Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 271
Li Qinzai found that the nature of Li's other courtyard was a bit different.

It used to be just one of the many farm properties of the British public, and members of the immediate family occasionally came here to escape the summer, take a break from work, hunt or something.

With the arrival of Li Qinzai and Qiao'er, Ganjingzhuang, the Li family's courtyard, became busy.

It became the home of Wu Shaolang and Xiao Langjun of the Li family, and also became a new school famous only for emperors and dignitaries in Chang'an City. It also became a temporary palace where Li Zhi often came on vacation.

The majestic emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the completion of the new school was such a big deal that he had to pay Li Zhi to go there himself. Li Qinzai really doubted whether this guy was absent from work for vacation in the name of inspecting the new school.

Judging from the way he rushed into his usual room and couldn't wait for Li Qinzai to cook for himself... Yes, this guy is here for vacation.

It's a pity that when he came on vacation once or twice, this guy didn't mean to pay for food and accommodation at all. Even Li Qinzai was about to get married, and Li Zhi didn't express any hints that he would give a big gift. Li Qinzai's entertaining him on vacation was like Meat buns beat dogs...

Even if it's a farmhouse, you can't give money, right?

All emperors have a problem, that is, they don't see outsiders anywhere.

"Under the whole world, is it the land of the king", he really took this sentence seriously, no matter where he was, he regarded it as his own home, and he was not shy or polite.

Li Zhi took off his clothes when he entered the room, and walked around the room barefoot, looking at the familiar furnishings in the room. Several attendants came in with various valuable porcelain and living utensils, and replaced the furnishings in the room. into luxurious palace supplies.

Li Qinzai cooked a few dishes himself, and the eunuch tasted them before entering the house.

"Jingchu, come and sit down. I brought a few jugs of good wine from the palace. Last year, the Anxi Governor's Mansion sent a few wine-making barbarians to raise them in the palace. After the grapes are ripe this year, the grapes I made are quite suitable. Taste, you and I should get drunk today." Li Zhi smiled heartily.

Li Qinzai wiped his hands and sat opposite Li Zhi.

These days, the rich and powerful are very particular about drinking, and they drink what kind of wine in what kind of cup.

For example, ordinary turbid wine and sanle pulp use lacquer cups, while grape wine must use luminous cups.

The luminous cup, like grape wine, was passed down from the Western Regions. It was produced in the four towns of Anxi, which is the area of ​​Xinjiang and Gansu in later generations.

The so-called "luminous cup" is actually a cup carved from Hetian jade. This kind of green or transparent jade cup is filled with amber grape wine. It will emit a very beautiful light under the moonlight. It is somewhat poetic, so the ancients named it "luminous cup".

Later generations have a poem "Grape wine luminous cup", which refers to the sense of ritual when literati drink wine. If the grapes are not served in a luminous cup, it will fail the good wine, just like drinking in a disposable plastic cup at a supper stand in later generations. Like the Romanee-Conti in 96, it was not compelling.

Li Zhi has a strong sense of ritual, not only bringing grape wine, but also luminous cups.

The amber wine was poured into the wine glass, and Li Qinzai took a closer look, and found that the wine and the glass really emitted several beautiful halos, which were colorful and very beautiful.

Holding the cup in both hands, he made a toast to Li Zhi. Li Qinzai drank it down in one gulp. Li Zhi laughed and drank it down happily.

The two monarchs and ministers smacked their lips, Li Zhi frowned with a strange expression on his face.

"What does Jingchu think of this wine?"

Li Qinzai thought for a while, and said: "It's okay, I don't drink alcohol often, it should smell like alcohol."

Li Zhi shook his head: "I think the wine is good, and the glasses are not bad, but... I always feel something is wrong."

Li Qinzai tentatively asked: "Does Your Majesty feel that Kabuki is missing to add to the fun? Excuse me, I don't keep Kabuki here..."

Li Zhi nodded subconsciously, then shook his head quickly, and said seriously: "What did Jing Chu say? I'm not a person who is greedy for beauty."

Li Qinzai was in awe and respect: "Your Majesty deserves to be a wise ruler who strives hard to govern a generation. I am fortunate to be born in the prosperous age governed by Your Majesty. It is a blessing I have sought after nine generations."

If I didn't know that all the women who got close to you were killed by your mother-in-law, I would have almost believed you.

Li Zhi took another sip of the wine, smacked his lips, and then slapped his thigh suddenly: "I know, there is no ice! The best grape wine must be served with ice cubes to be called good wine."

As he said that, Li Zhi called the eunuch Wang Changfu outside the door loudly, ordering him to fetch ice cubes.

