Chapter 863 866. Estimation
Seeing that Gu Bencan was so sure, Gu Sanbu asked with a smile, "You are so sure, have you tasted it?"
Gu Bencan grinned and said, "Of course, I have to try the taste first before I can introduce it to the elders.
Don't worry, the taste is good, I'll pick out some tender ones for you later."
Hearing what he said, Gu Sanbu and the others were looking forward to it, but they were anxious to ask, "Have you picked a few? If this is really edible, it looks like the harvest is good, so we have to save some seeds.
Just cook one and let everyone taste it together."
Li Cuicui also quickly said, "Yes, just two each will be fine. They are so big that you should be able to taste them."
Gu Bencan didn't give them a chance to react. He used both hands and twisted off several of them in an instant. Li Cuicui was so scared that she quickly reached out to stop him, "Enough, enough, let's just taste it. We can't waste these rare things..."
Gu Bencan then laughed and stopped, "Listen to my grandma, whatever you say is fine."
Everyone: "..." If you have the guts, don't do something bad before you say this. Only Li Cuicui was moved...
Gu Bencan didn't even peel off the outer leaves. He just picked up the corn cobs he had just twisted off and threw them directly into the pot.
"Is that all?" His actions stunned everyone. No need to dry it in the sun, no need to peel it, just put it in the pot and cook it directly?
"So this is the same as those vegetables, we can just cook it and eat it?" Gu Yi felt a little disappointed when he saw this operation. This meant that this thing was not durable and could not be made into a proper food.
Gu Bencan picked one out of the pot and pushed aside the corn cobs. “Of course, you can dry it and store it. I just made it simple now so that everyone can taste it first.”
When he said this, he felt a little guilty, as if the seeds were just dried...
"Did you eat without telling us?" Gu Yi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He was in a rare mood to joke with him.
"How could that be possible?" Gu Bencan said seriously, "I only cooked it secretly two or three times, and no more than that."
"You kid..." Gu Yi pointed at him, not knowing what to say.
Gu Bencan, "So don't worry, I have tried it for you, you can eat it with confidence."
Xie Ruyi looked at the acres of land and said, "It turns out that these guys run up the mountain all day just for this thing.
When I asked them, they were still mysterious. They said that the seeds were brought by my sister-in-law and they were allowed to use them. Aren't they afraid of wasting them?"
Jin Qianqian smiled and said, "You all know that Cancan is a rather eccentric person. I got the seeds by accident and he wanted to try it out. I didn't expect that he would actually succeed.
It was also because his brothers spoiled him and let him do what he wanted, luckily he became famous, otherwise it would have been a waste of time for these kids."
"That also shows that the brothers have a good relationship," Liu Liu and the others were happy to see the children getting close to the Gu Bencan brothers.
They are brothers of Gu Wenheng, but by the next generation, their relationship has become more distant.
It is not clear yet for Gu Bencan, but Gu Benluo will definitely take the imperial examination in the future. With the relationship with Gu Wenheng, his future will definitely be good.
This time of mourning for Gu Dashi is also an opportunity for these young people.
It didn't take long before everyone could smell a fragrance in the air.
At this time, everyone stopped looking at the land and gathered around the stove.
"It smells good, much better than cooked rice. I wonder what it tastes like?" The person who said this licked his lips, as if he could taste the corn through the smell in the air.
"Will it be ruined if we just cook it like this?" Some people also raised the question, saying that they have never seen any crops put directly into the pot.
Gu Bencan thought the time was about right and started picking the corn out of the pot with two sticks.
This is the experience he gained from cooking it several times. The leaves have changed color, which means the corn is similar.
"It's ready already? It's just been put into the pot. It's so big. Don't get an upset stomach if you eat it." Gu Yi stood on tiptoe. Even if he was curious, he didn't dare to go past his grandfather.
"If you cook it any longer, it won't be sweet," said Gu Bencan as he scooped up the corn, and Gu Letian beside him also joined in.
They couldn't just watch Cancan busy himself, and besides, he also wanted to taste the corn earlier.
After peeling off the leaves, the steaming fragrance spreads, and everyone's eyes are full of anticipation.
With so many people present, it was impossible to give one to each of them. Gu Benluo helped his brother chop the peeled corn into small pieces and put them in a bowl.
Gu Leshun carried the basin and started with the oldest elders. Everyone took a piece and then it was the turn of the kid at the back.
Although it was a bit hot, no one was willing to let go and kept switching hands back and forth.
No one spoke first because they were afraid of making a fool of themselves.
Gu Bencan was stared at by so many people, but he remained calm. He picked up a corn segment and took a bite, "Not bad, even better than yesterday."
At the same time, I was thinking that the taste was different each time, so it seemed I had to continue experimenting.
I secretly decided in my heart that I would cook one every day from now on, so that I could satisfy my craving and take notes at the same time.
Jin Qianqian would occasionally have a snack for herself in her space, and she wasn't really that greedy for the corn.
But these were all raised by her son, so naturally they were very different, and she ate them in small bites.
Although it was not like the improved varieties of later generations, she felt it was particularly sweet.
Others also followed the example of the mother and son and ate the food with extra care.
They had to chew and swallow every bite carefully, as it was a delicacy they had never tasted before.
"I wonder how much I can produce from this acre of land?" As a lifelong farmer, I am even more concerned about the issue of yield.
Gu Bencan has already done statistics, "If it is not dried, the yield per mu should be 700 to 800 kilograms."
As for the weight after drying, he couldn't calculate it yet, after all, he had never put it into practice.
"What?" Upon hearing this number, many people almost dropped the corn in their hands.
Everyone looked back at the mountain. How could such a poor land produce such a good harvest?
"Did you calculate it correctly?" Gu Yi took a deep breath and asked, "This is not a joke."
Gu Bencan glanced at the corn in everyone's hands and said, "This is just my estimate. We won't know the truth until the harvest comes."
In fact, he really followed the most conservative approach, for fear that something unexpected would happen and he would contradict himself.
Gu Yi looked back and calculated silently in his mind. Suddenly his face changed. "We can't make this known to anyone yet. We have to send a letter to Shangjing as soon as possible."
Jin Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief and was still thinking about how to remind them, but she didn't expect someone to react first.
Turning around and looking at his two sons, he realized that they were probably still a little young and didn't think long-term enough.
Gu Benluo also reacted, but there was a hint of shame in his eyes. It turned out that he still had a lot to learn.
(End of this chapter)
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