"What are you waiting for, taste it all......"

Before Chen Xu finished speaking, Xing'er and Yu Ji's two pairs of chopsticks had already reached into the plate, each picking up a piece and stuffing it into their mouths.

"Wow, it's delicious!" Apricot eyes widened.

"Auntie, eat it, it's so fragrant!" Yu Ji also shouted excitedly.

"Sister Caiying will taste it first, you have a poor appetite recently, and you want to vomit everything you eat, maybe this new dish of Fujun will make you appetite!" Shui gently sandwiched a piece of porcelain plate in front of her for Fan Caiying first.

"Thank you, ma'am!" Fan Caiying hurriedly thanked her, then picked up a piece of cucumber and put it in her mouth and chewed it gently, her eyebrows stretched out in an instant, and she looked at Chen Xu gently and said, "Master Hou, this dish is extremely crisp and tender, it is indeed delicious that I have never tasted, Caiying feels that she suddenly has an appetite!" ”

"It's good to have an appetite, the cucumbers in the greenhouse will ripen one after another in the next few days, you can eat more, and Gentle Shiyan and Wan'er can also taste it!" After Chen Xu finished saying with a smile, he couldn't wait to pick up a piece and put it in his mouth, and the familiar feeling almost fell again.

After Chen Xu tasted it, the water was gentle, Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan raised their chopsticks together and picked up a piece each, and after tasting it, they were naturally full of praise, and the four maids in spring, summer, autumn and winter also took a piece and retreated to the side to taste, and between clicks, a plate of cucumbers was quickly eaten, and Yu Ji and Xing'er didn't even let go of the plate, scrambling to scrape a little bit of garlic and soup clean.

"Crisp, tender, sweet, delicious, this cucumber is much more delicious than the fruits and vegetables in my Central Plains!" Ying Shiyan put down her chopsticks unsatisfied.

"No wonder the husband thinks about it every day, it is really delicious, but unfortunately there are too few!" The water is gentle and equally regrettable.

Meng Wan licked her mouth and looked at Chen Xu expectantly, and she was reluctant to put down her chopsticks, "Husband, Wan'er still wants to eat!" ”

"I didn't make a mistake in autumn, I didn't plant much, but there are still enough to eat a few roots a day in the greenhouse, and when I plant a few acres of land in the spring, I can eat as much as I want when it's hot in summer!" Chen Xu also shook his head regretfully.

"The cucumbers are delicious, Sister Cai Ying is pregnant, and I will arrange for the kitchen to make some every day!" The water said softly.

"Thank you, ma'am!" Fan Caiying was moved to tears of joy, and quickly stood up and saluted softly to the water.

"Well, it's very well arranged, but in another half a month, I want to come to watermelon and cantaloupe can also be eaten, and these fruits and vegetables can be eaten slowly until the beginning of spring!" Chen Xu nodded again and again.

Since Shui Qingrou came back, she has stayed at home almost every day, arranged everything in the house in an orderly manner, and took care of Chen Xu's life, although this is not her favorite way of life, but Chen Xu also knows that she is so that she will not be distracted by family trivialities.

Everything I am doing at the moment is only known best by the gentle water.

Therefore, Chen Xu can only chat softly with Shui in his free time, learn to meditate and practice with her, and get up early every morning to learn swordsmanship with her, so that she can feel some fulfillment of life.

Everything in the world has a give-and-take, and there is a give-and-take.

Chen Xu actually doesn't like the current life, he also hopes to be able to find his own happiness like Yu Wuya and Xia Zijin like idle clouds and wild cranes, but he can't do it, at least not yet, maybe ...... One day, he will be able to let go of everything in front of him and accompany these women of his to travel in the mountains and rivers and swim all over the world.

A plate of cucumbers has become a delicacy that the family is worried about, and this scarce resource domestic servant naturally has no chance to enjoy it like the food made on weekdays, because it is indeed not enough to eat.

And being able to eat this kind of fresh and crisp fruits and vegetables in the cold winter, Chen Xu is actually very satisfied, at least this delicacy can't even be enjoyed by the emperor right now.

But this matter must not be hidden for too long.

A few days later, with the spread of a group of teachers and students in the Agricultural College, the unfamiliar name and wonderful taste of cucumber had begun to spread in Xianyang, and even some people began to discuss it in the court.

Therefore, after Chen Xu hid at home and ate alone for a few days, a palace man suddenly came to the palace to summon him, and the emperor invited him to enter the palace to play mahjong.

"Playing mahjong?" Chen Xu held half a yellow cucumber in his hand and was stunned for a long time, then smiled bitterly, stuffed half a cucumber into his mouth with a few bites, and then personally carried the basket to the vegetable greenhouse.

The drunkard didn't mean to drink, and the emperor suddenly invited him to play mahjong in this winter, and he must be thinking about his cucumber.

Half an hour later, Chen Xu carried a basket of more than ten cucumbers into the palace.

In the room outside the palace where the emperor usually sleeps, several stoves are red and warm like spring, and through the transparent glass windows, the cold wind outside is howling, and there are fine pieces of snowflakes flying and rolling.

Chen Xu entered the room under the leadership of the guards, wrapped in a cold wind, and the three people inside all stood up together.

