socalfunplaces Chapter 257 Red cheeks like a bottle of bubble water!
Chapter 257 Red cheeks like a bottle of bubble water!
Madam Yan then called out the neighbors on both sides, conveyed the news to them, and reminded them in a vague but decent manner, "The laws of the Qin Dynasty are very clear. Please do not do anything immoral!"
Liu Ji led more than a dozen people to gather in Mangdang Mountain to form a "group of bandits", which obviously constituted a new "crime" - violating public security. Previously, because he just ran away without authorization during his service and was not noticed by his neighbors and family, he did not bear chain criminal responsibility.
However, now that the authorities have received a report and are coming to arrest the suspect, the neighborhood members who hid Liu's wife are defined as "sheltering the family".
According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, if "the person who fails to report the crime of private possession will be beheaded...if the person who protects the private possession will be punished like surrendering to the enemy." This is the warning that Madam Yan said.
When Mrs. Yan finished her statement, a strong man in the crowd with a long knife in his hand whispered: "Whoever dares to report a crime should pay attention to my Fan Kuai, who is not a heartless person!"
After Fan Kuai finished speaking, a tall, thin man wearing a straw-brown dress beside him said softly, "Liu Jiping always treats people sincerely and kindly. We should follow the example of the ancients and never do such despicable things!"
Several men nearby also murmured in agreement, and for a moment, those who had wanted to rush forward to accuse became hesitant.
Because if you accuse someone in front of everyone, you will definitely be counterattacked!
Seeing this scene, Gan Fu couldn't help laughing in his heart, and he admired in his heart that the monarch was indeed a man of great power! Whether it was the people in the county government or the people here, everyone's behavior was exactly as the monarch expected.
Recalling what Fusu said to him before they set out that day, Gan Fu commanded the Sishui soldiers to divide the crowd in front of them into several groups and led them into the room one by one for questioning.
As expected, after asking only the third person, someone recognized Lu Zhi.
Through the wooden window, you can see the figure of the woman who is guarded by several strong men. She is about middle-aged, wearing patched clothes and skirts, with a healthy brown complexion, eyes as bright as lake waves, moist and plump lips, and a primitive sexy charm. Once a woman reveals her seductive temperament, a 30% or 40% appearance can be as charming as a 70% or 80% charm. Moreover, she is already very pretty, with a hint of roughness, which gives her a unique flavor.
In her left hand, she held the still-born baby boy, and in her right hand she held a child who looked to be about six or seven years old.
Gan Fu knew that this person was the one he was looking for, but he did not take action immediately. Instead, he asked the next group of people.
This was in line with Fusu's special instructions before departure: to question at least a few more people before taking action to arrest them.
Gradually, it was the turn of the men around Lu Zhi.
Gan Fu pretended to be impatient and ordered the county guards at the door to invite the remaining people in. When several men led by Fan Kuai entered the courtyard, the armored soldiers who had received the order immediately gathered towards Lu Zhi.
Seeing this, Fan Kuai shouted loudly: "They have fallen into a trap, rescue them quickly!"
"Subdued!" "Hand him over to the county government for punishment."
At this moment, a garrison officer came over, motioned to a woman who was hugging her chest with a panic expression on her face, and whispered to Gan Fu to have a private conversation.
"My brother is so awesome! A mere pavilion chief can have a mistress. The people of Qin are really open-minded... Gan's mouth twitched slightly, but he did not order anyone to be arrested.
Qin Shiji did not fully believe the matter, and there was no sufficient evidence to show that the pavilion chief's mistress was involved in the case, so Gan would not act illegally.
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Unlike Lu Zhi, at this moment the Wen Tang Palace was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Fusu rolled up his sleeves and stirred flour in the kitchen. After several attempts at adding too much flour and reducing the amount of water, he mastered the basic steps of making pasta.
Soon, amidst rounds of applause, "Those who praise my concubines are doing so because I have selfish feelings towards them," he took the next step.
After letting Zhao Ji wipe the sweat off her forehead with a towel that smelled faintly of orchid, he spread out half a can of flour on the chopping board and evenly divided it into hundreds of small pieces.
Next, roll them into round cakes as thin as cicada wings, put them into a heated iron pan and fry them for a few seconds, and a Luo Mo is formed.
After several successes, Fusu lost some of his patience and handed the follow-up work to Zhao Ji and Tian Ji who were eager to try; Zhao Ji was responsible for kneading the dough, while Tian Ji was responsible for baking, which made the cake seem like the imperial concubine of the East Palace baking pancakes and the empress of the West Palace peeling onions.
After this process, Qi Rui, who was standing aside, looked at the faint smile on Fusu's lips, feeling puzzled.
Suddenly, her eyes swept over the busy Tian Ji who accidentally exposed half of her cherry mouth. This scene reminded her of the scene last night.
The little princess's pretty cheeks were instantly flushed with a light blush, as if she had instantly turned from a boiled crayfish into a lively one again.
"It's so hot. Could it be that another suspected case has appeared in Xianyang? Otherwise, why shouldn't she be isolated?" Fusu gently touched the child's head, looking puzzled, frowning slightly and asked, "Why is it so hot? Is she sick?"
