Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

However, although Li Yi said publicly that he would give Liu Biao a gift, his number one target today was not Liu Qi, but Huang Xu.

Li Yi explained to the puzzled crowd: "This bed is made of bricks and wood, and there is a hollow passage underneath, which extends to the outside of the house. It can be connected to the kitchen stove, or a special fireplace can be built. Firewood, let the hot air pass under the bed along the channel, and the bed will naturally be warm."

After hearing Li Yi's explanation, several people suddenly realized that Guo Jia, as Li Yi's absolute confidant, even flattered him: "Although the structure of this thing is simple, it is ingenious and clumsy. Only the lord can have such a strange idea." Wonderful idea, let me wait and admire!"

Liu Qi also liked it very much, and then said: "Yes, it is so simple, but the predecessors never thought that with this thing, the people will no longer have to suffer from the cold in winter."

After Liu Qi finished speaking, he looked at Li Yi deeply, as if it was a great credit for Li Yi to make a kang.

In fact, if it was not Li Yi who made the heated kang today, but some other young man, it would be difficult for Liu Qi to praise him. It is more likely that he would warn the other party earnestly, don't neglect your business, and don't delay your studies and learning, etc. .

It's just that the speaker today is Li Yi, and many of the things Li Yi has done have been put by Liu Qi to a point where he can't catch up with him even if he spends his life. Therefore, facing Li Yi, Liu Qi only has admiration in his heart, not jealousy. Or blame.

Li Yi smiled, but didn't answer, it was really Liu Qi, the noble son, who made him unable to answer.

Although this heated kang is a sharp tool for winter, it is also a dregs of soil for future generations, but for now, it is really not something ordinary people can afford.

Li Yi didn't know how much firewood would be consumed for a night in the Northeast Kang. Anyway, the one he made really cost a lot of firewood. Li Yi knew it without estimating it. Ordinary people couldn't afford it at home. Lots of firewood.

Therefore, what Liu Qi said about preventing the common people from suffering and freezing is really not realistic at all.

Fortunately, Li Yi didn't intend to make this heated kang for the common people, not because he didn't want to, but because he really couldn't do it.

After a pause, Li Yi smiled and said: "I was also a few days ago, Zhang Ji came to me and said that Huang Xu was weak and afraid of the cold, and asked me to arrange more charcoal for him so that Huang Xu would not get sick from the cold. I made this on a whim, and I will call it the kang for the time being.”

Huang Xu is very interested in this heated kang, and was thinking about how to make one at home, but unexpectedly, Li Yi said that the original intention of making this heated kang was for him!

Zhang Ji did add charcoal rations to him for heating before. Huang Xu knew about these things, so he didn't think Li Yi was lying to him at all. On the contrary, Li Yi really cared about his body, and was inexplicably moved for a while. Just staring at Li Yi blankly, not knowing what to say.

Li Yi didn't pay attention to observe Huang Xu's reaction. After all, he didn't need to look to know that this young man must be very moved now.

"Huang Xu, I bought a new house next to the residence of the two gentlemen. I have asked people to imitate the style here, and I have also repaired a kang for you. It is now drying. You can move there probably tomorrow. Hehe, don't refuse, in this way, you will have a kang at home and two famous doctors outside, which will be of great benefit to your health care."

Huang Xu suddenly felt his nose ache, and bowed deeply to Li Yi, saying, "Thank you, Marquis Xiang."

Although Huang Xu didn't say anything about going through life and death for Li Yi, or expressing his heartfelt words, his red eyes could not be faked. Obviously, Li Yi had already raised his favorability a lot.

Li Yi smiled slightly, this is what he wanted, just like Cao Cao's way of buying off Second Brother Guan, I will always treat you well, not afraid that you won't be tempted.

Moreover, Huang Xu is not the second brother Guan, he does not have the arrogance of the second brother Guan, and at the same time, Li Yi thinks that his methods are better than Cao Cao's, because Cao Cao gave Guan Yu everything outside his body. Foreign things, houses, money, official positions, beauties, mounts

Although the kang that Li Yi got out was not worth much, for Huang Xu, this gift was very distracting, and it was what Huang Xu needed most.

Li Yi narrowed his eyes and glanced at Huang Xu, then set his eyes on Guo Jia, and said with a smile: "The mansion given to Feng Xiao before was rejected by the old lady because of meritorious service, but I think, For this thing, the old lady should not refuse again, right?"

Guo Jia originally thought that he was just here to be an accompanying guest, and didn't want to have his own share of the kang. After being slightly surprised, he understood Li Yi's intentions.

Although Guo Jia is not a sick man like Huang Xu who may die at any time, he is also absolutely weak. Winter is very difficult for him, and his mother is also old and physically weak. This kind of kang is needed.

Long before the group returned to Wancheng, Jia Xu arranged a good house for Guo Jia according to Li Yi's instructions, and went to take Guo Jia's mother to Wancheng to settle down in person. Although I was very happy when I came here, I thought it was a good thing for Guo Jia to seek refuge with Li Yi, but when I saw the big mansion in the third place, I said bluntly that Guo Jia had already received Li Yi's kindness and kindness, and he could not repay it, and Guo Jia has not yet given an inch. Credit, no matter what you say, you can't accept the "luxury house" gifted by Li Yi.

Guo Jia is a filial son, so he naturally listened to his old lady's words, and even Li Yi admired the old lady's integrity, but this did not stop Li Yi from winning people's hearts, so Li Yi specifically pointed it out, for fear that the old lady would Be stubborn and don't even accept this.

