Chapter 34 Chapter 034 Bai Yuzhi arranged, 12 calls, ...
The room of the third room fell silent, but the man of the second room finally welcomed his wife home and held her tightly in his arms. Qin Shu held his wife's hand to keep her warm, and Zhou Yan also unceremoniously put her feet between her husband's legs, and finally they felt warm.
"How have you been these past two days?"
The first person she asked was Qin Yuan. No matter how comfortable she had been living outside these past two days, it was still not as good as home. She felt a little uneasy without seeing Youyou.
"Of course Yoyo is doing well. She's recovered from her illness. With Mom and Dad, Big Brother and His Wife, and Third Brother looking after her, what could possibly happen? And you, you've been out with your sister-in-law these past two days. Have you encountered any difficulties?"
Qin Shu lowered his voice and asked his wife quietly. He had actually been feeling uneasy these past two days. His wife was just like him, an ordinary village woman. He didn't know how she was doing after going to the Zhang Mansion.
"With my brother and sister-in-law here, who would dare to embarrass me? Besides, we went to the Zhang Mansion to be his saviors, not to be arrested."
Zhou Yan noticed her husband's concern and her voice became a little more angry. Although she had given birth to three children, Zhou Yan still had a very good relationship with her husband Qin Shu. She was strong and several inches taller than ordinary men, so she had someone to rely on because she met Qin Shu. Zhou Yan also felt the changes in the family.
"Husband, this time I went out with my sister-in-law, and I actually saw a lot of things clearly. I'm afraid our Qin family will have to follow Youyou and move forward. My sister-in-law is the one who protects her child the most. If we take a step back, I'm afraid she will take Youyou away. So from now on, let's keep Feng'er at home and let Feng'er be a baby at home. As for Dahu and Daxiong, if they get married and have children in the future, we can separate them."
This was what Zhou Yan had confirmed in the past two days. Youyou would definitely stay at home as a baby in the future. However, Zhou Yan didn't dare to say anything about whether she would stay in the Qin family or the Xie family. She could only hint to her husband that he should keep up with his sister-in-law and not hold Youyou back.
Hearing this, Qin Shu couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey, I know that too. Actually, everyone in the family has been in a bad mood for the past half month. Yoyo has been thinking about returning to heaven for the past few years. We tried everything but it was useless. Now she's finally willing to stay home, but our Qin family can't protect such a fairy. Let's not talk about the goodies Yoyo brings out every day, just look at this tofu today, who wouldn't be moved?"
Zhou Yan was also confused when she heard about tofu.
"Is the tofu made? Is it really as white as jade?"
Qin Shu nodded, his fingers unconsciously stroking his wife's arm, and he lowered his voice again.
"Our family has thoroughly researched the method of making white jade fat. Today, Dad asked Youyou, and Youyou said she was willing to share the recipe with the villagers. However, it will ultimately fall on my sister-in-law's head. Ah Yan, I'm really scared..."
I'm worried that the Qin family won't be able to protect Youyou, and I'm also worried that the Xie family will take Youyou away...
And with his third brother like that... Qin Shu couldn't say some things directly, so he could only sigh in his heart.
"Don't be afraid. As long as my sister-in-law stays in the Qin family, the Qin family will be able to protect her. You grown men are not as smart as my third sister-in-law. She..." Thinking of everything that my sister-in-law had planned long ago, Zhou Yan didn't say much in the end.
However, Qin Shu couldn't help but sigh for his brother. His wife had been the same as he had accepted since childhood. He thought that after marriage, they would be together for life, but that was not the case for that wealthy family.
A girl from aristocratic family, even if she is divorced, there are still countless men willing to throw themselves into the fire. My sister-in-law is a phoenix in distress. Sooner or later, she will be able to roost under the paulownia tree again, but where is the paulownia tree in the Qin family?
The two people were thinking completely different things, but Zhou Yan was also tired and fell asleep after a while.
Qin Yuan was probably the one who slept the best in the entire Qin family that night. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw her mother sitting at the head of her bed, and her eyes widened with joy.
“Mother!!”
She threw herself into her mother's arms without hesitation. After not seeing Xie Yaer for two days, Qin Yuan admitted that she missed her mother.
