The cannon fodder of fast wear, she chooses to farm

Chapter 89

In the middle of snowy winter, with the sale of goods from south to north, novel foods from Nanman, especially the newly launched soy sauce, appeared in Beijing.

The nobles are talking about these foods in their spare time. The appearance of sugar and soy sauce is better than the same kind of seasoning they used before. Canned fruit has replaced fresh fruit and become their favorite food.

In the house with burning charcoal fire and heating kang, come a cup of sweet and refreshing canned fruit, happy like a fairy!

It's a pity that the quantity is too small. After eating these, there is no place to buy them if you have money.

Even the nobles in Beijing are not enough to eat, let alone the common people.

So those merchants began to drive up the price. Originally, the price was already several times higher than that of Nanman when it was shipped thousands of miles to the middle of Beijing.

In Furong County, it can still be sold at a commoner price, but in Beijing, it is actually raised to a noble price.

The emperor even rewarded several capable ministers as rare items.

After Prime Minister Xu submitted his resignation last year, the emperor refused to approve, but his attitude was quite pleasant. He even asked the eunuch to send some canned fruits when he retired this day.

Prime Minister Xu returned to the mansion dazedly holding the can.

Seeing this, the prime minister's wife was very puzzled: "Master, this is..."

"Oh, it was rewarded by the Holy One."

Seeing that Madam didn't believe it, Xu Xiang stroked his beard and explained: "Madam doesn't know, this item has become an extremely rare and rare item in Beijing. The Holy Majesty got a few of them by chance, and rewarded me and Old General He early in the morning. .”

The prime minister's wife choked and couldn't believe it:

"This canned orange was already tasted at last year's mansion. Before winter this year, Jinnan Palace sent someone to deliver canned pineapple. Your Majesty..."

"My lord is busy with official duties, so Xiao Si must have arranged the gift giving. She is not sensible, so she didn't send it to the palace. You and I are rotten in our stomachs about this, so don't talk about it outside."

In fact, it's not that Xu Yin didn't understand, but she also temporarily learned that the bodyguard agency had picked up a bodyguard not far from the middle of Beijing, and was going to deliver a batch of silk there. By the way, she asked them to send some newly developed rock sugar and Canned pineapples and peaches.I also brought my brother a small toy that he might like.

I didn't have time to prepare anything else, thinking it was just some cheap food, so I didn't send it to the palace with much fanfare.

Beijing is too far away from Nanman. Last year, the guards who sent New Year gifts to the palace set off in early October. At that time, there was no soy sauce, and there were only a few catties of brown sugar and white sugar, and the canned food only had a single orange flavor.

The palace has very strict control over the food brought in from outside the palace. When Xu Yin prepared the gift list, she didn't add canned food, but she searched for a lot of high-quality medicinal materials.

Did not expect to be disgusted.

It is said that the crown prince said a few words in front of the emperor, and blew a wave of medicinal materials that Beidi paid tribute to.

Then the emperor spoke, saying that the Nanmans were not rich at all, so let them keep what they have for themselves, and don't send it to the palace.

Tsk!Who is this looking down on!
Since the emperor didn't like it, Xu Yin didn't bother to prepare.

With this time, it is better to cultivate a few crops of high-yielding grain seeds, which is better than putting a hot face on a cold butt.

As for the natal family, no matter what is sent, the natal guard will always send a cart of supplies back.

They always feel that they are not doing well in Nanban, so they send some supplies over every year.

If there is coming and going, it is human, and if there is no going, sooner or later the relationship will be broken.

No, when she learned that the bodyguard bureau was going to go to the direction of central Beijing, she hurriedly packed up some newly developed and durable food, and entrusted them to go to her mother's house.

Canned pineapple and yellow peaches were newly released in midsummer this year, and Nanban couldn't sell enough locally. Naturally, there was no stock for Furong County and other areas in the Central Plains.

This point, Xu Yin made it very clear in the letter, so the prime minister's office did not send it out.

Married aunts and girls only opened a can for them when they returned to their natal homes.

It can be stored in a cool and dry place for a year, so it is not delicious to eat slowly.

Unexpectedly, this kind of treatment is unique to the prime minister's mansion, and the emperor does not have it.

This is awkward.

Xu Xiang once again told his wife to cover up the batch of canned food and be careful when she wanted to eat them.

"Understood." The prime minister's wife pressed her forehead, and once again realized that the fourth girl was acting out of control, "Master, didn't you say that you plan to retire and return to your hometown? Have you ever decided?"

"almost!"

Xu Xiang vaguely guessed what the emperor was thinking.

He submitted his resignation letter last year, and if the emperor granted it immediately, it would inevitably give people the feeling that he couldn't wait for Xu Xiang to say goodbye to his hometown, so he held it down for a year.Before I close the pen this year, I will play it again, and it will probably be approved.

"Father! Father!"

Xu Zhe rushed in sweating profusely. Seeing that his aunt was there, he quickly saluted before jumping up to Xu Xiang:

"Father, do you want to bring something to the fourth sister? Then can you write a letter to the fourth sister for me? Tell her that I have been doing well recently. I have listened to my master's lectures and practiced martial arts. What's more, The little pistol she gave me, I like it very much, it's much more fun than a knife, it's just..."

Having said that, he twisted his chubby fingers, "Can you take a bigger one next time, this one is too small, I can't get my fingers into the wrench she mentioned in the letter."

