Li Xiu looked at the roast chicken full of saliva in front of him with a tangled face, and he really didn't have the courage to put his mouth down, which made the middle-aged man say a little impatiently: "What's the matter, I've already eaten the dirty places, is there any problem?" ”

"Yes...... There is saliva. Li Xiu thought he was an honest and good boy, so he decided to tell the truth.

Sure enough, as expected, the middle-aged man's face darkened when he heard it, and he was faintly on the verge of an outbreak, which made Li Xiu a little worried, and his eyes were wandering around, trying to find a brick or something to defend himself.

But to his surprise, although this middle-aged man looked like an outlaw, he had a good self-cultivation, at least he didn't beat him, but suddenly opened his big mouth, and swallowed the whole roast chicken with a "click", and even chewed the bones and swallowed it, and then roared angrily: "I have long heard that you are a nerd, but I didn't expect that there are so many stinky problems, when Ma and your father ate in a pot on the battlefield, I didn't see him dislike Ma's saliva!" ”

After the middle-aged man finished yelling, he returned to his seat angrily and continued to fish, it is estimated that it is the first time in his life that he has been so disliked. Li Xiu was shocked when he heard the other party's words, because when the other party spoke, he was completely in the tone of an elder reprimanding a junior, and from the other party's words, he could also hear that he had recognized Li Xiu's identity, and he was also a comrade-in-arms with Li Jing, but Li Xiu thought about it for a long time, and came up with many surnames Qin, Cheng or Li, but there was no one surnamed Ma!

Bai was reprimanded, Li Xiu couldn't return the mouth, if it was in normal times, he would probably have no face to stay here anymore, but now his stomach is tight, so he can only stare at the fish float with a cheeky skin, praying in his heart that he hopes that the fish will be hooked soon, so that he can also leave here early, but it may be Li Xiu's bad luck, or it may be because the bait is too simple, he sat there for a while and did not wait for the fish to take the bait.

The middle-aged man next to him looked at Li Xiu, who was still sitting firmly in the Diaoyutai, but showed a disappointed expression on his face, in fact, at the beginning, he had already recognized Li Xiu's identity, although he and Li Jing were only general friends, they couldn't watch each other's sons starving, although Li Jing said that he didn't recognize this son, but after all, blood was thicker than water.

It is precisely because of this that he deliberately threw a roast chicken to test Li Xiu, at the beginning Li Xiu's performance made him feel good, worthy of Li Jing's son, but then Li Xiu's performance made him very disappointed, a big man actually behaved like a woman, there is no man's heroism at all, this is not like a general, it is estimated that he has read too much, so he is stupid, in addition, he also thought that Li Xiu actually hung so many hooks on the fishing line, which seemed even more childish and ridiculous, I guess only a nerd like him would come up with such a solution.

But just as the middle-aged man thought of this, he suddenly saw Li Xiu next to him suddenly lift the rod, and the fishing line suddenly collapsed straight, and then a fat grass carp was lifted out of the water, which looked like it weighed seven or eight pounds, which made Li Xiu also very excited, and he could finally have a full meal!

At that moment, Li Xiu picked up the lively grass carp and put it in the bamboo basket, put away the fishing rod and prepared to go home to cook, but before leaving, he also bowed to the middle-aged man very politely, didn't say anything, and then turned around and left.

"I didn't expect this kid to have a little **** luck, so he can catch fish?" Looking at Li Xiu who was leaving, the middle-aged man couldn't help but touch his chin and said with a surprised expression, but this only made him a little surprised, and he didn't take Li Xiu to heart because of this.

Li Xiu rushed home with the fish, but when he was about to get home, he suddenly saw someone standing there waiting in front of the house, and when he got closer, he found that the other party was a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, wearing a patched coarse cloth short jacket, his dark face was full of wrinkles, and his hands and feet were extraordinarily thick.

When he saw the appearance of the person in front of the door, Li Xiu rummaged through the memory of the previous Li Xiu, and soon found the information of this person, the other party's surname was Liu, and he had no official name, because he was big in the family, he was called Liu Da when he was young, and he was called Liu Boss when he was older, and he was one of Li Xiu's only five tenants, and his family lived in a small Zhuangzi across the river, and the name of Zhuangzi was also named after Li Xiu's surname, so it was called Li Family Zhuangzi.

"Uncle Liu, why are you here?" Li Xiu saw Boss Liu and said very politely, in Li Xiu's memory, Boss Liu seems to have some crooked relatives with Li Xiu's deceased mother, and he is also honest, and he has always helped Li Xiu take care of the Li family's Zhuangzi before, so Li Xiu also has great respect for Boss Liu.

"Lord, there is a locust plague this year, you are kind enough to exempt the big guy's rent, and even the field tax is borne by yourself, we are grateful for the kindness of the lord's family, but you also want to eat the lord's family, so several of our tenants each gave some food, and grinded two bags of white flour to send to you, after all, you also have to spend this winter!" Boss Liu saluted Li Xiu very respectfully, and then patted the bag on the car next to him.

