Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

"This is the power of the brand." Thinking of the perfect performance of the IKEA furniture store during this period of time, Li Xin couldn't help talking to himself a little proudly.

At this moment, he was sitting in the courtyard of his home, leisurely rocking the rocking chair under him, basking in the lukewarm sun carelessly. As the weather gradually turns cold, the sunlight in Guanzhong has gradually lost its previous temperature, so it is worth coming out to bask in the sun at noon.

Run Niang obediently held a cup of hot scented tea. Li Xin took it and took a sip, patted Runniang's hairy head with satisfaction, and then said with some regret: "It would be great if there were tea leaves, scented tea is still a bit too girly."

"My lord, what is a sissy?" Run Niang asked strangely, tilting her head. Her innocent demeanor made Li Xin blushed.

Li Xin couldn't help pinching Runniang's face, and said with a smile: "Mother is a good boy, but he behaves like a woman."

"Oh." Run Niang nodded half understanding. With her meager life experience, she has never even met a real sissy, so she naturally doesn't know what Li Xin is talking about. However, she quickly put aside the question and asked seriously: "Does the prince want to drink tea cakes? There seems to be some in the storeroom. Grandpa Wang also said that it is good tea that was paid for by tribute!"

Li Xin quickly waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Those tea cakes don't taste very good!"

These days, the technology of frying tea is not yet mature. The so-called tea cakes are simply picked tea leaves, dried or dried, and then kneaded into a ball. If it is simply soaked in water, the taste is very rough, with a grassy and bitter taste that cannot be ignored. This may also explain a little bit why people in Tang Dynasty like to add so many strange spices such as mutton oil and peppercorns to tea soup. Maybe their purpose is to cover up the grassy and bitter taste in the raw tea cake?

But to be honest, this argument is not very tenable. After all, in Li Xin's view, if sheep oil is added to the tea for a little grassy taste, then he might as well put up with the grassy taste! The taste of green grass is not as unappetizing as the smell of sheep!

All in all, the lack of suitable tea is the most important reason why Li Xin chooses to drink scented tea.

Taking another sip of scented tea, Li Xin frowned, and couldn't help muttering: "Why don't you find a way to get some tea?" He really didn't know anything about the method of frying cooked tea in later generations. However, he doesn't pursue the quality of the tea, as long as it is well-fried and can be brewed. Anyway, it can't be worse than tea soup, right? If the standard is set so low, he may really be able to tinker with something after a few serious tinkerings, and that day will be beautiful.

Li Xin was thinking about this, Wang Gui got out from nowhere, walked to the rocking chair, and said, "My lord, there are people outside asking to see you."

"Who?" Li Xin asked.

"I don't know. He claims to be a timber merchant." Wang Gui replied.

Li Xin frowned, rolled his eyes and said, "What do you do, you manager? Why do you come to report to anyone who asks to see you? I am a majestic King of Chu, so he sees whenever he wants?"

Wang Gui replied without changing his face: "The other party brought a cart full of gifts."

"Why don't you invite me soon? It's said that it's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar. There are not many such polite guests these days!" Li Xin's expression changed seamlessly, and he instantly became The face is full of spring breeze.

Run Niang looked at this scene in amazement, and foolishly tried to imitate this miraculous face-changing method, but in the end it turned into a ridiculous grimace.

Li Xin was stunned for a second, thinking to himself that he had committed a serious crime, how did he bring a good kid into such a bad state? After being ashamed for a second, he got up and happily went to see the guest.

In fact, although Li Xin didn't know the name of the timber merchant who visited today and where he came from, he had long expected that someone would visit him soon. If what the other party wants to discuss is not unexpected by Li Xin, it should have a lot to do with the IKEA furniture business.

Li Xin met the timber merchant in the living room.

As the chief designer of IKEA furniture, the furniture in Prince Chu's Mansion has been replaced a long time ago. Those low tables that represent backwardness have long disappeared, replaced by high tables and chairs with How can a cushion be so comfortable?

The chubby timber merchant was sitting on a chair wiping his sweat. When he saw Li Xin coming, he immediately got up and knelt down, and said respectfully, "Yang Xu, the grass man, pays homage to the King of Chu!"

In fact, Li Xin is not very impatient with kneeling and saluting, and he rarely asks people to give full salutes. Most of the time, he waves his hands to tell people not to kneel when they feel interested. But this time, he didn't say anything, and after quietly watching the fat man named Yang Xu kowtow, he said slowly, "Excuse me, get up."