Datang First Chef

Chapter 107

Establishing a plantation is not an easy task, especially for Zhu Bajie who has never done anything similar before.

But he showed enough patience. Zhu Bajie looked for acquaintances and friends who were knowledgeable about farming and fruit and vegetable cultivation, and asked them about related matters.

The first person to be found was Shennong, who was improving the variety of Champa rice. This is not the first time he has done this work. In fact, after discovering Champa rice, all his energy was poured into it. In rice planting, mutation breeding, hybrid cultivation, haploid breeding... He doesn't know any of these modern terms, but the ancient wisdom and the spirit of research on grain have allowed him to escape the shackles of the times. Extract these methods and put them into practice.

"Planting bananas?" Shennong was taken aback for a moment, and then he looked at Zhu Bajie with a new look, as if he couldn't understand why he wanted to plant this plant, but the doubts in his heart didn't stop him from answering the other party's question carefully, "No, I If you don’t know how to grow bananas, you might as well ask the people in Champa.”

But I can't be like the elder brother, who is a thousand miles away, Zhu Bajie thought,

He decided to ask another person.

The second person he found was Mo Wenyuan. It had been a long time since he returned from the other side of the sea, and his bronzed skin, which had been exposed to the sun at sea, had returned to fairness.

He brought a lot of things from South America, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, peppers, corn... Any one of those foods can have a profound impact on Datang's planting industry, let alone all of them. The land poured out, and the prosperous age without hunger became a true portrayal of the Tang Dynasty. Farmers were not worried about the lack of grain harvest, but they were worried about whether they should plant potatoes or corn.

For a while, the story of Mo Wenyuan and the sheep was further sung in the Tang Dynasty. No matter where he went, no one did not know him. Judging from Zhu Bajie's understanding, he has almost become the contemporary Shennong family.

However, after the contemporary Shennong presented the seeds and planting methods, he patted his butt and walked away, and went on to cook his delicacies.

Zhu Bajie traveled thousands of miles to find Mo Wenyuan, before even sitting down to eat hash browns, he asked, "If I want to build a banana plantation, what should I do first?"

Mo Wenyuan looked at him with strange eyes. The former had a very good memory, so good that he did not forget Zhu Bajie's declaration in Annan, and used the banana plantation to force Monkey King to admit defeat.

At that time, he felt that Zhu Bajie's mind was not very good, and when the other party was about to put his fantasy into practice, he became more sure of his judgment.

After a brief silence, Mo Wenyuan decided to stand on the sidelines, neither to interfere nor to promote this matter: "I have never planted bananas, but as long as it is melons and vegetables, the techniques of planting are similar to each other."

"You should first find a place with a suitable temperature and climate, and open an orchard here."

Zhu Bajie suddenly realized, and he sincerely thanked: "Thank you Mo Dalang, if I have any questions in the future, I'm afraid I will still bother you."

Dahei taunted, "Sheep baa baa baa baa", if it were human, he would definitely spit at Zhu Bajie.

Bah bah bah bah bah bah bah!Plant your bananas and leave us alone!

Zhu Bajie looked at the big black sheep contemptuously: "For Mo Dalang's sake, I don't care about you."

Ah!Only a senior brother is worthy of his strict treatment!

Big Black Sheep: "???"

I'm afraid it's not just a stupid canopy marshal.

……

Zhu Bajie chose to locate the plantation in Qiongzhou.

Qiongzhou belongs to the territory of modern Hainan. In the Tang Dynasty, Hainan was divided into five prefectures, namely Sheyazhou, Danzhou, Zhenzhou, Wanzhou and Qiongzhou.

The farmers in Annan didn't know much about banana planting technology, and after this fruit was brought to Datang, more and more farmers chose to plant it, but these people's understanding of bananas was not much better than that of the Annan people.

Zhu Bajie has to admit that all opportunities for opportunism are blocked, he needs to study hard by himself, and take care of the banana tree with patience and love.

As far as we know, the growth of bananas requires a lot of water and heat. Qiongzhou, which is in summer all year round, is a good place to grow bananas.

