Super System in the Early Tang Dynasty

After lunch, Li Xingzhi strolled around the courtyard again. He walked along the long corridor to the backyard and saw the mess by the lake, which made him feel a little depressed.

I've been busy lately, but I still need to find some time to clean this up.

After walking around for a while, I noticed that the house Li Xingzhi had bought was very large, but there were hardly any people in the Li family, so the house was empty everywhere. Even though the servants cleaned it from time to time, they couldn't hide the smell of decay and dilapidation. The Li family mansion was really desolate and lonely.

However, in early spring, even the chirping of birds is rare, making the vast backyard seem all the more desolate.

There are a few animals in the house, but Big Yellow, Dot, and the two snakes don't do much. Big Yellow and Dot are guarding the front and back doors. As for the playful little mouse, it is rarely seen except for coming out to report every morning. Even if you do see it, it is definitely playing with Erlang.

Li Xingzhi planned to go to the city center in the afternoon to see what flowers, plants, and animals he could buy to add some life to his yard, especially his small yard, which he always felt was missing something.

However, before that, he still wanted to check out the cave dwelling and add something to it. He couldn't just leave it deserted like that; he felt that would be a sin against heaven!

Li Xingzhi returned to his room, locked the door, and as soon as he had a thought, he disappeared from the room.

He stood in the empty little space and took a deep breath. Although there were no plants growing here, he felt that the air was much better than outside.

At this moment, the little golden snake coiled around him twisted its body, drew a thin golden line in the air, and fell straight into the spring. Last time he came in, Li Xingzhi did not notice the movement of the little golden snake.

He glanced at the spring and his heart stirred. Anything that could make She Da so interested and so eager to get it must be something extraordinary. He had a vague feeling about it when he drank the spring water last time, but he hadn't looked into it.

A thought struck Li Xingzhi, and a peach pit appeared in his hand.

This peach pit is larger than usual, and it was carefully selected by Li Xingzhi from the system. According to the system, it is a peach pit left behind from the best peach that the white ape gave to Zhang Wuji.

He walked to a spot less than half a meter from the spring, dug a small hole, planted the walnuts, scooped up several spoonfuls of water, and thoroughly watered the ground before stopping.

Li Xingzhi didn't know if the peach pit could sprout, or even grow into a large peach tree. However, he had high hopes for this space, which was known as "god-level" in the game.

The first peach tree he planted was right next to this spring, mainly because Li Xingzhi especially loved peaches. He had eaten particularly large, juicy peaches when he was a child! However, they were very expensive back then. Later, as he grew up, he never found peaches that tasted as good again. Even those that grew to the same size as the juicy peaches he used to eat were mostly tasteless and very hard. It was said that these strange peaches were made for easier transportation. There were also some large peaches that were called juicy peaches, but they weren't very pretty. Five or six of them in a gift box would cost over a hundred yuan, but Li Xingzhi couldn't bear to buy them.

Next, Li Xingzhi planted some tree species such as plums, pears, apricots, and bananas, as well as crops such as corn and sweet potatoes that were not available in the Tang Dynasty. He planted them separately, including both temperate and tropical plants. Although the variety was not large, there were quite a few in the small space. He also planted some strawberries under the trees.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xingzhi simply set aside a small area of ​​only a few square meters and planted some medicinal herbs such as ginseng, snow lotus, and saffron.

Regardless of whether they would survive, he planted some, treating it as an experiment.

He called for water one by one, and when he got up and looked around, the space was full of vitality, with red flowers and green trees creating a thriving scene!

Li Xingzhi returned to his room, asked a servant to bring a large tub of hot water, took a nice bath, and then left the room.

He passed by the study and heard the sound of reading aloud. Seeing that Erlang was reading attentively, he did not disturb him.

Li Xingzhi called over a few servants and headed straight for the market in the east.

In early spring, the elms and willows on both sides of the road are green with new leaves, pedestrians are bustling along the road, and the shops on the side are all adorned with large flags, making it a lively scene!

Not long after entering the city, Li Xingzhi heard a familiar banging sound. Seeing the place where steam was rising and it was more lively than the surrounding area, he knew that Big Beard Wei was very busy, so he did not disturb him and went straight inside.

Li Xingzhi looked around, noticing this and that. Although it was not long since the Tang Dynasty, he had only been to this market a few times, so it was still quite novel for him. Occasionally, there would be a few people wielding swords or performing acrobatics nearby, and he would go over to watch and give them a few coins as a reward.

Further inside, there were even more things, many of them novel and unexpected, things that Li Xingzhi could never have imagined. He sighed at the creativity of the ancients and lamented the decline of later civilizations.

