The female moth immediately begins laying her eggs, which are deposited either on sheets of paper or on cloth, according to local practice (in Chia-hsing and Hu-chou [both in the Lake T’ai region in Chekiang province] thick mulberry bark paper is used; this can be reused in the next year).[…] Only the silk-moth [eggs] of Chia-hsing and Hu-chou prefectures are put through the bathing process. In Hu-chou the method consists of using either rain and snow water or lime [water], while in Chia-hsing brine is used.
Story: When Liu Yen-hui's father is prefect of Hu-chou湖州 a turtle is found in a silver mine-pit and Presented to him with congratulations. But the father takes back the turtle and releases it. Years later, when Liu Yen-hui himself is on the way to his own post in Fang-chou 房州, the grateful turtle appears to assist his family trapped in a flood.
