Helian Jue agreed to search for cotton in the Northwest.
Xie Yuan was relieved.
She resumed her work on her baby and maternity products.
Silk was made into bindings, which were wrapped around the body in layers.
She even had someone secretly sew her a bra with a support to prevent her breasts from sagging.
Actually, Xie Yuan is no longer breastfeeding her child.
Firstly, Xie Yuan had already given the colostrum, which gave him some psychological comfort;
Secondly, there were too many children, and Xie Yuan simply couldn't feed them all by himself.
With her meager stock, she could only afford to give it to the children as a snack.
Even so, it would be better to have carefully selected wet nurses feed the sheep directly.
Thirdly, she is, after all, a princess. Xie Yuan may not care about his reputation, but he also has to consider the entire royal family.
She's already gone too far by being busy with infrastructure projects outside.
In the future, she may become even more "jealous" and forbid her husband from taking a concubine, which would draw even more criticism.
She didn't want to challenge conventions and rules over trivial matters.
And most importantly, not because of breastfeeding, Xie Yuanzhen was really relaxed.
No need to stay up late at night, and no need to avoid certain foods.
She was in very good spirits.
Xie Yuan was able to calm down and do things instead of being driven to depression by the various trivial matters after childbirth.
"...Just consider it as 'milk powder' for the child."
Xie Yuan comforted himself in this way.
When she thought about baby formula, her thoughts started to wander again.
These days, even wealthy and powerful families have the habit of consuming cow's milk.
However, it is not specifically for infants.
In the eyes of the world, breast milk seems to have more significance.
And that is certainly true. Breast milk provides the nutrition that best meets an infant's needs.
However, after the age of three, it is appropriate to increase the intake of dairy products such as cow's milk and goat's milk.
Just like the neighbor's family, they encourage their children to drink milk, and their children have all grown taller.
Xie Yuan and Helian Jue are both very well-off, so their child should be just as good.
Even if you have good innate conditions, you still need to keep up with your nutrition.
"Hmm! Let the children eat it until they are three years old. After they turn three, we'll switch to cow's milk."
Xie Yuan scribbled and drew on the paper while secretly pondering something.
It's just that these cows are not easy to find.
In this era, they were all local yellow cattle and water buffalo.
Most of the dairy cows on ranches in later generations were imported breeds.
Those cows produce a high amount of milk, and the milk is also high in protein and fat.
In this respect, scalpers cannot compare to dairy cows.
"Why don't we give it a try first? Then we can go to the Northwest and find some other breeds of cattle."
Xie Yuan's thoughts continued to wander.
The types of livestock have actually been continuously improved.
Even domesticated cattle and sheep of the same breed today differ somewhat from those of later generations.
"There's also goat milk, and even mare's milk, which are very nutritious!"
When Xie Yuan thought of mare's milk, he couldn't help but think of the Great Khan who almost conquered Eurasia and was very skilled at "horse-drawn marches".
A cavalryman is equipped with three horses, which are used not only for riding but also for eating horse meat and drinking horse milk in critical moments.
There's also sour mare's milk wine, which can reduce inflammation and relieve pain, and can be used as medicine.
In the past two years, when Helian Jue went to war, Xie Yuan specifically asked him to bring more mares.
However, Lingnan is rich in resources and has many waterways, so it is not lacking in food and water.
In the Northwest, or in long-distance warfare, mare's milk is extremely useful.
Of course, Xie Yuan can make some dairy products.
For example, cheese, tofu, milk powder, etc.
It can quickly replenish energy during a forced march, making it both nutritious and convenient.
Wait, convenient? Instant noodles!
"Oh dear, how could I forget that!"
Xie Yuan lightly slapped his forehead.
She was so focused on training troops and building the city that she forgot about the food that this time-traveling woman was bound to imitate – instant noodles.
Even the neighboring universe country copied this scene in a TV series, which shows how powerful convenience can be.
"Someone come here!"
Xie Yuan now has a very divergent mindset; he does whatever comes to mind.
"Your Majesty, this servant is here."
Ruyi was guarding outside when she heard the noise and quickly came in.
"Go tell the kitchen that I want to make a new kind of pasta."
Xie Yuan recalled the process of making instant noodles and slowly said, "Use eggs to make the dough and add a little salt."
"The dough should be made firmer; knead it more to increase its elasticity."
"Cut it into thin noodles, then deep-fry it, but don't over-fry it; just until it turns slightly golden!"
If you really want to recreate the feel of instant noodles from later generations, you can wrap them into coils on chopsticks, or even knit them into a scarf.
After frying, it is then simmered in broth.
Yuezhou is located by the sea, and its seafood is extremely abundant.
Add prawns, scallops, abalone, and other ingredients, and who can still say instant noodles are junk food?
Xie Yuan's mouth started watering as soon as he thought of the unique aroma of instant noodles.
Since we're going to make a replica, it should be a 1:1 replica.
Xie Yuan directly wrote and drew on the paper, creating a crooked pancake.
"Take it and let the cook try making it!"
Xie Yuan didn't insist that the cook make it right away.
Every new and interesting dish requires repeated experimentation.
"yes!"
Ruyi agreed and hurriedly left with the paper.
Xie Yuan thought it would probably take two or three days of experimentation before he could eat a decent bowl of instant noodles.
Unexpectedly, in less than two hours, a bowl of genuine seafood noodles, topped with seafood, slices of meat, and a poached egg, was delivered to Xie Yuan.
The slightly yellow, curved noodles and the unique fresh aroma of seafood gave Xie Yuan a strange sense of timelessness.
"How many bowls did you make? Did you send one to the Prince?"
Xie Yuan suppressed the urge to drool and asked in a deep voice first.
"I made three bowls in total, one for the Prince and one for the young master!"
Ruyi replied with a smile.
She was Xie Yuan's most trusted maid, so she was naturally familiar with her master's temperament.
In the Prince's Mansion, the Prince and Princess were the only two masters.
Xie Zhen, the little dumpling, is essentially a dependent child living under someone else's roof.
However, Xie Yuan had status and prestige in the Yue Prince's Mansion, and everyone treated Xie Zhen as their young mistress out of respect for her.
And then there's Helian Jue; love me, love my dog.
Even though he didn't easily trust people at the beginning and didn't have much love for children, he still gave Xie Yuan the honor of being a wife.
Consequently, she also treated Xie Zhen with some amiability.
Subsequently, Helian Jue and Xie Yuan's relationship deepened, and Xie Zhen, the little burden, also rose in status at the Yue Prince's Mansion.
To become the master of the "only three".
Of course, Xie Yuan now has four children, so the number of masters in the Prince's Mansion has increased by four.
However, these four young masters are still too young, so the kitchen can't possibly prepare meals for them when it comes to preparing meals for the masters.
Therefore, there are only three bowls of seafood noodles.
"good!"
Hearing that Ruyi hadn't neglected Helian Jue, Xie Yuan felt relieved.
As for the little dumpling, well, Ruyi was originally a servant of the Xie family. She forgot that even the prince would not overlook Xie Zhen!
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