My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 284 Potato Feast (1+1)

Another three days passed in a blink of an eye.

The spring plowing in Anyi County has officially entered a busy stage, and many aristocratic families in the city have participated in it.

In the south of Anyi County, within a radius of a hundred miles near the Yellow River, there are many fertile lands, which is also the root of the agriculture of Hedong County.

Wei's family did not monopolize all the land resources, that would only exhaust him to death.

At present, Wei Cheng has discussed with several elders of the family to fully implement the first five-year plan, focusing on industry.

Then, the agricultural aspect must be let go and handed over to a trusted family.

After discussions within the family, it was finally decided to select ten of the more than twenty aristocratic families attached to the Wei family to be responsible for farming.

Cai and Xie are among them.

On this day, Wei Cheng personally brought Cai Yan's second uncle Cai Ying, Xie Jin's Xie Jin, and the heads of several other aristocratic families to a vast plain.

"This place is mainly responsible for the cultivation of potatoes, and I plan to hand over the responsibility to the three aristocratic families."

Wei Cheng took a boiled potato from Xu Chu's hand.

Don't bring potatoes here, it must have been bought by Modern Time and Space. As for the source, Wei Cheng has already thought of an explanation.

"This is a kind of tree root that I accidentally found in the mountains. You can eat it and see if it suits your appetite."

There were more than a dozen boiled potatoes, and each person shared one, and Xu Chu took care of the rest. To be honest, simple steamed potatoes are tasteless to eat alone, but in this era, they are delicious and satisfying staple food.

"It tastes good, at least better than millet, and eating one will give you a feeling of fullness." Cai Ying ate it with the skin and meat, and gave a pertinent evaluation after eating.

People from several other aristocratic families also agreed, but Xie Jin directly ordered another potato from Xu Chu, and kept nodding his head saying it was delicious. It seemed that he had the closest relationship with Wei Cheng, which aroused everyone's envy.

Wei Cheng said with a smile: "I've already had a table of potato feasts prepared in the restaurant. After the survey here is over, the few of you will be able to feast on them. These potatoes can not only be used as a staple food, but also a very good way to cook. ingredients."

Everyone smiled and greeted, Cai Ying asked curiously: "I don't know what arrangement the envoy has for our family, is it to plant potatoes together, or?"

In front of outsiders, it is naturally not easy to directly address Uncle Wei Cheng. Although "Shi Jun" is a bit more official, it can avoid suspicion.

The others naturally also called out to Wei Cheng, the shepherd of Bingzhou, the envoy of Wei, and the envoy of Wei.

Although Wei Cheng didn't like this title, there was nothing he could do.

"Second Uncle's question, I can answer it for you right now."

Wei Cheng waved to the stewards of several satellite cities not far behind him, signaling them to come forward and obey.

These stewards were all promoted temporarily. They were all powerful farmers in Wei's village before, specializing in farming.

"The maturity period of potatoes is generally [-] to [-] days, which is about two to three months. They are farmers specially selected by me. They are mainly responsible for planting and looking after potatoes. They have certain theoretical experience. They even worked in greenhouses before. Potatoes have been successfully cultivated here."

Wei Cheng was talking about the vegetable shed outside the city, everyone nodded slightly at this, and looked at the stewards with eager eyes.

For things like farming, experienced and inexperienced are completely different things. If you find someone who is inexperienced and directs blindly, the result can be imagined, unless the blind cat meets a dead mouse.

Wei Cheng was very satisfied with the changes in everyone's expressions, and said with a smile: "I won't tell you who has the most experience, now I'll give you a chance to take one person with you, and he will tell you where the land each family is responsible for farming is. , and the expected return on potatoes.”

"This..." Cai Ying and the others frowned.

Wei Cheng said with a smile: "I'm not afraid to tell you that the land area you each get is basically the same, about [-] mu, but the same land may produce very different potatoes, it depends on you. luck."

There are a total of ten aristocratic families here, and if each aristocratic family has 30 mu, it is [-] mu.

In later generations, the normal yield of potatoes per acre of land was between [-] and [-]. If calculated based on the minimum of [-], the annual output would reach an astonishing [-] million catties, enough to supply everyone in the Han Dynasty for half a year.

Of course, potatoes are also the most important source of income in Wei Cheng's plan, a mere [-] million catties, probably not enough... that's another story.

"Now you decide by lottery, be fair." Wei Cheng directly pulled ten weeds from the ground, "The longer ones are chosen first."

Cai Ying and the others looked at each other, but Xie Jin pulled out a weed very casually. Although it was not the longest, it was also the second.

