Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 39 Let’s Eat First
The fields built by illusion,
Cultivate the land.

Very convenient.

After all, all changes are in He Bo's mind.
With just a gentle breath from ghosts and gods, the four seasons can change and all things can flourish and wither.

But the bad thing is, this is too convenient.

He Bo accidentally
There will be more rain, or the crops will suddenly mature early and be harvested in spring and summer when they should continue to grow.

Moreover, Xi's research on new farming methods is not yet mature enough.

With great difficulty, he relied on his experience to build a few ridges in this fake field that he could only look at but had no feel for working with. However, when he turned around, they were washed away and collapsed by the excessive rain water that He Bo accidentally used.

"Sure enough, farming is not an easy task!"

He Bo transformed himself into a set of simple clothes worn by a farmer, squatted on the ground, and picked out the beans that he had harvested with great difficulty from the soil, sighing.

After weighing again, I found that the estimated weight and the harvest did not match.

He Bo then picked up a bean to study it, and finally found that he was too self-indulgent and accidentally forgot that the soybeans during the Warring States Period were far less plump and round than those in later generations that had been cultivated and selected for many years.

As a result, the current harvest is much more than normal.

Fortunately, this is just a minor problem.

He Bo's heart moved, and the originally plump beans quickly became shriveled and thin, exactly the same as in today's era.

So when we weighed it again, the number we got was naturally much lower.

“Human life is difficult!”

He Bo sighed softly again.

He became a ghost.

Naturally, there is no need to worry about the harvest.

Even at this moment, he was doing this only because he wanted to, not because he had to.

I don't feel tired.

Wind, rain, frost, and snow all come as they please.

For He Bo, he was really just learning how to farm and gaining experience.

What you sow, you reap.
It's just illusion.

Its nature,

It may be better than the emperors of later generations who grew up in luxury and performed the farming ritual.

At least He Bo really wants to learn, not just put on a show.

But while living in this world, we have to think about food all the time.

Eat less.
It might mean one less life.

then,

He Bo thought of Ximen Bao again.

After the beginning of spring, the magistrate of Ye County was extremely busy, as if he was determined to do his best to ensure a good harvest in Ye County.

And it's not just the harvest in the fields.

Seeing how enthusiastically he was in capturing barbarians and Rongdi people everywhere, He Bo knew that he wanted to quickly "harvest" the population of Ye County.

Only when there is sufficient manpower can there be conditions for further progress in other areas.

I think that once Ximen Bao learned that the Liu family planned to move to Ye County in order to gain wealth and fame, he would be so happy that he would eat an extra bowl of rice.

After all, no matter how poor the Liu family was, it was only compared to before, when they were still minor nobles in the Qin State.

Now that he has been captured and brought to the State of Wei, he has become a commoner, but his family background is still greater than that of the local powerful people in Ye County.

However, when Ximen Bao first took office, there were too many things to do and money needed to be spent everywhere, so naturally he needed funding from local tyrants.

Now that he has become the "spokesman for River God", the lush and green seedlings in the fields are much denser and stronger than in previous years. If nothing unexpected happens, this year will definitely be a good harvest.

therefore,

The villagers gradually became obedient to the county magistrate, Ximen Bao.

Now that he has established a firm foothold, Ximen Bao can slowly replace those local tyrants with people he can trust.

Those guys now seemed to be well-behaved and sensible, simply because they saw Ximen Bao coming on the orders of the king and were in a threatening manner, and they were afraid of the punishment from ghosts and gods.

When I acted back then, I didn't seem to have much conscience.

Therefore, when Liu arrived, he had the strength to replace the local tyrants and the need to quickly gain a foothold in Ye County. He and Ximen Bao were a perfect match.

"But it has nothing to do with me."

What mundane affairs in the human world could possibly involve ghosts and gods?

It's not like he can only make a living by offering incense.
As long as the rivers keep flowing and the mountains do not collapse, He Bo will be able to survive forever.

