Chapter 142

Pei Weixuan would occasionally be interested in Yu Niang's original world and environment.

He knew very well that Yu Niang had many ideas that were beyond this era, so Yu Niang should not be a person of this era.

He also read many miscellaneous travel books and gained some new understanding of time. He knew that he might be born in this time period and time point, but in other time and space phases, there might be other worlds, other human beings, and phases of changes in space and time.

If Xu Qinyu knew that Fourth Brother could come up with these ideas just by reading books, she would be full of admiration. This is already a simple dimension and time of thinking, and Fourth Brother is still an ancient man.

But Pei Weixuan thought that if Yu Niang was from another timeline, maybe one day, she would disappear silently back to her original world just like when she came here.

Thinking of this, his body became a little stiff, and his hanging hands also relaxed slightly.

Xu Qinyu hadn't noticed her fourth brother's abnormality yet and was still thinking about the Agricultural College.

Although I am a great cook, I am not good at farming. But I do know some simple knowledge. I plan to talk to my fourth brother about it. He is much smarter than me. Every little thing he can think of is very important to him. He can gradually discover the key to something based on a superficial understanding and gain a deeper understanding.

For example, if you want to increase grain production, you need to cultivate fertile soil and select superior varieties.

This high-yield, high-quality variety of grain and agriculture can be grown through grafting, or by planting two kinds of grain together in the fields, and gradually breeding high-quality and high-yield seeds.

However, breeding new varieties and grafting crops are very difficult and require gradual exploration and countless field trials to achieve improvement.

In addition, there are matters needing attention in areas such as water conservancy, pests and diseases, etc.

Xu Qinyu couldn't help herself, so she sat next to her fourth brother and told him some of her superficial understandings.

After saying that, he added: "These are just some things that suddenly occurred to me when I saw some miscellaneous notes, travel notes and books. Do you think they are useful, Fourth Brother? If we can open an agricultural college in the future, we can also let the students of the college learn from these aspects." This way, you can keep on going on the right track.

Speaking of this, I can't help but feel a little guilty, mainly because I lied to my fourth brother. I learned all this knowledge from later generations.

Pei Weixuan was silent for a while before saying, "Okay, it's very useful. I already have a rough idea of ​​what to do. Thank you, Yu Niang."

I also want to thank Yu Niang on behalf of the people of the world. Otherwise, it would be difficult to find out anything if we relied on ourselves and the people from the Ministry of Agriculture to search without knowing anything about this. The points Yu Niang mentioned are particularly useful, especially the one about breeding high-quality grains and agricultural seeds. By mixing several kinds of grains together, we may be able to breed new varieties of grains. No one has ever thought of this before.

Xu Qinyu smiled widely and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it probably wasn't stuffed.

After all, I have been with the Pei family and my fourth brother for seven years. If I were to fool him, they would definitely think I was a monster and burn me to death.

Pei Weixuan looked at Yu Niang helplessly, knowing what she was thinking. He pulled her over and kissed her horn, "Are you tired? Take a rest in the carriage."

Xu Qinyu nodded, "Then I'll just sleep in Fourth Brother's arms for a while."

I chatted with Mrs. Xue for a long time in the afternoon, and even had time to pickle the cabbages and radishes piled up in the kitchen, leaving them for my parents and my son.

The cabbage was made into kimchi. Chili peppers are not very popular now and are only available in border towns. However, this year other state capitals in Dasheng Dynasty have also started planting chili peppers, so they will be available in summer.

So when making spicy cabbage, Xu Qinyu still uses dogwood to make the spicy flavor, and also adds apples and pears. In addition, she chops ginger, garlic and some other common seasonings and spreads them on the cabbage and marinates it. It can be eaten after ten days or half a month.

Pickled radish is made of dried pickled radish.

However, to pickle radishes, the moisture of the radishes must be drained out first, which takes overnight, so Xu Qinyu only prepared the other seasonings and taught Xue how to do the rest. After the moisture in the radish strips was drained out, the half-wilted radishes were dried in the sun, and then sprinkled with the prepared seasonings, mixed evenly and then they were ready to eat.

After a busy afternoon, I am naturally a little tired.

Xu Qinyu naturally nestled in Pei Weixuan's arms and rested on his chest for a while. Before taking a nap, she even handed her big pillow to Pei Weixuan, "Fourth brother, rest for a while too."

"good."

The man's voice was deep and heavy.

Half an hour later, I returned to the palace.

Xu Qinyu and Pei Weixuan went to see Wen first.

Pei Weixuan will go to the study room to get busy later. He has just ascended the throne and there are many memorials from all over the country, so he has to review them for a long time every day.

Xu Qinyu had already had her evening meal, and Wen had also had her dinner. The two of them stayed in the bedroom chatting, and she told Wen about the hustle and bustle in the capital.

Just by passing by in the carriage, one could hear how lively the market outside was, and it also allowed the Wen family to go out for a stroll in their spare time.

