Chapter 35: Ten Peanuts
"You all go home with me first!"
Ningjiang, Meifu Mansion.
This mansion, which already has a new machine, has been renovated and has been quite impressive.
Mei Xiaohan sent someone to Yuelong Village to find Zhao Hu, and asked him to go to the village to dig up the excavated stone stele.
Under the stele, the treasures were excavated, and everything was quietly going on.
When Zhao Hu went down to the cave, he was also stunned by the scene in front of him, because the treasures that were also buried in the ground were scattered and scattered, but there were many types, and more than a hundred baskets were dug up, and there were still many that had not been cleaned up.
The amount of work is huge beyond imagination.
The variety of treasures is beyond imagination.
Zhao Hu immediately told Mei Xiaohan the news, and Mei Xiaohan was also a little stunned for a while, although she had expected this situation. But it was still beyond his imagination.
"Who buried these treasures? There is no epitaph, and there is no object that directly identifies the identity. ”
At this time, another thing happened, which shocked Mei Xiaohan.
Among the excavated items, a large amount of broken glass and some modern daily necessities were found. The glass was mixed with these treasures, and it was polished very smooth, perhaps intentionally.
"This matter must not be declared to the outside world!"
This is the end of the matter, and I believe that the owner of these treasures will come and look for it one day, and then all the mysteries will be revealed.
Due to the emergence of modern items, Mei Xiaohan decided that the things excavated from it could no longer be used to give away casually, otherwise once the news leaked, no one knew what would happen!
After preliminary statistics and calculations, it was determined that the total value of the various treasures unearthed was more than 10,000 taels of silver, and so many things were buried underneath, but no one knew about it, which had to be said to be a mystery.
When Mei Xiaohan told Zhao Hu about Cloud Villa, Zhao Hu behaved very calmly and said: "I don't want to participate in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, let alone be involved!" ”
"Do you want to be a farmer all the time?"
"Why not?"
Zhao Hu had already made up his mind that he wanted to make achievements in agriculture, otherwise he would feel bored for the rest of his life.
"You've put what you've learned into practice!"
Mei Xiaohan said: "That's fine, be your farmer honestly!" ”
In Yuelong Village, because of the arrival of Zhao Hu, agriculture has undergone great changes. Many new varieties took root and sprouted in the land of Yuelong Village for the first time, and also took root and sprouted in the land of the Great Song Dynasty for the first time.
Mei Xiaohan, who was originally worried about what gift to give, looked at Zhao Hu and said, "Now there is one thing, I must trouble you!" You are the only one who can help me! ”
"Why did Mei Gongzi suddenly become so polite, if you have something to say!"
"Tell me what you've grown?"
"Why is Mei Gongzi suddenly interested in this issue?"
Mei Xiaohan said: "Because I want to send Zhang Song some agricultural products, of course, he will definitely not be interested in ordinary agricultural products, so I will leave this matter to you!" ”
Tomatoes, daikon, carrots, peanuts, peppers, corn...
Tomato: Wen Tianxiang has never seen a tomato in his life, and Qi Jiguang has never eaten a tomato in his life.
Tomatoes were introduced to China during the Ming Dynasty, but tomatoes were considered a poisonous ornamental plant until the 18th century, when a French painter risked poisoning and ate tomatoes, proving that tomatoes were edible, and the Chinese began to eat tomatoes at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Radish: Bai Juyi can't afford to buy white radish in his life, a calligraphy and painting of Su Shi can be exchanged for a room of white radish, but it can never be exchanged for a carrot
White radishes were a tribute to the imperial court in the middle of the Tang Dynasty and could only be grown in designated locations, as carrots were only introduced to China from Central Asia around the 13th century.
Peanuts: Zhao Kuangyin's cup of wine to release the military power at the banquet will definitely not have fried peanuts as an appetizer.
Peanuts are native to South America, and it was not until the early Ming Dynasty that they were brought to China by European traders, and today China is the world's second largest producer of peanuts.
Chili pepper: It is said that a leather whip dipped in chili water is torture, but Yue Fei has definitely never suffered this punishment.
Among all the feudal monarchs in China, only Pu Yi of the Qing Xuantong was the most blessed and had eaten green peppers.
Chili peppers were introduced to China along the Silk Road during the Ming Dynasty, and green peppers have been cultivated in China for nearly 100 years.
Corn: Genghis Khan's Mongolian iron horses were brave, but Genghis Khan's war horses never ate feed made of corn stalks, on the contrary, Nurhachi's Eight Banners war horses had this blessing than Mongolian war horses.
Corn is native to Central America and was introduced to China in the 17th century.
Celery: Kangxi and Qianlong, both grandparents and grandchildren, had eaten celery, but Qianlong ate one more thing than his grandfather - celery stalks
Celery has been cultivated in China for a long time, but the form of celery cultivated in ancient times was similar to that of wild celery, with short petioles, so it could only be fed on celery leaves until the end of the 18th century, when celery was cultivated to form large, juicy, fleshy erect petioles. The edible part is its petioles.
Tomatoes, white radish, carrots, peanuts, peppers, corn and other agricultural products and vegetables were only planted in small quantities, and the source of seeds was very tightly controlled.
"Scarcity is precious, this is eternal."
Mei Xiaohan said: "I really didn't expect that you would really cultivate so many crops!" ”
"These things are worth more than real money!"
Mei Xiaohan smiled and said, "Bring ten peanuts, I want to give Zhang Song a big gift!" ”
Mei Xiaohan racked her brains to give Zhang Song a gift, but this problem was easily solved by Zhao Hu.
Zhao Hu looked at Mei Xiaohan with some incredulity, and said, "Mei Gongzi, I heard it right!" The gift you said was 10 peanuts? ”
"You're not going to joke with me anymore!"
"I'm serious, I'm not joking with you, I'm going to use exquisite boxes, each box contains a peanut, and give it to Zhang Song!"
"It's... That's an exaggeration, isn't it? ”
Mei Xiaohan said: "Let me ask you, how much do you know about peanuts?" ”
Peanut is a leguminous crop, one of the main oil varieties of high-quality edible oil, also known as "peanut" or "longevity".
Peanut is an annual herbaceous plant. It originated in the tropical and subtropical regions of South America. It was introduced to China around the 16th century.
Mei Xiaohan said: "Not bad! Peanuts were only introduced to China in the 16th century. ”
Zhao Hu said: "I understand, scarcity is expensive!" ”
"When Zhang Song saw Peanuts, he would be shocked by it!"
Mei Xiaohan said: "For Zhuang Zhisong of Cloud Mountain Villa, gold and silver treasures are nothing, and the value of peanuts is different!" ”