Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 190 Pickles
It was almost noon when we returned to Qinjia Village from Jingyang County.

The weather at noon in late autumn is still bleak.

Tang Rong didn't get the answer she wanted from Qin Tian, ​​so she was a little angry when she went back, and went directly to the bedroom, and locked Qin Tian out.

Qin Tian couldn't get in, he was very distressed, he was such a fair wimp.

Thinking of how he guarded himself like a jade for Tang Rong last night, but was treated like this in the end, he suddenly felt aggrieved.

And just when Qin Tian felt aggrieved by this matter, he suddenly saw Fu Bo rushing towards the backyard with his servants carrying a lot of vegetables.

Qin Tian was a little strange.

"Forbe, what are you doing carrying so many dishes?"

The Qin Family Manor involved in this matter has a large population, and the daily expenses are actually very large, and eating is one of them, but the dishes that Uncle Fu makes are too much.

"Young master, this is made by the eldest lady. She said that winter will be over soon, and our Qin family manor is expensive. Why don't we pickle all the vegetables that can be pickled, so that they can be preserved and eaten in winter. Serving is not."

Pickling vegetables with salt has been around since early in China. Although the taste will be much worse after pickling, it is better than eating no vegetables in winter.

Qin Tian nodded after hearing this: "Let's pickle it, but tell Eldest Sister, it doesn't take that much, we can eat green vegetables this year."

Qin Feiyan pickled vegetables, and Qin Tian suddenly thought of a way to make money, that is to build vegetable greenhouses. In this era, ordinary people basically cannot eat vegetables in winter. Only some members of the royal family can transport them from some places in the south in winter. Come on greens.

Some meritorious ministers are occasionally rewarded with some green vegetables by the emperor, but they are all pitiful.

In Chang'an City, green vegetables can be said to have a price but no market, and they can't buy them even if they want to.

If he grows green vegetables, he won't be able to make a fortune, will he?

When Qin Tian said this, Uncle Fu didn't take it seriously, and after a few perfunctory words, he ordered someone to carry the vegetables to the backyard. Seeing Uncle Fu like this, Qin Tian immediately wanted to kick him twice in anger.

What do you mean, look down on him?

Fu Bo's perfunctory gave Qin Tian the urge to act now.

So without any hesitation, Qin Tian immediately found more than [-] slaves from the mansion, and asked them to build a shed on the east side of the Qin Family Manor.

In fact, the vegetable greenhouse is very simple, that is, a low wall is built with bricks around it, and then some shelves are built on it, and then covered with transparent and warm things from above.

It was easy to build low walls. After Qin Tian gave orders, those slaves started to work.

Twenty or so slaves worked until the evening, and they had almost built the low wall. With a little improvement tomorrow, the part of the low wall will be completed.

But looking at these low walls, Qin Tian suddenly became embarrassed by the covering.

The vegetable greenhouses of later generations are all made of oil-filmed paper, which can transmit light but is not ventilated at the same time, which can ensure a high temperature in the greenhouse and is suitable for growing vegetables.

But there is no oil-filmed paper in this era. It is not easy for him to find a substitute in Datang.

When Qin Tian was worried about this, Xiao Qing had already told Tang Rong about Qin Tian's situation in the bedroom.

"Miss, my uncle doesn't know what he's playing with, but he actually built a low wall on the open space in the house. Do you think my uncle is stupid?"

Tang Rong rolled her eyes at Xiaoqing: "If you are stupid, my husband would not be stupid."

Xiaoqing curled her lips: "Miss, what do you think uncle is going to do?"

"You didn't find out?"

"No!" Xiaoqing smiled inadvertently as she spoke, but Tang Rong quickly noticed her smile.

"Well, you little hoof, you still dare to hide it from me, don't you, tell me quickly, what have you found out?"

Seeing that Tang Rong saw through her little thoughts, Xiao Qing was very wronged. In fact, he wanted Tang Rong to ask her in person, so that the deadlock between her uncle and her young lady would be broken.

But now that she was found out, she had no choice but to speak out.

"I heard from Uncle Fu that the young master wants to grow vegetables in winter, but Uncle Fu didn't believe it at all. He said that the young master had never planted a field before, and he hadn't even picked up a farm tool for a day. What kind of vegetables he would know must be fooling around. of."

Xiaoqing looked at Tang Rong while talking, and Tang Rong also felt that what Uncle Fu said was reasonable. If her husband was smart, he was really smart, but Qin Tian had never done anything about crops, so how could he? Vegetables grown?

He can't even grow them in spring, let alone winter.

But when she thought about it, Tang Rong felt that her husband might really be able to grow vegetables. In so many situations before, did her husband fail that time?

If he has no confidence, how can he do it?

Thinking of this, Tang Rong's heart suddenly became a little confused.

"Go and call Mr. Xiang back."

When Xiaoqing heard this, she immediately became happy and ran out in a hurry.

As night fell, Qin Tian walked in from the outside. When he came in, he glanced at Tang Rong, and then said with a shameless smile, "Miss misses me?"

"Bah!" Tang Rong glared at Qin Tian angrily, and asked, "I heard that you want to grow vegetables in winter?"

Qin Tian smiled: "That's right, we are going to get rich."

Tang Rong doesn't care about getting rich or not now.

"We can't grow vegetables here in winter. The weather is too cold and the vegetables don't germinate. How do you grow vegetables?"

"Ma'am, I don't know. The thing I built today can maintain a certain temperature in winter, and it can definitely make vegetables germinate and grow."

Qin Tian told Tang Rong about the situation of the vegetable greenhouse, and what he said was well-founded. After listening to Tang Rong, she became more confident in Qin Tian's ability to grow vegetables in winter.

"What Xianggong said is somewhat reasonable, but you said that vegetables need light and warmth, but what do you use to cover them?"

The growth of plants is mainly about photosynthesis. Light is definitely indispensable, but temperature is also very important. After listening to Qin Tian's explanation, Tang Rong immediately found the key to the problem.

"It doesn't matter, I have already thought of a way, tomorrow I will send someone to buy some relatively thin cloth, and then use these cloth to cover the top, and then use some straw mats to spread a layer on top, so as to ensure the temperature inside It is suitable for the growth of plants. As for the light, I will order people to remove the straw mats at a fixed time every day to ensure that the plants can see the sunlight."

Qin Tian talked eloquently, and unknowingly sat down next to Tang Rong. Tang Rong was thinking about the vegetable greenhouse, but she didn't notice it. When he realized it, it was impossible to drive Qin Tian away again. .

"Hate……"

"Doesn't Madam just like to hate me so much?"

"Pooh……"

The night was getting dark, and the autumn wind was blowing outside.

(End of this chapter)