Rock sugar gourd, also called sugar gourd, it is rumored that when Emperor Guangzong of the Southern Song Dynasty reigned, his favorite Huang Guifei did not like food due to illness, the face was yellow and thin, Song Guangzong was worried, and the imperial doctor diagnosed and took medicine to no avail, so Zhang Bang sought medical treatment, a Jianghu Langzhong unveiled the list to apply, and said after the diagnosis of Huang Guifei, only rock sugar and red fruit were boiled, five to ten pieces per meal, and it was good in less than half a month, but everyone did not believe it at the beginning, and then Huang Guifei took it, and the disease gradually improved, and finally this matter spread to the people, so that some people also learned to make this rock sugar gourd.

When it comes to rock sugar gourd, we have to mention rock sugar, in the rock sugar literature, only Tiangong Kaiwu has been mentioned at present, which can also show that Song Guangzong's rock sugar gourd may not be rock sugar, but white sugar, Tiangong Kaiwu was compiled by Song Yingxing in the late Ming Dynasty, then there was rock sugar in the Song Dynasty, it can only be said that it is possible, after all, Song Yingxing is only a summary or compilation of various technologies, indicating that this technology has long existed, but other possibilities are not ruled out.

The rock sugar gourd should have left an indelible mark in everyone's heart, at least in Fang Jing's heart, it was impossible to remove it, Fang Jing was a child in his previous life, it was often eaten, although it was not made of authentic hawthorn or apples, but it was at least a delicacy.

In 1994, Feng Xiaoquan's single "Rock Sugar Gourd" can be said to be a popular song of the post-80s and 90s, "It is said that the rock sugar gourd is sour, and it is wrapped in sweetness in the acid, and it is said that the rock sugar gourd is sweet, but the sweetness is full of the sour ......", and this 'rock sugar gourd' occupied both ears in Fang Jing's childhood, and it has also become the deepest memory in Fang Jing's heart.

Fang Jing took a wooden basin and filled it with some hawthorn, put some salt to soak and clean, then went to the fruit stalks, got ten small bamboo sticks, and put on the hawthorn for later use.

Daying lit the fire and burned the pot, Fang Jing took some rock sugar from the right room and began to melt, almost when it was about to turn yellow, Fang Jing put the gourd into the pot, and stirred it at will with chopsticks, just to let all the rock sugar stick to the gourd, take it out and put it on the plate, after stopping the fire, add some water to the pot, so as to save the iron pot from being stained with sugar when stir-frying at night.

Put the rock sugar gourd on the table and wait for it to cool before eating.

"Brother, when can I eat it?" Fang Yuan was already a little impatient, looking at the rock sugar gourd on the table, his saliva was dripping all over the ground.

"Wait for half an hour, it's just out of the pot at this time, it's all very hot, and you haven't taken away the sourness, do you still want to be soured?" Fang Jing quipped to Fang Yuan, although it can be eaten at this time, but this rock candy has just come out of the pot, it is not something that can be eaten casually, when the rock sugar is just out of the pot, the temperature is extremely high, and it really wants to enter the mouth, either a big bubble, or a burning mouth, the hawthorn must rely on the heat of this rock sugar to mature, otherwise how can it be called a rock sugar gourd.

Several little babies sat quietly on the chairs and waited, looking at the rock sugar gourd on the plate on the table, and licking their mouths from time to time, Fang Jing always felt that this was very interesting.

"Okay, don't you want to be like this, you can eat it in a while, you go and get some fruit stuff to drink first, and you can eat it when it's almost done." Fang Jing couldn't stand these little babies anymore, if she really just sat quietly and slandered, she didn't know what they were thinking in their hearts.

"Brother, when will this rock sugar gourd be eaten?" Fang Yuan looked at Fang Jing raising his head, his eyes full of longing and asked.

Fang Jing ignored the little girl, and drank the tea slowly, there is nothing to do at home, except for opening up a little wasteland, planting some vegetables, and of course, the seeds that Fang Jing brought back before must also start preparing for planting, Fang Jing also thought about preparing to open two acres of land to plant, at least to ensure that there are more breeding, even if the fruit is small, it is necessary to prepare more, Fang Jing will always look at the history books when he is fine, the book says that there will be a famine this year.

