Unparalleled Women in the World

On the wilderness in the southern border, after the rice seeds were planted, the spring rains moistened them, and new green sprouts emerged. As soon as the sun shone, and the warm wind blew slightly, the thin sprouts gradually grew into green seedlings. At this time, time It's April.

Mei Wangqing brought her armored soldiers, as well as some soldiers from Yutong County, to her fief, Leyang County, Changle Village.

When the villagers working in the fields saw Mei Wangqing's group for the first time, all of them had joyful smiles on their faces...

Some villagers brought tea; a young man brought a basket of freshly picked wild fruits from the mountains; a village woman brought a load of yellow potatoes wrapped in fresh soil; Fish caught in the pond.

A village woman laughed so hard that she could see her teeth and see her eyes: The Anping County King not only only collected [-]% of the tax from them, but also sent armored soldiers to help them reclaim wasteland, build dams, sell potatoes and wheat for winter seeds at a low price, and Let the armored soldiers help plant the seeds, and now they are here to help harvest...

A villager's eyes were full of gratitude: The king of Anping County also asked the villagers to fertilize and water the potatoes in the army field, and he was paid for it!A family divided into seven acres of military land needs to be cared for, and they can earn one tael of silver a month. Calculated in this way, their family can earn 12 taels of silver a year, which was unimaginable in the past!

Mei Wangqing was standing under a big banyan tree. She took the tea from Jiufang and drank it. Looking down, she saw that ten steps away, under the curved field ridge, Shi Wenzheng was holding her hand. With a wooden handle of the shovel, one foot stepped on the shovel to dig into the soil. She picked up the wooden handle with one hand and suddenly flipped the shovel open, bringing out a large piece of black and yellow soil. Between the soil were tangled roots and a large bunch of yellow and white potatoes. , On the ground behind Shiwen, two armored soldiers were squatting on the ground, they were picking potatoes from the roots without stopping.Looking around, in each field, some armored soldiers dig potatoes, and some soldiers pick potatoes, pack potatoes, and transport potatoes. They cooperate with each other tacitly. After a while, baskets and baskets are piled up in the fields and on the ridges. the potatoes...

"They can weigh it just now, how much is the yield of this mu?"

With a smile in her eyes, Jiufang replied, "There are more than 600 catties! These potatoes sell for three Wen a catty, and they seem to be more productive than rice!"

Just as Jiufang finished speaking, Mei Wangqing saw several people coming towards her.

The people who came were the local village head and several clan elders. They first thanked them sincerely, and then said:

"Potatoes can be boiled in water as a staple food, fried in oil can be used as a vegetable, and they are so high-yielding, what a good crop!"

"Your Majesty, these potatoes are cheap and easy to live in, and they are easy to take care of. How about planting potatoes in a large area all year round?"

Mei Wangqing stared and thought for a while, then she said:

"Large-scale planting is not appropriate. Potatoes are very drought-tolerant crops. They don't like wet and heavy fertile soil, but prefer dry dry land. You should pay attention to fertilization and maintenance. As for planting all year round, potatoes like cold climates. In the north, seeds are usually planted in March in spring, and harvested in June in summer. In the south, winter is only mild, so it is very suitable for planting potatoes."

The village head nodded in agreement:

"It seems that it is better to grow rice in this low-lying paddy field, and it can withstand flooding when there is more rain; in this dry land in the mountains, it is better to grow potatoes!"

Mei Wangqing watched the soldiers pick up baskets of potatoes and walk on the narrow field ridge, and they carried them towards the carriage on the path.

"The potatoes have been unearthed, and the land has been vacated. What are you going to plant?"

"Grow sugar cane, grow corn..."

Mei Wangqing saw that the elder who spoke had gray hair and deep wrinkles on his forehead, she smiled and said:

"Jun Wang, you buy a lot of sugarcane in your workshop, and we villagers can earn some money by selling sugarcane!"

"This corn is very popular, but it can be used as a staple food..."

