"What happened to the king after that?" Chang Ji looked at the soldier who had stopped in the middle of the inn with wide eyes, and asked him. Lu Shizhi, who was a little happier, was also looking forward to the story that this old man was telling.

The old man glared at the man who interrupted him, and found that it was only a toddler, as if he was afraid of frightening the child, so he pulled his lips and smiled. He cleared his throat and talked about the results of the war that day: "Changping Jun and General Mengwu traveled three hundred miles at night, from Xianyang to Yongcheng, leaving behind more than 1,000 war horses, and only arrived at sunrise and led the army to attack the rebels. Na Chang Yu also tried to return to the country manor in vain, but was caught by General Mengwu, who had prepared an ambush early, and handed it over to the king. ”

There was a good person in the inn who laughed at him and said, "But you don't know where you are?" The old soldier blushed and shouted loudly: "I once stabbed three thieves on the city wall that day, and I was added to the rank of knight, and I came to Xianyang because the king summoned me to Jinfeng." ”

The people in the inn were immediately in awe, and it turned out that they were people who had seen the king. They were very pleased with the luck of this old pawn to be able to meet the king, and that was the king. How many people have never seen the king in their lives, although they are in Xianyang City, but every time the king goes out on patrol, they have to kneel on the ground, and they don't know what the king looks like.

Lu Pheasant listened on the sidelines, but he didn't know if this person didn't know or didn't say it completely: King Qin once ordered that "those who capture Chang Yu alive will give one million dollars, and those who kill Chang Yu will give five hundred thousand dollars." "Chang Yu and his dead friends were wiped out, and Qin Zhengche, the king of Qin, split Chang Yu and wiped out his three clans. Twenty people, including Chang Yu's Dead Guard Wei Di, Nei Shi Shi, Zuo Ge Ji, and Zhong Dafu Ling Qi, followed Chang Yu's guests and gave up the lesser sin for the salaried person who served in the temple - the ghost salary; More than 4,000 people who committed serious crimes were seized and moved to Shu, and relocated to serve for three years.

As for the woman who caused trouble in the palace, now that she is detained in Yongcheng, Qin Wangzheng also released a word that anyone who dares to intercede for Zhao Ji will be killed. As a result, a group of corrupt Confucians persuaded the King of Qin with filial piety and etiquette, but they were killed one after another and hung outside the palace wall.

Sima Qian said in his own historical book that Qin Zheng sent his half-brother into a sack and fell to his death under the palace. Lu Pheasant didn't think so, if it was to destroy the three clans, the two would definitely die, and there would be no way to escape. However, whether she really fell to her death in the sack, she was very puzzled. After all, Xiang Yu set fire and burned all the Qin classics. Sima Qian also could not witness the history of the previous dynasty.

After listening to Qin Wangzheng's adventures, the family finally left the hostel and went to the mansion that Guosheng sent his servants to buy in Xianyang in advance. The house was much smaller than it was when he was a single father, but it was not unacceptable. Guosheng was cautious, arranged for someone to clean the courtyard and everything, and bought some furniture with extra money and moved into the room early.

The journey was tiring, which made the Lu family very tired. If it weren't for the news in the hostel, Lu Pheasant wouldn't have stayed there for long. Although the carriage was as soft as possible, it was still extremely uncomfortable due to the poor road conditions. The family regained their energy after a few days of recuperation.

On this day, Lu Pheasant suggested that Father Lu go to Shaofu to present the production method of bean curd, tofu and rice cakes, Lu Gong was a little hesitant, seeing that she was not joking, and asked: "Why did my father let me go?" ”

Lu Pheasant saw that Father Lu was really leisurely, and he forgot that he was the head of the family, so he had to remind him: "Father is the elder in the family, and he should be the first to receive the title." Besides, the eldest brother and the second brother are not yet adults, and only the father is the most suitable. There is another thing, I sent Guosheng to make it, and when it is made, my father can take it to Shaofu to offer. ”

Father Lu believes in Lu Pheasant very much, but he doesn't know what good things he will make this time. Half a day later, Guosheng came over with a strange wooden shelf, and Xi was still holding a heavy stone mortar. Lü Pheasant motioned for Xi to place the stone mortar underground, and Guosheng placed the strange wooden shelf on the stone mortar according to Lu Pheasant's command.

