Su Yueling received these corns and Baoshu's letter on August 9th.
Speaking of which, the yield of this corn was not as high as she had imagined. These seeds she exchanged were the most abundant and excellent seeds from the system. But Su Yueling could not understand it. After all, this era lacked modern planting technology and fertilizers.
It is shocking enough to have such output. Baoshu's handwriting on the letter looks messier than usual, and it is obvious that he has been in a state of agitation.
She ordered: "Pick some corn and I will steam it to eat in the evening."
Dried corn can be ground into cornmeal. Oh, by the way, with corn, there will be corn starch, which allows the small kitchen to continue to research new foods.
Corn kernels are easier to preserve if they are dried, and can be cooked and eaten in daily life. But of course Su Yueling wants to eat freshly picked ones. Baoshu understood her and specially dug out several plants. Speaking of which, these corns will also be eaten by then.
It can be grown in her imperial palace in the capital, so that she can eat fresh food at any time.
As for potatoes, because the quantity was relatively small, Zhuangzi saved them for planting. Su Yueling estimated that she would only be able to eat them next year.
The steamed corn, even without any seasoning, was already very delicious. The one who liked this the most was undoubtedly Yuan Suifeng. He ate two and it was still not enough, so he asked the kitchen to steam two more.
Yuan Suijun also likes to eat, but he has to be relatively restrained.
"Is this the corn you bought from the merchant?"
"Yes. I originally thought of letting them grow whatever they wanted, so as to add another kind of food to the table. I didn't expect it to be unexpectedly delicious and quite filling." After all, corn is also a staple food.
Yuan Suijun asked: "Did Zhuangzi record the output?"
Su Yueling picked up a piece of lychee meat and put it in a bowl. After eating it slowly, she said: "When we first picked it, we harvested more than 500 jins from half an acre of land. After it was dried, it was almost 500 jins."
Yuan Suifeng and Yuan Suijun, who had been down there, both wondered if they had heard wrongly.
Yuan Suifeng held the corn in his hand and said in a dreamy tone: "Did Baoshu write it wrong? Isn't it really fifty pounds?"
Yuan Suijun, who was always calm, could not help but tremble with his hands as he looked at Su Yueling intently.
Su Yueling smiled sweetly, "It's more than five hundred kilograms."
"The yield is several times higher than that of rice and wheat."
Yuan Suifeng took a breath of air. He looked down at the corn in his hand, as if looking at a monster. He swallowed his saliva and said: "Sister-in-law, don't let the kitchen steam the corn, keep these for planting.
Already."
He actually ate so much tonight. How many corn plants will he be able to plant next year? It’s very heartbreaking!
Su Yueling said: "There are several acres of corn fields in my hometown, so you can eat yours with peace of mind."
Didn't Su Yueling grow this just to satisfy her appetite? If you can't even eat it happily, what's the point?
"Our family can't eat many."
Yuan Suijun looked at Su Yueling and said, "I will help you write this in a note tonight and submit it to you."
Su Yueling's smile was as bright as a flower, and she personally put a piece of beef into Yuan Suijun's bowl, "Then I'll leave it to you."
She originally wanted to tell the emperor about this, and part of the corn planted this year could be reserved for them for breeding. But she was too lazy to write a brochure, and it would be great if Yuan Suijun was willing to help. On the one hand, it could let the emperor
The people of Xia had more food to fill their stomachs. On the other hand, the emperor Rong Ji was really good to them and his wife. Su Yueling still hoped that his throne would be more stable.
Speaking of which, if the potatoes are brought out next year, they will be surprised again.
As for Sweet Potato, Su Yueling hasn't refreshed the system yet, so she can only do it first.
She also took out Baoshu's letter and showed it to Yuan Suijun. Baoshu's letter wrote something about corn.
With this in mind, Yuan Suijun ate a bowl quickly and wanted to put it down and go to the study.
Su Yueling said directly: "Eat another bowl. Otherwise, after an hour, I will have someone bring you steamed corn to fill your stomach."
After learning about the corn yield, Su Yueling was the only one in the family who could eat corn without any pressure. The corn she ate had to be peeled off one by one, and it had to be complete, not damaged, plump and juicy.
Yuan Suijun, who had already gotten up, could only sit back down again.
Su Yueling can indeed do this kind of thing. She may even do it even more brilliantly, such as asking the kitchen to steam corn for him for several days in a row.
He was also much more awake. He had so much time tonight, and he really didn't need to be impatient. The shock brought by the corn was really too great, and he lost his usual calmness.
I didn’t expect that there is such food in overseas places! I don’t know if there is anything else besides corn.
Under Su Yueling's watchful eye, Yuan Suijun finished two bowls of rice (Su Yueling did not allow him to eat too fast, saying that eating too fast would hurt his stomach), and then returned to the study.
Yuan Suifeng saw this in his heart and firmly decided to get married later.
That night, Yuan Suijun wrote the zhezi. He usually accompanied the king every day. The written zhezi did not need to go through the process and could be presented in person.
Before the matter was confirmed, Yuan Suijun did not want this matter to alarm too many people.
If high-yield corn can be spread across the country, Su Yueling will become a Bodhisattva-like figure in the hearts of many people, and no one can shake it. If other ministers know about this in advance, some of them will want a piece of the pie. Speaking of which, if
It's not that Yueling is already the head of the county, but Jian is in the emperor's heart, I'm afraid someone might take advantage of it first and take it for themselves.
Although Su Yueling herself didn't care about these things, Yuan Suijun didn't allow others to get their hands on what belonged to her.
Not even thinking about it.
Because of this in his mind, Yuan Suijun didn't sleep much all night. He didn't close his eyes until the second watch. He got up not long after resting. Fortunately, he didn't need to go to bed early today, otherwise he couldn't even squint.
One night passed, which was enough for Yuan Suijun to calm down his excitement. When he appeared in front of others, he still looked calm and unhurried.
He even waited until Rong Ji finished processing most of the official documents in the morning and stopped to rest before he took out the paper and said, "I wrote a paper last night, and I beg your Majesty to give it a look."
His tone was as if he was telling Rong Ji that he had two bowls of porridge in the morning.
Rong Ji just thought it was something unimportant written by Yuan Suijun, but he still took the excerpt. Without any psychological preparation, he faced the impact of corn like this.
Seeing that Rong Ji was so shocked that he dropped all his papers, Yuan Suijun was satisfied.
