Emperor Xiaoyao of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 226 Sweet Potato (Fourth Update)
The wheat field for Empress Changsun to inspect is very close to the river, just across the bridge. This was specially selected by Jin Yu, for fear that the nobleman would not be able to bear to walk more because of his delicate body.

"Your Majesty is here, please put on your hat." When we reached the ground, Yang Ying suggested.

As for the hat, it didn’t rise in the Tang Dynasty. Since last winter, when Jinyu tinkered with hats and scarves, it has become popular in Chang’an circles, but who has ever heard of wearing a hat in summer?

Jin Yu was very thoughtful, afraid that Li Er would blame him for not taking good care of his eldest grandson, so he called a group of young daughters-in-law in Zhuangzi, first made a hat by himself, and then asked them to follow suit, anyway, straw is There are ready-made ones, and hundreds of them can be compiled without much effort.It was originally planned to be taken back by the court ladies and eunuchs as a souvenir, but now it seems that the ladies of Chang'an can only take it back, maybe it will still be popular for a while.

"This is?" Empress Changsun picked up a hat and looked at it curiously. It has a round top and long brim, which is about the size of a pot lid.

"It's my husband's idea. I'm afraid that the eldest grandson will be too hot in the sun. Wearing this can block the sun." Yang Ying picked up one and put it on her head, showing the eldest grandson empress.

"Guitang has a heart." Empress Changsun was very satisfied. Although it was a bit different, which woman doesn't cherish her skin?After hesitating for a moment, he put it on.The noble lady in the back has learned to look good, it seems that the Tang Dynasty straw hat trend is not far away!
Putting on the hat, Empress Changsun picked up the straw basket beside her, which was also made of straw, but only made of wood.This is also Jin Yu's trick. The baskets on the Zhuangzi are all used. You can't let Empress Changsun use second-hand goods, right?So he asked people to weave even the wheat baskets, which were small and exquisite, suitable for the eldest grandson empress to show off.Anyway, there are no photos these days, so don't worry about people with ulterior motives taking pictures and spreading them around.

Empress Changsun was well equipped, walked into the wheat field, looked at the wheat ears scattered in the field, and asked Yang Ying quietly: "Is this also Gui Tang's idea?"

Yang Ying blushed, she didn't admit it, and she didn't admit it.

In fact, people in this day and age still cherish their food very much. After the wheat is harvested, the children who cannot help at home take their younger siblings to pick up wheat ears in a small basket, for fear that a grain of grain will be missed.If Jin Yu doesn't put some more, Empress Changsun will really be "inspecting" at that time, and there is only one thing to look at, and nothing can be picked up.It's also fortunate that Yang Ying's godmother heard the news and sent someone to remind Jin Yu, otherwise Jin Yu would really think that Empress Changsun came to simply inspect.

"Going to Tang has a heart." Empress Changsun understood Yang Ying's appearance, and she nodded in praise.

"Your Majesty, it's good that you don't blame me." Yang Ying hurriedly bowed, and secretly blamed herself for not lying.

"Thank you, Gui Tang, it's too late, you found a good husband!" Empress Changsun laughed and praised Jin Yu in a low voice.

"The concubine thanked the mother-in-law for her kindness on behalf of my husband." Hearing that her sweetheart was being praised, Yang Ying felt sweet in her heart, and also felt uneasy. People said that the mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law more and more pleasing to the eye, for fear that the eldest grandson would look at her son-in-law more pleasing to the eye. Just look at it and become Jin Yu's mother-in-law``````
"Come, pick wheat ears with Ben Gong." Empress Changsun helped Yang Ying up and said with a smile.

Yang Ying didn't dare to refuse, and the noble ladies in the back kept their duty and followed behind, starting the "Picking Ears of Wheat" movement in the fifth year of Zhenguan.

Empress Changsun looked like a kind elder, and talked with Yang Ying about the daily routine, how many families in the village, how many people raised chickens, how many people raised pigs, and so on.Why did Yang Ying ever take precautions?He poured out his old bottom one by one.

Empress Changsun was secretly shocked when she heard this. A small village with less than [-] households has more than ten chickens and four to five hundred pigs at the same time!The daily output of eggs alone is six or seven hundred!

"All the eggs are sold by farmers?" Changsun Madam silently calculated that the income of the farmers in the Jin Family Zhuangzi was already higher than the income of ordinary people in Chang'an City. This is a Zhuangzi that has only been established for less than a year and a half!

"My mother said, these are the new chickens of this year, and the farmers will have to pay off the chicken money that the family paid in advance before there will be any leftover." The questioning of Empress Changsun gradually gave Yang Ying a feeling—— Empress Changsun is concerned about people's livelihood and is a good queen who cares about the people.

"Then how did Guitang deal with those eggs? Six or seven hundred eggs a day is not a small amount!" Queen Changsun asked while squatting in the field, picking up ears of wheat. Passers-by looked at it from a distance and really thought it was an ordinary village woman.

