After Qin Xingfu finished speaking, sweat began to appear on his forehead and his pale face turned slightly red.

"Well, sir, you don't have to work so hard. Just leave the important things to us."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work!"

"Take care, sir!"

After Yue Xin came out of Qin Xingfu's room, he went to the kitchen again.

"Ding Zhao, how much did you eat today, sir?"

"Your Excellency ate half a bowl more porridge today than yesterday, and I added some minced meat, but the amount is less than one-fifth of your usual meal."

Ding Zhao is in charge of the kitchen. He is white and plump, and his cooking skills were acquired under the guidance of Qin Xingfu. He now has several apprentices, one in the palace, one in the prince's mansion, and another in Jinxianju. He is now taking apprentices again.

"You keep a close eye on them. Our lives will only get better as long as the adults are here. Don't forget what kind of life we ​​lived before."

"I will never forget your kindness. I have prepared all the food for you recently. Those little brats are not worthy of being cooked for you."

"Well, it's good that you understand. We still have to find a way to ask the doctor to prescribe a prescription for the master to recuperate. You go ahead and do your thing. I have other things to do."

Yue Xin went to the physician's residence again. In order to take care of Qin Xingfu more conveniently, the physician lived directly in another courtyard.

After learning about the situation from the personal physician and finding out that Qin Xingfu did not need to take too many medicines, Yue Xin went to take care of the greenhouse matters. This was something the adults had specifically instructed, and it had to be done well.

Qin Xingfu takes time to recuperate and occasionally exercises, and the rest of the time she continues to copy books. Before, she only copied chronology, the Book of Changes, medicine, and some encyclopedias. The encyclopedia still needs to be improved.

"Sir, didn't I tell you to have a good rest? Why are you writing a book again? The sun is shining brightly today, let's go out for a walk!"

Lingjuan took the pen from her hand, put away everything, and pushed her out.

"Wait until you finish writing. Oh, you are becoming more and more like a nagging woman."

"Okay, okay, whatever you say is fine, but you are disobedient and often neglect your health. You forget everything when you write. The doctor said that you should go out for a walk and stop sitting all the time."

"Okay, okay, I'll go out for a walk as you say."

"Wait, it's cold, put on two more clothes."

Lingjuan found the fox fur coat given by His Majesty. Qin Xingfu wanted to wear her cotton coat, but the fox fur coat looked good but was not warm enough.

"Sir, that dress doesn't look nice. You can wear it inside and the fox fur outside."

"Why do I feel like a penguin? I don't need to wear so many clothes, right? It feels inconvenient."

"Wear more clothes. You are in good shape. Don't catch a cold. What is a penguin? A big goose?"

Qin Xingfu had no choice but to wrap himself up like a penguin.

"No, go south, there is an extremely cold land, penguins are an animal there, they stand this tall, black and white."

"Wow, it's that big, isn't it a monster? Not a human?"

"They don't eat people, they eat fish."

"You know a lot, my Lord."

After a few spring rains, the temperature has started to warm up, and the grass and trees have begun to sprout new buds. Qin Xingfu feels much better seeing this.

Lingjuan suggested when he saw a slight smile on her face.

"Sir, let's go for a walk! You told us to go out more often."

"Okay, I haven't been out for a long time. Let's call Gao De and go out for a walk."

"Here!"

Qin Xingfu wanted to go out for a walk. Gao De was a little worried, so he called the personal physician to go with him. Originally there were two or three people, but with the guards, there were ten people when they went out. Qin Xingfu wanted to leave the guards behind, but the others disagreed, so Qin Xingfu followed their arrangement.

Qin Xingfu wanted to go out of the city, so she got on a carriage and went out. When she got outside the city, she saw the mountains and fields full of light green and some small flowers blooming. She looked and talked happily.

"Doctor Xu, this is dandelion, it has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying."

Xu Tuo heard it and quickly squatted down to check. This was the same as what Qin Xingfu had written before. He wanted to dig it back, but he didn't have the right tools, so he just started digging. Qin Xingfu was puzzled.

"Doctor Xu, what are you doing?"

Xu Tao was a little embarrassed and quickly returned the greeting.

"Please forgive me, sir. I want to dig this up and use it as medicine."

Qin Xingfu saw someone digging wild vegetables not far away, so he suggested.

"You can ask them to help you, and you just give them money in return. It's spring now, and most families don't have anything to eat."

Qin Xingfu felt a little guilty after he finished speaking. He had no worries about food and drink, but most people still couldn't get enough to eat. He still had to work hard.

When Xu Tao saw her looking into the distance with a look of heartache on her face, he felt that she really was like a god who saved people from suffering.

"God, let's go to the farm in the suburbs."

