Chapter 91: Maple Syrup (Chapter 1)
The wedding of the Jin Dynasty was originally a great joy.
This night, the princess grabbed Feng Miaojun to cut candles in her residence and talk at night, and the slave and maid could still hear laughter coming from inside through the door panel. So before noon the next day, many people knew that Princess Hanyue favored Feng Miaojun.
On the evening of the third day, no suitable city-state was found to lodge. The commander of the expedition simply found a sheltered col and asked the whole army to be stationed and set up camp to rest.
There are only two small mountain villages nearby, and the next large human settlement is still thirty miles away, but the scenery is extremely beautiful. At this time, although it is nearly October, the climate in the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom is warm, and there is no snowfall, and there are still red leaves all over the mountains, and no one knows about the quiet fall.
The princess was interested and wanted to go up the mountain to see the view. The entourage blocked her, but she smiled: "Leaving Jindi, I don't know if I can see such a scene." "There are many red leaves in Jindi, reflecting the sunset like raising fire to burn the sky. Such splendid and spectacular scenery is indeed rare in other places. The attendant saw that Princess Hanyue's eyes were shining, and knew that she was worried, so he didn't dare to persuade her again.
A group of nobles all moved, and Feng Miaojun had no choice but to accompany Princess Hanyue up the mountain. Halfway up the mountain, the princess found that everyone had guards and maids, but Feng Miaojun was followed by a few men.
The princess said curiously: "What are you doing with these people?" The people of the time are good at writing and comparing, and there are people who specialize in this way among the disciples she adopts, and they are following behind at this time. In the face of this beautiful scenery, Feng Miaojun took a few rough people who cooked up the mountain to do something?
Feng Miaojun smiled: "I heard from the people in the village, the atmosphere here is abnormal, and the sugar maple on the mountain can still produce sugar in late autumn." Why don't we collect some sap and boil maple syrup, so that the princess can taste the taste of her hometown when she is in the country?"
As soon as the words fell, everyone applauded. Score a word, write a fu Although it is elegant, it is a routine, there are no less than ten large and small elegant gatherings in Star Picking City every day, and there will be a shortage of literary talents around Princess Jin? Feng Miaojun had a whim, but it was novel and interesting, Princess Hanyue went to the country of Yao, as long as she ate this maple candy, she could think of her.
Listen, they are all filming official horses, and people can shoot so fresh and elegant without conventionality, no wonder the princess likes her so much. There are a few who secretly admire, and they are also listening when the people of the village are talking, why are they missing this string?
Princess Hanyue was very interested by her, and clapped her hands: "It sounds so interesting, how can you do it?"
At that time, people were able to refine sand sugar and brown sugar, and the materials were basically sugarcane and sugar beet, but maple syrup had very little output due to the substrate, and it was only used by Tinggui. Its entrance has a woody aroma, leaving a little caramel smell on the tip of the tongue, which is much richer than sand sugar.
Of course, Princess Hanyue has eaten it, but she doesn't know how it is made, this trip to marry thousands of miles away, and she doesn't take such irrelevant things to the palace, and when she thinks of its taste, she suddenly relishes it in her mouth.
Everyone happened to walk to a maple forest, Feng Miaojun gave a few words, and the man behind him went into the forest and began to look for sugar maple. There are many types of maple trees, and only a few types can produce sugar, all of which are called sugar maples. It stands to reason that it only produces sugar juice in the spring, when the sugar hidden in the roots of the tree in autumn and winter is given to the newly sprouted shoots. When the buds grow into leaves, the flow of sugar stops and the maple tree no longer produces sugar liquid.
This period is very short.
After the men found the sugar maple, they cut a small hole in the tree, inserted a copper pipe diagonally and padded it to prevent leaks, and attached a large water bladder or wooden bucket under the pipe. Soon everyone saw the clear liquid flowing out of the copper tube and dripping into the container below, which was quite fast, and could fall about a drop per breath.
Princess Hanyue looked interesting, and someone rolled up her sleeves: "I'll try it too." "I chose a tree to tie the brass pipes.
Other nobles also scattered and followed suit.
In a short time, more than 30 sugar maples in the forest were tied to the pipes. Feng Miaojun moved to the edge, trying to find a few more.
She had only walked out for more than ten steps, and Tie Xinning came over to stop her: "Don't leave the group, pay attention to the danger." ”
In the twilight, the maple grove was already dark. As soon as the sun went down, a white mist rose over the mountains.
It's not a deep mountain, but it's also a wilderness. She doesn't pay attention to the beasts that are idle, she is afraid of them......
Feng Miaojun nodded, ate his reminder, and then said to everyone: "It's dark, and it will take an hour for the sugar solution to be finished, why don't we turn around first?"
At this time, the light was already very dim, and it was half an hour before night. Princess Hanyue is still in the mood, but she also knows that it is time to go back, and the woodland at night is not safe. She sighed and said, "Go back." ”
Feng Miaojun turned around and saw that Lin Hai was heavy and the wind was long, as if there were monsters hiding in it.
The sugar liquid received here is taken care of by a special person, brought back to the camp, and then steamed overnight. Hundreds of catties of sugar liquid, and finally more than a dozen catties of maple syrup can be boiled. The way to eat in Jindi is to spread it on a special shortbread and eat, a few mouthfuls of sweet and crispy belly, no matter how bad the mood can be rainy.
Princess Hanyue took two bites, smiling, but tears rolled down.
Such scarce sweets are only available to the powerful, and Feng Miaojun ate two and went back to rest.
Nothing was said all night.
After four sunny days, the Jin capital was already more than three hundred miles away. Even if you go back on a good horse, you can't get there in one day or night.
Further west, there is the majestic and upright White Elephant Mountain Range.
Walking here, both Feng Miaojun and Tie Xinning relaxed, especially when the latter received a message from Jindu:
Mo Tizhun put Feng Miaojun's stand-in in Star Picking City, and died violently at home two days after the family sending team left.
There are several sets of communication methods between the master and the apprentice, and this time the letter is sent by a black gull. This creature is born with two hearts and is accustomed to long-distance flights. A cultivator like Tie Xinning has a way to take out a heart and keep it by his side, and when Mo Tizhun releases the black gull, it will follow the induction between his two hearts to fly to Tie Xinning, and exchange the letter he sent for his heart.
Feng Miaojun has seen it with his own eyes, at least five times faster than the carrier pigeon, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as lightning fast.
Tie Xinning said: "The stand-in was killed after we got away, which means that the opponent is still in Star Picking City." Now that the stand-in is dead, he still has to face a dilemma, and the chance of chasing him again is very small. ”
Feng Miaojun nodded, and burned three incense sticks in the direction of facing the east and Star Picking City at night. The stand-in was arranged by Mo Tizhun, and the person was killed by Yun Kui, but it must not be said that it has nothing to do with her.
Tie Xinning was right, after the death of the stand-in, Yun Jie probably knew that he had been fooled, but he still didn't know Feng Miaojun's whereabouts, so he could only infer in two directions: she was in Star Picking City, or she had left.
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That's all for today, from tomorrow, please cover your heart ^_^
In addition, no one guessed the code words that Meow Jun made before leaving?