In later generations, winter vegetables were grown in greenhouses, but the current conditions are insufficient, and even if they are grown, it will take several months for the vegetables to grow.
Thinking about a life of eating meat every day for several months, Lin Xuan shook his head and gave up the idea.
I have to think of a faster way.
"I can get bean sprouts. Bean sprouts are not grown." Lin Xuan thought carefully for a while and his eyes lit up.
Lin Xuan said hello to his parents and left in a hurry.
Back in the yard, Lin Xuan told Chun Yue to get some soybeans and find a pot.
Growing bean sprouts is actually very simple. Soak the soybeans for more than eight hours, then choose a container with a permeable bottom, put the soybeans in, and seal it with something to prevent light transmission.
Then spray water every morning and evening, and the bean sprouts will sprout in about three days.
When Chunyue found the things, Lin Xuan washed the soybeans twice, and then asked Chunyue and Yuhe to pick out the empty shells and bad beans.
After it is done, put the soybeans into a basin and soak them in water.
After it was done, Lin Xuan, under the service of Chunyue and Yuhe, took a wonderful bath and went to bed.
"It's getting colder and colder!" Lin Xuan tightened the quilt and muttered.
Winter in Guanzhong is already cold, and the temperature in ancient times was lower than in later generations.
When he went to bed at night, it was freezing cold. Lin Xuan thought about asking Chunyue and the others to come over and warm his bed, but it was just a thought.
If he really asked them to warm the bed, he would not be able to sleep, and he might not be able to bear it anymore.
Lin Xuan, who had been an old virgin for more than 20 years in his previous life, couldn't stand any stimulation at all, so Lin Xuan had no choice but to give up the tempting idea.
Lin Xuan thought that he should find someone to set up a hot bed, otherwise it would get colder and colder, and he would not be able to bear it.
It's best to get the strong liquor out again, so that you can drink some wine when you have nothing to do and keep yourself warm.
Moreover, Cheng Yaojin likes to drink, so he brought it out for Cheng Yaojin to try. After all, he had done him such a big favor.
Lin Xuan was thinking about the fire bed and wine, and fell asleep without realizing it, mainly because he didn't get much rest in the past two days due to the Wang family.
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The next day, after Lin Xuan got up and washed up, he couldn't wait to see the soybeans.
Seeing that the soybeans were almost soaked, Lin Xuan told Chunyue: "Go and find me some pots and some gauze."
"Sir, what is gauze?" Chunyue asked in confusion.
Lin Xuan then remembered that there was no gauze yet, so he patted his head and said, "It's just coarse cloth."
Although there is no gauze now, coarse cloth and gauze have about the same effect.
After Chunyue found everything, Lin Xuan chose an unused room, spread a coarse cloth in a basin, and put some soybeans in it.
One pound of soybeans can produce more than ten pounds of bean sprouts. Depending on the size of the pot, he estimated that one pound of soybeans would be enough.
After placing the soybeans, wrap them in coarse cloth for several layers. Lin Xuan stopped when he felt that the light would no longer pass through.
Following the same pattern, Lin Xuan put all the soaked soybeans into the basin.
After finishing it, he told Chunyue and Yuhe to remember to sprinkle water every morning and evening, and then Lin Xuan went to have breakfast.
Cheng Yaojin is going to treat guests at Keyun Tower today, so he had better go there early.
While eating breakfast, Lin Xuan completed today's check-in.
"Ding~, congratulations to the host for successfully signing in. Reward: a bottle of liquor."
Liquor?
Lin Xuan looked at the white wine in the transparent glass bottle in front of him, which weighed about two kilograms, and was very happy.
The items rewarded by the system are as simple as ever. The glass bottle contains a transparent liquid, and there are no other fonts or marks on the bottle.
Lin Xuan didn't know what kind of wine this was, but as long as it was from later generations, it was a rare and good wine for today.
It just so happens that Cheng Yaojin is hosting a treat today. This wine will add a lot of color to today's meal.
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After finishing the meal, Lin Xuan took Lin Ping to the Keyun Building with the liquor rewarded by the system.
Lin Xuan also felt very tired as he relied on his legs to go out every day, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't get used to riding in a carriage, and because of his status, he couldn't ride a horse in Chang'an City, so he could only walk.
Lin Xuan thought that it would be great if there were springs. A carriage equipped with springs should have a very good shock absorption effect, so that it would not be so bumpy.
However, with the current refining technology, the smelted iron cannot be made into springs, because springs require steel, not iron.
I think I can only give up and see if the system can reward steelmaking technology in the future.
When Lin Xuan came to the restaurant, he saw that the restaurant was cleaned spotlessly and nodded with satisfaction. Zhao Min's ability to do things was really good.
When Zhao Min saw Lin Xuan coming, he went up to meet him and said, "Sir, everything is ready. When will Mr. Su Guogong and others arrive?"
Lin Xuan shook his head. Cheng Yaojin was talking about after the morning court yesterday, but he didn't know when the morning court would end.
"Then we can only wait until people arrive before cooking." Zhao Min said.
If you don’t know when the guests will come, you can’t cook the dishes in advance. Otherwise, if the guests arrive late, the dishes will be cold. If you reheat the dishes again, it will affect the taste of the dishes.
"It's okay, Su Guogong and the others will understand." Lin Xuan said.
Before anyone came, Lin Xuan went upstairs to take a look at the private room and the kitchen. He found that Zhao Min's arrangements were very good and there were no omissions, so he waited with peace of mind for Cheng Yaojin and the others.
Because he didn't know when Cheng Yaojin would arrive, Lin Xuan had to wait at the door.
When it was almost noon, Lin Xuan saw a group of soldiers escorting four men on horseback walking towards Keyun Tower.
If you look closely, you will see that Cheng Yaojin is among them. The other three must be the people Cheng Yaojin wants to invite.
Lin Xuan hurriedly greeted him, bowed and said, "Meet Uncle Cheng and the three adults."
He didn't know the identities of the other three people, but those who could be invited by Cheng Yaojin should all be lords. It was always right to call them lords.
After Cheng Yaojin and three others dismounted, the soldiers immediately led the horses over.
Cheng Yaojin came to Lin Xuan and said carelessly: "What is your name, sir? Let me introduce it to you. This is..."
Through Cheng Yaojin's introduction, Lin Xuan knew that one of the three people in front of him was Li Jing, and the other two were Yuchi Gong and Niu Jinda.
Lin Xuan certainly knew that Li Jing was known as the Military God of the Tang Dynasty, but he didn't expect that the man in his fifties with a gray beard in front of him was actually Li Jing.
Yuchi Gong was revered as the door god in later generations, and he also knew that as for Niu Jinda, although he had never heard of it, he must be with Cheng Yaojin and the others, so his identity must be not simple.
After Cheng Yaojin finished the introduction, he said: "Just like me, just call them uncle."
"This..." Lin Xuan looked at Li Jing and the others with some embarrassment.