His chest suddenly sank, and before Li Qing could react, he was already flying.
"Bang... clatter..."
After rolling for more than ten times in a row, he smashed the few old furniture in the room to pieces. The wooden basin fell upside down on Li Qing's head, and the face wash water was poured all over him, making him very embarrassed.
Li Qing took off the wooden basin on his head and looked up again. His master, Zhang Slutty, had sat up steadily and looked at him, "Tell me, what did you curse me with?"
"I..." Li Qing was about to cry but had no tears. He looked at Zhu Yunwen who was eating melon at the side unhappily and said angrily: "Didn't you say that Master is sick?"
Li Qing also felt that the old man was not sick. He had accumulated more than a hundred years of skill. If an ordinary person had done this, he would definitely hate the northwest.
"Master... I brought you delicious food. I'm sure you haven't eaten it before." Li Qing didn't care about anything else and coaxed his master first, otherwise he would suffer.
From the kick just now, he could tell that the old man's true energy was not reduced at all, and had even improved a lot. He was absolutely alive.
Zhang Slutty said disdainfully, "Although I am a gangster, old man, I have seen the world, flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water... Huh? What is this?"
Seeing the 'stick' wrapped in green leaves, the well-informed Zhang Sugao couldn't help but look surprised, "Is this a fruit?"
"No, it's food." Li Qing came forward with a shy face and said as if offering a treasure, "Master, this is brought back from the West. It's a real rarity and it's delicious."
Zhang Slutty took it, peeled off the skin, and saw the tender corn with full grains. He was even more surprised: "This rice grain is too big, isn't it?"
"That's right!" Li Qing said with a smile, "Next year, this thing will be trial-grown in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. By then, it will be fully promoted. This thing will be our third staple food in the Ming Dynasty, after rice and wheat."
Zhu Yunwen also came up and looked at the corn cobs, his eyes gleaming, "If this can be successfully planted, then... No, this was just picked not long ago, right?"
After all, the leaves are still green.
Li Qing nodded.
Zhu Yunwen said happily, "So, this crop can really be widely planted in Ming Dynasty in the future?"
"Yes." Li Qing explained, "But this crop is not as high-yielding as you think. There are gains and losses. It cannot be planted too densely..."
After hearing about the characteristics of Yongle rice, the joy on Zhu Yunwen's face faded a bit, but he was still happy, "It is drought-resistant and can perfectly fill the wheat planting vacancy. It is already very good."
"Stop talking about this." Zhang Slutty interrupted his brother, "Try it first."
"It tastes good when cooked and made into porridge." Li Qing suggested.
But Zhang Sloppy didn't accept his suggestion, "You know what the heck, high-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking method, just grill them and eat them."
The old man hummed, "I won't eat it once I see you."
"..." What Li Qing could say was, of course: "Master is wise!"
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Beside the fire, the master and the apprentice each held a stick, roasting corn and chatting.
"You bastard, what did you curse the old man for?"
"Curse you..." Li Qing cleared his throat and explained: "The Emperor is obsessed with you. I'm afraid that if he really finds you and causes you trouble, I'll just say you're dead."
Zhang Sloppy: "..."
"You are so filial!"
"I am also thinking about Master." Li Qing felt guilty and whispered, "Besides, we Taoists don't pay attention to this."
Zhang sloppily glared at him, sniffed and said, "For the sake of Yongle rice, I won't be as knowledgeable as you, but it's been a long time since anyone from the imperial court came."
He sneered and said indifferently, "Forget it, just die if you die."
With that said, he picked up the roasted corn and ate it happily.
Li Qing took back the fragrant roasted rice, blew on it and took a bite. Not to mention, it was really fragrant, much more fragrant than boiled rice.
"Master, what exactly is wrong with you?" Li Qing asked with concern.
"I've already told you, old man, I'm not sick, so why don't you just listen?" Zhang Slutty was a little annoyed, "What? You feel uncomfortable if I'm not sick, right?"
"...I am also concerned about you." Li Qing muttered aggrievedly and stopped talking about this topic.
But judging from the way Zhu Yunwen hesitated to speak, he felt that there was something wrong with the old man. However, since he could eat, drink, and hit people, it was not a serious illness.
