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Chapter 115 Forty or Fifty Stones
As early as when Changle returned to the palace, Li Er received Ding Yi's note.As for Ding Yi's unconventional way of handing over papers, Li Er was also very angry and funny!
However, the contents of this scripture made Li Er feel overwhelmed, the grain yield of [-] shi per mu is ripe!Ding Yi also wrote that there are other good things to dedicate to him!

Because the Tudou matter was not made public, only Li Er, Du Ruhui and others knew about it.But because of the importance of this matter, Li Er announced that Cheng Yaojin would go to Shiping with two thousand Zuo Wuwei!

Ding Yi, who was blown by the bleak autumn wind with a runny nose, finally received Li Er, and before Li Er went down to the dragon, Cheng Yaojin, Wei Chigong rushed forward, and each grabbed Ding Yi's arm!
"Boy, do you think that potato can yield twenty stones per mu?" Yuchi Jingde asked in a low voice, which made Ding Yi's left ear numb.

Cheng Yaojin was no weaker than Yu Chigong, he dragged Ding Yi with one hand and patted Ding Yi's back with the other.He said gratifiedly: "Boy Ding, I have already seen that you are not simple! First, eight stones of corn per mu, and this time twenty stones of potatoes! Haha, my old Cheng's vision is indeed right!"

"Both uncles, can you let go of the boy first. You will know later, whether you can produce twenty stones per mu!" Ding Yi, who was in pain from being dragged, begged for mercy.Ma Zhou followed Ding Yi, and was specially told to just watch and not talk, Ma Zhou took it very seriously.Now seeing Cheng Yaojin and others, and His Majesty, I can't help raising a level in my heart towards Ding Yi!
"Haha! Zhijie, Jingde, don't spoil this kid! You will have to rely on him to collect potatoes later!" Li Er laughed and walked over, Ding Yi hurriedly saluted.

"Your Majesty, when will it start?" Ding Yi asked. If Li Er didn't mention the start, no one else would dare to move!The thousand Zuo Wuwei from before surrounded the potato field all day long, and no one was allowed to approach except Ding Yi!
"Marquis Shiping, this can only start after worshiping the ancestors, heaven and earth!"

Wei Zheng!Why did this old man come here?Didn't you say it was done in secret?

"Master Wei said that I came to Shiping with such great fanfare, wasting money and wasting money! I will bring him to see!" Li Er interjected, answering Ding Yi's doubts.Besides, this matter must not be hidden.It's better to be generous, this kid is stingy in this matter!

In desperation, I watched the Ministry of Rites fiddle with it.Finally, I can start as soon as possible, and the end is not far from the start!
"Your Majesty, these potatoes are the same as ginseng. The fruits grow in the soil, but the leaves and roots can also be used to feed livestock!" Ding Yi explained, throwing the ground away, and pulled out a series of adult fist-sized ones. Potato!
Li Er and others stepped forward to watch, took the potatoes in their hands, and removed the sticky soil one by one.

"Is this a potato? How do you eat it?" Li Er asked holding a potato.
"Your Majesty, there are so many ways to eat these potatoes! French fries, mashed potatoes, goulash, hot and sour potato shreds, fried, boiled, fried, baked! You can eat whatever you want ! But it can’t be used as a staple food, because the starch content in it is too much, and people will feel uncomfortable if they eat too much!” Anyway, Ding Yi eats too many potatoes, and his stomach is bloated!

"What is this starch?" This Ding Yi always had some strange terms coming out of his mouth!

"Your Majesty, this starch is very useful! Can..."

"Then don't talk about it, let's talk about it after collecting the potatoes!" Li Er already knew about Ding Yi's urine behavior, so it's okay not to mention it, as long as he mentions it, he can say a whole chapter of strange remarks!

It's the fifth time Li Er has gone to the ground this year!This has never happened in the past, except for spring plowing and autumn harvest this year, Qu Yuanli plowed the land, harvested corn, and harvested potatoes... Tsk tsk!
Watching Li Er and the others go to the field, Ding Yi found Hua Niang and buried a pot in the field to make rice!

