Several continuous spring rains have dyed the willows in the streets and alleys of the capital green.

In the Zhenguo Mansion, a few trees and begonias are blooming, and Xia Qingyun sits under the eaves of the porch and concentrates on embroidering sachets.

Qingmei and Cher laughed and walked out of the utility room, holding a broom in their hands, trying to clean the petals that had fallen from the garden. Xia Qingyun raised his eyes and saw it, and called behind the two: "Luoying is full of spring scenery, why do you have to sweep it?" Just clean the aisles. ”

Qingmei responded with a smile, and said: "Today, our county lord is like a lady, and he has also picked up the embroidery needle." ”

Xue'er crossed the courtyard to the east, and said with a smile: "Sister Qingyun is thinking about Langjun, don't you see that the sachet is a double lotus on one side, and a mandarin duck on the other, and it is given to the lover at a glance." ”

"I want you to talk more!" Xia Qingyun feigned anger, and as soon as he was distracted, the tip of the needle was pierced on his index finger, and a blood bead immediately appeared, which was stained on the light blue sachet, and a dark purple color appeared.

"Ah, it's all your fault, I'm going to embroider it again." She glanced at Xue'er, put her finger in her mouth and sucked, but her heart sank for no reason.

Qingmei hurriedly threw a broom and ran over, picked up the sachet and looked at it, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'll go and pound some radish juice and salt, and I can't see it when I keep it and wash it." ”

Xia Qingyun shook his head, "If it's dirty, it's dirty, and no matter how you wash it, it's not as clean as it used to be." Anyway, it's still early before the Dragon Boat Festival, so I'll embroider another one. ”

Xue'er apologized, "Sister Qingyun, I'm sorry." ”

She shook Xia Qingyun's shoulder again and said, "I think you are sometimes too serious, embroidering flowers is like this." Tea making, Hexiang too, and testing those tea utensils and tea sets, the slightest flaw will be destroyed, I am tired for you. ”

Xia Qingyun smiled lightly: "Since you can do it to the extreme, why do you want to settle for the next best?" There are so many imperfect things in this world, so I want to be the best I can. ”

Xue'er pursed her lips disapprovingly, and was about to say another when Qingmei shook her head slightly at her. She saw that Xia Qingyun was upset, so she didn't let Xue'er bother her.

Qingmei diverted the topic and said, "Black Star has been gone for almost two months." Why haven't you come back yet. ”

Xue'er said angrily: "As soon as that guy goes out, it's like herding sheep." Finally got the opportunity, and you can't go back until you've had enough? ”

"Who is speaking ill of me behind my back?"

Before anyone arrived, the sound was heard first, and the three of them followed the reputation at the same time. I saw the black star striding from the other side of the verandah.

"I can't help but think!" Cher took a sip. "You still know it's back!"

Blackstar innocently spreads his hands. "I'm not lazy, I'm carrying a large load of goods from Yuzhou, and I can't be as fast as I want!"

Xia Qingyun smiled and asked about the situation of Qingyunxuan in Yuzhou. Heixing replied that Jiang and the others were fine, and the business of the teahouse was also very good.

The good news of the students' high school years ago was transmitted to Yuzhou, which caused a sensation in the entire Yuzhou City. For the first time, all the students who rushed to take the exam were on the list, and the prefect of Yuzhou also won the emperor's commendation for this.

In this way, Qingyunxuan has become a blessed land in the eyes of literati and ink writers, and you have to sit down when you have nothing to do, soak in a pot of fragrant tea, talk about the past and the present, and point out the country.

"The shopkeeper Jiang said that there will be a poetry meeting during Qingming this year, and hundreds of posts have been received just for registration, and the prefect will also come to watch the ceremony."

Black Star chattered for a long time, glared at Xue'er and said, "What are you doing in a daze, I don't know how to pour tea for me?" ”

Xue'er crossed her waist and raised her willow eyebrows, "Hey, I said that you have been out for a few days and the market has risen, let this girl pour you tea, think beautifully!" ”

Qingmei smiled and turned around and came out with a cup of tea, "Drink it." You're not in these days, and Cher doesn't talk about you less. ”

"Where do I have?" Xue'er half-turned her back, causing Xia Qingyun and Qingmei to chuckle.

