Liaozhai Great Sage

Moreover, the forest garden is really lush and lush, with flowers blooming in all seasons, and bursts of singing birds and fragrant flowers are coming, which is not the scene that should be in winter at all.

"Hey. It's amazing, it's so warm inside."

"Yeah, it really is like spring all the year round, it's not a rumor, you see, it's a flower that only blooms in midsummer, and it's actually blooming at this time."

"Brother Li, you have seen a lot, do you know the mystery of this?" Zhu Yu asked.

The other scholars also looked at Li Xiuyuan with the idea of ​​dispelling confusion.

They are all scholars from ordinary families. Wherever they have come into contact with such powerful families, they naturally know many things about them.

"Floor heating, floor heating is laid underneath."

Li Xiuyuan felt the heat coming out of his feet and said immediately.

"Ground heating? Is it the kind used by ordinary people?" Wang Ping asked in surprise, "But, how can this make the entire forest garden so warm?"

"There is no need to be surprised. There are hot air pipes built under the soil in this forest garden. You only need to burn charcoal in one place to heat up. The hot air will spread throughout the forest garden along the pipes and heat the entire forest garden. It will make the forest garden warmer in winter. , if the well water is poured into the pipes in the hot summer, it will make the forest garden extremely cool in summer, so that the four seasons will be like spring." Li Xiuyuan said with a little emotion.

This is not Taoism, but man-made.

"Hey, how much money will it cost to maintain such a large forest garden in winter." The other scholars gasped when they heard this.

Although they don't understand, they can roughly imagine how much charcoal they need to burn in a winter to ensure the heating of a forest garden.

Li Xiuyuan said: "For ordinary charcoal, it is estimated that it will cost several thousand taels of silver in one winter, but I can't smell charcoal smoke here. This should be the best silver charcoal. If this is calculated, it will cost at least two taels of silver in a winter." Ten thousand to thirty thousand taels."

The so-called silver charcoal is the charcoal used by the imperial court. It is regarded as a treasure among charcoal because its color is frosty and there is no smoke.

Only dignitaries can afford it.

But if you can afford it, you can afford it. It is a luxury to use silver charcoal to maintain the operation of a garden like this.

It's no wonder that when Li Xiuyuan and Li Liang Jinwen were fighting that day, 3 taels of silver didn't even bat an eyelid. Living in such a rich and powerful family, 3 taels is indeed easy to get out.

"Although there is money, it is really inappropriate to waste it like this." He shook his head secretly in his heart.

Countless money and silver were poured out just for the four seasons of a forest garden to be like spring. It is impossible for anyone with a little bit of thrift to build such a forest garden, because this is a bottomless pit, and money has to be swept every year.

When a few people heard about burning silver charcoal, their faces changed even more.

Especially Wang Ping looked extremely pained. When he bought carbon before, he asked about the price of silver charcoal. It was really expensive beyond imagination. He just bought a pack and kept it at home. It was winter. Came here for friends to entertain friends.

"This, this is too extravagant and wasteful." After a long while, Ning Caichen held back a sentence.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head slightly and refused to comment.

This is the case for high and powerful families who only care about enjoyment and don't care about extravagance and waste. In their eyes, there is no such thing as extravagance and waste, as long as they like it.

"Brother Li, your Li family may not be able to build this garden." Zhu Yu suddenly joked.

"Well...it's hard to say, it's not a question of whether it can be built, but a question of whether it will be built. My family will never build such a forest garden." Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said.

His Li family holds the Shunfeng Escort, and it can be said that he is making money every day, but he makes a lot of money and spends it fiercely. He has to support a group of desperadoes in the Escort every month, and he must continue to expand the Escort, so The money he got was not much, and if he stopped expanding and accumulated money for a few years, the Hou Mansion would be nothing in his eyes.

Not to mention one forest garden, ten forest gardens are not a problem.

It's just that Li Xiuyuan has always believed in the belief that Dazhi can help the world, so most of the family's money is spent, and only his father Li Dafu keeps a treasury of gold and silver.

It is a great merit for a bodyguard company to gather a lot of desperadoes and let them go on the right path instead of looting houses.

It's worth it even if it costs a little more.

A few people walked and chatted, wandering around the forest garden of the Hou Mansion with some curiosity, and met some scholars on the same list along the way.

This is a way for scholars to make friends. Classmates, exams, rankings, same places, etc., now in Jinling City, it is natural to get closer to the scholars on the same list.

"Okay, good poems, as the ancients said, people should treat each other with admiration after three days of farewell. Unexpectedly, after seeing each other for a few days, brother Zhu is full of writing and thinking, and the exquisite poems are constantly flowing. It is really admirable."

"The pairing of Li Xiuyuan that day made me think hard for several days, but Brother Zhu actually came out yesterday. It's really amazing."

"Based on Brother Zhu's literary talents, it seems that the title of the gold list in the future will be secure, and I am convinced."

When a group of people passed by a gazebo, they saw a group of scholars gathered together, and from time to time there was a sound of clapping their hands in agreement.

There are also scholars who loudly praised someone for their exquisite poems, which suddenly attracted the attention of many people.

Standing in the crowd, Zhu Erdan stood with his hands behind his back at this moment, with a confident look, a bit of arrogance, and shrewd eyes, completely different from his previous temperament, as if he had changed into a different person.

"Everyone is absurd, I don't deserve such praise for my talent." He was modest, showing neither humble nor overbearing, full of etiquette.

"Jurdan?"

Li Xiuyuan's expression changed, and he looked over subconsciously.

He thought of what happened in the Qinhuai River that day. At first he was angry and punished Zhu Erdan, but now there is a grudge between them.

Apart from Li Liangjin, this is the second person Li Xiuyuan doesn't want to interact with.

"Hey, isn't this Li Xiuyuan, Brother Li? What a coincidence, I didn't expect Mr. Li to come to this literary meeting." At this time, Zhu Erdan also found Li Xiuyuan who was passing by, and even bowed his hands with a smile on his face. .

Seeing the danger of his enthusiasm, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but froze for a moment.

When did Zhu Erdan become so polite?

However, when he vaguely noticed the indifferent look in Zhu Erdan's eyes, he frowned again.

"Happiness and anger are invisible. Even I can't do this. Only the old prime minister Li Linfu has this ability. Zhu Erdan can do it at such a young age? What stimulated him?" Li Xiuyuan's heart sank, feeling Arriving here, Zhu Erdan experienced an indescribable change.

"It turned out to be Zhu Erdan, what a coincidence."

Thinking about it in his heart, Li Xiuyuan returned a salute. After all, this etiquette cannot be lost, but he can't be that enthusiastic, so he just replied calmly.

"Haha, brother Li, you came just in time. The pair you played for me last time is here, and now I have a pair. I invite brother Li to come over and have a look. I don't know if it is neat or not?" Zhu Erdan walked over with a smile, very enthusiastic He grabbed Li Xiuyuan's hand and invited.

What a big hand.

Li Xiuyuan felt the strength coming from Zhu Erdan's hand, and was a little startled.

Is this the power a scholar should have?

Rather than saying please, it is better to say forcefully pull.

Chapter 365 Unforgettable

Although the grievances with Zhu Erdan on the Qinhuai River that day were not big, the two hated each other very much, and this loathing was far greater than personal grievances.

Now that we met, Li Xiuyuan saw Zhu Erdan's smiling face, and his polite and forthright appearance made him hesitate.