Traveling through time with a house, I teach people all over the country how to farm

Chapter 405: A bumper harvest of winter melons and pumpkins

Zheng Sisi said with emotion: "It's great to have a boyfriend who is very kind. He supports everything I do and is very proactive. How come I have such good vision?"

Sheng Zhen: "Are you praising me or yourself?"

"Hehehe, all praises." Zheng Sisi narrowed her eyes and smiled.

Sheng Zhen asked: "What does the 24 filial boyfriends mean?"

Zheng Sisi: "Uh, it means very good, very good"

Sheng Zhen frowned. Why didn’t he believe it?

Zheng Sisi stuck out her tongue, then put on a vicious stepmother's face and said, "Hurry up and work. If you don't finish, you won't have any food tonight, hum."

Sheng Zhen shook his head and worked hard, thinking that the corns were growing so well and each one was so plump, there should be a lot of corn seeds next year.

The people from Sheng Zhen's mansion who came with the guards were all strong men, so Sheng Zhen arranged for them to pick up the winter melons and pumpkins and take them back directly.

Some of the winter melons were too big to fit in a basket, and it was difficult to put them in, so each person carried one on his back.

Zheng Sisi instructed the two guards, "Carry two winter melons to the kitchen and give them to Aunt Gui. Ask her to peel the melons, remove the pulp, slice them and stir-fry them. This should be enough for the two of them."

Hearing that there would be food in the evening, the guards happily agreed: "County Princess, we guarantee to complete the mission." Then they ran away with the winter melons on their shoulders.

Sheng Zhen asked: "How do you eat pumpkin?"

Zheng Sisi: "Pumpkin can be stewed, boiled, fried, steamed, or made into snacks. It is a very good food for maintaining health."

Sheng Zhen asked again: "Where is this old corn?"

Zheng Sisi said without reservation: "Corn tortillas, cornmeal, corn paste, popcorn, hehe, I miss popcorn a little bit."

Sheng Zhen asked: "Popcorn, do you want to make it tonight?"

Zheng Sisi: "No, it needs to be dried." She moved closer and whispered, "But I still have some in my space if you cover me up. I can make some popcorn. Popcorn is for snacks, it doesn't fill you up."

Sheng Zhen is curious about things he has never eaten before, especially the food that Zheng Sisi herself wants to eat and recommends, which makes him want to eat it even more.

He said, "You can cook it for us tonight. If they don't ask, it's fine. If they ask, I will say I brought it from the palace."

Zheng Sisi praised him: "You work really hard for a bite of food!"

The two of them were discussing while working.

They were picking corn in front, while the servants were chopping the empty corn stalks and piling them on the roadside. The corn stalks had many uses, and Zheng Sisi would not let them go to waste.

When work was almost over, Zheng Sisi took Sheng Zhen to the second batch of corn and watermelon. Zheng Sisi was very satisfied. They were growing very well. Soon they could eat fresh corn and watermelon again.

Back in the front yard, Zheng Sisi went to look at the storage area. One of the back rooms in the front yard was filled with winter melons, and the other was filled with pumpkins.

Nanny Li weighed these things before they were put into the storeroom. She said, "County Lady, there is a bumper harvest of winter melons and pumpkins. These winter melons are too big. The smallest one weighs 15 or 16 kilograms, and the largest one weighs more than 40 kilograms. It is difficult for one person to carry them."

Zheng Sisi smiled and said, "Does this prove that it's a good harvest? After I teach the cooks how to do it, I'll send it to restaurants and vegetable markets and tell them to save the seeds so they can plant next year. If someone comes to the vegetable market to buy it, I'll also tell the customer that the seeds can be saved for seed."

Nanny Li nodded: "I'll remember it and explain it to the others. The county lady is kind-hearted. She gives such precious seeds to others for free."

Zheng Sisi said: "What I want is to popularize these things. If everyone has them, fewer people will go hungry. Once they become popular, I will use them to make more delicious food."

Li Ma Ma said with a smile: "We are so lucky to follow the county lady."

Zheng Sisi went to the kitchen again. It was bustling with activity, with dishes being cooked on several stoves.

Seeing Zheng Sisi coming in, everyone shouted in unison: "County Lady."

Zheng Sisi said, "You guys are busy, I came to see, have you processed the winter melon?"

One of the cooks said, "County Lady, I don't know if this is the right way to cook it here."

Zheng Sisi walked over and saw three large wooden basins behind her, filled with thinly sliced ​​white winter melon being fried in a pan.

Zheng Sisi said: "You can stir-fry it first, or just stir-fry it plain."

After hearing what the county lady said, the cook started to work hard and soon a large pot of stir-fried winter melon slices came out of the pot.

Zheng Sisi picked up a piece with chopsticks to try. It tasted very good and fragrant. It was soft on the outside and a little crispy on the inside. The cooking time was very good.

She gave the cook a thumbs up, and the cook laughed like a goose.