Bananas are large herbaceous plants, and their seeds have degenerated to the point of no ability to germinate in modern times, and it was the same in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, the bananas introduced by Annan are already quite close to modern bananas. Some, the banana is not long enough.

These will be changed bit by bit with the passage of time. Except for Shen Nong, who can use fairy methods to speed up the plant planting process, who else can complete the natural selection of the survival of the fittest in a short period of time and evolve a better plant. Banana tree?

It's a pity that Zhu Bajie can't understand these methods, so he has to learn from scratch.

First of all, he bought a sufficient amount of banana trees from Annan's peddler, and wiped out all the private money he had saved with great difficulty. He originally planned to use the money to buy erotic pictures.

"Okay, okay, if you don't read it, don't watch it." Zhu Bajie muttered while tending the banana tree that came all the way, "Senior brother is more important."

Sun Wukong: "???"

I don't know what happened.

……

In order to plant every banana tree, Zhu Bajie spent a lot of time. He does not have the driving ability of Monkey King. Even if he travels through the clouds and fog, it will take nearly a day to drive back to Chang'an from Qiongzhou. He often does not show up in the capital. Master Xuanzang naturally finds out .

After returning from Annan, Master Xuanzang has entered a state of self-cultivation. There are few demons that harm people in the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, he never forgot to take care of his apprentices, Zhu Bajie was not around, so he noticed it.

To be honest, if someone who was not in the capital was replaced by Monkey King, Monk Sha, White Dragon Horse, or anyone other than Zhu Bajie, Master Xuanzang would not have much reaction.

His apprentices possessed magical powers, and their age and experience far surpassed ordinary people, so it doesn't matter if they run all over the world.

But for Zhu Bajie, this level of trust has to drop a few notches.

Master Xuanzang: Eight precepts, eight precepts, you don’t want to brush your teeth for you again, right?

He first found his trusted apprentice and asked Zhu Bajie's whereabouts: "Wukong, do you know where Bajie is going?"

Sun Wukong said: "This, my old grandson really doesn't know." He scratched the hair behind his ear and said, "I know he went to look for Mo Dalang a few days ago, why don't master ask Mo Dalang."

It happened that Mo Wenyuan was also in the capital. When Tang Xuanzang arrived, he was making mashed sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes were sweet and delicious. Take a bite, chew slowly in your mouth, and you can experience the sweetness that is completely different from sucrose.

What Mo Wenyuan is even more proud of is the cheese he fermented with great difficulty. The blocky cheese is shredded and covered on the surface of the sweet potato mash. It is grilled over fire, and the golden-yellow flowing cheese is mixed with black The color blocks and burnt aroma condense in the color blocks. The diner holds a spoon, and the edge of the spoon is deeply immersed in the sweet potato mash. Every time a piece is dug out, you can see the long, long, broken cheese shreds.

After Mo Wenyuan came back from South America, Datang's diet became more diverse!

"Master Xuanzang?" Mo Wenyuan didn't say anything else, and put a spoon in Tang Seng's hand, "I'll talk about it after I have something to eat."

The one for Master Xuanzang is a vegetarian cheese made from nuts, without milk in it, and monks can eat it too.

Rao is a cold, ascetic, and masculine monk like Tang Xuanzang. When he smelled the aroma of baked sweet potato mash, his face would change drastically, and his cold heart would melt into soft fingers. Mo Wenyuan's reason.

After eating, he said: "Wu Neng has been away for many days, but we don't know where he went. Wu Kong said that he had looked for you before he left. I don't know if Mo Dalang knows where he went?"

Mo Wenyuan said: "I don't know, Marshal Tianpeng didn't tell me where he was going when he left, but I guess, he probably went to the south."

"Why go to the south?" Master Xuanzang was very confused.

"Marshal Canopy asked me about establishing a banana plantation before. Although I have never grown bananas, I know that this crop prefers a warm and rainy place, so I responded to him. If you want to grow bananas, you should go to a suitable climate. go somewhere." Mo Wenyuan said, "There are not many warm and rainy places in the Tang Dynasty, and most of them are gathered in the south, so guess where he went."

