Emperor Xiaoyao of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 79 The Fire Scythe Comes Out (Please recommend)

The banquet was held in a warm and harmonious atmosphere. Li Daozong, king of Rencheng, spoke highly of Jinyu's shochu. Li Ke, king of Shu, unconditionally supported Li Daozong's evaluation, and expressed his views on shochu, fully affirming Jinyu's invention Innovation means that you can give promotion support within your own capabilities.As the inventor, Jinyu expressed his gratitude to the two nobles for their evaluation and support (three toasts), and invited him to visit the winery he will build, and said that he could implement discounts for the purchases of the two nobles. .Cheng Huaimo, as a future distributor of shochu, also expressed his gratitude (three toasts), and said that he will definitely take the shochu business as a project that benefits the country and the people, and will never evade taxes and be a five-good distributor. It is also possible to promote medical alcohol while selling it, further reducing unnecessary attrition due to infection on the battlefield.The four parties reached an agreement on this, toasted together, and the banquet ended.

"The younger brother will send the cook over when he gets home, so he can learn a lot and practice more, so as not to embarrass the elder brother during the wedding banquet. The younger brother can also offer sacrifices to the Wu Zang Temple. I am used to eating the dishes served by the elder brother's house, I really can’t go back to the past It's been a long time." Cheng Huaimo said while touching his five-month-old belly.One-third of a table's dishes went into Cheng Huaimo's stomach. If it continues like this, Cheng Huaimo has the potential to be a prime minister, after all, a prime minister can hold a boat in his stomach.

"Wedding banquet? Guitang is going to get married?" Li Ke ate very well, he chose to eat fried food, drank a sip of tea to digest the greasy food, and when Cheng Huaimo said about the wedding banquet, he thought of his aunt.

"The date hasn't been set yet. After the date is set, I will invite the king of Shu to show his face and join us." Jin Yu didn't deny it, and felt a little happy in his heart. He was about to marry a wife, who was also the emperor's daughter.In future generations, Jin Yu, a girl of this status, would not even dare to think about it. Even other actors would look for rich ones, let alone ones with status?

"Definitely come, haha." Li Ke didn't refuse. His first reaction was to go back and talk to his concubine mother to see what kind of congratulatory gift would be suitable for his aunt. Still so young, alas, a headache.

Li Daozong blew on the tea, took a sip, and said with a smile: "What? I only invite the King of Shu, don't you welcome me to join in the fun?"

"No way, Uncle Li can come in his busy schedule, but the boy can't even ask for it, so why don't you welcome him?" Jin Yu hurriedly got up and poured tea for Li Daozong to apologize.

"That's pretty much the same, haha." Li Daozong smiled heartily, and said: "The old man tasted Xiaoyu's cooking in Yinchuan City last time, and I have never forgotten it. According to Huaimo, Xiaoyu wants to borrow some cooks from Cheng's house to help?"

"Not only my family, but also the cooks of Uncle Qin's family, there are about [-] of them! Then we will have a good fortune." Cheng Huaimo answered before Jin Yu when some people went crazy after drinking.

"Oh? That's a good relationship. The old man also joins in the fun and assigns a few cooks to help Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu won't refuse, right?" Li Daozong was also moved when he heard Cheng Huaimo's words. In the future, you don’t need to eat food, you can eat delicious food at home at any time, even if you are on a business trip, you can take two with you, right?It seems to hurt the harmony of nature to let such a big advantage not be taken.

"How can it be? The boy must devote all his life's knowledge, and he must not let all the masters who came to help come back empty-handed." Jin Yu said that he was not happy at the moment, and he didn't know many people, so he kept a low profile To hold a wedding banquet at one point, three or five cooks can solve the problem, and now the team has expanded to about forty people, and it is obvious that those who come to steal teachers in a legitimate way cannot speak out against it.However, it seems good to take this opportunity to get closer to these energetic people. On the other hand, Jin Yu is in a much better mood, so he smiles and speaks boldly.

"Everyone assigns cooks to help Guitang. It seems that the king would be rude if he doesn't send someone over. Why don't I also appoint a few royal cooks?" There is nothing else to eat except fried meatballs. I am sleepy and someone will give me a pillow. If I don’t take the opportunity to sleep comfortably, God will not agree.

"With the help of the king of Shu, the boy's wedding banquet can be described as 'like a tiger with wings added', and it will definitely be better." Jin Yu accepted Li Ke's words with joy.I'm really happy from the bottom of my heart. Among these cooks, the one with the highest gold content is the imperial chef, right?At least the signboard is here. If you open a restaurant by yourself in the future, say that the chef of the imperial chef opened it, won't people break the threshold?Gold signboard!
"My lord, the cold melon is here. Is it cut like this?" Xue Niang cleared the table after everyone finished drinking, made another pot of tea and served it.Jin Yu saw that some people in Cheng Huaimo were going crazy, so he was worried that he was here to accompany the guests, so he ordered Xueniang to cut the soaked watermelon for him and serve it.Fortunately, Xue Niang has cooperated well with Jin Yu these days, and she can understand Jin Yu's meaning, so she cuts them very neatly, exactly like a fruit plate of later generations. (Don't question it, if you haven't seen it, you really don't know how to eat it. After all, watermelon was a rare fruit in the early Tang Dynasty.)
"It's well cut." Jin Yu took a look, and was very satisfied with Xue Niang's craftsmanship, and he might not be able to put it so artistically.After complimenting Xueniang, he said to her in a low voice: "You can eat some of the remaining half of cold melon, and then distribute it to the artisans in the front yard."

Xueniang was shocked, isn't the master too generous?Such a precious fruit is easily distributed to the servants?But he still nodded his head sensibly.Ai Ai said periodically: "Well, the person in charge of my family said that I have something to see."