Black Star poured a few big sips and wiped his mouth, "It's still our Seven Star Spring Water delicious!" By the way, Sister Qingyun, do you remember the Taiping Pit in Qionghai Town? ”

"How don't you remember. There is a sacred tree in the village, and the surrounding fields can still produce golden rice. Xia Qingyun recalled. If she hadn't met Zheng Shouyu, a villager from Taipingkeng, in the town, she wouldn't have been able to find the tea tree of Taiping Xianluo, and she wouldn't have met Heixing.

"When I passed by Qionghai Town, I heard that the sacred tree in Taiping Keng had been stolen, and the villagers were jointly writing a letter asking the government to arrest the person who stole the tree."

"Stole? How can it be? Xia Qingyun shouted. There is only one way in and out of Taipingkeng, and it is impossible for a living person to steal a tree under the noses of the villagers.

Black Star nodded, "I heard that the Divine Tree disappeared overnight, leaving only a big pit. The villagers were crying anxiously, if they couldn't grow gold and rice this year, what would they pay tribute. ”

This is a bit strange, Xia Qingyun frowned and thought for a while, then sighed: "How difficult is people's livelihood. Golden rice is not something that should be in the world, and if the emperor loses a mouthful of golden rice, it may not be a big matter, and it may not necessarily be punished. I'm afraid that the local officials are under the banner of the emperor. Alas, we can't do anything about it if we want to. ”

Xue'er had an idea, "Why don't we send them some corn seeds, they're all golden anyway, golden rice and corn, it sounds quite a match!" ”

"That's a good idea." Xia Qingyun glanced at Xue'er approvingly, "There are still more than a thousand catties of corn seeds left in the treasure pavilion, why don't you go on another trip in my name and send the seeds to Taipingkeng?" ”

Blackstar's head drooped, "Yes, my ass is still hot, and I have to go out again." Why don't you call Qingguo and them to go. ”

Xue'er raised her foot and was about to kick him, thinking that it was really hard for him to run to the southwest, so she couldn't bear to kick down, "Let you go, why do you talk so much." The green vines are in the river, and the green fruits and green leaves are also going to the northwest to send corn seeds, if you want to, then I will go! ”

"I didn't say I wouldn't go!" Blackstar pursed his lips in a sloppy manner.

That night, Xia Qingyun and Zhen Guogong and his wife talked about it, and Si Hongrui stroked his beard and said: "It's okay, the emperor is used to eating fine rice and white noodles, and he may feel fresh when he changes his taste." Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice, if the introduction is successful, it is really as high as you said, and it can be regarded as solving the problem of rations for the imperial court. ”

In recent years, the State of Qi has used troops again and again, and the military food alone costs more than one billion catties every year. The emperor has been increasing the field endowment for three consecutive years. If the food ration is not solved, it will either be disarmed, or a part of the population will have to go hungry.

So, poor Black Star rushed to Qionghai Town with a wagon full of corn seeds.

At dawn of the day, Xia Qingyun came to the study after taking a lunch break, instructed Qingmei to take a few small porcelain bottles, and took out a clay pot from the treasure pavilion, and scooped the water in the jar with a jade spoon and put it into the porcelain bottle.

Dad accompanied his mother for a walk, walked to Xia Qingyun's window, and asked with a smile: "What are you fiddling with again, looking at a table of bottles and cans." ”

Xia Qingyun hurriedly let her father and mother in, and replied with a smile: "Ming'er is going to the other courtyard on the day." In the clay pot was the dew on the begonia petals I collected a few days ago, and I promised Ning to bring it to her, and Ning said that it could be used to make a kind of jade begonia fragrance. ”

The mother smiled: "It's expensive to listen to." How much effort does it take to collect a jar. ”

Xia Qingyun pursed her lips, "It's troublesome to others, but I have Xue'er and Qingmei, it's just a matter of waving my hand." ”

As soon as the door curtain was lifted, Qingmei came in, "Sister Qingyun, the eldest princess is here, she seems to be a little wrong." (To be continued......)