The younger brothers and sisters sat together, eating a sumptuous meal on a small table. Zhang Yang and Li Tai sat on the other side. They mixed the meal with broth and ate it wholeheartedly.
Mainly because the two of them couldn't sit down, and Li Tai no longer wanted to sit and eat with his children. In the past, his younger brothers and sisters were not sensible and had never sat together to eat.
The most important thing is that Li Tai doesn't want to sit at the children's table. He still feels a little underfed, so Li Tai puts a cake on the stove to heat it up, and it tastes delicious when he takes it out.
Zhang Yang spread a straw mat in the house, and Li Tai lay down.
"Brother-in-law, I heard that Duke Zhao hopes that the court will let go of those children of Luoyang aristocratic families." The two planned to take a nap on the straw mat.
Looking up at the ceiling of his new home, Zhang Yang closed his eyes and whispered: "I have been setting it up for so long, and finally I have to close the net. Can His Highness the King of Wei give up like this?"
"Of course not."
"That's fine then."
"But my father..."
"Huh!" Zhang Yang snorted coldly,
"What's the matter with your father?" Li Tai nodded slightly.
"That's right." After resting on the straw mat for half an hour, Zhang Yang got up and continued to make furniture. A table alone was definitely not enough, and the kitchen needed a table.
My daughter-in-law needs a table for doing homework and reading. Not to mention the table for banquets or for Xiao Wu and Xu Hui.
It is better to have more than to have less when the time comes. Anyway, the Ministry of Works sent quite a lot of red pine wood at that time, and all of it can be used.
The wife had already left with the children. Zhang Yang took a look and saw that the bear was blocked from him. The hair on its body was tied into little pigtails with ribbons by a group of children.
These little braids stood upright, making the bear look like a big hedgehog. Noticing its look for help, Zhang Yang stepped forward and took off the ribbons one by one.
"Tell me about you. You usually want to get some benefits from these children. When these children torture you, you can't resist, so you run away." The yard of the new home was very quiet. Li Tai woke up from the house and walked out.
At that time, I saw my brother-in-law holding the bear's neck with one hand and hugging the bear's belly with the other hand. The bear weighing more than a hundred pounds was just picked up.
Then he was casually thrown into the Huaqing Pool by his brother-in-law. The sudden coldness made it flop around in the water. After a while, it stopped again.
Seeing Li Tai coming, Zhang Yang explained: "Don't worry about it, this bear is very good at water." Looking back, the little bear buried his head in the pool, swam in the water for a while and then poked his head out again, slowly.
Climb to the edge of the pool and enjoy the sun leisurely.
"When will my brother-in-law plan to live in his new home?" It has been three years since the construction of the new home began, and the Huaqing Pool now looks more comfortable and grand.
Houses are built around this pool, which was originally a royal palace. It has a good foundation and is convenient for building new homes.
The new home has six guest rooms, two library buildings, a long and narrow warehouse, and then the main house.
The main house is very spacious, larger than the previous Huaqing Palace. The foundation has been re-consolidated and the corners have been repaired, occupying the entire north side of Huaqing Pool.
The main house is along the shore of Qujiang Pond. It is eight hundred feet wide and nearly a thousand feet deep. It is a very large main house with a very novel style and is two stories high.
My brother-in-law specially built a high platform on the roof. From that high platform, you can jump into Huaqing Pool.
It's strange to say that my brother-in-law's hobby is even weirder. He would dive into the water repeatedly when he had nothing to do. Seeing that Zhang Yang was still concentrating on marking the wood, it seemed that the entire new home was built by his brother-in-law himself.
This was different from the buildings in the palace. Li Tai admired it from the bottom of his heart. His brother-in-law was able to build such a big new home year after year.
The movement of Zhang Yang's hand stopped slightly,
"I will take advantage of this year's holiday to build all the furniture, install the windows, and lay a layer of wooden boards on the floor of the house. This way, I can live in it before this summer." Seeing the strange look on his brother-in-law's face, he said
Li Tai said: "Did you neglect something?" Zhang Yang calmed down and said,
"It's nothing." I don't know if the old man would have any objection to being a neighbor of the First Emperor. Well... he probably wouldn't argue with me.
The place should be cleaned very clean when the children leave. Whether they are in Lishan or Zhongshu Province in Chaozhong, they must develop good habits, do not leave garbage, and have good hygiene habits.
Zhang Yang sawed the wood while Li Tai took a mallet and knocked the brackets of the table together. The desk was a special desk and several drawers were needed.
