In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

Chapter 104 Offering Fruits and Vegetables

When tasting the watermelon, Chen Ruotong asked everyone to spit the watermelon seeds into the small plate in front of her. She wanted to collect these watermelon seeds and use them as seeds, but she didn't know whether these seeds could produce such good watermelons next year.

After all, this is not a carefully cultivated high-quality variety, but there is no other way, so we have to do this, because there are only watermelons in the space, no seeds.

After dinner, Magistrate Zhang was going back to his house. Chen Ruotong sent a carriage loaded with ten large watermelons, a basket of yellow persimmons, two bags of potatoes, a bag of red peppers, and five jars of hot and sour sauce to Magistrate Zhang.

Magistrate Zhang returned with a full load.

He was extremely happy to have the Chen family as his relative. He felt that since he met Chen Guchuan, his career had entered its rising period and everything he did went smoothly.

The Chen family has grown a new crop, high-yield potatoes, so they must report it to the court. This is the credit of Zhang Bingqing and the Chen family, and it must be commended by the emperor!

Chen Ruotong had to transport the cart of good things that he had brought to the capital to present to the emperor, in order to win his praise. Then his promotion would be very fast, and the Chen family would also get a lot of benefits.

Things that are beneficial to yourself and the Chen family must be done well!

So Magistrate Zhang returned home and immediately wrote a memorial to the emperor. He planned to transport these things to the capital the next day and hand them over to the emperor. But he had to find a reliable person to deliver them to the capital safely and to be able to meet the emperor in person to present this meritorious memorial to the emperor.

If someone takes advantage of the situation, wouldn't it be like being an aid to others and having worked in vain?

Prefect Zhang really got what he wanted, and he had a noble man in his life. Early in the morning, Zhen Yu entered Prefect Zhang's house.

Now, Prefect Zhang can give the memorial, the recipe written by Chen Ruotong, and a cart of things to Zhen Yu, and let him hand them to the emperor personally, so that the emperor can also eat fresh and delicious watermelon and delicious dishes.

Prefect Zhang asked his personal servant to bring a large iced watermelon and cut it into small pieces for Zhen Yu to taste. "Master Zhen, this is the watermelon grown on the Chen family farm. I heard that it is an improved winter melon. You should try it. It is very sweet and juicy. It is a great summer treat!"

Zhen Yu ate a piece of watermelon and said, "It's really delicious. It tastes really good, sweet and tasty, and very cool. Is this produced on Chen Guchuan's farm? This kid is quite amazing! Hehehe..."

Prefect Zhang added, "Yes, Guchuan has a lot of ideas in his little head. He not only grew watermelons, but also potatoes, persimmons, and peppers. I heard that these are all seeds brought back from overseas. He is really capable!"

Take potatoes for example, the yield per mu is more than 2,500 kilograms. In our Liang Dynasty, no other grain has such a high yield! If this can be promoted nationwide, the people's food and clothing problems will be solved, and it will be a great thing for the court!"

Magistrate Zhang brought Zhen Yu to the cart of vegetables, lifted the tarpaulin, and let Zhen Yu see these fruits and vegetables that he had never seen before.

Zhen Yu exclaimed, "It's really extraordinary. These things are edible? How do you eat them? Can I have a taste?"

Prefect Zhang said proudly, "Sir Zhen, I have the recipe provided by Chen Guchuan. I will ask the kitchen to cook it according to the recipe. You can try it. How does it taste?"

Zhen Yu thought to himself: Chen Guchuan is indeed extraordinary, a strange man, I must make friends with him!

Magistrate Zhang gave the recipe to the kitchen and asked them to prepare it carefully. Zhen Yu waited in the living room to taste the food and talked about the Chen family with Magistrate Zhang.

Prefect Zhang said: "Mr. Chen is a master at farming. The crops he grows are all high-yielding. I heard that this year's rice yield is much higher than last year's. The old man is not just simply growing crops, but is also thinking about improving grain seeds.

In a few days, the grain will be harvested. If you are interested, you can go to the farm to have a look. My relative Chen Jianshu and Old Master Chen have been researching high-yield seeds together. They are really no worse than the great ministers of agriculture in the court, hahaha..."

Zhen Yu was surprised and said, "I thought Chen Guchuan was a genius, but it turns out that his family members are all very capable! If this is the case, we must report it to the emperor and ask him to reward them. This will further motivate the Chen family to work hard to study more high-yield varieties and benefit the people!"

After hearing this, Prefect Zhang nodded repeatedly and said in agreement, thinking: This is exactly what I mean. The Chen family must be made famous and powerful, and have a place in Pingyang City, which will be more helpful for my future development.

Half an hour later, a large table of new dishes was served. The two of them ate with smiles on their faces and praised the delicious dishes endlessly.

After the meal, Prefect Zhang bowed and said, "I have a humble request. Lord Zhen, please personally deliver this memorial, the recipe, and this cart of fruits and vegetables to the emperor. Let the emperor taste these delicious dishes and recognize the contributions of the Chen family. I hope you will do this."

Zhen Yu was happy to do such a good thing as seeking credit. He believed that the emperor would definitely reward the Chen family handsomely, and the Chen family would gain both fame and fortune.

After Zhen Yu received the things, he rushed to the capital without stopping. Along the way, he carefully protected these precious fruits and vegetables.

Three days later, Zhen Yu finally arrived in the capital.

He presented the memorial and the items to the emperor, and also presented the recipe written by Chen Ruotong, and reported in detail the achievements of the Chen family. The emperor was very pleased and showed great interest in these novel fruits and vegetables, especially the delicious, sweet and juicy watermelon.

The emperor immediately ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare dishes according to the recipe. He wanted to taste the new dishes himself.

It just so happened that the emperor had a poor appetite these days and couldn't eat, so he wanted to see if the new dishes would suit his taste.

When the delicious dishes were served on the table, the emperor was tempted by the aroma.

The emperor said, "My dear Zhen, please come and have dinner with me and comment on the dishes."

Zhen Yu was not polite and sat down to dine with the emperor.

When the little emperor ate the hot and sour sauce, he stuck out his tongue and hissed, saying as he ate, "This hot and sour sauce is much better than dogwood. It's spicy and salty, sour and sweet. It has all the flavors of life!

Why do I feel like eating more the spicier it is? It really increases my appetite! Hahaha..."

Zhen Yu smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. I also like this hot and sour sauce very much. It stimulates my appetite. I ate half a bowl of rice more than usual, hehe..."

The little emperor was even better at eating. He picked up a boiled potato, spread some hot and sour sauce on it, and took a bite. The taste was simply amazing, so fragrant!

The little emperor opened his eyes wide and said as he ate, "My dear Zhen, please try this way of eating. It's so delicious. Mm, delicious, delicious..."

After the meal, the king and his minister were both full and had round bellies.

The little emperor was lying on the dragon throne, patting his belly. He looked like a child who had eaten too much. "My dear minister Zhen, I am so useless today. I actually ate too much in front of you. Hahahaha... burp..."

Zhen Yu echoed, "I also couldn't control myself. I ate more than you, Your Majesty. It's just that the dishes are so delicious that I can't stop eating..."

The young emperor immediately decided to bestow generous rewards on the Chen family to commend their achievements.