Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 127 Nurse, Shiitake Mushrooms and Bean Sprouts
Winterfell began to dig cinnabar mines. The cinnabar stones collected can be used to make dyes, which can be used to color woolen fabrics and cinnabar ink.The dyeing workshop in Winterfell opened soon, mainly for coloring various wool fabrics and linen fabrics.

Under Ed's guidance, cinnabar was also used as a medicine and stored in the pharmacy of Winterfell.

Today, thousands of medicines have been collected in the prescriptions of Winterfell. Bachelor "Pulsatilla" Norman and Ed have done in-depth research and records on the properties of each medicine. Bachelor Norman began to use cinnabar ink, "Compendium of Herbs" was written on the parchment.

One day, Ed, Maester Norman, and Maester Luwin were standing in the pharmacy, surrounded by medicine shelves, each medicine shelf was divided into several medicine boxes, and each medicine box contained different medicines.

"Duke Ed, our medicines are getting more and more complete. Hunters, forest clans, and mountain clans have all sent many valuable medicinal herbs. Many people in winter escape towns have come to Winter City to seek medical treatment from bachelors. Unfortunately, We are short of manpower, there are only four bachelors in total, assistant bachelors and apprentices are completely unreliable in treating diseases."

Ed thought for a while, "If we train some nurses, we can heal more people."

Maester Luwin stroked the necklace, "Professional nurse? Lord Ed, there is no precedent for this in Westeros! Only the Free Trade Cities have professional nurses."

"That's why we want to set this precedent in Winterfell." Ed flipped through the medical books, "We have medical alcohol, gauze, and trained nurses. When we are on the battlefield, we can directly bandage soldiers to stop bleeding. With nurses, we can During the war, he saved many lives, and in peacetime, he can also help the maester to treat the sick."

Maester Norman showed a warm smile, "Lord Ed, I admire your foresight and courage. Volantis and Braavos have professional nurses. We in Westeros do not have professional nurses who can save lives and heal the wounded, but we have responsible nurses. The Silent Sisters who collected the corpses. I think that if the Silent Sisters are trained as nurses, more people will survive.”

"I fully support Master Ed's plan to train nurses. If Master Ed can find a group of girls around 14 years old and give me a few months, I can teach them to disinfect and bandage wounds."

The recruitment of nurses quickly attracted many girls from winter towns to sign up. After screening, finally 15 girls entered Winterfell to start nurse training. They were generally between the ages of twelve and fifteen.

While Maester Norman was busy training nurses, Ed focused on food.

People depend on food, so Ed decided to contribute more delicacies to the people in the north.

With the completion of glass farms one after another, many of Ed's plans can be implemented. He chose a glass farm and began to cultivate shiitake mushrooms and fungus.

In fact, there are wild shiitake mushrooms and fungus in the wolf forest, but they are greatly affected by the season, and they all freeze to death in winter. Ed decided to plant shiitake mushrooms and fungus in the glass farm, so that there can be delicious vegetables in winter .

Shiitake mushrooms and fungus do not require high light and are suitable for northern regions.

Ed ordered the lumberjacks in Winterfell to cut down some basswood, use a chisel to dig holes in the basswood, and plant fungi.

On this day, Ed was instructing his servants to plant mushrooms on the basswood. Caitlin walked in. She looked at the fallen logs in surprise.

"Ed, what are you doing? Has the glass farm become a timber warehouse?"

Ed smiled, "I'm growing mushrooms and fungus."

"Can shiitake mushrooms and fungus be grown?" Caitlin's expression was full of doubts. "There are plenty of shiitake mushrooms and fungus in the wolf forest. If you want to eat them, you can send someone to pick them. Why plant them?"

"Winter is coming!" Ed pointed to the basswood beside him, "In the glass farm, the temperature is constant, so as long as the water is guaranteed, after a few months, these basswood can continue to grow mushrooms for Winterfell." Yes. The fungus is in the glass farm next door. Even in winter, it’s not affected by the season.”

Caitlin said helplessly, "I really don't know where you got these crazy ideas from."

After the mushrooms and fungus in the glass farm are planted, it will take some time for them to grow. Ed set his sights on soybeans.

Poor people prefer soybeans because soybeans are cheap. However, in Westeros, soybeans are eaten in a very monotonous way. The only way to eat soybeans is to boil them. Ed is determined to change this.

Ed put a dustpan of soybeans in a dustpan, covered them with a white cloth, put them on a bucket, and watered the soybeans every day. After a few days, bean sprouts grew.

When Ed gave the bean sprouts to Gage, the chef of Winterfell, neither Gage, the servant, nor Osha the wild woman recognized this kind of thing.

Gage picked up a bean sprout, "Master Ed, what is this?"

"It's bean sprouts," Ed told Gage, "you just fry them in lard."

Gage's eyes widened, "The beans have sprouted, can I still eat them?"

Osha, the wild woman, echoed: "Sprouted beans are no different from moldy beans. Everyone knows that you will have diarrhea after eating them."

Ed smiled, "Don't worry, the bean sprouts are not poisonous after being fried, and the taste is bursting. If you don't believe me, I will eat it first."

That night, as soon as the first plate of fried bean sprouts came out of the pot, the kitchen staff ate them all. Both Geji and Osha were full of praise for the bean sprouts.

When the bean sprouts entered the hall table, the children and Caitlin ate the bean sprouts for the first time, and they all thought it was delicious. Robb, Jon, Theon, and Arya devoured it. Sansa tried to maintain a ladylike posture, but she still ate it. I ordered a big bowl.

Bran said excitedly, "Dad, these bean sprouts are really delicious. I didn't expect beans to be eaten in this way."

Ed stroked Bran's hair, "There are more than just bean sprouts! There are also tofu and soy milk. Dad will make them for you tomorrow!"

The next day, Ed put the beans on the stone mill while Caitlin and the children watched.

Bran clapped his hands and said excitedly, "This mill is so small! It's much smaller than the windmill mill."

Ed introduced: "This is a handmade stone mill. Today, we will use handmade mills to make tofu and soy milk."

This handmade stone mill was custom-made by Ed specifically for a stonemason.

Caitlin raised her eyebrows, "Ed, I have to admit that the bean sprouts you invented are delicious, but if the beans are ground on a mill, wouldn't they become bean flour? I've never heard of tofu and soy milk , I warn you, in front of the children, you screwed up, and you will be ashamed in front of the children."

"In order not to be ashamed, I must succeed!"

Ed put the soaked beans on the stone mill, and then turned the stone mill.

"Children, you sweat and train your strength every day on the school grounds. Now is the time to exercise."

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