Northern Dynasties

Chapter 13 New Homes in Washington State
The next day, Li Tai woke up as soon as it was bright.

After traveling to this ancient society, there are naturally various inconveniences in life, but at least the work and rest have become normal.Moreover, this young body is full of vitality, and it is not comparable to the bodies of later generations that have been dragged down by unhealthy living habits such as staying up late.

"Please, sir, do you want to wash up now?"

He had just stood up with his clothes on, when a soft voice of inquiry sounded from outside the curtain.

Li Tai turned his head to look, and saw a nervous young woman standing by the small window in the door, somewhat at a loss.

It is said that she is a young woman, judging from her hair style, this woman looks like she is in her youth, her face and skin look a little rough, her oval face and facial features are pretty good.

A plain narrow-sleeved skirt is not exquisitely tailored, but it still outlines the graceful curves of a young age. The slightly withered and yellow hair is coiled on the top of the head and formed into a thin bun. It does not look like a In Li Tai's memory, the buns of the female family members of the same clan are as black, thick, shiny, delicate and beautiful.

"Who are you? What are you doing in my room?"

When he woke up and saw a strange woman standing in his room, Li Tai was also a little embarrassed, and raised his hand to tighten his skirt.

"Yes, the six princes in charge summoned the slave, and entered last night. Seeing that the master was asleep, he dared not, dare not disturb..."

Hearing what the young woman said, Li Tai remembered that last night Gao Zhongmi had a drunken talk, blaming himself for hurting his father and son, and wanted Li Tai to reproduce as soon as possible under his care.

The Liugong that the woman said was in charge of Gao Zhongmi's old family, named Gao Bailing, probably picked a woman from the mansion after hearing the drunken words.

Thinking of this, Li Tai felt even more embarrassed, waved his hands and said, "Go out first, I'm not used to being served by strangers here."

The woman was nervous at first, but when she heard Li Tai expelling her, her expression suddenly became panicked, and she knelt down on the ground with a plop, before she could speak, tears were already rolling down her face.

But Li Tai didn't care about the sorrow and joy of this strange woman, he walked out the door directly, and when he looked up, he saw his family Li Zhusheng and Gao Bailing standing outside the corridor and chatting.

"Thirteen Lang got up so early?"

Gao Bailing was in his fifties, and his beard and hair were already grey. When he saw Li Tai walking out of the room, he quickly walked up to him, looked him up and down a few times, and said with emotion: "It's good to be young!"

The thirteenth member of the Li Tai family, after hearing the words, he said in a bad mood: "Liu, you are really a sixth! I will sleep as soon as I get on the couch, but I don't know what you stuffed into my room! The girl returned the original , I have strong hands and feet, and I don’t need others to accompany me!”

He knew his own family affairs, even when he was in the Shayuan camp, he slept separately from Li Zhusheng and the others, so he was afraid that he would say something that he shouldn't have said in his sleep.Before fully substituting the current identity, I will never have intimate contact with people in this era.

Gao Bailing felt embarrassed and annoyed when he heard Li Tai's tone, and stomped his feet and said, "It's that maid who is ugly and clumsy that makes Thirteenth Lang hate it? I'll teach her..."

"It has nothing to do with other people! Entering a strange place, I don't know if it's safe or not. I just have time to spare. Uncle, he speaks imprudently after drinking, and you, an old man who should be prudent, also come to make fun of me and make me embarrassed."

Li Tai replied casually, then turned to Li Zhusheng and said, "Are those young men awake? Take advantage of the coolness early in the morning and practice picking up spears."

"I'll call them over!"

After Li Zhusheng heard the words, he said with a smile, and made a teasing gesture to Gao Bailing who was still embarrassed, and then strode away.

Li Tai also ignored how Gao Bailing arranged for the woman in the room, and walked towards the side vegetable garden.A few servants were weeding among the ridges in the vegetable field. When they saw Li Tai approaching, they greeted Li Tai with a salute, but Li Tai waved his hand to stop them.

He stood under the vines and waited for a while, and a few young followers came trotting here, bringing a few long hardwood poles.Long poles are soaked in water for added weight and toughness.

Li Tai didn't talk nonsense, he took a long pole and started to stab.

Horse lance originally refers to a long spear for horse warfare, and it is not a lance without a horse.However, as the titles spread, the long-bladed spears used in foot combat were also called lances.Because it is longer and heavier than ordinary spears, Ma Chan has higher requirements for arm strength and skill.

A training method derived from this, duo lance, has also become a relatively popular fighting skill in the ranks.In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was also a game called holding a lance, which was a gambling game similar to Shuanglu. Although it was only a letter difference, it was not the same thing.

In the biography of Yuchi Jingde in the Tang Dynasty, it is recorded that Yuchi Jingde competed with Li Yuanji, the king of Qi.Li Yuanji held the lance and jumped the horse, while Yuchi Jingde captured the lance three times in an instant, showing Yuchi Jingde's high martial arts skills.

Li Tai didn't have too many war horses to use here, and the field couldn't be used, so he shook his thrusts for a while, and after the muscles and bones were stretched, he simulated basic movements such as stabbing, poking, stabbing and blocking on the flat ground.

After all, fighting skills are not as exciting and beautiful as martial arts performances. Killing the opponent with one move is the biggest goal. Playing too much will consume energy instead.

