In the spring of this year, Shen Baiqiu came to an end.
He finally won the third prize.
He was particularly satisfied with the result.
When Shen Baiqiu and the No. 2 No. 1 scholar were riding horses together on the street, Shen Mingxue sat in a teahouse along the street and took a distant look.
One day two months later, when Shen Mingxue returned to Duan Mansion, her servants informed her that Shen Xiao was here.
"Mingxue, have you gone to find Shen Baiqiu?" Shen Xiao saw Shen Mingxue's figure and spoke immediately.
Shen Mingxue looked indifferent and said, "Brother, Bai Qiu and I haven't seen each other for many years and we are already strangers. Brother, you should give up and let me pull the strings."
“Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has never been stingy in reusing talented people.
Moreover, the emperor and the queen also issued a recruitment order. If the people put forward ideas that are beneficial to Daqi, or make artifacts that can benefit the people, the emperor and the queen will adopt them.
The eldest brother is talented. I believe that the eldest brother can win the eyes of the emperor and the queen just by relying on his own abilities. There is no need to deliberately win over Bai Qiu to achieve his goal. "
Moreover, Bai Qiu is now the uncle of the country and has entered the Hanlin Academy. I heard that he is even more low-key and cautious, and his work is impeccable.
How could such a person be willing to recommend her eldest brother in front of the emperor or empress after she deliberately got close to him?
"But my father has been expelled from the court, and I am just a petty official..." Shen Xiao clenched his fists, feeling unwilling to do so: "Obviously our family has raised Shen Zhiyao for so many years."
"Brother, be careful what you say." Shen Mingxue frowned and said, "It was because of this friendship that the Queen was thinking about, so my father was expelled from the court."
"Brother, you should focus on how to do something useful. This is what my sister said."
After sending Shen Xiao away, Shen Mingxue told Duan Chengnian about the matter at night.
Duan Chengnian was pleased that she didn't do anything carelessly.
At first, Duan Chengnian neither agreed nor understood Shen Zhiyao's public appearance.
Nowadays, seeing that fewer and fewer people in Daqi are unable to eat and clothe themselves because of the things Shen Zhiyao has made and the food he has discovered, he already has great respect and admiration for Shen Zhiyao.
Moreover, the emperor worked hard to govern, and Daqi was prosperous. Everyone in the government and the public seemed to be racking their brains, thinking about how to contribute to Daqi.
"Husband, what I have been doing these past few days has already yielded results. Do you think I should go to the yamen outside the Ministry of Agriculture tomorrow to report this matter?"
"What you do is related to the Ministry of Agriculture? What is it?" Duan Chengnian was curious.
Shen Mingxue smiled softly: "I figured out how to keep canned fruit longer."
The climate in the south is more suitable for growing various fruits. Some fruits are not suitable for transportation to the capital, and those delicious fruits cannot be eaten in the capital.
The Ministry of Agriculture issued a notice to brainstorm ideas, saying that it would make canned fruits. If people had any ideas for how to preserve canned fruits for a longer time, they could report it to the Ministry of Agriculture’s Yamen in the capital.
If adopted, great merit will be recorded.
"My lady is so awesome!" Duan Chengnian looked surprised and praised loudly, "I heard that the Ministry of Industry has recently made something called cement. If a cement road is paved, the pipes will be smooth even if it rains. There won’t be a lot of mud.”
"With the cement road and the method I came up with, I believe the people in Beijing will be able to eat fresh southern fruits soon."
After saying this, Duan Chengnian also thought in his mind that he had to serve Daqi even more. If one day he was compared with his wife, it would be embarrassing.
Shen Baiqiu, who was "considered" by Shen Xiao, studied hard in the Hanlin Academy and accumulated experience as an official. On the other hand, Shen Yueya stayed in the Valley of Divine Doctors and continued to learn medical skills.
Recently, she and her senior brothers and sisters from the Divine Medical Valley have been busy compiling a medical book, a book that popularizes various common illnesses and prevents diseases to ordinary people.
After compiling the medical books, she began to travel around Daqi with her senior brothers and sisters to learn more about diseases and improve her medical skills.
During her travels, she often wrote letters to Shen Zhiyao and Shen Baiqiu, telling them what she saw and heard.
When Shen Zhiyao was free, she wrote back to Shen Yueya to inform her of her current situation.
She said that when she and Lin Jinglan do something now, they will take their daughter Lin Yun with them to study. Lin Jinglan also invited several gentlemen for Lin Yun.
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Under the governance of Lin Jinglan and Shen Zhiyao, Daqi was prosperous. After a few years, it was almost impossible to pick up things on the road and never close the door at night.
Another Lantern Festival.
After finishing their busy work, Lin Jinglan and Shen Zhiyao met in plain clothes and left the palace to go shopping in the capital.
Seeing the happy expressions on the people's faces, the two of them clasped their fingers and felt very satisfied in their hearts.
Lin Jinglan bought a lantern for praying to the sky, took the brush from the shop of the vendor who sold the lantern for praying to the sky, and handed it to Shen Zhiyao:
"The Shangyuan Festival is the day when the heavenly officials descend to grant blessings. A-Yao, what do you wish for?"
"May the residents have their own houses, the cultivators have their fields, the young may be provided for, the old may be supported, and may peace be created for all generations."
Shen Zhiyao wrote slowly.
Then, the two lit the prayer lantern and silently watched the sky prayer lantern going up into the sky. They did not look back until the words on the sky prayer lantern could not be seen clearly.
Look at each other and smile.
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