Chapter 163: The Daughter-in-laws Road to Creation
"Slow work leads to careful work. When grilling a whole chicken wing, the heat is very important."
Li Yue sat on a small bench with a small notebook on her knees and recorded carefully.
Zhang Yang applied some sauce to the wings, "There is also a method of marinating chicken wings in advance. After marinating, the blood can be removed and the flavor can be enhanced. I prefer the unmarinated ones."
Li Yue nodded with the small pen in her hand and kept writing.
Zhang Yang glanced sideways and secretly.
Li Yue reacted quickly by covering her little notebook, pursed her lips and raised her little fist.
I don’t know if it’s because she hit her too much, but my wife’s fist has some strength now, and she feels a little pain.
Even though she was secretive, she didn't know what was written in her little notebook.
It's like her biggest secret, sooner or later I'll grab it and take a closer look.
Li Yue stared at the shiny chicken wings.
Zhang Yang handed the baked one to her, "It's done."
Li Yue held one end of the grilled chicken wing with her slender fingers, pinched the other end with her other hand, and bit off the fattest part with her small mouth.
I don’t know if it was because of anemia when she was a child, but Li Yue’s skin is particularly fair, with a rosy complexion.
"It doesn't seem salty enough."
After speaking, Li Yue took out some sauce and brushed it again, then put it next to the fire to roast for a while.
After eating the chicken wings again, Li Yue nodded, "It tastes very good now."
She prefers the tip of the wing. She keeps it in her mouth for a long time every time. The bones at the tip of the wing are already roasted to a crisp.
April, the fifth year of Zhenguan, is the best time for spring outings.
Zhang Yang drove a carriage out of the village. He Bi and Ding Liao had already moved into the fief, and future transactions were also in the fief.
The horse walked very slowly, and Zhang Yang found that no matter how hard he whipped it, it kept going at this speed.
Li Yue sat aside and looked at the spring scenery at the foot of Lishan Mountain.
After the carriage drove some distance away, it became even better to see the fiefdom at the foot of Lishan Mountain from a distance.
Li Yue breathed the fresh air greedily.
The sky was not beautiful and the rain fell again.
There was endless rain in this rainy season. Li Yue held up an umbrella and leaned on her husband's shoulder to protect her husband from the rain.
My husband is a man with lofty ambitions. He wants to capture the entire Lishan Mountain, which is something that ordinary men would never dare to think of.
The carriage arrived at the city gate and was handed over to the driver, and the two walked into Chang'an City.
Zhang Yang bought some more distiller's grains on the way.
The two of them wandered around the East Market for a while. The supplies in Chang'an City were both expensive and expensive. Li Yue wandered around the market for a long time and finally found what she wanted to buy, a painting of 30 words of pen and ink.
Li Yue put the pen and ink into her small bag and said, "Go home."
"Aren't you going to hang out anymore?"
"There is nothing to buy, and the furniture at home is complete."
If it wasn't something necessary for her home, she wouldn't even think about buying it.
Back home, Li Yue tried the newly bought pen and ink.
Aunt Wang came back from the palace and whispered: "Your Royal Highness, Prince Consort, there is news from the palace."
Li Yue usually doesn't inquire about matters in the palace.
The further away from the royal family, the better.
Li Yue wiped her mouth and said, "What news?"
Aunt Wang bowed slightly and said: "It is said that Khan Xue Yantuo has entered the customs."
With the hardware made by the Engineering Department, you can now do more things, and you can fully display your skills on this table.
I made the badminton racket and tried the elasticity of the net, it was pretty good.
"Daughter-in-law! Let's play badminton."
"OK!"
Li Yue's attention was immediately attracted.
Each person has a racket, Zhang Yang explained, "You hit the ball here, and then I hit the ball to you, and the cycle repeats."
"Um."
Li Yue nodded heavily.
Zhang Yang swung the ball. The badminton made of this kind of cork was a bit bulky.
The two of them can have fun playing together.
From the beginning of passing the ball to each other, the distance between the two became farther and farther, and unconsciously they started to become serious.
Badminton is a good exercise, especially for relaxing your lower back and shoulder vertebrae.
Sometimes I read a book all afternoon, and I am really afraid that my wife will have some problems with her spine in the future.
Li Yue jumped up and caught a ball.
Zhang Yang called back again.
Aunt Wang watched from the side, no matter how big the turmoil in the court was, it could not disturb the happy life of the consort and the princess.
Li Yue struggled to catch every ball.
Zhang Yang wrote a lot while waving the racket.
Finally the badminton landed, but this time she didn't catch it.
