Traveling across the heavens starting from the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 76 Door God, Vegetables

Regarding the ancient tea tree, we are not in a hurry.

After all, after the Little New Year, it will be New Year’s Eve and Chinese New Year in just a few days.

this day.

Li Huaian, Li Ruoqiu, and the maid Taohua took some pens, inks, papers, and inkstones to the vegetable greenhouse, and began to prepare the Spring Festival couplets for the New Year, as well as the door gods. By the way, they could experience the New Year atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty.

"Mr. Lang, what do you think of the two door-god statues painted by this servant?"

Li Ruoqiu and the maid Taohua each used their hands to open a large piece of red paper, which was enough to cover most of the two women's bodies.

On the two pieces of red paper were drawn two divine generals wearing armor, holding weapons, and glaring with anger.

Since the advent of papermaking.

Although it was promised to the Five Surnames and Qiwang not to sell paper to outsiders, it was impossible for the Shouchang Hou Mansion not to use paper.

So privately, Li Huaian arranged for someone to set up a small papermaking workshop in the mansion to ensure the paper supply in the mansion.

Li Ruoqiu, the red paper in the hand of the maid Taohua is the finest gold-pink paper made by the Shouchang Houfu.

"Yes, I didn't expect Ruo Qiu's painting to be so outstanding, and he could paint the two gods of this door so majestic."

Li Huaian nodded appreciatively.

Although I don’t know when Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong became goalkeepers.

However, the door gods posted by the people in the sixth year of Zhenguan were not the portraits of these two generals of the Tang Dynasty. The mainstream was still Shencha, and the two gods Yu Lei were generally recognized by the people as door gods.

The red paper on Li Ruoqiu's hand was painted with Shen Tu, and the red paper on the hand of the maid Taohua was painted with Yu Lei.

"Hehe. When Lang Junnu's family was young, they not only had to learn dance skills, but also poetry and songs. If they couldn't learn it, the madam wouldn't give them food, and they'd even get beaten."

In her words, Li Ruoqiu sounded pitiful.

Attracting the maid Taohua to help.

"Mr. Lang doesn't know something. The young lady used to like to stay in her room and draw some landscapes and figures. But she always practiced on the slate first. When the young lady feels good, she will ask her to go to the East Market to buy some paper."

"I didn't expect that my Ruoqiu would be so pitiful."

Li Huaian held Li Ruoqiu in his arms and comforted him.

"Don't worry, if Ruoqiu doesn't draw well now, I can at most clean you up on the bed. You can still eat the food, and don't worry about the paper. The mansion has its own papermaking workshop, which is enough for you to waste."

"Mr. Lang will tease the slave family."

Hearing that Li Huaian was about to clean her up on the bed.

Li Ruoqiu felt soft when she thought about her behavior in the vegetable greenhouse a few days ago.

The rest didn't really matter to her.

Li Huaian held Shen Tu's portrait in his hand and looked at it from left to right.

In his opinion, Li Ruoqiu's painting skills were not even inferior to those of those traditional Chinese painting masters in the main world, and were even slightly better.

it's actually very good.

Speaking of sticking to the door god.

In the Tang Dynasty, it does not mean that all the families of the Tang Dynasty were so particular. A large part of them did not follow the door god.
Because, there is really no money to buy a doorkeeper.

This piece of bright red paper has a door god painted on it. The price is not something that ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty can afford.

At most, ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty would hang peach charms to celebrate the New Year.

In the homes of more particular people, they would paint a wooden board red, and then ask someone to draw two door gods on it, and hang it on the door every Chinese New Year.

After the Chinese New Year is over, take it off, put it away carefully, and keep it until the next Chinese New Year.

Those whose families have the reputation of being a doorkeeper are at least from wealthy families.

The actors in those movies and TV dramas are basically rich and poor people. Who is willing to spend so many copper coins to buy two door gods and stick them on the door, and not have to worry about the door gods being stolen every day?

And the doorkeeper of a wealthy family.

Usually, like Li Huaian, they have a painter at home, or they go to outside to find a painter to paint in their house.

As for buying ready-made door gods from outside.

It belongs to that kind of portal that is neither high nor low.

How Li Huaian knew about this situation was naturally because he got it from the mouths of the salesmen yesterday when he went out to the east and west markets to purchase goods for the New Year.

And what Li Ruoqiu explained to him.

Generally, nobles of the Tang Dynasty such as the Shouchang Marquis Mansion have painters in their homes. On weekdays, they can be responsible for maintaining and repairing portraits in ancestral halls and other places where painters are needed.

During the Chinese New Year, you are also responsible for the portrait of the door god at home, which is a statue of the god that is enshrined at home.

In Wu Xun's house, the painter would paint paintings based on the family head's achievements in battle.
Therefore, Li Ruoqiu refused to let Li Huaian buy a door god from outside. He must invite a painter to the Shouchang Hou Mansion, or paint the door god himself. He could not lose the facade of the Shouchang Hou Mansion.

