Zhu Di realized that Zhu Bai should be the most afraid at this moment, and turned to look at Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai sat on the chair and stared blankly ahead. It seemed that he was really frightened.
In fact, Zhu Bai was indeed a little shocked, but he was not completely frightened, but suddenly realized a serious problem.
The Ming Dynasty was a dynasty with many natural disasters.
Even if he can grow up peacefully and become an idle prince smoothly.
If the people mutinied like this whenever there was a disaster, he wouldn't even dare to leave the house, and he would have to worry about the victims rushing into the palace. How could he live a good life? !
Let alone being a fair-weather monk.
After hearing what the county magistrate said just now, he suddenly realized that the reason for this situation was the uneven grain production in different years and different producing areas. In this era, warehousing and transportation are inconvenient, and each place operates independently.
However, the situation of trade warehousing and logistics cannot be changed by simply changing it.
The later convenience was also due to the great advances in technology such as power machinery, crop cultivation, storage methods and materials.
So how can this dilemma be improved under the current conditions?
He thought so hard that Lan Yu and the others escorted Lao Zhu to respond to Tianhou and caught up with them without noticing.
Lan Yu frowned when she saw Zhu Bai was dumbfounded, eating as much as he was given and stopping when asked.
You were clearly alive and kicking a few days ago, what happened?
After listening to Muying and the others about the mutiny of the victims that day, Lan Yu also turned pale: "My darling, it's okay."
He felt goosebumps all over his body when he heard it, let alone a child.
No wonder Zhu Di and the others were not in good spirits. It must have been their first time killing people and they couldn't sleep at night.
Lan Yu asked Muying: "Have you reported it to the emperor?"
Mu Ying sighed: "How dare you not report it? I will ask the county magistrate to send someone to report it to the emperor as fast as possible that day."
Lan Yu frowned and looked at Zhu Bai and said, "How can we coax this little ancestor to be well now?"
If Zhu Bai returns to Fengyang like this, Lao Zhu will be furious again, and everyone will suffer the same consequences.
Zhu Bai scratched the ground with a branch, thinking about how to solve the food problem.
Lan Yu knelt down beside him, took out a piece of dried meat and stretched it out in front of him.
Only then did Zhu Bai see Lan Yu and said in surprise: "Hey, Master, you are back."
Lan Yu smiled: "No. There is only a little bit of dried rabbit meat here. Don't make any noise, hide it and eat it quietly."
Zhu Bai grinned: "Thank you, Master, where did you get the dried rabbit meat?"
Lan Yu said: "This is a rabbit I hunted in summer and autumn. I pickled it with salt, dried it and stored it in a jar, and then buried it in a lime cellar. It will not go bad for several years. In winter, I will take it out for drinking. Every time I just put one or two in there in a few days, and the little adds up to a lot. In previous years, when the harvest was the most, I could eat it until the following autumn. This year there will be much less drought, and I guess I will finish it before the Chinese New Year."
Zhu Bai chewed the dried meat with relish and said vaguely: "If you eat it until the second autumn, what if you hunt new rabbits in the summer? Aren't you afraid that last year's rabbit will be confused with this year's rabbit?"
Fragrant, really fragrant. It's much more fragrant than the beef jerky in the later pork shops.
Although only salt and wine are added, every bite is chewy and the more you chew, the more delicious it becomes.
These days, only rich families can afford the meat and salt to cure dried meat.
Lan Yu said proudly: "Don't worry, it's not wrong. Although I put them all together, I marked them with dates. Every time I took a can, I pushed the last one forward, the newest one last, and I definitely put the oldest one first." After eating. Besides, my good buddies all know that I have a cellar for storing dried meat. The endless meat is marinated, dried and stored in my place. Everyone saves it in and takes it out, and they all Eat what you made first, so basically nothing will get spoiled.”
Zhu Bairu was struck by lightning and stood there with his mouth slightly open. He was even more stunned than he looked just now.
Lan Yu was anxious, grabbed Zhu Bai's shoulders, opened his mouth and asked, "Did you bite your tongue? Your Highness, don't scare me."
A smile appeared at the corner of Zhu Bai's mouth, and then it got bigger and bigger, and it expanded to his entire face: "Thank you, Master, your dried rabbit meat helped me figure out something that had been bothering me for many days."
Lan Yu smiled and said, "Tsk, tsk. Sure enough, you are still a child, and a little bit of dried rabbit meat will make you so happy. If you eat the venison jerky from Li Shanchang's house, you will probably bite off your tongue."
Zhu Bai was surprised: "Master Li's dried venison is even more delicious."
Lan Yu smiled mysteriously: "That's right. He had live deer transported from outside the customs, and then used an exclusive secret recipe of more than a dozen seasonings, three marinated and three sun-dried. The dried meat is hidden under the floor of the bedroom, so that others can’t easily get it. On a snowy day, roast the dried meat on the fire, and it will be hot. A mouthful of dried meat and a sip of wine. Wow, it’s really worth dying for. I I ate it once at his house on his birthday, and I still recall it today.”
Zhu Bai's mouth watered when he heard this: "Hey, I will get it sooner or later."
Lan Yu also smiled: "When you get it, don't forget about me, your master."
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Zhu Bai suddenly became active again.
The masters always felt that this was a comeback, and they were a little frightened. Even when they arrived in Fengyang, they did not dare to ask him to practice riding and archery, for fear of making another mistake.
Here, Zhu Yuanzhang received the news sent by the county magistrate, and ordered the princes to return to Yingtian immediately and quickly, accompanied by generals, guards and state troops from various states along the way.
The masters returned on their own.
The master and his disciples breathed a sigh of relief: it would be better to go back as soon as possible. It's better to go back early.
The responsibility of escorting the prince is too great, it's really like keeping your head in your belt.
Lan Yu puts Zhu Bai in front and rides together.
Everyone sets out before dawn every day and stays nearby after dark.
The people passing by didn't know what happened. They only saw officers and soldiers protecting a group of young people as they whizzed past on the official road. When they reached the border between the two states, the officers and soldiers on one side stopped. Naturally, new officers and soldiers on the other side surrounded them and continued running non-stop.
Zhu Bai originally wanted to think carefully about how to tell Lao Zhu the method he had come up with without making people suspicious.
As a result, I was beaten to pieces along the way. I was so tired that I fell asleep on the bed.
It took me more than ten days to get here, but it only took six days to get back.
In mid-November, the princes returned to Yingtian City.
Lao Zhu personally went to Xuanwu Gate to greet him.
When the princes saw their biological father, they felt as if they were in another world. Their noses were sore and they fell to their knees.
Lao Zhu's eyes were also red. He originally wanted to exercise them, but who knew they were almost separated forever.
He was so scared that he couldn't sleep well in the past few days.
Seeing them back safely now, my heart dropped to the ground.
Lao Zhu asked everyone to rest.
Zhu Bai stood up and grabbed Zhu Biao's wrist: "Brother, don't forget what you promised me before."
Zhu Biao was stunned and realized that he was talking about Lu Lian'er, and replied in a low voice: "I know, don't worry."
