Zhao Ying imitated his mother's quilting movements in his previous life, tore the cotton wool in his hands and spread it out, setting an example for Mi Ji and his wives and concubines.
"The bedding and cotton-padded jackets are light, warm, and highly comfortable..."
Listening to Zhao Ying's description, these female relatives, including Mi Ji, who were proficient in female red, were already eager to give it a try. They immediately brought the cotton that had been played and returned to the backyard together.
Let the servants hold the lights and start doing experiments with great interest.
Mi Ji and Wang Nan faced each other and were making quilts, while Yu Ji and Li Shu were working together to make cotton-padded jackets. Yue Ji and several other concubines helped there.
Compared with the women from the Central Plains, these Yueshi women's craftsmanship in female red is relatively average, because their clothes are originally relatively rough and only require simple sewing. And the Yueshi women's main job is not this. Instead, they serve livestock, make milk tea, and tantalize leather goods.
However, these skills were basically useless after marrying Zhao Ying.
Now, all that's left is to be a striker.
Later, Yue Ji was more clever. Seeing that she couldn't get her hands on it, she just took a ball of cotton, ran to the side, and tried to spin cotton. She just held a ball of cotton wadding, and it was not easy to spin it into silk thread.
He was so busy that he was either torn or tangled. After working hard all day, he sweated a lot and couldn't spin the cotton thread he wanted. Zhao Ying couldn't help but laugh and cry.
"You can't spin like this. The cotton batting is too soft and cannot easily bear force. Why don't you try rolling the cotton batting into long strips first..."
Although she was doubtful, after entering Xianyang, her husband's various miraculous performances had made Yue Ji have an inexplicable expectation for her husband, and she immediately rubbed a few long strips seriously.
Then, it was done!
Seeing the cotton sliver in her hand, like a cocoon, turning into an oval thread mallet with her movements, Yue Ji couldn't help but have an unconcealable smile on her face.
The movements of his hands became more and more skillful, and even the raised arms had the beauty of a Yuezhi dance.
Delightful for the eyes.
Her actions quickly attracted everyone's attention. Even Mi Ji, Wang Nan and others couldn't help but stop what they were doing and came over to watch.
Can really spin!
Mi Ji came over, squatted there, checked it over and over, and then nodded with certainty.
"It is thicker than silk, but feels very soft. After being woven into cloth, it should also be very soft..."
After finding the trick of spinning, everyone's enthusiasm was a little high, especially the women from the Yuezhi. Anyway, they didn't have the opportunity to stay in bed a few times a month, and they didn't recognize the Chinese characters, so they were happy to spin together. Spinning, talking, and being a female celebrity.
It's a bit more cheerful.
As for Zhao Ying, he went back to his study.
As usual, official affairs were dealt with first, and Hexi County was on the right track. Now Hexi County is full of talents. The county governor has Chen Ping as agent, and Li Zuoche and his son as assistants.
In Dunhuang, Zhang Han was in charge, with Zhang Cang and Ji Bochang as assistants.
On the Wuwei side, Xiao He was in charge, with Wang Li as his assistant.
Although Zhang Ye and Jiuquan were not his team members, they were originally capable ministers in the court and handled local affairs step by step.
What's more, Zhang Ye also has Meng Zhan who is calm and meticulous in his work, and Bai Bamboo in Jiuquan also performs well. They were Zhao Ying's hard-core team and implemented Zhao Ying's policy intentions extremely thoroughly. Therefore, even if the two county magistrates occasionally made some deviations, there would not be any big problems.
To his surprise, after Li Zuoche's job was robbed by Liu Bang, he stayed in Hexi and helped him train a cavalry team composed of Qin people and Yueshi tribes.
The number was about five thousand.
It can be seen from Chen Ping's letter that he highly praised the performance of this cavalry.
Another thing worthy of attention is farming.
In order to promote the development of Hexi County, Xiao He, the magistrate of Wuwei County, first proposed to organize soldiers to work in the fields after training. Half of all output would be allocated to subsidize military use and increase pay for soldiers.
In addition to being handed over to the national treasury as taxes, the extra revenue is also collected into the county government treasury to support various county expenditures and promote various constructions.
After receiving Zhao Ying's approval, other counties soon followed suit.
In the first half of this year, the weather was good, and this alone has reduced Hexi County's financial pressure a lot, and now it can be regarded as entering a virtuous cycle.
The chief officials of each county are striving to develop the strength of their jurisdictions.
