There was a heavy snowfall in the Guanzhong area, and as far as the eye could see, the earth was white; At the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, the Yang fiefdom was quiet, and the smoke was curling.

It's a good time to eat shabu mutton again.

Yang Chuan asked Tangyi's father to slaughter more than 200 sheep, and hung them under the eaves for a day and a night, and then they froze into ice lumps, and they made a sound when they knocked on the 'bell'.

"Uncle Tangyi, let people buy some mutton," Yang Chuan called a group of half-grown sons such as Tangyi's father, Amu, and Agu and arranged tasks for them, "Recently, there will be more guests coming to our Zhuangzi, and there will be not enough mutton to eat." ”

Tangyi's father was a little puzzled and asked, "Childe, you have already slaughtered more than 200 sheep, do you want to buy more?" ”

Yang Chuan smiled: "Yes, recently, we have been eating mutton shabu every day. ”

Tangyi's father counted with his fingers, and said angrily: "Childe, even if you eat shabu mutton every day, more than two hundred sheep can eat it for many days......"

"You just send someone to buy sheep," Yang Chuan waved his hand, "Remember to buy that kind of fat sheep, the mutton is too thin to be shabu." ”

The cousin's father was a little puzzled and busy.

Yang Chuan Xiaolangjun's words, he became more and more incomprehensible, this snowy day, it was deserted, except for Dong Zhongshu and Huo Quai, two people who came to eat every day, where were there guests?

Looking at the confused appearance of his father, Yang Chuan smiled and turned his head to look at Amu and the other half-grown children: "You can make a few mutton gadgets for us." ”

As he spoke, he took out a few rolls of sheepskin from the desk and handed them over.

A round table, with a round hole in the middle, just enough to put a small pot; Moreover, this round table is still two-tiered, and the upper one can be rotated; a high-legged embroidered pier, but with an extra backrest and two armrests; In the middle of the copper pot, there is a 'small chimney' where charcoal is placed......

These things are very simple to make, but they look very weird.

The half-sized boys were a little stunned, and they all looked at Yang Chuan.

Yang Chuan smiled and asked, "What, is it difficult?" ”

The teenagers shook their heads and said in unison, "No." ”

"Since it's not difficult, let's make some for us," Yang Chuan said with a smile, "If you want to eat mutton shabu, you have to match a few good belongings, and you can't eat it with a small case or a small copper pot, right?" You know, that's the emperor's way of eating. ”

There were a few words he couldn't say.

That is, the emperor likes to eat alone, and there is no way to do this, so let the family continue to eat like that; When people eat, they still have to have a bit of atmosphere, a sense of ceremony, and try not to kneel when they can sit and eat.

In the past two years, Yang Chuan has long been unbearable and disgusted by this posture of kneeling on the ground to eat.

There is no way, in the Han Empire, if you want to be a gentleman, you have to 'sit upright' all the time, that is, you have two buttocks and balls, and press them on your heels in a regular manner, and your waist pole must be straight, and your thighs can't be too separated or clamped too tightly......

In short, Yang Chuan doesn't want to be a gentleman.

Let the people of the Han Empire change the 'bad habit' of kneeling and sitting, he thinks that he can't do it now, and he can't control it so much.

After all, whether it is the court etiquette manual or the 'family upbringing guide' of the powerful family, it actually follows the Confucian set, which makes very detailed regulations on a person's 'kneeling posture', and even describes the shape of the clothes, for fear that they will not be able to control people.

Yang Chuan once had a bad taste and thought that the main reason why Confucian sages wanted to stipulate people's kneeling posture was that many people could not afford to wear crotch pants, and those who did not sit correctly would easily show their balls......

Of course, it's just speculation, and it's impossible to do it with certainty.

Yang Chuan explained the drawings very carefully, and explained some of the details very clearly, but they were nothing more than a few pieces of furniture such as round tables, small copper pots, and chairs.

Amu, Agu and a bunch of half-sized children are busy.

Yang Chuan exhaled, sat on the wooden couch facing the window in the east, pushed open a window, and looked at the beautiful scenery after the heavy snow was a little distracted.

On the other side of Weishui, the construction site of Tai College is quiet.

The seven attics built in advance have a thick layer of snow on them, and with their thick and quaint architectural style, they are really beautiful.

The surface of the Weishui River is frozen, and some children are smashing the ice with stones and sticks on the riverbank, presumably to see if there are any fish jumping out of the ice hole.

After receiving the secret letter from Cao Xiang, Yang Chuan was in a good mood.

The first fish took the bait.

Sang Hong Yang not only came, but also brought a list of gifts, nothing more than some gold, money and grain, fields, cattle, sheep and livestock, etc.; Cao Xiang had already roughly calculated, this amount of money and food was not interesting, and he could build seven or eight attics of the Tai Academy.

Of course, Sang Hong Sheep is just a small fish, and some can't wait to pounce on it and bite the hook.

Yang Chuan could predict that next, a large group of fish would swarm in, all wanting to take a ferocious bite on the fat of Tai Academy.

