Chapter 5: Go out and show your presence!

It's time to have a meal at dusk.

Aunt Qing, a table of white buns, only a small plate of pickles and a few thick buns.

Li Zhao was one table with one table, and the food was a little more abundant. There was a plate of vinegar-stained celery, an egg, and two Hu cakes. This level of food was no different from that of a peddler and pawn house.

As the saying goes: If the boat is broken, it will help, if the help is broken, there will be a bottom. If the bottom is broken, there will be three thousand large rivets of chrysanthemums.

The Li Zhao family has been nobles for generations and has a wealthy family. Even if they are a little defeated now, they should not be as miserable as eating coarse grains. The problem still lies with Li De!

In order to cover up, Li De claimed that he was just in charge of the situation for a period of time. When Li Zhao became an adult, he would return all the property to him. He would raise his nephew well and give him enough money, grain and cloth every month to ensure a rich and frugal life and a worry-free life!

These words sound very nice, but things are not beautiful.

After Li De occupied the ancestral home, he immediately drove away his former servants and placed a large number of his confidants. He also asked the "Weasel" to serve as the housekeeper of the mansion, specializing in the matter of money and grain expenditure. After the "Weasel" took office, he either deducted money and grain or delayed it. Especially in recent years, he has never sent a penny or a grain of rice to the small ancestral hall.

There is only one woman here and two children, and she can't fight against others and can't starve to death, so she has to make a living.

Aunt Qing’s girl is good. She bought some raw silk and woven it into silk to sell it at the market. She was busy day and night and earned a little difference, which was used as the living expenses of three people.

White buns cannot be idle either. They often go up the mountain to chop wood, go down the river to fish, and do things within their ability with the children in the village.

As for Li Zhao, he only eats, sleeps, and reads books every day, and he is basically a useless person!

...

To be fair, the food in the Tang Dynasty was not delicious, let’s talk about Hu cakes first. The stone mills in the Tang Dynasty were relatively backward, with only six inclines. The flour grinding was very rough and had a lot of wheat skin. The food made from this flour was hard and shave, and the taste was very bad.

Besides, there is no thin iron pot or cooking oil. Don’t think about stir-frying dishes. No matter what kind of dish it is, there are basically only a few simple ways to eat, such as pickling, sauce, steaming, boiling, and roasting. If you get tired of eating or vomiting, there is no other way. The emperor has no choice but to do this.

It’s simple to eat, but there are fewer condiments, just salt, onion, ginger, garlic, bean paste, and spices such as pepper, pepper, cardamom, sugar, etc., but the price is too expensive. Only high-ranking officials can afford it. It’s something that ordinary people don’t think about.

Fortunately, Li Zhao is not picky about food. When he was training in mountain masters, he had never eaten anything before, and he was eaten raw. In comparison, what he saw was delicious food.

Therefore, I ate a sweet mouthful and quickly swept away the food. I touched my belly and was less than half full. I jumped in the yard for a long time and consumed a lot of energy and needed more food to supplement it!

On the other hand, when seeing Li Zhao so edible, Aunt Qing was both happy and worried:

What I’m happy about is that such a good appetite means that my body has recovered completely and is stronger than before!

What I worry about is that the rice jar at home is almost empty and the savings are exhausted. How to solve the problem of eating?

"Jiulang, you're not full, I'll give you this steamed bun!"

"No, I'm full."

Rejecting the steamed buns handed over by Aunt Qing, Li Zhao patted his stomach and signaled that he was full, but the unscrupulous screams in his stomach proved that he was lying.

"Oh, I've treated Jiulang badly. I'll make some meat for you tomorrow. At the age of growing up, I can eat these light meals all day!"

...

Aunt Qing believed it. The next night, a fragrant roast chicken appeared on Li Zhao's dining table, and two more Hu cakes were added, but the only valuable thing on her, a pair of silver earrings, disappeared, and two bloody scratches appeared on her right wrist.

Li Zhao saw it, but said nothing. He just put the two tables together and had dinner with everyone, and was undeniable!

As for the roast chicken, Aunt Qing and Bai Bu, he didn't eat it, but he didn't move a single chopstick. Since he was living together, he would share the joys and sorrows and disgraces!

Although the food is still very simple, all three of them had a very sweet meal. What to eat is secondary and who to eat with is the main thing.

After dinner, Aunt Qing went to wash the dishes. Li Zhao pulled the white buns back to the bedroom and asked in detail...

"Tell me, who scratched Aunt Qing's wrist?"

"It was done by Butler Huang."

"Why?"

