Winter.

It has been snowing for half a month in a row, and the snow has crushed hundreds of houses in the vicinity of Gyeonggi, so much so that Suncheonfu has been crying bitterly.

In addition, in Huaibei and Shandong, disasters were frequent, and a letter of recital was sent to Beijing, and Emperor Hongzhi was depressed for a long time.

But at this time, a news from Xishan made Fang Jifan excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

He hurried to Xishan, and in a greenhouse in Xishan, he saw Zhang Xin and Zhu Houzhao standing on the edge of the ridge in the greenhouse.

As soon as Fang Jifan arrived, Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up, and he said, "I don't see you all the time, old Fang, it's time for you to come out and breathe." ”

Fang Jifan touched his head and said, "Brain disease, brain disease." ”

He came here today for a purpose, but he didn't have time to take care of Zhu Houzhao, so he immediately turned to Zhang Xin and said, "How is it?" ”

Zhang Xin said: "More than a dozen acres of potato fields are all ripe, so hurry up and invite thousands of households to come." ”

Fang Jifan was so excited that he wanted to cry.

The three big men are all full of emotion.

These more than ten acres of potatoes are Zhang Xin's painstaking care, from the beginning of germination, planting, recording its habits, then giving birth to potatoes, and finally picking out excellent varieties according to the data and experience recorded in the past, adjusting the fertility of the land, temperature, and even the time of light, and then continue to raise seedlings and plant.

The only advantage of the greenhouse here is that here, there will be no concept of spring, summer, autumn and winter, so as long as it is in the greenhouse, there is no concept of spring plowing and autumn ploughing at all.

In order to ensure the breeding of potatoes, after the first batch of potatoes were planted, almost every potato that sprouted was carefully selected by Zhang Xin to ensure that it was the best variety.

Not only that, but he also specially planted a few acres of potatoes densely, in order to see how high the yield per mu of potatoes can be.

These potatoes can be said to have consumed all his energy.

Even his wife, the daughter of King Zhou, came back from her mother's house in Kaifeng, and he never really said a few words to his wife in these three months.

His hands were already covered with calluses, and because he often bent over and squatted, his body was a little rickety.

Fang Jifan still vaguely remembered at this time that Zhang Xin's appearance of fine skin and tender flesh at the beginning was not an exaggeration to say that he was handsome and chic, but now, where is there still the appearance of a young man, more like an old farmer over forty years old, his face is covered with trenches, the dead skin on his arms has been peeled off layer after layer, and the new skin and the old skin are together, which is a bit infiltrating.

Zhu Houzhao is also dark, but he is thinner, with a short hairy beard under his chin, and he also has a role to take care of the potato field.

Zhang Xin has no way to take Zhu Houzhao, fortunately, Zhu Houzhao is still willing to do it, let him pick up dung, let him pick up dung, let him reclaim the soil Zhu Houzhao will reclaim the soil, little pig Xiucai, ah, no, Xiao Zhu Xiucai's reputation in Xishan is still good, people think that this little Xiucai is loyal, although sometimes he loves to brag, but he is very willing to do things.

At this time, Fang Jifan said with a little surprise: "Densely planted? ”

"Densely planted." Zhang Xin looked red: "Yesterday, I planed out a few, and the size is not small, but I am afraid that the output is not low." ”

As soon as he said this, Zhang Xin seemed extremely excited.

So Fang Jifan couldn't help but squat down and shaved a bunch of potatoes on the spot, and sure enough, the potatoes were bunches like grapes, and they were not small, much bigger than the last time they were cultivated.

Fang Jifan was moved: "It's really not easy, it's not in vain for these months of hard work." ”

When Zhang Xin heard this emotion, wasn't he talking about himself? In fact...... He is not a strong person, he was beaten to urinate, and when he was beaten, he cried, and at this moment, tears came out like broken beads.

Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips and couldn't help but say: "You lie at home every day and pretend to be sick, where is the hard work?" ”

Zhang Xin immediately said: "You can't say that, Your Highness ......"

Zhang Xin knows Zhu Houzhao's identity, he is the son of the British duke, and in the past, he has also met Zhu Houzhao many times, but Zhu Houzhao hates Zhang Xin and thinks this person is boring, and Zhang Xin is a 'big child' and despises this kind of stubborn bear child.

But now, they have finally found a common hobby.

"Your Highness, the hard work of a thousand households lies in hard work, not labor, and he works harder than us."

Fang Jifan was very pleased that Zhang Xin could say this, sure enough, in this world, there are still people who can understand themselves, and they are not all superficial people like Zhu Houzhao.

Fang Jifan naturally wouldn't worry about Zhu Houzhao, a bear child, and said with a radiant look on his face, "Choose an auspicious day in a few days, let's dig, and after digging it out, we will enter the palace to report the good news, oh, by the way, go to other fields to dig some potatoes out, let's try this potato to make some food, and see how it tastes." ”

The crops are grown, but they have to be delicious, not delicious, and there is an egg?

