Traveling across the heavens starting from the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 46 Harvest
From when Cui Yu returned home to write a letter to her uncle Cui Tiancheng in the ancestral land of the Cui family in Qinghe, to when Cui Tiancheng, the head of the Cui family in Qinghe, got the letter, he then started to notify the heads of the other six aristocratic families with the fifth surname and Qiwang, one by one. It will take many days to return.

It will take many days until these seven family heads set off from their respective ancestral lands to come to Chang'an City.

I want to wait until all the seven family heads of the five surnames and Qi Wang gather in Chang'an City. If I don't have a month to wait, I'm afraid it will be difficult to gather these seven family heads.

after all.

The ancestral lands of the five surnames and Qiwang are located all over the Tang Dynasty. They are not in the same place. The ancestral lands of each family are far or near from Chang'an City. It would take less than ten and a half months to get to Chang'an City. no.

If not, it will take five or six days.

This is because the Five Surnames and Qiwang, as a large family, have no shortage of transportation capacity and they all use horse-drawn carriages to travel.

If you use your feet to walk.

time.

It needs to be doubled or tripled.

This is also a shortcoming in ancient times.

Transportation is inconvenient.

It trapped the footsteps of the ancients, making them cherish every separation exceptionally, treat it as parting, and express their feelings as if they could never meet again.

For this reason, the ancients composed many poems and songs based on farewell.

and so.

During this time.

Li Huaian needs to wait.

Waiting for the head of the family with the fifth surname and Qi Wang to arrive in Chang'an City before proceeding to the next step.

Xinghuafang.

Li House.

Early in the morning.

Li Huaian got dressed under the care of Li Ruoqiu and the maid Taohua, washed up, and had breakfast. When he came to the yard, he noticed that the four pots in the yard were originally used to hold water, but were used to grow potatoes. water tank.

"Ruoqiu, the peach blossoms are coming soon."

finished calling.

Li Huaian came to one of the four water tanks and looked at the potato seedlings whose leaves had begun to dry up. The branches of the potato seedlings had also begun to become lignified, turning dark in color and no longer looking fresh and green. .

Various signs of potato seedlings prove that the potatoes in the water tank should be almost ready.

Most likely, the potatoes in the soil are already ripe.

It's time to harvest.

"Miss, Mr. Lang is calling us."

The maid Taohua heard Li Huaian's call and reported back to Li Ruoqiu who was still arranging her headdress in the room.

I heard the message from the maid Tao Hua.

Li Ruoqiu quickly arranged her headdress, looked at herself in the mirror, walked to the door of the house, and slowly walked to Li Huaian with her maid Taohua.

I saw Lang Jun checking the potato seedlings in the water tank for something strange.

asked.

"Lang Jun, the potato seedlings in these four water tanks have been like this for a month."

"The slave family doesn't know if there is a problem."

"If Lang Jun is not here, the slave family will not dare to move."

"I can only tell Taohua to take good care of her."

"Lang Jun, is there something wrong with this potato seedling?"

Li Huaian did not directly answer Li Ruoqiu's words. Instead, he reached out and grabbed a potato seedling in the water tank, pulled it up hard, and brought out the potatoes from the soil.

After doing all this, he replied.

"Then, this change in the potato seedlings is because the potatoes underneath have matured."

then.

Li Huaian counted the potatoes hanging under the potato seedlings. There was one potato the size of an adult's fist, seven or eight potatoes the size of a baby's fist, and two or three smaller potatoes.

From the looks of it, the yield of this potato seedling is probably six to seven kilograms.

Good yield.

I think there should have been no potatoes left in the water tank when I pulled out the potato seedlings just now.

after all.

When he was growing potatoes, he still knew what kind of soil environment he liked for growing potatoes. The soil in the water tank was soft rotten leaf soil dug from the garden, mixed with some sandy soil.

So, when I was pulling out potato seedlings just now.

Only Li Huaian could pull up the potato seedlings so easily and bring out all the potatoes below. In the process, the loose soil lifted up part of another potato seedling in the same tank, and several potatoes leaked out of the soil. come out.

at this time.

Li Ruoqiu, who was originally worried about something going wrong with the potato seedlings, also closed her mouth and looked at the potato seedlings in Li Huaian's hand with surprise, especially the potatoes hanging like grapes below.

I also understand that the reason why these potato seedlings are drying up is because it’s time to harvest.

"Mr. Lang, these things down here that look like goose eggs, are they potatoes?"

When potatoes were first planted.

Li Huaian prepared lumpy potato sprouts.

Today was the first time she saw a real, complete potato, and she was also surprised that one potato seedling could harvest so many potatoes.

I thought of what Lang Jun said about potatoes when we were planting potatoes.

The yield of this potato seedling.

I'm afraid it's not enough to satisfy one person's daily rations, but there's still some leftover.

Poor people, if they had potatoes, wouldn't they not have to go hungry?