Xie Yaer came to her mother-in-law's room early. At this time, Qin Dali and Qin Yu had gone to boil water. She looked at her daughter's sleeping face for a while. When Qin Yuan woke up, she reached out to her daughter and hugged her in her arms the next second.
"Mother, mother, mother, mother!"
Qin Yuan hugged her mother's neck, ignoring everything else, and leaned over to kiss her mother's cheek.
Xie Yaer let her come closer, and the aroma of milk made her lips curl up.
"Well, good morning, I'm back."
She had already heard from her mother-in-law what had happened in the past two days, and only then did she slowly put clothes on Qin Yuan. Qin Yuan also obediently let her mother do what she wanted.
"Mother, has Magistrate Zhang's child been cured?"
Qin Yuan knew that County Magistrate Zhang always sent Feiyi home, so she seemed to really care about him.
"Yes, he's better now. When mom went there, his fever was almost 40 degrees. Fortunately, Yoyo had the fever-reducing medicine, otherwise even a god would have been unable to save him."
Xie Yaer said this to her daughter in a gentle voice, but it made people feel an inexplicable chill. Liu Chunhua, who was standing by, glanced at her third daughter-in-law but didn't say much.
Qin Yuan couldn't understand what her mother meant. She just thought that her medicine saved a person, which was too good to be true!
"Mom, you're amazing! I just told you how to use the medicine, and you saved people! You're the most amazing person in the world! And you're also super, super kind!"
She directed all the simple compliments to her own mother, and her soft and gentle voice was so funny that Xie Yaer couldn't help laughing. She gently stroked her daughter's hair and whispered.
"Yoyo is really amazing. If it weren't for Yoyo's medicine, there would be no way to save him."
The mother and daughter began to praise each other, then smiled at each other, both of them were amused by each other's words.
Liu Chunhua on the side held out a warm handkerchief, and Qin Yuan rubbed her face against it, wiping it clean. Xie Yaer took a willow branch to brush her daughter's teeth, and put her hand into Qin Yuan's mouth to caress it. If it were the previous Qin Yuan, she would definitely resist, but now she has gotten used to it.
After washing up, Xie Yaer looked at her daughter with a smile.
"This time, Mommy went out and brought some gifts for Youyou. Do you want to see them?"
After she said that, Qin Yuan had no choice but to agree and nodded quickly.
"Okay, okay! What is it?"
She looked at her mother curiously, and then someone came in from outside with a box in her hand. Qin Yuan was even happier when she saw her.
"Second Aunt! Second Aunt, you're back too!"
That’s right, it was Zhou Yan who came in with the box. When Zhou Yan saw her baby Yoyo being held on her brother and sister-in-law’s lap, she couldn’t help laughing, and her voice became a little softer.
"Yes, Second Aunt came back last night. Look, come and see what gift your mother prepared for you."
She stepped forward and opened the square box under Qin Yuan's curious gaze. The moment she opened the square box, which was as big as a basketball, Qin Yuan couldn't help but blink in shock!
Inside the square box, there were adorable little animals of all colors! The first thing she saw was a kitten made of blue gemstone. Qin Yuan instinctively reached out and picked up the blue kitten. Only then did she realize that the sapphire inlaid on the kitten, sitting so gracefully, had been polished to a mirror-like finish. It felt cool to the touch, yet incredibly delicate. The blue kitten had yellow pupils and looked incredibly adorable!!!
It wasn't just a kitten. After picking up the sapphire kitten, Qin Yuan saw a purple jade pony inside, with a red pheasant on the side. She couldn't tell what kind of stone it was. She casually rummaged around with her fingers and found a white jade kitten inside. It was so adorable that it felt warm in her hand.
"Wow! This little kitty is so cute!"
Qin Yuan held the kitten in her hands and showed it to her mother. She had completely forgotten one thing: Qin Yuan, who had never left the Qin family, the five-year-old Qin Yuan Qin Youyou, had never seen a cat.
She grew up under the protection and blessing of the Qin family, so the only animals she had seen were the chickens in the yard. The Qin family had no dogs, and naturally no cats that only nobles could afford to raise. But now that she recognized the cat at a glance, no one was surprised.
