Volume 7 Chapter 48 An Unexpected Gift
Wei Yan is worried about modifying the carriage, Xie Jiu is writing or modifying the list of travel items every day, or streamlining or adding, the beautiful sister said that she must make the most perfect list of travel items out Wei Yan laughed when she heard it, what should I say, is it a perfectionism that makes people like it and makes people laugh?
Considering that there is a specialization in the art industry, Wei Yan, who has been entangled for several days, simply called all the craftsmen raised at home to explain the problem to them, so that they can also have a headache with him. As the saying goes, three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang. The power of the masses of the people is enormous and cannot be ignored. Therefore, Wei Yan decided to hand over the problem to the great masses of the people, and did what he had to do.
If you want to go on a business trip, you still have to follow His Majesty the Emperor on a long business trip, and you have to explain the work at hand and arrange it out. Wei Yan has never been a person who has a lot of power, and he is not so diligent, so the handover work is the easiest.
"Fourth uncle, I heard that Brother Zong Han has invited Uncle Qin to Huo Wangfu to propose marriage, right?"
During the break in work, Yin Andao asked Wei Yan. Wei Yan glanced at him playfully and said, "Not yet, Zong Han just told my eldest brother about it, and he didn't say anything about it." How? Whose girl do you have a crush on? Come, talk to the fourth uncle, and the fourth uncle will help you refer to the details. ”
Yin Andao was generous, and said with a smile: "Who is in the little nephew's heart, will the fourth uncle not know?" ”
Wei Yan was choked for a moment, and sighed that the current little ghosts are really not simple, and their cheeks can stand the test, and they are not shy, is it because they bully others too much on weekdays, so that these little ghosts will not be shy?! Emei tofu, sin and sin.
Wei Yan patted Yin Andao on the shoulder and said, "I heard a story before that there was a group of travelers who walked through the desert. Pass through an oasis where a fruit tree grows, and only the treetops bear fruit, crisp and sweet. Tender and juicy, it is the best way to quench the thirst of travelers. So the group stopped here and prepared to pick the delicious fruit. Traveler A wanted to eat the fruit from the top of the tree, but he just watched silently, hoping that the fruit would fall from the tree on its own. Traveler B also wanted to eat, so he instructed Traveler C to pick it, but Traveler C thought that he should not go, but should tell Traveler B to go. So the two quarreled. Only the traveler looked at the tempting fruit in the treetops, found a bamboo pole, and beat the fruit down and ate it. ”
After Wei Yan finished speaking, he looked at Yin Andao with a smile, and Yin Andao smiled: "Thank you Fourth Uncle, the little nephew understands." ”
Wei Yan smiled. Say no more and go home from work. When he got home, the housekeeper greeted him, his face was full of joy, Wei Yan thought that the problem had been solved, and he also asked with a smile: "What's the good thing?" ”
The housekeeper smiled and said, "Master, Hu Shang Saide has been waiting for you for a long time." said that he brought a lot of things that the lord wanted. ”
Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, daring to love that the two of them were not happy with the same thing, so he quickly nodded and walked in. Hu Shang Saide was really waiting for him in the side hall.
"Mahmoud has seen Lord Wei."
"Long time no see. Mahmoud. Said, I haven't seen you for a long time, seeing that your face is full of red light, and your eyebrows are full of joy, it seems that your Excellency's business is getting smoother and smoother? ”
Said said with a smile on his face: "Lord Tuo's Hongfu, everything is going well at the moment." ”
Wei Yan smiled: "It should be more than smooth." Cool oil for your hot homeland. But here's the treasure, Mahmoud. We have a saying in Datang that business should be based on integrity, as your business partner, deceiving your partner is equivalent to destroying your future, which is very serious! ”
Said was just an outsider, how could he dare to go against Wei Yan, the Tang Dynasty official, and hurriedly said with trepidation: "My lord, the villain did not deceive the adult, and the profits obtained were also handed over in accordance with the agreement. ”
Wei Yan nodded, but didn't say anything. This trade with Said, in terms of the low cost of cool oil, the rate of return is frighteningly high, in other words, even Wei Wen, who is now accustomed to seeing the world, was stunned for a while, and together with Wei Yan and Xie Jiu, the three of them looked at each other for a while, and they made money too much.
