Chapter 252 This thing can be eaten
Although the guard was confused, he still started digging carefully as Yu Mengqing said.
In fact, the guards had no idea what cassava was.
But since the princess said so, they naturally had no choice but to obey.
And everyone in the general's mansion knew that the princess always had her own sense of propriety in doing things.
They didn't think the princess was being unreasonable.
Or perhaps they knew that their princess never did anything useless.
The guards also knew relatively little about cassava.
"Princess, look, do you want to dig this thing?"
After a few shovels, they soon saw the cassava that Yu Mengqing wanted.
"So fast?" Yu Mengqing was very curious.
In her impression, cassava always grows deeper.
She thought it would take a while to dig, but she didn't expect it to be so quick.
"Princess, this thing can't be eaten, it's poisonous!" Huang Chunhua on the side suddenly said.
The anxiety in his tone could not be hidden.
She remembered clearly that two children in Qinglin Village died in vain because of this thing.
It's all because of eating this thing.
After hearing Huang Chunhua's words, Yu Mengqing just waved her hand calmly.
"You think it's poisonous because it's not handled properly. If it's handled well, it can be a delicious dish."
"But......"
"Just listen to me, that's right." Huang Chunhua wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Yu Mengqing in a very serious tone.
"This... this isn't a sweet potato... this is..."
Huang Chunhua still didn't give up and wanted to persuade her again, but was stopped by Yu Mengqing's raised right hand.
"Don't worry, I know my limits."
It’s not that Yu Mengqing doesn’t believe Huang Chunhua, but Yu Mengqing knows that cassava is indeed poisonous if not handled properly.
She also believed that Huang Chunhua had no ill intentions.
So what she has to do now is to prove to everyone and let them know that cassava is indeed an edible food.
There were so many people that it didn't take long before several hundred kilograms of cassava were dug out.
The hundreds of kilograms of saplings that were dug only occupied a small area.
This shows how high the yield of cassava is.
That’s right, the villagers nearby have never dug it up. If it grows every year, it will grow densely.
The most important thing is that the soil at the foot of the mountain is very suitable for growing cassava.
It seems that even God can't bear to torture these people who are living in dire straits anymore.
Then, Yu Mengqing walked to the withered potatoes and squatted down carefully.
Potatoes are actually a high-yield food in the end times.
It's just that no one has discovered this food yet.
"Mengqing, what are you looking at?" Xue Zhonglan also squatted down and asked Yu Mengqing curiously.
Yu Mengqing pointed to the patch of ground that was so dry that only a small branch remained and said, "Just look at this thing."
Xue Zhonglan: “…” She wanted to ask, what’s so good about this.
But she knew that Yu Mengqing must have her own reasons for doing this.
Huang Chunhua was also very curious, and she naturally knew what Yu Mengqing was looking at.
But this kind of thing is basically everywhere at the foot of the mountain, and she doesn't think it's anything special.
It's just a dried-up seedling.
"This is a good thing." Yu Mengqing said this without thinking.
Then he pointed to the guard beside him and said, "Dig here."
"Yes, Princess."
Potatoes are much easier to dig than cassava. With one shovel, several potatoes pop out.
"Huh..." Huang Chunhua was curious.
She had grown up and still had no idea that there was such a round thing under this small dry branch.
"This thing is called potato, and it is also a kind of food." Yu Mengqing explained in a rare good mood.
It’s no wonder that Yu Mengqing was in such a good mood. It was just that the size of the potato was beyond her expectations.
She originally thought that even if there were potatoes, they would only be small ones.
But just now, when I dug casually, several of them came out, and each one was as big as a fist.
At this rate, the villagers will not only not go hungry this deep winter, but they will have more food than they can finish.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Mengqing pointed to a few more places and asked the guards to continue digging.
Sure enough, every potato dug out was unexpectedly large.
Most importantly, these potatoes are the same as cassava, and they have not been dug up.
Although these potatoes are not as resilient as cassava, Yu Mengqing can already see countless potatoes.
Thinking of this, Yu Mengqing felt even better.
Before going on the expedition, she had never imagined that the situation in the southwest would be so serious.
Seeing this situation, she, who originally only wanted to win the battle, couldn't help but want to share the burden for these people.
As a citizen of the Great Xia Kingdom, she did not want to see her compatriots suffer because of the war.
I don’t want the people of Daxia to live in such dire straits.
She is not a savior, but she also wants to do her best to improve their lives.
"Mengqing, are these potatoes delicious?" Guo Peiying asked curiously.
Since Yu Mengqing said it was food, Guo Peiying never doubted it.
And as for the cassava, from Yu Mengqing's expression just now, Guo Peiying knew that she must have a way to deal with the cassava toxin.
"We'll know whether it tastes good or not in a moment," Yu Mengqing replied.
Then he asked someone to light a fire in the empty space and put a lot of small potatoes in it.
After two quarters of an hour, Yu Mengqing guessed that it was about time.
They dug out the potatoes and handed one to each person.
"You'll know if it tastes good after you try it."
After saying that, she took the lead in opening one.
To be honest, she already liked potatoes very much in the apocalypse.
I just didn't expect that after traveling here, even eating a potato has become a luxury.
“Delicious, delicious…”
"It tastes really good!" Xue Zhonglan on the side also agreed.
Huang Chunhua also had one in her hand, and she didn't even have time to say anything because the potato in her mouth was really delicious.
She even wondered why no one had discovered such delicious food?
In fact, there are also many such potatoes at the foot of the mountain in Qinglin Village.
But no one has ever dug them, and no one knows that these potatoes grow underground. As long as you dig a little with a hoe, you will find a surprise.
It seems that she also needs to write a letter back to the village chief of Qinglin Village, asking him to take the villagers to dig together.
Ever since she moved into the general's mansion, Yu Mengqing had her learn to read and write.
By now, she has learned basic letter writing skills.
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