Mei Wangqing never underestimates anyone, because everyone is unique, and different environments will bring them different perceptions. There is no one who has experienced the same experience, or they will be thin and pale.The elderly usually have deep experience, which is the wisdom given to them by the years; farmers know better about the maintenance of crops and how to manage their lives!

Mei Wangqing then walked to a few wheat fields next to her, looked around, and saw that the winter wheat planted last year had already jointed, she thought: wait another month for earing and flowering, and in May or June, it will be ready. Harvest...

Mei Wangqing led the horse-drawn carriage team carrying potatoes back to Yutong City.She sent [-] catties of potatoes to the city lord's mansion and the military strongholds stationed at each pass, because the potatoes can only be stored for about a week at room temperature, and she ordered the armor soldiers to go to the ground to dig potatoes every two or three days. So, the potatoes in the warehouse of the city lord's mansion are already piled up like a mountain.

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Meifu, early morning.

After Mei Wangqing finished her martial arts practice, she went back to the small courtyard and took a hot bath. When she turned to the bright room, various breakfasts were already set up on the round table.

Chi Yanfei scooped up a bowl of red bean barley porridge and brought it in front of her: "Drink some porridge first to warm your stomach!"

Mei Wangqing smiled softly, took a sip of porridge, and then handed a bowl of taro ball dessert to Chi Yanfei:

"This, you like it!"

The two drank and ate slowly, and after a quarter of an hour, Mei Wangqing put down her chopsticks, and saw Twelve hurriedly approaching, she sat directly on the empty seat opposite Mei Wangqing, then turned her head and smiled at Jiufang :

"Sister Fang, please add more chopsticks for me!"

At Jiufang's words, she handed over a set of bowls and chopsticks.

Twelve swept across the breakfast on the table like wind and clouds, and the dishes on the table gradually became clean and bright. When the last steamed bun was in his stomach, Twelve burped contentedly:

"The food in Mei Mansion is still delicious!"

Mei Wangqing was a little stunned: "You used to eat, but you were not so bold!"

Twelve wiped his mouth: "It's all your fault."

"Blame me?"

Twelve sighed helplessly:

"I eat potatoes every day, every day, every dish has potatoes. You say that potatoes are delicious, but is this way of eating okay?"

Mei Wangqing glanced at her indifferently: "Then tell the cooks to think of ways to do it differently!"

"Alas! There are only a few things back and forth! Potato cakes in the morning; fried potatoes, boiled potatoes, and braised potatoes at noon; the same at night as at noon, I'm tired of it!"

"What you said has nothing to do with me!"

With a smile in Chi Yanfei's eyes, she added:

"I paid the bills in the military camp the day before yesterday, and I was lucky enough to eat two meals of potatoes. The taste was either bland or greasy!"

Twelve's eyes lit up immediately, and she smiled gratefully at her: This Miss Chi is the favorite of the little county king, and her words are worth dozens of words of mine!

Sure enough, Mei Wangqing had put on a serious expression, she said thoughtfully:

"The dishes in the army are monotonous. I will order a few new potato dishes. Twelve, you can bring them to the cooks in the staff room and let them try to make one.

Do! "

Twelve Questions: "Will it be delicious?"

Mei Wangqing thought for a while, and she suddenly realized that she was like the waiter who reported the food in the restaurant:

"Potato pork ribs, hot and sour onion potato shreds, chopped pepper potato chips, dry flat potato strips, hot and sour potato shreds, potato beef stew, braised potato chicken nuggets, spicy griddle potato chips, honey sauce potatoes, cumin potato chips , burnt crispy potatoes..."

Twelve swallowed, still somewhat disbelieving:

"The name sounds delicious, but it may not be possible to make it. There is no chicken, beef, or ribs for us to eat in the barracks..."

Chi Yanfei smiled lightly: "Twelve Generals, among the breakfast you ate just now, three of them were made of potatoes, did you eat them?"

"San Dao? No way?"

Jiufang explained:

"The taro ball dessert, crystal shrimp dumpling, fried rice noodles with minced meat and eggs are made from potatoes! These three dishes were taught by the master to our house cook!"

