Chapter 478 Zhuangzi's Fruits and Pumpkin Sweetness
As for "sleeping incense", it means burning incense.
Its winning point lies in its "sleep aid" function, which is simply the best choice for some people who suffer from insomnia all year round and cannot sleep well.
The most important thing is that it has no side effects and you can just light one before going to bed.
After a long time, the body of the person who uses it can recover from the disease as it returns to its usual routine.
It can be said that as soon as these two fragrances came out, they became the new favorites of the upper class.
Gu Qingling smiled and wrote in her reply to Li Wenchong: "When will you arrive? I made a new perfume and thought it suited you very well, so I kept it for you. When you arrive, I will have someone deliver it to you."
Li Wenchong was very happy when he received the letter. If the letter doesn't mention him, will he think of him when making incense?
Did he know that Gu Qingling had a unique way of mixing fragrances, and the business of Baixiang Pavilion was not very good now. If any lady didn't have a bottle of Baixiang Pavilion's products, she would be too embarrassed to come out to see people.
Even the eldest prince's concubine often used things from Baixiang Pavilion to win people's hearts, which made some concubines in the harem smile towards the eldest prince's palace, and they were willing to say a few good words to the eldest prince's palace in front of Emperor Mingguang.
As for Emperor Mingguang, because the eldest prince's palace gave him a direct grandson, he turned a blind eye to this kind of thing and simply acquiesced.
Compared with the First Prince's Mansion, which was marginalized many years ago, the Great Prince's Mansion has become very popular in recent years, and it seems to overwhelm the Prince's Mansion of Jin County.
However, last year, Princess Jinjun successfully gave birth to a son, which made the situation a little better.
Li Wenchong thought that Mrs. Yao's secret recipe for having children was probably really intentional. Since the recipe came out, not only have there been many more children in various aristocratic families in Beijing, but also the houses of the princes have become increasingly lively.
Even if there are no legitimate sons, bastards will appear one after another.
Li Wenchong's eyes darkened when he thought of those fat and white babies, but it was a pity...he might not have a chance in this life!
"Aqiu——"
Yao Jiuye sneezed, rubbed his nose, and turned his head to look at the maid Shusu standing beside him.
"Sister Shusu, when will my mother come back?"
The eldest maid Shusu smiled and said: "Go back to Master Jiu, the old lady will be back soon. Otherwise, why don't you read some more books?"
She really likes this little master. At such a young age, she already knows so many words and has developed the habit of reading children's picture books.
Oh my God!
Are children of his age usually so powerful?
"...Okay." Yao Jiuye was a little disappointed.
He thought he would see his mother when he came back from school, but when he came back, he found that his mother had gone out.
Yao Jiuye walked to his special small bookshelf and found the picture book he was reading recently. He had just opened a few pages when a burst of excitement came from outside.
"Uncle..."
"Uncle, we are here to see you..."
"Uncle..."
After a while, Xiaowu, Xiaoliu, Xiaoqi, and Xiaoba all came. They walked with their chubby little feet and swung their chubby hands back and forth, running as fast as they could.
Yao Jiuye had a headache: "Why are you here again?"
Although he was happy to play with them, he really wanted a little "private space" after a day at kindergarten.
"Alas..." Young Master Yao Jiuye sighed, "Don't you have anything to do of your own?"
The eldest maid Shusu looked at Master Yao Jiu and snickered in her heart.
Xiaowu, Xiaoliu, Xiaoqi and Xiaoba didn't have any consciousness at all, and said in a daze: "No, we just want to play with uncle."
"Uncle, what are you watching? We want to watch it together."
"That's right, uncle, we want to listen to a story."
"You speak!"
…
These guys don't know each other in class, and they don't know as many words as he does. If he doesn't talk, who will? Yao Jiuye's face is full of helplessness, but who calls him "elder"?
Let the four of them sit in a row. Yao Jiuye sat opposite them, facing the book to them, and started talking.
When Gu Qingling came back, what he saw was this scene, and he suddenly felt happy.
She just came back from Zhuangzi.
No, she asked people to experiment with cultivating agricultural seeds. Zhuangzi told her good news, saying that they had cultivated a pumpkin that doubled the yield. She hurried to check it out.
She was not disappointed. The pumpkin was indeed twice as big as the original one. After cutting it, the flesh smelled delicious. Knowing that she was going, Zhuangzi cooked some specially. Lu Qingling tasted it and felt that it was not necessary.
It's sweetened and soft, so it can be eaten as a dessert.
Gu Qingling knew that farming technology in this era was not yet developed. When she asked people to write the series "Natural Miscellaneous Notes", she was already thinking about engaging in agricultural research.
She asked them to start with "observation" and use money as a reward to mobilize the surrounding people to observe plants and study planting techniques. However, the people could not read a single Chinese character and did not have "Jinling Weekly", so the effect was not significant, and she mainly relied on her.
Those few Zhuangzi I bought.
Because of the existence of the spiritual spring, the things planted in her village are particularly easy to survive and can be raised very well. However, once the water mixed with the spiritual spring is no longer irrigated, the second and third generations will lose this advantage.
This kind of thing made Gu Qingling very focused.
She didn't want to start a farming business, but she also hoped to do something for the people of this era to make their lives better.
Therefore, Gu Qingling still found a way to spend money to "hire" some experienced farmers to help her experiment on seeds and find ways to improve these crops so that they would become better and better with each generation.
When the old farmers heard Gu Qingling's plan, they were also excited. They didn't understand the rationale, but they knew that once it succeeded, many people would be able to fill their stomachs.
Therefore, on Zhuangzi, they lived and ate well, and worked harder than anyone else.
Now that "Super Pumpkin No. 1" has come out, they are happier than anyone else. It was grown from seeds they cultivated themselves and is already the second generation.
Although they don’t know if the third generation can maintain the status quo, they have already found a way to grow the first generation, right?
Gu Qingling gave "Super Pumpkin No. 1" to the eldest maid, Spring, and asked her to send a copy to each hospital and make pumpkin soup at night.
"Okay, old lady."
Gu Qingling was not in a hurry to interrupt the children's lecture. She stayed at the door for a while to listen to the audience. It was not until Yao Jiuye finished speaking that she went in with a smile, praising Yao Jiuye for speaking so seriously that her nephews and nieces could listen.
How happy it is.
Xiaoqi and Xiaoba: "Happy!"
Xiaowu and Xiaoliu: "Yeah, I'm so happy!"
Then they got up one by one, hugged into Gu Qingling's arms, and called grandma sweetly.
When Yao Jiuye saw it, he was a little bit sour: He just listened to my story, but he actually robbed my mother, that's too much!
But he is already an older child who has learned to share, so he will not tell them that the mother will be his alone later.
Yao Jiuye put the picture book back on the bookshelf.
After Lu Qingling hugged the children one by one, she asked them with concern whether they were happy in the kindergarten, what games they played with the children, what they ate, how many times they went to the toilet...
Children may not necessarily be able to explain clearly, but Gu Qingling asked and listened very patiently, which was also an opportunity for them to practice their language expression skills.
At the same time, Gu Qingling could also learn from the side about how their day in kindergarten went.
