"Master, this thing doesn't seem to be a sweet potato!"
Li Baoding picked it up, a little surprised.
“Of course it’s not a sweet potato!”
After seeing it clearly, Li Xuan couldn't help but tremble, his face full of surprise.
"Master, this thing is not a persimmon!"
Li Baoding didn't notice Li Xuan's expression and still looked confused.
"Don't pinch it!"
Seeing that Li Baoding was still trying to squeeze it with his hands, Li Xuan hurriedly shouted.
"This tomato is not a sweet potato, nor a potato!"
"tomato?"
Li Baoding was startled.
At the same time, Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi gathered around, looking at the tomatoes in Li Baoding's hands with curiosity on their faces.
"Master, why is it called tomato?"
"You might as well call it a tomato!"
Li Xuan took the tomato and tasted it carefully. His cheeks twitched slightly and he was so sour!
However, my heart was filled with ecstasy.
Can be eaten!
"It's really a tomato!"
Seeing this, Cheng Chusi on the side couldn't help but stretched out his hand, grabbed a small piece, and stuffed it into his mouth.
"This thing seems to be called wolf peach by these barbarian natives, and some people call it poison apple. I didn't expect that this thing would appear in this small town!"
Li Xuan explained with a surprised look.
"Ahem..."
Cheng Chusi's face froze and he looked at Li Xuan blankly, "Master, is this thing poisonous?"
"Are you poisoned at this moment?"
Li Xuan couldn't help but glare at Cheng Chusi.
"No!"
Cheng Chusi couldn't help but chuckled, and now he also reacted.
"But Master, why do those barbarians call this thing a poison apple?"
"That's because they are ignorant!"
Li Xuan chuckled lightly, but when he saw Cheng Chusi, he continued to ask more questions, and said directly: "Okay, stop whatever you want to say! Now, you guys quickly sort out all these sweet potatoes for me.
Otherwise, the rotten sweet potato juice will remain on other sweet potatoes, which will easily cause other sweet potatoes to rot as well.
In addition, I brought out all these tomatoes for you to cook, and they are also excellent in cooking!"
"One must?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and others' eyes suddenly lit up again.
"naturally!"
Li Xuan nodded slightly, "No matter how you cook or cook this food, it is absolutely delicious!"
Another delicious dish?
Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi were immediately full of motivation.
So far, on the ship, they have tried sweet potatoes, potatoes, pumpkins, peppers, and even corn, and tried eating them.
In addition to corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, pumpkins and peppers, the food made them want to lick the bottom of the pot.
Thirty thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes and more than forty thousand kilograms of potatoes, although each steel ship had an equal share.
But on Li Xuan's big ship, there were still 10,000 jins of sweet potatoes and more than 13,000 jins of potatoes.
It took me a whole afternoon to sort it out.
In Li Xuan's hand, there were more than fifty red tomatoes.
Li Xuan was very happy. Some tomatoes were ripe and soft, and the tomato seeds inside were also ripe.
So, Li Xuan dug out all the seeds, and then used these tomatoes to make a pot of tomato fish in sour soup. Although it was not much, it was enough for everyone to have a small bite.
Suddenly, everyone's expressions changed!
His eyes were wide open, looking at the big pots with clean bottoms, and his face was full of longing, wishing he could lick the bottom of the pot again.
"Master, this thing is even more fragrant than vinegar!"
Cheng Chusi still couldn't help but smack his mouth.
"This is natural. Although the barbarians in America are sparsely populated, they are a treasure land. Sweet potatoes, potatoes, peppers, pumpkins, and tomatoes are crops that we don't even have in the Tang Dynasty.
Also, you all just saw that gold was flowing in every river.
However, I wonder if you have ever thought about how much gold there must be here, even if there is gold flowing in the rivers!"
Li Xuan couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"hiss……"
Immediately, Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and others couldn't help but froze. Only then did they think of this situation.
Immediately, his eyes glowed with golden light.
"Okay, I'm going to give you tomato fish in sour soup made with tomatoes, just to let you know first how delicious the food made with tomatoes is!"
Li Xuan said again, "I ordered to find a place to dock early tomorrow morning, and then put two large boxes of soil on each large ship to plant these tomatoes!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xue Rengui bowed his hands in response and quickly went down to deliver the order.
The next day, while loading soil on all the ships, Li Xuan took a look around the other two ships.
Those soldiers were indeed very good at handling crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Each type is neatly sorted out separately and placed there.
Moreover, they have been covered with thick thatch to prevent moisture and collision!
Li Xuan once again told the soldiers how to grow tomatoes.
During this period, the delay was less than an hour.
The entire fleet set off again.
A month later, the sweet potatoes, potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins and peppers planted throughout the fleet also began to sprout.
The fleet rested again and replenished some water and meat on the shore. Li Xuan also took the opportunity to check on all the young seedlings on board the fleet.
And remove all the sweet potato seedlings and plant them.
Then, on the fleet, some peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, etc. were planted.
Started to set off again.
Along the way, all the soldiers were eager to return home.
At the same time, there are dedicated personnel guarding the sweet potato, potato, and tomato planting boxes day and night.
During this period, the fleet stopped at the shore every other month, mainly to replenish water, and also to allow the soldiers to relax on the shore and replenish some meat.
So, summer has entered.
Fortunately, the fleet has reached the southernmost part of America at this time, and it is not too hot.
After that, we started to follow the series of small islands, across the ocean, and headed to Yelu Island.
at the same time.
Things that made the entire fleet and everyone feel happy also happened.
The potato seedlings on board the fleet have bloomed, and a few small bags have bulged out from their roots.
The peppers also began to bloom, producing small green peppers.
The pumpkins also bloomed and produced small pumpkins.
Of course, what pleased Li Xuan and others the most was that both tomatoes and corn were edible.
Each tomato was as red as a child's fist. Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others picked one each, washed it casually, and bit it into their mouths. It was sour and sweet.
The remaining tomatoes were shared among the soldiers.
Everyone was filled with joy and shed tears of excitement.
As for the corn, Li Xuan left a few as seeds and picked the rest. After cooking, he ate them again. They were tender and sweet.
After landing here, it will be two months later.
The fleet crossed the ocean and returned to Yelu Island.
Everyone went ashore again to replenish water and meat.
At the same time, prepare to replace the soil again and plant another crop of crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, peppers, corn, and tomatoes.
Because the stems and leaves of potatoes and sweet potatoes finally withered.
All the soldiers on the ship, including those at the helm in the cabin, also came up and gathered around the wooden box, looking at Li Xuan expectantly.
Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others first walked to the first wooden box where sweet potatoes were planted and carefully dug out all the sweet potatoes inside with their hands.
After digging out the first sweet potato completely, Li Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.