Zhang Yang handed the soy sauce to Ding Liu and asked: "How is the situation in the store recently?"
Taking Zhang Yang into the store, Ding Liu talked about the current situation in the store. Although the business in the store is not as good as it was in Qiu Xie, it has made a good reputation.
There are also many repeat customers.
Why stay busy in the kitchen when a big pot of braised pork is steaming hot.
Zhang Yang looked at the account books in the store and after confirming that there were no problems, took the money and left.
He Fei and Ding Liu have always been busy running the store.
I have to say why should I be in charge, Ding Liu is in charge and the two of them cooperate very well.
After calculating today's profit, Zhang Yang took his share of the money and left the store.
Seeing that Zhang Yang didn't sit in the store for a while, Ding Liu whispered to He Bi: "Brother Zhang, does he have other things to be busy with?"
Why bother plating the braised pork and saying, "Stop blabbering and get to work quickly."
"Why."
Ding Liu then greeted the guests.
Zhang Yang drove the horse to the city, changed hands and sold the horse.
Pulling the cart home, there was a lot of building materials on the cart, which were all gifts from His Highness the King of Wei.
Keep a good distance from Wei King Li Tai.
Don't get too close to him.
I would rather offend him and not get any glory and wealth than get on the same boat with him.
Living in this world, Zhang Yang has his own way of survival and his own principles.
Don't rely on others and keep your distance from as many people as possible.
In this world where people are struggling to survive, no matter how well-intentioned someone is to lend a helping hand, Zhang Yang will decisively refuse if he doesn't know the purpose.
Li Yue saw Zhang Yang pulling a pile of wood and stones into the yard, and quickly helped move the things down.
"Are these things used to repair our house?"
Li Yue struggled to get a package from the car. Inside the package were some iron nails.
Zhang Yang wiped his sweat and said, "Be careful, don't prick yourself."
"Um."
Li Yue nodded in agreement.
Mix sand and some yellow mud together and you can barely make paint.
Saw the wood, build the wall, and fix it with nails.
Li Yue watched Zhang Yang doing these things skillfully.
Place some stones neatly in the corner of the yard.
It was late in the evening and both husband and wife were very tired.
Looking at a new wall that had been built, Li Yue's face was filled with a sense of accomplishment, "This is the wall we built ourselves."
Zhang Yang said: "Tomorrow we will also repair the other wall, and then the roof."
"Um!"
At night, Li Tai gnawed a leg of lamb fiercely at his mansion, "Does he really hate me so much?"
Taking a bite of the mutton, Li Tai turned to look at the servants on the side, "Do you think my king looks so hateful?"
The servants in the mansion shook their heads in panic.
Li Tai took another bite of the mutton leg, "I obviously want to make friends with him sincerely."
In the morning, Zhang Yang was making breakfast. Breakfast consisted of a bowl of porridge for each person, a poached egg with scallion oil, and a layer of layer cake made by himself.
Li Yue likes to eat poached eggs very much.
A poached egg and a bowl of porridge can fill her up.
Passing the cake to Zhang Yang, Li Yue said: "Eat more, we have to do a lot of physical work today."
"Um."
Zhang Yang wolfed down the pancakes.
After the meal, take a break to eat.
Li Yue takes good care of her garden.
Aunt Wang next door also got up early. When she saw the couple, she said, "You all got up so early today?"
Zhang Yang said: "Aunt Wang is going to buy groceries?"
Aunt Wang smiled and nodded.
Zhang Yang said: "Excuse me, Aunt Wang, can you help me bring some food to the market?"
Aunt Wang covered her mouth and said with a smile: "If you want to say anything polite, these are all neighbors. If you want Aunt Wang to bring something back, just say so."
Zhang Yang wrote something on a piece of cloth and handed it to her and said, "I've written everything on it, please bother Aunt Wang."
Aunt Wang took it with a smile, looked at the writing on it and said doubtfully: "Two eggs, a fish, three taels of mutton, a pot of rice and noodles, you can buy these, this duck blood?"
Zhang Yang continued: "If there are freshly killed ducks on the street, you can order some fresh duck blood."
Generally, few people would buy duck blood.
Aunt Wang nodded and said, "Auntie, bring it to you."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Aunt Wang collected the note and walked out of the house.
The sun shines into the yard
The couple then went on to decorate the house.
Li Yue is responsible for making peace with the mud.
Zhang Yang used pieces of trimmed stones to build the wall.
Li Yue struggled to carry a bucket of reconciled mud and handed it to Zhang Yang.
There was already a layer of sweat on her forehead.
Although Li Yue suffers from anemia, proper exercise is also good for her.
After the wall was built, Zhang Yang mixed lime and sand and mud and spread it on the wall.
