The poor man grows watermelon

Seeing the smile on the man's face, Su Ye was even more convinced that he had malicious intentions.

So, he reprimanded in a low voice: "What nonsense!"

Yu Feng scratched his head, puzzled.

Su Ye coughed lightly and changed the subject, "Have we discussed it?"

Yu Feng nodded, "There are two villages that are hesitant. Uncle Hou thinks it's okay to give it a try. Xiao Yezi, I want our village to take the lead."

Su Ye raised her eyebrows, her expression full of arrogance, "Aren't there too many leaders in our village? Not bad this time."

Yu Feng grinned, "Okay, then I'll tell everyone."

"Let me go," Aunt Chun Jiu said proactively, "You can talk with Xiao Ye for a while."

Yu Feng smiled, "Please trouble Auntie."

"I can't talk about that."

Aunt Chunjiu moved very quickly, and the villagers of Yujia Village knew what Yu Feng and Su Ye meant, and they immediately lost any scruples and went to the lake to catch fish with baskets.

At this time, Yu Qing had already caught half a basket of fish, but Su Qingzhu was impatient and only caught two.

Even Xiaoxuewa noticed it, clapped her little hands and shouted, "Brother Qingzi... even better!"

Su Qingzhu knocked on the little guy's forehead, the boss was not convinced, "Your uncle and I are going to fight the enemy in the future, so what's the point of touching two fish?"

When Min Zheng heard it, he turned his head and looked over. Although he was still smiling, there was a bit of complexity in his eyes.

Su Qingzhu grinned and waved at the other party, "My lord, do you want to take this fish?"

Min Zheng nodded slightly, with an unspeakably friendly tone, "Xiao Zhu, bring the fish."

Su Qingzhu tilted his head and didn't care about the other party's title.

He threw his two fish into Yu Qing's basket, carried them in one hand, and walked carelessly to Min Zheng's side, "Here, so many, are they worth a lot of money?"

A trace of surprise flashed across Min Zheng's face, "You don't know how to count?"

Su Qingzhu squatted on the stone, scratching her head embarrassedly, "My brother taught it before, it's too difficult, I'm too lazy to learn."

Min Zheng smiled, "I'll teach you, it's easy to learn."

Su Qingzhu wrinkled her nose and refused.

Min Zheng chuckled, and said unhurriedly, "If you don't know how to count, you won't be able to be a great general."

Su Qingzhu was puzzled, "What does being a general have to do with arithmetic? Isn't it enough to be able to ride a horse and fight?"

Min Zheng said patiently: "If you can't even count the soldiers under your command, how can you lead them? If you can't even count the food and grass needed for each battle, how can you be the commander of an army?"

Su Qingzhu blinked and looked at Min Zheng adoringly—it seemed very reasonable.

"Is it really not difficult to learn?"

"It's not difficult."

"Don't you need to memorize the 'nine-nine multiplication formula'?"

"Nine-nine multiplication formula?"

Su Qingzhu scratched his face with a headache, "It's the 'one gets one, one gets two'... Lu Lu Lu ... so many, I can't memorize them at all."

As soon as his words fell, a childish voice came from the pool——

"One one gets one, one two gets two, one three gets three, one four gets four... five five 25, five six thirty, five seven 35..."

Su Qingzhu stared straight at the little guy's pink mouth, his bright black eyes widened, and he threatened childishly: "Little Xuewa, uncle doesn't like you anymore!"

The little guy closed his mouth and puffed up his face in grievance.

Su Ya'er picked up fish in the basket while talking to Su Ye, "Didn't you just recite 'four' yesterday, and you will recite 'five' today?"

Su Ye raised his eyebrows, and it was rare that he was not humble, "I just learned it this morning, and I taught it twice, and I didn't expect him to remember it."

They were gossips here, but Min Zheng asked very solemnly: "This is the 'nine-nine multiplication formula'?" "

"Ah, yes, who knows how my brother's head came up with it..." Su Qingzhu said with a bitter face, "Xuewa is a little freak, obviously Yu Douzi and I can't remember it!"

Min Zheng was surprised, "You said just now that Xiao Ye made it up?"

"Well, he likes to fix these weird things." Su Qingzhu said in a low voice.

