Chapter 166: Teach Li Chengqian a lesson
"Pick up the hat!" Li Xiu saw Li Chengqian's petty temperament, and immediately said with a blank face, when Li Shimin sent him over, Li Xiu put forward a condition, that is, they could not interfere with Li Chengqian's education methods, otherwise they would take Li Chengqian back, and Li Shimin also agreed to this, so Li Xiu was not afraid that Li Chengqian would disobey the discipline. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"If you don't pick it up, I want to drink ice water!" Li Chengqian shouted loudly again, because he was the eldest son, Li Shimin was also a little pampered, which made his temperament a little domineering.
"Hmph, there is no ice water, if you don't listen to discipline like this, then let your guards take you back to the palace, there is ice water for you to drink!" Li Xiu said with a straight face again, his serious appearance also startled Qi Niang and Li Chengdao, they also felt tired and hot, but they didn't dare to say anything at this time.
Hearing that Li Xiu was going to drive him away, Li Chengqian was also a little panicked all of a sudden, he actually didn't want to learn anything from Li Xiu at all, but his father strictly ordered him not to disobey Li Xiu, if he was driven back now, I am afraid that he would not have his good fruit to eat after returning to the palace.
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian didn't dare to be petty anymore, but looking at Li Xiu's eyes, a lot of tears suddenly welled up, and then I saw him picking up his hat while crying, and continued to pick up wheat behind Li Chengdao, looking very pitiful, but Li Xiu hardened his heart and ignored him, Li Chengqian was a spoiled child, and he should have suffered a little setback.
Li Xiu plus three children, only responsible for picking up ears of wheat in a piece of land, the speed of the three children does not need to be counted on, Li Xiu is not a good adult, don't look at his previous life grew up in the countryside, but he doesn't like to do farm work like picking up wheat very much, because he always needs to bend over, it will make people feel very tired, and the weather is hot, it is like being in a fire, after a while, Li Xiu felt dry mouth and sore body, even if he saw an ear of wheat on the ground, he didn't want to pick it up anymore.
At this time, Li Xiu really wanted to sit in the shade of the tree and rest for a while, and drink some ice water to cool down by the way, but he had just reprimanded Li Chengqian, and he was embarrassed to rest at this time, so he could only repeat the mechanical movements so hard, as for what was said in the book of later generations, "the joy of harvest", he did not experience it at all, only experienced the hard-won hard work of food, which was also the truth he wanted to teach Li Chengqian.
Just when Li Xiu was about to endure it anymore, he suddenly saw a few women walking on the ridge not far away, the first one was Princess Pingyang, followed by a helmet and other maids, carrying kettles and other things in their hands, it seemed that they were here to bring water to Li Xiu.
Seeing Princess Pingyang, Li Xiu also seemed to see a savior, and hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "Princess, why are you here?" ”
"I heard that you brought them to work in the fields, and I was worried that you would be too hot, so I brought some water." Princess Pingyang couldn't help laughing when she saw Li Xiu, who was sweating profusely and looking quite embarrassed, she had known him for so long, and it was the first time she had seen Li Xiu so out of shape.
"Aunt~, woo~" At this moment, Li Chengqian suddenly threw down his things and ran over, and then hugged Princess Pingyang's leg and cried aggrievedly.
"Cheng Qian, what's wrong?" Princess Pingyang also asked in surprise when she saw her nephew's aggrieved look, Li Xiu did not hide this, and told Li Chengqian about being petty just now, but she was not used to him.
Hearing that Li Chengqian was crying bitterly because of this incident, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but show a serious expression at the moment, only to see her squatting down at this time to support Li Chengqian and said: "Chengqian, don't cry, your father sent you here to learn from Li Xianjiu, not to let you cry!" ”
Li Chengqian actually wanted to complain to Princess Pingyang, but when he heard that even his aunt didn't seem to be on his side, he couldn't help but flatten his mouth at the moment, and he cried even more, Princess Pingyang was still soft-hearted after all, and comforted him softly at the moment, which made Li Chengqian gradually stop crying, but at this time he didn't dare to be dissatisfied with Li Xiu, because he knew that even his father and aunt were not on his side, so no matter how much he cried, it was useless.