"And this pony, mommy, this purple pony is so cute!"
The wisdom of the ancients is indeed endless. Such a small piece of horse can be carved into lifelike shape in the palm of her five-year-old hand. It is also very comfortable to touch, making Qin Yuan forget that she has never seen these little animals.
Cats, horses, pheasants, rabbits... Qin Yuan looked through the box and was attracted by the little gadgets inside. She found the fortune and peace card hidden at the bottom by Xie Yaer.
This wealth and peace plaque is about the same size as the one Qin Yuan gave to her daughter before. It is just the size of the palm of Qin Yuan's hand. It feels warm and smooth to the touch, which makes Qin Yuan like it immediately.
Xie Yaer sat on one side, her eyes softly falling on Qin Yuan's happy eyes. No one present spoke, but they all understood that Xie Yaer went to Zhang's house just for this excuse.
"Do you like this, Yoyo? Can I help you put it on?"
Zhou Yan was a smart person. She took the initiative to speak, and Qin Yuan didn't think much about it and nodded obediently. She didn't even know what she had more or less on her, as her family knew everything.
Under everyone's silent gaze, this new amulet of wealth and peace was put around Qin Yuan's neck and gently tucked into her inner clothes. Liu Chunhua felt a little annoyed for some reason and stood up to leave.
"I'm going to the kitchen for a minute, second brother's, come with me."
Liu Chunhua left the house and took her second daughter-in-law with her, leaving Xie Yaer and Qin Yuan, mother and daughter, behind.
At this moment, Qin Yuan quickly leaned against her mother and talked about tofu.
"Mom, Grandpa and the uncles are amazing! They made the white jade fat, and the most important sauce was made by my cousin Hu Zi. He's really amazing!"
The most important thing in making tofu is the braising sauce. The amount of braising sauce affects the color and tenderness of the tofu, and sometimes it may even prevent it from taking shape. Qin Yuan was really surprised when she heard that the braising sauce was arranged by Qin Hu, and felt that this cousin Hu Zi was talented in cooking.
"Your cousin Hu Zi has some talent in cooking." Xie Yaer followed her daughter's words, and Qin Yuan said without thinking much.
"Mother, the white jade fat is ready. I told you before that it's precious and can be sold to noble people so that the villagers can have a good New Year. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you later. Actually, I don't know if what I'm doing is right or wrong."
Qin Yuan was really a little conflicted. During the five years she had been in the ancient times, she had been communicating with the Qin family and had never seen outsiders. She didn't know what the people in Qinjia Village were like. Now she had to share the tofu-making method with the villagers. She was actually a little uneasy, but she couldn't show it in front of her grandparents.
Mother is even more important at this time. The Xie family is so famous that no one dares to bully it.
only……
She looked small but worried, which made Xie Yaer lower her head and gently smooth her daughter's eyebrows, with a hint of coldness in her voice.
"As long as it's something Youyou wants to do, no matter if it's right or wrong, mother will help you do it."
She made a promise to her daughter, and Qin Yuan moved closer, buried her face in her mother's arms, and mumbled and acted coquettishly.
"I just wanted everyone in Qinjia Village to be well, so I took the tofu recipe. There's been a lot of snow and wind this year, and I heard from my grandparents that many people in the village will die. I also want to do something for the village, but mother, I'm still a little afraid..."
Qin Yuan couldn't explain what she was afraid of. She could only bury her head in her mother's arms. She felt very powerless at the moment. After all, her body was only that of a five-year-old baby. There was very little she could do. Just protecting herself required effort.
Xie Yaer hugged her daughter in her arms, with an inexplicable look on her face, but she gently patted her daughter's back.
"Yoyo, you don't have to worry about these. I'll take care of it. I promise you that all the white jade fat produced in Qinjia Village this year will be able to be sold at a good price. I will ensure that everyone in the village has a good New Year."
It will also let them know whose favor they should hold onto for all this.
Youyou's temptation made Xie Yaer understand that her daughter would not be trapped in the Qin family forever, and even the Xie family would not be her daughter's home in the future. She had to do more and make everyone protect her daughter's interests.
