Ang Lee and Li Xiaolu specifically picked the best coconuts. If there was a slight flaw in the fruit, even if it was just a small stain on the skin, they would be abandoned. If there was a flaw on the back that could not be seen clearly, Ang Lee would casually throw it away after picking it, just like throwing away garbage in his hands.
Although these were all food and the fruits of the farmers' hard work, the loss of a small amount of fruit was simply insignificant to the farmers who owned a large area of date palm forest. The farmers might not even pick it up if they saw it.
Osman's subordinates and Ang Lee's soldiers also participated in the picking. They also picked some good dates to pick, but their degree of strictness was far less than Ang Lee's. Even if they picked some flawed ones, they would still put them in the basket. Therefore, their picking efficiency was much higher than Ang Lee's. Soon, the basket in their hands was filled to the brim.
Osman's subordinates had promised Ang Lee that he could pick as many dates as he wanted, and they would also help him. Therefore, in order to pick more dates and let the soldiers have a taste, Ang Lee had several subordinates push a small cart. This way, the soldiers could put a large amount of dates into the cart. In this way, a large amount of dates could be picked very quickly. These soldiers were all gluttonous. When they heard that they could pick as many dates as they wanted, they picked with all their might. They were so tired that their faces were covered in sweat. Moreover, many of the soldiers' armors were scratched and dirty, showing how hard they worked.
Only Ang Lee and a few people with higher status maintained a leisurely picking speed. They completely treated picking dates as a form of entertainment, picking as many as they could.
Because the requirements for the size and integrity of the dates were too high, Ang Lee's picking speed was only a few tenths of his subordinates'. This was the result of him and Li Xiaolu's combined efforts.
"Ouch! What is it? "
Li Xiaolu scolded, looking a little pained.
"What's wrong, my little beauty?"
Ang Lee asked with great concern.
Li Xiaolu frowned and said, "Assistant Minister Li, something seems to have bitten me. It's so painful and itchy!"
After saying that, half of her body leaned on Ang Lee's body.
"What's wrong? Let me see."
Ang Lee asked with great concern. He gently pushed Li Xiaolu's hand away and saw a small red dot on her neck.
"It's nothing. It's just a small poisonous bug that bit a small bump."
Ang Lee smiled faintly. Suddenly, he saw a small black bug that looked like an ant crawling down Li Xiaolu's neck..
"Assistant Minister Li, what's crawling on my neck? I'm so scared. "
Li Xiaolu seemed to be a little flustered. Her expression was a little shaky, and her body was also moving around, trying to get rid of the bug. In the end, not only did the bug not fall, but it also fell into her chest.
"Ah …"
Perhaps the softest part of her chest was bitten by the bug, or perhaps she was afraid, Li Xiaolu screamed. Her face was a little pale. Of course, she was a Caucasian. Her face was pale, but it was even paler when she was afraid. She was so pale that there was no trace of blood.
"Don't move. Let me see where this little bug went."
Ang Lee took off his gloves and gently unbuttoned Li Xiaolu's chest. He put his big hand in and gently stroked to find where the little bug went.
"Eh, why can't I feel it? Where did it go?"
Ang Lee groped back and forth on Li Xiaolu's chest. However, he did not touch the little bug. If he did, Ang Lee would have felt it.
Being touched by Ang Lee like this, Li Xiaolu became more itchy. Not only were the places bitten by the bug itchy, but other parts of her body also began to itch. She also let out a soft gasp, which made Ang Lee's heart itch. He wanted to immediately press Li Xiaolu into the Date Palm Forest to relieve her itch.
"What's wrong, my little beauty? Are you still itchy?"
Ang Lee took Li Xiaolu into his arms and asked softly.
"Itchy, I'm so itchy."
Li Xiaolu said in a daze.
"Where is it itchy? Let me help you scratch it."
Ang Lee said softly and continued to look for the little bug on Li Xiaolu's chest.
"Assistant Minister Li, the little bug seems to have fallen down. Wow, it's so itchy, so itchy."
