The officials, including Emperor Mingxi, who had been pointing and commenting in the greenhouse, suddenly fell silent after hearing her words, as if they had been frozen in place.
I kept repeating in my head, "It's called a potato, it's a vegetable, not a flower!"
Potatoes are a vegetable!
Potato! The potato from sweet potato, corn, and potato?
Potatoes yielding a thousand catties per mu! And they're growing right here in front of them, not roasted and eaten—that's wonderful!
Everyone's eyes were glowing red, and they were almost in tears.
They gazed eagerly at the large porcelain jars in front of them.
Suddenly I feel that these big vats are a bit too expensive for potatoes!
The surroundings suddenly became quiet. How could the clever Yue Fuguang not notice something was amiss? So she asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with these potatoes?"
Wang Shoushen, who was looking at her, immediately realized what was going on and quickly shook his head, saying, "No, there's no problem. It's just that we thought its leaves were thick, green, and lovely, and its white flowers were quite beautiful. We never expected it to have such a down-to-earth name."
Moonlight nodded. Your explanation is reasonable. You pass!
She said, "This vegetable grows up with seeds buried underground, just like peanuts. Each one is round and plump, like a bean in the ground, hence the name potato."
Yu Chongshan quickly patched up her wound and asked, "Fu Guang, was this vegetable also a gift from your overseas merchant friend?"
Yue Fuguang nodded and smiled, saying, "Grandfather is so clever; he guessed it right away."
Emperor Mingxi then pressed on, "Fuguang, did your friend bring you sweet potatoes and corn this time?"
Yue Fuguang shook his head honestly, "My friend must have gone to sea. He hasn't come recently. These potatoes were sent by him last time along with sweet potatoes and corn."
I found it delicious when stewing beef, and since I was running low on it, I decided to grow some more.
What? You even stewed beef with them?
It turns out that even the Junior Tutor didn't spare the potatoes. It wasn't that they weren't cooked through; it's that they didn't give them the cooked ones!
They were so naive!
No, no, what did the Junior Tutor just say?
Oh, she said... the potatoes were delivered together with the sweet potatoes and corn, all together!
In other words, the potato was at the Yu residence that time, so why didn't you tell them!
Oh, they... none of them even asked about the potatoes that also yielded a thousand catties per mu.
They were so focused on sweet potatoes and corn that they didn't even include potatoes in the story they made up. Isn't that infuriating?
Lord Wang swallowed hard and asked, "Are the potatoes tasty?"
Without hesitation, Yue Fuguang exclaimed, "Delicious! Stewed beef with potatoes, hot and sour shredded potatoes, potato pancakes, potatoes..."
Yue Fuguang rattled off more than a dozen dishes in one breath, which showed that she had eaten a lot!
Emperor Mingxi silently clutched his chest, heartbroken for him, but he dared not say it and had to put on a smiling face to comfort him.
"Fu Guang, are these potatoes as high-yielding as sweet potatoes and corn?"
Yue Fuguang thought about it and realized that the yield of sweet potatoes in modern times is generally between 4,000 and 6,000 jin, and the yield of potatoes is between 4,000 and 8,000 jin.
It is said that "if planted carefully, the yield will be higher than that of sweet potatoes. However, like sweet potatoes, this plant also has its own drawbacks. It cannot be continuously cropped, otherwise it will affect the yield and make it prone to disease."
Sprouted potatoes are poisonous and cannot be eaten; they can only be planted.
Everyone: Are the shortcomings you mentioned still a problem when it comes to high yields? Even if you can't crop it continuously, the yield from just one season is higher than the yield from several years of grain cultivation they're currently growing.
The young master said that sweet potatoes can be dried and stored, so can potatoes also be dried and stored?
They would probably be even more excited if they knew there were also sweet potato starch and potato starch.
"Master, the high yield you mentioned is only possible with the help of modern fertilizers. Look at this place, there's no industry, agriculture is backward, and there aren't even many kinds of fertilizers available."
Furthermore, the agricultural tools and related equipment are even more backward than those used on my planet Water Blue during the Song and Yuan dynasties.
"Are you saying I'm bragging? Just tell me, do you think these tanks that you raised with Lingyu have that kind of yield?"
As for your point about their outdated farming techniques leading to low land productivity, these uncultured scholar-officials probably wouldn't care too much.
She glanced at Wang Shouchun, who had helped her plant vegetables many times, and said, "Hmm... Old Master Wang doesn't count!"
Wang Shoushen: Judging from what the Divine Artifact Master said, these two ancestors not only have fertilizer technology, but also better farming tools.
His eyes shone brighter than the stars in the night sky outside the window.
Yue Fuguang felt uneasy under his gaze; it was as if he were looking at her like she was a piece of fat!
Wang Shoushen nervously rubbed his hands together. "Young Master, if I may be so bold as to ask, do you still have any potato seeds here?"
Hongnong Temple is willing to offer some silver to buy some items. Rest assured, the price will be absolutely reasonable! We have the money, don't we, Your Majesty, Minister Dong?"
The two people who were mentioned quickly nodded, and Emperor Mingxi added, "If Fuguang doesn't like silver, there are many ingenious items in the private treasury that Fuguang can choose from."
Yue Fuguang felt a pang of pity for a second at their eager eyes, but still spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Wang, all the seeds have been planted here."
She said, a little embarrassed, "This is what I like best. I used the rest to make delicious food and ate it all."
Did you eat it?
It's eaten!
Everyone held their breath, but dared not utter a sound. Emperor Mingxi glanced at Yu Chongshan, 'Such a fine thing in your house, and you didn't even know?'
Yu Chongshan: If I knew that, how could I stop the child from eating it?
"Here are eight pots, one, two, three... eight pots. Would it be alright if the imperial court bought half of them from you?"
Although Wang Shoushen also felt sorry for the food, it belonged to the Junior Tutor. He liked to eat it, and after he finished eating it, could they stop him from eating it?
He glanced at Emperor Mingxi, who was still exchanging glances with Yu Chongshan. His Majesty only dared to think about it; if he were to actually say it, he would definitely be the first to shrink back.
Having a throne to pass down in the family is a huge liability! His Majesty dares not offend this ancestor; their most important task now is to secure what they already have.
Their emperor... alas!
He has been working himself to the bone for the Great Yan Dynasty and for the Xie family's rule!
Yue Fuguang readily agreed, "Sure, since you like these, I'll save some for you next time my friend brings sweet potatoes and corn."
When he said that he should leave him some sweet potatoes and corn, Wang Shoushen was so excited that he trembled.
He was so shocked by the good news that his vision went black for a moment, followed by ecstasy, and he straightened his back considerably.
They even dared to glance sideways at their emperor and his colleagues.
See? He keeps coming here every few days. Although he doesn't see the Young Master every time, she sees how diligently he takes care of the vegetable garden, and that's how the good things come about.
He automatically ignored the number of 'several' seeds; as long as there were seeds, even just one or two, he was confident he could cultivate more seeds.
Emperor Mingxi was initially excited, as his reputation as a wise and benevolent ruler throughout the ages seemed within reach.
Then I started to feel a little jealous. He had sent quite a few nice things here, so why couldn't they think of him a little more?
"Fu Guang, why are you only thinking about giving some to Old Wang, and not about giving me a few?"
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