Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 142 Shock from Twenty Stones
Li Gang's mouth was wide open, his eyes were almost bulging, he stood on the ladder for a while, and hurriedly climbed down, so frightened that the two accompanying guards exclaimed again and again: "Li Shangshu be careful!"

Regardless of the shouts of the two, Li Gangcai got off the ladder almost step by step, without thumping. As if he couldn't wait for the last step, he jumped down directly!
"Li Shangshu!"

This time, not only the two guards, even Xue Lang was taken aback, sir, you have to obey your old age, you are already seventy years old!

Li Gang almost fell to his knees when he landed, Xue Lang quickly stepped forward and helped him up: "Li Shangshu, how are you? Where did you fall?"

Li Gang is old after all, if something happens, it will be a big problem.

Li Gang took advantage of Xue Lang's strength to stand up, moved his hands and feet, and said angrily: "It's nothing! I'm old, and my legs are weak when I'm just a mere step! Don't talk nonsense, I'm going to trouble Xue Jianyi to help the old man Go and have a look!"

"Row!"

Xue Lang helped Li Gang approach the pile of sweet potatoes——

Li Gang stared blankly at the sweet potato, which was almost sitting on a hill, and murmured to himself, "Twenty stones! Twenty stones! Master Confucius, I never imagined that the students would see it in their lifetime. Such a strange thing! The destiny is in Tang, and the destiny is in Tang also!"

Literally, I know a lot in my heart when I read the twenty-odd stones, but when the twenty-odd stones are really in front of my eyes... the grain output in this era is only three to four hundred catties. Compared with the twenty-odd stones, it is like a stream Compared with Jianghe, ants and elephants, it is simply incomparable!

An old man like Li Gang couldn't help losing his composure.

Xue Lang was worried that he was old, and he didn't know if he had heart disease, high blood pressure, etc. If there was an emergency——

Xue Lang simply stopped talking, and waited for him to calm down!The same is true for Li Yuan, he won't send someone younger, at least not in the age group that makes surprises turn into frights.Seeing the old man so excited, Xue Lang was really afraid that the surprise would turn into fright!

Fortunately, Li Gang has gone through two dynasties, and he is also a person who has seen big scenes. He was not so excited that he had a heart attack. He just grabbed Xue Lang's hand that was supporting him with all his strength. Xue Lang couldn't help complaining in his heart——

The old man has good hands!But gave birth to a pair of unicorn arms?

"Xue Advisory!"

Li Gang's voice can still control the tone, but his arms that are shaking with excitement reveal his emotions: "How complicated is the cultivation method of this thing? Can you pick the fields? If they are used for seeds, these seeds can be planted in the land." geometry?"

Xue Lang said: "One mu of land only needs more than ten catties to make seeds. If it is cultivated near Weizeguan, there is no need to use tubers as seeds, and the lower officials have stems for seeds; if it is far away When planting for the first time, use tubers as seeds. Don’t choose the land for planting, preferably dry land is better, if you plant in water fields, it will affect the yield instead.”

Li Gang reacted quickly: "Since this is said, the inferior fields are enough?"

Xue Lang clicked the picture: "Yes!"

Li Gang asked again: "In addition to using tubers as seeds for cultivation in the first year, can stems be used as seeds for cultivation in the second year? Can all the sweet potatoes harvested be kept for consumption?"

Xue Lang nodded: "Exactly."

"hiss!"

Li Gang gasped, and muttered something, Xue Lang listened attentively, Li Gang was actually calculating the ratio of seeds to harvest, counting to the second year, and he was shocked!He slapped his knee directly and almost jumped up: "Xue Zhiyi, can this thing be preserved? Can it be eaten directly?"

Xue Lang was kind to Li Gang when he slapped his knees. He had seen many old men do the same before, and he liked to slap his knees when he was excited.

