Film and Television Variety Show: The Jade Girl's Love Affair

"That's fine then, thank you Wenruo."

Sitting in front of the dressing table, Xun Yu gently removed hairpin after hair with his large, well-defined hands, until his long hair cascaded down. Only then did he lean down and bend down to Tang Yu's neck.

"Jiaojiao, let me freshen up first, I'll be there in a bit."

Tang Yu nodded in agreement, and then began to remove her makeup as well.

She doesn't usually wear makeup, but since she had no say in her marriage, she put on heavy makeup.

While heavy makeup can make someone look beautiful, there's still a significant difference between how they look without it.

Therefore, when Xun Yu took off his wedding dress and returned to the bedchamber, he was somewhat surprised that his wife seemed even more beautiful and charming after removing her makeup.

Tang Yu no longer feels shy about this kind of thing.

She watched as Xun Yu came over after washing up. The young man had taken off his outer garment, leaving only a white undergarment. His dark hair was casually draped over his shoulders, and without the restraint of the jade crown, he exuded a more innocent and youthful charm.

The young man had a face as beautiful as jade, thin lips as red as fire, and a smile at the corners of his eyes, like an immortal who had stepped out of a painting.

Under the dim light, Xun Yu's features became even more alluring. Tang Yu thought to herself that she was indeed powerless against such a handsome young man.

With a soft laugh, Tang Yu extended her hand. Xun Yu was somewhat surprised, but immediately stepped forward and took his wife's hand. Then the two sat on the inside of the bed.

Xun Yu began to feel nervous, even though it seemed like he shouldn't be the one feeling nervous at a time like this.

But the woman's gaze was so intense that it suddenly made him feel flustered.

"Your clothes are scented."

Tang Yu leaned forward and sniffed Xun Yu's neck, then smiled and said this.

Xun Yu's face instantly turned red, his throat began to tighten, and then his hands unconsciously gripped Tang Yu's shoulders.

"I personally blended this incense. If Jiaojiao likes it, I'll bring it over later."

However, Jiaojiao had a warm fragrance about her, while my fragrance seemed rather tacky.

These words prompted Tang Yu to lean forward and kiss the other person, then playfully nip the boy's neck in the cheek.

"Wenruo, what do you think the warm fragrance on me smells like?"

Her rosy lips, warm breath brushing against his ear, made Xun Yu's body tense up as if struck by an electric current.

He could barely withstand such teasing.

The person before him was soft and fragrant, with alluring charm in her eyes and brows, her delicate and boneless body pressed tightly against him, kissing him repeatedly.

Xun Yu couldn't resist flipping over and pinning the person in front of him beneath him.

"Jiaojiao, I...I don't know what kind of fragrance it is..."

Xun Yu leaned closer and kissed his own moon, his voice already hoarse.

That fragrance seemed more special and intoxicating than any incense he had personally blended.

Tang Yu smiled, her eyes crinkling. She tilted her head back and kissed Xun Yu's chin, then leaned close to his ear, their lips meeting in a passionate embrace.

"If you help me undress, perhaps you can guess what the fragrance is."

Upon hearing this, Xun Yu's eyes darkened instantly, and as they whispered intimately, he could hear the rapid breathing around him.

The dense kisses, tinged with a slight sting, brought a captivating red to Xun Yu's eyes.

He nibbled at it lightly, like a peck, his eyes turning completely dark and crazed.

The room was filled with a warm fragrance. Xun Yu had never imagined that he would have such a time of unrestrained revelry and unbridled behavior.

A single glance or a kiss from the person in front of him could drive him to the brink of madness, making him want to possess the other person completely!

"Jiaojiao... smells like peach blossoms..."

Xun Yu lowered his head and kissed her tenderly for a long time before gently saying these words.

Tang Yu was surprised that Xun Yu could guess correctly. Just as she was about to speak, Xun Yu kissed her deeply.

His kisses rained down on every inch of her skin, then he took her hand and placed it on his sash...

"Jiaojiao, help me..."

This intimate and tender gesture brought tears to Tang Yu's eyes.

Her rosy lips were kissed until they became even more vibrant and luscious, exuding an indescribable charm that was so beautiful it was almost dreamlike and breathtaking.

Xun Yu felt that the greatest difficulty he had ever faced in his life was probably his inability to resist his wife's beauty.

Those beautiful eyes, just a casual glance at him was enough to make his heart flutter and his armor crumble.

He willingly surrendered.

The next day, Tang Yu met a large Xun family.

The entire Gaoyangli was almost entirely inhabited by members of the Xun clan.

Xun Yu's father had eight brothers, and the next generation had even more.

Of course, some of Xun Yu's uncles had passed away, so he could only see a few elders today.

Then, she met other people her age and the next generation, and her head was about to explode.

The Tang family is truly incomparable; it took her quite a while to get to know all the members of the Tang family.

Xun Yu had two older brothers, and his mother-in-law had passed away.

Therefore, the internal affairs of Xun Yu's branch of the family were mainly handled by his two sisters-in-law.

On our first meeting, they both seemed quite friendly.

