Flower picking is also a manual task. Ying Xiaozheng seriously turned out the flower buds on each potato, and carefully pulled off the flower buds and threw them into the basket. He worked very carefully, and the physical strength was even more expended, and he was so tired that he sweated after picking five potato flowers.

Zhu Xiang stopped Ying Xiaozheng from continuing to work, and pulled Lin Yi, who was holding his hands and watching the excitement, to pick flowers on the ground.

"It's your uncle's turn to work with your uncle Lin, and Zheng'er will rest first." Zhu Xiang said, "When my uncle and your uncle Lin are tired, I will change the government and continue to work." ”

Ying Xiaozheng nodded: "Okay." ”

Xue wiped the sweat for Ying Xiaozheng and replaced the sweat-insulating cloth on his back: "Zheng'er has worked hard." ”

Ying Xiaozheng raised the basket: "Uncle, give you flowers." ”

Snow looked down and sniffed the basket. Potato flowers don't have much fragrance, not to mention that they are still flower bones, and they are even less fragrant. But Xue smiled and said, "Very smelly flowers, Xie Zheng'er, my aunt likes it very much." My aunt dried it and made it into a bracelet. ”

Ying Xiaozheng smiled very happily, and his eyes and eyebrows were the same as the crescent moon: "When the potatoes bloom, Zheng'er will pick more beautiful flowers for her aunt." ”

Xue touched Ying Xiaozheng's head with a tiger hat: "Okay." ”

Zhu Xiang and Lin Zhen picked flowers much faster than Ying Xiaozheng. After a few smacks, the two of them finished picking the potato flowers in the field.

However, in addition to keeping a few flowering plants, Zhu Xiang also deliberately left two potato flowers for Ying Xiaozheng to pick.

The finishing work is the most fulfilling. As Zhu Xiang expected, Ying Xiaozheng was very happy that the elders left him two potato flowers, so that he could "change shifts" and wrap it up.

Ying Xiaozheng straightened up his small chest, and his little face was flushed. Seeing Zhu Xiang regretting again, why he didn't know how to make a camera.

Lin Zhen's expression when he looked at Ying Xiaozheng was also very soft.

After so many days of getting along, he hated Qin Guo very much, so Lin Zhen, who always had a very subtle attitude towards Ying Xiaozheng, the proton of Qin State, finally abandoned his prejudice and accepted Ying Xiaozheng, a good child who is much more well-behaved and sensible than ordinary children.

Everyone praises Ying Xiaozheng for being well-behaved and sensible, but Zhu Xiang, the person who likes to praise Ying Xiaozheng the most, is a little worried.

If he really raised the First Emperor cub to be a good child, would the First Emperor still be able to appear? Zhu Xiang couldn't imagine what a well-behaved First Emperor looked like.

However, when the old King Qin dies, the first emperor cub will be sent back to Qin by King Zhao, and at that time, his father will teach him personally, maybe he doesn't have to worry about it?

Anyway, no matter how worried he was, Zhu Xiang didn't know how to cultivate a domineering First Emperor cub, so he simply put on the inertia of believing in history.

The potato blossoms bloomed within a few days.

Ying Xiaozheng carefully cut off the flower branches, and with the help of Zhu Xiang, he inserted the flower branches into a small vase, and posed a very beautiful pose for Xue.

The color of potato flowers is white, pink, pink purple, etc., and five or six small flowers can bloom on one main stem, which is very beautiful.

Snow takes the potato flower out of the vase and wraps the main stem and the hairpin together with a thin thread to make a potato flower hairpin.

In autumn, women are popular with hairpin chrysanthemums. When Xue went out to chat with his neighbors, others wore large chrysanthemums on their heads, and Xue wore a cluster of potato flowers like stars. This unusual hairpin immediately attracted many inquiries.

Xue held the flower hairpin on her head and smiled: "This is the potato flower that my housekeeper planted with his own hands, not an unusual thing." Next year, the beloved will teach people to grow potatoes. If you like it, keep a few hairpins to play with. ”

The women immediately said that they must plant some potatoes at home next year, so that they can enjoy the flowers and eat them.

Zhu Xiang saw that Xue liked potato flowers very much, so he spent money to find a craftsman to make a silk hairpin similar to potato flowers out of silk and asked Ying Xiaozheng to give it to Xue.

Xue was so happy that she wore a silk hairpin every day.

After Lin Zhen saw it, he asked Zhu Xiang for the name of the craftsman, and also made potato silk flowers for his wife and concubine.