Xue Lang said: "Returning to Li Shangshu, sweet potatoes are very convenient to preserve, just like the way they are cultivated. Be careful when digging, and don't break the skin. They can be piled in the cellar like now, and preserved until next year. Not a problem. If you are not careful when digging and the skin is broken, you can still save it, but you have to spread it out and not pile it up together, otherwise it will rot easily."

Xue Lang paused, then continued: "As for eating, it's even simpler. You can eat it raw, you can eat it cooked, it can be steamed or stewed, it's up to you how you want to eat it."

Li Gangxi said: "In this way, even a poor family can eat without oil and salt. It is really a treasure. It neither picks fields nor picks people. Such an ordinary thing has such an amazing yield. It is a treasure. Also, treasures too!"

After finishing speaking, without Xue Lang's help, he walked around the pile of sweet potatoes and murmured: "This is the yield of one mu of land, and one mu of land is already so productive, if it is multiplied by several mu... hiss!"

Li Gang was taken aback by his own idea, thought for a while, and said: "In this way, if it is an ordinary family, it is enough to plant one or two acres of sweet potatoes every year, and only need low-grade fields, middle-grade fields, and high-grade fields. The fields can then be used to grow other crops, so..."

Li Gang gasped again, and was so shocked that he couldn't speak!

Xue Lang said: "Li Shangshu, in fact, there are more ways to preserve sweet potatoes. There is another method, which can be ground into flour like wheat and made into sweet potato vermicelli. In this way, it can be preserved even if there is no cellar. Vast, not every state and every household has a cellar."

Li Gang asked in surprise: "Can it be made into vermicelli?"

Xue Lang smiled and said: "Of course it is possible. Please Li Shangshu move. After the sweet potatoes were harvested, I ordered some vermicelli from His Highness. Please come and taste them."

Li Gang didn't move, and asked: "I may ask, how many sweet potatoes can make a pound of vermicelli?"

Xue Lang made a calculation and said, "About five catties!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Li Shangshu choked on his saliva!
Xue Lang quickly helped him calm down, and when his breath calmed down, he was still worried: "Li Shangshu, are you okay? Why don't we go out first, the air in the cellar is not circulated, and it may be harmful to health if we stay for a long time."

"Can!"

Li Gang also knew that he was too excited and felt uncomfortable in the cellar, so he listened to Xue Lang's advice kindly.

Compared with getting off the ladder, it was much easier to go up. He was afraid that he would be old and emotional just now, and his physical strength could not keep up. Xue Lang asked two guards to go up first, and drag Li Gang on the ladder, followed by another, Give the old man a push, and he will stay at the end.

Li Gang had no objection to this arrangement, but gave Xue Lang an approving glance.

After leaving the cellar, Princess Pingyang was still waiting outside with people. As soon as Li Gang came out of the cellar, his servant immediately ran over to help him, and Princess Pingyang immediately sent someone to deliver water.

Princess Pingyang came over calmly, and asked in a harmonious voice: "Li Shangshu, can you check clearly?"

Li Gang was full of excitement: "His Royal Highness, the old man has checked clearly, the yield is true, the sweet potato is really a treasure, God bless the Tang Dynasty, this auspicious auspiciousness is the iron proof of the destiny of the Tang Dynasty! This is the fruit of the saint's benevolent government! "

Princess Pingyang smiled and followed Li Gang towards Chang'an, and continued to say in harmony: "Since it has been verified to be true, please Li Shangshu go back to the mansion and take a rest. I have ordered someone to prepare a sweet potato feast, please Li Shangshu to taste it."

"Just now when I inspected such a surprising treasure like sweet potatoes, the old man is already curious about the taste of this thing! Your highness entertained me right in the middle of my arms, so this old man has the audacity to bother your highness."

"It's no problem! It's an honor for Pingyang to have Li Shangshu come to appreciate it! Please!"

"Please!"

A group of people turned back to the mansion, of course, Xue Lang also went back to the mansion together.

(End of this chapter)