I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 530 Li Chengqian: I don't want to be a Turkic chief!
The sun is westward.

Standing outside the tent, Xu Fenglei looked at the vast grassland, felt the cool wind in the field, and closed his eyes comfortably.

"The grassland does have its charm."

He exclaimed,

"Chengqian, how does this vast grassland, and the cattle and sheep over there... compare with what you imagined?"

Li Chengqian looked up and looked at the sky full of stars.

"……very good."

He thought for a long time, and finally two words came out of his mouth.

When he first came out of Shuofang, the grassland was bare and desolate, which disappointed him greatly.

But when he followed Tuduo's mother and daughter all the way back to the real grassland, he realized that - this is the real grassland!

There are various elements in his fantasy!
Of course, the only thing that disturbs people is the feces all over the ground. The key point is that they are still hidden under the green grass, and you can't find them at all.

Damn, I got hit!
At this point, it's too late.

"Uncle Xu, Li Gaoming, let's eat!"

Tudor came out of the tent and shouted at the two of them.

"Okay, here we come!"

Xu Fenglei turned around with a smile, looking expectant.

This was also the first time he ate at an ordinary Turkic family. Previously, Jieli Khan and the others ate roast mutton and roast beef, which was extravagant and did not represent the people at the bottom.

Now this meal is the real Turkic specialties.

The two entered the tent, and the firewood inside had already been lit and crackling.

Tuduo's mother's name is Shezhe, which means pearl in Turkic.

I saw her holding a few rough bowls, beat a few bowls of sticky vegetables from the bucket, and handed them to Xu Fenglei and Li Chengqian.

Tudor distributed the cheese to the two of them.

"Dear guest, poor hospitality."

Shezhe said apologetically,

"Originally, a distinguished guest came to the door. According to our Turkic customs, lambs were to be slaughtered, but this year's sheep have not yet given birth. Tuduo's father and brother have gone to herd far away, and it may take a few days before they come back."

"So... that's all I can do, please forgive me."

"You two wait a moment, I will fetch a piece of bacon."

After that, she got up to get the meat.

"no, I'm fine."

Xu Fenglei said repeatedly,
"We are here to experience life, and what we want is the daily food of ordinary Turkic people. If you make it too rich, our experience will not be good."

"Besides, there's not enough salt on the grasslands, so it's really not easy for you to get some bacon, so don't waste it."

"Come, come, sit."

"This is Huo Cai Tang, right? It smells quite fragrant!"

He turned his head to look at Li Chengqian, pouted and said:

"Chengqian, try it."

Li Chengqian looked at the bowl of viscous Huocai soup, there seemed to be something mushy in it, and he didn't know what it was.

He was a little troubled, but under Xu Fenglei's gaze, he still took a sip reluctantly.

"Cough cough! Cough cough cough..."

"What kind of smell is this! It's so bitter, so bitter..."

He almost threw up after eating!
The Huo Cai was mushy and not cooked at all!He suspected that even the salt was not put in!
Can it be delicious just to eat the original taste of the ingredients?

"This……"

She Zhe pinched the skirt, a little embarrassed.

"You try cheese, cheese is better."

Seeing his unpalatable appearance, Tudor offered cheese in a considerate manner.

Li Chengqian hurriedly took the cheese and took a bite——

Good guy, the face is directly deformed!

This cheese is so sour... His teeth are about to fall out!

"You boy, you are used to rich clothes and fine food, even if you are away from home, you don't treat you badly. Now, you can't get used to the food of ordinary Turkic people?"

Xu Fenglei laughed,
"Although this muskwort is unpalatable, it is a rare vegetable for people on the grassland. It is only a bit bitter, and everything else is good."

Chilling.

As he spoke, he took a big sip directly.

When I was in Moyu Mountain back then, I had three meals a day of simple tea and light food, which was similar to this.

It’s not bad if you can fill your stomach, but what bicycle do you need?
"There is also this cheese, which may not be used to it for a while, but if you chew it, you will come back to it."

Xu Fenglei broke off another piece of cheese and put it into his mouth, chewed it twice, and said,

"Here, like me, the more you chew, the more delicious it will be."

Li Chengqian listened to his words, and slowly tried to chew. After chewing... his face finally relaxed.

"It seems...it's really not that unpalatable."

He scratched his head, hey laughed.

