After I became a general, I went back to my hometown to farm

Chapter 21 Cutting Potatoes

◎Gu Zeyu treats Cheng Cheng differently, asks him to cut potatoes for him, and asks him to help make potatoes. ◎

When the land was reclaimed, most of the villagers had already cultivated their own land.

But Gu Zeyu hadn't started planting yet, so they would join in the fun and come to Gu Zeyu's field from time to time. They were very envious when they saw this endless [-] mu of land.

Gu Zeyu didn't chase people away either, even though some village people regarded themselves as elders in front of him and pointed fingers at him, he just laughed it off.

Some people in the village just don’t like other people’s favor, so they deliberately asked Gu Zeyu, Gu Zeyu’s family used to have a few acres of paddy fields and several acres of dry land. When they went to serve as soldiers, they naturally couldn’t plant the land, so the uncle’s family planted it, but after so many years, there is no land. What kind of compensation will be given, Gu Zeyu has been back for a long time now, and the land has not been returned to him.

In fact, the uncle had offered to give him the land shortly after he returned home, but Gu Zeyu refused because he couldn't grow it himself.The few acres of land were quite far from Gu Zeyu's [-] acres of land, and it was inconvenient to manage them separately, so Gu Zeyu said that he should let his uncle keep the planting, and there was no need for any rent.

He doesn't have a paddy field in his own house, so he just asks his uncle to give him a few hundred catties of rice to eat for himself. The land in his house is all dry land, and when the wheat grown matures, he can only get a lot of flour.

You can't just eat pasta, he also likes to eat rice.

He actually wants to help his uncle's family, but he still has to rely on farming to make a living. He has money, but he doesn't accept it directly.Gu Xin wanted to study again, and the cost of studying for a year was a lot of money, more than a dozen taels a year, which also made the uncle's family not rich all the time, and barely had food and clothing.

When he first wore this body, it was his uncle who supported his decision to serve as a soldier, and kept delivering meals to him who was sick. It can't be said that he took good care of him, but he was caring.

Now that he started farming, he didn't dislike him. He was not a good soldier, but he insisted on going back to his old job of farming with his face facing the loess and his back facing the sky.

When planting new crops this time, the uncle’s family came to help. Potatoes had to be cut into pieces before they could be planted, and sweet potato seedlings had to be maintained at home. Gu Zeyu couldn’t do it all by himself, so the uncle patted his chest and said it was all on him. .

Seedling maintenance is easy and competent for his old crop. Besides, the sweet potato seedlings can live with a branch, and their vitality is extremely tenacious.

Pay attention to the potato tubers. When cutting, you should pay attention to each piece has a bud point, and the wound should be dipped in plant ash to avoid infection.

The uncle said that cutting potatoes is very easy. He sat there and kept looking for sprouts, cut them off, and turned over. It was like playing. Auntie and Brother Yu also said that it was like chopping vegetables.

After cutting potatoes like this for a whole day, they didn't finish cutting them. Everyone in the village knew that Gu Zeyu was going to plant new crops, so they came to visit Gu Zeyu's house from time to time.

At this time, Gu Zeyu had already sent the guys from Qiushui Town away a few days ago. After working for half a month, it was almost over, so he settled the money and let them go.

But I didn't tell them that I had figured out a way to help them obtain civilian status, because I didn't know if it would work, and I was afraid that I would disappoint them if I told them. After all, Wei Yan might not agree with this method. Even if he agreed, the court would not agree. It must be ordered to be implemented in various places.

So I didn't tell them.

On the contrary, the two new crops that Gu Zeyu asked his former soldiers to transport from Yucheng were very popular.

Everyone was very interested in Gu Zeyu's description of these two new species, especially when they heard that these two crops yield a lot of catties per mu and can be eaten as staple food.

The taste of sweet potatoes is soft and glutinous when cooked. It can be put together with rice to make soup. The advantage is that it is sweet and sweet, but the disadvantage is that you can’t eat too much. Eating too much is not good, and it will burn your heart.

For farmers, sweet things are rarely eaten. This sweet potato is actually a sweet crop, which makes them very curious about what it tastes like. But now there are only sweet potato seedlings, and there is no ready-made sweet potato to taste. Taste, so give up.

They are all waiting and watching. If Gu Zeyu grows it this year, they will exchange some of it for a taste. If it is really delicious, they will ask Gu Zeyu for some seedlings and plant an acre for a change.

Potatoes are ready-made things. The villagers were very surprised to see that potatoes were cut into pieces and then planted in the land. In their understanding, planting something is either planting seeds or planting seeds. seedling.

You can also grow tubers, which is really a wonder in the world.

Gu Zeyu saw that they were interested, and some men and brothers curiously asked if they could help cut the tubers. Gu Zeyu readily agreed, but told them not to hurt their hands. The knife is very sharp, and he taught them to cut when they see the buds. Otherwise, it will not be possible to grow potatoes.

He also said that they didn’t have any extra knives at home, so if he wanted to cut potatoes, he would go back to his home to get a kitchen knife and a pot, and then come to his house, there are still a lot of potatoes to cut, so they can’t stop and let them try. It was a waste of time.

So some people really went home to get pots and kitchen knives, and they wanted to get started.

During the period, Brother Cheng came to join in the fun with his parents. He also wanted to try it, but he was still debating whether to go home or not.

Seeing Cheng Cheng standing next to him, Gu Zeyu looked like he wanted to try it but was tangled up, his brows were wrinkled, and the two hands in the sleeves were also tangled up and pulled left and right, making the sleeves stretch out a lot folds.

