No matter if you are a human or an immortal, you can still farm for me after traveling through time!

This night, unlike usual, the Li family did not go to bed early. They had to stay up until dawn. At this time, the family was sitting in the main room eating snacks and chatting.

Several women were discussing in a low voice the style of clothes. The clothes prepared for the newborn baby born next year should be light and close-fitting, and not have too many patterns. There are many things to pay attention to.

Li Sanlang was reading in the corner, while Li Erlang and Li Aweng were drinking pork head meat and chatting from time to time. After pouring out a pot of rice wine, Li Aweng burped and sat back on the chair, slightly lost in thought, and soon fell asleep.

Li Silang and Li Tuanlang had passed away from their excitement early and were lying unconscious on the kang in Aunt Li's room next door.

Li Erlang got up and carried Ah Weng back to his room. After coming out, he asked Ah Nai and the others to go back and rest as well. Just leave one person here to keep watch.

By this time, the women were all sleepy. Aunt Li yawned: "Then go out and light firecrackers to ward off evil spirits. Let's listen to them together, and then go back and lie down. We have to go to the ancestral hall to worship tomorrow morning."

Li Sanlang accompanied him to watch the night, and the two went out to blow up a few firecrackers. The small bamboo tubes exploded and made a banging sound, which was very loud in the silent cold night. Then there were sounds of firecrackers exploding in the dark night, which meant May you have good luck in the new year.

Xu Qing took Tuan Lang back, while Si Lang stayed on Aunt Li's bed.

Li Erlang warmed up a pot of wine again, Li Sanlang stopped reading, and the two brothers drank around the brazier.

In the dead of night, the only sounds left were the crackling firewood in the brazier and the slight snoring of the old man next door. The hot wine flowed into the stomach, dispelling the coldness in the body. Wearing a cotton-padded jacket was enough.

"My mother-in-law told me about getting married." Li Erlang drank a bowl of wine and exhaled happily.

Unlike him, Li Sanlang only drank lightly, and the spicy taste spread on his tongue, which was a beauty that he could not appreciate yet. "Um."

"I'm not jealous, and I have no desire to exchange ideas with you."

"Second brother, I know."

The two brothers looked at each other with smiles on their faces, and then they drank the wine in one gulp.

"I'll go out for a while, you can drink by yourself." Then under his brother's probing eyes, Li Erlang left the main room.

Li Erlang left the main room, went back to his room, and then went straight to the study.

I don’t know if Ji Qingyue slept or not.

The answer is of course no. Ji Qingyue seemed to have a premonition. When he heard someone walking into the study, he got up and walked to the bridge over the stream.

"Yue Lang? Are you asleep?" Li Erlang lit the lamp in the study and called softly.

Ji Qingyue came to the bridge and replied calmly: "Not yet."

The two chatted leisurely for a while, mainly Li Erlang talking about today's interesting things to relieve Ji Qingyue's boredom.

"The mutton soup is still warm in my pot, and the noodles haven't been cooked yet. Do you want to have a taste?" Li Erlang mentioned that he had dinner earlier than usual. It was rare that Li Erlang usually brought him food. This time Ji Qingyue wanted to turn around and treat him to a meal.

Li Erlang happily agreed.

Ten minutes later, Ji Qingyue returned to the bridge with the bowl and handed the noodle soup to Li Erlang.

Li Erlang was holding the bowl. The rough pottery bowl was filled with boiling hot mutton soup. The spiciness was stronger than that made by grandma. I thought Ji Qingyue put a lot of pepper and aniseed ingredients, and the noodles were covered with thick slices of meat. Holding a peeled egg.

"Why is this egg this color?"

Ji Qingyue used the leftover brine from cooking barbecued pork to make some braised eggs, so he explained the braised eggs to Li Erlang. After hearing this, he suddenly realized: "You can actually cook eggs like this." He bit off the whole egg in one bite, wrapped in the salty aroma. The braised eggs in the sauce tasted like something he had never tasted before.

Soon Li Erlang ate the soup and noodles with the bottom of the bowl turned upside down. It was so spicy. In order to save money, Li Erlang would not put so much pepper at home.

