"Brother Yi, I know about the waterwheel. Is the thing used to grind grains a water pile?"
Li Chengqi hurriedly tried to salvage the situation. He couldn't let his third brother have other thoughts.
This family had killed too many people, so much so that people's hearts were weak.
Li Yi shook his head: "The principle is similar, but there is a difference. If I don't grind the grains, they will lose their husks. It's not easy to preserve them, and I can't pay the rent."
"Yes, yes." Li Chengqi knew about this.
When paying the rent, they had to bring the husks with them. If the wheat was ground into powder, they couldn't be stored in the granary.
"Brother Yi, you have to hurry." Li Longji wished he could get into Li Yi's head and learn all the good methods.
Li Yi sighed and said: "Third Brother, to be a general, the first thing you have to do is to treat your heart. Even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you, your countenance will not change, and your eyes will not blink. Then, you can control the situation and wait for the enemy. "
Upon hearing Li Yi's words, Li Longji's hair stood on end and he couldn't help but shiver.
Li Chengqi also swallowed his saliva and said in a trembling voice: "Even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you, your countenance will not change, and your eyes will not blink. Brother Yi, you … "
Li Longji felt very cold at this time. He had goosebumps all over his body and stared at Li Yi without blinking.
He was a general who could fight. His wife, oh, the empress, could also fight.
That was why he had his current status.
Recalling the past, it was really as Brother Yi said.
This Li Yi …
Li Longji didn't know how to define him.
As Brother An said, Brother Yi was familiar with the affairs of the surrounding countries.
He was also proficient in craftsmanship.
He knew farming methods.
He knew poetry and calligraphy.
He knew how to manage the troops.
Now, he even knew about military affairs?
You are only 16 years old, how can you be so capable?
What else can you do? No, what else can't you do?
"Big Brother, Third Brother, eat. The meat will not be tender if you heat it up again when it is cold. Every time you heat it up, the meat will shrink a little."
Li Yi persuaded his two cheap brothers to eat the meat skewers.
It wasn't easy for him to feed the meat with the wheat starch, rice wine, and seasonings that he made himself. The meat was always hot, and it was so hot that it started to twitch.
When Li Longji and Li Chengqi ate the mutton skewers, they found that the taste was indeed different from before.
The main thing was that they were tender but not raw, fresh but not smelly, thin but not dry, fat but not greasy.
Eating the mutton skewers, Li Longji felt even more helpless. My Brother Yi, don't you have any shortcomings?
"Brother Yi, you are a perfect person." Li Chengqi helped his third brother to express his thoughts.
"What? Perfect person? Am I a saint? Big Brother, don't mock people. If people don't have selfish desires, are they still human? "
Li Yi jumped in fright. Don't treat me like a saint. I gave all kinds of methods to benefit the people in order to live a little longer.
I'm not selfless. I haven't reached that level yet.
"Then what do you want?" Li Chengqi asked again.
"Being an official, being an official. So many people can live a good life, and then they praise me. When I get promoted, they cry and send me off."
Li Yi said. This was a kind of spiritual gain.
Li Longji and Li Chengqi were stunned. But after thinking for a while, they found that there was nothing wrong with it.
Li Longji secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Yes, it's good to have desires.
Li Chengqi scratched his head. Do I really have to give Brother Yi the position of County Magistrate?
If I don't give it to the County Magistrate, I will throw it far away.
No one else would be able to make those dishes.
Today's mutton skewers taste different.
Li Longji's mood returned to normal. He thought it through.
Li Yi is right beside him. He won't fly away.
In the future, I will ask more. Asking the officials is the same as asking Li Yi.
"Brother Yi, can you still eat these dishes tomorrow?" Li Longji drank a mouthful of wine.
"No, especially the dry tofu rolls. I can only eat them if I freeze them."
Li Yi shook his head. The tofu rolls will spoil after a long time. What if they have diarrhea?