Wei Yan said: "There is an agreement on business, let's not talk about it." Tell me, what's the matter with coming to my house today? ”
Said said respectfully: "My lord, you are really a noble person, when the villain and the adult reached an agreement, the adult asked the villain to find something that the Tang Dynasty did not have to give to the adult, the villain was fortunate not to be dishonored, and found a few, please take a look." ”
"Looking for it? Show it to me. ”
This news is probably the most exciting news in recent days, and Wei Yan was quite surprised, and quickly asked Said to bring things up.
Saied saw Wei Yan's face full of joy and cautious expression, so he was a little proud, and quickly asked someone to lift things up, not much, that is, four boxes, opened, three boxes were filled with seeds, and one box was filled with fruits, but it made Wei Yan's heart full of joy, and secretly shouted in his heart that the harvest was great!
"My lord, please let the villain introduce you."
"Okay, Mahmoud, please."
Wei Yan took the initiative to let Said say, who knows if the modern name is the same as the ancient one, or it is better to let the locals say it. Said took the initiative to step forward, pointed to the first box and said: "My lord, this is the fruit of the asahi flower, also known as the sunflower, the sunflower, the fruit can be eaten, it is a good snack, there is not much economic value, just a fresh." The planting period is one year, it is relatively drought tolerant, and it is planted on the edge of the mountain, which will not affect the grain. ”
Wei Yan grabbed a handful of it, nodded, and said, "I know this thing, but the name is different from yours, we call it Sunflower." The height is about three feet to nine feet, the stem is relatively straight, very thick, the flowers are mostly round, and the fruit is a favorite gadget for girls and children, and it is also good to sip it in your spare time. ”
Said smiled: "The adults are really well-informed, and the villains can't wait." Adults think it's good, and then the next one, this is a more delicious fruit, which has not yet been planted in Datang, and its name is ......"
Said pondered for a long time, as if he was thinking about how to translate their nonsense into Tang dialect. Wei Yan looked at his headache and said with a smile: "I know, in the Tang dialect, it is called watermelon, and some people elegantly call it Qingmen Green Jade Room." I've seen it before when I'm overseas. Tastes good. ”
Said high-fived happily and said, "It's a watermelon, and it's wonderful to get a name for adults." ”
Wei Yan didn't react to this obviously ** naked fart. In other words, this is just a customary title, and it is really not a question of whether it is wonderful or not. Said, this guy, is really honest. He's a good boy.
Wei Yan smiled, waved his hand and said, "Then the next one." ”
Said said respectfully, "Yes, my lord." This is a kind of vegetable that can be planted casually on the edge of the field, and it is highly yielding and delicious. The villain has no knowledge, and he doesn't know how to call it in Datang, so please give the adult a name. ”
Wei Yan glanced at Said playfully and smiled, "As far as I know. This thing is called pumpkin, and the fruit has a smooth skin and a sweet taste, which is indeed delicious. But this thing, you're there. It's supposed to be feed for livestock, right? ”
Said was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "The adults misunderstood, and they don't dare to bully the adults if they give the villain 10,000 guts, this pumpkin is indeed edible." When we eat a lot, there are often poor people who eat it as food, but the aristocracy uses it to feed livestock, and the villain just doesn't want the adults to miss out on a delicacy because of this. Therefore, I ask for your forgiveness. ”
Wei Yan shook his head with a smile and said, "It's okay. This happens everywhere. This is also a social reality. As long as we like it, no matter what we do, pumpkin is indeed a delicacy. Of course, its role is not only sweet, according to medical principles, pumpkin is warm, sweet and non-toxic, and enters the spleen and stomach. It can moisten the lungs and invigorate qi. Dissolve phlegm and drain thickness, deworm and detoxify. It treats cough and asthma, treats pulmonary carbuncle and constipation, and has the effect of diuresis, beauty, etc., and can also play a preventive role in some diseases. There is also the aforementioned watermelon, which has the effect of clearing heat and relieving heat, cold, quenching polydipsia, facilitating urination, detoxifying alcohol and other effects, and is used to treat all fevers, summer heat and thirst, unfavorable urination, sore throat, oral inflammation, and drunkenness. Watermelon peel is used to treat nephritis, edema, liver disease, jaundice, and diabetes. Watermelon can induce pericardial heat and diarrhea from the small intestine and bladder. It can quench the sun, yang and fever and thirst, so it is called the natural white tiger soup, the white tiger soup is the Han typhoid fever prescription, the function is to clear heat and generate Jin, quench thirst and eliminate annoyance, that is, it refers to the watermelon skin and its same function. In spring and summer, there is a distemper, and collectors are found to eat it in the next year, such as Tang Woxue. ”
