The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

A normal house in the north includes a main room, two rooms in the east and west, plus east and west wing rooms, and a courtyard wall.

Nowadays, each house only has a main room and two rooms in the east and west. These three rooms are integrated, facing south and sitting north. There is a kang in the east room of the house, separated from the main room by a wall, and a stove is built. The stove is connected to the kang. When it comes to winter, when they light a fire to cook, the kang in the house is warm, which also solves the problem of winter heating.

Each family only builds this set of three rooms first, so that they have a place to live and settle down first.

As for the rest, they will consider it after all the accommodation is settled.

In the past, the people of the Tang Dynasty did not sleep on the kang at home, but after experiencing the benefits of the kang, they easily accepted the kang.

It is not that there is no kang, but it is mostly in the coldest places in the north, where people will lay it in their homes, and it has not been promoted in the Central Plains.

In general, people have to have two stoves, and they use the one in the main room in winter to cook and keep warm at the same time.

In summer, the stove in the main room could not be used.

The weather was hot, and if the kang was heated, it would be unbearable to stay on it.

Therefore, another stove would be built in the east or west wing, or even in a shed built in the open air, with a chimney, for use when it was hot.

The cooking utensils used by Li Fu and his men were all brought with the army.

After the flood, the houses were gone, not to mention the cooking utensils used on weekdays.

Later, they went out to search to see if they could find anything useful.

They really found a lot of them, including some cauldrons (for cooking porridge), steamers, pots, etc., which could be used after being cleaned with water.

For those who did not have these utensils at home, they could also find a way to make some with clay and make do with them.

At least they had to make a living in the future, and they could not be without cooking utensils.

There were more and more houses, and fewer and fewer people living in shanty towns.

After people moved into the new house, the sheds they had built were also dismantled, and all the materials that could be used were taken back home.

After all, the family only had the house now, and the rest was still poor, so any useful things had to be taken back.

A large open space had been cut down in the mountain forest closest to here, and a lot of wood was needed to build houses in the village.

And now, the doors and windows have not been installed yet, and the trees have to continue to be cut.

However, the most important thing at the moment is to plant winter wheat before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The houses in the village were almost built, and then Zhao Chong took people to work directly in the fields, clearing the arable land and preparing for recultivation.

Chang'an City is still prosperous, and the disaster in Guanzhong has not affected the lives of people in Chang'an City.

After the disaster in Guanzhong was settled, Li Shimin is now in a much more relaxed mood.

"It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival, the Ministry of Rites has already started preparing for the moon worship. Is there anything new in Chang'an?" Li Shimin looked at his right-hand man.

Changsun Wuji bowed.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing worth noting, but right now, Chang'an should be the busiest in the East Market." Changsun Wuji said: "I heard that the tea shop has released some Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes, which attracted countless people to buy them."

"Mid-Autumn Festival, gift boxes, you mean, tea?" Li Shimin asked.

"Yes, this festival is coming, the gift boxes in the shop are sold at sky-high prices. Originally, a kilogram of tea, the most expensive one sold for 188 strings of cash, but during the festival, the box is changed, and it has a name, and the price can be increased to 288 strings of cash."

"It's just a gimmick. Many people in Chang'an are still willing to spend money on this gimmick." Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "But this is not a bad thing, at most it's just a bustle."

Li Shimin smiled secretly in his heart.

It's just some first-class tea, but it can be sold at such a price. If the special-grade tea used by him and the emperor is sold on the market, it will be sold at a sky-high price.

"As far as I know, this Mid-Autumn Festival gift box is not unlimited. I heard that there are only 1,000 sets. Once they are sold out, they will be gone. Moreover, each set of boxes has a unique number, which is recorded in the tea shop." Du Ruhui smiled and said, "In this way, this box still has some collection value."

"New tea every year, this thing, as Fang Xiang said, is just a gimmick, but it doesn't prevent rich people from paying for it, which is good." Li Shimin said with a smile.

Why not? Anyway, the palace has a share of this business. The more money they make, the more money the palace can get.

As for those big households who pay money, they are not short of money anyway, so they pay.

"Why don't you go out with me?Go?" Li Shimin said with a smile, "I also want to see what Chang'an City and the East Market look like before the Mid-Autumn Festival."

The main purpose is to see how good the tea shop's business is and how much money the palace can get after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

When it comes to festivals, the palace spends a lot of money.

There must be a place to make up for it, so that people can feel at ease.

"It's really been a long time since I left the palace. I used to go out hunting. Since Sun Fujia's last persuasion, coupled with the subsequent busy government affairs, I haven't even had the opportunity to leave the palace."

Li Shimin sighed.

Being an emperor is not so free, and you can't go out whenever you want.

"It's just right to take this opportunity to go out for a walk."

"Yes. "

Several people bowed in response.

They did not object to Li Shimin leaving the palace, after all, he could go to farther places in the past.

Even if he went out of the city to hunt, he would always be watched by the censors.

Li Shimin changed into casual clothes, dressed up as an ordinary wealthy man, took the three of them, followed by a few casual guards, and left the palace.

The East Market was still prosperous and lively.

The vendors set up stalls on both sides of the road, and the peddlers carried their loads and walked on the street.

The streets of the East Market were lined with shops, and all kinds of goods were also dazzling. The crowds of people were bustling and bustling. It was so lively.

"There is even a teahouse in front. "When Changsun Wuji saw the three-story building with a huge sign, he couldn't help but feel curious.

A teahouse, dedicated to drinking tea?

Can there be business?

"Your Majesty, let's..." Fang Xuanling was about to continue talking when Li Shimin raised his hand to stop him.

"Don't call me Your Majesty outside, you can call me Langjun or Master."

The three of them nodded.

Since they came out incognito, they must avoid revealing their identities.

If people hear the word Your Majesty, can their identities still be hidden?

Li Shimin followed Changsun Wuji's words and looked towards the teahouse.

You can also see that there are literati and scholars drinking tea and talking in the railings on the second floor facing the street.