In the Orange Grove Pavilion, when Li Yan and Liao Li came, Tian Xin was holding scissors to repair the branches and buds of orange trees.

I don't know much about garden art, but I also know the truth of pruning diseased and weak branches.

Tian Xin and Liao Li only have a one-sided relationship, and they have only seen each other, they have never said hello, and they are not friends with a nod.

There is no communication in government affairs and life, and there is no need to communicate, and he does not ask for people, Liao Li is not a person who likes to ask for people, so there is no need to expand his contacts in a low voice.

In the forest, Li Yan greeted with a smile: "Congratulations to Gong Chen on getting better and healthier." ”

"Brother Zhengfang's spirit is more cheerful than ever, and there will be good things."

Tian Xin looked at Li Yan Meiyu's joy, then handed the scissors to Pang Hong, picked up the green porcelain cup brought by Pang Hong, picked it up and played with it carefully, his eyebrows stretched and his mood became happy.

Seeing that Tian Xin liked these porcelains in his heart, Li Yan replied with a smile: "I can't hide it from Gong Chen, the children and wives in the family are happy, and the servants are also worried about it." ”

"Sure enough, it's a good thing."

Tian Xin took the wooden box from Pang Hong's hand, and also signaled to Liao Li, Liao Li also bowed his hand, and Tian Xin said to Li Yan: "If you want to drink good tea, you lack porcelain cups and bowls." Brother Zhengfang came just in time, and there are still some old teas in the museum, so I just happened to taste them together. ”

Li Yan Shili: "Dare to disobey your fate? ”

Liao Li also gave his hand: "I am happy." ”

Then he came to the front yard, Li Yan saw that the tigers on both sides were not there, and the sense of anticipation in his heart dissipated, and it was really exciting to watch the tigers up close.

Exciting, but not dangerous, like playing non-venomous snakes, how fun?

Li Yan asked with a little regret: "Gong Chen, where are the tigers in the museum?" ”

"The tigers eat meat, some of them are in the Bingzhu Temple, and some of them hunt in Jingshan to make a living."

Tian Xin explained, and looked sideways at Pang Hong: "Senior Brother Ju, you can invite Ah Zhong and Ah Xing to come here to play." ”

"Yes."

Pang Hong's voice was uplifted, and he was happy to invite these two uncles from the back garden.

When he left, Tian Xin fetched water by the well, and two buckets of water were fetched, one bucket was soaked in the porcelain brought by Li Yan, and the other bucket was boiled.

Li Yan and Liao Li also sat upright, waiting for Tian Xin to brew tea soup.

Although Liao Li had expectations, he couldn't hold back, he didn't like the banquet led by Guan Yu, and he didn't like the banquet led by Tian Xin.

At such a moment, it should be lively to sing hymns and dance; In addition to eating and drinking, Guan Yu led the banquet, there are only two items left, reminiscing and discussing, you are not Guan Yu's old person, you can't reminisce about the past, you can't interject, you are not Guan Yu's direct subordinates, and there is nothing to discuss.

The banquet held by Guan Yu was not elegant at all and unfriendly to outsiders.

Tian Xin here, it seems that another party culture is brewing, there is no need to talk about it, and there is no need to show talent, only simple tea drinking and discussion.

Compared with Guan Yu, Tian Xin even omitted the lively link of reminiscing here.

Pang Hong walked briskly holding a bundle of bamboo, and the two people behind him stood up, and the uncle, who was almost as tall as Pang Hong, walked and ate, with a lazy posture, but he was behind Pang Hong.

After he put the bamboo aside, the two masters came up, Ah Zhong grabbed one and climbed to the side to eat it in the shade, Ah Xing squatted on the spot and was reluctant to take one more step.

Li Yan glanced at these two Rui beasts a few times, two by two, one pair here, one pair in the Bingzhu Temple, and one pair in Danyangyi.

The tough green bamboo is like eating sugar cane, and it doesn't even spit out the slag, so it swallows it like this, and the name of the iron-eating beast is really true.

Liao Li was a little frightened, ignoring the cute fur and eyes, this beast is different from a bear?

In the former Han Dynasty, there was Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, who wrestled with bears, Cao Zhang, who was born and cracked tigers and leopards, and Chen Gong, who was recuperating in front of him, raised iron beasts as pets.

Looking at the two lazy and comfortable beasts, Liao Li inexplicably remembered the dozen or so cats at home.

Raising cats is really fast, Jingzhou scholars know early, and now a small male cat sold to Yizhou is worth 10,000 yuan.

Everyone has a tacit understanding, in addition to breeding cats, the general sale is male cats.

In order to cull and expel rats, not to mention cats, even tiger dung has been bought, purchased and dried in the corner of the house to intimidate mice.

