Thank you for the invitation. I am in the Ming Dynasty and swear not to be an official!

Chapter 7 This old man can handle it
In the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly walked straight to the queen's palace. The eunuchs and maids along the way looked at him in surprise.

"Girl, girl smash!"

People were outside the door, and Zhu Yuanzhang's voice had already flown inside.

Ma Dajiao was moved. It had been a long time since he heard Brother Chongba call him so urgently and kindly, so he stood up and looked at the door happily.

"Sister! Look what we brought you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took the broken bowl and rushed to Ma Dajiao like a treasure.

"Your Majesty, you are now the king of a country. If you run around with a broken bowl, you will be laughed at."

Ma Dajiao is always so intellectual and considerate of others.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about that: "We are in a hurry to get popcorn for you to eat, so how can we care about that? Sister, open your mouth and come and taste one! This popcorn is so delicious!"

"Popcorn? Just lie to me. How can this be popcorn? How can popcorn be so big?"

Ma Dajiao smiled and punched Zhu Yuanzhang, but opened his mouth slightly, swallowed a piece of popcorn, pursed his lips like a lady, and his beautiful eyes suddenly lit up!

"Brother Chongba! So sweet!"

This cry of "Bago" made Lao Zhu's heart melt!

How long has it been since I heard a girl call us that?
Suddenly, countless sweet memories from the past came to my mind!

Thanks to Liao Tiancheng. Without him, how could we have the warmth we have today?
Zhu Yuanzhang was very excited. He picked up Ma Dajia, sat on the phoenix couch, and fed Ma Dajia one piece at a time.

"Brother Chongba, is there someone..."

Ma Dajiu struggled slightly.

But before he finished speaking, the maids inside all ran out with red faces, and closed the door considerately.

"Now, we can whisper and do shameful things!"

"Brother Chongba is annoying!"

After a burst of thunder and fire, the two calmed down.

"Brother Chongba, why is this popcorn different from what you see in ordinary times? Besides, the taste is so delicious!"

"This is the kind of corn we told you about! Corn is big, pops bigger than glutinous rice, and is more fragrant!"

"That's it! I didn't expect that corn not only has a high yield, but also tastes great! If it is promoted all over the world, it will be a blessing to the people and a blessing to the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed when he heard this.

"Speaking of which, Liao Tiancheng is really a smart man!"

"We said we wanted to spread it to the whole world, but he said that people may not be willing to grow it because they are afraid it won't taste good! This popcorn is a way he prepared for people to eat it!"

"I believe that after people taste popcorn in the future and know that corn is highly productive, they will definitely be willing to cultivate it on a large scale!"

Ma Dajiao was quite surprised: "I didn't expect that a little-known young man not only had such adventures, but also had such knowledge and methods! Brother Chongba, this reminds me of you in the past!"

Ma Dajiu's eyes also filled with some thoughts.

"At that time, people thought you were a poor boy without any background, but my adoptive father and I both thought you were a great hero and would definitely achieve great things in the future! As a result, everything turned out as we expected!" As he spoke, Ma Dajiao smiled. stand up.

The speaker is unintentional and the listener is interested.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought carefully about his two contacts with Liao Tiancheng, thinking that he knew that he had an extraordinary status, but he was not as fearful as ordinary people, nor was he like some people who followed others' influence and flattered him.

Talking to him made him feel relaxed and happy.

The key is quite rewarding!
Thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but smile.

"This kid doesn't want to be an official, but he is willing to give us advice on the problems we will encounter in promoting corn. He obviously wants to help us make meritorious service in the court and get promoted to a higher position! But how did he know that the old man he calls , we are the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

The couple looked at each other and smiled, thinking this was quite interesting.

After being fed another piece of popcorn, Ma Dajiao suddenly thought of a question.

"By the way, Brother Chongba, you said you need to put sugar in popcorn?"

"Yup!"

"But this sugar is very expensive. If sugar is added to corn to make it taste better, then it will be very difficult to promote it in the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, then frowned: "Yes, we almost ignored this problem! Even an ordinary rich man cannot afford to eat too much candy, let alone there are so many poor people in the world! What should we do? ? Without a good way to eat it, people will definitely have serious resistance to growing corn!"

Ma Dajiao also helped Zhu Yuanzhang find a solution, but the couple did not know much about corn, so this issue was really out of their scope for them.

"Brother Chongba, as the saying goes, the person who ties the bell must untie it. Why not ask that child again?"

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his thigh: "That's right! This guy sounds smart, and it's better to ask him than anyone else for this kind of thing!"

But after getting up, Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated again.

"We told him that if he can figure out a way to help promote corn, then we will give him a reward. Now it's a bit embarrassing to go empty-handed. But what should we reward him with? We have already given him the top seal of Guangfeng Uncle, if we add more salary, or even be promoted to marquis, I'm afraid those heroes in the imperial court will really make a fuss!"

Ma Dajiao was indeed a good wife. He immediately pursed his lips and smiled and had an idea: "Brother Chongba, I guess he hasn't married yet?"

"Probably not. His house is about to collapse, and the courtyard wall can't even stop a dog. The poor people in the family only have this kind of broken bowl to eat. Which girl is willing to marry him?"

Ma Dajiao was slightly surprised: "I didn't expect that such a talent could live in such poverty! After all, he is one of the few earls in our Ming Dynasty now, and it is not suitable for him to continue living there. The land in the east of the city, Now it doesn’t matter if he can’t buy it, why not just give him a house?”

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea! Give him a house in the east of the city, so we can save a few steps when we go to see him! By the way, after Yang Xian's death, his house has been empty, what do you think? How about giving him that mansion?"

Ma Dajiao smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid he won't dare to ask for it."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not take it seriously: "Didn't you say that he is like us in the past? When we were poor, we ate tree bark and slept in barren graves. If someone gives us such a house, we will definitely want it! Since he looks like us, then he I won’t be afraid!”

Feeling a little weak when he woke up, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately took two bites of tiger whip, asked someone to fetch the house deed, and then left the palace again. Not long after, he arrived at Liao Tiancheng's house.

"Old man? Why are you here again so soon? Did you encounter another problem?"

Oops!Is this guy a dog?Why is your nose so sharp?
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and denied it: "No, no, we are here to give you something! Well, this is a house in the east of the city. It is the reward given to you by the court this time!"

That's it!

This old man's work efficiency is too high!
I took the house deed and looked at it. It said there was a house next to Xuanjin Bridge!
"Xuanjin Bridge? It's only a few steps away from the west gate of the Imperial City! All the important officials of this dynasty live there! Old man, is this really for me?"

(End of this chapter)