The next morning.
The sun had just risen, and Li Zexuan was practicing Tai Chi with the three beauties in the West Courtyard.
It had to be said that in terms of work and rest, he could be called a "healthy bro". The reason why he was so "healthy" was because he was "enjoying" the wonderful time in the morning!
If he was asked to practice Tai Chi with a group of men in the morning, this guy would definitely stay in bed and not get up.
Before he finished one round of Tai Chi, he heard from the servants that Li Tai was here.
The servants were very sensible. Everyone knew that Li Zexuan had a "reserved program" in the West Courtyard in the morning, so it was not convenient for outsiders to come in. So this time, Li Tai wanted to barge in like before, but he was stopped by the servants at the door.
Li Zexuan was very satisfied with the "comprehension" of the servants. Because it was summer now, when the beauties practiced Tai Chi with him in the morning, they all wore very soft and close-fitting training clothes. In this era, there was no underwear. Wearing such clothes, one could still see some "spots" on the outside. Li Zexuan was not willing to let this little fatty take advantage of him.
In this aspect, Li Zexuan had always been very stingy.
"Qingque, why are you here so early? Have you eaten? "
Li Zexuan asked his wife to continue practicing with Xiao He and Xiao Xi. He walked out of the West Courtyard alone and saw Li Tai drinking tea in the front hall. He asked the servants to serve breakfast and asked.
"It's almost morning, how is it early?"
Li Tai rolled his eyes and said sarcastically, "I heard from your servants that you haven't woken up yet, so I didn't go in. Sir, you are so lazy, you are not setting a good example for the students!"
"Get lost! It's you who woke up too early today! You must have been too excited from being a team leader last night, right? Don't you know what time you used to wake up every day? "
Li Zexuan scolded with a smile.
Logically speaking, he was already very diligent, okay? He was a proper model worker!
"Nonsense! I am worried about the progress of the construction of the academy! "
Li Tai said stubbornly.
"Hehe ~!"
Li Zexuan chuckled. Just then, the servants served breakfast. His breakfast was also very simple. There was a plate of pickled vegetables and a bowl of very thick rice porridge. There were no steamed buns or buns.
There was no baking powder in this era, so the steamed buns and steamed buns were not very tasty. Therefore, Li Zexuan only ate steamed buns and porridge in the morning.
No one would believe that he, a "nouveau riche" who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars every minute, had such a shabby breakfast!
"Qingque, did you eat it or not? If you haven't eaten, I'll get someone to bring you a bowl. "
In his own home, Li Zexuan didn't have to be polite. He sat down at the table and prepared to eat. He asked Li Tai.
"I've eaten! Xiao Xuan, quickly finish your meal and follow me to the construction site! "
Li Tai looked at the shabby breakfast and shook his head as he urged.
As a foodie, the little fatty must have eaten before he came over. If Li Zexuan had something new for breakfast, he might have sat down and tried a few bites out of respect. But now … forget it!
Li Zexuan ignored him and started eating. As for his speed, it was neither too fast nor too slow. He was not in a hurry.
Slurp, slurp!
It had to be said that the porridge and pickled vegetables were a match made in heaven. Li Zexuan ate with gusto. After a while, he finished the bowl of porridge. Li Tai looked at him suspiciously and thought, Isn't it just a bowl of porridge? Is there a need to eat so happily?
Suddenly, the little fatty noticed the black strip of vegetables on the plate. He asked curiously, "Xiao Xuan, what is this? Why is it so black? "
"This is my family's homemade pickled vegetables. It goes with rice! It's crispy! Why? Qing Que, do you want to try it? "
There was no accurate statement about the origin of pickled vegetables. According to the relevant evidence, pickled vegetables originated from the Bronze Age. But pickled vegetables made from radish, at least in this era, did not exist.
Don't doubt that there were no radish in the Tang Dynasty. China was the country with the richest radish germplasm resources in the world. There were about 2000 local varieties of radish. In the 《Book of Songs》, there was a sentence, "Cai Feng Cai Fei". Generally, people thought that "Fei" was radish. In the Han Dynasty literature, radish had eight of the top ten characteristics, such as "Luo Fu", "Luo Fu", etc.
The main ingredients were nothing more than refined salt and soy sauce. There was a lot of refined salt at home, but it was very expensive. As for soy sauce, this thing was also available in the Tang Dynasty.
Soy sauce evolved from soy sauce. As early as 3000 years ago, there were records of soy sauce being made in China's Zhou Dynasty. The invention of soy sauce brewing by the ancient Chinese Han working people was purely an accidental discovery. China's ancient emperors used condiments. The earliest soy sauce was made from fresh meat. It was similar to the process of making fish sauce today. Because of its excellent taste, it gradually spread among the people.
People who read a little bit of ancient Chinese probably knew the story of Fan Zhongyan's "Cutting Rice Porridge".
Fan Zhongyan's family was poor when he was young. He lived in a temple and studied hard. Every day, he cooked a pot of thin porridge. After it was condensed, he divided it into four pieces, two in the morning and two in the evening. He only ate chopped pickled vegetables.
Not only that, but he also 'tasted the marrow and knew the taste', and wrote an essay called 'Fu Fu', in which there was a line like 'Inside the Tao family's urn, pickled dark green and yellow; in a big mouth, chewing out Gong Shang Zhiyu'. It was a dish of pickled vegetables that was only for the poor to eat, but it was written in a very good tone and color, and Tao and Tao were very happy.
Such hardships and hardships had caused him to develop a firm and unyielding, hardworking and thrifty style, and he had a deep understanding of the hardships of the people. In the future, no matter "high in the temple" or "far away in the martial arts world", he would take the world as his own responsibility. He would worry about the country and the people, get rid of corruption, and benefit the common people.
"Then … Then I'll try it, try it!"
Li Tai was interested. He pursed his lips and hesitated.
Li Zexuan glanced at him. He knew that this was a guy who wanted to save face. He was too lazy to argue and directly asked someone to add a pair of chopsticks.
After a while, the dishes were served. Li Tai picked up the chopsticks and copied Li Zexuan. He ate two pieces of pickled vegetables and a mouthful of rice. Li Tai immediately felt that the pickled vegetables tasted really good. He smiled and said,
"Oh, Xiao Xuan, this pickled vegetable is really good! It's full of flavor and texture. No wonder you enjoyed it so much! "
"Hehe! Is there a need to say it? Is it because with this kind of dish, the porridge will taste better? "
Li Zexuan nodded and smiled.
"Haha! It's true! Xiao Xuan, I'll bring some pickled vegetables back from you later? "
Li Tai was very happy to find new food.
"Okay! I can give you some. But you are the Prince of Wei. Won't you feel embarrassed if you eat pickled vegetables with rice ~? "
Li Zexuan asked a very practical question.
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