of it as the consequences of just doubting him.
Fortunately, the people here are all our own people, so it’s just a joke and no one will take it seriously.
When everyone here returned to normal, Xue Shou remembered that Xiao Han should have come to see him for something, so he smiled and asked Xiao Han: "By the way, Xiao Han, you came here in such a hurry, what's the matter?"
A big joke was made as soon as he arrived. Xiao Han was still a little embarrassed. He waved his hands repeatedly after hearing this: "I have something to do. You guys talk about yours first. I'm not in a hurry. I'm not in a hurry..."
Xue Shou laughed when he saw Xiao Han's embarrassment: "It's okay, we have finished discussing this. You said, no one is an outsider here. Let's talk for a while and I have some good news for you!"
When Xiao Han saw Xue Shou saying this, he couldn't refuse. To be honest, he did have something important to come here!
When he saw Feng Da's lunch box, Xiao Han realized that he seemed to have forgotten something. It wasn't until he realized that they had defeated Xue Ju and occupied Longxi that he suddenly realized it.
What is there in Longxi? Longxi connects Longyou and leads directly to Arabia and India! This is the ancient Silk Road! Is such a Silk Road right under my nose? Didn't you think of it?
Silk Road... When Xiao Han mentioned this name, in addition to the shining gold coins, what remained in Xiao Han's mind were the countless special products imported from foreign countries.
It is this ancient road opened since Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions that has spread China's splendid civilization to all parts of the world, and it has also brought back countless exotic treasures!
Chili peppers, corn, rubber, and even various spices were all introduced to China through this road. Of course, these needed to be released after the Age of Discovery. But now, what Xiao Han likes most is cotton!
Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the four top priorities for ordinary people, and the first one is clothing!
Although Xiao Han is wearing brocade and satin, this thing is really not as comfortable as the pure cotton T-shirt he paid 20 yuan a piece. Think about the coming winter, there is no big, warm quilt. , how to spend this winter?
So he excitedly told Xue Shou about cotton, but Xiao Han didn't expect that Xue Shou looked confused. He didn't know what cotton was at all...
Xiao Han was helpless and could only talk and gesture: "Oh, so ignorant... It's the kind of thing that is white, lumpy, like a flower, with a hard shell..."
Changsun Wuji on the side was stunned when he heard Xiao Han's gestures. He suddenly remembered something and looked at Xiao Han and asked: "Is the name you said Bai Diebu?"
"Yes, yes!" Xiao Han was overjoyed. After all, he is a smart man and well-informed. He knows this!
Hearing the name Bai Diebu, Xue Shou finally knew what Xiao Han was talking about.
His sister once showed him this white folded cloth, but he never paid attention to it. Now after listening to Xiao Han's words, he finally got some impressions in his mind, but he was a little surprised and couldn't help but ask: "The one you mentioned seems to come from the West. It's very expensive. We don't have it here at all. Why do you ask about that?"
"No? Don't we know how to plant?" Xiao Han glanced at Xue Shou with disdain. He just praised him, but in the blink of an eye he lost control!
He had seen cotton in his previous life. It was easy to feed and you could survive by throwing it into the ground! It's just that there are seeds inside during picking, so it's hard to clean them out, but that's okay. Bringing this thing from such a far away place will more or less definitely bring a few seeds.
Xue Shou still didn't understand. Maybe he knew a lot about military affairs and politics, but he didn't know much about this little thing.
"Why are we growing that? It's a ball of cloth. It falls apart within two days and flies everywhere. It's useless!"
Xue Shou still remembered that his sister saw it as soft and absorbent, so she made a towel out of it. As a result, the lint was everywhere when she wiped her face, which made her sulky for a day. He didn’t know how much money she spent on it. Get this piece back...
Xiao Han rolled his eyes at Xue Shou and said angrily: "Hey, you gentlemen don't know, that thing has a high yield! It's easy to feed! Take it off, flick it with a bow, and put it under the quilt. It will be warm in winter." , I have also seen it in the past few days. There are only a few types of logistical support in the military camp. If in winter, the soldiers are too cold to stretch out their hands. With it, we can use it to make gloves, so that we can also use it in winter. If you can hold the sword, sew some cotton into your clothes to make a cotton-padded coat, it will not freeze in the cold winter, do you think it will be useful?"
It's over, Xue Shou's eyes are beginning to turn into stars again. Not only him, but everyone here is stupid again, yes, it is flying around, why can't you find something to wrap it up?
This was the first time that Changsun Wuji saw Xiao Han "inventing something". It's so casual and natural, as if it should be taken for granted, without experimentation or doubt, as if he has already seen the real thing!
But Changsun Wuji thought from the bottom of his heart that this was impossible. It didn't mean that his idea couldn't be realized, but that the white folding cloth was something that Xiao Han had never seen before as a pawn!
At that time, could anyone have seen the things brought back thousands of miles along the Silk Road?
What he saw was specially sent to him by his family's caravan manager. He just treated it as a novel foreign product and did not think of its other uses. In other words, this thing was basically not sold in the Tang Dynasty!
Only high-ranking and powerful people can see this rare thing, admire its whiteness, and then throw it away into the treasure house to gather dust. Who will study its function? I guess in foreign countries, I haven’t found that it can also be used as clothes!
"Xiao Han, have you seen white folded cloth before?" Changsun Wuji asked hissingly as if he had a toothache.
"Seen..."
"Have you seen it there?"
"I don't remember. They all know that I have lost my memory..."
"..."
Xue Shou on the other side covered his head and shook his head. He knew that Xiao Han was like this every time. Once there was a problem, he immediately lost his memory. And when he said he lost his memory, he lost his memory without any ambiguity!
Changsun Wuji was a little surprised, but they were familiar with each other and were already used to it. According to what King Qin said, who can have no secrets? Whether he really has amnesia or has something to hide, as long as his heart is not bad, we will take whichever one. People should choose their talents more!
Du Ruhui squinted his eyes and looked at Changsun Wuji's deflated look, which was a bit funny. He didn't expect that Changsun Wuji, who always embarrassed others, would be like this~
"Auxiliary machine, okay, you are not used to it. When we get along with each other more in the future, you will naturally know Xiao Han's magic. He can create a new method by watching others forge iron. Ordinary meals can also be cooked by him. You can create countless tricks! There are extremely stupid people in this world, so it’s not surprising that there are such clever and ever-changing people!”
"Okay, listen to Mr. Du..."
After hearing Du Ruhui's words, Changsun Wuji had no choice but to hand over his hand helplessly. However, he was used to exploring others, and his first encounter with Xiao Han aroused his special interest in Xiao Han.
"Okay, okay, don't be happy anymore. Most of us have never seen this white folded cloth. It is probably a rare thing. But according to what Xiao Han said, it seems to be a very useful thing. Let's look for it. A reliable person will go to various places to find seeds, and when they bloom and bear fruit, you will naturally be able to see its effect!"
Fang Xuanling finally gave the final word to this matter. People in the Tang Dynasty were always like this, materialistic, never seeing the real thing, and always a little suspicious. If Xiao Han hadn't proposed this, they probably wouldn't even bother to listen. If this thing is so good, why? Why doesn't anyone use it?
Of course, Xiao Han doesn't want to build a cotton factory now. He doesn't even know where this thing is now. It's a good thing if Fang Xuanling can arrange for people to collect seeds. If this thing is planted, it will take only a few years. It won't be of great use at all, and if everyone in the Tang Dynasty wants to accept it, I don't know how long it will take.
