Huan Yue was in good spirits after waking up early.
After practicing the Eight Pieces of Brocade in the Hall of Receiving Grace, I returned to the rear hall.
The morning sun shines on the ginkgo tree.
The morning breeze was chilly, the leaves swayed, and the ginkgo fruits hanging from the branches made one want to open their mouth and catch them.
Of course, this is just a thought; you absolutely mustn't open your mouth.
The poisonous nature of ginkgo trees is yet to come, and the fresh fruit on the tree is not a peach that can be eaten directly.
When this fruit ripens, the outer layer will smell bad, and if not handled properly, the entire area behind the Qing'e Palace will smell bad.
However, with so many years of experience with ginkgo trees, everyone has long been quite knowledgeable about them.
Even though ginkgo is poisonous, it is still very nutritious if eaten properly. I look forward to a good harvest.
Huan Yue looked over and saw that they had moved all the seedlings from yesterday over.
The cat chimed in, "Isn't food supposed to be important? Is this just growing vegetables?"
An official came over, carrying a large box behind him.
The eunuch and Consort Huan reported: "After Duke Zheng returned to his residence, he inquired carefully and said that these were all the things he brought from Binzhou. The imperial edict was to show them to His Highness and Princess Yongmu. In addition, Miss Han brought back some items from foreign tribes, as well as gold coins, etc."
Huan Yue nodded; other matters were not her concern.
Di Baose ran over and asked, "Did you know that Cui Shi has been demoted to a commoner? How much silver did Han Oumo earn after returning from overseas?"
The eunuch whispered, "The Duke of Zheng said he inquired and found that Miss Han went out twice and earned a million taels of silver, as well as many other things. It seems she doesn't plan to go again, but instead wants to get involved in maritime trade."
Huan Yue nodded.
No wonder the Duke of Zheng asked so many questions and made them all come up.
With silver and weapons, what are you going to do?
No matter what method Han Oumo uses to establish relations with foreign tribes, he will one day become the vanguard to fight back.
At that time, the entire Han family will definitely be tricked.
When faced with someone so brainless, not only the imperial court but also the Han family will have to keep an eye on her.
Di Baose looked at the large box with curiosity.
Huan Yue was speechless. What was so curious about sweet potatoes and potatoes? Was he looking forward to the days of potato chips and French fries?
Huan Yue went inside and tidied himself up.
Di Baose ran out and busied herself for a while, then came back to wait and watch the excitement.
Huan Yue watched, thinking how great it was to be young. He found her a job; she was full of energy. He praised her occasionally—perfect.
Guo Bing came over and said coldly to Consort Huan, "Miss Chen wants to make an appointment with me."
Di Baose blinked.
As you can see, Princess Yongmu remains gentle and beautiful, and there's nothing more to say about the Cui family's affairs.
She dared to destroy the entire Kunyu Palace, so is she going to destroy the Imperial Palace in a fit of rage? Even the Emperor wouldn't dare to do that!
Princess Yongmu understood even more: "Living in Fucui Palace, the allowance will still be that of a Zhaoyuan."
What more could you want? Do you want all the concubines and beauties to die?
Xie Zhou came over, and everyone opened the box together to take a look.
Huan Yue felt he could say, "Like illness, many things are invisible to the eye, but they can still spread from overseas to Great Zhao. Therefore, when you come ashore, it's best to sunbathe or wash with vinegar or lime water. At least wash with water several times."
Guo Bing understood: "It's like having a plague. This is to prevent problems before they occur."
Huan Yue nodded. Bingbing is indeed clever.
Princess Yongmu's smile grew even brighter, like the rising sun. One has to travel and see more to truly understand.
Inside this box were small wooden crates, neatly arranged.
The eunuch took out a box and opened it.
Huan Yue looked at the sweet potatoes. Although they looked a little different, there were many varieties of sweet potatoes, such as purple sweet potatoes and white sweet potatoes.