After that, the potatoes did not spread out, and potato silk flowers became a new fashion in Handan City, and even women in the palace wore potato silk flowers.

King Zhao was very curious about this novel flower.

Lin Xiangru dug up a potato plant and gave it to King Zhao in a beautiful golden basin.

King Zhao liked potted potatoes very much, and after learning that it was a potted plant cultivated by Zhu Xiang, he wanted Zhu Xiang to enter the palace to take care of the flowers and plants for him.

Lin Xiangru said: "Zhu Xiang is a civilian, how can he enter the palace?" ”

King Zhao waved his hand indifferently and said, "A person who can cultivate rare flowers in the world is worthy of being given an official position as a temple man." ”

Lin Xiangru persuaded him: "Your Majesty, now that the Qin State is eyeing the tiger, the other five countries are by no means good, and it is time for the monarch to work hard." In order to make an exception for flowers and plants to let civilians enter the palace, the world's scholars will be dissatisfied when they hear about this. Think again! ”

King Zhao was puzzled: "Lin Shangqing, haven't you been persuading the widow to use Zhu Xiang before?" Why don't you want to now? ”

Lin Xiangru said solemnly: "The minister recommended Zhu Xiang because he wanted Zhu Xiang to start as a young official, not to let Zhu Xiang enter the palace and ascend to the sky in one step." ”

King Zhao was persuaded by Lin Xiangru. He sighed and said, "Indeed, for the sake of the scholars, I really can't reuse the common people because of a pot of flowers and plants. ”

Lin Xiangru said: "The king is sage." ”

King Zhao said with a smile: "The widow will give him more gold and silver cloth, and let him send potato flowers to the widow's palace next year...... Why is it called a potato? The name is not elegant. ”

Lin Xiangru explained: "When the common people are short of food, they will dig up the roots of trees and grass roots to eat. In times of famine, the common people would seek out the roots of this grass as food. Beans are soybeans, and potatoes are the meaning of soybeans buried in the ground. ”

At this time, some people have already called it beans, although it is not very popular, and King Zhao has also heard of it. He said clearly: "I see, no wonder it's called potatoes." However, after entering the palace, this name should still be changed. ”

Lin Xiangru said respectfully: "Your Excellency can wait for the next time you enjoy the flowers, gather the ministers to choose an elegant name for the potato flowers, and it can be regarded as having fun with the people." ”

King Zhao accepted Lin Xiangru's offer and put the idea of changing the name of the potato behind him for the time being.

Lin Xiangru left the palace with a large number of rewards.

On the way out, he let out a long sigh.

Zhu Xiang increased the production of the commoners' fields, and the king of Zhao did not think that Zhu Xiang was a great talent.

Zhu Xiang contributed to papermaking and sugar making, and King Zhao did not think that Zhu Xiang was a great talent.

He paid tribute to the rare strange flowers of the potatoes cultivated by Zhu Xiang, and King Zhao thought that Zhu Xiang was a very talented person, and was not only willing to give Zhu Xiang an official, but also let Zhu Xiang enter the palace.

"If the gentleman is not talking about the temple people but the palace people, I will agree for Zhu Xiang." Lin Xiangru laughed at himself.

The temple people and the palace people are both officials in the palace, and the difference between the two is that the temple people are eunuchs and can go to the harem. King Zhao said that Zhu Xiang was a temple person, probably because the harem women liked potatoes and silk flowers very much.

Although the temple people were humble, they followed King Zhao's side, and their powerful status was slightly higher than that of ordinary officials. Lin Xiangru was originally a guest for the temple people, and was elected to the first king of Zhao Guo.

But Lin Xiangru would never agree to let Zhu Xiang enter the palace as a temple person.

Lin Xiangru pressed his temples and coughed a few times.

Finally relieved, Lin Xiangru said to himself: "Maybe I've been cold recently." ”

He felt that his body, which had been raised by Zhu Xiang, seemed to be declining again.

……

Lin Xiangru only told Zhu Xiang about King Zhao's reward and preparing potato flowers for the palace next year, and did not say that King Zhao wanted Zhu Xiang to enter the palace.