Both of her sisters-in-law came from aristocratic families, and regardless of what they were thinking, they were genuinely polite to her.

Afterwards, the two men introduced her to many female elders of the Xun family, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

"Wenruo, there are thousands of clansmen living around here. Do you know them all?"

That's right, not a few hundred people, but thousands.

Some blood relations are very distant; they share the same ancestor hundreds of years ago. They just gathered in this place to help each other.

"Jiaojiao probably misunderstands me. I don't have such great abilities. Everyone knows each other. Even among families, there are degrees of closeness and distance. I only know a few hundred people here."

Knowing hundreds of people is quite an achievement.

Tang Yu asked Xun Yu to take her for a walk. The two walked along a country path. Tang Yu looked at the grain in the surrounding fields and suddenly couldn't help but ask a question out of curiosity.

How is the wheat ground here?

The food today felt rather rough. Even though the Xun family is considered a noble family, their food seemed rather ordinary.

Chapter 3 Xun Yu of the Three Kingdoms

Tang Yu is a person who can adapt to her environment. The rules in the Tang family are not so complicated, and her family members treat her very well.

So she built her own estate and experimented on her own, creating iron pots and water mills, which improved her diet.

After all, stir-frying wasn't very common in the Han Dynasty, and iron woks were considered a luxury item.

In the north, the main staple foods are millet rice, wheat rice, and some seasonal vegetables and various meats.

There are many ways to cook meat, including grilling, steaming, marinating, and frying.

After Zhang Qian went on his mission to the Western Regions, the seasonings he used increased significantly, including things like scallions, ginger, and garlic.

So, if you have all the ingredients, as long as you get the iron pot working, you can make a lot of the things you want to eat.

Tang Yu wasn't a science or engineering talent, but she had a lot of books in her mustard seed space, especially craft books and related materials. She had collected a lot of them.

Therefore, with the blueprints available, Tang Yu had already had the craftsmen create the water mill while he was still with the Tang family.

This water-powered tool for grinding wheat husks produces finer flour and significantly increases efficiency.

After all, ordinary tools require human or animal power, and both humans and animals get tired, but water power doesn't have that problem.

As long as there is water, it can keep working.

So after Tang Yu had it researched and developed, he told his elders that it could be passed on, saying that it was developed by the family's craftsmen.

Tang Yu's father, Tang Zhen, was also somewhat cunning. He had heard that such things had been offered as tribute to His Majesty, and he originally thought that the word about these things had already spread in Yingchuan.

After all, she had seen some water-powered mills in other parts of Yingchuan before, and some places even used the rivers near their homes to build mills to make money.

But after eating a bowl of wheat porridge today, it seems the Xun family didn't use this kind of tool.

"We use a stone mill at home. Jiaojiao, are you asking why we don't use a water mill?"

Tang Yu nodded. After all, the Xun family wasn't poor, though they weren't exactly wealthy either. They were just a modest family, living a simple life.

"Is it because the water supply in Gaoyangli is insufficient?"

If there is a drought, it is indeed possible that water power cannot be used. This remark immediately made Xun Yu laugh.

"My father believed that frugality is a common virtue, while extravagance is a great vice. If one strives for perfection in everything, chasing after luxury and forgetting one's roots, one will inevitably develop a lazy heart."

Only simplicity cultivates virtue; coarse tea and plain rice make one understand the difficulty of obtaining even a single grain of rice.

These words instantly reminded Tang Yu of the lessons he had received this morning when facing Xun Yu's father.

The other party instructed her to be frugal and manage her household well, not to waste food, and to cherish every grain of rice and every thread of cloth.

At the same time, one should cultivate one's character, reflect on oneself, restrain desires, and remain humble, only then can the family prosper.

Well, people with spiritual pursuits in this era tend to value simplicity and thrift, and dislike luxury and laziness, which is theoretically true.

However, societal progress often stems from the need for people to develop more convenient production tools in order to improve people's lives. Everything has two sides; there are good and bad.

The pursuit of luxury can indeed promote the progress of production, but it can also make people indulge in enjoyment, forget their original intentions and true selves, and eventually be completely filled with material desires, losing their reverence for all things.

"So what does Wenruo think? If we have more advanced tools but don't use them, would that be a good thing for all the people of the world?"

"Emperor Xiaowu once ordered the creation of more advanced sowing tools, the research into a more suitable method of alternating fields, and more convenient agricultural implements such as the double plow, which were then promoted throughout the country, all in order to enable farmers across the country to learn more advanced farming techniques."

Our dynasty has always attached great importance to agriculture and sericulture. Any method that can promote the improvement of agricultural and sericulture techniques will be valued and actively promoted by the court.

Although watermills are beneficial to agriculture, they have not been widely adopted. The court is corrupt and eunuchs wield power, which has prevented this excellent tool from being widely used.

The father's intention was for the clan's sons to understand the importance of simplicity, to deeply appreciate the hardships of farming, and to cherish every grain of rice and every drop of water. Furthermore, if any clan member became an official, they should naturally promote these farming tools to more places to benefit all people.