Now that he knew what Zhu Bajie was doing and where he might end up, Master Xuanzang was no longer worried. There was even a gratified smile on the corner of his mouth: "Unexpectedly, Bajie can find something serious to do, so Very good."

Mo Wenyuan thought to himself, how dishonest was he before?

As far as he is concerned, growing bananas is not a very reliable thing.

After being relieved, Master Xuanzang began to wonder: "Why do you plant bananas? I saw Bajie before, and I didn't realize that he likes to eat them very much." But Monkey King, his love for bananas seems to exceed his love for peaches. When it was on the market, it was eaten fresh every day, and when it came to the next life, it lived on banana chips.

Because Mo Wenyuan made the banana chips in the first place, the relationship between him and Mo Wenyuan was also improved a lot because of this thing.

Mo Wenyuan remembered Zhu Bajie's declaration of "defeating Sun Wukong with bananas", but he would not tell Master Xuanzang directly; so he could only pat the rainbow and said: "Master Xuanzang is still a good teacher, brother and brother. Friends brother Gong."

"Marshal Tianpeng must want to plant bananas for the Great Sage to eat."

The handsome monkey raised his eyebrows and said nothing, but Master Xuanzang's expression changed again and again.

Too many thoughts went through his mind.

Wujing and Wukong have such a good relationship?

I didn't even know that I really didn't deserve to be a master.

That's not right, I only saw the two suppressing each other before, and there was never any sign of a good relationship.

Maybe it's because Bajie is so enlightened that he wants to make friends with the elder brother?

There were too many thoughts, and he didn't know which sentence was right. In short, Tang Xuanzang, who was greatly moved, decided to take good care of the reformed second apprentice.

……

It is a big project to build a complete banana plantation from scratch.

The banana plant is not actually a "tree", but it is often mistaken for a tree. Among them, the tall "pseudostem" has contributed a lot. Modern banana plants can grow up to 7.6 meters high, while the unevolved banana trees of the Tang Dynasty, It can also grow to more than 5 meters.

Their leaves are also broad and can grow up to 2 to 3 meters as adults.

These are the experiences Zhu Bajie got from banana farmers.Sometimes he has a bad brain, but sometimes he can show a little more wisdom than ordinary people. He is not the only banana farmer in Qiongzhou. There have been farmers who have grown this banana for more than two years. The other party can only give him some bananas. It is a metaphysical suggestion, but the vigorously growing banana trees are real. Zhu Bajie used the spirit of studying erotic pictures to study banana trees. He even prepared a small book to record the measured numbers.

The farmer has seen him a lot, and he can say a few words: "Why does a man like Mr. Lang go to Qiongzhou to grow bananas?"

Zhu Bajie's human form is very handsome. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is Pianpianjia. His skin will not be damaged by the wind and the sun. He has worked in the fields for a long time without any change. The farmers near the plantation have long been in their hearts. Surprised, I don't know why he did this.

Zhu Bajie said with a deep expression, "To defeat a monkey."

Old farmer:? ? ?

I do not really understand your meaning.

……

After the plantation was on the right track, Zhu Bajie was in a good mood. He hummed a little song and went back to Chang'an City, wanting to taste the delicious food of Li Sanniang's restaurant.

There are also restaurants in Qiongzhou City, but Mo Wenyuan is not there, and many restaurants have not been popularized there. If you have spare time, it is best to go to Chang'an City.

What Zhu Bajie didn't expect was that he leisurely descended from the cloud and was stopped by his master.

Tang Xuanzang's majestic treasure face, with eyes sharper than a hawk's, locked on Zhu Bajie, seeing the latter's two battles, he almost wanted to go first, Zhu Bajie thought in his heart what he had done wrong recently, and was discovered by his master again.

Could it be that he already knew about my intention to build a banana plantation?Zhu Bajie was startled, cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Tang Xuanzang looked at the most incompetent apprentice, and his heart was full of relief. He cleared his throat and said, "I heard that you are building a banana plantation in Southland?"

Zhu Bajie's legs became softer. Looking at his trembling lower limbs, he looked like a newborn fawn. God knows whether the thin bamboo pole-like legs can support him to stand up. He swallowed and said, "Yes, yes."

Tang Xuanzang said: "Very good."

