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Chapter 18 The first snow in four years of Zhongping

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    The north wind was cold overnight, the clouds were thick, the sky was full of snow, and the old sky was fluttering.

    In the fourth year of Zhongping, the winter in Yuyang County was as cold as the winter after 1800. Xiao Yi¡¯s house had air conditioning, heating, and a baby warmer What about now?  Touching the single clothes on his body, he looked at the falling snowflakes outside It wasn't that he didn't want to wear a cotton-padded coat, but there wasn't even any cotton at all!

    In fact, as early as the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian brought cotton to China after his mission to the Western Regions. At that time, people called it "Baidie"; however, this kind of thing that can bloom beautiful white flowers has always been regarded as a precious product.  Ornamental plants are probably still in the emperor¡¯s royal garden!

    If the cold could still be endured with a vigorous young body, then the lack of material would be unbearable; because Xiao Yi discovered that the finance of the small Taoist temple was about to go bankrupt; in the past, there was only an old Taoist in the Taoist temple.  With two acres of grain fields and a small vegetable garden, he could be self-sufficient; then Xiao Yi came, and then came Daniu, Ma Liu, Zhang Yan and most importantly, three horses.

    Don¡¯t think that your horse can just eat grass. That will only make your horse¡¯s belly full and completely lose its combat effectiveness.  A real war horse is fed with one-third oats, one-third bean cake, and one-third fine grass. The grass cannot contain any dew and must be rolled carefully. As the saying goes, three knives can be rolled over an inch of grass;  From time to time, some eggs should be added to supplement nutrition, so that the horse power can be strong!

    During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Wei Qing regiment in the decisive battle in the north of Saibei even used corn to feed their horses in order to have enough mobility to attack the Xiongnu camp. The cost of raising one cavalry was enough to equip ten ordinary infantrymen; such a huge cost made the cavalry a  The Central Plains Dynasty was not a powerful dynasty and could not afford to form a large-scale cavalry regiment. It not only lacked excellent horse breeds, but also could not afford to raise them!

    In addition, there is the little pony "Baicai" who is having fun next to him. This is a real foodie. In terms of appetite, he has a better appetite than an adult war horse, and he needs **** feed and cabbage heart every meal.  In my previous life, when I was in junior high school, I was studying Han Yu's "Horse Theory". It said: "A horse that can travel a thousand miles can eat as much as one grain or one stone". At that time, I was still full of doubts. "In the Han Dynasty, 30 pounds was a Jun, and four pounds were counted.  Jun is a stone, and one stone is a full 120 kilograms;" But looking at the appetite of "Ma Ju Cabbage" now, and thinking about how much it will eat when it grows up, Xiao Yi squatted on the ground and started to pull out his hair again, "The ancients are honest.  Bully me"

    Later, people close to Xiao Yi knew several of his habits:

    When he is worried, Xiao Yi will squat on the ground and pull out his hair

    If Xiao Yi touches his chin, he is thinking of a conspiracy

    If Xiao Yi smiles so hard that his dimples are exposed, it means that the plan is successful; then everyone will be in danger because they don¡¯t know who will be unlucky.

    If Xiao Yi touches his nose with a serious face, that means he is going to kill someone!

    ¡°If Xiao Yi touches his nose while smiling with his dimples exposed, the consequences will be serious, then there will be rivers of blood and millions of corpses

    Someone from the Three Kingdoms era summed it up: "The most powerful weapon in the world is Lu Wenhou's Fangtian Painted Halberd; the fastest is Old General Huang Zhong's sun-shooting arrow, and the most terrifying weapon is 'Wuchou Hou' Xiao Yi's smile  .

    When you encounter difficulties, learn from the methods of great men. Back then, a great man also encountered the same situation. The enemy was blockading, supplies were scarce, food and drink were insufficient, and people were panicked. At this time, there were three ways to go;

    First: Let¡¯s all starve to death together; this is absolutely not possible.  In Xiao Yi's mind: "I would rather 'step in the door' than be a starving ghost! (In ancient times, being a door-to-door son-in-law was very disrespectful. You can refer to the novel "The Son-in-Law"."

    Second: Let¡¯s all disperse and go back to our homes to find our mothers.  This is not possible, because everyone else can go home, only Xiao Yi is homeless

    As for third place

    Soon, Xiao Yi summoned everyone in the Taoist temple and announced: "Do it yourself and have enough food and clothing!"

    The first thing to solve is the problem of warmth.

    Xiao Yi, who was born in a rural area in his previous life, knows that the best way for a farm family to keep warm in winter is to build a fire bed!

