Night falls and the moon is not so round today.

Tian Mancang and Xu Lin moved a jar of wine, five catties of it, and made a few dishes, and stayed under a grain stack in the Changping granary.

It's hot, you don't need to scald the wine, you can order a few ropes made of artemisia, and there will be fewer mosquitoes in the smoke, but you should pay attention to fire prevention, and you can't let the artemisia rope appear open flames, and you can't stick it to the grain stack.

In fact, it's okay to stick it, as long as the two of them don't drink too much, it's very difficult to burn the entire grain stack with a little fire.

Once the mat is burned, the inside will keep flowing grain, directly pressing the fire underneath, and then smoking, if the pile of grain is just smoking, it will not burn in half a month, unless it is to pour oil on it, and then light an open fire in different places around it at the same time.

Since the grain is not so dry, if you don't believe it, you can find a pile of wheat or rice with a shell, and then light it with a match, and see how long it will take to light that pile of grain into a bonfire.

In addition, there were still patrolling people, Xu Lin and the two of them were not worried at all, there was no strong wind tonight, and the aroma of wine and food rose straight up and entered the noses of the two.

"Fragrant, really fragrant, Brother Tian, drink a cup first." Xu Lin picked up a two-dollar wine cup and said to Tian Mancang.

Tian Mancang also picked it up, and the wine cup touched it lightly, and the two of them raised their heads and drank it all.

Tian Mancang clicked his mouth, and slowly exhaled, feeling that his stomach immediately became hot, and part of the wine came out of his nostrils, and the whole person was comfortable.

"Good wine, but unfortunately it's not easy to buy, Mao Rong, where did you buy it?" Tian Mancang praised it, took another piece of deer whip, threw it into his mouth and chewed it slowly.

Xu Lin picked up a cucumber and replied while dipping it in the sauce: "Naturally, it is good wine, how can Xiaobao and Juan Juan sell bad things." They don't sell wine that is less than two years old at all, and if you drink new wine, you won't be afraid of a small cup of this wine a day, especially if you drink it with medicine.

They have always only sold spirits, and not those with less than 50 degrees. And it is the whole Datang distribution. Part of it is for restaurants, and part of it is for merchants, otherwise it will be sold in one place, and others in the local area will not need to make wine. Benevolence, kindness. ”

"Okay, don't say kindness, we all understand, they are only kind if you don't make mistakes. Say your wine, bought it from a wine merchant? I didn't have it when I went this year. Tian Mancang refilled the wine cups of the two of them with wine, and stopped pouring the wine when it was about to overflow, urging Xu Lin to say where the wine came from.

Xu Lin drank another cup, and then said: "This year, their family did not store goods at all, it was a time when the soldiers in front of me were transporting wine, and I happened to take my brothers to walk on the side of the road, and I saw that their car was struggling to go, and it was raining." I went over to help, and I did an afternoon of work, and they gave it, where can you buy it? ”

"You said you bought it." Tian Mancang is looking for faults.

"The people in the dental store before were not the same as the last time, and those of us said yes. When others ask, they say they buy it, otherwise they have to let people go? Drink. ”

Xu Lin was not embarrassed, he calmly said his careful thoughts, and grabbed a braised pig and kicked it violently.

Tian Mancang drank the wine in the cup and filled it again. At this time, you can't continue to drink, you have to eat. Otherwise, you won't want to eat at the end of the drink, and you will feel uncomfortable with a stomach.

And when pouring wine, it must be very full, especially in the case of a small cup, otherwise it will inhale when drinking, which makes people nauseous, drinking wine is different from drinking tea, drinking tea and inhaling is no problem, drinking must be breathless and drinking, and exhale after drinking. Of course, except for the kind of cattle who eat rice mixed with white wine.

"No wonder, when it comes to giving the soldiers to drink, the news from the front line can't come back recently, unlike before, there are new things in the newspaper every day, talk about the situation in front, I read today's newspaper, there is no latest news at all, or as far as the last incident is concerned, the advertisement has changed a lot."

Tian Mancang said leisurely, and his mood didn't look very good.

Xu Lin sighed: "I'm also worried about the soldiers in front, it is estimated that the advance is too deep, and the telegraph can't be connected, what do you think, how complicated the environment is over there, there is something thundering and raining, the signal is not good, and the person in charge of the transfer has to hide."

I'm already very satisfied with life, I hope that our Datang will become more powerful, like the real thing some time ago, the people who dared to come over and bully us, what happened in the end? Our Datang's meteor team has been dispatched, if it hadn't been reported in the newspaper, I wouldn't have known that Datang still had such a unit.

When I have the opportunity in the future, and the family has more money, I will take my family out for a walk, to see the whales, to see the koalas, people live a lifetime, only turn around in front of their own homes, what a pity. ”

As Xu Lin spoke, he remembered that he had a partner who had played since he was a child, but the kid ran to follow the boat, and came back three times, each time he brought something back from outside, and then showed it in front of him, fortunately, he remembered to give it to himself after the show, otherwise he would break off his friendship.

But as long as I listen to him talk about things outside, it makes people yearn for different scenery, different animals and plants, and the local aborigines over there, fishing in the back while sailing, and life is really colorful.

Xu Lin's words made Tian Mancang also yearn for it, but he shook his head helplessly: "I can't do it, I'm an official, unless I resign as an official, I'm still reluctant." ”

"I can't bear to be an official, hey, Brother Tian, look, is there a snake over there? Two. Xu Lin was saying when he found that more than ten meters under the moonlight, there were two long things moving.

