Tang's dining table

The weather was getting warmer, and Yunchu had already taken off his fur coat, sitting under the eaves and watching the old women busy in the yard.

Twenty quilts from Ding Dayou's home have been taken away, and the remaining twenty thousand dollars have been sent over, which gave Cui a great enthusiasm for work.

Among the palace maids purchased this time, some were women with large bones but skinny bones. After they entered the Yun family, they seldom spoke, their bodies were always bent, and their voices could not be heard clearly until they left their mouths. , all of them looked down and down, even those who didn't want to bully others wanted to bully them.

They don't care about clothing or housing, but when it comes to eating, they become ferocious.

In the past, the Yun family ate from the same pot. Since there were more people, Mrs. Cui did not allow Yun Chu to eat with them.

Then, the Yun family's class appeared unknowingly.

Yun Chu's meals are either white noodles or white rice, and occasionally some small grains are added to improve them. Every meal must have two meat dishes, one egg dish, or one portion of tofu, and a bowl of soup.

Cui herself must have one meat dish, one vegetarian dish, and an egg as a snack every day. Her staple food is mainly white noodles.

The food for the rest of the people is a big pot of stew. Whatever vegetables are available at home will be in the pot. The staple food is mainly yellow rice, corn, and sorghum. However, it doesn’t matter how much you can eat, as long as it’s enough. If you want to eat it, you will definitely have it.

Today, Naha was not here, so Yunchu invited Cui to eat with him.

"When you scold someone in the future, don't just hit them with whatever you have in your hand. Wouldn't it be good to use bamboo sticks or wooden sticks?"

Ever since Yun Chu discovered that Cui threw the mallet at someone, he had wanted to do this for a long time.

Ms. Cui sipped her porridge and snorted: "You are stupid. You can't teach me no matter how hard you teach me. You have grown so big in vain."

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Aren't you the one who teaches me because you are stupid and stupid?"

Mrs. Cui looked at the group of women sitting around eating under the bright sun and sighed: "When they were pulled out of the palace, they were all like walking corpses. After only a few days of raising them, they came back to life. You know?" When you enter a good family, you don't think about how to work well to repay your master, but you only know how to eat."

Yun Chu took one more look at the terrible appearance of those people eating and asked in a low voice: "What, don't you have enough to eat in the palace?"

Ms. Cui sneered and said, "There are only two boxes of lunch a day."

Yun Chu looked at the size of the box Cui was gesturing at and couldn't help but ask, "How did these people get out of the palace alive?"

"Eat whatever you have. I heard that there are never any rats in the Yeting Palace... not even other insects.

I also heard that during the reign of Emperor Taizong, there was a disaster in the area. When Queen Wende wore a skirt that exposed her feet, more than 5,000 people were released from the palace at one time, which was more than a dead person. "

As she spoke, Mrs. Cui slapped San Fat on the buttocks of the person who brought the food, her voice was crisp.

Mrs. Cui smiled and said to Yun Chu, "This meat is grown only by eating our food."

There was no erotic connotation in Mrs. Cui's actions. She was just like the kind of person who would happily slap her pigs, dogs, and sheep when they see them getting fatter.

Yun Chu sighed and said: "In the future, it is better not to beat with sticks or other things. If you make a mistake, look for a thick place and whip it a few times. The meat belongs to our family anyway."

Mrs. Cui burst out laughing, but those people who worked hard to eat were still so brave and ate even more vigorously.

A lynx jumped down from the roof, landed quietly, walked lazily to Yunchu's feet, and lay down.

Yun Chu took off a bamboo tube from the lynx's neck, shook it and a piece of paper fell out. When he unfolded it, Naha's crooked handwriting appeared in front of Yun Chu, and underneath, there was an ugly The big-headed doll is pulling another ugly little big-headed doll.

Yun Chu just looked at it, and the corners of his eyes were very wet. Counting the time, he hadn't seen this child for ten days.

Ever since the child was born, he has been with him. He held him while sleeping and carried the sheep on his back. Even when he was practicing martial arts, the child also had the effect of adding weight to himself. It could be said that the child was on his back. grown up.

"In two days, little lady Naha will be back."

Yunchu nodded, put Naha's letter in his arms, took out a large piece of meat from the bowl and put it on the lynx's mouth, then got up and prepared to visit Zhang He's house to see how well the giant Kongming Lantern he wanted was made. how's it going.

When Yun Chu arrived at Zhang He's house, the whole family was covering the skeleton of the giant Kongming Lantern with peach blossom paper.

When Zhang He saw Yunchu coming, he got down from the high shelf and said, "Li Zhang, the skinning will be over today. I will do the painting in the evening so as not to delay the important events of the Lantern Festival."

Yun Chu looked at the thick bamboo strip frame and said, "Are you sure you can fly by then?"

Zhang He said with a smile: "If it can't fly by then, just throw the little man into the sky. If it can't fly, fly the little man to show the leader."

Yun Chu sighed in his heart, damn the confidence of a craftsman.

"Huh? Fire raccoon cloth was used here?"

