Chapter 639: The strawberries are ripe
The strawberries in the greenhouse are ripe, and the water is getting more and more red. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 According to the information, strawberries should be picked when they are ripe, otherwise they will rot quickly. The prince thought that the emperor had been waiting for the strawberries and tomatoes to ripen and wanted to taste the taste of exotic strawberries with his own mouth, so he picked some red strawberries with Tang Jun and Tian Liang in the greenhouse, washed them and sent them to the palace with Fujin.
When he arrived at Cining Palace and met the Queen Mother, Fujin told the Queen Mother that they were here to deliver strawberries, and asked Su Moer to order someone to wash them well, but when washing, your hands should be light, and the strawberries are very delicate, and they are not delicious if they break the skin. The Queen Mother saw such a fruit for the first time, like a small spindle, and she didn't let anyone test the poison, so she picked one up and ate it. After eating one, he praised it sincerely: "It's delicious!" Color, flavor, and flavor. Prince Rui succeeded, and the next step was to take a big step. Spread out in a big area next spring, do you have those seeds? ”
As he was saying that the emperor was coming, he was very happy to see Strawberry, and said again and again: "Brother Huang, you are amazing!" ”
The prince smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please taste the strawberries cultivated by the ministers, are they delicious?" ”
"Okay, I'm welcome! After months of anticipation, I finally ate fresh fruits from the 'exotic', well, delicious! Sweet and sour, pleasantly fragrant. Next year, we must plant a large area and plant strawberries! ”
"But I don't have that many strawberry seeds."
The emperor laughed: "It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice!" How are your tomatoes? ”
"It's going to be ripe soon. Tomato seeds are brought back with more, and next year we can expand some planting, and all princes and princes can eat them. Your Majesty, strawberries have one of the biggest weaknesses of this fruit that they are perishable and can't be put aside. When the strawberries were all ripe, they were placed in the ice cellar so that all the brothers and nephews could taste the exotic fresh fruits. ”
"Brother Huang, what do you want me to say? It's up to you! However, you have worked hard, you must leave enough for the palace, and the rest will be sent to the palace, and tomorrow I will let the princes and ministers see and understand, how is the royal brother's contribution to the country better than theirs? ”
The emperor was very interested in the prince's strawberries, and followed the prince to the mansion and came to the prince's greenhouse, which is the greenhouse for raising seedlings, leaving a place for strawberries. It's full of sweet scent. Emperor Shunzhi, who was in a depressed mood, temporarily forgot all his unhappiness, squatted down to observe strawberries, and asked the imperial brother about strawberry cultivation techniques. The prince told him that there are different varieties of strawberries suitable for cultivation in the greenhouse for winter or early spring, and he is now experimenting in the greenhouse, and the temperature is very high, so there is no season. Strawberries have the characteristics of liking light, fertilizer, and being afraid of waterlogging, and strawberries cultivated in the greenhouse should be planted in the deep turning of the land, apply sufficient base fertilizer, and choose strong seedlings for planting, and cover the mulch film, and remove diseased leaves and yellow leaves. After planting, it is necessary to water, replenish seedlings, fertilize in time, and prevent and control pests and diseases. Strawberries take about three or four months from flowering to harvesting, so you should pick them gently and not stack them too thickly, otherwise they will crush the fruit. It should be harvested in batches and times, and try not to miss the harvest, and not pick the fruit when it is too ripe. As for field management, there is a lot to say. If you transplant strawberries into the ground, there are many specific requirements. However, strawberries are almost everyone's favorite fruit, so their economic value is high. In addition to being eaten raw, strawberries can also be made into strawberry jam, which can be used as a garnish for confectionery. Don't be careless in every detail of growing strawberries.
The emperor took a look at the situation of tomatoes by the way, tomatoes are not as delicate as strawberries, the prince beckoned the three princes to pick the tomatoes in front of the seedlings, and the three princes were very happy, pulled up the placket and put the tomatoes, no matter the size, pick them when they are red. While picking and eating, he shouted to the emperor: "Father! Come on, here's a bunch of persimmons with a spike! "He has never been so free, and the imperial uncle treats him the same as the elder brother of Xuan Shizi.
Rui'er pointed to the tomatoes and whispered to Xuan'er, "Brother Xuan, why is your name called this?" ”
Xuan'er didn't understand for a while, and asked, "Which is my name?" ”
"It's good if you call Xuan'er, why do you call Xuan'er?"
"Huh? Persimmons? Aha......" Xuan'er laughed and lay on the ground.
The third prince was frightened, and ran out loudly, and the pockets of his clothes were scattered: "Brother Xuan! What happened to you? Got a stomachache? Does it hurt? I told my aunt to find a doctor! ”
Xuan'er had a stomachache, but she was not sick but laughing, rolling around her stomach. Rui'er was scared, squatted down and whispered, "Brother Xuan, do you really have a stomachache?" Will Rui'er give you a rub? ”
"Don't, don't!" Xuan'er was afraid of itching, and when she saw Rui'er's little hand stretched out, she began to roll.
