Prince Zhu's old face showed an aggrieved expression as if a child was being criticized by his elders.

Zhu Xiang couldn't help but feel sympathy.

Ying Xiaozheng looked at the aggrieved look on his grandfather's face, and his eyelids twitched.

Grandfather's expression seemed to be that of a little cub named Fusu he saw in his dream.

In the dream, he always scolded Fusu for not being angry, unlike him. Isn't it very similar to Zeng's father scolding his eldest father for not being angry, not like Zeng's father?

Ying Xiaozheng pinched his fleshy chin. The mediocre Qin Gongzi is really difficult.

Although the eldest father and Fusu are not mediocre, who made both the great father and himself too good?

Ying Xiaozheng leaned into Zhu Xiang's ear and whispered: "Uncle, my eldest son will teach you in the future, don't let him look like the eldest father." ”

Zhu Xiang pressed Ying Xiaozheng and motioned Ying Xiaozheng to shut up with his eyes.

Your father is still at the table!

Ying Xiaozheng replied with his eyes, the eldest father is not good at hearing, so he can't hear it.

Zhu Xiang pressed Ying Xiaozheng's head again. That won't work either! Don't speak ill of your elders!

Ying Xiaozheng sighed, tidied up the little apron, and obediently waited for his uncle and aunt to remove the fish bones for him.

"It's delicious, it's come back to life." Taizizhu shaved a bowl of rice with the soup of sauerkraut and fish, "I didn't like to eat rice before, Zhu Xiang, there is no difference between your rice and mine, why is your rice better than mine?" ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Steaming rice also requires some skills. I wrote down my experience of steaming rice and utensils, and the prince asked the chef to study it, and the rice was steamed deliciously. ”

Prince Zhu wiped his mouth: "Then it's better to live in your house permanently, anyway, I have no power in the backyard now." ”

Seeing that Prince Zhu came to eat, Xunzi took Han Fei to eat in another place, not wanting to be too restrained. Prince Zhu was too familiar with Zhu Xiang and Lin Zhen, and even said such private words.

Zhu Xiang's eyelids jumped. Is the prince's body already so serious?

He wrote recipes in his mind, thinking about replenishing the prince's body and taking the prince around more.

Zheng'er, your father's plan to exercise is up to you!

When the prince arrived, the cotton was finally about to be harvested.

He wore a big straw hat and a short shirt, and happily went down to the field with Zhu Xiang to pick cotton. After picking a few flowers, he was so tired that he was panting for breath and sat on the ridge of the field and poured water wildly.

Ying Xiaozheng took a big pu fan to help the prince fan the wind.

"Listening to Zhu Xiang talk about cotton cotton, I didn't expect it to be really a flower." Prince Zhu put down the bamboo tube for drinking water and said with emotion, "It's so beautiful." ”

Ying Xiaozheng nodded.

Prince Zhu said: "Looking at the appearance of cotton, I know that this must be able to be spun into clothing." This seems much more intuitive than hemp. ”

Ying Xiaozheng continued to nod.

The cotton wool of the white flowers is piled up on the branches, and even people who don't know how to weave see it, they know that this cotton wool can be stuffed into clothes to keep warm.

"It's just a bit of a stretch." "Not only do we have to teach farmers to accumulate fertilizer, but we also need to build more water conservancy." No wonder the monarch now rejects all the letters of war. ”

Ying Xiaozheng asked, "Will the generals of the Qin State be dissatisfied?" ”

Prince Zhu said: "Maybe." However, they were dissatisfied and didn't dare to do anything, Wu Anjun was still in Zhu Xiang's house to recuperate. By the way, why haven't you seen Wu Anjun these days? ”

Compared with King Qin's control of Zhu Xiang's family, after Prince Zhu became familiar with Zhu Xiang, he did not send anyone to Zhu Xiang's house to investigate the news.

Ying Xiaozheng said: "Bai Gong went home and said that he would take his heir to Xianyang to settle down. However, Bai Gong will not live in his own house after returning to Xianyang, but will still live in my house. ”

Prince Zhu said: "Like me, Wu Anjun also feels more comfortable in Zhu Xiang's house than in his own home. ”

Even if it is a biological heir, it will not be as good as Zhu Xiang to the elders.

It's not that they are not filial, it's just that they are not as capable and caring as Zhu Xiang.