The longest weed was picked by Chen's people. He hurried to those stewards and used his own method to judge which one had more experience.

On the contrary, Xie Jin's method was very good, and he directly found the youngest one.

Young people are not easily constrained by inherent thinking. As a fresh crop, potatoes must be grown in a very different way from other crops, so young people can play an unexpected role.

Of course, to be honest... Xie Jin once met this young man in Wei Cheng's small courtyard. At that time, Wei Cheng praised the potatoes he planted as delicious. He tried to plant them in a greenhouse, but the output was mediocre, and he had already eaten them all.

Wei Cheng laughed at the side and said nothing, it seems that this time the Xie family is going to be cheaper, and originally wanted to hint to Cai Ying to choose the young man, but in the end Cai Ying got the shortest weed and had to be the last one.

Fortunately, Cai Ying's luck was good, and he finally got a lot of management experience, so the output must not be too low.

"Okay, everyone has chosen a good person. The potato seedlings will be delivered to you one after another in the next few days. At that time, it will depend on your ability. Whether you can produce a hundred stones per mu or lag behind People, it all depends on how much you pay."

Back to the county seat.

Wei Cheng did not break his promise, and took them to Hao Kelai Restaurant to taste a feast of potatoes.

"Ah, what a coincidence!"

Unexpectedly, at the entrance of the restaurant, they met eldest aunt Wei Min and younger aunt Wei Ning, of course there was also a woman wearing a gold tassel veil, and a quirky little maid.

"Big aunt, little aunt, are you... out for dinner?"

Wei Cheng bowed his hands to the two aunts, glanced at the 'new neighbor' casually, and bowed his hands by the way.

It was the first time for Liu He to see Wei Cheng up close. After bowing his head, he quietly stood beside Wei Ning and looked at Wei Cheng.

Today, Wei Cheng wears looser samurai uniforms in order to travel. The brocade gown with double fronts is unique in this era. Wei Cheng loves white, and his clothes are basically white. It looks clean and energetic.

Coupled with Wei Cheng's already handsome facial features and fairer skin than women in this era, not only Liu He couldn't move his eyes, but the little maid Xi'er also stared at the pretty girl in front of her without blinking. son.

"That's right, Cheng'er is eating out too?" Wei Min responded.

Wei Cheng nodded, and pointed to Cai Ying and Xie Jin who were behind him. Only then did Wei Min realize that there was a group of people behind Wei Cheng. They thought they were pedestrians. After all, the streets of Anyi are really lively. People come and go.

When the two parties met, they naturally wanted to greet each other. Liu He didn't reveal his identity, but Cai Ying, Xie Jin and others almost guessed it immediately... Only Wei Cheng didn't know the beaded veil on Liu He's face , is the standard of the royal family.

"Since we met, let's have dinner together. Today I asked Aunt Niu to cook a special banquet. The two aunts... and, um, these two girls are lucky."

Seeing that Wei Cheng knew everyone, he simply invited them together, and there were two aunts here, so there was no need to deal with Cai Ying and the others here, and he could enjoy the delicious food.

Wei Min and Wei Ning looked at each other, and at the same time smiled knowingly, nodded and said: "In this case, then respect is worse than obedience."

Liu He glanced at Wei Cheng, and found that Wei Cheng was also looking at her. The two of them paused for a moment, and then moved away.

I don't know if there is a tacit understanding, both of them feel that Wei Min and Wei Ning are messing up, but unfortunately there is no evidence.

A group of people went directly to the private seat on the second floor.

Wei Cheng was coming to have dinner today, and the second floor was not open to the public. Today, all the screens used to partition the room were removed today, leaving a large box with an area of ​​more than [-] square meters.

The shopkeeper personally led the way, and after the group went upstairs, they took their seats in order of priority.

To Wei Cheng's surprise, the 'new neighbor' was actually sitting at the bottom left of him.

The ancients respected the left, just like the emperor's court, the first minister standing on the left must be the most powerful.

Wei Cheng glanced at Liu He curiously, and really couldn't figure out which prince in the Han Dynasty could be so awesome that his daughter was supported by so many people.

Not long after, Aunt Niu came up with a few maidservants to deliver the meals.

"This first dish, you must try it, is my personal favorite snack."

As Wei Cheng said, he picked up a piece of pan-fried potato shredded cake. The crispy texture and the spicy taste of spices not only appetized, but also satisfied the appetite. It was oily but not greasy, crispy but not burnt, beef My aunt's craft has improved again.

