Chapter 1028: What the Lotus Flowers in the Sun Want

"Lotus growers are getting rich. How much money did you make from your lotus, Xiao Yi?"

When the Japanese invited Changsun Wanyun to dinner, Bi Gou once again ran to Li's farm.

He wanted to ask if lotus could be grown in the water network, and then lotus seeds, lotus leaves, and lotus roots could be harvested.

"The lotus in the big pond behind Zuixianju in Lantian County? It's not profitable. The lotus seeds are not ripe yet. It will take another half a month to gradually mature."

Li Yi knew which lotus Bi Gou was talking about. There were ponds and lotus in the farm, but not many, mainly for viewing.

The most densely planted area was Zuixianju, and the Xu family also planted it.

Lotus seeds were picked after half a month, and lotus roots had to wait until three months later.

"Lotus leaves make money. Some people found a depression to plant lotus and picked some leaves to sell for money.

Ten big and complete ones cost one coin, fifteen ones that were a little worse, and twenty ones that were even worse. There are so many leaves.

In the past, they didn't want money, but now everything is about money. People's hearts are like that!"

Bi Gou felt that the big lotus leaves should not be sold. If others pick them, they can pick them.

Just like the land where watermelons and cantaloupes are planted, if you pass by and feel thirsty, you can just sit down at the small table in front of the melon seller, and the melon seller will treat you to a meal.

But if you want to take it away, you have to pay for it.

The purpose of doing this is, one, to promote, to let the other party taste the melons.

Another is to occupy the moral high ground, I have given you free food, and you still steal my melons, or do bad things, it is your fault.

"Old Bi, it costs money to contract the low-lying land, why doesn't the government say it is free? The court!" Li Yi said in the same tone.

People contracted the land to plant lotus, hoping that their lives would get better, and they enjoyed the beautiful scenery without spending money.

Now it should be said that after all, the scenery of West Lake in June...

When Li Yi thought of this poem, he was stunned.

He remembered that this poem was not about describing the scenery, but about a farewell poem.

It was the Southern Song Dynasty, and the capital was in Hangzhou.

Yang Wanli wrote two farewell poems to Lin Zifang, who was an official in Hangzhou.

One is "After all, it is the middle of June in West Lake", and the other is "The moon is still waning in West Lake, and there are willows in the lotus pond. The world of red fragrance is a cool country, and I went to the South Mountain but the North Mountain.

Both are to persuade Lin Zifang not to go out and stay in Hangzhou.

After all, West Lake is about Hangzhou in the middle of June, and the advantage is different from the surrounding areas. You can contact the emperor there, and there is a way out next to the emperor.

The other poem says that the moon is not round outside Hangzhou, and the place where lotus flowers are is not more lively than the willow forest? This side is red fragrance, and that side is cool. How can you go to the North Mountain when there is a shortcut to the South Mountain?

The two farewell poems written by Yang Wanli are all to persuade Lin Zifang to stay.

Li Yi Many people at that time thought that "After all, it is the middle of June in West Lake" was a poem of persuasion, and "The moon is still waning in West Lake" was a real farewell poem.

Li Yi thought that the two poems were the same, and neither of them was a sincere farewell.

"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi." Bi Gou called, and he found that Li Yi was always distracted.

"After all, the scenery of West Lake in June is different from that of other seasons. The lotus leaves are endless and green, and the lotus flowers are red in the sun." Li Yi heard someone calling him and recited the poem.

"Good, a good one: the lotus leaves are endless and the lotus flowers are red in the sun." Li Longji suddenly spoke beside him.

Princess Yongmu looked at Li Yi with bright eyes and said proudly.

"Xiao Yi is thinking about poetry. It only took a few breaths and he came up with it." Concubine Dou Lu praised.

"Where is West Lake?" Li Dan wanted to know the place.

"Hangzhou, Wulin Water." Li Yi was depressed. How could he accidentally say it? Hangzhou West Lake is now called Wulin Water.

