early morning.

Qi Xuan and Su Yunnuan went into the mountains without telling anyone.

Along the mountain road, I admired the beautiful scenery. Not only were the forests dyed, the crops in the terraced fields were ripe and golden, and they were freshly unearthed. Vegetables and fruits could be seen everywhere. There were three or five households in clusters, and seven or eight houses in a row.

Houses built along the terraces on this mountain are dotted around.

There are a few children on the ridge carrying baskets, apparently digging wild vegetables. Some are harvesting, while others are tending to the seedlings. This feels quite interesting.

Qi Xuan held Su Yunnuan's hand and looked at the scene in front of him: "Isn't this good? What else does He Yunzhou want with so much land? There are only a few people in Taixi Mansion, and these are enough."

"Who would dislike having too much land?" Su Yunnuan looked around: "Do you still remember Granny Qian and Haisheng?"

Qi Xuan nodded: "Let's go to their house and have a look."

Before we arrived at Granny Qian's house, we first saw the pepper fields. These pepper seedlings were tall and strong, like small trees, with dense green and red peppers hanging on them. The field ridges were kept very clean.

Granny Qian and her grandson are really caring for the fields here.

The house has been renovated. It has three rooms with a small yard. Not to mention the woodshed and stove are all decent. There are also two east wing rooms. The door is open. There are rows of wooden furniture outside and inside the yard.

The red peppers were dried in the bamboo basket, and strings of dried red peppers were hung on the wall. Mrs. Qian was sitting on a cushion with a basket of red peppers in front of her. She was stringing the peppers with needle and thread.

"Grandma Qian." Su Yunnuan said.

Granny Qian raised her head and squinted her eyes as she looked at Qi Xuan and Su Yunnuan at the door. After recognizing them, she quickly ran over: "The Emperor and the Queen are here."

I said this a little at a loss. I felt something was wrong and quickly knelt down.

Su Yunnuan supported her: "Don't worry about it, you have so many peppers."

"Not many, not many. Haisheng took people to collect peppers. There are more peppers in the mountains. The boss wants fresh green peppers and fresh red peppers, so he has to send them there early." Granny Qian led the two of them in.

After walking out of the yard, he went to the house to get a bowl and a kettle: "We don't have anything to entertain here. Your Majesty and the Queen will rest for a while, and I'll go find something to eat and drink."

Without giving Su Yunnuan a chance to speak, the old man walked out of the yard easily, carrying a small basket at the door of the yard.

Qi Xuan looked at the chili peppers all over the yard and clicked his tongue: "Yubao has a really good eye for business. The chili sauce made from these chili peppers is delicious."

"The quality of the peppers here is really good." Su Yunnuan couldn't help but sit down to skewer the peppers, while Qi Xuan sat beside her to help.

While the two were busy, Granny Qian came back with a basket, brought over half a bucket of water, took a basket and put it at hand, washed a basket of melons and fruits and sent them to Su Yunnuan and Qi Xuan: "The queen gave it to me back then.

Those seeds are so good, the red fruit is delicious, and the melons are also very delicious. The old Leng family took the melon seeds away and sent them to Stone City. One pound of melons can be exchanged for one pound of meat, which is very valuable."

Su Yunnuan picked up a tomato: "You always call this red fruit?"

"Well, the red fruit is delicious." Granny Qian smiled honestly, her bronze face full of wrinkles.

Su Yunnuan took a bite of the tomato and said, "This is called tomato."

"Tomato?" Granny Qian nodded: "I remember, tomato, tomato."

Su Yunnuan pulled out a cloth bag like a magic trick. The cloth bags were made of various small paper bags, and handed it to Granny Qian: "These are all kinds of dried tomato seeds. You can plant them later and see if they are colorful."

He's just as good-looking."

This made Granny Qian extremely happy. She took it with both hands as if she had found a treasure: "The things the Queen gave me are all good things."

Su Yunnuan said with a smile: "It's a seed. It needs to be grown. With the blessing of hard-working hands, the seeds turn into delicious fruits and vegetables. Not only can these tomatoes be eaten raw as fruit, they can also be used for cooking and stewing."

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"No, no." Granny Qian quickly waved her hand: "You can't stir-fry or make soup. I'll choose the vegetables. There aren't many other things on our mountain, but there are a lot of vegetables."

The old man stood up as he spoke and hurried away again.

Su Yunnuan looked at Qi Xuan dumbfounded.

Qi Xuan smiled and said, "Look at how scared you are of the old man. You can see that this is a rare thing."

"We have planted them in the palace a long time ago, but the climate here is so good that peppers can grow into trees. When we go back this time, I will compile a book specifically about seeds. What do you think?" Su Yun

Nuan asked.

Qi Xuan also took a tomato and ate it: "Okay, but don't just take things out. You agreed to do it only in front of me."

"Okay, I'll pay attention next time." Su Yunnuan brought over a melon, cracked it open and gave half of it to Qi Xuan. The two of them sat in the small yard, eating happily.

Qi Xuan looked at Su Yunnuan in confusion: "Ah Nuan, why do you think the fruits here are much more delicious than those in the palace?"

"It has something to do with the climate. If the same seeds are sent to Aunt Dayun and grown there, they may taste even better than here." Su Yunnuan suddenly had an idea. She has all kinds of seeds for fruits and vegetables, from the south to

When northern crops are planted, people will not only have food to eat, but also the best food. This will work!

Granny Qian came back later this time. She entered the courtyard with a basket and went straight to Su Yunnuan: "Queen, what is this?"

"Eggplant, I'll teach you how to make it delicious later." Su Yunnuan poured out all the vegetables in the vegetable basket. Grandma Qian didn't know eggplant and beans, but she was very familiar with the rest.

Su Yunnuan looked at Qi Xuan.

Qi Xuan immediately understood and asked: "Want a pheasant? A hare? Or something else?"

"If you want to stew beans with ribs, can you catch a wild boar?" Su Yunnuan asked.

Granny Qian quickly took Su Yunnuan's hand: "Something else, something else, we have meat at home."

The old man got up and went into the house, muttering: "How can such a noble man catch wild boars?"

Su Yunnuan chuckled: "Qixuan, wild boars don't taste good. Let's wait until the plan is finalized and ask Qingniu County to send some piglets. From now on, it will be good if people have meat on their tables."

"Sure." Qi Xuan nodded.

Grandma Qian also laughed when she heard the two people saying such things. Young people have never experienced hardships, and have a life of meat every day? Is that what ordinary people can live?

After Su Yunnuan's repeated insistence, Granny Qian handed over the kitchen to her.

Smelling the aroma wafting from the kitchen, Granny Qian's heart ached. She couldn't bear to part with the meat and oil, but the emperor and the empress wanted to eat it, so she didn't dare to say anything.

"Grandma, what delicious food have you cooked? It smells so delicious." Haisheng ran in from outside and saw his grandma sitting in the yard, lost in thought. He came over and said, "What's wrong, grandma?"
Chapter completed!