The Thirteenth Prince will also try to please his future father-in-law.
He gave the half of the sweet potato he hadn’t eaten to Shen Shoufu.
Shen Shoufu thought, the emperor eats my daughter's sweet potatoes, and I eat your son's sweet potatoes, which cancels out.
Shen Shoufu took a bite of the sweet potato, which was indeed sweet and sticky, and tasted different from cassava. However, this sweet potato was very sweet just like that, and there was no need to make it into sugar water.
After the emperor finished eating, he asked the Thirteenth Prince, "Where does this come from? If it can be grown on a large scale, the people will have more food. What do you think, my dear?"
Chief Minister Shen looked at Yan Bao.
The emperor also looked at Yan Bao.
Yan Bao has already thought of a solution, and everything has been exposed. Now Yan Bao has nothing to say except telling the truth.
She pointed to a hillside and said, "That's right. Even the Jade Emperor dug it there. It wasn't taken from my space. If this can be promoted, it will indeed be an extra source of food for the people."
Sweet potatoes are high-yielding and not picky about where to grow. As long as there's soil, you can harvest them. With good care, you can get quite a lot, with a yield of 3,000 kilograms per mu easily possible.
When Chief Minister Shen heard that the yield per mu was 3,000 kilograms, he was tempted.
Shen Shoufu said: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will ask Yan Bao to take a look. If there are any left, we can dig them up and use them as seeds. We can then grow them and plant them."
The emperor nodded. He was also tired from running, so he ate sweet potatoes and drank water.
Yan Bao took Shen Shoufu to the small hill. Zi Yun fell down deliberately to attract Shen Shoufu's attention. He did it on purpose, otherwise he would not give Yan Bao a chance to cheat.
Yan Bao seized this opportunity, took out seven or eight good-looking sweet potatoes from the space, and dug them in the soil.
When Shen Shoufu looked over, Yan Bao pointed at the sweet potato without any guilt: [Look, sweet potato!]
Shen Shoufu knew that Yan Bao was capable of becoming a great man, and he was so open and honest even after doing bad things.
At his age, he doesn't have such thoughts.
Even if it is a motive, it is a good one.
Chief Minister Shen smiled and praised: “Yan Bao is amazing. He found this food so quickly. The emperor will definitely reward him later.”
[Whether or not I get a reward is not important. What's important is that I don't keep clinging to the sweet potato. I don't know anything, I really don't know anything. If you ask, I'm just amnesiac!]
Shen Shoufu was almost laughed to death by Yan Bao’s thoughts, you know how to play badly.
When the emperor saw the seven or eight sweet potatoes that Chief Minister Shen brought back, he couldn't help but touch them and said, "This is a good thing. Keep it well and let the people from Si Nong see it when you return to Beijing."
"If it can be planted on a large scale, the people will have more food." After the emperor finished eating his own sweet potatoes, he also ate the sweet potatoes in Baifu's hand that he had not eaten.
The taste is really good, he thinks it is delicious.
The emperor looked at Yan Bao and praised him, "Yan Bao is indeed my lucky star. He unexpectedly found such delicious food. What reward does Yan Bao want?"
Yan Bao waved his hand: [It's just a few sweet potatoes, no need to reward me. Just don't ask me how I found them and how you dare to eat them.]
The emperor was delighted to see Yan Bao, who did not seek credit or reward. He said, "I like this child, Yan Bao. He is cute, kind, and not greedy. How about this? I have someone make you a golden sweet potato."
Yan Bao's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, you may not know that sweet potatoes don't come individually, they come in bunches. If you really want to give me a reward, why not just give me a bunch!"
Shen Shoufu: “…”
I promised not to be greedy. The emperor can still tell the difference between one string and one.
Anyway, in the end Yan Bao presented a colored painting of a sweet potato, with six red candles of different sizes, as well as vines and leaves. If she hadn't drawn it, the emperor would have no idea what a sweet potato looked like.
Just because of the sweet potato painting presented by Yan Bao, the emperor happily asked the goldsmith to make a string of golden sweet potatoes for Yan Bao. Even the leaves were made vividly. When it was presented to Yan Bao, Yan Bao was stunned.
[It should be at least four or five pounds, right?]
Shen Shoufu: “…”
To put it mildly, it’s half solid, weighing nine pounds!
Yan Bao sighed inwardly: "The Emperor is so generous. Anyway, there are still some potatoes and carrots in the supply space. Why not take them out and exchange them for golden potatoes and golden corn? These can be eaten as staple foods."
Shen Shoufu: “…”
Yan Bao, you are taking things out so coolly, aren't you afraid of being exposed?
Yan Bao was afraid, so she just talked about it and didn't really take it out.
When Shen Shoufu saw that Yan Bao didn't take it out, he felt itchy again. He looked at Yan Bao, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Actually, our family closed the door and tried something called potato and corn. They are pretty good, don’t you think, Yanbao?
Yan Bao noticed the look in her father's eyes, but she had no idea what he was thinking. She could only give him an awkward but polite smile.
Yan Bao and his companions only stayed in the Hot Spring Palace for about ten days. It was impossible for the emperor to stay in the Hot Spring Palace for the entire winter as he still had to deal with government affairs!
Moreover, all the officials who had returned to Beijing to continue their posts were waiting to see the emperor. The emperor could not get addicted to hot springs and would not care about the affairs of the court.
Yan Bao had a lot of fun in the past ten days. He made a lot of delicious food by himself. He also secretly hid in the mountains to have a picnic without telling Madam Shen and the others. He also asked the guards to go hunting. Yan Bao took out the barbecue seasoning and had an outdoor barbecue.
There were a lot of prey, and Yan Bao asked Ziyun to invite Madam Shen, but who knew that Chief Minister Shen was following behind.
After a while, the emperor also came here after smelling the scent. Concubine Jiang did not come because she had recently started to have morning sickness and could not stand the smell of meat. Instead, Concubine Jing came and said that she was strolling in the garden with the emperor and saw that there seemed to be someone on the back mountain.
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