In the courtyard, accompanied by crackling sounds, a faint fragrance spread around. Yu Wenli was leading his cousin to cook bamboo rice, and bamboo tubes containing rice and water were being mounted on a stove to withstand the smoke and fire.

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A special bamboo tube rice barbecue stove with a groove-shaped shape can burn firewood or charcoal, and ten bamboo tubes can be set up at the same time.

Yuwen Weihan was wearing gloves and turned the scorching bamboo tube like Yuwen Li. His young brother and sister were gathered around, staring at him.

The bamboo rice that is not well promoted in the army is very popular among the little guys. In addition to glutinous rice, there are ham and sausages and other foods in the bamboo rice. After cooking, there are glutinous rice slices and a mixed aroma of bamboo, which is really mouth-watering.

Yuwen treats the process of making bamboo rice as a fun activity to test children's hands-on ability. Today is the "Activity Day".

The little guys washed the glutinous rice by themselves, and the servant prepared the chopped ham and sausages, and did whatever they wanted. Then he put the ingredients into the bamboo tube that had been opened and then roasted on the fire.

Everyone can try it when roasting, just treat it as appropriate to play with fire, but after all, the bamboo tube is very hot, so the main thing is that Yu Wenli took Yu Wen Weihan to turn the bamboo tube and grasp the heat by himself.

The appearance of the bamboo tube, which was originally green, turned brown. Yu Wenli first asked Mu Niang if her own bamboo tube rice had been ready. Seeing the little girl struggling, Yu Wenli made the decision:

"It's already cooked, so I'm going to keep it. I can eat it when it cools down."

The servant picked up the bamboo tube and walked towards the pavilion beside him. Mu Niang cheered and followed closely. Seeing this, the other younger brothers and sisters were so nervous that they all stood on tiptoe, looking at their own bamboo tube.

After splitting the roasted bamboo rice, it was easy to finish the little guy. Yu Wenli did not eat his own portion but moved into the room next to him.

Yuwen Wen sat in front of the desk with a book, Xiao Jiuniang and Xiao Yu were talking beside him, and her younger brother Xiao Yu was also there. Seeing Yu Wenli come in, Xiao Jiuniang and Xiao Yu were about to get up and leave.

"Don't be silly, Ali is not here to whisper. Sit, everyone sits."

Xiao Yu and Yu Wenli were classmates in the state and had good personal friends. In addition, his sister was the side room of King Xiyang, so Xiao Yu often went to the royal palace to talk about the world.

"Ali came just in time. Xin'an just brought back a set of books "Selected Works of Zhaoming" from Jiangling to be published. Xin'an wants to help proofread this volume. Why would Ali help me?"

"Ah? My nephew is afraid that his talent and knowledge are simple..."

"It's okay. Just go if you don't understand. This is also an opportunity to learn. It's better to practice more and remember deeply by shaking your head and memorizing your book all day long."

Seeing Yuwen Wen, Xiao Yu and Yu Wenli discussing related matters, Xiao Jiuniang felt relieved. She wanted to help her family, but she was afraid of causing her husband's unhappiness. Now she was thinking too much.

The word "Zhaoming" in "Selected Works of Zhaoming" originated from the Prince Zhaoming, which is the posthumous title of Xiao Tong, the eldest son of Emperor Wu of Liang, and Xiao Tong was the great-grandfather of Xiao Jiuniang and Xiao Yu.

The Liang Kingdom of the Southern Dynasty collapsed after the Hou Jing Rebellion, leaving only the scattered country of Jiangling and its surrounding states. Today, Emperor Liang Xiao Cong dared not expect anything, but wanted to do his best to pass on the books left by his ancestors.

The publishing industry in Huangzhou was very prosperous, and there were famous scholars like Liu Zhuo proofreading books. Therefore, Xiao Cong wanted the "Selected Works of Zhaoming" organized and compiled by his great-grandfather to publish in Huangzhou in a line-bound manner. His cheap brother-in-law Yu Wenwen, the boss of the school club, was the most suitable "custodian".

Not to mention anything else, Yuwen Wen Jiuniang will do his best to do it, right?

