Upon hearing Xiao Han's words, Nangong Li, who had just taken a sip of tea, couldn't help but spit it out. Then she turned to look at Xiao Jinchen: "Are you sure this is your real father?"

Upon hearing Xiao Han's words, Xiao Jinchen not only wasn't angry, but also looked unconvinced, raising his chin proudly and saying, "That's right! With me, your cousin, around, how could I let you risk your life? When it comes to testing poison, of course, family members should be the first to step up! We are blood relatives, not like those outsiders."

Cousin, are there any fruits you picked that you don't recognize? Are there any you haven't tried before? I'll call my eldest brother and third brother over in a bit, and we'll taste them to see if they're poisonous." After saying that, she looked at Nangong Li provocatively.

Wushuang: These two are definitely father and son. One betrays his own son, and the other betrays his own brother. They are so ruthless when they kill each other!

Li Liuyun listened to Xiao Han and Xiao Jinchen's words and looked both amused and exasperated: "Uncle, second cousin, you haven't forgotten that I'm a doctor, have you? Besides, you don't necessarily have to eat a fruit directly to determine if it's poisonous."

You can also use a silver needle to test for poison. Besides, I found these fruits near the black bear's dwelling. They all showed signs of being picked by animals, and those animals had eaten them. If animals can eat them, then humans can certainly eat them too. So why talk about testing poison on yourself?

"But besides the fruit you're holding, there are indeed a few other fruits that we haven't seen before. Look at these two fruits!" After saying that, Li Liuyun took out the dragon fruit and banana.

Wushuang saw Li Liuyun take out a bunch of bananas and said with a smile, "Master, isn't this called banana? I remember it was brought from overseas by one of your other masters. Lian'er and I have both eaten it. It tastes soft, sweet and fragrant."

Li Liuyun nodded: "Yes, these are bananas, but these are still a bit green. They need to be left for a while to turn yellow before they can be eaten. These yellow ones are ready to eat. Second cousin, you can try them."

In order to preserve the bananas for a longer time, Li Liuyun specially picked two slightly lighter bunches and one slightly more yellow bunch.

Xiao Jinchen took the banana: "Is this also peeled before eating?"

"Second cousin, you're so smart!" Li Liuyun gave a thumbs up.

"Cousin, wait a minute, I'll go call my eldest brother and third brother." After saying that, Xiao Jinchen ran out like a gust of wind.

Li Liuyun: Actually, I wanted to tell you to take it to them.

An Yi glanced at Wushuang and whispered, "Is he planning to call his two other brothers over to test the poison on themselves?"

Wushuang, unusually, didn't scold An Yi: "Very likely, this might be the legendary father-son team on the battlefield, brothers testing poison together!"

An Yi: "Is there such a thing as brothers testing poison together? I've heard it's more like brothers fighting tigers together, or fathers and sons going into battle together?"

Wushuang glanced at An Yi, a rare occurrence for him: "It didn't exist before, but it's starting to exist now!"

An Yi: "Oh, I see!"

A short while later, Xiao Jinchen pushed Xiao Jinhua in, followed by Xiao Jinzhu and the other two.

When Xiao Jinzhu came in and saw the several baskets on the ground, she smiled and said, "Cousin, I heard from my second brother that you went into the mountains and raided a black bear's house?"

Li Liuyun gave an awkward smile: "Big cousin, don't listen to your second cousin's nonsense. It was clearly a voluntary gift!"

Xiao Jinhua nodded: "What kind of person do you take my cousin for? She's just a little greedy, she wouldn't bully a bear."

Li Liuyun pouted: "Third cousin, you're absolutely right. Don't say that again next time!"

The people in the tent couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing Li Liuyun's words.

Xiao Jinzhu spoke up: "Didn't Second Brother say that Cousin had picked some fruit and wanted us to try it? What? Cousin, are you reluctant to give it to us?"

"Where? Big cousin, third cousin, come and take a look. These three kinds of fruit, I know this one is called banana, but have you ever seen the other two before?"

Xiao Jinzhu and Xiao Jinhua each held a mango and a dragon fruit, respectively, and after a moment they both shook their heads.

Xiao Jinzhu: "I have never seen such fruit before. Has Third Brother ever seen it?"

Xiao Jinchen also shook his head: "Never seen it before!"

Xiao Jinchen chuckled: "I knew it! It wasn't just me who hadn't seen them before, none of us had either. Since none of us have seen them, why don't we give these two fruits a name?"

Upon hearing that they needed to name the dragon fruit and mango, Li Liuyun winked at Nangong Li: "It's your turn soon. These names can't be chosen randomly. What if I can't even remember them myself?"

Nangong Li received a signal from Li Liuyun and coughed lightly: "Although I have never seen these two kinds of fruit before, I was fortunate enough to see them mentioned in an ancient book. It seems that they grow in the Lingnan area."

"Yun'er, isn't this purplish-red fruit growing on some kind of thick leaf? It doesn't grow on a tree!"

Li Liuyun feigned surprise: "How do you know it grows on leaves and not on the tree?"

When I was a child, I saw a travelogue in my father's study. It described some rare plants and fruits.

"Do you know what these fruits are called? Do you remember them?" Li Liuyun asked hurriedly.

Nangong Li nodded and picked up the mango: "Both of these fruits are produced in the Lingnan area. This yellow fruit is called mango, and it grows on trees."

When you cut open this purplish-red fruit, you'll find tiny, black, sesame-seed-like particles inside. There are two types: one has white flesh, and the other has purplish-red flesh, like its outer shell; this one is called dragon fruit.

Xiao Jinzhu held up the mango in her hand: "Your Highness said this is called a mango?"

Nangong Li nodded. "This is called a mango. You can peel it and eat it. The flesh is sweet and juicy, but there are some fine fibrous strands mixed in. The pit is white."

Xiao Jinchen hurriedly asked, "Does the book record whether this fruit pit can be planted to grow seedlings?"

Nangong Li nodded. The mango pit could indeed be buried in the soil to cultivate seedlings. However, mangoes are high-temperature fruits and require specific temperatures; they are generally grown in the warmer Lingnan region. Whether seedlings could be cultivated here was uncertain, as it was unknown whether they would bear fruit.

Holding the dragon fruit in her hand, Xiao Jinhua looked at Li Liuyun and said, "Cousin, why don't we cut this dragon fruit open and see if it's as the prince said? I also want to see if the flesh in my hand is white or red."

Li Liuyun nodded: "I don't know about this dragon fruit either. I haven't eaten it yet. It'll be good for everyone to taste it after cutting it open. Let's see if it has black, sesame-like particles inside, as Your Highness said?"

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