My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 801 Tomatoes and Peppers

Barcelona left the Han Dynasty with Zhu Zhanhe's promise and Helen's letter. The conversation between the two was not a formal cooperation, but it was just that both parties had the intention. Real cooperation would require Barcelona to get the governor and the parliament after returning to Venice. With his consent, he will formally send an envoy to the Han Dynasty.

For this cooperation, Zhu Zhanhe did not have any big requirements for Venice. He only needed them to hold the island of Cyprus and create an obstacle for the Ottomans to go to Egypt.

Cyprus is also very important to the Venetians, so even if Zhu Zhanhe didn't say anything, they couldn't give up easily, so Barcelona naturally agreed.

After Barcelona left, Helen temporarily put aside her longing for her hometown and parents, and settled down to raise her baby in the palace. She could only visit the girls' school once in a while, and left most things to others to handle.

"My husband won't let Sister Helen rest, so why are you dragging us here?"

In a remote corner of the East Palace, Chang Sining asked Zhu Zhanhe curiously. Sun Ruowei and Helen also stood beside her and looked at Zhu Zhanhe with curious faces.

"Today is a big day, I want you to come and see the good things!"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled mysteriously, and then opened the door in front of him.

This is a place similar to a garden. The garden is full of various flowers and plants. The climate and land here in Tianzhu make the plants here grow very lush.

"Husband, you just want us to see this garden?"

Sun Ruowei first looked at the garden, and then asked in confusion.

In fact, this is not a garden, but a breeding area of ​​the garden. If many plants in the garden die due to improper maintenance, a spare plant will be dug here.

Therefore, the plants in this breeding area are a bit messy and have no aesthetic value at all.

"You will know if you follow me!"

Zhu Zhanhe still didn't answer, but led the three of them into the garden, and finally came to the middle of the garden.

I saw two separate pieces of land in the middle of the garden. Some plants were neatly planted in them, and they also bore red fruits, which looked very beautiful. "This is it. Do you know what kind of plant this is?"

Zhu Zhanhe stretched out his hand and pointed at the red fruits and asked the three girls.

"This……"

Chang Sining, Sun Ruowei, and Helen carefully identified it.

The red fruit was about the size of a fist, with a very smooth surface. It looked round and round, somewhat similar to a persimmon, but it grew on a vine, so it was obviously not a persimmon.

So the three women spent a long time identifying it, but none of them could identify what kind of plant it was.

"Husband, what kind of plant is this?"

Helen finally couldn't help but ask. Her belly was slightly bulging, and she was already a little pregnant. It was estimated that she would give birth by the end of the year.

Zhu Zhanhe smiled, reached out and picked a few red fruits from the vine, asked someone to get water to wash them, and then gave them to Chang Sining and the other three, saying, "You guys, try the taste and see if you like it?"

"Can this fruit be eaten?"

Sun Ruowei was also surprised when she heard this. She had heard that the brighter the fruit, the more likely it was to be poisonous. This unknown fruit was so bright that it made people wary at first sight.

"Don't worry, I've had several before and they taste pretty good."

Zhu Zhanhe laughed and explained.

Hearing what Zhu Zhanhe said, Chang Sining and the others no longer hesitated, and immediately put the fruit to their mouths and took a bite.

As soon as he bit into the thin peel, a sweet and sour taste came out. Helen's eyes lit up even more, and she immediately took a few bites and said: "This fruit tastes really good, the sour and sweet taste is quite appetizing!"

Helen is already suffering from morning sickness, so she usually prefers to eat sour food, but she is not used to the taste of vinegar. In comparison, this sweet and sour fruit is more to her liking.

"It tastes really good. What's the name of this fruit?"

Chang Sining also took a few bites and then asked Zhu Zhanhe.

"This is called a tomato, or it can also be called a tomato. It comes from the distant America. My third uncle sent people to explore the routes to the Americas before. It took a lot of effort to bring these seeds back, but I intercepted them all!"

Zhu Zhanhe laughed and introduced.

These tomatoes were grown by Zhu Zhanhe from the seeds he brought back from America. Most of them were finally ripe today, so he took Chang Sining and the others to open their eyes.

"America? Is it the continent half a world away from us on your husband's globe?"

Helen was very surprised when she heard this and asked. She was very studious and was the principal of a girls' school, so she also had some knowledge of geography.

"Yes, that's America. In addition to tomatoes, there are many specialties in America. I have asked Zhan Qi and Uncle San to cooperate with us to go to America again. I wonder if we can find them?"

When Zhu Zhanhe said this, all he was thinking about were potatoes and sweet potatoes. Compared with vegetables like tomatoes, potatoes and sweet potatoes are the things that can really replace the staple food.

"Eh? Is this red and pointed one also a tomato?" At this moment, Sun Ruowei suddenly discovered another red fruit growing in the field next to it. Except for its different shape, it was also somewhat similar to tomatoes, so he picked it out of curiosity. One pill, and then I want to taste it.

