CHAPTER IX

"Have you heard? Recently, the inner and outer cities of Zijing City have been repairing water canals, and a large number of fork-tailed bettas, round-tailed bettas and herring have been bought to keep in the canals. ”

"What are you doing with so many fish?"

"Who knows? Maybe the court is idle and has nothing to do? ”

"By the way, the imperial court also issued a notice that people should boil water before drinking, saying that it can prevent malaria."

"What? Does drinking boiled water prevent malaria? Are you kidding! How can you have this idle effort, you have to cook it before drinking water. ”

"Not to mention, boiled water is much more comfortable to drink!"

Early in the morning, the streets and alleys were full of people's discussions, and most people were puzzled by the imperial court's repair of the canals, and most of them were skeptical about drinking boiled water and washing hands frequently.

In the small courtyard.

Li Fan sat on a rattan chair and read a book, although there are many books in this world, but there is a lack of novel reading materials to pass the time.

Li Fan read for a while, and then he lost interest.

"In the seventh year of Jian'an in the Great Zhou Dynasty, a meteorite fell from the sky, and there were cannibals and demons in a certain place, harming a village, and then there were Taoist people who ......"

Li Fan shook his head and put aside the book in his hand, the book said, there are demons in this world, but I have never encountered them in three years, and there have been no supernatural events around me.

Presumably it should be fake.

Otherwise, why haven't you even heard of it around you?

Suddenly, Li Fan thought of the rumors he had heard this morning that the imperial court had built a canal and separated it with a net in the canal to raise betta fish.

Others may not understand, but Li Fan knows that it is to reduce the breeding of mosquitoes, and as for drinking boiled water and washing hands frequently, it can also reduce the spread of diseases.

"How could the imperial court suddenly make such a move? I remember just saying to the Liu family, is it ......?"

Li Fan frowned,

After all, Miss Liu was introduced by Mrs. He, and she should be a young lady from a scholarly family.

It has nothing to do with the imperial court.

Maybe it's just a coincidence.

"Could it be that there is some capable person in the imperial court?" Li Fan secretly guessed.

At this moment, Qingfeng's voice came from outside the door: "Li Gongzi, are you at home?" ”

Li Fan raised his eyebrows, got up and went out, "Miss Liu, you are here again." ”

Liu Quan is wearing a light blue dress today, with a golden silk thread tied around her waist, a slender waist, a convex figure, and the snow-white jade legs that occasionally appear from the gauze skirt make people can't take their eyes off it.

Qingfeng, who was dressed in a green shirt, stood beside him with a smile.

In addition to Qingfeng, there is also a girl in white standing behind Liu Quan today.

The girl was dressed in white and spotless, but she was holding a long sword in her arms.

Although the sword is unsheathed, it makes people feel a sense of fierceness.

Li Fan couldn't help but look at it twice: "Who is this?" ”

Qingfeng smiled and said: "She is the young lady's guard, named Si Jian, she practiced swords at home before, and Li Gongzi doesn't have to care about her." ”

"Oh!"

Li Fan nodded.

After Liu Quan sat down, he smiled and said, "Have you ever heard that the imperial court built a canal to raise betta fish?" ”

Li Fan nodded: "I heard about it." ”

Saying that, he looked at Liu Quan's face, at this moment, he felt a little strange in his heart, if Liu Quan didn't mention it, he would just take it as a coincidence, but Liu Quan mentioned it......

Could it be that it came from me?

Liu Quan said: "Childe, do you remember the girl Ji Linglang Ji last time?" Her father was an official of the imperial court, and the last time I chatted with her, I accidentally told her what Gongzi taught me, and she told her father that she knew, and her father attached great importance to it when he learned about it, and reported it to the imperial court......"

Li Fan showed a look of sudden realization: "I see! I'm wondering about this. ”

He had long felt that Miss Naji's identity was extraordinary, but he didn't expect his father to be an official in the imperial court, so it made sense.

"Childe, you have also seen it, in fact, the court is not as bad as Childe imagined...... If the son is willing, he can use this to become an official, and I think he can at least enter the household department as an official. Liu Quan thought about dispelling Li Fan's prejudice against the court step by step.

Li Fan smiled and said: "It seems that the empress today is not too mediocre, but it is better to be an official, Li worships his parents and worships heaven and earth, but he doesn't worship any empress!" ”

Suddenly, he felt a chill in his face, and he looked around, but he didn't find where the chill came from.

Liu Quan had a smile in his eyes, and quietly glanced at Si Jian next to him.

Li Fanden felt that the coldness disappeared.

"Strange...... What's going on? Li Fan was so puzzled in his stomach.

After chatting for a while, Liu Quan suddenly wanted to eat, and said, "I suddenly miss Childe's cream cake, I wonder if I can ask Childe to make one?" ”

"I see, but it's a little late to make the cream cake now, and a lot of things haven't been prepared, so I'll make some other food for you to taste!" Li Fan said with a smile.

"Oh, what kind of food is Childe going to make? How about a cream cake? Liu Quan asked curiously.

"A food called popsicles, the taste is ...... Not inferior to the cream cake! Li Fan got up with a smile and walked towards the back kitchen, it was summer, and there was nothing more comfortable than nibbling on a popsicle or two.

A moment later, he returned with a suitcase.

The box was made of wood, and it was thick with three layers of doors, and after Li Fan opened it layer by layer, a stream of cold air came out of the box.

Liu Quan's beautiful eyes suddenly widened, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

This...... What seems to be an aerosol of ice cubes?

In this scorching summer, where did Li Fan get the ice cubes?

At this time, Li Fan had already taken out three popsicles from the simple refrigerator, these popsicles were made by him with saltpeter in the past two days, and there were only three flavors.

Sour plums, watermelon and oranges.

"Come on, give it a try!"

Li Fan took the popsicle over.

Liu Quan took the popsicle in disbelief, Qiong's nose wrinkled slightly, and a stream of cold air entered her nasal cavity, freezing her nose itching.

"Is it really ice? He is clearly not a cultivator, just an ordinary person, how can he make ice cubes? ”

Surprised, Liu Quan brought the popsicle close to her mouth, and then stretched out her pink little tongue and licked it gently.

Ice!

Cold!

Sweet!

Liu Quan's eyes widened, is it really ice?!

She licked her popsicle again.

In an instant, a chill penetrated the body, and the heat of midsummer was expelled from the body in an instant.

"Good ice! It's so cool! Liu Quan didn't have time to be surprised, seeing that the popsicle was melting rapidly, she hurriedly opened her mouth and stretched out her clove tongue and licked it gently.

And Qingfeng and Si Jian, who was holding the sword, couldn't help but look at Liu Quan.

His Majesty seems to have licked it very happily......

Is this stuff so delicious?

"Come on, try it too." Li Fan did not favor one over the other, and gave one to everyone.

After getting the consent of the empress, the two dared to take the popsicle and eat it.

Qingfeng took the popsicle and licked it, while Si Jian sniffed and turned sideways to prevent Li Fan from seeing her eating appearance.

A small popsicle was quickly eaten, Liu Quan licked the wooden handle, and couldn't help but say, "Childe is a cultivator?" ”

In this world, only a cultivator can condense water into ice.

In this scorching summer, isn't the person who can make ice a cultivator?

But why does Li Gongzi look like a mortal?