"Can you give me this corn?"

Di Renjie looked at the corn hanging under the eaves with a red rope, although he didn't believe what Li Xiao said about the introduction of corn, but he didn't believe it at all.

He is a person who believes in the facts, since Li Xiao is so godly, can't he just get some seeds and plant them to know if it's true?

Li Xiao looked at the young man, and then at his corn.

"Nope."

"I can give you money." Di Renjie said. He is a serious person, and since he has listened to Li Xiao's story, he plans to verify the authenticity.

"It's not a matter of money or not, this corn is picked a little early, it's not fully ripe, you see, the corn kernels are still a bag of water, such corn can't be made into seeds, it will deflate when sunburned, and it won't germinate when planted in the ground."

Di Renjie took a closer look at the corn, it seemed to be a little tender.

"Is that all there is to you?"

"Well, that's it."

"Where?" Di Renjie asked.

"As far as I know, now the whole Chang'an, no, the whole Guanzhong, the whole Datang, and I have a corn in my hand, and Datang is now only this one corn, and in addition, I can't find it anywhere else."

Di Renjie was surprised, "How is it possible." "There are two of them, and this corn did not fall from the sky, and if it was foreign, then it was impossible to bring only one. And this corn is obviously just picked, which means that it is planted in Datang, or even in Lijiazhuang.

"You can't fool me, it's a fresh corn, and you said it was just picked, so if there's corn, there's corn seedling. As for his seedlings, it is impossible for him to bear only this one corn seedling, and it is impossible for him to have only one corn seedling, right? ”

"You're smart." Li Xiao praised Di Renjie, but said very politely, "But I didn't lie to you, now there is indeed only this corn picked in advance in the entire Datang, as for whether there are other corn seedlings, I don't need to tell you, but you really can't find a second corn." ”

After speaking, Li Xiao took down the corn, it seems that this corn really can't be used as seeds, since this is the case, there is no need to hang it here to dry, just cook it while it's fresh.

How do you eat fresh corn?

Get some corn kernels down, you can add pine nuts or shrimp to fry together, or you can add diced ham and bacon to stir-fry.

Of course, it is actually better to stew fresh tender corn in soup, and stewed pork ribs with corn can be described as a perfect match, a national dish.

In addition, roasted corn is fine, and boiled corn is also delicious.

It's a pity that the corn is just like that, only a few taels.

"By the way, did you come to me for something?" Li Xiao turned his head and asked Di Renjie.

Di Renjie arched his hand, "I heard the name of San Lang in Chang'an, I felt very good, and I admired it, so I came to see the real face, and I also wanted to see what the cooperative and convention hall established by San Lang were like." ”

"You're curious." Li Xiao had no doubts about what he said. After all, Li Xiao's reputation is still quite big now, and Chang'an is also close, so it is not surprising that someone in Chang'an City knows about him.

He doesn't care about it, it's not a bad thing anyway. The cooperatives and the township covenant hall also have the endorsement of the Liuxian order, and they are not afraid of what others say.

Li Xiao still likes to make friends very much, this Di Huaiying speaks very politely, but he doesn't dislike it.

"I'll eat here at noon, and I'll just make a few dishes from this corn to entertain you."

"Do you really want to eat this corn?" Di Renjie was surprised, according to what Li Xiao said, this is the only corn in the world, and if it is really as magical as Li Xiao said, then this corn is a national treasure, how can it be eaten.

"It's useless to keep it if you don't eat it, it's not ripe anyway, you can't make seeds, you can't let him grow old, it's not delicious when you're old, it's still delicious to eat fresh, I tell you, fresh corn is very good to cook, and you can make a lot of dishes."

Di Renjie felt that Li Xiao was too casual, even if he couldn't make seeds, such an important thing couldn't be eaten casually.

It's also good to study it carefully.

"Listening to the accent of Brother Tai, it seems that he is from Hedong and Bingzhou? Do you live in Chang'an now? Is it a study tour, or is it an official? ”

"Be a little bit of a pen." Di Renjie said.

Li Xiaoting missed the taste of corn, and was about to go to the kitchen with the corn.

Now Di Renjie is not calm, he is really going to be eaten by Li Xiao, so what Li Xiao said just now will not be dead.

Even if one in 10,000 of what Li Xiao said is true, it is a terrible thing.

"Brother Li, is it okay to give this corn to you?"

Li Xiao glanced at Di Renjie, "There is no reason to give gifts, not to mention that I have already picked off a few grains of corn, which is not good-looking." ”

"Buy, I'll buy. How much, you make a price. Di Renjie didn't care.

"As I said, this thing is not ripe yet, and you can't grow seeds if you buy it."

