Chapter 63
Lu Mingzhi swallowed the food in his mouth and took the time to return to his father, "My eldest brother is just a stickler. He can't help much when he comes back." For example, he hurriedly hurriedly took his time, but in the end he was still a step too late. Moreover, the eldest brother is used to the fact that his parents are omnipotent, and always thinks that the second sister's affairs will be fine if his parents are there.
"Having said that, it can't be done this way."
Jiang on the side quit, "Why do you always catch the boss and scold him? It's not like you don't know that the boss is stubborn. Originally, the family's business is to have money and strength to contribute. The Tian family's difficulties are right in front of the boss. He can What should I do? As my daughter said, he can't help when he comes back. Besides, the boss not only sent Tian An back to ask, he also bought a fifty-year-old ginseng for his daughter with his own money. She remembers his kindness. . I prefer you, always talking about the boss. I know you have always disliked the boss in the past two years, think he is soft-hearted, and think he has no future, but please stop interfering with the relationship between my children!"
Lu Mingzhi didn't say anything, and fully agreed with my mother's words. People's hearts are biased. His eldest brother gave birth to his own blood relative, so the focus will definitely shift to his little family. But this is normal, right? Doesn't his father also favor his second sister now? After all, they are relatives, don't be too demanding, just treat them as relatives. How you treat me, I will treat you, it's fair.
Lu Desheng shrank his neck when he was scolded. He really hated his boss. Because the boss is just a fool, not very smart, and prone to believe in pillow talk. But with all his conscience, he said these things sincerely for the sake of his boss. Because he is very sure that his little girl will definitely have a big future in the future, and the boss doesn't know how to take advantage of his little girl not getting up at this time to build a good relationship with her and take advantage of it. Then, the younger son was highly regarded by his wife in the academy. His wife was well-known in both the government and the public, so his future prospects would be good. The eldest daughter is married, and her husband and children have to worry about her future. The only thing her family can do is help. Wouldn't this kind of pulling reveal the eldest son? As a father, he was also worried.
Forget it, forget it, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Lu Desheng now hopes that the boss and his wife will not regret it in the future.
But he knew that his little girl was a smart person, and she had a strong sense in her heart that she would not treat the elder brother and his family badly no matter what. That was enough. It is not good for parents to interfere too much in matters between children.
"You're doing very well this way." Lu Desheng patted his younger son on the shoulder. He didn't say that the eldest son didn't do well, but praised the younger son for doing well. It should be okay, right? When he said this, he secretly looked at his wife.
Mr. Jiang was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Lu Mingzhi raised his head and looked at his father with some confusion.
Lu Desheng didn't say anything else, he just said, "Your second sister is doing very well now. She doesn't cause trouble. She is not afraid of trouble if she encounters it. She does things in a very orderly manner."
Lu Mingzhi said to himself, that's not the case. Zhao Bin is two years older than him. In their circles in Chang'an City, he can be regarded as a perverse and sinister person. People in the same circle are quite afraid of offending him. In addition, he must not offend his sister, otherwise he will be like a mad dog, biting whoever he catches.
His second sister actually took care of him. No, it should be said that she directly destroyed him without mercy at all. But they also forced the Zhao family to the point where they couldn't express their anger and had no choice but to compete under the table. What is it if it's not awesome?
"What are you talking about?"
After Lu Songli learned that Lu Mingzhi was home, she came to the main courtyard. This person walked in leisurely from outside wearing a moderately thick cloak.
"Second sister? You're here, sit down quickly."
His father was right, his second sister really changed a lot this time. She used to give people the impression of being quiet and elegant, but now she is bright and agile. In addition, her original cold appearance is like the plum blossoms blooming quietly under the warm sun in winter, giving people a sense of harmony between cold and warm.
Lu Songli looked at the little savage in front of her with a smile in her eyes, and sat down on the chair he had pulled up.
Lu Mingzhi is the youngest child of the Lu family, two years younger than her. When the New Year turns over in two months, he will be fourteen years old. When he was born, her father, Lu Desheng, had already made a name for himself. The Lu family's situation had improved and people were not so busy. Her father often took him with him, and they were very close.
"Second sister, haven't you eaten yet? How about a bowl of dumplings? Dad, are these called dumplings?" After receiving the confirmation, Lu Mingzhi strongly recommended it to Lu Songli, "This is delicious."
Lu Songli laughed. Indeed, dumplings are not as delicious as eating them. There is nothing more beautiful than eating a bowl of hot dumplings in the cold winter. "Okay, mother, please give me a bowl of dumplings."
In fact, dumplings have been around for a long time in ancient times. They were invented by Zhang Zhongjing during the Eastern Han Dynasty. They were originally called Jiao'er. At that time, the dumpling fillings were filled with some cold-repelling medicinal materials, which could cure people with frostbitten ears in winter.
The customs and customs of Dali are close to those of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Dumplings are available, but they are not popular.
Last time I went to Xu's house to visit her sister, when I came back, my wife gave her a lot of pork, and it was all the best meat from the pigs. When they came back, they couldn't eat so much at once. Her mother wanted to dry it and make it into air-dried meat, which would be easier to store.
In later generations, dumplings were on her daily diet, so what if she couldn't eat them here? With her dictation and the efforts of the cook, the cook made dumplings with the pork she brought back.
