"If you have any questions, let's wait. The dumplings will not taste good when they are cold. You can eat them first. I'll go and invite others to come and eat them together!" Li Xiu said, taking out a plate of dumplings from the food box and putting them on Yang Nong's table. Then he took out the food box and went out to the hall outside to greet other people to eat. Although he didn't come often, he got familiar with the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture. In addition, he often treats guests to dinner, so these people are very welcome to Li Xiu. As soon as Li Xiu took out his dumplings, they were snatched away by these people.

The officials outside laughed and said a few jokes. Li Xiu came back to find Yang Nong. The old man was happily eating. He was pouring balsamic vinegar into the plate with his hand, rolling the dumplings on the chopsticks inside, and then stuffing them all into his mouth to swallow. This appetite alone is not something that ordinary old men can compare with. No wonder he is over 70 years old and still has so energy.

"How is it, it tastes good, right?" Li Xiu walked in with a smile and said.

"The taste is good, mainly because the pork is getting fatter and fatter now. It's all fat and satisfying your cravings!" Yang Nong said happily. Although he is so old, he is also a meat-free person. Moreover, he doesn't like the smell of mutton, and he can't eat beef easily. The pork used to be too unpalatable, but since he came here, he found that the local castrated pork meat is fat and tender, which is very suitable for his appetite.

"Who said the meat in the filling? I asked how the dishes are like?" Li Xiu continued to ask helplessly when he heard this. Yang Nong had seen cabbage before, so he wanted to hear Yang Nong's evaluation of cabbage.

"Cai?" Yang Nong was stunned when he heard this, and then said casually, "The dish is not bad, but when it comes to the matter of dish, what I want to tell you is about dish. Didn't you create a very huge cabbage? Wei Xima has reported this matter to the court. His Majesty also attaches great importance to it and wants to promote it as soon as possible. So I want to ask Li Jijiu to help you. Don't eat those cabbages for the time being, how about leaving them as seeds?"

"Uh?" Li Xiu was stunned when he heard Yang Nong's words, and then said with some annoyance, "How could Wei Zheng do this? The cabbage belongs to my family. I haven't said that he has offered it yet. He actually made the decision for me. Who gave him such great power?"

"Li Jijiu, don't be too angry. It's not the first day that you met Wei Zheng. Don't you know his temper yet?" Yang Nong also smiled bitterly to Li Xiu at this time. In fact, he only learned about this matter this morning, and Wei Zheng left after he told him. He asked him to tell Li Xiu about this matter. It was obvious that he was pushing the problem to him. He was helpless when he encountered such a boss.

"%￥#￥#..." Li Xiu couldn't help but send out a series of curses that he didn't know what it meant. Meeting a person like Wei Zheng was considered to have been in trouble for eight lifetimes. The cabbage he had grown with hard work was given to the court by Wei Zheng as soon as he started eating. He liked to be generous to others.

"Li Jijiu, when I passed by yesterday, I looked at the cabbage. It is indeed huge. One tree is enough for a family of several people to have a day. I heard that it can be preserved for a long time in winter. If it is promoted, it is indeed a good thing to benefit the world, so you don't have to blame Wei Xima for not discussing with you!"

"There is no need to be too polite to commander Yang. In the future, we will need to assist me more!" Li Xiu hurriedly returned the courtesy at this time, and then looked at him and Yang Nong a little strangely. The more he looked at him, the more he felt that the two of them looked a little similar.

"Haha, Li Jijiu, Yang Dui is my nephew, and his father is my youngest younger brother. Unfortunately, he died in the war and only Dui'er was left in his family, so I hope Li Jijiu will take care of him more!" Yang Nong probably saw the doubts in Li Xiu's eyes, and immediately pointed out the relationship between him and Yang Du.

"So that's it. No wonder Master Yang looks so similar to Yang Shangshu." Li Xiu immediately said with relief when he heard this. If it weren't for Yang Nong's words, he would even suspect that Yang Dui was his son.

"Yes, my mother and I are all very similar in appearance, and my talent is far better than me. Unfortunately, the wars that year were too great, and even officials could not protect themselves. Fortunately, Dui'er was able to escape and finally left a root for my younger brother's lineage. A few years ago, I helped him get married and have children. If I see me underground in the future, I will give him an explanation!" Yang Nong said with emotion at this time. It can be seen that the relationship between him and his younger brother is still very deep.

