hotmtlnovel Chapter 136: Snake skin can also cure diseases
Chapter 136: Snake skin can also cure diseases
Xiaoqing instantly got covered in bumps. What was she doing? Why did she look at Xia Qingqing in a not very pleasant way?
Xia Qingqing looked at the fresh snake skin. It was a good thing and could be used to cure diseases. It needed to be well preserved.
Taohua carefully put away the snake skin, looking puzzled.
"Princess, what are you doing with this snake skin?"
Xia Qingqing smiled brightly, "That's why you don't understand. Snake skin can cure diseases, but it's a rare medicinal ingredient."
Taohua's eyes widened. "This snake skin can cure diseases. It's so magical."
In the past, her family often picked up snake skins in the village. So, did they miss such a good thing?
The place where they live is humid, and it is easy for mosquitoes, snakes and ants to breed. It is not uncommon to see snake skins frequently.
After putting away the snake skin, I went outside to see how they had prepared everything. They started early today, so the bamboo would probably be ready in the afternoon.
We will be able to put them together in the afternoon. Now we need to hurry up and draw the patterns of the mahjong, and then find a master to carve the patterns.
I had lunch in this study room. After a simple meal, I started drawing. By the afternoon, the bamboo was almost dried.
Someone was asked to find a skilled craftsman. Xia Qingqing showed him her design. The craftsman stuttered, perhaps because he found the design difficult to understand or because he was nervous because Xia Qingqing was a princess.
"This, this, this, should be doable, but, but I need to practice first."
He had never met any royal relatives or nobles, let alone doing things for the princess. If this matter was done well, it would be something he could brag about in the future, so he had to take it seriously.
Xia Qingqing looked at him and nodded.
"It's okay, just go and practice first. We haven't finished it yet."
Seeing this, the craftsman took his tools, walked aside with the drawing drawn by Xia Qingqing, and began to carve carefully.
Xia Qingqing went to check the dried bamboo strips, touched them, and found that they were indeed dry. They made a crisp sound when knocked, which meant they were fine.
Use mortise and tenon technology to put them together, which makes them stronger and tighter.
Some of the ones that are not consistent when closed will be taken up and polished again so that both sides become consistent. Then the ox bone side will be polished and finally carving can be done on it.
These people are very skilled at polishing. As long as they have the tools, they can make it beautifully. They have polished out the prototypes of mahjong pieces one by one.
A set of mahjong consists of 144 tiles. These tiles are arranged one by one and placed in the yard, waiting to be carved by the craftsmen.
At this time, the craftsman was almost ready. After trying it, he realized that these things were not difficult in fact. This gave him confidence.
I turned around and saw several signs in the boxes. I was a little confused, "This, this is..."
When he was called, he was not told clearly what he was there for. He only knew that the princess needed a craftsman to carve something. He was stunned when he saw so many small signs.
Xia Qingqing came over and pointed at the piles.
"The patterns just now are to be carved on this. This pile is one picture, and the next one will be carved again. There can't be any repetitions in this picture. Just carve them one by one."
After hearing this, the craftsman felt his eyes go dark. This, this, this, so many...
Seeing his bitter face, Xia Qingqing thought he thought it was too much, "Don't worry, if you finish it, you will get a big reward. Thank you for your hard work."
After hearing what the princess said, the craftsmen believed her. After all, the princess's reputation was very loud in the entire capital, and her good name spread far and wide.
"No, no, I just want to know when the princess wants it. If you're in a hurry, I can call my brothers to come along, it will be quicker this way."
Xia Qingqing felt that this was a good thing. The sooner it was done, the sooner it would be over. Thinking about what was about to happen, it would be better to finish it early. What if it came earlier than expected?
"Okay, then let's do as you say, just try to be as quick as possible."
"Yes, I'll make sure it's done as soon as possible."
Today there was only one craftsman carving here. Xia Qingqing watched from the side and gave some guidance. When there were no more problems, she left.
After all, there are other things to study.
Great Qin State.
"Your Majesty, the people of Longxia still refuse to release us. Do you want to continue the attack?"
The ministers under him were all extremely anxious. Over the past few months, they had been trying to trip up the people of Longxia and burning their food supplies from time to time.
But only that one night attack was successful, the rest were unsuccessful, so the idea of forcing them with food and supplies was not feasible.
"Humph, Han'er is my son, why wouldn't they let him go?"
The emperor on the throne had a head full of white hair, and he went out more than he came in. He looked like a man with a short life. He started to take a breath after saying a few words, and the people below were afraid that he would accidentally get angry and get sick.
"The Sixth Prince must also want to return to the Great Qin Kingdom. It will be the time for the Longxia Kingdom's envoy to arrive soon. At that time, we can directly meet the Emperor of Longxia Kingdom and ask him to return our prince."
Originally, there was a candidate for the crown prince of the Qin Kingdom, and he was going to be announced some time ago, but the eldest prince was ambushed and seriously injured some time ago.
The imperial physician said that he might not wake up, and the position of crown prince must not be given to the eldest prince. Moreover, the eldest prince had a fatal wound on his body, which was the wound at the base of his thigh.
Even if he could wake up, it is not certain whether he could be a humane person in the future. Such a person naturally cannot become the crown prince.
But there were other princes among them, who were either killed by the eldest prince or were useless and unable to handle the important task.
It was at this time that the ministers remembered that there was a sixth prince in Longxia Kingdom, who must be eight or nine years old now. At this age, they could take the opportunity to bring him back and educate him.
That was why they were so anxious to declare war on Longxia Kingdom, wanting to use this opportunity to get Xiao Yihan back.
But how could Xia Xuan return it just like that? Not to mention that Xia Qingqing and Xiao Yihan have a good relationship now, even if Xia Qingqing was not around, he couldn't just return it casually.
Xiao Yihan has been in their country for too long. He can go back, but he certainly can't go back so easily.