The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 481

[Chapter 481 What are you afraid to say?]

The previous words were all what Qian Zheng told him in the letter, and the following output was what he guessed based on his own memory.

He remembered that the yield of sweet potatoes was much higher than that of wheat and rice, at least three to four times, otherwise it would be impossible to feed so many people.

Emperor Chu heard these words.

He was always calm, but at this moment his breathing became more rapid.

Sweet potato,

sweet potato,

the word ‘sweet potato’ kept repeating in his mind.

If all this was true, then

he could no longer imagine it. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Emperor Chu looked at Fang Xiu and asked, “How do these sweet potatoes taste?”

As a grain, the taste cannot be too bad.

If you want to maintain life, you can even chew the bark, but the nutritional content is relatively low, making it difficult to swallow.

If the sweet potato tastes the same as tree bark, even if it has such a high yield, it doesn’t mean much.

Fang Xiu smiled when he heard this question.

When he was in middle school, because he didn’t have much money, when other children ate fish and meat, he could only eat cheap sweet potatoes.

The taste of sweet potatoes is all too familiar.

Even in modern times where material life is extremely abundant, roasted sweet potatoes and sweet potato porridge are rare delicacies for some people.

That is to say, eating like him all day long, eating endlessly, will produce disgust. However, for most people who have difficulty even eating enough, it is as delicacies as delicacies from the mountains and the sea!

Fang Xiu replied: “Reporting to your majesty, I have eaten it before. It was roasted over fire and tasted sweet. Cut into small pieces and added to the porridge, it was also fragrant.

Compared with wheat and rice, it has a different taste.”

Emperor Chu listened. Later, after thinking about it, he asked again: “Do you have any real ones? I want to see what these sweet potatoes look like.”

Fang Xiu cupped his hands and said, “Your Majesty, I have brought a box of sweet potatoes and put them in the Yangxin Outside the palace.”

Emperor Chu looked at Fang Xiu with a look of expectation on his face and said, “Go and get some.”

Fang Xiu opened his mouth when he heard this. Just as he was about to respond, he heard Emperor Chu say impatiently: ” That’s all, I’ll go there by myself.”

After saying that, he stepped outside.

There is indeed a wooden box placed outside the Yangxin Hall, and a young eunuch is standing there to look after it.

He was feeling bored when he raised his eyes and saw His Majesty appearing in front of him. He suddenly became frightened and hurriedly knelt down and shouted long live.

Emperor Chu didn’t have time to pay attention to him. He waved his hand and said, “Open this wooden box. I want to see it.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

When the young eunuch heard this, he hurriedly said yes, turned around and opened the wooden box. box.

Before he could turn around, Emperor Chu pushed him away.

When Emperor Chu saw the so-called ‘sweet potato’ in the wooden box, the expression on his face froze instantly.

That’s it?

Just by looking at it, he felt in his heart that it was impossible for this thing to produce as much as Fang Xiu described, with the yield per acre being several times higher than that of wheat and rice.

Fang Xiu stood nearby and hurriedly explained: “Your Majesty, these are just sweet potato seedlings that have not grown up yet.

Although sweet potatoes are cold-resistant, I only got one sweet potato plant from a Nanyang merchant. I did not dare to take risks, so I I sent the steward of the mansion to Jiangnan Liangdao.

The steward of the mansion planted these sweet potato seedlings after more than a month.

I believe that as long as these seedlings are planted in the ground, they will be successful next year. We can have a good harvest!”

Emperor Chu’s expression softened slightly when he heard this.

He knew in his heart that no matter what he did, he couldn’t be too impatient.

Although he is the emperor, there are still many things he does not understand.

When it comes to farming, he may not even be as good as the old farmers on the roadside.

Therefore, he did not make any comments, but looked at Fang Xiu beside him and said, “I ask you, how long will it take for these sweet potatoes to grow?”

I don’t grow sweet potatoes, so how do I know?

Fang Xiu thought this in his heart, but with a thoughtful expression on his face, he gritted his teeth and said a casual answer: “I think this batch of sweet potatoes will mature in half a year at most.”

Half a year

is acceptable.

Emperor Chu nodded and said: “I fully support you in planting these sweet potatoes. You can submit the land you need. In addition, if you have other requirements, as long as they are within a reasonable range, I will satisfy them.” You.

After half a year, I hope these sweet potatoes will grow as well as you said!”

When he said the last sentence, his tone became higher.

After hearing this, Fang Xiu felt a little embarrassed.

But then I thought about it and realized that I was not the only one growing sweet potatoes. Qian Zai also planted a lot of them in Jiangnan.

Since arriving in Chu State, he has always had smooth sailing. He wouldn’t be so unlucky this time. No sweet potatoes are ripe in either place, right?

So, he cupped his hands and said, “I will fulfill my mission!”

Emperor Chu nodded, took one last look at the sweet potatoes in the wooden box, and said, “It’s cold outside, so go back first.”

After that, he walked into the Nuan Pavilion.

Fang Xiu naturally followed behind.

After arriving at Nuan Pavilion and returning to his seat, Emperor Chu’s voice rang out at the right time: “Yan’er will be living in your house during this period, right?”

Fang Xiu had just sat down, and when he heard these words, it was as if there were springs on his chair, and he After playing the ball, he hurriedly denied: “Reporting to your majesty, your highness the princess is just resting in the minister’s house and has nothing else to do.” When

Emperor Chu heard this, he subconsciously twitched the corner of his mouth.

It was just a casual question at first, but hearing this answer made him feel wary.

Emperor Chu knew his daughter fairly well.

It is impossible for a character like Yan’er to like a playboy like Fang Xiu.

Therefore, even though the two of them were often together and appeared in various places, he didn’t take it seriously and only regarded them as friends.

But after hearing these words, he felt that something was wrong!

Emperor Chu raised his eyes, glanced at Fang Xiu, and said calmly: “I didn’t say there was anything going on between you two.

I know Yan’er’s character. During this period of time, I should be given the time to live in your house. You have caused a lot of trouble.”

Before he finished speaking, he just paused and was about to think about what to say next, when he heard Fang Xiu say hurriedly: “No trouble, no trouble.”

After Fang Xiu finished speaking, he seemed to remember What? Looking at Emperor Chu, the expression on his face was a little tangled, as if he was making a decision.

When Emperor Chu saw this scene, he forgot what he wanted to say. He only felt an ominous premonition and said, “Say whatever you have to say. Is there anything else you dare not say?”

(End of Chapter)