After seeing Chang Sile off, Xia Qingfeng got busy. She knew that going to Chongfu Temple meant that she and Xiaoxiao would soon return to Xipinghou Mansion, so she had to be fully prepared.
In this feudal ancient times, a woman would be considered unclean even if she was away from home for more than half a year with a child. Therefore, if she wanted to return to the Hou Mansion without being criticized, she had to lie and claim that she had been praying at Chongfu Temple, and Mrs. Hou was the witness. Even if Xu Jingchen didn't believe it, with Madam Hou, a first-class marquise, here, the Xiping Hou Mansion wouldn't dare to make a mistake. The attitude of the Xiping Hou Mansion is not important. What is important is that Xia Qingfeng returns home and will not leave any stain on the outside world.
So the first thing to prepare is the clothes. Since you are praying at Chongfu Temple, you should naturally wear simple clothes. "If you want to be pretty, dress in filial piety." A spotless white dress is a must. Xia Qingfeng dressed herself up in the classic style of a certain dragon girl, and tied a white hairband on her head.
Fairy!
Xu Xiaoxiao is a smaller version.
The older ones and the younger ones should keep their filial piety to the Xibohou Mansion in advance.
After the filial piety clothes, oh... no... the white clothes were finished, Xia Qingfeng picked up the needle and thread again.
This time, what she has to do is "sit easy." At this time, people were not used to sitting on chairs. They all sat on the floor. Ordinary people were okay, but the more sophisticated people were kneeling upright. The original owner suffered from it before. His shins and insteps were very uncomfortable. His back hurt when he sat upright, and his legs were numb when he sat upright. In short, he just felt uncomfortable.
She knew that she could not change anything, because even if it was the right thing for ordinary people to do, it would be deviant, so until she was strong enough, she could only adapt to everything of this era. What's more, she has to stay in the temple for several days and has to kneel every day to worship the Buddha. This "sitting easy" is essential.
This "easy to sit on" Xia Qingfeng is based on the ordinary seat cushion, making an arch in the middle where the legs are sandwiched, and extending a flat support for sitting on the back, which is filled with cloth ends, and the top is Put a layer of cotton. A slope was also made on the instep, and the instep just rested on it, which made it less uncomfortable after a long time.
This seat cushion was easy for Xia Qingfeng, who had the original embroidery skills, and it was finished quickly. Xia Qingfeng sat on it and tried it out. It was really comfortable.
"Puch~~"
"Stinky Space, why are you laughing?" Xia Qingfeng asked angrily.
"No, no, it's because we Feng'er are too smart." Space Spirit said with a smile.
"Oh! If I could make a chair, I wouldn't bother with this." Xia Qingfeng got off the seat cushion and embroidered chrysanthemums on the flat seat.
"Yes, everything Feng'er wants to do will come true in the future." Space Spirit said solemnly.
"It's weird if I believe you!" Xia Qingfeng said nothing and continued to embroider chrysanthemums.
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Early the next morning, as soon as Xia Qingfeng got up, Ginkgo ran over screaming outside.
"Madam, madam, the ewe is about to give birth to a lamb, go and have a look!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Qingfeng immediately pulled Xiaoxiao and ran to the backyard.
At this time, many people gathered in front of the stable in the backyard. Xiao An and Xiao Xi also hunched over and watched nervously.
Xia Qingfeng quickly stepped forward to check. The ewe's amniotic membrane had ruptured and she would give birth soon.
Soon, in just two-quarters of an hour, the ewe gave birth to a lamb.
The newborn lamb was covered with a transparent film and covered in mucus. It was lying on the ground only trembling. The ewe lowered her head, stretched her neck, and licked the lamb. It licked from the head to the body, and then from the body to the legs. Circles of white hair gradually appeared on the lamb's body.
After a while, the lamb trembled, stood up on its two hind legs, and was about to lift its front legs. When its hind legs softened, it fell to the ground with a "plop". It was the first time for everyone to see a ewe giving birth, and everyone screamed in surprise when they saw the lamb falling. This sound frightened the little sheep, and Gulu stood up immediately, making several children clap their hands with joy.
Seeing that the lamb was fine, Xia Qingfeng quickly treated the ewe with anti-inflammation. Postpartum inflammation of the ewe would affect the quality of the goat's milk.
After finishing their work and having breakfast, Ginkgo happily came to tell Xia Qingfeng that the boy in charge of the stable came to report that the ewe was producing milk.
Xia Qingfeng ordered people to squeeze out the goat's milk and asked the cook to boil the goat's milk with ginger, sugar, and honey to remove the odor.
The goat milk had just been boiled, and the concierge came to report it. Chang Sile came.
Xia Qingfeng...why does this person come so promptly every time?
Chang Sile brought a lot of fresh fruits this time, but he was embarrassed to say that he wanted to eat the fruit smoothie in Cangji's mouth. He simply wanted to deliver fruit, but the weather was too hot. So, I kept fanning myself with the fan in my hand and said "heat" on my lips.
Xia Qingfeng saw something in his eyes that she didn't understand. There happened to be goat's milk, which would taste better when poured on the smoothie.
Xia Qingfeng asked them to drink goat's milk first, and told Cuiliu and a few younger ones to drink it, while the others were free to do so. In the end, those who accepted goat milk well were Ginkgo, Cangji and Chang Ergongzi.
The fruits Chang Sile sent this time included peaches, grapes, apricots, pineapples, and surprisingly, lychees. "As soon as you ride Juechen, Concubine Smiles, no one knows it's a lychee." Therefore, this lychee is also called Concubine Smile.
According to records, Xi'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was thousands of miles away from the nearest lychee producing area. In addition, fresh lychees are difficult to preserve. "Once separated from the original branch, the color will change in one day, the fragrance will change in the second day, the taste will change in the third day, and the external color and fragrance will be gone in four or five days." For Yang Guifei, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty used fast horses day and night. With constant transportation, the food often reaches the capital without changing the taste.
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty really didn't care about any money to please his concubine! This also paved the way for the subsequent Anshi Rebellion.
And the landscape of the capital city of this dynasty should be similar to that of Shaanxi. Could it be that the current dynasty was also greedy for pleasure?
Chang Sile saw that Xia Qingfeng's expression changed when he saw Lychee, and asked, "Madam, do you know this fruit?"
"I've seen it in a book. This kind of fruit is called lychee. It's grown in the south. It's such a big deal on the part of the Marquis Wu Ting to get such a good thing."
"It was a reward from the emperor. I heard that the second prince presented it to the emperor."
"Did you know that it is difficult to preserve these lychees? To deliver them to the capital so freshly, the governor of Yizhou really has good intentions!"
After hearing this, Chang Sile froze for a moment, and then suddenly changed his color. "Thanks for reminding me!" After saying that, he stood up suddenly and lifted his legs to leave.
"Second Young Master, I'm too impatient. Since it's been delivered, let's enjoy it together!"
Chang Siyi looked at Xia Qingfeng with deep meaning: "Thank you madam, I'm just too impatient."
Cang Qiyuan was assassinated just outside Yizhou, and the second prince's men happened to appear when the third prince failed to rob him. Where is such a coincidence? There must be someone from the second or third prince in Yizhou. They didn't know where to find out, but the second prince risked his own life and sent lychees to the emperor. This lychee can be delivered to the capital in such good condition. Who else except the governor has this ability? Now that we have a direction, we are not in a hurry.
