Chapter 75 Sheng Sheng should be the older sister, and he should be the younger brother.
"No way, your relationship has gotten this close? Last time you sent him fish, and this time he sent you radishes. What are you two doing?" Xie Yunqi said unhappily.
"yes."
The little dumpling looked at him with a hint of doubt and confusion, and then nodded decisively.
Xie Yunqi: "..."
So you're not even going to act anymore?
Xie Yunqi heard the sound of her own heart breaking.
His little sister is so young, how could he have such a feeling that she had been kidnapped!
Although Pei Ji was a hostage from the State of Song, he never held any prejudice against him.
Just thinking about his obedient and adorable younger sister, who was always so timid and timid, made him feel a nameless fire burning inside him.
“We’re just good friends,” the little dumpling smiled. “And that’s not the point, it’s this radish. Isn’t it delicious? It was grown by Afu and Brother Pei Ji together! Brother, have you ever heard that the people of Song are good at farming? How about it? After eating this radish today, don’t you think it’s really different?”
Xie Yunqi was led away by her: "Hmm...it does seem to be sweeter and more tender than anything I've ever had before."
After saying that, he saw the little dumpling's happy expression and immediately came to his senses.
"No, why are you so happy about the radishes he grew?" Xie Yunqi changed the subject. "I don't think they have any other advantages besides being sweeter and more tender. We can have such good radishes in our Yu Kingdom too! Don't you think so, Xiao Quanzi?"
"Ah?" Caught off guard, Xiao Quanzi quickly replied, "Your Highness, the best vegetables in our Yu Kingdom should be the batch sent as tribute from Jiangnan. Jiangnan has fertile soil, plenty of rain, and a very good climate, so the grains grown in Jiangnan should be the best in Yu Kingdom, hence the high price."
The food in the palace is naturally the best; the meals they eat every day are sent from Jiangnan.
Xie Yunqi raised his chin: "See, I told you so."
She coaxed him with a smile, "Okay, okay, Fifth Brother is right."
Xie Yunqi, however, fell for this tactic and found it quite appealing.
At first glance, it seems as if the two are reversed in age; Sheng Sheng should be the older sister, and Xie Yunqi should be the younger brother.
Sheng Sheng thought for a moment and said gently, "But these radishes weren't grown in Jiangnan. They were grown on a plot of land that was reclaimed behind Jingyue Pavilion."
Xie Yunqi paused for a moment.
"That's not even fertile land, and the seeds are ours too. I doubt Brother Pei Ji has any special medicine to make the radishes grow so well, right?" Sheng Sheng looked up, deep in thought.
"But the radishes they grow are even tastier than those in the palace. The same seeds, the same climate, why are their radishes so delicious? Fifth Brother just said they're even better than the radishes you've eaten before. It's not the seeds, not the field, not the weather... it must be because the Song people's planting methods are something special, that they can grow such good radishes even under the same, or even worse, conditions!"
He slammed his fist into his palm, like a little detective who had solved a case, his hair ornament swaying confidently.
Xie Yunqi froze, her mouth slightly agape, her eyes filled with confusion.
That's strange, but it seems to make some sense?
Xie Yunqi scratched his head, looked at Xiao Quanzi blankly, and Xiao Quanzi returned the same blank look, as if he had figured something out. In the end, the master and servant shook their heads in unison.
It's so convoluted, it almost made me develop a brain!
The two girls didn't understand, but Huang Ying and Zi Juan, who had been standing silently behind Sheng Sheng, exchanged a glance and said in unison, "What the princess said makes sense!"
Zijuan paced back and forth a few times: "I only thought that the people of Song were naturally good at it, but I forgot that Young Master Pei and the others just casually cleared a piece of land in the bamboo forest of Jingyue Pavilion to plant it, not in Song Kingdom."
"I'd overlooked it," I said, "but under the same conditions, the radishes from Jingyue Pavilion are indeed better than those from the palace. I've heard it's because the weather and rainfall are similar across the Song Kingdom, resulting in roughly the same quality of grain throughout the kingdom. But how could Young Master Pei, being here, possibly grow such excellent radishes?"
Huang Ying: "I once heard the Minister of Agriculture say that the variety of seeds can indeed affect crop growth. The difference in seeds can also determine the quality of the crop."
For example, if grain seeds from Jiangnan and Xiyun County were grown in the same place, the grain from Jiangnan would be better than that from Xiyun County. However, if it's the same type of grain seed, as long as it's not a bad seed, the impact would be limited. If Young Master Pei is using ordinary seeds from here, then Young Master Pei's planting skills must indeed be extraordinary.
Sheng Sheng listened attentively and became even happier, looking at Xie Yunqi: "Brother, look, Sheng Sheng will tell you!"
Xie Yunqi blinked, seemingly understanding but not quite: "Ah, it seems so?"
"I must ask Brother Pei Ji how he grew such delicious radishes! Oh, and by the way, not only are they delicious, but they're also huge!"
Xie Yunqi waved his hand, not caring whether he understood or not; he just couldn't stand seeing Pei Ji being praised so much.
However, Sheng Sheng was right to praise it, and Xie Yunqi himself also thought the radish was quite delicious. He was still stunned by what the others had just said, and Xie Yunqi couldn't say a single bad word about it.
Finally, Xie Yunqi simply crossed his arms and muttered under his breath, "He really favors outsiders."
Sheng Sheng didn't hear clearly: "Brother, what did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."
"It's nothing!" Xie Yunqi quickly changed the subject; he didn't want to hear her praise others anymore. "I said, I'm full. Let's go to Changyin Pavilion quickly!"
"Oh, okay."
Zijuan quickly helped her put on the cloak and gave her a small hand warmer so she could go out warmly.
Today, Sheng Sheng's hair wasn't suitable for wearing a hat, and she was also wearing a set of sparkly hair ornaments. They were so shiny and dazzling that they were almost blinding in the light. Sheng Sheng didn't want such beautiful hair ornaments to be hidden.
The two of them, holding Yan Hu's hand, strolled slowly towards Changyin Pavilion.
Changyin Pavilion is located at the westernmost part of the palace. It houses many musicians and dancers who provide music and dance accompaniment for banquets in the palace.
Besides palace banquets, many concubines also liked to have people perform in the palace. After all, once the concubines entered the palace, they could not leave at will, and after a long time, they would inevitably feel bored. They could only ask people to sing songs, listen to music, and watch dances to relieve their boredom.
Before we even reached the bottom of Changyin Pavilion, we could hear the melodious sound of a guzheng coming from afar.
The clear sound of the guzheng flows out like a clear mountain stream, reaching straight to the depths of one's heart.
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