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 hurried and took his time, but in the end he was a step too late. Moreover, his eldest brother was used to his father.

Mom looks like she can do anything, so she always thinks that her parents will be there for her second sister's affairs, so there must be no problem.

"Having said that, it can't be done like this."

Lu Mingzhi didn't say anything. People's hearts are biased. His eldest brother gave birth to his own blood relative, so the focus will definitely shift to his family. After all, they are relatives after all. Don't be too harsh, just treat me as a relative. How do you treat me?

, I will treat you the same way, fairly.

Forget it, the boss is just a fool, not very smart, and easy to believe. Lu Desheng now hopes that the boss and his wife will not regret it in the future. Because he is very sure that his little girl will definitely have a big future in the future.

The boss doesn't know how to build a good relationship with his little girl while she's still awake.

But forget it, he knows that his little girl is a smart person, and she has a strong sense in her heart. She will not treat the elder family badly no matter what, and that is enough. It is not good for parents to interfere too much in matters between children.

"You're doing well this way." Lu Desheng patted his youngest son on the shoulder.

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 does encounter one. She does things in a very orderly manner."

Lu Mingzhi said to himself, that's not true. 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.

Also, don't offend his sister, otherwise he will be like a mad dog, biting whoever he catches.

His second sister actually punished him. No, it should be said that she directly destroyed him without mercy at all. But she also forced the Zhao family to be so angry that they could only choose to compete under the table. It was not that powerful.

What is it?

"What are you talking about?"

After Lu Songli learned that Lu Mingzhi had arrived home, she came to the main courtyard. She 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. With her original cold appearance, she looked like she was under the warm sun in winter.

The faintly blooming plum blossoms give people a harmonious sense of warmth and coldness.

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 situation has improved and people are not so busy. Her father often takes him with her, and they are 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 frostbite on their 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.

The 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 the best meat from the pigs. After they came back, they couldn't finish eating so much at once. Her mother wanted to eat it.

It can be dried to make air-dried meat, which is also easy to store.

In later generations, dumplings were included in her daily recipes, 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, the stuffing was prepared by her, which was Baisheng pork stuffing. The pork was chosen from fat and lean pork belly, chopped into stuffing, and then used to remove the fishy smell with wine and wild ginger, and then stirred and set aside.

Baisong is actually cabbage. After thousands of years of domestication, the cabbage of later generations has become 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 cakes and other dishes.

Her parents are both forty this year, and they have reached the age where they should take good care of themselves. Compared with the average life span of seventy or eighty years in later generations, forty is still in the prime of life, but in ancient times, forty was already in decline. You know

The lifespan 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 population lifespan.

This is also the reason why in the original work, when Qin Sheng passed away on the 24th, Qin Heng would be sad, but there was not much doubt. First, everyone's lifespan is short, and second, since ancient times, beauties are like famous generals, and they are not allowed to grow old in the world. Qin Sheng

As the commander-in-chief of the Qin Family Army, he has a lot to worry about. He has to take the lead when fighting, and his lifespan will be short.

Her parents had lived for forty years, but they were very open-minded and felt that with their current bodies, it would be no problem to live for a few more years. Even if they died in a few years, this life span was already considered good now.

But Lu Songli comes from later generations, and the average life span of people in later generations is seventy-eight. Of course she doesn't want Lu Desheng and Jiang to die early. She can make up for it in terms of medical care. In addition, she will try her best to keep them well fed and clothed in the future.

, avoid the scourge of war and enjoy their old age. Presumably, it should allow them to 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 already had breakfast, which 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.

Arrive at 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 listened with great interest and was very surprised, "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.

Climatic zones are zonal climate regions divided based on latitudinal distribution characteristics. The factors that affect climate include temperature, air pressure, wind and rain, etc. They are roughly distributed in China, including the equatorial zone, the tropics, the subtropics, the warm temperate zone, the temperate zone, and the cold zone.

Climate zones, 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, walking twice and experiencing 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, so 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, rain, seasons, etc. than 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 family to the rockery, and then he didn’t know what method he used to make the rockery have gurgling water.

, and then he gave her a rainbow right there. At that time, their whole family was like country bumpkins, 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 her, 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 cousins

What he studies is the quintessence of traditional Chinese medicine, and what he studies is natural science. However, the direction of research is not important, but the talent is.

"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. Of course, 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 fatigue.

Lu Mingzhi was embarrassed. After eating the hot food, he felt really sleepy. He just kept suppressing his yawning. Because not only did they miss him, he also missed them when he went on a study tour for several months.
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