Xu Qinyu guessed that although her mother-in-law was from Beijing, she certainly hadn't spent much time in Beijing in recent years.

He was right. Although Wen was from the capital, he was not very familiar with the city.

She was still in the concubine's room as a concubine of the Wen family. She could not go out often on weekdays. She only had the chance to go out when she followed the mistress and the first wife out for social events and banquets. She could not go out for leisure. The mistress and the first wife would not go out together. After entering the palace, she had even less chance to go out, so she was really unfamiliar with the capital.

Xu Qinyu felt that this was an opportunity. There was no one else in the palace except their family. No one knew what Sister Ning was doing recently. Her brother and Sister Yan were studying with the tutor on weekdays, so no one came to talk to Wen. Except for seeing a few children at mealtime, Wen was alone in the bedroom at other times. It was really deserted and scary.

I am also worried that my mother-in-law will be lonely all day long and will inevitably think too much. And when she returns to the palace, there are traces of the late emperor and my eldest uncle everywhere. That's why I want my mother-in-law to go out more and not think too much, because I have noticed that Wen's spirit is not as good as before these few days.

The most important thing is that the timing is good now and there is no need to worry about being impeached by the court.

The civil and military officials in the court said nothing about the emperor marrying only one queen and not establishing a harem, and they did not dare to say anything to remonstrate.

It was estimated that these court officials were too exhausted by Empress Dowager Fu and Emperor Sheng Yuan, so no one impeached the fourth brother for not selecting talented people and not recruiting more concubines.

He probably thought that as long as his fourth brother could be a good emperor, manage state affairs well, think more about the people, and not be as cruel and greedy as Empress Dowager Fu and Emperor Sheng Yuan who didn't care about the lives of the people or the ministers in the court, everything else would not be that important.

So for now, I'll just turn a blind eye to what's happening in the harem.

Xu Qinyu felt that these court officials were a bit pitiful as they were frightened out of their wits by Empress Dowager Fu and Emperor Sheng Yuan.

So this is a good opportunity. In the future, he will often leave the palace and open wine houses and restaurants. He will also often bring his mother-in-law with him, so that the court officials will get used to it. Even if they want to change or impeach him in the future, it will be too late.

Xu Qinyu continued, "I'm planning to open a restaurant in the city in the near future, right? Mother, why don't you go and help me with the planning as usual?"

Wen was relieved after hearing this.

Staying in the palace all day, she couldn't help but think of the late emperor and her eldest son. Even though seven years had passed, she still couldn't let it go.

Wen knew of Yu Niang's good intentions, so she stopped refusing. "Okay, then I'll go with you to see the Shangpu Wine House."

It was also because he was a little too busy, and he was always worried that Yu Niang would meet some bad guys when she was alone outside. This was a habit he developed when he was in the border town.

So when Xu Qinyu started to leave the palace to look after the shops a few days later, Wen also followed her out of the palace, and Lianhua also followed. In addition to Lianhua, there were also several secret guards.

Xu Qinyu had written a letter to her brother and Fengtiaoyushun two days ago, asking them if they were willing to bring their families to the capital, and also asking them to ask Lin if she was willing to bring her two concubines to the capital. The letter was also sent to the border town as fast as possible, and a reply should be received soon. It is definitely too much for one person to handle the affairs of the wine shop. The wine shop and restaurant in the border town have been stabilized, and a chef and some stewards have been hired. The brother can also bring his family back to the capital to live.

Besides, Xu Qinyu still planned to just look after the shops in the city and open the wine shop first. Now there was only one person. Even if the brothers were successful and a few brothers came back, there would not be enough manpower. She had to take it slow and open the wine shop first and then think about the restaurant. Otherwise, it would be easy to be distracted if they did both. She had to do it the best she could and not be careless. Maybe she could open a wine shop chain in the future.

Xu Qinyu followed Wen around the capital for several days. In addition to visiting shops, she also took Wen around to relax and visit clothing and jewelry shops.

The two of them always dressed casually when they went out, and no one could imagine them.

Not only that, Xu Qinyu also took Wen to have a few meals with her mother, because she was afraid that Wen would be too idle on weekdays. Xue was also a good person and was about the same age, so they could have some topics to talk about with just a few years difference.

When Xue first met Wen, she felt very restrained because the woman in front of her was the Empress Dowager and her son's mother-in-law.

But after a while, I realized that the Queen Mother was really gentle and easy to talk to. After having a few meals together, we became much closer and could talk to each other.

What Xue and Wen talked about most was their son's life in the border town.

I really want to know how my son is living in the border town.

Xue felt very distressed, her eyes were slightly red, and she said with Wen, "When Yu Niang was at home, she didn't often go into the kitchen. Although she could cook a few dishes, they were nothing compared to what she cooks now. She learned them slowly. Yu Niang is so young, but her cooking skills are already so amazing. I won't hide it from the Empress Dowager. In fact, I am still very distressed in my heart. I don't know how Yu Niang developed such skills in the border town."

Hearing this, Wen suddenly paused.