"Going back to my mother's story, I always take it to the restaurant in the village to cook tea eggs. Six or seven hundred eggs a day is not enough. Every time they are sold out before dark, they have become the restaurant's signature dish." About Yang Ying was also worried about this problem at the beginning, but after hearing the uses of eggs listed by Jin Yu, she never felt worried again.Tea eggs, preserved eggs, and restaurants use eggs for cooking, as well as for making pastries and so on. If there are too many or not enough, if the output is high, just change the way to open up the market, and the profit is not low.It is something that nobles are taught to open a shop to do business, so Yang Ying didn't tell the eldest grandson Queen about Jin Yu's subsequent plans.

"Then I must try it later." Empress Changsun said with a smile.

"Husband said that these things are not allowed in the table, as long as the empress is not too vulgar." The attitude of Empress Changsun is kind, which makes people feel kind, and Yang Ying's nervousness has disappeared a lot.

"Guitang's delicacies, my palace has a lot of food. The imperial chefs in the past can't compare. How can you think it's vulgar? Could it be that Yinger feels sorry for you?" After learning about Yang Ying's real name, Empress Changsun directly called Yang Ying by her real name, which seemed to be related. close.

"Your Majesty is an honored guest that Qingdou can't invite. How can the concubine feel distressed? I'm afraid that you will eat less." Yang Ying said boldly.

"Then let's just talk about it." Picking up the head in a ridge, Empress Changsun stood up and thumped her waist.This person is used to enjoying the blessings, and doing farm work will be very tiring. For the superiors, "showing off" is also a physical labor.

"Your Majesty has picked up quite a lot, enough to feed a whole family." At the end of the ridge, Yang Ying saw that Empress Changsun was already tired, and pointed to the full basket of wheat ears, implying that she had picked up a lot. , you can go back and rest.

"Isn't this due to Mrs. Ying'er's husband?" Empress Changsun said with a smile. In fact, she also secretly thanked Jin Yu in her heart. If he hadn't deliberately scattered these ears of wheat, she would have at least two more picks to finish the show. Ridge land, that is too much for my body.

"Your Majesty's reputation is too high, and my concubine thanked you on behalf of my husband." Yang Ying saluted.

"Okay, my mother and I don't have so much etiquette. After Changle returned to the palace, he praised you as a sister." Empress Changsun pointed out the reason why she called herself "mother two", then pointed to a piece of land not far away and asked: "Then What kind of plant is there? How come I have never seen it before?"

"My husband said that it is a crop from his hometown. It is good to make sweet potatoes, boiled or roasted. I still have some in the cellar at home. I will ask my husband to make some for my mother. You can try it." Yang Ying said. You can tell what it is at a glance. After the wheat is harvested, it's time to cut sweet potatoes and save them for seeds. Jin Yu attaches great importance to this matter, so Yang Ying is no stranger to it.

"That's a good thing, this trip is not in vain, and I can already taste two kinds of delicacies." Empress Changsun was still smiling, but she didn't believe that Jinyu risked his life just for the delicacies. The sweet potato seeds are brought to the Central Plains. This can only explain one problem: the value of sweet potatoes is very high!Maybe it's economic value, maybe it's life-saving value, she is very clear about the lack of food in troubled times.

Hearing Yang Ying say that Empress Changsun wanted to eat tea eggs and roasted sweet potatoes, Jin Yu almost spit out that these two street goods of later generations were hand-picked by the empress in the Tang Dynasty!If this spreads, how much sales can be increased?Raise how much social status?Jin Yu frantically went for it, leaving Yang Ying to accompany Empress Changsun to chat with the ladies.This time, although the news from the mother-in-law made Jinyu pay attention, she did not participate in this event, after all, she is five or six months old``````
Facing a group of middle-aged and elderly women, Jin Yu really couldn’t cheer up. Even if he wanted to, eunuchs would not be willing to do anything, so today’s job is to focus on logistics and guide them to cook well. .

After the meal, everyone spoke highly of the hospitality of the Jin family, and they were not stingy with compliments. Who made Jin Yu a good crafter?
A group of middle-aged and elderly women chatted in separate rooms, and Jin Yu was finally fortunate enough to be summoned alone by Empress Changsun! (Don’t get me wrong, it’s true that Jin Yu went in alone, there are court ladies and eunuchs inside, 囧)
"Wei Chen pays homage to the empress." Jin Yu understood the rules a lot this time, and bowed his head as soon as he entered the door.

"Excuse me." Empress Changsun said with a smile, "Chang Le asked me to bring some seeds to Gui Tang. I heard that Gui Tang wanted to plant them?"

"Uh``````Yes." Jin Yu's memory is not that bad, and he finally remembered such a thing.

"It seems that Gui Tang is not generally enthusiastic about farming. There are many people in the house that I have heard of for the first time." Empress Changsun said.

"Returning to your mother's words, food is the paramount necessity of the people, and I have no other skills, but I like to study food." After Jin Yu came in, he always felt that someone was staring at his back and chilled. No matter what he said, he kept a low-key posture.

"Is that sweet potato too?" Queen Changsun asked.

"Yes, a delicacy." Jin Yu answered bravely.

"Then can you bother Gui Tang to tell me how much sweet potatoes are produced per mu?" Empress Changsun asked tentatively.

"This ``````" Jin Yu felt apprehensive and hesitated whether to tell her or not. In fact, if he said it, he would definitely attract the attention of the court. If the time comes to add a burden to himself, this is not what he wants .

"Is it hard to answer?"

(End of this chapter)