"Don't be nervous, you two have President Zhang to check in the back and do it with confidence. Besides, Xin'an's uncle is proofreading the book together. What are the worries about?"

After the matter was finished, Xiao Jiuniang and Xiao Yu surrendered, Yuwen Wen handed a letter on the case to Yuwen Li: "The messenger from Yecheng has just left, this is your father's letter."

"Have my father arrived in Yecheng?"

"Yes, your grandfather has arrived, too."

"Has uncle arrived too?"

"arrive."

Yuwen Wen handed the letter to his nephew. Yuwen Li did not immediately open the letter, but put it in his arms. Although he had a good relationship with his second uncle, he still had to be etiquette. After saying some more things, he also left.

Xiao Jiuniang walked in with a bamboo rice tube. Yuwen Wen sent a letter while eating. The letter was written for Yuchi Chifan just arrived. After she arrived in Yecheng, she settled and wrote a letter to report her safety. It was fifteen days ago.

"Sister has arrived in Yecheng?"

"Yes, I finally felt relieved when I arrived safely."

Yuwen Wen pretended to be relieved and felt helpless. He knew the news that his wife and children had arrived in Yecheng safely the next day. He was so amazing thanks to Fei Ge's letter.

While resting at ease, Yuwen Wen had to pretend not to know that he had to act in front of most people.

Using the characteristics of pigeons returning to their nests, long-distance communication can be achieved. It is still a rare method in this era. Yuwen Wen does not intend to expose it actively, so confidentiality measures must be done.

You have to act in the whole set, even in front of your nephew and the side room.

After years of breeding and screening, his pigeons have been able to fly steadily for long distances. The straight-line distance from Yecheng to Xiyang is no less than 1,300 miles away, while the return rate of his pigeons can be maintained at more than 80%.

Similarly, the rate of returning to the nest of the pigeons flying back from Xiyang to Yecheng is more than 80%.

The pigeon loft in Xiyang is very large, and the pigeon loft in Chang'an, Yecheng has been put into use. As for Luoyang, which is about to become a capital city, Yuwen Wen has also made arrangements.

In order to cover up as much as possible, the pigeon lofts in these places are all in small manors outside the city. With the pigeon lofts in various places, he built a primary communication network.

In terms of technical level, it is already the leading era, but this communication network composed of carrier pigeons is still somewhat less reliable.

First, the carrier pigeon must have long-distance flight capabilities, and the communication distance of thousands of miles is not possible with just one pigeon. Yuwen Wen has cultivated such carrier pigeons through years of breeding.

Then there are various variables, such as the harm of birds of prey or humans, as well as sudden storms or various meteorological disasters, which will cause the pigeon to die in the middle of the journey, so his pigeon communication network is actually very fragile.

It is not expensive, and the use of carrier pigeons is very troublesome. If you want to use carrier pigeons to deliver letters to Xiyang, you have to bring or send the carrier pigeons living in Xiyang to Yecheng first, and someone will have to deliver the carrier pigeons.

The number of people cannot be small, otherwise I wouldn’t know what happened if I steamed halfway through the road. It wouldn’t be too many, because there weren’t so many people left.

Fei Ge's letters are delivered a thousand miles a day, which is very pleasant to use, but it is based on the large amount of work of the people behind the scenes. There are also people who need to frequently travel between the two places in order to ensure that there are carrier pigeons to send messages in a timely manner.

Is it worthwhile to spend so much money and food to maintain a primary communication network? It is worth it. In an era without radio, it is really important to be able to communicate "instantly".

Yuwen Wen, who was in charge of Xiyang, received news from the mouth of the Yangtze River thousands of miles away: the fleet led by Zhang Yu had successfully entered the sea.

This news was that Zhang Yu took the pigeons from Jiankang pigeon loft on a voyage. After entering the sea, he released several of them as agreed. After receiving the pigeon loft, he used the pigeons from Xiyang to bring back the paper with the secret text to Xiyang and came to Yuwen Wen's hands.

The difference between the "news" from the starting point to the "news" from the end point thousands of miles away is only two days apart.

The huge investment in building a teleport communication network is not worth mentioning in the face of the timeliness of news.
Chapter completed!