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Chapter 342 The potato yield is astonishing!

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu exchanged a glance, helplessly being conscripted into the army.

Just as Xiao Ran said, this kind of work is very simple and not tiring for Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu.

The two of them were digging in the ground, while Xiao Ran and Li Lizhi were leading a group of children to pick potatoes.

"Little Nangjun~" The little princess held a big potato in both hands.

"This is a really big potato!" The little princess showed the potato to Xiao Ran.

It was indeed a big potato; the little princess could barely hold it.

Xiao Ran laughed and said, "Sizi is really amazing, quickly put it in the basket."

The little princess nodded, took a few labored steps, and placed the potatoes in the basket beside her.

A group of children were working hard, picking potatoes while chattering away.

When Xiao Ran saw that they were getting tired, he called a halt.

"Alright, everyone, go upstairs and take a rest."

The children went to rest under Xiao Ran's guidance, while the little princess was held in Xiao Ran's arms, watching the guards who were still digging.

Li Shimin has returned to the Lizheng Hall.

He rarely comes here, and he has a lot of things to take care of.

Li Chengqian was assigned to stay here and keep watch.

The group worked until noon before they finally finished digging up the land.

Upon learning the news, Li Shimin led a group of people back.

The officials in charge of agriculture are weighing the items.

The exact yield is still unknown, but everyone present was very excited to see the mountain of potatoes piled up.

Finally, the weight was tallied.

Si Nong swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly.

"Your Majesty, the total weight of all the potatoes is currently 4,392 jin!"

The yield is over 4,000 jin per mu!

In the Tang Dynasty today, the grain yield is only a little over 300 catties per mu! And that's when the yield is good.

"Good! Good, good, good!" Li Shimin said "good" three times in a row.

Although he had been mentally prepared, Li Shimin was still extremely excited when the matter was finalized.

A quick-thinking official immediately knelt down and shouted, "Heaven bless the Tang Dynasty!"

Those around quickly realized what was happening and knelt down as well.

"May Heaven bless the Great Tang! May Heaven bless the people!"

"Hahahaha!" Li Shimin laughed even harder.

Then, he turned to look at Xiao Ran, walked over and patted Xiao Ran on the shoulder.

"Nephew, all of this is thanks to you!"

Xiao Ran touched his nose. "It's nothing, it's nothing."

At this moment, the elderly farmers who had been called over looked at these potatoes and were truly moved to tears.

They looked at the potatoes with teary eyes, and suddenly, someone couldn't control their emotions and collapsed to the ground, crying.

His crying caused others to sob as well.

What is food? It's life!

Which family hasn't had someone starve to death?

Looking at this grain now, as long as we can survive this year, we can plant the grain tomorrow and we won't go hungry anymore.

This is hope for life!

The children who were resting nearby heard the noise and came over, just in time to see a group of old farmers crying in the field.

Those were tears of excitement.

At this moment, they seemed to have a deeper understanding of what Li Lizhi had just said.

All of this was witnessed by them, etched in their hearts, and they would never forget it for the rest of their lives.

Changsun Wuji led his men to help the old farmers up and invited them to stay and eat in the canteen.

Xiao Ran said from the beginning that the damaged potatoes could be used to make food.

Although everyone was very careful, it's impossible to avoid any damage.

So I might as well just use these potatoes to make a dish for lunch.

Not only the old farmers, but also the ministers, were fortunate enough to have a meal in the canteen today.

They had heard from their children that the food in the cafeteria was delicious, but they couldn't very well go there to eat for free.

However, before eating, you still need to go back and change your clothes.

Xiao Ran also took the three little princesses to take a bath and change their clothes.

The little princess, dressed in a dress adorned with flowers and butterflies, was led by Xiao Ran to the cafeteria.

A delicious aroma was already wafting from the cafeteria.

Before long, the ministers arrived one after another.

Li Shimin did not participate. If he had gone, it would have been like a banquet, and the ministers would certainly have felt uncomfortable.

Coupled with his current turbulent emotions and his urgent need to share them with someone, he asked Xiao Ran to take him back to the villa to find Empress Zhangsun.

The kindergarten children had eaten potatoes before, but perhaps because they dug them up themselves, they tasted them especially sweet.

The other ministers, eating potatoes, nodded in agreement.

Qin Qiong looked at the potatoes on the plate.

The potatoes are simply steamed and served, so that they can fully enjoy the flavor and texture of the potatoes.