The chili was seven or eight centimeters long, and the spiciness was not obvious yet, so Ding Yi also picked it off.A plate of green pepper and potato shreds, a pot of mashed potatoes, I didn't dare to get beef, but Li Er is still there!It would be miserable if he knew that he had killed a cow!Although I often eat beef in Cheng Yaojin's house, people are better than people!Ding Yi thought he was not as cheeky as Cheng Laomo!

The person who weighed last time had the honor of weighing the first batch of potatoes again this time!
"One stone!"

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"Five stones!"

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"Twenty stones!"

Hearing this, Li Er and the others in the field couldn't help but look back.Potatoes the size of four or five carriages have been piled up on the ground, neatly placed there!I looked back at the unplucked ones in the field, what Ding Yi said was very conservative!

"Your Majesty! The yield of this... this potato can definitely reach [-]... [-] shi per mu!" Wei Zheng accidentally dug up the stem and leaf of the potato with trembling hands, and started digging in the ground in a hurry!
Li Eryi didn't know how to answer Wei Zheng, so he turned his head and took a deep look at Ding Yi who was cooking!

"Your Majesty, the people of the Great Tang finally don't have to suffer from lack of food anymore!" Fang Xuanling burst into tears. With these potatoes, is he afraid that he will be hungry?
Changsun Wuji dug out a bunch of potatoes, and said righteously: "Your Majesty, Ding Yi has contributed a lot!"

Li Er thought about it, last time the corn was only given to Captain Zhaowu, and this kid had no objections.He just keeps trying to build a city, but now he has a goal of [-] or [-] stone potatoes, so how should he reward him!And this Ding Yi's thoughts, he has never been able to understand, and there is always a feeling that Ding Yi is going to leave!
"23 stones!" The voice of the weigher interrupted Li Er's thoughts, and he leaned over to continue digging potatoes!

"28 stones and two buckets!"

Back on the ground, the last potatoes were also weighed.Overall good, almost reached the standard output of later generations.

The old man Wei Zheng looked at the potato shreds, picked up his chopsticks and ate them without saying a word.

"Master Wei, just eat with steamed buns!" Ding Yi kindly reminded, there are peppers!
"cough...cough...cough"

"Sucking... Marquis Shiping, why does it smell like this?"

"Master Wei, peppers are added here, oh...it's the crops in this field!" Ding Yi pointed to the pepper field and said to Wei Zheng.

"This chili... sizzling..."

"Your Majesty, try these French fries!" Ding Yi moved to Li Er with a plate of French fries.

Chen Hong rushed out immediately, Li Er waved his hands and retreated.

"This is a strange way to eat it. It is wrapped in flour and deep-fried. It tastes good!" Li Er praised after taking a bite.

Changsun Wuji had already eaten, swallowed what was in his mouth, and said with a smile: "Marquis Shiping is indeed a master of cooking, and he is famous in Chang'an!" Don't care about these.They all knew this too, they had eaten Ding Yi's cooking in the Legislative Hall, but they didn't know that Ding Yi directed others to do it.

"Hey!" Ding Yi patted his head in embarrassment, congratulating him!

"Do you often eat this food in your hometown?" Li Er asked.

"It's okay, it's a bit expensive! It's better to cook and eat at home!" I hate...

"Since this thing is from your hometown, why does it appear here?" Isn't it because you can't find your hometown, how did these things come from!

Facing Soul Blow, Ding Yi argued without hesitation: "Your Majesty, this thing actually exists elsewhere, in America!"

"America?"

"That's right! Not only that, the corn is also produced there! There is also a crop that is similar to potatoes, called sweet potatoes, and the yield per mu can reach forty or fifty shi!"

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　Five days in a row, I can't hold it anymore...

　　Resume two updates, and break out from time to time later...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)