Zhu Bajie:? ? ?

Master Xuanzang finally smiled. He has an outstanding appearance and often has a straight face. Occasionally, when he smiles, he feels like a hibiscus emerges from clear water. If it's already like this, I don't have to worry about you every day." He said comfortingly, "Brother and friend, you have found a decent job again, very good."

What can Zhu Bajie say? Of course, he should follow his master's words first, thank him for teaching, and then think carefully after he regains his senses. Growing bananas?Shouldn't it be returning to heaven and flirting with the fairies?

He was full of complaints, but he couldn't tell his master, so he went to Mo Wenyuan.

While eating french fries, he complained: "What do you mean by Master's words? Brothers and friends, brother respect, my old pig has no brothers, how can I be respectful?"

Mo Wenyuan glanced at him and thought: You really can't attack.

No matter what he thought in his heart, he still persuaded him face-to-face: "Master Xuanzang has approved of your actions, so he will continue to work in Qiongzhou."

Mo Wenyuan couldn't help asking again: "How are the bananas grown?"

Speaking of his precious banana plantation, Zhu Bajie’s mood improved a lot. He seldom puts a lot of energy into accomplishing one thing. This time he really spent his time on planting. When asked about related issues, he couldn’t help but boast .

"It's growing very well, and it's about to bear fruit." He was triumphant, "With my old pig here, I don't have to worry about the rain and heat, and those pests and rats have nothing to do with banana trees, not to mention the height of the stem, but the fruit. There are more fruit in my garden than in other lands."

Even if he doesn't grow the best bananas, he still grows top-quality bananas. It can be seen that if Zhu Bajie is ready to do one thing well, it will be successful.

Mo Wenyuan didn't expect Zhu Bajie's planting plan to be so smooth. He knew the difficulty of planting, so he couldn't help but praise after hearing his words: "It's really worthy of being the marshal of the canopy. It was done in one go."

Zhu Bajie said: "This time when I planted bananas, I saw that some of them were different from the others. They were taller, and it turned out that the other trees were several times larger. I am planning to divide them, make more varieties, and keep high-quality breeding."

Already self-taught without a teacher, mastered the method of seed selection.

Hearing this, even the big black sheep looked at Zhu Bajie a few more times, showing suspicion.

It's his difference, this pig is not really useless, he is quite talented in growing bananas!

……

Bananas are divided by planting time, and there are three types: spring planting bananas, autumn planting bananas and summer planting bananas.

Zhu Bajie's bananas are planted in spring, and they will bear fruit in November and December.

Tang Xuanzang is a good master who cares about his disciples. It is rare that Zhu Bajie's career has developed, so he naturally wants to encourage him. For this reason, he took Monk Sun Wukong Sha and the others to Qiongzhou together.

On the way, Xiaobailong and Monk Sha whispered: "Second Senior Brother planted bananas for Senior Brother, I don't think I can do it?"

"The relationship between the two of them has never been good, and the second senior brother is often bullied, and has a lot of grudges against the senior brother. How could this be?"

Tang Xuanzang also heard Xiao Bailong's words, and immediately stopped and said: "This statement is wrong. When I saw Bajie last time, he is no longer Wuxia Amon. He must have spent his time talking about bananas."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Sun Wukong and said, "Your second junior brother has put in so much effort, don't let him down."

Sun Wukong also felt that Zhu Bajie's behavior was strange, and wondered if the other party wanted him to eat rotten bananas, but after hearing what the master said, how could he refute, nodded and said: "As long as it is planted by the second junior brother, I will definitely eat it all."

Tang Xuanzang had a look of relief on his face: "It's very good."

Not long after they entered the Qiongzhou area, they saw Zhu Bajie's plantation. Golden banana bunches were hanging on the tree.

Unexpectedly, Bajie really built a plantation and grew excellent bananas.

When Zhu Bajie heard that his master was coming, he was stopped by Monkey King as soon as he ran over. To produce good bananas, my old grandson appreciates this kindness."

"I will not leak a single one and eat all of them."

Zhu Bajie:? ? ?

Say it again, believe it or not, I will knock out your monkey teeth?