Although Fang Jing didn't know much about what this famine was, he believed that he also understood that since it was a famine, it must be extraordinary, and if he could record the year of the famine in the history books, it must be big enough to a certain extent.

Locust plague, Fang Jing didn't know if this locust would come to Fangjia Village, if it really came, it was estimated that it couldn't be stopped, for now, the locust plague Fangjia Village couldn't be stopped, let alone other places.

Fang Jing didn't know if this locust would fly over the Qinling Mountains and reach the south, but he hoped to stop it, otherwise, it would be miserable, Fangjia Village was better, at least it could ensure that there would be enough food to eat this year and next year, but other places would be miserable, Fang Jing didn't dare to imagine that kind of scene.

Fang Jing asked Da Chu to call Qian Shi over, wanting to inform him of some things, so that Li Shimin could prepare, at least he had to make some preparations, otherwise, would Ran Dao just let it go?

"Sir, are you looking for me?" After being called by Da Chu, Qian Shi bowed down and asked Fang Jing.

"Qian Shi, go, walk with me, and tell you something by the way." Fang Jing beckoned to Qian Shi, raised his legs and walked out of the courtyard, and Qian Shi followed.

"Qian Shi, you have been coming to our Fangjia Village for several years, what do you think of Fangjia Village now? Have you ever thought about making your home here? Fang Jing walked in front and said without looking back.

"Sir, Zhong Dahuai and I have been in Fangjia Village for two or three years, Fangjia Village is very good, much better than other villages, and now we can often eat meat, which is incomparable to other villages, I want to settle down in Fangjia Village, but I have to listen to the Sheng's arrangement." Qian Shi followed behind Fang Jing and said his thoughts to Fang Jing, but he didn't dare to say too much.

"Well, when the time comes, you can send a letter to the saint, ask about it, and see what the saint has to say to you, in addition, I want to tell you something today, you go and write a letter to the saint, this matter is very big, remember to keep it secret." Fang Jing said to Qian Shi.

"Sir, I will be the secret, please sir." Qian Shi said after bowing to Fang Jing.

"In June this year, there will be a big drought in Gyeonggi, locust plagues, there will be locust plagues in Xuzhou and other places next year, there will be a big drought in Shandong last year, and this big drought will last for three or four years, after next autumn, there will be floods in various places, you go to the Holy God to tell you that these are important matters related to human life, and there will be locust plagues in the big drought, which will inevitably cause floods, prepare food and medicine, and hurry up to repair the canals, don't be in a hurry when the time comes." Fang Jing has read that it is written like this in the history books, and can only say a rough idea, but he doesn't know the specific situation of the disaster, so he can only have a headache by Li Shimin and his group of court officials.

"Sir, I know about the drought in Shandong, what Mr. said will really happen?" After hearing Fang Jing's words, Qian Shi was shocked, if this was really as Fang Jing said, it would be a big trouble.

"You can write to the Holy One, believe it or not is their business, I just tell you how to judge, naturally these people above the court will judge and deal with it, we will settle down, and do what we have to do." After Fang Jing finished speaking, he raised his legs and walked home.

Qian Shi stayed on the spot, in addition to being shocked, he was stunned, he didn't know whether what Fang Jing said to him was credible or not, although Fang Jing just told him that he wanted him to write to the current saint, but if he really wanted to do this, would it cause a lot of trouble, Qian Shi had to go to Zhong Dahuai to discuss, and in the end, the result of the discussion between the two was to go to Chang'an, but they just needed to keep it secret.

Qian Shi and Zhong Dahuai didn't know how to do it, and they didn't want to know, Fang Jing just said what they had to say, and the officials in the court naturally knew how to do it, and these had nothing to do with themselves.

"Come, one per person, eat slowly, this is the one today, if you eat fast, it will be gone, and you will have to wait until a few years before you can eat it." Fang Jing gave everyone in the family a rock sugar gourd, and she also took one and ate one, which was sweet and sour, and it tasted really good.

"Brother, this rock sugar gourd ice is really delicious." Fang Yuan held the rock sugar gourd in his hand, took a bite and ate it, with a smile on his face, his eyes were almost narrowed into a line, and he said happily to Fang Jing.

"Well, this rock sugar gourd made by Brother Jing is delicious." Xiaocao also praised.