If one is not careful, he can bite Dong Zhongshu into a serious injury by the way, then it is okay.

Of course, it can't be bitten to death, after all, he is the biggest scholar in the Han Empire, Yang Chuan plans to take care of it, pickle it first, and cook it into a first-class delicacy in the world.

Then, let's make a 'Buddha jumping over the wall'......

……

Early the next morning, Amu and the others came to Yang Chuan to 'hand in the task'.

The first batch of tables, chairs, benches, brass hot pots and other gadgets they made looked... Well, why does it seem a little weird?

Even they themselves felt a little embarrassed, these high-legged tables, chairs and benches were not very pleasing to the eye, and they didn't know what Xiao Langjun was used for.

Yang Chuan's eyes lit up, and he praised it: "Tsk, it's not bad, the craftsmanship of a few of you can earn us 100,000 acres of fertile land!" ”

"Come on, come on, move here, yes, move those few cases out, and send them back to the kitchen to chop wood for burning."

"Come and sit, what are you doing!"

Yang Chuan took the lead in sitting on a chair, he couldn't be comfortable, leaned back, kicked his legs a few times, and sighed: "Oh, I can finally eat a bite of food comfortably." ”

Seeing this, Amu, Agu and other teenagers also hurriedly sat down.

However, these boys are not as exaggerated as Yang Chuan, and they always feel a little strange, and someone can't help but ask: "Childe, is this really used for eating?" ”

Yang Chuan said with a smile: "Yes, didn't I make it very clear yesterday, that is, I want you to make a set of mutton shabu belongings." ”

"I'm used to eating on my knees, and I'm still a little uncomfortable to sit," a teenager laughed, "but it's really comfortable." ”

The teenagers followed Yang Chuan's example, and also leaned on the back of the chair, and they all looked comfortable, and couldn't help but start coaxing: "Childe, why don't you make mutton today?" ”

A teenager had already jumped up, and said with a smile: "The day before yesterday, I saw frozen mutton on our Zhuangzi, so I guessed that Gongzi was going to eat shabu mutton, look, what is this?" ”

The boy took out a small object from his bosom, but it was a carpenter's 'planer', but it was a little strangely shaped, and the handle was on top of the planer.

"Amai, do you want to shave mutton?"

The teenagers' eyes lit up, and they rushed to study the special 'mutton pusher', and the atmosphere was very joyful.

Yang Chuan was also greatly infected, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's shabu mutton today!" ”

The teenagers cheered and began to get busy, some brought a basket of charcoal, some picked up two buckets of water, and some ran to the kitchen to prepare oil bowls, dipping sauces, and some vegetables with a roar.

These guys!

Yang Chuan sat on the main seat, enjoying the service of the teenagers, feeling the enthusiasm and vitality of the young people, and only felt that this special mother's life was life.

Half an hour later, everything was ready, and the mutton was simmered.

"Hurry up, shave the meat!"

"Where's the garlic? I pounded so much garlic paste, you guys snatched it all? ”

"What about coriander? Who, bring the end of that pot of coriander, tsk, this mutton shabu on a snowy day is so cool......"

In the middle of the big round table, the brass shabu-shabu is tumbling and steaming, but it is the clear water soup prepared by Yang Chuan himself, with some red dates, wolfberries, codonopsis, green onions, ginger slices, etc. floating on it;

A large circle on the table is filled with large and small plates, which are placed with thinly sliced mutton rolls, various vegetables, and more than a dozen dipping sauces and oil bowls, which look very eye-catching.

Outside the window, the cold wind is swishing and the snow is white;

The room was lively, the aroma was permeating, and the laughter of twenty and a half children was simply ......

"Oh, it's not noon yet, why is it time to eat?"

At this moment, Dong Zhongshu came.

This old thief's latest three meals a day are all enjoyed in Yang Chuan, on time, and he can almost show up before the meal starts, which can be regarded as the same ability.

"Young Master Yang Chuan, what are you doing...... It's already time to eat?"

Dong Zhongshu stepped into the door, only to realize that something was wrong, the case he usually sat on was gone? He glanced left and right, and saw the 'big dinner table' near the window, and couldn't help but be stunned.

Yang Chuan and twenty half-sized children actually sat down to eat?

Moreover, the kind of 'stool' that is higher than the desk is even equipped with a backrest, and everyone has their legs crossed, which looks very rude.

It's just, how can it be!

The old thief strode over, looked under the buttocks of Yang Chuan and the others, and reprimanded: "What are you doing here?" Who taught you to sit and eat like this?

Young Master Yang Chuan, you are also a scholar, how can you eat like this? ”

Yang Chuan smiled: "I said a long time ago, I, Yang Chuan, am not a scholar, so ah, you scholars must not be able to do well in those etiquette and attention, so it is better not to learn."

