Chapter 253: Wonderful Furniture Arouses Curiosity
The new gadgets of Ang Lee's mansion were spread by the guests in the morning, and immediately caused a huge sensation in Chang'an City, and after the guests in the afternoon knew about it, they rushed to Ang Lee's mansion in advance, if nothing else, to experience these new gadgets. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"What do you say, the room in Ang Lee's Mansion is very warm, and the Gong room is extremely clean?"
The crown prince Li Heng, who was about to go to bless Li An in person, was very curious when he learned of this situation.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, now that the entire Chang'an City has spread, the news must not be wrong."
"Whether the news is true or not, it will be clear if the palace goes to see it in person, come here, prepare the carriage and horses, and the palace will go now."
Li Heng made up his mind to set off half an hour in advance, and rushed to Li An's mansion by carriage and horse, and before leaving, he naturally went to report to his father Li Longji to show his honesty and avoid being suspected.
The situation is similar to that of Li Heng, and the right minister Li Linfu and other high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty, after hearing about the novelties of Li An's mansion, also wanted to go there earlier to see these things with their own eyes, and by the way, they had a good chat with Li An and enhanced their feelings with each other.
In short, just after noon, the guests arrived at Ang Lee's mansion and immediately began to experience it.
The fireplace is okay, as long as a little firewood is added every half hour, the time is relatively fixed, but the pressure of running water and flush toilets is indeed increasing.
In comparison, there was no real running water in this era, and all the water sources were set on the second floor, and as the water was consumed, new water needed to be constantly replenished.
Fortunately, Li An had already taken this into account, so he deliberately hired a large number of temporary coolies, and there were more than ten coolies who were specifically responsible for fetching and delivering water.
As the guests want to experience the use of tap water and flush toilets, the consumption of clean water is naturally getting bigger and bigger, among them, there are also guests who deliberately put water many times, so that the speed of water consumption is faster, which is really tired of these coolies who are responsible for transporting clean water to the second floor, making them feel that this salary is not so easy to earn.
"Such a clever shooting, in Datang, I am afraid that only General Li has such understanding! Ha ha! ”
One of the guests said with half praise and half disdain.
Li An's ability to design these light things is enough to show his ingenuity, which is a behavior worthy of praise, but in the era of the Tang Dynasty, it follows the creed that everything is inferior and only reading is high, so no matter how great a person invents a good thing, it can only be regarded as an admirable craftsman, Shinong Industry and Commerce, craftsmen rank third, and these guests are all figures with heads and faces in the imperial court, and they have a natural sense of contempt for skilled talents such as craftsmen, and they feel that reading talents are superior.
In other words, while these guests praised Ang Lee, they also all had a sense of superiority over Ang Lee, feeling that although Ang Lee was outstanding, the invention of these things was itself a third-class thing, and the scholars disdained it.
Of course, the sense of superiority is a sense of superiority, these guests are still more recognized by these new things, they can despise Ang Lee who invented these things in their hearts, and do things that can't be put on the table, but this does not prevent them from wanting to have these things, after all, these things will greatly improve their living standards, make their lives more hygienic and convenient.
"Right phase, right phase ......"
As soon as Li Linfu came, all the guests showed flattering faces, eager to lick Li Linfu's chrysanthemums in order to show submission and loyalty.
"Hehe, yes, it's really warm in this room, what is this?"
As soon as Li Linfu walked into the guest room, he felt a strong warmth.
"Right Xiang, this is called a fireplace, which was built by General Li and asked craftsmen, and there is still firewood burning in it? You see. ”
One of the guests flattered himself to lift the iron sheet beneath the fireplace, revealing the burning firewood.
"Yes, yes, it's really good, with this fireplace, the house is much more relaxed in winter, but this General Li is really willing to spend money! With so many fireplaces, a lot of firewood must be consumed, and I don't dare to be so extravagant! ”
Li Linfu is right, this era is an era of scarcity of materials, so almost everyone is more frugal, and there are very few people who pursue pleasure.
