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There is an endless stream of people who come to the Li family to give New Year's gifts.

Several of the Li family's gatekeepers have reached the pinnacle of their lives in the past few days. How many little grandfathers and little marquis of the princess's family are polite to them when they come, and every family comes to give gifts, and the steward has to give them a little gift by the way.

The rules of the Li family are not allowed to accept gifts privately, but the gifts given by others to the people do not mean that they cannot be accepted, but they can be received, but they must be registered, and these gifts are not wanted by the owner, but finally counted into the small treasury of the servants, and at the end of the month, they will be sent down as a reward, and everyone has a share.

However, the gatekeeper Fubo also looks at people, and he doesn't accept everyone's gifts, but all kinds of gifts. Don't accept gifts that are too valuable, and don't accept gifts that aren't good friends of Li Jiatong.

The first to give gifts were Li Chao's two sons-in-law, the eldest son-in-law, the prince Chengqian, who gave more than a dozen carts of gifts, all of which were tributes from the royal treasury. The second son-in-law, the great-eldest grandson of Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo, was brought by his father Li Boyao to give a gift and pay a visit, and also pulled a lot of gifts. The gifts of the Li family in Mihara are mainly horses and furs from the north, and the horses are four horses as soon as they are given, which is very atmospheric.

Li Chao's two brothers-in-law also followed closely to give gifts. The eldest brother-in-law is Wei Shuyu, the son of Wei Zheng's family, and the New Year's gift has pulled several cars, but Wei Zheng's family is not as good as the royal and Weiguo mansions, and the gifts are very chic, Wei Zheng's calligraphy and paintings, as well as a lot of ancient books he collected, what bamboo slip scrolls are solitary, predecessors' notes, wild history, and two fat pigs that have been killed, but they are also very heartfelt.

The second brother-in-law is the eldest son of Xuanling, the left servant, and he also pulled a few carts of gifts. The home of the prime minister of the Fang family, over the years, the family background is also quite rich, and among the gifts sent to Li Chao, there are a lot of Mianshu silk porcelain bowls and jade cups.

In addition, Li Chao's disciples, of course, will not lose their manners during the New Year.

Cheng Chumo, Niu Jianhu, Li Gan, Yu Chi Baolin, Cui Yan, Su Dingfang, these big disciples, all sent gifts early, these have been under Li Chao for the longest time, and now they are either the founding uncle or the founding marquis and the founding prince, and they can be regarded as young and promising. The gifts were also quite bold, and a car was pulled over.

There are also a few new disciples Wang Xuance, Gao Kan, Liu Renliang, and Shangguanyi, these four are still young, and the gifts they give are not expensive, but they are very attentive, and they are very chic A few things, Li Chao also likes them very much.

In addition to these disciples who learn the art of war, Li Chao also has a vote of princes' children who study literature. There are more than 30 of these protégés, and their fathers are either prime ministers or generals, basically all of them are sons of the country, and they are even less than ten years old, but many of them already have such a high lord as the county duke.

All families are very grateful to Li Chao for teaching their children, and at the end of the year, they also personally brought their sons to the door, pulling a cart of gifts to thank them.

For the gifts sent by these protégés, Li Chao accepted them one by one.

It's all a heart, no matter how much or how little he sends, he doesn't care.

I received a lot of gifts, and of course I had to return the gifts.

Li Chao also asked his family to prepare many gifts early to send to those relatives and friends.

The first one, Li Chao went to Qin Qiong's mansion. This is the father-in-law, of course, he has to be the first. Qin Qiong also came to Xiangyang at the end of the year and came to the court. However, because of the cold weather, Qin Qiong's old injuries flared up, and she recuperated at home, but rarely went out.

Qin Qiong's mansion is also in Xiangyang City, very close to Li Chao's house, and it is all in Dongcheng.

The east is rich and the west is rich, and the east city focuses on many princes and nobles.

It's very close to Qin Qiong's mansion, and it will be there in a while with a few carts of gifts.

