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Chapter 218 Surprise
Of course, Qin Zhao knows that people live in groups, so where she used to live, a person's teamwork ability is an important part of work ability.

She traveled through a normal ancient society, not the world of martial arts, so no matter how strong her force value is, if she wants to live like a real person in this society, her social status must not be low.Although she can indeed leave the palace and work with Shan Xiaoying, from now on, the sky is high and the sea is wide, and she can roam freely, because she is really not short of money.Even when she was in Zhujiazhuang, Ping'an Town, Anxian County, Liangzhou, she did not do badly.

However, that kind of life is very different from that of a princess in a palace. Qin Zhe was born as a decent nobleman. His position as a military officer of the third rank is bitter, and it is not enough for outsiders.

He wanted to give Qin Zhao the best life, and in his heart, Qin Zhao should also live that kind of life, so he couldn't agree with Qin Zhao giving up his status as a nobleman and becoming a commoner.

Of course, in this era when nobles have supreme privileges, even if they violate the national law, they will be punished lightly because of their status as nobles. Of course, Qin Zhao knows the title on her body and the class she is in, which means a lot to her. What.

What's more, her background is really not something she can give up if she wants to.She didn't want to give up either, no one would be so stupid as to have trouble with herself.

Shan Xiaoying is a special case, one is that he is unruly in nature, and the other is that even though Emperor Li no longer cares about the grievances with the Shan family and can allow the Shan family to enter the court, Shan Xiaoying died in Li as a grandparent. The descendants of the Shan family in the hands of the royal family, but he can't forget, this is destined, Shan Xiaoying will not become an official.

Seeing Qin Zhao's silence, Qin Zhe continued: "Brother is a man, a man should stand upright and build his own achievements. Whether it is frying oil or this sweet potato, it is the credit of my sister. My brother has already touched my sister because of the way of frying oil." How can you take the credit for the red sweet potato now? Sister, don’t worry. Brother really doesn’t need these things.”

Although Qin Zhao felt a little regretful, the auspiciousness of the red sweet potato was not used to its fullest value on her, but it also warmed Qin Zhe's affection for her brother and sister. Speaking of it, she was a little ashamed, After all, her sister, in principle, has a real relationship with Qin Zhe, but she has changed her heart.It was precisely because of this that she wanted to do more for Qin Zhe, so she couldn't be sorry for Qin Zhe's protection of her.

"What do you call what my brother said? Although it was my brother who offered the method of frying oil to the court at the beginning, but my brother didn't get any real benefits from it. How did I get the title of princess? Didn't your majesty give me the seal of the princess because of the merits of frying oil? If it wasn't for this, would I have such a farm in such a good place outside Chang'an? So My elder brother has gained a reputation for nothing, but the lizi is still mine, isn't it?"

"This girl," Qin Zhe laughed, "it turns out that she knows it very well in her heart."

The three of them discussed again how to handle the "auspiciousness" matter, and decided on a strategy of pulling the two old men, Chen and Luo, to build momentum. Qin Zhao left Shan Xiaoying to talk to Qin Zhe, and went by himself. Went to cook in the kitchen.

The red sweet potato was brought back with the stalk attached. Qin Tongyuan wanted to throw away the stalk, but not only was Qin Zhao stopped him, he also picked some other stalks and leaves.

When we arrived at the kitchen, the cook washed and peeled the sweet potatoes, but the stems and leaves were removed by someone. Only the stems were picked, the skins were removed, and three portions were fried, and one portion was given to Li Da. One was kept for himself, and the other was for the people in the kitchen to taste. Qin Zhao also tasted it. It was crisp, sour and sweet, and very delicious.The cooks didn't expect that the stems, which were thought to be useless at first, would be so tender and delicious when fried. They were happy to think that there would be another dish on the table in the future.

Someone with a flexible mind even suggested: "People in Chang'an City are scrambling for the vegetables produced by our Zhuangzi. This red sweet potato stalk is so delicious, and I will pick it up and sell it in the city. I want my servants to say, I'm afraid it will be more expensive than other vegetables. After all, this red sweet potato is only available in our Zhuangzi. The nobles in Chang'an City are very talkative, and they want to be fresh, so we can buy it for a tael of silver. I don’t worry if there is no noble person willing to buy it, so I’ll talk to my sister-in-law when I turn around.”