This made Li Huaian very confused. How could the door god bought from outside and posted on the door of Shouchanghou Mansion damage the appearance of Shouchanghou Mansion?

In Li Ruoqiu's terms.
When the Chinese New Year comes, Li Huaian can go shopping in the streets of Chang'an City and see the difference in the door gods posted outside the door.

You will find that the door gods posted outside the doors of every high-end courtyard are different from those uniform style door gods sold outside.

It can be said that the door gods of each household are somewhat different.

In order to prevent Li Huaian from buying outside doorkeepers.

Li Ruoqiu almost cried.

It wasn't until Li Huaian agreed to many conditions that he painted the door god and wrote Spring Festival couplets at home today.

"Put it away first, and then stick it on the door when the day comes."

talking.

Li Huaian handed the portrait of Shen Tu to his maid Taohua and put the two door gods away.

"The door god has been painted."

"It's time to write Spring Festival couplets."

Li Huaian picked up Li Ruoqiu in his arms with his hand, and thought of the New Year driving pictures posted in the mobile phone group during every festival, especially the New Year, in the main world, many of which were about Spring Festival couplets.

Wait a minute.

Do you want Li Ruoqiu and the maid Taohua to dress up?
"Won't Mr. Lang write it?"

Li Ruoqiu didn't know what Li Huaian was thinking at this time, and her mind was still focused on business. She had painted the remaining couplets, and wanted to ask Lang Jun if he wanted to write one himself.

Especially the Spring Festival couplets on the gate of Shouchanghou Mansion.

"No, I'll leave it to you to write."

Li Huaian shook his head, unwilling to put in the effort.

"I won't be embarrassed if I show my handwriting. All the documents in the house are written by Qin, so I will naturally leave them to you to write these Spring Festival couplets."

"I'm just watching."

Writing calligraphy.

He is still self-aware. Since having Li Ruoqiu, he has been reluctant to write documents, let alone this kind of Spring Festival couplets that are similar to public executions.

"This"

Li Ruoqiu wanted to persist a little longer.

"Okay, write obediently, I will be with you soon."

Li Huaian lay next to Li Ruoqiu's ear and spoke out what he had just thought.

Lizheng Hall.

Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi, who had just finished feeding their youngest daughter, were dining together and enjoying today's meal.

of course.

There will also be no shortage of the child slave Li Zhi who was raised by Queen Changsun.

"Sister, are these vegetables really sent by my future eldest brother-in-law?" The young slave Li Zhi kept picking up the vegetables on the table. Before he finished eating the ones in his bowl, he had to pick up new ones. There was no small matter at all. Children should look like they don't like eating vegetables.

That posture makes me want to put all the vegetables on the table into the bowl.

This is understandable.

I ate meat for a month.

Whether it's morning or night.

Even if he eats two meals a day, each meal is inseparable from meat and lacks any vegetables.

Even the burps smell like meat.

Eat it like this.

Not to mention children, even adults can't stand it.

Empress Changsun took a dish from the table and put it in her mouth, feeling the taste of the vegetables. I have to say that it is really a luxury to be able to eat so many vegetables in winter.

Even if she, the queen, wants to eat some vegetables, she has to see if there are vegetables shipped to the Hot Spring Palace.

Even if there are vegetables in the Hot Spring Palace.

As a queen, she must also carry forward the humility of a queen. She needs to send some of the vegetables sent from the Hot Spring Palace to the elders in the palace first, to replace Erlang Quan's filial piety to the younger generation.

After dividing the elders in the palace.

If there are any vegetables left.

She also had to keep a close eye on the other concubines in the palace first, and when they were sorted out like this, the best result for herself would be just some rotten leaves.

How could it be like today, where all the dishes on the table are made of fresh vegetables.

"Changle, is this really sent by Marquis Shouchang?"

Queen Changsun didn't believe it.

But I still believe it.

The pearls of potatoes are in front.

In her mind, she was more inclined to believe that these vegetables came from Shouchang Hou Mansion.

After all, the vegetable dishes on this table contained several kinds of vegetables, which were seasonal vegetables and which she had never seen or eaten before.

At the same time, the vegetable dishes on this table also made her more convinced that Li Huaian had more food seeds that Datang did not have.

Even if these seeds are not a staple food, they can still enrich the dining tables of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

It seemed that it was time for Erlang and Marquis Shouchang to sit down and have a chat.

"Auntie, of course this was sent from Brother Huai'an's house."

"The person who sent me vegetables was Peach Blossom from Brother Huai'an's house. I know him. Peach Blossom sent two portions in total. He said one was for me and one was for my mother-in-law. I brought them both to Li Zhengdian. ”

Li Lizhi put down her chopsticks and answered Queen Changsun's words.

"I was afraid that the imperial chef in the palace wouldn't be able to cook, so I specially asked Taohua to have a cook from Shouchang Hou's Mansion come into the palace to teach me how to cook. The dishes on this table today were cooked by the cook at Brother Huai'an's Mansion. .”

"I heard from the cook that their cooking skills were also taught by Brother Huai'an."

