Chapter 67 Qingming Season
Shuyun originally thought that after Kangxi returned to the palace, he would severely punish Nan Huairen and other missionaries, but he never thought that he would crown Nan Huairen as the squire of the Ministry of Works, and other missionaries such as An Wensi were also reused one by one. After that, Kangxi often summoned them to the palace to give lectures for him, and treated Nan Huairen with courtesy. The status of these foreigners has risen sharply for a while. It can be seen that Kangxi is forbearant and clever.
The day after Kangxi left, Shuyun ordered Qian Afu to take someone to salvage the fish and let Bayan take someone to the palace. Shuyun had already told Kangxi before that the roe of this fish was poisonous and should not be eaten. Now I told Mama He in detail about the cooking methods of each part, and asked her to follow up with the palace and guide the imperial chefs, and repeatedly told her that "the roe is poisonous, it must not be eaten, and it must be removed." ”
It's not that Shuyun is verbose, such a little thing, I have to emphasize it over and over again, tell Kangxi after telling it, and tell Mama again. It is really Shuyun who thinks that it is better to be careful when dealing with things in the palace. Even these people who were personally selected by Kangxi and sent to his side cannot be completely trusted. If one of them had secretly had a relationship with the women in the palace, he wouldn't even know how he had died. The battles between the harem women are always bloody and cruel.
The strawberries planted in the greenhouse a few years ago happened to be ripe, and they were all big and plump, red, and it was very pleasing to look at. So Shuyun picked a small box and asked them to take it into the palace together. At this time, the Qing Dynasty did not have strawberries. So Shuyun attached a sticky note, which stated:
Strawberries, fruits. The taste is sweet and sour, and it is edible. It is native to South America, Europe and other places. Delicious and red. The flesh is juicy and aromatic. Rich in nutrients. It has the effect of helping digestion, and can also strengthen the gums, freshen the breath and moisturize the throat. The emperor is hereby invited to dedicate himself to the Empress Dowager and express his heart.
At the end, he deliberately joked about Kangxi, and: You can also taste two secretly, I'll pretend not to know what to do.
Kangxi saw the note and smiled. The fatigue caused by the intense and hectic work of the whole day seems to have disappeared with it.
Then asked Li Dequan to bring strawberries. Drive Cining Palace.
After Kangxi invited Xiaozhuang to sit down, the grandparents and grandchildren began to gossip. At this time, the palace maid brought up the washed strawberries.
Kangxi pointed to the strawberries on the plate and said, "Huang Mama, this is a fruit from the foreign realm, called strawberries." It is said that it tastes good, you taste it. ”
Xiaozhuang looked at the red fruit in front of him, twisted one, and slowly put it into his mouth. Chew gently twice and swallow. Don't look at Kangxi meaningfully and say, "In our capital, there are really a lot of fresh things recently." ”
Kangxi touched his nose slightly embarrassed. smiled at Xiaozhuang, but did not answer. But he secretly said in his heart~ I can't hide anything from the eyes of the queen's mother and her old man. ~ I can't help but worry about Shuyun in my heart, afraid that Xiaozhuang will embarrass her. However, he also secretly made up his mind that Shuyun must not be wronged.
looked at Kangxi's appearance. Xiaozhuang smiled, "Okay, my old woman doesn't want to say anything about you, you just need to remember that everything is important about state affairs." ”
Kangxi nodded solemnly and said, "Please rest assured." The grandson wrote it down. At the same time, I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, looking at the appearance of the queen mother. I just want to bang and knock myself, and I haven't thought about embarrassing Shuyun yet.
Xiaozhuang nodded and smiled with satisfaction when he heard Kangxi's assurance. The grandparents and grandchildren taste the delicious and juicy strawberries. For a time, Cining Palace was happy.
Fish - the king of fish. The meat is thick and has few spines. Delicious and umami. It was also the first time that the well-informed masters of the Imperial Dining Room had seen such a huge freshwater fish. Not to mention the others, they all gathered around the big fish and pointed and wondered.
The head of the dining room, Kita, did not dare to slack off, and scolded the palace people who were watching. I hurriedly found a large sink and filled it with water. I personally led someone to put the panting fish in it and raised it.
The next day was Xiaozhuang's birthday, and the master of the imperial dining room, Zhou Jiabao, personally copied the knife, and under the guidance of Mama He, cooked two tables of whole fish banquet with full color and fragrance, and presented it to the Queen Mother.
The old lady, Kangxi and the princesses were all amazed. They all asked what the name of this fish was and where it came from
Kangxi was also in high spirits, so he made a fuss. After a little polishing of the information he got from Shuyun, he told everyone again. attracted everyone to praise Kangxi for his profound knowledge and knowledge, and he deserves to be a rare saint.
While Kangxi was happy to hear this, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart~ If Shuyun heard this, I am afraid that he would sneer at it. Maybe he will joke with his fleshy cheeks, "Is it just a fish, what does it have to do with the Holy Tomorrow?" If you don't get it right, you'll squint your little eyes and churn twice. Thinking of this, Kangxi couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing Kangxi's smile on his face, everyone thought that the emperor was happy to hear the praise. So they all continued to say compliments hard, and the sycophants were loud. Especially among them, several palace concubines who have been snubbed by Kangxi recently are the worst, and even Xiaozhuang's face is a little disregarded, but they don't know that they are wrong.
