Chapter 925 Royal Water Depth
I don’t know what’s going on in Kyoto and Baiyunxi, but here in Fucheng, some signs are still very obvious.
In the past, their home was still very quiet. During these days, the number of requests for visits has increased significantly, and many officials who have never met have sent in invitations to visit.
She didn't care what Xiaowu did to her at the Yamen, but when these posts were delivered to the government, they were obviously here to get information.
Besides, how can their family provide any information?
He simply refused to do anything and directly ordered his daughter-in-law to thank guests behind closed doors to save trouble.
After closing the door, it was indeed clean.
As the weather got hotter and hotter, Baiyunxi was idle, so he started making ice cubes with his family. In just a few days, even the servants' rooms were filled with ice cubes.
"Oh, slaves and maids who follow their master are really blessed. With this ice cube, everyone can sleep peacefully."
Aunt Zhu followed Baiyun Xi and complimented the ice cubes stacked in the cellar with a smile.
Seeing everyone busy transporting ice to the cellar for storage, Baiyunxi also took the time to let Du make an ice bowl to cool down.
"As long as our family is not short of water, we will not be short of ice, and naturally we will not be short of you either."
Baiyunxi sat on the Arhat bed and ate an ice bowl.
"By the way, please pay more attention to Master Mo, don't run out of ice. Reading and studying take a lot of time, don't let the heat affect your mood."
"Don't worry, Yiren, I will remember it, old slave." The ten new girls who came in are all being trained in her hands. They have almost learned the rules and can assign tasks.
Since Xiaosi came to Fucheng, he has been sitting in the orchard almost every day, leading people to keep an eye on the ducks and sheep, taking care of them and training them at the same time.
The original plan was to leave in half a month, but it ended up taking a month.
By the time he determined the day to return home, it was already close to the summer harvest.
Fortunately, the new maid and mother-in-law have been trained, and Xiaosi can be taken back directly to take care of Li's delivery.
After sending the people outside the city and watching the convoy getting further away, Baiyun Xi took the people to the orchard.
The early rice was almost harvested, and she happened to go to see the harvest scene.
One hundred and fifty acres of paddy field should be able to harvest a lot of grain.
The carriage went all the way to Houpo Village, looking at the yellowing rice fields and the tenant farmers walking in the fields carrying hoes.
What a busy scene.
Baiyunxi got off the carriage and stood at the edge of the field. There was no water in the field at this time. The rice could be harvested after the field dried a little.
"Looking at these ears of rice, this year is another good harvest year." Du sighed as she stood on the ridge of the field. "Hey, there are also loaches in this field. I guess we can find a lot of them when the rice is harvested."
Baiyunxi listened to Du's tone and looked at the small puddle she pointed at.
"Loach is a good thing. It tastes delicious when fried in oil. Loach can only be found in good fields. When the rice fields are harvested, let someone dig some and take them back, and we can try them too."
"Hey~, I'll bring someone over later." She is very good at catching loaches. She did this a lot when she was a child.
"Let's join in the fun together then." After all, he is from a farmer's family. He loves the land at heart and has never felt that the soil is dirty.
I walked around the fields and chatted with some older tenant farmers, asking them what they would plant after the summer harvest.
Some people grow late rice, some grow millet, and some grow sorghum.
The crops here are similar to those in their hometown.
After going around in a circle, Baiyunxi returned to the orchard, checked the duck farm and the care of the sheep, and then got up and went home.
Breeding in Fucheng is officially on the right track.
In a blink of an eye, the weather has entered autumn. Baiyunxi is greeting Zhang Yishan and others to prepare autumn clothes, and Xiao Wu has gone to the office early.
"The country is in mourning. The late emperor died. The country mourns for a hundred days. During this period, no entertainment, no slaughter, no marriage is allowed."
Baiyunxi: "..."
What if there is a new emperor?
"Don't worry too much. As long as you don't violate the above terms, no one cares about the rest."
Xiao Wu sighed. When he got the news, the whole government office started to cry.
Baiyun Xi came back to her senses. Last time, Xiao Wu said that the Sixth Prince he likes now is just because his power is too weak. Under such circumstances, the weak Prince has no competitiveness.
"Which prince was granted the title of Crown Prince?"
"It is said that the fourth prince passed the throne to the previous emperor. Now the fourth prince is in charge of the government. The enthronement ceremony will be held in March."
The development of the matter is very different from the information given to him by his senior brother. Needless to say, there must be dark clouds in Kyoto.
He had to be prepared for whatever might happen.
Listening to Xiao Wu's voice, Bai Yunxi couldn't help but sigh, the royal fruit was so deep.
I originally planned to make some nice-looking autumn clothes, but now I’m done with it. I will mainly be wearing plain clothes for the next three months.
As soon as the news of the emperor's death came out, the city became much quieter.
Fortunately, she doesn't like to make trouble, so banning rituals and music has little impact on the Bai family.
When autumn comes, the pears in the orchard are ready for picking.
More than ten acres of pears would rot if they were not sold out just by selling the fruit. Baiyunxi couldn't bear to waste the hard-earned fruit, so she took Du Shi directly to the orchard to prepare autumn pear paste and sell it in the shop.
"Mom, have you endured everything?"
The last time I cooked Qiuli paste, I used it to exchange for food and fill my stomach. In the blink of an eye, the difference was huge.
"Pick up the good ones and sell them in the shop, and boil the rest into Qiuli paste for easy storage." Bai Yunxi looked at Du Shi's bright eyes and chuckled, "In the past, we could exchange Qiuli paste for food. Once, you can use it to make money.”
"Mom is right, with so many pears, you can definitely cook a lot."
When they arrived at the orchard, Baiyunxi immediately started building a stove and asked Du to take care of it. She took Nanny Zhu and others to pick pears and asked Qingsong to deliver them to the shop.
When Ge Hai saw Baiyun Xi arriving, he greeted him with a smile, "My boss, I have picked some according to your instructions. Do you want to taste them first?"
"Of course, only when you are satisfied can you be confident in selling it."
After hearing this, Grandma Zhu quickly asked Pomegranate to pick up a few and go to the mountain spring to clean them.
Bai Yunxi stood in the pear orchard, looking at the pears on the branches, and felt very happy. She watched these pear trees grow.
She is involved from flowering to fruiting.
"Master, please try it." The pomegranate took a knife, peeled off the skin and handed it over.
Looking at the snow-white pulp, dripping with juice, Baiyunxi took a bite. It was crispy, sweet and juicy, with a pleasant fragrance and no residue. The taste was really good.
"You also have a taste of our own fruits and you can eat whatever you want,"
After receiving permission, everyone picked up the pears and ate them. It was their first time picking pears from the tree and it was so enjoyable.
"Yingren, this fruit is seasonal and fresh, so it will definitely fetch a good price."
"Twenty cents per catty, the same price as polished rice, so you don't have to worry about not being able to sell it."
"I think a scripture of fifteen verses is enough. Pears are all water. They may be hungry, and most people are reluctant to eat them." (End of Chapter)