The door has been closed, and the candlelight in the room is swaying, reflecting the faces of the old Yanxian and the young Taoist.
"Yan Xian's overseas search for good seeds is going well?"
"It's all the young men who are out searching..." Old Yanxian looked ashamed, "Fortunately, most of the young men are clever. Although the overseas monsters are barbaric and do not follow the rules, there are not many who make things difficult for Yanzi. Most of the young men are not. I haven’t been injured, and after three years of hard work, I have finally found a few good varieties, especially the ones my husband once talked about.”
"Thank you for your hard work, descendants of Yanxian."
"It's just that some of the high-quality seeds I brought today have been left in the palace, but some are still on the way. When they are delivered to Changjing, I will definitely bring them to my husband for review."
"..." Song You smiled and continued to ask, "What did your Majesty and the Imperial Master say?"
"Thanks to Sir, His Majesty and the Imperial Master were very polite. They only said that we would try the seeds in Anqing first and then implement them slowly."
"What about the imperial seal?"
"I'm afraid we have to wait until we try out better varieties."
"It should be."
Song You nodded and said.
Without trial planting, who knows whether the seeds you brought back are real or fake. Without popularization, who knows whether they are suitable for the soil of Dayan and whether they can benefit the people.
"Then I would like to congratulate Immortal Yan." Song You said to him, "After the trial planting is carried out, the throne of Immortal Yan will be completed. From now on, all living beings in the world will receive the blessings of Immortal Yan from generation to generation, and their merits will be immeasurable."
"It's all Mr.'s advice."
Old Yanxian said quickly, and then added: "Old man also found the crops that Mr. asked me to look for."
After finishing his words, he looked back.
Several juniors each came forward with a small cloth bag in their hands and placed it neatly on the table in front of them. They also opened the bag and showed it to Song You.
By the oil lamp, it was full of chili peppers.
Different looking peppers.
"The men and women have been searching overseas for several years, and they actually found a place where there were many low shrubs growing with spicy fruits. The local people have been eating them for many years. The men and women collected them. I brought a few different things back, I wonder if they are what sir wants."
Song You couldn't help but stood up, approached the oil lamp, and took a closer look.
The fruits in the bag have all been dried, some are long or short, some are thick or thin, some are red or some are yellow, at least most of them are definitely peppers.
"Exactly."
Song You turned to look at Old Yanxian: "Thank you very much, Yanxian."
"It's too late for me to thank you sir!"
"Is everything here?"
"Everything you brought back is here."
"That's it..."
Song You thought for a while, reached out and took a few pills from each bag, and then said to Yan Xian: "I only take a few pills of each kind. It will be difficult to carry more."
"The rest..."
"If the Yanxian is free, he can sow it and distribute it to the people everywhere. The fruit can be used for cooking, or it can be dried and then cooked, similar to dogwood, ginger and pepper." Song Dynasty You said to the Yanxian in front of him, "Especially in the inland areas where vegetables are scarce. Along the way, I saw many poor people in the mountainous areas. They tried their best to coax food into their stomachs. If there was such a thing, these people would not be able to survive without it." Maybe it will be easier when it comes to meat and vegetables.”
"Just as Mr. said."
"Then thank you Yanxian." Song You said with a smile, "Perhaps it won't be long before I no longer need to bring this thing by myself, and it can be bought everywhere in Dayan."
"I will definitely try my best!"
"This thing is quite spicy, so it's called chili pepper. How about it?"
"chili……"
Yanxian thought for a while and said, "Swallows can't eat spicy food, and they don't like spicy food after they transform. But I can still hear it. It's an appropriate name."
"It's called Chili Pepper."
"It just so happened that today I met with His Majesty and the Imperial Preceptor. When they talked about the names of these fine varieties, the Imperial Preceptor asked me to name them. However, I couldn't think of a good name for them at the moment, so I asked you sir." Lao Yan Xian said with an uneasy look on his face and looked at Song You, "I wonder if sir, would you like to give me a few more names?"
Song You and Lao Yanxian looked at each other.
Yanxian's eyes were cloudy and flickering.
Song You didn't care about it at all.
"Since Yanxian and Yanxian's descendants worked so hard to bring it back, how dare I name it?" Song You smiled and said, "Let Yanxian name it himself, or name it after Yanzi."
"In the name of Swallow?"
"Yan Xian is free to do so."
"Mr. Benyi!"
Old Yanxian said immediately.
The swallows behind him were not as deep in the city as he was, and they were already very happy.
Faith is too confusing and mysterious. In this world, people have never done good deeds and will be remembered and grateful. The world is forgetful again. Although they have gone through many hardships and dangers to retrieve fine seeds from overseas tens of thousands of miles away for the benefit of the world, no one can guarantee how many people will remember that they were brought there by a group of swallows dozens or hundreds of years later. of.
But if it is named after a swallow, it will be different.
"It's too late. I have to go to bed early today and leave Beijing tomorrow." Song You looked at the Yanxian who was getting older and older. "Yanxian has been working hard. If you have nothing to do, please go back and rest early."
"Sir, are you leaving Beijing tomorrow?"
"yes."
"The old man also said that he would bring some good seeds to Mr. Xiang for inspection in a few days."
"Since what Yan Xian has brought back is a truly fine seed, I can see it elsewhere in the future, so why rush it for a while." Song You said, "I have been waiting for Yan Xian in Changjing for too long, and it is not good to stay any longer."
"That's fine..."
Yan Xian thought for a while and then nodded.
But his eyes flickered a little, and he hesitated when he stood up, as if he had something to say.
Song You knew it as soon as he saw it.