The Duke of Qi is very atmospheric, Qin Qiong is the military squire of the dynasty, the governor of Guanzhong Dao, and the captain of the princess of Changguang, so he is naturally very noble.

After entering the mansion, Qin Qiong came out with a smile and approached the hall.

"My father-in-law looks good." Li Chao said with a smile.

"I used your recipe to replenish qi and blood, and it was really good after eating it." There is floor heating in the house, which is very warm, but Qin Qiong is still wearing a mink coat, which can be seen that this is a bit of a false performance.

In Qin Qiong's words, he has fought for half his life, more than 200 battles, and there must be at least a dozen fights of blood on his body, and it is normal for him to be weak now. Li Chao remembered that there were some recipes for replenishing blood and qi, and the ones he used were all good medicines like century-old ginseng. Fangzi is a famous recipe in later generations, but it is difficult to get medicinal materials.

In later generations, it was difficult to get those century-old ginseng and other precious medicinal materials, but in this era, it was quite easy, as long as you were rich and powerful, it was very simple. With Li Chao's current status, it is very simple to get some medicinal materials, he has prepared medicine, and he has also seen Zhang Zhongjian, a doctor, it is indeed a good prescription.

Give it to Qin Qiong and let him take it, and now it has a good effect. When Qin Qiong was serious before, she was bedridden.

The New Year's gift that Li Chao gave to Qin Qiong was mainly some precious medicinal materials, and the other was the rice cakes and sticky bean buns made by the Li family themselves.

Qin Qiong accepted it with a smile.

"It has been spread all over Xiangyang, saying that Li Xiangguo's mansion is making rice cakes, fried twist and dumplings every day."

"It's a lot, for the New Year, get more of everything, and I don't have to get any gifts, just take some of my own things."

The eldest princess of Changguang was talking to Cui Yingying on the side, she had just given birth and gave birth to a big fat boy. It weighs seven pounds, and it is very strong. This kid is also a good fate, he is the son of the Duke of Qi in the future, and he can inherit the title of Duke of Qi in the future, and Qin Qiong also has a hereditary assassination position, which will also be given to this kid in the future.

Before he was born, he was elected by Li Shimin as a concubine, and now he is also the emperor's son-in-law, because of this, this newborn guy was also awarded the title of Duke of Jinan County by the emperor.

"Did you get a name?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, the eldest princess and I only married him a nickname, called Xiaoying."

The eldest princess said, "Wen Yuan is known to the world, and today is just right, so it is better to ask Wen Yuan to choose a name for your righteous brother." ”

"I don't dare to take this seriously, the name is a big thing, and it should be taken by the father-in-law."

Qin Qiong smiled and took her son from his wife and handed it to Li Chao.

"You just take one, I can't think of a suitable name these days."

Li Chao took the kid, looked at the kid sleeping soundly, and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, then I'll be more and more on my behalf, I remember that the next generation of my father-in-law's family should be the Huaizi generation, why don't you call it Huaiyu?" ”

"Huaiyu, Qin Huaiyu, is there any origin for this name?" Qin Qiong asked. He has been fighting horses for half his life and is brave in martial arts, but when it comes to literature, he is far inferior to his son Li Chao.

"Huai Yu Xi gentleman, Li Yu Xi Yang, villain hides the knife, gentleman Huai Yu."

Qin Qiong gave a thumbs up, "Okay, it's called Huaiyu." Qin Huaiyu, my son's name is Huaiyu. ”

The eldest princess was also quite satisfied with the name.

As a result, the eldest son of the Duke of Qi, nicknamed Xiaoying, was called Qin Huaiyu.

"Father-in-law, I have specially prepared a New Year's gift for my brother-in-law this time." Saying that, Li Chao beckoned, and the family outside brought a sandalwood box.

"What is this?"

Li Chao opened it with a smile, and the golden light inside was brilliant, but it was a pair of golden maces.

"I know that my father-in-law immediately has a pair of customary copper maces among the weapons, and this time I specially cast a pair of tile-faced gold maces to give to my brother-in-law, hoping that my brother-in-law can inherit my father's peerless martial arts in the future and become a rookie in Jiangmen."

