When Mei Wen'er received the news, she had just confirmed with Chen Chun the fields suitable for growing peanuts.
Ye Chenfeng was curious when he heard this, when Gu Yun came to report: "My dear, I caught a person who is having contact with someone outside the house."
"Which family does the other party belong to?" Mei Wen'er asked nonchalantly. Those who could be caught so easily were all small shrimps.
But Yun Gu reported, "It's from the Duke Protector's Mansion. I haven't found out which courtyard it is from."
Mei Wen'er was surprised, and turned to look at Ye Chenfeng beside her, "Does the prince know what's going on?"
Ye Chenfeng, who frowned, said in a deep voice, "There should be no ill intentions. Gu Gu, please continue to check and see which courtyard it is from."
"Yes!" After Yun Gu accepted the order, she immediately made arrangements.
Mei Wen'er did not continue to raise this issue, but asked Liu Zhong and his wife, who were called to the field, to come forward.
"Your Majesty, are you asking your servants to push the rice fields away and plant peanuts next year?" Liu Zhong asked with some understanding.
"Yes, I see that your land is quite large. You need to buy peanut seeds as soon as possible before it's too late."
"This slave can ask why we need to plant peanuts instead?" Liu Zhong really didn't understand!
Rice is a serious food! It can be sold at a reasonable price. As for peanuts, it’s okay to plant a little to adjust it. If you plant too much, no one will want it!
Who is a serious person who eats all-you-can-eat peanuts? No, he must eat rice and millet!
Although it is better to grow rice as a crop in the south, my land is sunny and warm! I can also grow rice.
Even if the yield is a bit low, we won’t give it up. At most, we can plant corn instead! Why did we all plant peanuts instead?
"You, even if you like to eat peanuts, you don't need to plant so many of them. This is a fertile field!" Liu Zhong was afraid that this well-dressed empress didn't know how big the field was! If this continues, she will eat everything.
It’s not finished.
"It's not grown to be eaten." Of course Mei Wen'er knew that a field, equivalent to about fifty acres of land, could produce about four to five hundred kilograms of peanuts, assuming the weather was good.
Calculating this, we can probably make tens of thousands of soaps. The important thing is that it is low-cost to use peanut oil, which is much cheaper than lard. In addition...
If pig pancreas is used as alkali, if you can't find trona ore, you can also use plant ash to extract it. This is a little troublesome, but the cost is not high.
The soap produced in this way, Mei Wen'er's target market is - middle- and low-income families in the middle of the night. The price is one to three taels, and the volume is mainly used.
But Liu Zhong didn't know about these plans of hers. He was even more confused when he heard that they weren't grown for eating, "Then, Madam, what are you planting these peanuts for?"
"The ones used to make soap are bath beans. If you plant them, they will be of great use in the coming year." Mei Wen'er warned.
When Liu Zhong's wife heard this, she asked in a low voice, "Can bath beans be made from peanuts?"
How to make this!? Liu Zhong’s wife only knows to use pig pancreas, flour, spices, etc.
She had tried it herself, and although it didn't have the same fragrance as outside, it was still usable, and she couldn't bear to buy the dozen or so bath beans.
And her question made Mei Wen'er's eyes light up, "Do you know how to make bath beans?"
"To tell you the truth, I know a thing or two, but..." Liu Zhong's wife wanted to say that she was not using peanuts.
But Mei Wen'er had already interrupted, "That's it. It saves me the trouble of looking for Master. After the peanut harvest next year, you can follow my arrangements."
"Yes." Liu Zhong and his wife saw that it didn't make sense, so they had to agree.
Ye Chenfeng, who was listening to this, saw that the conversation was finished, and then said: "I also have dozens of similar fields, and I have also replanted them into peanuts."
Liu Zhong and his wife: "...?"
The princess was just joking around, why did the prince get used to it!?
Mei Wen'er was also a little surprised, "I haven't opened up the market yet. I have planted so much. What will I do if I can't sell it?"
"How could it be? I heard your arrangement is to make low-priced bath beans. You don't have many channels at your disposal, but have you forgotten Uncle Shen's family? He can help you spread your business to the whole family.
, and even the Northern Dynasties, Buddhist Kingdom, Divine Dynasty and Nanzhao."
Ye Chenfeng is a master who can tell the second after hearing it. He has already guessed what his wife is going to do, and has analyzed the market in his mind, and feels that it will be a big seller.
Mei Wen'er was shocked, "I didn't say anything, how could the prince guess it?"
Ye Chenfeng, who smiled but did not answer, stood up and said: "Okay, now that you are done with your work, I will go out of the city first to see if the soldiers are safe, and I will be back before dinner."
"We're not going there until we have lunch?" Mei Wen'er asked, holding his hand.
"Okay." Ye Chenfeng sat back down, causing Liu Zhong, his wife and other servants who had not yet left to look at each other.
However, they resigned in a dignified manner and did not stay to be an eyesore. However, they could not help but sigh, the prince really dotes on the princess!
I obviously had to go on errands, but just because of the princess' words, I postponed it...
"I used to think that being a lady's companion was just that, just farming the land honestly. Now it seems that growing peanuts really has a big future!" Liu Zhong couldn't help but think to himself, and he had made up his mind to take good care of peanuts in the coming year.
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After lunch, Ye Chenfeng took Guan Feng with him to patrol the camp in the suburbs.
Although it was a holiday, visiting the soldiers who lived and died together was an arrangement outside of official business.
After the celebration banquet, the 30,000 soldiers who received the rewards will gradually return to their original armies.
After Mei Wen'er left, she hugged her children to catch up on their sleep. She was in a daze...
"Your Majesty, the father-in-law in the Empress Dowager's Palace has come to deliver a message. Please bring the young prince and the young princess into the palace to show her." Xiao Ruan said softly.
Mei Wen'er, who was about to wake up, suddenly woke up and asked, "When did it happen?"
"Don't worry, the maid replied and said that the two young masters are still resting and may have to wait a while."
Mei Wen'er nodded, "What time is it?"
"It's almost done." Xiaoruan replied still in a low voice.
Mei Wen'er looked at the two little ones beside her, only to find that Xiao Chongli was already awake!
"Click~"
The little guy saw his mother looking towards him and smiled happily. He was so cute.
Mei Wen'er's heart melted at his laughter, "Chongli is awake, why didn't he say anything?"
"It's true, the maid didn't even notice it!" Xiao Ruan said in surprise, but kept her voice very low for fear of disturbing the little princess who was not yet awake.
But the little girl is already moving, looking like she’s about to wake up~
Mei Wen'er picked up Xiao Chongli and breastfed him first, then picked him up when he woke up.
However, with Xiao Chongli's "eating appetite", the breast milk on one side was simply not enough. He was still being fed rice cereal by Yun Gu, and he was eating very happily.
After the two children were packed up, Mei Wen'er ordered a car to be brought into the palace and ordered, "Yun Zhong, please send a message to the prince to tell him to finish his work and go directly to the palace to pick up our three mothers."
"Yes, empress." Yun Zhong was ordered to leave quickly, but little did he know——
Ye Chenfeng had returned to the city at this moment, but not long after he entered the city, he was stopped by Qiao Xinyue's carriage!