After a while, Qin Yu came over and called the two of them to eat. Qin Yuan's health had finally improved and she was finally able to go to the living room to eat. She watched her father skillfully open the clothes on his chest and bury himself in it without any shyness.
In the modern world, a five-year-old child would definitely be one meter tall, but Qin Yuan is less than one meter tall now. She is so small that she can only turn around in the arms of adults. After inheriting her mother Xie Yaer's figure, she looks pitifully small in everyone's eyes.
For example, her cousin Qin Feng'er, who was only three years older than her, was a whole head taller and looked much stronger, so the adults didn't have to worry about her so much.
For breakfast, Qin Yuan ate a little tender lamb, drank some milk powder, and even tasted the tofu made by her cousin yesterday. Seeing that she had a normal appetite, Xie Yaer finally felt relieved.
After finishing breakfast, Liu Chunhua gave a look and Wang Pandi beside her immediately went over and hugged Qin Yuan.
"Hey, can your aunt take you to play in the house? Your grandma and mother are busy."
Qin Yuan immediately understood that it was about the tofu, and in order not to cause trouble for her family, she was obediently taken away by her aunt. Soon, only the rest of the Qin family were left in the hall. Whether adults or children, everyone couldn't help but look at Xie Yaer, waiting for a result.
Xie Yaer also tasted the white jade fat from her daughter's mouth today. Qin Hu was a smart man. With just a few words from Qin Yuan, he had already learned how to make tofu dishes. The garlic tofu made in the morning melted in the mouth and was extremely tender. The mutton stewed with tofu soup was still very delicious.
"Dad, this method of making white jade fat was given to the people of Qinjia Village by Youyou. Today, I will accompany you to see the village chief and inform him of this matter. As for the white jade fat, you don't have to worry about it after it is made. County Magistrate Zhang's wife, Jin, has a family that is a merchant in Yangtong. I'm afraid we will meet soon. You can sell this white jade fat to the Jin family."
With just a few words, Xie Yaer resolved the Qin family's worries for the past two days. With her presence, no matter what they said, the village chief and the villagers did not dare to say anything more.
"Third daughter-in-law, I'm sorry to trouble you with this matter." Qin Dali nodded. He didn't expect that his daughter-in-law had even thought of the sales method. She was indeed a smart person.
The matter was confirmed. Qin Dali then looked at his sons who only had strength but not brains, and then looked at his daughter-in-law. He felt that comparing oneself with others was really frustrating. So he took Qin Yu and Xie Yaer out and went straight to the village chief's house.
Qin Xingsheng has been very busy day and night these days. With the stone mill, every household in the village has more food. He asked Qin Shi to order a total of six more stone mills for the village. Now the stone mills are running day and night, not far from Qin Xingsheng's home.
Qin Dali voluntarily contributed the stone mill in his home and sent it here, which made Qin Xingsheng feel embarrassed.
Early in the morning, the villagers were busy around the stone mill and talking excitedly. Qin Xingsheng saw Qin Dali and his men coming from afar and hurried to meet them.
"Da Li! Why are you here when it's so cold?"
It's not even December yet, but there have already been four snowfalls. Qin Xingsheng is really worried that this winter will be difficult.
"Village chief, I have something to discuss with you."
Qin Dali didn't bother to be polite with Qin Xingsheng. After he said this, Qin Xingsheng couldn't help but glance at Xie Yaer next to him. Xie Yaer was wearing a white fox fur coat and looked out of place among the villagers. She seemed to be wearing something on her face to block the cold. Qin Xingsheng didn't know what this mask was.
"Come on, if you have anything to say, come inside and talk."
Just the stone mill alone made Qin Xingsheng happy. These days, any villager who used the stone mill was not ungrateful and would bring some home goods to Qin Dali's home. However, what good could these farmers do? They could only send their own pickled vegetables and coarse grains.
They quickly welcomed the person into the house to block the cold wind outside. Qin Xingsheng's wife came over enthusiastically to pour hot water. If it were any other family, there would probably not be any hot water. Firewood is rare in winter, so everyone uses it sparingly.