"Oh, let him come in." Jin Yu also couldn't figure out what important matters Hu Yue had, so he nodded and ordered.

Xueniang didn't say anything, she saluted everyone and retreated.

"Xiaoyu has changed so much these days, even the cook is such a big girl." Li Daozong saw Xueniang coming in, feeling a little familiar, and said in a nonchalant manner.

"Uncle Li has canceled the kid. He's just a servant's wife. There's no such thing as a lady." Jin Yu put the fruit plate in the middle of the table and said, "Come on, take advantage of the cold, it won't be good if the cool air disappears for a while." have eaten."

"Everyone makes people eat while it's hot, why are you taking advantage of the cold?" Li Daozong joked, seeing that Jin Yu didn't say anything, and didn't know whether he really didn't know or pretended not to know, and didn't delve into it.

"Yo~ Liangya. But this taste is indeed more refreshing than eating it directly!" He called Liangya, but he didn't listen. Li Ke ate a small piece of watermelon in two mouthfuls, and took another piece.

"It's really refreshing! Xiaoyu enjoys it!" Li Daozong tasted a piece, and finally understood why Jinyu let him eat it while it was cold.

"Where did Gui Tang get the ice? It's hard to find in this hot weather." Li Ke knew that Jin Yu had only been here for a few days, so he didn't believe that Jin Yu could store ice.These days, some of the big households store ice in cellars, and if they store ten carts, they will lose three carts. The rest is not enough for their own use, so no one will sell it.

"Brother Jin made it himself. The ice water he made is sweet and delicious!" Cheng Huaimo held back for a long time, and finally added another sentence. his mouth.

Jin Yu really wanted to wedge this girl to death with tofu, but his tone was too loose.He picked up a piece of watermelon and handed it to Cheng Huaimo, so as to stop his empty mouth, "It's too hot, I tried some ice, but it wasn't very successful. When I succeed, I'll be filial to the two princes."

"Returning to Tang is serious. When Gui Tang succeeds, it's true that he must come and ask for something." Li Ke didn't dare to be Jin Yu's filial piety, let his mother and concubine know, and still beat himself to death?Although her status is high, her aunt's status is not low, and she is a proud daughter of heaven, so she hurriedly spoke out to express her meaning.

"I can't wish for it, the king of Shu just come, ha ha." Jin Yu doesn't have many ways to turn stones into gold, and he is still thinking about seeing if he can make ice on a large scale in exchange for some flowers and flowers. Seeing that Li Ke has no intention of asking for a recipe Don't worry, he said generously at the moment.

"Young master, I have something important to report." As soon as Jin Yu finished speaking, Hu Yue stood outside the door and called him. It seems that the level of interruption of the young couple is quite high today, and they only pick Jin Yu when it is embarrassing. , is worth encouraging.

Jin Yu got up and bowed his hands to those present, said modestly, came to the door, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"My lord, it's done!" Hu Yue excitedly took out two crude fire sickles from his bosom, happy for being able to fulfill Jin Yu's order, and also happy for the Patriarch's success.

"Understood." Jin Yu was also very happy, took the two fire scythes, and ordered: "Let the craftsmen rest for a while, and then rush to make some. It's hot, don't suffer from heat stroke." After that, let Hu Yue go down to make arrangements .

"Xiaoyu, what makes you so happy?" Li Daozong looked at Jinyu who was grinning happily while eating watermelon.

Jin Yu handed a scythe to Li Daozong, took one for himself, and was about to try it out, saying, "I fiddled with a little gadget, and it turned out to be successful."

"But the fire-making gadget?" Cheng Huaimo still remembered what Jin Yu said to him in the morning, and asked in surprise.

"Well, yes." Jin Yu said while rubbing the flint against the iron plate. After rubbing it three times, sparks fell on the wormwood mixed with saltpeter powder. After a little blowing, the smoke came out. A few more blows, and it was obvious that a faint little flame popped out.Jin Yu hurriedly put the wooden sticks stained with sulfur on it, and it burned in a short while, much faster than fire folds.

"Good guy, this little gadget made by Xiaoyu is really not simple." Li Daozong held his breath to watch Jinyu light the fire, and he took a breath until the wooden sticks burned.

"The boy thinks it's troublesome to keep an open fire at night. If you put too little firewood, it's easy to go out, and if you put too much firewood, it's easy to cause a fire. It's a coincidence." How great is the goal I describe.

"You kid, you're slippery. But I have to give this one to the old man." Among all the people, Li Daozong was the first to know Jin Yu and the one with the deepest impression. Don't point it out, just laugh it off.

"Okay, don't take it too lightly." Jin Yu said with a smile.

"Should I give this king one too?" Li Ke looked at the fun and asked for it.

"Then this is for you." Jin Yu experimented, and the effect was good. Anyway, more fire scythes will be produced one after another, and now one more person will be given away, and one more person will be promoted, right?

"Okay, let's eat, drink, and take. The old man and the king of Shu will leave first." Li Daozong thought that there were only two of them, but seeing Cheng Huaimo's anxious appearance, he quickly proposed leave.

"By the way, that cotton can't be planted in a fertile field, otherwise the government will fine you." After riding his horse, Li Ke suddenly remembered about the cotton, turned around and told Jin Yu, and then rode away.

"Where's mine? The elder brother is cheating on the younger brother." Cheng Huaimo was a little anxious, and agreed to give it to himself, and Jin Yu sent both of them to others, and said dissatisfied after seeing them leave.

"I can't do without you, there are a lot of them, and they are not valuable things." Jin Yu watched the two princes go away, and pulled Cheng Huaimo, who was unhappy, into the house.

(End of this chapter)