As the weather gets cooler, the atmosphere in the capital slowly cools down.
Today, Lin Yutong took Mo Yaqi, Hongshi and Hongzhao to the lotus pond in their garden to dig lotus roots.
Mo Yaqi looked at the dirty mud brought out by digging out lotus roots, and said with disgust: "People say that digging out radish brings out mud. This lotus root is white and fat, and the black mud brought out is not as clean as the mud on radish."
"Here." People use small boats to collect lotus pods, but my wife's painting style is more unique, and she reminds me of digging lotus roots to eat.
Really... She shook her head. Although she had seen Amma and her brother touch loaches, digging lotus roots was quite a shock.
"Your Ama has been suffering from fever recently. Taking medicine has made a big deal out of it. This raw lotus root is better than medicine. I just made a soup for you with caramel and lotus root slices. Take one before going to bed at night. I'm sure you won't cough." Lin Yutong sat down.
From the pavilion on one side, I watched people digging lotus roots below.
With the autumn wind and autumn rain, it is said to be a cool day. These children are used to coughing at this time.
Only then did Mo Yaqi understand.
No one has dug the lotus root in this lotus pond for I don’t know how many years. Which master would think of eating it? They are all just looking at the flowers.
While the two were talking, they heard Hong Zhao scream in surprise. Lin Yutong quickly stood up and looked over.
It turned out to be a huge lotus root dug out.
Hongshi shouted: "Don't move, pick it up carefully. Don't break it anywhere."
Lin Yutong asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"
Hongshi pointed to the lotus root and said, "My dear mother-in-law, take a look, what does the shape of the lotus root look like?"
Lin Yutong raised his eyes and looked at the lotus root being carried by several eunuchs. This lotus root was big, but it was definitely not liked by the chef because it looked crooked and not straight at all. It was not easy to shape when cut.
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But when Hongshi asked, there must be something different.
She took a closer look and realized that there were several lotus roots growing together to form the word "longevity" written in consecutive strokes.
It really looks more and more alike.
The uncanny workmanship of nature can be so miraculous sometimes.
After class, Hong Yun also ran to watch the excitement. Seeing this scene from a distance, he immediately rushed over and said, "Be careful when handling it." Then he whispered to Lin Yutong: "My dear mother, you'd better ask Amma to come and take a look.
Right. This garden was rewarded by the emperor, and it used to be the emperor’s garden."
The implication is that it is a good sign that things like this have been dug up in the emperor's garden by his children and grandchildren.
Lin Yutong was just surprised and didn't think about anything else at all, but now he suddenly realized it after being reminded by Hong Yun.
It turns out that political sensitivity really depends on talent.
Lin Yutong thought this, nodded, and quickly asked someone to call the Fourth Master.
The fourth master came very quickly, with the wind blowing under his feet. He must have heard the news.
His face was so serious that Lin Yutong was a little embarrassed.
She stepped forward to bless her body, and the fourth master pulled her up and said, "You are really a lucky star. No one in this garden has thought about digging lotus roots, but you suddenly became interested. You didn't point to such a big pond.
But I just pointed at this place. Then I went to dig up something like this. What is it if it’s not a lucky star?"
The corner of Lin Yutong's mouth moved. He wanted to dig lotus roots because he was too busy. He pointed to this area because it was closest to the pavilion and the lotus flowers grew the most luxuriantly. He thought that the lotus roots below should be growing well, so he dug them.
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But the fourth master insisted on blaming some luck, so Lin Yutong could only swallow these words.
Sometimes, he felt that Fourth Master was very persistent and serious.
The lotus roots were placed on the stone table in the pavilion. The fourth master rolled up his sleeves and told Su Peisheng, "Get water." He wanted to clean it himself and see if there were any bad scratches on it.
Su Peisheng went immediately. Because this was to be given to the emperor first, this slave would probably fetch the water himself.
Although Lin Yutong thought this was really ridiculous, he could not throw cold water on the Fourth Master. After all, as his son, he was sincere in looking forward to the emperor's health.
She may think that his approach is superstitious, but she cannot ignore the blessing and expectation of a son for his father behind it.
So she also rolled up her sleeves and told the people below, "Bring two new brushes." The joints of the lotus roots were difficult to clean. They couldn't be scratched, so they could only use fine and soft things like brushes.
Use it as a brush.
Fourth Master raised his head and smiled softly at Lin Yutong, as if he was very grateful for her company.
It took the two of them half a day to clean the lotus root. It was really a fluke that it was as smooth as jade, with no scratches at all.
"Get a big tray and take care of it carefully." Fourth Master told Su Peisheng.
Then he pulled Lin Yutong back and said, "Change your clothes and go see the emperor."
Lin Yutong hesitated to speak, but finally said nothing.
The fourth master actually smiled, and he held Lin Yutong's hand, "I know you think it's stupid for me to place my hope on these illusory things. In fact, I don't believe it in my heart. But I hope this is really a good omen and a miracle.
