Chapter 633, Let’s Farm Together
Grandma Gu and Gu Jian finished their lunch with almost stiff faces. They didn't dare to talk much to the emperor, nor did they dare to appear too enthusiastic, for fear that Daohua would notice something and then find out the emperor's identity.
The emperor also had an uncomfortable meal. He mostly ate alone in the palace and was used to not talking while eating or sleeping. When he met Daohua, who was so hospitable and chattered endlessly with him about family matters, he really found it a bit difficult to cope.
Especially since this little girl was playing tricks in front of him. During the casual chat, she would ask about his identity in a roundabout way from time to time, which made him laugh and laugh. He felt as tired as if he was competing with officials in court.
Daohua ate well. Although Wu Ye always glibly blocked her questions every time she asked them, she was not disappointed. She could sense from his words that Wu Ye really respected his master and mother-in-law, and knowing that was enough.
Seeing that Gu Jian and Granny Gu had almost finished their meal, Daohua looked at the emperor with a smile. Seeing that he had not eaten much of the food on his plate, she couldn't help but ask, "Fifth Master, is my food not to your taste?"
The emperor, who had only taken a few bites, forced a smile and said, "No, it's quite delicious." He just didn't have time to eat.
Daohua breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that Master Wu doesn't have a big appetite."
The emperor glanced at the rice flowers, speechless. Didn't this girl know why he ate so little? If she hadn't been constantly asking him questions, would he have eaten properly?
Gu Jian didn't want to see his apprentice testing the limits of his own life, so he glanced at Caiju and motioned her to clear the table.
Seeing that Daohua was sitting still and seemed ready to stay and continue entertaining the guests, the emperor took a deep breath and left the hall on the pretext of going to the bathroom.
As soon as the others left, Daohua looked at Gu Jian and Granny Gu with disapproval: "Master, Granny, I know you're hospitable, but there should be a limit to your hospitality. Thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum is rare, and Master yourself couldn't bear to eat a single bite, so why are you giving it to outsiders today?"
Outside the house, the emperor, who was called an outsider, said: "."
Gu Jian's mouth twitched. "Well, Master, isn't this because we don't have anything good to treat them?"
Daohua glared, "The meal we just had was quite sumptuous, wasn't it? Caiju even served potatoes."
Granny Gu hesitated for a moment. "Well, didn't you say potatoes weren't a rare food?"
Rice Flower: "Potatoes are not that rare, but the problem is, these potatoes have just been planted, and even the emperor hasn't eaten them yet, so they become rare."
Granny Gu suddenly stopped talking.
Outside the house, Eunuch An looked at the emperor and whispered, "Master, shall I ask Caiju to get you some more food?"
The emperor shook his head: "Forget it. If that girl sees us later, she will definitely scold us again. It's better not to cause trouble." After that, he turned and entered Xiao Yeyang's room.
Later, when Daohua returned to her room for a nap, Gu Jian came over with a bowl of medicinal food.
The emperor learned the ingredients of the medicinal food and shook his head, saying, "Uncle, leave this for mother. There are many good medicinal herbs in the palace, and I have no shortage of medicinal food."
Gu Jian placed the medicinal food in front of him and said, "I know there's no shortage of herbs, but can you find herbs that are over a thousand years old? Come on, eat it quickly. This medicinal food is very nourishing. Don't worry about my sister, I'll save some for her."
Hearing this, the emperor gave up. He had been there for a few days and had been eating medicated food every day. The effect was really good. He had always had poor sleep and always got up at night. After taking the medicated food, he slept through the night for the past two days, and when he woke up in the morning he felt refreshed and energetic.
"By the way, uncle, what's going on with those potatoes? I heard from Dongli that the yield seems to be very high."
Gu Jian smiled and nodded. "Yes, it's quite high. It's grown in the village at the foot of Daohua Mountain. I personally went to see them harvesting it. One mu of land yielded about 20 dan."
The emperor was shocked and asked anxiously, "Is the output so high?"
Gu Jian nodded: "However, this is also because Daohua has taken good care of the fields. If others had planted them, the yield might not have been so high."
The emperor calmed himself down and said, "Even if the output is halved, it's still a high yield." He frowned and asked, "Why didn't Yan Zhigao report this?"
Gu Jian helped explain, "These potatoes were only harvested not long ago, and since this is the first time they're being planted, many growing conditions are still unclear. Yan Zhigao is a cautious person. I heard from Daohua that he's harvested all the potatoes and is currently trial planting them throughout Ningmen Prefecture. I guess he'll report to the court when the next batch of potatoes is harvested."
The emperor nodded: "Yan Zhigao is still very pragmatic and serious in his work."
Seeing that the emperor attached great importance to potatoes, Gu Jian continued, "Daohua said that potatoes can be grown for two seasons. Now her farm is planting the first season. You can go and take a look."
