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Seeing Xiao Xian taking it for granted, Li Cong continued: "But wood is only used by poor and lowly people. Even if it is really as useful as you said, probably not many people are willing to use it."

Xiao Xian stared at him more and more curiously and said: "The poor and lowly people only use wood, so ordinary people and rich people can't use it? Why? It's stipulated by the law?"

"There has never been such a commandment in the law book." Li Cong shook his head, seeing that Xiao Xian wanted to ask again, he simply said it first: "You just said it wrong. It's not that you can't use it, but you don't want to use it. Donglang said Jade is the most respected, followed by gold, silver and bronze. Let’s put it this way, jade is like silk and satin, bronze is silk clothes, and wood is coarse cloth clothes, which can also protect you from the cold, but if you don’t lack the money to buy clothes, I will definitely not wear rough clothes again."

Xiao Xian frowned.There is such a thing?It's really strange.Although wood is not as valuable as jade, but in ancient times when productivity was low and processing ability did not reach the modern level, it is undeniable that its versatility may not be as wide as that of jade.Then why did Donglang abandon the practical and easy-to-plastic wood?Xiao Xian still remembers that his teacher always said that the wisdom of the ancient working people should not be underestimated. Although they are not as devoted to the induction and summary of the scientific level as Westerners, in the practice of exploration, each industry has its own set of techniques. Such as architecture and sculpture, abandoning easy-to-get and easy-to-use wood, but respecting jade is not in line with the law of social development.Xiao Xian felt that everyone could understand the pros and cons, but this is actually the case in Donglang now, unless someone interferes.

"But why, uh, why is that so?" Xiao Xian raised his head and almost bit off his tongue when he spoke. Seeing that Li Cong spoke slowly and politely, it seemed that he was bluffing like an uneducated vulgar person , so that I have become obsessed with words without knowing it.

Li Cong replied: "Actually, it's not entirely true. Donglang is rich in jade, and jade mines are everywhere, but relatively speaking, there are much fewer forests. Only the border of Dongjun has a lot of forest land."

Before Li Cong finished speaking, Xiao Xian yelled: "Trees can be planted. Planting a tree is more convenient than mining, ah, the whole country will not be deserts, rivers, moats, etc. Can't plant trees?"

Li Cong smiled, patted Xiao Xian's forehead and said, "Fool. If the emperor doesn't allow it, who would dare to plant trees? If the emperor wants to plant trees, even if the territory of Donglang is full of deserts, rivers and natural moats, he will have to force a tree out." .”

When Li Cong said this, Xiao Xian immediately understood.Let’s just say that there was human interference, and it turned out to be a tyrant’s dictatorship.But why did the emperor ban tree planting for no reason?

Li Cong saw the doubts on Xiao Xian's face, and continued to explain in a low voice: "Emperor Jing has ruled the world for more than 20 years. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Rong Cong, a neighboring country, sent a female envoy to celebrate. The envoy was a princess. High in power and beautiful in appearance, Emperor Jing fell in love with him at first sight and proposed to make peace with the princess, but Rong Cong's princess refused him. Feeling that he could not save face, Emperor Jing tore up the documents establishing diplomatic relations between the two states in a fit of anger. Lang is considered to be in opposition, because there are many trees in the Rong Cong, and the woodworking technology is excellent, so Emperor Jing even hated wood."

After Li Cong finished speaking, he was afraid that Xiao Xian would not understand, and then he talked about the current situation of various countries: "Lang Kingdom is located in the east of the center, with Beimo in the north, Xiqi in the west, and Rong Cong is the neighbor country in the east. The national power is stronger than the neighboring countries, and Emperor Jing is warlike, so he has always attracted the fear of other countries. We live here in Dongjun, and further east is Rong Cong. This place is mountainous and forested, and the village The mountainous land outside also stretches from the territory of Rongcong. Dongjun used to be a county of Rongcong, and it was snatched from Rongcong by Emperor Qianyan for more than 20 years. Emperor Jing hated Rongcong so much, so he would not care about Dongjun , coupled with the imperial court's ban on business, most of Dongjun's strength has gone down in the past, and now it is regarded as the poorest county in Donglang, I wonder if the new emperor will get better after he ascends the throne."