The water was boiling, Tian Xin cleaned the green porcelain cup with boiling water, and said to Li Yan: "In the tea set, the wooden cup may have a fragrance, but it is not clean when rinsed, and there is a peculiar smell. The jade cup is exquisite and pure, but it is extravagant, which is contrary to the nature of tea. Only the porcelain cup, mixed with water and soil, calcined with wood fire, into the texture of gold and jade. It can be seen that human skills can turn pedantic into magical. ”

Sprinkle tea powder into the hot porcelain cup soaked in boiling water, add boiling water in batches and stir carefully with a tea whisk, Tian Xin brewed four cups and four bowls, and Pang Hong forwarded them to Li Yan and Liao Li.

After sitting in the spring noon sun for half an hour, Li Yan was thirsty? Is Liao Li thirsty?

I don't know if they are thirsty or not, anyway, Tian Xin is a little thirsty, savoring the tea soup in the porcelain cup, his heart is much happier, and it is more and more pleasing to the eye to see Li Yan.

After thinking about it for a while, Tian Xin said: "Tea is like this, and so is wine. Brother Zhengfang can supervise the construction of large vats, and use this kind of vats to make wine, which can become a thousand-year-old home industry of the Li family. ”

Li Yan, who was tasting genuine tea, was like a thunderbolt in the sky, his body trembled, his face turned red, his eyes were round, and he gradually came back to his senses, holding up the teacup and looking at Tian Xin solemnly: "Servant respects Chen Gong with a cup." ”

Liao Li's eyes almost fell out, and he looked down at the green porcelain teacup in his hand, as well as the emerald green tea soup, and suddenly felt that this was the same as the golden cup and the golden soup, exuding a rich golden brilliance.

Tian Xin raised his glass with one hand and said casually: "With the vision of Brother Zhengfang, sooner or later I can perceive the wonderful use of porcelain in winemaking. ”

After taking a sip of tea soup, Tian Xin asked, "How about the military food reserves?" ”

"I can't be optimistic, I never thought that when the Northern Expedition triumphed, 400,000 soldiers and civilians would return together."

Li Yanrong: "If it weren't for Your Majesty leading the army back to Yizhou and storing grain in Jingxiang, it would definitely be out before May." Now the grass and trees sprout, and the people can eat in the wild. If our army attacks Wu Kou in the east, the fear of thieves will be strong and clear. If the weather is hot and humid in June, it is even more unfavorable for the army. ”

The sweltering climate along Jingzhou and the Yangtze River was not friendly to the act of war.

The Battle of Xiangfan broke out in late July, and Liu Bei's eastern expedition also avoided the sweltering heat of midsummer.

This partial campaign, which was planned to be launched in early April, will only last for one month, and if it cannot achieve tangible results before June, it will have to be retreated.

Otherwise, the attrition of personnel caused by heat stroke and epidemic diseases will lead to a decrease in combat effectiveness, which is not conducive to the long-term.

Li Yan, who was specifically responsible for raising military rations, said that the grain reserves were not enough, that is, they were really insufficient.

There were many participants in this local battle, including Zhao Gong's hussar general Ma Chao and his left army; There are also Guan Ping, the former general of Shanghou, Zhang Bao, Marquis of Xixiang, Zhang Shao, Marquis of Zhou, and Huang Quan, the commander of Xiangzhou, and Zhao Lei, the general of Lou Chuan.

Li Yan is just a grain carrier, although how to fight on the front line is a matter for the front line, but if the fight is not smooth, he cannot eat the enemy, so the pressure will be transferred to Li Yan.

Li Yan's range of grain is only in the territory of Jiangdu Yin, and there is surplus grain in Maicheng in the territory, and Li Yan did not move this grain; There is always a batch of emergency dry food in Beifu outside the country.

In addition, the dried fish made by the family of Huang Quan's Dongting Lake sailor can be used as military rations; If there is any shortage, it will have to be transported from Yizhou.

Yizhou's support for the Northern Expedition has been empty, and now Liu Bei is back with an army of 50,000, and Zhuge Liang is also under great pressure.

Tian Xin drank tea and asked Pang Hong: "Senior Brother Ju, how much dry food does Deng Cheng have in reserve?" ”

"About 60,000 copies."

Pang Hong gave a little consideration: "There are losses and additions to dry food from time to time, and by the end of April, there should be 80,000 servings. ”

This is a mixture of grains, flour, fried in oil, fried in oil, each serving can be consumed by a soldier for two days; If it is to satisfy hunger, each serving of mixed wild vegetables is made into a paste that can be eaten for six or seven days.

Liao Li was always watching, and Tian Xin thought about it slightly: "If there is a shortage of military rations this time, you can borrow grain from Maicheng nearby, and if you don't pay it, I will transfer the military rations from Beifu to supplement the military." ”

At this time, Li Yan knew in his heart that if the war dragged on and the military rations from Beifu arrived, there was no reason for the soldiers of Beifu not to participate.

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