Datang little husband

Chapter 127 Potato Harvest

"Mom, wife, why are you here? If you were later, I would have started smashing them!" Du He said impatiently when he saw that his mother and daughter-in-law had just arrived.

"He'er, why did you smash this good water tank? Even if there is something in it, just dig out the soil!" Liu asked a little puzzled when she saw her youngest son like this.

"Mom, you don't understand. This year's potatoes have been planted in this greenhouse because they are planted out of season, and people have been watering and fertilizing them. The growth is really good. I guess the water tank is bursting." Well, if you don’t smash the water tank open, you probably won’t be able to dig it out. If you dig it out forcibly, it may be damaged! So it’s the easiest way to smash the water tank, just wait and see!” Du He heard My old mother quickly explained the problem to her.

Although Du He had already explained it, Liu still didn't believe it, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only stand aside and watch.

At this time, Du He had already picked up the sledgehammer and started to smash the vat to get beans, but before he swore that the vat would explode, he really had no idea about the output.

But when the hammer hit, and the thick water tank burst, exposing round pimples of different sizes, Du He's heart immediately relaxed, because he knew that this time it really exploded.

After that, Du He smashed the remaining water tanks. Looking at the densely overgrown potatoes, Du He smiled.

But Liu Shi and Zheng Guanyin on the side were stunned. They didn't understand the use of these round lumps of soil. They could really be eaten!
But compared to the ones they had never seen before, Li Xin who had eaten potatoes long ago, even Li Xin who planted potatoes with her own hands, was so stupid.

She understands the value of these potatoes better than anyone else.

"Husband, it's really done. It's great. With these potatoes, the people of Tang Dynasty will never be hungry again!" Li Xin rushed to hug Du He excitedly, regardless of her mother-in-law was still there. That shouted loudly.

"Whether you are hungry or not is a trivial matter. What is important is that from today on, on our table, there will be green pepper potato shreds, vinegar potato slices, and stewed potatoes in beef!

More importantly, I can also make all kinds of potato snacks for you and Yinger and the others, like potato chips, potato sticks, and fried potatoes!

No, just thinking about it makes my mouth water!Daughter-in-law, I'm going to dig potatoes first! "After speaking, Du He put down Li Xin who was hanging from his body, then wiped off the drool that was not there before, and went to dig potatoes.

It's just that Li Xin wondered why she hadn't eaten the dishes her little husband mentioned, and she was sure that her little husband hadn't eaten them either, after all, she knew something about the origin of these potatoes.

"Husband, how do you know about these dishes? Didn't the Hu merchant bring these potatoes from far away? Could it be that the Hu merchant has come here again?" Li Xin asked Du He in a low voice.

"Why is that bastard here? He promised to bring me some good things before. I haven't seen anyone for such a long time. As for how I know about those dishes, of course I made them myself. After all, what can potatoes be used for? I don’t have to test it first! So..."

"So last time you took me to plant potatoes, and you ran to dig them up and eat them yourself, and you still called me after you ate them?" Before Du He could finish speaking, Li Xin yelled at Du He with a bad face. .

"Don't be so excited. I was afraid that you would tell your brother this! That's why I didn't tell you, and I didn't eat a few! Look at your reaction!" Du He said to Li Xin with a guilty face.

But at this time, after listening for a while, Mrs. Liu, who roughly understood what was going on, directly shook off Zheng Guanyin's hand, took two steps at a time, came to Du He and slapped Du He on the head!

While pumping, he also scolded, "You bastard, you have such a good thing that benefits the country and the people, but for the sake of temporary appetite, you actually... I won't be sorry for your dead father if I don't beat you to death today, you Do you know that when your father was alive, he thought of many ways to keep the people from going hungry, you wasteful thing!"

Originally, this was just an excuse used by Du He to excuse Li Xin for saying the wrong thing. He really didn't expect that his mother would have such a big reaction. She beat him at every turn and even moved his dead father. come out.

"Mom, I was wrong, don't fight, I was wrong! Everything is done now! Don't you want to know how much these potatoes can produce per mu? Or let's collect these potatoes first, you are training me! "After Du He was beaten twice, he hid behind Zheng Guanyin, supported Zheng Guanyin's waist, and hid from his wife's chasing and beating there.

"Hmph, brat, if it wasn't for the harvest of potatoes today, I wouldn't be able to beat you to death, why are you still standing there, hurry up and collect potatoes for me!" Mrs. Liu calmed down a little after hearing Du He's words, but He still yelled at Du He angrily.

At this time, Du He wanted to die, so he could only hide behind Zheng Guanyin, poked his head out from her waist, gave Zheng Guanyin a wry smile, and then quickly pulled Zheng Guanyin to join in with Liu Shi and Li Xin. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have already started digging potatoes.

In this way, their family worked hard all morning to dig out all the potatoes, and estimated the yield per mu according to the difference of each tank.

The final yield per mu was as high as nearly [-] shi. Regarding this yield, although Du He has been saying that due to the climate, land, and personnel management in each region, it may not be able to reach this figure. After all, the potatoes they grow can be Said it was carefully managed.

They also expressed their understanding of Liu Shi and Li Xin, but even if this is the case, after excluding these things, it is very possible to reach fifteen shi per mu!
When Du He said this number, not only Mrs. Liu, Li Xin and the others, but also the servants who had been following were shocked by such a number.

Especially when Du He said that the potatoes can be eaten as long as they are heated, and the taste is not bad and they are very filling, some older domestic servants cried directly, they were calling out, why didn't such auspiciousness appear sooner, If they appeared earlier, their relatives would not have to starve to death.

Du He hurriedly came forward to appease them, and told them to keep it secret, otherwise if the bad guys knew about it and destroyed it, they would be sinners, and the servants expressed that they would not talk nonsense if they were killed.

After determining the yield per mu, Du He took his mother, two wives, and a bunch of servants to sort out the different varieties of potatoes!
After all, in the past, Du He could only plant potatoes of different varieties together for the sake of yield, but now that there are so many, it is necessary to determine where the potatoes are planted separately to determine the most profitable place.

(End of this chapter)