"What's that smell in here?" The emperor looked at the open door and was hit by a smell that was stinky and had a strange odor.
Yan Bao smiled and pulled out a large durian: [Durian, everyone who eats it says it's delicious!]
The emperor's expression changed: "What is this?"
Ziyun, the mouthpiece, said, "Your Majesty, it's durian. A friend of the princess's picked it from far away. He said it tastes great. It smells stinky but tastes sweet."
"Durian?" The emperor frowned. "Why haven't I heard of it?"
【There are so many things you haven’t heard of! 】
Yan Bao didn't waste time talking to the emperor. He opened another durian in front of him. The durian was full of flesh and had a sweet aroma. The emperor took a few steps back and asked, "Is it really edible?"
Yan Bao nodded, opened the durian, and asked Eunuch Fu to come over.
The emperor nodded.
Only then did Eunuch Fu dare to come forward and said, "Princess, please give your instructions."
Yan Bao motioned him to open his mouth. Eunuch Fu had a bitter face and pleading eyes. Yan Bao was not going to be soft-hearted. If you act like that now, don't beg me when you want to eat more delicious durian later.
Eunuch Fu looked at the emperor for help.
The emperor gave Eunuch Fu a cold look. He had no choice but to open his mouth and take a bite. The durian was dry and the yellow flesh looked like lumps. It was impossible to imagine what it tasted like.
The strange smell at the entrance makes people frown subconsciously.
After taking a bite of the soft, sweet durian, my eyes lit up. I couldn't believe that this fruit that smelled stinky, had a strange shape, and had prickly thorns could have such delicious flesh.
The soft, sweet taste is unmatched by any other fruit.
Yan Bao watched Fu Gong take one bite after another, and he finished a piece of durian flesh in a few bites, with a look of satisfaction and aftertaste on his face. Yan Bao knew that no one could escape the sweetness of durian.
The emperor looked at Eunuch Fu's performance and asked, "How is it?"
Eunuch Fu said, "Your Majesty, it tastes excellent. It smells foul, but tastes sweet and soft. If Your Majesty doesn't mind, you can try it. I think you might regret it if you don't."
The emperor did not expect that Eunuch Fu would speak so highly of him.
Also, who is Yan Bao?
Whatever she likes, it doesn't matter.
When Yan Bao brought up a piece of durian flesh, it was from the middle section of the big room, the most delicious and the most mature one.
Durian that is ripe on the tree is much more delicious than those picked in advance. If there were no space, no one would dare to pick the ones that are ripe on the tree because they cannot be left.
The emperor took a bite doubtfully, and it was indeed smelly. When the tip of his tongue touched the durian flesh, the emperor raised his eyebrows, and under Yan Bao's expectant gaze, a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.
After eating one piece, the emperor was still not satisfied and took another piece to eat.
After finishing the second piece, the emperor wanted to eat more, but his appetite was a little satiated.
The emperor asked, "This durian is indeed delicious, but it is a bit smelly."
"I heard it came from the south, from the Baiyue region." Yan Bao knew this place; it was on the Dajin map.
The emperor raised an eyebrow and said, "So it's Baiyue. Have they paid tribute before?"
Eunuch Fu remembered, "Yes, yes, it was offered as tribute during the reign of the late emperor. It looked similar to this, but seemed to smell even stinkier and not as good. Some people felt sick after eating it and said it was poisonous, and even cursed the Baiyue people."
The emperor nodded, and it was true.
At that time he was still a prince and had not yet become emperor.
If it is the same kind, I can only say that I really didn’t understand it at that time.
Yan Bao understood why the food was not tasty before and some people even had allergic reactions to it. It was because they had not been cultivated and selected properly, so the taste was bad.
Today's durian is selected from the varieties.
Wait, there shouldn't be any difference between now and before.
Yan Bao thought of something and went to find Tao Yuanyuan: "Sister Yuanyuan, are you sure this durian is the variety from here?"
Tao Yuanyuan pointed at her finger: "You found out after all. I know you're not easy to fool. I didn't want to lie to you. It's not that I'm afraid too many people will know and it's unsafe."
Yan Bao didn't say anything, waiting for her to explain.
Tao Yuanyuan said, "That's right, this durian isn't from this world, it's from our world. The durian from this world isn't as sweet, and the variety is different. The core is huge, the flesh isn't tasty, and the skin is thick."
"The durians in my space are all rewards for completing tasks. They are the durians from our side."
"I see. I was wondering if they didn't grow here." Yan Bao finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Sister Yuanyuan, have you ever thought about planting a durian tree yourself?"
Tao Yuanyuan shook her head: "I have so many durians, more than enough for me to eat. You could never finish all of them in your lifetime!"
Yan Bao laughed: "It's because we can't go back. How can we miss such delicious food? It would be great if we could grow it ourselves!"
Tao Yuanyuan curled her lips and said, "Durian likes high temperatures and heat, and the land in Dajin is not suitable for growing it."
"Even if we planted them, we can't ship them by air or rail, so it's hard to sell them. It's a bit troublesome."
Yan Bao thought about it and realized that the transportation here was indeed a problem.
The canal is only a short distance away, and the official road is not easy to travel on.
If there were railways, this wouldn't have happened.
Yan Bao herself didn't know how to build a railway, so she placed her hopes on Tao Yuanyuan: "Sister Yuanyuan, can you choose anything you want with your system?"
"For example?"
"Do we need a railway or something?" Yan Bao himself felt that it was not possible.
Tao Yuanyuan touched her forehead: "You don't have a fever!"
Yan Bao: “…”
She was overthinking it.
Just as she was about to give up on the idea, a message popped up in her mind: [Triggering the mission. Do you want to start the challenge mission? Complete the mission to obtain first-hand railway construction materials, large brocade version.]
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