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Chapter 288 Preparing Potato Seeds!

The eighth year of the Zhenguan era!

I had prepared a late-night snack, like dumplings.

Xiao Ran didn't really like these things, but everyone else did.

The Spring Festival Gala on TV often features dumplings, and Li Shimin, Li Yuan, and others also wanted to eat some.

Fortunately, all of these things were prepared in advance.

Several palace maids also began to get busy.

"It's the New Year, go wake up Sizi Fanyin, the second sister, so she can go back to sleep," Xiao Ran said with a smile.

"Hahaha!" Li Tai, who was standing next to him, also laughed when he heard this.

"Wake her up and see if she wants to eat anything."

“Sizi will probably get up when she hears about food.” Princess Yuzhang also knew what the little princess’s password was.

Xiao Ran went to call them, and all three little princesses got up.

Hearing that they were going to eat dumplings, Mingming calmed down.

The other people in the villa were very energetic and enthusiastic.

Xiao Ran felt that the festive atmosphere was very strong this year, perhaps because of the large number of people.

Previously, we didn't go back to our hometown for the Spring Festival. There were four of us at home in the ancient city, and after dinner, we would all scroll through our phones.

Back in my hometown, I could still go to my neighbors' houses to play cards.

In my hometown, gambling with poker has gone too far. Many people lose their entire year's income in just a few days during the Lunar New Year, or even become heavily in debt.

I can't play this kind of game.

Back in my hometown, we can still visit each other occasionally, but here in the old city, we really don't go out much.

Very bored.

With the three little princesses becoming more active, the villa became even more lively.

Today is special, so it's okay to go to bed a little later and sleep in a little longer in the morning.

It can be made up for.

They didn't go back to rest until the early hours of the morning.

Li Shimin and Li Yuan drank quite a bit, their faces were flushed.

Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and several others personally escorted Li Yuan back to rest.

Back in his room, Li Shimin leaned against the bed. "It's so nice. It feels like it's never been this lively before."

"This place doesn't really belong to us, which is quite interesting."

"Xiao Ran and Li Zhi bought this, so it counts!" Empress Zhangsun smiled. "From now on, we'll all be family!"

"What the Empress says is true. I don't think I've treated Xiao Ran as an outsider anymore." As he spoke, Li Shimin laughed.

"That's good. It would be great if things could stay this way!" Li Shimin picked up his tea and took a sip. "It's the eighth year of the Zhenguan era. Time to get busy again!"

"Yes!" Empress Zhangsun gently stroked her lower abdomen.

It was very late, but neither Li Shimin nor Empress Zhangsun could sleep; they were not sleepy at all.

Xiao Ran and Xiao Ruoying are used to staying up late, so they can definitely get up in the morning if they have something to do.

Although the palace maids did not stay up all night, they still got up very early.

Because there are still things to do.

Even without Xiao Ran saying anything, Yu Shuxiang and the others already knew what was going on.

It was fine for Li Shimin's Empress Zhangsun and the princesses and princes to sleep in late, but the palace maids naturally couldn't do the same.

Li Chengqian slept in the same room as Li Zhi, and neither the princess nor the prince woke up late.

But the festive atmosphere seemed to have faded by the second day.

Everyone has their own things to do.

Li Ke and Li Tai resumed their studies. They didn't wake Li Yuan in the morning, saying they wanted to sleep a little longer and not disturb him.

As agreed beforehand, I have to go back to have dinner with my parents on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The supermarket also opened on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Xiao Ran wouldn't mind taking a couple more days of rest, but Xu Wenya wanted to start the trip sooner.

I guess this is a way to boost my sales performance. Business will definitely be better than usual these days, with more people visiting relatives and friends, and naturally, more people buying things.

Xiao Ran couldn't dampen this enthusiasm, so after dinner, he took Li Lizhi and the three little princesses to the supermarket and gave them New Year's red envelopes.

"Young master, shouldn't we send the potatoes over?" Li Lizhi had been thinking about agricultural matters.

"Yes, I've put them all in the warehouse. We can move them all over today." Xiao Ran had prepared a lot of potato and corn seeds and put them in the warehouse early on.

"Okay, I'll have Yushu watch over it and send it over later."

Back at the villa, Li Shimin immediately asked, "Xiao Ran, have you prepared the potatoes? Are the seeds expensive?"

"These aren't expensive, they're quite cheap. They're already prepared, and we'll arrange to send them over right away." Xiao Ran understood Li Shimin and Li Lizhi's feelings.

It was definitely for the benefit of the Tang Dynasty, as potatoes and corn were very important to the Tang Dynasty.

"Our original plan was for the university to teach us how to grow it first. Is that feasible now?"

Xiao Ran sat down on the sofa. "Your Majesty, this is not difficult, there will definitely be no problem. Plant more this year and save all of them as seeds. Next year, plant more corn and potatoes near Chang'an. Once they are popular in Guanzhong, other places will follow soon."

It's impossible not to be tempted by this yield of crops.

If someone were to tell you now that potatoes and corn are high-yield crops, people might not believe it, but once they see it for themselves, it would be a different story.

"That's true. Based on the yield of corn and potatoes, we should be able to keep quite a lot. I've made arrangements for the land over there; it's all vacated out. Apart from the greenhouses, we can plant corn and potatoes there."

"Okay, this isn't difficult."

Large quantities of potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes were sent to the Tang Dynasty.

Considering it's still a bit cold, we need to be careful with the warehouse.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes must not be frozen.

"Just send them directly into the greenhouse. It's warm inside, so they won't freeze."

Princess Li Lizhi, there are some things that are not suitable for him to do, so he can only ask Li Chengqian.

The matter was of great importance, so Li Chengqian directly dispatched the Imperial Guards to oversee it.

To put it bluntly, this is more important than the Tang Dynasty's armory.

You'd think there was some gold and silver jewelry stored there!

When she got home that evening, Li Lizhi kept watching various instructional videos. Although she had watched them many times before, it didn't stop her from watching them again.

With only three little princesses, they remained carefree, playing as they pleased.

Li Shimin couldn't stay in the villa forever; he wasn't at ease with things back in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin is currently with Empress Zhangsun at the villa because she is pregnant.

Now that Empress Xiao is also here, Li Shimin is much more at ease.

Empress Xiao and Empress Zhangsun chatted to relieve their boredom, so at least the two of them wouldn't be bored.

"Changle, there's no fertilizer or anything like that over there, so things will be very different. You should be prepared," Xiao Ran reminded Li Lizhi, worried that the difference might be too great.

“Young master, I understand. The Tang Dynasty is lacking many things, such as this fertilizer from our own farm.” Li Lizhi was referring to fertilizer produced by raising pigs and cattle at home.

It involves drying tree leaves and placing them in pigsties or cattle pens, then digging them up and letting them ferment the following year.

This is used in many rural areas, but not in Datang.

"The Tang Dynasty will have this in the future. If there are no pigs or cattle, other things can be used as substitutes, such as chickens, ducks, and geese."

“Young master, let’s try planting a small amount of fertilizer on one acre and see if there’s a big difference between having fertilizer and not having it,” Li Lizhi suggested.

"Okay, I'll buy some fertilizer and deliver it over in the next couple of days."

(End of this chapter)