Taking out some drawings from the bamboo basket, Zhang Yang hung them all up and glanced over them. The amount of the project was quite large.
The brother-in-law and brother-in-law were busy here until the afternoon, when Li Shimin came. He was focused on the progress of the Lishan factory. As soon as the emperor walked into Lishan's new home, he saw a spacious, bright and majestic house, especially the main room.
Lying beside Qujiang Pond.
"Father." Li Tai saluted quickly. Li Shimin put his hands behind his back and looked around.
"I haven't been here for a year, and I didn't expect that this place has changed. It has become a completely different place."
"This is my brother-in-law's hard work for three years. In order to build this new home, he traveled back and forth between Lishan and Chang'an City." Li Shimin praised: "It's not easy to build such a beautiful new home." Every brick and tile here is his own.
It's really not easy to put together, if you think about it carefully.
Having a new home built by myself will give me a great sense of accomplishment once the decoration is completed. Zhang Yang smiled and said: "It's nothing, I can't sit idle."
"Well, it's very good. It would be great if everyone had your perseverance to build a new home. I thought you were going to give up. The DPRK and China can also send some people to help you build it."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. I prefer to do it myself."
"What? You can't trust the people in the palace."
"It's not that I don't trust you. You can live in your own house by yourself. This will make your heart clearer." The prince stood aside with a smile. The day before, His Majesty told the county prince to die in words, but now he can laugh and laugh so easily.
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"Then the little family in Chang'an City will no longer be able to live in it?"
"I live there. I occasionally go back to Chang'an City and stay for a few days." Seeing Li Tai knocking on the shelf of the cabinet with wooden stakes, Li Shimin said, "I'm here to help you too."
"Okay." Zhang Yang grinned,
"Your Majesty, help me polish these wooden boards. There should be no burrs or edges." The emperor rolled up his sleeves and helped his son-in-law build the furniture for his new home.
His Majesty took matters into his own hands, and the prince and his father-in-law did not dare to be idle and took the initiative to help. The father-in-law and father-in-law were busy together, which made Li Tai feel very uncomfortable. Even though the monarch, minister, son-in-law, and son-in-law were harmonious at the moment, who knew what would happen next moment?
What's going to happen? I'm really worried that my brother-in-law is holding a saw and my father is holding a stone, and they will fight on the spot.
They were busy until evening, when the prince and his majesty left. Zhang Yang and Li Tai also took the little bear down the mountain.
When they walked to the door of their house, they heard the children laughing and agreed to make a big meal today. Zhang Yang and Li Tai went to the village to select the ingredients first, including chicken and duck.
When they returned home, the children were playing a game of eagle and chicken with the bear. To be precise, it should be a game of brown bear catching a villain.
Zhang Yang took Li Tai to cook dinner together and cooked a sumptuous dinner for the children. This was their first time eating fried chicken, and everyone was left with a mouthful of fat.
Seeing her husband clearing the dishes quickly, Li Yue smiled and said: "My husband has been busy at the new home for a day, so he went to rest for a while." Zhang Yang continued to wash the dishes quickly,
"I can do it myself." Seeing her husband's expression with a smile, Li Yue sat aside and wiped the washed dishes.
"There are so many younger brothers and sisters in the family. When they grow up, my husband, as the brother-in-law, will work even harder."
"No matter how hard you work, my daughter called me daddy today, and I feel happy." Li Yue covered her mouth and smiled softly,
"Today I heard that the queen mother said that Yan Liben's daughter would be promised to Qingque."
"How old is his daughter?"
"I am exactly fourteen this year, one year younger than Qingque."
"That's too young, no! His Highness the King of Wei is also a member of our Lishan Mountain. He cannot get married so early."
"That's what the emperor and the empress make the decision for."
"Let's have a good chat with your father some other time." If Qingque's husband can make the final decision on his marriage, he will be the backbone of his younger siblings from now on.
Xiao Wu and Xu Hui helped bring water and rinsed the bowl quickly. The little bear had eaten a whole chicken and was lying on its side leisurely on the ground, letting its little master lie on his body and pluck the bear's fur.
This bear doted on its little master and would resist when the children in the palace tortured him.
No matter whether this little master plucks out its tongue or hair, it will not resist. Instead, it is afraid that she will catch cold, and will hold her with its paws.
At night, Zhang Yang carried a fried chicken and two jars of wine to the other end of the village. There was also a group of houses here, and they were all the villagers who later lived in Lishan.
