bookcurios Chapter 163 Midas Touch
Chapter 163 Midas Touch
Since she had decided to keep a low profile, Yun Xi was like she was in hibernation, staying at home every day, not going out of the house, and really ignoring everything else and concentrating on enjoying life.
She even stopped asking about coal mining.
The weather turned cold, and one morning the old lady sent someone to deliver winter clothes, including jackets and robes filled with silk. They were made of the best materials, which felt soft and smooth to the touch, and were light and breathable to wear, and also provided good warmth retention.
In addition to these, there is also a fox fur cloak and a sable fur cloak, which are very luxurious.
But Yun Xi regretted for the first time that she did not plant cotton and raise ducks and geese immediately after arriving. If she had done these two things right after arriving, maybe she would be able to wear cotton-padded clothes and down jackets and cover herself with quilts and duvets by now.
We must do it next year!
To thank the old lady, she presented a plate of strawberries.
The strawberries that were planted earlier were growing quite well, and a batch had already matured. I would send one plate to the old lady, one plate to Father Yun, and the rest would be picked by Mu Jinyan himself when he came back.
These strawberries are his treasures and have caught his eye since the moment they bloomed.
The strawberry flowers look pretty, with white petals and a tender yellow receptacle inside. Mu Jinyan observes these small flowers every day, watching the petals fall, the tender yellow fleshy receptacle inside continue to expand, and become a small light green strawberry with a bumpy surface, and then grow up little by little and turn red. Mu Jinyan noticed every process.
He is a child who is particularly observant and appreciative.
Yun Xi told him, "This might be a kind of edible fruit," and he had been looking forward to it.
At noon, Mu Jinyan noticed the changes as soon as he came back.
"Why are there so few red fruits?"
"I picked some and gave them to Grandma, and I also gave some to your Grandpa Yun. You can pick the rest, and then we can eat them together. Mother is waiting for you."
"Thank you, mother."
Mu Jinyan was actually a little reluctant to pick them, he thought it was good for these red fruits to just grow on the plant. But he also wanted to taste them.
"Then pick it?"
"Pick!"
Mu Jinyan carefully picked a dozen strawberries and handed them to the maid to wash. While waiting, he asked Yun Xi: "Can we really eat them?"
"It's edible. I tried one and it was delicious. Otherwise, I wouldn't have given it to your grandmother and Grandpa Yun."
Mu Jinyan thought about it and waited patiently, not minding at all that his mother had already eaten one.
After eating a strawberry, the child's eyes sparkled. It's so delicious! It's better than cherry blossoms and grapes. Compared with red fruits, cherry blossoms are not juicy enough, and grapes are not sweet enough and are a bit sour.
"Mom, it's delicious."
Mu Sheng, who had been completely ignored since he came in, said: "...Ahem."
Yun Xi: "..."
Mu Jinyan: "..."
Yun Xi picked up a strawberry and fed it to his mouth, saying, "Let's try the poison. It looks edible now. You try it."
Mu Sheng: “…”
Don't be angry, this is my own daughter-in-law and son. But how can they ignore him to this extent? Even the emperor would not do this! I really don't understand.
Yun Xi picked up a strawberry and said to Mu Jinyan: "The small dots on it are seeds. This is what I planted before."
Mu Jinyan: "Then let's keep the seeds."
Yun Xi: "..."
She couldn't do this job. Picking up strawberry seeds one by one would drive her crazy. She would feel an itchy sensation all over her body as if little bugs were crawling on her. She felt so uncomfortable that she wanted to bang her head against the wall.
Don't ask. If you ask, just tell her that she did it in her previous life and it made her cry.
There are many strange "diseases" in this world. Yun Xi heard that some people have been running and exercising frantically before going to bed every night since they can remember. They have to make their legs feel tired as if they were filled with lead before they can lie down in bed and sleep soundly. Otherwise, they will feel uncomfortable all over and want to chop off their feet.