Looking at Han Lang who was shouting outside the door: "Call the imperial physician Xia Wuqie..."
"Don't, Your Majesty..." Qi Rui'er rubbed her collar nervously with her little hands, her voice like a young girl in the rain: "I'm not sick, it's just..."
Fusu frowned and was about to ask something when his sister-in-law Zhao Ji came to him and whispered in his ear.
"Oh..." Fusu showed a complex and subtle expression.
Qi Ruier lowered her head, her proud oval face flushed red like fresh juice. She didn't dare to look Fusu in the face, her heart was filled with shyness.
Fusu turned his head, enjoying the crescent-shaped outline of Tian Ji's skirt, while considering the issue of planting winter wheat in the Guanzhong area.
Wheat crops have been flowing into China from West Asia since the Western Zhou Dynasty. By the Spring and Autumn Period, wheat had become a common crop in the Central Plains.
There is a passage in "Zuo Zhuan Chenggong 18th Year": "Zhou Zi, who has brothers but no wise men (wisdom), cannot be a leader because he cannot tell the difference between beans and wheat."
It expresses that in the judgment standard of this period, not being able to distinguish between beans and wheat is a symbol of "no virtue" (stupidity); similar to the description of "pure ignorance" used in later generations to describe the metaphor of "why not enjoy the rich meat". Although the two are expressed from different angles, they also imply the same meaning: the emphasis and importance of the ability to distinguish.
However, corn's position as queen is as solid as a mountain, and even the new foreign favorite wheat cannot shake its position.
Dating back to the time of our ancient ancestors, corn has been the main food in the Yellow River region. This tradition has continued for thousands of years, and both the planting skills and food processing techniques have developed to extremely mature levels.
As for wheat, although it is more adaptable than corn (more resistant to severe cold), it is not as good as corn in drought resistance and inheritance of grain-eating habits. These factors determine that it is difficult for wheat to completely replace corn.
However, after Hu Hai carefully read the relevant books in Changle Palace, he discovered the possibility of changing and shaking the position of Queen Li Mi - that is: winter wheat crops among wheat (a type of wheat, planted and harvested in winter)!
This is so, in part, because:
The Book of Rites, Monthly Orders, states that in the spring, people should pray for a good harvest of wheat and grain. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, officials were ordered to urge people to collect and store food and to store more food. They were also encouraged to plant wheat, emphasizing that the best planting time should not be missed. If anyone violated the rules, they would be punished directly without negotiation.
The importance of wheat has been raised to a level not seen in other crops. This is because most food crops follow a process of sowing seeds in the spring and harvesting in the fall.
Therefore, there is always a "green" time every summer, which easily leads to food crisis. In contrast, the introduction of winter wheat can bring new solutions to agricultural production in the arid areas of the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River.
Planting winter wheat plays an important role in "filling the gap" and alleviating food pressure.
It is for this reason that wheat cultivation has received widespread support. In ancient Chinese society, where "eating people is the top priority", this species with significant economic benefits gave wheat extremely important political influence.
To put it another way, whenever the Corn Queen was unwell, the "Wheat Lady" (referring to the concubine whose status was second only to the Queen) would take advantage of the situation...
Especially when a disaster occurs and autumn harvest is completely impossible, winter wheat can be planted immediately to prevent the spread of food shortages.
This is particularly important, and it attracted the attention of the top leaders. Therefore, winter wheat, which stood out among many crops, became a major candidate for corn.
Although winter wheat is highly productive and more resistant to cold, and can be sown in autumn and harvested in summer, it seems considerate and gentle to the "sick" corn queen, and even seems to have the potential to compete for the throne.
But ideals are often full of ups and downs, and the wheat lady is faced with the cold resistance from the male king. Indeed, all men are as dull and stupid as puppets! Tian Ji shouted out her emotion off-screen, and then she ran forward to beat the king's chest, but she was quickly pulled to the ground by Hu Hai, who hit her buttocks from behind.
Back to the main topic.
This is because the main food for mankind at that time was still grain. The so-called grain means that each grain of food must be chewed and swallowed grain by grain, which is the essence of Central Plains culture.
Whether it is rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, sorghum, soybeans or mung beans, you need to taste them one by one.
During this period, people's favorite way to treat wheat was to grind it into wheat grains, imitating the appearance of millet and dressing it up as the mother of grains. They would then make 'wheat rice' using the traditional cooking method of millet, instead of the popular handmade noodles or steamed buns and other foods today.
From the perspective of palace dramas, although wheat has many strategies and skills, millet is the emperor's favorite and its position is very stable. Wheat is now only one of the alternatives and has been in a deserted state for a long time. It will only become the focus again when there is a natural disaster or food shortage.
Although Fusu had promoted the use of water mills and even practiced various ways of cooking noodles in shops on Chang'an Street, it failed to spread quickly.
So he went straight to the back hall in the morning, not only because he was hungry, but also to find a more convenient way of eating than cooking noodles and steaming grains.