The hot water was placed on the table. Qin Dali took it up and drank two sips without hesitation. Then he looked at his village chief. In fact, Qin Xingsheng was only three years older than Qin Dali.
"Village chief, I won't hide it from you. This stone mill was made by my daughter-in-law. Now she has made a magical item called White Jade Fat. Try it."
Qin Yu took out the tofu he brought from home. The square white and tender thing immediately attracted Qin Xingsheng's family. Qin Xingsheng was also curious. After his family took the chopsticks, he took the chopsticks himself. After touching the white jade fat, it was so tender that Qin Xingsheng couldn't even pick it up for a while. When he finally put it in his mouth, the fresh, sweet and melt-in-the-mouth feeling instantly made his eyes brighten.
"This thing... this thing melts in your mouth, it's truly worthy of being called White Jade Fat!"
What a perfect name! Isn't this square thing actually white jade? It's so tender and melts in your mouth, isn't it animal fat?
He praised Bai Yuzhi and couldn't help but look at Xie Yaer. He knew that the chances of Qin Dali being able to take out this thing were almost zero, so this thing could only be taken out by the noble lady of the Xie family.
As for why it is brought out now... well, this is a difficult question.
Qin Xingsheng also knew about what happened back then, and he even went to Qin Dali's home to persuade him. As for the marriage, Qi Da is not a good match, and even if it is marrying up, there must be a name. But the Qin family marrying up to Xie family sounds too terrifying.
But later, something happened to Xie Yaer's family. Although it was a branch, there were nearly a thousand people exiled together. Thinking that Qinjia Village had been around for hundreds of years before there were only a few thousand people in the village, Qin Xingsheng would be lying if he said he was not afraid at the time. He was afraid that the affairs of the Xie family would implicate the village.
Later, the incident of the Xie family passed and everything calmed down. Qin Xingsheng had met Xie Yaer before. At that time, the noble lady of the Xie family had a look of death on her face. He thought that she would die in the Qin family, but he didn't expect... Now it seems that she is willing to live like a human being.
He heard that the Xie family's daughter had given birth to a little girl, and now he was afraid that he had to make some plans for his children.
"My lady, the white jade fat is indeed a good thing. I wonder what you plan to do with it? Qin will definitely cooperate fully."
I heard that this young lady just came back from Ming County two days ago, and County Magistrate Zhang personally saw her off. Qin Xingsheng had only met the county magistrate a few times in his life, and knew his thoughts. Compared with the noble lady of the Xie family, his thoughts were probably that of a child.
Everyone looked at Xie Yaer, and Xie Yaer didn't hesitate and spoke directly.
"Village Chief Qin, I want to teach the villagers of Qinjia Village how to make white jade fat, but you must follow my instructions on how to do it afterwards..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Qin Xingsheng didn't dare to say anything more. He immediately said that this was natural. After all, they had brought the recipe over, and the Qin family was taking advantage. If they didn't obey, they would be too shameless...
The people in Qinjia Village were discussing changing the entire Qin family's arrangements, while Qin Yuan received a call from her daughter.
The video was connected, and Qin Huan's excited eyes appeared in front of Qin Yuan. Now, every time the mother and daughter meet is the happiest moment.
"Good morning, Mom! Have you eaten?"
Qin Huan planned to give her mother a food show today. After all, she noticed her mother's disappointment when she called her last time. This time, she held the phone in front of her. On the table was today's nutritious meal, which included century egg and lean meat porridge, avocado salad, fried dough sticks and small bread.
"I've already eaten. I drank milk powder, ate mutton and tofu. What are you eating?"
It was also the first time that Qin Yuan saw her daughter showing her food. She was very curious and then watched Qin Huan scan all the food with the camera.
"Haven't I gained weight recently? I have lean meat porridge for breakfast. This avocado salad is sweet, and I also have my favorite fried dough sticks and bread. When I was losing weight before, I was absolutely not allowed to eat fried dough sticks."
Qin Huan was in a very good mood. As soon as he finished talking about fried dough sticks, he ate a bite of the fried dough stick in front of the camera, and then a happy expression appeared on his face. After all, being a star is not so easy. Losing weight is a daily routine, and fat-reducing meals are commonplace. There are too few days when he can eat fried dough sticks.
