Liu Shangshu continued ignorantly: "If the watermelon is brought over, can I give it to the old man? Don't get me wrong, the old man is not for the sake of appetite, but for research, how can he grow such a premature watermelon. Is it a new breed... ”
Zhu Junyang was a little impatiently annoyed by Liu Shangshu's endless questioning, he frowned, glared at him, and said, "What's the problem? You went to Tanggu to meet the Yu family, and everything will be clear, right?" ?”
After finishing speaking, he left Liu Shangshu with a tall and straight back. If it were someone else, I would have been annoyed for a long time, but Liu Shangshu was stunned, patted his head, and said to himself: "I am fooling around! The king of Yangjun is right. When you arrive in Tanggu Town, don't everyone Do you understand?"
Master Du, the governor of the left, laughed at him, and said, "Congratulations, Master Liu, you have solved a big problem. Let's go, let's have a drink tonight?"
"Let's wait another day. I have to go back and sort out some questions about planting. Then maybe the Yu family can help me out! Sure enough, what the emperor said is right—the masters are among the people!" Liu Shangshu scanned the past ten days. With a sad face, he stroked his beard with a smile, and walked towards the outside of the palace with his hands behind his back and square steps.
Master Du looked at his back gradually walking away, smiled and shook his head. However, Mr. Yang, the capital censor, walked out with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.
The next day, the watermelon that Zhu Junyang exchanged for a piece of suet jade finally arrived in the capital. He fulfilled his promise, and first sent six large watermelons to the palace. His good-looking cousin, who got cheap money, clicked his tongue and said: "I said Junyang, you brought a big cart of watermelons, and you sent six of them to me, isn't it too stingy?"
The muscles on Zhu Junyang's face twitched, thinking: too little? If you think it’s too little, don’t ask for it! If you want more, you should send someone to buy them, and you are not short of money!
"Junyang! Are you the one who opened the Treasure Pavilion? A censor impeached you for using power for personal gain, and when you went out to sea to help me find crops, you smuggled many overseas treasures. What do you say?" Zhu Junfan told the eunuch next to him to cut picked up a watermelon. Seeing the exact same watermelon from his previous life, Zhu Junfan was so excited that he almost shed crocodile tears.
The watermelon in this world, Nima is simply too cheating. It is sweet, and the taste is not worse than that of the previous life, but there are too few practical red flesh inside. The red melon flesh is separated by criss-crossing green and white melon flesh, making it a little uncomfortable for a person with a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder like him. Watermelon, of course, should look like this with only red flesh and black seeds!
Without waiting for Zhu Junyang to answer, he picked up one of them and took a bite. The mouthful of sweet juice and refreshing taste made him instantly recall many memories of his previous life.
In his previous life, he was a typical man of science and technology. He was unattractive and wore a pair of thick glasses. He majored in shipbuilding technology. After graduation, he found a job that would last him forever. friend. Unexpectedly, a ship trial accident made him travel to the Ming Dynasty and become the grandson of the emperor.
What's even more unreal is that his grandpa, the emperor, also transmigrated. Before transmigrating, he was a well-known military commander in China. The grandfather of the emperor replaced Zhu Yuanzhang and conquered the Yuan Dynasty, and named it the "Great Ming Dynasty" maliciously, saying that he was also surnamed Zhu and could not rewrite history. Don't even think about it, the moment he crossed over and rose up, history has been rewritten, okay
Um? Thoughts seem to run away! This watermelon tastes really good! ! The watermelon planter might be his fellow traveler! How does he reward him (her)
"Your Majesty, I don't think I'm using my power for personal gain! Before going to sea, have you forgotten what you said, Your Majesty?" Zhu Junyang felt that it was Yang Yushi who impeached him. He frowned and didn't explain too much.
Before sailing to the west, the emperor himself promised that except for the items he asked to find, everything else would be his own! The silver for purchasing these overseas items is also from his own small treasury. He just bought some items that he likes by the way, so how could he be using his power for personal gain
Of course Zhu Junfan didn't forget what he said, but these words were said by the two of them privately, and no one else knew. The foreign objects in Zhenbao Pavilion are novel and expensive, but the business is surprisingly good, no wonder some people are jealous.
"Don't talk about that! Tell me about the little peasant girl's family. Has anyone in their family suffered a catastrophe, walked through the gate of hell, and changed their temperament?" Traveling, if it is not a womb, there must be a trace. to follow. I wonder who in the Yu family is his time-traveling fellow
Zhu Junyang thought for a while, and said: "The Yu family has a lot of misfortune. When they were not separated, they were treated harshly by their stepmother and grandma. Xiaocao and her mother were always in poor health. Xiaocao's father went hunting in the mountains and was punished. Xiong Xiazi bit him, and almost didn’t survive! Fortunately, after the separation, the whole family is capable, and life has gradually stabilized. If you say that the temperament has changed drastically, Xiaocao’s father is no longer stupid and filial to his stepmother. I don’t know if that counts. Calculate?"
Could it be that Xiaocao's father is his time-traveling fellow? Farming is so good, could it be that he was a farmer before time travel? Wait, when it comes to the small peasant girl's family, his little cousin doesn't seem to be quiet at all! It’s only been a few days since I went to Tanggu, and I’ve found out everything about him, and even ghosts don’t believe it if they say there’s nothing tricky about it!
