Chapter Five: The Agronomist (I)
After more than a month of busyness, the Nanshan Tea Garden, which now belongs to Wei Yan, is finally on track, and the output is supplied to the Li clan, the mansions of the wealthy families, and the ministers' mansions are still a little nervous, and the quality is low, so there is no need to mention it. If it weren't for Wei Yan being the owner of the tea garden, with his official position of being the sixth grade, he would not be qualified to enjoy the benefits of good tea. This made Wei Yan sad and inexplicable, meow, the tea he made, in the end, he was not qualified to enjoy it, what is this called? ! Sarcasm, Ya is so ironic!
After knowing this situation, Wei Yan grinded his teeth, and had the urge to rush into the palace to find His Majesty Li Er's theory, but before he could put this impulse into action, His Majesty Li Er's holy decree came.
The official who passed the decree shook his head and read it for a long time, Wei Yan and Xie Jiu were stunned and didn't understand what it meant, they only knew that Wei Yan had changed from a Cheng Lang to a commander of Zhichong, from a civil and military official, and the position of Shang Yao Jian had not changed. Xie Jiu's edict was also added by one level.
Wei Yan was very eye-catching, and sent a tender stamen and Jinxia tea from the Nanshan Tea Garden, and the herald was obviously also a person who knew the goods, so he accepted it with a smile on his pretended excuse, and Wei Yan answered the question with an ignorant face: "This adult, I don't know how Wei Mou is virtuous and can, and why he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant of Zhichong?" ”
The herald probably received Wei Yan's tea, and his attitude was very good, and he patiently explained to Wei Yan: "Lord Wei, the holy decree said that you have made meritorious contributions, and you have been promoted from the sixth-rank lower level of the Cheng Lang to the fifth-rank lower rank of the Zhichong Captain, the speed of promotion, the honor of grace, is really enviable, gratifying." ”
Wei Yan snorted, upholding the principle of modesty and prudence, chatted with the herald for a few words, and sent people out. After sending people back, I probably have a score in my heart. The reason why His Majesty Li Er promoted his character system was not because of the navy and army that he boasted about to the four old princes. However, the proclamation official is really hypocritical, and the promotions are not all loose officials and honors with no real power, they are completely honorary positions, and if they are thrown out, they can't even compare with a seven-grade petty official in the six departments, and they don't know what Ya is happy to congratulate.
Sure enough, before the messenger left, His Majesty Li Er's chamberlain came to pass on the message, asked Wei Yan to meet the driver, and told Wei Yan that he could take his wife with him, because now His Majesty Li Er is not in the palace, but in the summer garden. Hearing Wei Yan was slandered again, Ya is too good at enjoying it, and she started to escape the heat in May, so what should be done in the hottest July.
Ordered to take the carriage to set off, when they arrived at the royal garden, it was already lively, Wei Yan and Xie Jiu were fortunate to see the huge number of concubines of His Majesty Li Er for the first time after coming to the Tang Dynasty, and a group of children who were mostly in Lori and Zhengtai age. Wei Yan glanced at it from a distance, judging by the best vision of 1.5 in his eyes and the standard vision of a man, His Majesty Li Er's concubines were not only in quantity, but also in quality.
As soon as the two of them entered, a palace maid came over, saying that they were ordered by Empress Changsun to lead Xie Jiu over, and other women wanted to mix with women, in fact, Wei Yan also wanted to go over, not why, just to see the group of beauties with good quantity and quality, but it was impossible to drop!
Under the leadership of the chamberlain, when you arrive at the pavilion where His Majesty Li Er and the ministers are located, you can hear the sound of everyone drinking and having fun from a distance, which is a good scene of monarchs and ministers having fun together.
"Ministers and guards, see Your Majesty, my emperor ......"
Wei Yan saluted, and before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by His Majesty Li Er: "No need to be polite, this is not in the palace, nor is it facing up, just feel free, sit down." ”
Wei Yan is very honest, His Majesty Li Er said that there is no need to be polite, he honestly sat down at the end of the left seat, it was sad to say, everyone present, he was the smallest official, and he could only sit in the last seat.
"Your Majesty, the strawberries planted in the courtier's garden are ripe, and the first batch has been picked, and I specially brought them for Your Majesty and your lords to taste today."
Touching the basket at his feet, Wei Yan remembered to see the strawberries ripe, Xie Jiu and he picked the red ones, loaded two baskets, he and Xie Jiu each brought one and brought it to "offer treasure".
"Is that the little green fruit I saw last time I went to Rufu?"
His Majesty Li Er was obviously very interested, and asked the chamberlain to take it. This time, it was not the Duke of Qin Laoguo who tasted it, but a guard beside His Majesty Li Er.
Wei Yancai, no matter who tastes it first, first sells his strawberries and then says: "Your Majesty, strawberries are good things, the appearance is cute, delicious and red and tender, the flesh is juicy, sweet and sour, and the fragrance is strong. ”
Wei Yan crackled a lot of benefits of eating strawberries, and the appearance of strawberries is relatively beautiful, so everyone here wants to taste it, but before His Majesty does it, who dares to move. His Majesty Li Er picked one up, looked at it, and said happily: "There are so many benefits, I want to taste it." ”
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, these are all picked by the ministers and their wives before they were picked and washed, a total of two baskets were picked, and the queen's wife has brought them over."
"That's very good."
His Majesty Li Er was obviously very satisfied with the arrangement of Wei Xie and the others, and took a bite of the strawberry in his hand, the sweet and sour taste, rich juice, filled his mouth, and after the moment, he boasted: "What Wei Qing said is true, it is indeed sweet and sour, tender and juicy, come, you Aiqing, taste it with me, and taste the precious fruits that Wei Qing brought from overseas." ”
The ministers have long been greedy, the cute appearance of strawberries is more appetizing, and they don't know how much saliva they swallowed.
Wei Yan also ate one, and said with a smile: "When there is food bloating, poor appetite, bleeding gums, sores on the mouth and tongue, less urine, yellow color, dry cough without phlegm, when it does not heal for a long time, when it encounters hot and dry cough, sore throat, hoarseness, dizziness after drinking, malnutrition or weak and emaciated after illness, eating strawberries is beneficial." ”
"It is worthy of being an overseas treasure, no wonder Lord Wei has to bring it back from thousands of miles away, and after eating this strawberry today, the old man is looking forward to the tomatoes and cabbage planted in Lord Wei's garden."
Fang Xuanling touched his beard and said with a smile. Wei Yan scratched his head, which had grown a lot of hair, smirked, and said with a humble face: "The several vegetables and fruits brought back by the lower officials are all beneficial to the body. Don't worry, when the tomatoes in the garden are ripe, the lower officials will definitely send them to Lord Fang's house for you to taste. ”
"Lord Wei, can these vegetables and fruits you brought back be promoted?"
The eldest grandson Wuji immediately cared about the promotion. Wei Yan said: "The Xiaguan Garden has been successfully planted, and promotion is not a problem, the key is the problem of insufficient seeds. The four crops brought back by Xia Guan were Chinese cabbage, tomatoes, strawberries and corn grown in the ground. Chinese cabbage is the easiest to keep seeds, has a short growth period, and is the easiest to promote, followed by tomatoes, corn again, and strawberries are the most difficult. ”
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Make up for yesterday's! Today's update has been moved to the early hours of the morning, because I want to try to hit the list! Thank you for your support!