Li Yue picked up the badminton on the ground, "I think there should be a rule."
"What rules."
Li Yue drew a line on the ground, "Every time the ball must cross this line."
Xin said she could still figure out the rules on her own.
Looking at this line, Zhang Yang frowned and said, "This line is drawn incorrectly. Why is my place so big and yours so small? You are almost standing against the wall. These conditions are not equal."
"You just rely on your height to bully me, don't even think about taking advantage of me."
Li Yue said fiercely.
Both of them got a little angry, and the wife also had a temper.
Li Yue waved the racket and "catch the ball."
Watching the ball coming, Zhang Yang still caught it skillfully.
Even though he drew a line, he still couldn't beat his husband. Li Yue struggled to pick up the ball, wiped the sweat from his forehead and took off his coat.
Sweat flowed from her hair to her white neck.
Zhang Yang found that she had overlooked one thing. Since her anemia symptoms had been alleviated, she had become more and more graceful.
Ordinary clothes cannot show off her figure.
A fifteen-year-old girl has such a figure, which is very outstanding.
After being distracted for a moment, Zhang Yang missed a ball.
"Hahaha!" Li Yue smiled with her hands on her hips.
"Watch the ball!"
Zhang Yang swung another ball.
Li Yue struggled to continue and suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute!"
Zhang Yang asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Li Yue picked up the ball on the ground again, "I think we should pull another rope. Our ball must cross this rope."
As I played, the rules became more and more perfect, and I almost drew a badminton court on the spot.
Li Yue poured some water into her mouth.
Zhang Yang stretched his limbs and said, "I think there should be a scoreboard and two aunts as referees."
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"Well, whoever wins a ball gets one point, including out-of-bounds and missed balls."
Li Yue nodded vigorously, "My husband's idea is very good. I think ten balls to determine the outcome of a game is the best."
"Ten goals are too few. I think 21 goals are the best. The one with a two-point lead wins the game."
Li Yue put on her coat again, "I want to win two out of three games."
The couple reached a consensus and began to work out the rules of badminton together.
There is even a net set up at home to avoid any disputes over whether the ball crosses the line.
Early the next morning, it was not completely bright every day. Since she had not run like this for a long time, Li Yue felt sore in her ankle when she got up in the morning.
"Husband, your feet feel like lead." Li Yue walked with a limp.
"This is caused by not running like this for a long time. It's normal."
Zhang Yang lifted her feet and put them on his knees, pressing her sore parts.
My wife’s feet are very beautiful, the kind that you never get tired of looking at.
Her feet were held by his big hands, but it felt much more comfortable to press them like this. Li Yue blushed and whispered, "When will it stop hurting?"
"The symptoms will be relieved at the earliest this afternoon or tomorrow at the latest. If you keep running like this in the future, you won't have this problem."
"Yeah." Li Yue nodded in a low voice.
"It shouldn't be a big deal if I apply some heat again."
"Consort, it's time for the morning court." Aunt Wang's words came from outside the courtyard.
Li Yue took back her feet and said, "Husband, please go to court first."
Looking at his wife's feet with some reluctance, Zhang Yang put on his official hat and walked out of the house.
We walked quickly to Chengtian Gate, the door was already opened and everyone had just entered.
Xu Jingzong said in surprise: "Shilang Zhang has arrived a little late."
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "You are very punctual."
The two of them walked towards the Tai Chi Hall together, and Xu Jingzong whispered: "Have you heard about what happened yesterday?"
"Has Yi Nan Khan entered the border?"
"I was really fooled."
"When will it arrive?" Zhang Yang asked in a low voice.
"It's almost here, it will only happen in the next few days."
Listening to Xu Jingzong's story, Li Shimin's decree to Xue Yantuo was full of admiration, and he even wanted to call Yi Nan Khan a brother. Half a month had passed since the plan was made, and Yi Nan Khan was on his way to Chang'an, waiting to accept it.
The honor that belongs to him.
Xu Jingzong continued, "I heard that this Yinan Khan also wants to marry a princess of the Tang Dynasty. This time Xue Yantuo has prepared a lot of things, saying that it is inevitable."
Walking into Tai Chi Hall, the courtiers here were all talking in low voices.
The morning morning starts and ends as usual.
When he went to court, Zhang Yang followed Li Xiaogong's footsteps. As soon as he returned to the Ministry of Rites, he would fall asleep unshakably. He had to take advantage of this moment to talk to him, otherwise he would have no chance.
"Prince of Hejian County." Zhang Yang stopped him quickly.
