"I don't ask for too much. What I brought to Mr. Xue will be delivered to the Ma Mansion tomorrow." General Ma pointed to one of the boxes and said: "This box for the old man, give it to me first." The old man carries it out, and the old man will take it away in a while."
Old General Xue yelled angrily: "Hey, you shameless old man, you dare to hack the things that the two juniors gave me!"
"Bullshit, do you use your ears to attract attention? I didn't hear that it was for the old man..."
"One more word, old man..."
"Why, do you still want to do it?"
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Li Yi was a little disappointed, these two veterans didn't have the spirit of a general at all...
They were all killed from the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood. If you can do it, try not to force it, but on the weapon, you are like two shrews who stick their waists and curse...
"Is the old lady in good health?" Old General Song looked much more refined than those two, looked at Li Yi, and asked with a smile.
Li Yi nodded and said, "Trouble Old General Song, the old lady has always been in good health."
After all, the Li family had been prosperous for many years. Even though it has not declined in these years, there is still a servant of the staff to support the scene, and many relationships in Beijing have not faded away.
Li Yi has never been interested in these things. However, after visiting these days at the request of the old lady, I realized that the Li family was not as easy to bully as it seemed on the surface. No wonder they were suppressed by the Chen family everywhere. Can gain a firm foothold in Kyoto.
"His Royal Highness, Uncle Li, please drink some tea." The old butler brought tea and said kindly.
"At the old man's house, what kind of tea do you drink!" Old General Xue strode over, slapped the seal off a pot of wine, and said, "Drink this!"
A strong smell of alcohol rushed towards her face, Tsundere Loli wrinkled her little nose, and hid behind Li Yi.
Li Yi and Li Xuan's expressions changed at the same time. This is the spirit produced by Ruyifang. It is semi-industrial alcohol. Garbage, three cups must be poured, and today it may come in vertically and go out horizontally.
Old General Ma frowned, and said: "The little princess is still here, what kind of wine do you drink, let people remove these, and put melons and fruit cakes on the table. Didn't your majesty give you some fresh melons and fruits yesterday, Mr. Xue? Bring it up quickly!"
Only then did General Xue realize that there was a special guest today, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, remove these and replace them with melons, fruits and pastries, and bring up the fruits that His Majesty rewarded yesterday, and then order The kitchen cooks up some good food, and it needs to be fast...”
The butler went down to make a fuss, Old General Xue sat back on his seat, looked at Li Xuan and asked, "My lord hasn't left Beijing yet, has he?"
Li Xuan nodded and said: "Your Majesty will entertain all the ministers in the Furong Garden on the Lantern Festival, and the father and mother will not leave until after the Lantern Festival."
Every year, the New Year's Eve capital will hold a grand court meeting. If there is no important matter, the important officials of each state capital will return to Beijing on this day to report on their work, report their achievements, and have an audience with the emperor. Kings will also come to Beijing. Yi, almost equivalent to year-end summary plus annual meeting...
Of course, among those princes and enfeoffed princes, the King of Shu is an exception. He has only arrived in the fiefdom for a long time, and a lot of waste is waiting to be done. How to harm the people of Shu is the first problem he wants to solve. How can he have time to participate? Great Court Meeting…
Li Yi didn't know exactly what happened in the hall on the day of the Dachaohui. As the dean of the School of Computing, although he also participated in the Dachaohui, he stayed up late the night before, got up early in the morning, and walked to the hall I was so sleepy here, I slept from the beginning to the end with the help of General Xue's pillar...
These gifts were blackmailed by him at that time.
From today until the Lantern Festival, there will be lantern festivals every day. During the three days approaching the Lantern Festival, even the curfew will be cancelled. The entire city of Kyoto is brightly lit and singing all night long. It is the busiest day of the year in Kyoto.
Li Yi also received a post. On the night of the Lantern Festival, the old emperor held a banquet in Furong Garden, inviting all officials and dignitaries of all sizes in Kyoto. There are mountains and water in Furong Garden. The garden party was average, but it was much higher than in the palace before.