Everyone laughed, saying that this sister-in-law is really crazy about money, and she can sell it for two hundred yuan a catty.

Qin Zhao smiled and said, "What this sister-in-law said has some truths. Rare things are more expensive. I think it can be done."

The cook at the back really told Mrs. Pond that after Li Da tasted it, he was also moved. The next day, he had someone transport a cart to the city, and taught him how to do it. Sure enough, he sold it for a tael of silver a catty. .

Fortunately, the red sweet potatoes have to cut off their leaves and stems on a regular basis, and sell them by a cart every few days. Although the price is ridiculously expensive compared with ordinary vegetables, but because they are rare and taste good, the supply is in short supply. A whole car was robbed madly.This is something for later, let's not mention it for now.

The red sweet potato Qin Zhao wanted to let Shan Xiaoying and Qin Zhe know the value of eating, so he didn't bother to make a lot of red sweet potato food, including red sweet potato pork rib soup, red sweet potato cake, red sweet potato and red date balls, shredded red sweet potato, deep-fried Sweet potato strips, sweet potato glutinous rice cakes, and even roasted sweet potato and so on.

She was also narrow-minded, except for the roasted sweet potato, she made a cartoon platter of everything else, such as the red sweet potato glutinous rice cake, which is golden in color. She made a plum blossom pattern on the round golden cake, and added red sweet potato and red date balls Leaves, etc., spell out animal patterns, etc.

The cooks who watched were amazed.

Thinking that Xiaoqiu must like it, Qin Zhao specially made a few more copies and sent them to Zisu and the others.

When Shan Xiaoying and Qin Zhe saw this ingenious red sweet potato banquet, they also couldn't stop smiling.

At this point, it is more certain that the red sweet potato can cause a big disturbance in the court.

Qin Zhao said with a smile: "For example, this dried sweet potato is only washed and cut into strips, and then dried. It can be used as dry food for marching. It can be eaten dry, and it can also be added to porridge and rice. It is not only sweet, but also fragrant. The most tasteless white porridge, together with dried red sweet potato, can also make the soldiers eat deliciously and sweetly, and the most important thing is that they are still hungry. Not only this, but the red sweet potato contains glutinous rice flour, which can be made into a kind of vermicelli. The food is smooth and delicious. When I was in the Northwest, I also heard from the merchants in the Western Regions that when the red sweet potatoes are harvested, we can save some of them and try to make them. I will make them for my brothers. .”

Qin Zhe shook her head with a smile: "When I get there, I'm afraid I'll have left Beijing long ago. How can I eat something made by A Zhao himself? But it doesn't matter. When I come back in the future, A Zhao will just make it for my brother every day. "

Qin Zhao felt sad after hearing this.

She began to be superstitious, wondering whether she really had no relatives.

I will not mention the previous life. My mother passed away early, and the grandfather who doted on her the most in the world died of illness when she first started working. The man she always thought was the best father in the world suddenly showed his true colors. When he was lying on the hospital bed with a terminal illness, he unexpectedly found out that he had a half-brother who was born with another woman before his father and mother got married.

Later, she died, and since she came to this world, she managed to get along well in Liangzhou, but was sent back to Chang'an City, leaving her handsome father, Mei Niang, and those two adorable younger brothers Sister, Qin Zhe lives in the northwest, and it is rare to go back to Chang'an once in a few years. He met a cousin, Shan Xiaoying, and now he has broken up with the palace. I'm afraid I can only see you once or twice.

However, people with concerns, even if they are not common, are better than those without any concerns.Qin Zhao asked a little, put away the sourness in his heart, and said with a smile: "The vermicelli can be kept for a long time, as long as it is not damp, it is not a problem to keep it for a year or two. At that time, I will put the recipe Just write it down and let someone take it to my brother. My brother is my real brother, and I will never forget it."

After lunch, they each took a break. Qin Zhao slept for an hour before getting up.I was enjoying the cool under the old locust tree in the yard again, but I was thinking about my brother Shu Hao. I don’t know if my body can bear the hot weather. Fortunately, the further north I go, the cooler the weather is. It is only hot for a while at noon, but it is cold in the morning and evening.She also regretted not bringing some regular medicines to her husband, and wondered if those two attendants would go back to Beiting with him, if they followed, at least someone would take care of her if she got sick on the way, but she forgot, brother Shu Hao was originally alone , People who have wandered around the world for more than ten years don't know how to take care of themselves.