Don't talk about food, clothing, housing and transportation, just chat. When they chatted with Zhu Xiang, they always had endless words, Zhu Xiang was very good at listening and talking, and he could pick up anything. Others can't, the talent is too bad.

"Zheng'er, when the cotton cloth is spun, the eldest father will wear a cotton jacket with you to the banquet." Prince Zhu smiled and said, "Let them envy our padded jackets." ”

Ying Xiaozheng said proudly: "The latest food, utensils, and clothes in the world are all from our Qin royal family. ”

Prince Zhu patted Ying Xiaozheng's little head: "Others still want to give extravagant things to teach you, they can't imagine your life." ”

If you treat rarity as a luxury, Ying Xiaozheng's life is a unique luxury, and even King Qin can't compare to it. Because Zhu Xiang came up with something novel on a whim, although he would tell King Qin as soon as possible, his family had already enjoyed it before this first time.

Ying Xiaozheng sighed: "Uncle said that those who gave me gifts always thought that I was a dumpling from the countryside of Zhao Kingdom. But Handan is not a country either. ”

Prince Zhu almost choked with laughter.

Most of the cotton was picked, and the King of Qin also came with a group of ministers who Zhu Xiang did not know.

Oh, and acquaintances. Meng Wu stood in the crowd and squeezed his eyes at Zhu Xiang.

The corners of Zhu Xiang's eyes jumped.

How did Meng Wu become lively? I heard that Meng Wu dealt with some things with Lin Zhen a while ago, can't it be that he was taught bad by Lin Zhen?

Lin Zhen really harmed people.

As soon as Meng Wu squeezed his eyebrows, he was trampled on by an old man.

That old man was Meng Wu's father, Meng Fu. Meng Fu entered Qin from Qi and laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Meng family in Qin.

He couldn't help but look at Zhu Xiang, who was the most conspicuous in the crowd.

There is no way, Zhu Xiang's hair will reflect in the sun, and it looks like it has a halo of its own, which makes many people hold their breath, thinking that they have seen a fairy.

But when Lin Zhen pasted a ball of mud on Zhu Xiang's head, the immortal aura dispersed. Zhu Xiang had a mud fight with Lin Zhen in front of King Qin.

King Qin looked at it happily, but he didn't stop it.

The ministers and doctors of the Qin State once again refreshed the upper limit of King Qin's favor for Zhu Xiang and Lin Zhen in their hearts.

Zhu Xianggong is just that, his ability makes the king no matter how much he favors him. But why is Lin Zhen? Isn't he the son of Lin Xiangru, whom the king hates the most? How can you be favored by the king?

Fan Ju glanced at his colleague who couldn't suppress his jealous gaze.

Oh, you don't understand.

He's at peace of mind now. When Lian Po and Li Mu entered Qin, he officially told the King of Qin to resign.

However, he will not return to the fiefdom, but will stay in Zhu Xiang's house.

Staying in Xianyang can not only make the king more at ease, but also show his attitude of reluctance to the king, and life may be much better than in the fiefdom.

Fan Ju was very suspicious, he didn't even trust his children and grandchildren, worried that because he was old, his children and grandchildren would not be able to support him wholeheartedly.

But Zhu Xiang will definitely take good care of him.

Chapter 64: Xunzi Wooden Crutches

When it came to planting cotton, many Qin nobles didn't care too much.

Isn't it just that there is an extra kind of fabric worn by civilians, which is probably a different style of linen, and it needs more careful care. Hemp is very cheap, so they don't like cotton.

However, I heard that cotton is warmer than hemp, and perhaps the soldiers guarding the Great Wall in the north will prefer this fabric. Moreover, it is better to discover a new crop and expand the variety of crops that can be grown than not to discover it at all. So they all agreed that this was a great merit that could be knighted.

The king of Qin knew that he was implementing many policies, and the doctors were not very supportive of it, but they did it because of his authority.

King Qin didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but one day he heard Zhu Xiang's idle chat, "It's really a pleasure to see someone who didn't look good at himself slapping himself in the face." He wanted that kind of pleasure too.

He asked Zhu Xiang about the ripe appearance of cotton in advance, and then observed the cotton fruits that had not matured for a few days, and after confirming that what Zhu Xiang said was the truth, he happily called Dr. Chaozhongqing to the cotton field and slapped them in the face.

