Nine hundred and sixtieth chapters miraculous things
As soon as Du He returned to the county office, someone came to visit him.
The person who came was none other than Changsun Chong.
Previously, when Changsun Chong saw Du He, he would call him "teacher respectfully". Before the Chinese New Year, this guy even paid Du He a New Year's greeting in advance.
Now, when this guy saw Du He again, he had forgotten his identity.
Changsun Chong walked into the main hall and saw Du He sitting on the main seat with a sad face and sighing.
Somehow, seeing Du He looking so depressed, Changsun Chong felt happy in his heart, but he didn't show it. Instead, he asked with concern: "Du He, what are you worried about?"
Du He raised his eyes and looked at Changsun Chong, pointed to the seat and motioned for him to sit down.
Then, he arranged for his servants to make tea for his eldest grandson.
Du He then said: "My good disciple, it's rare that you come to visit the teacher today. I am very pleased. I have not misjudged you. I have always treated you like a son. My son... is not, Chong'er, I don't know.
Do you still remember, before the Chinese New Year, my father hosted a banquet for all officials, and I presented a pot of heart-warming soup?"
Changsun Chong was about to get angry, but when he heard this topic, he suddenly became energetic. He temporarily suppressed the anger in his heart and nodded: "Of course I remember, but what's the use of it?"
"You don't know something. The reason why my master's heart-warming soup is so praised by my father, the queen and my queen is that it contains chili pepper!"
"Yes, yes," Changsun Chong said excitedly, "I think back then, you gave my father a chili pepper. My father made a pot of soup, and I was lucky enough to take a sip. The soup was really delicious, sweet and delicious.
ah."
Du He sighed: "It's a pity that these peppers are hard to come by, and I don't have many as a teacher, so in addition to making a pot of heart-warming soup, I also used the remaining peppers to plant them. Guess what, this is almost half
It's been a month, but I haven't seen any movement in the seeds. I went to ask an expert for advice. The expert said that the seeds of these peppers are extraordinary. They need to be planted for one and a half months to germinate. After they germinate, they will grow wildly, and they will grow wildly in less than a month.
, you can grow peppers... You said that my teacher originally wanted to dedicate the peppers to my father. Maybe my father would be happy and regard the peppers as auspiciousness, and he might withdraw his original reason for not allowing me to enter the court.
The decree about becoming an official and being knighted has not been found for a while, and I am worried..."
Changsun Chong's eyes lit up.
He asked eagerly: "No wonder it didn't sprout... Ah, I just said, why is that expert so sure that it will sprout in one and a half months?"
Du He sneered and said, "You look down on the masters who ask for advice from my teacher. You are not afraid to tell you that the reason why my master was able to grow peppers in the first place was because of the help of this master."
As he said that, Du He raised his head, but Changsun Chong was nowhere to be seen.
At this time, Changsun Chong had already run out of the Hu County government office, got on the carriage, and hurried to Chang'an City.
He quickly returned to Sikong Mansion and told Changsun Wuji all the news he had learned in Hu County.
After listening to this, Changsun Wuji asked doubtfully: "Are you sure that what Du He said is true?"
Changsun Chong patted his chest and assured: "Dad, I'm not a straw bag. Not only did I go to Du He, I also went to the Huxian farm. I also asked my men to quietly explore it several times. Now, the entire Huxian farm is under cultivation."
Potatoes, other than that, there is nothing else. Moreover, I went to see His Highness the Crown Prince, and he didn’t say anything about peppers. But I see that he has been very anxious recently, probably because he can’t grow peppers, but today I saw him again.
Prince, his face was glowing red, and he accidentally said that it would be fine in another month. Isn't this the same as Du He said that pepper seeds can germinate in one and a half months? I'm very good at judging people. What Du He did today
Pai, it’s not like he’s just pretending, besides, that expert can help Du He grow potatoes, which is such an auspicious sign that the yield per acre can be as high as 1,000 kilograms, which is definitely not an ordinary person!”
Changsun Wuji pondered: "If this is the case, it's best for you. In three days, our seeds will be planted for a month. Chong'er, we can't wait any longer. Do you still remember what my father said to you, pepper?"
Although this thing is rare, it is not enough for His Majesty to regard it as auspicious. We must create momentum."
"Dad, don't worry, I know what to do." Changsun Chong said confidently.
The father and son walked to a hidden corner of the backyard. There was a small piece of flat land there, which was watered and taken care of every day. It was also a secret of the Sikong Mansion, and no servants were allowed to approach it.
The next day.
A piece of news quietly spread in Chang'an City.
There is something called chili pepper introduced from the Western Regions, which has the effect of curing all diseases. People who are sick can eat it to eliminate all diseases, and people who are not sick can eat it to prolong their life.
At first, everyone thought it was a legend.
Later, there was a thirty-year-old woman in the west of the city who had not had children for many years. She ate her children and gave birth to twins within half a year.
Blind Sun from the south of the city was born blind. After eating a chili, he returned to normal and his eyesight was better than that of ordinary people.
There are more and more similar legends.
Gradually, everyone believed it. After all, everything was spread through noses and eyes.
Three days later.
Changsun Chong excitedly said to Changsun Wuji: "Dad, I have done all the things you arranged for me to do. Now, all the women, children, old and young in Chang'an know the power of this chili pepper. In order to make everyone believe it,
I spent a lot of money and invited some Taoist priests and monks from around Chang'an to clarify the matter. As long as we can grow peppers, the world will definitely be shocked, and when the time comes, it will definitely be regarded as auspicious!"
Changsun Wuji nodded: "This matter is extremely important. Spending a little money is nothing. Chong'er, according to the information you got from Hu County, the pepper seeds should have sprouted now. Let's go and take a look, too, as a father."
!”
The two of them came to the land where peppers were grown in the backyard with joy.
Unfortunately, there were several weeds growing on the bare land, but there were no traces of peppers.
Changsun Wuji couldn't help it, so he asked someone to bring a hoe and slowly dig it out to see if it sprouted.
The housekeeper Wang Fu took it upon himself to dig out a few pepper seeds. He picked them up and took a closer look. His expression suddenly changed and he said in surprise: "Master, these... these pepper seeds are all rotten."
Changsun Wuji was stunned and hurried forward to take a closer look.
I saw that the few pepper seeds had turned black and moldy, and some had even rotted into a ball.
Changsun Wuji snatched the hoe from Wang Fu and started digging carefully, but the result was still the same.
All the pepper seeds were rotten.
Germination is impossible!
"What's going on... Hurry, go find Mr. Niu and ask!" Changsun Wuji arranged.
Changsun Chong said: "Dad, you forgot, Mr. Niu has been killed by us!"
Boom.
The hoe in Changsun Wuji's hand fell to the ground and hit the tip of Changsun Wuji's toes. The latter screamed in pain from the hit.