It’s easy to grow mung bean sprouts. Find a clean wooden barrel, drill a few holes in the bottom of the barrel, and then lay out a layer of bamboo leaves and mung beans.
Because there were no bamboo leaves here, Jiang Rui asked people to use grass leaves instead. It was the first time that she tried it. She didn’t know if the climate was suitable, so she only laid two layers of mung beans.
After laying it out, she put the barrel in a cool and shaded place and water it every one or two hours.
It was only put down yesterday. When Qiuhua went to check it out early this morning, she saw the mung beans sprouting and immediately went to report to Jiang Rui happily.
After Jiang Rui checked it, she gave a few instructions to the palace attendant guarding the bean sprouts.
“Princess, when can we eat it?” Qiuhua stared at the fat and short buds and couldn’t help but swallow her saliva.
She remembered that when she was still in the Jokhang Palace, as the most powerful maid beside Princess Chaoyang, she would not even look at a bean sprout made of gold, let alone a mung bean sprout.
That was not possible now. She ate dry food for so long on the way to Beidi. After arriving, she continued to eat meat every day. She felt that if the Princess allowed it, she could eat the bean sprouts in front of her raw now.
Not only she, but other palace people stared at the bean sprouts without moving their eyes, their eyes turning green.
“Let’s leave it for another day tomorrow, wait until it is as long as a finger.” Jiang Rui wiped the water stains on her hands with a handkerchief.
She estimated the weight of the first batch of mung beans. It should only be enough for everyone to eat a few bites, so she asked the little eunuch to give out another bucket, and this time she planted more.
After coming out of the tent where the sundries were piled, Jiang Rui walked slowly around the royal tent as the sky was just right.
Because people went to check the pasture, the number of people in the tent area was much smaller, and the remaining people were still working as usual.
Aruna was drying dried meat not far away. When she saw her, she clapped her hands and ran over, “Yanshi!”
After observing these days, Jiang Rui could clearly feel that the adult Di people might show enthusiasm and curiosity toward her, but many of them were defensive or even resistant. After all, to them, she was a foreigner.
Their welcome to her was largely due to the fact that Urhan liked her. Without his love, she would have been watched whenever she walked in the Royal Court.
But these children were much simpler. In their minds, the concept of their own race and foreign race was not deep, so there wouldn’t be much resistance. Because she was from the Di tribe’s family, because she looked good, and because she intentionally got close to them, so they liked her.
Jiang Rui knew very well that if she wanted to gain a foothold in the Di tribe and live comfortably, it was not enough to just be liked by Urhan. The trust of the older Di tribesmen was difficult to gain in a short period of time, so these children had shown their importance.
In the next few years, when these children who like her grow up and become the mainstay of the tribe, her position in the Di tribe will be truly stable.
“Where is Hassen?” Jiang Rui asked Aruna.
“Going to class. He won’t be back until dinner time.”
The children of the Di tribe have also studied since childhood, but they are different from the children in Jokhang who are enlightened in the ‘Three Character Classic’ and ‘Thousand Character Classic’. These children learn horse riding skills, archery, martial arts, and hand-to-hand combat. Even girls are not spared, but the requirements are slightly lower.
Jiang Rui nodded. Aruna said again: “The Great Khan and my Abu went to inspect the pasture. Does Yanshi feel lonely?”
“Do children know what loneliness is?” Jiang Rui was a little funny.
“Of course, I know. Eji is very lonely when Abu is not at home! She asked me to spend more time talking to Yanshi.” Aruna said innocently.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Rui looked toward Aruna’s tent. Wu Lan was working outside the tent. From time to time, her eyes were looking here. Seeing Jiang Rui looking over, she smiled at her.
Jiang Rui also smiled slightly and asked, “Can your Abu and the Great Khan come back today?”
Aruna looked at her blankly and asked blankly: “Yanshi looks so beautiful when she smiles. Are all the women in Jokhang so beautiful?”
Jiang Rui just smiled and said nothing.
Aruna came back to her senses. She scratched her cheek and smiled before she remembered to answer her question, “They can’t come back today. My Abu said that the summer pasture, which is the closest to the Royal Court, takes at least two days and two nights to come back.”
“I see, thank you.”
As Aruna said, Urhan did not come back today. Jiang Rui lay on the big bed alone and slept comfortably all night.
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