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Lin Yutong told Fourth Master that his nose was sore when he said, "We are all looking forward to it, of course there will be a miracle."
Fourth Master laughed and said, "Everything is determined by fate. As long as your mind is right, no matter what happens in the future, you will not be afraid."
It started to drizzle under the sky, and Lin Yutong watched Fourth Master leave before turning back.
Hongxuan was still a baby who didn't know what to do. Apart from sleeping and eating, he once scared himself awake because he farted, and then cried wildly.
I don’t know what it feels like to be sad at all.
In the evening, Lin Yutong stewed pork ribs soup with lotus roots, and the children ate pork ribs soup noodles.
After sending several children away, the rain became heavier and heavier, and the fourth master was not seen back.
But he said that the fourth master brought the lotus root into the palace, and the emperor really liked him and looked very happy when he saw it.
"It's you, why do you think of digging lotus roots for the pond?" The emperor looked at the lotus roots, which were indeed plump, "Okay, it's a good sign. I asked the imperial kitchen to make them in the evening, and gave them to all the princes.
It will be good as long as there is no illness or disaster."
Then he looked at Fourth Master and said, "Fourth Master, please stay with me."
The fourth master smiled and agreed. Honghui beside him also said to Li Dequan, "Let's make a sweet and sour lotus root separately. I want it cold."
Since it was not the season for eating lotus roots, Honghui didn't eat them for a long time. He especially wanted to eat sweet and sour lotus roots.
The fourth master glared at him several times. The emperor didn't care much, and pointed at Honghui and said with a smile: "This is a greedy monkey. I don't know where he came up with all these weird foods in one day."
"It was Huang Ama who spoiled him. He wouldn't dare to do this at home." Fourth Master helped the emperor sit down and said with a smile.
The emperor pointed to his side and asked Fourth Master to sit down, "You are more harsh on yourself than others. You are so tired."
Fourth Master did not dare to answer the call.
Honghui brought tea, as if he didn't know what the emperor was talking to Fourth Master, and answered: "Last time I went back, I saw E Niang hatching duck eggs for Hong Zhao on the heated kang. I don't know if she came out yet?"
Seeing that the emperor was interested, the Fourth Master changed the topic. "Huang Ama, my son was just planning to talk to you about this matter." He straightened his body and continued: "First, Hong Zhao looked at the wild animals coming into the garden.
Ducks need to be caught and raised. As you know, these wild animals are difficult to raise. Many of them won't eat what people feed them. As a result, they died after just a few days of raising them. That kid was crying all over the place.
, his mother felt sorry for him and said that the wild duck must be raised like this since childhood in order to be mature. In this way, the two of them picked up wild duck eggs in the grass nest by the lake and went back. Then they picked out hatching eggs. Originally, they were looking for eggs.
I got a duck in the nest for the egg hatcher. Who knew that this naughty kid Hongzhao had to tuck himself into the bed and hatch it by himself. He refused to listen to any reason and had to try. His mother had no choice but to scream in the hot weather.
The people burned the kang in the warm pavilion and asked people to feel the body temperature of the ducks in the nest while feeling the temperature on the kang. In one month, seven ducks out of ten eggs were produced. The son was not born either.
I don’t care, I just think it’s Fujin coaxing his children to play. After the duck came out, my son felt that maybe this could still be promoted.”
The emperor just listened at first. Hearing such a serious and serious person like the fourth son talk about the topic of duck eggs hatching, he felt particularly happy. He originally thought that this was what the fourth son said to make him laugh, but he didn't expect that it really happened.
It hatched.
Chickens and ducks can forage on their own, so raising a few more is not a big burden for ordinary people. However, after all, the number of chickens and ducks that can be hatched from a nest is limited. If it can be popularized, the benefits are not small. Don't underestimate a few.
Chickens and ducks. Raising more chickens means that ordinary people have eggs to eat on weekdays and meat to eat during the New Year. This is an improvement.
The emperor pondered for a while and said, "Tell me what you think."
"My son is thinking about asking people to try it on Zhuangzi first. Once the experiment is successful, it will be promoted step by step. If it is really beneficial, there is no need to force it. I am afraid that every household will be eager to learn it." Fourth Master said in a general way.
, and then said: "My son has asked Fujin to write it out in detail how to operate it. Anyone can use it."
In other words, the credit does not necessarily have to be yours. The emperor can just look at the person who arranged it.
The father and son discussed this topic quite agreeably. It was not until very late that the Fourth Master came back despite the wind and rain.
After all, the emperor did not say who would do this job.
The fourth master didn't ask, he just wanted to copy what Lin Yutong had written tomorrow and then submit it.
Unlike the fourth master who pretended to do this in his mind, in the prince's mansion, these emperor's brothers were fascinated by the bowl of lotus root soup that the emperor presented to them.
What does the emperor want to hint to these sons?
Do you want them to know about brothers? I want to tell them that brothers are like lotus roots. Even if they are broken, the threads are still connected.
Does this want to imply that even if their relationship is tense, they are still connected by blood?