Pastoral Jiaoyi's mother and father are here

Chapter 233 Traditional fine powder (one more)
Royal Palace
Xiling Chu's hands were badly injured, and it was still hot last night. Xiling Yan was worried, so she took her son into the palace to guard him, and taught the prince how to govern.

This is different from taking Xiling Chu back then. Although Xiling Chu was weak when he was a child, he was a naughty boy by nature.

On the other hand, Xiling Zun, this child is gentle and polite, but he is also a good benevolent and generous son.

Although Xiling Lord is young, he is more stable than Xiling Zun. He usually stays with Xiling Zun, either grinding ink for him or pointing out his inadequacies. s arrangement.

Xiling Chu had someone move a beauty couch into the Hall of Qinzheng, since he is the emperor anyway, he can be as willful as he wants.

After all, Zhao Shunde was old, and there were some things that a young eunuch could do.

Xiling Yan sits behind the desk and handles the memorials sent from various places, which are then selected by Shang Shusheng to be sent to the palace.

Xilingchu looked at his prince, who was eating tangerines fed to his mouth by the little eunuch, and couldn't help sighing: "Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly! Uncle, look, Zun'er and Jun'er, uncle and nephew, look so much alike." Our uncle and nephew back then!"

"Are you dignified and obedient?" Xiling Yan didn't raise his head, he finished processing a memorial and put it aside, he also wanted to sigh for Xiling Chu's sigh, since he was with him every day when he was a child, it made his liver hurt when he was angry.

When he grows up, he will be the emperor, and it is his little uncle who is exhausted.

Now that he has a group of sons and daughters, the prince can handle some trivial matters, but he injured himself like this, instead of resting in the palace, he came here to make trouble.

"Uncle Huang, that's not what you said, me! My mother and queen passed away early, and no one was with me, so you can stay with me! It's still cold all day long, I have nothing to do, but I always want to climb trees Go to the room, have you stood on a high place to see the scenery?" Xiling Chu frowned aggrievedly.

"Are you losing your memory? Who took me to play hide and seek in the past, and finally couldn't find anyone, and cried loudly, saying that you would never play with me again?" Xiling Yan frowned, and the memorials from officials from all over the country , the things played are very different, all for the farming and mulberry business after the spring.

Xiangsi has also sorted out the essentials, and it will probably take a few days before they can be sent to the household department.

When Xiling Zun heard the embarrassing things about his father's childhood revealed by his uncle, he couldn't help laughing.

Lord Xiling couldn't hold back the corners of his mouth from twitching, his cousin is definitely a talent.

Xilingchu also didn't mind that the emperor's uncle exposed him. When he was a child, he was indeed not as respectful as a child, and he was a very willful and mischievous little prince. Only the emperor's uncle could bear him, anyone else?Even his father couldn't stand him, seeing him get a headache every time, he was not deposed, it was because of his father's sake for the sake of his uncle.

He has always thought so, if the emperor hadn't been protecting him all the time, let alone keep the crown prince, he would eventually become the king of this Xihe country.

Even his little life is probably gone long ago.

Xiling Chu fell into the memories of the past, Xiling Yan and the others continued to concentrate on handling government affairs.

The sun shines in through the small lattice of the door, casting golden mottled flower shadows all over the place.

The years are quiet and good, without competition or competition.

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Town King's Mansion
Gu Xiangsi taught Baozhu to sew sachets in the Ziwei Academy, she didn't want Baozhu to become a virtuous little girl, she just thought so!No matter how rich the family is, they can't do everything by others.

Xiling Aomei is still the eldest princess!Doesn't she still occasionally help her son-in-law make shoes with her mother-in-law?

This is not asking for hardship and not knowing how to enjoy it, but a kind of warmth and care that other embroiderers cannot give.

Of course, this is also something to make their own man happy.

At least, every time she made something that was not as good as Xiu Niang's, when Xiling Yan received it, she would be as happy as anything.

so!She thought, her daughter may not be proficient in female reds, but she can't even know how to pick a needle, at least she must be able to make something, right?
"Aniang, I've finished embroidery! Look, peach blossoms!" The little girl Baozhu was usually frizzy, but she was very careful after picking up the needle, and she didn't let the needle pierce her tender little fingers at all.

Gu Xiangsi looked at the pink peach blossom embroidered by her daughter, alas!What a flower, strangled to death by her daughter.

