Chapter 668: The Origin of the New Grain Seed
Yin Duo's hands were tied behind his back, and he was hung under the beams of the house, covered in scars, and his eyes were so swollen that he couldn't open them.
Before Li Qinzai left, he chatted with Yin Duo and Yan Yuese for a while.
Yin Duo still looks dishonest, taking care of him left and right, no matter how Li Qinzai promises to keep him safe, Yin Duo still refuses to tell the whereabouts of the new grain.
Li Qinzai was disappointed, so there was no need to be polite to him.
There is no benevolence and morality to talk about, let alone whether it is innocent or not.
Regardless of whether Yin Duo is innocent or not, for the sake of the people of the Tang Dynasty for generations, Li Qinzai must also unscrupulously take out the secret from his mouth.
I have to say that although Yin Duo looks dishonest, he is a man, Liu Asi tortured him with his own hands, and his hands were soft, but Yin Duo still didn't speak.
About Yin Duo also knew in his heart that this was his only life-saving bargaining chip, no matter how heavy the punishment was, he would be able to live after all, but once he confessed, then his life would definitely come to an end.
As for Li Qinzai's promise, Yin Duo will not believe a word.
After a day and a night of torture, Yin Duo was beaten half to death, and when Zi Nu walked into the house, he saw Yin Duo's tragic appearance.
Zi Nu frowned and couldn't help but take a step back.
Over the years, she has lived under the fence of Tibet, although she has seen a lot of the world, but she still has not seen much of this bloody world, and women are naturally disgusted and afraid of this tragic situation.
Standing at the door for a while, Zi Nu took a deep breath and held back his nausea and walked in again.
Yin Duo's hands were hung under the beams, his head drooping weakly, and he looked as if he had lost his breath.
Liu Asi, who was behind Zinu, smiled and said, "Second lady, don't worry, this thing is not dead, the villain has taken a measured hand, and he will never let him lose his breath." ”
As he spoke, Yin Duo let out a painful moan, his head was raised vigorously, and he found Zinu standing in front of him from Mohu's sight, and Yin Duo suddenly saw a savior.
"Miss Zinu, save me, please, I didn't do anything hurtful, why did the nobles of the Tang Kingdom harm me so much? Heaven is unjust! ”
Zi Nu frowned and looked at him, and said slowly: "Yin Duo, since I rescued you from Tocharo, you have hidden many things from me, and there are some things I don't care about, I will hide it, I will still escort you all the way to Datang." ”
"But you are not honest in front of my man, this is not right, my man's temper is not so good, it is a matter of family and country, for the sake of me escorting you all the way from Tocharian to Datang, I will only ask you a few questions, you better answer me truthfully."
Yin Duo seemed to know what she was going to ask, and his head continued to droop, silent.
Zi Nu sighed: "You may not be able to believe my man's words, can you trust my words?" I can promise you that if you confess honestly, I will keep you alive and be a leisurely rich man for the rest of your life. ”
Yin Duo finally raised his head slowly, struggled for a long time, and then said softly: "Miss Zinu has a life-saving grace for me, and I dare not report it, but the girl should know that I only have the last chip left, if I say it, I will have no value to the nobles of the Tang Kingdom, to you, and to everyone, and my life will not be saved." ”
Zi Nu accentuated his tone and said, "I said, as long as you are honest, I will save your life." ”
Yin Duo smiled miserably: "The girl is not from the Tang Kingdom, she has no power or power here, so many people want my life, how can you protect me?" ”
Zinu couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Then Yin Duo said: "The girl has a great kindness to me, and I would like to give another word." ”
Zinu hurriedly said, "You say." ”
Yin Duo said in a low voice: "The matter of the new grain seed is true. I got it from another merchant in Tochar, and it has wide leaves, an umbrella-shaped plant, and it produces two or four seeds per plant......"
"It can be two crops a year, its fruit is in the ground, the outside is dark red, it can be eaten raw, it can also be cooked, the raw one is crispy, the cooked one is glutinous, its taste is slightly sweet, the yield per mu is higher than that of the staple grain, especially the barren can be widely planted, and it does not invade the fertile land."
Zinu is a princess, she is not familiar with farming, she is not surprised when she hears this, she just wants to get more information from Yin Duo's mouth and help Li Qinzai solve this trouble.
So Zi Nu continued to ask: "It stands to reason that this thing does not exist in the Western Regions and the Tang Kingdom, how did you get this thing?" ”
Yin Duo coughed a few times, a trace of blood left from the corner of his mouth, but he laughed miserably: "A few years ago, a Tocharian merchant was bullied by the local magnates, and his family property was occupied, and the merchant had to flee and go all the way south into Tianzhu, but at that time, the small countries of Tianzhu were fighting endlessly, and the merchant was difficult to stand up, so he hired a boat to go west to ......."
"I don't know how many hardships and dangers I experienced along the way, after sailing on the sea for several months, the merchant inexplicably came to a land full of Kunlun black slaves, the merchant did not know where it was, and as soon as he landed on the shore, he was chased and killed by the local natives with spears."
"The merchant and his hired sailors' retinue hid in that strange land, and when they were hungry they stole food in the fields cultivated by the local natives, and he happened to find it, which could be eaten raw or cooked, and it was only by virtue of its survival that the merchant and his retinue returned to the ship, pulled anchor and fled."
"Before leaving, the merchant took care of it, stole a few seeds from it, transported some soil, planted it on the ship, and returned to Tocharian ...... after several journeys."
Zi Nu frowned and said, "That strange land, haven't the merchants never heard of it?" Don't even have a name? ”
Yin Duo said categorically: "There is no name, he doesn't even know if it's land or an island, after all, he was chased and killed by the natives after he landed, and the hiding range was only within a radius of a few miles." ”
Zinu said: "In other words, the only harvest of the merchant's trip is the new grain seed?" ”
"Yes."
"How did you get it from the merchant?"
Yin Duo's eyes dodged, and he didn't say anything again.
Zi Nu stared at his eyes, and seeing his weak heart, he suddenly knew that his means of obtaining new grain seeds were probably not very glorious.
With a light snort, Zi Nu asked again, "So, where is the new grain?" Where are you hiding? ”
Yin Duo was still silent.
Obviously, this is his bottom line, and he will never say it until his life is guaranteed.
Zinu asked twice, but Yin Duo still refused to say, so she had no choice but to give up.
Leaving the house, Zi Nu instructed Liu Ah Si to treat him appropriately and wait for Li Qinzai to come back before making a decision.
Today's interrogation still has some gains, although the whereabouts of the new grain seed have not been obtained, but after all, they know its origin, judging from the eyes of Zinu, most of what Yin Duo said today is true.
Yin Duo also needs to confirm the existence of new grains, so that Li Qinzai can pay more attention to it, so that his only life-saving chips can become more weighty.
Today's interrogation of Yin Duo has gained something, is it also a help to Li Qinzai?
When Zi Nu thought of this, his heart suddenly felt happy.
Thinking of Yin Duo was saved from Tochar by her accidentally, if she didn't save her, Yin Duo would have died in Tocharian a long time ago, and the new grain would have disappeared into the world and would not appear in this world again.
In this way, he has helped Li Qinzai even more.
Thinking of this, Zinu's heart became even more beautiful.
She deserves to be the princess of Ben.