Chapter 605: Cause and Reason
"Speaking of these things, yo, it was a long time ago. These fluorites, although they were found in the river, but in fact, it is not a good thing to be able to find fluorite, it was also a natural disaster and man-made disasters at that time, at that time, there was a big flood that year, and many places in the Zhuangzi were flooded, and many Zhuangzi families had no way to move away, and for a time this side was desolate, and the government thought that this Zhuangzi would be flooded, so they thought that the people here were evacuated, and at that time this Zhuangzi still belonged to a rich family in this neighborhood. That guy also went through the flood when the rich man's house was flooded, and for a while this Zhuangzi became a place where no one cared about and no one asked. The mother-in-law reminisced and talked about the causes and consequences of the origin of this fluorite.
"Later, after the flood dispersed, the government here never found that family, thinking that it might be in the flood that there was an accident, and there was no one left, the government took this Zhuangzi together with the villagers who did not flee and did not flee the famine and did not leave, and this management was also two or three years, although the flood was scary, but the farmers all understood, after the flood, our mountain Zhuangzi, there must be a harvest year after that, which is also considered a cycle of cause and effect, and blessing and misfortune depend on each other, and the people who survived, As long as you live, you can be diligent and you can have income, you can survive, and you can live a life of food and clothing. The mother-in-law continued.
Why is that? Is there a good harvest after the great calamity? Qin Yao didn't understand this, she just felt curious.
"Although the flood will inundate villages and fields, it will also bring abundant soil, and after the flood, these soils will be deposited as good soil fertilizer, and the flood will moisten the soil to the end, if such land is planted with food, the natural harvest is good, but after the flood, we are afraid of plagues and other things, fortunately, our Zhuangzi is close to the imperial city, and every year there is also the emperor's blessing, those plagues and other things are not, and everyone can rebuild their homes soon after the flood." As soon as the mother-in-law explained this, Qin Yao understood in her heart what was probably going on.
"If that's the case, then it's okay, in this way, the people who stay after the flood can rebuild their homes quickly, and if the food can be harvested, they can return to normal life soon, which is generally good, but what does this have to do with this fluorite?" Qin Yao still hadn't figured out the question about fluorite.
"The second princess, here's the thing, it's fluorite, it was found in the river after the flood, because this fluorite can be seen during the day to find the light, people say that the night pearl is good-looking, but he doesn't have the same luster as the night pearl during the day, it is indeed more eye-catching, at the beginning after the flood, the water in the river is more turbid, everyone didn't notice, slowly for a long time, the luster of this fluorite was seen by the people in this Zhuangzi, reported to the government, everyone didn't know what it was at first, At that time, I thought it was a valuable treasure rushed from the upstream, and I was afraid that I would take it from the official family privately, and I would pay the account later, so I cautiously reported it to the government to know. The mother-in-law continued to tell the origin of fluorite.
Having said this, the eldest princess also listened with interest.
"In this case, it was said that this fluorite can be used as jewelry because fluorite shines even during the day, isn't it? Is the fluorite much brighter than the Night Pearl? I heard that the night pearl can't see any luster during the day, so this fluorite is much more precious than the night pearl. The eldest princess said.
Everyone in the room began to sigh with emotion, this fluorite is really a treasure when it says this, it looks like it is indeed a precious thing, and it must be something that cannot be copied by man.
Qin Yao pondered in his heart, this time he came to Zhuangzi to really find a chance to see this thing.
"Miss, what do you say about this fluorite? Could it be some kind of artifact? What kind of baby? Can we take it and take a look? Su He also listened and felt very curious about what this fluorite looked like.
"Second princess, isn't it very precious? This fluorite, there is no such thing in our house, but my mother said that many people in the imperial city have some good things that have been passed down for generations, and they are all very valuable and precious things, family heirlooms. Min'er said on the side.
"It must be very valuable, otherwise how could the Gu family's carriage come here to ask for it, how high is Meng Ruoyun's vision, how can ordinary things get into her eyes, and she also specially sent someone to ask for it, this cheekiness." Qin Yao muttered in a low voice.
"Since that's the case, this thing is very valuable, so it can't be easily taken out, in this case, you spread the word today, this fluorite is an object in this Zhuangzi, as long as Zhuangzi is here, fluorite can only be placed here, where is not allowed to be sent, and no one can ask for it." The eldest princess felt uncomfortable when she thought of the little maid beside Meng Ruoyun who came in the Gu family's carriage at the door just now, her own things were so blatantly worried about it, and it was impossible for anyone to be comfortable.
"Yes, follow the orders of the eldest princess." The man in the Zhuangzi in a room replied.
"Also, spread the word, in the future, the servants of the Gu family's carriage and Prime Minister Meng Cheng, if they come to Zhuangzi to say something, inquire about something, ask about something, and ask about something, they are not allowed to reply to their words, remember?" When the eldest princess thought of the events of the previous two days, she always felt that Meng Ruoyun's maid came to her Zhuangzi in the Gu family's carriage, which was really strange.
"Yes, let's go and pass the word, and we will pay attention to it in the future." The mothers-in-law in the house were very humble, and the eldest princess felt very satisfied from the bottom of her heart.
"Speaking of which, here, how many fluorites have been found in this Zhuangzi, how many have been sent to the palace, what has been done and given to whom, can my mother-in-law know these details?" Qin Yao continued to ask curiously.
"There are more than a dozen pieces of the size of the total, the big one is like an egg, and the small one is the size of a broad bean, it is said that a set of head noodles were made, and a collar was made of inlaid ones, and it has been too long, and no one remembers these things, but it can only be about the same way. At that time, the emperor was newly married to the current queen, and when the time is calculated, it should be that period, and it is estimated that it was dedicated to the queen's mother. The mother-in-law on the Zhuangzi struggled to recall.
"Is that the current Queen Mother?" Qin Yao asked.
"Yes, thinking about precious jewelry, can you still give it to others? I guess it's also in the treasury now, and I haven't heard of such a set of jewelry for so many years, maybe the queen herself doesn't remember it. The eldest princess continued her mother-in-law's words.
"Alas, how good it is to keep such a beautiful thing as it is, oh, it is really what you said that this fluorite is brighter than the pearl of the night, things, it is rare to come to a treasure, why should a good end become jewelry? Alas, people are just not satisfied, can't they have so many precious jewels? Qin Yao sighed with emotion.