Li Xiu looked at the roast chicken in front of him with a confused look on his face. He really didn't have the courage to speak, which made the middle-aged man feel a little impatient: "So what's wrong? I've eaten the dirty place. Is there any other problem?"

"There are...sighs." Li Xiu considered himself an honest and good kid, so he decided to tell the truth.

As expected, the middle-aged man's face turned darker after hearing this, and he was already on the verge of an outbreak. This made Li Xiu feel a little worried, and he strodes around, trying to find a brick or other self-defense.

But to his surprise, although this middle-aged man looked like a criminal, he was well-educated. At least he didn't beat him. Instead, he suddenly opened his mouth and swallowed the whole roast chicken with a "crack" and even chewed the bones. Then he shouted angrily: "I heard that you are a nerd, but I didn't expect that there were so many bad habits. When Ma and your father were eating in the same pot on the battlefield, he never saw him dislike Ma's saliva!"

After the middle-aged man finished yelling, he returned to his seat and continued fishing. It was probably the first time in his half life that he was so disliked. Li Xiu was shocked when he heard the other party's words, because the other party spoke in a tone of an elder scolding his younger generation. It could be heard from the other party's words that he had recognized Li Xiu's identity and was also a comrade-in-arms with Li Jing. However, after thinking for a long time, Li Xiu came up with many surnames Qin, Cheng or Li, but there were no surnames Ma!

Bai was scolded and Li Xiu could not give up his mouth. If he had been in normal times, he would have been shameless to stay here again. But now his stomach is important, so he could only stare at the fish floating with shame, praying in his heart that a fish would take the bait soon, so that he could leave here early. However, it might be because Li Xiu was not lucky, or it might be because the bait was too simple, that he sat there for a while but didn't wait for the fish to take the bait.

The middle-aged man next to him looked at Li Xiu who was still sitting firmly on Diaoyutai, but his face showed a disappointed expression. In fact, at the beginning, he had already recognized Li Xiu's identity. Although he and Li Jing were just ordinary friends, they could not watch each other's son starve. Although Li Jing said he would not recognize this son, his blood was thicker than water after all.

It was precisely because of this that he deliberately threw a roast chicken over to test Li Xiu. At the beginning, the backbone shown by Li Xiu made him feel pretty good, worthy of being Li Jing's son, but Li Xiu's performance next disappointed him. A big man actually acted like a woman, and did not have the heroic spirit of a man at all. He was not like a military general. He probably studied too much, so he was stupid. In addition, he also thought that Li Xiu actually hung so many fish hooks on the fishing line, which seemed even more childish and ridiculous. It was probably only a nerd like him who would come up with such a solution.

However, just as the middle-aged man thought of this, he suddenly saw Li Xiu next to him lift the rod, and the fishing line suddenly collapsed straight, and then a fat grass carp was lifted up on the water, looking like it weighed seven or eight pounds, which made Li Xiu extremely excited and finally had a full meal!

At that moment, Li Xiu lifted the lively grass carp and put it into a bamboo basket, put it away, and prepared to go home to cook. However, before leaving, he bowed to the middle-aged man politely, and said nothing, and then turned around and left.

"I didn't expect this kid to have some luck, so he could catch fish in this way?" Looking at Li Xiu leaving, the middle-aged man couldn't help but touch his chin and said with a surprised expression, but this only surprised him a little, and did not take Li Xiu to heart because of this.

Li Xiu returned home excitedly with the fish, but when he was about to get home, he suddenly saw someone standing there waiting in front of the house. When he approached, he found that the other party was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. He was wearing a short coarse cloth covered with patches, his dark face was full of wrinkles, and his hands and feet were particularly thick. He looked like an honest farmer.

When Li Xiu saw the appearance of the person in front of the door, he searched in Li Xiu's memory and soon found the information about the person. The other party's surname was Liu, but he had no official name. Because he was old at home, he was called Liu Da when he was young. He was called Liu Da when he was older. He was one of Li Xiu's only five tenants. His family lives in Xiaozhuangzi opposite the river. Zhuangzi's name is also named Li Jiazhuangzi.

"Uncle Liu, why are you here?" Li Xiu said very politely when he saw Boss Liu. In Li Xiu's memory, Boss Liu seemed to be a relative who had turned a corner with Li Xiu's mother. He was honest and honest. He had always helped Li Xiu manage the Li family village in the past, so Li Xiu respected Boss Liu very much.

"Master, this year, you have a locust plague. You are kind-hearted and have saved everyone's rent. We are grateful for the kindness of the master, but you also want to have a meal, so our tenants each gave you some food and grind two bags of white flour to deliver to you. After all, you have to spend this winter too!" Boss Liu bowed to Li Xiu very respectfully, and then patted the bag on the car beside him and said.

