HCB Chapter 204: Flick the cotton! Make cotton clothes!
Chapter 204: Flick the cotton! Make cotton clothes!
When Fang Yuanqi got up, the soreness in his body had not yet gone away, but he still walked to the dining table by himself.
Her sister is not at home anymore, so who is she being pretentious to?
I should fill my stomach quickly, then roll back into bed and continue chatting on the phone with my sister.
Thinking that they could chat later, Fang Yuanqi couldn't help but speed up his eating.
Qin Feng, who was waiting on the side, saw this and quickly said:
"Prince Consort, please eat slowly..."
Don’t choke again, or my plans to get married will be ruined.
Fang Yuanqi looked up at Qin Feng, then lowered his head and continued eating.
Amid Qin Feng's worry, Fang Yuanqi quickly finished his dinner, washed up briefly, and then drove everyone out. He continued to chat happily with his wife.
It was not until the night watchman's call rang three times that Fang Yuanqi reluctantly hung up the "phone."
She slept all day, but her sister had been on the road all the time and must be very sleepy by now. She couldn't continue to disturb her sister, otherwise she would not have the energy to travel tomorrow.
Mu Lingshuang on the other side touched her still hot arm again and closed her eyes.
She needed to have a good rest and get enough energy. Maybe she would have a chance to say a few words to Yuan Qi when she was on her way tomorrow.
At the beginning, it was just as she thought, the two of them chatted anytime and anywhere.
Just like a couple in a long-distance relationship, their passion for each other is not distracted by distance.
Even when they went to bed at night, the topics they talked about were so heated that they could get their accounts blocked on WeChat.
But this situation did not last long, because soon both of them were busy with different things.
Mu Lingshuang's side was close to Yuncheng (the border between Qi and Liang), and Qi's mobilization of troops attracted the attention of Liang, so she had to make plans early.
In the capital, after the cotton was almost picked, Fang Yuanqi went to the palace to find the queen.
The two chatted for a long time in the queen's bedroom. No one knew what they talked about, but when they came out, Fang Yuanqi had an extra token in his hand.
The function of the token is not very big, but it can be used to freely mobilize some personnel needed in the six departments. As long as the number is not too large, there is generally no problem.
Then, there were suddenly many more people working in the Fourth Princess's Mansion.
No one knew what kind of work he did, but every day one could see many horse-drawn carriages carrying something called "cotton" into the mansion.
Then a group of people work on the cotton with a farm tool similar to a bow and arrow, and then the snow-white cotton will turn into light cotton wool.
Just when everyone in the palace was wondering what the prince consort was doing with all these soft things, Fang Yuanqi went to ask the queen for a group of embroiderers.
Soon under her guidance, the first batch of brand new cotton coats were made.
Fang Yuanqi picked out a size that suited him and tried it on. It turned out that the new cotton was very comfortable and warm.
After instructing his subordinates to continue making cotton-padded clothes, Fang Yuanqi brought two sets of large cotton-padded jackets and old cotton trousers suitable for Emperor Qi and the Empress into the palace.
She is going to give gifts to her father-in-law and mother-in-law!
She dared to say that no matter how noble the status of those two people was, they had never seen the flowery cotton jacket and trousers in her hands.
Perhaps because he was too excited, Fang Yuanqi neglected to notice that it was lunch time. After hearing the notification from General Manager Li, he entered the hall and was stunned to see his father, the emperor, and his mother, the queen, sitting at the dining table and preparing to eat.
Did she come at the wrong time?
Now it’s not right to give the thing in my hand away, nor is it right to not give it away.
The Empress, who was always "understanding" in front of Fang Yuanqi, saw her embarrassment and hurriedly stood up and pulled her to sit next to her before speaking:
"Yuan Qi probably hasn't had lunch yet, and your father and I don't either, so let's go together."
Fang Yuanqi nodded shyly, and after finishing lunch, she picked up the bag that had been placed aside.
This action attracted the attention of the Emperor of Qi and the Empress. They had just seen that the little girl seemed to treasure the bag very much.
What's in here?
Fortunately, they didn't wonder for long before Fang Yuanqi untied the bundle.
As she took out a colorful object from her bag, the Emperor and the Empress became even more confused.
"What is this, Yuanqi?" the queen couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Mother, this is the cotton-padded jacket I just had made. Would you and Father try it to keep warm?"
Fang Yuanqi took out two large cotton-padded jackets and placed them in front of the two men.
The Emperor and the Empress knew what she had been busy with in the palace during this period. When they heard her words, they were extremely excited and hurriedly put on the large flowered jacket in front of them with the help of the palace servants.
Seeing these two most noble figures in the world turned into old men and women wearing flowery cotton trousers and jackets dancing square dance in the square, Fang Yuanqi couldn't help wanting to laugh, but he managed to hold it back with great difficulty.
She was wrong. She shouldn't have taken such a bad interest in her father and mother.
However, when he thought about the fact that he had also prepared a set of flowery cotton pants and a cotton jacket for his dear wife, Fang Yuanqi couldn't help but laugh.
No, she would go back and buy a set for Mu Lingshuang's sisters, brother and sister-in-law as well. That way, during the New Year, it would be so festive and down-to-earth to see a group of people wearing flowery cotton pants and jackets gathered together.
Just as Fang Yuanqi was letting his thoughts run wild, he heard the Emperor Qi exclaiming repeatedly:
"This cotton coat is light, warm, and very comfortable to wear. It's truly magical!"
The queen beside him also echoed with a smile:
"Of course I am. I'm sweating after just wearing it for a while."
The two of them tried it on briefly and then took it off, looking at Fang Yuanqi with satisfaction and surprise.
The young wife that the daughter who caused him so much trouble married was a real treasure.
They had previously solved the farming problems that had troubled the people of Qi for hundreds of years, and now they had produced light and warm cotton clothes.
I just don't know if it's easy to make this cotton-padded jacket, and how many cotton-padded jackets can be made. If they can be used by soldiers on the frontier...
Thinking of this, Emperor Qi looked at Fang Yuanqi with even more eager eyes.