"Lao Li, come here, I'm from Xiaqiu Village. Come closer and help me pour some water for me."
Zhu Yuanzhang also saw the veteran and waved to him to come to his side.
Zhu Xi's guard went over to replace him and handed the veteran a short knife.
The veteran limped over, looked around, moved his steps, and took his position.
Some people from Xiaqiu Village went in first to occupy the stairs, while others were outside. All the window positions of the Fuhua Building opposite were occupied.
Shopkeeper Xu looked around, sighed, and turned around to tell his waiter to keep an eye on people.
Zhu Yuanzhang entered the hall on the first floor and looked up at what he had written. He was very satisfied, especially since there were many children on the first floor holding a book about reading pictures and asking questions to the students on the first floor.
The students actually didn't want to waste time, but they didn't dare not give answers. Fortunately, they had to eat.
Going up to the second floor, Zhu Yuanzhang saw a bookshelf. Someone returned a book, took out another book, looked at it a few times, and took it elsewhere.
Zhu Yuanzhang and others walked over, took out the book and took a look. It was well printed, the handwriting was clear, and the paper was good.
After turning around, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Let's go to dinner. What will the children eat?"
"Today, the children are the same as the students, eating dried cowpeas with shredded pork, eggplant with soy sauce, scrambled eggs with garlic sprouts, bitter gourd with garlic paste, and tangerine soup. The staple food is rice."
Zhu Ming replied that he didn't dare to add a title and just said the name of the dish. He was in charge of this today, four dishes and one soup.
Anyway, it’s all for students and children, so it’s worth the effort.
"Are there any other dishes?" Queen Ma glanced at her daughter-in-law and asked, seeing her troubled expression.
The little girl said from the side: "This is not what we are eating. We made it with Brother Hanhan. We originally wanted to send it to Donghuamen, but everyone came.
We had braised pork that was almost mushy even though it was too lean, stuffed with eggs, cucumbers in cold sauce, home-made tofu with musu pork, and fish meatballs and cabbage soup made by Brother Hanhan himself. "
"Okay, what Ling'er said is good. Thank you for your hard work, Ling'er!" The Crown Princess smiled.
"It's not hard work! It's specially made according to the normal tastes of pregnant women. We know how you arrange your daily meals, and we can guess what you like to eat next time based on the weather."
The little girl reminded the other party that this is not only a library, but also a place under the control of Xiaqiu Village. They cook for you every day and know what you like to eat.
The princess smiled happily for a moment. She wanted to eat canned white fungus and hawthorn last night, and ended up eating it.
Today, I heard that children and students had no appetite for the food they were eating, so Xiaqiu Village specially provided another set of dishes.
Zhu Yuanzhang and others were on the second floor and could see the situation on the first floor opposite. The students were taking their respective children to prepare meals.
"Zhu Lichang, here is a bowl of rice wine. If you want it cold, don't rush to serve the soup." Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly wanted to drink.
Naturally, the chief couldn't refuse and made arrangements.
The key figures were semi-surrounded, and the ones not surrounded were looking at the first floor. They were also guarded on the second floor opposite.
The little girl personally prepared rice for the Crown Princess. The braised pork did not require a large piece of fat at the bottom, leaving the skin on the top, and there were two layers of lean meat sandwiched between a very narrow layer of fat.
There are four dishes and one soup. The main dish is pot stickers stuffed with cabbage and mushrooms. They are long in shape so that when you bite them, you won’t accidentally hit your face on both sides like a pie.
Pregnant women have children, which puts pressure on the internal organs and makes them not in a good mood. They tend to lose their temper when something happens.
Of course the Crown Princess will endure it, but she just endures it when she feels uncomfortable.
Xiaqiu Village takes all these situations into consideration, and every meal it prepares is all about texture, taste, nutrition, and ease of operation when eating.
If you don't make pot stickers but make steamed buns, they must be sheep's eye buns, not big meat buns.
I won’t make crispy fried dough sticks for breakfast, but only soft twists with milk and eggs. Otherwise, I’ll break the roof of my mouth when eating, and I’ll be in a bad mood.
"What a good daughter-in-law! I didn't enjoy this kind of treatment back then, and I didn't understand when I gave birth to the prince. As long as you can eat it, it tastes good if it's meat."
Queen Ma told the Crown Princess enviously that the Crown Princess enjoyed the service of a professional team.
"The empress is better than the daughter-in-law, mainly because the prince is too doting on her."
The Crown Princess admitted that the current treatment was good and that Xiaqiu Village was really extraordinary.
"Yichang, this meat is so delicious. Where did we eat this when we were children?" Zhu Yuanzhang was chatting with the chief next to him.
"I didn't eat it when I was a kid! It's sugar-colored, stir-fried with rock sugar, ginger slices, star anise, bay leaves, add cooking wine, bring to a boil over high heat, simmer over low heat, and finally collect the juice."
Li Chang and Zhu Yuanzhang are about the same age, and the two have a common language about the same era.
"You have a new firearm, why didn't you tell us? Wouldn't it be great if you took it with you to fight Beiyuan?" Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of wine and complained.
"It's too late to make it. The village has to make it. Once it's easy to use, it can be given to the court. The range is short. It's only useful when both sides are wielding knives and want to engage in hand-to-hand combat."
The head of the village is not afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang's questioning now. He has a clear conscience. By the time Hanhan comes out, it will be too late.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and nodded: "Indeed, you don't want to talk to us. Tell us what's going on?"
"It just gave up the range in pursuit of launch speed. It's fast, really fast. Whether it's facing the enemy's infantry or cavalry, it can shoot out in a snap.
The key is that the round can be changed. Install it in advance. After shooting one round, throw that round down and replace it with the next round and shoot continuously again.
It's useless to charge with a shield. Let's not talk about whether it is loaded with shotguns or single-point bullets. If you charge with a shield, can you block it all?
Aren't your feet exposed? Just hit the feet. How big is the shield to block it all? Like the full armor on the battlefield in the Northern Song Dynasty?
History has proven that cavalry can only maneuver. Our Ming Dynasty has no shortage of cavalry. Infantry in full armor cannot run, and cavalry in full armor cannot run far.
If we really encounter Beiyuan's full-armored cavalry, can we die together with nitroglycerin and mercury? If you explode a large area, you are not afraid of death, but we are? "
The commander also drank and talked about the fighting situation on the battlefield. Isn't it a matter of advantages and disadvantages?
"This is good, good! After the imperial examination, one of the people who presides over the imperial examination wants to go to the village to see a doctor. How should we arrange it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang recognized that firearms were more powerful when no one was afraid, and turned to protect Zeng Lu.
The head of the village poured wine for Zhu Yuanzhang: "The hospital will look at it first. If you can't tell, go to the village. There is a special place in the village.
You can't see inside from the outside, but if you put your arm in, someone will check your pulse, and someone next to you will ask you the questions you agreed on before.
If the two parties do not meet each other, it is best if they are not sick and can take some preventive measures. If they are sick, it is better to seek medical treatment as soon as possible. "
The village chief explained the method, and it was impossible for others to see the master. People who were not determined would probably go crazy if they saw the real master of Xiaqiu Village.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his eyes lit up and he felt that this method was good and could not only be used on experts.
Other women in the palace who are inconvenient to be exposed can also be treated in this way.
(End of chapter)
