Chapter 537: Chapter 537. Surprise
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“You’ll know when you get there.”
Su Qing smiled but didn’t say anything. Her eyes were filled with mystery, successfully rousing Xiao Zeyu’s interest. He smiled and agreed,
“Alright, I’ll go take a look with Qing’er.”
“Let’s eat first.”
Su Qing ordered someone to bring over a plate of stir-fried cole, a plate of egg sauce, a plate of washed green cabbage, bitter chrysanthemum, small sweet onions, and a bowl of spinach and shrimp soup. These vegetables were all grown in her greenhouse.
It was just that the time was still short. Otherwise, they could eat th.o.r.n.y cuc.u.mbers and fresh and sweet tomatoes in about a month.
Su Qing couldn’t help but drool whenever she thought of the taste of tomatoes. She wanted to eat something light because she was pregnant. She wanted to vomit when she saw mutton.
“This? Where did Qing’er get these vegetables?”
Xiao Zeyu was stunned when he saw the table full of fresh vegetables. He had overeaten meat and felt a sense of familiarity when he saw the vegetables. However, it was not the farming season yet, so why would there be vegetables?
“Eat first. I’ll take you to see it when you’re full.”
Su Qing smiled a little mischievously. She didn’t want to reveal the mystery first, or he wouldn’t look forward to it.
“Alright.”
Xiao Zeyu found Su Qing’s mysterious look funny. Only he could see Qing’er acting like this. She was naughty and cute.
Su Qing scooped a bowl of spinach soup for him. Spinach was good for iron and strength, and it was the best for soldiers.
“Delicious.”
Xiao Zeyu looked at the green in the bowl and liked it. He couldn’t wait to praise it after taking some.
Xiao Zeyu watched as Su Qing placed the cabbage and scallions into a bowl and picked up some egg sauce. Then, she started to eat in big mouthfuls. This was the first time he saw Su Qing so eager to eat. Her mouth was stuffed, and it looked delicious.
He imitated Su Qing and took a little of each dish. These were precious things, so he wanted to taste them.
Su Qing thought that Xiao Zeyu was reluctant to eat. She saw Xiao Zeyu taking a little of each vegetable and thought he didn’t like it.
“You don’t like it?”
She even wanted to share the good food with Shuisheng. She had forgotten that in the eyes of ordinary people, meat was much more delicious than vegetables.
“I like it. I’ll save it for you. I saw that you didn’t vomit after eating the vegetables.”
Xiao Zeyu’s lips curled into a warm smile. Su Qing had vomited a lot in the past few days, and her appet.i.te had also decreased. Now that she finally had something she liked to eat, he naturally had to save it for her.
Seeing that Xiao Zeyu wanted to save some for her, Su Qing felt a warmth in her heart. She smiled and picked up some food for Xiao Zeyu,
“Hurry up and eat. There’s plenty.”
Xiao Zeyu thought that Su Qing was exaggerating. How could there be much?
In the end, when Su Qing held his hand and went to the five greenhouses, he felt warm when he walked into the first one. The ground was green and full of spring.
The vegetables that he had eaten in the morning were all here. When he reached the fourth shed, Xiao Zeyu couldn’t recognize them. What vegetables were these?
“Qing’er, what vegetable is this?”
Xiao Zeyu didn’t understand, so he asked. In the past, most of the crops were brown rice and broomcorn. The mountain land was scarce, so they could only grow some vegetables on the ground. They couldn’t bear to use a large area of land to grow these things that couldn’t support hunger.
“These are potatoes and sweet potatoes. Their roots can bear many fruits on one seedling, which can solve the food crisis.”
Su Qing introduced them to him. This was Su Qing’s plan. Potato could be used as a vegetable or rice. Sweet potatoes could also be used as a staple food. It was easy to grow and had a high yield. After conquering the world, Su Qing planned to bring the people of the country to grow potatoes and sweet potatoes. First, they would solve the problem of food and clothing for everyone. Then, they would develop refined grains such as rice and white flour.
“Is that so?”
Xiao Zeyu was overjoyed when he heard this. Although he had yet to conquer the country, he was already worried about the country and its people. The drought had lasted for three years, and countless people had starved to death. The most important thing was to let them have enough to eat.
“Yes, a potato seedling can produce about ten potatoes. The big potatoes can weigh more than two catties, and the small ones can also weigh a few taels.”
Su Qing explained to Xiao Zeyu. This was what she had found out from the system. Potatoes could be roasted, cooked, and mashed. The taste of the ingredients would be the same when mixed with them. It could be said that it was a princess with many changes.
“Alright, alright.”
Xiao Zeyu said it twice. He wanted to see what the potatoes looked like. Before Su Qing could finish speaking, he pulled out a potato sprout. He thought he could see the scene Su Qing had described, but he saw the root. There were a few round things that looked like chicken eyes hanging from the root.
Just this? Was it edible?
Xiao Zeyu’s eyes were filled with suspicion. Su Qing’s heart ached when he saw Xiao Zeyu plucking the potato seedlings.
“It’s not mature yet! Why did you pull it out?”
“What? When will it be done?”
Xiao Zeyu saw Su Qing’s distressed expression, and his eyes flashed with irritation. He had made things worse for Su Qing.
” It’ll be better in autumn. I’m going to keep the seeds. Since the people of Luo City have helped us, we’ll let them get the seeds and plant them. When they’re done, we’ll spread them all over the country.”
Su Qing said to Xiao Zeyu in high spirits. She could almost see her dream, to grow ten thousand mu of fertile land.
“Alright, then, we’ll wait for the autumn.”
Xiao Zeyu smiled and nodded. He didn’t bear to throw away the potato seedlings in his hands and prepared to bury them back. This was something that Qing’er had painstakingly planted. He couldn’t waste it.
“If you pull it out and plant it again, it won’t survive. Even if you plant it, there won’t be any yield. Anyway, you have to thin out the seedlings.”
Su Qing stopped him from planting the potato seedlings again. How could they survive if the roots were pulled out?
“Alright, then I won’t plant it back.”
Xiao Zeyu handed the potato seedlings to the guard behind him. He had only seen two greenhouses and still had three left. He wanted to see what kind of surprise Qing’er had. From the moment he saw the shed, he had been studying the white transparent thing on the roof.
Why didn’t he ask first? He was afraid that Qing’er would think that he was ignorant. However, after studying for a long time, he still couldn’t figure it out. He decided to be a good student and asked shamelessly.
“What’s that white thing on the roof?”
“This is called a plastic sheet, used in professional greenhouses.”
Xiao Zeyu didn’t understand what Su Qing was saying. What was a plastic sheet? He had never seen such a thing after living for twenty years?
“Just treat it as a gift from the G.o.ds!”
Su Qing saw that she couldn’t explain it, so she didn’t bother explaining. How could the ancients understand something from the modern era?
“The most precious gift the immortals have given me is you.”
Xiao Zeyu’s deep eyes were filled with love as he looked at Su Qing.
Qing’er helped him build his empire, helped him grow high-yield food, and was pregnant with his child. It was not an exaggeration to say that she was a lucky star!
This was not the first time he had said this, but he still could not get tired.
“Ha, let’s continue to look at the remaining greenhouses.”
Su Qing didn’t like flattery, but it depended on who it was. She liked what Xiao Zeyu said, and a smile appeared on her cold face.
“Alright, let’s see what surprises my Qing’er has.”
Xiao Zeyu smiled as he held Su Qing’s hand. Her small, soft hand was like a cloud.
“Young Master, bad news!”