"My Lady Princess, that thing is poisonous, you can't eat it!"
“I really can’t eat it!”
Many people in the crowd were eager to persuade.
"Why can't I eat it? I've eaten a lot in the past two years!"
Princess Danning counted on her fingers, "Roasted, steamed, stewed, shredded, there are so many ways to eat potatoes. You'll know once you try them."
Upon hearing this, the crowd became even more frightened.
So the princess not only wants to eat it herself, but also wants them to have a taste as well?
This monster...is it really something that can be eaten?
I don't know if it was the people's natural awe of the powerful, or the effect of Princess Daning's words just now, or perhaps it was the several fires that were gradually emitting fragrance that aroused people's curiosity.
In short, the crowd gradually calmed down and no longer shouted for war as before.
Wei Yunlan still asked the guards to guard the grain carts and be on guard around to prevent anyone from sneaking in among the civilians and taking advantage of the grain.
Gradually, the fragrance of the roasted potatoes emanated.
Perhaps because a large amount was roasted at one time, the aroma was a bit stronger than usual and wafted away. Even the old woman, who usually had a poor sense of smell, could clearly smell the aroma.
Suddenly, several sounds of swallowing saliva were heard in the crowd.
It’s not their fault.
In order to intercept the team transporting the "monster", they set out from the village at dawn, walked for most of the day, and waited here for two or three hours, carrying only one or two cakes. By now, they were already starving.
"Miss Wei, these are almost done!"
"Send it out. It's a good opportunity for everyone to rest here and eat something before continuing on their journey." Wei Yunlan gave an order.
After saying that, he took a piece of potato from Zou Yun, tossed it with his left and right hands, and blew away the hot air on it.
Then he tore off the skin and took a big bite.
The dense texture mixed with the slightly smoky aroma after roasting has a unique flavor even if you eat it plain without any seasoning.
If you add some chili powder from Chongzhou and other places, or grind it and mix it with the common soybean paste in the north, it will be another delicious taste!
"Gulp."
The troublemakers who had caused the initial trouble had long been controlled by the guards, tied up and thrown at the end of the team, waiting to be taken away by soldiers from the city.
The people surrounding the team were all ordinary people, who didn't dare to make a scene, nor did they dare to escape easily. They just stood there.
Seeing the guards eating with big mouthfuls, they felt even hungrier. Finally, someone couldn't help but ask the guard standing near them, "Is this... is this really delicious?"
The person being questioned was a guard under the brothers Tang Chuan and Tang Hai. He was born in Huangzhou and had previously worked there.
He was one of the first people in Dayong to try out sweet potatoes. When other places were still steaming and roasting them, he had already had the opportunity to try many different ways of eating them.
When he heard someone asking him, he immediately started talking: "Delicious? Of course it's delicious!"
"If you ask me, the best way to cook potatoes is to cut them into strips and stir-fry them with oil, then pour some vinegar and salt on them. They taste even better than meat. It's the most delicious thing I've ever eaten in my life."
As he spoke, he smacked his lips, as if he was savoring the delicious food described in his own space.
Then his eyes fell on the roasted potatoes in his hand, and he said regretfully, "It still tastes a bit off after roasting it like this, but I won't be so particular when I'm on the road. I also brought some Chongzhou chili powder with me, and it smells good when I sprinkle it in. Here, let me give you a smell."
The guard handed the potato forward.
The aroma hit him in the face, and the middle-aged man standing in front of him almost couldn't help but open his mouth and take a bite.
However, at this moment, the guard took his hand back, and shook his head in confusion while eating, "I don't know why you thought it was a monster when it was so delicious?"
"Wouldn't it be better to plant early and harvest early so that the elderly and children at home can eat? You know, one acre of potato field can yield as much as 20 to 30 dan!"
"So many?" Most of the people in the crowd were used to doing farm work.
When they heard this, they were immediately furious.
Some people even mustered up the courage and raised their voices to ask Wei Yunlan and Princess Daning.
"My two nobles, are what those guards said true?"
"This monster, no, this potato... can it really produce 20 to 30 dan per mu?"
"Yes." Wei Yunlan nodded affirmatively.
"In the past two years, sweet potatoes have been planted in the southwest and the north. Even in the places with the lowest yield per mu, there are more than ten stones, and generally between twenty and thirty. I think you have a good idea of how the land in Hengzhou compares to the southwest and the north. If these grains are planted in Hengzhou, the harvest will not be lower than in the north and south."
The old farmers present certainly knew what was going on.
What are the areas between Tanzhou and Huangzhou?
Even in a place like that, one acre of land can yield 20 to 30 shi of grain...then in Hengzhou, can't they probably double that?
This one acre of land is equivalent to ten acres of other crops!
Putting aside the taste, the new grain variety is far superior in terms of yield per mu.
Not to mention, it looks so delicious.
"Is this thing really non-toxic and won't cause any problems to people if eaten?" He asked the same question again.
The crowd was no longer as angry as before, and when they asked this question again, their tone was full of hesitation and uncertainty.
"Of course there is no problem. I think you have all heard about the war between the Northern Army and the Northern Barbarians?"
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