The harvest is over, and other villages have entered the off-farm stage. After paying the land tax, they begin to prepare for autumn and winter.
Only the village at the foot of Lishan Mountain is still busy with construction. The surrounding villages have also sent a lot of food to the water wheel. The nine millstones driven by the water wheel are spinning, and there is a long queue behind it. Villagers from nearby villages
They take turns grinding grain, and the millstones are operated by villagers in the village.
Everyone was queuing up, pointing and talking about this self-rotating millstone, fussing over the grain after being given it, and checking to see if their grain had been taken away even if they didn't accept the payment.
What a simple folk custom and such friendly people.
Seeing them arguing for a long time over a few grains of millet, Zhang Yang sighed: "How wonderful, it can also improve neighbor relations between villages."
Li Yue frowned and looked at it, "Why does it feel like it's getting more noisy and fierce?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "This is the fireworks in the world."
My husband's perspective on things has always been very strange, just like the habit of washing hands before meals and not drinking boiled water.
It is obviously crystal clear water, but my husband will not drink it and only drinks boiled water.
The villagers in the village have become accustomed to this kind of thing, and it has become a rule in the village.
However, Divine Doctor Sun also agrees with this rule. In the past six months, stomachaches have almost disappeared in the village.
However, villagers in other villages still have stomachaches occasionally, or they often get dysentery. Those who are in good health can get through it, while those who are in poor health have to see a doctor or use various folk remedies.
I don’t know if it’s because of developing this habit, or because everyone has more food than before, but the health of both men and women in the village is much better than before.
Seeing his wife coming, Li Yue carried a basket of cotton balls, and they went to knit clothes together.
Originally, the skill of weaving clothes was taught by two aunts. My wife raised three children, and she became even more skilled at making clothes.
Becoming a good wife is also one of Li Yue's ultimate goals.
Seeing Li Xiaogong chewing a persimmon, Zhang Yang stepped forward and asked, "Is this persimmon ripe?"
Li Xiaogong took another bite and said, "It's done."
After saying that, he handed over another one.
The persimmon was very soft, so Zhang Yang took a bite and sat by the river. The two of them ate the persimmon quietly.
After eating the two persimmons, Li Xiaogong washed his hands and said, "I heard that Gao Xixi released Yinan Khan?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Zhang Xiangxiang saw him off personally."
Li Xiaogong nodded and said, "Don't worry, I have already arranged manpower. When this Yinan Khan reaches the border of Youzhou, a group of bandits will kidnap him."
Seeing Zhang Yang looking at him in surprise, Li Xiaogong explained: "Gao Jingcheng is a fool."
"Actually, whether Yinan Khan can leave the Turks and return to Xueyantuo is also a question."
"I prefer to do this by myself. This way I feel more at ease."
After speaking, Li Xiaogong slowly stood up.
Zhang Yang sighed: "Yi Nan Khan has a problem with us. If anything happens to him, we people will be the primary suspects."
Li Xiaogong said coldly: "Don't worry, this Yinan Khan will keep the news silently. Of course he will not die. I will sell him to the Western Regions."
Zhang Yang took a breath of cold air and said, "I'd like to ask if you'd like to ask, do people who offended the Hejian County Prince in the past also suffer this kind of fate?"
"That's not true. I'm not such a cruel person."
"Now I feel a little lucky that I didn't offend Prince Hejian."
The smell of grain was very good. Niu Chuang caught more than ten wild cats from somewhere. These cats could be used to catch mice.
When she took out the copybook given by Ouyang Xun, Shangguan Yi was stunned for a long time when she saw these words, "These are all given by Mr. Ouyang Xun?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "Perhaps the old man thought these things took up space, so he gave them to me."
Shangguan Yi whispered: "People in Shilin have their own integrity and rules. Mr. Ouyang is a sensible person. He must also know what the Ministry of Rites does. From the beginning when the Ministry of Rites took back the Hexi Corridor, and then
Letting Xue Yantuo retreat has contributed a lot, everyone can see it, and it can also deal with the situation of the Turks."
"It's really not nice to use power for personal gain. Mr. Ouyang Xun also knows the merits of Mr. Zhang. Being able to give these copybooks shows that the old man admires Mr. Zhang. At his current age, the old man doesn't care about being alone."
Zhang Yang frowned and said, "Who are these people talking bad about me?"
Shangguan Yi looked at the copybooks carefully and said, "They are all from the scholarly community, and there are many people from well-known families who took the lead in criticizing Zhang Shilang."