Think of this.

Li Ruoqiu looked at Li Huaian with eyes full of love, adoration, and admiration, and her eyes had already begun to tighten.

The maid Taohua on the side was also a little surprised. One potato seedling could grow so many potatoes. She thought that she would have had such potatoes when she was a child.

The eyes he looked at Li Huaian were full of blind obedience, even more blind than before.

At the same time, I thought in my heart.

It would be nice to show up now.

If it hadn't been for Lang Jun's appearance, I'm afraid these potatoes wouldn't have appeared.

"This potato yield is pretty good."

Compared to the emotional changes of Li Ruoqiu and the maid Taohua, Li Huaian only paid attention to the yield of potatoes brought from the main world to the Tang Dynasty world.

Now look at the yield of this potato plant.

not bad.

The soil quality of the Tang Dynasty world has no impact on the potatoes of the main world and can be grown normally.

Li Huaian put the potatoes in his hands aside and focused on another potato seedling in the water tank. The joy of harvest must be shared to make him happy.

So he suggested to Li Ruoqiu and the maid Taohua beside him.

"Come on, Ruoqiu, Taohua, you two together pull out the remaining potato seedling in this water tank."

"Is it true, Mr. Lang?"

Li Ruoqiu looked at Li Huaian with excitement.

The maid Taohua also looked expectant.

Li Huaian looked at the two beauties, walked over, held them in his arms, reached out and grabbed one of their hands and placed them on the potato seedling.

"of course it's true."

"Quickly pull it out, I'll take you to the kitchen and cook a potato feast."

"it is good."

Li Ruoqiu and her maid Taohua nodded. At the same time, their eyes were fixed on the potato seedlings they were holding. Following Li Huaian's movements, they pulled out hard, and instantly pulled out a bunch of potatoes from the soil.

The two women in Li Huaian's arms were so excited that they didn't even notice that the soil splashed on their clothes when they pulled the potatoes. Their attention was always on the potatoes on the potato seedlings.

"One, two."

"Mr. Lang, there are a total of twelve potatoes under this potato seedling."

"Looks like you're in luck."

"Really?"

"of course."

Li Huaian nodded.

Subsequently.He looked at the water tank without potato seedlings again, wondering if there might be any potatoes left in it.

"Peach Blossom, ask a maid to bring a tool over and look through the water tank to see if there are any leftover potatoes. Maybe when we pulled out the potato seedlings just now, there might be potatoes falling out of the soil."

"Mr. Lang, there is no need to find other maids. I will go and get them right now."

Upon hearing this, the maid Taohua did not want other maids in the house to participate in digging potatoes.

"Yes, Mr. Lang, these potatoes are so valuable, so it's better for Nujia and Peach Blossom to do it."

"If Mr. Lang is tired, you can take a rest first."

When Li Huaian saw that Li Ruoqiu and his maid Taohua were so interested, he couldn't stop them, so he had to leave the remaining matters to the two women.

He himself ran over and sat on a chair, watching the two beauties from the Tang Dynasty, like curious babies, carefully lying on the edge of the water tank, digging into the water tank with a small hoe used for garden repairs. earth.

His appearance and movements seemed like he was afraid of hurting the potato hiding in the soil because he used too much force.

Not only that.

Every time the two women dug out a piece of soil from the water tank, they had to carefully check the soil aside, as if there was really a potato hidden in the soil, and they could not miss any potatoes.

Even the dress he was wearing was stained, but he didn't care. The makeup he just applied in the morning was stained, and he didn't care. There was a lot of dirt on his face, and he didn't even notice.

to the end.

Li Ruoqiu and the maid Taohua almost dug through the entire water tank. Most of the soil in the water tank was dug out and placed on the side of the water tank.

but.

The two women are also really lucky.

They actually found a fist-sized potato from the water tank.

"Lang Jun, look, this is the potato Taohua and I found. How big is this potato?"

Li Ruoqiu came to Li Huaian with a painted face and held up the potatoes in her hand, looking like she was asking for credit.

"Not bad, enough to stir-fry a plate of vegetables."

Li Huaian looked at Li Ruoqiu and his maid Taohua, who were a little tired, and said with a smile: "Go and wash up, change your clothes, and then I will take you to the kitchen to prepare something delicious."

heard.

Only then did Li Ruoqiu notice that she had soiled her clothes just now because she was digging potatoes from the water tank. She turned around and saw Taohua, the maid next to her, and laughed.

"Peach Blossom, there's so much mud on your face."

"It's also on the lady's face."

"whee.."

Li Ruoqiu knew that she was very rude and a little rude now, so she quickly covered her face with her hands, smiling and apologizing to Li Huaian.

"Mr. Sir, please excuse me."

"Let Nujia and Taohua go wash up and come back to accompany your husband."

"Go."

With Li Huaian's permission, Li Ruoqiu quickly put down the potatoes in her hands, took her maid Taohua and fled the scene. She ran towards the bathhouse and ordered the maids in the house to prepare hot water.

