481 Chu Yiqing's Self-esteem and Pride(1/3)
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Lady Ling Dang took Ling Dang to the backyard. Just as she was about to enter, she saw Shan Er standing guard at the door with a red face and an oil bag in his hand. As soon as she saw Ling Dang, she quickly stuffed the oil bag into Ling Dang's hand and said
: "It's what's left today. I thought Ling Dang liked it last time, so I brought it to Ling Dang. Don't dislike it!"
"Thank you, uncle!" Lingdang happily took it and opened the oil bag to look at it.
Lady Lingdang said sheepishly: "You always bother, but in fact there are all in the house. Miss Renyi, there is no shortage of her!"
Shan Er smiled sheepishly, touched his head, lowered his head and looked at his feet and said: "Anyway, it's the rest... Then you eat first, I'll leave first!"
Lady Bell nodded and thanked her again.
"Mom, look, it's roast chicken, it's very oily!" Ling Dang tore off the chicken legs and gave them to Ling Dang's mother to eat.
"I won't eat. I was full just now. You can eat!" Ling Dang's mother touched Ling Dang's head and looked back at Shan Er gratefully.
Ever since Lady Ling Dang said that someone was following her, Chu Yiqing asked Lei Yuan to pay extra attention.
After Chu Yiqing came back, the shopkeepers of several shops under Huafu came to visit him in turn, and each handed over their account books and profits. Chu Yiqing worked for a few more days, and on the seventh day, Guo Huai sent someone to send a message from Zhujiazui
Come to think of it, seeing that the rice was almost done, let Chu Yiqing take a look to see if it was time to harvest. Don’t waste time. Chu Yiqing put down his work and rushed to Zhujiazui early in the morning.
Look at the ears that were green and yellow a few days ago, but they have turned golden in the past few days. The ears of rice are also bent, drooping, and swinging heavily in the wind. They are not mature! Fortunately, Guo Huai has been taking care of them these days.
There were people waiting here, everything was almost ready, and they immediately decided to start harvesting.
Seeing that the rice that they had worked hard for several months could finally be harvested, the villagers were all working hard. Each person had a sickle, stepping on the mud with bare feet, looking at the heavy ears with curiosity, and talking about selling the rice.
Plans for the future.
"Brother Dong, now all three of your children will be able to marry guests!"
"No, we're all optimistic about it, and we're just waiting to sell the rice to the girl's family!"
"My child can also go to school. I plan to let him go to the city to study!"
"Your child has a bright future!"
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Although Chu Yiqing could not hear the unique accent of Lucheng, she could understand the joy and longing on the farmers' faces. Looking at the harvested bundles of rice, she was also sincerely happy from the bottom of her heart.
There were no tools for mortaring rice here in Lucheng, so Chu Yiqing asked the generals in Lucheng to make 200 mortars according to the mortars he had made before. They placed them all in Zhujiazui, waiting to be dried and then mortared into rice.
"Miss Chu, drink some water. This is tea made from mountain spring water. It's very delicious!" Zhu Yongfa stepped forward with a smile, carrying a big-bellied teapot, and took out a large porcelain bowl from the basket behind him.
Pour a bowl of tea for Chu Yiqing.
Chu Yiqing thanked him, took the tea and tasted it, and immediately felt refreshed.
"This mountain spring is really a treasure. Now the well in the mouth is idle. We all go to the mountain spring to get water to drink. The water is sweeter than that well!" Zhu Yongfa said with a smile.
Chu Yiqing suddenly thought of something, turned his eyes and asked Yingqian: "Last time in Lucheng, did you also use this water to make tea in the mansion?"
Yingqian smiled and said: "Miss drank it? Isn't it right? That day, the slave took a sip of the sweetness and took some back in an earthen pot. Seeing that the lady liked it, she asked Dan Er to come and get some every day!"
Chu Yiqing remembered that his body seemed to be particularly light in those days, and he immediately said: "These days, I still want to drink tea brewed with this water, and give some to A Bao and Hua Lin. This kind of mountain spring water is generally rich in nutrients.
!”
Yingqian quickly responded, saying that she must remember to take more with her before leaving.