Qin Qiong took a bite of the potato.

"These potatoes are good; they have a slightly sweet taste and are very soft and tender, so even the elderly and children can eat them."

Changsun Wuji said, "Most importantly, it has a strong feeling of fullness."

Qin Qiong nodded first, then paused and looked at Cheng Yaojin.

"The feeling of fullness doesn't seem that strong."

Cheng Yaojin devoured a large potato in three or four bites, dipping it in the chili sauce Xiao Ran had brought, and ate it with relish.

"Hahahaha!" Qin Qiong's words were purely meant to taunt him, and Changsun Wuji couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Cheng Yaojin didn't hear him at all. He ate a bite of potato dipped in sauce, then a bite of vegetables, and finally ate until he was stuffed.

The kindergarten children were not seated with the ministers, but were given a separate spot.

Xiao Ran sat down next to the little princess and watched her pick up a potato with chopsticks, then open her mouth wide and take a bite.

Potatoes naturally have a slight sweetness, though it's not obvious, you can still taste it.

The little princess had mostly eaten stewed or stir-fried potatoes before, so they were mostly seasoned. Now, eating potatoes with their original flavor, the little princess was very happy.

"Good, good, good, good!" The little princess held up a potato that was almost half the size of her head and laughed very happily.

After lunch, the children will go to take a nap.

They had a lot of exercise today. In the past, some energetic children didn't want to sleep during lunch break, but today they all fell asleep without exception.

After they woke up, Li Lizhi announced that the afternoon would be a holiday.

However, they are still required to write a reflection on today's events, which is an essay.

Xiao Ran took the three little princesses back to the villa.

There were no classes today, so there was no homework, but the essay that Li Lizhi assigned still had to be written.

The three little princesses now know quite a few characters, but there are still some they can't write, so Xiao Ran teaches them from the side.

The three little princesses are still young, so their writings were very brief, but they were still quite substantial.

Take the little princess, for example. In reality, what she wrote was really just one sentence:
There are plenty of potatoes, Grandpa said, the people will no longer go hungry.

When Li Shimin saw those few words, his eyes instantly welled up with tears.

He patted the little princess's head.

"Good, Sizi wrote well." The little princess looked up at Li Shimin and smiled.

Li Shimin then looked at Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang, and patted their heads one by one.

“Fanyin and Shiqi are also very good. This is the demeanor of a princess of our Great Tang Dynasty.”

The three little princesses were all very happy.

"Alright, go have some fun," Li Shimin said.

The little princess tugged at Xiao Ran's sleeve.

"Little Nang-kun~ I want to see silly meow meow~"

"it is good."

Xiao Ran turned on the TV, found the cartoon, and started playing it.

Li Shimin did not go upstairs, but instead talked to Xiao Ran downstairs.

His goal was simple: he wanted to buy more potatoes.

Although the Tang Dynasty has now mastered the methods of potato cultivation and has even successfully grown them, this is still not enough.

Or rather, that's precisely why it's not enough.

Li Shimin said, “Don’t be fooled by the number of potatoes. How many households are there in the Tang Dynasty? How can those potatoes possibly be enough? So I’m thinking of buying more potatoes from you to use as seeds.”

There's nothing wrong with that; in fact, now is the perfect time to plant potatoes.

The reason they are able to harvest a batch of potatoes now is because those potatoes were grown inside a greenhouse.

However, according to Li Shimin, it would be too difficult to grow potatoes throughout the entire Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, potatoes can be sold, and I can try to get as many as possible, but it's unlikely that they can be planted throughout the entire Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin nodded. "I know all this, but the more the better."

Even if Xiao Ran could produce enough potatoes, it wouldn't be possible to plant them in places that are too far away because the transportation costs would be too high.

The only option is to plant a batch in the middle first, and then distribute the potatoes to the various states after that batch matures.

These things require contacting people to make the purchases; it can't be done in just a day or two.

So Li Shimin suppressed his impatience and turned to go upstairs.

Xiao Ran sat on the sofa and watched cartoons with the three little princesses.

On the coffee table was a fruit platter prepared by Yu Shu and Xiangcao, containing sliced ​​oranges and some cherry tomatoes.

Xiao Ran picked up a slice of orange and took a bite; the taste was so-so.

The little princess was engrossed in watching cartoons when she inadvertently saw Xiao Ran eating an orange.

The little princess swallowed.