It's probably similar to the feeling of her poking at strawberry seeds.
So, this task was left to the maid, who had to remove the strawberry seeds every time she washed the strawberries.
In order to make up for their "mental loss", Yun Xi decided to give extra subsidies to the maids who popped the strawberry seeds. The maids were very happy and agreed to take turns doing this job.
In the afternoon, Yun's father sent someone to bring her a basket of strawberries.
He planted more strawberries at home than Yun Xi did, and many of them had turned red. He had always treated them as ornamental plants. If Yun Xi hadn't given him strawberries, he would never have thought of them as edible.
There were so many strawberries that they could not be eaten all, so Yun Xi not only supplied some to the masters, but also gave some to the maids who served her. She asked Mu Sheng to send some of the rest to the palace, in exchange for another wave of rewards.
The Queen's reward was an extremely gorgeous peacock feather cloak, and Yun Xi almost cried. This is a native green peacock, which is on the verge of extinction. In order to protect its habitat, environmentalists fought a long-lasting lawsuit with the hydropower group, and finally won more chances for them.
As a result, now it’s the Peacock Feather Cloak!
She couldn't bear to wear it!
She needs to quickly produce cotton and down to help reduce the rate of species extinction.
Mu Sheng took the initiative to tell her about coal mining.
When he reported to the emperor, the emperor took the initiative to ask him and wanted to know Yun Xi's personal opinion. Mu Sheng practiced Tai Chi with him and said something like "It's up to the emperor, Your Majesty."
The emperor thought about it again and again and felt that it would be more appropriate for the court to control mining. After all, it was related to people's livelihood. Although it was not as important as salt and iron, it was also quite important.
Yun Xi's discovery of the coal mine was worthy of great praise in order to encourage later generations to actively report their discoveries of minerals. Therefore, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Justice to formulate more detailed laws to strictly regulate the discovery, mining, rewards and punishments of the mining industry.
Those who discover and report it will be rewarded.
Anyone found mining illegally will be severely punished.
We can take this opportunity to rectify the illegal mining activities across the country.
Yun Xi asked him: "What is the reward for me?"
"You have to wait until you have carefully surveyed and determined the overall level and reserves of the coal mine before making a decision. The more coal there is, the greater your reward will be."
"It's reasonable."
She'll find a few more later.
She joked with the system in her mind: "Wherever the Yun family points, there are minerals everywhere. I will become a famous Midas Touch in this dynasty in the future."
system:"……"
What a naive statement!
Next, Yun Xi read books, practiced calligraphy, learned some skills, and relaxed her mind at home. Her life was so comfortable!
Of course, she also has some serious work to do.
She now owns a winery, a kiln factory, and a shop selling wine and ceramic glassware. Some account books have been sent to her one after another. Although the winery is run by Yun Dad, it is registered under Yun Xi's name, and all the revenue belongs to her.
Yun Xi was doing some calculations when she had nothing to do and was in a very happy mood.
She likes to listen to the crackling sound of abacus beads, which is more exciting than typing on the keyboard.
In the past, when she typed on the keyboard, she liked to type with great force.
System: "Host, you are not settling accounts!"
"No, I was just playing with the abacus, practicing the Nine Nines Return to One Formula. There's no need for me to use the abacus to calculate those numbers, I can just do mental arithmetic."
system:"……"
After a while, he said again: "Host, it's autumn now, the scenery outside is beautiful, don't you want to go for a walk on the mountain near your Yun family's manor?"
Yun Xi: "...What do you want to do now?"
"Hey, it's time to harvest sweet potatoes this season. I've got some on that mountain. Can you go and find them?"
Yun Xi’s good mood for calculating was gone.
"I just told you to keep a low profile, and you're doing this to me! Let's talk about it next year. Don't always think about getting everything you want overnight."
System: “…OK.”
Strawberry flower, the center of the flower will grow into a strawberry.
The green peacock is mentioned in ancient cultural works. Most of the peacocks we see now are blue peacocks.