The emperor became interested: "Okay, I'll go down the mountain and take a look later."
When Daohua woke up from her nap, Wang Maner went to the kitchen to get her some hot water to wash her face. During that time, she discovered that the medicinal food in the porcelain jar was missing, so she immediately ran to tell Daohua.
After hearing this, Daohua fell silent.
Wang Man'er: "Could it be that Granny Gu or Master Gu ate it?"
Daohua shook her head: "Grandma won't eat medicinal food before lunch break, and Master won't eat it either."
Wang Maner: "That must have been eaten by that Fifth Master."
Daohua sighed and said, "Forget it. If Master wants to give it to Fifth Master, then just give it to him. We will just pretend we don't know."
Wang Man'er nodded: "Miss, do you think Master Gu is too nice to Master Wu?"
Daohua snorted: "How can it be bad? A thousand-year-old medicinal herb can be stewed just like that." As she said that, she wanted to go and see how much Polygonum multiflorum was left, so she walked out of the house and went straight to the pharmacy.
However, when she arrived at the pharmacy and saw the locked door, Daohua was stunned: "Why is it still locked?"
Daohua turned around to look for Gu Jian. After searching around, she found that he and Granny Gu were not there. She then asked Caiju in the yard, "Caiju, where are Master and the others?"
Caiju: "It seems like he went down the mountain."
Upon hearing this, Daohua also took Wang Maner down the mountain, and soon found the two old men in their own fields.
Seeing Wuye standing on the ridge of the field watching the tenants picking potatoes, Daohua walked over quickly: "Grandma, Master, why are you here?"
Granny Gu smiled and said, "Xiao Wu wants to see how potatoes are grown, so your master and I will accompany him to take a look."
Daohua said "Oh" and turned her gaze to the emperor: "Fifth Master, are you also interested in farming?"
The emperor smiled and nodded: "Food is the most important thing for the people, and farming is the most important thing for people's livelihood."
Rice Flower smiled, then rolled her eyes and said, "Fifth Master, you won't understand anything just by standing here and watching. You have to go to the fields and see for yourself how things are done. Only then can you understand what farming is all about. Otherwise, it's just empty talk and you won't be able to manage farming properly."
After eating the thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum from her family, how could she not let him farm for her?
Upon hearing this, Eunuch An immediately started coughing violently.
Even the eldest daughter of the Yan family dared to make the emperor go down to the ground!
The emperor looked at the rice flowers that were encouraging him to go to the fields and said with a smile, "I heard from the old man that you are very good at planting things. I think you will definitely go to the fields yourself. Otherwise, why don't you show me how?"
Daohua immediately laughed in her heart. This Fifth Master was still as cunning as ever. He asked her to farm and even asked her to come along.
After pondering for a moment, Daohua smiled and said, "Of course, Master Wu looks so majestic and strong, he must be very capable. Farming is definitely no problem for him."
As he said that, he went down into the field first and waved enthusiastically to Uncle Wu.
"Master Wu, come down here. I'll teach you how to grow potatoes."
The emperor didn't expect that Daohua would go to the field as soon as she said so. He stood on the edge of the field in silence for a while, but still went down with gritted teeth.
Then the emperor began his first journey of growing potatoes.
At the beginning, the emperor studied very hard.
Half an hour later, the emperor's expression became somewhat reluctant.
An hour later, the emperor felt that he could not straighten his back and wanted to give up planting, but the rice flowers stood by and kept cheering him up, muttering, "There is no way he can't even beat a little girl", which made him very tired.
On the ridge of the field, Eunuch An looked worriedly at the emperor who was clearly unable to walk in the field. He said to Gu Jian and Granny Gu, "My two old masters, how about calling the master up here? If he continues planting, he'll be sore all over when he returns."
Gu Jian looked at his apprentice who was still very interested in the ground and said, "Okay, come up now that you have learned enough."
Hearing this, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
Rice Flower curled her lips. When she reached the edge of the field, she saw the emperor hunched over and pounding his waist. She shook her head and said, "Fifth Master, it's only been a short while since you started farming, and you're already so tired. It's obvious you're lacking exercise."
The emperor looked at the rice flowers dimly, and said with a forced smile, "In the future, if I have the chance, I will definitely ask Miss Yan to work with me on the farm."
Seeing that his silly disciple wanted to agree, Gu Jian quickly stopped him: "Why would a girl like her farm? As long as she can collect rent, that's enough. Well, now that we've seen it, learned it, and farmed it, let's go back."
The emperor didn't say anything more.
On the way back, Daohua enthusiastically introduced the things in the fields to the emperor.
The emperor listened carefully and asked questions from time to time, and then found that Yan Zhigao's daughter really knew a lot about farming.
(End of this chapter)
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