Jiang Xiu prepared a banquet, but it was not as high-standard as Zhang Xiaolei thought.
Perhaps it was because of disgusting him as a wanderer.
Too.
The three teachings and the nine liu, naturally will not be seen by the elders.
It is like Zhao He's father. If it hadn't been designed to save his life several times, he wouldn't let people from the rivers and lakes enter his Zhao house.
On the table, there are six dishes and one soup, two of which are meat dishes.
Jiang Xiu asked the servant to fill up the wine, and smiled casually with Zhang Xiaolei: "The younger brother said he was a great ten, how can he make a living?"
Zhang Xiaolei said sincerely: "What kind of livelihood is not worth mentioning, my younger brother just wants to test fame."
"Oh? Brother studying?"
"Read it."
The contempt in Jiang Xiu's eyes suddenly disappeared, and he chuckled lightly: "It's a good thing to read a book."
"Reading can make a fortune..." Zhang Xiaolei flattered, "Like a brother."
Jiang Xiu shook his head, and he sighed, "Brother, what we want to read is the book of sages, so we can't have such thoughts."
Zhang Xiaolei sneered in his heart.
It's a bitch to stand up a memorial.
He casually said: "My brother has become famous, I don't know how uncomfortable my brother is."
Jiang Xiu waved his hand and said, "Brother doesn't understand."
"My brother has 180 acres of fertile land."
Jiang Xiu sighed, "Although I have fertile land, I borrowed it from the folks."
"Why do I hear that my brother took the big head?"
"That's me saving it for the folks."
"Keep it?"
"Well, I want to do a big thing for the folks."
"Oh? What's the big deal?"
Jiang Xiu earnestly said: "The soil in my Tanghua village is actually not fertile, but the villagers are only willing to grow rice. The annual harvest in Chengdu is not as good as other villages. The villagers cannot save much grain when they plant the land. In case of natural disasters, then The whole village has become refugees."
"Really?" Zhang Xiaolei asked curiously.
"Brother, wait a minute."
Jiang Xiu turned his head and said a few words, and the servant quickly went down.
Before long, he brought a group of women.
Zhang Xiaolei smiled and said, "Sure enough, there are groups of wives and concubines in my brother's house."
"These are not wives and concubines, they are the daughters of people who can't eat enough..." Jiang Xiu said softly, "There are three hundred Ji in my mansion. This spread out and people think that my concubines are three hundred. In fact, I never got involved. Instead of passing these women, let them work in the mansion."
"Working?"
Jiang Xiu nodded: "Yes, brother, follow me."
Jiang Xiu stood up and walked towards the backyard.
Zhang Xiaolei followed Jiang Xiu curiously. Only then did he see that most of these women had mud on their bodies, and they really seemed to come from the ground.
When he came to the backyard, Zhang Xiaolei found that the backyard was really big.
The backyard alone is about ten acres of land.
"I replaced the grain that the folks had grown in the past few years with cash, and used the cash to buy seeds..." Jiang Xiu said, "Brother, you definitely can't think of what is being grown in this field."
Zhang Xiaolei looked at the place, there were ugly leaves inside, and under the leaves, there were many things he had never seen before.
It was a bit like sweet potatoes, but it was golden.
"What is this?" Zhang Xiaolei asked curiously.
Jiang Xiu smiled and said, "This is a potato."
"potato?"
Zhang Xiaolei knelt down and touched it curiously, and said in surprise, "Is it a soybean growing out of the soil?"
Jiang Xiu laughed: "It can be said that I did everything possible to get it from my friend."
"I really have never seen such strange things..." Zhang Xiaolei said seriously, "Is this for food?"
"food."
"Scared! It tastes like sweet potatoes?"
Jiang Xiu whispered: "It is rumored that both sweet potatoes and potatoes were discovered by Columbus, and I don't know whether they are true or not. Brother, do you know Columbus?"
"Have heard some..." Zhang Xiaolei shook his head, "but it's not very clear."
Jiang Xiu patted Zhang Xiaolei's hand, and said solemnly: "I just used all the money from the villagers to make this thing."
Zhang Xiaolei curiously asked: "Why?"
"Brother really can't do it..." Jiang Xiu sighed, "I talked to the villagers about planting potatoes. They have never heard of this, and they have never seen this. They are all unwilling to plant it. Even if it is my land, they are not willing to plant it. I can only trust rice."
Zhang Xiaolei was a little puzzled: "Brother, I don't understand why you want to grow this thing? I would rather let the folks have a hard time, but also pound the potatoes. What is the reason?"
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Jiang Xiu sighed and said: "I told you that the soil in our Tanghua Village is not as good as other villages. When the rice is planted, it is only two hundred catties per mu. And the rice can only be planted once a year, which led to Tanghua. The village has always been poor."
"What about potatoes?"
"After several years of pounding, I found that potatoes can be planted twice a year, and the yield per mu is as high as 2,400 catties!"
"scare!"
Zhang Xiaolei shuddered at hearing: "So powerful?"
Jiang Xiu earnestly said: "The shortcoming of potatoes is that they will be stored for a short period of time, up to 40 days. I want to open a way to send potatoes to Luoyang, where they can be exchanged for cash and food. Wait to ensure that the villagers can eat in winter. If you are full, divide the cash."
Zhang Xiaolei suddenly realized: "How are you doing now?"
Jiang Xiu sighed and said, "The best way to go from Tanghua Village to Luoyang is to go to the Goat Valley. It's just that there are many weeds and trees in the Goat Valley, and it costs money to open it up. I want to ask the villagers to do it, but they can't believe me. When the road is opened, it will cost a lot of money to build a car, buy a cow, and buy a donkey."
Zhang Xiaolei said with emotion: "I heard people say that my brother bullied men and women, but I didn't think that my brother was infamous for the villagers of Tanghua Village."
A woman hurriedly said: "The imperial court wanted the master to be an official in the previous year. The master was begging everywhere, risking being beheaded, and trying every means to let him stay at home for a few years. Let’s go, when the imperial court sends an edict next time, I’m afraid it won’t be able to hold it back and we will give up all our efforts.”
"Tanghua Village encounters a disaster every five years, and the villagers sell their sons and daughters, but they still don't want to make progress..." Jiang Xiu said with emotion, "Brother, if I can't even take care of my fellow villagers, why? Have the face to be an official?"
Zhang Xiaolei pondered for a while, and then suddenly asked, "Since my brother had this idea, why don't you let the folks grow sweet potatoes? Isn't this sweet potato higher than potatoes? And people also know sweet potatoes."
"Brother doesn't understand." Jiang Xiu shook his head.
"Brother, why don't I understand?"
"The reason why I believe potatoes stems from their delicious taste."
"How beautiful can it be?"
"I have asked someone to boil the potatoes, my brother will know it later."
Jiang Xiuxian was talking, when someone suddenly came hurriedly holding a plate.
On the plate are boiled potatoes.
"Try it, you can peel it or not." Jiang Xiu said softly.
Zhang Xiaolei curiously picked up a potato, put it in his mouth and took a bite.
He trembled all over and his eyes widened suddenly.
This... What kind of unparalleled taste is this
This firm, sweet, and inherent fragrance.
Standing with his hands, Jiang Xiu looked at the sky and murmured, "I have bet on potatoes in my life!" (End of this chapter)