Lin'an Mansion, Shenjia Village.

The spring breeze is warm and the earth is fragrant.

The mountains of Shennong Mountain are undulating, and green shoots gradually emerge after a light rain submerges into the soil, adding a bit of vitality to this world.

At the foot of the mountain, the plainly dressed villagers were crowded, and the green seedlings with their hands and feet were neatly buried in the soil, and the potato seedlings planted were like arranging troops, looking back at their "great achievements", everyone unconsciously showed a comfortable smile.

In the past few days, the men, women and children of the village have all set out in unison, and even the patrol team that walks around the village a few times every day has temporarily put down the work at hand and joined in to be busy with spring ploughing.

"Uncle Manchu, my aunt is here to deliver food again!"

"Oh, my aunt still hurts you, I smell the smell of braised meat, it's fragrant."

"Uncle, aren't you tired of eating so much meat every day?"

A few half-grown babies joked loudly, Shen Manchu subconsciously looked up at the ground, and saw a familiar figure really walking towards him, and the smile on his face gradually couldn't be hidden.

But happy is happy, the bear child still has to teach a lesson.

"Are you itchy skin? I dare to look at the jokes of the elders, it seems that my heart is playing wild these days, and I will talk to Mr. Mu later. ”

"Uncle, uncle! You can't! ”

Several people were suddenly shocked, as if they were facing a great enemy, and wailed everywhere.

"Uncle, aren't we envious of your love with your aunt and wife!"

"Yes, yes, how pitiful it is for us to be so pitiful, no one will deliver food at noon, and I will be hungry and drumming."

Shen Manchu laughed and shook the dirt on his hands, "Don't hurry up, you can't finish the work to see how you old man uses the soles of your shoes to pump your ass." ”

"Alas~ I'll do it, don't tell Mr. Mu."

Several people were instantly deflated, thinking of the Mr. Mu who taught them literacy, they couldn't help but tremble, obviously weak, one step and three breaths, and he spoke softly, but none of the children in the village were not afraid of him.

It's outrageous.

Shen Manchu didn't care what the bear children thought, seeing that their hands kept repeating the action of taking seedlings, planting, covering the soil, and then taking seedlings, he was in a very good mood, and walked to the nearest mound and sat down in a few steps, waiting for his mother-in-law to bring food.

"Old man, how is the planting?"

"Don't worry, it'll be done after dark."

The woman opened the food box, and a domineering aroma permeated, and several of the boys in the vicinity looked at it frequently.

"You haven't eaten at home, have you? Together. ”

"Okay."

The two sat face to face as usual, holding steamed buns in their left hand and chopsticks in their right hand, eating lunch with a bite of meat and a bite of staple food, and did not forget to chat a few words about daily life.

Last year, Dayan suffered a severe snowstorm, and Shenjia Village not only did not have enough to eat like other disaster-stricken places, but saved a lot of money because of its backing on Shennong Mountain and the help of powerful juniors.

During the autumn harvest last year, the high-yield potatoes were bought by the government at a high price, which made the money more and more abundant, and now every family can live in a large brick house, not to mention, but also buy land at the suggestion of the clan father, which is considered a slight yield.

Shenjia Village has become the most dazzling one in Qili and Eight Townships, there are countless women who want to marry, and villagers with daughters have become fragrant and sweet, and the matchmakers who come to propose marriage are afraid that they will have to break through the threshold.

"The prefect is a good official, he left us enough potato seeds, and when they are ripe, it will be a large yield."

"After all, it was planted from our Shenjia Village, so there is no reason not to let us continue planting."

Since the potatoes are found in this piece of Shennong Mountain, maybe the whole Dayan Mansion can grow the best potatoes in Lin'an Mansion.

Shen Manchu was inexplicably a little proud, their old Shen family could really go down in history!

Thinking about the scene of the harvest in every household three months later, the old man suddenly blossomed, and when the time came, the ripe potatoes were sold, and the neighbors could make a lot of money.

Well, after the harvest, I will pay some money to repair the ancestral hall.

Thanks to the ancestors!

The woman didn't think as much as the old man of her own house, and she was a little sad when she heard the words, "Xingluo said that in the past two years, the imperial court has promoted potato planting, and the price is good, if it is a few years, I am afraid it will not sell at a good price." ”

"You mother-in-law is shallow-eyed, if the price of crops is high, who can afford it? The people must not starve to death! ”

"If the crops can't be sold, won't we also suffer?"

“.” I really can't refute that.

The grain is cheap and hurts the peasants.

But Gu is not cheap, and the people at the bottom can't eat.

The two of them mentioned this topic on their lips, after all, the family has a little money, the village is united and friendly, and if nothing else, there will be no hunger in recent years.