Seeing him laugh, Shezhe and Tuduo mother and daughter also laughed.

The four sat around the firewood pile, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

"By the way, I have a question."

Li Chengqian chewed the cheese and said,

"Why is there so much excrement on the pasture? Isn't it cleaned up?"

"It's so disgusting to step on this foot... It can't be washed off, it seems that you don't have any water..."

Tudor pursed his lips and smiled.

"Poop is precious!"

She explained,

"It can make the grass grow more vigorously, and the cattle and sheep can eat more!"

"Why do you have to clean up such a good thing? In the past, people would steal feces at night! They were beaten away by my father!"

Li Chengqian: "???"

Steal... poop? !

Did someone actually steal this thing?
This is really beyond his imagination.

"Don't make a fuss, this kind of situation not only exists in Turks, but also in Tang Dynasty."

Xu Fenglei said,

"Dung can increase the fertility of the land! Although it smells bad, it's a good thing!"

"Whether it is grassland or farmland, it needs the support of fertility to grow good things!"

"In the rural areas of the Tang Dynasty, there is even a profession called Shiba! It specializes in monopolizing feces. Even if you shit, you have to go to the place designated by Shiba, otherwise he will bully you! This, yes A precious resource."

Li Chengqian's eyes widened.

Shit, have to be controlled by others?
This time he is really a prickly ass-opened his eyes!
"It seems that my understanding of the world is still too little, too shallow."

Li Chengqian shook his head and said,

"The world is so big and full of wonders! There are more to see!"

Xu Fenglei smiled.

"Your father doesn't necessarily know about this matter. After all, he is from aristocratic background, and he still knows too little about things in the folk villages."

he said,

"Fortunately, your master and I are the children of the peasant family, so I basically understand a little bit."

Li Chengqian nodded in conviction.

Master knows astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom, so there is nothing you don’t understand!
The conversation between the two, in She Zhe's ears, couldn't help but make her eyes shine brightly.

Just the words 'noble background' alone contain a lot of information!

"Ms. Shezhe, I have another doubt."

Li Chengqian said again,
"Why do you have to go far away to graze? I think the pasture here is also very fertile."

"Isn't it allowed to graze at the door of the house?"

She Zhe came to his senses when he heard Li Chengqian calling her.

"This, Tudor knows."

she laughed,
"Tuduo, tell him."

Tuduo nodded, turned to look at Li Chengqian, and said:

"Because sheep can eat grass roots! If you keep sheep near your home, the grass here will be eaten up soon! It will be bare!"

"So...sheep should be herded around in circles, where the grass grows tall! We Turkic people have rules!"

When Li Chengqian heard this, he suddenly realized.

"So that's it, I've learned a lot..."

He nodded again and again and asked,
"Then there are a few more questions, where do you get water?"

"Also, besides selling things in the market, what do you do on weekdays? Do you have any other activities? Do you go horseback riding on the grassland?"

"and also……"

Li Chengqian turned into a curious baby at this moment, caught Tuduo and asked several questions in succession.

Tudor was also very patient and answered them one by one.

Seeing that the two boys and girls were chatting passionately, Xu Fenglei and She Zhe didn't bother them. They both ate squash and cheese and listened to their conversation.

She Zhe also looked at Li Chengqian from time to time, with a little smile in his eyes.

……

That night.

She Zhe held two blankets and placed them in front of Li Chengqian and Xu Fenglei.

"This is his father's old blanket, and his elder brother's. Please take care of your guests."

"The grassland is cold at night, put some fires next to you, let's sleep outside."

As she spoke, she pulled up a curtain casually.

A small tent was divided into two.

Inside were Xu Fenglei and Li Chengqian, and there was a still warm fire.

Outside, there were Shezhe and Tuduo, who were huddled in a blanket near the door.

Obviously, they intend to suffer a little for themselves, and they also want to let the guests have a relatively comfortable sleeping environment.

"What's so funny about that?"

Xu Fenglei declined and said,

"Why should we two big men sleep outside, and you girls sleep inside, it's safer and warmer."

Shezhe smiled and shook his head.

"Go to sleep, you can't let the guests sleep outside."

she said,

"Also, her father doesn't know when he will come back. If he comes back at night and sees two strange men instead of us, it will be dangerous."

"So let's sleep outside, so we can explain it later."

