NFBE Chapter 234 The Breath-Concealing Scarf
Chapter 234 The Breath-Concealing Scarf
Qin Jiuwei adjusted the cloth bag to make it fit better and then explained, "This thing can prevent the spread of disease."
In her previous life, Mo Qingkui often created novel things in the palace, and this was one of them.
Whenever Mo Qingkui does something, she summons all the concubines in the palace to watch, saying she wants to broaden their horizons.
Qin Jiuwei didn't like interacting with Mo Qingkui. She could sense that Mo Qingkui seemed to look down on them.
This disdain and arrogance seeped out with every word, like an invisible thorn that made people very uncomfortable.
However, Mo Qingkui does have the right to be arrogant, as the things she makes are all very unique.
It was something she had never seen before, or even imagined.
The device she was holding, as Mo Qingkui explained, could reduce the spread of disease, especially during epidemics, by blocking the toxic fumes exhaled by patients and protecting themselves.
She suddenly thought of this a few days ago.
But she had only seen this thing before and didn't know how it was made.
She and several maids, including Xiaohe, tried many different fabrics and stitches, spending a considerable amount of time before they could barely recreate the basic shape of the item.
Xie Yanli stared at the piece of cloth covering her face, an incredulous look flashing across his eyes.
"The veil worn by women is somewhat similar to this one, both of which can cover the mouth and nose, but this one is much tighter and more secure."
The change was small, but very ingenious.
He took the thing Qin Jiuwei handed him, and unintentionally reached out and squeezed it, discovering that there seemed to be something in the middle, and his doubts deepened.
"What's in here?"
Qin Jiu smiled and said gently, "There are some mugwort leaves and Atractylodes lancea mixed in."
"Both of these things can ward off miasma and prevent disease, so they should be somewhat effective."
In her previous life, she had read many medical books and knew that mugwort and atractylodes were the two most commonly used herbs when epidemics occurred.
She suddenly had an idea while sewing, so she added it in.
In this life, she also ordered people to prepare a lot of mugwort and atractylodes in advance.
Xie Yanli's tone revealed a hint of undisguised admiration: "Madam is truly quick-witted. With this, the epidemic won't spread so quickly."
Qin Jiu smiled slightly, "I don't have that kind of ability. This wasn't something I came up with. I just saw a woman use it before, and I remembered it recently, so I tried making it myself."
She doesn't claim credit for things that weren't hers.
All she did was add some things to it.
But now there's no way to explain to Xie Yanli that this thing was made by Mo Qingkui, so they can only give vague answers.
"I just finished these past few days, and I didn't make many. Take some with you tomorrow, wear one for yourself, and distribute some to your subordinates."
"Tomorrow I will gather all the maids and servants in the manor, as well as the shops under our name, to make more of these things and distribute them to the disaster victims."
"But it's not enough for us to do it alone. We also need to write out the detailed instructions on how to make it and distribute them so that everyone can do it."
Xie Yanli listened and nodded repeatedly. "Madam has thought this through very thoroughly. If there's nothing wrong with it, then we'll do it your way."
"But...does this thing have a name?"
How should I tell others then?
name……?
Qin Jiuwei frowned slightly. Mo Qingkui didn't seem to have said what this thing was called back then.
She shook her head. "This thing doesn't have a name yet."
Xie Yanli looked at her, pondered for a moment, and then smiled slightly: "How about calling it the Breath-Concealing Scarf?"
Qin Jiuwei smiled slightly, "The Breath-Concealing Scarf... that name is quite fitting."
Her gaze fell on Xie Yanli's face, her eyes filled with a smile, "My husband is very good at naming things."
Xie Yanli's lips curled up slightly again.
Yes, he's good at naming things.
Xie Yanli acted quickly, summoning his subordinates the very next day.
"Starting today, all soup kitchens will be evacuated. Relief supplies will be collected in one place and must no longer have direct contact with the refugees."
One of the subordinate officials was puzzled and tentatively asked, "Your Highness, I'm afraid the people will complain if we do this."
“Grain from the surrounding areas has been gradually transferred to the capital, so there’s no need to worry about food and drink for the disaster victims. The imperial court’s porridge distribution will be sufficient.” Xie Yanli raised his eyes, his voice slightly deep: “Now, the most important thing is to save their lives.”
"Starting today, disaster victims should reduce gatherings and avoid going out unnecessarily; they should stay at the resettlement site."
Everyone readily complied and quickly began arranging the evacuation.
outside the city.
The officials in various places acted separately, and most of the powerful and wealthy did not dare to disobey Xie Yanli's wishes. They packed up their porridge distribution stalls and prepared to withdraw them back to their mansions.
For a time, the number of porridge distribution points outside the city decreased significantly.
But there are still a few scattered places where people haven't left.
One of them was from the Li family.
Li Mengqing's porridge distribution point is the largest, and it has the most people. In fact, the porridge was only cooked this morning and hasn't been distributed to the disaster victims yet.
The disaster victims have also gotten used to queuing up at the Li family's porridge distribution point.
Seeing this, the officials remembered that the young master had ordered a gradual withdrawal, so they did not speak harshly to drive them away.
He simply instructed them to distribute today's porridge to the disaster victims and not to come again tomorrow.
Li Mengqing, who was wearing a veil, immediately nodded upon hearing this, "Don't worry, my lord, Mengqing knows the importance of this matter and will not come tomorrow."
The officials nodded and then left.
After the person left, Li Mengqing let out a long sigh of relief.
She chuckled softly, thinking that there was no better deal in the world than to gain a good reputation with some cheap porridge.
Because of her act of charity by distributing porridge, her father was praised, and she was able to meet the Empress Dowager, becoming a model of noblewomanhood.
How could she possibly give up such a good opportunity so easily?
She turned to the servants and instructed them, "Continue cooking the porridge, make a lot more, and distribute it from morning till night. Continue tomorrow."
Xie Wanning stood not far away, watching as Li Mengqing's porridge distribution point not only did not leave, but instead continued to cook porridge.
A hint of disdain and coldness flashed in his eyes.
Hmph, if Li Mengqing doesn't leave, she won't leave either!
So Xie Wanning deliberately slowed down. While instructing the servants to continue adding porridge, she casually called out, "Bring those porridge buckets over and distribute them to the people at the back."
As a result, the disaster victims continued to line up in batches, showing no signs of evacuation.
Upon seeing this, the officials frowned.
Li Mengqing couldn't leave because her stall was too big.
But Xie Wanning was clearly doing it on purpose.
But they all knew Xie Wanning's identity; she was the young master's sister, the third young lady of the Xie family.
Given their status, they didn't dare to directly ask her to leave.
I wanted to report this to the young master, but he seemed to be going to pick someone up today. I saw him once in the morning, and then I couldn't find him again.
They want to say something but don't know who to talk to.
So we could only let her be.
The officials dared not urge her, and Xie Wanning became even more pleased with herself.