The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

In the evening, Li Wen made a casserole rice for his master to eat. When the rice in it was almost cooked, he spread the sliced ​​meat, chopped mushrooms, shredded potatoes, and bean sprouts, and put two dozen on top. Go down with the eggs and spread the top layer full, which is beautiful and delicious.

As soon as the meat was put down, the rice and meat in the pot exuded fragrance.

"Master, do you smell the fragrance?" Li asked by the way to give his master the benefits of eating bean sprouts, "Bean sprouts can also prevent scurvy.Master, do you know what scurvy is?Hehe, let me tell you, if people do not eat green vegetables for a long time, they will have diarrhea or vomiting, which may be caused by scurvy. "

"Master, don't think I'm joking. I'm telling you the truth, so you can't stop eating vegetables for a long time or something. Didn't I plant seeds and bean sprouts for you in the kitchen? You have to go Do you know what to eat after picking it?"

Years ago, Li Wen planted bean sprouts in his master's kitchen and taught him how to grow them, so his master didn't have to worry about running out of green vegetables throughout the winter.

Li Wen was worried that his master was too lazy to cook, so he didn't eat bean sprouts.

"Scurvy?" Zhao Si didn't know what scurvy was. Hearing what the land said now, he remembered that when he was at the border, he saw soldiers vomit and vomit for no reason. Unable to find the reason, these patients regretted day by day, and finally died.

Could this be caused by the scurvy that the apprentice said?

"Sambo, where did you see it?" If it was because of this, Zhao Si thought he understood.

"Well... it's just a book, and I don't remember which book it was." He can't say that modern people understand this truth, right?People who do not eat vegetables and fruits for a long time will lack vitamin C. Scurvy is a disease caused by the lack of vitamin G in the human body. It can cause vomiting and diarrhea in mild cases, and it can kill people in severe cases.

But people in this world don't know what scurvy and vitamin C are. This was discovered by foreigners in the 18th century.Due to the limitation of the times and the backwardness of medicine, people don't understand many things.

What is nothing more than common sense to modern visitors can cause a deadly disease to the people here.

"Go back and think about it carefully. Which book did you read it in? Find it and bring it to me.",

"Oh, good." There was nothing at all, Li Sanbao blinked.

Sitting on a low stool, Zhao Si looked at the burning firewood and the fresh bean sprouts on it. He saw with his own eyes that his apprentice had sprinkled a handful of beans on the ground and covered it with a cloth. As long as he seemed to sprinkle water into it every day, Within a few days, seedlings will grow out of them, which is what they eat now.

It was also the first time for him to eat this thing called bean sprouts. I don't know where his apprentice learned it. He had never eaten it before.

Thinking about what Tuer said, if it was true, how many soldiers' lives could be saved.But then I thought about it, he had already left there, so what's the use of thinking about it?Zhao Si looked at the burning fire, a little dazed.

"Master, it's time to cook." Li Wen shouted.

The rice inside is cooked first, and the dishes on top are placed later, and some of them are already cooked.They had rice casserole tonight, and a pot of soup made of dried vegetables and sliced ​​meat was enough for the two of them.

He doesn't need to do anything at home, but he learns to do everything when he is a master, so Li Wen found that he has changed from a novice cook to a pretty good cook.

The main reason is that the food in this world is too monotonous. If he wants to eat well, he has to figure it out by himself, and then figure out one or two. This cooking skill is gradually developed.It's a pity that his grandma and grandma didn't allow him to go into the kitchen at home, otherwise he really wanted to show them off.

But when the time comes, I'm afraid there won't be many surprises, but more fright.

So at home, he would tell his aunt what he wanted to eat, and his aunt's current cooking skills are outstanding.But now that his aunt has a little brother in her belly, Li Wen thought it better to ask his aunt to do less work, and he can come to his master to get whatever he wants to eat in the future.

Anyway, his master doesn't have many people here, just the two of them, no one cares about what he wants to do, and his master wants him to take care of everything, so Li Wen sometimes wonders why his master accepted him as an apprentice. To enslave him to work, and to enjoy the thoughtfulness and service of his apprentice.

Zhao Si got up, took down the pot hanging from the shelf, and replaced it with a copper pot to boil water.

"The rice at the bottom of the pot may be a bit burnt." He could already smell the burnt smell, but Li Wen liked to eat the burnt layer at the bottom of the pot.If he said he wanted to eat this kind of rice at home, his grandma would definitely stop him in horror.

Maybe that's why he likes to come to his master, free and easy.

The master and apprentice sat around the fire and ate together. The two egg buns were just right for each person. The big black dog ran over and rubbed his head against him. Li Wen gave it the egg he had bitten off.The big black dog swallowed the egg in one gulp, and sat down contentedly.

The big black dog had already eaten, and it was the prey it hunted outside by itself. Now that it is spring, there are many small wild animals outside, so it is hard for the big black dog to go out and hunt by itself.