The middle of this wooden shelf is fixed to the pillar next to it by a wooden shaft, and a wooden hammer is attached to the long plank in the stone mortar. The planks behind the wooden shaft are raised high, about the height of an adult's calf, and the front and back halves are about three or seven proportions.

Lu Pheasant said to the confused joy: "Go and bring a bag of unground rice at home." Xi hurried to the barn next to the kitchen and fetched a bag of rice.

Lu Pheasant poured a third of the rice in the stone mortar, and motioned for her to step on the upturned plank with her feet. Xi did as she said, only to see Xi step on the back of the plank and go down, but the end of the wooden hammer was warped. Lu Pheasant let Xijiao leave, and the wooden hammer smashed into the stone mortar.

Xi's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "This is much more labor-saving and time-saving than in the past!" ”

Lu Pheasant looked at Xi with an excited look and joked to her: "There are so many stone grinders at home, when did you make rice?" ”

She choked up with red eyes and said: "The slave also grew up in a peasant family when he was a child, and his family was very poor and could not afford to buy a stone mill. The slave mother cooked rice day and night, just so that her family could have a bite of rice to eat. Later, the slave mother died early, and the stepmother sold the slave to the nobleman's family. ”

Lu Pheasant sighed, thinking of the experiences in the countryside of Pei County in the previous life, the poor peasant women around him did not eat rice every day. She turned her head to look at Lu Gong, who was smiling and brushing his beard on the side, proudly praising his merits: "What does Father think of this thing?" ”

Lu Gong circled around this thing, but he understood the doorway. He nodded approvingly, "It's similar to the principle of a crowbar, and the farmer can make it a little easier with this." Hey, let me try. ”

Reluctantly, he gave up the position to Father Lu, and Father Lu felt that it really saved a lot of effort. Lu Pheasant's father smiled and said: "This thing will definitely allow Father to get a knighthood, Father should take this thing early, as well as a bucket of bean curd and tofu to offer." ”

At this moment, Lu Shizhi pulled Lu Ze, and ran to them with Chang Ji behind him, looking at this very novelty, they tried it one by one. Chang Ji was even more fascinated by its principle and didn't want Father Lu to take it away. Lu Pheasant had to promise to make her a more interesting object, and let her have enough fun when the time came. Chang Ji reluctantly let go of this thing and let Father Lu take it into the carriage.

Although Guosheng was often amazed by Lu Pheasant's whimsy, this time this tool invention still made him regard her as a celestial. Objects that everyone can see, but no one thinks of reprocessing them, and the people who can think of this are really extraordinary.

Fortunately, Lu Pheasant didn't know that Guosheng had such a high opinion of himself, otherwise he would have blushed with shame. This object is called the taper cone, and it spread in the Han Dynasty at some point, and she later saw that someone offered it to the emperor, so she remembered the style and let the Guosheng belt man come out.

Lu Pheasant asked Guosheng to find a craftsman to build a wooden board of the same length on both sides without a wooden hammer. Lu Pheasant took Lu Changjiao to sit up and down at both ends, making Changjiao very happy. When Chang Ji was tired of playing and resting, she asked people to add handrails to both ends of the rocker to prevent the child from falling off the top.

Father Lu sat in a carriage and went to Shaofu, and the latter car also carried bean curd, tofu, rice cakes, and rice grains. Lu Pheasant is afraid that there are too many outsiders in Shaofu, and Father Lu has to wait too long, so he has prepared a small bucket of sauce in advance, and if he is really hungry, he can eat a bowl of bean curd first, or he can eat a few rice cakes, which is really exhaustive. He looked at the long queue of offerings outside the Shaofu, and made a servant go to the line, and he waited in the back.