"Don't worry, Immortal Yan. I have made it clear to His Majesty and the Imperial Master successively that Immortal Yan's merits will not be lost, and no one will come to take away Immortal Yan's merits." Song You said, "Exian Yan After you get the imperial seal, you will become an immortal when you should, and you will become an immortal when you should be promoted. If something goes wrong, just come back to me."
"Thank you sir!"
Old Yanxian immediately saluted, then raised his head and asked solemnly: "Sir, how can I repay you for your great kindness?"
"How can we talk about repaying something that is beneficial to the people of the world? Besides, Yan Xian is old at this time, so what can he do to help me?" Song You smiled slightly, "If Yan Xian really feels sorry for himself, just wait until the day when Yan Xian When an immortal achieves the status of a god, and benefits from the incense in the world, and has incredible magical powers, it is not too late to say so."
When Old Yanxian heard this, he was stunned.
His eyes flickered a few more times, and then he saluted again and said: "Fulong has seen Lao Chan's great kindness twice. If you have any mission from now on, Lao Chan will definitely die without mercy!"
"No, no, no."
"Then I won't disturb you sir."
"Yan Xian, walk slowly."
Song You stood up and saw off the guests.
Lao Yanxian asked his descendants to retrieve a few bags of chili peppers and left.
As soon as the door was closed, the dim light of the oil lamp quickly narrowed.
There were some thoughts in Lao Yanxian's eyes.
When he was in Anqing, he also talked about repayment with Mr. Song, but Mr. Song's attitude at that time was not like this. It's not that he doesn't want to repay the kindness, but it's naturally unusual for such words to come from someone like Mr. Song.
A few swallows flew away in the night sky.
…
Cat finally looked away from the door.
Then he jumped up on the table, lowered his head and got closer to the dried chili peppers on the table, sniffed it, then squinted his eyes and wrinkled his nose and retracted.
Song You also picked up a chili pepper, and while thinking about it, he broke it open, put it in front of his nose, took a deep breath, and took out the seeds inside.
The calico cat squatted next to him and looked at him.
"..."
Song You suddenly turned his head and glanced at the corner of the room.
A clay pot was placed there.
"..."
Song You took aim at Sanhua Empress again.
Sanhua Empress also stared at him.
After a while——
An open space in West City.
The little girl was holding a pony lantern and stood motionless on the edge, illuminating the Taoist priest.
The shape of the lantern is irregular and the light it reflects is uneven, but the little girl finds it very beautiful.
A Taoist squatted in front of him, digging soil.
All the excavated soil was put into the clay pot next to him. For some reason, there were some small holes in the bottom of the clay pot. They were very regular and smooth, as if they were there.
"alright."
The Taoist held the clay pot and walked back to the house.
He picked out a plump chili seed, buried it in the soil, watered it thoroughly, and placed it at the gate. Then the Taoist collected all the other chili seeds and took Sanhua Empress upstairs to sleep.
The cold night is long and the north wind is howling, but the pepper seeds sprout quickly and break through the soil layer, growing without sunlight.
By midnight, it had grown into a plant and had flowers blooming, which were trembling in the night wind. By the early morning of the next day, at dawn, this pepper plant had already produced fruit, which were small yellow peppers. The yellow color was very bright and even, and it was very beautiful when soaked with dew.
"Squeak..."
The Taoist opened the door and picked up the pot of chili.
Almost at the same time, the door to the next door opened.
Wu Nuxia walked out of the door and turned to stare at him.
Song You also stopped and turned to look at the heroine.
"What a coincidence."
"Are you leaving today?"
"Pack it up and leave." Song You said to the female hero, and just handed out the pot of chili in his hand, "I got it by chance yesterday. It's quite interesting. I thought about giving it to the female hero as a souvenir, but I didn't Thinking that the heroine has just come out, it saves me having to move out again."
"What is this? It's quite beautiful."
"chili."
"Chili? What is it?"
"It's a vegetable that can also be used as a seasoning." Song You said, "The yellow one is its fruit. You can eat it as it is, or you can eat it dried. It tastes spicy. Once you get used to it, it will have a different flavor. If you can't get used to it, just use it. It’s also good to watch.”
"chili……"
"May the heroine take good care of her."
"Thank you!"
Wu Nuxia was already holding the clay pot, so she couldn't hand it over, but she solemnly thanked him.
Song You smiled and returned to the room.
The room had long been tidy and tidy. Except for a pile of New Year's gifts placed at the foot of the wall, it was almost the same as last spring.
A bay-red horse stood in the house, with a quilt bag already placed on its back. Song You went to the stove house again and took down the cured meats, sauced meats and dried meats from the beams, wrapping up what he could take away and putting them away. If you can’t take it with you in your quilt bag, ask your next door neighbor for a small favor to avoid wasting it.
Sanhua Empress is also taking inventory of her things.
Song You has a quilt bag, and she also has a special quilt that can be connected to the quilt bag. The bag has two layers, one for her and one for her gadgets.
"I've packed it up."
Song You put the last thing into the quilt bag.
The little girl also hurriedly ran in from outside, holding a few things in her hands and putting them into her bag.
"Miss Sanhua has also packed up."
"What did Sanhua Empress just play?"
"..."
"What did Sanhua Empress just play?"
"let's go."
"Okay." Song You nodded and continued to ask, "What did Empress Sanhua just play?"
The little girl frowned and stared at him, then scratched her head. After all, she felt that it would be wrong not to answer, so she said:
"The bacon..."
"What bacon?"
"..."
The little girl stopped talking. She just turned her head and looked at him with a pair of smart eyes. After a moment, she said:
"You don't want to eat."
"..."
Song You was silent for a long time.
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