Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Ming Dynasty, the tenth year of Yongle, April.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens.

These are the last few days that the Royal Botanical Gardens are open to the people of Beijing for spring outings.

Because there is no admission fee to the park, there is a huge crowd of people.

They were all ordinary people with their families. They walked in groups of three or five, looking at the signs at the entrance of the botanical garden and walking along the bluestone road.

The garden is divided into countless large and small areas.

Before entering, there is a large map showing you what is planted in each area, including mushrooms, underground rhizomes, etc.

Everyone spread out at the entrance and headed towards all directions of the botanical garden according to their respective interests.

On both sides of the bluestone road, there are wooden benches for people to rest at intervals.

The wooden display racks that appear from time to time either have color illustrations of the plants in the garden or directly display the fruits.

"I should have come earlier, thinking that there would be no one around in the last few days, but it's still this old! Mom. Are you tired?"

A thin man in a long gown was supporting an old woman.

"Not tired. Mom is old now. How many more times can she squeeze in? When I die, I can explain to your father that he died too early! It would be great if this garden opened a year earlier."

The old woman's voice was a little hoarse.

"The imperial city wasn't completed before. Besides, the prince usually cultivates new things for us in the garden! The sweet potatoes we have been eating in recent years are grown in this garden."

The thin man patiently explained to the old woman.

"That's true. Take your time. Thank you for your hard work, Your Highness. It would be great if your wife wasn't on duty today so she could come and watch."

The old woman felt a little regretful.

"There are opportunities."

The thin man responded cheerfully.

Not far in front of the mother and son, a sturdy-looking man bumped into the shoulder of the person next to him and drooled at a big sweet potato on a wooden rack.

"Hey, see? It's such a big sweet potato. One is enough for the whole family."

"I saw it. You came late and didn't hear the explanation. There is a bigger one. It is said that it was hybridized with another sweet potato species that was found with great difficulty outside. When the Crown Prince dug it up, he cut it off with his hoe. We couldn't release it, so we released this inferior one. It can produce up to 4,000 kilograms per mu!"

The tall and strong man looked contemptuous of the other person's ignorance.

"Didn't your sister also go out to sea on the ship? How come she didn't bring back such good stuff? If she did, it would be fifty acres of land!"

The woman traveling with us was also looking at the sweet potatoes with envy.

"Well, I think so. I don't think I'll find any. The old man on the boat said that these sweet potatoes are not from Southeast Asia. They may have drifted here from a shipwreck in a farther place. You can only encounter them by chance, but not by seeking."

The sturdy man sighed gloomily and replied.

"That's right. Otherwise, there wouldn't be only two kinds of sweet potatoes over the years."

The woman nodded in agreement.

"Is your sister still going out to sea?"

The tall man thought of his younger brother at home and asked hurriedly.

"We'll be out this month. We'll be going further this time. They say it'll take at least three years to go back and forth."

The sturdy man answered.

"Wow, this is quite long."

When the woman heard the time, she felt a little scared.

Although it is very profitable to go overseas, it is also really hard to make money.

It is very painful for a girl to drift on the sea for several years.

"Originally I said I didn't need to go because I was afraid of delaying the woman's flowering period. But last time I was a doctor on Mr. Zheng's ship, the female doctor on the ship thought my sister was needed. So she asked her to come again, and my sister was happy to go."

The sturdy man felt a little embarrassed. He had no skills and could only farm at home.

The girl entered the Crown Princess's workshop when she was young. Because she was brave and careful, she was chosen to be a female doctor in the palace.

After only one year in the palace, he learned acupuncture from a female doctor, and then went out to sea on a ship.

This is different from the Hongwu period, when once you enter the palace you will be enclosed in secluded gardens and not allowed to see anything.

The earlier you enter the palace, the earlier you leave. Even if you enter the palace late, you will leave at the age of 20 at most.

Female doctors, palace maids, and palace ladies all rushed to go.

His sister happened to catch the first wave and was valued by the female doctor who took her there.

If she returns safely this time, she might be promoted to become an official female doctor in the Imperial Medical Bureau.

His sister's goal is to become a high-ranking female physician in the Imperial Medical Bureau, and then be promoted to an imperial physician.

"Eating the imperial court's food and being valued by the royal family is better than marrying anyone!"

When the woman heard what the man said, she understood that his sister had a bright future.

"Yeah. My sister likes to do this. Our family was poor back then, so we sent her to a workshop to learn how to work when she was very young in order to help support the family. Now she is happy to do it and can earn money, so my mother doesn't dare to say anything to her."

The sturdy man suffered a lot in his childhood, but now his life is better, all thanks to his sister, and he looks very proud of it.

Although his neighbors sometimes said something unpleasant to him, he didn't want to argue.

But when he meets someone who can understand his sister, he is willing to say a few more words.

"Mom, let's continue shopping. You guys have been talking to each other about sweet potatoes for so long! You've blocked the road!"

A little girl who was being held by the woman's hand was tugging at the corner of her clothes impatiently.

"Got it, keep going! I'm showing you this so you don't forget your roots! Mom, you were hungry every day when you were little. If the Crown Princess hadn't forced the people of our capital to grow sweet potatoes, your father wouldn't have been able to marry me, your mother, and you wouldn't have been born at all!"

The woman walked forward, holding the little girl's hand, and her mouth was not idle.

"Hehe, Dad is so poor."

The little girl giggled with joy.

"It's because we are all poor. The north was deserted before because all the people were killed by the inhuman people of the previous dynasty. It was only after the current emperor and the former princes were enfeoffed that our capital became peaceful. Your brother was able to go to school, and we can now visit the Royal Botanical Gardens!"

"So mother is offering a longevity tablet to the emperor? There is one at my uncle's house too."

"Yes, may the Emperor and Empress live a long life. Grandma started offering the one at my uncle's house in my early years."

"Oh, mother, I'm hungry."

"Then let's eat something? His father, you have good eyesight, find an empty stool. His uncle, you came alone, want to join us?"

"Okay, let's go together. I'll have a meal too!"

"You're still short of a bite or two of food, what are you doing? There are people everywhere, and there are no tables or chairs without people. Damn, let's spend some money to get a boat and go for a ride. My daughter said that there is a fee for renting a boat at the dock on the map at the door, and it costs one hundred dollars for half an hour."

"It's all right. It's only once a year. It doesn't matter if I spend a little more. I have a few coins with me, so I have to enjoy myself."

"Okay, let's go!"

"I'm so sorry. After eating for free, you're also using the boat. I'll treat you to dinner tonight! Let's have some fire-baked bread on the street?"

"It's done."

A few people walked forward while talking, and found a signpost with several direction signs on it at the fork in the road. They left the main road following the instructions on the signpost with a ship painted on it.

Immersed in the lush greenery, we headed straight to Lishui Lake, the center of the botanical garden.

From a distance, I could hear two men laughing and talking.

"Fortunately there is no curfew now, we can play as late as we want!"

"It's because I have some spare money, otherwise no one would go shopping even after the curfew!"

"That's not."