"Dongzhu, the peanuts have been eaten by the children as snacks. Do you want to eat sea cucumber?"
Song De, who was sitting at the door, rubbed his eyes and said.
He had his own big courtyard and was about to marry Hu Er's wife. Li Yi's dowry and betrothal gifts were all prepared.
A big courtyard with three entrances, a small two-story building, a sewing machine, two bicycles, and a couple's watch.
Song De did not receive officials below the fourth rank. He had no choice. Dongzhu had obtained the title of General of Heavenly Strategies and the status of the stewards had risen.
This was not like the seventh rank official in front of the Prime Minister's residence. The General of Heavenly Strategies could open his own residence and directly appoint officials.
The second steward was in charge of the Crown Prince, the Imperial Censor, the Imperial Censor, the Imperial Scholar, the Wannian County Magistrate, and the Chang 'an County Magistrate.
Now, Song De had to take over as the second steward, Xun Xin, had not returned from the source of the Yellow River.
He was now guarding the door, guarding Li Longji, Li Yi, and Princess Yongmu.
"Grill a chicken rack and bring some meat. Don't really give me bones. You'll spray vinegar."
Li Yi did not want to eat sea cucumber. The best food for grinding teeth was the kind that ate for half a day but did not eat anything.
"I want to eat too." Princess Yongmu was hungry when she saw others eating.
"I'll go grill it." Li Yi got up.
"Brother Yi …" Li Longji wanted to stop him. They were just drinking and chatting. Why did you have to do it yourself?
Li Yi went out and found four big chicken racks. He first grilled them normally. The charcoal had to be broken into small pieces to heat up quickly.
The chicken racks were placed in large iron wire clips. There were no skewers. The whole rack was grilled.
Oil was brushed and the fire was strong. The chicken racks could not be grilled, especially at the corners. They were thin and would lose moisture easily.
When they were grilled to medium well, they were handled separately. Two of them continued to brush oil and spread the charcoal apart to reduce the fire.
The other two used brushes to press sugar on the chicken racks. The sugar was poured on the chicken racks and the brushes slowly brushed the melted sugar.
After brushing one side, he changed to the other side. A chicken rack could be pressed with two ounces of white sugar. Then, he sprayed vinegar, added a little cumin and salt, and cooked.
If it was roasted normally, it would be sprayed with vinegar, chili powder, cumin, and salt. It would not be brushed with hot sauce.
Li Yi came back with four chicken racks. Li Longji waited for him without eating or drinking.
Princess Yongmu called the palace maids and eunuchs over to eat. Each person could eat a few mouthfuls. The bigger the chicken rack, the more meat there would be.
Li Yi and Li Longji ate one of the four chicken racks.
Princess Yongmu, Xiaolan, and the little girl ate one each.
Li Yi first drank a mouthful of beer, burped, and tore a small piece from the chicken rack. He put it in his mouth and took half a bite, then put it down and continued drinking.
Li Longji tore the chicken into pieces as well. When he was eating, he looked puzzled, "Brother Yi, your grilled chicken rack is still the best. The last time I ate it, I always felt awkward."
"Someone else tore the chicken rack for you?" Li Yi asked.
"Yes!" Li Longji nodded.
"The most taboo for a grilled chicken rack is to be torn by others. When you tear it yourself, you know what you want to eat. It feels like there's a lot of meat. If someone else tore it, they won't be able to eat the meat."
Li Yi told him the reason why he didn't tear it up and bring it over.
Li Longji was slightly taken aback. "Indeed, but why?"
"People who eat mainly eat. In order to eat where they want to eat, they will break the bones.
Those who tear it don't eat it themselves. They tear it in the most convenient way. They tear it from the meat.
Those who ask them to tear it eat it themselves. The place where they tear it is different.
There are outstanding people in any industry. Talent is one aspect, but nurturing is also important.
