Chapter 6 is suspected to be the best cocoa

It was half a cup of tea again, and Anwar neither called nor spoke. Everyone was silent. There was silence in the room. He did this, first, to show his merits to the Fucha clan and let her see the miserable appearance of his concubine. shows that he still attaches the most importance to his wife and son-in-law, and he doesn't care about women and concubines other than them. Then let's see how Shuyun, the little mute, will react, and whether she will be submissive.

So Shuyun has always pretended to be crumbling and looked surrendered. Feeling that the time was about up, he closed his eyes and pretended to pass out.

"Okay, Juan's family, you take her down, don't let her run around if there's nothing to do." Anwar never said a word to Shuyun from beginning to end. There was no mention of asking people to give Shuyun some medicine or treatment.

"Yes, sir. Master, Fujin, the servant retired. After Sister-in-law Guihua saluted Anwar and his wife, she picked up Shuyun and retreated calmly. Shuyun Zhilu said that this time the matter is over. But I still have to settle down for a while. Slowly and gradually fade out of people's sight again, in order to completely eliminate the impact of this incident.

No way, this is the sadness of being a woman in feudal society. Especially an unfavored concubine like Shuyun can be at the mercy of others. Such a small thing has brought Shuyun a series of troubles. In the future, you must be more careful and keep a low profile.

Shuyun has to endure this life for a few more years, and when she is older, she will find a way to get out of the Niu Colu family. Otherwise, when you become an adult, you won't end well. The Fucha couple will definitely make the best use of everything, don't look at Shuyun as mute and can't be drafted. But the appearance is quite delicate. It will definitely be traded by their husband and wife in exchange for their own interests. There will be no waste of food left in Shuyun.

For the next nearly a month, Shuyun kept pretending to be weak and stayed at home. It's just a little sorry for Sister-in-law Osmanthus, which really makes her very worried about Shuyun's physical condition. also asked Juan to buy good wound medicine and rub it on Shuyun. In fact, there is a better medicine Shuyun space than that, but I don't dare to use it.

For Juan's family, Shuyun is like a relative. Shuyun could only be secretly grateful in her heart. I didn't dare to show it. Keeping an appropriate distance is also a kind of protection for them. Presumably, Sister-in-law Osmanthus also understands. Whenever Shuyun deliberately did this, she would show a relieved smile at Shuyun.

When everyone gradually stopped paying attention to Shuyun, nearly two months passed unconsciously. After that, Shuyun stayed honestly and quietly for a month. By the time I could go to Tom again, it was already spring.

Tom was still the same, and he was very enthusiastic when he saw Sook-yun. hugged her, like a chicken pecking rice, and kissed Shuyun's little face several times. Then, like firing a machine gun, he asked Shuyun several questions in a row, "Yunyun, why haven't you been here for so long, where have you been?" I'm worried about you, and if you hadn't sent me a letter, I'd have gone to the government to report the crime. Who is the man who came to deliver the letter, is it your father? How are you doing? Oh thank God for having you back, I miss you so much. I'm going to test you well, for so long, to see if you've forgotten what you've learned. May God bless you, my darling! ”

Shuyun glanced at Tom pitifully, picked up the quill, and first wrote, "Tom, don't be angry. Yunyun misses you so much. Yunyun went to his grandfather's house, and it was Yunyun's uncle who delivered the letter. Tom remembers everything he taught. ”

Shuyun didn't tell Tom the truth, and said that Juan, who delivered the letter, was her uncle. So-yun doesn't want too many people to know about her relationship with Tom. Especially the people in the house.

I don't want Tom to know about his background and situation. Westerners are very direct in their words and actions. I like to expose my feelings, I don't like to beat around the bush, and I want to do it when I think of it. They are not like the Chinese, who speak and act so reservedly. I don't know how it is difficult for a clean official to cut off family affairs, and he pays attention to a step-by-step principle. Especially people like Tom who believe in God always want the light of the Lord to shine on every inch of the earth. If only he knew about Shuyun's situation. I don't know if I will come to the door and want to influence Anwar and Fucha. At that time, Shuyun will only have to run away in advance. Juan and Sister-in-law Osmanthus will also be implicated. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty had strict etiquette, and if a foreign missionary participated in such a household affair of the Manchu aristocracy, even he himself would be punished. So for Tom, Shuyun can only deceive him with white lies.

Tom finished the exam and taught her some new content. Then with a satisfied face, he took out a wooden square box from the drawer. Take out a brown-black cube-shaped object. Then with a look of dedication, he said to Shuyun mysteriously, "Yunyun, look at what I left for you, you must not have eaten, I dare to guarantee, you have never even seen it." God, you're lucky, if it weren't for the cold snap that delayed the trip with the fleet that was carrying our things, you wouldn't have been able to eat it. It was supposed to arrive two months ago, but it was delayed for a whole month and a half. As he spoke, he handed the things in his hand to Shuyun.

