Chapter 274: Chilled Watermelon
γDing! Congratulations to the host, the first emperor will blow his beard angrily and stare at him, and reward a watermelon! γ
In order to know in advance what the cold seeds look like, Yingzheng kept counting them.
Xiao Zhengtai ran away, forgive my mother, this old man doesn't dare to do anything!
So as soon as the front foot stepped out of the gate of Yuxiu Palace, the sound of the back foot system sounded in my head.
Well! It's still Yingzheng's old goods that are easy to brush rewards.
Before the cotton seeds could be applied, the second one was here again!
Eat a chilled watermelon on a summer day, that's not beautiful!
"Go back and let Mingde get some more ice back!"
Thinking of this, the smile on Xiao Zhengtai's face was even worse, and his steps became faster and faster.
If it weren't for the scumbag dad chattering behind his back, after getting the reward, he would definitely go back to share it with his mother.
But the current situation ...... Let's wait for next time!
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"Flying Feather...... Remex? β
Half an hour later, Fusu's voice suddenly sounded outside the Guanghua Palace.
Xiao Zhengtai, who was lying in the rocking chair and taking a nap, instinctively moved his ears slightly, and opened his big elf-like eyes.
"Brother Huang?"
"Why are you here?"
found someone coming, Xiao Zhengtai was really stunned.
The relationship between the two is good, but he has been busier and busier day by day since he entered the palace, and the two have no time to visit on weekdays.
What's going on today? Suddenly free to come to him?
"You're laid-back!"
Fusu was upright, and glanced at him with a slightly complaining look.
That posture is the same as whose mother looks at her son who hates iron but not steel!
"As soon as I came back from the Northern Expedition, my father asked me to go to court every morning, if I don't take advantage of the time of the next dynasty to rest, the imperial brother won't be able to see me in a few days!"
Xiao Zhengtai stood up, stretched his waist, and said with a smile.
"It's okay to rest, but you have to be vigilant!"
"What does the imperial brother mean by this?"
From Fusu's sudden visit, Xiao Zhengtai had already guessed that something was wrong, and after hearing these meaningful words, he was even more certain.
"A few days ago, Ying Fan came to me and said some provocative words, but I ignored them, but seeing that he is still running around and wandering among the royal brothers these days, I am afraid that there is some plan!"
Fusu didn't beat around the bush, and directly explained his intentions.
When Ying Fan first found him, he didn't think much about it, but the more he thought about it when he returned to the dormitory, the more wrong it became, so he simply sent someone to pay attention to it, and found that he was running around, but he was afraid that there was some purpose, so he quickly ran over and told Ying Feiyu about the situation!
First, it is for their brotherly feelings, and more importantly, for the people of the world!
Since Feiyu entered the palace, he has brought many benefits to the people, and he must not be persecuted by those who have other intentions!
"Brother Huang, rest assured, the soldiers will block, and I will cover the water!"
In this regard, Xiao Zhengtai didn't mean to worry at all, and still joked with him with a relaxed look.
"Okay, as long as you pay more attention!"
Fusu nodded reassuringly, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.
When the teacup was put down, I suddenly found a green thing in the corner.
"Huh? What is it? β
Fusu walked over curiously, squatting on the ground to observe carefully.
A huge wooden basin was filled with ice, and a round thing was placed on top of the ice, which was cold to the touch and very comfortable!
"It's called watermelon, and it's a fruit!"
Xiao Zhengtai briefly introduced.
"Then why put it in the ice?"
"Iced watermelon tastes better!"
Xiao Zhengtai sat on the chair and replied leisurely.
"This fruit...... What does it smell like? Is it better than canned lychee? β
Fusu squatted on the ground, looked carefully around the watermelon boy, and asked a little embarrassed.
He had never been to Lingnan, but he had eaten the canned lychees that Ying Feiyu brought back from Lingnan, which was much better than all the fruits in their Guanzhong.
He also asked if Guanzhong could be planted and wanted to cultivate it in the laboratory, but was ruthlessly refused.
It is said that even if the saplings survive, they will never bear full fruit!
"Each has its own merits, lychee has high sugar content, and watermelon is full of moisture to relieve the heat!"
Xiao Zhengtai blurted out, and then ordered: "Someone is coming...... Cut the watermelon and give it to the royal brother to taste! β
"No, no, no, I didn't mean that, I was just curious!"
Before this, he had never heard of what a watermelon was, and there had been no tribute from other countries recently, which meant that this watermelon was the only one, which was very precious, so how could he be embarrassed to taste it?
"It doesn't matter, if the royal brother thinks it tastes good, you can bring the seeds back to the laboratory to plant, if the temperature is right, it will bear fruit just in winter!"
Since seeing all kinds of high-yield food, somehow, Fusu has become obsessed with agriculture little by little, and has found a few doctors in the palace who have the same hobby to set up a laboratory, hoping to be like Xiao Zhengtai, to make high-yield food and benefit the people.
"Really?"
Hearing this, Fusu's eyes immediately lit up and he came to his senses.
"Can I still lie to you......?"
Xiao Zhengtai pretended to be annoyed and rolled his eyes, and continued: "Watermelon does not have high requirements for temperature and humidity, and if the artificial pollination is uniform, it should be successful!" β
Watermelon was a treasure in this era, but in later generations, it was a very common fruit.
Usually they are pulled to the market one by one and sold in a car!
"Little boy, this ...... How do you cut this? β
At this moment, Jingfu carried a knife and squatted on the ground for a long time, but he didn't even make a move.
The main thing is that I haven't seen this thing, and I don't know where to eat it, where I can't eat it, and I don't know where to start!
"Alas......! Such a trivial matter has to be done by Ben Gongzi himself! β
In desperation, Xiao Zhengtai had no choice but to carry the watermelon to the table and cut it down without hesitation.
"Click......"
The watermelon crumbled in response, revealing a reddish melon pulp, and at the same time, a faint fragrance gradually spread, making people feel refreshed in this hot summer.
Except for Xiao Zhengtai, everyone present was stunned.
No one expected that under the emerald green appearance, it would be a red gourd!
"Brother Huang, come and taste ......!"
After cutting the watermelon into small pieces, he handed it to Fusu, "Eat it, but you must spit out the seeds inside, whether you can eat watermelon this winter depends on them!" β
He had already planned to keep the watermelon seeds and grow some watermelons to eat!
Since Fusu is here, then this job will be handed over to him, wouldn't it be more refreshing to wait and eat ready-made by himself?
There must be three or four hundred seeds in a watermelon, and half of them can successfully sprout and bear fruit, and there will be two hundred watermelons in winter.
Next year, these two hundred will sprout and grow again, and gradually it will be able to popularize the entire Daqin!
"Okay!"
After he said this, Fusu immediately understood and nodded vigorously.