Li Xiaolu said softly and coquettishly as she hugged Li An tightly.
"Well, don't be afraid. I'll help you look for it."
Ang Lee completely ignored the eyes of the people around him. He reached out his hand step by step to Li Xiaolu's bottom to look for the naughty little bug that ran away.
"Is it here?"
Ang Lee pinched Li Xiaolu's bottom hard.
"It seems to be, no, it seems to have run in, run in, so itchy, so itchy!"
Li Xiaolu did not know whether what she said was true or not. However, Ang Lee felt that it was true. This was terrible. If it really ran in, what should he do? He had to get it out quickly.
As a kind-hearted person, how could Ang Lee bear to see his little beauty being bitten by a hateful bug? This was something that Ang Lee could not tolerate. Therefore, he had to help his little beauty catch the bug.
Ang Lee hugged Li Xiaolu tightly and comforted her with gentle words. At the same time, he reached his left hand in to look for the naughty little bug.
"The little bug should not have gone in. Even if it did, it would have drowned."
Ang Lee laughed and joked.
Li Xiaolu smiled and praised, "Assistant Minister Li is really humorous. The little bug should have run away. With Assistant Minister Li here, the little bug still dares to be presumptuous. However, I like big bugs, big bugs that can't be drowned."
After that, she winked at Ang Lee.
Ang Lee certainly knew what the big bug Li Xiaolu was talking about was. He smiled faintly and said, "Well, continue to pick fruits! There will be a big bug to satisfy you at night. "
After that, he wiped his hands clean, put on gloves and continued to pick dates. Although his hands were still a little dirty, he needed to wash them when eating dates. Therefore, it did not matter much.
After picking dates for a while, Li Xiaolu said that she was a little tired. Ang Lee stopped picking dates and went to the pavilion next to Li Xiaolu to rest. At the same time, he asked his subordinates to get more clean water to wash the dates. After being tired for so long, everyone was hungry. It was a good choice to eat dates to replenish their nutrition.
The total number of dates picked by Ang Lee and Li Xiaolu was only a basket, but the number of dates picked by their subordinates was much larger. There were several carts of dates. When they were washing them, they were separated. The dates picked by Ang Lee himself were washed by Li Xiaolu. The soldiers washed the dates picked by themselves.
After washing, everyone began to taste the dates. Because the sugar content of dates was too high, many soldiers who were not used to eating sugar could not stand it. However, those who liked to eat sugar were very happy to eat it.
At first, everyone thought that the taste of dates was similar to the red dates of the Tang dynasty. After eating them, they found that the sweetness of dates was far better than the red dates of the Tang dynasty. It was not an exaggeration to call them sweet dates.
Sugar cane and sugar beets had a high sugar content and were the main raw materials used to make sugar. Date palm also had a high sugar content, but because the output and cost were far less than sugar cane and sugar beets, the industry would not choose to use date palm to make sugar. However, date palm could be used to make high-end health syrups. After all, date palm tasted very good and was extremely nutritious. It was most suitable to make syrups with date palm.
Dates were not only a food, but also a health fruit. It was a rare good thing. In order to preserve it better, it was a very good way to make it into candied fruit.
On the streets of the town, Ang Lee ate a lot of kinds of candied fruit. Because dates were high in sugar, they did not need to add extra sugar to make candied fruit. They could be dried directly. At most, some secret recipes could be added to make the candied fruit taste better.
Red dates were also a kind of health preserving fruit, but they were not as good as date palm. First of all, in terms of taste, red dates were not as sweet as date palm. Secondly, date palm had a strong lung moistening and cough stopping function, while red dates were much inferior in this respect. There was also the protein content. Date palm contained a lot of protein, while red dates did not have much protein.
Therefore, eating dates often could not only prevent the body from becoming fat, but also could supplement the body's nutrition. It was killing two birds with one stone. Many people were optimistic about it.
"Assistant Minister Li, open your mouth. I will feed you."
Li Xiaolu took the washed dates in her hand and fed them to Ang Lee one by one.
