Before the sky turned dark, a group of workers who were going to take over the drilling team had dinner first.
Drilling required constant work during the day and night. The earlier the water came out, the better.
Li Yi came to Bi Goo while swinging his wrists.
"Old Bi, it's time for dinner. There will be wild vegetables, mutton soup, and game tonight. The Winged Knights sent 100 people to hunt in the mountains nearby."
Li Yi introduced to Bi Goo.
Whenever he talked about wild game, he always felt guilty, as if he had made a big mistake.
However, the Winged Knights brought back many pheasants, rabbits, snakes, roe deer, and spotted antelopes.
When Li Yi saw the game, he muttered several times, "I'm in the Tang dynasty. I didn't break the law. No one can catch me. I'm not afraid."
Then he ordered his men to deal with the game for dinner.
"You can't bear to only eat meat?" Bi Goo felt this was normal. Yes, wild vegetables.
"You can't always eat meat. There will always be meat. At the same time, you have to eat vegetables and fruits." Li Yi refuted. If you only eat meat every day, you won't be able to eat anymore.
"What should I eat in the morning?" Bi Goo chose to believe him.
"Porridge, soy milk, and soup. The main purpose is to replenish the water in the stomach. As for milk, you don't have to deliberately pursue it."
Li Yi introduced the breakfast. The purpose of drinking the water was to replenish the water.
If you drink a cup of water before waking up in the morning, it doesn't matter whether you drink the water or not.
"I don't like to drink milk and goat's milk. I feel like vomiting after drinking it." Bi Goo expressed his agreement.
"Yes. Because humans are used to absorbing grains and not milk. If you let them drink it, they will have problems." Li Yi went to help Bi Goo while speaking.
"Why do you always have to help me?" Bi Goo swung his arm.
"I'm just being respectful to the elders." Li Yi didn't care.
He was worried that Bi Goo would die of illness next year. Now that he thought about it, with him around, it was impossible for a man in his sixties to die of an illness.
The two of them went to the place to eat. Bi Goo went to look at the things in the pot. There was meat and there was not a lack of it. Just as Li Yi said, wild vegetables were good for the body.
The person who was about to take over the drilling shift didn't care about anything else. He lowered his head and ate furiously.
Yellow rice, large pieces of braised pork, mutton soup with wild vegetables, and pickled vegetables. Finally, there was an opportunity.
The villager saw no reaction and did not feel any heartache at all.
"Let's drink another 100 grams of liquor." Seeing the Braised Rabbit Meat in Soy Sauce, Bi Goo felt it was a waste to eat it directly.
Li Yi did not mind, he went to pack the wine, five taels of wine bundles, two taels and a half for each person, two and a half for each person, two and a half for each person, ten cups.
After eating a mouthful of meat, Bi Goo said to Li Yi, "When I return tomorrow, I will arrange for people to speak up for you and let more people know that you are exchanging locusts for chicken and duck seedlings."
"Thank you, Magistrate Bi." Li Yi cupped his fists.
"Call me Old Bi." Bi Goo was used to it, so he felt uncomfortable when he suddenly heard Li Yi change the way he addressed him.
"You are helping the people of Luoyang, so you naturally have to address me as an official. I will be leaving in a few days. Old Bi, you have to make the necessary arrangements.
This year, I will release more than two million chicken and duck seedlings. At the same time, I will teach the people how to make preserved century eggs.
In a few days, when the people see the piglets grow quickly, they will definitely be willing to rear pigs. "
Li Yi was still slightly worried. He was afraid that Bi Goo would leave in a few days and the other officials would find trouble with him.
He had more than forty thousand chickens and ducks. They always ate meat and had a high egg production rate.
By the end of the year, he could easily achieve two million eggs. If they were distributed, even if people ate a portion of them in winter, there would be a lot more next year.
"Can the grasshoppers be kept for a few more days?" Bi Goo also considered the fact that the people would kill chickens and ducks to eat after autumn.
"Blanch them in boiling water before drying them under the sun. Store them in a bag and place them in a dry place. They can be stored for a few months.
Directly drying them under the sun will not do. There are bacteria inside and people who come into contact with them will fall sick.
