Chapter 117 I Never Blamed You
"Turnip?" Captain Liu was puzzled. He had never heard of this dish name!
"It's what farmers call dog-head mustard or big-headed mustard. In Chang'an, it's called turnip."
Gu Changxiao: ...Chang'an is also called turnip.
Captain Liu once again marveled at the prince's familiarity with farming. Some playboys could not even tell the difference between the five kinds of grains, but our prince knew everything about farming.
Hurry and point to the furrow farther away:
"Those are home-cooked vegetables. We planted a lot of them in the Tuntianying Camp to store winter vegetables. There are also radishes. They are in that field. Your Highness, would you like to take a look?"
Jin Suixi said happily, "There's no need to look at it. I'll give you a new task. Have someone plant turnips and cabbages together in a field and keep only the seeds."
"After collecting the seeds, we will continue to mix them and continue to collect the seeds. After planting a few rounds, we will pick out the mutant seeds, which are different from the two vegetable seeds, and plant them in the experimental fields."
Captain Liu was puzzled: "Why is this?"
"Hybridization, you know? It's when two types of vegetables are mixed together to produce different seeds.
Just like fruit trees, some do not bear fruit, but if a branch from a fruit-bearing tree is grafted onto it, it will bear fruit.”
Captain Liu had been in the military camp for a long time, so how could he not understand? He slapped his thigh and said, "Your Majesty, are you saying that these cabbages and turnips can grow other things?"
Jin Sui nodded and said, “Try planting a few more times, and something new will surely grow, but I cannot guarantee what it will grow into.
Not only vegetables, but also wheat and rice can be grown with this method to produce high-yield seeds.”
Of course, she knew what could be produced by crossbreeding cabbage and turnip, which was the most productive and most affordable vegetable in the future, Chinese cabbage! If we could really crossbreed Chinese cabbage, and add salt, sugar, and pepper, our border town would have a new specialty, pickled cabbage.
Seeing Gu Changxiao looking at her with sharp eyes, she whispered, "It doesn't matter if you don't know anything about farming. Captain Liu is very capable. When we exchange our identities in the future, you can ask him if you have any questions about farming."
Gu Changxiao asked softly, "How come Taoist Xiao Ji knows so much about farming?"
Jin Sui laughed and said, "I learned it from my grandfather. My grandfather knows everything!"
"He always said that it is good to have many skills, and you should know a little bit about everything."
Gu Changxiao thought back to what Taoist Ji had done along the way, and realized that he was indeed a know-it-all in the martial arts world.
He took the opportunity to say, "When Taoist Ji comes, the Ji family can set up a business in the border town."
Jin Sui didn't respond. This person wanted to persuade him to stay in the border town whenever he had the chance!
When we reached the cactus patch, we saw that the Yan family had built a new thatched house nearby and some workers were collecting cochineal insects.
When the steward saw King Li's troops from afar, he waited respectfully by the roadside and prepared tea for everyone to rest.
He smiled flatteringly, "The amount of cochineal insects used is huge, and we can't keep up even if we collect them day and night. I wonder if the prince can send someone to look for them outside the Great Wall? Our Rouge House will buy them at a high price."
She used the word "we" and it was to make money for her. How could Jin Sui refuse?
With the two previous battles of Hanxing suppressing horse bandits and Biancheng fighting the Tartars, I believe that there will be peace outside the Great Wall in the next few months.
She asked the Yan family's steward to send workers to follow them, and the Black Feather Camp to send a team to protect and lead the way, taking them to the outside of the Great Wall to collect cochineal.
Seeing someone digging a cellar nearby, she asked in confusion: "What is this for?"
The steward hurriedly said, "We built the cave for the winter. We are afraid that someone will damage the cactus. The Yan family will also send people to guard it in winter."
Jin Sui nodded and pointed to the Gobi Desert in the distance, saying, "The Yan family is active in this area. They have farmed and planted spices there. Your people should not go over there."
The Yan family's steward hurriedly assured that their people would only guard the cactus area and would never take a step without the prince's order.
Before leaving, Jinsui explained to Gu Changxiao that fennel, cumin and other spices were grown in the Gobi Desert, and when they matured, they would become the specialties of our border town.
The business with the Yan family was done in cooperation with Yan Shier Niang.
When he heard that it was the rouge and powder business, Gu Changxiao was puzzled: "Master Xiao Ji, do you even know this?"
"I know a little bit, just a little bit. Don't look down on the rouge and powder business. It can make a lot of money if it expands! Border Town is poor and there are not many businesses to do. We are cooperating with the Yan family in the rouge business, so we must pay attention to it."
She smiled carefully and said, "Well, the formula for the rouge is a family heirloom. My grandfather said it should be a family heirloom. But I cooperated in this business under the name of the King of Li. You see..."
"When our identities are switched, we will make it clear to the Yan family that this business belongs to the Ji family." Gu Changxiao smiled.
Jin Sui was overjoyed. It was easy to communicate with smart people! He smiled and said, "Let's split the dividends in half. I won't take advantage of you."
Seeing Jin Sui's sincere smile, Gu Changxiao had an idea in his mind. Our little Taoist Ji loves money! In this way, he could use money to keep him.
Thinking of cooperating with Yan Shier Niang, Gu Changxiao asked tentatively: "Does Taoist Xiao Ji have a private relationship with Miss Yan?"
Jin Sui was startled at first. A secret love affair? Do you want us to bloom like lilies?
Could it be that this guy is going to use Miss Yan in order to keep a talent like me?
He hurriedly shook his head: "There is absolutely no personal relationship! I know very well that I will never have a romantic relationship with a young man in this life."
Gu Changxiao doesn't think so: "Many eunuchs in Chang'an have married."
Jin Sui was shocked. She must not let Yan Twelve Mother know! She didn't want to harm the girl.
Thinking of what Wei Zhubo had said to her before, she smiled and advised Gu Changxiao: "Speaking of Miss Yan, she is really a rare good girl. Your Majesty can meet her. If you are interested in each other, marrying her is better than marrying a noble lady from Chang'an!"
Gu Changxiao glanced at her and said calmly, "The reputation of the King of Li being inhumane has spread throughout the world, so he won't be able to marry."
Jin Sui choked. Don't be so petty! "This can be proven. Just find a few doctors to verify it."
Gu Changxiao shook his head: "Forget it, I don't have the heart to think about it now."
Jin Sui thought of the question Yan Shier Niang had once asked the King of Li, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Can't you forget Miss Lin?"
Gu Changxiao looked into the distance, his eyes full of loneliness and a chilling resentment. He said in a very light and cold tone: "I really can't forget it."
That was not the tone of missing a lover, but that of an enemy.
Jinsui instinctively felt that this topic could not be discussed any further, as it would be no good to know too much about the boss's private affairs.
What if one day she and Gu Changxiao parted ways and he said, "You know too much"? She quickly changed the subject, "Li Heng still owes us a road in the border town. We must urge him to arrange for people to repair it. When the road to Yanzhou is repaired, we will build a road to the East China Sea and build a base there."
Gu Changxiao quickly changed his mood and chuckled, "Master Xiao Ji has made a lot of plans for the future of Border Town! It's only been two months. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't even have visited Border Town once, let alone do so many things."
Jin Sui said half seriously and half jokingly: "My situation is different. I am afraid that the prince will blame me, so I want to do more to make up for it."
Gu Changxiao looked at her and said sincerely, "I am only grateful to Taoist Xiao Ji, and I have never blamed you."
(End of this chapter)
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