Chapter 585 Guanyin Soil
"Master Fan's words are serious." Xia Mingyue said hurriedly, "Master Fan has inquired in every possible way for me and has done so much. I should express my gratitude to Master Fan. If Master Fan said that he was ashamed, then I would be even more at a loss. ”
"Don't worry, Mr. Fan. When the soldiers come, we will block the water and cover up the soil. I will do my best to cook and eat. The emperor can see my intentions. Even if the dragon's heart is not happy, it will probably not matter."
"If nothing else works, there's Qiyan..."
Lu Qiyan had made great achievements in the army. Logically speaking, it was only natural that he should seek a royal decree for his wife. Even if she failed to please the Holy Emperor, he would not really blame her for her fault.
Xia Mingyue didn't say much about this, but Fan Pingyang understood it thoroughly and nodded, "I understand what Madam Xia means. Then Madam Xia will think about it carefully and see what food to make. When ready, After that, order someone to tell me so that I can send someone to the capital quickly.”
"Okay." Xia Mingyue agreed.
Having said what needed to be said, Fan Pingyang stood up and left as he saw that it was getting late.
Xia Mingyue compared the types and quantities of refreshments just given to Pei Chenghe and Feng Maocai, and packed one for Fan Pingyang.
"Thank you, Mrs. Xia."
Fan Pingyang, who had received all kinds of refreshments, was extremely happy because the fear of the emperor's oral instructions had dissipated a lot. After thanking him profusely, he walked slowly out to the county school with the refreshments in hand.
Xia Mingyue sent the people away and packed up with Yinqiao and Qingju. She sat in the courtyard for a while, thinking about what Fan Pingyang had just said, that the emperor wanted to ask her for food.
Theoretically speaking, it was the Empress who rewarded her in the first place. Even if she wanted to eat now, it was the Empress who should have spoken. However, it happened that the Emperor himself sent someone to deliver the message.
This is enough to show that even if the emperor is not eyeing her, he is still aware of her.
Lu Qiyan has made great achievements in the military and holds a high position. The emperor must be aware of him, and now he specifically mentioned her name...
Behind this incident, it probably has something to do with Lu Qiyan.
Therefore, the matter of preparing food for the emperor became very delicate.
Fan Pingyang was probably aware of this, so he was extremely worried and asked in every possible way.
Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Even if one has great achievements in battle, the first thing he gets is not necessarily a reward, but may also be a reminder and a beating.
But if we look at it from another angle, the beating came before the military exploits. Doesn’t this mean that the emperor looked at Lu Qiyan differently and was therefore cautious in every possible way?
Otherwise, just follow the usual routine and reward him lavishly, so that he can enjoy unlimited glory. This way, you can make him feel carried away and lose his original intention. Then you can find a few mistakes and errors at will and fix them.
In this case, she really has to think carefully about how to eat...
Just as Xia Mingyue was making calculations, Mrs. Song came back from outside.
There was a thick layer of dust on the trouser legs from the knees down. It was dry and dry at the moment, and she didn't dare to pat it casually to avoid spreading dust everywhere. She only took a towel and soaked it. After soaking in the water, twist the towel until no water drips, and then wipe the dust off the trouser legs bit by bit.
"What did Mrs. Song do to get so much dust?" Xia Mingyue asked with a smile. "I just went to the central kitchen to deliver some tea and cakes." Ms. Song explained, "But when I entered the yard, I didn't look clearly at the bottom of my feet. I accidentally stepped on half of a brick, staggered several steps, and stepped into a mound of dirt. It’s like this inside.”
"Then you should be more careful when you look back." Xia Mingyue reminded with a smile.
"Yeah." Ms. Song laughed at herself, "Fortunately, I have stood firm. If I hadn't stood firm, I would have fallen into the dirt and eaten dirt."
"It's okay to eat dirt. In the early years when the war was fierce, I ate dirt. Just remember the bitterness and think of the sweetness." Mrs. Zhou on the side added.
These words made everyone laugh, and even Xia Mingyue couldn't help laughing.
After a moment, a light flashed in his mind.
Eat dirt, remember the bitter and think of the sweet...
She knows what kind of food to prepare for the emperor!
With the idea in mind, Xia Mingyue immediately started to put it into practice, and she followed Yinqiao and Qingju to find some new wheat harvested this year.
Wash the wheat and soak it in clean water for one night to allow the wheat to swell completely and soak. When you get up the next morning, take out the soaked wheat and put it into a basket covered with cage cloth and spray it. Add enough water to ensure that the wheat grains remain moist, and then cover the soaked wheat with a layer of cage cloth to completely protect it from light.
After finishing these things, Xia Mingyue put the bamboo basket in a cool and ventilated place, and then started to go out to look for another thing - Guanyin soil.
Regarding the legend of Guanyin Tu, the legends popular in many places are different, but most of them are very similar. It is said that there is a strange disease in one place. No matter what kind of miracle doctor, it cannot diagnose it well, let alone cure it. People are helpless. So I had no choice but to go to the Guanyin Temple and worship Guanyin every day, praying that Guanyin could save and heal everyone.
Avalokitesvara was moved by people's sincerity. She made pancakes with the soil and flour and fed them to the patients, and the disease would be cured.
Therefore, this kind of white soil that can cure diseases and save people, and can also be taken, is called Guanyin soil.
Putting aside these legends, Guanyin soil is kaolin, which itself contains certain minerals. If eaten, it will indeed enhance people's satiety and prevent people from feeling hungry. Therefore, in years of disaster and famine, It will become the last resort for those who have no food to satisfy their hunger.
But at the same time, because kaolin lacks various nutrients necessary for the human body, if used for a long time, it will cause malnutrition and other conditions, causing certain damage to the human body.
Therefore, Guanyin soil will not be the choice of the people in the years when the harvest is good and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Only some terminally ill patients will regard this as their last hope and give it a try after they have no cure.
It is precisely because of this that Guanyin soil is not in high demand right now. After Xia Mingyue made some inquiries, she found available Guanyin soil on a small soil slope to the north of Jinqiu County.
After finding a place and confirming the quality of the Guanyin soil, Xia Mingyue found a handy tool and dug halfway up the hillside.
Because Guanyin soil contains a variety of minerals, it has a certain degree of stickiness. Therefore, even if the weather is dry at this time and the surrounding soil is very soft, the Guanyin soil cut by Xia Mingyue will still be in large pieces.
Xia Mingyue put all the lumps of Guanyin soil in the bamboo basket and moved them to the carriage.
It was Zhuang Cui who came out with Xia Mingyue to look for Guanyin soil.