"No, that's good." Min Zheng looked at Su Ye with a gentler smile on his face.

The multiplication formula that Su Qingzhu disliked so much has become a treasure for Min Zheng.

He specially called Su Ye to him, and asked kindly, "Xiao Ye, can you repeat the formula that Xue Wa just memorized?"

"My lord, wait a moment."

Su Ye tore off a dead branch and drew a multiplication table on the ground. He deliberately replaced the Arabic numerals with official script.

"This is a complete form, from one to nine, which can be read horizontally or vertically."

Min Zheng stroked his bare chin and nodded repeatedly, "Wonderful, really wonderful!"

The little book Tong Minsheng said crisply beside him: "Master Hu, this is much easier to remember than what you taught!"

Min Zhenghu knocked on his forehead with a grimace, "Since it's easy to remember, I'll learn it by heart tonight."

Min Sheng's eyes widened suddenly, "What should I do if my back is swollen?"

"No food!"

(⊙o⊙)!

Such a punishment is really too serious!

"I will definitely recite it!" Min Sheng clenched his fists and vowed.

Xue Wa blinked her bright black eyes, and said softly, "Brother Shengsheng, I'll teach you... Well, it's only five."

"It's five." Min Sheng turned his head and asked, "Master Hu, can I eat half of it by five?"

"Recite it first and then talk!" Min Zheng couldn't hold back, showing a smiling face.

Min Sheng chuckled, and pushed Xue Wa to the side to recite the formula.

This scene was watched by the villagers, and everyone discussed in private, he is indeed a little fairy boy, even the adults from the capital asked him for advice!

Since then, everyone's admiration for Su Ye has risen to another level.

-

Yujiacun took the lead in selling the caught fish to Min Zheng.

According to the previous agreement, Min Zheng asked the clerk who accompanied him to pay the money on the spot, using the new five baht coins made by the court, which was quite a lot.

Everyone looked at it and found that the official who collected the fish was very gentle and did not pick and choose or deliberately lower the price, so they were completely relieved and scrambled to sell the fish.

In the past two days, more and more people came to the pool to catch fish. Everyone worked hard to catch and sell fish from dawn to dusk, and each family earned a lot of money.

Later, the official missions brought by Min Zheng no longer needed to go into the water in person, they only needed to collect money and order some money.

After three days, we caught eight hundred mountain spring fish instead of one thousand, and the silver-white fish were crowded together, and the scene was very spectacular.

Min Zheng didn't dispose of the fish by disembowelling them on the spot, nor transported them away immediately. Instead, he used a bamboo fence to enclose a place in the pool and raised them.

Su Ye was puzzled, "Are you planning to collect more and then deal with it together?"

Min Zheng nodded slightly, "Although there are quite a few of them now, it's unknown if there will be any left when they are transported to the capital."

Su Ye was even more puzzled, "What does your lord mean...can only live fish be used at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet?"

"It's okay to die without rot, but with the weather in July, it's hard to guarantee freshness when transported to the capital." Min Zheng heard his implication, "What's Xiaoye's suggestion?"

Su Ye said subconsciously, "Why don't you use ice to keep it fresh?"

Min Zheng was surprised, "Can ice cubes keep fresh?"

Su Ye nodded, "Now that the weather is getting colder, the leftover ice from big families is useless, and adults can just collect ice fish."

"What Xiaoye means... Could it be that putting the fish in ice will keep it from spoiling or rot?" Min Zheng asked uncertainly.

Su Ye was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered that ice preservation technology seemed to have only been recorded since the Song Dynasty, no wonder Min Zheng couldn't think of it.

Fortunately, the tradition of storing ice existed in the pre-Qin period. Su Ye had seen people mining ice in the river before.

Su Ye thought for a while and said, "Think about it, my lord. Does it take longer to store food in winter? Does it rot faster in hot summer?"

Min Zheng nodded, "Indeed."

"It's because of the temperature."

"temperature?"

"Uh, it's hot and cold." Su Ye organized his language a little and explained, "Just like storing ice to cool off the heat, ice cubes can form a low-temperature environment in a small area, just like winter, which can prolong the preservation of food time."

Min Zheng pondered for a moment, and immediately ordered, "Notify the nearby county magistrates and sheriffs, and ask someone to harvest the ice."