After Li Linfu said this, all the guests couldn't help but be poured a basin of cold water, and some of the guests who originally planned to build a fireplace in the mansion canceled the idea, and the guests who originally planned to build a few more also decided to reduce their plans to save money.
The fireplace is suspected of wasting resources, and the tap water and flush toilet are slightly better, after all, there is no shortage of water in Datang in this era, and the people are most concerned about firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, there is no water in it, so there is no waste of water in Datang.
But the flush toilet flushes away the stool, which is a waste of resources, after all, there is no chemical fertilizer in this era of Datang, and the farmers who farm the land in order to increase the yield of crops, the most important thing is to apply animal and human manure to the field, and the flush toilet hula, which is not only the dirt, but also an important fertilizer resource, which can be regarded as a waste of resources.
However, the flush toilet is too convenient and hygienic, and for this reason, although it is a waste of fertilizer resources, the guests still want to have one, after all, they are not old farmers who farm, so they don't need to care too much about these things.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince."
Seeing Li Heng coming, all the officials hurriedly greeted him, although Li Heng, the crown prince, was like a puppet, but he was still His Royal Highness the prince in name, no one dared to deny this, so all kinds of etiquette were not lacking at all.
Li Linfu and the crown prince Li Heng have always been at odds, but it was a secret struggle, and on the surface, they were still very polite.
"His Royal Highness the Prince."
"The right is exempt."
Seeing Li Linfu saluting to him, Li Heng hurriedly asked him to calm down.
Since the crown prince Li Heng entered the banquet, even if all the guests were all there, Li An naturally didn't need to stand outside the gate to greet the guests.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Right Minister, I am very honored that you can attend my wedding, and I hope to forgive me for taking care of the inadequacy."
Li An said modestly.
"Very thoughtful, General Li's house is much more comfortable than the palace? It's so warm in winter, isn't it easy? ”
Li Heng first praised from the bottom of his heart.
Li Linfu continued: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so right, General Li has set up multiple fireplaces in the house, and as soon as this firewood is burned, the whole house will be warm, but it is a pity that the cost is too great to promote it in the capital, especially ordinary people, who will definitely not be able to burn so much firewood." ”
"Yes! The only drawback to this fireplace is that it is too expensive, and there are very few people who can afford it, and I only use it to welcome guests, and these fireplaces are usually empty. ”
What Ang Lee said was also true, except for the room where he lived, how could other rooms burn the fireplace every day? Moreover, these fireplaces are built temporarily to make guests comfortable, and can be removed at any time as long as they are not needed to save space in the room.
"Oh, so General Li specially prepared these fireplaces for us and others."
"Yes, exactly."
Ang Lee doesn't hide it either.
Li Heng stayed in the house for a while, feeling warm all over, and at this time, before the meal was served, he suddenly wanted to experience the tap water and flush toilet, and made his own request.
Of course, Ang Lee would not object, and personally led everyone to the location of the public toilet and sink, and asked the prince and others to experience the use of the flush toilet first, and then experience the fun of washing hands with tap water.
With the sound of running water, the prince Li Henggang had just sprinkled a soak of urine and was washed away, and the room was clean and clean, there was no dirt, and there was no problem standing in it to eat.
Under the personal guidance of Li An, the crown prince Li Heng and Li Linfu quickly learned to use tap water, and soon realized that washing their hands in this way is very hygienic and much cleaner than washing their hands with a basin.
"Yes, that's good! It is unbelievable that General Lee not only knows how to fight, but also does this. ”
Li Linfu opened his mouth and praised.
Li An said with a smile: "These are all thought of when I am idle and bored, they are nothing, but they are just strange tricks and tricks, and they can't be put on the stage, so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the right meet each other and laugh." ”
These very constructive inventions and creations were described by Ang Lee as tricks and tricks, which is called self-blackening, and it can also be regarded as modesty, no matter what, this will make some people who want to attack Ang Lee speechless, after all, Ang Lee has already said that these are tricks and tricks, how else can you fight him.
