Chapter 006 Family Dinner
After making an agreement with Liu Hui, Liu Chang returned to his position.
After the teacher finished the class, Liu Chang hurriedly stood up and winked at Liu Hui. Liu Hui nodded and walked out of Tianlu Pavilion first. Liu Ruyi stretched, chatted with Liu Heng, and slowly stood up. As soon as he stood up, he saw the astonishment in Liu Heng's eyes.
At that moment, a foot came from nowhere and kicked him hard on the butt. Liu Heng saw with his own eyes that when Liu Ruyi stood up, his younger brother Liu Chang kicked Liu Ruyi in the air and knocked him away without any preparation. Liu Ruyi fell to the ground with a slump.
Of course, Liu Chang couldn't stop his feet and fell to the ground, but he got up quickly, with a somersault, and then rushed out of Tianlu Pavilion without looking back.
Liu Ruyi helped himself up and roared angrily: "Liu Chang!!!"
Liu Chang wanted to beat up Liu Ruyi a long time ago. This guy always provoked him. Looking at that nasty expression, Liu Chang wanted to punch him, but Liu Hui always stopped him. Liu Hui was older than him and a fat boy. He pulled Liu Chang, and Liu Chang really couldn't touch Liu Ruyi. Today Liu Hui left, aha, take my righteous kick!
Liu Heng reached out his hand and pulled Liu Ruyi up. Liu Ruyi patted the dirt off his body and said angrily: "I will give this kid a beating sooner or later!"
"Brother, why do you always have to be angry with him...Brother is not a naive boy, there are obviously more things you can do, why do you have to fight with a little kid all day long?"
"Ah? I... this... I was just teasing him..."
Liu Ruyi is obviously two years older than Liu Heng, but for some reason, he was at a loss for words at this moment, his face flushed red, and he felt deeply ashamed that his brother, who was two years younger than him, actually said that he was not mature enough.
"Brother, as you just said, we are going to rule the world in the future."
"The war had just ended. There was a shortage of food and farm tools everywhere. People were not living well... We were so lucky to be born in an imperial family, but outside the city walls, children of our age were hungry and working as oxen in the fields... So many people died of starvation and exhaustion."
Liu Ruyi's face turned red and he stammered.
Liu Heng said nothing more and turned to leave.
Liu Ruyi smiled bitterly and said, "What could be more embarrassing than being scolded for being childish by your brother who is two years younger than you?"
"Being kicked in the ass by my brother who is five years younger than me."
Liu Heng replied and left without looking back.
These brothers are really not cute at all!
Liu Ruyi touched his nose and thought to himself.
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"Brother, where can I find a spinning wheel for you?"
Liu Hui was so sad that he could not even cry. He had never expected that Liu Chang would find him and actually want him to make a spinning wheel for him.
Liu Chang thought for a moment and then said, "Then get me a knife... I'll do it myself."
"Ah? Do it?"
Liu Hui was startled. He quickly grabbed Liu Chang's arm and said, "How can brothers fight with swords? Third brother actually loves you very much... When you were unconscious last time, he visited you every day. When the imperial physician said that you couldn't wake up, he cried very sadly..."
"He's crying because there's no one left to bully... But that has nothing to do with what I'm talking about."
Liu Chang explained: "I saw my mother knitting winter clothes for us, and she worked so hard... So, I wanted to make her a new spinning wheel. It's actually very simple, just change the current one spinning wheel and one spindle into one spinning wheel with multiple spindles... But my mother won't let me touch her spinning wheel, and I don't have any tools."
Liu Hui looked at Liu Chang with a strange expression, as if saying: Only a fool would believe your nonsense.
Liu Chang was very anxious.
He really wasn't lying.
In that vague memory, he worked in an oil well in his previous life, but he could easily find problems with such a simple machine after a few glances. In the memory from the future, when he was young, he liked to dismantle the house. His grandmother had a textile machine, an old-fashioned one that was pedaled. In order to understand the principle, he dismantled it .
There is so much room for improvement in this crude textile machine. If he could find some tools, he could make a very advanced textile machine, and his mother wouldn't have to suffer so much.
But the problem is, he really can't get the tools.
First of all, a prince of his age could not leave the palace at will, and inside the palace, the only people he could come into contact with were eunuchs and palace maids. The eunuchs were not allowed to bring in things from outside the palace, otherwise they would be executed.
