Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 41 God Bless the Ming Dynasty, May It Prosper Forever (Please read, invest, and vote)

"Be careful not to break the jar."

In less than a moment, seven or eight palace guards came over carrying two large vats.

Looking at these two large vats that were half a person's height, the old man looked at Zhu Zhanjun speechlessly.

“Is this what you call a flower pot?”

Zhu Zhanjun waved his hand: "Don't worry about these details."

What is planted in a flowerpot is not what is planted in reality.

Zhu Zhanjun asked Lao Zhu to plant two trees specially. Yesterday, he and Lao Zhu dug them out together, covered them with cloth and placed them in a vat prepared outside.

It’s not that Zhu Zhanjun hadn’t thought about moving the tank directly in, but there seemed to be some limitations on the space on the ranch.

Except for the things required inside, nothing else can enter, let alone things like large vats. Zhu Zhanjun tried bringing a handful of soil in, and it was directly decomposed.

Several people gathered around, and even Empress Xu was supported by Mother Yun and walked forward.

This thing that could change the fate of the Ming Dynasty, everyone wanted to see it first.

The jar was covered with black soil. There was no seedling as imagined, but only a small stem as thick as a thumb sticking out.

"Where's the stuff?"

The old man looked at the empty space on the ground and asked Zhu Zhanjun in confusion.

"Down there." Zhu Zhanjun pointed to the exposed small stalks. "Potatoes and sweet potatoes all grow in the soil."

Then they suddenly realized, and they said, if the size was based on what Zhu Zhanjun described, the seedling would have to grow very strong to be able to withstand the weight of the fruit.

"What about the corn? Is it growing down there too? Or has it not been moved here?"

When the old man heard Zhu Zhanjun only introduced potatoes and sweet potatoes, and did not mention the delicious corn he had just eaten, he asked in confusion.

Zhu Zhanjun shook his head. "It's impossible to move the corn. Can I bring some more to you?"

"Endpoint?"

The old man was confused when he heard this.

"I planted three pots, one of which is corn." Pointing to the table where they had just eaten, "The corn we just ate was from the pot. There's still some left in the kitchen. If you want to see it, I can bring it over."

Old man:? ? ?

Empress Xu: ???

Yao Guangxiao: ???

My goodness, it seems that their meal just now has eaten up all the hope for the future of the Ming Dynasty.

"You bastard." The old man kicked Zhu Zhanjun on the butt angrily, "You actually ate something so important. Your last name is Zhu, not a real pig, how can it be so delicious?"

Zhu Zhanjun looked at the old man speechlessly, "What do you mean by 'I ate it'? I only tasted one on the plate just now, and grandma only ate one spoonful. Didn't you and the master make the rest?"

Old man: ('-'*)
Yao Guangxiao: (˙-˙)
It seems to be true.

Zhu Zhanjun only ate one, and his wife only ate one tablespoon. The rest was shared by him and Yao Guangxiao, who poured it into a bowl and mixed it with rice.

"What's wrong with me eating it? If you didn't cook it, could I eat it? It's such an important thing. I would rather die than wait for it, but you put it in the pot. Even if I don't eat it, can I plant it if it's cooked?"

The old man was not the kind of person who would admit his mistakes. He was so stubborn that he pushed all the responsibility onto Zhu Zhanjun.

Seeing that the two men were about to quarrel, Empress Xu stopped them helplessly and asked Zhu Zhanjun: "There should be some corn left, right?"

Empress Xu couldn't believe that her grandson, who was so smart, would do such a stupid thing.

"Yes, the seeds I brought back are still here. What we are eating tonight are the samples I planted."

Old man:? ? ?

"Ahem..." The old man coughed dryly and pointed to the two flower pots in front of him, "Are these sure to be ripe?"

Zhu Zhanjun rolled his eyes at the old man and waved to Xiaohu.

Xiaohu, who was waiting nearby, came over with a small hammer and a shovel.

Zhu Zhanjun took the two things, without even looking at the old man, and handed the hammer to Empress Xu.

"Grandma, you are the most blessed person in our Ming Dynasty. You will be the one to deliver the first hammer to open the auspicious sign."

"Flatterer." Zhu Zhanjun's flattering look made the old man curl his lips, but he did not refuse.

Because in his mind, his wife was indeed the luckiest person in the Ming Dynasty.

She has a husband who respects and loves her, filial children, and a grandson who is willing to risk his life and travel thousands of miles to find medicine for her.

Throughout history, how many women have been able to obtain all of these? If one of them can obtain all of these, she will be the envy of others.

His wife has it all. Isn't this the greatest blessing in the world?

Empress Xu reached out and touched Zhu Zhanjun's head, with a happy smile on her face: "Grandma is blessed to have you. Breaking the jar is a strenuous job. Grandma doesn't have the strength now, so you and your grandfather will do it for her."

Hearing his wife's words, the old man smiled triumphantly and took the hammer from Zhu Zhanjun's hand.

"You little brat, when have the men of our Zhu family ever let women do manual labor?"

As he spoke, the old man took a deep breath, and under the gaze of everyone around him, he slowly raised the hammer.

"clang!"

"Wow!"

The old man was indeed a warrior on the battlefield. With one blow of the hammer, the earthenware jar instantly shattered. The black soil inside slid down like gravel along with the cracked jar, revealing the roots and fruits inside.

Throwing away the hammer in his hand, the old man didn't care about the dirt and broken pottery pieces, and reached out to pick it up.

The black soil was peeled off layer by layer, revealing only a little bit of the fruit, and finally the whole picture was revealed.

This pot is planted with potatoes. The roots are densely packed, and large fruits are grown on the thick rhizomes.

The smallest ones were as big as an adult's fist, and the largest one was so big that everyone gasped, as its head was as big as a large bowl.

People couldn’t imagine that this one seed alone had grown so many. If a piece of land was planted with all of them, how much would the harvest be?
"Woooooooo..."

Looking at those huge fruits, the old man, who always appeared to be a tough guy, actually burst into tears.

With shaking hands, he picked the largest fruit, held it in his palm and choked up, "Dad, do you see? This is food to eat, food that can fill our stomachs. Our family won't have to go hungry anymore, and no one will starve to death anymore."

Looking at her husband who was crying in sorrow, Empress Xu silently stepped forward, picked a potato with her own hands, held it in her hands and tears flowed from her eyes.

After they were born, their families were already wealthy, but they had seen the people suffering from hunger and had heard from their parents about the hardships they had experienced in those days.

What about dominating the world? What about making great achievements? Those are the paths we will take later.

Her father and her parents-in-law originally chose this path simply to have something to eat and not let their children and grandchildren have to go through the same difficult choices of life and death as they did.

Empress Xu still remembers something her father told her. At that time, there was only a little food left in the home of one of her father's uncles, and they could only feed one of the two children.

In the end, the decision was made by drawing lots. Those with long lots would live, and those with short lots would die. The one who drew the short lot was simply starved to death.

Looking down at the potato in her hand, Empress Xu had tears in her eyes. She slowly lifted the potato and murmured to the starry sky: "God bless the Ming Dynasty!"

Yao Guangxiao, Yun's mother and the guards around them also knelt down and looked at Tu Dou excitedly.

"God bless the Ming Dynasty, and may it prosper forever!"

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