Chapter 19 The Pei Family's Father and Son Who Was Repeatedly Beaten
With that said, Li Shimin followed Li Xuan's example and slowly lay down.
"Um?"
As soon as he sat down, Li Shimin was shocked. He felt his body was empty and his body leaned back uncontrollably, but soon he stopped as if he was resisting something.
Peace of mind.
Then, his eyes lit up and he began to feel it carefully. The more he felt it, the more surprised he became.
"This thing is really magical. You can lie down and half asleep. Lying on it, you can relax your whole body and mind!"
As he said that, Li Shimin couldn't help but close his eyes slightly and didn't want to get up for a moment.
"My lord, it's even more comfortable to hold a cup of hot tea in your hand now."
At this moment, I don't know when, Li Xuan brought a cup of hot tea and handed it to Li Shimin.
"Thank you, young master!"
Li Shimin was not polite about this, took it casually, took a sip, and drank the hot tea, all the irritability in his mind immediately disappeared.
“Comfortable~”
After saying that, Li Shimin's face was filled with intoxication.
Seeing this, Li Xuan had a slight smile on his face.
He turned around, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and sat lazily on the sofa.
…
at this time.
Pei Ji and Lawyer Pei in the dining room also sighed heavily and slowly raised their heads, their faces full of depression.
"Aye, have you figured it out?"
"You figured it out?"
The two looked at each other and asked together.
Immediately, a wry smile appeared on his face.
"Huh? Where did the emperor...the prince go?"
Suddenly, when they felt that only his father and son were left at the dinner table, Pei Ji and Lawyer Pei were startled. They quickly put the arithmetic chips on the table into their abacus bags and walked out.
As soon as I went out, I saw Li Wei standing at the door of the main room.
Just walk over.
"Um?"
As soon as they entered the door, the two of them saw Li Shimin, who was lying on a recliner with a comfortable look on his face, sleeping with his eyes slightly closed.
The steps could not help but slow down.
Then, he walked around lightly and came to Li Xuan.
"Little Master..."
"Pei Gong, please sit down!"
Li Xuan quickly stood up and said.
After hearing this, Pei Ji and Lawyer Pei were not polite and sat directly on the sofa.
Um?
After sitting down, Pei Ji and Lawyer Pei couldn't help but their eyes lit up. This kind of bed was so comfortable.
Li Xuan, on the other hand, walked aside, took out two white porcelain tea cups, put a handful of tea leaves in each cup, and poured boiling water into them.
Suddenly, a refreshing smell hit your nose.
"Little Master, what is this?"
Taking a deep breath, Pei Ji asked with curiosity on his face.
"Tea!"
"Tea?"
Pei Ji was startled, his face full of doubt. It was so simple to wash it with boiling water without any sense of ceremony. Can it be called tea?
"Little Master, don't you need to boil or fry it for a while when drinking tea?"
To make tea, you put raw tea leaves into a pot and boil them, and while making the tea, various foods are added to adjust the taste of the tea.
Sencha is like frying fish or medicine. It is fried in a cauldron, with some salt or other condiments added. Anyway, the literati of this era had a full craftsmanship in drinking tea.
Especially for a scholar like Pei Ji, who came from a well-known family and was an official at Zuopushe, drinking tea was even more particular.
In his eyes, the tea Li Xuan brewed was simply vulgar.
Li Xuan didn't know anything about Pei Ji's inner activities because he had never seen the literati drinking tea in this world.
However, he could tell from the expressions on the faces of Pei Ji and Lawyer Pei that the tea he brewed with his own hands was despised by the Pei family and his son!
"Pei Gong can taste it first."
Li Xuan said directly.
If you still dare to dislike it after drinking it, I will give you boiled water instead!
"In that case, I will taste it first!"
If Li Xuan had dared to give Pei Ji this kind of tea when he first arrived, Pei Ji would have been furious and even left.
However, after witnessing Li Xuan's arithmetic prowess in the dining room, even though Li Xuan is just an unknown person now, his arithmetic skills are worthy of Pei Ji's attention.
After a while, I will teach you how to drink tea!
Thinking to himself, Pei Ji picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Um?"
Take a sip of hot tea.
Pei Ji's eyes lit up, and then he couldn't believe that the tea brewed with a pot of hot water and a handful of tea leaves actually tasted better than the tea they used to spend half an hour and add so many condiments to brew.
!
Slightly bitter, with a hint of fragrance mixed in.
I couldn't help but smacked my lips twice, and then took a big sip.
Still the same, the taste is a little bitter, but followed by a strong tea aroma.
“Great tea!”
Pei Ji couldn't help but praise loudly.
The trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes has long since disappeared without a trace.
"This tea is so fragrant? It is simply the best tea I have ever tasted!"
On the side, Lawyer Pei couldn't help but pick up the tea cup when he saw Pei Ji praising him, took a sip, and quickly praised him.
"Before drinking tea, stir-fry the raw tea leaves and then soak them in boiling water. That's it!"
Li Xuan was a little confused.
Forehead!
Hearing this, Lawyer Pei was stunned, it was so simple.
Thinking about the tedious process when they were drinking tea before, I couldn't help but be a little shocked. I sat there quietly and started to taste the tea.
Beside him, Pei Ji was also startled, and then he smiled bitterly.
Don't want to talk more!
"Mr. Pei, have you solved the little master's arithmetic problem?"
At this moment, Li Shimin, who was awakened by the voices of several people, walked up to them at some unknown time.
"Your Majesty, I am ashamed!"
Hearing this, Pei Ji stood up quickly, his expression even more depressed.
"Even Mr. Pei couldn't be untied?"
A hint of disbelief appeared on Li Shimin's face.
"My master's accomplishments in arithmetic are far beyond my reach, and I am extremely ashamed!"
Pei Ji had a wry smile on his face, feeling frustrated inside.
I think of him, Pei Ji, who was born in the Pei family of Hedong. He had read hundreds of books since he was a child, and was proficient in arithmetic. When he was fourteen years old, he was appointed as the chief administrator of Bingzhou, and then he was promoted all the way.
When the Li family was about to raise an army, Pei Ji contributed a lot, and his official career was smooth sailing all the way to today's Zuopushe.
Unexpectedly, now I can't even solve the arithmetic problems asked casually by an eighteen-year-old mountain village boy.
"I wonder if the young master can help us clarify my doubts. How much do the final pear fruits cost?"
Seeing Pei Ji consider himself inferior, Li Shimin felt happy.
Then, curious about the final result, he asked Li Xuan.
"Guys, wait a moment!"
Seeing these people coming for abuse again, Li Xuan chuckled and stood up.
He took out a piece of paper from the wooden cabinet on one side and placed it on the coffee table.
"This question is very simple. Just do some calculations. With the intelligence of Duke Pei and the prince, you can understand it immediately!"
"Suppose the pear is × and the fruit is y, then you can calculate it like this!"
"The price of each pear is 11/9 cents, and the price of each fruit is 4/7 cents!"
"In this case, the equation can be formulated: 11/9x+4/7y=999x+y=1000"
"...It can be calculated from this that there are 657 pears x and 343 apples y."
"Then, the total price of pears is 11/9x657=803 Wen."
"The total price of the fruit is 4/7x343=197 Wen."
"How? Your lord, do you understand Mr. Pei? Isn't this question very simple?"