The bullock cart climbed up the slope, with Yun Zheng running behind it. The old bull had made a contribution today, so he couldn't treat it too badly. When he returned to the same place, Lai Ba got out of the cart and picked up his daughter on the cart carefully.
Look, I saw that my daughter didn't seem to be coughing much anymore, and she happily hugged the child and kissed her constantly. Yun Zheng was watching from the side, smiling, and felt very comfortable.
He took off the sack from the bullock cart, poured out half of the copper coins inside, put it in his own money bag and handed it to Lai Hachi. He patted his chest and said, "If you want to buy something in the future, just make a triangle on this big stone."
Mark it and I will come over. As promised, I need some benefits. I also want to support my brother."
After saying that, he stuffed the little girl's medicine into Lai Ba's arms, repeated the doctor's instructions, and drove the bullock cart toward the construction site. From a distance, he heard Lai Ba shout loudly: "I'll see you next time."
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Yun Zheng returned to the construction site with a smile on his face. The woman who helped the kitchen was already looking forward to it. After finally seeing Yun Zheng come back, she quickly came over to help and found that there was a lot more brown rice today. After listening
Yun Zheng's explanation made him even more happy. How can country people be so particular? There are just a few more stones in the brown rice. After cooking for a while, after picking it out, three people can each share a bushel of polished rice.
The pig liver must be reserved for Yun Er to supplement vitamins, otherwise the child will suffer from night blindness. The pig intestines, pig heart, and pork kidney must be invited over by the old patriarch and the folks who take care of him for a drink at night. As for the pig lungs
It was to be kept for Yun San. Poor Yun San had never seen any meat since he had followed his two brothers.
I found a big pot and put them together to cook. There are a lot of spices in the mountains, wild peppercorns, dogwood everywhere, and there is no shortage of cinnamon here. The only regret is that I can’t find star anise. I smashed two large pieces of ginger and threw them in and ignored them.
Yes, the people in the mountains can fool you with just a handful of salt. This is already very particular.
Yun Zheng was cooking his own meat on a stove alone. He was very satisfied. This was the most satisfying day he came to the Song Dynasty. He saved a child, made a lot of money, and caught so much meat. It was a good thing.
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Liu Dutou came over, looking very proud of himself. When he saw Yun Zheng cooking something alone on the stove, the aroma was overflowing. He opened the lid of the pot curiously, laughed, found a branch and poked the top half of the pig.
When I found the kidneys were cooked, I ate them with my fork. They were so hot that I laughed. After I finished eating the pork kidneys, I sat down next to the stove. I leaned against the warm stove and took it out of my arms for a long time. Then I took out a crumpled piece of paper.
He said to Yun Zheng: "You boasted very much yesterday, so I just accepted it. Today I asked the old master to ask a difficult question. If you can answer it, I will leave the matter of finding a guarantor for the exam to you."
If you can’t answer, I’ll give you three dollars to live a good life.”
After saying that, he handed the piece of paper to Yun Zheng. Yun Zheng glanced at it and said to Liu Dutou: "Liu Tou, find a more difficult question next time. I have already solved this broken question."
One chicken is worth five. One hen is worth three. Three chickens are worth one. One hundred dollars buys one hundred chickens. How much does the old, the mother, and the young cost? Is this the question? There are three sets of answers. One is, four old,
The mother is eighteen, the chicks are seventy-eight, the second is eight, the mother is eleven, the chicks are eighty-one, the third is twelve, the mother is four, and the chicks are eighty-four."
After finishing speaking, he was worried that Liu Dutou would not remember it, so he returned to his broken table, recorded the three sets of numbers, and gave them to Liu Dutou. He took out a piece of intestine from the pot and cut it with a small knife.
I came down and took a bite. It may have been a long time since I had eaten meat. I thought it tasted so good that I couldn't help but take out a piece of intestines and continue eating.
Liu Dutou screamed indiscriminately. After Yun Zheng finished eating the pig intestines, he turned around and explained to Liu Dutou: "Don't test me on the questions that my mentor gave me in the future. Find something more difficult. However, let's
There shouldn’t be any problems in Dousha County.”
"Do you know the answer?" Liu Dutou finally wasn't too surprised. If he knew it in advance, there would be nothing surprising.
"Don't be too happy. I'm afraid there aren't many questions that I haven't seen in Dousha County. You should try to find some problems. If you can't find them, ask the county magistrate to help you find them. If something goes wrong in our county,
A man of God has a radiant face even when he is a grown-up. A person who supports the underachievers and educates the good reputation of the place cannot escape."
Liu Dutou chewed the pig intestines and nodded repeatedly and said to Yun Zheng: "When I get back, I will show the answers you wrote to the old master. He is one of the most knowledgeable people in our Dousha County. The county magistrate will count him down."
But looking at your calm look, your answer is probably correct. There is another good thing for you. You told me how to build the pond.
They are just a bunch of food and wine, and not a single person in this county is very discerning. To tell you the truth, the county magistrate praised your brother very much. I didn’t say it was your idea, I said it was mine. Don’t do it again.
If you let it slip, others won’t laugh."
The pig intestines were a bit salty, so I went to the big pot and fished out two bowls of egg drop soup, gave one bowl to Old Liu, and drank another bowl for myself. When I heard that Old Liu was so unkind and called me brother, I climbed up the pole: "
You should just take the credit. This is good for you, but not good for me at all. If a scholar can even know the art of war, he will become an outlier among scholars. It will not be easy to get along in the future. Don't worry, it's not too late for me to dodge.
Well, who has time to come forward? Remember what I said, I will do the roll call at Donghuamen in the future."
Whenever Yun Zheng mentioned Donghua Gate, Liu Dutou felt uncomfortable all over. This time Yun Zheng pulled Liu Dutou to sit down and said: "After you see what I can do in the future, you won't be surprised. I'm going to
After passing every level, I finally made it to Bianliang City in Tokyo based on my ability. Remember to come see me when you go to Kaifeng Mansion in the future. You still have a little brother like me serving as an official in Kaifeng Mansion."
Liu Dutou couldn't hold his bowl anymore after hearing this, and after a long while he said to Yun Zheng: "Don't always talk about Donghua Gate in the future, it made me tremble in my heart."
After saying that, seeing no one around, he put three small silver coins into Yun Zheng's hand and whispered: "Here are five taels of silver. You should hide them carefully so that no one can see them."
With a twist of Yun Zheng's wrist, he had already put the silver needle into his sleeve. This skill made Liu Dutou extremely envious. He raised his thumb and said to Yun Zheng: "You will be in trouble if you don't become an official in the future."
This skill is already there. Do you think you scholars can’t master it?”
Yun Zheng knew that these five taels of silver were hush money given by Liu Dutou. He would be uneasy if he didn't accept it. Only if he accepted it, would Liu Dutou feel at ease and take credit for the renovation of the pool. It was a matter of convenience.