Therefore, the practice is mainly based on the basic killing movements. Beginners need to practice in order to lay the foundation.After practicing a movement tens of millions of times, various techniques of exerting force, utilizing force and unloading force will naturally emerge.

Li Tai's body worked hard when he was young, which saved him from the boring practice from scratch, but the growth of his arm strength and skills still needs long-term practice.Once put down for a long time, the skills of feeling the arm and exerting force will become rusty.

The few young people who practiced with him were all loyal servants who accompanied him since childhood, and they had a perfect understanding with each other.Some of them raised poles to interfere, and some grabbed poles with bare hands, simulating various possible fighting scenarios on the battlefield.

Because of the length of the pole, the horse will receive more interference and require more skills on the battlefield. Especially without the high-speed mobility brought by the horse, the advantage of a long weapon will become a disadvantage.

It is the most basic fighting skill to keep the enemy at a distance. Although it is simple to say, it is difficult to realize.Li Tai and the others practiced confrontation for more than a quarter of an hour, and they were all sweating profusely.

"Yantou has the strongest arms, and Xiaoyong is the strongest in leaping and vertical jumping. He can get rid of both diseases, and the method is neat. If you really want to mount a horse and fight, I am not your opponent."

Li Tai wiped the sweat off his face, and while walking around the vines, he commented with a smile.

These young people all followed the surname of the master's family. Li Yan, the oldest, with a protruding forehead and a raised mouth, had a decent name. He just turned [-]. After hearing the words, he was surprised and said: "Ah Lang is willing to admit defeat? Usually, it is a matter of strength." Tired, but also very tenacious!"

Li Tai knew that his personality and habits must be different from those of his predecessors, so he smiled after hearing the words: "In the past, in rural fights, it didn't matter whether you won or lost, so you fought for the top. After you really entered the battle, you realized that within an inch is life and death. Don't try to force yourself even if you are full of energy. We are in Kansai right now, and we have no familiar scenery, and you have to restrain yourself from any bad things in the past."

"Alang is much more stable, as if he grew up overnight. In the past, even if the elders of the clan gave this teaching, they just laughed and didn't respond..."

Li Quji, Li Tai's favorite in martial arts, has a bit of talent for both civil and military skills. He not only learned classics from Patriarch Li Xiao, but also ranks among the best in martial arts among his companions. Although he is a servant, he is actually no different from an adopted son.

If they hadn't followed Gao Zhongmi and rebelled into the Western Wei Dynasty, Li Tai and his father had planned to find a post for Li Quji in the county next year as the head of the township regiment.

At the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Ya'an, a noble family, made his own bid. The direct descendants of the rich family would rather live in seclusion than serve as bureaucrats in counties and counties. However, in order to ensure the stability of the family business, the necessary guarantee of force is inevitable.Therefore, it is also a flexible method to adopt a fake son to seek employment in counties and counties.

Several people rested here for a while, and another servant hurried over to report that breakfast was ready.So they washed up with the running water from the ditches in the vegetable garden, and then went to the dining hall in parallel.

"Uncle, are you awake?"

Seeing Gao Bailing standing in front of the corridor, Li Tai asked.

"The lord is still sleeping, don't wait for Thirteen Lang to take care of himself."

Gao Bailing leaned forward and smiled, and said: "The official Helan Changshi is waiting in the front hall, please handle the naturalization matters for Alang."

Li Tai nodded and walked into the dining hall, and saw seven or eight maids standing in the dining hall, ranging from two-girl girls to forty or fifty years old, both plump, thin, beautiful and ugly, forming a striking scene of their own.

After a short look, Li Tai guessed that the old man Gao Bailing was trying to test his XP, so he glared at the old servant.

Gao Bailing leaned forward and said with a dry smile: "In the past, the big clan didn't serve the young man as a maidservant, because they were afraid that the young man would lose his temper and make a slave to disturb You Yang. Thirteenth man has grown up already, so he can naturally be free from restraint. He is a female considerate after all. , properly reconciled."

Li Tai knows this rule. In his memory, he grew up without any women to accompany him in his previous life. Even in daily cleaning, he has to wait for him to go out before entering the room.Naturally, this is worried about the puberty boy who is full of blood and is addicted to sex before his body is fully developed.

From this, it can be imagined that in ancient times, there was no lack of Longyang as elegant, probably because it was suffocated when growing up in adolescence, resulting in distorted physiological interests.

"That doesn't require so many servings. Keep two members and leave the rest."

Li Tai casually clicked on two yellow and thin little girls standing beside him, while the others waved their hands away.

He originally intended to think that children are weak and difficult to use, fearing being rejected and abused, so he arranged for some easy work of cleaning the room, but seeing Gao Bailing's surprised and then understanding expression, he knew that this old man had no good intentions , but I didn't bother to explain any more, so I sat down to eat.

Breakfast is mutton bone soup, which is soaked in a dozen lychee-sized dough, and when the dough is bitten, there is soup and meat filling, full of fragrance.This kind of meat-filled glutinous rice balls is called prison balls. The noodles are used as prisons, and the balls are shaped into shapes, which can be steamed or boiled.

Li Tai got up early in the morning and had already exercised a lot. After eating two large bowls of pills and soup, he felt full.Turning around, I saw the two little girls drooping while pinching the corners of their clothes, so they ordered another bowl.

"Eat it, and after eating, go into the dormitory to dry the berth in the sun."

Li Tai stood up, pointed to the bowl of prison pills and said to the two little girls, then walked towards the front hall.

(End of this chapter)