"Zhen'er, you are so sneaky, what are you doing?"
Li Zhen tiptoed into the house, only to be stopped by his father.
"Didn't you see King Zhao here? Don't you know how to come up to see him? It's getting more and more unruly!"
"I've met King Zhao!" Li Zhen had no choice but to clench his armpits and salute lamely.
You know, the steel strip is tucked under his armpit!
"You don't need to be polite, Lord British. Is Li Zhen coming back from Shanghe Village?"
Li Yuanji asked with a smile.
"When I return to King Zhao, I am indeed coming back from Shanghe Village."
"What's new in Shanghe Village recently?"
"Of course there is..." Li Zhen was about to speak with his eyebrows flying, when he suddenly remembered something and said instead: "Of course there is no!"
"How come there is one and then there is none?" The British Duke Li Ji was the most loyal to Li Tang. His real surname was Xu, but Li Shimin gave him the surname Li, which shows how much the royal family valued him.
So when I saw my boy talking vaguely to King Zhao Li Yuanji, I started to get angry. Regardless of whether it was true or false, at least the posture should be adequate.
"Father, it's true. I just study and work every day!" Although Li Zhen is a roadie, he is not stupid, so he denied it.
"Then what's wrong with your arm?"
The two of them had already seen that he must be carrying something under his arm!
"No...it's nothing!" Li Zhen's eyes panicked, but he was still making his last effort.
"Okay, seeing as this child has been in Shanghe Village for a day, he is definitely tired. How about letting him go down to rest?" Li Yuanji suddenly said to the British Duke Li Ji.
"Yes, since King Zhao has spoken, you should go down and rest. The new school in Shanghe Village will be repaired in a few days. When you go, don't slack off your studies and make others laugh."
"I understand, kid!" Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, folded his arms and retreated, then patted his chest.
Li Yuanji chatted with the British Duke Li Ji for a few more words, then said goodbye and left.
After going out, he looked at the British Duke and said with a smile: "Li Zhen is a mysterious boy. He has something hidden in his robe so that we don't know about it. He came back from Shanghe Village again. He must have gotten something good." ."
If you want to ask why Li Yuanji is so sure, it's because he has personal pain. He doesn't even want the telescope back from last time.
So he made up his mind to go to Shanghe Village tomorrow.
Anyway, Tang Ping agreed last time that he wanted to give him a good gift for his birthday party. Isn't it unreasonable to go to his nephew's house to urge the gift? This is very reasonable!
So as soon as the city gate opened the next day, Li Yuanji took a car and arrived at Shanghe Village.
The villagers of Shanghe Village naturally started working in the fields early.
Because all the ground in Shanghe Village is covered with anti-insect nets, compared to other places, it is hardly affected by the locust plague.
The spring wheat brought by Tang Ping is growing well and will be harvested in two months.
Part of the land in Shanghe Village was used to grow potatoes, and now the potatoes have been harvested once.
Luyi calculated the harvested potatoes based on the grain each family borrowed from Tang Ping. After collecting another 10% of the rent, each family had some left over, which was enough for them to eat until the spring wheat matured.
This is not the most important thing. The important thing is that according to Tang Ping, no one owes him food now, and the rent that should be paid has been paid in full.
When this batch of spring wheat matures, everyone only needs to give another 10% to him as seed money, and the rest belongs to each family.
This is the first time that the villagers of Shanghe Village discovered that farming can really save food for their families.
Therefore, every villager is very concerned about the food at home. Those children in the family who have not yet gone to Tang Ping's home to study, also consciously run to the fields to help.
"Goudan, cut a branch for dad. The insect-proof net here needs to be stretched."
"Okay!" Goudan agreed, and quickly ran to a tree at the edge of the field, took out a small knife from his waist, raised the knife and dropped it, and a branch as thick as a child's arm fell down.
Then there were two more swipes, and the branches and leaves on the branch were like cutting tofu with a knife. Soon the branch turned into a smooth wooden stick more than one meter long in Goudan's hands.
Then Goudan carefully put the 30-centimeter short knife back to his waist.
He got this from his elder brother Li Bai with great difficulty yesterday. He sharpened the knife at midnight last night, and got up at dawn this morning and continued to sharpen it. The handle of the knife was just a hemp rope wrapped by himself.
But this knife is really sharp.
Watching Goudan run away, Li Yuanji took out the horizontal knife of his bodyguard, went to the tree where Goudan had just chopped down, and chose another branch that was about the same thickness as the one Goudan had just chopped.
When the knife went down, the branches fell down, but Li Yuanji knew it was different.
He used a horizontal sword, and the blade was more than twice as long as Goudan's just now. It should have been more labor-saving when slashing, but the force he used with this sword just now was definitely much stronger than Goudan's.
Then it can only mean one thing, that is, the knife in Goudan's hand is better than that of his guard.
Li Yuanji's eyes lit up. Although the weapon of his bodyguard was not a magic weapon, it was definitely a sophisticated weapon that was much better than the weapons of ordinary soldiers. However, in Shanghe Village, it was not as good as the one in the hands of a naughty boy. Knife.
Now he probably knows what Li Zhen was hiding yesterday.
He walked over and chatted with Goudan for a while, and the words came out in a few seconds. Tang Ping had indeed gotten a batch of good steel bars from nowhere.
Excited Li Yuanji strode towards Tang Ping's courtyard.
There are four brothers, and the second brother Li Shimin is naturally the most capable, let alone the one who became emperor.
The eldest brother is familiar with political affairs, and he helps manage many affairs in the court.
The fourth brother is unparalleled in martial arts and has guarded the border for many years.
Li Yuanji can't compare with the eldest brother Li Jiancheng in literature, and he can't compare with the fourth brother Li Xuanba in martial arts.
He seems to be the one who is neither the highest nor the lowest, and he seems to be happy to do so. On weekdays, he seems to be the most interested in eating, drinking, having fun, and collecting all kinds of rare treasures.
When I arrived at the entrance of Tang Ping's courtyard, I happened to see Lao Cui and Lao Du sharpening their knives.
Li Yuanji's eyes shone immediately.
As soon as he reached out his hand, he was stopped by Lao Cui.
"General Li San, what are you doing?"
"Let me look at this knife!"
"Just watch and don't get involved. I'm sharpening my knife and I might hurt you in a while!"
Originally or Lao Cui would not have dared to talk to a general like this, but Li Yuanji had been here a lot and had long been familiar with him, and knew that he had no airs.
In addition, this is his current treasure, so he won't let Li Yuanji get started no matter what, and will only make Li Yuanji anxious.