    All forces were mobilized. Daniu was responsible for digging clay in the mountain col, Ma Liu was responsible for fetching water from the river, Zhang Yan was responsible for blending the mud, and even the horse 'Baicai' was assigned a person to trample the mud evenly with four hooves.  The old Taoist priest Chuchenzi is responsible for chanting sutras and praying for everyone.  Xiao Yi personally made an adobe mold out of wood, mixed the mixed soil with wheat straw and various plant fibers collected from the mountains to increase its adhesion, and then put it into the mold.In the middle, pat the porcelain firmly. After it solidifies slightly, pour it out and place it in a ventilated place to dry slowly in the shade. This is how the last piece of adobe is ready.

    As for building the kang, it was even simpler, it was just a quadrilateral adobe building; Xiao Yi drew a few drawings, and then calmly directed everyone to build it. After everyone spent a lot of effort and covered themselves with mud, they followed the instructions.  After the drawings were completed, I was surprised to find: "A hexagonal fire pit appeared,refer to the drawings again, is that correct?"

    Regarding the occurrence of this situation, Xiao Yi remained calm and spoke plausibly: "The quadrilateral earthen kang is for ordinary people to sleep on. Those of us with status have to sleep on the hexagonal earthen kang. This is called standing out from the public."  Different tastes, do you understand?¡±

    In the end, everyone dubiously agreed with Xiao Yi¡¯s explanation. It was just a kang, as long as you could sleep on it. The consequence would be to leave a tradition to future generations of Chinese people:

    The four-sided fire-kang in the homes of poor people.

    The pentagonal kang used by officials and wealthy families.

    Only nobles of the Marquis level can use the hexagonal fire pit.

    As for the heptagon, it was the emperor¡¯s royal fire-kang, so-called, the seven-star couch!

    Whenever people in later generations built a fire pit, they had to pay tribute with a portrait of "Wuyouhou" and pray that the fire pit they built would be beautiful and useful. Xiao Yi was also honored to become the ancestor of the pit builder.  , was placed on the kang of every house, burning with smoke and fire all day long!

    So many historians in later generations have speculated that the reason why Wuchou Hou Xiaoyi looks a little dark has a lot to do with the position where he is enshrined

    After providing warmth and charity in the east room, west room, side room, and even the horse pen, Xiao Yi began to squat on the ground and pull out his hair again. There was a fire kang, but there was no money. As the saying goes, "A man cannot lose power for a day, and a little man can't live without power for a day."  "You cannot live without money for a day"; whether it is in the 21st century China or in the troubled times of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, being without money is absolutely impossible!

    Although, if you ask Blacksmith Niu to borrow money, he will definitely lend you money arbitrarily, but as the saying goes: "If a man controls the world, why should others give him food for food?"

    After carefully reviewing the financial situation in the Taoist temple, Xiao Yi discovered sadly: "The old Taoist always gives free clinics to the poor, and also gives free soups and medicines. It is a type that only goes out but never goes in; when he traveled through time, those dozens of pictures of Grandpa Mao  It had long since turned into charcoal. Even if it was not damaged, it would not be spent! All that was left was the rags Zhang Yan was naked when she picked it up from the river, and she was absolutely clean and entered the house.

    Finally, Xiao Yi looked at Daniel and Ma Liu. After forcibly searching all the clothes, underwear, socks, etc. from the two of them, Xiao Yi found 13 more five-baht coins in his hand;  Bad money with missing corners.

    Squatting on the ground, looking at the pitiful 13 copper coins in his hand, Xiao Yi began to rub his chin and thought: "Grandpa Taishang, bless me, how can I make two in one life, three in two, and ten thousand in three".

    The other people in the Taoist temple gathered around Xiao Yi and frowned. They were all good at spear and stick dancing, but when it came to making money in business, it was probably the God of Wealth who blessed them if they didn't lose themselves.

    Finally, Daniel sighed and said: "13 copper coins are enough to buy two bowls of wine at most. What can I do? I'd better go back and ask for money from home! Since the little immortal master taught us the secret method of quenching last time, now the blacksmith  The shop¡¯s business is very prosperous.¡±

    "Wine? Liquor? Liquor, a drink with about ten degrees of alcohol content? Winter!cold winter!" The speaker was unintentional, but the listener sounded intentional. Daniel's words brought countless inspirations to Xiao Yi.

    Hahaha!  Xiao Yi started to look up to the sky and laugh, revealing a pair of deep dimples (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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