Chapter 0018: Phantom of a Rainy Night
Old man Hua himself boasted that he was the eighth generation of Hua Tuo, Li Ang didn't believe it, he didn't mix well in his own medical practice, and if he studied medicine with him, it would probably be good to be able to keep food and clothing in this life.
This wasn't the life Leon wanted, but he thanked him first.
After dinner, before it was dark, Old Man Hua carried two bottles of self-brewing medicinal wine and took Li Ang to Lizheng's house in the village. Along the way, Old Man Hua continued to tell Li Ang that when he saw Li Zheng, in addition to the necessary etiquette, or Li Zheng asked questions, try to talk as little as possible, and he would deal with everything, and Li Ang hurriedly responded.
Li Zheng is equivalent to the village head, you must not treat the village chief as a cadre, in the village, they are in charge of the sky, the ground down, and the air in the middle.
In short, the security of the village, the disputes between the neighbors, the taxes payable by each family, the labor to be borne by each family, the sale and purchase of real estate and land, etc., are often inseparable from them.
For another example, if Li Ang wants to register in Shangxi Village, if you don't nod from Lizheng, you will be stuck in the first level.
Li in Shangxi Village is an old man of nearly sixty years old, surnamed Gao, and his beard is already a little gray. Seeing that the old man Hua came to the door with wine, he hurriedly greeted him in person and greeted him warmly. It can be seen from this that Old Man Hua's reputation and status in Shangxi Village are still quite high.
Gao's house is also three blue brick and tile houses, the furnishings in the hall are still quite civilized, a few vases, two calligraphy and paintings, and the middle of the main hall is the spiritual seat of the ancestors of the Gao family.
After the host and guest were seated, the old man immediately loudly ordered the family to serve the guests with sencha, and from his tone, it seemed that it was a very proud thing to be able to serve the guests with tea. Old man Hua was also a little flattered, and said: "Gao Li is too polite, too polite, Hua can't afford it." ”
"Hey! Where does Brother Hua say, you are benevolent and skillful, and no one in ten miles and eight towns will not look at you. On weekdays, you are busy with medical visits, and it is rare for you to come to sit with me today, as you should, as you should. ”
The two old men were polite, but Li Ang was attracted by the little girl who was making a sencha under the eaves.
Not to mention, this is the first time Li Ang has seen Tang people sencha. I saw that the little girl under the eaves gave birth to a small stove, and then carefully took out a piece of tea cake from the box, similar to the raw Pu'er cake in later generations. Then the tea leaves are broken up, roasted on the fire, roasted until red and dry, mashed and poured into a porcelain bottle.
Then boil the water, before the water boils, add salt, green onions, ginger, peppercorns, jujubes, cinnamon, orange peel, mint, crisp cheese, lard and other condiments to the pot.
When these condiments are boiled, pour the tea powder into the water, boil it with the condiments, boil it into a pot of porridge, pour it out and divide it into a cup, and serve it with a saucer.
In addition to the astringent fragrance of tea, there may also be the spicy smell of green onions, ginger and peppercorns, the sweet fragrance of jujube and cinnamon, the cool taste of orange peel and mint, the milky smell of cheese, the salty taste of salt, and the oily smell of beef, sheep and pork......
I have to admire the rich sense of taste, super imagination, and extraordinary hands-on ability of the ancients, and such a complex tea can be cooked.
Li Ang took a shallow taste, huh! What does it smell? Don't ask me, I don't know, I didn't taste the tea anyway.
Old man Hua and Old man Gao ate with relish. From their expressions of enjoyment, it is not difficult to see that this tea is definitely a tall thing in the Tang Dynasty, and ordinary people can't eat it.
"Gao Lizheng, I'm touching your light today!"
"Hua Langzhong, I won't tell you anything, I am usually reluctant to eat this fragrant tea, and I prepare it at home, mainly considering that if someone comes from the county, it is not good to entertain without some fragrant tea."
"Ouch, then you brought it to entertain me today, didn't you let me lose my life."
Hearing this, Li Ang secretly thought, I don't know if this tea is broken or not, I have to prevent diarrhea is real, there is a thick layer of oil floating on it.
Old man Hua explained in advance not to let him interject, Li Ang was happy, except for when Old Man Gao asked him about his origin, he once again moved out of the statement that he had been abandoned on the side of the road since he was a child to deal with it, and the rest was Old Man Hua negotiating.
In fact, in the end, it was nothing more than to talk with money, Gao Li was benefited, and readily agreed, and he asked the county officials to help Li Ang settle down.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the household registration was that the land was bundled together, and to put it bluntly, the land was distributed according to the number of people, and some of the land could not be sold, called Yongye Tian. Among them, the government military system is also based on this strict household registration system.