Qin Yuan couldn't help laughing when she saw her daughter eating happily. She felt that Qin Huan's way of eating was still the same as when she was a child. She was actually very well-behaved and would eat whatever was given to her when she was a child. At that time, Qin Yuan was busy with work, so Qin Huan would sit alone on her little stool, taking small bites of food and putting it into her mouth. She was so cute.
"Huanhuan, eat your meal. I want to tell you about what happened today. My mother came back last night. She told me that Magistrate Zhang's child had taken medicine and recovered, so she rushed back overnight. She also brought a lot of goodies, including a box of small animal figurines made of jewelry and jade. I'll bring them over later so you can pick out which one you like."
Those little animals made of jewelry are so cute that Qin Yuan couldn't help but share them with her daughter.
"Okay, but I'm not surprised at all that County Magistrate Zhang's child is getting better. If our Western medicine is used on someone who has never taken Western medicine before, it should still be very effective."
Qin Huan nodded, not surprised that his medicine worked. Then he took a sip of the century egg and lean meat porridge and remembered something.
"Mom, I suddenly remembered that refined salt has only been available in our country in recent years. Earlier, the salt people ate contained a small amount of toxins. Are you doing well in the Great Yong Dynasty? What kind of salt do you eat?"
Qin Yuan was also stunned by her daughter's sudden question. As the person who was most protected by the Qin family, Qin Yuan had been to the kitchen, but had never seen salt, so she had never thought that ancient salt was completely different from modern salt.
"...I don't know, and I've only eaten salty food in the past two years."
It’s a bit embarrassing to say, but Qin Yuan was breastfeeding for two years, and in the third year she drank mostly goat milk porridge, or egg custard, so I really don’t know about the salt situation.
Qin Huan also became serious and explained to his mother seriously.
"I just suddenly thought of this. You must go and have a look. If salt is poisonous, people will be poisoned if they eat it for a long time. I'm going to prepare some refined salt and send it to you by express delivery."
Qin Yuan had never thought that one day her daughter would worry about her so much. She felt embarrassed and a little soft in her heart. She knew that she had been raised by the Qin family for the past five years and had no brains at all. Now she smiled.
"Don't worry, Huanhuan. I'll see today that Huanhuan has really grown up and knows how to worry about her mother."
She made a joke, and Qin Huan raised his chin as a matter of course, feeling very proud.
"Of course. I'm not the same person I used to be. Mom, you have to remember that you're only five years old now, and that's five years old in the Great Yong Dynasty. So how can I not miss you?"
In ancient times, any illness could take a person away. Qin Huan felt that he had to video chat with his mother every day to feel at ease.
"Yes, yes, mom is only five years old now, but you can choose now and see what you like."
That’s right, Qin Yuan had already called her aunt and asked her to bring her jewelry box over, and then she held up a cute purple rabbit in front of the camera.
"Huanhuan, do you think this rabbit looks like you?"
The purple rabbit has red pupils. It is so small that it looks really pitiful in the palm of Qin Huan's hand.
"I'm afraid I'm only like this in your eyes, Mom. I'm not like this in the eyes of others~"
Seeing that his mother was still coaxing him like a child, Qin Huan started laughing as he spoke.
Qin Yuan really treated Qin Huan as a child, showing her little animals one by one in front of the camera. In the end, the two of them confirmed the situation of today's express delivery.
"Mom, please check the salt first. If there's something wrong with the salt, send me this purple bunny. If there's nothing wrong with the salt, send me this white puppy."
Qin Huan was still most concerned about Qin Yuan's health. She was not in any great danger anyway.
"...Okay, I'll take a look right away."
Today's video of the two of them eating and showing off their gadgets lasted only half an hour. After the video was turned off, Qin Yuan asked her aunt.
"Auntie, can I see the salt in the kitchen?"
Wang Pandi was doing some work when he suddenly heard Yoyo ask this question and nodded without hesitation.
"Of course." She said and looked at her daughter beside her.
"Yue'er, go to the kitchen and get some salt for Yoyo to see."
