"Hahaha... Mr. Tang, some are welcome from a distance, some are welcome from afar..."
Xiao Han strode over with a smile, walked around the low wall, and hugged Tang Jian hard like a good friend for many years. Tang Jian grinned in the hug. The guards on the side stared at the two of them, with a kind of surprise in their eyes. Inexplicable look!
"I haven't seen you for many days, but Xiaohou is still so enthusiastic..."
Tang Jian was still not used to Xiao Han's enthusiastic way of meeting each other. As soon as they made contact, he quickly separated like an electric shock.
He stood still and looked Xiao Han up and down, only to find that Xiao Han's appearance was a little confusing.
"I haven't seen Xiaohou for many days, why are you in such a mess today?"
"Embarrassed?" Xiao Han listened to Tang Jian's words with a smile. He was puzzled for a moment, and quickly looked down at himself. Only then did he realize that he was covered in mud, and there were a few pieces of yellow grass stuck on his shoulders. He pricked his neck, and the new pair of deerskin boots on his feet were already wrinkled.
"Oh... look, I forgot all about this!" Xiao Han slapped his forehead and quickly explained to Tang Jian: "You don't know, just now, a wild boar ran out of nowhere right behind you. Fatty and strong, I and my family members just caught it, and now I hear your brother coming. He ran out without even having time to tidy up his clothes! Come on, come on, come with me to see the wild boar. I heard from the general that the wild boar is still pregnant with cubs. I plan to raise it and let it give birth to wild boar cubs. Wouldn’t it be convenient to eat wild boar meat in the future?!”
Tang Jian was full of questions, but before he could ask, he was dragged forward by Xiao Han, which made Tang Jian very helpless.
I don’t know why Xiao Han is so excited. Besides, they are just wild boars. There are many of them in the mountains. They can often be seen during the autumn harvest. When they ran into the wheat field, a large area was destroyed by this beast in one night. It was really terrible. It’s a scourge on the farm, and you actually want to raise it?
Being dragged forward by Xiao Han for a few steps, Tang Jian quickly broke away from Xiao Han's hand and said with a bitter face: "Xiao Hou, please slow down. I just came from Sanyuan County and saw you..."
"Just here? You must have had a hard journey! After watching the wild boar, come and have dinner with me. I remember that you like to take a sip. Just in time, I have your favorite wine here! But this time I can't hug the pillar anymore. Let go, hahaha..."
Tang Jian changed his mind and just wanted to bring the topic to the cement, but Xiao Han laughed and distracted him, and along the way, he revealed his old background.
Secretly glancing at the shocked expressions of the three attendants beside him, Tang Jian's old face became a little unbearable. He laughed awkwardly twice, pulled Xiao Han aside, and whispered: "Xiao Hou, you are not doing this. As a gentleman calls it, how can you expose someone's shortcomings in person..."
Besides, when I drank this wine for the first time, who would have thought that it was so strong! There’s still a lot of stamina! After a few bowls, he was drunk and unconscious. As for what he did, Tang Jian, who had a splitting headache the next day, had no idea. I just heard that he hugged a pillar and refused to let go until he was beaten to death. Several guests did not Pull...
"Oh? Hey, mistake, mistake..."
Xiao Han scratched his head in embarrassment at Tang Jian's complaint. He was used to speaking freely here, but there he would have thought of saving some face for Tang Jian in front of his subordinates...
"Mistake? Brother Tang, don't be fooled by him, he did it on purpose! This kid still remembers the grudge you made against him last time!"
Before Tang Jian could speak, he heard another familiar voice. When Tang Jian looked up, it was Zhang Qiang who appeared in front of them with a pair of panda eyes.
But it sounds like the meaning behind these words is directed towards me, but why are you opening your mouth so wide? Aren't you afraid of losing your teeth when you smile?
Xiao Han didn't care whether Zhang Qiang smiled or not. He was very unhappy when he heard that this guy ate his own food, drank his own food, and that his own daughter-in-law had to take her own hairpin even though she had to turn her elbows out at the critical moment. He rolled his eyes and kicked Zhang Qiang away: "Go, go, look at you, you look like you are overindulging in lust, and you are not afraid of dying in the gentle countryside!"
"Hehe, I'm happy to do it, you can control it!"
Seeing the proud look on Zhang Qiang's face, Xiao Han almost punched him in the panda eyes. No matter how many times he calculated, he never expected that the ancients were so open about sexual matters. The sages once said that eating food As for sex, in this era where there are no discotheques or KTVs, it is indeed a bit nonsense for people to turn off the lights and go to sleep. Besides, everyone in the world is encouraging fertility. In this top-down atmosphere, people like Zhang Qiang are middle-class people. The representative of the Tang Dynasty.
They exposed each other's background, but found that the three of them were not good birds. They looked at each other and laughed. In the end, they couldn't control Xiao Han and were dragged by him to see the wild boars. As for the cement that Tang Jian was obsessed with, anyway, that's all. If I leave it there, I don't know if I can succeed if I try to talk it out again, but seeing as this guy is getting more and more slick, I don't think I have much hope...
After walking for a while to the north, he saw a few people gathered together in the distance and didn't know what they were doing. Xiao Han shouted there: "Stupid, stupid!"
