Poor family mother and son

The emperor's depression can only be regarded as a "family matter". When he is in a bad mood, eight sons can be beaten up, and two who are not in good health can be fined. At least there is an outlet to relieve depression.

But his real annoyance is: just like this, the sons are still unable to cheer up, and the more they are urged, the more rebellious they become.

One day, the fourth prince even asked if his homework could reach the level of a son, so that the father could let him enter the host and guest department of the Ministry of Rites.

"Why do you want to go to the host and guest department, and what do you want to do when you go there?" The emperor asked, suppressing the urge to beat Lao Si again.

The fourth prince realized that the previous question was too direct and would easily dissatisfy his father, so he quickly expressed his filial piety:

"Father, my son heard that there are all kinds of beautiful gemstones in the shoal of the Yujing River in the country of Voss. My son wants to see it and open his eyes;

The son also collected a lot of methods for picking jade, whether it is mountain jade or river jade, he can easily pick it;

Father, you know that jade nourishes people. It can remove body heat, relieve irritability, nourish hair and internal organs, dredge blood vessels, and benefit people greatly. My son also wants to build a white jade bed for you! "

"Hmph!" The emperor snorted heavily, even if this kid has a conscience, he would feel sorry for his father even if he was beaten. The folk saying is really true: a filial son is born under a stick.

It's time to beat.

But when it comes to the method of picking jade, the emperor, who couldn't find the giant jade, became interested: "Have you collected the method of picking jade? Tell me!"

The fourth prince immediately served tea like a dog, and let his father listen moistly: "My son heard a folk legend, it is said that this is the only way to pick jade in the country of Vos;

That's right, the Yujing Mountains in their area are extremely large, but not the whole mountain is full of jade carvings, only some areas have jade mines;

Experienced old Voss people will look for jade while grazing sheep in spring, and reward silver if they find it;
He climbed along the hillside based on his undisclosed experience, and he would find a place with real big ore;

However, when he found a huge jade stone, he couldn't pry it or dig it out at all, what should he do? "

The emperor took a sip of tea and put down the cup. Seeing his son's reticence, he thought of how much he had been beaten during these days, so he responded with a face: "How is it?"

The fourth prince saw that his father was willing to take up his words. Doesn't that mean that there is hope for his father to agree to his request?
Hurry up and work harder: "An experienced old Voss man usually carries a bag. When he is tired of shepherding, he sits down and makes a fire to roast wheat, so one end of his bag is always filled with wheat, and the other side is filled with soil... ..."

He paused at this point, pretended to be thirsty and licked his lips, and then pretended to have picked up the wrong cup, picked up his father's teacup and drank the tea in it in one gulp.

If the father doesn't scold him, then he can continue to push forward.

The bag is a "suitcase" commonly used by Daxuan people when they go out. It is said that it was first introduced from Voss.

It's just that they are made of animal skin. When riding a horse, they can be put on the horse's back, and money, food, and daily necessities can be filled inside.

On the other hand, the people of Daxuan produced all kinds of imitations in the "cottage", which are widely popular. They are made of hemp rope, and they are also sewn with fine linen. For finer ones, thick linen is specially spun for dyeing. Embroidered patterns on it.

There are also more ways to use them. The small ones can be placed on the waist, the large ones can be placed on the shoulders, a bit like today's satchels, and the larger ones can be placed on the backs of mules and horses like the Voss.

A bag is a rectangular bag with an opening in the middle and two ends for holding things.

Usually Daxuan people don’t pack useless things when they go out, how heavy it is!

So the emperor was puzzled when he heard that the Worth shepherd's bag carried dirt in addition to wheat, and said, "Why does it need to carry dirt? Don't you mean the old man? How can you carry it?"

The fourth prince saw that his father really didn't care about drinking his tea, he was very happy, and hurriedly continued to fool around: "Father, listen to me!

Didn't you just say that you found a big jade, but you couldn't take it away?Of course he can't take it away, and he still has to drive the sheep, so what should he do?
The old shepherd would take out a handful of wheat, sprinkle them in along the cracks beside the jade, cover with a thin layer of soil, and then sprinkle some water with a water bag...

After four or five days, when the old shepherd came back here, he saw that a young wheat seedling had grown to an inch in length;

This time the old shepherd carried beans instead of wheat in his bag;
The old man uprooted the wheat seedlings and threw them aside, then took out some bean seeds, sprinkled them in along the cracks, covered them with soil again, and watered them;
The old shepherd comes over every once in a while, and replaces with bigger seeds every time he comes;

When the summer is coming to an end, the cracks in the jade are propped up big enough. At this time, a wooden stick can be inserted in, and then a stone can be lifted to hit the wooden stick to pry the jade, and the complete big jade will be loosened. , out of the original position;

The old shepherd can kick the jade and roll it all the way down the mountain;
Father, you should know how powerful a seed is, right?Look at the cracks between the green bricks and the rockery in our palace, is there always green grass growing out?
In this way, not only will there be no need to maintain many workers, but there will be no danger, don't you think? "

Using the power of seeds to pry rocks is feasible, very feasible!
The emperor couldn't help but glanced at the fourth prince approvingly: Look, he is also the fourth son, the fourth son of his own family, isn't he more promising than the fourth prince of the country of Vos?

The emperor did not comment on the fourth prince's request to go to the host and guest department, and the fourth prince did not expect to be successful, but when he was retiring, the emperor asked Li Gonggong to give the fourth prince the cake and tea he drank today. Some.

There is hope!The fourth prince happily left with cake and tea in his arms.

The fourth prince left, but the emperor was still drinking tea, but the cup was empty, and he still put it to his mouth, which showed that the emperor was thinking about something.

The jade-picking method that the fourth child mentioned just now is very novel, and he has never survived it, but after thinking about it, he thinks it makes sense.

The emperor remembered that one year in the memorial from the southern state capital, there was something about impeachment of officials in a certain place, building a large-scale government office, wasting people and money.

The emperor wrote a letter criticizing the official, but the official also defended himself, saying that after the continuous rain in the area, the ground of the government office was broken by several moso bamboos.

The moso bamboo grows extremely fast, reaching a height of more than half a foot in just two days, not only the front hall, but also the back house has grown a lot, and even the bed boards have been pierced.

On the first day, the government office cut off all the moso bamboos attached to the ground, but the next morning, they saw that they had grown more than a foot, and there were still many bamboo shoots growing on the green bricks.
In the guard's duty room, the moso bamboo drilled out of the corner even penetrated the wall and the roof.

The government had no choice but to pry open the ground to dig out bamboo roots, but the root system of moso bamboo is usually more than half a foot deep, and even more than a foot deep. Digging in this way is time-consuming, laborious and money-intensive. What is the difference from rebuilding?

Because the memorial was too slow to come and go, the emperor simply sent someone to check it. If this is the case, the official can be regarded as truly cleared of his grievances.

This is the power of life!