"Saburo is an adult's beauty, I'll take it back and study it carefully, and I want to know about this magical thing."

"If you really want to buy it, it's not impossible, but you can't study anything when you buy it. Why don't you wait a few days, and I'll give you some more mature seeds, and then you can take them back and plant them directly. After a hundred days, you'll know if what I'm saying is true or false. ”

"Didn't you say this is the only one?"

"It's the only one now, but there will be one later." Li Xiao smiled, "Let's go, the person who comes is a guest, since he is here, it is my friend Li Xiao, I must treat him well." Today, let's eat this corn, and you can be considered a blessed mouth. ”

Di Renjie was a little suspicious by Li Xiao, and he couldn't figure out whether he was joking or telling the truth.

But when he thought about it, he had never heard of the appearance and name of this corn.

Li Xiao's craftsmanship is still very good.

Just one corn, he really made four or five dishes.

A pine nut corn, a shrimp corn, and a corn and carrot stewed pork ribs, and finally steamed in half.

Because it's just one corn, there's not much corn in each dish.

But when the back end is done, it looks extraordinarily good.

Countrymen don't have as many rules as wealthy families, Li Xiao directly set a table in the hall, his wife Wanniang and sister Li Zhen also went to the table to eat, and Mr. Zhao and Mr. Yang Fuzi were also called to eat together.

They were also surprised by today's dish, what is this golden grain?

"This is corn, a new crop that has been brought back from overseas, it can be used as a staple food when it is ripe, and it can be used as a vegetable when it is fresh.

Di Renjie did it there, looking at this dish made of corn, his heart was a little complicated, and finally stretched out his chopsticks.

First, he sandwiched a chopstick pine nut corn, he didn't clip the pine nuts, and specially sandwiched the corn kernels.

When you chew it gently, you can feel that the corn kernels are indeed very fresh and tender, and there is a sweet taste, which is very delicious.

Surprisingly delicious.

And the combination of corn and pine nuts does not seem to be random and random, the sweetness of the corn, with the crispiness of the pine nuts, is an unexpected combination, and the combination creates an excellent taste.

Wan Niang didn't know that this corn was a very valuable new crop, and thought it was just an ordinary crop from the Western Regions like cucumbers and eggplants.

It is also easy to hold with chopsticks, and it is a pleasure to eat.

One by one, they all said yes loudly.

"This corn tastes very good, fresh and sweet, and we will have more varieties in the future."

"Well, sister-in-law, I think this corn stew pork ribs is particularly delicious, especially the soup with corn, it tastes more delicious and is no longer greasy." ”

Dr. Zhao also exclaimed, "This corn is steamed directly, nothing is added, but the taste is just as sweet." It tastes glutinous and delicious. ”

Di Renjie felt that he believed Li Xiao's words about corn more and more, but he wondered why Li Xiao's family had also heard about corn for the first time.

And Li Xiao said that there would be corn seeds for a while, so where did his corn seeds come from?

It is very likely that Li Xiao must have a corn tree in his hand, maybe it was the seed he got from Hu Shang before, and then cultivated it himself, and this corn was only the first one picked.

Is this just a dish, or can it really be used as food?

When he also ate a small piece of steamed corn, Di Renjie already believed in his heart that corn could indeed be used as a staple food. Steamed corn is significantly more glutinous and powdery than fried or stewed. If the corn grows more ripe, according to Li Xiao, after drying and grinding, it can be ground into corn flour, which can be made into various foods like millet flour, flour or rice flour, and is easy to preserve.

A staple food requires several key conditions, one is that it is easy to grow, and it is possible to grow in a large area. The other is to have a yield, and then it can be stored for a long time, and of course, the most important thing is to be able to eat and be nutritious.

And now it seems that this corn has all these conditions.

His heart was on fire.

High yield, drought tolerant, suitable for north and south, easy to store, good taste and nutritious, such a new crop is simply a gift from God.

It's a pity that this corn, every time Di Renjie takes a bite, he feels like he is eating gold and jade.

If a corn kernel is sown, it will grow into a seedling, produce more corn cobs, and harvest more corn kernels.

"Brother, is it too late to plant this corn now?" Li Zhen asked.

It's already mid-March, and the corn is a little late to be planted. But it is okay to plant, under normal circumstances, corn can be planted in spring or summer, the so-called spring planting and summer harvest, summer planting and autumn harvest. Growing corn is basically one season, but it can be planted early or late.

"It's too late, but the seeds aren't good yet, and it will be a few days."

"Then there are many kinds of seeds." Li Zhen said, she thought that the dishes made of corn were delicious.

Di Renjie couldn't help but say, "San Lang, such a treasure, you should sacrifice it to the imperial court." ”