When the others saw that Wei Cheng was eating, they were not polite, and picked up potato shredded pancakes one after another.

Wei Cheng looked at the 'new neighbor' in a strange way, but curled his lips in disappointment. When he was eating, there was a little maid serving him, and his sleeves covered his mouth, so he couldn't see his true face at all.

Click! ~
After Liu He took a bite of the potato shredded cake, the crispy texture made her eyes shine.

Especially the combination of spices made the originally tasteless potatoes become layered. First, it was burnt, then salty, and then rich in spices. Just one bite gave her the urge to eat something special.

Contrary to Liu He's reservedness, except for Wei Min and Wei Ning, who are women, everyone else here is men. Men don't have so many scruples. Being able to eat is a powerful manifestation, and they all started to do it.

For a time, the entire second floor was filled with the chewing sound of 'click, click'.

Seeing this, Wei Cheng smiled without saying a word. Half of the effect had been achieved. To make potatoes a staple food on the dining table of the Han people, the promotion of the aristocratic family was crucial.

"The next dish is called charcoal-grilled mashed potatoes. It tastes dense and delicious, with a light smoky taste. The ingredients can be sweet or salty. It all depends on personal preference. Come, everyone, try it again."

After Wei Cheng finished speaking, he didn't bother to introduce. He was already hungry after running all morning. He scooped up a mashed potato with a silver spoon and stuffed it into his mouth with a sound of "oooooooo". Sweets can also be served as staple food.

Others tried both flavors. In the end, half of them chose the salty mashed potatoes, while the other half chose the sweet ones... It turns out that the dispute between salty and sweet has been going on since ancient times.

To Wei Cheng's surprise, that 'new neighbor' turned out to be a member of the Salty Mouth Party... No wonder he made trouble for me as soon as he came here, it seems to be a congenital incompatibility.

"My lord, these potatoes can indeed be preserved. I'm already full after eating two dishes, hahaha." The person in charge of the Chen family said with a smile.

Wei Cheng heard the words and looked at the plates on his table.

Pan-fried potato shredded cakes are empty; sweet charcoal-baked mashed potatoes are empty; salty ones are also empty.

Good guy, you can really eat, I just want you to taste it, you just eat it, and there are more than a dozen dishes in the future, what can you do?

Wei Cheng looked at him amusedly, and said: "Mr. Chen, you can't eat like this. I want you to try it out. Let's taste together whether this potato can become the main thing to replace the five grains. It's better for you, just eat it."

"Uh, there are still dishes?" Old Chen looked at the others in embarrassment.

Wei Cheng nodded, "There are still more than a dozen dishes. There are many kinds of dishes made from potatoes. Just two dishes are not enough to show its value."

When everyone heard the words, they all looked forward to it.

Even Liu He, who originally planned to eat another mashed potato, hurriedly put down the spoon in his hand upon hearing this.

Needless to say, although it was the first time she ate potatoes, this kind of food with a dense texture really made her want to stop.

It suddenly occurred to me that on the first day when I came to Anyi, the cook herself cooked the dishes just now. She also ate ingredients that were more delicious than potatoes. She didn't ask about it at the time. Now that I think about it, it's probably all new ingredients that Wei Cheng discovered. Bar.

Liu He especially likes a kind of food that is bright red. It is fried with chicken. It is sour and sweet, and it is a special meal.

It’s just that since she was a child, she has eaten a lot of rare treasures in the world, and she has no impression of that kind of red fruit, let alone calling it by name. According to Aning, that kind of fruit can be eaten directly, especially fresh and tender Juicy yet.

Thinking of this, Liu He involuntarily looked at Wei Cheng who was at the top.

Different from other people's gobbling, Wei Cheng's eating movements are gentle and elegant, and his lips are tightly closed when chewing. There is always a faint smile on his face, and he always looks calm and calm, which is very pleasing to the eye.

Liu He suddenly remembered the interview with Wei Hao, the patriarch of the Wei family, the light in his eyes gradually faded, and boundless sadness rose in his heart.

She originally wanted to ask Wei Hao for help, but Wei Hao spoke directly. Today's Wei family listens to his second son Wei Cheng, and he doesn't want to interfere too much.

Thinking that Luodu's family was still in dire straits, and that the two younger brothers were in danger of dying at any time, Liu He immediately lost interest in tasting delicious food, and sat there in a daze, always maintaining the movement of facing Wei Cheng.

The others didn't know, and thought she was dumbfounded by Wei Cheng.

Wei Cheng is also trembling...you eat when you eat, why are you staring at me like this?
(End of this chapter)