Xiao Qibao was busy for a while, and finally got the move done before the year.

I have to say that Little Qibao is really capable.

It's no wonder that when the family first came out, Xiao Qibao was Zhang Xi's only confidant, and he was also a talent to be cultivated as a housekeeper in the future, and there was no doubt about his own ability and understanding.

And the reason why Zhang Xi wants to move before the New Year is also because of the needs of the New Year.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, every family worships their ancestors and does not go out.

But in the second year of junior high school, you have to go out to visit relatives and friends.

If you don't even have a home and live in an inn, then who will come to visit you?

That's why Zhang Xi moved in a hurry.

The last few days before the Chinese New Year are the rest day, do not go to work, the master and servant are at home to ponder together, who to visit for the New Year's greetings will not be rude.

This matter is not only something that Zhang Xi needs to consider, but also Xiao Qibao.

As a scholar steward, the most important thing is to help the master check and fill in the gaps, which is the responsibility of Xiao Qibao.

"The village elder, the landlord, Mi Zheng, Liu County Order, these four people definitely have to visit!" Zhang Xi snapped his fingers and counted the number of people he needed to visit.

settled down in Dengjia Village, then the village elders will definitely visit.

In these years, the imperial power did not go to the countryside, and many things were not decided by the government, but by the village elders, and it was definitely necessary to have a good relationship with the village elders.

The landlord will have to pay a visit too.

When the contract was signed, the landlord was a housekeeper who came forward to handle the matter, saying that it was inconvenient for the owner...... When it comes to the New Year, you must pay a visit to express your gratitude.

As for Mi Zhu...... This must go, this is his direct superior, the general manager of the logistics system.

And Xinye County ordered Liu Mi, this is purely for the sake of the smooth progress of the work in the future and the relationship in advance.

Zhang Xi is the chief bookkeeper of grain and grass, in charge of the preparation of logistics grain and grass and various camping materials.

This kind of thing definitely requires the cooperation of the county order.

Without the cooperation of the county order, where did Zhang Xi go to collect grain and grass, and how did he launch a conscription to let the people collect materials...... Do you have your own hands?!

Therefore, these four must be visiting the door.

As for some people who need to hand over the post, there are even more, the lord Liu Bei, the second general Guan Yu, the third general Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Yi Ji, Zhao Yun, Mi Fang, Liu Yan..... Even if you don't have enough friendship or status with these people, people may not see you, but you should send the post back, otherwise you will be rude.

Speaking of which...... Zhao Yun, Zhang Xi hasn't seen it yet.

Zhao Yun is not in Xinye at this time, saying that he was arranged by the lord Liu Bei to go out a little bit, and I don't know if he can come back during the Chinese New Year...... Zhang Xi was still looking forward to meeting this general Zhao with a white horse and a silver spear.

After all, it's Zhao Zilong, who is "white horse and silver gun, full of guts", who doesn't like it?!

The master and servant checked again and again to confirm that there was no one who could not be taken care of, so they relaxed a little, and Xiao Qibao went to purchase the salute, while Zhang Xi recalled the visit etiquette at home.

In these years, it is also necessary to pay attention to etiquette when visiting the door, but it is not to put down the gifts and talk about the mountains, there are a lot of rules for just eating, and these "Etiquette" are clearly stipulated.

This shows the role of Zhang Xi's marquee in that month.

If there are no marquees, just a modern soul, I am afraid that the first time I visit someone, I will make a fool of myself, and I may even offend people because of this, and I don't know it.

As a simple example, if the host invites you to eat a fruit, you must take the core of the fruit in your pocket after eating, and you can't throw it away directly in front of you, otherwise it will be rude.

As for the rules of meeting and saluting and eating, there are even more numerous.

Although Zhang Xi had the help of the marquee, he was afraid that he would forget it for a while, so he hurriedly reviewed it at home.

After practicing like this for a few days, Little Qibao also prepared the gifts.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Xi took the little Qibao to set up an offering table to worship the ancestors at home, of course, the little Qibao was not qualified to sacrifice, only Zhang Xi worshiped at the offering table and tablet alone, and chatted about his heart.

Then he and Xiao Qibao secretly made food at home.

This whole day is a day to worship ancestors, and no one will go out to visit, so there is no need to worry about someone visiting.

But I can't go out all day, and I'm a little bored at home, so Zhang Xi, who has been settled for a long time, secretly decided to lock them up and do something.

It's not a big deal, it's just trying to make tofu and noodles at home.

The corn rice eaten every day is somewhat greasy, which is not quite in line with the taste of a modern person.

Tofu is actually nothing new.

It is said that Liu An, the king of Huainan in the former Han Dynasty, believed in Taoism and accidentally added gypsum to the soybean milk during alchemy, so he got tofu...... It's all such a legend, no one knows if it's true.

At this time, tofu did already exist, but it was not common, and now tofu is still an aristocratic food, and the main way to eat it is to sprinkle sugar or honey.

Last year, Zhang Xi saw honey tofu at Liu Bei's "Enterprise Annual Meeting", and it was served by Liu Bei to entertain his generals and officials, and it was also a kind of food to taste.