"Jing Wazi, this tastes really good, when I was pregnant with Xiaozhi before, I always wanted to eat something sour, if there was this rock sugar gourd at that time, it would be beautiful." Zhang Xiaoxia ate the rock sugar gourd, remembering the situation when she was pregnant with Xiaozhi before.

"It tastes good, but it's not there right now, so I can only wait for the opportunity to get it later." Fang Jing only ate one and handed it to Fang Yuan.

"Thank you, brother." Fang Yuan took Fang Jing's rock sugar gourd and said.

"You guys eat it, I'll peel these hawthorns out and prepare to make them dry, and they can be eaten when they are cooked and dried." Fang Jing took a basket and loaded the remaining hawthorn and apples and went to the edge of the ditch to clean.

After peeling all the hawthorns, the hawthorn pulp began to be cooked, packed in a basket and dried, which can be used as a snack for consumption.

The kernels of hawthorn and apples, Fang Jing is also ready to dry them for a few days, and then soak them in water to germinate and try it, Fang Jing doesn't know how to plant this kind of fruit plants, but he thinks about the books he read in school in his previous life, and knows that the seeds of plants are best dried by the sun and added some water, so that they are easy to germinate and break the soil.

"Cousin, can these nucleoli really sprout?" Xiaozhi loves the taste of apples and the taste of rock sugar gourds very much, mainly because of the sweet and sour ingredients in these fruits, which are even more popular with little dolls who have no snacks to eat.

"Xiaozhi, you have to believe your cousin, has your cousin ever lied to you? In the future, when these kernels sprout and grow into small trees, we will plant them on the wasteland, which will be a large orchard, and then you can climb the tree and pick the fruit to eat, don't you want to eat it very much, hahaha. Fang Jing imagined the future to the little babies, described the scene, and laughed.

"Brother, then I will pick the biggest and reddest ones in the future, and Xiong Er will also eat them." Fang Yuan also followed Fang Jing's imagination and description, his eyes were full of small stars.

"Okay, everyone will pick it together when the time comes, but it will take several years for the fruit to grow, so it's early." Fang Jing was happy, and directly said what would happen in a few years, knocking the little dolls' happy mood to the ground.

In the next few days, Fang Jing spent time in the cultivation of vegetables, some of the seeds at home have been planted a few days earlier, and the crops that do not need to be planted are also ready, the family is going to plant a lot this year, one acre of peanuts, one acre of potatoes, one acre of sweet potatoes, half an acre of peppers, half an acre of tomatoes, one acre of pumpkins, one acre of watermelons and melons, and one acre of self-eating vegetables.

"Jing Wazi, why didn't this pumpkin watermelon melon last year, this year I will plant one acre, is it too much?" Chen Erlin looked at the several melon seedlings that had already been planted and asked Fang Jing.

"Uncle, didn't I have it last year, I only got it from Hu Ren two days ago, this thing is amazing, pumpkin has a large output, it can be used as a vegetable or food, this watermelon and melon can only be eaten as fruit, and the taste is believed to be no different." Fang Jing didn't dare to say how delicious it was, she could only say that she got it from the Hu people, but who knows, no one saw it anyway.

"Jing Wazi, I just heard you say that this pumpkin can be used as a staple food in small quantities, so what is the yield of these melons?" As soon as Chen Erlin heard that crops could be used as staple food, his heart was excited.

"Uncle, I don't know what the yield of this pumpkin is, if it is properly managed, there should still be five or six hundred catties." Fang Jing couldn't estimate the yield of this pumpkin in his heart, after all, it was a native wild seed, not like the cultivated pumpkin seed in his previous life.

"That's not bad, it's about the same as sweet potatoes." After Chen Erlin heard Fang Jing's words, he didn't take it to heart, the crop yield at home was basically so high.

"Yes, uncle, it is estimated that the yield of this pumpkin should be much different from that of potatoes and sweet potatoes, but it is not much higher, but it must be cultivated well." Fang Jing still misses the taste of pumpkin in her heart.

And this pumpkin boy was brought back last year, but because the pumpkin boy has been placed on the side of the backpack, Fang Jing forgot about it, and only remembered that there was this thing this year, otherwise this kind of thing would have been rotten.

The watermelon and melon boy were brought back from this trip to Europe, and they ate a lot on the way, although the seeds that Fang Jing got were a bit similar to robbery, and it was difficult to describe the matter.

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