"Just use a brush to paint the flowers down?" In the greenhouse, Princess Pingyang asked Li Xiu with a brush in her hand. Today, both dishes were blooming, so she and Li Xiu came to artificially pollinate the vegetables.

"Yes, just brush the pollen with a brush and then put it on another dish. The two dishes need to be pollinated with cross!" Li Xiu replied with a smile. After saying that, he turned his head to the three children behind him and said, "Don't play anymore, come and do your business quickly. This is your homework today!"

"I understand!" Li Chengdao and Qi Niang agreed, and then took their own brush to start pollinating the flowers. Li Xiu divided them into a separate area, so that even if their pollination was not qualified, it would not affect other vegetables. Originally, Xiao Ya was going to come together, but she had been sick these two days and had to stay at home before she recovered.

Facts proved that Li Xiu's worries were correct. Li Chengdao and the others were very serious at the beginning, but pollination was a very boring thing. As a result, after a while, the youngest Li Chengqian became a little impatient. Qi Niang, who had always been active, was also a little absent-minded. Only the oldest Li Chengdao was quite qualified. He pollinated them one by one and crossed them very seriously because he had heard Li Xiu say in advance that these dishes were likely to greatly improve people's livelihood.

When Li Xiu saw Li Chengdao's serious look, he nodded, and then began to cross vegetables specifically. Because he didn't know which of the two types of vegetables is the parent, he could only cross them with each other. After the seeds were produced, plant the seeds to see which one can grow cabbage?

The greenhouse is not large in size and the number of vegetables inside is limited. However, even so, it took Li Xiu and the others a whole morning to pollinate all the vegetables. After finishing, Li Xiu felt so tired that his back was sore. It was already noon. Li Xiu felt extremely hungry, and his three children complained even more, especially Li Chengqian. This kind of labor reminded him of the scene when Li Xiu took them to pick up wheat ears this summer. It seemed that all the farm work was not so easy to do.

Everyone was hungry. Although they knew that lunch had been prepared at home, the three little guys didn't want to go back to eat it. Especially Li Chengdao was even more clamoring to eat beggar chicken made by Li Xiu. Since Li Xiu took him to the valley to have a beggar chicken last time and made him a beggar chicken. He has been obsessed with this deliciousness and often boasted to Li Chengqian, which caused him to drool every time. So Li Chengqian also followed Li Chengdao to clamor for beggar chicken.

Seeing that everyone was working so hard, Li Xiu ordered someone to go to the kitchen of another yard to prepare things. In a short while, all the cleared chickens and seasonings were delivered. At that moment, Li Xiu took everyone to the river and found a place to shelter from the wind to raise the fire, and prepared to make beggar chickens here.

I saw Li Xiu put the seasonings into the chicken's belly, but unfortunately I couldn't find fresh lotus leaves now. However, there were many reeds by the river. Although they were already withered, they could still be used. In fact, the reed leaves were used to make rice dumplings in the north. At that time, Li Xiu asked Li Chengdao to pick a lot of reed leaves, then wrapped the chicken with leaves layer by layer, then applied yellow mud and threw them into the fire.

While the beggar chicken was not ripe, Li Xiu asked Li Chengdao and the others about their thoughts on today's work, as well as the process of plant pollen reproduction that they had told them before. The three little guys had just performed physical operations, but they remembered it very clearly, which also made Li Xiu nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that this teaching method was indeed much better than rote memorization.

"Sir, I have also heard about Dong'an Casino. Why didn't you bring me that day?" At this moment, Li Chengdao suddenly came to Li Xiu and whispered, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

"What Dong'an Casino, what do you do with you?" Li Xiu deliberately pretended to be confused. This little guy is not old, but he is not young and wants to get into everything.

"Sir, don't pretend to be confused. I will tell you about the fact that Dong'an Casino is Chai Shao's family, but you ruined Dong'an Casino but didn't bring me with me. It made me so sad!" Li Chengdao said even more angry when he saw Li Xiu not admitting.

"Haha, okay, you're still a child, and if your father knew that I took you to the casino, you might not think about coming here again in the future." Seeing Li Chengdao a little angry, Li Xiu finally did not deny it anymore, but explained.

Li Chengdao was a little discouraged when he heard Li Xiu mention his father's level, but then he cheered up again and said, "Sir, it's okay if you don't take me to the casino, but you have to tell me what method did you use to destroy the Dong'an Casino in an instant? Others say it was a punishment of heaven and a divine thunder, but I don't believe these nonsense!"

