Chapter 370 Chapter 370: How about these potatoes?
Author: The Secret in the Tree Hole
Capital City, Imperial Palace, Tai Chi Hall.
Today's morning court seems to be no different from yesterday. The ministers who have written the memorial have finished their memorials, and everything that needs to be said has been said. Well, it's time for Eunuch Chang to shout to withdraw from the court.
But the ministers did not hear the sound of retreating. Instead, the palace people filed in and brought in low-legged banquet tables.
In today's morning court, the emperor will give you a breakfast banquet?
Hmm? This is not a special day. I am really flattered by such an honor.
The ministers sat cross-legged, but what the palace people brought to the table was a plate with a yellow, oblate...ball?...egg?
What kind of food is this?
The ministers were extremely puzzled and their eyes secretly met.
Seeing that the emperor on the throne was already moving his chopsticks, the ministers who were extremely puzzled had no choice but to suppress their confusion for the time being, and then started to move their chopsticks.
This ball is still an egg...how to eat it?
As soon as the chopsticks were picked up, the whole ball fell apart. It was so soft and when you eat it in your mouth, it was pink and glutinous, with a refreshing fragrance and pure sweetness. Not bad, not bad.
What kind of food is this food? It tastes so special.
After all the ministers had tasted the potatoes, the emperor on the throne slowly said, "What do you think of these potatoes?"
This thing is called a potato? What a strange name. It’s obviously not a bean, so why is it called a potato?
Doubts are doubts, but that doesn't stop the ministers from patting the emperor on his ass.
“This potato is pink, glutinous and fragrant, and tastes great!”
"This potato is sweet, delicious and has a mellow taste. Its shape is oblate and round, which makes it unique and rare."
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The uptight General Zhou always said whatever he thought, "Wei Chen looks at this like an egg. Your Majesty, where did this egg come from? I have never seen it before! Not to mention it tastes really delicious!"
It’s pinker and softer than taro!”
The emperor smiled and said: "This potato was accidentally discovered to be edible by Lord Jiacheng Township, and then planted by Xu Nongzheng."
When the ministers heard this, they first thought, Xu Nongzheng? Who is it? Oh, the one who grows peppers in Yiyang Prefecture.
Then I thought: Oh, that folk Jiacheng Township Lord, this girl is quite clever. She is far away in Qingzhou, and she never forgets to win the favor of the emperor and the empress. Not only has she won the Lord of the Township, she has also won an imperial merchant for her family.
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I heard a few days ago that I just sent a cosmetics box to the Empress He Qianqiu. The Empress liked her so much that she sent someone to send a reward. Is the person who sent the reward still on the way? Now I am sending something to Beijing again.
, a mere meal, if there is anything unusual about it, it deserves to be presented to the emperor with great fanfare.
"The prefect of Qingzhou published a brochure explaining in detail that it only takes more than three months from planting to harvesting this potato. It is a very good seed, and the yield is extremely high. One acre can actually produce more than twenty-three stones! This is my job.
Great Yan's fortune! The Lord of Jiacheng Township has made a great contribution to discovering this high-yielding grain!" The emperor said happily, and anyone could see that Long Yan was overjoyed.
The ministers who were still complaining about what was so strange just now were all shocked. What? One acre can yield more than twenty-three stones? How is this possible! The most productive grain in Dayan only only costs more than three stones per mu!
How dare the Qingzhou prefect dare to exaggerate and fool His Majesty?
Impossible. Many people who know Ye Tiaoyuan know that this person is cautious and cannot take aim without aim.
So, this is true?
If these potatoes really have such a high yield, God will really send blessings to the people of Dayan!
The Lord of Jiacheng Township made a great contribution last year by offering heating packs, and now he is offering such high-yield food that benefits the country and the people. He really should not be underestimated. No wonder the emperor talks about this Xu family often!
The dragon's heart was so happy that the ministers could not say anything disappointing without opening their eyes, and this was indeed a good thing. Therefore, all the ministers knelt down and shouted "Long live my emperor" and "God bless me, Dayan"!
The emperor took advantage of the situation and proposed that the Lord of Jiacheng Township should be heavily rewarded for discovering this high-yielding grain. Then, the early retreat was postponed again.
Regarding the reward, the emperor and a group of veterans were arguing endlessly. The emperor wanted to mention Jiacheng Xiangjun as the princess to reward her for her great achievements. However, the veterans believed that this was against the rules and argued hard.
All the military officials couldn't help but join in the debate. Rough people don't talk about refined principles.
In short, the whole process was very lively, and the entire court was in attendance at the vegetable market.
In the end, the emperor and a group of senior ministers took a step back and finally ended today's court meeting.
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When Mrs. Zeng took advantage of her lunch break to talk to Mrs. Zhou, Xu Yinyin happened to be listening to Xixin's report on what she had learned about Cheng Hong.
The Cheng family moved their shop to Zhoucheng more than ten years ago. Cheng Hong grew up in Zhoucheng. Last winter, his family returned to his hometown of Jiangyang County from Zhoucheng. His family lived in Dongping Lane in the county town.
Cheng Hong's grandparents have passed away successively. Cheng's father is an only son, and Cheng Hong is also an only son. The family relationship is simple, and Cheng's father and Cheng's mother have a good reputation among the neighbors.
Since the beginning of this spring, Cheng's mother has been looking after her son, but she hasn't found a suitable one yet. Cheng Hong is nineteen years old, studying at Cai's School, and has just passed the county and government examinations, and has already won the title of "Tongsheng".
So Cheng's mother wanted to find a girl who was literate and had a good temperament for her son.
As for Cheng Hong himself, he studied hard, had good knowledge, was in good health, had a good appearance, had a cheerful personality and was willing to help others.
Just looking at it this way, the Cheng family is indeed a good family. If Wu Ya gets married, I believe she will live a good life.
Wu Ya is literate and capable, and Xu Yinyin doesn't want her to marry an illiterate person, and the two of them will never get along with each other.
Cheng Hong is talking about getting married. We have to find a way to get the wind out of this matter to see if the Cheng family has any intention. It is impossible for the woman to take the initiative to mention it.
Xu Yinyin was thinking about how to convey the news to Cheng's mother quietly and at the right time.
Mrs. Zhou came back briskly.
"Yin Yin!"
Xu Yinyin was planning to take a nap first, when she heard Mrs. Zhou shouting outside, and couldn't help but walked out, "Second Auntie."
He let people into the room and sat down to talk, "Second aunt, what happened?"
Mrs. Zhou said: "Wu Ya will be sixteen soon. At this age, it is time to get engaged even if you are not getting married. There are many people working in workshops, both in the city and in villages ten miles away. I just thought of spreading the word and seeing.
Let's see if there is someone who is interested in finding someone to make peace with and look at the matter. Can we still choose slowly now? Why don't we wait later and be in a hurry when the time comes, what if we choose the wrong one?
If you let this wind go out, there are quite a few people asking me for advice today. There are several people here that I think sound good. One of them, which I never dared to think about before, is actually a scholar.
Oh! And I just got the title of Tongsheng this year, and I’m in the same class as our Rokuro.
I just wanted to tell you all about it, so that you can go over it in detail and see which one is the best, and we will choose him to look at."