Now he has been searching for many years, and finally found a new seed in the mountains, which is normal.

Zhu Xiang took the potatoes into his arms and went to the kitchen to make mashed potatoes for the first emperor cub.

Zheng'er's three hearts, rewarded to him cumin, fennel and potatoes, are all things he wants very much. Zhu Xiang can't thank Zheng'er and his father now, but his baby nephew Zheng'er.

What's more, Zhu Xiang guessed that if Zheng'er hadn't recognized him because of a nightmare, the system might not have been able to activate until now.

Although there is no "Qin Shi Huang" in the favorability system, Zhu Xiang suspects that the "energy" of the entire system is supplied by his housekeeper's favorability. Therefore, new food was drawn, and first of all, it was to be offered to the great First Emperor cub.

Although it is said to be dedicated to the First Emperor's cub, Zhu Xiang made five bowls of mashed potatoes with meat sauce in one go, including Cai Ze, who is now moving to the courtyard of Xun Guo and taking the initiative to take the responsibility of serving Xun Guo, everyone in the family has a share.

The potatoes are peeled and steamed, little by little they are mashed with goat's milk, and then the meat sauce in the crockpot is poured over to make a simple and delicious meat sauce mashed potatoes cooked.

Zhu Xiang covered the small bowl with mashed potatoes with a lid, and asked the old servant to send two of the bowls to Xun's courtyard, and he carried the remaining three bowls of mashed potatoes with meat sauce on a wooden plate to find Ying Xiaozheng and Xue.

Ying Xiaozheng originally slept like a little pig. After Xue's legs were numb, he hugged Ying Xiaozheng to the pillow and fell asleep, but he didn't move, and he didn't even kick his calves.

Zhu Xiang opened the lid of the mashed potatoes and fanned Ying Xiaozheng's nose. Ying Xiaozheng's little nose moved, and his little hands were pulling wildly as if he were sleepwalking.

"Zheng'er, if you don't get up again, my uncle will eat up the delicious meat sauce mashed potatoes." Zhu Xiang said with a smile while fanning the wind.

Ying Xiaozheng's eyes opened suddenly, his eyes widened, and he was completely sleepy.

Zhu Xiang almost dropped the bowl with laughter, but fortunately, Xueyan was quick and snatched the bowl from Zhu Xiang's hand.

"Oh, my son, are you so greedy? As soon as you hear that there is something delicious, you immediately wake up? Zhu Xiang fished Ying Xiaozheng out of the quilt, held her in his arms and rubbed her head vigorously.

Ying Xiaozheng, who was rubbed by his uncle, said confusedly: "What's wrong with me? ”

Xue said helplessly: "Okay, don't tease Zheng'er...... What is it? ”

"Mashed potatoes. Potato...... Snow You should remember that when we were children we went to the mountains to dig up edible tree roots, and it was about the same as that. Zhu Xiang said, "I bought all kinds of strange plants from merchants, and finally cultivated a relatively high-yield grain that can be used to relieve famine. I wanted to tell you more about it first. Today, Zheng'er cried so much that his uncle's heart was about to break......"

Zhu Xiang rubbed Ying Xiaozheng's head again: "Uncle made a little mashed potatoes for Zheng'er to eat in advance." ”

Xue hesitated: "New grain? It doesn't matter if I eat it, can Zheng'er really eat it? He's still ......."

"Absolutely." Zhu Xiang sat on the edge of the bed and let Ying Xiaozheng sit on his lap. He picked up another small bowl and scooped a spoonful of mashed potatoes with a wooden spoon into his mouth.

Ying Xiaozheng's lips moved, and his cheeks moved.

He stretched out his hand to grab Zhu Xiang's chest and looked at Zhu Xiang with a blank eye. It smells so good!

Zhu Xiang smiled and picked up another wooden spoon, mixed the mashed potatoes and meat sauce together, and then scooped a small spoonful of mashed potatoes into Ying Xiaozheng's mouth.

Ying Xiaozheng obediently opened his mouth, ahhhh

The rich aroma of the meat sauce and the sticky texture of the potatoes are combined, making it a hundred times more mellow than simply eating the meat sauce. Ying Xiaozheng couldn't help licking her lips, raised her head, and continued to look at Zhu Xiang.