"You two distinguished guests, please rest early, the deeper the night, the harder it is to sleep."

Tudor also nodded.

"Brother Gao Ming, go to sleep!"

"I'll take you for a ride tomorrow! My little pony is so happy!"

The friendship between boys and girls always develops very quickly. At this moment, brothers and sisters are all shouting.

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up when he heard that.

"Okay, okay! I'm going to bed right now! I'm going to ride a horse tomorrow!"

Excitedly, he jumped over the curtain and lay down inside.

Xu Fenglei arched his hands slightly, and said politely:

"Then it will be hard work for the two hosts."

"Where are the distinguished guests?"

The two sides exchanged a few polite words, and he also went behind the curtain.

However, unlike Li Chengqian, Xu Fenglei did not choose to lie down, but crossed his legs and began to meditate.

Going out and living in such a place must be vigilant.

If you don't guard against Shezhe Tuduo and their mother and daughter, you also have to be prepared for other accidents. After all, this is on the grassland, and the guards following the escort are a little far away, so it is impossible to arrive immediately when something happens.

Therefore, he planned to let Li Chengqian have a good sleep.

For himself, he followed the cultivation method taught by Sun Simiao, put his hands together, supported the Laogong acupoint with his thumbs, and sat cross-legged in meditation.

"The first step in meditation, what are you going to do?"

"Uh... get rid of distracting thoughts?"

Xu Fenglei murmured in his heart and closed his eyes.

After a while, a voice came:
"Master, what are you doing?"

The voice was very low, like a mosquito screeching, only Xu Fenglei could hear it.

"You're not sleeping yet, what are you doing?"

Xu Fenglei slightly raised his eyelids and said,

"Go to sleep! Aren't you going to ride a horse tomorrow?"

Li Chengqian rubbed his eyes.

"That blanket stinks, I can't sleep..."

"I heard from Tuduo that Turkic people don't take a bath a few times in their lives, it's terrible..."

he muttered.

Xu Fenglei smiled.

It's normal for this delicate prince to be uncomfortable.

"Then what are you going to do?" he said.

"Master, let's chat..."

Li Chengqian whispered,

"It's better to rely on you."

"What do you think of this grassland?"

The corners of Xu Fenglei's mouth rose slightly.

"As expected, after all, I have spent a lot of time here and conquered this land by the way."

He smiled lightly,

"What do you think?"

Li Chengqian looked bitter.

"I don't feel... very comfortable."

His voice was even quieter, for fear of being heard by Tudor and Shezhe,
"Didn't my child want to be a Turkic chief before... Now it seems that being a Turkic is really hard."

"Eat well if you don't have anything to eat, and you have to sleep in such a tent when you sleep. It's noisy at night, and the wind is so noisy!"

"The most important thing is... I can't take a shower yet! I sweated a lot today and my body is sticky, but I still have to sleep in that stinky blanket."

"I don't feel as comfortable as an ordinary person in Chang'an."

Xu Fenglei chuckled lightly.

"But... to say yes, there are good points."

Li Chengqian said again,
"For example, the wind here is really comfortable, the grass field is really wide, and it makes people feel refreshed!"

"When you look up, you can see a sky full of stars! The stars here are brighter than those in Chang'an!"

"It must be a joy to ride a horse on the pasture!"

"...All in all, there are wonderful things, but there are many things that I never thought of before I came here, but they are real life that I want to experience."

Xu Fenglei nodded slightly and listened quietly.

At this time, he just needs to be a good listener.

"Comfort is temporary, and happiness is also temporary. At other times, there are many difficulties and hardships to face."

Li Chengqian said,

"So... my boy doesn't want to be a Turkic chief anymore."

"If it's possible, if you have a chance to come and play in the future, riding a horse and looking at the grassland is enough."

Xu Fenglei raised his eyebrows.

"Really?" he said seriously.

"Really! Truer than gold!"

Li Chengqian hurriedly said,
"My child will never think about such unrealistic things again! Please rest assured, Master!"

"Now I feel... the best at home!"

Xu Fenglei laughed and patted his head.

"If you think so, it won't be in vain for your master to accompany you out for a walk."

he said,

"Okay, go to rest, you are tired."

"Sleep for one night, and after riding the horse tomorrow, we will return to Chang'an. Your father and mother are probably already thinking about you!"

(End of this chapter)