"I have a good eye, and a fire cloth is placed at the mouth of the fire. In this way, even if the flames are unstable, the silk cloth and peach blossom paper on it will not be burned."

"In two days, if there is wind, will the fire be extinguished?"

"Impossible. Look carefully. There is an oil bag here. It is filled with strong fire oil from the Western Regions. The strong fire oil brewed by the Hu Dalu family who sells lamp oil is the best in Chang'an. The oil bag is filled with Hu Dalu. Among the oils sold to others for making ink, this is the worst oil. Although it does not emit fumes, it is more powerful in terms of firepower.

The wind cannot extinguish the fire, and the water cannot extinguish it. Look here, the villain has made a small mechanism here, which can replenish the oil in the fire pool in time, and prevent the flame from being too big or too small.

In the event of an accident, as long as you control this thin rope, you can separate the bag filled with fire oil from the Kongming lantern. In this way, even if the Kongming lantern falls, it will not cause a fire..."

Yun Chu took a closer look at the simple fuel injector designed by Zhang He and repeatedly said yes. As for other things, he really had nothing to give others advice.

People just don't know that there is such a thing as a car. If they knew, maybe they could make an engine...

Today is the day when the square gate is closed. This is a major event when the giant phoenix is ​​installed on the stone pillar of the square gate. After coming out of Zhang He, Yun Chu arrived at the construction site.

Peng Wulang and Zhang Ting were the only masons who could carve the giant phoenix with a graceful and generous look.

Looking at the three long giant phoenix tail feathers, Yunchu once again felt that Jinchangfang was too poor. If he were rich enough, he should inlay colorful gems on these three tail feathers. It would be better if the giant phoenix should also be inlaid with colorful gems. Wear golden gems, and the eyes should be decorated with two fist-sized rubies, so that the power of this giant phoenix can be fully unleashed.

"What a pity... what a pity." Yunchu kept sighing.

Peng Wulang and Zhang Ting, who were guarding both sides, were frightened out of their wits by the intermittent words "What a pity."

Just when they didn't know what they were doing, Yun Chu looked at Peng Wulang and Zhang Ting and said, "Okay, I've just earned back the lost face with my craftsmanship. Okay, don't cry in despair. This time, there will be no reward or punishment. Give me what I deserve." If all your money is given to you, not a penny will be lost.

It's not because of your face, but because of your good skills. Please calm down. Why do grown men cry in broad daylight? I need to steadily mount the giant phoenix on the stone pillar before it's over. "

Peng Wulang, who had regained his dignity from Yunchu, straightened his back in an instant, and shouted to the craftsmen present: "When the winch is shaken later, whoever dares to be lazy will use less Share your strength, don't blame us for being unkind, just listen to my instructions as much as you need."

According to Peng Wulang, the whole sculpture weighs three thousand kilograms, so he built a huge wooden beam in the middle of the beams to serve as the main force. He also built three wooden shelves evenly around the beam to serve as the support points for the twelve ropes. As an insurance unit for the main beam.

The three thousand kilograms of the giant phoenix sculpture was evenly divided into twelve thick hemp ropes, and the giant phoenix was slowly lifted up with a six-sided winch.

In the meantime, if a position deviation occurs, the position can be adjusted by raising or lowering the rope. As for the lateral position, the horizontal rope must be dragged entirely manually.

Fifty or sixty skilled craftsmen worked together. Half an hour later, the giant phoenix was safely placed on the six flying phoenix pillars. By the time the giant phoenix was firmly secured by 72 hand-made iron clips Once the ground is fixed on the pillars, one of the largest facade projects in Jinchangfang is completed.

All people entering and leaving the east gate of Jinchangfang must pass between the six pillars under the giant phoenix.

From now on, the red painted gate in the middle of Jinchangfang will be closed all year round. Unless the emperor or empress comes in person, this gate will never be opened.

As for the side doors on both sides, men go to the left and women to the right. After walking twenty steps forward, there is a large fence blocking the way.

On the other side of the fence is Daci’en Temple!

It is also the key unit for Yunchu to charge.

Those who do not sincerely offer incense and worship Buddha are not allowed to enter!

The gatekeepers do not have profound knowledge or exquisite Buddhist teachings, nor do they understand what sincerity is. Therefore, if you just throw a few coins into a red paint box, they will open the door for you diligently, thinking that You are a person who sincerely worships the Buddha, and you will have incense, candles, fruits and other things for those who come in to buy as they please.

The Zhike monk from Daci'en Temple knew about this, but he didn't care. He also thought that the people in Jinchangfang were sensible and actively implemented the three hundred management fees.

They have more than 6,000 acres of land in Lantian County, and the court also allocates a large amount of copper coins, grain, and various utensils for the monks in the temple every year, not to mention that they have a continuous source of money-Xiangji. kitchen.

Jinchangfang helps Daci'en Temple isolate some idle people who are bored and come to the temple to enjoy the autumn breeze, which is exactly what Zhike Monk wants.

Liu Yi stood guarding the fence gate and smiled from ear to ear. Just as the giant phoenix was put on the stone pillar, a huge crowd came to watch.