The main reason for this is that the yield of soybeans is not as good as that of corn and rice, and the cultivation is not widespread.

Although soybeans have been included in the five grains for a long time, their yield is really not comparable to that of corn and rice.

The staple food in this year is millet and rice, generally the north eats corn, the south eats rice, and the cultivation is simple, the yield is not low, so these two kinds of grain are the most widely grown.

Beans and wheat, on the other hand, are grown relatively less because the yield is not as good as that of corn and rice.

Another problem is that ordinary people in this era don't know how to eat these two things.

In this year, soybeans and wheat were eaten directly after being cooked in water.

If you eat too many soybeans, you will have bloating and gas, while wheat rice made from wheat will become difficult to eat.

Therefore, tofu made from soybeans was only popular among the aristocracy, and it was eaten as a novelty, not as a main food. As for wheat rice, only the poor people will eat it, and the people with a little bit of conditions will eat corn porridge at home, and they will only eat wheat rice if they really don't have to eat.

What Zhang Xi wants to do today is to make soybeans into tofu brains and wheat into noodles.

These two approaches are actually not difficult, nor are they shocking innovations...... It's easier to accept than sand burning glass, so although Little Qibao is surprised, he doesn't think there's anything bad about it.

After all, there is just one more processing procedure, using a stone mill to grind soybeans into soy milk and a stone mill to grind wheat into flour.

The gypsum of the tofu is bought at the medicinal herb shop, and the gypsum is a kind of medicinal herb in these days, and it is easy to buy.

The dough is more troublesome, because there is no yeast powder, Zhang Xi can only let the dough ferment naturally in a hot place..... I don't know how much fermentation is perfect, so the texture of the noodles is a bit strange.

But Little Qibao has already been shocked.

After all, I have eaten a lot of corn and rice, and the first time I tried this food, the enjoyment brought by the freshness was very stimulating to the senses.

As for tofu, not to mention, this is a food that can only be tasted by nobles, and Xiao Qibao has already regarded tofu as something that only exists in heaven, and it is a great blessing to be able to eat it.

Anyway, in these days, it is difficult for modern people to empathize with the thoughts of ordinary people.

When they were locked up, they ate noodles with tofu, and no matter how they thought about it, they were shabby, and they were stunned to let Xiao Qibao eat a peerless and delicious feeling.

After eating the noodles, I actually licked the bowl clean...... Zhang Xi said he couldn't understand.

As for the recipe of noodles and tofu, Zhang Xi simply told Xiao Qibao that he would let Xiao Qibao make it for himself in the future...... As a result, Xiao Qibao knelt down on the spot and kowtowed to Zhang Xi, crying so much that he didn't get up anything.

is still the same sentence, Zhang Xi really doesn't understand Xiao Qibao, but seeing that Xiao Qibao's loyalty seems to be bursting, he won't pay attention to him for the time being, and go to bed directly.

The next day, Zhang Xi took Xiao Qibao together and went out to greet people.

First of all, I went to the village old man's house and gave him mutton jerky, and the village old Le's eyes were almost invisible.

According to the provisions of the "Book of Rites", the village elders are not qualified to eat any mutton, and they can only make an exception to accept the gift of mutton during the New Year.

Of course, I can't control whether I secretly eat this in private, but this time I can collect mutton openly, so the village elder can't be happier.

Again, Liu Yuanjun is the actual ruler of Xinye now, and after Liu Yuanjun came, the life of the people of Xinye is indeed getting better and better, resulting in Liu Bei's prestige in Xinye.

And Zhang Xi is an official under Liu Yuanjun, and he specially came to visit the village elder during the Chinese New Year, which made the village elder also look very face-saving.

Visit, salute, talk, and eat according to the rules...... After a visit, it was already noon.

Bidding farewell to the village elders, Zhang Xi took Xiao Qibao with him to visit his landlord in the village again.

During the Han Dynasty, there were still two meals, one at nine in the morning and one at four in the afternoon, and there was no food at noon, so there was no way to disturb others to eat if you visited at noon.

And the home of the landlord is not far from the village's hometown.

Most of the residents in Dengjia Village have the surname Deng, and the landlord is no exception.

According to the introduction of the village elders, the landlord was originally the one who stayed before the Deng family moved south, and it has been passed down from generation to generation, and in this generation, because the person died early, only orphans and widows were left, so there are now village elders in the village to preside over the overall situation.

This also explains why the house rented to Zhang Xi is the ancestral property of Dengjia Village, but the landlord is not the village elder.

As for whether there is a suspicion that the village elders took the opportunity to bully orphans and widows...... Zhang Xi does not know.

Even if you know it, you can't administer justice, because in this era, this is a private matter of other families, and outsiders have no right to interfere.

However, Zhang Xi still had to fulfill his due courtesy, so he visited the landlord's house.

The restrictions on women in the late Han Dynasty were not as strict as in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but a widow with an orphan was indeed inconvenient many times, and she would not come forward if she could not come forward.

Before signing the lease agreement, there is a village elder witness, and it will go to the yamen for the record, and it is not a big problem for the owner's family not to come forward.

But this time Zhang Xi came to visit, and Mrs. Deng, as the hostess, couldn't help but show up.