When Guo Jia was flattering, all kinds of flattering words were very slippery, but when he was really moved, he was unwilling to flatter. He just bowed deeply to Li Yi, and then took a step back to let Liu Qi out. , Now is the time for my lord to fool Liu Qi.

Sure enough, Li Yi turned his gaze to Liu Qi, sighed leisurely, and said, "Don't be afraid of the eldest son's jokes. When he was an official in Chang'an, it may be because of his position. Yi slept almost every day until he woke up naturally. In January, he rarely There are a few days when I can get up early, and the people who are officials in the court, most of them are those who eat vegetarian meals, so at that time, I thought that being an official was so carefree, until I went to Xiangyang to meet the state shepherd, I realized that being an official is hard work ah."

The corner of Liu Qi's mouth twitched, his face was weird, he didn't know whether he should be humble for his father, or Li Yi was too tired and lazy.

Li Yi continued: "As far as I know, state herdsmen wake up every day when they hear chickens, and do their official duties. After sunset, they have to reorganize the day's affairs and spend two or three hours to confirm that there are no omissions in everything. Will go to rest, alas, Zhou Mu has worked so hard, he should be a role model for the world."

What Li Yi said was the truth, no matter how he plotted against Liu Biao, but this state shepherd is sincere, at least for now.

Liu Qi was still struggling with how to respond, when Li Yi said again: "Before I was in Xiangyang, I wanted to share the worries of the state shepherd, but my talents and learning were limited, so I didn't dare to easily cause trouble for the state shepherd. I have always been brooding about this. As early as today, I have an idea."

"Later on, I will ask someone to draw a picture of the construction method of the heated kang and hand it over to the eldest son, who will give it to the state shepherd. In this way, if you want to come to the state shepherd to do business at night, you don't have to worry about the cold in winter anymore."

Li Yi had an extremely bright and sincere smile on his face, as if he was happy that he could do something for Liu Biao.

After hearing Li Yi's words, Liu Qi was also moved and ashamed, and hurriedly said, "Qi is here on behalf of my father, thank you Marquis Xiang."

What moved Liu Qi was that Li Yi actually missed his father, which shows that Li Yi really has no grudges about the previous incident, and Li Yi did this probably because of the friendship between him and Li Yi.

As for being ashamed, Liu Qi was simply curious about the kang at the beginning, but he never thought that his father was getting old, and he was more and more afraid of the cold. ah!

Li Yi didn't know that Liu Qi's feelings were so rich. He winked at Dian Wei, and Dian Wei pulled Guo Jia and Huang Xu out with a smile. A little voice said: "The construction method of this heated kang is actually very simple. After the eldest son returns to Xiangyang, he can share this method with his colleagues in Jingzhou. Presumably, anyone who has experienced the benefits of this heated kang will definitely remember it in his heart." Your son is benevolent."

Liu Qi was still extremely ashamed of not being filial at first, but after hearing Li Yi's words, his heart suddenly lit up, this is a good idea!

It's true that Liu Qi is a good person, but a good person also has ambitions, or is self-motivated.

With Liu Qi's background and his father's protection, if there are no accidents in the future, he will naturally have a bright future.

But Liu Qi also knew that Liu Biao couldn't protect him for the rest of his life. What he needed to do now was to use Liu Biao to control Jingzhou to manage his own contacts, establish his own prestige, and become a veritable eldest son of Jingzhou.

However, how to manage this network is very particular.

Giving gifts should not be given indiscriminately, and attending banquets must have eloquence or remarks that can attract attention, and Liu Qi's level in these aspects can only be said to be above average, far from being excellent.

But the kang given by Li Yi gave Liu Qi a good opportunity.

Of those big families in Jingzhou, who doesn't have a few old men and old ladies?

The old people are afraid of the cold, so as long as they send the kang that Li Yi made over there, it will definitely win a lot of favor!

Liu Qi couldn't help laughing from the bottom of his heart, and at the same time secretly sighed, Li Yi is really his good friend, and he even started thinking about helping him win contacts.

Liu Qi made up his mind in his heart that when he gave away the heated kang, he would also let those aristocratic families know that the heated kang was actually made by Li Yi, and that he, Liu Qi, was actually just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha.

Thinking of this, Liu Qi said with a smile to Li Yi: "Mr. Xiang's words are very kind, as I expected, but this winter, most of the aristocratic families in Jingzhou will surely prepare kangs, and after that, it will be spread all over the world."

Li Yi looked indifferent, and said indifferently: "It's just a mere skill, and I am satisfied if it can bring some convenience to the world. As for other things, as long as it can help the eldest son."

"Ok!"

Liu Qi nodded heavily, and didn't say thank you this time. He felt that his relationship with Li Yi was already very strong, and he didn't need so many formalities.

Li Yi watched Liu Qi's reaction from the sidelines, secretly enjoying himself, this unlucky kid was about to be used as a pawn for him.

Li Yi has known for a long time that with Liu Qi's character, it is unlikely that he will conceal the origin of the heated kang and claim to the outside world that he came up with it himself. This means that Li Yi can reap at least half of the money without doing anything at home. Favors don't need to arouse the fear and speculation of interested people, it's simply not too cost-effective.

Taking a step back, even if Liu Qi feels gloomy for a while and wants to monopolize this favor, it doesn't matter, because Li Yi will go one step ahead and choose a few aristocratic families in Nanyang to help them repair the heated kang at home. It's okay to keep your heart. If you really ignore Li Yi's "invention", after the news spreads, even Liu Biao will lose face to the boss.

Chapter 263 Xu Huang committed a crime

outside the house.