But it doesn't matter, just started learning, isn't it all like this?

In the end, Baozhu was praised by A Niang.Then, she happily said that she wanted to embroider an eagle, which seemed too big a goal.

Gu Xiangsi raised her hand to her forehead, forget it, her daughter is a positive and good baby, it's a good thing, if you embroider an eagle, you can embroider an eagle.

Zhao Sheng brought a few people to Ziwei Courtyard.This is what the concubine ordered a long time ago. People from the Wu family don't need to inform, just bring them in directly.

Wu Shuan hugged his son, originally he didn't want to come into this backyard, because... don't rich families taboo about men and women having sex?It's a bit inappropriate for him to enter someone's backyard as a big man, right?

But the steward Zhao insisted that it was all right, what the concubine had ordered earlier in the morning, and there were other female relatives in the backyard, so it would be fine for him to go in.

Wu Shuan thought so too, there was only one mistress in Zhenwang's mansion, and I heard that Acacia's biological mother, Mrs. Xiangjiang County, was also there. Together, the backyard of Zhenwang's mansion seemed to be only the three of them.

Along the way, they used to come here in a sheep cart. The palace is really too big, and they brought a lot of things. It is not easy to carry without a car!

Afterwards, the Butler Zhao arranged for them to sit on that shoulder car and carried them all the way here.

The Ziwei Courtyard is a bit bleak in winter, so Gu Xiangsi asked someone to move some chrysanthemums and pine potted plants and put them in potted plants.

Yang Baihua entered this courtyard, it is really big.There is a veranda, a gazebo, and a swing set, which is several times larger than the yard where their family lives!

There are no left and right wing rooms in the residence of the master of the palace. Most of them are equipped with a verandah and a gazebo. There is a back room at the back of the house for the servants to rest.

Naturally, there is also a small kitchen, which is for the convenience of making refreshments for the masters, and for occasional rainy and snowy days, or when the weather is too cold or too hot, to prepare meals for the masters.

"Auntie, sister-in-law...Brother Shuanzi, come in and sit down." With a big belly, Gu Xiangsi invited the whole family into the hall, ordered the table to be cleaned up, and some refreshments were served.

As soon as Baozhu saw the son of Wu Shuan's family, she clamored to play with his younger brother.

Gu Xiangsi smiled and asked Zhen Xi to take the two children to play in the yard, and with the support of Chu Qing and Fei Shu, she sat down on her stomach, looked at them with a smile on her face and said, "I've been looking forward to your coming , but I also know that you are too busy now, so I just thought about it! You should be free in November, and then let Ayan send someone to pick you up, so we can all get together."

Yang Baihua saw that her belly was not small, so she asked with concern: "Your belly...couldn't be twins again?"

When Gu Xiangsi heard Yang Baihua's question, she nodded with a smile and said, "It's twins, Ah Yue showed me, the fetal position is very upright, it's fine."

Yang Baihua and Tao Niang looked at each other, and they both turned their heads to stare at her stomach with great worry.For a woman to give birth to a child is a narrow escape, but giving birth to twins is even more fatal!

Gu Xiangsi touched her chubby belly with one hand, smiled and comforted the two of them, "Auntie, don't worry about you and sister-in-law, isn't there still a genius doctor named Ah Yue? It's all right."

Yang Baihua was still very worried and took her hand and said, "Xiangsi, when you gave birth to Jun'er and Baozhu, it was because life was hard and the food was poor. When the children were born, each child weighed more than five catties. point,
You haven't suffered too much.But now... alas!The days are better, the food is so good, when you have a baby, you will suffer a great crime! "

"Auntie, I'm really fine. When it's time to give birth, if the baby grows too strong, I won't be able to give birth. At worst, I'll have a caesarean section! It will definitely happen, and the mother and child will be safe." Gu Xiangsi is really not afraid at all, With Ah Yue here, what does she have to be afraid of?

Ah Yue's knife skills are much stronger and more secure than her half-way monk.

"Dissection... you mean, cut open your stomach and take out the baby?" Yang Baihua broke out in a cold sweat from fright. What kind of genius doctor is this lovesick apprentice?This man's stomach was cut open, can he still live?Isn't this nonsense?

Wu Shuan and Tao Niang were also taken aback, how could they have such a baby?Isn't this really going to kill you?