"This morning, Aunt Qing went to the market to sell silk, but she met Butler Huang. This guy teased Aunt Qing and touched her. As a result, the two scratched Aunt Qing's wrist while tearing her, and the silk was also snatched away. Aunt Qing had no choice but to sell her ancestral earrings and bought some food to come back."

"Butler Huang, weasel, this bastard, I must deal with him hard!" After finding out the whole story, Li Zhao was furious, his teeth clattered, and his little face became even more gloomy.

This look scared the white bun. In his memory, the little master was cowardly and timid, and had no opinion. Even if he was bullied, he would only hide in the quilt and cry, and never dared to argue with others, let alone hit others.

What's wrong now? After waking up, it feels like a different person?

"Okay, it's okay, go and do it!"

"yes!"

What can I do if I get angry?

He rushed directly to the main courtyard and fought with the weasel. This is definitely not possible. He has no strength at all, so he has to let others slap it. Even if the white bun is added, it is useless. This guy is a fighter!

It was even more useless to go to Li De and Zheng’s complaint. The deduction of monthly money was something they secretly instigated, so how could they preside over justice for themselves?

If you are not as powerful as others, you can only endure this tone first.

But I have recorded this revenge myself!

...

In the days that followed, Li Zhao continued to stay in the small ancestral hall, lying in bed during the day pretending to be sick, and only came out to exercise his body at night. If he wanted to avenge his revenge, patience was one of the essential conditions!

After more than ten days, good news finally came: Li De and Wei took their two sons, Mr. Huang and others to Wu'an County, and there were only a few old servants left behind in the courtyard.

It turned out that Li De was ambitious and was unwilling to be a rural tycoon. He only stayed in Qianlonggang for one or two months every year, and lived in Wu'an County the rest of his time. He operated a business and made profits, and he made friends with powerful people and sought opportunities to make progress.

He dreamed that he would get rid of his beggar's origin and become a real nobleman, and would be better to become a child of the Tang Dynasty's royal family!

Unfortunately, the Tang Empire today still retains the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties and attaches great importance to personal origins. The gentry and common people are even more clearly distinguished. Even if the latter works hard, it will be difficult to get the recognition of the former!

Therefore, Li De worked hard for many years and spent countless money, but failed to truly enter the aristocratic circle. At best, it was a pug for the nobles to play and have fun.

Let’s talk about Li Zhao. After learning the news, he immediately jumped out of the bed, and the sick cat suddenly turned into a little tiger: “Okay, you’re leaving well. Since they have left, I have to do something too.”

"Master, what are you going to do?"

"It's nothing, it's just going out for a walk and showing off your presence."

"ah?"

Just going out is a very ordinary thing for ordinary people, but it is a bit unusual for Li Zhao.

Previously stimulated by the death of his parents, Xiao Li Zhao suffered from severe depression and moderate autism. She was unwilling to contact the outside world and was even more afraid of meeting strangers. She had been living in a small ancestral hall and had never taken a step out for several years!

Why did you have a sudden idea today and want to go out for a walk... Baifu looked at the sky and saw that the sun came out from the east!

Before going out, you must dress up well.

Li Zhao took a shower, opened a few boxes under the bed, which were filled with all kinds of clothes, all year round, including brocade and fur.

When Mrs. Bai was sick, she felt that she had no more days to come and was worried that after she left, her youngest son would not be taken care of and would not have new clothes to wear. So she bought a lot of materials and sewed clothes day and night. It was cut from childhood to adulthood, which was enough for Li Zhao to wear until she was in her twenties, and even the groom's dress for marriage.

The thread in the hands of the loving mother, the clothes on the wandering son!

"If you can't eat anymore, you can get these clothes in the pawn shop, which should be a lot of money... Oh, don't get angry, I just think about it... Oh, no, I can't even think about it anymore. Stop your anger, calm down!"

As soon as the idea of ​​selling clothes appeared, Li Zhao felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if he was stabbed by a knife. His right hand was raised uncontrollably and thrust hard on his face.

This is Xiao Li Zhao's reluctance to blame. Although the little guy has a weak personality and a cowardly behavior, he also has his bottom line and things he wants to protect, such as: maternal love!

Li Zhao quickly cursed and sweared that he would never sell those clothes even if he was begging along the street in the future. The pain in his heart disappeared.

He changed into a white round-neck robe with a silver silk squid (a functional belt that was popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties), and a pair of calfskin flying cloud shoes. Li Zhao looked at the bronze mirror. No problem, he was a handsome guy, and then walked out of the back door of the small ancestral hall accompanied by white buns!
Chapter completed!