Chapter 174 Rules
The waist under his hands was slender. Lu Chengjing held it and didn't want to let go. He leaned his head closer and wanted to continue.
"No." Shang Wan leaned back, put his index finger on his forehead, and said seriously, "You should read a book."
Hearing this, Lu Chengjing's eyebrows furrowed slightly, his rosy eyes bowed in resignation, his hand on Shang Wan's waist tightened, and his clear black eyes stared at the person in his arms without blinking.
Shang Wan was a little overwhelmed by what he saw, so he gently pinched Lu Chengjing's red ears with his fingertips, pulled him over, and kissed him comfortingly.
The lips are beautifully shaped, the lips are soft and kissable.
Before Lu Chengjing could make a move, Shang Wan had already stepped back with a smile on his face and said, "The herbs you just collected still need to be packed away. You should study hard and don't be distracted."
Lu Chengjing:?
Shang Wan used his skill to open the big hands behind his waist, stood up ruthlessly, and pushed the door open without any hesitation.
Lu Chengjing: "..."
In the hot summer sun, Shang Wan and Shi Shi moved the herbs to the shade of a tree to sort them. Even so, they still broke out in sweat.
Seeing this, Chu Xu got off the swing, ran to the room, took out a fan, and fanned the two of them. While fanning, Chu Xu muttered, "It's cool if you have ice cubes to fan you."
The young master has never experienced such a hot summer. If he had used ice at home, he could also eat iced fruits. There was a waterside pavilion in the house where he could enjoy the coolness. When the heat was really uncomfortable, he could go to another courtyard to escape the heat. The whole Very comfortable in summer.
Hearing Chu Xu mention ice, Shang Wan couldn't help but miss ice cream.
She did remember how to use saltpeter to make ice. It was quite simple, but saltpeter was difficult to work with.
In this world, productivity is low, mining conditions are limited, and the amount of saltpeter mined is not large. Moreover, saltpeter can be used to make gunpowder, but most of it is in the hands of the imperial court. Very little of it enters the market, and the price is not cheap.
The conversion rate of saltpeter to ice is low. If you really want to use saltpeter to make ice, the same amount of saltpeter will only get the same amount or less ice.
Once the ice thing is used, it consumes a lot of money. If you really use saltpeter to make ice, you might as well just buy ice cubes with silver. You don't have to do it yourself, and the silver you use is about the same.
"There are no ice cubes." Shang Wan glanced at Chu Xu, who was also sweating. "Your aunt Xiaohuan made sour plum soup this morning and is keeping it in the well. You can drink it soon."
When they heard about the sour plum soup, Chu Xu and Shi Shi both salivated spontaneously.
On a hot summer day, a bowl of refreshing and sweet sour plum soup will relieve the heat and make you appetizing.
Chu Xu held two fans and fanned the two of them more and more vigorously.
Shang Wan was worried about tiring the child, and the spoiled young master would be in trouble due to heatstroke soon. She waved her hand towards Chu Xu, "Stop fanning and go to the corridor to rest. The breeze in the hall will cool you off."
"I don't want to go." Chu Xu pouted. Yuanyuan went to the mountain and didn't come back. There was no one to play with him. He was so bored.
Shang Wan looked at him, "Looking for something to do?"
Chu Xu immediately nodded his head.
Shang Wan thought for a moment and said, "Go to the study and ask your uncle to find something for you to do."
"Oh." Chu Xu agreed obediently and ran to the study to find Lu Chengjing.
It is said that when the mind is calm, it will naturally become calm. Lu Chengjing pulled out a copybook and asked Chu Xu to practice calligraphy on the couch by the window. As he practiced, the mind would naturally become calm.
Chu Xu suddenly frowned, why do you have to practice calligraphy outside?
With his small body far away from the copybook, Chu Xu said: "I don't want to practice calligraphy."
"Then copy the books." Lu Chengjing looked up at him, "Choose one from the Four Books and Five Classics."
Hearing the words "Four Books and Five Classics", Chu Xu's little face wrinkled up and he didn't want to choose any of them!
