Chapter 437: Corn on the Cob
In this area where potatoes are grown, the soil is not particularly damp and relatively soft, so it is very tolerant of digging potatoes. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Under a vine leaf, hang six potatoes of various sizes. The potatoes were turned out, and when everyone saw them, they were shocked. The expressions on each of their faces are incredible.
A small piece of potato was planted, and six potatoes were produced, which was amazing enough.
Guo Jiadong looked at the west and said curiously: "Your Highness, these six potatoes, the big ones are about more than a catty, and the small ones are at least half a catty." It's just one plant, and if all the potatoes in the ground are dug up, there will be so many. ”
Jia Xu's hand trembled slightly, and he said, "Your Highness is right, potatoes are really a godsend. ”
When the rest of the farmers saw it, they also nodded their heads.
"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
Suddenly, a farmer in the crowd shouted.
"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
The surrounding farmers and soldiers spoke one after another.
The chaotic sound gradually became neat.
Countless people were extremely excited, because from the beginning, they knew that the food planted by Liu Xuan would be promoted in the future. Once it is in the hands of the people, they no longer worry about food.
Liu Xuan looked at the people and soldiers, and said with a smile on his face: "Now start digging potatoes and put away all the grain as soon as possible." ”
"Yes!"
The people answered in unison, and they acted in full swing.
Liu Xuan took the six potatoes he dug up and asked the soldiers to cook them and bring them over.
Liu Xuan peeled the skin, tasted it first, and handed it to Shi A.
Shi Ah held it in both hands as if he had obtained a treasure, and tasted it carefully, his eyes lit up, and he praised loudly: "It's delicious, it's really delicious, it's soft and glutinous, and there is a fresh fragrance, it's really comfortable." ”
After Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others tasted it, they all had bright smiles on their faces.
The harvest of potatoes surprised them.
In just three days, all the potatoes were put away and weighed into storage.
Jia Xu personally supervised the statistics, and when the final results were counted, Jia Xu was shocked. He hurriedly came to Liu Xuan's room and reported: "Your Highness, a bumper harvest, it's really a bumper harvest." Our fifty catties of potato seeds were finally harvested with 8,000 catties of potatoes. Fifty catties become eight thousand catties, this harvest is too great. ”
Liu Xuan laughed and said, "The yield of potatoes is actually not the best. It is not uncommon for fifty catties to become eight thousand catties. ”
"If we improve the soil and the way we cultivate it, I believe there will be more."
"These 8,000 catties of potatoes will be allocated 100 catties to try fresh, and the rest will be stored and stored, and all will be used for planting next year."
Liu Xuan had an expectant look in his eyes and said: "By next year, all the eight thousand catties of potatoes will be planted, and the harvested potatoes will be a huge amount." By next year, there will be no need to worry about running out of seeds. ”
"Yes!"
Jia Xu had a smile on his face.
On the same day, Jia Xu allocated 100 catties of potatoes and boiled them all in water.
Once cooked, cut into small pieces and distribute them one by one. For Liu Xuan, it is just an ordinary potato, not worth mentioning. But for Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others, as well as the soldiers in the army, this is a godsend, and it is a supreme honor to be able to eat a bite.
After eating it, the soldiers had a big smile on their faces.
For the follow-up food, I look forward to it even more.
Jia Xu sealed the potatoes in the warehouse, and then continued to cultivate.
The seeds of winter melon and pumpkin planted next are scattered bag by bag and quickly take root and germinate. After the seedlings grew, Liu Xuan instructed the soldiers to transplant and plant the seedlings one by one.
Compared with potato planting, pumpkin and winter melon seedlings are planted very differently, because each seedling has a wide range of space, three or four feet away.
According to this range of planting, the pumpkin and winter melon seedlings in Liu Xuan's hands were planted on more than 20 acres of land.
After planting, it was June.
The vine leaves of the sweet potato are lush and ready for transplanting.
Liu Xuan gave an order to cut off the vine leaves of the sweet potatoes of the farmers in Garo Bay one by one and then insert them in the ground. This time, the most extensive sowing is the vine leaves of sweet potatoes.
The planting area is 50 acres of land.
Moreover, the vine leaves of sweet potatoes are still coming out. Once there is a new sprout, it is planted again. Therefore, all the seedlings of sweet potatoes have been planted, and the area is the broadest.
After the sweet potato planting was completed, all the grain seeds in Liu Xuan's hands were planted.
At present, Liu Xuan only has potatoes, sweet potatoes, winter melons, pumpkins, and corn seeds in his hands
Time passed, and it was early July, and the corn cob was ripe.
Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others were very much looking forward to this, and they were very surprised when they saw batches of tender corn cobs. No one expected that a grain of corn could become a corn, and there was a earth-shaking change.
Liu Xuan took Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others to sway, looking at the corn all over the mountains, with a bright smile on his face. He stopped, stood next to the soil, and said with a smile: "Wenhe, brother, the appearance of corn will make our foundation more stable." ”
Guo Jia asked, "Second brother, how do you eat corn?" ”
Liu Xuan replied: "Look, now you can eat tender corn." ”
Immediately, Liu Xuan tore open the husk of the corn and broke off the corn cob. After Liu Xuan demonstrated it, he instructed: "Shi'a, take someone to break another hundred pieces, and we will try it, it is still boiled, and after it is cooked, bring it over." ”
Shi Ah gave the order, and the accompanying soldiers and farmers took action, and soon broke a hundred corn cobs down.
Put it in the pot and it cooks quickly.
Liu Xuan took a corn cob and said, "This tender corn cob can not only be roasted and eaten, but also boiled and eaten." You see, just be willing. ”
Immediately, Liu Xuan took a bite.
Crispy, soft and glutinous, sweet and delicious corn, refreshing.
"Come on, taste them all."
As soon as Liu Xuan spoke, the people accompanying him began to eat.
After nibbling on the corn one by one, their eyes widened, and there was an incredible look in their eyes. It's delicious, it's so delicious, it's a gift from God.
Jia Xu's eyes flashed, and he said, "Your Highness, this corn is really delicious." ”
The sweetness of the corn spreads through the taste buds.
The taste is indescribable.
Guo Jia had a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "It's really delicious, I didn't expect that there is such delicious food in the world, it's really only edible by the gods in the sky." ”
The people around me, all of them.
After everyone ate it, they were all intoxicated.
Suddenly, Jia Xu said, "Your Highness, the corn is ripe. But the current state cannot be preserved for a long time. ”
Liu Xuan explained: "Wenhe, it is still tender corn and it is not fully ripe. As long as you have to wait for a while, the corn kernels will harden before they are fully ripe, just like corn, and when they are completely old, the corn cob will be threshed and all the grains will be stored. After drying, the corn kernels can be ground into flour pancakes, etc. ”
After listening to this, Jia Xu nodded.
The expressions on each of their faces were expectant.
There is a lot of corn planted, and in such a situation, the corn will definitely be harvested.