Mei Wangqing was thinking: These potatoes cannot be kept for too long. If they are buried in the ground for a long time, they will either rot and be wasted; or they will germinate and be poisonous!It seems that it has to be processed into starch as soon as possible, and there are potato vermicelli!

Twelve stayed in Mei Mansion for a long time, euphemistically saying: try new potato dishes!And asked Mei Wangqing to cook all the potato dishes she reported, and they were delicious, so she was willing to take them to the barracks.

It took Mei Wangqing more than an hour to cook the few potato dishes in his impression. Although they were not as good as the cooking skills of the chefs in the hotel, they were still a bit better than the cooking skills of the chef in Fuzhong.

Anping Taijun and Xu You heard that Mei Wangqing had a new menu, and they were also curious about the taste.Including Chi Yanfei, Mei Wangqing, and Twelve, there were a total of five people at the table, and they ate a whole potato feast in the hall...

Anping Taijun likes hot and sour onion and potato shreds and spicy griddle potato chips; Xu You likes sweet and sweet potatoes...

Twelve Chaos Mei Wangqing gave a thumbs up: "I like every dish! It's delicious in the world!"

Anping Taijun was [-]% full, he put down his chopsticks, and said to Twelve:

"Twelfth, the 26th of this month, come to Meifu for a wedding..."

Twelve's hand that was holding the ribs paused slightly, and the ribs fell back into the plate with a "snap", she gave a dry smile:

"Taijun, is this wedding wine Wang Qing's wedding wine?"

Anping Taijun slightly raised his eyebrows:

"Of course! It's just that the wedding banquet is very simple. The Mei Manor will not distribute wedding invitations, and the banquet is only a family banquet. You only need to announce that all twelve of you will come!"

Twelve nodded heavily: "Yes, it will definitely come!"

Xu You looked gloomy, his eyes flicked back and forth between Mei Wangqing and Chi Yanfei.

Chi Yanfei acted as if she had never heard of it, her expression was calm, and the ebony chopsticks in her right hand picked up a piece of beef and added it to Mei Wangqing's bowl.

Mei Wangqing's eyes were complicated. She picked up the beef and chewed it. It was delicious and tender, but after swallowing it, it became very bland.

The knot is a husband and wife, and there is no doubt about love.

In this life, she cannot marry anyone!

After the meal, Twelve sat for a while, then took the list of dishes written by Mei Wangqing, and got up to leave.

Mei Wangqing left Xu You behind, and Jiufang made tea.

Xu You sat on the armchair, his eyes were clear: "Jun Wang, tell me?"

Mei Wangqing lowered her head and let out a faint sigh:

"I'm Duanxiu, you know that!"

"It's known in the whole capital." Seeing her dejected and embarrassed look, Xu You couldn't help grinning and said with a faint smile:

"Right now, not to mention the generals in Yutong City, the more clever stewards probably have guesses about your relationship with Miss Chi..."

"If you and I get married, our relationship can only be in name only!"

"Your Majesty, that's what I thought when I was engaged to you. I never had extravagant expectations!"

Mei Wangqing's eyes wavered, she thought for a while, and said with a little embarrassment:

"For your lifelong happiness, I promise...you can cuckold me, but don't make it too obvious, and don't make people in the city laugh at me!"

"Or, in another two years, make peace with me, I can accept all these!"

Xu You frowned, and asked back: "Lifelong happiness?"

"There are some people, they are as ethereal as the wind, as clear as the clouds, they can only be seen from a distance, but cannot be touched! The flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water are like a dream..."

If Mei Wangqing pointed out something, she persuaded:

"People have to live in reality after all. People who can be with each other don't have to be outstanding, as long as they can understand you, understand you, and take pity on you... There are many good girls in the Southern Border Army. You can change your perspective. , Er, I can finally discover their advantages..."

"I think, among the local young girls, Eleven and Twelve are good! Clean and self-conscious, and not feminine..."

"You take it easy, think about what I said..."