The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Fu's study was filled with ice, which made it cooler, but people still need to see the sun. The shade under the corridor was cooler, and the breeze was very comfortable, which was more comfortable than staying in the room.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival in the palace, a lot of ice was placed in the Taiji Hall, so so many people gathered in the hall without feeling the heat.

In winter, the rivers outside Chang'an City were frozen into a thick layer. The government would arrange people to collect ice, cut the ice into cubes, and then transport it to a special cellar for storage.

The cellar would be dug very large, with a very thick layer of grass and wood on the bottom, and then put in ice. After the cellar was full, the cellar opening would be covered with thick wood and grass, and finally the opening would be sealed with soil to ensure the sealing of the cellar.

From winter to summer, the ice cellar cannot be opened during this process, and there must be no gaps, otherwise the ice cellar will be ineffective.

In summer, the ice cellars can be opened, and only one can be opened at a time. After the ice in one ice cellar is used up, a new ice cellar can be opened.

Even so, the ice in the ice cellar is also damaged. Therefore, once winter comes, ice is stored as much as possible. Basically, the ice on the river surface will be taken away. Only in this way, if there is a problem with the ice cellar, there will be enough ice to use.

Ice is precious, and most of it is prepared for the royal family in the palace. Li Fu, a county prince, certainly does not have such a high treatment. Even if there is an ice cellar in the palace, it is not his turn.

In summer, sometimes ice is also given by the emperor as a reward to the ministers in the court.

The ice cubes in Li Fu's house were made in a simple and crude way. There was no need to store them in the winter, which was time-consuming and laborious. As long as Li Fu wanted to use them, he would get a large water tank and sprinkle some saltpeter powder. Anyway, it was not ice cubes to be eaten, so it didn't matter whether they were clean or not.

After a short while, the water in the water tank would freeze.

The more you use, the more you make. The less you use, the less you make.

Even edible smoothies or ice can be made, which are cleaner than those collected from the river. All you need to do is put a cleaner container in the middle of the water tank and put boiled water in the container. When the time comes, a piece of ice will be frozen. It is clean and hygienic.

The maid Shuangxi came to the yard with a tray.

Seeing this, Xiaotao got up and took the fruit smoothie made in the kitchen from the tray in Shuangxi's hand and placed it on the low table next to Li Fu's recliner.

"My dear, the smoothie is here." Xiaotao said.

Li Fu's head tilted to this side, looked at the bowl of smoothie, and opened his mouth.

Xiao Tao smiled, picked up the spoon, scooped a small half spoonful, and put it into Li Fu's mouth.

"Yeah! Ice."

Li Fu opened his mouth, then crunched the ice smoothie twice, slowly melted it in his mouth, and chewed the fruit inside and swallowed it.

Not long after, Yuxi also came over with iced fruits. The fruits were peeled, cut into pieces, and piled on crushed ice.

Xiao Tao served Li Fu to eat and drink.

The afternoon sun made people warm, and after lunch, he ate so many sweet fruits. Li Fu felt a little sleepy while lying down, so he simply took a nap on the recliner.

Seeing this, Xiao Tao asked Yuxi and Shuangxi to leave first, and she took a thin coat from the house and covered Li Fu's abdomen.

In the afternoon, Yan Lide came to the manor. Li Fu was busy receiving Yan Lide, and the two began to discuss the house.

Li Fu invited Yan Lide to the study, where a map of the entire manor was hung on a shelf.

To build a house, one must first choose a place. Not only must one choose a place, but one must also ask an expert to calculate whether the place is suitable for building a house.

There are many things to pay attention to when building a new house.

"Your Highness's manor is really a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and clear waters." Yan Lide smiled.

Since he entered the territory of Jingyang County, he has been paying attention to the scenery outside in the carriage, especially after arriving at the manor of King Jingyang, he simply came out and sat on the carriage frame to look around.

After arriving at the manor, he saw the place where the people in the manor lived. There was a place of houses and buildings in it, which were well-organized and newly built at a glance.

There was also the workshop area. Before seeing it with his own eyes, Yan Lide did not dare to imagine that there would be a workshop of such a scale.

This manor of King Jingyang is really unique.

"The place is good, but it has not been developed yet. We may need Yan Shaojiang's help in the future." Li Fu smiled and said, "This is the topographic map of the village. Let's pick a place first. After we have chosen it, we will ask the people from the Imperial Observatory to calculate the Feng Shui of this place. After we have decided, we will discuss it.Regarding the blueprints, I have quite a few ideas for this house. I want to plan them all out at the beginning of construction, which will save me a lot of trouble and effort. This is why I chose to build a new house instead of renovating the old house on the farm. "

"Yes, the structure of the old house has been determined. If you want to make large-scale changes, it is better to build a new house." Yan Lide also agreed with Li Fu's idea: "But, there is a question that I don't understand."

"Master Yan, please tell me."

"Looking at the terrain, these places are not bad. Why did Your Highness exclude these places?" Yan Lide asked curiously.

"This." Li Fu smiled.

This is related to Li Fu's plan for the entire farm.

The planning map is on another one.

After thinking about it, if I build a house or other facilities on the farm in the future, I may have to invite Yan Lide to come, so there is nothing to hide.

"To be honest, I still have some plans for the entire farm. "Li Fu said, "Master Yan, please come this way."

Li Fu invited Yan Lide into the inner room of the study.

Yan Lide saw this and thought that what he would see next might be the secret of this manor.

When he came here, he felt that this manor was different from other places, and he was curious.

Now that he had the opportunity to solve the mystery, Yan Lide was also a little excited.

Since King Jingyang took him to see it, it means that it is not something shameful, but people just don't want to publicize it.

Coming to a wooden shelf in the inner room, Li Fu pointed to a whole map hanging on the shelf and showed it to Yan Lide.

"Master Yan, this is my plan for the entire manor. After seeing this, you will know why I have to avoid some places with better terrain." Li Fu said.

Yan Lide went forward to see it.

Li Fu explained to him on the side.

"This area, I believe Master Yan also saw it when he came here. Many new houses have been built here." Li Fu smiled.