Xiao Xian silently memorized Li Cong's words, but compared to the general situation of countries in textbooks, he was obviously more interested in Emperor Jing's gossip, and said angrily: "Then Emperor Jing is too impulsive? How can things like feelings be forced?" What? Just because the princess doesn’t want to marry him, the people are not allowed to plant trees, and the two countries are at odds, isn’t he a fool?”

"Shh! Keep your voice down!" Li Cong leaned over to cover Xiao Xian's mouth, and warned seriously: "You can't talk nonsense, you can just listen to these things, although everyone knows about it, but it's public discussion At this time, it is a felony, from exile to the army, to severe, beheading, don't let people hear you with your tongue, then brother will not be able to save you."

"Well, umm!" Xiao Xian clasped Li Cong's hand and nodded desperately.How could he have forgotten that there was a dictatorial monarch in ancient times, and it was common for someone to say something bad about the emperor and drag him out, and the literary prison also had a lot of articles in it, isn't it always shown on TV?

The warm breath was sprayed in the palm of the hand, and the soft touch like the petals of the crimson lips was also clearly felt. Li Cong was stunned for a moment, but when he retracted his hand, he saw

There were two reddish fingerprints on the side of Xiao Xian's face.

Seeing Li Cong staring at her face as if looking at flowers, Xiao Xian wondered, "What's the matter?"

"It's red." Li Cong pointed to the faint red mark on Xiao Xian's face, but he didn't dare to touch it again.

"Ah?" Xiao Xian touched the place Li Cong was pointing at. Even though he couldn't see it, he could guess that the red marks must be obvious to make Li Cong so flustered. It turns red when you press it lightly?The skin that was described in the book for a long time was actually born on me now.

Li Cong couldn't hear the ridicule in Xiao Xian's heart, so he lowered his hands and clenched his fists, his words were full of annoyance and embarrassment: "Brother's hands don't matter, next time, next time remember to avoid it, you know?"

"No, it doesn't hurt. Maybe it's easy to get marks, it's okay." Xiao Xian shook his head, it really didn't hurt at all.He had seen this kind of person before, his skin was prone to bleeding, and sometimes he would turn black when touched lightly. Xiao Xian guessed that Li Xian probably had this kind of constitution, so he raised his hand and pinched his wrist before letting go. It really turned red.

"You child, really..." Li Cong moved Xiao Xian's slender wrist away to let him stop pinching, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Xiao Xian's red palm, so he turned over Xiao Xian's palm to look, one after another seemed to be It was the scars pierced by nails lying across the snow-white skin, which was extremely conspicuous.

Li Cong carefully flattened Xiao Xian's crooked fingers, raised his head and asked, "What's wrong with the palm?"

"Huh?" Xiao Xian looked at the reputation, and he couldn't figure out how the injury on his hand came from.It doesn't look like a fresh wound, but it hasn't started to scab. Thinking about myself, I've always been careless, so it's not surprising that I didn't notice this kind of small wound that wasn't too painful or fatal.

Xiao Xian shrugged, and said indifferently: "I don't know, it must have been scratched." He wanted to put down his hand, but Li Cong didn't let him go, he held Xiao Xian's hand, and stretched out the other hand , groping sideways to the side of the bed, as if looking for something.

Li Cong leaned over Xiao Xian's head, and the two got closer, their shoulders and heads almost touching each other. Xiao Xian leaned back and caught a glimpse of something dirty on the right side of Li Cong's face, but Li Cong Cong found something and immediately sat back, but couldn't see it again.

Li Cong spread out his palm, holding a small medicine box in his hand: "This medicine is given by Ruqiu. It's the doctor who came to see you yesterday. You haven't seen it. It can remove rot, reduce swelling and grow muscle, and treat injuries caused by falls. It's quite useful to apply something like Pengqing."

Xiao Xian's hand was held by Li Cong, and the back of his fingers touched the place where Li Cong's fingertips were. He felt that it was hard and uncomfortable, so he held Li Cong's hand with his backhand and turned it over. No wonder it's so rough.