Of course, Ang Lee was also very cooperative. He opened his mouth and bit the dates that Li Xiaolu gave him.
"In the end, they were picked by myself. These fruits are much more delicious than the ones I just ate on the street. Haha! It's really delicious. "
Ang Lee made a heartfelt praise.
These were all genuine exclamations of admiration. They were spoken as they were, and there was nothing fake about it. Of course, perhaps it was just Li An's psychological problem! However, these fruits that were personally picked were the largest and best in the entire Date Palm Garden, so it was normal for the taste to be better. In addition, he had worked hard to pick them himself, so the taste was naturally different when he ate them.
"Since it's delicious, eat more. Come again."
Li Xiaolu continued to feed Ang Lee dates. Her method was gentle and considerate, which made Ang Lee very happy.
"Xiaolu, look at my subordinates. Each one is more ruthless than the other! I told them to pick as much as they want, and they really didn't hesitate at all. They picked so many dates in one go. There are five full carts of dates. It's enough for these bastards to eat for many days. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"It's free. Of course, the more you pick, the better. Come, open your mouth."
Li Xiaolu said with a smile and continued to feed Ang Lee.
Egypt's location was pretty good. However, there were too many deserts. Most of Egypt's territory was desert, which wasn't good. Deserts meant that there weren't enough plants and animals to sustain them.
Of course, this referred to the overall situation of Egypt. In some areas, there were still many forests. For example, there were a lot of trees near the Nile River. There were also fish and shrimp resources. There were also bigger forests in the south of Egypt, and there were many animals and plants.
There were also a lot of mineral resources in Egypt, such as oil, natural gas, phosphate, iron, and so on. Of course, the most abundant resource was sand, which was also the least valuable resource.
For many people, the most attractive place in Egypt was the ancient Egyptian pyramids, which were also one of the few wonders of the world. The pyramids were very large, and the technical requirements were very high. It was difficult for people to imagine how they were built. Many people even thought that the pyramids were built by aliens. Otherwise, how could there be such high technical requirements?
Of course, the idea of aliens was not accepted by many people. Most people still thought that the pyramids were built by the slaves of ancient Egypt. It was only because the pharaohs had absolute power that they could build a large number of slaves. That was how they built the world's famous miracle.
Since they were in Egypt, if they did not take the opportunity to visit the pyramids, they would be letting themselves down. Anyway, they were already here. Moreover, the pyramids were the tombs of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. They had nothing to do with the current Ottoman regime. Moreover, the Ottomans and their subordinates were Arabs. They were not the same race as the ancient Egyptians. Therefore, there was no need to talk about respecting their ancestors.
Egypt had a large number of pyramids, but not all of them were discovered by the later generations. After all, there were too many deserts in Egypt. Many of the pyramids were built in the deserts. The color of the pyramids was the same as the color of the desert. If one was too far away, they would think that it was a small sand dune. In addition, some pyramids were hidden in the oases of the desert. They were only discovered after thousands of years.
Among all the pyramids in Egypt, the Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest one. It was close to a hundred and fifty meters tall. It was as tall as a forty-story building. The heaviest stone used to build the pyramid weighed a hundred and sixty tons, while the smallest stone weighed a ton. The entire pyramid weighed six to seven million tons, which was equivalent to the weight of six to seven million ships. It was huge and heavy.
There was a large space inside the pyramid. In other words, the pyramid was not a physical body. It was a tomb with a room inside. It was the tomb of the pharaohs, who symbolized the highest authority. The pharaohs' bodies lay inside the tomb. As the pharaohs' bodies had been mummified, the bodies would not rot even after thousands of years.
Of course, even if the bodies did not rot, they would turn into a pile of dried meat after a long period of time. The dried meat was not aesthetically pleasing at all. It was the kind of dried meat that could scare people to death just by looking at it.
Ang Lee could not understand this. If the pharaohs died, they could just sell their bodies. Why would they turn their bodies into dried meat? Were they planning to leave their bodies for the future generations to admire? What was so good about dried meat?
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