Wei Yan said a lot of things freely, and he heard Said's face full of admiration, and he remembered it firmly for later. Seeing this, Wei Yan said with a smile: "We don't have land for pumpkins and sunflowers in Datang, but these watermelons have indeed been planted, but they are limited by geography and are not widely spread." Okay, let's move on to the next one. ”
Said didn't dare to use any more beautiful words at this time, but introduced it simply: "This is from the country of Cochin, the peel is either white or red, drought tolerant, can be used as a substitute for food to satisfy hunger, and the country in Cochin is known as a treasure, but it is a smart person in our country, secretly brought out, and it has just spread." ”
Wei Yan smiled: "Very good, Mahmoud, you have worked hard, I am very satisfied with these four crops, I can see that you have bothered." Rest assured, you are so sincere, and I Datang will not treat you lightly. We have a saying in Datang that courtesy is still exchanged, and that is the case. ”
Seeing that Wei Yan affirmed what he had found this time, Said smiled so much that he couldn't see his teeth, and said, "It's good that adults can like it." Because of the long distance and the value of the place, the villain only found a box for each of them, and begged the adults to carefully rummage through them, distinguish the good from the bad, and don't lose the good things. ”
Wei Yan is confused about this, it's just a seed, there's no need to say it so solemnly, right?! Just as he was about to ask, Said had already bowed and said goodbye, unwilling to stay longer. Wei Yan had no choice but to let someone send him out, and then asked someone to carry the box to the backyard, ready to present the treasure to Xie Jiu, and by the way, ponder where these things should be planted.
The four crops that Syed found this time ---- sunflowers, pumpkins, watermelons, and sweet potatoes, which can be said to have the greatest economic value and are the most worthy of promotion.
"Madame, look."
After carrying the things in, Wei Ba offered treasure to Xie Jiu, Xie Jiu put down the pen, came over to take a look, and his face was full of joy, and said: "Sweet potatoes and pumpkins can be planted in the garden or on the edge of the mountain, and sunflowers can also be planted together, watermelons are more troublesome." By the way, Guardian, is it planting season? ”
Wei Yan smiled: "Of course, the season is just right, you see, with so many seeds, how many mountains can we plant!" The first time, you will get us four kinds, madam, you say, a few more times, will you even get us potatoes? I miss potatoes every winter. ”
Speaking of winter vegetables, the two of them sighed, the winter vegetable basket project is a major event in the present and in the future. It's really a comparison that produces beauty, and I don't know how to buy vegetables that I usually buy for a few pieces, which was such a rare thing in ancient times, and winter is a very heavy season.
Xie Jiu smiled reluctantly and said, "Isn't there a pumpkin now?" This year, we will plant more, and store more in the cellar during the harvest, and there will be one more vegetable in winter, and there is no need to eat Chinese cabbage, and the next meal will be Chinese cabbage. ”
Thinking of the cabbage that seems to never be eaten in winter, and thinking of the pumpkin that will be more in winter this year, I finally feel that there is still a little hope for the future, otherwise I will really be entangled to death. What a happy thing it is to have pumpkins to eat.
The two looked forward to it for a while, and unanimously agreed that having pumpkins to eat in winter is a happy winter, and being a man should be content, pumpkins are already there, and other vegetables will be far away? There's always a little bit of hope.
Thinking of this, Wei Yan immediately happily called for someone to bring a wooden pot, ready to separate the seeds, plant what should be planted, treat what should be treated, not for anything else, just for a few more things to eat. Sister-in-law Liu and others brought pots, and several people worked together to prepare to pour out the seeds in the box----
"This is ......" Wei Yan and Xie Jiu looked at each other, dumbfounded. Sister-in-law Liu was a little older, and hurriedly said, "Li'er, close the door." ”
Wei Yan waved his hand and said, "No need, there are just a few of us in the backyard, and no one else will come." ”
After speaking, he immediately smiled bitterly: "This Said, I said that what he just said was so weird, and he played these things again!" Now it's on the cusp, what to do? ”