Build water conservancy projects and encourage mulberry farming.
They even started to build Chidao between counties with a tacit understanding. It coincides with Liu Bang's actions in Yanqi.
While following Zhao Ying, one of the most common words they heard was: Roads are the context of the country. If roads are blocked, political orders will not flow smoothly and troops will be difficult to reach. The place we occupy will be an empty enclave!
Zhao Ying is very satisfied with the development status of Hexi.
Speaking of which, many talents were put to good use in Hexi, but there was no other way. Now it was a fallback path that I had prepared for myself. I had no choice but to do this for the time being. This should be a training for them.
After thinking about it, Zhao Ying just replied to Chen Ping's letter.
"Education that builds the soul of the military must be constantly pursued, especially in the military and in schools. Weapons that cannot be controlled in one's own hands are not weapons, but sharp tools. Talents that cannot be used by oneself are not talents, but Disaster!"
Zhao Ying could not tolerate it. He created a group of rebels for himself and sent strength to the enemy in reverse.
If someone has a problem and creates a trap for you, you will sacrifice his head to the flag!
…
The newlyweds are here.
That night, Zhao Ying stayed at Li Shu's place again. Needless to say, it was a lovely night. Early the next morning, Zhao Ying, who felt refreshed, took Zhui Gu to the palace as usual.
"Zi Ying has met His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson——"
As soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw Ziying standing at the door, smiling and saluting him. Zhao Ying's eyes flashed, he jumped off the horse, and returned the greeting with a gentle smile.
"Uncle, it's so early today—"
"Your Highness, just call me Ziying. Although we are of the same race, we are similar in age. Calling me uncle makes it seem more similar..."
Ziying has a gentle smile, is humble and polite.
Zhao Ying didn't know why calling him uncle based on his seniority made him look like he was more senior, but since this guy repeatedly emphasized this point, he just happened to be using Po Xia donkey.
To be honest, even calling someone who is a few years older than me uncle feels awkward.
"General Ziying——"
Zhao Ying did not insist this time and smiled and greeted him again. Seeing that Zhao Ying was finally willing to change his mind, Ziying couldn't help but feel happy and returned the favor with a smile.
"His Royal Highness Changsun——"
As they spoke, the two couldn't help but smile at each other, saying nothing.
Zhao Ying has always had good intentions towards this member of the Qin royal family who was able to use tricks to kill Zhao Gao when he was completely at a disadvantage because he was dissatisfied with the situation of his puppet King Qin.
At least it shows that he has quite a bit of talent and means!
In the past few days, this man would deliberately create opportunities every morning to wait outside the palace gate. His intention to get closer was very obvious, and Zhao Ying naturally had no intention of turning him away.
Today, the turning point in history is approaching, and who knows how it will develop in the future.
He is not afraid that the Qin royal family is full of talents, and he is not afraid that their outstanding achievements will take away his glory. Now he is only afraid that the blood relatives of the Qin royal family are just embroidered pillows and a pile of straw bags.
Blood relatives fight only after the world is at peace. If there is a fight in troubled times, blood relatives are the strongest and most reliable.
Even the weird Uncle Xiang in later history was just because he was too stupid, rather than simply wanting to trick Xiang Yu.
After bidding farewell to Ziying, Zhao Ying also threw the horse to Zhui Gu and went to the Imperial Garden to find His Majesty the First Emperor. If nothing else happened, at this point, the First Emperor would habitually wander in the back garden, regardless of whether he practiced Tai Chi or not.
It can be regarded as one of the few achievements of Zhao Ying during this period.
"Big father, big mother——"
As soon as they entered the imperial garden, they saw the First Emperor and Concubine Zheng, each wearing a loose training suit, standing under the shade of a tree admiring the rows of grapes growing green leaf buds.
A smile suddenly appeared on Zhao Ying's face, and he stepped forward to say hello with a smile.
"Come on, take a look, these grapes -"
The First Emperor smiled and waved to him, like an old man next door, without any sign of his former majestic and domineering demeanor.
"Yes, yes, they are all alive. By this time next year, we will be able to eat sweet and sour grapes. I also have an ancient recipe passed down from the Western Regions. These grapes can be used to brew a The red-colored wine is said to taste pretty good. You can invite your parents to try it together..."
Zhao Ying said, and couldn't help but glance at the rack of cucumbers.
In just a few days, the vines have climbed all over the shelf, and are covered with cucumbers with small yellow flowers on them. The milky white spikes are covered with crystal dew. Under the sunlight, there is an indescribable sense of freshness.