When the village women who came to deliver water saw what Chu Yiqing said, they immediately became convinced that the water had magical properties, and they all said that they would use this water for cooking in the future.
Because it was the first time to grow rice, many people didn’t understand it. Chu Yiqing had to teach Guo Huai first and then let him teach others. So in the next few days, Chu Yiqing directly took A Bao to Zhujiazui.
Naturally, Ling Dang Niang and Ling Dang also came to serve them, so they didn't have to run back and forth. After working like this for seven or eight days, half of the rice was finally harvested and dried on the field. In the remaining days, Chu Yiqing took care of people.
Dividing the rice into two batches, one for drying and one for harvesting, saves thousands of acres of rice from all being piled up in one place.
The two main houses inside the not-so-high fence are where Chu Yiqing and A Bao live in Zhujiazui. This is the original yard of Lingdang's family. Ling Dang and Ling Dang still live in the backyard. At this time, they are running around in the yard.
A few hens were digging for food under a gourd shelf. The gourd leaves were thick and they climbed up the shelf in a zigzag manner, creating a nice shade. Under the gourd shelf, Abao found a few from nowhere.
They dug some wet mud into the earthen pot and planted grass and wild flowers from the fields in it. Bells were ringing on the side, and their faces looked like little tabby cats. Chu Yiqing was sitting on a wicker chair nearby.
She had her eyes closed, and there were some reeds beside her. In the small hut next to the two main rooms, through the open door, Jin Yu was burning a fire.
Fresh fragrance.
"Miss, it's already past the Dragon Boat Festival, why do you think of making rice dumplings to eat?" Jin Yu stuck her head out and said with a smile, "In the past, these rice dumplings were made of millet. This time, they are made of rice. Is it delicious?"
Chu Yiqing opened his eyes and smiled: "It is authentic to make rice dumplings. There was no rice before, so we had to use millet. Smell this smell, it is really fragrant!"
As soon as Chu Yiqing finished speaking, the little tabby cat lying on the fence seemed to smell the fragrance, jumped down with a glance, walked to Chu Yiqing's feet and rubbed it, looking like it was trying to please him.
Chu Yiqing was about to hug the kitten, when suddenly, the tabby cat grinned at it in an offensive position and purred.
Chu Yiqing followed the tabby cat's gaze and saw a swallow's nest under the eaves. A strong black swallow was looking down at the powerful tabby cat and flapped its wings twice, as if to counterattack.
The little tabby cat immediately looked like it was facing a formidable enemy. It whined louder and the fur on its body exploded further. The bell girl heard the cat meow and quickly came out of the house, kicked it and cursed:
"Stay away, don't scare the young lady and Master Abao!"
The little cat whimpered and obediently took back its fur, but did not roll away. Instead, it hid at Chu Yiqing's feet and started acting coquettishly.
Seeing its docile look, Chu Yiqing couldn't help but stroke the fur on its body and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm not afraid of cats!"
Lady Lingdang then went back to light the fire. While lighting the fire, she pulled herself up and said to Chu Yiqing: "This is the cat raised by Tietou's guest. After Tietou's accident, the guest left without saying a word.
Even this house was sold to a person from Youzuizi (a neighboring village of Zhujiazui). Fortunately, the village chief asked someone to send me a message and I bought it back from that person!" Jin Yu sighed while looking at the cat.
He said, "Tietou doesn't even have a son or a half. The old Zhu family is considered to be the last in this generation!"
"Don't be sad. That woman is someone who can't hold on. It doesn't matter if she leaves. You buy these two houses and come and see them when you want to come back. After all, they are your home!" Chu Yiqing
Smiling while stroking the cat's gentle fur.
Lady Lingdang nodded, her mood seemed to be better now. She hurriedly peeled the peas, washed the cucumbers, eggplants, lotus roots and other vegetables, and got busy in the kitchen.
Chu Yiqing then closed his eyes again, letting A Bao and Ling Dang play with the mud and enjoy the noon time after a rare harvest.
After a while, the food was cooked, and the rice dumplings in the pot were almost the same. Lady Ling Ding took the rice dumplings out, peeled them off and let them cool, then neatly cleared the table and put the rice bowls on them.