The First Emperor and Feng Qujian Meng Yi seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Haha, I have nothing to do in the cold, I specially invited Aiqing to play mahjong, Aiqing don't blame me!" Qin Shi Huang happily greeted Chen Xu and held Chen Xu's hand, but a pair of eyes fell directly on a basket of green and crisp cucumbers in Chen Xu's hand.

"Your Majesty invited, the minister was flattered, and by the way, he also brought some fruits and vegetables from the Western Regions planted in the greenhouse, please try them together with Your Majesty and Dr. Feng Xiangmeng!" Chen Xu smiled and put the basket on the table, and then greeted Feng Qujian and Meng Yi.

"This is the Western Regions fruit and vegetable cucumber that has been rumored in recent days?" After a few words of greeting, Feng Quji and Meng Yi couldn't wait to walk to the desk to watch this strange melon and fruit.

"Tsk, I really can't imagine that there are crisp and tender melons and fruits in such a harsh winter, it's really a miracle!" Feng Qujian picked up a cucumber and looked at it carefully over and over again, and even gently pinched it with his fingernails, feeling that it was indeed extremely crisp and tender.

"The old man has also heard that if it weren't for His Majesty's invitation today, I'm afraid Prime Minister Zuo would be reluctant to take it out and taste it with us!" Meng Yi glanced at Chen Xu lightly, and said with a smile on his face.

"Hehe, Dr. Meng laughed, this cucumber has just begun to ripen recently, and it will definitely not be satisfying to eat one or two, but now that it is more ripe, it will naturally make Your Majesty and the two of you happy!" Chen Xu smiled dryly and secretly rolled his eyes at Meng Yi.

This old man is good at everything, but he just doesn't like him anywhere, Lao Tzu did marry your daughter, but it wasn't you who stuffed it into me, and you can't blame me for the lack of movement in my stomach at the moment, God can't help me with pregnancy and childbirth, it all depends on luck.

"Haha, Meng Qing is just joking, the young master doesn't need to mind, this cucumber is not produced in my Central Plains, I don't know how to eat it?" Qin Shi Huang smiled and waved his hand, and at the same time picked up a cucumber and watched it in his hand.

"Your Majesty, this cucumber is different from ordinary melons and fruits, you can't wait until they are fully ripe, you can only pick and eat them when they are tender, once you wait until the melons are ripe, the seeds are not delicious, raw food can quench your thirst, you can also add garlic and sesame oil to mix into the dish, of course, it can be used to cook and stir-fry sour pickles, there are various ways to eat, and the taste is relatively light and refreshing......"

Chen Xu said as he picked up a cucumber and rubbed it on his body a few times, then stuffed it into his mouth, clicked and chewed it.

Every time he offered food to the emperor, Chen Xu must be the first to eat, which is not rude, but it means that he has not been poisoned.

"It turned out to be a raw food, just like a melon!"

Watching Chen Xu start eating, Qin Shi Huang and Feng Qujian Meng Yi both nodded together, and then they were not polite, following Chen Xu's example, they rubbed their bodies a few times and then stuffed them into their mouths and gnawed them.

"Well, it's crisp and refreshing, the juice is sweet, it's indeed a rare delicacy!"

After one bite, the faces of Qin Da and Feng Qujimeng Yi, the first emperor of the ages, showed surprise almost at the same time, and they didn't have time to say more than they were amazed, and they chattered and gnawed non-stop one by one.

At this time, the temperature of the room is very high, and the cucumber is sweet and crisp, in this cold winter when the weekday diet is mainly meat and hot soup meals, the unique flavor of this cucumber immediately conquered the three top bosses of Daqin today.

Soon the three of them finished eating the cucumbers in their hands, Qin Shi Huang directly picked up the second one, Feng Quji and Meng Yi were naturally not polite, and each picked up one again, Chen Xu was accompanied, and the four giants who are now in charge of the Great Qin River and Mountain are like this, in the eyes of a group of palace maids and chamberlains, they are gnawing on cucumbers as if no one is around.

"Hiccup~" Two cucumbers went down, and Qin Shihuang finally burped with satisfaction, but he seemed to want to eat another one in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the weather is cold now, don't eat too much at a time, otherwise you are afraid of chilling your stomach, and your Majesty can let the imperial dining room fry some meat slices and side dishes, and wait for the cucumbers to ripen in the greenhouse in a few days, and then arrange for someone to send some into the palace!" Chen Xu wiped his mouth and said cleanly.

"What Aiqing said is reasonable, cucumbers are indeed crisp and tender to quench thirst, but I don't know what kind of flavor they are fried, so let's come, send these cucumbers to the imperial dining room, and wait for Shen Shi to mix some cold and then stir-fry a plate with me, and besides, go to Concubine Zheng Shufei Yun Concubine Jiang Concubine Jiang Concubine Palace to spread the decree, and announce that the four ladies Shen Shi will accompany me to eat!"

"Huh~" A gray-haired official hurriedly bowed, and then took the remaining half basket of cucumbers away with a few palace people.

Chen Xu obviously saw the regret on the faces of Feng Quji and Meng Yi.

And seeing that the emperor couldn't wait for people to take away all the remaining cucumbers, Chen Xu also guessed that this cucumber was very much in line with the emperor's appetite, and he was reluctant to be mistaken by the two ministers.