As Chenxi described it, he praised, "Yingxue, you drew it so well."
Di Yingxue glared at her: "Chief, please be serious. If you keep doing this, you'll never finish drawing."
"Alright, alright, I'll listen to Yingxue."
She asked Di Yingxue to draw potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, and other foods that were not yet available locally at that time.
Just because something doesn't exist in the local area doesn't mean it doesn't exist outside of the local area.
She remembers that many of the foods came from outside.
Especially after the introduction of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, the yields were high and the crops were drought-resistant, finally allowing people to have enough to eat.
First, draw it out, then have someone search for it everywhere.
Food is fundamental. When people have nothing to eat, they will become unruly; when they have food, they will endure hardship.
A messenger relayed the message: "Sir, Zang Huatian requests an audience!"
Having completed his quarantine and showing no further issues, Zang Huatian reappeared before Shen Xi.
Still as fat as a ball.
Chenxi couldn't help but say, "Huatian, you should lose weight."
Zang Huatian never expected that the first thing his superior would say to him would be to advise him to lose weight.
"Sir, we can't reduce it!"
It's not like he hasn't tried to lose weight. When he was as fat as a ball, the doctor reminded him that he should eat less. But the result of eating less was that he would binge eat again after a few days.
Over and over again, it grew from a small ball to a large ball.
It grows as fast as if it were being blown out of the air.
"Go find Chen Yan. It seems your health has deteriorated. Let him adjust your condition."
Shenxi didn't want the people around her to die before they even got started, leaving her, the leader, with tears streaming down her face.
"good."
Zang Huatian readily agreed, thinking that the commander was showing him concern!
"Sir, have you seen the grain I brought back from my trip?"
Shen Xi shook her head: "It's already been handed over to the logistics department."
There are many things that she doesn't need to do herself.
Zang Huatian added, "The grain we brought back was mainly coarse grains, and we also brought back two round bags of things."
He gestured with his hands to indicate the size: "The grain merchant said that no one was buying these, so he gave them to me as a gift."
Zang Huatian remained unfazed, but only he and the grain merchant knew that the grain was not a gift given willingly by the other party.
Instead, he noticed that the two bags of items were covered in dust, some were spoiled, and some had rotten teeth.
He got it through connections and his silver tongue.
The grain merchant smiled bitterly: "I spent three taels of silver to buy this. That red-haired devil said it was high-yielding and drought-resistant, but no one bought it. No matter how much I say it's good, no one dares to try it."
"Besides, with yields already reduced due to drought, who would dare to test unknown seeds on the land?"
Seeing that the plump seeds were about to spoil, it was better to do someone a favor.
As Shen Xi listened to Zang Huatian's description and gestures, his eyes lit up.
If she wasn't mistaken, the round seed that Zang Huatian mentioned should be a potato!
Potatoes, if planted properly, can yield several thousand catties per mu (unit of land area), and in good land, they can even yield ten thousand catties per mu!
It should be noted that, compared to the yield of millet in the north, which was called foxtail millet at that time, the yield per mu was only two to three hundred jin, and in areas with poor soil, it was even less than one hundred jin.
A potato yield of several thousand kilograms per mu is absolutely a dominant force!
Excitedly, Chenxi picked up the completed drawing and asked, "Is this what it looks like?"
Zang Huatian was surprised to find pictures on the leader's plate. Upon closer inspection, he confirmed that they were indeed the seeds he had brought.
"Oh, this is it! So the commander knew about this!"
Of course I know: shredded potatoes, potato slices, potato chunks, candied potatoes, beef stew with potatoes, braised potatoes, stewed potatoes...
There are so many ways to eat it, and she still loves potatoes.
Chenxi had no intention of finding this thing. Potatoes, which originally grew in South America, were not introduced to China until the Ming Dynasty.
Judging from this era, it is either the Sui and Tang Dynasties or the Song Dynasty.
Shenxi thought to herself, perhaps this was a perk given to her by the god of time travel.
She's already experienced something as bizarre as time travel, so why couldn't something different happen?
Thank you, Time Travel Master!
Chenxi ran happily towards the granary, "Potato baby, here I come!"
They happened to encounter Shen Mu, who was directing the distribution of grain.
This is Shen Rongxuan's deputy, in charge of guarding the granary and distributing grain.
Upon seeing Shen Xi, Shen Mu immediately ran over and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Commander!"
Shen Xi nodded and told Zang Huatian to ask Shen Mu about the situation.
Shen Mu paused for a moment, then beckoned over someone: "Lei Ming."
A dark-skinned young man quickly approached: "Greetings, Commander."
Then he turned to Shen Mu and bowed again: "Captain!"
Shen Mu repeated Zang Huatian's words, and Lei Ming's face was not good: "Captain, that thing can't be eaten. Someone has already eaten a little and is vomiting and having diarrhea, and almost died."
Shen Mu's expression also darkened: "Who said we could eat whatever we wanted?"
No unauthorized use of any instructions, regardless of their nature, is permitted.
Lei Ming looked at Chen Xi awkwardly, then at Chen Mu: "A third of those two bags of stuff rotted, and the rest have sprouted."
"The loading and unloading staff said these were definitely unusable and wanted to throw them away. Someone couldn't bear to part with them, so they offered to give them to her. As a result, she picked some out and ate them, and then she got poisoned."
Shen Mu's face darkened: "I've repeatedly emphasized that everything must be put into storage, how can someone still make decisions on their own?"
Shen Xi also looked unwell; she worried that her precious potatoes might all be ruined.
Lei Ming shuddered in fright. He was in charge of loading and unloading, and if he were to be held responsible, he would be in serious trouble.
He immediately ordered someone to bring in Liu, who was still exhausted, and asked directly, "Where is that round thing you left over?"
Upon hearing this question, despite her weakness, Liu still huffed and puffed, "Throw it all away! Whoever bought the spoiled food must be punished by the commander."
Lei Ming shuddered: "Throw it away?"
Since Shen Mu asked about this, and the leader is also here, it must be very important.
Shen Mu roared, "Do you know that you are misappropriating public property!"
Liu raised her head and then noticed Shen Mu and Shen Xi behind Lei Ming. She also shuddered.
The notice clearly states the rules: anyone who dares to use public property without permission will be severely punished!
Many people have already been flogged for this reason; fifty strokes of the cane, enough to cripple them even if they don't die.
"But this is broken!" Liu said, kowtowing as she argued.
Shen Mu sneered: "Public property, even if it's truly broken, is not for private individuals to use! Do you know your crime!"
Liu, dragging her weak body, trembled slightly. This was an attempt to convict her!
She kowtowed to Chenxi: "Commander, I am guilty. Please punish me leniently. I have three children to take care of at home."
Those who voluntarily confess their crimes, unless they are extremely heinous criminals, may have their sentences reduced!
Shenxi remained silent.
Lei Ming shouted, "Where did you throw your things? Tell me right now!"
He was afraid too; he knew he couldn't escape the charge of dereliction of duty. He hoped to find something to minimize his punishment.
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