Chapter 85: Sabao's Narrowness
On the newly leveled slope path, Li Tai led the way, followed by He Basheng's chariot.
The cinder-paved road made a rustling sound when stepped on. He Basheng on the chariot was like a curious old baby, looking at the road and looking around in the valley.
When he turned around the hillside and saw the villa building that had been basically completed, He Basheng's face, which was much thinner than before, suddenly showed a smile: "This is the residence you prepared for me, Apan? It's really grand. How much materials are used?"
"The new house has just been built and will be put away for a few days. I took my uncle to take a look first to show that I am a man of faith. But even if my uncle doesn't come, this villa will still be built. The west slope is getting noisy day by day. Here, Embracing mountains and springs, cultivating one’s moral character.”
Li Tai turned to He Basheng and said with a smile. When the carriage came in, he pointed at each house and introduced He Basheng.
He Basheng walked shakily into the room with the help of the servant. He felt the heat blowing on his face as soon as he entered the room. Although the door and window were open, the air flowing in the room was as warm as spring, and the cold mountain breeze blew in. Warm up.
“It’s even paved with earth dragons, it’s so luxurious!”
He Basheng had also seen the world, and when he noticed the difference in room temperature, he shook his head and sighed.
"This place was built using new methods, so it didn't cost much materials."
After hearing this, Li Tai smiled and explained a few words, and took He Basheng to the boiler room next to him. The charcoal fire in the boiler was blazing, with a copper pan on it that was frying oil seeds, and another stove with a pot on it. A rough and crude iron pot with pitted surfaces and hot water boiling in it.
Li Tai knows that his family affairs are just superficial, and of course he is not willing to continuously consume charcoal just for heating.
This small boiler room is currently also used for oil processing. After he officially moves in, he plans to transform it into a food processing workshop to make some novel meals for his own use or as gifts.
After leading He Basheng to visit the boiler room, Li Tai took him to the bedroom prepared for him. He first walked to a bathtub surrounded by wooden boards, raised his hand and pulled out the stopper of the ceramic pipe against the wall, and water flowed out of it. Hot water.
"Uncle can take a bath in the room without leaving home, and it doesn't require any labor."
Li Tai watched He Basheng leaning over the pottery pipe and touching it again and again. He then pulled him to the kang at the foot of the bed, pulled out the baffle from the top of the kang, fiddled with it, patted the edge of the kang and smiled at He Basheng. : "My uncle came to try it out on the couch. Last year, every household in my village built this perfect tool for overwintering. It didn't even get cold at night, and it just made it tempting to lie down."
After He Basheng heard the words, he also climbed up to the couch and sat down. He didn't feel anything at first, but he just felt that the kang surface was a little hard. Soon after, his expression gradually changed. He touched the kang surface with his hand and said in surprise: "It's warm, it's actually warm. Yes! This is to connect the earth dragon to the earth wall. Although it is not difficult, it takes a lot of ingenuity!"
As he said this, he looked at the simple room again, with satisfaction on his face: "Apan, you are so considerate, I really want to move in as soon as possible!"
When Li Tai led He Basheng to visit the villa, He Basheng was sullenly ordering his servants to arrange He Basheng's temporary residence in the village.
Naturally, he was not happy to let his uncle live here, but He Busheng's own stubborn attitude, coupled with Li Tai's soft-but-hard warning when he came to the house before, also made their brothers realize that their previous approach was somewhat inappropriate, and they weighed it. After some time he was willing to give in.
In the manor, cousins Yu Wenhu and He Lanxiang were strolling around, curious about the layout of the manor.
"I just asked the servants on the farm. Li Boshan only moved here in early summer last year. At that time, this place was just a deserted ridge. If you didn't know what happened and just observed the atmosphere of the garden, you would never have thought that it only took less than a year. cause."
Yu Wenhu sighed while sightseeing. Seeing the people passing by in well-dressed and smiling faces, he couldn't help but become more interested in the owner of the manor: "This Li Boshan is indeed a strange man. If he is just a sympathizer, Wu Dingzhuang, , I also suspect that he has evil intentions, but even the old men, women and children are caring and considerate, and it doesn't seem like the city is deep. The resources in Kansai are difficult, and no one who seeks power will waste it like this! "
He Lanxiang stood close to his age and was a bit taller than Yuwenhu. He was He Basheng's nephew-in-law. When he visited the hospital, he learned that He Basheng was going to the countryside, so he came with his cousin Yuwenhu to see him off.
Hearing Yu Wenhu's words, He Lanxiang smiled and said: "I'm not familiar with Li Boshan, but Daxingtai and Brother Bodhisattva both have good reviews of him. The grand master is so old and sick, and he still needs to be entrusted to him, so we know that this son There is really something extraordinary about it, and it is worth getting close to, cousin.
But I don’t think there’s any need to take things too seriously. After all, he’s just a teenager. There is talent, but little sophistication. It is human nature to act violently and hope that the crowd will be happy. "
After Yu Wenhu heard this, he laughed dumbly, and after a moment he sighed: "If it weren't for Shengle, you reminded me, I really forgot how old I am! Alas, old soldiers in charge are used to being young and lagging behind. You and I are in our prime." At the age of self-reliance, you can only look up to others and reflect on yourself behind others. You don’t know when you can stand up for yourself and take charge of people’s affairs!”