"Old man, do we really want to plant that new seed called corn on the newly bought fertile land?"

"Species."

"But didn't Xingluo's letter say that wasteland can be planted?"

"You know what."

Shen Manchu took a bite of braised meat, "The crops grown in that wasteland and fertile land are definitely different, others use wasteland to plant, our family uses fertile land, and I have a good idea to compare the yield when it is harvested in summer." ”

"Oh, that's right! It's still the old man, you think thoughtfully, and when the time comes, let the prefect see the difference. ”

"That's, you think anyone can be a lizheng?"

The woman glanced at him angrily, "I see that you are floating, do you want me to ask my father to say a few words?" ”

Shen Manchu received a 'What kind of big-tailed wolf is in front of me, and when he arrives in front of his father, he is so frightened that he can't speak? 's eyes, realizing that something was wrong, immediately showed a flattering expression from the heart.

"Daughter-in-law, good daughter-in-law! I'm just saying, you don't remember villains, but don't talk about it in front of your father. ”

"Hmph~"

In the evening of that day, Shen Manchu came out of the field and did not go home, but called Shen Qingsong, who had jumped a lot taller, to go to the Shen family's courtyard together, still holding a key in his hand.

More than half a month ago, Su Zhan arrived in Shenjia Village and handed Shen Manchu a letter and a key to his home, stating that when he found potatoes in Shennong Mountain, he also found another crop called corn, which can be used as a staple food and the yield per mu is also not to be underestimated.

Shen Manchu's hands holding the letter paper trembled excitedly, and his heart was called a beauty!

Seed, must be planted!

Please? That's so kind!

Not only should the wasteland be reclaimed and planted, but also the fertile land should be planted, otherwise how can we compare the tenacity of the vitality of the corn.

If you guess correctly, the corn that can make the nephew of the champion Lang look at it must be a good thing, a treasure, and a rare genuine product.

The Shen family is going down in history again!

***

Thousands of miles away from Shenjia Village, in Zhuangzi, a suburb of Beijing, Shen Xingluo also took Fuguang to scatter corn seeds into the soil.

This year's spring came earlier than usual, the weather is getting warmer day by day, and corn can thrive without raising seedlings in advance, and the temperature requirements are not high, so it can be sown in spring and summer.

The sun was just right at noon, and several people felt hunger in their stomachs and quickly returned to Zhuangzi, and when they pushed the door, a fragrance wafted into the tip of their noses.

"What did you do at noon?"

"Chognocchi."

Cheng Xi pointed to the wooden basin on the side of the kitchen, where there were freshly cleaned wild vegetables, which were very green and tender.

"The first crop of shepherd's cabbage that just grew this spring is a blessing at noon."

"Need my help?"

"No, spring plowing is tiring."

Compared with spring ploughing, digging wild vegetables in the mountains is not a lot of work at all.

Cheng Xi drained a pot of washed shepherd's cabbage and put it on one side, then took out the flour and sprinkled it evenly on it, grabbed and mixed, and waited for the vegetable leaves to be stained with an appropriate amount of flour and steamed in the pot for a quarter of an hour.

Shen Xingluo didn't say anything, just washed off the dirt on his hands and picked up a head of garlic and peeled it.

A few maids on the Zhuangzi were in charge of starting their hands, and from time to time they cast their eyes at several masters in the kitchen, their expressions were both amazed and novel.

Their master is really not an ordinary person, is it okay to cook by himself?

It's the first time I've seen such a master's house.

The most difficult thing about this dish is not the dumpling itself, the dipping sauce is the soul.

Peel the garlic and mash it with a stone mortar, add salt, soy sauce and sesame oil and mix well.

Let's live.

The three baskets of wild vegetables are not a small amount, Cheng Xi decided to steam them all at noon in order to save trouble, and he can also take them back to the two old people at home to taste after the meal.

"It's time to eat."

Cheng Xi looked at the maid, "Yours are here, let's eat it yourself." ”

"I can't help it, how can I bother my wife to do it herself, and the little one should make something else to eat."

"You still have to go down to the field in the afternoon, who is it if you delay the spring ploughing?"

"Yes, yes!"

The people on Zhuangzi were divided into two groups, Shen Xingluo and others ate in the main hall, and Wang An took the subordinates on Zhuangzi to set up another table in the side hall.

However, both compartments are eaten vegetable dumplings~(〃'▽'〃)~

The wild vegetables wrapped in a layer of flour are steamed and have an attractive fragrance, which is picked up with chopsticks and rolled in a circle of dipping sauce.

The original fragrance of wild vegetables and the spicy garlic are full of taste.