Xue'er was frightened and cried: "Brother, are you going to die?" How can you laugh like this? ”
Several children panicked around Xuan'er. The prince saw Xue'er crying from afar, Xuan Ye was stomping his feet, Rui'er was gesturing with his hand, and Xuan'er was lying on the ground and rolling, frightened, thinking that Xuan'er had intussusception again, so he rushed over in stride, separated everyone, and picked up Xuan'er who was laughing and tearful. instructed Tian Liang: "Hurry up and find Mr. Zhu." ”
At this time, Xuan'er had calmed down, and when he heard that he was looking for Mr. Zhu, his first thought was Mr. Zhu's silver needle, and what he was most afraid of was this needle! Wow Wow shouted, "Amma! Amma! Xuan'er is not sick, Xuan'er is laughing and her stomach hurts! I'm not sick, don't give me a needle! Hahaha......"
There is no one who does not laugh!
Before the emperor returned to the palace, the prince instructed Tang Jun and others to pick a few baskets of strawberries for the emperor with the corn husk basket that Yun'er taught everyone, and brought them back to the palace for the queen mother and the queen to taste the harem concubines. Not only are the strawberries mouth-watering, but even the baskets are cute!
After giving the emperor enough strawberries, in a day or two, there will be more ripe strawberries, and the people in the house can use them. The prince handed over the distribution of strawberries to Tian Liang and Nalan. The two of them first picked the ripe strawberries, weighed them with scales, and then divided them from the Fujin Courtyard, Yun'er Courtyard, and Daddy and Niang's Courtyard, and then according to the official rank, and then according to the rank of the errand, even the rough girl and the miscellaneous Sula had to taste it. There are still immature ones in the greenhouse, and the next batch will be tasted by the royal family.
The red, cleanly washed strawberries were brought to the kang table in front of Fu Jin, and Xue'er and Xuan'er were called over: "Come over and taste the exotic fruit strawberries that your Ama has worked hard for several months." ”
"Delicious! Thank you Amma, thank you Eniang! ”
"Eat it if it's delicious, this fruit can't be stopped."
"Grandma, do you have it? Can Grandpa taste it? There are also uncles, aunts, rui'er, sisters and younger brothers. "Xuan'er Xue'er was educated by the prince and Fujin to think of her elders and others first.
"There is, there is, there is. My younger siblings are still young and can't eat it, so they will be able to eat it next year. Who would have thought that Mrs. Chen couldn't wait for her grandson and granddaughter to eat next year, cut the strawberries into very small pieces, picked out the core inside, and sent a small piece into the mouth of Lord Belle, who was so greedy that he stretched out his fat hand to grasp, that Lord Belle's big eyes immediately narrowed into a slit, and his face was wrinkled like a bun. But after eating a piece, he stretched out his hand to ask for it. Mrs. Chen didn't eat it herself, so she fed Lord Belle and Gege first. For fear that a strawberry core would get stuck in him, he carefully looked at it one by one.
Yun'er and Yu'er Shui Lingjuan used strawberries together. The fish is pregnant with a child, and they are simply salivating for strawberries, and they are also moving their fingers just by looking at the color of strawberries. But there is still some restraint in front of Yun'er. The fish dare not eat it, and the water does not dare to stretch out its hand.
"What's going on with you two? Harazi is about to come out, what else is he pretending to be? Give me a happy child, the children in your belly are hungry, do it, do it, do you have to feed you? ”
"Master, the slave has no children in her belly." Shui Er said with a snort.
"Not now, not in the future? If you don't eat me, I'll be alone. "It's like you're about to catch it.
"Master, give the slave and maid a taste." The fish couldn't hold it anymore, so she reached out and grabbed two of them and stuffed them into her mouth.
"Hey, eat one by one, don't choke my eldest nephew!"
The four of them burst out laughing.
In Mrs. Chen's room, the old couple, plus their son and granddaughter, sat at the kang table and ate strawberries quietly.
"Son, why don't you do it?" Mrs. Chen felt sorry for her son
"Mother, I don't like to eat it very much, it's too sour."
"This fruit is mainly sweet. How delicious, eldest granddaughter, eat more. What about the fish? Fish have children......"
"Mother, don't show up, she can't suffer anything in front of her master. Feel relieved. ”
"How can you return the master, the master, that's your sister."
When sending strawberries to the emperor and the queen mother, the prince and Fujin both felt that something seemed to be unhappy between their mother and son, but this kind of thing was unquestionable. Thinking that the emperor would die in more than a year, the prince felt very sad.