"Brother, you have calluses on your hand..." Xiao Xian grabbed Li Cong's hand and squeezed it, then pulled his other hand to see that there were also calluses, but it was the palm of the hand near the fingertips, the two places were different It's really strange. Seeing the plaster in Li Cong's hand, he nuzzled and said, "This plaster can remove decay and regenerate muscle. Brother, you should also apply it."

Li Cong didn't say a word, and gave a funny "huh", grabbed Xiao Xian's fingers again, turned over the palm of his hand and flattened it, opened the lid of the medicine box, dug out some of the wound, put it on the wound, and wiped it carefully twice Just said something.

Xiao Xian took the plaster with his empty hand and put it under his nose to smell it. It was fragrant and smooth, a bit like a girl's face wipe.Li Cong looked at Xiao Xian staring at the ointment intently, opened his mouth slightly as if his tongue was about to be licked, took out the medicine box from his hand and held it in his hand, jokingly said: "You can't eat it." Then put the lid on The cover was thrown back against the pillow.

"Hey, that..." Xiao Xian tilted his body and pointed at the plaster on the corner of the bed. He was still thinking about the calluses on Li Cong's hands. It's really ugly to grow on such hands. Since there is such a good medicine, why not use it?

Li Cong didn't seem to want to talk about it, so he stuffed the medicine under the pillow and asked interruptingly, "By the way, how does Xiaoxian know about combs? Has he traveled to other countries?"

Xiao Xian froze for a moment, and was easily distracted. He suddenly remembered Li Xian's identity, and thought that Li Xian must have lived with Li Cong when he was a child. Said: "Well, probably in the years when I was separated from my brother, I seem to have been to a very strange place. It is relatively remote and very different from here. The combs made there are very famous. They are beautiful and practical. Every household uses them. Combs. There are boxwood, bamboo, and horn combs, but wood is the best, and it has many health care functions.”

Xiao Xian was not lying, he was talking about his original hometown, which is located in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is indeed famous for making combs. The combing craft has a long history and exquisite skills. Today, ordinary combs are still a necessity for combing and cleaning hair in ordinary people's homes, while combs painted with carved lacquer have become a kind of handicraft collection and gifts for relatives and friends.

Li Cong was also very curious when he heard it, so he asked, "Where is that place?"

Speaking of being excited, Xiao Xian forgot to hide it, Xiao Xian was stunned for a moment, and began to hesitate, in order not to reveal his flaws, he couldn't speak too clearly: "I, I don't really remember, I stayed there for a short period of time I left... Now that I think about it, I only remember those weird things... Hey, my mind is confused, I thought combs are things that are everywhere..."

Hearing this, Li Cong was already thinking about issues other than the comb, he lowered his head and remained silent for a while, then raised his head and said to Xiao Xian: "But remember the past?"

Xiao Xian waved his hands again and again: "Uh, no. I only remember this little thing, I don't remember anything else..."

Li Cong breathed out, lifted the quilt that had slipped off Xiao Xian's body to his waist and tucked it in, saying: "Forget about the past, it's not that important. Big brother is not forcing you to remember, just casually." Just ask."

"Oh, oh." Xiao Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief as if he had escaped a catastrophe, but Li Cong also felt relieved.It seems that Qu Xian's memory is not only a problem in Xiao Xian's heart, but also a burden on Li Cong's heart.

Blinking his eyes, Xiao Xian caught a glimpse of Li Cong's lips pursed and silent without saying a word, as if he was worried, and he didn't know if he was suspicious, so he scratched his head and said haha, "Did you fall into the water for a while?" , my mind was completely muddled by water, I forgot a lot of things I should know, bro, don’t laugh at me.”

Li Cong raised his head when he heard the sound, and patted Xiao Xian's head with a smile: "What are you doing laughing, if you don't understand anything, just ask the eldest brother, and the eldest brother will tell you."

"Oh." Xiao Xian nodded, "Then, uh, I..."

Seeing Xiao Xian faltering, Li Cong said straightforwardly: "If you want to ask anything, just say it."

With a blushing face, Xiao Xian tugged at his hair irritably, gritted his teeth and said, "I, I want to ask where is that latrine?"