Li Wen had already let the donkey go home, but the donkey was still a little reluctant to leave.

Li Wen also expressed his helplessness about the dog and donkey fighting when they got together.

But he let the donkey go back because he was afraid that the family would use a donkey. He couldn't use a donkey here, so he let the donkey go back by himself.The donkey knew the way back by himself, and maybe he would run over to take him back tomorrow by himself.

At night, the master and the apprentice slept on the same bed, Zhao Si enlarged the original small bed, and the little apprentice slept half of it alone when he came over.But often the little apprentice would fall asleep and roll to him in the middle of the night, and sometimes he would wrap himself around the quilt and sleep on the ground.

Zhao Si is used to this sleeping appearance of the little apprentice.

In the middle of the night, the little apprentice rolled to him, and his quilt had been thrown aside long ago. Seeing the cold and shivering little guy, Zhao Si still had no choice but to stuff him into his quilt, and was caught by this brat. hugged all night

So this night Li Wen slept warmer than ever, and slept until dawn before waking up.

"Morning, master." The next day Li Wen crawled out of his master's bed, and he didn't know why he ran from his own bed to his master's bed.

Li Wen was calmer than anyone else about where he would run from when he woke up in the morning.

"Well, it's early." The four of Zhao had already got up and practiced stick skills in the yard for a while.Li Wen also joined in to practice martial arts with his master, and his master pointed out some movements that were not standard to him.

The master and apprentice practiced martial arts for a while, and after breakfast, Zhao Si took the bow and arrow and prepared to go up the mountain.

Li Wen held his small bow and arrow and carried his small back basket, thinking that he could pick up mushrooms and wild game when he went up the mountain to eat, "Master, let's go!" Li Sanbao smiled at his master with a grin.Of course he dared not go up the mountain by himself, it would be different with his master around.

With his master, Li Wen felt particularly safe.

"Let's go." Zhao Si saw that this apprentice wanted to go up the mountain more urgently than his master, and a smile flashed in Orion's eyes.

The mountain is right in front of you, and it's not a long way to go.

The snow at the foot of the mountain has melted, and the grass is sprouting from the ground, and it has a layer of light green color at a glance.Li Wen followed his master every step of the way, and there was a big dog with them.

This is why his master took him up the mountain, he was obedient and would not run around.

There was a rustling sound in the grass, a little rabbit was eating there, Li Wen glanced at it, his eyes lit up.Zhao Si followed the little apprentice's eyes and said, "It's too young."

Even the big black dog didn't look at the little rabbit, obviously he didn't like such a small thing.

"Master, I want to catch him and raise him." He can take it back and raise it for Siya and Wuya!Li Wen had never seen such a small rabbit before, it looked only a little bigger than a palm, presumably it was a newborn rabbit.

Usually the rabbits he sees are big ones that can be eaten, because his master can't catch rabbits that are too small.

"Go!" Zhao Si ordered to go down, and the big black dog rushed forward.

The rabbit ran away in shock, but it was not as fast as the big dog, and was crushed under the big dog's paws.Li Wen went over and grabbed the rabbit, "Thank you General, the General is awesome!" Li Wen held the rabbit in his arms, and when he got home he could take the rabbit back to Si Ya, the little girl would be very happy.

Compared to the youngest Wuya, Li Wen still likes Siya a little more.

"Lin--"

The arrow that was shot broke through the wind and shot straight at the deer in the distance, and the deer fell down before it could run.Li Wen didn't see a deer there yet, he followed the arrow shot by his master and saw the deer being hit by the arrow and falling down.

Zhao Si's purpose of going up the mountain today was not hunting, so he took his disciples for a walk here, and they went back after hunting a deer.Li Wen also picked some small mushrooms, which can be smoked with the meat when he returns home, which is delicious.

Li Wen, who was at his master's place, didn't know that his father and the village chief had invited people from the yamen to measure the land and bought the land at the end of the village.

In the past two years, Li Shanshan has been doing business outside and has learned some sophistication of the world, and he knows that when he asks someone to do something, he should give some benefits. Li Shanshan secretly gave a few taels of silver to the master who came over.

When buying the land, the master saw that there was a bamboo forest next to him, and said with a smile, "I see that this bamboo forest is connected to your land, and it is about the same amount. It's up to you." "That's the best, I thank you master." Li Shanshan knew that his few taels of silver were spent.

worth it.

The bamboo grove is two times larger than the original land, and because the land is not arable land, the master who has benefited from it gave them the price of wasteland, which is half of the original price.

And if it is calculated according to the price of the mountain, it is cheaper than the price of the wasteland.

When Zhang bought the land, Li Shanshan had to go to the yamen with the master yamen to pay the money and stamp the title to get the title deed.Someone invited him to do some errands, and there was a donkey cart to take them back and forth. It would be better for them to walk such a long distance. The master touched the few taels of silver in his pocket, which was equivalent to his annual wages.

After half a day, Li Shanshan got the land at the end of the village.