Chapter 625 Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
When talking about the noodles in that shop, the boss also praised it highly.
The boss's son happened to be carrying out a steamer basket of freshly baked buns. Upon hearing what they said, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but say, "That noodle shop has a lot of noodles. There's oil-splashed noodles, knife-cut noodles, tomato and egg noodles, beef noodles, dragon beard noodles, and so on. There are both wide and thin noodles, and the noodles are all colorful, which is especially appetizing."
"Is there any color? Can I eat it?"
"It's definitely edible. They say it's made with the juice squeezed from vegetables, which gives it color. The noodles all taste different and are especially chewy."
“It’s more expensive than regular noodles though.”
"If you think it's expensive, you can go to the street next door and eat Yangchun noodles, which are just as delicious."
"Oh, by the way, that Yangchun noodles shop is better than other places. I heard that the princess went there once and gave her some feedback. They have mastered the secret recipe and the taste is even better."
After listening to this, the scholars felt hungry again and wanted to eat everything.
"Let's have some steamed buns at noon, and then try some noodles in the evening."
It might be a bit cold at night, so eat some hot noodles to warm your body.
The scholars stayed in Hezhou for a few days and wanted to settle down there.
"My parents have a small business. I need to write a letter to them immediately to tell them about the situation in Hezhou. It would be best if they could move here as well."
"Yes, I've noticed some of the nearby manors are close by, and I think I could buy a house there. The price isn't too expensive."
“Now many people don’t know how good Hezhou is. If you want to move to Hezhou and settle down, then move to Hezhou.”
"My younger brother is also old enough to start studying. Wende Academy still has classes for young children. He can take the entrance exam and try to get into Wende Academy."
"I have a younger sister. She can come to the women's college to study. Even if she can just learn how to keep accounts, we can use the new accounting method for our family business..."
Everyone discussed it privately and felt that Hezhou was better.
They are not the only ones who think Hezhou is good. Many people who come to Hezhou for a visit think that Hezhou is a good place.
Many people are thinking about whether they can move to Hezhou.
But they were also afraid that Lord Su would return to the capital after his three-year term was up.
So they considered moving to the capital.
"But whether Lord Su returns to the capital or not, Wende Academy and the Women's Academy are both here, and this will not change."
"Too."
"Moreover, the emperor has promoted many officials who can do practical things for the people. Even if he arranges for a governor to come to Hezhou in the future, he will definitely be a good official."
"Yes, now all the problematic officials have been dismissed by the emperor."
"Our emperor is still the best. He is a wise ruler."
"So we must study hard and take the science exams."
"Indeed, the Master didn't care much about our exam results before, but now he only hopes that we can do well and enter the government."
"Because the Master said this is an excellent era, with wise rulers and capable ministers. An era with wise rulers means capable ministers emerge in large numbers."
As everyone was talking and discussing, when they talked about the capital, everyone thought of one thing.
"I heard that Princess Yan Ning has built a commercial street in the outer city of the capital, and will also build a library."
"Is this true?"
If this were true, they couldn't help but get excited.
This means that you can read all kinds of books in the library in Beijing.
"And these aren't books from the academy, they're from the library open to the public."
"But we don't know the specific situation."
"Then let's stay in Hezhou for a while, and then go to the capital to take a look."
"I plan to take the entrance exam for Wende Academy in early autumn and I must get in."
"I heard that many scholars have this idea. The competition will be fierce then."
"So during this time, I have to consolidate my knowledge and learn more so that I can pass the entrance exam."
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Time passed quickly. At the beginning of March, people from the county governments in Hezhou distributed potatoes and sweet potatoes according to Su Xueyi's arrangement.
Each village received a prescribed amount of potatoes and sweet potatoes.
At this time, Fujiyama Villa also distributed potatoes and sweet potatoes.
The head of Majia Village took the villagers to push carts and personally deliver potatoes and sweet potatoes to their village.
The head of Majia Village is Ma Shun and his son Ma Daping.
They were the ones who had heard the news about Hezhou and returned early from fleeing famine.
They still remember how nervous and anxious they felt when they first came back.
But they didn't expect that after they came back, the government had settled them properly, allocated land for them to build a village, and even allocated farmland for them.
Each family has two acres of land.
Lord Su also encouraged land reclamation, and the land after reclamation became their own land.
So everyone is enthusiastic about opening up new land.
During that period last year, everyone worked hard to reclaim wasteland, and almost every family was able to gain an extra acre of land.
Ma Daping said, "Dad, I didn't expect Lord Su to actually give us potatoes and sweet potatoes. I heard outside that only the imperial farm grows such crops. The yield per acre is indeed very high, and the food is delicious. There are sweet potatoes in Yunzhou in the north, and they are said to be especially sweet when roasted."
When Ma Daping went to work at the dock, he met some merchants from outside. He heard some news from what they said, so he had some understanding.
Ma Shun said: "That's for sure. Lord Su and the princess both consider us ordinary people."
"These potatoes and sweet potatoes are good for spring planting, and then we can harvest them in autumn."
"With these crops, one acre of land can be used as several acres."
When the people in Majia Village heard that they were going to get potatoes and sweet potatoes, they were very excited.
"Also, this little cart is really useful. It's easy and convenient to push things around."
"I heard that the princess first found the craftsmen from the Shi family and taught them how to make many things, including a cart. Everyone found the cart useful, so they asked the craftsmen to make it to order."
Although a small cart costs one or two hundred coins, everyone thinks it is a good deal.
Because the stroller is very useful.
But now they are still reluctant to buy cattle.
Ma Shun took a few strong laborers from the village and pushed a cart to the gathering place.
It’s at Fujiyama Villa.
Many village heads from nearby villages also came.
The people in charge of Zhuangzi, including the people from the government office, prepared everything and asked everyone to weigh it and take it back.
Of course, there is also a person who is responsible for teaching everyone how to farm and explained how to farm potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Especially the potato cultivation method is unique.
Everyone listened carefully. Since they were all farmers, they understood immediately.
They went back and taught the villagers.
Move the potatoes and sweet potatoes onto the cart and push it back.
On the way, Ma Daping sighed and said, "Dad, so these are potatoes and sweet potatoes, food that grows underground."
Ma Shun said, "No matter what it is, go back and tell the villagers how to farm so that they can prepare for spring plowing early."
"But potatoes and sweet potatoes are distributed to each household. Each family can cultivate about half an acre of land, and the rest of the land still needs to be planted with crops such as rice and peanuts."
Ma Daping said, "Dad, don't worry about this. The potato and sweet potato yields are so high. The people in the government office have said that when the harvest comes, there will be more potatoes and sweet potatoes. You can plant more if you want."
Although they were curious about what potatoes and sweet potatoes tasted like, no one was willing to eat them.
When they thought about how much food could be grown on such a piece of land, they were reluctant to taste any of it.
But after the harvest, they can taste the potatoes and sweet potatoes.
I heard that potatoes can be stir-fried and are especially delicious when stewed with chicken.
They couldn't help but imagine the taste of the food in their minds.
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