Princess Pingyang brought them sour plum soup to relieve the heat, and it was also chilled, and the heat disappeared in one sip, which made people feel extremely happy, but Li Xiu didn't dare to let Qi Niang drink too much, after all, it was not good to drink too much of this thing, so they only drank a few sips and were replaced by Li Xiu with boiled water, which was the most thirst-quenching thing.
After drinking the water, Li Xiu wanted to take a break, and by the way, he would tell a few children about the hard-won food, so that they could be more considerate of the hard work of the people at the bottom, as for the wheat in that field, there was no need to pick it up, after all, it was too painful to work in this weather, especially for him, who had always been pampered.
However, what Li Xiu didn't expect was that after chatting with him for a few words, Princess Pingyang put on a straw hat and took the bag, picking up the wheat like an ordinary peasant woman, and judging by her skillful movements, it seemed that it was not the first time to do such work.
Seeing that even Princess Pingyang had gone to the ground, Li Xiu was embarrassed to sit in the shade of the tree again, and soon picked up the bag to follow, and after catching up with Princess Pingyang, Li Xiu asked curiously: "Princess, you seem to be very skilled in your work, have you done such farm work before?" ”
"Agriculture is the foundation of the country, especially after the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, food is more expensive than human life, so after the father ascended the throne, he vigorously encouraged farming, before every summer harvest, as long as I am in Chang'an, I will lead the helmet to do some farm work, one can exercise themselves, and the other can also experience the hard work of the people, Li Xianjiu brought them to work, I am afraid it is the same plan, right?" Princess Pingyang replied with a smile.
"Yes, Chengdao's temperament is generous and resolute, and he is smart, I don't worry about him, but Chengqian's temperament is a little pampered, and it is estimated that he was spoiled by His Royal Highness King Qin, so I plan to hone him." Li Xiu also nodded when he heard this.
"Well, I also found that Cheng Qian's temperament is a little pampered, it's all because the second brother spoiled the child too much, and my brother-in-law also persuaded him many times, but he just can't change it, and now he can send Cheng Qian to you with all his heart, which is also a rare good thing." Princess Pingyang heard this and said very agreeably, as an older sister, she knows her younger brother better than anyone else, in the eyes of others, he is the wise and martial King of Qin, but in the eyes of Princess Pingyang, he is not a very qualified father.
Li Xiu couldn't help but be amazed by Princess Pingyang's accuracy when he heard this, Li Shimin is not only not a qualified father, he is simply a father with no limits, think about his sons in later generations, almost none of them have a good end, some people say that it is their own problem, but one has a problem, and two problems can't explain anything, but if there are all problems, it can only be explained that it is Li Shimin's father's problem.
Maybe it was in response to the old saying "men and women match, work is not tired", and then Li Xiu actually felt very energetic all over his body, and the princess of Pingyang quickly picked up a piece of land, Li Chengdao and the three of them also picked up a lot, among which the youngest Li Chengqian picked up half a pocket, and Li Chengdao picked up a whole bag.
When the wheat is not threshed, most of it is wheat husk and wheat stalk, so a bag of wheat ears is actually very light, Li Xiu himself carried a few bags, took Li Chengdao and they came to the threshing floor, poured the wheat in the bag on the wheat pile on the field, and now they are in a hurry to harvest the wheat, worried about encountering heavy rain and hail and the like to pour the wheat into the ground, so the harvested wheat can only be stacked here, and then threshing after the harvest, as the saying goes, "playing field", this process may last more than a month, and the entire wheat harvest in the future can only be completed in a few daysThis is the efficiency gap between manpower and mechanization.
Finally completed today's task, Li Xiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then they and Princess Pingyang came to rest under the shade of the river again, and after the three little guys drank water, they fell on the grass and didn't want to get up again, and they seemed to be tired and tired.
But at this moment, Princess Pingyang suddenly asked: "Li Xiu, how is Yi Niang's life during this time, have you encountered any problems?" (To be continued.) )