"Oh, I'm a little tired of eating fish and meat every day. I'll get the kitchen to buy more vegetables and fruits for a change of taste!"
On this day, Li Zexuan was eating lunch and subconsciously complained when he faced the table full of fish and meat.
Although Han Yuxi and the kitchen maid at home were very good at cooking, no matter how delicious they were, they couldn't rely on eating meat every day! Moreover, a healthy life required vegetables!
These days of eating fish and meat every day had been going on for more than a month. Li Zexuan couldn't bear it anymore!
"Child, have you been too busy recently? It's already winter. Where do you want the servants to go to buy vegetables for you ~? You don't want to eat pickles. It's already good enough to have meat to eat! "
Mrs. Li knocked on the bowl. Her eyes were full of love and helplessness.
Han Yuxi also said, "Yes! Husband! In this season, other than the Warm Soup Bureau, there are vegetables and cold melons in other places! Husband, why don't you make do for a while? "
The so-called Warm Soup Bureau was a department set up by the Tang Dynasty palace to cultivate off-season fruits and vegetables. Don't be surprised. Off-season fruits and vegetables were not the patent of modern people. Off-season fruits and vegetables had already appeared as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties. Back then, Qin Shi Huang planned the "Burying of Confucianism" incident because of this.
According to the historical records, "(Qin Shi Huang) secretly planted melons in the warm place of Li Mountain's mausoleum valley. The melons were ripe and he ordered the scholars to say it. People said different things, so the order was different. "
In the end, these Confucian scholars didn't know the reason. After seeing that the melons were rare in winter, they were all killed.
In the Han Dynasty, the royal vegetable base, Taiguan Garden, began to use the method of storing fire to grow off-season vegetables on a large scale. At that time, there was an official named Zhao Xinchen. He said that off-season vegetables were "illegal food" and couldn't be eaten. It would hurt people if they ate it.
However, these words were obviously to fool people. His real purpose was to persuade the royal family not to be too extravagant. However, the Taiguan Garden, which produced and supplied off-season vegetables for the royal family, was not abolished during the Han Dynasty.
In the Tang Dynasty, the Warm Soup Bureau replaced the Taiguan Garden and began to provide off-season vegetables for the royal family. However, the cultivation method of vegetables at this time was obviously more "environmentally friendly". They provided heat to the vegetables through hot springs instead of storing fire.
"Warden of Warm Soup?"
After hearing what his mother and wife said, Li Zexuan finally remembered the era he was in. But when he heard about the Warm Soup Bureau, he subconsciously understood. After all, this guy had read a lot of Tang Dynasty novels in his previous life, so he knew what the Warm Soup Bureau was.
"Then I'll go back and ask Qingque for some vegetables. I'm sure he has some at home!"
Everyone was speechless. How could a teacher snatch food from a student? Li Zexuan's skin was really thick to the extreme!
Cough, cough. Actually, this fellow also wanted to get his own greenhouse vegetables, but distant water could not quench his immediate thirst. He would first get some vegetables from Li Tai to quench his thirst. As for the greenhouse vegetables, he would also get them!
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"Put it here, put it here! You guys, go to the front yard and help me move those brackets in! "
Li Zexuan was never careless when it came to his diet. In the afternoon, he asked someone to buy a batch of materials and planned to build a greenhouse in his yard.
"Young Master, why do you need so many oilcloth and wood?"
Xiao He looked at the open space in the yard, which was full of coarse cloth and wooden sticks, and couldn't help but wonder.
Li Zexuan smiled, "Hehe, I'm going to build a house!"
"Build a house? Young Master, why do you want to build a house? Isn't the house enough for us to live in? "
Xiao He was even more puzzled.
"You'll know when the time comes!"
Li Zexuan didn't explain much and ordered the servants to start "building the house".
First, in an open space in the West Courtyard, according to the length and width of the greenhouse that was designed in advance, the four corners of the greenhouse were determined. After making the four corners at right angles with the law of the Pythagorean string, positioning piles were placed, and positioning lines were drawn between the piles. Then, the foundation of the bamboo frame was leveled and compacted along the lines. Then, he let the servants use shovels to flatten the ground, followed by drilling holes and inserting wooden supports into the ground. In a short period of time, the sound of pile-driving in the West Courtyard resounded throughout the entire Li Residence.
Such a big movement naturally alarmed Li Jingmo, Madam Li, and the Ye Family.
"Xuan 'er, what are you doing?"
Although Father Li had already "retired" and didn't care about the family's affairs, he couldn't help but frown when he saw his son destroying the house's courtyard.
Li Zexuan saw that the main members of the family were basically all present, and understood that his movement was too big. He suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "Father, I'm planning to build a house specially used to grow vegetables in the winter. When the time comes, if our family wants to eat vegetables, we don't have to beg others ~!"
"Build a house? Grow vegetables? "
Li Jingmo's eyes widened, and then he scolded with a straight face, "Nonsense! I've lived for so long, and I've never heard of growing vegetables in a house. You've been following your master since you were young, and you've never been involved in farming. Now you're actually doing such a ridiculous thing, it's simply wishful thinking! If this gets out, it'll be a joke! "
Li Zexuan wasn't convinced, "Father, you haven't tried it, how do you know this method won't work? Besides, it's not like no one has ever tried growing vegetables in the winter. Can't you just do it in the hot spring department? "
Li Jingmo said angrily, "There's a hot spring in the hot spring department to keep it warm all year round. How can it be the same? Stop fooling around and get them to remove these things as soon as possible! "
In fact, if it were any other time, Li Zexuan could do whatever he wanted at home, but now Ye Guozhong and the others were still living in the Li family. When Li Jingmo saw his son fooling around like this, he felt a little embarrassed. If he didn't do it well, he would be reprimanded by his father-in-law again.
Li Zexuan didn't have as many twists and turns as his father. He waved his hand and motioned for the servants who had stopped next to him to continue working. Then he turned to Li Jingmo and said, "Father, since you don't believe me, let's make a bet! If I grow vegetables in this house, will you eat them or not? "
How could Li Jingmo believe Li Zexuan's nonsense? He stroked his beard and said proudly, "Humph! Don't try to deceive me. If you can grow vegetables in the winter, I won't eat a single one even if I starve to death ~! "
"Humph! You old man have nothing better to do. Why are you being so serious with your son? When your son really grows vegetables, I'll see if you'll eat them or not! "
Mrs. Li, who was next to them, couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw that the old man and the young man were actually betting. In her opinion, although her son's actions seemed ridiculous, countless facts in the past had proven that her son was always right.
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