Abao and Lingdang had already smelled the fragrance and gathered around them. Chu Yiqing rushed to wash his hands before giving each of them a cool rice dumpling. Looking at the two of them eating their faces, Chu Yiqing looked like a little cat.
Qing couldn't help but giggle, and threw the peeled off rice dumpling leaves to the little cat that had been surrounding her feet. The little cat whimpered, and immediately stepped forward to lick it, while licking it and licking it with a pair of black hands.
Liu Liu looked at Chu Yiqing with her eyes.
Just as he was happy, Lei Yuan strode into the courtyard with a cold expression, stepped forward and whispered: "Miss, something big has happened!"
Chu Yiqing was stunned and asked: "But the rice shipped to the city was robbed?"
Lei Yuan quickly shook his head, "No, miss, it's..." Lei Yuan hesitated for a moment and whispered: "The emperor issued another imperial edict!"
"Imperial decree?" Chu Yiqing was stunned. Now that the oil shortage has been solved and the country is at peace, what does the old emperor want to do?
"I sent someone to send a message, saying that the emperor has issued an imperial edict and is now on the way to Chu Han. In the edict, the emperor wants... to ask the young lady to choose a husband and get married before the end of the year!" Lei Yuan finally struggled.
finished his speech.
Yingqian, who had gone out to deliver water, happened to come back. When she heard this, she couldn't help shouting: "What did you say? Choose a husband? Who chooses a husband?"
Lei Yuan quickly pulled Yingqian to prevent her from continuing to ask. He turned his eyes and looked at Chu Yiqing uneasily and whispered: "That's what the person sent by me said!"
Chu Yiqing was also stunned, and it took him a long time to recover. He couldn't help but sneered: "This emperor is really afraid that my reputation is not famous enough!"
This woman from the Li Kingdom kept her cover up before getting married, fearing that if the marriage failed, people would make irresponsible remarks. She waited until the marriage was consummated before announcing to the outside world, where has the entire Li Kingdom gone for so many years?
There is a woman who chooses a husband, and the emperor does this to make it clear that he wants to embarrass her!
Lei Yuan whispered: "Miss, it's better not to go back yet. If those people can't find Miss, they won't be able to declare the decree. As I said, he is already thinking of ways to make Miss believe in him!"
Chu Yiqing hesitated for a moment. Just when he didn't know what to do, he saw another carriage coming outside the door. The driver was Liu Er. As soon as he saw Chu Yiqing, he said: "Oh, Miss Chu, our master
After searching for you for several days, I finally found you!"
Before Liu Er finished speaking, Shangguan Yu had already opened the curtain and got out of the car. Not caring about the sweat all over his body, he walked into the small courtyard and whispered: "What happened? Why did the emperor..."
"So you've heard about it too?" Chu Yiqing reluctantly raised the corners of his lips and said with a smile.
"You can still laugh. I also found someone in the palace to find out this news in every possible way. I just wanted to inform you as soon as possible!" Shangguan Yu couldn't help but said anxiously.
"Thank you, Boss Shangguan, for coming all the way from the capital on such a hot day!" Chu Yiqing said gratefully.
"You and I have been friends for so many years, why do you need to say these words!" Shangguan Yu said displeased, glanced at Chu Yiqing pitifully, and then said: "Is he sorry for you? If so, you must tell me
,I……"
The words in his mouth were just on his lips. Perhaps thinking of his current identity, Shangguan Yu didn't say those words after all. He just stretched out his arm and patted Chu Yiqing's shoulder gently. Thousands of words were all there.
That concern is in action.
"He is also in a dilemma. After all, that person is the emperor and his father!" Chu Yiqing laughed softly, then looked at the rice dumplings on the table and said with a smile: "Boss Shangguan, you came just in time, I happened to make the rice dumplings.
, it’s made of new rice, try it!”
Shangguan Yu whispered: "Are you still in the mood to eat rice dumplings at this time?"
Chu Yiqing ignored him and went straight into the house.
Shangguan Yu stood in the yard, looking at the woman in front of him who was pretending to be happy. He pulled out a bunch of rice dumplings from the steaming pot and put them in the wooden basin. From time to time, he put his cold fingers to his ears... He
To be continued...