"Strange tricks, good tricks, this palace thinks that these things are very good and can be used, but they are not suitable for large-scale promotion."
Li Heng firmly supported Ang Lee, thinking that Ang Lee's invention of these things was very meaningful, and of course, he also had the intention of getting closer to Ang Lee.
Seeing all the guests, Li An seemed to be interested in these things, and said generously: "Everyone, these things are not too difficult, if you also want to have a set, you can tell me, I can order a set for you, the price is absolutely fair." ”
"Hahaha! General Li is arrogant, but today is General Li's big day, and General Li should think about how to bring the bride quickly, this is the right thing. ”
One guest laughed.
Li An suddenly realized and said with a smile: "What I said is that picking up the bride is my business!" It's not early, His Royal Highness the Prince, the right minister, all the guests, you just sit down to eat and drink, and I will pick up the bride. ”
"Go, go! Don't make the bride wait. ”
Everyone pretended to be disgusted and chased Li An.
Li An saluted everyone, and then led a team to greet Yan Ruyu.
Thinking of the extraordinary Yan Ruyu, who was about to fall into his arms soon, and let himself bully, Li An felt a faint sense of pride in his heart, how happy he should be in the future!
It's just that Ang Li is really not used to the sissy dress on his body, Datang has a saying of red men and green women, that is to say, when getting married, men should wear red dresses, and women should wear green dresses, which is very different from the dresses of later generations, and it can be regarded as the characteristics of Datang!
However, as long as you can marry the delicate and glamorous little daughter-in-law back, it doesn't matter what clothes you wear.
Yan Ruyu has always lived in Yan Zhenqing's mansion, that is, Yanshoufang in the southwest corner of the imperial city, which is more than ten miles away from Li An's Daye Fang, but this distance is nothing to Li An, and it will be there by blowing.
Yan Zhenqing's mansion also has many guests, who should be his colleagues and relatives, but this grade is obviously much weaker than those guests in Ang Lee's mansion, after all, Ang Lee's current fame and official position far exceed Yan Zhenqing, the crown prince Li Heng and the right minister Li Linfu both gave Ang Li face and came to see the wedding in person, and the guests of Yan Zhenqing's mansion are only the fourth rank official, and they are also Yan Zhenqing's top boss.
The process of kissing was quite smooth, and it didn't take too much energy to connect Yan Ruyu's ****** to the sedan chair, in addition to Yan Ruyu, there was also her personal maid as a dowry, that is, the grass with a good appearance.
"Ruyu, sit tight, let's go."
Ang Lee gently reminded beside the sedan chair and stretched out his hand to make a gesture for the team to start immediately.
After a burst of blowing, the team arrived at Daye Fang, and went straight to Ang Lee's mansion, along the way, there were many beggars who begged for rewards, followed the team to congratulate the newcomers, all kinds of compliments, listening to Ang Lee's heart was full of joy.
Of course, Li An couldn't let the family talk in vain, and immediately asked Zhao Liu, who was following him, to reward them with some copper coins, and every time he threw out a large piece of copper coins, it would cause a burst of robbery from all the beggars.
To be honest, Ang Lee likes this feeling very much, this is a sense of superiority over everyone, think about throwing some copper coins that are inconspicuous to himself, and actually make these beggars stop robbing like crazy, how refreshing it feels.
After the bride returned, the guests of the mansion had already finished their meal, and these guests were not attending a banquet for the first time, but no previous banquet made them feel more comfortable than this one.
The environment is the most comfortable, the food is the most delicious, and the service is the most in place, which has completely compared the palace banquet that Li Longji just held a few days ago.
Under the personal witness of everyone, Li An and Yan Ruyu worshiped heaven and earth, the high hall was no longer there, so they had to worship the portrait, after the husband and wife worshipped, with a sentence sent into the cave room, Li An disappeared under the noses of the guests, and walked into the cave room that had been arranged.
Messing with the bride is just the fun of some people, not everyone likes this, after Ang Lee was sent to the cave room, most of the guests took their leave, and only a few people stayed to make trouble with the bride. (To be continued.) )