Conquer everyone's taste buds in one bite.

"Delicious!"

Wang An narrowed his eyes in enjoyment and spoke with gusto, "This taste is very different from what I ate in previous years!" ”

"Yes, yes, Steward Wang is very right, it's delicious—"

"It's strange, it's obviously all vegetable dumplings, why is the lady different?"

"Maybe the dipping sauce is different?"

Several people pondered and laughed bitterly, and finally attributed it to the difference in the sauce, but they didn't know that the clear spring water used to clean the wild vegetables was also the key to such a unique taste.

Several hosts in the main hall were also very satisfied, and the vegetable balls on the dinner table were decreasing at a visible rate.

Food is always pleasant, Shen Xingqi and Wangshu eat happily, even Fuguang feels that his whole body is exhausted after a bite, and he may be able to work harder in the afternoon.

And Cheng Xi was thinking about the things in Zhuangzi while eating:

"Many people in Beijing know that you found the potatoes, and they all know that we have seedlings at home, and I am afraid that there will be people staring at the Zhuangzi, will it be too eye-catching to grow corn here?"

"Don't worry."

Shen Xingluo's expression was calm, "It's not necessarily a bad thing to have a lot of people staring, at least no one will act rashly." ”

"That's right, they're probably more inclined to grab each other's handles than curious."

In this way, Zhuangzi may be the most dangerous and safest place.

Cheng Xi suddenly had a picture of a bunch of small people secretly poking and prodding around Zhuangzi but guarding against each other, and he was instantly amused by himself.

"This capital is really not peaceful, it's just a potato, as for it?"

"Potatoes can yield 4,000 catties per mu in Lin'an Mansion, not necessarily in the suburbs of Beijing, if any house can grow this yield or even surpass, it will definitely make Longyan happy."

"It's a strange desire to win—well, it's going to be a great honor for the family."

Shen Xingluo chuckled, having had two completely different plane experiences, he understood Cheng Xi's speechlessness at this moment.

"Don't worry, there will be no chaos in Zhuangzi, I will let Fuguang send people to keep an eye on here, and Wang An is also very reliable."

"Huh? Isn't it the first time you've seen him? ”

"It's the first time, I've heard of this person before."

Wang An in his previous life was indeed a member of his subordinates, although he had never seen it, he knew that it was a person with outstanding ability, and when he saw it today, he realized that the rumor was not false.

It's just that the temperament is a little jumpy.

Wang-see potato seedlings-an:

Cheng Xi didn't know whether Wang An was reliable or not, but after the scene in the morning, she could confirm that these potato seedlings would definitely grow well.

If someone really had the idea of fighting them, Wang An would definitely fight hard.

***

Shen Xingluo's ten-day rest ended in the spring ploughing.

The subordinates on Zhuangzi worked very hard, and Wang An continued to be excited, as if he had taken some kind of small pill, so that the ground was like a divine help, and all ten acres of potato seedlings were planted in one day.

During this period, Shen Xingluo quietly planted two acres of corn with Fuguang, and the small golden particles disappeared after burying them in the soil, without attracting anyone's attention.

In the end, Wang An only got the order of "there is no need to interfere too much with weeding and weeding in two acres of land here", and he responded very happily, and declared that "there will be no problems, and the master can rest assured".

So everyone in the Shen family really returned to Beijing with confidence.

This day's meal of dumplings was widely acclaimed, especially after Xu Lao tasted it, he was full of emotion, recalling the past, and I don't know what to think of The wise eyes became red.

Cheng Xi is still the first time to see the master who has such an emotional leak, and his brain has made up a small composition of 10,000 words, and after deep reflection, he silently flashed into the mountains of space and picked up wild vegetables again.

In the morning, shepherd's cabbage omelet.

At noon, gray cabbage dumplings.

In the evening, scrambled eggs with toon.

Three meals a day are based on wild vegetables, and the main cooking is varied.

"People who don't have stories eat the taste of the wild vegetables themselves, while Master eats stories."

"So that's why our family has been eating wild vegetables for days on end?"

Shen Xingluo was speechless, "If you eat it again, it's not a story but an accident." ”

"Wow, you're still making such a joke?"

Cheng Xi was dumbfounded.

Shen Xingluo continued to protest with silence.

Eventually, on the fifth schedule, Creek changed the menu for three meals a day.

Yes, the hostess has regained control of the kitchen, and since Shen Xingqi and Wangshu started the modern primary school curriculum and spent most of their time in the training room, they have no extra energy to concentrate on cooking.

Cheng Xi was also very happy about this - the woman in the ancient backyard was too leisurely, and she was about to get sick. (End of chapter)