Before Shen Xiu came to the door, Huang sent Huang Ziyan over.
"My sister heard that Mrs. Shen was looking for a mulberry forest, so she helped inquire about it. She said that there was a mulberry forest near Yuquan Temple outside the city."
"I happen to be very familiar with Yuquan Temple, so my sister asked me to take Mrs. Shen there to have a look."
In fact, it was a lie that Huang asked Huang Ziyan to lead the way. The most important thing was that she wanted him to meet Sophora japonica.
Shen Xiu quickly guessed Huang's intention and said with a smile: "Then please wait a moment, Mr. Huang, and I will bring someone else with me."
Sophora flower heard that there was a mulberry forest near Yuquan Temple, so she followed Shen Xiu out without saying anything.
Huang Ziyan was waiting for them in the yard. When he heard the noise, he turned around.
He was wearing a half-worn blue cotton robe. He looked a little downcast, but he looked gentle and elegant, and his eyes were very pure.
When Shen Xiu came over with Sophora japonica, he only glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze.
This man is very polite. This is Huaihua's first impression of Huang Ziyan.
Yuquan Temple is outside the city. If you take a carriage, it will take at least half an hour.
Huang Ziyan did not sit in the carriage with them, but sat outside with the driver.
Shen Xiu lifted the curtain and looked at the scenery outside the car. Looking back, she saw Huaihua lowering her head and not knowing what she was thinking.
She then leaned over and said, "This is Shopkeeper Fan's brother-in-law. What do you think of him?"
Huaihua blushed and said, "I don't know."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "I don't know if I don't know. Why are you blushing? Are you embarrassed?"
Huaihua couldn't help but pinch her, "I told you to laugh at me!"
Shen Xiu smiled and begged for mercy, "Good sister, please spare me!"
Huang Ziyan, who was sitting outside, was admiring the scenery outside when he heard laughter coming from inside the carriage.
When he came to Wei's house today, Mrs. Huang also mentioned something to him, saying that the Sophora japonica girl next to Shen Xiu was good-looking and capable.
Huang Ziyan knew his sister's good intentions. In the past, he was still determined not to get married unless he passed the examination to become a scholar. But now that he is almost thirty years old, it would be extremely unfilial to not get married.
When Shen Xiu brought Sophora japonica to see him, Huang Ziyan took a serious look at her. Although it was only one glance, Huang Ziyan could tell that his sister did have good taste. This Sophora japonica girl looked quiet and sensible. She was indeed The perfect choice to be a wife.
Huang Ziyan had some ideas in mind, and when he arrived at Yuquan Temple, he seemed particularly thoughtful.
Shen Xiu saw it and knew that Huang Ziyan was attracted by Sophora japonica, so he behaved like this.
But she knew that Sophora japonica was shy easily, so she just pretended that she didn't know anything, pulled Sophora japonica and followed Huang Ziyan to see the mulberry forest.
Huang Ziyan said: "I haven't counted how many trees there are in this mulberry forest, but there should be no less than a hundred."
Shen Xiu said nothing and only looked at Sophora japonica.
Sophora japonica walked towards a mulberry tree, gestured and said, "These mulberry trees should be several decades old. They must be able to grow a lot of mulberry leaves in the summer."
Huang Ziyan said: "I have been here before, and I only know that once summer comes, the mulberry forests here will be extremely dense, and it is very cool to enjoy the cool weather here."
Since you can enjoy the shade under the tree, it means that the leaves are growing very luxuriantly.
Sophora japonica was thinking about business, so she forgot her shyness and asked proactively: "Are the mulberry trees here wild, or are they specially planted?"
Huang Ziyan said: "I heard from the monks in the temple that these mulberry trees were specially transplanted for raising silkworms. It turned out that there was a monk from the south of the Yangtze River in the temple who brought some silkworm seeds in order to prevent the silkworm babies from starving.
After the tree died, two mulberry trees were specially transplanted. As time went by, more and more seeds fell from these two mulberry trees, and this mulberry forest grew."
When Shen Xiu heard this, he asked, "Are there any silkworm seeds in the temple now?"
Huang Ziyan said: "I don't know about this. But you can ask the abbot of the temple."
The silkworm seeds that Sophora japonica brought from the county were not many. And the more silk embroidery threads Shen Xiu needed, the better.
Sophora japonica once suggested raising summer silkworms, but Shen Xiu didn't want her to be overtired. Now that she heard that there might be silkworm seeds in Yuquan Temple, Shen Xiu asked Huang Ziyan to take them to see the abbot.
If there are really silkworm breeds here at Yuquan Temple, then they can raise more silkworm babies this year.
The abbot of Yuquan Temple is Master Huizhen. After hearing Huang Ziyan's intention, he smiled kindly and said: "There are indeed some silkworms in our temple."
Originally, silkworms were raised in the temple just to prevent the silkworm babies from starving to death. After all, monks are compassionate.
Later, more silkworms were raised, and more and more cocoons were obtained.
The monk from Jiangnan taught the monks in the temple how to reel silk. The silk finally extracted can be used to make thin quilts or to make winter clothes instead of cotton.
The monks in the temple felt that the thin quilts and winter clothes made of this silk were light and warm, so they raised the silkworms year after year.
Shen Xiu's eyes lit up as she listened. Since silk can replace cotton to make quilts, it can naturally be used to make winter clothes. Why didn't she think of it?
Master Huizhen had a very easy-going temperament. Hearing that they wanted to borrow mulberry leaves from the mulberry forest, he readily agreed.
As for the silkworm seeds in the temple, Master Huizhen also gave them some.
Mulberry leaves were enough, but silkworm seeds were not free. In order to express her gratitude, Shen Xiu donated some incense money to the temple.
When she came out of Yuquan Temple, Shen Xiu felt that she had gained a lot from this trip.
When she discussed with Guo Abacus about using muslin to make clothes, she felt that muslin would definitely be popular in the future, but she also knew that any new thing would take some time to be accepted by people.
Until new things are accepted by people, all she can do is wait.
Now after visiting Yuquan Temple, Shen Xiu suddenly had an idea.
She knew how to popularize clothes made of fine cotton.
She was thinking about something all the way, so naturally she didn't notice the changes in Sophora japonica.
After Huaihua got in the car, she kept thinking about the conversation she had just had with Huang Ziyan.
Because of such a shadow, Huaihua actually has a deep resistance to strange men.
Shen Xiu's husband-in-law was so good-looking, but Huaihua didn't dare to take another look at him. Qu Huan had such an easy-going temperament, but Huaihua didn't even dare to say a word to him.
But for some reason, after she met Huang Ziyan, she was not as resistant as she was to other men. Instead, she felt that this man looked very amiable.
Maybe it's because he is older than me, or maybe it's because his eyes are very pure and he gives off a very reliable feeling.
Sophora flower thought about the way he spoke, and the more she thought about it, the more she blushed. She couldn't help but lower her head while blushing.
After Shen Xiu thought about everything, she finally noticed something strange about Sophora japonica.
It seems that Huaihua doesn't have any feelings for Huang Ziyan, it's just that Huaihua's temperament is too introverted. If he is pushed too hard, it will be counterproductive.
Therefore, Shen Xiu pretended not to know anything, but was calculating in her heart. It seemed that the marriage was going to happen in all likelihood.