Chapter 630 A Dream of Youth 162
Xie Ning stayed at the estate for another day, and was picked up by Xie Wangzhi and Chen Wanniang. Of course, the main reason for the visit was to inspect the area, as the promotion of cotton was a stepping stone for his promotion.
He couldn't confine himself to the pharmacy forever, not to mention that Xie Ning had already joined the pharmacy, although she only had the responsibility of making medicine for women. Who could say what the future held?
Chen Wanniang held Xie Ning's hand and turned to Xie Wangzhi, saying, "The weaving and dyeing workshops in Quanzhou are now on the right track. My elder brother and Yunsheng have built a manor in Yazhou, specializing in cotton cultivation. Although we can also grow cotton here, the quality and yield are not as good as there."
Moreover, the people in Yazhou all know how to grow cotton...
In this way, they can not only grow their own crops but also harvest them, which will easily solve the problem of raw materials. Originally, Yun Sheng was going to venture into the Western Regions this year, but Huo Xiao was pregnant, so Chen Yunbo took over instead.
The child was about the same age as Xie Qi, only seventeen or eighteen years old by the traditional Chinese age reckoning. The Huo family dared to send him to venture into the Western Regions, which was quite audacious, even with people from the Huo family following him.
As they walked, they talked about the current situation of the weaving workshop. Then Xie Wangzhi looked at Xie Qi, who was lost in thought, and asked, "Qi'er, do you remember where in the book cotton was described?"
At first, this thing wasn't called cotton. Xie Ning was the first to call it cotton, and later they thought it sounded nice, so they naturally started calling it that.
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Xie Qi snapped out of his daze and met his father's cold gaze. He felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. He had read so many books, how could he remember everything?
Besides, who has time to remember this stuff?
He couldn't help but cast a pleading look at Xie Ning, thinking that Xie Ning had a photographic memory and would definitely remember.
Xie Ning coughed lightly and then said, "I remember that the Book of Documents, in the section on Yu Gong, records that the Huai and Hai regions belonged to Yangzhou. Pengli was home to pigs... Their tribute consisted of three kinds of gold, jade, bamboo, teeth, leather, feathers, and fur, as well as wood, and the island barbarians wore floral garments. Their baskets were woven with cowrie shells, and their packages contained oranges, pomelos, and tin as tribute."
It stretches along the Yangtze River and the sea, reaching the Huai and Si Rivers.
'Island barbarians' refers to the barbarians of the southeastern islands, and what they now call cotton is called 'jibei' by the people of Yazhou.
Xie Wangzhi let his wife and daughters go sightseeing first, while he took his son and went up to Tingyuxuan.
"Brother...I hope you're not hurt?"
Xie Ning blinked. Xie Qi had really been slacking off lately, and since she, her parents, grandparents, and aunt were all busy, they had neglected him.
"No, your father knows what he's doing."
Even if you like someone a lot, you can't forget what you're supposed to do.
Regardless of gender, indulging in romantic love will only lead to regression, especially since Xie Qi has only had unrequited love so far. Only by becoming more and more outstanding can he attract the attention of others.
“Bao’er, your aunt wrote to say that your brother Yuncheng is coming to the capital. He even brought two horses with him. When the time comes, take a look and see if you like them. If you don’t, your mother will take you to choose another one.”
Chen Yuncheng had grown up a bit, and his personality was no longer as mischievous as when he was a child. He was able to calm down and study, so Madam Huo thought of sending him to the capital. Regardless of whether he could enter the Imperial Academy, it would be good for him to study at an academy near the capital.
After all, being under the emperor's nose means being closest to current events and having a better chance of finding great scholars to teach you.
As for the horse, it was a gift from the Huo family. Huo Shi learned in the letter that Xie Ning did not yet have a horse, so she picked out two, one for Xie Ning and one for Huo Xiao.
Unfortunately, Huo Xiao is now pregnant and can no longer ride a horse, so she was extremely disappointed when she saw those two fine horses.
"If I weren't twins, I would definitely ride it and run a couple of laps!"
The women of the Huo family were excellent riders from a young age; she was already riding a horse when she was six.
She originally had her own horse, but her mother, wanting her to become a lady and to dispel her desire to ride horses, sold it.
She cried and made a scene, but it was all in vain. Unexpectedly, her mother-in-law gave her a horse. Huo Xiao felt a lump in her throat.
After saying that, he looked at Xie Ning and asked, "Which one does Bao'er like?"
Before Xie Ning could speak, Snowball started baring its teeth and howling, "Awoo!"
Seeing the horse pacing back and forth, its forelegs raised, panting and neighing, it was clearly startled, and the men beside it were also startled.
Xie Ning quickly slapped Xueqiu on the head, "Don't scare people like that, or I won't let you eat melon when we get back."
Although wolves are carnivores, they also enjoy eating fruit.
If she doesn't ride a horse, is she riding a wolf?
Although Snowball is quite big, she has also grown taller, and is now 1.55 meters tall, which is considered tall compared to some of her peers.
Moreover, she is still young now, and she can grow taller when she gets older.
Snowball isn't even a meter tall at the shoulder!
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