Zhu Xiang had an idea: "Lin Lao! I thought about how to promote the cultivation of potatoes without making others jealous! ”

Lin Xiangru said angrily: "Is it not to give potatoes to the nobles in the name of precious flowers and plants, so that the nobles can wear and appreciate potato flowers, so that there will be people who specialize in planting potatoes and selling flowers to the nobles." You just need to advertise that the rhizomes of potatoes are edible, and when you need to save the famine, someone will eat them? ”

Zhu Xiang sneered: "It turns out that Lin Lao sent Zhao Wang potato flower potted plants, and he has already thought of this." ”

Lin Xiangru snorted coldly and said, "Of course." You raise more potatoes with flowers next year, and King Zhao will have a flower feast. At that time, you will be able to make the whole city of Handan pop with potatoes. ”

Zhu Xiang nodded like pounding garlic: "Okay!" I will raise the most beautiful potato flowers! ”

Although potatoes will affect tuber development after flowering, they should be promoted first before talking about others. What's more, for civilians, selling flowers is also an income.

Lin Xiangru looked at Zhu Xiang's energetic expression, and his chest was a little stuffy again.

He held back his cough and said goodbye to Zhu Xiang.

It wasn't until he got into the carriage that he coughed for a long time, and even coughed up blood.

Chapter 16: Roasting Whole Sheep over a Bonfire

After another month, the potatoes were ready to be harvested.

The snow has already made winter clothes for Ying Xiaozheng. The crumpled old clothes passed through the snow's skillful hands, wrapped in thick wool, and were very comfortable to wear.

Zhu Xiang originally wanted to spin wool into wool. But he is a farmer, not a farmer, and he didn't figure out how to spin wool thread for a long time.

I heard that the caravans west of the Qin State sold felt products, and some people probably knew how to weave wool, but unfortunately he never had the opportunity to see them. Therefore, Zhu Xiang could only temporarily give up the idea of weaving wool and teach Xue to sew wool into a small grid, just like cotton clothes or down jackets in later generations.

In two months, Ying Xiaozheng's thin and sunken cheeks puffed up a little, initially showing the good looks he inherited from his parents.

As soon as the thick clothes were put on and the plush hat was worn, Ying Xiaozheng finally looked like a little Fuwa.

Zhu Xiang watched the roundly dressed Ying Xiaozheng "rolling around" on the edge of the potato field, anxiously waiting for Lin Xiangru and Lin Zhen to come to the house to dig potatoes together, and couldn't help pinching his chin.

"What's your bad idea?" Xun asked asked.

Xun Guo left Yueyu, went to Qi country, transported all the books stored in his friend's house, and missed the days when Lin Xiangru and Zhu Xiang set off a boom in potato flower decorations.

When he came back and learned about this, Xun Guo muttered for a long time, "This is a small way" and "King Zhao is mediocre".

Zhu Xiang always felt that Xunzi complained about him because he didn't join in the excitement.

"No bad idea. I just want to collect some fur and make a plush fur dress for Zheng'er. Zhu Xiang said, "It must be very cute to make a plush coat for Zheng'er for a puppy, a bear, and a tiger." ”

Xun suddenly lost interest in asking.

"Why hasn't Lin Weng come yet?" Ying Xiaozheng, who had already circled the potato field twice, pounced towards Zhu Xiang.

Zhu Xiang caught Ying Xiaozheng and picked Ying Xiaozheng up and rubbed his face. After Ying Xiaozheng's cheeks puffed up, he rubbed it better.

"It's really a bit slow, is there a traffic jam in Handan City?" Zhu Xiang originally wanted to joke about the "limited number", but when the words were about to be spoken, he remembered that people in this era couldn't understand the joke, so he changed it to a traffic jam.

"Won't there be another Lian Po Lian general deliberately driving in the way of Lin Shangqing?" Cai Ze joked.

Studying here in Xun Condition, after being hit by Xun Situation for a long time, his personality is a lot more cheerful.

As soon as Zhu Xiang wanted to refute "how is it possible", he heard Lin Xiangru full of anger, but with a few coughing voices: "Lian Lao Pifu, did you deliberately find fault today?!" ”

Zhu Xiang and Cai Ze looked at each other. Could it be that General Lian is really deliberately angry again?

Zhu Xiang hugged Ying Xiaozheng to greet him. Lin Xiangru was supported by Lin Zhen, and kept poking Lian Po in front of him with his crutches as he walked.

"Elder Lin, General Lian, what's going on?" After Zhu Xiang said hello, he immediately asked about the gossip.

Lin Xiangru snorted twice and didn't answer.

Lian Po said angrily: "I just came to dig potatoes with you on a whim, why are you angry?" ”

Lin Zhen whispered: "Uncle, you let your car deliberately block our way, don't you call to come together." ”

Zhu Xiang was very curious: "Why do you deliberately stand in the way?" ”

A young general behind Lian Po blushed and said, "It's all my fault." I asked Lian Shangqing about the events of that year......"

Zhu Xiang was puzzled: "Back then? ”