Li Xingzhi walked into a gold shop with some curiosity.

The shop wasn't large, and two burly men stood guard at the entrance, whom Li Xingzhi assumed were security guards from later generations. There weren't many people inside. He wandered around, having seen countless dazzling and exquisite pieces of jewelry from later times, but these didn't particularly interest him. He waved to the old shopkeeper, who was about to come over and look after the shop, and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, his eyes caught sight of a small green bottle.

Li Xingzhi walked over and took a closer look. If he wasn't mistaken, it was made of glass. Although the craftsmanship was still a bit rough, the technique was already quite good. The bottle was smooth, uniform, and semi-transparent.

He tried to touch it, but a large hand reached out from the side and stopped him. At this moment, the old shopkeeper came out from behind and introduced it to Li Xingzhi: "This is a jade medicine bottle that came from the imperial palace. Although it is not particularly valuable, it is the treasure of our shop and is not for sale! It is said that this jade medicine bottle can gather wealth and vitality, and nourish the body, which is rare. If you go to Chang'an, it won't be difficult for you to get one!" As he spoke, he stroked his beard, his pride evident in his words.

Upon hearing this, Li Xingzhi shook his head inwardly. The methods of glassmaking in later generations were all introduced from the West, but he had rarely heard of ancient China also making glass.

"I was just curious, thank you, shopkeeper." With that, he led his servant out.

After walking a few more steps, the crowd thinned out, and most of the people there were dressed as scholars and literati, wearing silk and satin, each followed by several servants, with shops selling flowers and bonsai on both sides.

Li Xingzhi looked around and saw that there were many kinds of flowers, from common chrysanthemums and azaleas to Luoyang peonies and secluded orchids, especially hibiscus. There were red, yellow, white and colorful ones. He then remembered that this place was originally the land of hibiscus.

He wandered around, looking at everything, feeling somewhat dazzled. This place was no less impressive than the flower and bird markets of later generations. In terms of the uniqueness of the varieties, it was enough to make one's eyes water. A single orchid might be worth thousands or tens of thousands in later generations.

I glanced at them all and finally picked out some seedlings, a few golden osmanthus trees, and several kinds of small-leaved lotus that I saw, which I plan to grow at home.

He walked a few more steps and found that it was bustling with activity, with chickens crowing and dogs barking, and vendors selling chickens, dogs, cattle, sheep, snakes, insects, birds, and fish—everything imaginable.

Li Xingzhi wandered around for a while and bought dozens of chickens, ducks, and geese. He could raise the chickens and ducks to eat, and as for the geese, although more people ate them in the Tang Dynasty, for Li Xingzhi, who came from a later era, he would just keep them to guard the house. He also enthusiastically bought a pair of little mynas, which was quite nice.

Luckily, he brought several servants with him, otherwise he wouldn't know how to bring these things back.

Suddenly, he noticed a commotion across the street, with people blushing and shouting, seemingly doing something. Li Xingzhi peeked in and saw two large roosters with their necks outstretched, feathers bristling, and tails held high. They were covered in blood, their feathers were disheveled, and one of the roosters was even missing half of its comb.

Perhaps spurred on by the shouts of the crowd, the two chickens braced themselves on the ground with their claws and lunged at each other's heads with their sharp beaks. Feathers flew and blood stained their bodies, drawing shouts from the crowd. Some sighed and hung their heads in dejection, perhaps because one of the chickens had lost.

Seeing the intense and bloody scene, Li Xingzhi frowned. He disliked this kind of game where lives were at stake, but he wouldn't stop others from having fun. He wasn't a chicken; how would he know what a chicken's pleasure was?

Seeing that the servants behind him were almost full of things, Li Xingzhi prepared to turn back. Then he noticed that many people were pointing and gesturing at something, and he looked over curiously.

He found a sickly-looking eagle in a bamboo basket, its claws, beak, and wings bound. The eagle was quite large, over two feet long from head to tail, a rare sight in the south. Even with over thirty years of experience from his previous life, Li Xingzhi had never seen such a large bird before—not counting those seen on television, of course.

Even though the bird is large, when it is tied up, you can still see its majestic posture soaring into the sky from its indomitable eagle eyes and its slightly spread wings!

Most people stood by and watched with curiosity. Firstly, the price was not low, and secondly, eagle training was not common in the south. The powerful and wealthy seemed to look down on the somewhat sickly eagle.

Only the old man who sold eagles sat to the side, saying nothing, while his stall displayed many other birds.

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