Zhenguan's prosperity and fame

Chapter 411 Auspicious Sweet Potatoes
Pushing hard again, the soil layer loosened, and a series of rhizomes stuck to the black soil were pulled out by Li Fangchen.

Putting it aside and dusting off the surface soil really gave Li Fangchen a surprise.

"Good guy, there are quite a few!"

When it was planted, there was only one small sweet potato. Now more than six months have passed, not to mention that this thing has taken root and sprouted, and a series of "fruits" have grown.

There are six in total, the smallest one is the size of a palm, and the largest one weighs almost three catties.

For this thing, Li Fangchen put in fertilizer and exterminated insects, and spent all his time.

Now seeing the results, I couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Haha, it's done, it's really done!"

Li Tai and Wang Xuan'er are so smart, Li Fangchen told them at the beginning that if this thing can be done, it will definitely cause an uproar.

I just couldn't understand it before, but now I see those huge fruits at the root, how can I still not understand it.

Li Tai grabbed Li Fangchen and asked, "Second brother, tell me the truth, is this thing edible?"

Li Fangchen nodded heavily, "Otherwise, what do you think I'm working so hard for?"

Li Tai's eyes widened, and he was shocked. When he planted it, it was only a small one, but now the harvest is "amazing"!
His eyes were bloodshot, and he fixed his eyes on the second large tank. He ran over and tried to pull it up, and there were four or five.

Li Tai was so happy, his whole body trembled slightly.

Li Fangchen said to Shiliu who was following him, "Go get a hammer!"

Sixteen controlled his emotions and hurried to get a hammer for Li Fangchen.

With the heavy hammer in hand, Li Fangchen smashed it down on the big vat, scattering soil all over the floor.

After poking around, I found two more sweet potatoes.

"Quick! Quick! Quick! Give me the hammer, and I'll smash it too!"

Li Tai couldn't wait, at first he felt a little pity, the second elder brother's vat came out more than his own, but now he understood, there might be "hidden" ones in this vat that didn't show up.

Wang Xuan'er looked on in surprise and covered her mouth, afraid that she would be rude at the moment.

All fifteen cylinders were broken open, and Li Fangchen got 76 catties of sweet potatoes, the average number was 53.

Pick the three biggest ones out of them and prepare to eat them later.

The remaining ones are put away for the time being, and after a period of spring, they are replanted in the ground.

Li Tai returned to his room excitedly to write a letter, intending to send the good news to Chang'an.

Li Fangchen didn't stop them, but instead ordered someone to prepare the stove, intending to roast two of them first.

The remaining one has been sent to the kitchen, and I will make candied sweet potatoes later!

Under the high temperature, the sweet potatoes softened quickly, and the aroma wafted out, Li Fangchen couldn't help swallowing.

Speaking of the past, what he remembers the most is probably the fragrant roasted sweet potatoes on the street. After eating one in winter, and then returning home to release some "odor" gas, he is happy and happy!
Unfortunately, in Datang, there are no sweet potatoes, no potatoes, let alone corn and peppers.

Now that I really found a sweet potato for him, how can I not like it?

"Your Highness, it smells so good!"

Not to mention Li Fangchen, even Wang Xuan'er was a little surprised that this thing is so attractive, it's really a "happy surprise"!
In the middle of writing the letter, Li Tai was tempted by the scent and couldn't help but ran out of the house.

"Second brother, what are you doing delicious?"

Li Fangchen rolled his eyes at him, "We are lucky today, as the first batch of people in Tang Dynasty to taste sweet potatoes!"

"Why don't you find someone to try first?"

Li Fangchen didn't want to look for it, but Wang Xuan'er refused. If Li Tai hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten it. What if this thing is poisonous?
Li Fangchen was not allowed to eat first, so this "heavy task" fell on Shiliu.

Seeing Shiliu's expression of surprise and swallowing his saliva, Li Fangchen really couldn't laugh or cry.

After waiting for half an hour, it was estimated that the sweet potatoes had already been roasted, so someone fished them out of the stove with iron hooks.

Sixteen subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab it, but Li Fangchen said anxiously, "I'm not afraid of burning you to death, are I?"

Sixteen smiled honestly and explained: "Your Highness is right!"

The baked sweet potatoes were cut open, and everyone present couldn't help but salivate when they were golden and soft.

Especially the taste, it's absolutely amazing!
Before the heat dissipated, Shiliu held half a piece of sweet potato and ate it directly.

He didn't care if it would burn him or not. After he took it in his mouth, the sweet smell almost made him shout delicious.

The whole person squatted on the ground, did not say a word except to eat, and looked anxiously at others.

Li Tai said angrily: "Sixteen, you should say something!"

He waited for Sixteen to say it was all right, and then tasted it.

Shiliuben planned to say that it was all right, but when he saw Li Fangchen winking at him, he immediately suppressed his original words.

"Oops! Oops my stomach!"

Rolling on the ground, everyone was startled.

Li Fangchen hurriedly shouted to Li Tai: "Go call Sun Simiao!"

Where Li Tai dared not agree, he ran out without hesitation.

As soon as Li Tai left, Li Fangchen kicked Shiliu, "What's the matter, have you enjoyed your meal?"

Sixteen stood up from the ground with a smile, touched his mouth, "It's okay, I feel that eating three or four in one meal is not a problem!"

"I'll share some of it with you when it's made into vegetables. The rest have to be kept for seeds, and they'll be planted after spring."

"Okay, this is great! Your Highness, how about I take someone to watch? No one is allowed to steal!"

"Shut up, you go and watch? Are you trying to guard yourself?"

Wang Xuan'er didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She was also taken aback just now, but when Shiliu stood up again, she understood that His Highness was playing Wei Wang again.

Li Fangchen took a sweet potato, broke it open and distributed it to Wang Xuan'er.

The two began to taste. It has to be said that the familiar taste jumped on the tip of the tongue. Li Fangchen couldn't help closing his eyes and savoring it carefully.

"Second brother, Daoist Sun, I brought it!"

After Li Fangchen and Wang Xuan'er finished eating, Li Tai reappeared, and the scene in front of him completely shocked Li Tai's weak heart.

"You sixteen! How dare you lie to me!"

The sweet potato skins on the ground were not cleaned up, Li Tai immediately realized that he had been cheated.

Sixteen hurriedly pushed the pot and said, "Don't blame me, this is what His Highness meant."

Sun Simiao shook his head with a smile, but then he smelled the smell of the house and was very curious.

"What does it taste like?"

Li Fangchen pointed to the half piece of sweet potato reserved by Li Tai, "New food, sweet potato! Although I prefer to call it sweet potato."

"Oh?" Sun Simiao grabbed the half sweet potato directly. Li Tai became anxious after seeing it, "Don't move, Daoist!"

After speaking, he hurriedly snatched it from his own hands. It was obviously left by his second brother. If Laodao Sun ate it, what would he do?
Sun Simiao smiled and said: "Your Highness, there are still a lot left, how about sharing half with the old Taoist?"

After getting along with this old Taoist for a long time, you will naturally find that this Taoist priest is too greedy.

Li Tai was very hesitant, this old man was not easy to offend, so he could only share half of the delicacy he got.

The two entered at the same time, and the old man squinted his eyes to savor the flavor carefully.

"Sweet! It's really too sweet!"

The two were overjoyed at the same time, Li Tai swallowed the jujube and quickly wiped out the sweet potato in his hand, but Sun Simiao, on the other hand, took a bite and closed his eyes for a while, as if he was thinking about the difference between this thing.

(End of this chapter)