"Hemp needs to be crushed and spun, silkworm cocoons need to be drawn in boiling water, is cotton already a usable ball of silk when it is ripe?" The doctor in charge of agriculture squatted on the ground regardless of his image, stroking the cotton peach with his hand. The soft touch made him immediately imagine how comfortable the fabric he spun was.

After Lin Zhen finished fighting, Zhu Xiang, whose face was covered with dirt, explained: "Cotton also needs to be processed. ”

He gave a rough introduction to the processes of processing cotton thread, batting, and refurbishing old cotton.

The old King Qin stroked his beard: "Can cotton still be renovated?" Such a quilt can be used for many years, and the common people also have warm clothes in winter. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "It is best to add some new cotton to the renovation of old cotton in order to maintain a good warmth effect. However, it is also better than a quilt that can only be filled with hay. ”

When there was no cotton, the common people relied on the dry grass and dead leaves they collected to keep warm in winter, just like wild beasts.

They fill the quilt with hay to ensure a certain amount of warmth. Once the weather is wet, the hay becomes moldy, the warmth is reduced, and they can also get sick from mold.

The nobility had animal skins and quilts filled with animal hair in winter, as well as warmer cloths woven from animal hair as tribute from the northern nomads.

At this time, the difference in the average life expectancy between the nobles and the common people was almost doubled. Every winter is a time to increase their average life expectancy.

When Zhu Xiang had not yet defected to Lin Xiangru, he was also a civilian with hay filled in the quilt.

After he fully accepted the memories and personality of the afterlife, he looked at the civilian winter quilt and was silent for a long time.

In the pre-Qin period, China's border ethnic minorities have used the coarse staple cotton originating in India, but at that time cotton cloth did not attract attention, in addition to the origin is relatively far away, the planting technology is not good to transmit, the coarse staple cotton fiber is very short, and the yield is very low, compared with the planting cost of hemp is much higher.

By the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, the quality and yield of coarse cotton had been cultivated from generation to generation, and the quality and yield had gradually improved to the extent that cotton cloth could be widely used by the common people.

However, the inherent disadvantages of the quality and yield of coarse staple cotton are there, and no matter how much they are improved, they will not be able to improve much.

The cotton popularized in later generations was fine-staple cotton, which originated in Central America. Coarse staple cotton originating in India has been phased out. After the introduction of fine staple cotton in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, cotton cultivation quickly became one of the most important cash crops, and gave birth to many textile workshops.

So he went to India in time to find coarse cotton, which does not have much effect on today's civilians.

Zhu Xiang thought at that time, should he wait for Qin Shi Huang to go to sea to seek the elixir of life, and then follow the fleet on an adventure voyage to see if he can reach the Americas by shit?

Perhaps it was then that he couldn't hold back the idea of wanting warmer clothes to Lin Xiangru to describe to him, so he asked Lin Gong to give him cotton seeds before leaving.

"What are you frustrated, you are still depressed after the cotton harvest, my father has a spirit in heaven, and he will definitely beat you." Lin Zhen wiped a handful of mud from his face, then patted Zhu Xiang's shoulder and wiped his hands with the cloth on Zhu Xiang's shoulder.

Zhu Xiang was originally very moved by Lin Zhen's comfort, and then quickly wanted to beat him again.

Prince Zhu coughed dryly, and motioned to the two young men with his eyes, there are still outsiders here, hurry up and tidy up their appearance.

Zhu Xiang left Xu Ming and Xianghe behind, answered the matter of cotton planting and processing for the King of Qin and the Qing doctors, and took Lin Yi to take a bath and change clothes.

The old King of Qin watched with great interest Xu Ming and Xianghe processing a batch of cotton on the spot.

Although it took a long time, this group of nobles and nobles did not feel the slightest boredom, with excited expressions on their faces, and many of them even rolled up their sleeves to participate in the scene.

Xue was also called to the public by the King of Qin for the first time, and was awarded the important task of promoting and teaching cotton weaving by the King of Qin.

The ladies also need to learn to weave and sew. King Qin heard that Xue was a good hand at spinning and weaving, and when the Mo family was studying a loom suitable for cotton, Xue also participated. And cotton will definitely stay in Zhu Xiang's house to continue research, and Xue, as Mrs. Changpingjun, must be the first person to learn how to use cotton.

King Qin said that when he found out how to use cotton weaving, he would have the women of the palace learn it with the ladies of the prince, and then the ladies of the nobles would pass on the new spinning and weaving skills to others.