The veterans got together and chatted about homework for a while, and then the topic shifted to war. Sometimes it involved the art of war and the like, and they would ask Li Yi and Li Xuan a few questions. , I'm afraid it's not as good as a finger of any of the few people in front of me.
But if he just said it with his mouth, Li Yi could say it all by himself, making them wonder if they lived on dogs in this life.
Soon several veteran generals aimed at Li Xuan unanimously. They fought for a lifetime, but in terms of their contributions to Jingguo and the use of soldiers, they still couldn't match such a brat. .
Having nothing to do, playing chess with Tsundere Lolita and watching Li Xuan who is being trained as a dog by the way is not a lot of fun.
The old butler came back soon, and an old woman put a small bamboo basket on the table, and there were two plates beside it, which should be cakes or something like that. a peach and a pear.
Even in Kyoto, in winter, it is not easy to eat these fruits.
Even for the royal family, this is very rare.
"It's a coincidence that you came here today. Your Majesty just rewarded you yesterday." Old General Xue waved his hand, laughed, and said, "You can't eat it anywhere else."
Tsundere Lolita took a look at Li Yi. She was getting tired of eating this kind of fruit these days. Last time, she brought a basket back to her father and mother. The peaches and pears in front of her looked like...
The fruit in the box is a little wilted, but it is much better than the so-called fruit that tastes like cotton wool in the cellar.
At that time, I didn't invest too much, and out-of-season fruits were produced, but the output was not high, and it was only enough for my own food on weekdays. Last time, I was blackmailed by Tsundere Lolita and took away a basket. Even she herself thought it was a bit too much. In the second day, he pulled the tribute from the palace in two carriages to make up for it.
In the eyes of Li Yi and Tsundere Lolita, these things are really not rare.
However, Old General Xue couldn't disappoint his intentions. He took out a small knife from Tsundere Lolita's treasure bag, cut open the fruit, took it over and said, "Everyone, try it."
Old General Xue waved his hand and said: "Such a small amount of food is not enough for us old guys to stuff our teeth. Eat it."
Li Yi could only take the bamboo basket back, and saw a few small heads protruding from the door, stared at the bamboo basket, swallowed his saliva, after a while, walked over and handed it to them, "Take it and eat."
The children glanced at Li Yi and then at the bamboo basket. There was clearly desire in their eyes, but they didn't reach out for a long time.
Old General Xue stood up, looked at the children and said, "You little fellows, what are you doing here?"
The eldest of the three children was seven or eight years old, and the youngest was only five or six years old. They walked in, bowed their heads and called, "Grandpa."
Old General Xue has only one wife, but the three sons are all branched out and have many heirs. This is generally the case for generals. After all, in the battlefield, no one can guarantee that they can always win battles. Lower the incense.
Li Yi stuffed the bamboo basket into the older child's hand, and said, "Eat, eat, come in."
Tsundere Lolita came over, took out two fresh and tender pears from her treasure bag, and put them in the box.
This treasure bag was sewn for her by Ruyi. It can be worn across the shoulders. There are many compartments inside. Li Yi doesn't know what is in her bag.
She looked at Old General Xue, blinked and said, "Shouning didn't bring any presents, so I'll give these to my younger siblings..."
Old General Xue was stunned for a moment, then he laughed loudly and said, "Okay, okay, our Shouning has grown up too, and knows that we have to bring gifts when we come to the door!"
As if thinking of something, Tsundere Loli took out another boxy paper bag from her bag and said, "By the way, there's this one!"
"What is this?" Old General Xue asked with a smile.
Tsundere Lolita thought for a while, and said: "Sir, this is called instant noodles, and it won't go bad after a long time. It's... It's a must-have medicine for traveling at home, marching and fighting, and killing people..."
After finishing speaking, she opened the paper bag, broke off a small piece of bread in the paper bag, put it in her mouth, chewed it a few times, and said vaguely in her mouth: "This way, you can eat it directly." , but it tastes better if soaked in hot water for a while... "
"It won't go bad for how long?" Old General Xue looked at her and asked.
"If it is properly preserved, it will be available for a few months..." Li Yi stood aside and said after thinking for a while.