After learning with Li Xiu for a long time, the more he understood, and Li Chengdao blindly admired Li Xiu, believing that as long as Li Xiu took action, there would be nothing that could not be solved. So he didn't believe that Dong'an Casino was ruined by Tianzhu. It must be his own gentleman who used a method he didn't understand to destroy a huge casino.

"This..." Li Xiu showed a hesitant expression when he heard this. He did not intend to tell anyone about Gunpowder for the time being, especially Li Chengdao and his descendants of the royal family. If he had mastered Gunpowder, he still didn't know what would happen?

Thinking of this, Li Xiu shook his head at Li Chengdao and said, "Chengdao, the way to destroy Dong'an Casino is temporarily a secret, but as long as you study hard, you may understand this method in the future!"

Hearing Li Xiu say this, Li Chengdao couldn't help but show a disappointed expression again. And seeing Li Xiu's serious expression, he didn't dare to ask again, but he was even more curious about this matter and secretly vowed in his heart that he must study hard, and one day he will solve this puzzle!

After waiting for a while, the beggar chicken was finally ready. Li Xiu moved the fire aside and then pulled out five black mud balls from the ashes. Princess Pingyang had eaten beggar chicken last time, but when she went, Li Xiu had already opened the mud balls, so it was the first time she had seen beggar chicken, and she also showed a curious expression.

Li Xiu knocked open the mud ball at this time, and the reed leaves inside were wrapped tightly layer by layer. When he cut the reed leaves with scissors, he immediately exuded an attractive aroma. This aroma was different from barbecue and boiled meat, but a burnt aroma that could not be described. It was very strong and seductive, which made Li Chengdao and Li Chengqian saliva and even Qi Niang showed a jealous expression.

At that moment, Li Xiu gave the first chicken to the youngest Li Chengqian, but Li Chengqian gave it to Princess Pingyang very sensible, which made Princess Pingyang stunned at first, and then took it with a smile. After all, this was the nephew's wish, and then she asked Qi Niang to eat with her.

There were five beggar chickens made by Li Xiu, just one for each person. And with the experience of the last time, the beggar chicken he made this time was even more delicious. Qi Niang and Li Chengqian both ate it with a smile, and Li Chengdao even lowered his head and ate it hard, his hands and face were full of greasy. In the end, he ate the whole chicken. However, Li Chengqian and Qi Niang were too young and couldn't eat it after eating most of them. Li Xiu asked someone to put it away and take it back, and prepared to heat them up again and again in the afternoon, which was also to help them develop good habits of saving food.

After lunch, Li Xiu asked several children to move freely, but he was forbidden to go to the riverside. Now it is cold, and although the river surface is frozen, it is not thick enough. It is easy for people to crush the ice surface when they go up.

Seeing the three children running away happily, Li Xiu sat with Princess Pingyang on a dry grass and couldn't help but smile. At this time, Princess Pingyang suddenly said: "It's great. If our Li family's children are as deep as Chengdao and Chengqian, then there will be countless disputes in the world!"

When Li Xiu heard Princess Pingyang's remarks, he didn't know how to respond. In fact, he was a pessimistic person. In his opinion, even if Li Chengdao and Li Chengqian have a good relationship now, it would be difficult for them to maintain such a relationship when they grew up. After all, the struggles between their fathers are likely to be passed down to their generation, not to mention that one of them is likely to not grow up to adulthood at all.

"Li Xiu, do you think Chengdao and Chengqian will fight like their father in the future?" Princess Pingyang asked again at this time.

"How could the princess be interested in this question today?" Li Xiu did not answer Princess Pingyang directly, but asked strangely. Princess Pingyang usually avoided talking about the matter between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, but today she seemed too positive.

Princess Pingyang sighed lightly at this time, and then said again: "Yesterday, my elder brother quietly reported to my father that his second brother's Tiance Mansion controls most of the army of the Tang Dynasty, which is not conducive to the rule of the court, so he hopes to split the Tiance Mansion. Although the father has not made a clear statement yet, based on my guess, he may carefully consider the elder brother's suggestions!"

"Split the Tiance Mansion!" Li Xiu was shocked when he heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, this matter was actually reasonable. As the battle between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin escalated, the two had changed from secret to open. If the Tiance Mansion was really split, Shimin would never have the capital to fight with him again.

"The second brother seems to have known about this, and has already rushed back from the north and will soon arrive in Chang'an. I'm afraid there will be another dispute." Princess Pingyang said in a gentle tone at this time, but it sounded a little helpless and confused. Whether Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin, they are her closest brothers, but she cannot stop the fight between them. This is also one of the most painful things for Princess Pingyang. (To be continued.)

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