Even if mortals cut down mountains and destroyed temples and stopped sending him incense, He Bo would at most return to his original state and make further progress by killing time.

"Let's eat first!"

He Bo collected the beans he had harvested with great effort, and then asked Xi to prepare a meal for him that was in line with the times.

Without a physical body, He Bo couldn't actually eat real food, he could only smell it at best. In his own mansion, everything was built by illusion, and He Bo always accidentally put himself into the feelings he had experienced when he was still a human, and ate some "super-time and space delicacies".

As for what he has never eaten, he naturally cannot create a corresponding taste.

Although Ximen Bao was amazed by the taste, he even had the idea of "Why not die now and follow He Bo so that I can eat this kind of food every day."

But He Bo is still interested in what people eat today.

how to say,

Intellectually,
He Bo knew that the taste of food in this era would definitely not be as good as that in later generations.

Especially the most basic condiment "salt", at this time, it is not only salty, but also a little sweet.

The latter is the precious "malt salt" that only the princes and even the Zhou emperor can enjoy.

Of course,
Under the impact of the messy information in later generations, He Bo knew why salt tasted sweet.

because,

It contains lead.
It contains "lead", which can make food taste more delicious and make people's skin whiter after using it.

I just ate too much.
It's easy to die quickly.

As a result,
No wonder when the Han Dynasty and Rome met later, they sighed, "They are like me."

They all taste sweet and look white, and even after they die, their shelf life may be extended. How could they not be similar?

but no matter,
Life is alive,

Just for eating.

In particular, the ancestral tradition of the Chinese people, "I think this thing is edible, so I put it in my mouth and see if it tastes good", has been carried forward in later generations.

Some outrageous foods still exist and are sold in stores.

Not because of its delicious taste,
It’s simply because some people don’t believe in it and think, “It’s all food, how bad can it be?”

The same thing happened when He Bo chewed herbs in front of Lao Zhonglu.

Fortunately,

As Xi was born into a commoner family, his cooking skills were naturally not as good as those of the chefs serving the nobles, so they would add lead salt to his food.

He only cooks normal, not very tasty but not sick food.

So when Xi heard the ghosts and gods want to "taste the food of the human world", he conveniently sorted out the ingredients and utensils he knew how to use, and cooked a dish for He Bo with millet as the staple food, as well as beans, chestnuts and fish mixed together -

This fish,

Courtesy of Habaek.

"This tastes far worse than what Habaek eats everyday, so please don't dislike it."

Xi presented the food she had cooked to He Bo, and felt a little embarrassed when looking at the simple meal.

after all,

After being "adopted" by He Bo, Xi also tasted the delicious food in He Bo's mansion.

With the comparison,

There was harm,
It further highlights how "hard and bitter" the food Xi ate was when he was alive.

"It doesn't matter."

"I'm just curious."

He Bo didn't dislike it and tasted it slowly.

……

"good."

Not long after, He Bo put down his chopsticks after eating everything without wasting anything.

Anyway, this meal is essentially fake.

It was simply made by mixing the magic of ghosts and gods with the flavors from Xi's memory.

He Bo chewed the air, really just to "taste it".

He Bo was able to take medicine randomly and taste its flavor based on his prior knowledge of its effects and the descriptions of its flavor by others.

Of course, He Bo also has his own reasons.

In his opinion,

Since it's medicine, how could it not taste bad?

……

“Although it has little flavor, it is indeed edible.”

Millet, beans and chestnuts all have their own flavors, and when mixed together, there is no strange reaction.

Compared with the West Lake Vinegar Fish which also has its own flavor, it is much better.

He Bo recalled an attempt he made when he was still a human being, and he was immediately moved. He felt that the food from more than two thousand years ago, even the herbal taste that was so bitter that even ghosts and gods could not stand, was not necessarily worse than the food in later times that had a lot of seasonings added.

(End of this chapter)