"Don't……"

Zhu Zhanhe wanted to stop it, but was a step too late. He could only watch helplessly as Sun Ruowei put it in his mouth and took a bite.

"Ah~"

Sun Ruowei screamed, then vomited "Bah, Bah, Bah, Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah," and then continued to suck in coldair, and her little face turned red as a result.

"Husband, this fruit is poisonous, please call the doctor to save me!"

Sun Ruowei screamed while taking in the cold air. She now felt as if her mouth was on fire, her tongue was slightly numb, and even her speech was a little unclear.

"Don't worry, it's not poisonous, it's called chili pepper!"

Zhu Zhanhe stepped forward to comfort him, and then asked someone to bring water for Sun Ruowei to rinse his mouth.

Sun Ruowei hesitated several times in a row, and then she felt that her mouth felt much better, but her little face was still red from the heat. Obviously, the spiciness of the chili peppers brought back from America was not low.

"Husband, if Sister Wei becomes like this after just a small taste, is this fruit really not poisonous?"

Seeing Sun Ruowei's face flushed and eyes filled with tears, Chang Sining asked again worriedly.

"Don't worry, this pepper is a very precious food, or a condiment. I'll make some side dishes for you to try later!"

Zhu Zhanhe felt his mouth watering when he finished speaking. In order to wait for the tomatoes and peppers to ripen, he had resisted eating them. He just picked a few and tasted them. Now they were finally ripe on a large scale and he could let go. Eat a lot.

"Husband, can you cook?"

Helen next to her was also shocked and asked after hearing Zhu Zhanhe's words.

In this era, whether it is the East or the West, men of some status basically disdain to cook, especially men like Zhu Zhanhe who come from a royal family, so Helen never expected that he could actually cook.

"Haha, sister Helen, you don't know something. My husband is very good at cooking. I used to enjoy a lot of food. Unfortunately, my husband was too busy and had no time to cook."

Sun Ruowei also said with a smile at this time. Both words hinted that she used to eat dishes cooked by Zhu Zhanhe. Unfortunately, Helen's thinking was not on the same channel as hers, and she couldn't understand what she meant.

"Speaking of which, I haven't cooked for a long time. I wonder if my skills are rusty?"

As Zhu Zhanhe said, he directly asked people to bring the stove and various cooking utensils to prepare some dishes in the garden. Chang Sining and Sun Ruowei also rolled up their sleeves to help themselves. Helen wanted to help, but was persuaded by Chang Sining Come on, after all, she is pregnant now, so she must not be careless.

So Helen listened and sat aside, watching Zhu Zhanhe show off his cooking skills. When she saw the way he cut and stir-fried vegetables, Helen finally believed that Zhu Zhanhe really knew how to cook, and was quite skilled at it.

Zhu Zhanhe made two dishes using tomatoes and chili peppers. The tomatoes made tomato stewed beef and tomato scrambled eggs, while the chili peppers made chili fried pork and tiger skin chili.

However, when frying chili peppers, Chang Sining and Sun Ruowei both choked on the chili peppers, and then they all ran aside to accompany Helen. They still couldn't get used to the taste of chili peppers.

Finally, Zhu Zhanhe made another egg drop soup, which added fungus and bamboo shoots, which was quite refreshing.

After the four dishes and one soup were ready, Zhu Zhanhe washed his hands, then sat at the table with Chang Sining and the other three and said, "Come and try my craftsmanship!"

"Husband, this chili tastes so strong, is it really edible? It won't break your stomach, right?"

Chang Sining looked at the two dishes made of chili peppers and asked with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Don't worry, you may not be used to chili peppers at first, but as you slowly get used to the spiciness, you will find that you can no longer live without it!"

Zhu Zhanhe laughed, picked up a piece of chili and put it directly into his mouth.

However, Zhu Zhanhe underestimated the spiciness of this kind of chili pepper. In addition, he had never eaten chili pepper since time travel, and his body was not used to it. Therefore, he blushed from the spicy food and hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of rice before he felt better. Some.

"Is it really that spicy? I want to try it!"

When Helen saw Zhu Zhanhe's embarrassed appearance, she became even more curious, so she stretched out her chopsticks to grab the chili pepper.

"Don't... don't eat the chili pepper. Just treat it as a condiment and eat the meat inside. The meat must be spicy too."

Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly advised Helen.

Helen was very persuaded, so she took a piece of meat and took a small taste. Sure enough, her mouth felt spicy, but she could bear it. After the spicy taste, she suddenly wanted to taste it again, so she simply put the whole piece of meat in her mouth. As a result, the more you eat, the more delicious it becomes.

Seeing that Helen dared to eat the meat in the chili pepper, Sun Ruowei immediately followed suit and ate a piece of it unconvinced. As a result, she was sweating profusely from the spicy food again and had to drink a few sips of herbal tea to recover.

(End of this chapter)