The sun was about to reach noon, and the queue in front of him was only a little shorter, and Father Lu, who had long been accustomed to three meals a day, was really hungry. He saw that there were so many people in line in front of him, and he didn't even go to eat, so he had to ask the slave who followed him to dig a bowl of bean curd for himself. The warm, silky white and tender bean curd and the fragrant sauce instantly hit the people in the queue. Their eyes were shining, and some of them couldn't help but ask for a bowl.

At this time, the chief official, who was originally staring at the scribes in the official office to make a book of offerings, couldn't help but swallow when he smelled the rich fragrance, stood up and walked outside. As soon as I left the yamen, I saw Father Lu carrying a bowl of white flowers and explaining to the enthusiastic people: "This thing was originally intended to be dedicated to Shaofu, but I brought a lot, and I was hungry before I was ready to eat it first, how can I sell it to you." If Shaofu doesn't accept the production method of this thing, I will give this thing to you to eat at that time, how about it? ”

The chief officer's heart became more and more excited, and he dedicated it to Shaofu, wouldn't he be able to taste it himself? The food is poisonous, and you should try it before offering it to the emperor. This is by no means a bribe, how can a bite of food be a bribe?

He said with a straight face to the crowd surrounding Lu's father: "Why the noise? And you come in quickly with the food you want to offer, and let the officer check if it is available. ”

Father Lu saw that he relied on his daughter's bowl of bean curd to make contributions, and he became more and more confident in his daughter's other creations. He hurriedly asked the servants to move the things in the carriage to the palace one by one, and the chief official and the scribe couldn't hold it anymore and asked Father Lu to introduce how to eat.

Father Lu couldn't cry or laugh, but he thought that Lu Pheasant had just made soy products at that time, and his family had eaten them for a long time before they returned to normal. He pointed to Douhuaer and said, "This thing is called Douhuaer, and it was originally made of beans." You can put honey caramel to eat sweet, or you can put sauce to eat salty. I don't know what kind of flavor Shangguan wants to eat? ”

The chief officer licked his lips and said, "Try both, you can taste both." Lu Gong divided the bean curd into four small bowls with two flavors, and the chief officer quickly picked up a bowl of salty taste and tasted it, the entrance was silky, fragrant and delicious, and he ate it in a few bites. It tastes sweet again, sweet and delicious, and the bean flavor is natural.

He ate two bowls in one go, and when he saw Lu Gong holding a bowl and eating slowly, he couldn't help but feel even hungrier. He stared at Father Lu with resentment, so he had to speed up.

Lu Gong filled his stomach slightly, and introduced rice cakes, which had been dipped in honey in advance. The chief officer picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, only to feel that it was sweet and soft, and the taste was very delicious. Lu Gong let them taste the tofu stewed at the same time as the meat, which was not inferior to the meat in any way, and it was also extremely delicious.

Lu Gong saw that the chief officer was very satisfied, and then slowly talked about the production method. The chief officer motioned for the clerk to continue the process, and he ate a few more pieces of rice cakes and tofu. After reading the scribe's record, the chief officer sighed without sighing: "I never thought that soya beans could be made so delicious, incredible." ”

Lu Gong smiled and said nothing, he asked the slave to show how to use the stepping cone, and the official was even more shocked, this kind of labor-saving tool, this person must be knighted. The chief officer accepted the objects and personally sent Duke Lu out of the mansion. After Lu Gong left, the chief officer signaled to the guards, who were already hungry, to pick up these wooden barrels of sauce or something, and walked towards his superiors.

In less than a day, the entire Shaofu knew about the three kinds of food such as bean curd, tofu, and rice cakes, and of course the taper was also very important, but it was only after the officials tried the food before they studied this tool. Some of the officials are still staring at the process of making bean curd from soybean beans, which is perfectly made according to the records, and the process of change is even more wonderful.