Xu Xiang twitched the corner of his mouth: "That's because you are too fat! Don't always eat meat in your diet from now on."

Xu Zhe's fat face wrinkled into a bitter melon face: "How can I not eat meat? Can I grow taller if I don't eat it? I will be a general in the future! How can there be a general like a short winter melon..."

Xu Xiang pinched his forehead with bulging veins: "You can't be a general just because you are tall..."

"But the fourth sister said that the generals are all tall and powerful, and the dwarfs can only be soldiers."

"..." What a mess, "Don't listen to your fourth sister's nonsense in the future, she can't even understand her own life."

"Hmph! I don't care! Anyway, Dad, you must write what I said in a letter and tell Fourth Sister! I won't tell you anymore, I'm going to practice martial arts!"

After all, he ran away and disappeared.

Xu Xiang and his wife looked at each other helplessly, neither of the siblings could be at ease.

"Speaking of which, Zhe'er's health has indeed improved a lot in the past two years. Aunt Liu has not hired a doctor from the government in the past two years, but it has saved a lot of expenses for the government."

The prime minister's wife smiled.

It's not easy to be a concubine mother. If the children of the concubines are all in good health, it will also show her reputation if the word spreads.

When Xu Xiang heard this, he shook his head with a broken smile.It seems that being out of tune sometimes has the advantage of being out of tune.

East Palace.

The princess took the trouble to remind the prince:

"Master, you really don't want to send someone to find out the origin of these cans? The news I inquired about may have something to do with Jinnan Palace..."

"So what if it's related to him? It's just some cheap food, what can you do?" The prince snorted contemptuously, "You like to think too much, no wonder you married Gu for so long and never got pregnant with Gu's son."

Prince Buddha left.

The princess was so angry that she clutched her chest and couldn't breathe.

She was planning everything for him, but he...

If it wasn't for this person who finally sat on the dragon chair in her previous life, how could she choose him as her husband!Simply stubborn!
After being resentful, he couldn't help frowning, worried that if the canned food was really the property of Prince Jinnan's Mansion, the way to acquire it might not work.

Yan Kejin's disciples are full of talented people, and there are still people who know how to do this.

It's easy to boil fruit into syrup, but the hard part is the packaging. I don't know what is made of the tough but thin canned packaging...

Xu Yin, who was far away in Nanban, sneezed.

Mammy was worried that she would catch a cold, so she quickly fetched a thick brocade robe and put it on her.

Xu Yin wrapped her brocade robe tightly, the temperature dropped a bit fast, a while ago it was too hot to wear a single shirt and a skirt, but now she felt cold even though she was wrapped in a thick robe.

"Is the prince back home?"

The nanny replied: "The prince has not come back yet, but he sent someone back and said that he will definitely arrive before dinner."

"Okay, let the kitchen prepare meals. Let's heat a pot today, and I'll make some warm soup."

"Yes."

After soaking in the hot spring, it was much hotter. Wrapped in a padded robe, Xu Yin personally mixed a plate of dipping sauce. As soon as she was done, Yan Kejin hurried back to accompany her for dinner.

"It's cold?"

He took her hand, stroked it, and kept her warm with his big warm and dry hand.

"Winter is more relaxing, do you want to go to Qin County? It's warm there."

"now go?"

"Why not! The gold mine opened in central Guizhou on November [-]st has a lot of reserves. It's all thanks to the princess. No amount of reward can be too high. It's just going to Qin County to spend the winter."

Xu Yin was also very happy when she heard the words, there is another gold mine, and more workshops can be opened.When the quartz mine is opened, glass can also be made.

"But judging by the expression on your face when you came in, it doesn't look like you got good news. Are there other troublesome things?"

There is bad news, the Escort encountered a wave of bandits on the way to deliver goods.

"Fortunately, our people robbed the bandits. That mountain used to be the most troublesome bandit mountain in Qianzhong County. They didn't go there unless they had to. Now that the bandits have been suppressed, it can be regarded as a service for the local people. It's a real thing."

It's just that the mountain road is rough, the wheels of the carriage were shaken to pieces, and about half a carload of cans was lost.

Yan Kejin showed a bit of annoyance after speaking.

Xu Yin reached out her hand to smooth his frowning in a funny way: "It's just a few cans, the prince is the one who dug a gold mine overnight."

"That's different! This can, whether it's packaging or the preparation of sugar water, is all thought out by the princess, let alone half a car, one or two of the king feel distressed."

Xu Yin's heart warmed when she heard that, she stood on tiptoe and kissed his chin.

The latter took advantage of the situation and wanted to ask for more comfort, but saw her clap her palm: "That's right!"

She suddenly thought that the technology of using rubber on boats has matured, so can tires be produced?
With rubber tires, the stability of the carriage will be better.

Cement roads with rubber tires, although the experience is not as good as asphalt roads, but in this era, it is enough to be described as perfect.

Seeing that she didn't talk enough, Yan Kejin wanted to find charcoal to draw drawings on the spot, and all charming thoughts flew away, so she embraced her dumbfoundedly:

"When Qin Bei comes back, let's get busy with these things."

Xu Yin thought so too, this busy work is estimated to take another ten and a half months, and the electric motor that pulls the cart has to be redesigned.

"When we come back, let's open a two-wheel or three-wheel non-motor vehicle workshop."

Yan Kejin: "..."

Did you understand?

But... as long as the princess is happy.

(End of this chapter)