Ji Qingyue muttered: "It would be great if there were chili peppers." Without spicy food, it would really be a lot less fun.

Speaking of spicy, Li Erlang became interested: "I only know that pepper and dogwood are used to produce spicy food. What is pepper?"

"Chili is a good thing..." So under Ji Qingyue's introduction, a red seed was planted in Li Erlang's heart.

Just when the two were chatting happily, a voice suddenly sounded outside the study: "Second brother, you have been in the study for so long, aren't you cold?"

Li Erlang was startled and had no time to answer Sanlang, but reminded him: "Don't come in..."

Unexpectedly, Ji Qingyue didn't keep silent as usual, but said, "It's okay, let him in."

This time, Li Erlang was stunned on the spot, with a face full of surprise.

The study was not big, and Ji Qingyue did not deliberately lower his voice. Li Sanlang outside the door naturally heard this strange voice. He pushed the door open and came in, and at first sight he saw Li Erlang standing blankly in front of the painting, holding a pottery bowl that he didn't know where he came from.

He looked around the study, the windows were closed, and sure enough there was no one else.

At this time, Li Erlang had calmed down and remained calm without speaking. The two brothers were deadlocked in place.

Ji Qingyue in the painting sighed helplessly: "Li Erlang, can you introduce him to us?"

The sound suddenly came out of thin air, and Li Sanlang shrank in fear, staring in horror at the direction of the sound - the painting behind his second brother.

No one is not shocked when they experience this for the first time. Li Erlang closed the study door, pulled his younger brother closer, and then introduced each other: "Sanlang, in the painting is Ji Qingyue, the benefactor we have been looking for for a long time." Then he added: "'The sound of knocking is clearer and longer, and the sound is clearer and longer. In the end, the music becomes clearer and clearer."

Li Sanlang responded calmly: "Benefactor..."

"Ahem, benefactor, this is my Saburo."

Even though Li Sanlang had guessed at the strangeness of the painting many times before, he never guessed in the direction of the person in the painting. When suddenly faced with an impossible but realistic scene, Li Sanlang ignored his usual calmness and gentlemanly etiquette, and gradually sluggish.

Seeing that his brother had been dazed for a long time, Li Erlang quickly pulled him to a chair, touched his heart and let him catch his breath. "Sanlang is scared."

So Ji Qingyue hurried back and brought another bowl of mutton soup over, asking Li Erlang to warm him up. Here, mutton soup is as versatile as hot water.

After a few mouthfuls of spicy mutton soup, Li Sanlang finally calmed down: "Second brother...?"

"How's it going? Feeling better?" Li Erlang didn't expect his younger brother to be so frightened, but he himself was frightened by Li Sanlang's appearance.

Ji Qingyue remained silent for fear of scaring Li Sanlang again, thinking that his reaction was a normal person's reaction. In such a comparison, Li Erlang and Li Silang were really stupid and bold.

Li Sanlang pinched his brother's wrist and asked anxiously: "Second brother, why is this happening?"

Even Ji Qingyue himself couldn't explain clearly, how could Li Erlang explain it clearly.

Ji Qingyue hurriedly came to the rescue: "I'm sorry, your second brother and your fourth brother looked stupid and bold when they first met me. I suddenly forgot how ordinary people would react. Don't be afraid, I am also a human being."

Li Sanlang slowly remembered his brother's words before, and the meaning suddenly became clear. If Ji Qingyue didn't want to see anyone, no one would be able to find him.

He immediately stood up and bowed to the hanging painting: "Li family's third son, Li Changfu, has met Ji's benefactor."

Ji Qingyue couldn't see the scene outside. Suddenly he heard Li Sanlang's solemn tone, and he himself became serious: "Hello, hello, you don't have to be so polite. If you want, just like your Shiro, call me Brother Ji." That’s good.”

Li Sanlang didn't delay, and followed his words and shouted "Brother Ji".

He likes this straightforward character very much.

When Li Sanlang first met Ji Qingyue, he was still very reserved. On the contrary, Li Erlang chatted with Ji Qingyue about farming.

