Crossing over reveals a waste's difficult journey home

Jiang Tuan and Jiang Qi talked from morning till sunset, and they only ate a few bites of their meal.

After the discussion, Jiang Tuan became more confident about getting energy as soon as possible.

For Jiang Qi, as long as he can find and make all the things that Jiang Tuan mentioned, the Huns will no longer be a huge threat, the lives of the people will get better, and the queen will become healthier.

After Jiang Tuan left, Jiang Qi was silent for a while, calmed himself down, restored his dignity as an emperor, and asked in a deep voice: "Have you written everything down?"

Ning Bai, who had been quietly waiting beside him, said, "Your Majesty, I've made a note of it."

"Bring it to me and see."

After hearing the order, Ning Bai walked to a secluded place at the back of the palace, where there were several people sitting, writing furiously.

Seeing Ning Bai come in, those people handed over the written silk.

Jiang Qi took the silk and looked at it carefully. He felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he ordered, "Go and summon the Prime Minister, the Imperial Censor, and the Grand Commandant, and tell them that I have something important to discuss with you."

The candles in the Wenzheng Hall did not go out all night that day, and the change or strength of Daxia also began from that night.

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The capital of Daxia was called Ningping, which was the most prosperous place in the entire dynasty.

People in the capital need food and drink, people outside the city want to make some money, and many merchants from all directions come here to seek business opportunities. All the people gather together to create the prosperity and hustle and bustle here.

Before, there were constant wars and people were displaced, so Ningping City was not so lively.

Now that the world has been pacified and there are no more major wars, the people, feeling the long-lost peace, have begun to use every possible means they can think of to improve their lives and make their lives better.

Xia Shu, the one who came to the capital to make money, oh no, to be more precise, he was one of the people who helped others make money.

Xia Shu has no last name, and he doesn't know what his last name is. When he was not even a month old, he was thrown at the entrance of Dashan Village.

Although the name of Dashan Village is inconspicuous, it has a good geographical location and is not far from Ningping City. It is one of the first places in the world to settle down after a hundred years of war.

Because Ningping City is the place where the former King Jiang, now the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, made his fortune, the Emperor has always been very kind to the people in Ningping City and its surrounding areas. Not only did he drive away many bandits, but he also set relatively low taxes.

Although the villagers in Dashan Village rarely have enough to eat throughout the year, compared with the constant wars and displacement of people elsewhere, where people starve to death from time to time, they are already very satisfied with their current life.

Perhaps it was because of this that Xia Shu was thrown there. This should be the last bit of mercy his biological parents showed him!

If he were thrown into a mountain village, no one would adopt him and he might starve or freeze to death, but at least he would not become someone else's food. The same might not be true in other places far away from Ningping City.

The villagers of Dashan Village were poor, but they couldn't bear to watch a baby starve to death, so the village elders took the initiative to adopt him.

The villagers found him next to a big tree at the entrance of the village, so they named him Shu. As for his surname, he gave it to himself.

In Xia Shu's opinion, he survived and grew up under the protection of His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty the Emperor used "Xia" as the name of the dynasty, so this word must be very good, and it must be good for him to use it as a surname.

As a man who grew up eating at many people's homes, Xia Shu is very grateful. The villagers treat him as a family member, and he also tries his best to repay the villagers.

For example, the firewood today was sold by him on behalf of Uncle Liu in the village.

Uncle Liu's son has gone to perform labor service. Uncle Liu broke his leg a few days ago and has difficulty moving. His daughter-in-law has to take care of the elderly and the young children, so naturally she can't deliver the firewood as promised to others.

Just when he was getting anxious, Xia Shu heard about his family's difficulties and volunteered to help deliver the goods.

When he was delivering firewood, before he entered the city gate, he saw a group of people gathered around something, and there was a familiar yet unfamiliar smell coming from inside.

It is probably human nature to watch the fun, and it has not changed much from ancient times to the present.

Especially for a teenager, who is very curious, he cannot resist the temptation and wants to see anything new.

Wanting to watch the fun was not a problem; the problem was how Xia Shu was going to carry a large bundle of firewood and get through the crowds to watch.

After trying twice and failing to squeeze in, and being rejected, he simply gave up trying to squeeze in. He put the firewood down, tested its firmness, and stepped on it.

Farmers have a hard life, and in ancient times, farmers had a harder life without the help of machinery. Many farmers had no money to buy livestock, but wanted to plant more fields. What should they do? The answer is to use themselves as livestock.

So don’t be fooled by the fact that many people in ancient times were short and thin. In fact, they might have been stronger than people who are taller and stronger than we are now, and the same is true for Xia Shu who often goes to the gym.

He was very thin, but he carried a large bundle of firewood. He set out from the village before dawn and walked for almost two hours to reach Ningping City.

Tired? Yes. But he usually does a lot of work, so he is used to it.

His efforts paid off, and now this large bundle of firewood has become his stepping stone, allowing him to pass through the crowd and see the excitement inside.

Surrounded by the crowd was a stall. It was very large, and inside it were beans soaked in water, beef, a large clay pot, and many other things.

Next to those things, there was a large stone object that was being pulled by a cow and was turning slowly.

When the thing was spinning, someone poured soaked beans on it. Then a magical thing happened. The beans were ground into white pulp by the stone thing.

Xia Shu only found out today that the beans he had been eating for so many years could actually be ground into starch water!

The pulp water was ground out, and Xia Shu saw two more people. They put the pulp water into linen cloth to filter it and poured it into the ceramic pot.

When the rice water in the pot started to bubble, the busy people brought a jar of something unknown and put it into the pot.

Something even more magical happened. The slurry in the pot slowly turned into white lumps.

The stall owner scooped out several bowls of white substance from the pot, put some salt in one bowl, and then shouted.

"Freshly cooked tofu pudding, smooth and delicious, can prolong life, suitable for both the elderly and children. One coin for two bowls, first come first served!"

There is no doubt that when you hear the shouting, you will know that the stall was set up by Jiang Qirang and the advertising slogan was thought up by Jiang Tuan.

At the beginning, Jiang Tuan thought that the talk of prolonging life was too exaggerated, so Jiang Qi asked him if eating tofu would make people healthy, and he nodded stupidly.

The slogan was decided in this way.