Ye Yutong wanted to cook for himself at noon, but Mrs. Hou refused to agree to anything.
She could only stand by and instruct a few cooks to dig out the seeds of pumpkins and winter melons.
Mrs. Hou immediately asked the nanny beside her to wash the seeds. Two people were also sent to watch the drying in person.
This is what the master just ordered, these seeds must be watched closely, not even one is missing.
Ye Yutong felt relieved when he saw that Marquis Dingbei never cared about him, but now he paid so much attention to it.
As long as she pays attention to it, if these people don't care about providing them with seeds, then there is no point in taking them out.
The cooks were very fast. Under Ye Yutong's guidance, they made the dishes in more than an hour.
Hot and sour potato shreds, potato stewed chicken nuggets, mace potatoes, salt and pepper mashed potatoes.
Winter melon and pork ribs soup, braised duck meat with winter melon, braised winter melon cubes, and stir-fried winter melon strips.
There are also steamed pumpkin, pumpkin porridge, pumpkin pie, and pumpkin steamed buns.
Finally, there are roasted sweet potatoes, shredded sweet potatoes, and sweet potato balls.
Chayote also made two dishes, fried pork slices with chayote and fried eggs with chayote. There was also a pot of boiled corn in the middle.
The rest of the dishes were not cooked, but just these few dishes filled a whole table.
Marquis Dingbei tasted the steamed pumpkin with chopsticks first. It was sweet, soft and glutinous, and melted in his mouth. The smell really amazed him.
After tasting all the dishes on the table, he didn't know how to describe his feelings at this moment.
Not only are these foods high in yield, they also taste delicious.
He suddenly had a bold idea. If he made good use of it, would part of the military spending next year be secured?
He chuckled and asked Li Mingze next to him: "Sir, are these fruits available elsewhere?"
Li Yunze probably guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile: "The Song family in Fengcheng, Qin Changan in Dongyang County, and the other one is you."
Ye Mingxuan helped Dingbei Hou fill a bowl of pumpkin porridge and told him in a low voice, "My brother-in-law told him when we were at home.
This official of Yun Chao Kingdom only believes in the character of the three of you. These grains were only given to the three of you. No one else knew that my sister and brother-in-law had these seeds. "
"Thank you for your trust, sir. I will live up to your trust."
Hearing that he called himself Wei Chen, Ye Mingxuan and Ye Mingzhe looked at each other quickly and turned their heads as if nothing had happened.
Both of them were very happy. Dingbei Hou had really surrendered to his brother-in-law this time.
Li Yunze just smiled, picked up the wine glass and said, "Master Marquis, eldest son, second son, please try the wine made by my wife."
The father and son praised the red and white wine again.
Dingbei Hou drank several glasses of wine before he expressed his thoughts.
"Sir, I just went to the backyard to take a look. There are many seeds in the pumpkins and winter melons. I will definitely be able to plant a lot next year. When the harvest is good, can I sell these seeds to the landowners in Anyang County?"
Li Yunze smiled and nodded, "Master Hou, since these things have been given to you, then you can do with them as you wish. Whether you give them away or sell them, I will not interfere."
"Thank you, sir."
Marquis Dingbei touched his chin and said with a smile: "When the harvest comes next year, let all the landowners in Anyang County come to visit, and then let them taste it for free. If they want to buy it, they can buy it, and if they don't want to buy it, don't force it.
I won't be sure how expensive it will be by then. One seed will cost one hundred taels of silver. When there are more in the future, we will distribute them to the folks in Anyang County for free.
As for the most productive chayote, it is sold cheaper, with each one selling for one thousand taels. Compared with its output, the price is a bit low.
But it’s not sold to outsiders. They are all wealthy households in Anyang County. Let’s keep it as low as possible. I will still need to borrow food from them in the future. "
"I think Master Hou's idea is very good." Ye Mingxuan and Ye Mingzhe gave him a thumbs up.
Although the two of them felt that his heart was a bit dark, one seed cost one thousand taels of silver.
But considering such a good thing, the price is not expensive. If each family buys a few, they will have endless fruits and vegetables to eat.
And what does this little money mean to those landlords?
Li Yunze agreed with him. After just a few years of famine, everyone would pay more attention to food.
If only those landowners knew that there were such high-yielding seeds that were also drought-resistant.
Let alone a hundred taels of silver, even if it was more expensive, they would probably buy it without hesitation.
Next year he will also bring a batch of seeds down the mountain and ask the Qin magistrate and the Song family to distribute them to people everywhere for planting.
In a few years, Yun Chao Kingdom will become popular.
Mrs. Hou and Ye Yutong also enjoyed their meal here.
There were only women and children sitting at the table, and there were not so many rules. Everyone was eating, drinking, talking and laughing.
Qin Qianyun's two children, one aunt and the other affectionately called Ye Yutong. Even Shen Dalang's three children also shouted.
Ye Yutong found it very funny. Her eldest and second brothers had to recognize several relatives wherever they went.
She also has many brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews.
"Madam, did you really make this wine yourself?"
Sister-in-law Shen took a sip and squinted her eyes in enjoyment.
She hasn't had wine in two years, and the last time she tasted it was two years ago.
That time she took her children back to the capital to celebrate her mother's 40th birthday, and had a drink with her childhood sisters. But the taste is nothing compared to this wine.
Ye Yutong smiled and nodded, "I brewed it myself. If my sister-in-law likes to drink it, I will send you a few jars every year."
Sister-in-law Shen said happily: "Tongtong, if you say that, then you won't be polite."
Ye Yutong said with a smile: "You are so polite, sister-in-law, I feel that I have a special affinity with you and Sister Qianyun. If you two don't dislike me, let's treat each other as sisters from now on."
The two of them waved their hands quickly to show that they didn't dislike it.
Although they don't know who this little girl is. But her father-in-law and mother-in-law both respected her so much, calling her one after another.
How could they refuse Madam's promotion without the sense of humor? The two of them are not stupid.
And they also really like this girl Tongtong. She is smart, interesting in speaking, and has a very high emotional intelligence.
Sister-in-law Shen and Qin Qianyun sat beside her, helping her serve porridge and serve dishes.
After a while, the three of them became as close as a family.
Because they had to go to the military camp in the afternoon, Dingbei Hou and the others did not dare to drink more at noon, so each of them just took a small sip.
After dinner, they rode to the military camp. Ye Mingxuan and Ye Mingzhe went to the kitchen to help and explained to the cooks how to make these dishes.
Marquis Dingbei sent his confidants to watch beside him, and collected every seed that was dug out.
He plans to plant them all next year. If he can get a bumper harvest, then his idea will be half successful.