Of course, Shuyun would not know what Kangxi's conjecture about herself. People have been very busy these two days. Now the population on Zhuangzi is increasing. The children are also growing up. In another two years, it would not be appropriate for them to squeeze multiple people into a room. Shuyun wanted to expand a few more yards last winter. However, it is not easy to construct in winter. Now that spring has begun, the ice and snow have melted, and it is a good season to build a house. So Shuyun first asked her eldest brother Chen Ce to go to Shuntianfu again, and found Lord Lin, the chief bookkeeper who had dealt with him last time he bought land. He successfully bought 200 acres of land around Zhuangzi. Then the craftsmen who had helped build the Zhuangzi were invited. The materials were also almost ready, and the drawings were ready to stop, and everything was ready, so the construction soon began.
There is also a work to be carried out at the same time, just after the Qingming Festival, spring ploughing will start soon. This year, a total of 300 acres of land will be cultivated in Zhuangzi. However, the winter wheat planted last year will not be harvested until the Dragon Boat Festival, so there are only 150 acres of land that needs to be cultivated.
Shuyun plans to plant rice on 100 acres of them. 10 acres of potatoes and 10 sweet potatoes. 10 acres are planted with various beans and grains. 5 acres of rice are planted.
There are 15 lots left. Watermelon and muskmelon each occupy 5 acres, but these two fruits must be raised in the greenhouse in advance. Wait until the May Day of the solar calendar to plant in the field.
Another five acres are planted with onions, snow peas, tomatoes, asparagus, salad, peppers, beans and other vegetables.
There are still some slopes left on the Zhuangzi. So-yun is going to plant corn and strawberries.
Don't waste the front and back of each yard inside and out. They are planted with strawberries and grapes. Especially strawberries. It belongs to the Rosaceae family. It is very easy to tend, and if you plant it once, even in winter, the leaves will die. Just cover it with some hay. At the beginning of spring next year, it will sprout again, and then thin the seedlings, no need to repeat planting.
The same is true for grapes, which are not only delicious, but can also be eaten raw. It can also make wine, and it is beautiful. And planted in the yard, in the summer, sit under the grape trellis to enjoy the cool, and then eat two pieces of cold watermelon, think about it beautiful. He and Chen Ce's yard had been planted at the beginning, and the varieties selected were Jufeng, which is very suitable for growing in the climate conditions of the capital, and there is also a small vineyard on the mountain behind. Despite a cold and long winter, they have all survived and are now accustomed to the water and soil. Now that we have had a successful experience, it is better to be happy alone than to be happy together. So Shuyun has now planted all the courtyards on the Zhuangzi with giant peaks.
The women in the Zhuangzi are all hard-working people who live at home, and there are still some small pieces of land left in the gap between the front and back of the house, which is also very precious to them. Just plant some shallots or something. When cooking, you can pick a handful. I don't have to go to Daejeon.
These farming things don't need Shuyun to do it himself, and he has his own money to go to Zhang Luo. The whole village of all ages went into battle. There are also large cattle such as oxen and horses that can be served. Even the children will take the initiative to help out in addition to class. So all kinds of crops were planted very quickly.
The school's playground, Shuyun is also ready to pick it up again. Level the land and plant a lawn on it. So while farming, Shuyun sent the children to pick up some debris such as stones, hard soil clods, and dead branches on the playground during physical education class. Use a lawn that is trampling resistant and has the right amount of elasticity
After the spring ploughing, the farmers are idle. Shuyun asked them to turn over the ground on the playground first, to plough and rake finely, turn over, rake, and press together, and then spray grass seeds evenly on it. The variety selected by Shuyun is grass grass, which has strong fertility, good regeneration and is more resistant to trampling. And after the optimization of the space, I believe it will grow very well. After that, let everyone step on it vigorously to make the soil compact. After spraying water, even if it is done, just wait for them to sprout and grow.
During the Qingming Festival, Shuyun thought twice and took Chen Ce to find Juan. Ask him to take himself to find the burial place of Fang Lianxiang, the biological mother of this life, which is the shade of a small hillside not far from the mass grave in the capital. It was desolate all around, and the grave was overgrown with weeds. Maybe it's because I haven't added soil for a long time, and the grave bag has become very low, and it's almost like a peaceful place. And Juan's tombstone that Juan once made of wooden planks has long since disappeared. So the group searched for a long time to find the place where Lian Xiang's bones were buried. Shuyun believes that if she doesn't come today, it won't be long before this trace will completely disappear in the world.
After all, he was the one who gave his life, and although he had no feelings for her, he couldn't bear to see her so desolate after all. So he found a feng shui gentleman who was said to be very powerful, moved Lianxiang's tomb to the back mountain of Xiangxuehai, and asked Grandpa Xu to help write the inscription and set up a bluestone tombstone.
At this time, a spring rain quietly came as scheduled!
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