Shuyun looked at it, isn't this chocolate, is there chocolate now? Shuyun couldn't help but think.

"Yunyun, try it, you'll love it. This is made by the old Spaniards. You don't think it's made of. Uh-oh, they also brought the seeds for you to see in a moment. It's unbelievable. These damn Spaniards are so smart. Apparently, Tom was fascinated by chocolate.

Shuyun took the chocolate from Tom's hand, gently put it in her mouth, and tasted it slowly. Immediately stunned. This piece of chocolate tastes so good. It is the best handmade chocolate specially made by Godiva for the royal family in Belgium, and the taste and texture are slightly inferior to this one. It was given to his father by the Belgian leader when he visited China in his previous life. Shuyun was lucky enough to taste two pieces.

"Is there such a good craft in Spain now?" Shuyun was very puzzled in her heart. "Is the problem with the cocoa beans?"

"Is it delicious? Yunyun? Come, you see, it's made of this. Tom pulled out a few purple, oval-shaped, shiny beans from a gray cloth pocket, very plump. Amazing, huh? ”

"Look at this again." Tom hurriedly took out a spindle-shaped, orange-yellow fruit with a longitudinal furrow of woody skin from the bamboo basket in the corner of the house. "That bean is called cocoa bean, and it tastes sour. It was cut out of this fruit. Isn't it amazing. ”

Shuyun stared at the cocoa fruit in Tom's hand without blinking. With a salivating expression. After this fruit was picked, it took a long time to go through turbulence on land and sea. The color is still so bright, faintly revealing a faint luster, it must not be ordinary. In later generations, you will never see such a good quality of cocoa.

Tom saw Shuyun's appearance, and hurriedly said, "Yunyun, this can't be eaten, it's not delicious, I have to try to grow it." ”

Shuyun couldn't help but think, "If you can grow it in Beijing, I'll cut off my head and kick it for you." Cocoa is a tropical plant that grows only on land between 20 latitudes and 20 degrees north and south of the equator. You have to plant it to have a ghost. I didn't have to waste the good stuff in vain. It's better to let me plant it in the space. How good the space is, everything can be planted, and the quality is good. Neither the climate, the environment, nor the soil. You get what you sow. No, you have to ask for a few seeds. If the chocolate is made from the same quality cocoa beans as this one. It would be a shame to miss it. ”

Thinking of this, Shuyun snatched the cocoa with a thick shell in Tom's hand and hugged it tightly in her arms. He looked at Tom with a pitiful look. Tears in the big eyes were ready to go.

Tom was stunned, and scratched the brown messy hair blankly, "That, Yunyun, this can't be eaten, is it okay to give it back to me." I'm going to take out the seeds and plant them, and when they bear fruit, I'll give them to you, okay?"

Shuyun hugged Coco tightly, but she didn't let go. The little head shook like a rattle. Then he ran to the table. After stuffing the cacao nuts into your clothes. Grab a quill pen and write on the paper, "Good Tom, give it to Yunyun." Yunyun also has to be planted. ”

Tom looked at it and said helplessly, "Okay, okay, but you have to let me cut it apart first, and I'll keep some of it." Oh Yunyun, you must have been sent by God to test me. You abrasive little guy. ”

Tom shaved open the pod, and it was round, white, and plump. Luny cocoa beans. I counted them, and there were 60 of them. Soyun Zhilu said: Generally, there are 20 to 50 cocoa beans in a pod. There are 60 of them in this one, and the quality is so good. I don't know what breed. Never heard of it.

After bargaining, Tom distressed and gave Shuyun ten pieces. It's stingy, but it's enough. Shuyun carefully picked the brightest and fullest of them. This made Tom pout.

Shuyun was secretly proud in her heart, and snickered, "I'll bully you as a foreigner, what's the matter." ”

Shuyun happily went back with cocoa beans in her hands, and went to the corner where no one was there first. Dodge into the space. A fresh breath came to my face. The space is still the same, full of life. Shuyun was not busy planting, so she went to the villa first to find a small bowl. I took a bowl of water to the clear spring. Soak the seeds in water first. This water allows the seeds to develop and grow better. It can also improve the survival rate and quality of crops, which is very magical.

While waiting for the seeds to soak, Shuyun was not idle. First, take a look at the medicine garden. Some rare herbs such as saffron, snow lotus, cordyceps, and dendrobium officinale were harvested and disposed of. Then go to the orchard to see the fruit trees. Picked up two ripe apples and mangoes that had fallen to the ground, washed and eaten.

Let's go home first, Shuyun people are small and weak, and they want to dig pits and plant cocoa. It's going to take some work. Now it's a little late, and if you don't go back, Sister-in-law Osmanthus is worried that if she doesn't say anything, she will be found by others, and she will cause trouble.