When the sun was about to set, Li Da came to invite, Qin Zhao took Yunshang, and followed Li Da to see the newly planted vegetables.

To be honest, even in her previous life, she also came from a noble family, so where has she really seen a farmer?She has eaten all of them, but she really doesn't know how they grow in the field.

Fortunately, she was not completely ignorant. To her great surprise, she saw tomatoes and peppers in the vegetable fields.

Qin Zhao suddenly felt that her life suddenly brightened up.God is indeed a real mother.With chili, how many delicious things can be made.With tomatoes, there will be tomato sauce, tomato beef, tomato soup, fried tomatoes with eggs, raw salads, and new and fresh ingredients, but she didn’t like to eat them much before. Tomato, at the moment, also feels that looking at these two is as kind as seeing Ge Shu Minglang.

Seeing Qin Zhao rushing over like seeing his own mother, Li Da was startled, and hurriedly shouted after him: "Princess, be careful, this thing is poisonous, so you can't get close to it easily."

poison?
Qin Zhao was puzzled.

I heard Li Da explain: "This thing grows and bears fruit. We don't know each other. Some children saw the green and pointed one, and the round fruit over there, so they picked it curiously and tasted it. This spiky, poisonous child burst into tears, and the green round fruit was sour and astringent. Although it is poisonous, we don't know what it is for. We didn't have the permission of the princess, and we didn't dare to destroy it. Tell people to look after it, don't allow people to come close to pick it, and keep it until now."

It turned out to be the case.

Qin Zhao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter."

Pointing to the tomato patch again, he said with a smile, "This is called a tomato. It's delicious when it's red. It's very sweet and sour. It can be eaten raw as a fruit or vegetable, but when it's green, it's poisonous and cannot be eaten raw." It can be eaten, but it can be put into soup or fried. You can go to the field to find if there is any red one. But this sharp one, green or red, can be eaten. But it can’t be raw Eat it, but it can be used as a stir-fry and as a seasoning, which is much better than those inexplicable spices. Didn’t I cook boiled fish and boiled meat slices before? If the spicy oil boiled with peppercorns is replaced with I don’t know how much the taste of this boiled oil should be. This thing is also called pepper, pepper, and the inner seeds are removed. It is fried meat or something. It is spicy and fragrant, and it goes well with rice. I really didn’t expect it to be so different. With these two, even if other things are useless, our large piece of land for trial planting is still worth it."

While talking, without greeting anyone, I picked out a lot of green peppers and tomatoes, and planned to cook a few dishes in the evening, so as to reward my two older brothers.

He also told Li Da: "Pick off a piece of green pepper ring when it is completely red, and save it for seeds and seasonings. The tomato is also picked to be the largest, and it is also reserved for seeding. Let's grow more next year. Let's not talk about peppers for the time being." , if you grow more tomatoes next year, you can sell them in the city, and the price will not be lower than that of grapes. This food is not only delicious, but also very nutritious. Eating it is good for your health."

Li Da heard that he could make money, and the price was not lower than that of grapes. He had already grinned and opened his mouth, but he was puzzled. Although he knew that Qin Zhao grew up in the countryside, it was really surprising that he could understand so much. .Ordinarily speaking, judging from her current demeanor and conversation, the family that adopted her in the past is probably not bad in air conditions, otherwise they would not be able to raise such a noble spirit, so how could they let her come into contact with the fields?
Looking at his expression, Qin Zhao already knew what Li Da was thinking, and said with a smile, "I used to be in the Northwest, and my family was in business, but I met a lot of Hu merchants and heard a lot, so I know this. "

Turning to the pepper field and the tomato field, she didn't know the ones planted before, but saw a bunch of celery. Li Da knew that this food was edible, but the taste was not very good.

Qin Zhao said with a smile, "This is called celery. It can be eaten cold or stir-fried. If it is fried in juice, it is effective for some geriatric diseases."