"The money will be given to you another day, why are you anxious?"
"It's not about business."
"What's that?" Li Xiaogong didn't stop.
"Isn't the rumor that Yinan Khan is going to marry the Princess of Tang Dynasty correct?"
"Your Majesty has not agreed yet."
"You can't marry this princess."
Walking into the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, Li Xiaogong sat down and sighed: "But this Yinan Khan has brought a lot of livestock from Xue Yantuo, and there is also a lot of gold and silver. The emperor's heart is unpredictable."
Zhang Yang walked to him and said the next arrangement.
After hearing what he said, Li Xiaogong's eyes widened, "You...you, you, you!"
"Why are you so frightened?"
"You are too brave, can you do this kind of thing?"
"It's good that Yi Nan Khan didn't die on the road."
Li Xiaogong lowered his voice, "Do you know the consequences of doing this?"
"Don't want it for nothing!"
Xu Jingzong came over and asked, "Does Minister Zhang have any clever ideas?"
The three of them discussed in low voices and made a relatively complete plan.
Zhang Yang finally gave instructions: "Prince Hejian County will organize the manpower, and Xu Jingzong will arrange the escape route."
Li Xiaogong looked at Zhang Yang, "What about you?"
"I will go to see Your Majesty in advance to settle the matter first and then explain it to Your Majesty."
A bold plan was completed in the Ministry of Rites and was waiting to be implemented. Li Xiaogong sneered and said, "What will you do if His Majesty starts to blame you?"
Zhang Yang took a step back, saluted Li Xiaogong and said: "This is all the idea of Prince Hejian, we are just following orders."
"Very good, very good." Li Xiaogong said hello twice.
Knowing Zhang Yang's plan, Xu Jingzong felt uneasy and crazy! Everyone in the Ministry of Rites, from the minister to the minister, were crazy.
Xu Jingzong felt like he was on a pirate ship.
It doesn't matter that it's a pirate ship. The problem is that the thieves on this ship are so bold.
I regret so much.
Xu Jingzong looked at the blue sky outside and said, "Shilang Zhang."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Please speak."
Xu Jingzong sighed: "If one day Shilang Zhang wants to resign, can he take his subordinates to resign with him?"
"If you resign, who will be responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of Rites in the future?"
Xu Jingzong wiped his tears and said, "There are old people in the lower ranks and young ones in the lower ranks. Life is not easy..."
"It seems that our etiquette department still lacks manpower."
"Does Mr. Zhang have someone he likes?"
"No."
"well……"
At the Rites Office, we were sorting out the recent situation in the Turks. Jieli Khan's old ministry has also begun to take action.
As soon as noon arrived, Zhang Yang left the government office.
Li Yue's ankle is still recovering and she cannot play badminton today. She is sore from running the day before and has to rest today.
The quality of the racket is worse than I thought, maybe because the badminton made of cork is too heavy.
The net seems a little loose.
Li Yue held the delicate little teacup she made herself, "Husband, today's waterwheels mostly use water power combined with pools and connecting tubes. They can deliver low water and high water, but I always feel that the efficiency is not very high."
Zhang Yang is trimming the badminton net.
Li Yue took a sip of tea and continued: "Wouldn't it be better if we use force transmission to increase the force range of the water wheel, throw away the original bulkiness of the water wheel, make it light and efficient, and take advantage of this power conversion?"
Zhang Yang stopped what he was doing. His wife stopped making hot air balloons and wanted to remodel a water wheel. What a creative wife.
Li Yue nodded and said: "I think I can build a better waterwheel, one that produces more water and is more efficient."
The waterwheels currently used in the Tang Dynasty are all relatively heavy barrel-shaped wheels, or they can only be driven by human power.
There is a husband who is very good at handicrafts, and he teaches her some basic applications of mechanics. Will my daughter-in-law want to move forward on the road of invention?
After having a goal, the wife did what she said and immediately asked Aunt Yang to go outside to find a water tanker to be built and deliver it.
Seeing Li Yue approaching with a smile and narrowed eyes, Zhang Yang took a breath and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Yue grinned, "Actually, these are all ideas my husband gave me."
Zhang Yang blinked, "When did I give you such an idea?"
Li Yue sat down at the side, "Actually, my husband's spinning wheel is different from the spinning wheels outside. I thought carefully that sometimes the waterwheel is the same. If it can be done well, it will be a blessing to the country."
After sitting on the chair for a while, Li Yue stood up again, "If we build more useful things, will Father really reward us with Lishan Mountain?"
"Maybe." Zhang Yang couldn't bear to hurt her innocence.