Yoyo is a fairy who is born knowing some things, but she also seems to have a strange curiosity about everything, which Wang Pandi and others have felt.
For example, in the treasure box that my sister-in-law brought today, the Qin family would definitely not recognize the beast whose appearance could not be seen, but Qin Yuan could recognize it as a Pixiu at a glance, and the Qin family had never heard of it...
Qin Yue quickly listened to her mother's words and went to the kitchen to ask her grandmother to get a jar of salt. Seeing that her sister was so curious, she opened the jar in front of Qin Yuan, revealing the green salt inside.
The densely packed crystal blocks were a fat yellow, and the key point was that there were blue spots distributed among these yellow spots. The salt looked like translucent broken glass shards, which made Qin Yuan stunned for a moment, and then she stretched out her little hand to touch the green salt.
Qin Yue handed the jar over a little, and Qin Yuan pinched the block of green salt. When she squeezed out a small crystal, she could see the black object inside, but she didn't know what it was.
"So... has this kind of salt always been eaten at home?"
Just by looking with the naked eye, Qin Yuan was very sure that if people consumed this salt for a long time, they would get sick even if they were not sick.
"No, how can our family afford such expensive green salt?" Qin Yue shook her head, not understanding her sister's question. "We've always eaten coarse salt at home, and this green salt was sent by the Zhang family. It's very expensive."
She was fifteen years old and considered an adult at home. Naturally, she understood the family situation and knew how expensive the green salt was.
"Ah?" Qin Yuan was confused. Is this considered being kind?
"Then what kind of salt were we eating before?"
She was really curious. Qin Yue thought her sister wanted to know these things, so she put the jar of green salt aside and went to get the salt that was originally used at home. There was still a little salt left from the last time she bought. When she brought it over, there was only a little left. When she opened the jar, Qin Yuan saw the coarse salt inside.
A black and yellow crystal that was almost bigger than Qin Yuan's palm was surrounded by many broken crystals. This salt looked more like a toxic substance than salt. Qin Yuan frowned.
"Does your family always eat this?"
Kosher salt... so coarse?
Wang Pandi saw that his fairy was no longer aware of the sufferings of the world, so he spoke softly.
"Yes, ordinary people eat these, and only the rich and powerful can eat green salt. Oh, the salt we eat now is well salt, mined from wells. Coarse salt is cheap, 30 wen per catty, and this green salt costs 300 wen per catty. Nowadays, apart from the salt mines in the hands of the imperial court, many are in the hands of the gentry, so the price of salt varies from place to place."
The price of salt in Ming County follows the price of the neighboring county. The salt price is controlled by the Chen family, a noble family, so the price is still acceptable.
"Ah?" Qin Yuan was really shocked.
It's true that I've traveled to a fictional dynasty, and it's true that I've never heard of the Great Yong Dynasty. And yet you tell me that the Great Yong Dynasty had an emperor and a court, but the most important thing, the salt mines, was controlled by the aristocracy? Was the emperor there to eat shit?
Qin Yuan didn't understand, but she felt an inexplicable irritation. She frowned, and then Wang Pandidi smoothed her brows.
"Yoyo, don't worry about that. We have salt at home. The Zhang family has sent us a lot of it over the past few times. I think it will last us for several years."
Wang Pandi thought that it was the fairy at home who was worried about the salt problem, but he had no idea what Qin Yuan was thinking.
A dynasty full of aristocrats, a dynasty where the emperor seems to be of little use, and even... important materials such as salt mines are not in the emperor's hands. Qin Yuan finds it difficult to say that the world today is a good one.
"Then the Xie family where my mother is must also have a salt mine, right?"
Qin Yuan instinctively wondered how powerful a noble family could become under such circumstances.
But Wang Pandi shook his head.
"I don't know about that. You should ask your mother. She must know more than me."
The farthest place Wang Pandi has ever been to in his life is Ming County, and he really doesn’t know much about the outside world.
"...Okay, Auntie, I'll ask my mother later."
Qin Yuan compromised. Her mind was in a mess. She never thought that in the Dayong Dynasty, the gentry was already above the emperor. No wonder everyone in the family was so afraid of her mother. They were simply afraid of her surname and the Xie behind her.
