"Sir!"

"Father!"

Zhang Zhi, Huang Qing, and Xiaohuan arrived with their children one after another, and Gongsun Du said with a smile on his face: "Well, here?" All sit! ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Yes, Father!"

Gongsun Du smiled and watched his wife and children sit down, then raised his chopsticks and said, "Try all the new dishes and see how it tastes!" ”

"New dishes?" Huang Qing's eyes lit up, swept to the table, and almost at first glance, he saw the plate of new dishes that he had never seen before-fried sweet potato leaves.

Speaking of this stir-fry, we have to mention the iron pot and lard.

It is not difficult to make an iron pot, and under the suggestion of Gongsun Du, the blacksmith in the craftsman's workshop easily took a few bites, and then brought it back to General Duliao's mansion.

But this lard, compared to two thousand years later, is much more difficult, the pig of this era is called a dolphin, that's it, it's small, it's small, even if it's small, there is no oil and water in the stomach, if you want to boil some lard out, it's really rare! However, think about it, it is also difficult for people to eat at this time, and there is no next meal after eating, let alone pigs.

Sweet potatoes brought back, it can be said that Gongsun Du couldn't help but be overjoyed, with this thing, not only to raise people, but also to raise pigs, then maybe lard will be relatively easy to obtain.

Gongsun Du took this matter to heart and decided to develop and expand pig breeding, which would not only get more lard, but also provide more meat and enrich the diet of the people.

Zhang Zhi and Xiaohuan didn't jump away from Huang Qing, but they also turned their eyes away. Although the two children are still young, they pretend to be serious at this time, but the glint in their eyes betrays them deeply (and one is too young to be tabled).

Gongsun Du saw that although everyone was eager, no one did it first, and understood that this was because he, the head of the family, had not moved the chopsticks, so they would not move. He has said this many times, but it still doesn't help, Gongsun Du smiled helplessly in his heart, and reached out to hold a chopstick.

"Well, this taste really looks like the taste of the past!" Gongsun Du ate it in his mouth, sweet in his heart, and nodded, indicating that it was good.

"It may have this taste because of the new salt, but if it was the previous salt, I am afraid it would not have this taste." The new salt is the new salt that is exposed in the city of Zhuzhu and other cities, and there is a clear difference in color from the previous salt, the previous salt, not that it cannot be used, but the eye color is too weird, and it does not match the white at all.

Over the years, the new salt has almost spread all over the cities of Liaodong, but Gongsun Du has no intention of expanding outward, because the wealth is moving, especially the current emperor's majesty, if he wants to hand over the production method, what should he do?

It's hard, it's hard, it's hard!

Eat without sleeping!

Regarding this rule, Gongsun Du didn't have anything else to say, and he didn't mean to break it.

After eating, Gongsun Du asked, "What do you think it tastes like?" ”

Zhang Zhi, as the wife, naturally replied first: "Back to the master, the concubine thinks it tastes good, and it is softer than other dishes, not so chewy, for some old people, it should be very suitable." ”

Gongsun Du nodded, and looked at Huang Qing and Xiaohuan again.

Xiaohuan has been Zhang Zhi's maid since she was a child, even if she is now a concubine, she is still dominated by Zhang Zhi, she just nodded, agreed, and did not speak.

Huang Qing was different, although she also nodded in agreement, but she was more curious, and said, "It's delicious, but what is this thing?" Why haven't I seen it before? ”

Gongsun Du did not reply immediately, but looked at a pair of children.

Gongsun Yun is younger, and she is a girl, although she is five or six years old, but she doesn't have any opinions, she just nodded her little head and replied: "Mother is right." ”

The mother here is Zhang Zhi, and the biological mother Huang Qing is called her mother.

Gongsun Yi has cultivated his own opinions and knowledge since he was sensible, including starting to practice martial arts at the beginning of the year, so he has a different opinion: "It's still delicious meat!" ”

Forehead~

"Hahaha!"

Gongsun Du and the others laughed when they heard this, Gongsun Yi was still young, his face turned red, and he defended himself in a low voice: "Originally, how can the vegetables have meat delicious." ”

"Someone!"

"Sir!"

"Let's wait for the young master and young lady to go down!"

"Yes, sir."

Gongsun Yi and Gongsun Yun didn't make a noise and left with their subordinates.

Gongsun Du thought: In the end, life is worse, just like back then, when I was young, the living conditions at home were not good, and I was mostly vegetarian, so that I had a special feeling for meat.

"Sir!"

The child left, only a few of his husband and wife, Huang Qing had no estimate, and said anxiously: "What is that?" ”

Gongsun Du didn't mean to play dumb riddles, and said directly: "Sweet potato leaves!" ”

"What's that?"

Not only Huang Qing was puzzled, but Zhang Zhi and Xiaohuan also looked at Gongsun Du fixedly.

"Wasn't a certain person busy farming some time ago? One of them is sweet potatoes. Gongsun Du explained unhurriedly, "Now the sweet potato leaves are still relatively tender, if you like to eat, let people pick them every day, stay for a longer time, you can't eat it, and then you will be old, and you can only feed the pigs." ”

"Huh?"

