Xiao Qingqing nodded and climbed onto the bear's back listlessly, as if she had thought about too many problems today and was very tired.
Zhang Yang looked back at the teacher and his wife in the courtyard. The couple could still talk.
There are only two elders in this courtyard, and life is inevitably a bit deserted. The teacher's three sons are all in Chang'an City, and they are busy with matters in the Ministry of Rites, so they probably don't have time to come to Lishan.
We have to wait until this year’s New Year’s Eve for the teacher’s family reunion.
When the New Year is approaching, many things will be arranged for the end of the year.
Li Yue packed up the clothes to be dried, "I rarely see my husband walking around with Qingque."
It is true that I have not seen Li Taihe Chumo these days.
Mainly because after they got married, the content of their chats became increasingly weird.
Zhang Yang really couldn't stand their words and had been avoiding them these days, fearing that they would catch them and ask endless questions.
After returning to the mountain, Xiao Qingqing regained her energy. She looked curiously at Xiao Hui's hands gently stroking some black clay.
"Aunt Xiaohui's hands are so beautiful." She said with a grin.
"How was your lecture today?" Xiaohui said as she put the clay on a turntable, caressed both sides with her hands, and stepped on the pedal compass below to start spinning.
Slender fingers held both ends and pulled up an arc.
Xiao Qingqing looked at her stubby fingers and chubby palms, and compared them with Aunt Xiaohui's white palms and slender fingers.
She hid her hands behind her back in shame and asked, "Aunt Xiaohui, I also want my hands to look this good."
Xu Hui said patiently: "Auntie's hands are nurtured by writing and knitting. You can also make your hands look better in the future."
Born in a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River and a scholarly family since she was a child, Xu Hui is full of literary spirit, and her conversation and behavior are also very polite.
These are qualities that neither Xiao Wu nor Li Lizhi have.
"What is Aunt Xiaohui doing?"
"I want to make a teapot." Xu Hui's hands were very steady. After making the spout, she poked out several water outlets.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yang remembered that his daughter was at the age of playing with clay. Sure enough, children have not changed since ancient times. They all like to play with clay figures or animals.
But Xu Hui is making a teapot with a very skillful technique.
Xu Hui smiled and said: "My aunt's hometown is called Wuxing County. Many women there can make this kind of kettle for making tea and drinking plum wine."
While talking, Xu Hui taught Xiao Qingqing step by step how to make a kettle.
Although her hands are still very clumsy and not so steady, Xu Hui Haihuisi teaches her very patiently.
A teapot took an hour to take shape. Xu Hui held the clay kettle on a plate, put it under the already heated stove, and waited patiently for the kettle to be cooked.
Two hours later, Xu Hui took out the kettle from the stove. Her expression was very serious and her movements were solemn during the process.
After it was fired, I discovered that the kettle was made of fine purple pottery.
Xu Hui polished the kettle with a stone, and under Xiao Qingqing's surprised eyes, a simple kettle was ready.
Open the lid of the kettle, look at the brown-red clay kettle, and then close the lid again. The front sound is crisp and the back sound is very long.
The kettle was not big, about the same size as Xu Hui's hand. She whispered: "Master likes to drink tea, but he has never had a good teapot. Give this to your father."
Xiao Qingqing took the kettle and felt as if she had found a treasure. She said with a smile: "Dad, Aunt Xiaohui made this."
He had seen the production process. Zhang Yang looked at the kettle. There was no decoration, no engravings or marks. It looked very clean.
Xu Hui washed her hands by the Huaqing Pool and said with a smile: "This is Wuxing County's craftsmanship, and the clay was brought by my family from Jiangnan. Thinking that this year is coming to an end, I don't know what to give to the master to express my feelings. "
She carefully picked out the clay between her nails, and her hands were white again. Her nails were also white and rosy, and her slender palms seemed to be shining in the sun.
Among Li Yue's three close disciples, Xu Hui is the most sensible and the most assured.
Zhang Yang nodded, feeling the texture of the kettle, "You are serious, this clay alone is worth a lot of money."
"There are a lot of such clays in Wuxing County. Every year, in addition to pens, ink, kettles or jade, they are sent to Guanzhong or various places in Hebei and Hedong. The famous families in the south of the Yangtze River relied on these real estates and the unique water and soil to make their fortunes. Nowadays, several famous families in the south of the Yangtze River have Occupying the best land.”
Speaking of Wuxing County, it is also known as Huzhou in later generations.
It has a typical southern climate, with rain and heat at the same time and four distinct seasons.
With abundant water systems, it has been a wealthy place since ancient times since the Warring States Period. It is also an important producing area for silk and Hu pen.
Located in the center of Jiangnan, it also has a unique location.
Zhang Yang looked at the kettle and felt that Xu Hui was homesick.