When the local officials are in charge of governing, they must keep their bodies submerged and not cause any trouble. "
Li Yi said as he tore off the chicken tip and put it on the plate in front of Princess Yongmu.
"One for each of us." Princess Yongmu had long been thinking about eating the chicken butt. Unfortunately, there was only one, so it was not easy to share.
Xiao Lan chewed the food in her mouth and nodded. She swallowed it, "Chicken racks are delicious. You should teach the common people how to make them. The common people have less money, so it's more delicious to eat chicken racks."
Li Longji heard this and tore off a little. After he finished eating, he asked, "Brother Yi, is this easy to learn?"
"One chicken rack costs two taels of white sugar." Li Yi gave the answer directly. Learn from the common people?
"Actually, stewed chicken racks are more delicious." Li Longji was helpless. With two taels of money to buy candy, why eat chicken racks? Wouldn't it be better to eat meat?
"The shed has been stewing. All the meat is shaved clean, leaving only a little chicken fat. Stew the bones until crispy. After eating, bask in the sun more. It can also replenish calcium."
Li Yi looked outside through the window. The grass outside was deliberately trimmed neatly.
The gradually westward sun made the shadow of the grass tilt. A grasshopper jumped out.
A half-grown chick suddenly appeared. It opened its mouth and caught the grasshopper. It swallowed and ran.
Someone chased after it, "Go back, I'll tie your feet next time."
"Hahahaha ~ ~" Li Yi looked at it and laughed.
"The restrictions on travel are relaxed this year. I'm afraid there will be deserters."
Li Longji looked at the villagers catching chickens and thought of the Tang dynasty catching refugees.
"The newspaper said that the yield of new seeds will double in two years. Who would be willing to leave the land and run away? It's time to test the administrative ability of the local officials. "
Li Yi understood the purpose of restricting the movement of people. If the transportation capacity was poor, it would be difficult to allocate resources.
If there were few people in one place, the land would not be easy to grow. If they went to other places, there would not be enough food.
There was no online identification system, and it was a planned economy. It was necessary to write letters of recommendation.
This included food stamps. If you took the city's food stamps, you could not buy things outside the city. There were also food stamps for the province and the country.
The Tang dynasty did not use food stamps. If you wanted to leave the county, you had to have the county's recommendation. If you wanted to leave the province, you had to bring the province's proof.
Since the policy was relaxed, many deserters took small roads and many passes to run to the capital office.
Otherwise, why would the price of things in the capital office increase? This was under the premise that Li Yi helped to solve the problem of employment.
Li Longji understood the meaning of the song. "Where are the second batch of Zhuangzi students going?"
"The capital office has no use for them. It's a waste of talent. When they arrive, write to me if they have any difficulties. I'll help them.
However, they can't neglect their studies. I've been away for a long time and have been busy recently. I've been practicing and returning to my studies. "
Li Yi had been teaching the students about physics, biology, chemistry, and mathematics.
He did not teach literature, but economics and finance had entered the second stage.
Li Longji frowned slightly. "If they leave, I'm afraid the capital office will be unstable. With them overseeing the counties, the capital office has no worries. "
"They've already trained people in the local areas. The officials who are incompetent can just stay there. The ones who really do the work are the officials and exiled officials."
Li Yi wanted to change this, but he could not directly impact everyone's enthusiasm for the imperial examination.
There were problems with the current imperial examination. Looking at the examination questions, calculating, and practical things, it was not as good as entering the imperial examination.
If one took the imperial examination, they might become the prime minister. Current affairs were more important.
"Third brother, there's still a problem in the imperial examination that needs to be solved." Li Yi picked up his cup and did not drink. He frowned deeply.
"Hmm?" Li Longji's hand stopped tearing up the chicken rack.
"There's one less section in the newspaper. It's a section on disputes over the policies of the Tang dynasty. Let's call it a comment section. If you want the students to think more about current affairs, there must be a debate. I'll add it later. "
Li Yi said that he had a problem. It was only right for everyone to have a war of words in the newspaper.
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