"Hey, here we come!" A sturdy young man squatting on the ground responded. When he turned around and saw that it was Xiao Han, he quickly stood up and ran over in stride.
"Where's the wild boar? Come and have a look. It's the first time in my life that I've caught a wild boar. It's so exciting!!!" Xiao Han's nose was a little red with excitement. He had never seen a wild rabbit since he grew up in the city. , this time I caught a wild boar with my own hands, how enjoyable it was! Although some generals helped me, I still grabbed its ears, right~
Unexpectedly, after Xiao Han finished giving the order, the fool in front of him actually froze and stood straight on the spot: "Wild boar, bring it here and take a look?"
He lowered his head with difficulty and looked at the cow-ear sharp knife that was still bleeding in his hand. He suddenly fell into deep thought, oh, it turns out that the Marquis didn't want to eat pork. By the way, how many times would he be kicked...
Lunch was very casual. Xiao Han and Tang Jian ate in the cabin. The bank had already been built, and now all the money was transferred to the bank. The cement bank was in a mess, except for Enter through the entrance. If a thief wants to dig in, that is a delusion! Even if you give him a hoe and tell him where to dig, he probably won't be able to dig in for a year.
After lunch, Tang Jian cheerfully handed him the copper coins that Xiao Lizi gave to Xiao Han. They were not much money, they were all newly minted, and the workmanship was very poor. It seemed that they were made by a novice. When he asked Tang Jian, he knew , it turned out that this was the first batch of products that the emperor rewarded Li Shimin for making money.
It is estimated that Xiao Lizi heard about Xiao Han's embarrassment in the army, so he sent Tang Jian to send some belongings to Xiao Han to prevent him from starving to death.
It can also be seen from the letter that came with the copper coins that Li Shimin was almost moved to tears by his righteous deed of providing help in times of need. I think that Xiao Lizi, who was far away, must be drooling imagining Xiao Han holding the copper coins and crying bitterly. Bar……
Unfortunately, Xiao Han might have disappointed them. After taking a look at the copper coins, he called the housekeeper and asked him to take charge of counting the money. He was not even interested in taking another look...
The housekeeper Lu at home is also a man who has seen a lot of things in the world. He has no regard for a few hundred copper coins. He glanced at it casually, took out the key from his pocket, opened the bank, and ordered the general to They bring the money in.
The door to the bank opened, and Tang Jian glanced inside curiously. He was almost blinded by the mountains of copper coins inside. Where did this guy get so much money? Robbed?
He was full of questions, but it was hard to ask directly. It was impossible for Tang Jian to drag Xiao Han to ask where your family's money came from. The two of them were not familiar with each other to that extent, so Tang Jian had to force himself to tell Xiao Han what he had just said. Forget what you saw.
There was no point in watching other people move money. It was just a bunch of metal coming and going. After watching it for a short while, Xiao Han led Tang Jian to visit the territory. Several of his entourages no longer had to watch the carriage, and simply were there. The two of them followed, but as they walked, they became more and more confused by the scene around them, so they walked slower and slower.
When he was approaching the place where the house was built, he saw that everyone else was already behind him. Tang Jian made up his mind, walked a few steps, and asked behind Xiao Han:
"Xiao Hou, when I came here, I saw an old man building a wall. The material he used was something called cement. It is said that Xiao Hou invented it. I wonder how this cement is made? But Xiao Hou Don’t worry, I’m not here to ask for the secret recipe. I just want to know, is this thing easy to make? How much does it cost?”
Xiao Han was watching the bricklayers laying wood for the newly built house in front. When he heard this, he stopped and was ready to wait for Tang Jian to catch up before answering. Tang Jian's words were serious. This was not a joke between the two, but This is a very formal inquiry and should not be taken lightly.
"Brother Tang is overly concerned. I just invented cement by chance. There is no secret recipe. But when Brother Tang asked about its function, I will let you know: it is not expensive and it is not troublesome to make. All in all, it’s much cheaper than the Sanhe soil watered with glutinous rice juice.”
"Can we use it to consolidate the city?" Tang Jian didn't want to know who invented this thing first. He just wanted to know whether it was cheap and whether it could be used on a large scale.
Tang Jian's question made Xiao Han think for a long time, and then he answered cautiously: "It should be feasible, but cement is a new thing. My family and I have experimented many times before we got the physical thing we have now. Although It's strong, but there are still some gaps with what I imagined. The current cement can be used to build some residential buildings. If it is used for city walls, I can't be sure without experiments..."
Tang Jian nodded and affirmed Xiao Han's cautious attitude. However, he had seen with his own eyes the strength of cement, and it seemed that the operation was much simpler than the ordinary method of repairing city walls. Such a good thing would be easily let go. After all, in In this era of cold weapons, having an impenetrable city wall is the dream of all city lords!
"What Xiaohou said is absolutely true. Now that the King of Qin is in Longyou, many cities have been damaged. The Turkic thieves regard the cities as useless, plunder money, and kidnap the people. However, there are many grasslands and few solid rocks in the area, so it is extremely difficult to repair the city walls. Tang Dynasty Jian here wants to ask Xiaohou for some cement, and I hope Xiaohou agrees!"