The two couples were busy, and Li Yue's little face looked very embarrassed.
But thinking that this was the house where she and Zhang Yang would live for a long time in the future, Li Yue felt that this embarrassment was nothing.
After finishing their work, the two of them sat in the yard and rested.
Zhang Yang said to Li Yue: "Our building materials, especially the calcining method of lime, must not be told to others casually."
Li Yue asked curiously: "Why?"
The water on the small stove was boiling. Zhang Yang poured a bowl of hot water for Li Yue and said, "Some secrets are best known only to the two of us."
Li Yue smiled and nodded.
Set the boiling water aside to dry and drink it when it cools down.
It was almost noon when Aunt Wang came back.
Li Yue took what Aunt Wang brought, gave the money and said, "Thank you, Auntie."
Aunt Wang looked at Li Yue's appearance. Because she had to repair the house, Li Yue now looked a little embarrassed, and there was still some mud on her clothes.
Just looking at Aunt Wang felt a little distressed, and asked in a low voice: "Auntie, can we help you repair the house together."
Li Yue shook her head and said, "It would be good for us as a couple to repair the house ourselves."
Hearing her say this, she still had a smile on her face.
It seems that building a house with Zhang Yang is also a very happy thing for her.
Aunt Wang added: "If you need help from Auntie, just ask."
"Um!"
Li Yue walked back to the yard carrying a bunch of things.
Duck blood soup is actually a very good dish.
Powerful people may look down on duck blood.
But his covered shoes are my treasure.
Compared with delicacies on a jade plate, delicacies are best found in poor people’s homes.
Cut the mutton into cubes, dice the wild vegetables and green onions, and cut the fresh duck blood into cubes, and boil them together to make soup.
Beat two eggs, fry them in a pan and make an omelette.
When the food was served, I was already hungry after a busy morning.
Just looking at the dishes made Li Yue's appetite whet her appetite.
No matter what kind of dish, in Zhang Yang's hands, there is always a way to turn decay into something magical.
After taking a sip of soup made from duck blood and a sip of rice, Li Yue narrowed her eyes with satisfaction. She could even make eggs in different ways, and there were always some weird meals.
Zhang Yang ate his rice and said, "It's autumn now, so I need to prepare some pickles another day."
The couple finished the two dishes in front of them.
Let out a sigh of relief.
Zhang Yang is very capable. Li Yue doesn't want to fall behind. At least he doesn't want to be too far behind Zhang Yang. He has to be smarter, Li Yue thought in his heart.
Life should not be wasted. Li Yue knew that Zhang Yang did not have those lofty ideals and just wanted to live a good life.
It is said that boys should pass the imperial examination.
But for Zhang Yang, if you don’t waste time on other people’s perceptions, you don’t waste time.
Just as he was thinking about it, Li Yue saw Zhang Yang climbing onto the roof at some point.
"Daughter-in-law, hand me the wood." Zhang Yang said from the roof.
Li Yue picked up the prepared wood and handed it to Zhang Yang.
The roof tiles looked fine, but the wooden frame under the tiles was severely corroded.
Zhang Yang was banging on the roof, changing wooden frames.
Li Yue cleaned the yard.
Outside the pass, the troops and horses in Tuyuhun were mobilized very frequently these days, and Niu Jinda, who had just rushed to Yumen Pass, was sorting out the defenses.
In my ears, the guard here was reporting today's situation.
The guard general was also puzzled. The Tuyuhun soldiers and horses that had disturbed the border a few days ago had inexplicably withdrew again.
A soldier hurried over and said: "General! I just received news from outside the customs. There were some conflicts between Tubo's troops and Tuyuhun's troops."
Niu Jinda frowned and said, "How big of a conflict?"
"Thousands of soldiers and horses from both sides fought together."
Niu Jin thought for a long time and said: "My general ordered me to send a few people who can speak the dialect of the Western Regions, put on the clothes of the Western Regions, and go to the Tibetan garrison at night to attack the Tibetan garrison. We must let the other side know that they are soldiers and horses of Tuyuhun."
"Here!"
The soldier hurriedly went to do his business.
At this moment, the situation behind Tuyuhun is developing as planned.
Niu Jinda continued to listen to the guard's report. The current King Tuyuhun was a very arbitrary and arrogant guy.
Otherwise, he would not think of provoking today's Tang Dynasty.
After hearing this, Niu Jinda felt a little more confident.
News continued to arrive in Liangzhou City for several days.
After several harassments, Songtsen Gampo was not fooled.
Songtsen Gampo was quite smart and knew that there must be a fraud involved, but the king of Tuyuhun was angered by the Tubo people who repeatedly violated his territory.
King Tuyuhun now has no intention of attacking the Tang Dynasty.