"Little Nangjun~ I also want to celebrate seven~"

Xiao Ran chuckled and gave the little princess a piece of paper, then picked up a piece of paper and placed it under the little princess's chin.

"Eat."

The little princess took a bite.

Xiao Ran didn't think the oranges were very tasty, but the little princess ate them very happily.

After eating the oranges, Xiao Ran spent some more time with the three little princesses before heading to the Tang Dynasty.

He went to see Li Lizhi first.

"Changle, are you done with your work?" Xiao Ran asked.

Li Lizhi looked up at Xiao Ran and nodded, "It's all better now."

The subsequent handling of the potatoes was entrusted to Li Chengqian and Li Lizhi by Li Shimin.

Li Chengqian had to deal with the agitated ministers, so the task was left to Li Lizhi.

However, these things are actually quite simple; all you need to do is issue the orders.

Seeing that Li Lizhi had finished her work, Xiao Ran said, "I'm planning to go take a look at the greenhouse. Do you want to come along?"

Li Lizhi nodded and followed Xiao Ran to the experimental field.

On the way, the two also encountered Xiao Ruoying.

"Ruoying, how's the contact going regarding the synthetic running track?" Xiao Ran asked.

Xiao Ruoying said, "It's almost done. I was just about to talk to you about this. The plastic track also needs a foundation. Since there are no classes this afternoon, why don't we pave the entire kindergarten with cement first?"

Xiao Ran nodded, "Okay, if it really doesn't work, we can give them a few days off."

Even in modern times, there are various holidays and long weekends, but many modern festivals did not exist in the Tang Dynasty, so the Tang Dynasty did not have holidays.

Li Lizhi nodded, "Alright, let me check the time first."

After saying goodbye to Xiao Ruoying, Xiao Ran and Li Lizhi went to the experimental field.

When they first started planting potatoes and other vegetables, they also cultivated sweet potato seedlings.

Unfortunately, potatoes can be planted as soon as they sprout and after simple treatment, but sweet potatoes need to be cultivated into seedlings before they can be planted.

Now, after about two months of seedling cultivation, the sweet potatoes are almost ready to be planted.

Xiao Ran came here specifically to check on these sweet potato seedlings.

Actually, sweet potatoes are better than potatoes. Both the vines and the sweet potatoes are edible. Even when the vines get old, they can still be used to feed pigs and chickens.

The elderly and children shouldn't eat too much, otherwise it will cause bloating, just like eating beans.

Looking at the thriving sweet potato vines, Xiao Ran and Li Lizhi said, "It seems that these sweet potatoes can be planted now."

Li Lizhi was even happier upon hearing this, "That's wonderful!"

Afterwards, Li Lizhi said with some regret, "If I had known, I should have cultivated more seedlings back then."

Xiao Ran said, "This is about enough. His Majesty plans to buy some potatoes for planting. In a few months, when the potatoes are ripe on a large scale, this batch of sweet potatoes will also be ripe."

"By next year, potatoes should be able to be planted everywhere, so there's no rush to grow sweet potatoes."

Li Lizhi nodded.

Although sweet potatoes taste better than potatoes, when it comes to survival, those things are not very important.

After looking at the sweet potato vines, Xiao Ran and Li Lizhi went to the kindergarten.

Xiao Ruoying has strong execution skills; at this time, the cement floor of the kindergarten has already begun to be laid.

However, not all of it was paved with cement. Apart from the running track area, the rest was still ground because they planned to lay turf later.

The guards were laying cement, so Xiao Ruoying didn't need to watch over them all the time.

After defining the area for them, Xiao Ruoying followed Xiao Ran and Li Lizhi.

Inside the villa.

The three little princesses got tired of watching cartoons.

The little princess turned around.

"Little Bag~"

Yu Shu came over when she heard the sound.

"Your Highness, the young master has gone out on business and will be back soon."

The little princess looked at Yu Shu, "I want to go find Little Nangjun!"

Just as Yu Shu was about to take the little princess to find Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran returned.

"Little Nangjun~" The little princess ran towards Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran caught the little princess.

"Why isn't Sizi watching cartoons anymore?"

The little princess shook her head, "No spicy food~"

After saying that, the little princess smacked her lips again, "I want cheese~"

Xiao Ran instantly understood; this person must have been inspired to eat cheese after watching an animated film.

Xiao Ruoying teased the little princess on purpose.

"Does Sizi know what cheese is?"

(End of this chapter)