Zhang Yang whispered: "Could it be that the five surnames are Qiwang?"
"Five surnames and seven hopes?" Shangguan Yi touched the stubble on his chin and thought, "That's not the case. They still look down on and don't care about a small person like Zhang Shilang. They think too highly of themselves. A big family still doesn't care.
I won’t take Minister Zhang seriously.”
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Zhang Yang also smiled awkwardly, "I just asked casually."
Literary men all like pen and ink, especially Ouyang Xun's copybooks. The old man is old and he doesn't know how long he can live. If the old man dies, these copybooks will be worth even more.
"Shilang Zhang, can I copy this copybook?"
"of course."
"Don't worry, I will never take out the copybook, and I will never tell this matter."
Children in the village have a particularly high start in elementary education. Zhang Gongjin, Li Shimin's adviser, teaches, and Shangguan Yi teaches. In addition, Ouyang Xun's copybooks are now used to teach writing.
He took Niu Chuang to the corner of the village and chose a piece of land in the southwest corner of the village, which was about an acre and a half in size.
"The place where debris was originally piled here, and some sand, gravel and wood were placed here. Now that the village construction is almost completed, this place has become vacant." After speaking, Niu Chuang scratched his head, "Actually, the west side of the village
The newly provided wasteland facing it is also good, how about building there?"
Looking back at the wasteland to the west, Zhang Yang thought, "That place is too ostentatious. Don't worry about it now. Just make a place where you can experiment first, and we will figure out a way later."
Niu Chuang nodded as he listened.
The two were walking in the village, Niu Chuang talking about the current construction progress.
Zhang Yang walked aimlessly with his hands folded, "Does that mean it can be completed as soon as this month?"
Niu Chuang looked at the commercial street in the distance that was beginning to take shape, "Everyone works together and it can be completed this month."
Seeing Zhang Yang coming, Li Yue took out a piece of cloth and said, "Husband, look at this cloth that was just woven."
The teacher's wife covered her mouth and said with a smile: "My hands and feet are not yet skilled enough, I will get better after some time."
Zhang Yang thought, "Actually, I have a better way to weave cloth."
Picking up a ball of cotton thread, Zhang Yang took two more sticks, sat on a stone beside him with his legs crossed, wrapped the two sticks with cotton thread, and started knitting a sweater.
The technique was skillful and the movements were fast. After a while, a piece of cloth slowly took shape in Zhang Yang's hands.
Li Yue looked at it for a long time, then she rubbed her eyes and said, "Husband?"
Zhang Yang was still weaving, "What's wrong?"
Li Yue stared with big eyes and asked in confusion: "Husband, when did you know this?"
"As long as you have threads and wooden sticks, you can weave cloth, and you can also weave the patterns you want. It will be more convenient if it has colors. It can be done completely by hand and it is faster."
The teacher's wife looked at this situation and tried it. She was also surprised and said: "It is indeed more convenient to weave this way."
Li Yue also gave it a try. She held the tachyon in both hands and connected the thread with her fingers. After trying it for a while, she gave up.
The aunts in the village also gathered around and watched.
My wife learned and mastered it very quickly. After several attempts, she became very proficient.
Returning to Chang'an City, he bought some meat and vegetables. When he returned home, Li Yue stared blankly at the ball of thread in front of him, with two tachyons placed beside him.
Li Yue is indeed very good at understanding knowledge and learns quickly.
Li Yue is not good at weaving clothes and working as a female worker.
I still have to learn to be a good wife.
Li Yue picked up the two tassels again, and after trying them for a while, the wool got knotted between her fingers.
The yard was quiet for a while. In addition to learning mathematics and science, Li Yue's bigger goal was to be a good wife. She slowly put down the tachyon in her hand, and by chance, the little bear passed by her feet.
Li Yue reached out to pick it up, put it on the table, pinched its ears and ravaged it, venting its frustration.
The little bear sat quietly and did not dare to resist at all.
It dared to resist Zhang Yang, but it did not dare to resist Li Yue. If it offended Li Yue, it would be deprived of food. It had starved before and now it did not dare to resist again.
Li Yue let out a long sigh, put down the bear and returned to her room with a somewhat sad expression.
The little bear shook his head and licked his fur again, looked up and looked around, climbed off the table, rolled over twice, and sat firmly on the ground before leaving.
At the dinner table after dark, Li Yue ate her dinner slowly, "I will learn it."