Directly lead the troops and horses all the way west to attack Tubo.
Hearing the news, Niu Jinda couldn't laugh or cry.
Now the big deal has been accomplished.
Niu Jinda wrote the military report and said: "Send him to the court immediately."
"Here!"
After packing up his armor, Niu Jinda said to the guard on the side: "You must have wisdom as a person. Without wisdom, you will be used as a sword."
The guard didn't quite understand the meaning of Niu Jinda's words, so he just nodded his head. They didn't know how many things Chaozhong had done secretly.
How many eyeliners are blowing wind in King Tuyuhun's ears.
How many detailed works of the Tang Dynasty are there in Tubo?
Only then did we achieve this result.
The Tang Dynasty was a veteran at playing tricks. The people of the Central Plains did not necessarily rely solely on brute force to fight wars, but on the art of war and the calculation of people's hearts.
The Central Plains is home to the elderly.
People from the Western Regions can be considered novices at best.
"General, what are we going to do now?" the guard bowed and asked.
Niu Jinda stood at the top of the city, looking all the way to the west. He whispered: "Wait for the arrangements from the government."
Tuyuhun and Tubo started fighting.
This battle was fought somewhat suddenly.
Even Tang Xuanzang, who was in Tuyuhun, was caught off guard. He was still saving all sentient beings in Tuyuhun, and the next moment the pious young man in front of him was dragged away to fight.
Tang Xuanzang, who was originally very ambitious, suffered a huge blow at this moment.
Don't let me preach the Dharma properly.
On the other side of Tuyuhun, the Tibetan army was waiting in full formation.
Songtsen Gampo lost his temper in his tent, "Is this King Tuyuhun a fool?"
Tubo Prime Minister Lu Dongzan said: "We didn't expect Tuyuhun to actually take action."
Songtsen Gampo smashed the things in front of him, "How can it be such a coincidence? The Tuyuhun people happened to come to attack at night, so they said that this matter was wrong and that they were sent by King Tuyuhun. Isn't this a conspiracy?
"
Lu Dongzan let out a long sigh, knowing that this was the end of the matter, Tuyuhun had already launched a unilateral war against Tibet.
Originally, Tubo did not want to fight this war. There was friction between Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty. Tubo had long been prepared to sit back and watch the fight between tigers, and even planned to reap the benefits of the fishermen.
Who would have thought that the king of Tuyuhun would be so anxious as he said he was?
Songtsen Gampo paced back and forth angrily and said: "I sent him several times to tell him that this was all a conspiracy by others. Tubo had no intention of starting a war with Tuyuhun."
"While someone was harassing the border of Tuyuhun, Zanpu sent people to tell the king of Tuyuhun that Tibet did not intend to attack Tuyuhun..."
Listening to Ludongzan's words, Songtsen Gampo seemed to understand something.
This is like punching someone in the face and saying you didn't mean it...
The young and energetic Songtsen Gampo, who was only nineteen years old, scratched his head and came back to his senses and said, "You mean our reaction played into their hands?"
Lu Dongzan nodded slightly, "Perhaps King Tuyuhun has someone else's work around him, or he can use words to confuse him. Instead of offending the Tang Dynasty again and making Tuyuhun unhappy on both sides, it is better to start a war with us."
The words awakened the dreamer, and Songtsen Gampo smiled bitterly, "I fell into a trap."
Lu Dongzan added: "The person who is most happy to see this scene is the current Tian Khan, that is, His Majesty of the Tang Dynasty."
Those small countries in the Western Region did not dare to conflict with Tubo or Tuyuhun.
Songtsan Gampo looked to the east and whispered: "Is this the art of war that the people of the Central Plains call it? It can allow us to fight Tuyuhun thousands of miles away."
Lu Dongzan said in a low voice: "Some of the military books of the Central Plains people are very magical and full of wisdom."
Songtsen Gampo said, "Let someone bring some to Tibet. I want to take a good look at it."
Lu Dongzan nodded and asked people to do the work.
The battle report from Liangzhou went all the way towards Chang'an City. Half a month later, the battle report arrived in front of Li Shimin.
Li Shimin looked at the battle report and nodded, "Okay, okay, okay!"
After saying hello three times in a row, Li Shimin slapped the case and said, "Tuyuhun and Tubo have really taken action."
Everyone who had fought in the Tai Chi Hall was summoned again by Li Shimin to the Ganlu Hall.
Now Li Shimin looks majestic, but he is still very excited in his heart. At this moment, he wants to say with joy that they are starting to fight, and they are starting to fight.
But as the Khan of Heaven and His Majesty of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin kept his expression very solemn and asked the little eunuch on the side to hand over the military report. He said in a deep voice: "Now that the matter has come to this, what do you think should be done next?"