"Food!" When Li Xiu heard that Boss Liu was actually sending food to himself, he couldn't help but get excited immediately, and he couldn't wait to accept it immediately, but he quickly thought of the child who grabbed the head of the nest with the dog before, and then looked at Boss Liu who was covered in patches in front of him, which made him feel as if he was blocked by something for a while, and it took a long time before he spoke, "Uncle Liu, do you have enough food to eat this winter?" ”

"This ......" Boss Liu was stunned for a moment when he heard Li Xiu's question, and then said with a sincere smile on his face, "How can I do it, there is not enough food to eat every winter, not to mention that there is a disaster this year, but we have hands and feet, so we will go out to find some work in winter, not only to take care of food and sometimes wages, but also to survive and pass." ”

Boss Liu said it easily, but Li Xiu listened to it with a heavy heart, how can there be so much work to do in winter? At the same time, this also made him very moved, Liu Lao's family has old and young, the food at home is not enough to eat, but he can still think of sending some to himself, two bags of flour does not seem to be much, but saving a province can also allow him to survive a winter, if he can't think of a way to make money, these two bags of flour are probably his lifeline.

"Lord, I'll help you deliver the flour to the kitchen!" Seeing that Li Xiu was silent, Boss Liu smiled honestly again, he knew that Li Xiu was a scholar with a thin skin, and he was afraid that he would not accept it, so he took the initiative to speak.

Li Xiu is not a person who wants to save face, and he is indeed in urgent need of food to save his life, so he didn't be hypocritical, thanked him and opened the door to let Boss Liu push the wheelbarrow in, and then Boss Liu helped Li Xiu carry the flour to the kitchen and put it in the noodle bowl, which has a lid on the noodle bowl, and is pressed with a stone when not in use, so that he is not afraid of mice stealing it.

After carrying the flour, Boss Liu took out a piece of tofu from the wheelbarrow and put it on the kitchen board and said with a smile: "Master, passing by the market when you come back, I know that you like to eat green vegetables, but now the green vegetables have risen to ten cents a catty, which can be exchanged for half a bucket of grain, and there is no market, so I can only buy you a piece of tofu to eat." ”

"Uncle Liu has a heart!" A warm current surged in Li Xiu's heart again, but then he asked with some curiosity, "Uncle Liu, is the price of green vegetables very expensive now?" ”

"Of course it's expensive, when the autumn vegetables just came down two months ago, you could buy a lot of them for a penny, but now the weather is getting colder, and it's going to snow in winter, and the greens are getting less and less, and the price is going up, and it's not the most expensive time, and after another month, you can't buy it with money." Boss Liu opened his mouth to explain.

Li Xiu nodded when he heard this, in fact, as far as he knew, it was not that there were no vegetables in winter in the Tang Dynasty, for example, some people have used hot springs to cultivate vegetables in winter, but the output is very small, all of them are controlled by the royal family, but there are many members of the royal family, and sometimes they have to reward ministers, it is estimated that even the current emperor Li Yuan can not eat fresh vegetables every meal in winter, maybe this is a way to make money?

Then Li Xiu chatted with Boss Liu for a few words, and then sent him out, and after Boss Liu left, he almost rushed into the kitchen at a speed of 100 meters, ready to raise the fire to cook, the Tang Dynasty people still used the fire sickle, Li Xiu finally raised the fire, then added water to the pot, and grabbed a few handfuls of flour and sprinkled it to make a pot of the simplest noodle soup, by the way, he also cut a small piece of tofu and broke it with chopsticks, sprinkled with salt to make a dish of shallots without shallots and sesame oil, mixed with tofu, as for the grass carp, he threw it aside, Because it's so time-consuming to process.

As soon as the noodle soup was ready, Li Xiu immediately impatiently filled himself with a big bowl, and was scalded while drinking it, and finally waited until a bowl of noodle soup was in his stomach, Li Xiu felt that the whole person was a lot fuller, and people who have not experienced hunger may be difficult to experience the happiness of having food in their stomachs.

In the end, Li Xiu drank three bowls of noodle soup in a row, and the mixed tofu was also eaten cleanly, and then he had a long burp, and returned to the bedroom with a happy face and lay on the bed, not wanting to move. People are prone to sleepiness when they are full, and Li Xiu is no exception, and in the end he fell asleep like this.

When Li Xiu woke up, the west window was already yellow, and it seemed that it was dusk, Li Xiu, who had eaten and slept enough, felt that his whole person was much more energetic, and his brain had become very flexible, getting rid of the busy life in his previous life, and now he felt as if he had unloaded a huge burden, and his whole body was extremely relaxed.

"I still have to find a way to make some money, at least so that I and Uncle Liu's tenants don't have to go hungry this winter." Li Xiu suddenly said to himself at this time, if you want to enjoy a leisurely life, money must be essential, otherwise what to eat and what to wear, even food and clothing cannot be guaranteed, so he still enjoys a fart?

Thinking of this, Li Xiu immediately began to think about making money, the first thing he thought of was the information he got from Boss Liu before, if he can grow vegetables in winter, he will definitely be able to make a lot of money, but if he wants to grow vegetables, he must build a greenhouse, which must require a lot of investment, but with his current situation, where can he find money to build a greenhouse?