"Junyang, you know the Yu family quite well!" Zhu Junfan kept teasing his little cousin while eating watermelon.
Just as Zhu Junyang wanted to explain, he was interrupted by the sound of small footsteps, and then a childish voice sounded: "Father, what are you eating?"
Afterwards, a small figure sprang out from behind the flowers, struggled to climb up a few steps with short legs, rushed into the octagonal pavilion, and hugged Zhu Junfan's leg. Taking a closer look, it turned out to be the eldest prince who was only three years old.
"There are no rules, did you pay respects to the emperor?" Then came the mother of the eldest prince, the Empress Empress, with a slight reproach in her tone.
The eldest prince who had already climbed onto his father's knee and blinked at the watermelon on the table said crisply, "Greetings to my father, you have worked so hard - my father, what is this? Is it delicious?"
Last summer, the little guy was so young, how dare the empress give him such a cold thing as watermelon, so it is reasonable not to know what watermelon is.
"This is watermelon, which was brought back from Tanggu Town by your Uncle Junyang! Do you want to try it?" Zhu Junfan considered himself a loving father, and the little guy automatically climbed onto his lap and sat on it, which was enough to tell. The ancient saying of "holding grandchildren but not children" is bullshit to him! Seeing his son who was staring at Watermelon helplessly, he couldn't help but soften his heart.
It was the end of spring, and it was still relatively cold in the morning and evening. The Empress hurriedly stopped her and said: "Your Majesty, Wen'er is young and has a weak stomach, I'm afraid it won't be good to eat cold..."
Fearing that his father would be persuaded by his mother, Zhu Hanwen hurriedly said coquettishly: "Father, Wen'er will just take a sip, just one bite... Wen'er is three years old and has never even tasted watermelon, Wen'er is so pitiful..."
Zhu Junfan was amused by him, pinched his little face, looked at the queen, and said with a smile: "This little guy, who did he learn from? He will pretend to be pitiful and sympathetic!"
The empress said helplessly: "I don't know where he learned this trick, I haven't discovered it before!"
"What a clever little guy! Follow his father!" Zhu Junfan dug out a thumb-sized piece from the center of the watermelon with a knife, brought it to his son's mouth, and said, "Keep it in your mouth for a while, cover it with heat before Swallow it down. You can only eat one piece, if you eat too much and get upset, you will never want to eat watermelon again!"
Zhu Hanwen nodded obediently, opened his mouth wide to let his father put the watermelon into his mouth, and put it in his mouth obediently. The sweet taste from the tip of his tongue made him squint his eyes happily.
The little guy sucked it for a long time before he chewed and swallowed it slowly, and couldn't help but praise: "Father, the watermelon is delicious, and Wen'er still wants to eat it, what should I do?"
Zhu Junfan was still very principled. He shook his head and said, "I can only eat one piece today. Didn't I just agree?"
Zhu Hanwen didn't make trouble, and nodded obediently. He was a child after all, he couldn't bear to take his eyes off the watermelon on the table, and asked cautiously: "Then... Can Wen'er eat another piece tomorrow?"
Zhu Junfan pinched his little nose and said with a smile: "Zen'er is so obedient, as a reward, I can eat a piece of watermelon tomorrow!"
"Okay! Thank you, Father, you are so kind! Wen'er loves you so much..." In front of the enlightened Father, Zhu Hanwen became much more lively. Compared with the queen mother who restrained him everywhere, he still prefers his father.
Zhu Junyang quietly watched the warm scene of a family of three, and his thoughts suddenly drifted to the small village in Tanggu Town, with simple stone tables, delicious meals, and a loving family... If life can be so simple and beautiful, He would rather abandon all to exchange.
Except for the watermelon sent by the palace, Zhu Junyang gave all the other things to his father, and he never touched the trivial matters of human relations and etiquette. The people who had good relations with Prince Jing's Mansion all received gifts from Prince Jing's Mansion - two big and round watermelons. Among them was Mr. Du, the left governor who spoke for Zhu Junyang in the imperial study.
Liu Shangshu also received a gift from Prince Jing's Mansion, which was specially given by Zhu Junyang. Liu Shangshu's family ate sweet watermelons, and wondered how their father (husband), who had never been friends with powerful people, had gotten involved with Prince Jing's mansion? Could it be that after decades of officialdom, he suddenly became enlightened
After Zhu Junyang stayed in the capital for two days, he left Beijing by order. Liu Shangshu of the household department has already packed everything impatiently and is waiting to leave Beijing.
With this civil servant who can't ride a horse, the group walked for three days before reaching Tanggu Town.
As soon as he entered Tanggu Town, Zhu Junyang threw Liu Shangshu to Tanggu county magistrate to entertain him, and went back to the other courtyard where his mother and concubine lived.
Concubine Jing, who was admiring the flowers in the garden, immediately put on a frail and sad face when her servants told her that her youngest son was coming. Mei Xiang, who came over to make scented tea, was very surprised when she saw this scene: she was fine just now, why did she change her face after a while