Qin Xingfu was in no mood to play, she had to go see what was going on in the fields. When they arrived at the farm, Ling Juan felt the stench was overwhelming and couldn't help nauseating, and Xu Tuo also covered his mouth and nose tightly.

Qin Xingfu and Gao De looked normal. The ice and snow in the fields had begun to melt, especially near the composting area. The rapeseed in the fields had begun to emerge, and the ones around the manure pits were growing the best. Qin Xingfu covered his mouth and nose with a silk scarf, then took out tools to randomly check the fermentation of the fertilizer.

"Sir, let us do it!"

Lingjuan felt that her parents shouldn't do these things, and she felt disgusted.

"No, Doctor Xu, how much poison can you get?"

Xu Tuo didn't understand what she meant.

"Help me find some and give them to Gao De. Gao De, when you get the poison, sprinkle it in these pits. Otherwise, after a while, there will be mosquitoes everywhere here, which will have a bad impact."

Xu Tao understood what she meant and was shocked. It turned out that she needed poisonous mosquitoes. He thought she was going to do something bad.

"My Lord, what kind of poison do you want? And why do you want it here?"

"Most mosquitoes come from these places. If necessary, find some poisonous herbs, grind them into powder and mix them together. Prepare more."

Although Xu Tao didn't quite understand, he chose to believe Qin Xingfu, as she had her reasons for doing so.

"Here!"

After a round of inspection, Qin Xingfu saw that many people were digging wild vegetables, so he asked Gao De to buy some grain and exchange it for wild vegetables, one pound of wild vegetables for half a pound of grain.

Qin Xingfu received many varieties of wild vegetables at once. He returned home and asked people to clean the wild vegetables. Then he made wild vegetable dumplings, wild vegetable egg pancakes, and wild vegetable porridge, which had a unique flavor.

"Not bad, not bad. This is the real pure natural and pollution-free wild vegetable. By the way, Gao De, send some to the young master and His Majesty so that they can taste the freshness."

Every time Qin Xingfu got some new food, he would send some over. After eating too much fish and meat, it was nice to change the taste.

Fusu and the First Emperor were dumbfounded when they saw the wild vegetables sent by Qin Xingfu. Qin Xingfu actually thought of eating grass. They looked at each other, and out of trust in Qin Xingfu, Fusu tasted the wild vegetable dumplings first.

There was a fresh fragrance of wild vegetables and a slight bitterness when he took a bite, blended with the fresh fragrance of minced meat and some seasoning flavors, such as ginger and peppercorns. Fusu couldn't help but eat another one. The First Emperor saw that he was eating it with great relish, so he also tried a bite and found it really good. He then took a bite of the wild vegetable egg pancake, which was also good. Then he took a bite of the porridge, which was not tasty.

Fusu realized that he had lost his composure.

"Father, Huiyuan is really creative. I didn't expect that wild vegetables can be cooked so deliciously."

He touched his belly and it seemed that he was fatter than last year. His father had also gained some weight recently.

"Always trying to be clever, never taking the right path."

His Majesty the First Emperor felt that she had been slacking off recently.

"Huiyuan's health has not recovered yet, and many people have not yet verified the books he wrote before."

"I know that you are getting better and better at handling government affairs. If there is any accident, I believe you can handle it on your own."

"Father, no!"

For so many years, her father has always been the towering mountain in her heart, and there will never be such a day.

Ever since the First Emperor's dream of immortality was shattered by Qin Xingfu, he has somewhat resigned himself to his fate. Now he has been taking care of his body according to Qin Xingfu's way, and he has indeed gotten much better, but he has to admit that he is old and he will never be able to wait for that day.

Thinking of immortality, I thought of Xu Fu who deceived me. That man was really hateful. I tried my best to get him out, but he ended up becoming the king of the mountains and causing so much trouble to future generations. What a bastard who forgot his roots.

"Fusu, you must continue to march eastward and destroy that bastard Xu Fu."

"Here!"

The wild vegetable craze brought by Qin Xingfu swept across Xianyang City for a while. Many wealthy families were staring at her house, wanting to see what new food she was thinking of. Many families who used to struggle to survive by digging wild vegetables were particularly lucky this year because they could exchange wild vegetables for food.

"I'm afraid these dignitaries have never eaten wild vegetables! It's really strange."

There was a little boy who found it incomprehensible that wild vegetables were bitter and unpalatable. The world of rich people was really incomprehensible. He would definitely not eat them when he became rich in the future.

Xu Tao got a whole truck of poison as Qin Xingfu requested. Gao De threw all the poison into the pit. Two days later, he found that the maggots that were crawling everywhere had all died.