Zhang Yang gave her a piece of marinated bacon and said, "Don't be too anxious. It doesn't matter if you don't learn well."
The little bear was under the table, burying his whole head in the bowl and eating his food.
Looking at it with some disgust, Li Yue held the bowl and said, "It's really getting more and more edible."
Zhang Yang took a sip of the bitter vegetable soup and said, "Having a good appetite means that it is at the critical stage of body growth, and it also means that it is very healthy. In the future, its appetite will become bigger and bigger, and it will eat more and more."
"Its fur is so long." Li Yue smiled, "I really want to make a shawl."
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "It's still too young now. Let's raise it later."
"Um."
The couple had an idea for the little bear, but the little bear didn't notice any sense of crisis. It looked up and around, then climbed onto the rocking chair and began to sleep.
Fighting with two giant geese and climbing on the roof are its biggest pastimes. Climbing up walls and wood is like touching its paws.
Once I couldn't find it in the yard. After searching for a long time, I found it sleeping in Aunt Wang's yard. I don't know how it climbed over the wall and entered someone else's yard.
You really can't underestimate the ability of a bear.
After a month of long journey, Yinan Khan finally arrived at the border of Youzhou, which is a border town in the Central Plains. It would only be one day's journey to Xue Yantuo.
Yinan Khan Khan was determined to reorganize the tribe after returning to Xueyantuo, and he would definitely fight back.
At this moment, he was very hungry. He had not eaten for some days and only drank water to satisfy his hunger.
Seeing a stall selling naan cakes inside, one piece of cake would last a few days. Just as Yinan Khan was about to take out the few pennies he had left, several strong men came over.
Looking at the people who surrounded him, he shouted in Guanzhong dialect with wary eyes: "Who are you?"
These people were slovenly dressed and would have thought they were beggars on the street. If you look more closely, these people are strong and strong, they shouldn't be beggars.
The leader looked at the portrait for a while and said, "She is a little thinner, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with her."
Yi Nan Khan stepped back step by step, "Who are you?"
The other party grinned and showed his yellow teeth, "We usually collect money to do things. Some people call us rangers, and some people call us green forest heroes. Do you know the little general Chu Mo from Chang'an City?"
Yinan Khan nodded.
"Take it." The other party whispered.
A sack was put down, and then the fists and feet fell.
Enduring the opponent's punches and kicks, Yinan Khan shouted loudly: "Do you know who I am? I am the Khan of Xue Yantuo!"
"Khan? Tell you that you are nothing here!"
The opponent's punches and kicks became even more fierce, and dust was raised as people kicked and punched.
A group of officers and soldiers came over. Just as they were about to ask questions, they saw a strong man with a smiling face stopping several officers and soldiers, taking out a small piece of silver cake and saying, "These officers, it's all private matters, just a family slave who ran away."
The officers and soldiers took the silver cake and looked at it again, "What a house slave."
"I am Yinan Khan!" Hearing the shouting, the officers and soldiers took another look, "You are making things difficult for us."
"Don't worry, sir. If I have the guts to do this, there will be someone on top to take care of it. Please don't ask any more questions."
This is a border town, and the people here don't have a good impression of the people on the grassland.
The officers and soldiers waved their hands and said, "Take them out and clean your hands and feet yourself. If there is any trouble, we won't recognize it."
"My lord, don't worry, don't worry."
Several people tied up Yinan Khan and dragged him away.
His head was covered with a sack, and no one could see him at this moment. Yinan Khan was crying, and he was really crying. He had never had a full meal until now, and he finally had some hope of returning to the tribe. At this moment, he was surrounded by these
Someone is tied up.
The belief in my heart gradually collapsed, and I heard the discussion of this group of people.
"You all take the money. This is the border of Youzhou. There are many people who fought with the King of Hejian County in the past. They have been taken care of up and down."
"Also, let's have a nice drink after we get back."
"I happen to have some wine here from Chang'an City to moisten your mouth."
"What should we do with this person?"
"There is someone in the Northeast who wants to work hard to dig coal, and the money he gets from selling him will give him a wife for the sixth man."
"Hahaha……"
Listening to the discussions of these people, some local accents were tinged with Guanzhong dialect. Yi Nan Khan could understand a big problem, and vaguely heard that he wanted to sell himself.
Gritting his teeth and struggling, his hands and feet were tightly tied and dragged for a long time, Yinan Khan felt a burning pain in his back, and his skin was probably broken and bleeding.