In the Li Mansion, Li Qinzai, as one of the young masters, has his own separate courtyard.
The small courtyard is located in the north of Li Mansion facing the sun. It has good sunlight in both cold and summer. It is surrounded by bushes and flowers. Among Li Ji's grandchildren, the location of Li Qinzai's courtyard is considered to be the best.
This was obtained from several of his cousins by Li Qinzai when he was young and ignorant. Naturally, his cousins would not compete with the youngest brother of the Li family, so they gave this courtyard to him.
From the time he traveled to the present day, all Li Qinzai heard was the bad deeds of his predecessor, which made him want to slap himself, but it hurt so much that he couldn't bear to do it.
A few days later, there were some changes in Li Qinzai's courtyard.
There are many strange pieces of furniture in his bedroom.
There are chairs with four legs and backrests, large round tables with four legs, lounge chairs, coffee tables, 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. Everyone in the house sat on the floor with their shoes on, and eating and drinking banquets were also done at knee-level tables with low legs.
It was not until the Song Dynasty that things like tables and chairs slowly appeared, changing the living habits of the ancients.
Nowadays, products that do not belong to this era appear in Li Qinzai's yard in advance, which surprises the people of Li's family.
Li Qinzai ordered the lounge chairs and coffee table to be placed under the elm tree in the middle of the yard, and the round table and chairs were placed indoors.
What's even more amazing is not the furniture, but the iron pot made by Li Qinzai's blacksmith.
There was nothing unusual about the iron pot, but Li Qinzai went into the kitchen and fried a few dishes in the iron pot. Before the dishes were even out of the pot, the aroma had already filled the surroundings of the kitchen, making even the plump cook in the house drool after smelling it.
This is very magical. Only then did the servants of Li Mansion know that there is another cooking method in the world called "stir-frying".
Li Qinzai tasted the food fried in the iron pot and thought it was pretty good.
So I put it in a paint box, carried it to the backyard with my own hands, and gave it to my mother to try.
Mrs. Li Cui didn't expect that her son could make such a delicious dish out of random weird things. She was so excited that she kept rubbing her son's head, not knowing how to love him.
Compared with the arrogant and arrogant playboy son who was always in trouble, Li Qinzai is obviously much stronger now.
At night, Li Qinzai cooked a few more dishes for himself. The dishes were very simple, including braised mutton, stir-fried lotus root slices, and stir-fried chicken breast with chives.
I want to eat beef, but I don’t dare. These days, cattle are a precious production resource. The government’s protection of cattle is comparable to the giant pandas in later generations. For ordinary people, daring to kill cattle is a serious sin of being exiled thousands of miles away.
As for the rich and powerful, it is not impossible to eat beef if they want to, but they have to do it secretly, and they have to make up an excuse before killing the cow, such as the cow has a sprained leg, is sick, crazy, etc. After paying a sufficient fine to the government, Only then was the cow allowed to be slaughtered.
Li Qinzai felt it was unreasonable to go to such trouble for a bite of beef.
…I’ll talk about it later when I have a chance.
It is said that Xue Rengui also has Zhuangzi outside Chang'an City. Based on the friendship between Li Qinzai and Xue Na, I think the cattle on Xue's Zhuangzi will often have accidents in the future.
Having his first serious stir-fry meal after arriving in the Tang Dynasty, Li Qinzai felt that it was necessary to have a sense of ceremony. Naturally, wine should accompany the food.
The maid quickly brought the wine. It was a good-quality Sanlejiang. It tasted bland when you drank it, with only a hint of wine. However, even such a low-quality wine could only be drunk by the rich and powerful in the Tang Dynasty. .
There was wine and food, but Li Qinzai still lacked a friend.
It was easy to find friends. Li Qinzai walked out of the yard, casually calculated the direction, and with a simple pull, Li Qinzai pulled Liu Asi, the commander of the army team in the mansion.
Sitting upright on the chair, Liu Asi looked uncomfortable.
"Forgive me, Fifth Young Master. My husband has already issued a military order. Drinking is prohibited in the army. Otherwise, you will be severely punished by military law. I really don't dare to drink."
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is the Duke's mansion, not the army. Why don't you have a few drinks with me?" Li Qinzai said impatiently.
Liu Asi said in embarrassment: "Fifth Young Master doesn't know something. The feeling of being beaten by a military stick is too uncomfortable. I really don't dare to..."
"If my grandpa punishes you with a military stick, I will punish you with him. Apart from the bridal chamber, what else in the world is more important than drinking?"
Liu Asi was silent for a moment and said cautiously: "Fifth Young Master, I am just a humble soldier. I am not worthy of drinking at the same table with Fifth Young Master."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "What do you mean by being humble? Do you think I am noble? Go and ask around in Chang'an City, and most people will tell you that I am not even a human being. My father often calls me "evil beast" affectionately. '?"
This is the truth. Liu Asi subconsciously wanted to nod, but felt that nodding was inappropriate, and his face suddenly looked a little strange.
"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 either. Sit down and try the food I cooked with my own hands."
A trace of emotion flashed in Liu Asi's eyes, and she pursed her lips, no longer being pretentious.
"After fighting hard with the military stick today, I want to have a good drink with the Fifth Young Master."
After saying this, Liu A held up his cup and drank it all in one gulp.
Li Qinzai said happily: "This is like a man in the army. Come and win!"
"Drink victory!"
After three glasses of wine, Liu A took up his chopsticks and tasted the food cooked by Li Qinzai. He was immediately amazed and amazed.
After drinking a few more drinks, Liu Asi finally let go and started talking more.
Li Qinzai looked at him and asked curiously: "Are you good at it? Can you fly over walls and fly over walls? Or can you blow off the enemy's head with one punch?"
Liu Asi laughed: "Fifth Young Master is joking. How can a mortal fly over a wall? It's even more nonsense to blow someone's head off with one punch. The enemy is killed on the battlefield with arrays. It's the orders and prohibitions of the brothers in Paoze, and the generals give orders." , even if there is a copper wall and an iron wall in front of us, we must break through it."
"You are the personal guards around grandpa. When grandpa took command, did you also go to the battlefield?"
Liu Asi smiled and said: "We usually guard the commander's tent, but when the war is urgent and the front advance is unfavorable, the old man will also order me and other personal guards to go to the battlefield. Such opportunities are rare. If you want When the personal guards around my husband are used, the war must have become extremely critical."
As he spoke, Liu Asi suddenly raised his head and stared at Li Qinzai, and said deeply: "I haven't thanked the Fifth Young Master for making the God's Arm Bow. In the future, if the Tang Dynasty King has this weapon, our army's casualties will definitely be much smaller."
Li Qinzai waved his hand: "It's just a gadget, there's nothing much to say."
Liu Asi shook his head and said seriously: "No, it is definitely not a gadget. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the life grace of thousands of soldiers. Fifth Young Master, don't underestimate the bow and arrow with twice the range. On the battlefield, It can prevent countless casualties among soldiers."
"The shooting range of one hundred steps and the shooting range of two hundred steps have completely different meanings when thousands of arrows are fired together. It also has great benefits for the array arrangement of the Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty. The soldiers of the Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty all owe the Five Young Masters A word of thanks."
"You... still owe me a movie ticket."
Liu Asi suddenly stood up and clasped his fists and said: "I have been on duty in the mansion all year round. I can see that the Fifth Young Master today is different from the past. I boldly request the Fifth Young Master that if you have inspiration in the future, you might as well improve the military more." Hitting the target with a sharp weapon can also teach me, the sons of the Tang Dynasty, to reduce casualties."
