When Li Yi woke up, it was already bright. He estimated the time and found that it was almost ten o'clock in the future.
In the past, Xiaohuan would always wake him up early. After washing, it was time to go to school to teach the naughty children.
Today is the first day after Chinese Valentine's Day. Logically speaking, Li Yi should be telling the naughty children in the school about Sun Monkey vs. Yellow Wind Monster at this time. But according to his wake-up time today, if he goes to school now, he will wait until he arrives at school. get out of class is almost over.
After getting dressed and just getting out of bed, I saw Xiao Huan coming in from outside with a basin in his hand. He looked up and saw Li Yi and said, "Uncle, you're awake!"
"Why didn't you wake me up this morning?" After sleeping for a long time, he was still a little dizzy when he got up. Li Yi asked, rubbing his swollen head.
"I saw that my uncle was sleeping soundly in the morning, so I didn't wake him up." Xiaohuan put the copper basin on the shelf beside him and said, "My uncle, please wash up first. I have already been to the school just now and told the children to come back to class tomorrow."
In fact, Li Yi had no intention of giving lectures to the naughty children today. He just washed his face with the water in the copper basin and symbolically wiped it with a dry cloth.
In this era, there was a thing called Yizi, which was equivalent to soap in later generations, but it was used by dignitaries to wash their faces or take a bath, and ordinary people could not afford it.
Li Yi has long been thinking about how to make soap. As an Aquarius with a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder, it is unbearable to not be able to wash his face clean every day.
After washing his face, he dipped a willow branch in some salt and simply brushed his teeth. Salt was still very expensive in this world, and few poor people used salt to brush their teeth. However, he did not want to imitate Xiaohuan and chew it.
Clean your teeth with willow branches... the taste of that stuff is too bitter, not bad for that sin.
When I walked out of the door, I happened to see Liu Ruyi coming back from the outside. There was a slight sweat on her forehead. She must have just returned from practicing.
She just glanced at Li Yi without saying anything, and went back to her room to take a shower.
The room Li Yi lived in was in the front yard, and the backyard was where sisters Xiao Huan and Liu Ruyi lived. He had never entered either.
Seeing Liu Ruyi's back disappear, Li Yi twitched the corner of his mouth.
A person who is beautiful and thick-skinned can cheat himself hundreds of pennies and still pretend that nothing happened every day. At least Li Yi cannot do this.
"Hey, Xiaohuan is here!"
A rough voice suddenly came from his side, startling Li Yi. When he turned around to look, he saw a burly middle-aged man walking into the yard from outside.
When he saw this big man, Li Yi's body trembled and his face immediately darkened.
This big man and he were old acquaintances.
At that time, Liu Ruyi gave an order, and he turned over and dismounted, picked himself up and threw himself on the horse. Suddenly seeing this familiar face, Li Yi felt a slight pain in his lower abdomen.
"Uncle Fang, what's the matter?" Xiaohuan looked very enthusiastic towards the big man and said with a smile.
The big man smiled honestly, raised what he had in his hand, and said, "You can stew the pheasants you just caught from the mountains this morning to replenish your health."
Only then did Li Yi realize that the big man was holding two "unidentified objects" in his hands.
It has a golden crest, colorful feathers on its body, a red belly, and long feathers on its tail - Golden Pheasant!
Li Yi glanced at the big man, was this the pheasant he shot on the mountain?
Hunting and killing nationally protected animals would be illegal in future generations...
However, golden pheasants are also chickens, so it’s good to have meat. Moreover, wild pheasants should be much more delicious than the hens raised by Wu’s family, right?
In an instant, when Li Yi looked at the big man again, he actually felt that his originally hateful face became much more pleasing to the eye.
Xiao Huanmian looked troubled and said: "Uncle Fang, take these two pheasants back and let aunt stew them for the children. We haven't finished eating the pheasants that my uncle picked up two days ago."
Last year's harvest was not good, and every household in the village was having a hard time. The Liu family was a little better off. After all, they were the head of the family, so at least they wouldn't go hungry. But there were still many people who even needed two meals a day.
After careful planning, the big man in front of me belongs to this category. I am afraid that he will not be able to eat meat twice a year. If he accepts this pheasant, not only will the lady blame him, but Xiaohuan himself will not be able to help him.
"Hey, it's a gift from the elders. I dare not refuse. Xiaohuan, you can't be so rude..." Li Yi strode over and took the golden pheasant from the big man's hand with a smile on his face, "Um, Uncle Fang is
Well, thank you!"
The big man was stunned for a moment, and then said with a naive smile: "I am a rough man, I don't know what to say without saying goodbye. My family said that if the old village master hadn't given us a mouthful of food back then, we would have been hungry now.
If you are dead, you must not be without conscience, and there is nothing at home, so just take these two pheasants."
The smile on Li Yi's face became even brighter. People in ancient times were really simple and cute...
"Uncle..." The little maid tugged at the corner of Li Yi's clothes and opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything.
The big man turned his head and looked at Li Yi. Seeing his thin figure, he laughed innocently, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said, "My uncle is so thin, so he should take some supplements!"
Suddenly there was a strong force on his shoulders, and Li Yi staggered and almost fell to his knees on the ground.
The big man was stunned again when he saw this, and then scratched his head in embarrassment: "I'm really sorry, I have strong hands, and I forgot that my uncle is a scholar and is weak. Don't blame me..."
Li Yi's face twitched a little for being so obedient after getting an advantage, and he wondered if this guy's honesty was just an act...
"Um... I'll go back if it's okay. That guy is still waiting for me at home!" The big man rubbed his hands and said a little embarrassed.
"Goodbye, Uncle Fang!"
Watching the figure of the big man disappear from a distance, Xiao Huan sighed leisurely and said, "Uncle, you shouldn't have accepted these two pheasants just now."
Li Yi rubbed his still aching shoulder and asked doubtfully: "Why?"
"In the past, I was kind to Uncle Fang's family, but now there are only two young ladies left in the family. Uncle Fang often sends some things over, and there are also some of my old brothers who always help me with anything..." The little girl is pretty.
His eyebrows furrowed and he said: "On weekdays, young ladies don't let Xiaohuan collect these things, and their lives... are not easy either."
If he were carrying two hens from the Wu family, Li Yi would kill the chickens and pluck the feathers without any psychological burden, and make fried chicken steaks on one and make chicken soup on the other...
But after hearing what Xiaohuan said, I suddenly felt that the pheasant in my hand was much heavier.
It's not good to receive favors for no reason. Li Yi thought for a while and said, "How about this? How about we cook two pheasants and give some to them as a return gift?"
When the little maid heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up and she said, "Okay, okay, the food made by my uncle is so delicious, they will definitely like it."
Li Yi smiled. After putting the pheasants away, he waved his hand and said, "Put it away and go to the mountain to pick some fresh mushrooms. Let's eat chicken stewed with mushrooms today!"