Wang Changfu was stunned, and suddenly knelt down to plead guilty.

It's easy to bring grape wine and luminous cups from Chang'an City, but I really don't have any preparations for ice cubes.

Li Zhi didn't blame him, but just sighed regretfully.

It is summer now, how refreshing it is to drink a sip of iced grape wine from the throat to the internal organs.

Then Li Zhi glanced at Li Qinzai.

The rich and powerful families usually have ice cellars, and the cleanest large ice cubes after snow in winter are transported to the ice cellars. The ice cellars are dug underground to isolate the air from the outside. Available in summer.

Li Qinzai said helplessly: "Your Majesty, this other courtyard is too remote and there is no ice cellar."

Li Zhi lamented: "If fine wine is without ice, drinking it is like chewing wax. It is not only wasteful, but also a big disappointment, that's all."

Drink when you are happy, and disperse when you are not happy.

It doesn't matter to Li Qinzai. Anyway, he has no addiction to alcohol in this life. If he can't drink ice, he won't drink it. If there is a hypertensive patient in the family, if he drinks too much, his blood pressure will suddenly rise. If there is no accident, Li Qinzai may drink. It will be made into a burial mausoleum for the terracotta warriors and horses.

After Li Qinzai resigned, he went back to his bedroom to compile textbooks alone.

This work started last year when the little bastards came to study, but Li Qinzai was lazy by nature, writing and writing the textbooks on and off, and it hadn't been compiled for more than half a year.

Now the students from Guozijian have also come, and there will be more students coming to study every year in the future. Li Qinzai has to work overtime to compile the textbooks.

Now Li Qinzai has figured it out. Students may not be able to pass on his knowledge, but textbooks and books will definitely be passed on.

In the future, if he can meet a talented student and understand all his textbooks thoroughly, then Li Qinzai will be liberated, throw the textbooks to him, and let him become a rural teacher.

In the evening, Qiao'er returned from the school to the other courtyard. This is the rule set by Li Qinzai, he can stay in the school with his juniors, but he must come back for dinner.

Both of them are not very busy people, there is no need to make a busy appearance without touching the ground. It is not too much for father and son to have a meal together every day, right?

In the past few days, Qiao'er's appetite has increased, and he picked up two bowls of rice in a short time, sweating profusely from eating.

Li Qinzai watched him gobble it up with a smile. Compared with Qiao'er's calm and perfect manner when he first entered the Duke's mansion, Li Qinzai liked this unpretentious son even more.

Adults have plenty of time and occasions to put on airs, so why not be more free and unrestrained in childhood, why pay so much attention to etiquette in front of your own father?
Seeing Qiao'er sweating profusely, Li Qinzai looked around, took a rag from the table, and wiped Qiao'er's face carelessly.

Qiao'er almost spat out: "Father, it smells..."

"Oh, then you can wipe your sweat with your sleeve, it's fine, the maid will wash your clothes."

Qiao'er blinked: "Is it the maid Xi from the Japanese country?"

Li Qinzai thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "Maybe, um... I remember giving her a promotion."

"Father, that maid from the Japanese country is not bad."

Li Qinzai frowned, the brat missed my teacher Mikami?Is it early?
Qiao'er said again: "She looks like a scholar, her words are quite reasonable, last time she read Buddhist scriptures to me in the backyard."

"What sutra did she recite?"

Qiao'er shook her head: "I don't remember, Qiao'er doesn't understand,... Daddy likes her too?"

Li Qinzai immediately shook his head: "Don't talk nonsense, how could Dad like monkeys?"

Qiao'er was puzzled and said: "But Qiao'er often sees father staring at her face and buttocks, and father also often stares at aunt's face and buttocks, so Qiao'er thinks that as long as a woman is stared at by father's face and buttocks, father should Do you like them all?"

Li Qinzai's old face turned hot, and he felt a little ashamed. Did he act so obviously on weekdays?

"Qiao'er, let's talk about this topic after you... If you grow up fast, you can talk about it at the age of 16." Li Qinzai sighed helplessly.

Qiao'er opened her innocent eyes and said, "Father, that girl from the Japanese country will become my second stepmother in the future, right?"

Now it was Li Qinzai's turn to sweat profusely.

"It's so hot..." Li Qinzai murmured looking around.

Qiao'er still looked at him ignorantly, as if waiting for his answer.

Li Qinzai patted him on the shoulder: "Come on, dad will do a trick for you, let's go to cool off."

After all, Qiao'er was young, so he was immediately distracted: "What kind of trick?"

(End of this chapter)