Seeing this, Lu Chengjing stood up and took out two books from the bookshelf, handed them over, "Copy this."
Chu Xu was enlightened early and knew a lot of words. Although he was forced to learn by his family, it did not prevent him from remembering what the Master taught him.
Lu Chengjing gave him two military books, one "Wu Zi" and one "Six Tao". He remembered that his brother also had them in his study. Copying a military book is indeed more acceptable to him than copying a full text.
Chu Xu took it with both hands, raised his head and asked doubtfully: "Why do you have a military book?"
Scholars don’t have to go to the battlefield.
"Strategy is not something that can only be used on the battlefield." Lu Chengjing found him a set of pen and ink and asked, "Can you sharpen ink?"
Chu Xu shook his head. He had maids and servants to take care of him when he wrote, and he never had to polish ink himself.
Lu Chengjing knew that this was the case, so he used tea to finish the ink for the child and sent someone to copy the book by the window.
The study became quiet again, with only the sound of turning books, the rustling of brushes and paper, and the even ticking of drippers.
Chu Xu was thinking about the sour plum soup. After writing two words, he looked out the window and couldn't calm down at all.
Lu Chengjing saw it, closed the book and put it on the table, stood up and said, "Go to the front yard and have a look."
"Okay." Chu Xuru heard the sound of nature and immediately jumped down from the couch, hurriedly pulling on the heels of his shoes.
Lu Chengjing stopped and waited for him, waiting for him to put on his shoes before continuing to move forward.
Chu Xu thought about the sour plum soup, his little face smiled brightly, and he jumped up and down.
Xiaohuan had just lifted the earthen pot of sour plum soup out of the well, and Chu Xu happily ran forward to help, with a sweet little mouth.
Lu Chengjing walked to the shade of the tree to help process the herbs.
Shang Wan avoided his hand and pursed his lips toward the kitchen, "Don't dirty your hands. Go drink the sour plum soup first."
"There's not much left. Let's go drink together when we're done." Lu Chengjing squatted down and skillfully picked the stems and leaves with his well-joined fingers.
Shitou brought him a small stool. His brows were unusually gloomy, and the hands he used to wash the medicinal materials seemed to be weak.
Lu Chengjing turned his head to look at him, "But are you feeling unwell?"
"No." Shitou shook his head and sighed, "The herb seedlings in the field have withered. I feel like a dead child, and I feel unhappy."
Lu Chengjing: "..."
Shang Wan explained: "The ones that died are the herbal seedlings transplanted from the spiritual field to the ground. No matter whether you pour spiritual spring water in the ground in advance or water the spiritual spring water after transplanting, it is useless. They are all dead."
"The method of raising seedlings in the spiritual field and then transplanting them is not feasible. If you want to plant them in the ground, you can only start from seeds."
Lu Chengjing said: "Diluting the spiritual spring water and pouring it into the soil can speed up the growth of seedlings. Even if the seedlings cannot be transplanted from the spiritual field, it will not have much impact."
Shang Wan nodded, that was indeed the reason.
She said: "The Yajiang slices have been dried. I will take some to the city tomorrow and sell them directly to the medical clinic to try."
Herbal medicines produced in space are more effective than ordinary herbal medicines. If they are sold directly to medical clinics, they can have multiple sales channels.
Now she has figured out the field of medicinal cultivation in the spiritual field.
Collect herbs from the mountains, collect seeds and plant them in spiritual fields. After a certain period of time, the herb trees and seeds are harvested.
The herbal tree can shake out mature herbs, and the seeds can be planted directly in the ground. If you irrigate the spiritual spring water, they will grow better. They can also grow without watering the spiritual spring water. Compared with ordinary herbal seeds, they are less environmentally demanding.
If you really encounter herbs that are difficult to grow, you can go to the ground to water the spiritual spring water in advance to change the soil environment, and then water it with diluted spiritual spring water every two days, and you can successfully plant it.
However, this change to the soil is only temporary. If you plant again next time, you will have to repeat the operation, which consumes a lot of spiritual spring water.