"Aunt Xiaohui, I want one too."
"Okay, let's make another one together." Xu Hui led her towards the previous roulette wheel. There was a lot of clay in the basket beside it.
Zhang Yang looked through the files in his hands and couldn't help but feel that Xu Hui doted on the child too much. Not only did the Supreme Emperor dote on her, but Xu Hui and Xiao Wu at home also took good care of her.
I am really worried about what kind of character this child will develop in the future.
But it's good to think about it, my daughter has handicraft classes.
Xiao Qingqing and Xiao Hui were making pottery, and Xiao Sizi came up curiously to take a look.
Zhang Yang took a sip of tea and read another volume of records. This was the land property record provided by Taifu Temple based on the clan.
Soil texture and nearby water sources were recorded, along with soil fertility and irrigation needs.
These are all arranged by Shangguan Yi. In fact, he can leave them to the clan members.
In order to record the water and soil in more detail, these things are also done personally.
The land in Gaoling was suitable for growing radishes and cabbage. This was Shangguanyi's first conclusion. As for whether Li Xiaogong's land was suitable for growing grapes, the land would have to be burned and re-cultivated next year.
After reading the file, Zhang Yang relaxed his arms, frowned and was about to continue reading, when he saw Li Zhi running over.
This kid was running in such a panic that Zhang Yang asked in confusion: "Your Highness, Prince Jin, are you playing a race?"
The younger brothers and sisters are at home, and they are quite comfortable in their free time. From time to time they go exploring in the mountains and forests, or they go to the village to be the king of children.
He pointed at the mountain gate and said loudly: "Sister Gaoyang Huang is going to Lantian County to beat people, saying that the older children in Lantian County said bad things about Lishan."
"Really? How many people did she bring?" Zhang Yang asked.
Listening to her husband's words, let's not mention that Gao Yang's matter was a bit excessive. It was really inappropriate to ask her how many people she had brought with her. Li Yue couldn't help shaking her head, fearing that she would be a helper.
Li Zhi added: "Sister Xiao Wu and Aunt Wang also went."
Zhang Yang felt relieved when he heard that Xiao Wu and Aunt Wang were also there, but it was just a group of children quarreling.
Childhood is indispensable for fighting, otherwise this childhood would be boring.
But looking at Li Yue's sullen face, Gao Yang and the others were probably going to be punished when they came back.
Sure enough, she took out rolls of paper from the house, placed them on the desk, and prepared pen and ink.
It was Li Lizhi and Xiao Wu who came back with their younger brothers and sisters, and saw the imperial sister already sitting by the Huaqing Pool.
Gao Yang raised his eyes and saw the serious expression on Sister Huang's face. She lowered her head in grievance. Behind her, Qinghe, Gao Yang, Li Fu, and Li Ming also lowered their heads in grievance.
Li Lizhi stepped forward and told the story, saying that the children in Lantian County were laughing at the men in Lishan for not being able to get a wife, so they had a quarrel with them.
Zhang Yang sighed inwardly, none of Li Shimin's sons and daughters were worry-free. No wonder his wife would say that she would work harder in the future.
They used to be very obedient, but now they are two or three years old and they are more and more troublesome.
The aunt prepared a large bucket of food. The spatulas at home were several sizes too big, and they were divided into small pots and big pots. Zhang Yang nodded secretly, yes! It’s also more edible.
Li Yue said in a deep voice: "Why do you want to bully the children of Lantian County?"
Gao Yang said aggrievedly: "Sister Huang, we didn't bully them. They were the first to say bad things about Lishan. I..."
The more he spoke, the more aggrieved he became, and his voice became lower and lower.
Li Zhi sat aside as if watching a show, but he did not participate in the children's quarrel and was the first to complain.
Li Yue closed her eyes and took a deep breath, as if to calm down her emotions, "Everyone should write "I will examine myself three times a day" ten times. After you finish writing, you will have a meal. After the meal, you will be punished to clean the workshop."
Gao Yang nodded aggrievedly, "I understand."
The children seemed to know that they were wrong, especially Dongyang, who was so stunned that she shed two tears.
The food has been served, and Gao Yang and the others can only watch. After writing ten times, I will examine myself three times a day before going to eat.
Li Fu and Li Ming finished writing quickly and quickly served it to the table for dinner.
Gao Yang and Qing He looked at each other, and the two girls had a plan in mind. These two traitors went to the dinner table first.
On the contrary, Dongyang, who is usually timid, is very sensible. She has already finished writing and did not hand it in. Instead, she sat and waited for everyone to finish writing.
When brothers and sisters work together, there will always be one or two traitors, Zhinu, the one who complained, and Li Fu, Li Ming, the two who cheated.
Zhang Yang was very satisfied with the punishment given by his wife. Cleaning up the workshop has always been a big problem and too tiring.
