vrcanaries Chapter 366: Longevity Chapter
Chapter 366: Longevity Chapter
Not long after Chen Liehu and his wife got married, Shi Yuqi became pregnant. They gave birth to a son in the early twelfth lunar month, and the full-moon banquet was scheduled after Chen Zihao's wedding banquet.
Throughout the first month of the lunar year, Daqing Town was filled with joy.
At this time, the palace was extremely lively.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince presents a pair of East China Sea night-shining pearls to the Emperor, wishing him a long life and good health." Xiao Xizi sang on the side.
"Your Highness is thoughtful. This pair of East China Sea pearls is extremely large. I'm sure you spent a lot of time on it!" said the emperor, twirling his beard.
"As long as I am favored by my father, all the hard work is worth it." The prince stood up and bowed.
"I am very happy." The emperor said with a smile.
"The Sixth Prince presented the Emperor with a piece of red coral from the North Sea, wishing His Majesty blessings as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains."
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"Jin Gu County Lady sends...sends..." Xiao Xizi looked at it for a long time, not knowing what to say. He had never seen anyone send rice ears before, so how could he start?
The emperor turned to look at him, "What did Princess Jingu send you? Why didn't you say anything?"
"Princess Jingu sent three ears of rice..." Xiao Xizi said with a stiff face.
"Rice ears?" The emperor was surprised for a moment and turned to look at Xiao Xizi.
"This Princess Jingu is so bold that she actually dared to tease my father on the Emperor's birthday. I think she should be punished so that she can know the power of the emperor!" said the eighth prince.
Ever since his uncle Dai Yongcheng was convicted and executed, his mother, Consort Xian, was banished to the cold palace. However, he was young at the time, so the emperor did not punish him, which is why he was able to appear at today's birthday banquet.
The emperor looked at him but said nothing.
The Crown Prince said, "Eighth Brother, you are wrong. Since Princess Jingu sent us rice, she must have her reasons. Princess Jingu has made many contributions to our Great Xia over the past two years. If we punish her for such a small matter, how will people view our royal family in the future?"
"If you do something wrong, you must be punished. Otherwise, can you rely on your own merits to do whatever you want and not take your father seriously?" The Eighth Prince's words were vicious, and he even seemed to want to put Shen Wanning to death.
At this time, the emperor waved his hand. Although his tone was not strong, it carried a sense of momentum. "Okay, stop arguing."
Xiao Xizi stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, there is a letter in this brocade box."
"Open it and read it," said the emperor.
"Yes." After saying that, Xiao Xizi took out the envelope and began to read the letter.
"I respectfully wish the Emperor peace and happiness, and a long and unending life. The Emperor's blessings are profound, protecting all people. Thanks to the Emperor's protection, this summer will be blessed with favorable weather and abundant harvests, and the country will be peaceful and prosperous. ... With the help of Baocheng County Magistrate Lin Jingyou and Qinghe County Magistrate He Chaoyang, we have searched for stamen-less rice... and have cultivated hybrid rice with a yield of up to 800 kilograms per mu. ... May the Holy Light shine upon us, and hunger will never again befall Great Xia..."
In short, the letter contained a lot of congratulatory words, and in the middle it basically said this: Hybrid rice has been cultivated, and the method of hybrid rice has been told to you, and the per-acre yield has also been told to you!
The emperor was overjoyed upon hearing this. He laughed heartily and led the applause. "Excellent! Excellent! This is the best gift I have received for my birthday this year. I will reward you handsomely!"
"Your Majesty, it's just some rice. You have already given enough rewards to Princess Jingu. If you give her more, wouldn't it be too much?" The Eighth Prince was still trying to belittle Shen Wanning.
The corners of the emperor's mouth gradually lowered, and the other ministers looked at the eighth prince as if he were a fool.
It is obvious that the emperor is very happy now. Wouldn't it be obvious to anger the emperor if you say this now?
"Oh? Do you ministers mean the same thing?" The emperor's words were intimidating without even being angry.
"Your Majesty is wise. Agriculture is the foundation of the country. As the saying goes, food is the people's first necessity. Princess Jingu can cultivate high-yield rice and deserves to be rewarded." The Prime Minister took the lead.
As soon as he finished speaking, the people below responded immediately, praising the emperor for his wise move in rewarding Shen Wanning.
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Xizi, have Xiao Xiangzi go to Daqing Village... Daqing Town. Summon Princess Jingu to come to the capital this May to attend the Qianqiu Festival. I want to meet this Princess Jingu in person and reward her in person!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Xizi responded quickly.
In previous years, the emperor had always sent Xiao Xiangzi to Daqing Town to convey his imperial decree and bestow rewards, but he had never expected that this time the emperor would actually bestow the rewards in person. It seemed that the emperor valued this Princess Jingu very much, and he would have to be more respectful to her in the future.
No, maybe by the time he meets Princess Jingu, she may not even be Princess Jingu anymore.
The spring snow gradually melts, and March is the time when grass grows and birds sing.
"Aunt, the curved plow is ready. We can try it." After a few days, Lin Jiang finally made the curved plow according to the method in Tiangong Kaiwu.
"Okay, call your father and grandfather, and we'll go take a look together. I don't know much about farming, so they have to come." Shen Wanning walked around the curved plow, looked at the description of the curved plow in the book, and imagined the scene of plowing the land with the curved plow in his mind.
"Okay, I'll go call them right away."
After a while, Lin Jingce and Lin Dashan walked into the yard one after another and took a look at the curved plow in the yard.
"Compared to our straight-beam plow, the only difference is the shaft. Can it save more effort just like that?" Lin Dashan looked unconvinced.
"Let's go to the fields and try it to see if it saves more labor. If this really saves more labor than a straight-beam plow, then everyone in our village can use a curved-beam plow to plow the soil this year," said Shen Wanning.
As they spoke, Lin Jiang and Lin Jingce carried the curved plow and walked in front, while Lin Dashan went to the backyard to pull the cow out and followed behind.
As soon as they saw them walking out with something a little different, the villagers immediately knew that the Lin family must have made something extraordinary again.
Just like before, they followed behind, ready to join in the fun.
As they walked, more and more people followed them.
When they arrived at the field, they first put the curved plow in the field, and then tried to pull it a few times by themselves. Unexpectedly, they could actually pull it!
Although it was a bit strenuous, they couldn't even pull it compared to the straight-beam plow. So from this perspective, the curved-beam plow was indeed more labor-saving.
"Oh, look at the eldest brother of the Lin family. He can even pull the plow by himself. He's really strong!"
"Look carefully, this plow is different from the ones we usually use!"
"What's the difference? They look the same!"
"You're so stupid. Look at the front, the shaft is curved, but the ones we usually use are straight."
"With just this little difference, it can save more effort? Are you stupid? How is this possible?"