It was called West Lake when Lao Bai was alive. Later, Su Shi ran over and repaired it again, and said again that it was called West Lake, and he repaired the Su Causeway.

"It should indeed be called West Lake, so it's settled." Queen Wang put her hand on the head of her son sitting next to her and said.

"It's settled." The little guy expressed his approval.

"It's settled." Bi Gou was depressed. He came to ask if the water net could grow lotus, but he heard a poem.

"Xiao Yi, you said to grow in the water net..."

"No." Li Yi interrupted Bi Gou before he finished speaking. He knew what Bi Gou meant.

"Why?" Bi Gou wanted to make more money.

"Navigation, Lao Bi, the water net is used for irrigation and navigation, what are you growing? Aren't there two ponds in Chang'an that are planted, and it's free to pick the leaves."

"Even if you don't spend money, you can't pick them hard. After picking, lotus seeds will not grow. Lotus seeds are now considered medicine and are under the control of the court."

Bi Gou looked at the others while speaking. He was depressed. There were a group of people, and everyone had a higher status than him.

"Eat." The little guy who was higher in status than Bi Gou drooled when he heard about lotus seeds. He quickly wiped it with the big handkerchief on his chest.

Princess Yongmu looked at her brother's chubby face and couldn't help but reach out to hug him and put her face against his.

"Wen Tian, ​​stick to me. My face is relatively tender now. Try it." Li Yi wanted to get closer.

"Hmm!" Li Longji and Bi Gou said at the same time.

"It's really tender." Li Yi stopped and touched his face with his hand, feeling very regretful.

"Eat, eat." Concubine Dou Lu said with a smile.

The food was served, UU read books wwｗ． uｕkａnshu． ｎｅt Spring pancakes are a pile of shreds, all kinds of fried shreds, and are easy to roll with pancakes.

Three years ago, Lijiazhuangzi began to appear, and now it is popular in many places.

Originally it was eaten on the day of the beginning of spring, but now it is eaten at any time.

Dried tofu fried with bean sprouts, cowpea shreds fried with pork shreds, fried eggs shredded and fried with garlic sprouts or leeks, pickled mustard shreds fried with pork shreds, cabbage shreds fried with vermicelli...

Everyone was rolling, the little guy was anxious, he didn't know how to do it, this was too difficult, right?

He looked at Li Yi, meaning what to do? Can you help me roll it?

Li Yi reached out, picked up a pancake, then used chopsticks to pick up a piece of vegetable and stuffed it into his mouth, and then took a bite of the pancake.

The little guy nodded, understood, and he also reached out his little hand to grab the pancake.

Li Yi actually ate like this at that time, and didn't want to roll it. If he rolled it up, he would need to take a big bite each time.

He didn't eat hamburgers or sandwiches because he needed to open his mouth very wide.

The spring pancakes now are the same as the first spring pancakes he had at that time, big, with a diameter of at least one foot.

When baking, layers of dough are rolled together, and they are peeled down while baking.

Later, they became very small, and the spring pancake shop didn't bake them themselves, so they were sold.

The person selling the pancakes made it into an iron cylinder without a rim. The person baking it grabbed a ball of dough in his hand, rubbed it on the flat surface, and it was cooked in one second. He peeled it off and rubbed it again.

Later, machines were developed, which were faster. The pancakes were very small and used in restaurants.

The pancakes were big, and after a few bites, they were full. Who would sell the vegetables to?

If Li Yi didn't sell them, the pancakes would be bigger. The little guy grabbed them and nibbled along the edges.

He couldn't reach the vegetables, so he pointed with chopsticks: "This, that, it, what?"

Princess Yongmu helped him pick them up and put them on the plate in front of him. The little guy ate happily and was not picky.

At the beginning, children were not picky eaters. They would eat anything as long as they could eat it.

For example, the little guy didn't like celery because it was hard to bite it. He also ate celery.