Gongsun Du still made a bad move, which made Zhang Zhi and Huang Qing, as well as the little bad all exclaim.

Especially Huang Qing, her mouth pursed, and she said dissatisfiedly: "Master, you feed the pigs, and you also bring it to us to eat, isn't it too ......?"

Although Zhang Zhi didn't say anything, there was a lot of displeasure in her eyes. Although she was born in a family of businessmen, due to Zhang Ze's training, she can be regarded as a lady, and she takes this kind of affairs more seriously.

Gongsun Du did not explain, but said: "Sweet potato leaves are just more delicious, the most delicious, but not it, but the sweet potatoes that grow in the soil, whether they are boiled into rice, steamed in a steamer, or roasted in the fire, they are all very delicious, especially roasted sweet potatoes, eating one makes people think of the second." ”

"Really?"

Fresh things are more noticeable in the end, Huang Qing and the others were immediately diverted, and temporarily forgot about the problem of eating the same food as pigs.

Gongsun Du nodded and said, "In another two or three months, after the sweet potatoes are ripe, if the yield is sufficient, then let you see and understand, and let you understand that what you said is true." ”

"The master is naturally true to his word, and he will not deceive the concubine and his two sisters." Zhang Zhi is worthy of being everyone's lady, no matter what the situation, she has never forgotten to protect her husband.

Gongsun Du and the others chatted for a while, but Huang Qing couldn't resist Huang Qing's curiosity, and he wanted to go and see Gongsun Du.

However, it was not early at this time, and Gongsun Du did not agree, but also agreed to go and see it the next day. Even the curious Zhang Zhi and Xiaohuan did not forget to say that they wanted to go together, and planned to take Gongsun Yi and Gongsun Yun and other three children.

Next.

After breakfast, Huang Qing seemed to be worried that Gongsun Du had forgotten, so she brought up the matter again.

Gongsun Du smiled dumbly and decided to set off immediately.

This time was different from the previous times, there were women and children, so a carriage was prepared, and even Gongsun Du did not ride a horse at all, and went in a carriage with Zhang Zhi and others.

The speed of the carriage was not as fast as that of a horse, and the roads around Xiangpyeong had been leveled by the Goguryeo captives before they arrived at the place in half a day.

Gongsun Du is here. Naturally, it is not really just to take his wife and children to see sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, and other things.

After tasting the fried sweet potato leaves, Gongsun Du felt that this thing could also be used as part of the grain and grass for a certain season, so he mentioned it to Captain Tuntian and asked him to get some every day, and part of it was used for his own consumption, which was regarded as solving the food of some of the Tuntian soldiers, and part of it was sent to various civil and military homes in the city, of course, we couldn't forget the Duliao General's Mansion.

Captain Tuntian was naturally skeptical about this matter, but when he hadn't eaten anything in the past, he had even eaten bark and grass roots, and the sweet potato leaves were even better than this, so he naturally agreed.

But what Gongsun Du thought was that if eating sweet potato leaves could be "popular" and spread to the ears of the people, then there would be enough seeds next year, and when they wanted to further promote it to their homes, there might be less hindrance.

I have to say that Gongsun Du thought very far.

That night, after Wei You tasted the sweet potato leaves sent by Captain Tuntian, he came to the door overnight.

"My lord! Is the number of sweet potato leaves enough? If there are enough of them, can we give them out as wages? ”

Faced with Wei You's thoughts, Gongsun Du pondered for a long time, shook his head, and said: "The idea is not bad, but I'm afraid it's difficult, first, the sweet potato leaves are not easy to preserve, and they will be broken in two or three days at most, making it inconvenient to transport; Second, sweet potato leaves are only available one or two months after this day of the year, not the rest of the time. ”

"This ......" Wei You suddenly understood that he was a little whimsical when he heard this, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then shook his head.

Gongsun Du suddenly flashed a fine light in his eyes, and said, "However, this may not be impossible." ”

"Huh? What is the good plan of the lord? ”

"If more people can grow sweet potatoes next year, will more people be able to eat them?"

Hearing Gongsun Du's words, Wei You nodded, but still didn't understand what it meant.

"In this way, during this time, if you want to eat yourself, why don't you just pick it in your own field?"

"Haha, what the lord said is extremely true, what he said is extremely true!" Wei You couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Gongsun Du took the opportunity to mention: "So, sweet potato leaves can be eaten and delicious, we can't just know about this, we have to let everyone know." ”

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates understand." Wei You's eyes flashed, and he understood.

Wei Yu had just left with his front foot, and Zhang Ze, the Taishan Lord of Gongsun Du on his back foot, came to the door again.

"Shengji, where did this thing come from? Can it be easily saved? If you can, can you give the old man a few thin noodles and let the old man's caravan get involved? ”

Zhang Ze is a businessman in the end, and he must look at things from the perspective of buying and selling.

Gongsun Du......

It didn't take long for Zhang Ze to come and return in disappointment!