Wait until Li Ruoqiu and the maid Taohua leave.

Li Huaian waved his hand, pointed to the potatoes on the ground, and ordered the maid in charge of the yard to send these potatoes to the kitchen to be washed.

this afternoon.

He wants to have a potato feast made from potatoes grown in the Tang Dynasty.

It just so happened that while Li Ruoqiu and her maid Taohua were washing and changing clothes, they made the potatoes. When they were ready, it would be almost noon.

in the kitchen.

"Mr. Lang, why don't you let me come?"

Finished washing up.

Change your clothes.

Li Ruoqiu came to the kitchen and saw Lang Jun busy in the kitchen, and quickly stepped forward to help.

"Mr. Lang, it's better that you come as a slave."

The maid Taohua came directly to Li Huaian and wanted to take the spatula from Lang Jun's hand.

"No, this is the last dish left."

"It'll be fine once it's done."

Li Huaian rejected the kindness of Li Ruoqiu and his maid Taohua.

Meanwhile, the last potato dish is ready.

Put the last potato dish on the celadon plate that the cook had prepared long ago, and then handed the spatula to the waiting cook for cleaning.

And he picked up the beef brisket and stewed potatoes in the casserole and prepared to carry it to the dining room.

The maids who had been waiting in the kitchen early in the morning also picked up the prepared dishes one after another and followed Li Huaian out of the kitchen.

Seeing that what Lang Jun said was true, Li Ruoqiu quickly took a dish from a maid's hand, followed Li Huaian, smelled the aroma of the dish in her hand, and swallowed.

However, she still couldn't help complaining to Li Huaian.

"Lang Jun, the cooks in the mansion are already good at cooking under Lang Jun's training. In fact, Lang Jun doesn't have to do these things himself. He can just instruct the cooks to do their work."

"Otherwise, why did the slave family buy cooks like them from Pingkangfang in the first place?"

"It's okay that the cooking skills dissatisfied Mr. Lang at first."

"Under Lang Jun's teachings, they should have learned his cooking skills. Now if Lang Jun is allowed to cook in person, then what use are they in the palace for these maids?"

"All right."

Li Huaian smelled the beef brisket stewed with potatoes in the casserole and interrupted Li Ruoqiu's complaining words.

"Isn't this the first time these potatoes have appeared?"

"I'm not afraid that the cooks like them won't be able to cook it, but I'm afraid of wasting it. I'll demonstrate it to them myself. When there are more potatoes in the future, I won't let them cook it again."

"You are a person who can't keep your mouth shut even if you have something to eat."

Li Ruoqiu smiled nonchalantly.

"whee.."

"The slave family knows that only Mr. Lang in the Tang Dynasty knows how to eat such precious potatoes."

Entered the dining room.

Li Huaian put the beef brisket and potatoes stewed in his hand on the table and sighed.

"if not."

"If there are other people in the Tang Dynasty who can do it, then it won't be other people who see ghosts, but your husband will see ghosts."

Li Ruoqiu did not understand the meaning of Li Huaian's words.

But it didn't stop her admiration for her husband.

Putting the dishes in his hands on the table, he asked the maid Taohua and the maids who were following him to put the dishes in their hands while waiting for Li Huaian to sit down.

"Mr. Sir, take a seat quickly. I'll wait for you to try these potatoes. The ones you cook must be delicious."

"No, I've eaten these before. You two have a try."

Li Huaian waved his hand, rejecting Li Ruoqiu's kindness, and sat directly on the main seat. He stretched out his hand to motion for the two of them to sit down and taste it together, and then pointed at the French fries, feeling regretful.

"It's a pity that there is no ketchup, otherwise the French fries would be better with ketchup."

“But the salt and pepper fries are also good.”

Done.

Li Huaian made a decision.

"After a while, we can open up a piece of land in the house and plant other seeds."

"Mr. Lang, is it okay even if it's cold?"

Li Ruoqiu was puzzled. It was almost winter, but he could still farm in the house.

It's winter. If you want to farm, shouldn't you do it in a place with hot springs?

In the winter, only Chang'an City and the Hot Spring Palace would be productive.

The things grown in the Hot Spring Palace are all sent to the palace, and are rarely encountered outside the palace.

"It doesn't matter. When the time comes, I'll find Old Wu Tou and build a greenhouse in the house. It just so happens that it's getting cold, so I'll ask Old Wu Tou to make some new things for heating in the house."

Li Huaian is very confident about growing vegetables in winter. This matter is not a big deal in modern society. It is nothing more than a matter of returning to the main world to bring glass.

but.

It's almost winter.

It reminded him.

I have been in the Tang Dynasty for so long, but I have never gone out for an outing. While the weather is not too cold, I can go for an outing near Chang'an City. While others are outing, he is outing in autumn.

(End of this chapter)