The more Ji Qing wanted to reclaim the open space in front of the thatched cottage in spring, he had experienced bandits and border wars, and a sense of crisis had lurked deep in his heart. He didn't want to delay it any longer, and logging to create farmland was unrealistic for him. , logging is easy, but the amount of work involved in digging wood piles is too great. It is really a waste to guard a large open space in front of the thatched cottage without planting.

But if he moved the vacant land, he had to let Li Sanlang know his existence, so he kept thinking about it in his heart. Until the night when Li Sanlang came back, he heard the conversation between Li Sanlang and his mother-in-law. Erlang and Silang were so good, and Sanlang was so good. How could you be cowardly?

Therefore, Ji Qingyue finally agreed to meet Li Sanlang.

The happiest person was none other than Li Erlang. He and Li Sanlang squeezed into the same chair and gave Ji Qingyue advice.

"I have gone to the caravan several times to inquire about Bai Diezi, but to no avail. As for the fry, I will go to the river to catch them when the ice melts in the spring."

While Li Sanlang was listening, he suddenly heard Bai Diezi. After thinking about it, he said, "Brother Ji, why are you looking for Bai Diezi? Do you want to enjoy it too?"

Li Erlang turned around and explained: "No, Yue Lang said..." It seemed that Ji Qingyue hadn't told him about the use of Bai Diazi, so he suddenly got stuck.

Ji Qingyue was finally able to speak: "Baidizi is a very good thermal insulation material. I touched the clothes here and found that the fillings inside are generally animal hair and some plant velvet. The thermal insulation effect is really good." It’s not as good as cotton.” He went on to talk about the many uses of cotton, and both brothers’ eyes lit up.

They are really too cold. In the dead of winter, no one dares to go out no matter how much they wear. With cotton, the warmth can be better than now. If it is promoted, the quality of life of border soldiers will also be improved. After all, they Dad and my eldest brother are really working hard. Whenever they return home after their winter duty, when they mention the profound things they experienced while guarding the border, all they can think of is the countless severe cold at the border.

"So, I know where to find Bai Diezi." Li Sanlang said this, which surprised both Ji Qingyue and Li Erlang. Li Erlang patted his head. He knew Li Sanlang's idea: "Yes, early If I know, I will ask Sanlang to ask Du Yuan."

Li Sanlang nodded: "Well, I once saw Bai Diezi at his home. I don't know what happened to the pot of flowers now. I'm afraid I have to wait until after the new year to find it."

"That's the reason. It's not easy to come and disturb people during the Chinese New Year."

The three of them chatted for a while, and finally Ji Qing ended the chat when he felt that the cold was unbearable.

Both brothers are good at chatting. After one night, Li Sanlang had lost his previous restraint and even talked about things in the academy. A large part of the reason why he could accept it so quickly was attributed to Li Erlang, who subtly paved the way with his actions and words several times, so that except for a moment of daze when he knew that Ji Qingyue was not a "mortal", he didn't feel anything else. strangeness.

After Ji Qingyue returned, the two brothers returned to the main room to continue their vigil. They were not sleepy at all.

After the rooster crows, the others got up one after another. They saw the two brothers still talking in a low voice with their eyes burning. They had eaten all the snacks on the table. They didn't look like they had stayed up all night.

Li Aniang hurriedly rushed the two of them back to rest for a while: "It will take a while for your aunt to come over. You two should go back and relax for a while. I will wake you up when we go to the ancestral hall."

The two brothers were very energetic. They shook their heads and said that they would go to sleep after receiving the money.

Li Aweng went to the yard to blow up a firecracker. When he turned around, he saw his grandchildren standing in front of the door and looking at him in high spirits: "Aweng! We are here to ask for money!"

"Okay, okay!" Grandma Li was wearing new clothes in the room, waiting for the old man to come over and sit on a high stool together so that her children and grandchildren could come to visit her for the New Year.

The two elders were sitting at the main seat. On the table were the Tusu wine and five-spice plate prepared by Aunt Li in advance, as well as a box of sweetmeats and a plate of dried fruit.