Actually, people can still eat them. Why don't I deep-fry them tomorrow afternoon for everyone to try? They are very fragrant. "
As Li Yi spoke, he realized that rabbit meat was not delicious. Roasted grasshoppers and deep-fried grasshoppers were crispy and tasty.
Bi Goo hurriedly shook his head, "There's no need. There's no need for people to eat them."
"Sigh!" Li Yi was helpless. What was there to be afraid of?
However, he still decided to deep-fry the grasshoppers tomorrow for the villagers and the Winged Knights. It was fine if the others did not eat them.
As the two of them ate and drank, Li Yi kept feeling awkward. Why did Old Bi look at him with a different gaze?
Other people ate quickly and finished their meals before dark to change shifts.
Li Yi and Bi Goo drank and chatted, wasting time.
When the lanterns were hung up, they were less than halfway done. However, they had finished drinking all the wine.
"Another pot." Bi Goo was in high spirits from drinking.
Li Yi observed for a while and went to boil five ounces of wine. It was slightly more than 40 grams.
If one person drank five ounces, it was equivalent to Li Yi drinking four ounces. No problem. At least Li Yi did not have any problems now.
"It's cold. Take it away and change it." Bi Goo drank another cup and realized the dishes were cold.
"Old Bi, when you eat at home, do you also change the dishes when they are cold? Someone, go heat them up. "Li Yi did not want to change the dishes. If he changed them, he would throw them away.
"How can I bear to do that at home? It's the same outside when someone invites me." Bi Goo saw that Li Yi insisted on making the dishes hot and even said shamelessly.
"This is not outside. This is my home." Li Yi indicated that if you want to be a guest, you can do whatever you want.
"You are generous to others, but harsh to yourself." Bi Goo commented.
"It's just heating up the dishes. Old Bi, you can't always accept other people's invitations, especially when they invite you. If the people know, they will not be happy."
Li Yi persuaded him.
"It has nothing to do with the people." Bi Goo's thinking was in line with many habits of the Tang dynasty, including the people.
Li Yi did not say anything more. He felt that it was the same as the slaves in the slave era. Many slaves themselves thought they should be slaves.
"Old Bi, you may go back to Chang 'an this year to be the Minister of Revenue. At that time, you will be in charge of all the money in the world. If you accept other people's invitations to drink expensive wine again, don't blame me for impeaching you."
Li Yi threatened him. If the Minister of Revenue accepted other people's invitations, he felt it was very likely that there was some bad deal.
"After I go back to Chang 'an, I have many social engagements. I don't know which one I should and which one I shouldn't. I also have good friends. I will also invite them."
Bi Goo emphasized the social interaction.
"That's easy. I will give you a membership card of Heavenly World. You can eat there. If other people invite you, or if rich people invite you, you can ask to eat there. "
Li Yi gave an idea. If he went to Heavenly World to eat, there must be someone there to report to Li Longji.
Who he ate with and what he ate, the Ministry of Revenue allocated funds to the outside. When it came to the people invited to the banquet, the higher-ups directly blocked and did not allow him to do so.
"I have heard a lot about Heavenly World. It is said that there are people in the palace …" Bi Goo whispered.
"When you go back to Chang 'an, you can go to the palace and ask. Don't ask me. I don't know." Li Yi was tight-lipped.
Bi Goo understood. There were definitely people there. The rumor was true. Otherwise, as the owner of Heavenly World, how could he not know?
"You have to take good care of the troops I brought with me." Bi Gou changed the topic.
"People and horses eat a lot of money. Who should pay for it?" Li Yi muttered.
Bi Goo brought more than 200 people. The cavalry and horses needed to be fed well, which was much more expensive than what people ate in a day.
Over there, the people brought by Bi Goo were feeding the horses. Seeing the horses eating the concentrate happily, they were very worried.
They were happy that the horses ate well. They were worried that there would be no good food when they went back and the horses would lose their temper.
Especially the duck eggs. The horses knew it was good when they ate it. They knew how much the horses liked it when they looked carefully for the grass with egg liquid in the trough.
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