The only difference between military households and civilian households is that civilian households have to undertake service, while military households have to prepare their own weapons, horses, etc., and once the imperial court recruits, they have to bring their own weapons and eat grass to go to the army. Because of this kind of binding, the household registration management in the early Tang Dynasty was very strict.
However, with the increasingly serious land annexation, a large number of military households and civilian households who lost their land began to go into exile, and the original household registration system has been greatly loosened, and even the government military system can not be maintained, so from the Kaiyuan period, the conscription system gradually replaced the original government military system.
In this context, as long as you have money, it is not difficult to buy an account. There are people who guarantee that there is no need to divide the land, and many people pay taxes, and the government is still eager to do it.
When Li Ang and Old Man Hua came out of Gao's house, the sky was already dark, and except for a few barking dogs from time to time in the village, there was a quiet atmosphere all around. Back outside the Hua family, Hua Xiaomei lit a lantern and handed it to Xiaoqiu, asking him to go to Gao's house to pick up Old Man Hua and Li Ang. The red lantern illuminates the small courtyard, and also illuminates Hua Xiaomei's red face, and the warm light gives people a warm feeling. So much so that Leon wanted to live quietly in this quiet village for the rest of his life.
He subconsciously touched the golden knife hidden in his waist, is he really a prince? This question made him smile bitterly, Hua Xiaomei saw it from a distance, and couldn't help asking, "Father, are you back?" Brother Li, didn't Gao Lizheng agree? ”
Old man Gao said happily: "Okay, let's go home and talk about it." ”
In order to save lamp oil, small families usually go to bed as soon as it gets dark, and Li Ang and his family chatted a few words at home, and then went to sleep.
In the middle of the night, it began to rain again. Leon was awakened by the sound of rain, and suddenly saw Tinker Bell, who was sleeping under the bed, rushing out, and prick up his ears vigilantly, and Leon suddenly became completely sleepy.
Since an assassination outside Yerong City, I don't know if those black-clothed people didn't find his whereabouts, or because they found out that there was a secret surveillance of the Zhao family, those black-clothed masked people have never appeared.
But if they didn't appear, it didn't mean that they didn't exist, Leon had been careful to watch out for the past two nights, and some arrangements had been made in the room.
The whereabouts of these people are secretive, they don't appear, and Li Ang can't find out for a while, but there are only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves, so Li Ang hopes that they will appear as soon as possible.
And this is also one of Zhao Shangyi's hopes for his father's exoneration, Li Ang believes that he has definitely sent people to monitor all the time, and once the man in black appears again, they will definitely take action.
In other words, Leon just needs to be careful not to be killed instantly, and someone will help him deal with those black-clothed masked people.
Leon quietly pushed the window open and looked out, and in the dark night rain, he couldn't see anything, but he believed that Tinker Bell wouldn't come out for no reason.
He stuffed something under the futon, pretended that someone was sleeping in the bed, and then hid behind the door, ding! Outside the courtyard, there was a sudden sound of weapons striking in the wind and rain, and the dogs in the village also barked.
"Shh Li Ang hurriedly signaled Tinker Bell to silence, in fact, this is a bit redundant, and now Tinker Bell looks like he is ready to pounce on his prey at any time. Wolves don't bark until they're ready to attack, unlike dogs.
Outside the courtyard, in addition to the sound of weapons clinging, there were several strings of slight footsteps. Li Ang quietly opened the window, quickly ran up the courtyard wall, and then jumped like a spirit ape onto the plane tree outside the courtyard.
Glancing from the heights, you can see several black scenes disappearing quickly and ghostly across the Huanhua Creek. I really don't know how they crossed the river, this Huanhua Creek is ten meters wide, and there is not even a sound of water.
The night rain is getting heavier and heavier, whether the people who crossed Huanhua Creek want to kill him in black, or the people of the Zhao family are chasing the man in black, Li Ang disappeared before he could figure out the people.
He hid in the tree and did not move, patiently observing the surroundings, the rain wet his clothes, the cold wind blowing, if it were an ordinary person, it must be so cold that he shivered, but Li Ang could endure it.
As the so-called praying mantis catches cicadas, the yellow finch is behind. A wave of people rushed across Huanhua Creek, and who knew that there would be no second wave of people lurking in the surrounding night?
After a pillar of incense, the barking of dogs in the village had gradually subsided, and there was no movement except for the sound of the night rain in the yarn, and then Li Ang climbed down the plane tree.
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