"Food!" Li Xiu was so excited when he heard that Boss Liu was actually delivering food to him, he wanted to accept it immediately. However, he soon thought of the child who had been fighting for the barley with dogs before, and looked at Boss Liu who was covered in patches in front of him. This made him feel as if he was blocked by something. After a long time, he said, "Uncle Liu, is your food enough this winter?"

"This..." Boss Liu was stunned when he heard Li Xiu's question, and then he showed a honest smile on his face, "How can you do it? There is not enough food every winter, let alone disaster this year. However, we have hands and feet, so we go out to find some work in winter. Not only do we have food, but we sometimes have wages, but once we have to wait, it will be over."

Boss Liu said it easily, but Li Xiu felt heavy in his heart when he heard it. How could there be so much work to do in winter? At the same time, this also moved him very much. Old Master Liu is old and young, and the food at home is not enough, but he can still think of sending some to himself. Two bags of flour don’t seem to be much, but saving one can make him survive a winter. If he can’t think of a way to make money, these two bags of flour may be his lifeblood.

"Master, I'll help you deliver flour to the kitchen!" Seeing Li Xiu silent, Boss Liu smiled honestly again. He knew that Li Xiu was a scholar and had a thin skin. He was afraid that he would not accept it, so he spoke up on his own initiative.

Li Xiu was not a person who wanted to save face, and he really needed food to help his life, so he did not feel pretentious anymore. He immediately thanked him and opened the door and asked Boss Liu to push the wheelbarrow in. Then Boss Liu helped Li Xiu carry the flour to the kitchen and put it in the noodle jar. There was a lid on the noodle jar and pressed it with a stone when not in use, so that he would not be afraid of mice stealing it.

After carrying the flour, Boss Liu took out a piece of tofu from the wheelbarrow and put it on the chopping board in the kitchen and said with a smile: "Master, when I came back, I passed by the market. I know you like to eat vegetables, but now the vegetables have increased to ten cents per pound, which can be exchanged for half a dou of grain. There is still a price that has no market, so I can only buy you a piece of tofu for food."

"Uncle Liu is intent!" A warm current surged in Li Xiu's heart again, but then he asked curiously, "Uncle Liu, is the price of vegetables very expensive now?"

"Of course it's expensive. Two months ago, when autumn vegetables just came down, you could buy a lot of them for a penny. But now the weather is getting colder and winter is coming, and it's getting less and less vegetables. The price is rising by the way. And now it's not the most expensive time. After another month, you won't be able to buy money." Boss Liu explained.

Li Xiu nodded when he heard this. In fact, as far as he knew, there were not no vegetables in the winter of the Tang Dynasty. For example, some people used hot springs to cultivate vegetables in winter, but the output was very small, and all of them were controlled by the royal family. However, there were many members of the royal family and sometimes they had to reward ministers. It is estimated that even the current emperor Li Yuan could not eat fresh vegetables every meal in winter. Maybe this was a way to make money?

Next, Li Xiu chatted with Boss Liu for a few more words, and then sent him out. After Boss Liu left, he rushed into the kitchen almost at a speed of 100 meters and prepared to raise the fire. The people of the Tang Dynasty still used fire sickles to raise the fire. Li Xiu finally raised the fire, then added water to the pot, grabbed a few handfuls of flour and sprinkled it into the pot to make a pot of simplest noodle soup. By the way, he also cut off a small piece of tofu and smashed it with chopsticks, sprinkled with salt to make a green onion without scallions and sesame oil and mixed with tofu. As for the grass carp, he threw it aside because it took too much time to process it.

As soon as the noodle soup was finished, Li Xiu immediately impatiently served a large bowl for himself, and while drinking it, he was so hot that he screamed. Finally, he waited until a bowl of noodle soup was eaten, and Li Xiu felt that he was much more fulfilled. People who have not experienced hunger may find it difficult to feel the happiness of having food in their stomachs.

Finally, Li Xiu drank three large bowls of noodles soup in a row and was eaten clean with tofu. Only then did he burp long and return to the bedroom with a happy look on his face, lying on the bed without moving. People are prone to sleep when they are full, and Li Xiu is no exception. In the end, he fell asleep like this.

When Li Xiu woke up, the window to the west was yellow. It seemed that it was already dusk. Li Xiu, who had eaten and slept, felt much more energetic and his mind became very flexible. He got rid of the busy life of his previous life. Now he felt like he had removed a huge burden, and his whole body was extremely relaxed.

"I still have to find some ways to make some money, at least to make myself and Uncle Liu and the tenants who don't have to go hungry this winter." Li Xiu suddenly said to himself. If you want to enjoy a leisurely life, money is definitely essential, otherwise you can't even guarantee what you eat and wear, so what you want to eat and wear. What's the point of enjoying him?
Chapter completed!