"Then make more tomorrow. I will bring them home for your … sister-in-law." Li Longji remembered Li Yi's words. "A wife who has gone through hardships should not leave the house."
"Okay, I will ask someone to kill the sheep. I made a lot of money today, so I bought twelve sheep." Li Yi agreed.
He called out and someone immediately came in.
"Asan, find someone to kill the sheep with you. Follow my method. Tomorrow, bring it to Big Brother and Third Brother. Also, make some dry tofu."
Li Yi instructed.
"Understood." The Asan servant turned and left.
"Why is it one, two, three, four for men?" Li Chengqi was still puzzled.
"Women should be gentle while men should be strong. I remember the number one, two, three, four. When it's time to fight, no one can be left behind. "
Li Yi said.
Li Chengqi took a deep breath. He didn't want to talk anymore.
Why does this Li Yi and Zhuangzi always treat their servants like this?
Li Longji was also moved. Li Yi always thought about the people around him.
He felt that if anyone wanted to touch his people, he would fight them to the death.
Fortunately, Princess Taiping didn't win him over at that time. Otherwise, who knows what the outcome would be.
If Li Yi was given an army, he might be able to fight to the last man.
What he provided was not only food, drink, and clothing. What was more terrifying was that he was loyal to the people in Zhuangzi.
Under such circumstances, no one would be able to find a place to bribe him.
The three of them continued to eat and drink. Li Longji and Li Chengqi finished eating and went to sleep. There were new bedding.
Li Yi didn't tidy up. He was young and sleepy. He yawned and took a cold shower. Then, he shivered and got into bed.
The next morning, he woke up first.
He went to take a look at the things that were going to be taken away by his two brothers.
He took out the seasoned meat skewers and put ice cubes on them. He also took out the dried tofu and made tofu skin soup for breakfast.
The palace maid and four female servants made dried tofu rolls and threaded them with bamboo skewers.
Then, Li Longji and Li Chengqi didn't eat breakfast. They took a lot of things and ran away.
"It's boring to be busy all day. Come, let's eat." Li Yi invited everyone to eat.
The mutton soup from yesterday was still bubbling in the big pot.
The meat that wasn't removed from the bones in time was all broken.
Today, everyone ate flower rolls with a little chopped green onion inside.
The 42 students also came to eat. They had agreed that they would eat together every meal since they were rich.
It was free.
The price of rice was very high now. 300 copper coins for a bushel and 30 copper coins for a liter.
The students couldn't support themselves anymore.
Li Yi didn't agree. What kind of joke is this? I took good care of them all winter.
If there was a problem with hunger now, my food and coal would be wasted. I exchanged my life for medicine.
Therefore, he simply provided everything for everyone to eat and drink well.
Then, he would write a poem or song to praise me, just like how he sells soy sauce.
While everyone was drinking the mutton soup, Gao Lishi came with a group of people.
The four people in the palace had a lot to say, but they didn't dare to say a word.
They looked at one another and realized that they were all regretting it.
Last night, the emperor and King Song stayed in Zhuangzi.
They even ate supper together with Li Dongzhu.
Li Yi was puzzled when he saw Gao Lishi. Are you that free? Why did you come to my place so early in the morning? You don't care about Li Longji anymore?
Without Li Yi saying anything, the manager shouted, "Hurry up and bring a thousand catties of soy sauce to the emperor."
"General Gao, have you eaten?" Li Yi greeted.
"No." Gao Lishi was very calm.
"Let's eat together?"
"Okay."
"General Gao, try this. It's a lamb spine, also known as lamb scorpion. There's meat on it, so it's best to make soup. Was the sauce from yesterday delicious? "
Li Yi called out to Gao Lishi. The other party was old and was a capable official who could help him increase his lifespan.
Li Yi realized that if he lived every day as if it was his last day, he would definitely have a smile on his face.
If he could live another day through hard work, he would definitely be motivated.
This was how he was now. With a smile on his face, he worked hard to survive.
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