"Don't look at it. For breakfast today, I asked someone to prepare the cucumber and egg soup you mentioned. Let's try it together later..."
When the First Emperor saw that this brat was still thinking about his cucumber, he couldn't help but complain.
This brat knows how to bring trouble to his own cucumber.
While joking, the three people stood in the open space in the middle of the garden, facing the rising sun, and slowly opened their posture. For Zhao Ying, today's Tai Chi is just a daily routine to strengthen the body, but for the First Emperor and Concubine Zheng, it is a way to adjust the body and maintain health.
Even if you can't develop the sense of Qi, you can't relax.
Speaking of which, the First Emperor is only forty-eight years old this year. He is even less than fifty years old. In his previous life, he is really not that old. Many people at this age are not even considered to be grandfathers. Maybe they are not even fathers yet. Woolen cloth.
Even if it is placed on a construction site, it is a good age to contribute.
Zhao Ying felt that at such an age, unless the First Emperor in history suddenly suffered from terminal diseases like those in later generations, it should be possible to save him.
"Father, eldest mother, how are you feeling recently? When you are practicing boxing, do you feel that your body is warm and there is a warm current..."
Taking advantage of the stall after washing up, Zhao Ying couldn't help but ask again.
"No - but during this period, I feel a lot lighter..."
The First Emperor replied with a smile, and then in turn comforted Zhao Ying with a smile.
"Don't worry, someone can help me. My body and bones have been feeling much better recently. I should be able to hold on for a few more years—"
Speaking of this, the First Emperor suddenly asked again abruptly.
"How's it going? Has there been any movement over there lately..."
Zhao Ying:......
Father, you have given birth to so many sons, don’t you understand that this kind of thing really depends on fate, don’t rush it, don’t rush it!
One look at his expressions and the old couple knew that it was definitely out of luck again!
"You kid, you are really..."
Concubine Zheng glared at Zhao Ying with some annoyance, then stood up to greet the two of them to eat.
Nowadays, the weather is neither cold nor hot, and the First Emperor and Concubine Zheng are used to having breakfast in the imperial garden. They feel that it is much more comfortable than being bored in the main hall. After breakfast, Zhao Ying and the First Emperor went to the front hall to handle government affairs, while Concubine Zheng turned around and returned to the harem.
After thinking about it, he called the most experienced female officer in the palace and gave instructions.
"Get ready and come with me to the eldest son's house later..."
"promise!"
The female officer bowed and accepted the order.
Soon, a green carriage, accompanied by guards, came out of the harem and went straight to the eldest son's mansion.
No one was informed.
Concubine Zheng's carriage drove straight in and entered the gate of the eldest son's mansion. Miji, Wang Nan and others were chatting and laughing while making women's red quilts and quilts. They were waiting for the news of Concubine Zheng's visit. At that time, Concubine Zheng's carriage had already arrived at the gate of the backyard.
"There are no outsiders here, you don't have to be polite-"
Seeing Mi Ji, Wang Nan and others coming out in a hurry, Concubine Zheng opened the curtain, waved her hand with a smile, and with the help of the female officer, she gestured to get out of the car. Mi Ji and Wang Nan quickly walked a few steps and helped her. Hold Concubine Zheng's arm.
When Concubine Zheng got off the carriage, her gaze passed over everyone and fell on Yue Ji. Yue Ji quickly walked a few steps, stepped forward and bowed down.
"Yueji sends her greetings to the eldest mother..."
Concubine Zheng's eyes lovingly took her little hand.
"My child, I haven't seen you go to the palace to talk to my eldest mother in the past few days..."
Concubine Zheng had a unique emotion in her heart for this well-behaved and sensible granddaughter-in-law.
Yue Ji secretly glanced at Mi Ji and Wang Nan who were looking at her with smiles, then lowered her head and replied obediently.
"Back to my eldest mother, it's Yue Ji's fault. I've been studying nühong and writing with my aunt and several sisters these days. I'm thinking about going to the palace to pay my respects to my eldest mother..."
Concubine Zheng sighed in her heart, but she also knew that Yue Ji was not easy at home, so she smiled and held her hand and followed her words.
"It's good to learn more words. You can read them to relieve your boredom when you have nothing to do. If you are bored, you can also go to the palace to chat with your eldest mother. I happen to have nothing to do..."
This was not the first time Concubine Zheng said this. Yue Ji was moved and nodded obediently.
(End of chapter)