Although the Han Dynasty made certain corrections to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, these laws were derived from the Qin Dynasty after all. They often provided a full range of services such as "shaving the beard", "repairing the imperial palace", and "cutting off toes". The services were comprehensive and efficient, and those who dared to break the law were the bravest of the brave and the best of the best.
Liu Chang wanted to improve the spinning wheel. He could do without other tools, but he couldn't do without the carpenter's knife.
Liu Hui just shook his head. He had no way to get a knife for Liu Chang. Even if he could, he would never give it to him.
Liu Chang also made concessions. "Okay, it's okay if you don't have a knife. Then get me an axe. How about that?"
"not so good……"
"Since you are so filial, why don't you ask mother directly?"
"What do you know... This is called a surprise!"
Liu Chang frowned. How could he find decent tools in the heavily guarded imperial palace?
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and his gaze slowly turned to Changxin Palace. If he remembered correctly, there were quite a few guards there, and all of them were fully armed... Liu Chang suddenly lowered his head and smiled "sinisterly".
"Brother... no matter what you are thinking, don't do it!"
Liu Hui said this earnestly.
"I remember that my third brother has a sword. Why don't you borrow it from him?"
Suddenly, someone spoke up to remind him.
Liu Chang turned around and noticed that the person who spoke was Liu You.
"You scared me! When did you get here?"
"I've been here all the time..." Liu You lowered his head, clasped his hands together, and answered in a low voice.
Liu Ruyi did have a sword. He was a very special prince. Because he was favored, he could leave the palace, wear a sword, and go to Liu Bang without asking... But, borrow from Liu Ruyi? I just kicked him and made him fall flat on his face. How could he lend it to me?
If I ask him to borrow my sword, he might ask me to borrow his own life, right?
Liu Chang was a little hesitant. He said goodbye to Liu Hui and returned to the Pepper Room in deep thought.
Liu Bang was a person who liked lively occasions and did not like loneliness, so he liked to hold banquets, either drinking and eating meat with his old friends, or eating and drinking with his family.
Tonight, Liu Bang decided to hold another family banquet. Liu Chang liked such banquets very much because there would be many delicious foods at the banquet. Although he was a prince, he did not eat very well on weekdays. The staple food was either millet or wheat, and the yellow wheat rice made people lose their appetite.
Occasionally I eat a steamed bun, but it is also soft and has no taste when I take a bite, like eating sand.
The meat is not that delicious either, usually just dog meat, chicken or pork, without any seasoning, it is simply inedible.
Only at banquets can you eat a variety of fruits and vegetables, as well as beef, mutton, horse meat, etc.
In order to prepare for this banquet, Liu Chang had not eaten since morning. He had been silently waiting for the banquet in the evening.
When Empress Lü took Liu Chang to the banquet, almost everyone had arrived. Liu Yan, Liu Bang, Madam Cao, Madam Qi, Bo Ji, Madam Guan, Zhao Zir, Concubine Shi, Concubine Tang and others were all there. The crown prince, Liu Ruyi, Liu Heng and Liu Hui were of course there too.
The moment Empress Lu arrived, except for Old Master Liu and his wife and Liu Bang, everyone else had to stand up and salute. Concubine Qi was sitting next to Liu Bang, with half of her body almost sticking to him. After Empress Lu came in, she also stood up quickly as if she had been electrocuted.
Facing the greetings from everyone, Empress Lu had an indifferent expression and did not even return the greeting. She went straight to pay her respects to Mr. Liu and the old lady.
Liu Taigong returned the greeting with a smile and waved to Liu Chang.
Liu Chang rushed to the grandfather's side with a smile and shouted, "Grandpa!"
Liu Chang was raised by his grandparents in his previous life and was very close to them. After the appearance of these two old people gradually overlapped with the grandparents in his memory, Liu Chang became very fond of them.
"Oh, I've been waiting for you. Come, eat meat, eat meat!"
The old man took the meat and passed it to Liu Chang's mouth. The old man held the meat and the old lady held the fruit. The two stood on the left and right, looking at Liu Chang with a smile. The old man was Liu Chang's grandfather, but the old lady was not. The old lady was the old man's concubine.
However, Liu Bang was very filial to her. After he ascended the throne, he treated her as his own mother and named her the Empress Dowager.
Liu Chang is the youngest grandchildren here, and naturally the most favored by the old man. Liu Jian, who is younger than him, is still in his infancy.
