Chapter 347 Visiting the Siheyuan
Qin Chuchu followed the man's gaze and couldn't help but frown.
"Isn't it the same thing?"
I looked at the two watermelon seedlings carefully. Apart from the shapes of the watermelons, the petals were the same and there was no difference.
The man raised the corner of his mouth and pointed at the big watermelon seedling.
"How can they be the same? The leaves of this one are much fatter than the one we just ate, and the roots are also thicker.
This is a late-maturing variety. The one we just ate is early-maturing. And there is only one watermelon left on that seedling. Look at this one, there are two now, and there is also a flowering one over there.
If there are too many fruits left, they naturally need a lot of nutrition. Plus, it's a late-maturing variety, so this watermelon is definitely not ripe."
"Oh." Qin Chuchu nodded.
After looking so carefully, she found that the growth of the two seedlings was really different. As she looked at them, she became unhappy again.
"Then why don't you plant some early-maturing ones!"
She looked at the man in front of her with dissatisfaction. What a joke! If there were more early-ripening varieties, they could eat watermelons as much as they want now.
Seeing the stupid woman pouting in dissatisfaction, the man couldn't control himself and pinched her nose.
"Who said I'm a coward? Aren't these all true?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the watermelon field next to him. The watermelons there were all round and plump. They were the same variety as the ones he had just eaten.
Following the direction of the man's finger, Qin Chuchu looked at the watermelon in front of her and smiled happily again.
"Why didn't you say so earlier!"
Her eyes curved with joy, and as she spoke, she ran towards the watermelon in front of her. Just as she was about to reach out to pick it, the man pulled her back.
"Don't pick it, it's not ripe yet!"
"How could that be?" Qin Chuchu looked incredulous.
The one I just ate wasn’t even as big as this one. They are the same species, so how could they not be ripe?
"Chu Chu, look!"
The man pointed to several watermelons next to the watermelon.
"Don't be fooled by the size of this watermelon. This seedling has several grafted onto it, so it needs a lot of nutrients. It's definitely not ripe yet, unlike the one we just ate. It only had one melon left, so it ripened so early."
The others stood aside and listened quietly, admiring the master's detailed technical explanation from the bottom of their hearts.
If it weren't for the careful cultivation, I wouldn't be able to say this.
Eunuch Li, in particular, listened even more carefully, his eyes full of approval.
This King Chen can go into battle and kill the enemy as soon as he picks up the sword, and he is a master at farming when he takes off his armor. It is true that people with ability will shine wherever they are.
What is even more surprising is that Prince Chen, who has always been taciturn but dislikes being close to women, is so patient with Princess Chen. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would not have believed it.
Qin Chuchu didn't notice the looks of others. When she heard the man say that, her lips pouted again.
"So the watermelon we just ate is the only one that's ripe, right?"
She looked at the men with dissatisfaction, because they were all greenhorns who could only be looked at but not eaten.
Looking at the woman's angry face, the man suppressed a smile.
"That's not the case. There are still many watermelon seedlings left here."
As the man spoke, he pointed to a patch of melon seedlings in front of him.
Initially, several varieties were kept to test the maturity of the fruits.
Some keep one, some keep two, some keep four, and some just let them take whatever they want.
"Really!" Qin Chuchu's eyes lit up.
After saying that, he went into the watermelon field to find the seedling with only one watermelon left.
But after taking a few steps, she was pulled back by the man.
"You are weak and shouldn't eat too much cold food. You can't eat anymore today!"
Han Muchen hooked his arm around Qin Chuchu's slender waist and looked at her seriously.
She hadn't eaten much in the past few days and her spirits had just improved, so it was really not suitable for her to eat too much cold food.
"I…………"
Qin Chuchu glared at the man in front of her with dissatisfaction and was about to retort, but when she saw that there were outsiders around, she held back.
When she was pulled out by the man, she kept looking back at the watermelon field, not knowing which one was ripe.
I thought I would come secretly to pick them when the Living King of Hell was not around.
Looking at the silly woman's eyes rolling around, he knew what she was thinking. The man pursed his lips and said nothing, pretending not to see it.
Eunuch Li saw all the little movements of the young couple and curled the corners of his mouth in satisfaction.
I used to think that it was a terrible thing for Prince Chen to marry the daughter of Prime Minister Qin.
So much so that when I later heard that Princess Chen was taking out silver, I was a little bit unconvinced.
Given the irreconcilable relationship between Prime Minister Qin and King Chen, how could the relationship between these two be so good? Outsiders probably say that because they don't know the inside story.
But at this moment he really believed it. Looking at the way the couple got along with each other, it didn't seem like they were pretending.
Everyone walked out of the greenhouse and went to the underground courtyard in front.
This was the man's request. He wanted to let Eunuch Li take a look and then tell his mother about it when he returned, so that she could rest assured.
Otherwise, I would have thought how hard my life here would be.
The previous pit greenhouse caught Eunuch Li's eye, and when he arrived at the underground courtyard, he was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.
As soon as you come in, you will see the pavilions and towers in the yard, and the smooth surface paved with bluestone slabs, which looks grand and elegant.
There are also floor-to-ceiling windows and glass doors, and inside are furniture that I have never seen before, so everything looks new.
He visited almost every room, and when he came to the kitchen, he pointed at a row of transparent pools in front of him with a look of curiosity.
"Are these and the one in the palace room both made of glass?"
The floor-to-ceiling windows and glass doors I have seen before were all flat, so they should not be too difficult to make. However, the one in front of me has grooves, so it should be quite difficult to make.
Hearing his question, Feng Er hurried forward to explain.
"Yes, it's all made of glass. This is the sink for washing dishes and vegetables. Just drain the used water from the bottom."
As he spoke, he scooped a bucket of water from the water tank beside him and poured it directly into the glass trough.
It flowed directly out through the drainage hole inside.
“…………”Eunuch Li’s eyes lit up.
Pointing at the sink in front of him in surprise.
"Then where does all this water go?"
He lowered his head and looked at the ground again, but did not see any water flowing out, nor did he know where the bucket of water he had just poured had gone.
Feng Er pointed proudly at the wall in front of him.
"There's a cesspool behind here, where all the wastewater from the kitchen and the excrement from the palace flow into.
There is a special entrance leading to it on the ground level, so you don’t have to go into the yard when cleaning.”
"Oh?" Eunuch Li raised the corner of his mouth.
His eyes were full of curious little stars, which really opened his eyes.
Qin Chuchu, who was standing behind him, was also staring at the sink she had never seen before.
“…………”
This is not on her drawing!
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