This was when Yongning wanted to eat instant noodles. He made it at home. The craftsmanship is naturally simple, but the taste is not bad. However, since there are no preservatives added, the shelf life is definitely not as long as later generations. Considering the sealing level, The shelf life is less than half a year, but there is always half of the time.
"Wow!"
There was a sound of a chair toppling over. Li Yi turned his head and saw Li Xuan sitting on the chair with a dazed expression on his face. Several veterans stood up and looked at him like hungry wolves...
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"Can it really be preserved for three months?" General Ma's eyes widened.
"it should be OK… "
"should?"
"Absolutely!"
"You can eat it by flushing it?" Old General Song looked serious.
"You can eat it directly with flush water. Of course, flush water is more satisfying, but you need hot water."
"Where does the hot water come from on the battlefield?"
"Just prepare clean water, and bring quicklime. No matter what kind of water you put dirty water and sewage in, it will be hot in a while... If there is leftover lime, you can put it in your pocket and sprinkle it on the enemy when it is not ready. Eyes are a must-have for traveling at home, marching and fighting, and killing people... "
"Not only do you have to be full, the soldiers have to eat, but you also need to have the strength to fight!" Old General Xue also looked at him with wide eyes.
"It's not too difficult. If you prepare dried meat and dehydrated vegetables, add them directly when the time comes, and the nutrition will definitely keep up."
"In other words, this can be used as military rations?"
"Emergency use, fried things can't be eaten often, there are many things that can be used as military rations, fast food, the main problem is sealing, can be made into cans, aluminum foil packaging..."
"Why didn't you say it earlier, do you know how many years I have been troubled by the military ration problem..."
"You didn't even ask..."
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In the middle of the lobby, Li Yi was sitting on a chair surrounded by several veterans, like an interrogation. Li Xuan gloated at the sidelines. Just now, he refused to save himself, but he didn't expect the plot to reverse in an instant.
Old General Xue blew his beard and stared angrily, slapped the table, and said angrily: "Since you know how to solve the military ration problem, you are still so clumsy. If you are my disciple, I will beat you to death!"
Counseling when you should be cowardly, such as when facing Miss Liu Er, if you don’t cowardly, you will not be able to hold your body, and when you should be tough, you have to be tough. For example, now, such a big library is installed in the mind, and there are many things you know He is also very helpless, if he has to say everything by himself, don't do anything in this life, I am afraid that in the next few decades, he will have to devote himself to the great feudal construction of Jingguo middle…
Li Yi also slammed the table, stood up, pointed to Li Xuan and said, "He hasn't eaten less instant noodles these days, didn't he think of it?"
Didn't Old General Xue want to find his disciples to smoke? I am not his disciple, so it doesn't matter, there are people!
The gloating smile on Li Xuan's face froze, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva the next moment, and rushed out like a gust of wind.
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The banquet in Xue's house was very simple, which Li Yi could probably guess from the moment he walked into Xue's house.
It seems that the salaries of civil servants in ancient times were not high. Even if it is an old general of this level, although life is not poor, it is far from what he imagined before.
Qin Xiang is like this, and so is Old General Xue. Although there is also a reason for the family being too big, in general, if there is no other means, even the family of a senior member of the court is not very easy.
"You kid, you really know a lot of things, but I didn't expect that there is so much knowledge on top of this military ration." Old General Xue raised his head and drank a large bowl of wine, angrily said: "Those Furu, is it not as good as a kid who has read about dogs for decades?"
"I really don't believe it. You haven't been on the battlefield, how do you know this?" Old General Ma looked puzzled.
Old General Xue curled his lips and said, "Old man Ma, have you forgotten that this kid can even write that kind of art of war? What kind of problem is mere military rations?"
General Ma's old face suddenly showed a look of surprise, and said: "Could it be that this is also taught by the military strategist who taught you the art of war?"
Li Yi nodded and said, "Yes, it was a bitter winter..."
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Isn't it hot summer?"
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "Didn't you say that winter is more convincing?"
"Oh..." Li Xuan finally remembered, and said, "I remembered, it was finally changed to winter."
Li Yi glanced at him, he was so forgetful at a young age, he should pay attention to the frequency of intercourse in the future, shook his head, turned to look at several veterans and continued: "It was a bitter cold winter..."