The first time she made it, she made the stuffing while she watched. It was white pork stuffing. For the pork, I choose pork belly with both fat and lean parts. Chop it into stuffing and remove the fishy smell with wine and wild ginger, then stir and set aside. The white cabbage here is actually cabbage. After thousands of years of domestication, the white cabbage in later generations is sweet and delicious. The white cabbage at this time has a somewhat astringent taste of wild vegetables, and it is particularly delicious when paired with pork belly.
Lu Mingzhi ate a large bowl of dumplings, his stomach felt warm, and he was full of praise for the dumplings.
The meat-and-vegetarian dumplings, served with thin white noodles, are more suitable for her parents to eat than meat pie and other dishes.
Her parents are both forty this year, and they are at an age where they should take good care of themselves. Compared with the average life span of seventy or eighty years in later generations, forty years old is still in the prime of life, but in ancient times, forty years old was already declining. You must know that the life span of ancient people was very short. According to statistics, it was eighteen years old in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, about twenty in the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, twenty-two in the Han Dynasty, twenty-seven in the Kang Dynasty, thirty in the Song Dynasty, and thirty-five in the Republic of China.
Human lifespan is related to diet, medical environment, etc. The backwardness of ancient medical technology, the impact of war and the shortage of food supply all affect the lifespan of the population.
This is also the reason why in the original work, when Qin Sheng passed away on the 24th, Qin Heng would be sad but not suspicious. First, everyone's lifespan is short, and second, since ancient times, beauties, like famous generals, are not allowed to grow old in the world. As the commander-in-chief of the Qin family army, Qin Sheng has a lot to worry about, and he has to take the lead in war, so his lifespan is even shorter.
Her parents have lived for forty years, but they are very open-minded. They feel that with their current bodies, they can live for a few more years. Even if they die in a few years, this life span is considered good now.
But Lu Songli came from a later generation, and the average life span of people in later generations was seventy-eight years. Of course she didn't want Lu Desheng and Jiang to die early. In terms of medical care, she can make up for it. In addition, she will try her best to let them have enough food and clothing, avoid the disaster of war, and enjoy their old age in peace. Thinking about it, it should make them live longer.
Her thoughts were spinning, but in fact they were just thoughts for a moment.
When Lu Songli's dumplings were served, Lu Mingzhi was already full, and Lu Desheng had had breakfast before, and she ate with her mother.
Lu Mingzhi sat next to them and chatted with them about their experiences on the study tour. He said that they started from Yuzhou, passed through Huainan County to Jiangzhou and then to Guangzhou. Guangzhou was used as the turning point, passing through Changsha County, Wuling, Jingzhou and Badong County before returning. To Chang'an.
"Trees in the south do not lose their leaves even in autumn and winter."
"I heard from Master that in the Jiaozhou area where Guangzhou is located, when it's the coldest here, sometimes only two pieces of clothing are enough over there."
Lu Songli secretly thought that Guangzhou should be Guangzhou in later generations.
Jiang heard this with great interest and was very curious, "There is such a place?"
Lu Songli listened while eating. Lu Mingzhi was talking about the differences in landscape caused by the different climate zones from north to south.
A climate zone is a zonal climate area divided according to latitudinal distribution characteristics. Factors that affect climate include temperature, air pressure, wind and rain, etc. There are roughly six climate zones in China: tropical, subtropical, warm temperate, normal temperate, cold temperate, and frigid. This knowledge is involved in middle and high school geography.
Lu Mingzhi and his wife went on a study tour from north to south and then from south to north. They walked twice and experienced different scenery.
“My master also said that in winter, it usually doesn’t get dark until around Xu Shizheng (eight o’clock in the evening) in Dunhuang County, while it gets dark around Shen Shizheng (four or five o’clock in the afternoon) in Lelang County.”
"The time when it gets dark is almost two hours apart?"
Lu Songli thought to herself, Dunhuang is in Gansu, close to Xinjiang, and Lelang is in Liaodong. One is in the west and the other is in the east. The longitudes are different, and the sunrise and sunset times are naturally different.
Lu Songli discovered that Lu Mingzhi read a lot of miscellaneous books. He was more interested in the changes in nature such as mountains, rivers, landforms, sun, moon, stars, wind and rain, and seasons than in the classics and history.
In my memory, when her mother was born this summer, he gave her a very special birthday gift. I still remember that he took their whole family to the rockery, and then he used some method to make the rockery have gurgling water, and then gave her a rainbow there. At that time, the whole family was like country bumpkin, they were all shocked.
Lu Songli discovered that her younger brother was a promising scientist, which was an unexpected surprise. The more she looked at him, the more Lu Mingzhi looked like her two cousins in later generations. At first glance, they were the kind of talents who specialized in technology. Her cousin studied the quintessence of traditional Chinese medicine, and he studied natural science. But it doesn’t matter which direction you study, talent matters.
"I've finished eating. Little brother, do you want to go back and have a rest first? After you have rested, we can talk to each other as a family." Lu Songli noticed that the corners of his eyes were slightly red, and he must have shed tears. People are already very sleepy. This kind of treasure must be taken good care of.
"That's right, let's go rest first." Mrs. Jiang also agreed. She was just listening to her youngest son's interesting stories and didn't even notice her youngest son's exhaustion.
Lu Mingzhi was embarrassed. After eating the hot food, he felt sleepy, but he kept suppressing yawns. Because not only did they miss him, he also missed them when he went on a study tour for several months. So as soon as I came back, I wanted to use the time of talking to get closer to everyone. At this time, his family asked him to rest first, so he should be obedient.
