Outside the capital, Huangzhuang, Xiaozhangzhuang.

Zhu Youzhen and Xu Guangqi met for the first time.

When Zhu Youzhen met Xu Guangqi, he was concentrating on the edge of the cornfield.

Xu Guangqi was dirty all over his body, and he didn't know how long it had been since he had changed his clothes, and the whole person was like an old farmer, but the action of lifting a pen and writing on the paper next to him from time to time showed that he was different from ordinary farmers.

Zhu Youzhen did not directly come forward to get acquainted with Xu Guangqi. He also stopped the accompanying guards and told them not to disturb Xu Guangqi. He knows that this kind of real scientist doesn't like to be disturbed when he is working.

Seeing that Xu Guangqi didn't mean to raise his head for a while, Zhu Youzhen didn't plan to stand stupidly here all the time. He went to the garden to see the rest of his seeds.

In the vegetable garden, peppers hang from the branches, pumpkins hang under the vines, sunflowers that have not yet matured are as eye-catching as large flowers, and peanuts grow in a low-key way.

Zhu Youzhen looked at this wonderful pastoral scenery and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. All that comes to his mind is stir-fried meat with chili, stewed pumpkin, and fried peanuts. "Hey, the sunflower seeds are not fully ripe yet, and the snack sunflower seeds will have to wait a little longer."

"What is this? Oh my God? This should be a tomato, right? Zhu Youzhen exclaimed.

"Yes, that's the tomato." God's voice rang out in his head.

In the corner of the vegetable garden, a few dwarf plants with a few bright red fruits stand there in a low-key manner, looking so beautiful.

"It's no wonder that tomatoes started as ornamental plants." Zhu Youzhen looked at the beautiful fruit of the tomato, and his mind was full of its sweet and sour taste. He couldn't move his steps for a moment.

Looking at the few dozen tomatoes, Zhu Youzhen forcibly suppressed the desire in his heart, swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, and resolutely walked away, leaving only a deep sigh.

"Let's keep it as a seed! Alas! ”

At dinnertime, Zhu Youzhen and Xu Guangqi really met for the first time.

Xu Guangqi has been groomed and dressed, and his bearing is completely different from when he was in the field. He is not the scientist who is obsessed with science now, but a young Zhan Shi who lives with a crown and idleness, a member of the Great Ming Scholars.

Xu Guangqi looked at the meal on the table where King Xin was treated. The number of dishes in a single round can not be called luxury, but it can be called a bit simple.

However, these dishes are all dishes that have never been seen before.

A stir-fried meat with chili, a hot and sour shredded potato, a potato stew, and a stewed pumpkin, the main dish is roasted sweet potatoes and a few boiled tender corn.

"Huh?" Xu Guangqi was slightly surprised, he found that he had never seen the ingredients used in these dishes. The staple foods he recognized were sweet potatoes and corn.

There was not even wine at the table, only a large glass of orange-yellow drink, which surprised Xu Guangqi even more.

Seeing Xu Guangqi's surprised expression at the dinner table, Zhu Youzhen said apologetically to Xu Guangqi: "This king has not tied his hair yet, and the royal brother forbids this king to drink, so he can only serve it with freshly squeezed and thick juice." Please forgive me for neglecting Mr. Xu. ”

Xu Guangqi has no preference for wine, no, it doesn't matter. It's just that the absence of wine doesn't seem to be in line with today's banquet habits.

Now the Ming Dynasty has become extravagant, and the wealthy families are competing for wealth at banquets. Even ordinary rich families rarely have such a simple time to hold a banquet. The existence of a prince-level king like King Xin is even more rare if it is so simple.

Xu Guangqi didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to express his gratitude to the master according to the tradition of the scribes.

Zhu Youzhen is not very interested in cumbersome etiquette, mainly because he can't come to the complete set of etiquette of scribes at all. Although he knew that he was a little rude, he still signaled Xu Guangqi that he could start.

The young prince did not return the salute according to etiquette, and it did not surprise Xu Guangqi.

Since King Xin signaled that he could eat it, Xu Guangqi was not polite, he was just trying to taste the taste of these new dishes.

The drink tastes a little weird, and the mix of pumpkin and corn makes the taste extra mellow.

The flavor of the stewed pumpkin is a little sweet;

The shredded potatoes are sour and spicy, but the spicy taste is a little strange, not like the taste of pepper;

The stewed potatoes are very rotten, the meat and potatoes are almost integrated, and the flavor is very rich, and the taste is plump;

Finally, Xu Guangqi picked up a chili pepper and put it in his mouth......

With a bite of "poof", Xu Guangqi spit out the dish very rudely, followed by a series of choking coughs.

is so spicy, Xu Guangqi, who ate chili peppers for the first time, suffered a big loss, but he didn't expect him to be so spicy that he almost choked on his trachea.

Looking at Xu Guangqi, who almost burst into tears, Zhu Youzhen was a little embarrassed. The joke seems to be a bit overdone, and I should remind him.

Without waiting for Zhu Youzhen to speak, Xu Guangqi ate a few mouthfuls of pumpkin and drank a few sips of the drink. After hurriedly suppressing the spicy taste in his mouth, he directly asked, "What is this, the spicy taste is so fierce?" ”

"I call it Chili." Zhu Youzhen answered Xu Guangqi's question. The first conversation between the two started with new crops.

"This crop, with its fierce taste, is different from pepper. It is used to spice up dishes and has a richer taste. It has a good yield, and one plant can be harvested many times. It is perfectly edible as a vegetable. ”

"This dish, I call it stir-fried pork. Mr. Xu can taste the taste of the sliced meat first. Zhu Youzhen earnestly recommended it to Xu Guangqi.

"Thank you for your care." Xu Guangqi showed a look of gratitude, and he didn't dare to touch the pepper again for a while.

Xu Guangqi found that this young king of faith had a deep understanding of new crops, at least in terms of eating. He only asked one question, and King Xin began to introduce him endlessly.

How should these new crops be eaten, for example, sweet potatoes are better roasted than boiled, corn tender is better than old, potato stew is delicious, chicken stew is good, pumpkin cakes are also delicious, and so on.

Xu Guangqi listened to Wang's introduction while eating the dishes in front of him. Shinwang is right, several crops have their own characteristics, and the taste is very good.

His Royal Highness King Xin's fried meat is very fragrant, although it is also spicy haha, without any image of the prince, but he still keeps sending chili peppers to his mouth.

For some reason, seeing King Xin's foodie without the bearing of a prince, Xu Guangqi felt tempted. He couldn't help but muster up the courage to pick out a piece of meat and put it in his mouth.

Xu Guangqi, who was mentally prepared, felt as if it was not as hot as just now. The meat slice was slowly chewed in his mouth, Xu Guangqi felt a special taste, and he couldn't help but eat the second and third pieces.

The charm of stir-fried pork is endless.

Zhu Youzhen and Xu Guangqi chatted while eating, and the topic was slowly no longer limited to new crops, and gradually diverged.

The more Xu Guangqi chatted, the more he found that His Royal Highness King Xin knew a lot of things and was very miscellaneous, but they didn't seem to be systematic. It should be that King Xin heard or seemed to hear it from somewhere, and it didn't look like it was systematically taught by Mr.

"It's strange, I haven't heard that King Xin has a teacher, where can you hear about it in his capacity? It is said that the Imperial Palace Ouchi has a large collection of books, maybe it was obtained from books, right? Xu Guangqi thought silently, picked up the drink casually and took a sip.

Pumpkin corn juice is also intoxicating.