Many generals are generals. They will be equipped with a variety of weapons, ranging from ranged to melee, long and short. For example, Qin Qiong's best weapon is an iron spear, and then a horse lance. In addition, he was skilled in arching and archery.

And he will also be equipped with horizontal knives and iron maces.

In general, in addition to swords, melee weapons are generally equipped with a blunt weapon. For example, the steel whip, the copper mace, and the iron bones, this kind of weapon is specially used to deal with enemy generals equipped with heavy armor during hand-to-hand combat.

Many generals wear armor on the battle array, and some will have two layers, ordinary swords, which are very broken and cut through the armor, and even piercing the armor. Only with the high speed of the war horse when charging, the use of heavy sharp weapons such as horse lances, spears, and iron spears can be effective.

Of course, blunt weapons such as maces are also effective against thick armor, so most horsemen are equipped with blunt weapons such as steel whips and copper maces, which are specially designed to combat heavy armor.

The two gods of war in the Tang Dynasty, Qin Qiong used a copper mace, while Yu Chigong used a steel whip.

The pair of picks sent by Li Chao is gold-plated on the outside, shining with gold, and very beautiful. The inside is a copper alloy, which is very strong and strong.

Qin Qiong is a military general, and he has a natural love for weapons, he likes it when he sees this, and he picks it up and plays it a few times, feeling that the length of the weight is very suitable.

"Okay, this gift is the best, when Huaiyu is older, let him learn it."

The eldest princess of Changguang shook her head and smiled, "The concubine feels that the world is becoming more and more peaceful, and it is good to let Huaiyu follow Wen Yuan to learn literature in the future." ”

"Wenyuan is both civil and military, Huaiyu can also learn literature while learning martial arts." Qin Qiong really hopes that his son can inherit his bravery and become a general in the future.

Li Chao brought a lot of car gifts to the Qin family, in addition to medicinal herbs, furs, rice cakes, sticky bean buns and other food, there are many more, basically all of which are produced by the Li family.

For example, bamboo salt from Shuofang, milk powder and meat floss from Longyou, rock sugar, white sugar, brown sugar from Lingnan, Qingbai porcelain from Jiangxi, tea from Jiangdong, wine and paper from Guanzhong, and even cotton and cotton cloth from the Western Regions, etc., are really a lot.

Qin Qiong looked at the big cotton jacket made of cotton and cotton that Li Chao had made, it was loose and soft to the touch, and thought it was made of duck down and cashmere. When I heard that it was actually made of cotton, I was very surprised.

"Isn't cotton ornamental?"

The eldest princess also asked, in the past, cotton was planted on the eldest princess's house, and this thing was really just for appreciation. Or the eldest princess, brought out of the palace garden.

"Father-in-law, this cotton is a good thing, not only can it be seen, but it can also be made into a cotton jacket and quilt, it is very warm, and it can even be woven into cotton cloth."

Qin Qiong had been to Liaodong and knew the bitter cold of Liaodong, and after hearing that cotton was so useful, he immediately thought of the winter in the north. If there are these cotton jackets, quilts and shoes, doesn't it mean that you don't have to be afraid of the cold in the north anymore?

"Is this thing better than silk?" Qin Qiong asked, the northern soldiers wear cotton clothes in winter, but this cotton is silk cotton, and the silk wool is placed in it, and the silk cotton is far inferior to the cotton in his hand.

"Of course it's easy to use, cotton can be cultivated and planted in a large area, and the yield is still a lot, if it is promoted, not to mention that all the people will wear cotton jackets, cotton hats, cotton shoes, and quilts in winter, at least let the border army in the north wear big cotton jackets!"

Qin Qiong listened and inhaled.

"Then we must promote the planting of this cotton!"

Li Chao nodded, he did have this plan, cotton is different from sugar, sugar is just a seasoning. But cotton is a good thing, not to mention resistant to cold and warmth, and cotton woven cotton cloth is much better than linen. If cotton planting is promoted, this is something that can completely change the lives of the people, and even the development of the north in the future will have a foundation.