Take Taobao to ancient times

"This house is not bad, it looks much more exquisite than the houses in the capital." Master Li said with emotion.

"It's really good. Is this the set that my uncle asked people to design?" Zhuang Jinhan didn't know about it before. He only found out about it when he was chatting with Song Jue and Lu Siyu after returning from the sea. to this house.

"Well, my uncle is very thoughtful. He not only gave the design drawing, but also sent a carpenter. Otherwise, it would not be possible to build it so well." Lu Siyu said with emotion. Even he, when he saw this house before He thought it was very eye-catching, but he also knew that if it wasn't for Song Jue, it would be impossible to build this house even with the blueprints in hand.

"Uncle's vision is really good." Zhuang Jinhan said with a smile.

"Well, I also think that you go in and sit down first, and I'll wash these and cook the corn by the way." Lu Siyu said, beckoning a few people to enter the room.

"I'll go with you." Zhuang Jinhan said, and briefly said a few words to the magistrate and Master Li, and after watching them enter the house, he followed Lu Siyu to the well.

inside the house.

"Master Li, what is the relationship between this Master Zhuang and that scholar's son?" the magistrate asked curiously.

"Actually, I am not very clear about this matter, but the relationship between that child named Lu Siyu and Mr. Zhuang is not ordinary. I heard that this child named Lu Siyu has contributed a lot to the sea." Master Li said in a low voice. I also want to find someone to gossip, but I can't find an insider.

"No wonder," the county magistrate suddenly realized, "Before I came to take office, I was told to take good care of their family. I think Mr. Zhuang has a good relationship with this scholar's son!"

"So that's the case, but we are really here for the corn, and the rest of the things are not our duty, so don't worry about it if you don't have to." Master Li said in a low voice, he has never been a nosy person, The reason why he climbed up to Zhuangxiang is to be able to do his own thing with all his heart. Compared with other high-ranking officials, Zhuangxiang prefers officials who do practical things.

"Yes, my lord." Zhixian nodded quickly.

On the other side, Lu Siyu carried a large pile of corn stalks, washed them with well water, and handed them to Zhuang Jinhan.

"Brother Zhuang, try it." Lu Siyu laughed.

"Okay." Zhuang Jinhan nodded, savoring the taste of corn stalks carefully, before opening his mouth for a long time, "It's a bit sweet, but the sweetness is not strong, and it's not sweet compared to sugarcane."

"It's different at first. Sugar cane itself is a product of crops, but this one is just a simple plant, and there are not many sweet stalks, so it's good as feed." Lu Siyu said with a smile.

With the future technology, this corn stalk has been a headache for a while because of the pollution after burning, but that is because the future corn has too many uses and needs to be planted on a large scale. As for the utilization rate of corn stalks has reached the lowest, but in this era, many people still live in rural areas, it is also a good choice to directly use corn stalks as animal feed.

"I thought Brother Yu had found a new sugar-making substance." Zhuang Jinhan said with a smile, maybe Lu Siyu's performance was too outstanding, and he began to think whether there were other reasons for what Lu Siyu did.

"I don't have it here, maybe there will be in the capital." Lu Siyu said with a smile, talking about the reason why the modern sugar industry began to develop by leaps and bounds, probably due to the discovery of sugar beets.

If he came to ancient times alone, maybe he really couldn’t do anything about it, but he had a Taobao with him, he could buy almost any seeds he wanted, and he wouldn’t get into trouble because he couldn’t find the seeds.

"Maybe," Zhuang Jinhan nodded with a smile, "I did bring back a lot of seeds this time, and I might be able to find some special seeds among them."

The two of them were chatting while watching the corn being boiled in the pot. During this time, the aunt and the second aunt walked in and out several times. Seeing Lu Siyu sitting behind the stove chatting with Zhuang Jinhan, they couldn't help but lift the pot and help to look through it. It was still a whole corn, and after a few times it finally opened its mouth.

"Xiao Yu, is this really possible? The two in the room are high-ranking officials, if they are short of food, will they..." Second Aunt worried.

"Don't worry, Second Auntie, they want to eat delicacies from mountains and seas. There are things in the capital. They came here this time for the corn, and they will never be angry because of it." Zhuang Jinhan was the one who spoke, that is to say, from his mouth. Things just make sense.

"Is it really possible? Isn't this the same as what we usually say?" Second Auntie hesitated.

"It's good to be the same as usual. It's boring to make it exquisite." Zhuang Jinhan said with a smile.

"What else is there to say? The people in the capital are really special." The second aunt was surprised, but finally she didn't worry about it anymore.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Lu Siyu couldn't help but think of the situation when the sweet potatoes were first made. At that time, he didn't know the identity of the father of Zhuang, and he gave them the simplest and most common sweet potato dishes. As a father, he must find a way to make it more refined.

The people who came this time were of a lower status than Father Zhuang, and it didn’t make sense that Father Zhuang could eat them, so these two couldn’t eat them, not to mention the color and aroma, color, corn is better; fragrance, each has its own merits; , the victory is still corn.