Gu Xiangsi asked Qiao Xue and the others to set up the refreshments and let them drink a cup of tea to calm down the shock. Then she explained to them: "Although this caesarean section is dangerous, it is the best way to deal with dystocia. The previous Wuhong County The magistrate’s wife, I cut open her stomach and took out the child. Isn’t she still alive now? And she is married to the fifth son of the prime minister’s mansion. Well! And Concubine De Empress, she was startled by a young talent, and she has no energy to give birth to a child. Didn’t I help her deliver a little prince by caesarean section? Now, both of them are doing well! Concubine De is also recovering well, and the little prince is white and fat Fat ones are cute."

How many mothers are Yang Baihua, how can they still drink this cup of tea?She even cut the belly of the Concubine De?How could she be so stupid and bold?
Who is the Empress Concubine De?The emperor's woman!

Who is that little prince?The emperor's son!

If she can't handle it well, it will be a big deal to kill the emperor's woman and a prince!
Laughing, she still dares to laugh so heartlessly, does she know how bad the consequences of doing so are, and how serious it is?

Snapped!There was the sound of something breaking outside.

"Little brother, don't be afraid, don't be afraid! You're safe and sound every year!" Baozhu was playing in the yard with Wu Shuan's son. The child was unsteady when he walked, so he knocked a flowerpot off the veranda table and onto the ground.

Tao Niang hurriedly got up and ran out, and ran to her son. Seeing that her son was fine, she just... just broke the rare pot of pink chrysanthemum.

She has never seen such a color chrysanthemum before, so it must be very valuable, right?
Yang Baihua and Wu Shuan also came out, and when they saw their little grandson ruined a good pot of pink chrysanthemum, they were too embarrassed.

The two of them thought the same thing, let alone this celadon flower pot, even this pink chrysanthemum plant, they have to work for a year, and they can't earn enough to pay for it, right?

"It's fine, it's fine, as long as the child is fine!" Gu Xiangsi also came out with a full stomach, and smiled and told Qiao Xue, "Someone clean it up, carefully pick up the debris, and don't turn around and hurt the child again."

"Yes." Qiao Xue replied softly, and then she found the maid who cleaned the courtyard and asked them to clean up the ground.

Yang Baihua panicked with embarrassment, looked at Gu Xiangsi and asked in a low voice, "Xiangsi, this potted flower..."

"Oh, these chrysanthemums were sent by Prince Jing. He has a chrysanthemum garden of more than [-] acres. There are chrysanthemums of all colors. Isn't it autumn? The other flowers are all gone. The yard is quite bleak, so someone brought some chrysanthemums and dwarf pine trees to make them look better." Gu Xiangsi is not an elegant person who knows how to grow flowers and plants, and she doesn't appreciate flowers very much. , anyway, it just looks good and can adjust your mood.

"Shangbai Mu..." Yang Baihua stopped talking halfway, these rich people are too willful to waste land.

Tao Niang was still thin-skinned and embarrassed, she looked at Gu Xiangsi with a blushing face and said, "Sister Xiangsi, I don't know how much this flower... how much does it cost per pot?"

When Gu Xiangsi heard Tao Niang's words, she shook her head and laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, these flowers were really sent by King Jing. Besides, isn't the flower pot broken? Go back and find a flower pot and replant it. Carpenter took care of it for a few days, and then he recovered. Well, if you like it, you can take a few pots with you when you turn back, just right! Lord Jing sent a few pots of green chrysanthemums. The green ones are rare, and you can take them back with you later. , I asked the gardener to tell my sister-in-law how to grow this green chrysanthemum, and I will definitely have a big pot next year."

"Ah, there are green flowers?" Tao Niang has never seen such a rare flower. She really thought that there are only three kinds of chrysanthemums, red, yellow and white. Who would have thought that there are not only pink ones, but also green ones. ah?
"There are not only green ones, but also many colors. Later, you can bring a few more pots home. They will look good in your home." While Gu Xiangsi was talking, she had already brought Yang Baihua back to the house to make them.

After Yang Baihua and the others were seated, they were in a daze while drinking tea.This palace is a palace, and it is too rich.

