Liu Jing returned from the city and did not go home. He went directly to his brother Liu Pan's residence. The address was told by Li Li before.

Liu Pan's usual place of work is separated from the official house where he lives, and it is much more convenient for him to post office than Liu Jing. When Liu Jing arrived, he had been waiting at home for a long time.

While Liu Pan invited Liu Jing into the house, he brought fruits and snacks. Snacks, which are snacks, mixed with honey, dates, water chestnuts, etc., made into a cake-shaped shape with honey, jujubes, water chestnuts, etc., which is called "后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后后

Liu Pan did not go to the kitchen. He had a Beppu in Linxiang. All the morning and evening meals were sent by slaves to the officials' office. On weekdays, only some fruits, snacks, etc. were prepared in the official house, which were used to entertain guests or have lunch at night.

In the Han Dynasty, two meals a day were the main ones, but if you sleep late, you would eat something, so it was also called "night food" at 8 or 9 o'clock in the evening. The Analects of Confucius has the saying "don't eat from time to time". The great scholar Zheng Xuan explained: "Don't eat from time to time, not from time to time, not from day to day, not from day to day." It points out the time for meals three times a day.

Liu Jing had eaten Hu cakes at noon. He was not too hungry at this time. He only ate a few dates symbolically and chatted with Liu Pan about what he saw and heard in the city building today and the trivial matters of the officials' house.

Although Liu Jing and Liu Pan are of the same generation, they are more than ten years apart in age. In addition, the latter is well-known and has a rigorous personality. When it comes to him, he always feels like he is restrained.

Liu Jing could talk endlessly when facing Zhuge Liang, but had to rack his brains when talking to Liu Pan, so he quickly said goodbye.

After returning home, Liu Jingdian ignited the stove and started preparing for dinner. He only prepared one dish tonight, and chose the ingredients. Finally, he chose mushrooms, bamboo shoots and fat to make mushroom soup. It was simple and nutritious.

Compared to modern times, there are still fewer vegetables to choose from now on.

When Liu Jing was halfway through his feelings, he suddenly remembered something, vegetable bean sprouts that had not appeared in the Han Dynasty, but were easily obtained.

Just soak the soybeans in water for a day, then put them in a container to cover them, and you will be able to eat fresh and delicious bean sprouts in four or five days.

His previous life was difficult when he was a teenager and he often spawned bean sprouts at home.

After dinner, Liu Jing immediately took out the soybeans, washed them and put them in a clay pot, and placed them in a cool place.

After a while, a guest came. The visitor Liu Jing was not unfamiliar with him, but Huan Yi, who had met him.

Huan Yi is a very talented person. He was valued by Sun Jian, the then prefect of Changsha at the age of fifteen or sixteen. He is only twenty-three years old this year.

His body is slightly taller than his brother Huan Jie, with white face and short moustache, eyebrows and eyes bright and bright. Anyone who sees him will think he is a gentleman.

The two brothers Huan Yi and Huan Jie have very different personalities. Huan Jie has principles and knows flexibility. It can be said that both hard and soft are combined; Huan Yi has a square personality and would rather bend than bend.

As the saying goes, "Character determines destiny", it is natural for Huan Jie to achieve higher achievements in the future.

Huan Yi said: "I was off yesterday and happened to be staggered with my feet. When I came back today, I heard that my feet became my neighbors with me. This really made me overjoyed."

Liu Jing nodded and said, "So that's it. No wonder the door of your home is locked. Please sit down."

Speaking of which, the two have some connections in their work. Huan Yi is the official of Jin Cao. Jin Cao of the Duke's Mansion is mainly responsible for currency, salt and iron affairs, while Jin Cao of the County Mansion does not care about salt and iron, but only money.

There is a saying that "Cangcai collects rent for the people" and "Kincai collects rent for the market". The functions of the Jincai officer and the municipal supervisor are slightly overlapping.

Of course, Huan Yi could only take care of the city man who collected the rent, but he couldn't take care of him.

The two have a long relationship and are not familiar with each other, so they are not easy to talk deeply. Huan Yi sat down for a while and left. The days ahead are still long. If both parties have the intention to make friends, they will always become friends.

The sky gradually became darker, and Liu Jing lit the oil lamp and opened the Han Shu. This time he did not continue yesterday's progress, but jumped directly to "Biography of Zhuge Feng" and read it carefully three times. As long as he could get closer to Zhuge Liang, he would be willing to try any method.