"Eat it yourself." Zhu Xiang handed the small bowl and spoon to Ying Xiaozheng.

Ying Xiaozheng took the bowl and ate it deliciously.

Snow put down the needlework in her hand and ate the strange food.

"Beloved, what is this potato? It's delicious. Zhu Xiang said, "I still have a dozen potatoes, let's plant them together." If this batch can be planted, we can try to spread it to farmers next year. ”

Through observation and gnawing, Zhu Xiang judged that the improved seed given by the system might be "Zhongshu No. 2".

Zhongshu No. 2 is an early-maturing variety that takes only two months to harvest. If he can succeed in the trial and get the detailed information given by the system, he will be able to promote it in the spring of next year.

It is not very difficult to convince farmers to open up a small plot of land in front of and behind their houses to try to plant a little. A small plot of land in the farmer's fenced yard is where they grow wild vegetables for the sake of the wasteland. These small pieces of cultivated land are not subject to taxes.

"So little?" Xue was dumbfounded, "Then you give us back ...... to eat"

Zhu Xiang smiled: "If I don't let you taste it, how can you support me to grow potatoes." Zheng'er, from tomorrow, my uncle will teach you to grow potatoes, okay? Waiting for Zheng'er's birthday, just eating potatoes, is it a birthday gift from you? ”

Do I grow my own? Grow it as a gift for yourself? Ying Xiaozheng immediately nodded: "Okay, Zheng'er wants to plant potatoes!" ”

Xue hesitated: "Love, Zheng'er is still so young, how can he go to the ground?" ”

Zhu Xiang smiled: "With me watching, how can he be tired?" ”

Xue Dao: "Zheng'er can't be tired, then I'll go too." ”

Xue is not in good health, Zhu Xiang has always wanted the snow to fall to the ground, and used the excuse of "male ploughing and female weaving" to prevent Xue from doing farm work.

Xue knew that these were all excuses for her to sympathize with her. This time, she finally found an excuse to share more things for her beloved, and she was very proud.

"Well, let's not take this as an example." Zhu Xiang agreed.

Xue was surprised: "Lover, do you really agree?" ”

Zhu Xiang smiled: "Of course." Just planting a dozen potatoes, this bit of work is like playing with the whole family. Isn't that right, Zheng'er? ”

Ying Xiaozheng didn't understand, but still nodded: "Yes!" Uncle, I didn't have enough to eat......"

"It's gone, it's gone, and the rest is going to be seeds. If Zheng'er still wants to eat, he has to grow it himself. Zhu Xiang teased.

Ying Xiaozheng licked his lips and said pitifully: "Okay, I'll grow it myself." My uncle taught me. ”

Zhu Xiang rubbed Ying Xiaozheng's face: "I'll teach you tomorrow." ”

Ying Xiaozheng was too greedy, and played tricks on Zhu Xiang for the first time: "Don't, I'm going to plant it today." ”

Xue Ren smiled: "Since Zheng'er wants to grow potatoes so much, let's go." It's still early. ”

Zhu Xiang sighed: "Okay, I'll go get the potatoes, and you go to the yard first to burn all the weeds planted by Lin Li." ”

Xue's smile couldn't help it: "Poof...... Lovers, Lin Junzi will be sad. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Give him a few potatoes, and he won't be sad." ”

Xue laughed even harder: "Mr. Lin will be even more sad when he hears his lover say this. ”

Ying Xiaozheng tilted his head in confusion. Why did my aunt laugh so hard? Did my uncle tell any jokes? Shall I laugh too?

He smiled tentatively hesitantly.

Zhu Xiang and Xue: "......"

Ying Xiaozheng: "Huh? ”

Xue took a deep breath: "Liangren, our Zheng'er is cuter than when you were a child!" ”

Zhu Xiang: "...... Well. "Okay, my position in the family minus one.

But losing to the First Emperor cub, there was no way to do it, Zhu Xiang admitted it.

……

Said Lin Yi, Lin Yi arrived.

This guy who had nothing to do was rushed by Lin Xiangru to learn from Xun Guo again.

"Huh? Why are you burning the flowers I planted! Lin Zhen said dissatisfied.