The daughters-in-law and grandsons below kowtowed and knelt down in order, saying a few auspicious words to ask for money. Li Sanlang was the best at talking. He kept saying a series of auspicious words, making Li Aweng and Li A Nai laugh. The wrinkles at the corners of my eyes are deep.

The old man ate from the five-sin plate and took out the prepared strings of copper coins tied with red strings to distribute to the worshippers.

Li Silang took the copper coins and counted them again and again. Nine cents, his private money was about to rise again!

After paying homage to Auntie Li, he got two pieces of money, so he ran back to the room with a smile, climbed on the kang, reached into the suitcase and took out his money bag.

The moment he took out the money bag from the suitcase, he felt something was wrong and it felt a lot heavier in his hand.

"Huh?" Li Silang opened the money bag and found that there were twenty more copper coins in it. He obviously spent a lot of money when he helped Brother Ji buy seeds last time. How could he get so many extra copper coins out of thin air?

When Li Silang was still wondering, Li Erlang and Li Sanlang walked into the room and saw Silang lying on the kang with his butt sticking out and sneaking around as if he was muttering something.

The two of them quietly looked up and found that he was counting money.

When he realized that his brother was behind him, Li Silang immediately put the things into his money bag. He wanted to ask Li Erlang immediately about the origin of the copper coins, but he did not dare to ask in front of Li Sanlang, so he had to put the money bag back into his clothes in a panic. In the box, he stood up and made room for his two brothers to sleep.

Li Sanlang saw through it but didn't say anything, and looked at each other with Li Erlang. Both of them were teasing, and the teasing in their eyes was self-evident.

it is more than words.

When the sun rose, the two families went to worship at the ancestral hall. The two pregnant women did not go out with them, but waited at home.

After paying homage to the ancestral hall, Li Erlang and Li Sanlang could relax and go back to their rooms to officially catch up on their sleep.

Thousands of miles away in the imperial city, a conflict is quietly breaking out.

The official is in his prime, and has been on the throne for three years now. Although he cannot be said to have worked hard on the affairs of the court, he can still be regarded as working hard to manage the affairs of the court.

On the twenty-ninth year of the previous year, a sealing ceremony was held in the palace. They no longer went to court to listen to matters. Officials and ministers of various courts officially went on annual leave until the end of the annual leave in the coming year.

Due to several matters that had been resolved a year ago, and the conspiracy of the Huihe people on the border being "accidentally" exposed by Yang Huang, the official family and ministers were in a very happy mood. At the dinner, rewards continued, and the Pingyao Marquis was even more eye-catching, winning consecutive official titles. There are several awards from home, and the scenery is endless.

But it had only been a few days before the grand palace banquet last night ended. I never thought that after one night, the official palace would be gloomy and gloomy.

The official's bedroom is located in the left hall of the imperial study, with vermilion bedroom pillars and bright yellow decorations. The dragon bed is placed at the innermost left side of the bedroom, and a desk is placed on the right side, with deers placed everywhere. Crane and spring jade carvings, various vases, and a plum vase with fresh wintersweet branches in bud.

A white-haired man wearing a purple narrow-sleeved robe and a black turban was making tea on a low table by the window. The tea gurgled with white steam.

"Your Majesty, these are the new batch of purple bamboo shoots that arrived at the tribute tea house years ago. You can enjoy it." The purple-clothed steward in charge of imperial affairs skillfully brewed a cup of tea and brought it to the official.

The official sat on the dragon bed, holding his forehead, squinting at the chief steward beside the bed, and bowing respectfully, he held up a cup of tea and handed it to him.

"Zhang Xu."

"The servant is here."

The official took the tea cup and opened the lid. The aroma of tea overflowed from the cup and hit his face. The slightly hot tea flowed into his throat, suppressing the unhappiness in his heart.

"When the time comes, announce immediately that the left and right servants will enter the palace."

The chief steward always lowered his head, as if he didn't see the glistening beads of sweat on the official's face. He exited the dormitory in response: "Yes."