People feel that knowing in advance what is going to happen is good and can prevent it from happening. In fact, it would be bad to know earlier. For example, if you know when your loved one will pass away and you can't do anything about it, what will that feeling like?
In recent days, the emperor has been in a very bad mood, because Concubine E's health is deteriorating. There seem to be signs of tuberculosis. If you want to talk about supplements, what is not in the palace? But Concubine E's body is too weak, "the deficiency is not replenished", the doctors are not trying their best, they dare not take strong medicine, and if it is not a strong medicine, the effect of the medicine is not great. Now Concubine E is coughing every day and losing her appetite. If she can stick to Yun'er's diet therapy, I'm afraid she'll be better by now. Maybe people in high positions have the common problem of being suspicious, Concubine E doesn't believe that Yun'er can treat her sincerely, in case these dietary prescriptions have the effect of "eighteen antis", won't she suffer a loss? Yun'er didn't dare to say that she had to use her own diet therapy prescription, in case she had a problem in the palace, and finally said that it was a problem with diet therapy, we would be all over the house to copy and cut the grievances? The prince put his life on their father and son twice, and finally fell into the crime of bullying the king, we are unlucky?
As the saying goes, seven points of mental illness and three parts of illness. Concubine E's illness is purely due to her depressed mood and reduced immunity, and if she feels a little cold, and then she is reprimanded by the Queen Mother, she may be bored. Just like Lin Daiyu, when she heard that Jia Baoyu was going to marry Xue Baochai, her spirit immediately collapsed, and no medicine was useless.
But Concubine E didn't spare Yun'er, and told the emperor that Princess Ruiyun had given her a few dietary prescriptions, but she forgot the place, and now she wants to use that recipe, so she asked the emperor to intercede. She knew that she would not be easy to get better, and she had to pull a cushion on her back when she was dying. Fortunately, the emperor knew that Concubine E's body was already terminally ill, not to mention dietary therapy, even a lot of medicine would not help, so he did not alarm the prince. Concubine E was not happy, but she didn't tell the emperor, so she was angry. was frowning all day long, making the emperor in a bad mood, and he was reluctant to blame her.
After a few days, the tomatoes are ripe one after another, and tomatoes, unlike strawberries, can be left for a few days. Yun'er's information said that the tomatoes that had just been picked really shouldn't be eaten right away. Because the tomato is very red on the surface, the inside is not fully ripe, and some tomatoes can be broken to see that their seeds are still green. After laboratory tests, this unripe tomato has tomato in it, which is harmful to the human body and can damage the nerve center of the person. Therefore, it is best to leave the tomatoes for a few days before eating.
So the prince was not in a hurry to send tomatoes to the emperor, but the emperor couldn't wait. He was in a hurry to give it to Concubine E. The last time I came to the house, I saw it red, and there will definitely be more mature ones after a few days, so I just killed them.
The prince smiled and told the emperor the reason, and the emperor couldn't help laughing: "It seems that I am too anxious, which one can eat without alkali?" The prince picked one and handed it to the emperor who was a little soft, and the emperor took it and took a bite, and the juice in it splashed the emperor's face. The prince hurriedly handed his handkerchief to the emperor, and the emperor wiped his face and said, "It's delicious, it's delicious." This one has a mellow taste. A few more, I'll take them back. ”
"Your Majesty, slow down, and there is also a share for the Queen Mother. You can't eat too much, I'm afraid of stomach acid. ”
"The royal brother is responsible for the emperor's share, who made her also your elder? I want to give Concubine E, Concubine Tong, the second prince, and the third prince each take one back. ”
"Your Majesty, you taste this yellow one, it's all washed."
"And the yellow ones? I'll try it. Well, delicious, delicious, is there any other color? For example, purple, blue, black, ......"
The crowd burst into laughter. The prince said: "The purple one is the eggplant, the blue and black ones are all bad and can't be eaten, and there is a green one, can you taste it?" ”
"Bring it here, huh? Green? Is it cooked? ”
"Back to the emperor, this green is another variety, commonly known as 'thieves don't steal'. That is to say, when the thief sees that it is green, it is not ripe, and he can't eat it, so he doesn't steal it. Actually, it's still delicious, you can try it. ”
"Not to mention, it's sweeter than that red one, ouch, why is my belly bulging? That's too small, isn't it? ”
It seems that the emperor is in a good mood now. Seeing that the prince put it in a basket and brought it back to the palace, the emperor said casually: "The imperial brother has been busy for a few months, and I have enjoyed it." ”
"Don't worry about it, isn't it? The minister wants you to taste the exotic fruits, can you spread it in the Qing Dynasty. ”
"That's great, is there any other way to eat this tomato?"
"Eat it raw, you can also use it as a cold dish and mix it with sugar. When cooked, it is scrambled eggs and tomato soup. ”
"Then I won't leave, wait for the digestion in my stomach to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes and drink tomato soup." (To be continued.) )