Since Dong Gong doesn't look good, then, please go back. ”

Dong Zhongshu was furious, stretched out two fingers and reprimanded: "Yang Chuan, listen to my Dong Zhongshu's advice, you are so deviant, are you not afraid of being ridiculed and scolded by the world?" ”

Yang Chuan sandwiched a few slices of fat mutton, gently soaked it in the shabu-shabu for two or three breaths, and when the mutton roll changed color, he took it out of the soup and dipped it in the oil bowl.

He stuffed the few slices of fat mutton into his mouth and chewed slowly, then said vaguely: "Dong Gong, don't you really sit down to eat?" ”

Dong Zhongshu flicked his sleeves and scolded: "Sitting like this, how different is it from a beast!" ”

Yang Chuan laughed and pointed to the door with chopsticks: "How do I eat in my Yang Zhuangzi, it seems that I don't need your Dong Zhongshu to guide me, right?" If you are hungry, sit down and eat mutton together;

If you think that my Yang's food is ugly and doesn't look like a gentleman, then hurry up and get out, I told you Dong Zhongshu, yes is not a bullshit reader, you don't bother me with that little bit of nonsense about the reader!

Okay, we're going to have lamb shabu, you can get out! ”

These few words were said very politely, Dong Zhongshu was already so angry that he jumped to his feet and scolded: "Yang Chuan, you are not a son of man!" ”

Yang Chuan said lightly: "You really don't want to eat? ”

Dong Zhongshu also pointed and scolded: "Yang Chuan, the vertical son is rude!" ”

The old thief didn't seem to be very suitable for Yang Chuan's style, and after scolding for a few sentences, he felt that he was a little short of words, so he couldn't help but start to be kind and seducing: "Yang Chuan, listen to the old man's advice, my Han Dynasty pursues Zhou etiquette, and you are so deviant, you will definitely suffer from the ridicule of the world."

Yang Chuan, the reason why this person is a human being is because the world has its own laws, etiquette, and shame, in the past, Confucius, the table was not properly placed, he didn't eat, the meat was not cut neatly, and he didn't eat......"

Listening to Dong Zhongshu's tirade, Yang Chuan suddenly became angry.

Special mother, the people of the Han Empire, many of them are hungry and eating, you wealthy families and Confucian scholars don't do anything about farming, forget it, and you are still talking crookedly and pointing fingers?

Why?

It's not that there is anything wrong with Zhou Li, if everyone has no worries about food and clothing, and is happy, even if the etiquette is more complicated, he feels that he can accept it, and it is very good.

However, it is very Confucian to let the vast majority of people go hungry, but they still have to learn the style of a bullshit gentleman......

"Did you say enough?"

Yang Chuan put the chopsticks on the table, wiped the greasy corners of his mouth with a linen cloth, and said very coldly: "Dong Zhongshu, you are a sage book with one mouth, and when you close your mouth, you are a gentleman, but how are you Dong Zhongshu doing yourself?"

You are dozens of years older than me, and you have always been strict, so I Yang Chuan will respect you as Dong Gong.

But.

You are a scholar, at least you have no respect and inferiority? In terms of title, I am a young man, and you are similar; In terms of official rank, my rank is now more than 2,000 stones, what about you Dong Zhongshu?

Hugh is going to use your bullshit Zhou Lili to teach me Yang Chuan.

You scholars, keep talking about the way of heaven, the imperial court, and the society of the country, but Dong Zhongshu, since the Zhou people advocate ancient rites, why can they still do the following things and plot against the world? ”

Yang Chuan began to reason, then it would be easy to do.

Dong Zhongshu took a deep breath, shook his clothes, coughed lightly, and was about to speak......

Unexpectedly, Yang Chuan suddenly turned his face: "Dong Zhongshu, from now on, if you dare to scold me Yang Chuan, I will burn down the Tai Academy." ”

Dong Zhongshu opened his mouth and stammered for a while, and a Confucian foul word was stuck in his throat, and he didn't dare to squirt out.

Yang Chuan's ruthlessness and shamelessness, he has already seen it.

Burning the Tai Academy is a big crime of bullying the monarch, even if Yang Chuan has 10,000 heads, it is estimated that it will not be enough for the emperor to cut off.

The problem is that there are only seven buildings in the current Tai Academy, and the money, grain, wood, and stones, as well as the craftsmen and servants used are all from the Yang Chuan family......

If this kid makes a mess and really burns the fire, won't his years of running and planning be in vain?

He didn't dare to take this risk.

"Yang Chuan, Tai Academy is not my Dong Zhongshu's, nor is it your Yang Chuan's," Dong Zhongshu sighed and said earnestly: "We can't just make a fool of ourselves because we are angry...... Ahem, that's not good. ”

Yang Chuan said expressionlessly: "One more thing to add, if you talk too much nonsense, I will burn down the Tai Academy." ”

Dong Zhongshu: "!! ”

The cook said: Buddha jumped over the wall...... Well, the chef hasn't eaten it either, it's sad to think about it, and when you make money, you must go to Guangdong to eat once! (Dog's Head Saves Life)

(End of chapter)