"Plant potatoes. Come, I've left you a baked potato for you to taste. Zhu Xiang threw a paper bag to Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen opened the paper bag and looked strange...... Fruit (?) He worried, "Can you really eat it?" ”

He took a bite, chewed and swallowed: "It tastes good." Where did you get that? ”

Zhu Xiang said: "I asked the caravans who went to Shu and Chu before if they knew a food called 'taro'. ”

Lin Zhen said: "I know, you said that taro is a plant that grows near the water, its rhizome is edible, the yield is good, and it does not occupy good land. You want to lure it to Zhao and use it to save the famine. This is taro? ”

Zhu Xiang shook his head: "No, although this is not taro, the merchant is mistaken, but its rhizome is also edible." I cultivated more than a dozen of them, and I wanted to see if I could grow them without intensive cultivation. If you can, let the farmers plant a little in front of and behind their houses, and they will be able to survive the green and yellow crops. ”

Lin Zhen immediately forgot about his baby flower: "Really? I'll plant it too, give me the seeds! ”

"Seeds must be sprouted before they can be planted, and today it is just a matter of preparing the land first." Zhu Xiang said.

Lin Zhen immediately rolled up his sleeves: "I'll clean up the ground!" ”

He immediately got busy with great interest, and the hoe was used very skillfully.

Zhu Xiang looked at Lin Yi, who heard that he could save the famine, and immediately got busy without any scruples about his image, and remembered that he was not included in the favor list, and couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.

"Hey, you're just watching? Aren't you ashamed? Lin Yi stopped hoeing and scolded Zhu Xiang with a smile.

Zhu Xiang immediately rolled up his cuffs: "It's coming, it's coming." ”

"Zhu Xiang! That potato you gave me to eat...... What are you doing? Xun Kuang hurriedly rushed over, and Cai Ze chased Xun Kuang and arrived slowly.

Zhu Xiang said: "The whole field, grow potatoes." ”

Xun said: "Can it really be planted? ”

Zhu Xiang smiled: "I have already planted a nest, hasn't Xunzi already eaten it?" ”

Xun Guan immediately came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I just said why did you suddenly send food that you haven't eaten, who do you want me to help you convince?" Enter the palace to persuade King Zhao? ”

Zhu Xiang immediately fell silent.

Xun Guo frowned: "What?" You don't want to tell King Zhao? ”

Zhu Xiang said: "I'm afraid that King Zhao will list potatoes as a royal tribute, and only the royal family is allowed to plant and eat them." ”

Xun was stunned for a moment, and then frowned.

Zhu Xiang did not maliciously speculate about King Zhao, but there are too many precedents in the long history. And King Zhao did do the thing that the sugar making technique was directly collected for the royal use and was not allowed to be used by the people.

For the high-ranking princes and nobles, a rare and delicious ingredient, of course, must first ensure their enjoyment.

"And if King Zhao knew that potatoes were not only satisfying, but also high-yielding, would he have taxed potatoes? Will it be ordered to plant potatoes all over the country? Zhu Xiang continued, "Potatoes require a long breeding period, and continuous planting of seeds will degrade...... He would not listen to me explain these shortcomings in detail, nor would he arrange for me to be an official to guide potato planting. ”

Lin Zhen slammed the hoe on the ground, and his voice became a little hoarse because it was too low: "Don't tell the king, we grow it ourselves." ”

Xun Guo let out a long sigh: "That's right, grow it yourself." ”

Cai Ze touched his sleeves and went to the side to carry water.

Ying Xiaozheng raised his head and looked at a few elders whose expressions were suddenly unhappy, and he had a vague thought in his heart.

He said to Zhu Xiang: "Uncle, don't be sad, King Zhao doesn't listen to uncle, I'll listen!" My uncle said how to farm, and I gave orders how to farm! ”

Zhu Xiang immediately squatted down and hugged Ying Xiaozheng: "Okay!" ”

He boasted to everyone, "Did you hear that? How filial my housekeeper is! ”

"Well, yes." Xun Jing couldn't help but laugh, "Now it's filial piety." ”

"Hmph." Lin Zhen's heart was sour. Could it be that even in the next generation, the Zhao royal family can't compare to the Qin royal family?

"Not only now, but also in the future, my housekeeper is the best!" Zhu Xiang stood up, "Okay, stop chattering, keep working!" ”