Gu Zeyu stood up immediately, and walked to Cheng Cheng's side in two steps. Before Cheng Cheng could react, he pressed Cheng Cheng's shoulder, and immediately pushed Cheng Cheng down on the stool he was sitting on just now, and said at the same time: " Brother Cheng, I'm going to the house to drink a glass of water, please help me cut potatoes for a while, it's hard work."

Without waiting for Cheng Cheng to speak, he strode straight to the kitchen and went to drink water.

Cheng Cheng was shocked by Gu Zeyu's action at the time, and he didn't realize it until he sat on the stool. He almost thought that Gu Zeyu had some serious illness.

Who knew that it was just asking him to help cut potatoes, Cheng Cheng was very happy, he had seen it for a long time, so naturally he would cut it.

But at this time, the man and brother who went home to get the kitchen knife and the basin all returned to Gu Zeyu's house, and seeing Cheng Cheng sitting in Gu Zeyu's place, they couldn't help but gossip.

There are also sour ones, whether Gu Zeyu thinks Brother Cheng is pretty, so he finds an excuse to give him a seat so that Brother Cheng doesn't have to go home to get tools.

Brother Cheng actually blushed a little when he heard this. He didn't know why Gu Zeyu left suddenly and gave him the seat, but he didn't want those people to say that about him and Gu Zeyu. Just met a few times.

But he didn't know how to refute this, so he explained, "Brother Gu is just thirsty and wants to drink water. Seeing that I'm close to him, he pulls me to sit in his place and help him for a while. There is nothing between us. It's a very pure friendship, please don't spread the word about our relationship."

Seeing this, everyone stopped gossiping about the two of them. After all, the Lord has come out to clarify. As for what's in their hearts, they don't know.

Brother Yu wanted to speak up for Brother Cheng, but he turned his head and had a keen intuition. The relationship between Brother Cheng and his cousin might not be normal. Talking, and asked Brother Cheng to come to his house to play in a few days, and let Brother Cheng teach him how to embroider purses.

Only then did Brother Cheng's face soften, and the redness at the base of his ears disappeared. He was happily cutting potatoes and chatting with Brother Cheng, but his skills were not wasted, and he cut a pot full of potatoes in a short while. , was about to pick it up and pour it into the open space full of potatoes.

After walking a few steps, he was picked up. It was Gu Zeyu who came back after drinking water.Cheng Cheng couldn't help wondering why Gu Zeyu came back at this time, drinking water for so long, he couldn't be lazy and went to rest.

Gu Zeyu took a pot full of chopped potatoes, and teased, "I didn't expect Brother Cheng to cut it so fast."

Cheng Cheng felt embarrassed when he heard Gu Zeyu praise him, and said awkwardly: "This is not fast, it's not because you cut it slowly, but I think I cut it fast."

Gu Zeyu let out a 'huh' and did not refute, "You say yes."

This car finally dumped the potatoes on the pile of potatoes, and that pile of chopped potatoes looked quite spectacular now.

Cheng Cheng asked him: "Will you go back and cut potatoes later, or I will cut them for a while and go back after eating."

Gu Zeyu said: "Don't worry about cutting potatoes, I want to ask you to do me a favor."

Glancing at Cheng Cheng, seeing that Cheng Cheng didn't mean to be unwilling, he continued, "I heard from Brother Yu that your cooking is delicious, so I would like to invite you to my kitchen to make potatoes for everyone to taste. Try it out."

When Cheng Cheng heard that Gu Zeyu's request turned out to be this, he was relieved, and directly agreed, "Okay, but I haven't made these potatoes, so I don't know what to do?"

Gu Zeyu said: "It's very simple, I'll teach you."

Cheng Cheng was not surprised to see that Gu Zeyu could do it. Gu Zeyu must know how to eat potatoes.

Cheng Cheng asked again: "Brother Gu, you know how to make potatoes, why don't you do it yourself, let me, a novice, do it, and you are not afraid of being ruined?"

Gu Zeyu smiled, "Brother Cheng, when I cook, I can eat it when it is cooked. I make potatoes for everyone to taste. Don't let me make a fool of myself. If it gets muddy, it will be a waste of potatoes."

Looking at him expectantly again: "Just help me make it, let's go, the two of us go to the kitchen, and I'll help you."

Cheng Cheng then followed to the kitchen.

When the two entered the kitchen, Gu Zeyu began to peel the potatoes. Because there was no peeling knife, he had to use an ordinary large kitchen knife to peel the potatoes. It looked dangerous. Gu Zeyu didn't let Brother Cheng touch it, so he peeled the potatoes himself. Ten potatoes, my hands are sore when I peel them.

Brother Cheng's job is to wash the peeled potatoes.

Gu Zeyu also took care of cutting potatoes. In his previous life, he had been a helper in the cooking class for a month. Although he didn’t know how to cook, he knew a lot about the preparatory work before cooking. When chopping vegetables and chopping vegetables, the skill of this hand is really good, and the potatoes can be cut fine and good by hand.

Cheng Cheng was quite surprised to see that Gu Zeyu cut the potatoes so neatly, and asked: "Aren't you a bad cook? Are you lying to me? The way you cut potatoes gives you away. You must cut them so neatly." It has cut a lot of vegetables."

The author says:

Cheng Cheng: Ask me to help make potatoes, but I need to be paid.

Gu Zeyu (dog head): I will give you whatever you want.