Queen Changsun knew about this.

The vegetable dishes on this table are indeed not made in the palace.

Before that, the palace maid next to her told her that Princess Changle brought a cook from outside the palace to cook for the Lizheng Palace. She only had to cook one dish. The cook who had just entered the palace was impressed. The imperial chefs in the palace, some even threatened to learn from their masters.

If the royal chef in this palace really becomes a disciple.

According to Changle.

The skills of the cook come from the Marquis of Shouchang, and the royal chefs in the palace are apprenticed to the cooks. Doesn’t that mean that the imperial cooks in the palace are all disciples of the Marquis of Shouchang?
Queen Changsun thought of this and shook her head with a smile.

It seems that in the future, the royal chefs in the palace will all become the disciples of Shouchang Hou. If they want to eat anything, they will not be able to say hello to this son-in-law.

However, it was just a joke for Empress Changsun to think so.

It would be fine if the royal chef in the palace could become Shouchang Hou's disciple in cooking. He could also change the uniform meals in the palace to give the palace a change of taste.

Think again.

Changle left the two portions of vegetables sent by Shouchang Hou in the Lizheng Hall.

Queen Changsun refused.

"Changle, since this is Shouchang Hou's wish, don't stay in the Lizheng Hall. After you finish your meal, you can take another vegetable back home. If you want to eat it, just order it to be cooked."

"My mother is not greedy for this bite of vegetables. I know that it is extremely rare to have such a mouthful of vegetables in winter. What's more, it is not easy for Shouchang Marquis to get such juicy and diverse vegetables."

"Ah, sister, do you want to take away the vegetables?"

Hearing this, the child slave Li Zhi immediately accelerated the speed of picking up the food, kept putting the food into his mouth, filling his mouth full, and he did not forget to plead with Li Lizhi.

"Then, eldest sister, if the young slave wants to eat vegetables, can he go to eldest sister or eldest brother-in-law to ask for vegetables?"

"You, little greedy cat, eat slowly, and the elder sister won't take it away."

Seeing that the young slave Li Zhi was greedy and unable to swallow, Li Lizhi couldn't help but laugh. She stretched out her hand to accept the food, and then refused to Empress Changsun.

"Auntie, just keep these vegetables in the Li Zheng Hall."

"Taohua told me that the Shouchang Hou Mansion has grown vegetables on more than an acre of land. Don't worry, Auntie, there is enough supply for food. If I want to eat, I will go out of the palace to find Brother Huai'an instead of coming to the Li Zheng Palace." OK."

"More than an acre of land. Shouchang Hou planted more than an acre of land in the mansion in winter?"

Queen Changsun was a little surprised. The land that the Hot Spring Palace could grow vegetables in winter was only less than an acre. How could the Shouchang Houfu manage to grow more than an acre of vegetables in Xinghuafang in winter.

There can be no hot springs in Xinghuafang.

In this regard.

Li Lizhi didn't know much about it, so she could only tell the news she got from Taohua.

"Taohua told me that it was because Brother Huai'an built a greenhouse with an area of ​​more than an acre using a kind of transparent glazed glass that he was able to grow so many vegetables."

"I'm also a little curious, and I want to take some time to leave the palace and go to Brother Huai'an's mansion to see what the glass greenhouse looks like."

"No wonder, it seems that Marquis Shouchang's Liuli Pavilion still has this use."

Although Empress Changsun didn't understand how Liuli Glass could build a greenhouse covering an area of ​​more than an acre, she could still imagine that it must have something to do with Liuli Pavilion.

"Ha ha."

"Mr. Guanyin, Changle, what are you two talking about? Is the Nuan Pavilion, which is more than an acre, and the Liuli Pavilion related to Li Huaian?"

Li Shimin walked into the Li Zheng Hall with a big smile. When he saw the dishes on the table, his face was stunned, and then he sighed.

"I didn't expect that the Hot Spring Palace would have a new breakthrough this winter. It could deliver so many vegetables in so many varieties at one time. It seems that I should encourage the duty officer of the Hot Spring Palace."

"Go get me a pair of dishes and chopsticks."

Li Shimin sat down at the table and asked the maid of the Li Zheng Palace to get a new pair of bowls and chopsticks.

"I have to say that Li Huaian is really good at eating. Now that the palace has replaced this table and chair, he no longer has to kneel down to eat, and his legs are much more relaxed."

Done.

Don't forget to ask the young slave Li Zhi next to you how the food tastes.

"Zhinu, how do you like the new vegetables from the Hot Spring Palace?"

"Ah, father, these vegetables are not sent from the Hot Spring Palace, but from my eldest brother-in-law."

The young slave Li Zhi raised his head.

Li Shimin didn't believe it and looked at Queen Changsun and Li Lizhi.

"Erlang, the vegetables on this table are indeed sent by Shouchanghou to Changle and brought to the Lizheng Palace. Even the cook who cooks them is also the cook in Shouchanghou's mansion."

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Wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! ! !
(End of this chapter)