Some of them have returned from traveling abroad, and some are blacksmiths in the village. The old carving craftsmen invited by the palace also lived here.
Zhang Yang looked at each household and finally found Master Jiang, who lived alone. Seeing that he was still polishing some ironware, Zhang Yang stepped in.
"Master Jiang!" Master Jiang turned around and saw Zhang Yang grinning,
"My dear, I haven't seen you for a long time. Where have you been these days?" Zhang Yang said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei asked me to do some things. I have been in Chang'an City the past few days."
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei asks you to do something, you must do it carefully."
"Master is right." Zhang Yang quickly took out a bowl from his house and poured some wine.
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei rewarded me with a fried chicken, and I thought about bringing it to the old master."
"Have your wife and children already eaten?"
"I've eaten." Zhang Yang smiled and raised the wine bowl and took a sip first.
"I don't usually drink, but today my daughter made an exception by calling me daddy."
"Okay!" Master Jiang raised his wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. After three bowls of wine, Master Jiang was eating fried chicken. Zhang Yang explained: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei said he couldn't find a good seasoning, so he used pepper
Use fine salt as an auxiliary ingredient, but I don’t know if it will be too salty when eaten.”
"No, no." Master Jiang waved his hands repeatedly and enjoyed the meal. Zhang Yang sat cross-legged and added another drink, looking at the house.
Master Jiang is a key technician in Lishan. In the past, Master Jiang and a group of craftsmen lived in the blacksmith's workshop. After the factory was renovated, Li Tai arranged new accommodation for them.
So I bought this house. The house is quite spacious, and I also have a puppy. I usually use it to look after the house and take care of the house, which is a good way to relieve the boredom.
“It really smells like alcohol!”
"A certain family knows that Master Jiang drinks secretly! The last time His Royal Highness the King of Wei sent drinks was like this." As he spoke, a group of slightly younger blacksmiths walked in.
"You old man!" shouted first, and everyone walked in. Master Jiang smiled and shared drinks with them, and also gave them fried chicken.
"Xiao Zhang has finished helping His Royal Highness the King of Wei from Chang'an and is back now." Zhang Yang smiled politely at everyone.
The brazier was lit. On this cold winter night, with such a group of workers accompanying Master Jiang, he would not feel lonely.
He smiled happier than everyone else, and each family also brought out their own dishes and shared them with each other. What started as a drink between two people turned into a gathering at the Lishan Blacksmith Workshop.
The master had a smile on his face, and there were three or two other people's children beside him. Zhang Yang did not say goodbye and left the house silently.
When you go out, you can still hear the laughter in the courtyard. Under the bright moonlight, the village is very quiet. Zhang Yang is walking alone with his hands folded, his clothes rustling in the cold wind, and his hair is floating in front of his eyes.
There were also three or two children passing by in groups laughing. The cold wind howled by at night, but it could not stop the heat in people's hearts.
Zhang Yang returned home and found his daughter sleeping on the bear's back, holding a handful of bear fur in her lower hand. Xiao Wu and Xu Hui had already fallen asleep.
Li Yue mended clothes quietly,
"The child has grown up a bit, and it's time to make her a new one." Zhang Yang picked up his daughter from the bear's back and placed her on the cradle.
Aunt Yang came quickly and delivered a letter,
"Chu Mo was sent by someone outside the village." After receiving the letter from his aunt, Zhang Yang opened it and looked at it. The situation in Luoyang was about to get out of control. The people over there were ready to take action at any time. Li Shimin's decree also arrived in Luoyang.
Qu Tutong's son Qu Tushou was the governor of Luoyang County and commanded Luoyang's troops and horses.
The emperor had already made a move, and the children of the aristocratic family were likely to leave Luoyang at this time. Zhang Yang read the letter and burned it. Judging from the date and distance of the letter's delivery, he probably started to close the net at this time.
Li Yue whispered: "Is it about Luoyang?"
"Um."
"I hope everything goes well." Li Yue rubbed the corners of her eyes and was a little tired from mending clothes. Taking the needle and thread from her hand, Zhang Yang continued to mend.
"It's best if everything goes well. We must firmly believe that justice will prevail. Even if they escape, the Braised Pork Gang has always eradicated evil and evil. Even if they chase them to Hebei or Taiyuan, they must be brought to justice."
A man's rough hands can make furniture and do fine needlework.
Late at night, the couple was lying on the bed. She held her husband's big hand and carefully picked out some fallen dead skin.
The hands were incredibly rough, and the grooves on the palms were very deep.