Yao'er couldn't bear to see Wang Jian worried, so she diverted the topic and said: "Brother Emperor, this garden is so beautiful, there are slaves and flowers everywhere, and there are many slaves and maids who don't know it." ”

Sure enough, this topic aroused Wang Jian's interest: "Oh? And the ones you don't recognize? ”

Yao'er said: "Well, some flowers and plants are not even recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", and the slave maid has never seen them. ”

As the saying goes, medicine and martial arts are not separated, and Wuyingdian, as the arsenal of the Forbidden City, not only has a variety of martial arts cheats, but also has many medical books and classics. At the beginning, Yao'er was on duty in the Wuying Palace as a little palace maid, and whenever she had free time, she read the medical books and classics in the Wuying Palace, especially the "Compendium of Materia Medica" written and annotated by Li Shizhen of Wenlin Lang herself.

Wang Jian was also very surprised when she heard Yao'er say this.

During the small talk with Yao'er, Wang Qianqian had also gotten up, and while serving Wang Jian and dressing with Yao'er, he answered: "Your Majesty, those flowers and grass folk girls know that it was the uncompetitive brother of the folk girls who didn't know where to get it back..."

Wang Jian pretended to be unhappy and said: "Don't be the emperor, the emperor is called Shengfen, I used the pseudonym Wang Jian when I left Beijing, why don't we call it according to the folk name, I don't call me either, and you just call me 'Brother Jane', how about it?" ”

"This..."Wang Qianqian was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to agree or not, until Wang Jian deliberately raised her face and said the holy decree, she shyly called "Brother Jane".

Yao'er was innocent and romantic, and she had no desire to compete for favor, and immediately saluted her: "The slave maid has seen Sister Qian." ”

Yao'er's humble "sister" immediately won Wang Qianqian's love.

Wang Qianqian was also flattered and hurriedly returned the salute.

After the two daughters finished the ceremony, Wang Jian asked, "What about your younger brother?" ”

Wang Qianqian sighed and said: "At first, when my father was here, the family was honest, if he liked famous flowers and plants, it would not hurt to spend a lot of silver to buy it, but later, my brother heard that someone brought a strange flower from the south, which is very rare, and the price of that person is high, how can he have silver to buy?" So, he went to Ruyi Fang, wanting to win some silver and come back, not wanting to owe a lot of gambling debts, and was deducted by Ruyi Fang a few days ago. ”

Wang Jian was very distressed when she saw her: "Don't worry about your brother's affairs, with me, I will send someone to pick her up." Now, take me around your garden. After speaking, he took Wang Qian's shallow jade hand and walked out.

This time, Wang Qianqian did not dodge, and let Wang Jian grasp it. Her fingers were slender and warm, and Wang Jian grabbed it in her hand and suddenly felt a coolness in her palm, which was very comfortable.

The three of them came to the garden of the Autumn Willow Garden, Wang Jian held her all the way, the summer heat in June was not light, the palms of the two were tightly clenched together, and there was no sweat stains.

The garden is in the northeast corner of the Autumn Willow Garden, it does not look like the back garden of ordinary rich people at all, and the whole arrangement is more like a botanical garden in later generations.

The whole garden is full of strange plants, so rich in varieties and so many plants, even Wang Jian has never seen it, no wonder Yao'er said that this garden is peculiar, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is "full of flowers, strange flowers and flowers".

Wang Qianqian complained as he walked: "Brother Jane, these are all planted by my brother who is not angry, he spends all day drinking, and he doesn't study hard to get fame." ”

At first, Wang Jian only had the intention of visiting the garden with beauty, but he was soon attracted by a few plants, and there were a few round and pink fruits hanging on those plants, which were very eye-catching.

Wang Jian took a closer look, rubbed his eyes and exclaimed, "Tomatoes!" ”

"What? Brother Emperor, you say it's called tomatoes? Yao'er was still researching a succulent plant when she heard Wang Jian screaming.

"Haha!" Wang Jian was very excited, after more than two months, he finally saw the familiar and favorite ingredients, and suddenly felt a kind of joy to meet his old acquaintance in a foreign country.

Yao'er tilted her little head to stare at the strange plant in front of her, she reached out and picked one, and was also puzzled: "Is this also a persimmon?" It seems to be different from ordinary persimmons, but don't all persimmons grow on trees? ”

Wang Qianqian also looked at the red and greenish fruit in Yao'er's hand and asked, "Is it called a tomato?" ”

"Yes, it's called a tomato, it's juicy, and it tastes sweet and sour." Wang Jian also picked one off excitedly and was about to bite it.

Wang Qianqian persuaded: "Brother Jane, my brother only treats it as an ornamental thing, and he has never eaten it, be careful of poison!" ”

Yao'er was also afraid that Wang Jian would be poisoned, so she hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother Emperor, let's try it as a slave." ”

Seeing that they were all worried about themselves, Wang Jian pinched Yao'er's little face affectionately, and laughed: "What, if you encounter something delicious, you have to rob it from me?" With that, he took a bite.

Yao'er hurriedly argued, "No. She also knew that Wang Jian was making fun of her, or she made a big red face.

The tomato only feels sour and astringent in the mouth, not to mention how sweet, but as if it is not ripe, but looking at its color, it is very bright red, and it does not look like it is unripe.

Wang Jian thought about it and understood, presumably this is its most original taste, but it has been improved in later generations.

He couldn't help but be a little disappointed, and took two more and gave them to Wang Qianqian and Yao'er: "You can taste it too, it tastes great, sweet and sour, juicy." ”

When the two girls heard this, they also took a big bite of the tomatoes, and suddenly felt extremely sour.

"Ahh

Especially Yao'er, Wang Jian deliberately gave her a half-ripe green tomato, her little face was squeezed into a ball with sourness, her eyebrows were frowned, her small mouth was slightly pouted, and she was very funny.

Seeing that his prank succeeded, Wang Jian laughed "haha".

"Brother Emperor, you liar!"

Yao'er was the first to reflect, holding Wang Jian's arm and being coquettish, Wang Qianqian was also coquettish.

didn't laugh for a while, Wang Jian had a more surprising discovery. I saw that in an inconspicuous open space next to the tomatoes, there was a plant similar to the bamboo leafy vegetables, but the leaves were much wider than the bamboo leafy vegetables.

Sure enough, it's a sweet potato!

"Your brother still grows this?" Wang Jian was completely shocked.

"Brother Jane, what did you say?" Wang Qianqian was also asked inexplicably.

Wang Jian hurriedly asked, "This, it's this sweet potato, where did it come from?!" ”

Wang Qianqian saw Wang Jian carrying a bunch of plants in the shape of large rhizomes and was excited like a child, she thought about it carefully and said: "It seems that a merchant from the south sold it to my brother, saying that it can be eaten, but my brother asked someone to fry a plate, and I also ate it, and the taste is average, so I discarded it here, but I didn't expect such a large piece to grow." ”

Wang Qianqian is also very incomprehensible, the average taste of green vegetable leaves can make Wang Jian so excited.

Wang Jian was speechless, he didn't expect Wang Qianqian's younger brother to fry the sweet potato leaves as green vegetables, and he also disliked the bad taste of the sweet potato leaves; And throwing away the really edible baby rhizomes is as stupid as buying a pearl!

The subsequent discovery made Wang Jian more and more excited, and he successively discovered potatoes, corn and other crops; There are even a few peppers, which were kept in pots by the stupid Wang Shizhen as ornamental plants.