In fact, before Gao Yue traveled through time, he learned from his research books that the Turpan documents unearthed were the boundary of Xizhou in the Tang Dynasty. It can be proved that there was already grass cotton in China at that time, but when it moved east to Dunhuang, that is, Shazhou, there were few records of grass cotton in its unearthed documents, and there were no records of weaving clothes with grass cotton. What does this mean? It shows that the Tang Dynasty did not promote grass cotton on a large scale, that is, some areas of the Western Regions were planted, and even Dunhuang did not radiate to the Central Plains, let alone the Central Plains.

Now Shazhou and Xizhou are separated by Xifan's territory. It is unrealistic to expect to obtain grass cotton from there. Of course, there is another important reason: the grass cotton varieties in Xizhou are not excellent.

Although kapok from Nanzhao and Lingnan are widely used in weaving locally, that is, the "porn cloth" praised by the Tang people, it is not suitable for planting in the northwest of Bailicheng.

So Gao Yue asked Liu Yan to obtain grass cotton seeds produced in Persia and India from Hu Shang in Lingnan.

After handing over a pack of seeds to Gao Yue, Gao Yue opened them. The county officials present stared at the gray, ordinary, and unpretentious seeds that looked not beautiful at all. They didn't know what this thing was and what it was useful.

"This thing is amazing. As long as it is planted, a lot of velvet can be harvested and special utensils can be made to weave clothes. In this way, it can be used to compete with silk and linen. No, its advantages are greater than silk and linen!" After Gao Yue said that, he asked Liu Deshi to hand over the pen and ink, and then wrote a large word "cotton" on a piece of paper in front of everyone.

"Shi Yu Gao, isn't this a different word?" One of the county officials asked in confusion.

Because in the dictionary of the Tang Dynasty, there was only the word "mian" and there was no "mian".

Gao Yue laughed and explained that this kind of thing was sown in the field. After ripening, it can bear peach-like fruits and crack naturally with fine velvet inside, so give it a "wood" side instead of the "silk".

Everyone suddenly realized that the name Gao Shiyu was appropriate.

Gao Yue raised his eyes and looked at Chunksun on the courtyard of the public hall, and said in a low-key manner: "I didn't expect that, in this historical plane of time and space, I, Gao Yue, became the first person to name cotton. Wouldn't I leave a name in history?"

Of course, Gao Yue is not a radical in grass cotton planting. He has to eat rice at a bite and walk step by step. He spent money to get a small amount of seeds from Liu Yan, and of course he prepared to experiment and cultivate it in the temple fields of Mingxuan's new Alanta Temple.

As for how to promote it, he had a complete plan in his mind, and let’s see how I can implement it step by step.

Gao Yue then placed ten men and women in Bailicheng and gave them preferential treatment. These people were also "seeds"!

At the end of the morning's yamen time, Gao Yue stretched his waist, then cleaned up his official clothes, and walked through several granary courtyards, saluted each other with the passing county officials, and headed towards the back building where he lived.

As soon as he walked to the gate of the yard, Gao Yue heard a chirping sound. He looked up and saw a loquat tree in the yard, with some branches and leaves poking out of the tile wall of the yard. Several black feathered and white-bellied magpies were flying around, carrying mud and broken branches, creating their stalemate!

Seeing the magpies, Gao Yue felt aroused in his heart: I don’t know how the two magpies were in the yard of the cottage in Huaizhenfang?

And what if A Ni, who had walked side by side with him on the snow in Shengdaofang and rescued the magpie, is there in the capital? Can the mother and son still be healthy? Gao Yue was originally planning to take leave and hand over the affairs to Liu De’s room. He returned to Beijing and took Yun Shao here, and the couple were reunited.

But the emperor issued an edict at this time that in just a few days, King Shu was going to come out of Jingyuan. He expected that the military residence of King Shu's ambassador was not located in Jingzhou but in Bailicheng - this reflects the emperor's loyalty and trust in himself.

Alas, so I can only postpone the matter of A Ni until summer.

Gao Yue walked to the hall, and Zhihui, wearing a light green embroidered jacket, greeted her, "Third brother, you are back, the meal is ready."

Although Zhihui has become Gao Yue's concubine in name or substance, both in the hall and in the curtain room, the two are still accustomed to calling each other as "three brothers" and "a sister".

The wooden table and the elegant bamboo mat were already arranged. Gao Yue kept saying thank you for your hard work, so he sat down.

Zhihui looked at him with a special look.

"What's wrong with Ah Mei? Is there something stuck on my face?"

"No, it's nothing." After Zhihui said that, she sat aside and scooped up the soup from the soup pot with a long spoon.

"I'll eat soup today." Gao Yue sniffed the fragrance that came out of it.

"Well, I'll eat gourd leaf soup today."

The gourd leaf soup was quickly brought to Gao Yue. The gourd leaves were tender green, and the mutton in the soup was cut into squares and evenly sized. During the floating, the soup was stewed into a clear milky white, which made Gao Yue's index finger move, "Don't forget to serve a portion immediately and give it to Wei Tuotian."

At this time, Wei Tuotian was sitting on the threshold, lowering his head to repair the whip tips that were a little flushed.

The magpies who came to build a nest were probably tired and hungry, so they began to fly to the center of the building, pecking at the buckwheat on the ground, and occasionally watching the owner eat with their black beans' eyes from time to time.

Gao Yue raised the spoon and brought the gourd leaf soup into his mouth.

As soon as he tasted the taste, his brows frowned at first, and then his expression quickly solidified.

Zhihui next to her blinked and waited for Gao Yue to say something.

The spoon in Gao Yue's hand slid into the soup bowl.

"Ah, Ah Ni...Ah Ni!" Gao Yue stood up and shouted with his eyes.

At this time, he saw that behind the plain screen in the hall, a familiar figure swayed, and then he heard a burst of laughter.

He was so familiar with the laughter.

Just like the salty taste in this soup.

Cui Yunshao's eyes smiled like crescent moons, but her face was still the same. She covered her mouth with a round fan, and walked out from behind the screen with a series of smiles, "Songqing, don't be fine."

"A Ni, I don't know if I'm here." Gao Yue stood up, then smiled and pointed at the soup bowl, "If I hadn't taken a sip of the soup you made by yourself, how could I know that it was you (no wonder if a magpies flew to the yard today)?"

"Songqing can indeed remember A Ni's craftsmanship. (Nonsense, who doesn't remember three times salt)"

At this moment, Acuo, who was combing his drooping body, smiled and hugged the cradle, and followed him out...
Chapter completed!