"Uncle, don't say such words. You are in good health. Your nephew will need your guidance in the future!" Yang Dui also interrupted at this time, with a very respectful expression on his face. Although he was Yang Nong's nephew, he was always raised by Yang Nong as his son. He was also quite promising. He entered the Ministry of Revenue at a young age. Later, he was transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture by Yang Nong. With the reward of promoting corn and sweet potatoes, his future prospects are limitless, which also makes him even more grateful to Yang Nong.

Li Xiu and Yang Nong chatted for a few words. He felt that this guy who was not a few years older than him was not only smart, but also very knowledgeable. He was also very informative about promotion, which made Li Xiu feel relieved. So he asked Yang Dui to take his subordinates to the vegetable field and explained to them some of the growth characteristics of cabbage and the situations that need to be paid attention to when planting.

Yang Dui is worthy of being Yang Nong's nephew and is very serious in his work. He and his officials took paper and pen to record all Li Xiu's words. Speaking of which, Yang Dui's official position is very low, he is just a ninth rank chief. The people under him cannot be considered real officials, but officials, and they do not even have a rank. However, if they perform well, they can still become officials. This promotion is their opportunity, which also makes everyone work hard to seize this rare opportunity.

After talking about the main business, all the officials under Yang Dui went to observe the growth of cabbage and the land situation, and even recorded some pests on the ground and underground. For example, grasshoppers like to eat cabbage very much. In the past, Qi Niang and Xiao Ya liked to come to the cabbage field to catch grasshoppers, and then skewed them into a skewer and eat them. The taste was still very good.

"Li Jijiu, I heard that this kind of cabbage can be stored for a winter. After harvesting it like this, it won't break down at home?" Yang Dui is a young man who is studious, especially when he knows that Li Xiu has a dragon that has no end all day, so he has to ask as soon as possible if he seizes the opportunity, otherwise he may not be able to find someone next time.

"It's definitely not possible to be so hot now. In fact, cabbage can be grown all year round in the humid and hot weather in the south, but it's different in our north. Cabbage can be grown in spring and then harvested in summer, but this cabbage cannot be stored. However, if cabbage is grown after summer harvest and is harvested in late autumn, then this cabbage can be stored for the whole winter. This requires the help of the cold temperature in winter." Li Xiu explained with a smile. He had a good impression of Yang Dui, not to mention Yang Nong's incense, so he also gave Yang Dui careful guidance.

"So that's it, but Li Jijiu said just now that there is still some time to plant the cabbage. If we harvest the seeds and plant them, we may not be able to produce seeds in winter?" Yang Dui raised his concern again at this time. He had calculated the growth cycle of the cabbage before, so he was a little worried at this time.

"This is true, but Princess Pingyang has a greenhouse, so I plan to plant cabbages in the greenhouse by then so that they can grow normally in winter. These cabbages were cultivated in the greenhouse at the beginning!" Li Xiu touched his chin and thought for a while, and finally spoke again.

"Greenhouse!" Yang Dui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he said to Li Xiu with a smile, "Li Jijiu, I have heard of the name of greenhouses for a long time. Our Ministry of Agriculture has also surrounded a large piece of farmland, so do you see if there are also several greenhouses built in our Ministry of Agriculture. The craftsmen are ready-made and will be able to build them soon!"

Looking at Yang Dui's look of anticipation, Li Xiu couldn't bear to refuse, not to mention that the profit of greenhouse vegetables is nothing to the Princess' Mansion, so even if the technology spreads out, it's nothing. Thinking of this, Li Xiu nodded and said, "Okay, then you can mention this matter to Shangshu Yang, and then draw out a piece of place. At that time, I ask a few craftsmen of the Princess' Mansion to guide the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works to build it soon!"

"That's great, thank you Li Jiji!" Yang Dui said excitedly when he heard Li Xiu agree. With a greenhouse, you can not only grow cabbage, but also corn and sweet potatoes, so you won't have nothing to do in winter.

Seeing Yang Dui's happy look, Li Xiu laughed. He suddenly understood why Yang Nong arranged his nephew to him. Although he was not very responsible, as long as Yang Dui could dig something from him, such as the greenhouse mentioned just now, it would be Yang Dui's credit that would make him more likely to make a name for himself in the future.

Li Xiu looked at the officials busy in the cabbage field and felt that there was nothing he had to do, so he greeted Yang Dui and left. Yang Dui also knew that Li Xiu was a special person and was not bound by the Ministry of Agriculture at all, so he smiled and sent him away.
Chapter completed!