Qin Yuan, with her mind in a mess, delivered the purple rabbit to her daughter. Then she realized that the [Mother-Daughter Express] had been upgraded again, from the original two kilograms of items to five kilograms. However, Qin Yuan really had nothing to deliver, so after delivering the purple rabbit, she sat on the bed in a daze.
At the hospital, Qin Huan received the express delivery notification immediately. The moment he received it, he saw a purple little rabbit appear in the palm of his hand.
This purple little rabbit made Qin Huan look serious. It turned out that there was something wrong with the salt from his mother's place.
Salt is constantly being updated in people's lives, but in the past, most people ate salt that contained pure natural toxins. Qin Huan took action almost immediately. After confirming that the [Mother-Daughter Express] could be upgraded to deliver five kilograms of items, she went downstairs to the supermarket below the hospital and bought five kilograms of salt to deliver to her mother.
Qin Yuanke had no idea that her daughter was so worried about her, and she was at a loss after sending the package to Qin Huan.
She really regretted that she had lived for five years in vain and seemed to know nothing about the Dayong Dynasty, whether it was these daily matters or about Dayong... She was really useless before and had to make her daughter worry about her.
However, the Great Yong Dynasty did not seem to be a safe one. However, another path was slowly opening up for Qin Yuan. If the nobles of the Great Yong Dynasty were so powerful, why didn't she make the Qin family the largest noble family? As for being uneducated, history books are written by the victors. Only the food and weapons in hand are real.
Qin Yuan was confused for a moment, and then she heard a ding-dong sound. It was the [Mother and Daughter Express].
The body's instinct had overcome the brain, and Qin Yuan chose to receive the express delivery immediately.
Then, a pile of things wrapped in oil skin soon appeared on the quilt. This was from Wang Pandi's perspective. In Qin Yuan's eyes, the salt was still in the same packaging as before.
"Ah! It's so heavy!"
Something weighing five kilograms suddenly appeared on her body. Qin Yuan was pressed and reacted immediately. Wang Pandi and Qin Yue beside her also quickly reached out and took the thing from Qin Yuan.
"Sister, what is this?"
Qin Yue was a little curious because she had eaten so many delicious foods with her sister, but as soon as she said this, Wang Pandidi glared at her.
“Oh, this is salt.”
Qin Yuan answered in a daze. At this moment, there was a sound outside the door. It was the voice of her grandmother Liu Chunhua and her mother Xie Yaer. Qin Yuan's eyes lit up immediately.
“Mother!!!”
Xie Yaer came back from outside the house. She had already discussed with the village chief how to arrange people to make the white jade fat. The Qin family had to master the most core skills of making braising sauce, and the villagers could do miscellaneous work in other steps. However, the task of making white jade fat was arranged to be the job of the Qin family. Those who were willing to do the work would be given food and silver. In the end, Qin Dali's family would take 50% of the income from the sale of white jade fat, and the remaining 50% would be arranged by the village chief Qin Xingsheng.
Qin Yuan didn't know this yet. If she knew, she would definitely be shocked by her mother Xie Yaer's arrangement, because Xie Yaer directly built the factory assembly line.
As long as everyone in Qinjia Village participates in the labor but does not know the formula, this business can continue.
Xie Yaer heard her daughter's cry outside the door, and smiled at her mother-in-law Liu Chunhua. Then the two pushed the door open and went in. After entering, they stood at the door to get rid of the coldness on their bodies, and then came to Qin Yuan.
"Yoyo, do you miss your mother?"
Xie Yaer bent down and held Qin Yuan in her arms. Qin Yuan clung to her mother without hesitation.
"Mmm! Mom, I have a wonderful treasure to show you!"
Xie Yaer had already sat down, Qin Yuan was leaning against her mother, and Qin Yue beside her had cleverly taken the oil paper bag over.
"Aunt, my sister said there is salt in this."
Salt?
Now everyone became curious. After all, salt is something people eat every day. Compared to cakes and snacks, the adults were more curious about what the salt looked like. The salt from the sky... was it the same as the salt in their Great Yong Dynasty?
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