When he was tired of reading, Liu Jing took a short break, then slowly grind the ink and practiced calligraphy. Now he mainly focuses on Yan's regular script and running script, and gives up all other styles. A person's energy is limited, so he naturally has to understand the way of making choices.

"Sun Tzu said: War is a major event of the country, a place of life and death, and a way of survival and death. Therefore, we must use five things to solve them, and then find out their feelings: one is Tao, two is heaven, three is earth, four is general, and five is law. Tao..."

Liu Jing wrote "The Art of War". This military book written by Sun Wu, with only a few thousand words, can be regarded as the most brilliant treasure among ancient Chinese military cultural heritage. It covers the entire East Asia region and has a great influence all over the world.

There are many famous quotes in "The Art of War" and no matter who it is, you can say a few sentences, but there are very few people who have actually read "The Art of War" and Liu Jing is no exception.

In a chaotic world, you must read "The Art of War". The so-called "It is better to write it by hand than to see a thousand times". Liu Jing believes that this sentence makes sense and does the same.

As soon as he entered the "human state", Liu Jing immediately ended his calligraphy and reading. This was the rule he set for himself. Reading at night was the most harmful to his vision. If he became a "blind" myopic patient, it would be too late to regret it at that time.

The next day, Liu Jing went to the city building with great anticipation, but unfortunately he waited for a whole morning but still didn't wait for Zhuge Liang's figure, so he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

In fact, he knew in his heart that Zhuge Liang could not come to the market to buy medicine every day. It would be nice to come once every three or five days, but he just couldn't help but fantasize.

At noon, Liu Jing went to the pancake stall of the dwarf again to buy pancakes to fill his stomach.

When the short slave saw him, he saluted respectfully and called him "Jun Liu".

It turned out that he was right about the conversation between Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang brothers yesterday and learned that the person in front of him was the "virtue Liu Jun" that has been talked about recently.

Liu Jing nodded with a smile, and ordered four Hupan cakes like yesterday. He had nothing to do, so he chatted with the short slave for a few words. He unexpectedly found that this funny and ridiculous dwarf actually had a good conversation and a very polite behavior. He was very surprised. He couldn't help but ask for a question: "Looking at the words and deeds of his heart, he is not a vulgar person. Has he read the scriptures?"

"Jun Liu hit the point," said the short slave truthfully: "The villain was born different from ordinary people. Because of his poor family, he was sold to a large Luoyang merchant passing by Changsha as a slave when he was young. Although the villain was weak and his mind was still a little smart, his master asked me to be the young master's little history. When the young master was in elementary school, the villain used as a accompanying student, and gradually began to read..."

"No wonder he can make Hu cakes. It turns out that he lived in Luoyang." Liu Jing couldn't help but suddenly realize it.

As we all know, Emperor Ling of Han likes Hu clothing, Hu tents, Hu beds, Hu sitting, Hu rice, Hu qin, Hu flute, Hu dance... and likes all the novel things related to the Hu people. The so-called "there is something that the superior likes, the subordinate must be even more." The nobles and relatives in Kyoto compete to follow suit, which led to a change in the customs of Luoyang.

Liu Jing asked curiously again: "Why did you go back to Changsha to sell cakes?"

"When Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, but lacked military resources, he allowed his subordinates to rob him. The Qiang and Hu robbed him. The owner of the family was a large family in Luoyang. The thieves rushed into the mansion and killed all the master's family and the young, but the slaves were not spared. The villain was short and was able to survive by drilling into a dog hole. He only returned to his hometown the year before."

Even though five years have passed, whenever this past incident is mentioned, the short slave still burst into tears.

"The villain is out of control, please don't blame Liu Jun." The short slave hurriedly wiped the corners of his eyes.

Unexpectedly, there was such a tortuous story behind a dwarf selling cakes. Liu Jing sighed in his heart and couldn't help but sigh: "Five years have passed, and I've always been obsessed with the old master. It can be seen that he is a person who values ​​love, who can bear to blame him?"

He said solemnly: "I have been talking for so long, but I am still not satisfied with the name of Gao, so I am rude."

The short slave stared at Liu Jing in a daze, confused for a moment, his name? What is his name?

It seems that starting from his memory, everyone calls him a "short slave", including his parents and brothers, and no one cares whether he has a name or not.

Although his parents did not name him, he actually had a name. After learning to read, he named himself, the viewer, the appearance of the person, and the character of the word "子" is Ziyi. This is something he buried in the deepest part of his heart, longing for but never gets.

The tears that the short slave had just stopped burst out again: "The villain's surname is Tao, his name is Guan, and his name is Ziyi..."
Chapter completed!