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With the passage of time, midsummer finally hit the whole of Fujian, this year's summer makes people feel hotter than last year, Geng Jingzhong let people buy a lot of saltpeter to cool down, but even so, sometimes it is inevitable that the heat is uncomfortable. The hot weather not only made Geng Jingzhong uncomfortable, but even the trade of the entire Houyu Port was also affected, for example, the efficiency of the coolies loading and unloading goods in the port would be greatly affected not long after the sun came out, and sometimes the cargo owners had to add some tea money to the coolies in order to speed up the loading and unloading of goods, but even so, the daily cargo throughput of the port was still reduced a lot.

However, it is precisely because of this kind of hot weather that all kinds of things are not so busy, and the time has slowed down, and Geng Jingzhong also has time to accompany his wife and children at home. This morning was particularly sultry, the sun had not yet risen, and there was already a layer of oil and sweat on people's bodies, so I went to exercise while the sun was just rising, and then took a cold shower and stayed in the garden of the palace to cool off. Morning exercise has been a habit formed by Geng Jingzhong for many years, and he has always firmly remembered the famous words of the great man of later generations: the body is the capital of the revolution! If the body is broken, no matter how much you have the others, it will be in vain!

Although the morning sun is already very strong, the shade of the trees in the palace garden, as well as the pond and the flowing river, make the whole garden very cool, and there is a fresh breeze blowing from time to time, which makes people feel very comfortable in this hot summer. A long corridor in the palace is erected on a pond, and at the heart of the corridor is a pavilion, in which Geng Jingzhong lies on a bamboo chair. Washed fruit was placed on the stone table beside him. Han Xi sat at the stone table with a scroll in hand. Some looked at it casually, and from time to time she would pick up the fruit on the table and peel it to taste it, if it was too sweet she didn't like to eat it, she would put it in Geng Jingzhong's mouth, he liked to eat sweet, if it was sweet and sour, then he would eat it himself. Another little wife, no. It should be called Side Fu Jin Chunzhu knocked Geng Jingzhong's leg on the side, which is really a different kind of enjoyment!

With such a comfortable environment and such a comfortable enjoyment, Geng Jingzhong couldn't help but show a somewhat satisfied smile on the corner of his mouth, thinking about a lot of things in his head, and finally fell asleep unconsciously. When he woke up again, he was awakened by a noise in the garden, and when he opened his eyes and looked at the sky, he found that he had not slept very long, at least not yet at noon. By this time, the sun outside was already poisonous, and there seemed to be some people on the other side of the garden doing something. From time to time, there was a burst of laughter from children and women.

Hearing this, Geng Jingzhong immediately heard that it was the voice of Xi Chunzhu, and there was a milky voice made by his son. But at this moment, he also felt a little strange, it was so hot at noon that he didn't cool off in the gazebo, and ran out to do something. He got up from the gazebo and walked ashore along the promenade, and then walked in the direction from which the noise came, and the closer he got there, the louder the woman laughed, and when he turned the cover of a rockery, he finally saw the situation clearly.

It turns out that this is the place where Geng Jingzhong newly introduced to plant chili peppers, and this is also the place where Geng Jingzhong let Xi Chunzhu and his children experience life, so that the people around him don't understand anything, but also let their children understand the happiness and hardship of the people from an early age. At this moment, I saw that in the pepper field, Huan Xi Chunzhu took a few young maids, pulling Wenwen, and was smiling and picking the chili peppers that had become red, of course, there are many chili peppers that are still green, but I believe that they will turn completely red in a few days. In fact, chili peppers have been introduced into China during the Ming Dynasty, and later historical materials record that Guizhou and Hunan first began to eat chili peppers in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and generally began to eat chili peppers later than after Daoguang. Later, it was widely cultivated throughout China, and it was the latest but most widely used spice introduced in China.

There is a book called "Grass Flower Spectrum" in the former Ming Dynasty, which records that "pepper" is chili, and the Chinese who originally ate chili peppers were all in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, that is, the so-called "Xiajiang people". When the people of Xiajiang tried chili peppers, the people of Sichuan did not know what chili peppers were. Interestingly, chili peppers were first introduced from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Liangguang, but they were not fully utilized in those places, but they flooded in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and southwest China. At this time, there were not many people in Fujian who ate chili peppers, and Geng Jingzhong had already eaten this thing, but he never remembered it. It wasn't until last year when the large-scale promotion of sweet potatoes and corn began that I remembered to grow peppers on a large scale.

Geng Jingzhong asked people to find a variety of pepper varieties and set aside a place to plant them, Geng Jingzhong also wondered if he could try to make a hybrid real yàn? Now Geng Jingzhong has also eaten this kind of chili pepper, and the taste is a little different from what he remembers, Geng Jingzhong doesn't know what the reason is what led him, so he planted so many kinds of peppers. Now in the palace garden, there is an area of two acres of land turned into a vegetable garden, there are all kinds of vegetables, and several things are imported from abroad. At this moment, looking at the Han Xi and their umbrella in one hand to block the strong sunlight, and the other hand gently plucked the chili pepper and put it in the small bamboo basket on their bodies, such a scene is like a classical lady picture, just looking at it feels extremely eye-catching, but the Wenwen who followed next to them was more naughty, jumping around, disturbing this beautiful scenery.

However, Geng Jingzhong's arrival was soon discovered by the naughty Wenwen, "Father, you are awake, my mother and I are picking chili peppers!" ”

Geng Jingzhong was also happy, and said with a smile: "Wenwen, why didn't you tell me in advance about such a big matter as picking chili peppers?" If I hadn't been woken up by your laughter when I fell asleep, I wouldn't have known that the peppers were ripe. ”

Regarding Geng Jingzhong's questioning, I saw that Wen Wen, who was only five years old, pouted and said with some dissatisfaction: "Father is asleep, and my mother said that you are too tired, so let me not disturb you." Father, you also said that these vegetables are the responsibility of my mother and aunt and me, so I don't need to sue you! ”

Geng Jingzhong heard it, he was always outside, often did not return home, his eldest son was a little angry, so he said: "Wenwen, don't be angry, blame my father for being too busy this time, and I haven't had time to accompany you and your mother, but I happen to be fine today, and the peppers are ripe again, why don't I cook a few dishes that use chili peppers for you personally, and let you taste the deliciousness of chili peppers at that time?" ”

Hearing that Geng Jingzhong was going to make amends, Wenwen's eyes couldn't help but light up. "Does my father cook too?"

"Of course!" Geng Jingzhong said with a smile: "Your father can do anything, come, pick a few more dishes, and I will personally cook for you to eat in a while!" (To be continued......)