Gao Yang, Qinghe, and Dongyang also finished writing ten times, and with the permission of the imperial sister Li Yue, they went to the table and ate hungrily, holding a piece of cake in one hand and using chopsticks in the other to stuff their mouths with meat and vegetables.
Auntie warned: "Eat slowly and don't swallow."
Younger siblings are at the most critical time for their body growth. They usually play the most and eat the most.
After resting for an hour after the meal, they went into the workshop to tidy up hard.
These children were still thin, so Zhang Yang had no choice but to help. At night, the floor in the workshop was cleaned and the items in the workshop were arranged neatly, which looked very comfortable.
Gao Yang and the others were not allowed to swim in the winter, so they had to take a bath in hot water accompanied by palace attendants.
Zhang Yang jumped into the Huaqing Pool for a winter swim and took a bath. The night was still bright, and some thick clouds could be seen around the moon.
"It's going to be windy tonight, and it's going to be rain or snow tomorrow."
After hearing the words, Zhang Yang leaned against the bank of Huaqing Pool, glanced sideways and saw that it was Li Lizhi, and asked in surprise: "How did you tell?"
Li Lizhi took two steps by the pool, put her hands behind her back and looked up at the night sky, "In my spare time, I help the imperial sister clean up the study, so I just want to take a closer look at my brother-in-law's situation."
That volume of meteorology was indeed written by me. I originally wanted to use the name meteorology. In the Tang Dynasty, I could only rely on wind direction, air humidity, or clouds to infer the weather of the coming day.
At most, it can only be regarded as some empirical talk, which is still far from the real meteorology, so it was made into a booklet with the name "Meteorology Theory". It has not been completed yet, and only a few scattered pages have been written.
Li Lizhi sat down in Huaqing Pool, "Brother-in-law's Divine Arm Crossbow became a treasure in the army for a while. Many people rushed to get it, but the weapons supervisor did not have time to make it. My father ordered them to build three thousand Divine Arm Crossbows before spring. Go to the Western Regions.”
Three thousand divine arm crossbows? One person, that is, three thousand archers?
According to the commonly used battle formations in the Tang army, at least 5,000 cavalry are needed to charge the 3,000 archers, and another 30,000 to 20,000 infantry are needed to fight on the plains.
Taking into account the climate of Persia and the Western Regions, as well as the acclimatization, the DPRK will definitely reduce the number of troops in the arrangement of troops.
It is difficult to infer how many troops and horses the DPRK and China have arranged to assist Persia.
"Xiao Wu had a quarrel with some half-year-old children in Lantian County today. Seeing that she didn't seem to want to give up, my brother-in-law thought what to do."
Among the three disciples, Li Lizhi is the most prudent, Xiao Hui is the most reassuring, and Xiao Wu is the most upright.
"Based on Xiao Wu's mood, he will probably not stop until those children apologize."
Zhang Yang splashed cold water on his face. Listening to the words behind him, he couldn't see Li Lizhi's expression and eyes. He looked up at the night sky and frowned: "I will ask the warrior Yu to go to Lantian County. In the spirit of two things, On the basis of friendly cooperation with the county, those children were forced to plant trees."
"Don't worry, brother-in-law, I will persuade Xiao Wu."
After that, he heard the rustling of her clothes as she stood up, and the sound of a door closing in the room behind her, and he knew that she had returned to the house.
Zhang Yang then got up from the pool and returned to the house, changed into clean clothes, and prepared to write down some names of materials needed to make fireworks.
The room was much warmer and his son had fallen asleep. Li Yue just took a glance and knew that what he wrote was for fireworks.
Then she saw that her husband had written down the money needed for one thousand gu, and she wondered: "Did your husband use the money to make fireworks?"
"Not a penny was spent."
Then this thousand dollars... Li Yue understood immediately and said softly: "I want my father to provide materials and money."
Zhang Yang continued to write, "Your father has no plan to spend money. If Li Shan wants more, he can save some money. Just treat it as our safekeeping and lend it to him someday."
"My husband's calculation is really smart. In this way, not only will he give money and gifts, but my father will also thank Lishan?"
Li Yue was a little dissatisfied. If his father knew about these things in the future, he might still quarrel.
"I also plan to ask for more wood and stone. Your father will provide the rock sand for burning the glazed glass, as well as some copper and iron. This is such a good thing. Of course I can ask for as much as I can."
This is the benefit of mastering technology. Before the emperor masters the key technology, Lishan can ask for high prices.
"It's been a long time since I had dumplings."
Hearing what his wife said, he realized that the night was already dark and it was time for midnight snack. Zhang Yang put down the pen in his hand and said, "I'm going to chop the meat."
Li Yue smiled happily, "I'll take care of it."