Speaking of this, he said with great expectation: "The characters in Guanxi are scrawled, and it is rare to see a handsome man. This Li Boshan is new to Dongzhou, has a young teeth and a weak body, and he has the right talent for you and me! I was in Jingyuan before. I have tried and examined him, and he is not a frivolous and difficult person. It would be a great pleasure to have him in the tent!"
Yu Wenhu's actual age is not young, and he does not do nothing after entering the customs. Whether at home or as an official, he has his own standards and performance.
However, due to the custom of ranking based on seniority in Beizhen, he always felt that he was inferior among those martial artists in Beizhen.
Including his brother Yu Wenhu, who is only two years older than him, but he has followed his uncle into the customs from the beginning, and they have become closer to each other, so much so that Yu Wenhu is a little restrained when facing his brother, and does not dare to speak or act arrogantly. .
But in his heart, he envied his brother's familiar and informal close relationship with his uncle, and he also treated the North Town warriors as equals.
He was already in his early thirties, and he was brave enough to fight bravely. However, his uncle still seemed to think that he was a little young and careless. He rarely asked his opinion on matters that really related to the family and the country.
Born into such a family, Yu Wenhu certainly hoped to have a career of his own, so when he saw Li Tai, who was far inferior to him in terms of age and qualifications, but whose talent was recognized by his uncle and brother, he felt a strong desire to recruit him.
The two of them toured the manor, occasionally asking people who passed by the manor, and learned that Li Tai had not only built this manor from scratch in the past six months, but also created many lucrative industries, and they felt good about each other. Li Tai's thoughts became even more fervent.
"It's a pity, it's a pity. I said before in Jingyuan that I would give Li Boshan a good bow as a gift the next time we meet, but I completely forgot about it afterwards. It will be embarrassing if we don't give him a gift when we meet later!"
As the two of them walked back to the main hall of the manor, Yu Wenhu suddenly slapped his forehead and said with some annoyance.
After hearing this, He Lanxiang said with a smile: "Cousin, those bows you treasure, you are not willing to show them to me and Bo Juluo, so why are you willing to give them to a stranger?"
"Good weapons are easy to find, but talents are rare! Naturally, you won't stay away from me because of things, but with Li Boshan, we need to renew our friendship. It is always not good to break trust with others."
Yu Wenhu waved his hands and sighed, turned his eyes, and pulled out a bow from the back of his entourage. He held it in his hand and pulled it for a while, and then said with a smile: "It's better to make up for it first. It's better to break the promise. If he accepts it without trial, it's a mistake." Worthy of deep friendship. If you have hidden grudges, you are just a heavy-handed and unfeeling vulgar person, so you can use him, but he is not worthy of being treated with care."
He Lanxiang burst out laughing after hearing this and praised Yu Wenhu's quick wit.
At this time, it was already dusk. Several Feng Tong students carrying linen schoolbags slung over their shoulders and several schoolchildren they had met recently were walking out of the school. When they saw Yu Wenhu and He Lanxiang in the distance, they quickly waved goodbye to their classmates and walked up. Legs trotted over, leaned towards the two of them and said, "Young man, I have met Mr. Chichi and Mr. Fuyi."
"Are you Bodhidharma, the boy from the Changle family?"
When the two of them lowered their heads and saw Shuofeng, they were startled. They thought for a moment before recognizing it. Yuwenhu asked curiously: "Why are you at Li Bo Villa? Are you here with your father?"
Shuofeng explained that he was arranged to study here by his father. After hearing this, Yuwen Hu was thoughtful again. As he walked, he lowered his head and wiped off the stains on the bow.
Several people returned to the main hall of the manor. Li Tai also accompanied He Basheng back and sat down in the hall to chat.
Yu Wenhu then went to the table and presented the bow to Li Tai. Li Tai thought he was just talking, but he didn't expect that he still remembered it, so he quickly took it with both hands and solemnly thanked him.
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Tai planned to entertain a few people, but He Ba Jing was already in a bad mood and refused to stay for dinner. Yu Wenhu and He Lanxiang had no choice but to get up and say goodbye and return before it got completely dark. Huazhou.
When Li Tai returned after sending a few people away, he saw a number of Feng Cou next to the case carefully looking at the bow presented by Yu Wenhu. He then said with a smile: "Bodhidharma is also interested in martial arts? Let the villagers give it to you tomorrow." You make a small bow and we go hunting in the hills."
"Yeah!"
Shuofeng first nodded and smiled, then pointed at the bow and whispered: "Mr. Chichi is lying. I saw that he asked Buqu for this bow. It is just a utensil for daily use, not a treasure as he said."
Li Tai was not a fool. He immediately realized that Yu Wenhu was being perfunctory, but the calculation was too clear, which made him embarrassed. After hearing this, he patted the little Feng's head and said with a smile: "Maybe you saw it wrong. It's a trivial matter. It's not enough." Hanging teeth.”
Young Master Shuifeng was still waiting for an argument, but He Basheng threw an object from the table, pointed at Shuofeng and said, "Boy, pick up the object for me."
While several phoenixes were being walked around like puppies, He Bashengcai said to Li Tai again: "No matter whether the material is precious or not, it should be properly stored. Yuwen Sabao is not as grand as his elder brother, so he may not be happy to respect him. If you are evil, you will hate him, so be careful when interacting with him.”