Chapter 448 Sending potatoes and sweet potato seedlings

Thinking that Huangshan County could finally change to a new magistrate, the new magistrate would know the consequences of taking office and would not dare to mess around. The people of Huangshan County should have a better life in the future, and Qiao Ran was also happy for them.

She put a few roasted sweet potatoes, taro, potatoes, and chestnuts on a plate, brought them to Uncle Fang, and motioned for him to try them.

"Uncle Fang, these are the sweet potatoes we brought with us while escaping from the wilderness. Please try and see if they taste good. There is also this taro, this potato, and chestnuts. We found them in the woods on our escape. They are also very good. You taste the food you eat.”

Uncle Fang no longer felt awkward at first, smiled honestly, said thanks, picked up a red-skinned sweet potato, smelled the sweet smell, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

He didn't peel it off and just took a bite.

Suddenly, a sweet taste like honey filled your mouth. After a few sips, the soft, waxy, sweet and fragrant sweet potatoes were eaten.

Uncle Fang's eyes widened in disbelief, and he said with trembling lips:

"Why are these sweet potatoes so sweet? They are sweeter than honey! This, these are so delicious!"

He couldn't describe the feeling, he could only summarize it in such concise words.

Really, the honey he collected in the mountains before was not so sweet!

Qiao Ran was not surprised to see him so surprised.

The people of this dynasty were short of supplies and could not afford sugar, nor could they afford delicious fruits from outside the country. Most of the wild fruits in the mountains were sour, so it was difficult for ordinary poor families to eat sweet things.

This tobacco potato is a sweet potato with a sugar content of about 15%, and because it softens quickly, it becomes soft once roasted, and the sweet honey juice comes out like oil. It is very tempting and tastes delicious. Much sweeter than regular sweet potatoes.

For the poor people of Dai Viet who rarely eat sweets, isn’t this food sweeter than sugar?

Qiao Ran introduced with a smile: "This is called sweet potato. It is very fragrant and sweet when roasted. It can be used as a staple food. It is loved by the elderly and children."

Uncle Fang nodded his head: "Well, it's delicious! It's so delicious! Not only the elderly and children love it, but also a grown man like me. I believe that there should be no one who doesn't like to eat such delicious food." "

Uncle Fang looked at the sweet potato in his hand that had been bitten and was still juicy from the cross section, and he couldn't bear to continue eating.

He thought of his wife and children at home. It would be great if he could take it back and give them a taste of such delicious sweet potatoes.

But, wouldn’t this be too rude?

Seeing him staring blankly at the sweet potato in his hand, Qiao Ran gave him another potato.

"Uncle Fang, eat that sweet potato quickly! There are other things here, you can try them all. You haven't eaten these potatoes and taro, have you? The loess land over there should be suitable for growing potatoes. We have just grown it here. I planted a batch of potatoes, and my family also kept some for eating. I will bring some back for you to try later. If you can grow them, you can plant more potatoes in the mountains in the future. The yield of these potatoes is quite high, and they can be used as staple food and All dishes are fine.”

As soon as Uncle Fang heard that potatoes could be grown on loess soil, he didn't care about anything else. He ate the sweet potato that he was reluctant to eat in three mouthfuls, then took the potato and looked at it carefully.

Potatoes are as big as a baby's fist. The outer skin is yellow, but they are slightly black when roasted on a charcoal pot. The round ones look very pleasant.

"What kind of bean is this? Can it really be planted on our loess soil? If it is true, that would be great!"

Qiao Ran smiled and said: "This is called a potato. It is very adaptable and can be grown on loess soil. Uncle Fang, you can try one first. You can eat this directly by boiling it in water."

Uncle Fang took a bite excitedly and savored it carefully.

"Although this potato is not as sweet as a honey potato, it is still delicious, very soft, waxy, and very fragrant when roasted."

Thinking of Miss Qiao saying that the potato yield was very high, he said gratefully: "Miss Qiao, can I really take these potatoes back and plant them?"

Qiao Ran nodded: "Of course it's true. Uncle Fang, you are a good person, and I want to help you. We are all farmers, and it makes me feel bad to see you living in such a hard life. Bring these potatoes and chestnuts with you." Bring some back, and if it is planted, distribute some to the villagers, and everyone can plant it together. As long as we work hard, I believe the days will get better and better."

"Well, I will take care of them carefully. Thank you, Miss Qiao! You are really a kind person like Cheng Hai's wife said!"

As he spoke, he bent his knees and knelt down directly to Qiao Ran.

Qiao Ran hurriedly stretched out her hand and pulled him up: "Uncle Fang, get up! I'm a junior, and I can't stand your kneeling."

Mrs. Qiao also said: "Yes, her uncle, you are an elder, so don't kneel down in front of your child."

Uncle Fang said seriously: "Miss Qiao can give us one more kind of food to feed us and survive. This is a great kindness! On behalf of the whole village, I would like to thank Miss Qiao for her great kindness!"

Qiao Ran said modestly: "Uncle Fang doesn't have to be like this, I didn't do anything, it was just a little effort."

While the two were talking, Sun Xiucai came over with his sister and brother-in-law.

"What's going on here?"

Fang Chenghai asked in surprise when he saw Uncle Fang's excited face and tears in his eyes.

Uncle Fang was a few years older than Fang Chenghai. He wiped away his tears and said to him:

"Miss Qiao is really a kind person. She said she would give us so-called potatoes and let us go back and plant them in the mountains. These potatoes have a high yield, and we will have another staple food in the future, so we don't have to worry about the harvest not being good and starving. "

Upon hearing this, Fang Chenghai and his wife excitedly thanked Qiao Ran.

Huangshan County has many mountains and few fields. The mountains are full of loess and the soil is poor. Many crops cannot be grown well. The county government increases taxes every year, and people starve to death almost every year.

If there is one more food with high yield, it would be a life-saving grace for them!

After finally calming down the excited people, they were allowed to sit down and taste the baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, taro and chestnuts. Fang Chenghai and his wife were very curious about these fresh foods.

Seeing how rare they were, Qiao Ran thought for a moment, then pointed at the sweet potatoes and chestnuts and said:

"You can also try to plant these two, but this kind of sweet potato is not suitable for the barren yellow soil. I will give you some other sweet potato seedlings to try. I will also give you some chestnut seedlings to plant. The chestnut can be eaten raw. , can also be cooked and eaten, and it is easy to fill your stomach. It’s a pity that you can’t grow this fragrant taro. Taro likes fertile, deep, moist and soft soil, and is not suitable for loess soil.”

The three people quickly thanked you: "These are enough! Thank you very much, Miss Qiao! Your great kindness will be remembered by our whole village forever."

The three of them sat for a while and were eager to go back to the village.

Qiao Ran went outside the tent and came in with two bags.

"This bag contains potatoes and sweet potato seedlings. The potatoes must be cut into pieces for planting. Each piece must have two to three buds. You should be able to plant sweet potato seedlings, right? And this is a chestnut seedling. Just dig a hole. Just plant it and water it in the early stage. If you have farmyard manure, it’s best to put some in it.”