Seeing that it was almost done, Qin Xingfu asked the farmers to dig ditches to connect the pits so that the manure could be evenly distributed.

Another month passed, and Qin Xingfu had returned to normal. She was fed various things every day and had gained some weight. Today, when she went to court, she brought the remaining part of the encyclopedia and presented it in person.

"Your Majesty, I have completed the knowledge on the Great Qin Encyclopedia. Please review it."

"Stand up! You are now well, so please don't be polite."

The First Emperor saw that she looked in good spirits and had a rosy face. He knew he had misunderstood. Qin Xingfu had been wearing several layers of clothes today because of the spiritual scroll. She was simply feeling the heat and wanted to take off her shoes and walk barefoot.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, the imperial examination will be held in two months. The examination halls in all counties have been set up, but the content of the examination..."

Li Si was assigned to do some small tasks in setting up the examination room, and he could not even participate in setting the test papers. However, the situation was quite urgent these days, so what should he do?

Fusu stepped forward and said.

"Prime Minister, His Majesty has already arranged this matter yesterday."

Li Si was stunned. How could he be marginalized after so many years? He looked at the First Emperor in amazement, but the First Emperor did not look at him. Li Si then looked at the people who usually flattered him and found that none of them dared to look at him. It seemed that these people had already lined up.

Li Si felt like there was something stuck in his throat and he couldn't say anything. Qin Xingfu felt sorry for him and felt like she was bullying an old man.

"Mr. Prime Minister, the content of the test paper is of great importance. No matter who participated, no one dared to say a word. For the sake of fairness and justice, please forgive me!"

Li Si was so angry that he felt dizzy. He took a few deep breaths and said.

"Princess Huiyuan is absolutely right."

Everyone present felt that the atmosphere in the court was very subtle. The prime minister was gradually losing power, and the powerful Qin Xingfu and Fusu did not form cliques for personal gain, but handed over everything to His Majesty, which was hard to understand.

After the court session, Qin Xingfu saw that the First Emperor did not call her, so she went to the government office to handle some business, and then went home, where she found someone waiting for her at the door.

"Sir Qin, these are the members of the Mo family that His Majesty has collected. I was asked to bring them to you."

The eunuch Qile said very respectfully. Qin Xingfu looked at the group of people. There were fifteen of them, young and old. They all looked ashen and dirty, with shackles on their hands and feet. The iron shackles were often attached to the skin and flesh, so when they walked, they were inevitably scratched and torn. Everyone's ankles and insteps were covered in blood, and Qin Xingfu frowned as he watched.

"His Majesty said that these people are at your disposal."

Qin Xingfu understood, and ordered someone to remove all the shackles.

"Yue Xin, take the people down to clean up, change clothes, and treat the wounds quickly. Gao De, ask the kitchen to make more delicious food."

Qi Le left after sending them off, and Qin Xingfu helped prepare the food for them.

"What are your names? My name is Qin Xingfu, I'm 21 years old, and I'm currently serving as the Internal Affairs Department of the Ministry of Grain. I'd like to ask for your help, but Your Majesty didn't mean to do this. I'm sorry!"

"........."

No one paid any attention to her. Everyone was staring at the food. Qin Xingfu had people distribute the porridge, steamed buns, and a combination of meat and vegetables to them. Everyone in the Mo family looked at her. Qin Xingfu knew that these people suspected that she had bad intentions, so she started eating as well.

The younger members of the Mohist family wanted to eat it but were stopped by the older ones. They tasted it first and found that it was not poisonous before letting others eat it. The group of people ate it voraciously, even licking the bowls clean, and still didn't say a word after they finished eating.

Seeing this, Qin Xingfu stopped asking.

"Spiritual Scroll, bring me some paper and pen."

Lingjuan brought paper and pen, and Qin Xingfu began to draw a curved plow and showed it to them.

"Can you make this? It should be relatively simple. This is for plowing the land. I am also planning to make a cart that does not require oxen or horses to pull it. I heard that you Mohists can make flying wooden kites, but that is not practical. It would be great to make an airplane that can carry people into the sky. I can do it myself, but I still don't have enough time. A person's ability is limited. As long as you do your best, you can make the Mohists rise and prosper, and you can get any high position and generous salary you want."

People in the Mohist school began to circulate her drawings. The pictures were lifelike and easier to understand with annotations and explanations.

"Master Qin, why us?"

The old man asked, he didn't understand what she was talking about, driving a car or flying a plane, he didn't want the Mo family to become a tool for others. Qin Xingfu thought for a while and said.

"Because I like it. I like working on mechanics, but my ideas are different from yours, and I want to compete with you to see who is smarter in mechanics. Most importantly, don't you Mohists advocate universal love and non-aggression? This is also something I appreciate."

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