Looking at the red skin peeking out from under the fresh mud, Di Baose exclaimed, "This is a sweet potato?"
Huan Yue smiled and nodded, "Sweet potatoes seem to have an outer layer of red coating."
Jia Bing looked at it and said, "Just dug it up? It's not very big."
Huan Yue said, "Fresh fruit is hard to transport, and it might not even be possible to bring it back from overseas. So it was brought back in pots? It might have been sorted out in Binzhou and was a seedling that was kept separately. As for whether it can grow after the season, we'll have to see."
Everyone understands.
Watermelon seeds can sprout if you throw them in the soil now, and they can grow quite a few if the weather is good, but they will freeze to death before you can eat the watermelon.
The eunuch opened the next box.
They are all round and plump, about the size of sweet potatoes.
Di Baose is easy to recognize: "Potato?"
Jia Bing picked one up to look at: "It's fresh too, and it looks a bit like taro."
Taro cannot be grown everywhere, and it has never become an important food source.
So if someone immediately starts by saying that potatoes are important, then there's either something wrong with them, or they're trying to take credit for themselves.
Huan Yue laughed and said, "If it looks like taro, then we'll call it 'foreign potato'?"
(It seems that "yangyutou" refers to Jerusalem artichoke, but potatoes do have the alias "yangyutou".)
Everyone thought the name "potato" was acceptable.
(It may be a bit rustic, but it's down-to-earth.)
Having identified these two things, let's look at the next one.
The eunuch brought out a box of corn.
Each grain resembles a cereal grain, although they are larger, but they do look somewhat like ears of wheat and rice. Besides, the various grains don't all look the same.
Rice cannot be grown just anywhere, so there is reason to doubt how important it is.
The eunuch brought out another box.
Di Baose laughed and pointed to a seedling over there: "Isn't that the one hanging over there? Is this the only kind that grows in the ground?"
There's a bowl of chili peppers there.
It blooms with a few small white flowers, like tiny cucumbers with small chili peppers hanging on them. You can recognize its appearance.
Princess Yongmu said, "This rice should grow on the ground."
No mud, clean. Like sweet potatoes, or perhaps yams, it's not unusual.
Therefore, yams cannot be planted casually, but why can sweet potatoes? There is reason to doubt this.
Besides, there's only one piece of land; you can't plant that kind of thing. How can you not have enough to eat?
More land is still needed; this is not a simple issue.
The young palace maid asked, "What can we do with these chili peppers?"
Xiuyun said, "It's spicy."
One of the eunuchs was bold enough to take a chili pepper and put it in his mouth to taste it.
Huan Yue looked at the red chili peppers. They weren't considered spicy when he looked at them, so they probably weren't the spiciest variety.
Some chili peppers, just sitting there, exude a spiciness that's pungent and intensely sour.
The eunuch was both bold and meticulous. After eating a little, he exclaimed, "It's so spicy! This servant will go get some water!"
The eunuch then retrieved another package from the large chest.
Huan Yue looked at it; it resembled a treasure chest.
Moreover, was Han Oumo's getting lost a good thing, or was it an obsession? Why did he bring so many back at once?
Jia Fei looked at it and said, "These seeds look a bit like watermelon seeds."
Xie Zhou looked at his wife: "Could it be a pumpkin?"
Huan Yue nodded; the pumpkin was ready.
The eunuch found a large bag of peanuts.
Huan Yue took one, peeled it open, and ate a piece. It tasted just like that.
Xie Zhou picked one up, put it in his mouth, and the taste seemed a little off.
Huan Yue said, "It might be damp."
She doesn't really know much about food, but she can tell if it's damp. She dared to eat it because it hadn't sprouted.
This matter should be left to someone to handle. It's Princess Yongmu's responsibility.
Princess Yongmu's retinue is not yet complete because Chenghua Palace is not large enough.
Huan Yue suggested, "Why don't we try planting it on the land behind Shicui Palace?"
The rear hall had much more space.
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