Chapter 167: [Cold Melon]

Looking for a hippo niece to evaluate the Go rank?

That's bullying her, isn't it!

The hippo sister immediately darkened her face, turned around, and pointed her ass at Li Chengqian.

In the end, it was Su Mi's handful of maltose that bought her and made her put away her black face.

One game of Go takes an hour, and after two games of Go, the time of one night is exhausted, and everyone washes their butts and goes to sleep.

Before going to bed, Li Chengqian shouted to his hippo niece: "You can't eat candy before going to bed, be careful of tooth decay and bad breath!" ”

In exchange for a roll of her eyes. Cut, kind as a donkey liver and lungs!

The next day, when Li Chengqian got up, he heard Su Mi say: "After Ah Zhen got up in the morning, she took her mouth three times, and she felt uncomfortable with astringency in her mouth!" ”

This is the consequence of eating sugar before going to bed and not shabu the mouth, Li Chengqian immediately laughed at this: "If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer before you speak, haha......"

"Your Highness, hurry up and wash up, Confucius is waiting outside." Su Mi urged.

Li Chengqian tilted his head, but he couldn't see the situation in the hall outside at all, he retracted his head and said, "Why don't you let him come back in the afternoon?" ”

"Confucius is not negotiable." Su Mi said embarrassedly.

Indeed, it was the most difficult for this Kong Dragon King to discuss this matter with him. Li Chengqian didn't want to embarrass his wife, so he had to brush his teeth, wash his face, and go out to see King Kong.

There were several books in front of Kong Longwang's desk, all of which were bound by thread, and the cover was cyan. The title of the top book is "Mencius".

Mencius was a man, an ancient thinker. His eponymous book is a compilation of his remarks.

King Kong Long brought this book, it seems that he wants to take a cultural class. Li Chengqian didn't do it, and said: "Master, I am very interested in yesterday's Go, let's continue to teach the lesson of playing chess!" ”

"That's great!" Kong Longwang was very refreshing, and pulled out the bottom one of all the books, and the cover was the word chess.

Li Chengqian felt for a while that the Dragon King seemed to have set himself up. If you come directly to talk to Li Chengqian about the Go lesson, then Li Chengqian will be a little reluctant. But if he took this book of Mencius and put on the illusion of teaching a cultural class, Li Chengqian would have proposed a Go class by himself.

"It's too hot in the hall, Master, let's go to the pavilion outside to teach!" Li Chengqian felt that since he had to go to class, it was better to find a good environment and treat himself preferentially!

Confucius was not too old-fashioned either, and readily agreed to Li Chengqian's request.

The gazebo has beautiful scenery and a cool breeze, making it a good place to study. Li Chengqian felt that studying here would get twice the result with half the effort, and while listening to Confucius's explanation, his eyes were staring at the chessboard, and his hand was picking up fresh fruits next to him and putting them in his mouth to eat a full mouthful, which was crooked. Confucius was really impatient and raised his head and glared, so he put the fruit in his hand on the plate, and when he lowered his head, he immediately picked it up again and put it in his mouth to eat.

Just when Confucius was talking happily and Li Chengqian was enjoying eating, suddenly Li Chengqian, a foodie, was stunned, and the apricot pulp that he bit into his mouth fell out because his mouth was not closed.

"Why is Your Highness so out of shape?" Confucius asked puzzled.

"What then?" Li Chengqian pointed to the outside of the gazebo.

Confucius looked in the direction and said, "Crown Princess." ”

Then he looked at Li Chengqian strangely, is it necessary for the crown princess to be so surprised that she even fell out of her mouth?

Of course, Li Chengqian was not surprised by this, he said: "What about the things in her hands? Why does it look so familiar? ……”

There was no need for Confucius to answer, Su Mi had already walked into the pavilion, and said to Confucius and Li Chengqian with a smile: "Master and His Royal Highness, take a rest, this is the cold melon sent by the queen to the East Palace, please taste it with Master and His Royal Highness!" ”

After Li Chengqian saw Su Mi come in, his eyes stared at the things on the plate, yes, it was this thing, it couldn't be more cooked. Watermelon, cut watermelon, I didn't expect to see watermelon in the Tang Dynasty, it was too unexpected.

Two nights ago, he thought about watermelons when he was sweltering, but he had the impression that watermelons were introduced to China by foreign countries, and it should have been early in the Tang Dynasty, so he didn't ask, but he was scared by such a sudden appearance!

"Your Highness?" Su Mi pulled Li Chengqian's sleeve and whispered to remind him in a daze.

"...... this melon?"

Su Mi gave him popular science and said: "Cold melon." ”

Watermelon turned out to be this name in ancient times! Li Chengqian was sure that it was right, this was his favorite watermelon in summer, and asked Su Mi: "Where did it come from?" ”

Su Mi was a little worried when she heard this, Li Chengqian wouldn't have amnesia again, didn't he say it just now, "The queen sent someone to the East Palace." ”

I know, "Where did the queen's melon come from?" ”

"This is the melon and fruit planted in Nanlinyuan, which happened to be ripe at this time, and was sent to the queen's palace, and the queen asked people to send two over!" Su Mi said: "Your Highness will taste it, and the master will also taste it!" ”

Li Chengqian didn't pick it up and eat it, and King Kong Long was embarrassed to take it.

Li Chengqian's hands trembled a little, watermelon is no different from modern watermelon, green melon skin, red flesh, dark red seeds, full juice, it looks particularly attractive. I opened my mouth and took a bite unceremoniously, and the juice was sprayed out, and my mouth was full of sweetness, and the taste was rustling, and it was ripe!

"Yes, Master, eat!" Li Chengqian, as the master, greeted Kong Longwangdao.

Kong Longwang followed Su Mi's tooth watermelon, his eyes were a little bright, the watermelon came to his lips, and his lips squirmed twice, well, a little gaffe!

"This melon is rare?" After Li Chengqian took two bites, he asked Su Mi in a low voice.

Su Mi maintained a graceful and dignified posture, and snorted, "Cold melons are only planted in the palace and a few large households, and they can't be eaten by ordinary people." ”

"The cold melon is delicious, why not have many varieties?" Li Chengqian did not understand this common phenomenon in Tang Dynasty society.

"Cold melon occupies an area and is not resistant to eating. Therefore, the father and the ministers did not allow the people to grow cold melons. Growing wheat is more satisfying! Su Mi said to him.

Li Chengqian took a bite of watermelon, but he didn't expect that the ordinary watermelon that he ate in his mouth was a luxury in the Tang Dynasty. When I eat luxury here, the people outside may not even have solved the problem of food and clothing!

When you think about it, this watermelon tastes a little guilty!

Although the watermelon was guilty, Li Chengqian still ate it for two days in a row, and after eating the two watermelons that the queen sent to the East Palace, he also ordered a eunuch to go to the Hanliang Palace to get two more. In the evening, Li Chengqian's family was playing chess and eating watermelon, and the two were called down to eat together.

On this day, Li Chengqian was eating watermelon in the pavilion, and while listening to Confucius talk about a game of chess, he suddenly saw Xiao Chen running in a hurry, and couldn't help but be stunned!

"Your Highness, go to Hanliang Hall and have a look!" Xiao Chen approached and said with a pant.

(To be continued)