"Cut it open and put white sugar on it. This is the most authentic way to eat it."
Li Yi ate a big tomato and took out the kitchen tools.
He cut the tomato, put it on a porcelain plate, put some white sugar on it, and ate it with a toothpick.
The local natives, a branch of the Native Americans, tasted it together.
From the moment they saw Li Yi and his group, they were very friendly and didn't seem to be at loggerheads.
When Li Yi gave the refined salt to the natives, they all smiled after tasting it.
Pork buns were the best food they had ever eaten.
Now that they were eating white sugar tomatoes, they suddenly realized that it was more delicious to eat sweet things together with this.
But where did they find this sand-like sweet thing? Could they change it?
Li Yi did not stay idle. He took the tablet from his eldest disciple and drew a corn on it.
He did not look like the leader of this tribe. When the other party saw him, he nodded vigorously and shouted a few words with his people.
Someone ran away quickly. After a while, he came back with a few ears of corn. It looked like they were not ripe yet.
Li Yi did not know when the other party planted the corn. He guessed that they planted it whenever they wanted. Anyway, the weather here was suitable.
If the corn seeds were scattered on the ground at any time, they would grow as long as there was enough water.
Princess Yongmu stopped eating. She stared at the corn and asked, "Can this be eaten as food?"
"Not now. It is suitable to be boiled and roasted. It is like unripe soybeans. You can eat edamame.
This green corn, along with its stalk, is the best material to make silage.
Even in winter, dried corn stalks and ripe corn are the first choice for livestock.
Boil and roast a batch. Everyone, try it. I miss it. "
Li Yi had not eaten corn for a long time. A few years before the Tang dynasty, he did not eat corn, including corn noodles.
When he could eat it at any time, he did not want to eat it. There were also roasted sweet potatoes and sweet potato strips.
When he was young, his family would go to other people's sweet potato fields to dig out sweet potatoes and eat them raw. Yes, go to other people's fields.
His own sweet potatoes were not tasty, so he dug out other people's sweet potatoes, picked out the big ones, and buried the small ones. He didn't want to harm others.
Then, he used his hands to rub the mud together and used his teeth to peel the skin of the sweet potato. Finally, he ate the sweet potato inside. It was sweet and crispy.
In fact, it was not hygienic. When farmers used manure in the fields, there would be bacteria and parasites.
It was the same for corn. Without sweet stalks and sugar cane, they would gnaw on corn stalks. What they had was sweet.
They didn't eat the corn they grew at home. There was a cattle farm nearby, and the cattle team planted corn in the silage fields.
When they cut the silage, they would break the corn on the cob, put it in their pockets, run home, put it in a white pot, and cook it themselves.
At that moment, Li Yi wanted to steal the corn from the Native Americans. He had to steal it, because the corn he exchanged for wouldn't taste good.
For example, he could fly over at night and return with a dozen sticks when no one was paying attention.
"Bring me normal silk. Don't have any beautiful embroidered patterns. Especially not those with patterns." Li Yi instructed.
There were good things on the yacht. Not to mention now, even if it was in his time, it would still be good.
The beauty of Chinese embroidery was breathtaking.
Wasn't the value of silk in the Tang dynasty declining because of the impact of the exchange coupons? It was just right for export, and the price was high.
As for embroidery, he could only give the other party leader a small piece. If he gave more, the other party wouldn't know how to cherish it.
The official ran to take out a bolt of silk. The silk brought by Li Yi was not broken. There was no need to use broken things to deceive people. They were not fair-skinned people.
A bolt of silk was 40 feet long and one foot and eight inches wide. If it was not enough, it would be considered a fake and would be punished according to the laws of the Tang dynasty.
In the eyes of Princess Yongmu and the others, when the ordinary silk was unfolded, the natives immediately widened their eyes.
It was not that this was better than the clothes worn by Li Yi and the others, but they understood and could exchange.
Silk was naturally beautiful. The thin ones were gauze, and the thick ones were satin. Each had its own characteristics. China had already researched silk to a high level.
The leader looked at Li Yi. Li Yi understood and nodded.
The other party touched the silk with trembling hands. After touching it a few times, he looked at Li Yi.
Li Yi took a step forward and lifted the hem of his robe for the other party to touch.
"The texture is different, right? Mine is better. Mine is too expensive. You can't afford it. "Li Yi did not care whether the other party could understand or not.
The leader nodded. He seemed to understand. He looked at Princess Yongmu again.
Taohong took a few steps forward. You can touch mine, but the princess can't.
The leader was enlightened again. The other party's status was noble, and this woman was also beautiful. The clothes she wore were good.
He did not touch them. He knew the rules. He regarded all women as Li Yi's private property.
He looked at Li Yi again. He gestured with his hands and said something.
"Master, he seems to be asking you how to exchange." The little girl frowned and gave a translation.
"The Heavens should not have allowed you to live. However, I think the Heavens are wrong." Li Yi was jealous.
He rolled up the silk again and stuffed it into the leader's arms. He waved his hand with a smile.
The leader widened his eyes and gestured a few more times. Li Yi smiled and nodded.
The leader's eyes were clear and sincere. He threw the silk aside and came over to give Li Yi a hug.
In his opinion, the silk was no longer important. Li Yi was more important.
The other people of the Tang dynasty looked at them from the side. They had nothing to say. It was just giving gifts. Dongzhu was used to giving gifts.
From the Tang dynasty, he gave gifts all the way here to lay the foundation for the fleet of the Tang dynasty later.
Of course, this was because there was no hostility. Otherwise, they would see how Dongzhu would deal with it.
After the hug, Li Yi gestured and brought the leader and more than a dozen people to the yacht.
They were going out to sea to fish. There was going to be a bonfire party today. Everyone was happy.
Once on the deck, the leader of the Native Americans did not dare to leave, just like all the people he met on the way.
He almost moved into the captain's room. There was a big screen inside, just like when Li Yi watched sci-fi movies.
"It doesn't matter. Although I wanted to have one before, I couldn't." Li Yi expressed his understanding. Who didn't like a big yacht?
The yacht set off. The palace maids began to perform Kung Fu tea. Li Yi took a sip first to show that it was not poisonous.
The leader and others also took a sip and smacked their lips. They had never drunk it before. Why was it a little bitter?
After a while, it was a little sweet. Eh? It was delicious.
"Give me a tea set and a catty of tea leaves. Two catties. Just like the one I drank," Li Yi ordered.
The big leaf he drank was the most common tea, level five. He would not give it to the little sprout. What would he do in the future?
The yield of the little sprout was too low. That one could be eaten. The current leaf was also okay, but the taste was not good.
A tea set and four bamboo tubes of tea leaves were placed in front of the leader. The leader understood and gave more. Great. Where did this person come from?
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