This time Lu Siyu didn't plan to do so many tricks like before, but simply boiled corn on the cob, and brought a big plate full of them in front of the two.

Of course, at the same time, there is also a plate of corn kernels that have been broken before being put into the pot, which can be eaten directly with chopsticks, so that the two of them will not be embarrassed because of concern for face.

Zhuang Jinhan didn't have so many thoughts, he just reached out to grab a corn cob.

"Wait a minute, Brother Zhuang, it will be hot if you eat it directly. You can put it on with chopsticks first, and it will be more convenient to eat with chopsticks." After speaking, Lu Siyu took the chopsticks and carefully inserted them through the bottom of the corn cob , just because the corn cobs are just out of the pot, it is really hot to touch them.

In addition, Lu Siyu was very careful in the whole process in order to be clean.

"Let me do it," Zhuang Jinhan took the chopsticks and corn cobs from Lu Siyu's hand, quickly inserted the chopsticks in, and handed them back to Lu Siyu, "Brother Yu, come too."

Lu Siyu smiled and took the corn on the cob from Zhuang Jinhan's hand: "Thank you, eat slowly, I'll go out and see Yueyue and the others."

"Ah."

Regarding crops, Lu Siyu was one of the people who participated in the whole process, but he was not an official after all, so it was inconvenient for him to participate in such an occasion. In order to avoid hearing something he shouldn't hear, he chose to stay away.

He took the corn cobs to the kitchen, but heard the sound of frolicking inside.

"Wow, it's so hot, so hot—" Lu Sile's voice could be heard clearly even outside the door.

"Didn't I tell you not to touch it? Let it cool down first, and the second brother will help you take it out." Lu Siyun said, it seemed that he had already started to take the corn cobs, and there was a whirring sound from time to time.

When Lu Siyu entered the room, he saw Lu Siyun standing on the bench, taking corn cobs out of the pot, Lu Sile was standing beside him, and the two children looked into the pot all the time, looking fiercely.

"Let me come, be careful that your little hands are scalded." Lu Siyu walked over with a smile, and handed the corn cobs in his hand to Lu Sile, "Here, I'll give you this first."

Lu Si Le took the corn on the cob from Lu Si Yu's hand, just holding the chopsticks, he didn't have any problems, and looked at Lu Si Yu with a smile: "Brother is great!"

"I want it, I want it too." Lu Siyun said loudly from the side.

"Wait, brother will get it for you." Lu Siyu quickly pierced Lu Siyun with chopsticks, and then handed him the corn cob in his hand.

"That's right, it won't be hot this way." Lu Siyun said with a smile, and gnawed directly, even though he was panting while gnawing, he still enjoyed eating.

"Where's Yueyue?" Lu Siyu asked.

"Sister is in the room." Lu Sile replied quickly.

"Give Yueyue one too, which one of you will take it?" Lu Siyu took a new corn cob and asked while holding it up.

"I, I, I—" Lu Sile quickly raised his hand, "Brother, Lele is going to take it to my sister."

"Then you should be careful, do you know? Don't fall." Lu Siyu said, the weight of the corn is actually not light, plus there are chopsticks inserted, just holding the chopsticks makes the corn even heavier, especially for Lu Sile , and it does have some weight.

"Okay, don't fall." Lu Sile nodded quickly, took the corn on the cob in Lu Siyu's hand, and ran out.

"Slow down, don't fall." Lu Siyu urged, and finally heaved a sigh of relief after hearing the response.

"Brother has become more and more verbose." Lu Siyun muttered from the side.

"What did you say?" Lu Siyu glanced at him.

"No, I'm going to help Lele." Lu Siyun said, immediately jumped off the small bench, and ran in the direction where Lu Sile left.

"Slow down!" Lu Siyu couldn't help telling him again, and then thought of Lu Siyun's words again, and couldn't help but laugh. He thought that when he just came here, he also felt that this day was really sad. If it wasn't for the three of them who were really sensible , he might not be able to hold on, now that the three of them are becoming more and more childlike, he has become worried instead.

After the two left, Lu Siyu took another corn cob for himself, but this time he didn't insert the chopsticks, but just took it in his hand and gnawed it.

These corns are specially selected tender corns, which taste very fresh and sweet.

"Brother Yu."

"Brother Zhuang, how did your discussion go?"

"I still need to go back to Beijing to discuss with the emperor, but this time the yield of corn is not high, and last year because of the sweet potato, it took a lot of trouble, so this time it may be planted in the county first, and expand a little bit." Zhuang Jinhan said. .

"That's good. It's not as urgent as it was before. With sweet potatoes, the problem of food and clothing in many places can be solved. I believe that in a few years, the problem of hunger will be solved." Lu Siyu said seriously.

If a country wants to develop its strength, the problem of food and clothing is the first priority. Only when the problem of food and clothing is solved can we continue to consider other things.