Therefore, you have to taste the taste first, and then practice to see the real chapter!

Zhu Houzhao's eyes glowed green, and he looked at Fang Jifan excitedly and said, "Can this potato be made into steamed cakes?" ”

"No, you can't." Fang Jifan grimaced.

"Can that be made into potato porridge? Like sweet potato porridge? ”

"Don't make a fuss, think about cooking."

Cooking, to be honest, Fang Jifan doesn't understand it very well, after all, he spent more time in his previous life studying how to make a bowl of sauerkraut beef instant noodles, and this cooking skill is crooked.

But don't worry, Young Master Ben has never eaten pork, and has he ever seen a pig walking?

Fang Jifan said, staring at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Highness, you take two steps and take a look." ”

"What?"

Zhu Houzhao was a little confused!

Zhu Houzhao didn't know what the intention was, but he still hesitated and took two steps: "Is that so?" ”

Fang Jifan patted his head and said, "Let's go." ”

Zhu Houzhao is beautiful, so can he enlighten Fang Jifan? If you take two steps, what will be the meaning?

So he hurriedly followed Fang Jifan, and Zhang Xin went to another greenhouse to collect potatoes.

In Xishan, there is a special canteen, mainly for the food and drink of thousands of households, these thousands of captains, wrestlers, no matter what their motives are, but to come here, it is indeed hard, all day long in the ridges of the field to record data, take care of vegetables and fruits, sometimes have to go to Longquan Temple, every day and mud to deal with, Fang Jifan set up a canteen, eat a big pot of rice, or very pleasant, because in terms of eating, Fang Jifan has always been stingy.

Today, Fang Jifan gathered all the men here.

The chief flag officer in charge of managing the men is called Yang Rang, Yang Rang is not an unknown person, the family has merit in the battle of Annam, the hereditary Qianhu officials, the ancestors are all on errands in Jinwuwei, this time, God knows what way to go, to please the British public, only to fill him into the Qianhu office, but this guy is fat, as soon as he arrives in the field, he is out of breath, Zhang Xin can't stand it, so he simply reported to Fang Jifan, let Yang Rang be on duty in the canteen.

This guy can't be in charge, but he can eat, so he is a gourmand in a thousand households, and the only characteristic is probably that he can supervise the men to work hard and not be lazy.

At this time, he was smiling, and when his eyes laughed, there was almost only a slit left, but it was not boring to watch.

Fang Jifan roughly explained to him, and then Zhang Xin personally brought a basket of potatoes, and dozens of men began to peel the potatoes, first someone began to heat the pan, put in oil, and then put the sliced potatoes into the hot pan and began to fry them.

On the other hand, they began to soak the potatoes to make mashed potatoes, and also followed the practice of steaming cakes, pancakes.

In the West, this potato is eaten as a staple food, not only can it be eaten, but the nutrients contained in potatoes are not much different from wheat and rice.

In this regard, unlike sweet potatoes, although sweet potatoes can be used as supplementary food or as a staple food in times of famine, potatoes are the best food to replace wheat and rice for the human body.

There are many ways to make this potato, and if you want to be accepted, it takes some thought.

After all, for many people who are accustomed to eating noodles and rice, suddenly replacing an original food with a staple food can be a hassle if it is not to their taste.

Fang Jifan probably came up with seven or eight plans in his heart, simple mashed potatoes, potato stew, potato cakes, potato bread, and sour and hot shredded potatoes?

Thinking of the sour and spicy shredded potatoes, Fang Jifan couldn't help but roll his Adam's apple, a little hungry.

It's easy to be sour, there is vinegar in this era, and the vinegar in this era tastes more mellow, but it's spicy...... Well, although there are no peppers, but ...... But there is no shortage of substitutes, to be honest, even if the real chili pepper appears, I am afraid that people in this era can not easily accept it, but there are many foods that can create a slightly spicy effect, such as dogwood, pepper, ginger, mustard, green onions, garlic and so on.

Just do it, Fang Jifan asked someone to get a pen and paper, and began to write recipes, one by one, the recipes were roughly written, as for whether it could really be made, he had no bottom in his heart, after all, ...... I haven't really cooked, but the general process should be able to make up the brain.

Whatever......

Although Yang Rang can't do heavy work, he is serious in his work, commanding people to start division of labor and cooperation, dozens of men, in front of thousands of households, who dares to slack?

Zhu Houzhao probed his brain: "Can you eat it like this?" Is it tasty? Will it be toxic? When can I eat it? I...... Hungry ......."

Fang Jifan was annoyed, this guy was in the way, he was really annoying.

Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, Fang Jifan took a deep breath, handed over seven or eight recipes to Yang Rang, and then learned from Zhu Houzhao to probe his brain everywhere, shuttling between the big stoves.

Only Zhang Xin looked a little excited, and his body trembled slightly.

He is only responsible for planting, but he doesn't know if this thing can be eaten, and if he can't eat it, even if he can grow many potatoes, what's the point?

Therefore, he has been anxious and anxiously waiting.