"Auntie, how is the sweet potato flour in your family? Did you follow the steps I said?" Gu Xiangsi had told the Wu family about flour making before, and she had seen the most primitive traditional flour flour before going to the countryside. , is to grind sweet potatoes into slag to make a kind of bed, which is nailed horizontally with strong narrow wooden strips. Each wooden strip has a gap one finger wide, and a large square frame is made on it. The frame is covered with tung oil, and the bottom is made of strong gauze. People put on rubber shoes and use a wooden tool. The two people walk back and forth to press, and the extruded slurry will condense in the pool below, and then it can be dug. Wrap it up with white cotton cloth, tie the four corners with hemp rope, drop it on a strong wooden shelf to control the water, and when it dries to a certain extent, you can remove the powder, move it to the ground on the thick plastic paper to dry, and break it into pieces. Block sun.

In short, this traditional craft is quite tiring, and there was no plastic paper in ancient times, so most people can only use ordinary cloth, which will cause a lot of loss.

That's why she asked the imperial court to open workshops in various places to produce a kind of softer and more durable oilcloth, which is better waterproof, not as easy to use as plastic paper, and it is almost the same.

When Yang Baihua heard her asking about this, she held the teacup, hesitated for a moment, looked at her and asked, "Acacia, what kind of sweet potato powder is this, is it really edible?"

There are only two old men in their family. They made these fans, but Shuan Zi and his father were half dead. If the fans can't be sold, their family will...

"Of course I can eat it, and it's delicious." Gu Xiangsi ate a piece of snack, and seeing the three of them staring at her questioningly, she stuffed the whole piece of snack into her mouth, chewed it a few times, swallowed it, and drank it. After sipping tea, he said, "Today I will teach you how to make jelly. You can take it back and taste it later. You will know how delicious the sweet potato flour is."

"Jelly?" A family of three looked at her in bewilderment, not knowing what jelly is!
Gu Xiangsi just did what she said, and asked Qiao Xue to bring the five catties of sweet potato flour that Yang Baihua and the others brought. Let's make some jelly today to try it out.

The five catties of sweet potato flour may be the first to be dried. After all, the powdering has just started, and it is impossible to dry the powder so early.

Yang Baihua and the others followed to the small kitchen of Ziwei Courtyard, and once they entered, they were stunned again.

Is this kitchen small?It's enough for their two houses in the countryside. This stove is also beautiful. Is it pasted with white porcelain?Really clean and bright.

Gu Xiangsi asked Qiao Xue to find a ceramic basin, put the flour in it, add water and mix well, it doesn't need to be thick, just thinner.

Then pour it into a pot and bring it to a boil. The fire should not be too high. After all, the palace is a ground pot, and the firewood is high-quality firewood. If the fire is too high, it must be scorched.

Wu Shuan had to do this physical work with a lot of hard work. He used a rolling pin and held it with one hand and kept stirring. If he had to keep stirring, it would stick to the bottom of the pot.

There is also the practice of making vermicelli vermicelli, which is very particular about the noodles, otherwise, when making fine vermicelli in the countryside, you will not always have to ask the old master for help.

She knows this, but who dares to let a pregnant woman do this physical work?

Tao Niang used to make steamed buns with noodles at home, so she can do this, and Gu Xiangsi just needs to say what the reconciliation will be.

The kneading of sweet potato flour and noodles requires strength. The main thing is to press the noodles back and forth with fists, over and over again, until the noodles are soft and smooth.

Then, you have to use a colander.

The traditional colander for fine powder is more like a water ladle, the kind of large and deep colander that can hold a large ball of noodles.

Traditionally, making fine powder is also a physical effort. One person holds a colander in one hand and slams a fist on the face with the other. This is why the masters who make fine powder are all men who are five big and three thick.

Qiao Xue is a martial artist, she can do this physical work.

Yang Baihua and Tao Niang stared at this delicate girl with dumbfounded eyes. She was young, she looked like a young lady, but she didn't expect that she was stronger than their rural women when she worked?
Zhen Xi also came to help. Under Qiao Xue's beating, slender and uniform vermicelli hung from the small hole of the colander, fell into the boiling water pot, and turned into crystal clear vermicelli.

　Our hometown really makes sweet potato flour in this way. The traditional craft is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but the stuff is really good.After going out for many years, I still miss the jelly and vermicelli made from this traditional handicraft noodle. It is really strong, delicious and elastic, and the kind of Q-bomb.

　　
　
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