Seeing celery, Qin Zhao thought of his grandmother, Mr. Chen. The old man could eat two bowls of meat for a meal. Qin Zhao’s braised pork was his favorite. Every time Qin Zhao watched it Shocked.Isn't it inevitable that people like to eat meat so much when they are old? Cholesterol and high blood pressure?Qin Zhao also pointed to the old man's longevity.

This celery is said to be very effective in lowering blood pressure. Qin Zhao decided that he must send some more to the old Chen's family in the future, so that the old man and Mrs. Pei must eat some every day.

For this celery, Qin Zhao also ordered two small bundles to be reserved for cooking at night.

Because of these three things, Qin Zhao felt that his farm was simply a paradise on earth.

If it wasn't for the serious farmers, she would have wished to build a leisure villa here.

Back in the yard, it was getting dark, Qin Zhao fried a piece of celery, mixed it with shredded celery tripe, made a tomato and egg soup, fried tomatoes and eggs, mixed it with a snow-sugar tomato, and made a real boiled fish fillet. Stir-fried pork with green peppers, Shan Xiaoying and Qin Zhe were sweaty after eating, it was quite enjoyable.

Qin Zhao picked some red tomatoes, celery, and pumpkins, wrote down how to eat them, and sent them to the Wangfu and the Chen and Luo families.

The three played on the farm for two days, and Qin Zhao thought about going to the Luo family's farm to visit Li Sanniang.

Because Qin Jiu wanted to go back to the city, Shan Xiaoying accompanied Qin Zhao.

Qin Zhao didn't bring his maid and entourage with him, and he and Shan Xiaoying set off on horseback early in the morning. The Tian family's Zhuangzi was about sixty or seventy miles away from here. , because I left early, when I arrived at Luojiazhuang, the sun was no higher than the head.

The two lived in Luojiazhuang, and everyone in the farm knew Qin Zhao and Shan Xiaoying, so they hurriedly welcomed them into the courtyard.

There was a small courtyard where she lived in the village. Everything in it was complete, and it was cleaned frequently. Although it came suddenly, it could be accommodated after a little tidying up. Qin Zhao brought two changes of clothes, Someone brought hot water to take a bath, changed into clean clothes, and called the steward to ask: "I heard that a girl from a distant relative was arranged to live in the Zhuangzi by Grandpa Luo. I need to pay a visit, and I won’t be rude, so just lead me there.”

The officer in charge was wondering why the princess and the cousin of a family friend suddenly came to the farm. Hearing this, he pondered for a while. Could it be that the princess of Fuling came here for that girl?
But even though he was puzzled, he wasn't worried. He knew how much the old Duke loved the princess, even Luo Jingchen, the serious daughter of the Duke's mansion, couldn't match her, let alone Luo Jingyun, the concubine's daughter.

Even if the old Duke ordered not to mention the existence of this distant lady to outsiders, the princess of Fuling presumably does not need to hide it.And since the princess knows that there is such a girl in the village, it is naturally because the old Duke did not hide it from her.

While leading Qin Zhao to meet Li Sanniang, he smiled and said, "I don't know if the princess is coming, but I'm not prepared. If the princess needs anything, I'll tell the villain, and the villain will make people prepare to go quickly, so as to save the princess from staying." uncomfortable."

Qin Zhao said with a smile: "It's just that the mat is replaced with a new one, the mosquito repellent incense is lit in the room, and the curtains are also replaced with new ones. There is no need to pay attention to other things, so Li Sanniang has always lived here well. Right? Even though she is a distant relative, don’t be negligent. All the supplies will come according to my usual practice. I also asked someone to prepare some things for her, but I didn’t bring them because I came back in a hurry. Someone sent it to her, if she needs anything, you don't have to tell the Duke's mansion, just send me a letter."

Seeing that Qin Zhao treated this third lady with great care, the steward was also relieved. It can be seen that this distant relative, Old Duke Luo, really told the princess. Looking at it like this, the identity of this third lady should also be Not bad, or this third lady is just a distant relative of the Duke's mansion, how can it be worth the princess treating her so much?
Li Sanniang's small courtyard is in the northwest corner of the villa. Although it is a bit out of the way, the small courtyard is not badly tidied up. It is midsummer at this time, and the courtyard is full of verdant greenery, cool and quiet.

Qin Zhao entered the small courtyard and laughed loudly, "Sister Sanniang, Ah Zhao has come to see you."

　I want to eat apples.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)