The officer responded immediately, "Yes!"

Min Zheng looked at Su Ye with a little more satisfaction in his eyes, "Shouldn't Xiao Ye have more than one method?"

"Indeed." Su Ye smiled and continued, "If you can't find enough ice for a while, you can also pre-process the fish."

Min Zheng raised his eyebrows, and the eyebrows and eyes were [-]% similar to Su Ye, "How to process it?"

"For example, make cured fish, or use deep-fried crisps, which can not only increase the storage time, but also make different tastes..."

"Oh?" Min Zheng was obviously very interested, "What is cured fish? How to fry it?"

"My lord, do you still remember the fried fish you tasted before?"

Min Zheng smiled and nodded, "It's very delicious."

Su Ye smiled and said, "Fried fish tastes the same as fried fish, but you need to add more oil, wrap the slightly marinated fish in batter and fry it in oil... Even if the fish is cooled It can also be eaten, or sprinkled with shredded green onion and ginger slices and steamed on the drawer, the taste is also very good.”

Min Zheng turned his head and ordered, "Write it down."

"Yes, my lord." The clerk knelt on the mat, took a large stone as a desk, spread a piece of vellum paper, and wrote quickly.

Su Ye deliberately slowed down his speech, and then talked about the preparation method of cured fish. This is more complicated and requires a certain amount of space and time. Of course, the taste after making it is even more mouth-watering.

Min Zheng pondered for a moment, then asked, "Is Xiaoye sure to handle these fish well?"

Su Ye didn't understand Min Zheng's intention for a while.

Min Zheng showed a gentle smile, "If Xiaoye can do it well, then I can directly present it to Jinshang."

Although Min Zheng didn't say it clearly, Su Ye still heard the huge interests behind it.

He pursed his lips, and said decisively: "I can do part of it first, and if the adults feel good, I will continue."

Min Zheng asked cautiously: "Is there still time?"

Su Ye nodded affirmatively, "The village has enough manpower, so it will be handled faster."

"Okay, Xiaoye just go ahead and do it. If you do well, I will ask for credit for you in front of today."

"My lord is serious, I will definitely do my best."

In this way, Su Ye took over the most important business since time travel.

-

The method of frying fish is not difficult, Su Ye did it in front of everyone, and all the women learned it.

So, everyone shared some fish and took them home to cook.

Su Ye gathered Mrs. Su Hua and the others together to explain how to make cured fish.

Speaking of which, this method needs to use the soy sauce from Yujia Village, otherwise, it would not be possible to do it even in the palace.

The weather is good recently, the water evaporates quickly, and the north is dry, so it is not easy to perish even in July. If you put the dried fish in a cool place, it will be ready in less than ten days.

Ten days later, Su Ye put the cured fish, steamed fish, and fried fish in front of Min Zheng.

Before eating, Min Zheng said with a smile: "Just looking at it, I think it's good."

Su Qingzhu said with a smile: "Your Excellency has good eyesight, don't look at my brother who usually chatters, but his cooking skills are very good!"

Su Ye secretly reached out his hand, and squeezed the soft flesh on Su Qingzhu's waist.

Su Qingzhu let out an "ow", and jumped up like a monkey.

Min Zheng looked at this and that, with an inexplicable smile on his face.

When he was trying to eat, a large circle of people surrounded him, and a pair of eyes full of expectation stared at him.

After all, he was the imperial censor who had gone through two dynasties and was undefeated in verbal battles with Confucians. Even in such a situation, Min Zheng was still calm, cleaned his hands slowly, and tasted them one by one.

"How?" Everyone held their breath and looked at him nervously.

"Very good."

"Yeah!" Su Qingzhu was the first to cheer.

The women also breathed a sigh of relief, holding hands one by one, and showing joyful smiles.

Su Qingzhu crossed his waist and said carelessly: "We have all made up our minds. If the emperor wants to give rewards, my brother will not be an official or money. Just give him land. We want to grow more and more crops. So that people all over the world don't have to go hungry!"

Seeing the wanton smile on the boy's face, Min Zheng was in a daze.

Time seems to have returned to 20 years ago, and there are also a few high-spirited teenagers standing on the high city wall, saying similar things.