"Okay, then let's go to the South... er, North Garden first?" An Lu was stunned for a moment, then seeing Wei Yunlan's sure expression, he came to his senses and changed his words to the outsiders: "Let's go to the South Garden of Baicao Garden first."
The entrances to the South Garden and the North Garden are separated only by a road that is accessible to horse-drawn carriages.
The gates on both sides face each other.
It can be seen that there are five or six elegantly decorated carriages parked next to the gate of the South Garden, while the gate of the North Garden is deserted, with only An Lu's carriage slowly stopping in front of the gate.
Seeing Wei Yunlan glance at the opposite gate, An Lu said, "It looks like the carriages are from the Duke of Berne's and Marquis of Linde's mansions. There are only a few places where the king can have fun. The Baicao Garden has nice scenery and noble children often come here to visit. Miss Wei, you should go over there. I should know everyone there and can introduce you to a few."
I haven't gotten off the carriage yet. There's still time for the driver to turn the horse around and stop over there.
Wei Yunlan nodded slightly and winked at Suihe who was sitting opposite him.
Sui He bent down and stepped out of the carriage, lifting the curtain, "Prince Anlu, Miss, please get out of the carriage."
"Let's go, little prince, let's go to the North Garden first." No matter how many flowers and green plants suitable for viewing there are in the South Garden, or how many noble children of the Qi Meng Kingdom there are, at this moment, none of them can attract Wei Yunlan as much as the sweet potatoes that may be buried in the land of the North Garden.
After finding potatoes and other crops suitable for transplanting to Dayong, I can go to the South Garden when I have time to get a few more exotic flowers and plants that have never been seen in Dayong, enriching the variety in the space.
She vaguely felt that every "evolution" of the space might be related to the items she put into it.
After she put the Mosan flowers and the cacti in the desert into the space, the space expanded a little.
If I collect a few more species, the space might be able to become a little bigger.
At that time, it would be convenient for her to stockpile grain seeds here and bring them back to Dayong.
Compared with the bustling South Garden, the North Garden seems deserted and desolate, with only some old farmers who were hired to take care of the crops walking around in the fields.
Seeing Andrew coming in with his entourage, they all slowed down what they were doing and turned around to look over here curiously.
The official in charge of Baicao Garden was originally entertaining several young men and women from the duke's and marquis' houses in the South Garden. Upon hearing that Prince Anlu was coming, he hurried to the North Garden.
He trotted forward and said with a flattering smile, "I didn't know that the prince was coming to visit. I'm sorry for not coming in person to greet you."
Seeing that the old farmers in the fields were still turning their heads to look over here, he quickly glared at them and told them to lower their heads, then rubbed his hands and explained to An Lu: "The people who work for Beiyuan are all old farmers recruited from all over the place. They have never seen the world. If they have offended anyone, I hope Your Majesty will not bother with them."
Then he glared at the side and said, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and salute the prince. This is the king's only brother, Prince Anlu!"
"Ah." The old farmers came to their senses and began to salute in a panic.
"Alright, alright, get up. There aren't so many rules here." An Lu waved his hand and said to the group of red-faced old farmers who didn't dare to look up, "Just keep doing your own things. Don't let my arrival delay your original work."
Wei Yunlan watched from the side and couldn't help but have a better impression of the Qi Meng Kingdom.
The official in charge of Baicao Garden looked fierce and stern to his subordinates, but in fact he was just protecting them.
In the entire Qimeng Kingdom, from the royal family to the low-level officials, no one is the kind of person who relies on their status and position to not care about the lives of their subordinates.
Compared with them, the royal family and officials of Dayong were very different...
"Miss Wei." An Lu had already exchanged a few words with the official in charge of Baicao Garden. "This is my first time here in Beiyuan. This is the manager of Baicao Garden. Can he show us around?"
"Okay, thank you, Prince Anlu." Wei Yunlan nodded in response, and then bowed to the manager of Baicao Garden, "Thank you for your help."
"This way, please." The steward led the way and introduced An Lu and Wei Yunlan as they walked: "There are nearly a hundred kinds of crops planted in Baicao Garden Beiyuan, which almost cover the common crops in our Qimeng country and more than 20 nearby countries. The farmland here mainly grows some grains, and the one in the east grows some vegetables and fruits."
"Some crops are not suitable to be planted together, so the North Garden is divided into several areas. In fact, the entire North Garden is much larger than the South Garden." Even An Lu heard this for the first time.
In fact, although the queen cares about farming and has promoted many agricultural officials in recent years, most people still don't care much about it. This can be seen from the fact that there are often visitors to the South Garden, but no one is interested in the North Garden.
"It will take at least an hour to tour the entire North Garden," the steward asked. "There are some roads here that can be used by carriages. It will be much faster to take a carriage around. Your Majesty, would you like me to call a carriage over?"
An Lu turned his head and looked at Wei Yunlan with a questioning look in his eyes.
Wei Yunlan shook his head without thinking.
If she just wanted to take a quick tour here, then of course it would be more convenient to take a carriage, but her purpose was definitely not just to "take a look".
"Let's go forward like this for now. Please, manager, introduce me to the crops here." Wei Yunlan said politely.
The crops grown in the North Garden are common among the people of all countries and are not secret things that cannot be seen by others.
The manager didn't think about anything else and started introducing them one by one carefully.
The first were several plots of farmland planted with crops such as barley, wheat, and highland barley. Wei Yunlan in his previous life did not recognize the way these crops grew in the fields.
But if I could live my life again and be exiled thousands of miles away, I would have already recognized everything along the way.
Some crops that are common in Dayong can also be seen here.
There were a few items that Wei Yunlan did not recognize, but Suihe, who was born in a farming family, had seen them. She immediately came closer and introduced them to Wei Yunlan in a low voice.
We walked through more than a dozen fields in a row.
Finally we came to a bare piece of land with only a few rows of low green leafy plants visible on the surface.
An Lu asked curiously, "Are vegetables planted in this area? Aren't vegetables and fruits planted in the areas to the east?"
The steward shook his head and said, "These are not vegetables."
"The crops on this piece of land are not on the surface, but underground. We just harvested a part of it two days ago, and there is still some left." As he said this, he waved to a messenger who was not far away and ordered him to use the shovel in his hand to stir the soil a few times.
"Your Highness, look, below are the crops of this field."
Anlu looked down along the turned ground, and hidden under the soil was a series of khaki "lumps" that were larger than fists.
Wei Yunlan also looked over.
Those "lumps of earth" are connected to the roots of the green plants on the ground, growing densely in a bunch.
This was exactly what she saw the barbarians who invaded the capital eat in her previous life.
She found it!
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