Li Qing suppressed his thoughts and prepared to question Zhu Yunwen in the evening.
"Brother, this Yongle rice is not fully mature yet, so I can't keep it as seeds. Have you brought the seeds?" Zhu Yunwen has a strong interest in farming.
"I brought some, but not many." Li Qing took out the remaining seeds from his arms, "Only a hundred or so. I will bring more when I come next time."
"It's quite a lot." Zhu Yunwen wiped his hands, took the corn, and carefully put it into his pocket, "According to my senior brother, these can be used to plant a small field."
Li Qing smiled and nodded: "This time, I also brought some Yongle Grand Ceremonies, so you can use them to pass the time when you are bored."
In terms of knowledge, Xiao Xiao Zhu is still much better than Zhu Laosi, and he also loves reading.
"Yongle Ceremony?" Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment and said in shock, "Can you bring this thing out?"
"Of course the original cannot be brought out. This is a printed copy." Li Qing explained: "But the content is the same. The Yongle Grand Ceremony has been continuously published and has begun to circulate among the people."
He smiled and said: "The Yongle Dadian collects a collection of classics and history, medical skills, astronomy, geography, yin and yang... almost covers all cultures. If it is shelved in a high cabinet and covered with dust, it will be a great loss."
Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a long time and nodded heavily: "He did a great job."
No, this is my suggestion... Li Qing smiled and said, "I have brought dozens of volumes. You can read them first, and I will bring more when I come next time."
Zhu Yunwen nodded, "Thank you, senior brother."
The two of them were chatting here, and the old man over there had baked another stick, and it was delicious.
"Disciple, why don't you bring more things with you?" Zhang said sloppily, "These are not enough to make in two days."
Li Qing said with a smile, "I missed the best planting time this year. I spent a lot of effort to plant this. Master, don't be picky. Wait another two years for this thing to be planted on a large scale."
"Yes, Master." Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "Now we have the seeds, you can eat them next year."
Zhang said a sloppy "hmm" and continued to grill.
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In the evening, the three masters and apprentices sat at the door of the Taoist temple, looking at the stars in the night sky and chatting.
While chatting, Zhang Sloppy became silent. Li Qing took a closer look and realized that the old man was asleep.
Li Qing complained: It's really scary to sleep without snoring.
He wanted to carry the old man back to the house to sleep, but was stopped by Zhu Yunwen, "Master has just fallen asleep and is not sleeping well. I will get the quilt and wait until he falls asleep before moving back to the house."
"You are still thoughtful." Li Qing's expression was stern.
He, a real disciple, is not as careful as the cheap disciple that his master picked up halfway.
Speaking of which, he has been a disciple for so many years, but he really hasn't fulfilled his filial piety well.
Zhu Yunwen brought a quilt, covered his master gently, raised his head and gave Li Qing a wink.
Li Qing understood and walked aside.
After walking for tens of meters in a row, he made sure that he would not disturb the master. Then he stopped and asked Zhu Yunwen who was following him, "What disease does the master have?"
"Master..." Zhu Yunwen pointed to his head, "This place is sick."
Li Qing frowned, "Where exactly does it show up?"
"The forgetfulness is so big that it's ridiculous." Zhu Yunwen said, "I got sick at the beginning of this year. At that time, my master went to collect medicine and didn't come back for several days, so I went to look for him. It turned out that he was on this mountain, only a few meters away from home.
More than a hundred feet."
Zhu Yunwen sighed, "At that time, Master said that he was lost, so I didn't care, but later I found that was not the case. He seemed to be..."
"There are signs of stupidity, right?" Li Qing, an unfilial son, had no inhibitions and spoke up for Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said worriedly, "This kind of brain disease... Senior brother, do you have any solution?"
Li Qing was silent. He understood that his master was old and had Alzheimer's disease.
However, this disease cannot be cured even in future generations.
His skills were all taught by his master. If there was a way, his master would definitely think of it before him.
"Have you ever discussed this issue with Master?"
"I told you." Zhu Yunwen nodded, "Master is stubborn and refuses to admit that he is sick."