Tian Mancang looked over and nodded: "Yes, grass snake, it is estimated that they came out to find rats to eat, and they also have to eat, unlike winter, they can hibernate." I wondered, what if there was no place for winter? For example, on an island in Luzhou, I heard that it is very hot in winter. ”

"Don't hibernate, it's not cold, it's the same as a bear, the bear in the north hibernates, the bear's paw is delicious, and the bear's paw in the south is much worse, Brother Tian, are you sure to raise snakes? If you take care of it, can you take a few more months off, as a reward, you can take your family out on a boat, don't go too far, just two or three months to come back. ”

Speaking of the snake, Xu Lin began to give Tian Mancang an idea, as long as he made meritorious service, the court would definitely reward those who had official positions, those who had money, and those who took vacations.

If the snake is well raised, other places can also learn from it. How much grain can be saved every year in Datang's countless grain depots? In addition, if the snake sells more money, this part of the money does not need to be handed over, and it is reserved for a person who often closes positions to use it for an extra income. The mood is naturally good. The imperial court was also happy to see it.

Tian Mancang's eyes remained on the swimming snakes until the two snakes spun around and disappeared behind another grain stack before he withdrew his gaze and drank another glass of wine. Spit out a word: "Raise." ”

"Brother Tian will definitely succeed when he goes out, and the younger brother will congratulate you first." Xu Lin said congratulations, but his eyes looked at Tian Mancang without blinking.

Of course, Tian Mancang knew what the other party wanted, and said with a smile: "Mao Rong." Raising snakes is not my own business, and I have to ask you for help. ”

"What does Brother Tian command, the younger brother must do his best." Xu Lin laughed, knowing that his benefits were coming.

"Raising snakes, we are not familiar with the people who often close the position, Mao Rong, you have to help us find a good hand, and snakes, the snakes in the grain depot are obviously not enough, if you buy it from outside, I am worried about being deceived." I'm going to have to trouble you. I also thought that owls also eat rats, so ......"

"Brother Tian, no, owls are rats. But they also eat snakes, and the two of them can't be kept together. Xu Lin hurriedly reminded that if these two things are raised together, only owls will be left in the end.

Tian Mancang was stunned. Hehe smiled: "Yes, yes, you can't raise them together." What about separate breeding. ”

"Brother Tian, owls are different from snakes, they can fly, snakes crawl, you raise snakes in the granary, there is a ditch outside, you can control the shot. How big of a net do you need to pull out of an owl to raise an owl? It's okay to just eat rats, but it eats a lot of things, what if it eats other people's poultry? ”

Xu Lin had to continue to remind.

"I'm confused, I'm confused, look at me, if you don't raise an owl, you will raise a snake, brother, you're right. Snakes actually eat chicken, but they can be managed in one place and pull the net. You have to be concerned about the acquisition of snakes, brother. ”

Tian Mancang smiled embarrassedly, and made up his mind about raising snakes in the Changping granary, really raising, when the time comes, he will make meritorious contributions, he will be promoted again, and he will get money, and he can have more vacations, and take his family out for a walk.

Needless to say, go too far, even if you go to Luzhou, see the moon rising in the sea, and the scenery at this time at the end of the world.

The more I thought about it, the more it made sense, and with the wine he drank, Tian Mancang began to get drunk, but he was not drunk, but it was comfortable, the food was more delicious, the wine was more mellow, and the moonlight was more charming.

After eating some more vegetables, Tian Mancang asked Xu Lin: "Brother, where do you think there are more snakes here?" It's not poisonous, I don't want to run out of a snake and bite the child, let alone be promoted, I will be promoted. ”

"Brother Tian, don't worry, I promise to find you Daquan is a non-venomous snake, and you don't want a big one, otherwise, I will finish dying a child." Brother Tian wants to talk about many snakes, but they are not poisonous, it belongs to the old willow village of Hongnong County on our side, where there are many willows, rivers, tree holes, and many small animals, and it is also shady, and the snake is willing to settle there. ”

Xu Lin thought of a place and told Tian Mancang that if the other party agreed, he would arrange for someone to go there to collect snakes, and by the way, he asked if there were willow mushrooms, and if so, they would buy them together, and go home and make food for the child.

"I know this place, Old Willow Village, it's amazing, that little girl is ten years old, and she is actually a seven-rank official, oh, from the seventh grade, it is said that it is under the control of the county, but who dares to manage it in the county? Willow weaving is famous, and there is a doll of their own, my family has planted several, children like it, and it is not expensive, so I will buy it for them. ”

Speaking of the old willow village, Tian Mancang was not lightly impressed, thinking of the dolls at home, and laughed happily.

However, Xu Lin shook his head and said, "Brother Tian, what you are talking about is that in the past, the current old Liushu Village was bullied by the new county commander." ”

"Oh, why is that? The new prefectural order is called...... Called......"

"Liu Yan, with the same surname as most people in the old Willow Village, maybe it was still a family five hundred years ago."

"Yes, Liu Yan, I remembered that from Qianzhong Road, the original county order of Bajiang County, suddenly rose from the seventh grade to the sixth grade, and the dance was not slow. What happened to him? ”

"It's hard to say, drink." Xu Lin served the wine again.