Most of the land on both sides of the road to Jingyang County had already been plowed by the curved shaft plow.
Occasionally, farmers could be seen plowing the land with curved plows.
Along the way, Li Shimin was in a good mood and soon arrived at the Qin Manor.
Qin Manor, in the courtyard.
"Shopkeeper Li, you're here." Xue Rengui greeted.
"Rengui, it's been a long time since we last met. How's Mother Xue's health?”Li Shi Min asked with concern.
"Thank you for your concern. Under Young Master's meticulous care, my mother's illness has already recovered by 70%. She can now move normally.”Xue Rengui said happily. His mother's condition had recovered, and he felt much more relaxed.
"Very good, very good." Li Shi Min laughed.
"Old Li, Old Wei, come quickly. It's just about time to eat.”Qin Fang saw Li Shimin and the others and invited them to the table.
Ever since Xue Rengui arrived at the Qin Residence, the Qin Residence's daily meals had been calculated by buckets. Hence, when Li Shiming and the others arrived, they didn't have to worry about not having enough food.
Very quickly.
Everyone was attracted by the food that Xiao Die served them.
There were white, yellow, and red pieces.
They looked crystal clear in the bowl and were extremely sweet.
It was something that Li Shi Min and the others had never seen before.
"Young Master Qin, what is this? Can it be eaten?" Cheng Yaojin scooped up a piece of food with a spoon and asked curiously.
"This is a specialty of our Qin family, called sweet potato.”
"Young Master said that in the entire Great Tang, only the Qin Manor has food.”Xiao Die replied proudly.
The sweet potatoes were rewarded to Qin Fang by the Salted Fish System. In order to help the Qin family get rid of poverty and become rich as soon as possible, Qin Fang had most of the farmers in the Qin family grow sweet potatoes in the first year.
Because sweet potatoes had a short growth cycle and a large yield, every household in the Qin family could eat their fill.
"Only the Qin family has it.”In Cheng Yaojin's eyes, the food in the Qin family was top-notch.
With curiosity, Cheng Yaojin scooped a piece of sweet potato for himself and put it in his mouth.
Li Shiming and the others didn't make a move for the time being. They were all waiting for Cheng Yaojin's performance.
Cheng Yaojin chewed on the sweet potato in his mouth. His eyes were wide open and he looked satisfied.
"Oh... Mm... I can't take it anymore…"
"This is too delicious."
"Your Majesty, try it. This sweet potato is really delicious.”
Cheng Yaojin didn't finish his mouth, so he quickly scooped another piece of sweet potato and put it into his mouth.
Seeing Cheng Yaojin eat like this, Li Shimin and the others no longer hesitated and quickly tasted the sweet potato soup in their bowls.
After a while.
Everyone revealed a shocked expression. This sweet potato was actually so delicious.
It melted in his mouth, soft and fragrant.
"Old Wei, this sweet potato is really delicious. Have you seen this sweet potato before?”Li Shi Min said excitedly.
Li Shimin didn't believe Xiao Die's words, so he asked Wei Zheng.
"I don't know. Didn't Miss Xiao Die just say that this is a specialty of the Qin Family?”Wei Zheng answered Li Shimin's question while eating the sweet potato.
"Qin Fang, can you bring us to see the sweet potatoes later?”Li Shiming looked at Qin Fang with a pleading look.
"No problem. I'll take you there after we finish eating.”Qin Fang nodded.
Anyway, he had been very free recently, and it was Old Li who mentioned it, so he naturally agreed.
Li Shimin was overjoyed and told Wei Zheng and the others to eat quickly.
He could not wait to see what the so-called sweet potato was.
Most importantly, he wanted to know if sweet potatoes were suitable for the Great Tang to grow and if they could solve the food shortage problem.
After breakfast, Qin Fang led his troops to the sweet potato field.
The Qin Manor was very large, with several hundred acres of sweet potato fields.
When everyone arrived, there were dozens of old farmers planting sweet potatoes.
"Young Master, you're here."
"Young Master, long time no see. You're handsome again!”
"Young Master, when are you going to find a wife? I'm waiting to renovate your house.”
……
All the farmers of the Qin Family were very enthusiastic when they saw Qin Fang.
At first, Qin Fang was still very enthusiastic. When he heard that they were urging him to get married, Qin Fang really wanted to turn around and leave.
I've already transmigrated to the Great Tang, and I'm still being urged to get married! Did he have to torture her like this?
Li Shimin and Wei Zheng heard it and saw it, they couldn't help but stare at each other.
Wei Zheng thought to himself,'Qin Fang is so outstanding. I have to hurry up and let my daughter win him over.'
Li Shimin thought to himself,"I want this Prince Consort. Wei Zheng, get lost."
"Here, look, this is the sweet potato seedling.”Qin Fang let go of a newly planted sweet potato.
"Just this?"
"Young Master Qin, the leaves of this kind of crop are very strange, but how do they bear fruit?”Wei Zheng asked.
Li Shi Min and the others also nodded.
Before Qin Fang could reply, an old farmer walked over.
The old farmer looked at Li Shiming and laughed,"Oh, it's you again. Last time, when you were drunk at our young master's house and were dragged into the carriage, this old man saw you.”
"Are you here to drink again?"
Li Shimin was a little embarrassed.”
"It doesn't matter. Our young master is kind-hearted. He won't mind you freeloading."”
The dignified ruler of a country, the Emperor of the Great Tang, was actually called freeloading by an old farmer.
Empress Zhangsun lowered her head, trying hard not to laugh.
"You guys are too ignorant. These fruits don't grow on the ground, but in the soil. After three to four months, when they ripen, I'll dig a few for you to see.”
"However, I still have one to two thousand catties of sweet potatoes in my cellar. If you want to take a look in advance, you can.”the old farmer said.
"One to two thousand jin? Are you kidding me?”Cheng Yaojin didn't believe it.
The old farmer smiled and said," You must be ignorant. Every household in our village has hundreds of thousands of sweet potatoes. If these things are stored properly, they can be stored for more than a year."”
There were at least 2,000 households in the Qin Manor. If that was the case, the Qin Manor had at least two million catties of sweet potatoes. What kind of nouveau riche was this?
"Yes, a few thousand catties. The yield of sweet potatoes per mu is more than 4,000 catties.”
"Moreover, this sweet potato is easy to grow. It can be grown by digging a hole, planting seedlings, and watering it with some water. It's not as delicate as wheat and rice, which have to pick the soil and rainwater.”the old farmer said.
Then, they followed the old farmer to the sweet potato cellar.
The old farmer took out a few sweet potatoes from the cellar and gave them to Li Shimin.
"Not only can this sweet potato be cooked like before, but it can also be roasted, steamed, or eaten raw.”Qin Fang said.
"There are other ways to eat it?" Li Shi Min and the others were even more shocked.
"There are actually so many ways to eat it?" Wei Zheng gasped.
He didn't expect that a new type of grain would have so many ways to eat it.
"It can be eaten raw? Let me try!"
"Hmm, why does it taste so sweet and unpalatable?”Cheng Yaojin didn't even think and took a bite of the sweet potato in his hand.
"Old Cheng, why don't you peel off the skin and eat it directly? How can it be delicious with the skin and dirt?”Qin Fang shook his head.
"Hahahaha, why are you in such a hurry?”Everyone started laughing at Cheng Yaojin.
After laughing for a while, everyone peeled off the skin and continued eating.
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