That night, she thought about it for a long time, and it wasn't until the third watch that she fell asleep in a daze. She had a dream, a spring blossom in the dream, she and the Nine Princes, Xie Yutang, galloped on the land in the northwest, and the land passed along the way, all of them bloomed and bore fruits, Chi Wan was overjoyed, smiled and smiled, and she woke up with a smile.

This dream is a good sign.

After waking up, Chi Wan hugged the quilt and pondered, her depressed mood suddenly improved a lot, she still had to cheer up, if she was depressed like this, there would be no food.

Thinking of this, Chi Wan slowly walked out of the warm room, Xie Yutang and the Nine Princes were surprised to see her, and asked her to go back to lie down and rest, but she said that she was going to be moldy, and she refused to say anything.

Xie Yutang persuaded them several times to no avail, so they had to give up.

After all, they were also anxious about the food matter now, Chi Wan walked over and listened a few times, it turned out that they had invited a famous local farmer, ready to learn how to plant with them, in the hope of a good harvest next year.

Seeing that several people were patronizing and discussing, and their lips were already white, Chi Wan silently withdrew.

Whether it is Xie Yutang or the Nine Princes, they are all working hard for the army, what qualifications does she have to give up on herself? Although I can't solve the problem of food by myself, I can still do other small things.

Thinking of this, Ji Wan immediately began to act.

She took out a sugar jar from the room, and there were two or three catties of white sugar in it, which Xie Yutang bought for her as a snack, because the medicine was too bitter, and drinking a glass of sugar water after taking the medicine could remove the bitterness in her mouth.

Chi Wan came to the kitchen with the jar, first brushed the cauldron, and then poured a large pot of water into it, and after the water boiled, put all the sugar in it, and tasted it very sweet, Chi Wan showed a satisfied smile.

She used a wooden bucket and carried sugar water to find Xie Yutang and the Nine Princes, a group of people were tired of discussing at this time and were resting, Chi Wan put down the wooden bucket breathlessly, and said with a smile, "It's hard work, I boiled some sugar water, let's drink some together." ”

Xie Yutang hurriedly went over to help, "The injury hasn't healed yet, why did you come out to do this heavy work?" ”

Chi Wan smiled at him and waved her hand disappreciatively, "It's nothing, I tried to mention it first, don't worry." ”

Xie Yutang took pity on her, and knew that she wanted to do something, so he didn't say anything more, but only told her to do what she could, not to let herself be too tired, and Chi Wan agreed one by one.

A bucket of sugar water made everyone's hearts warm, Chi Wan took the remaining sugar water in the pot and gave it to some children, the children hadn't eaten sweets for a long time, holding the bowl, almost licking the bottom of the bowl.

Chi Wan looked very sad, and touched her head one by one, these poor children, when will life be better.

There is not much sugar stored around him, he will boil it in one day, and he will go to the street to buy it the next day, Xie Yutang was unwilling, he was afraid that Chi Wan would not be at ease on the street alone, and he himself would not have the time to accompany her.

In the end, Chi Wan persuaded him, "I'm not a child, what's wrong with going to the street, don't grind, I'll go." ”

Chi Wan was wrapped tightly all over her body, only revealing her two eyes, so difficult to go to the street, not to dress up like this, Xie Yutang didn't give her shopping, for fear that it would be cold to her.

And since Chi Wan was injured, she was indeed more chilly, so she didn't object, and walked around the street with this look.

She went to the grocery store first to buy enough sugar, to be honest, sugar is quite expensive, fortunately, Chi Wan still has some valuable things, she doesn't need them now, she should use them all to exchange for food, compared to those furnishings, naturally human life is the most important.

She hadn't been on the street for too long, so although the weather was cold, it didn't affect her interest at all, from the street walk to the end, all the things to be bought were bought, and as for the ones that hadn't been bought, there was no way, after all, she only had two hands, and couldn't lift so many things.

At this time, Chi Wan regretted it a little, Xie Yutang said that he would send a few people to her, but she was unwilling and refused, if someone followed her, then she wouldn't have to work so hard.

Because she was carrying something and walked a few steps, Chi Wan stopped and gently tapped her back, like an elderly lady. God knows, she suffered multiple injuries to her back.

Just walked and stopped, walked for a long time, and before she walked out of the market, Ji Wan herself was about to despair. How much she overestimated herself, now it's okay, this will not be home until the Year of the Monkey.

Pouting, she was about to pick up her things and continue to walk back, when suddenly out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of something round on the stall next to her.

What is that?

Ji Wan's attention was immediately attracted, she grew up in Dongxuan, and knew that Dongxuan didn't have such a thing, and Shanglin didn't have it.

The stall owner is an uncle, squatting in front of the stall with his hands in his hands, and shouting a few times with the people who come over from time to time.

"Come and take a look, take a look, delicious and big sweet potatoes, you will never suffer a loss when you buy them, this lady, do you want to buy a few back?"

The eldest lady was pulled by him, so she stopped, looking at the sweet potato, her eyes were full of curiosity, "What is this?" ”

"Sweet potatoes, they're delicious, they're sweet, you can buy them back and taste them, you can cook them, or you can eat them alone, it's especially worth it." The uncle enthusiastically promoted it. It's a pity that this is a new thing for him after all, and the eldest mother looked at it for a long time, but still didn't buy it.

It's not delicious or secondary, if it's poisonous, what if you buy it back and poison your family, the uncle heard these words, and he almost jumped in anger, how did his good things suddenly become poison?

However, one did not buy, and he continued to cheer up and brought in a second customer. The second guest was more excessive than the first, she just glanced at the appearance of the sweet potato, said she didn't know, and turned away.

The stall owner's uncle blew his beard angrily and stared, and he didn't care so much, so he simply took a knife, wiped a sweet potato clean, peeled off the skin finely, and then put it directly in his mouth and ate it. While eating, he muttered, "Hmm, I really don't know the goods, such a good thing, there is no one who knows the goods, no one buys it, forget it, Lao Tzu eats it himself, and it's not that he can't eat it." ”

Chi Wan observed on the side for a long time, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt amazing, and she couldn't help but step forward and take the initiative to ask, "Uncle, what is this called?" ”

"It's called sweet potato." When the uncle saw that he took the initiative to come to a guest, he was still a little lady, and he was very happy, and his enthusiasm was higher than just now, and he talked about the benefits of sweet potatoes.

"Uncle, I just saw that you ate it raw, so, can this sweet potato be eaten raw?"

"That's right, that's right, yes, you see I've been eating it for so long, it's fine, isn't there a problem at all? Ha ha. The uncle couldn't wait to promote.

Ji Wan took a closer look at him and found that he did not show signs of poisoning, and let go of the snack in her heart.

"Uncle, what does this sweet potato taste like when eaten raw, and what does it taste like when cooked?"

Seeing that Chi Wan seemed to be particularly interested in her sweet potatoes, the uncle suddenly came to his senses, "Eating raw is sweet and crisp, if you eat it cooked, it will be very satisfying, let me tell you, it is enough for an adult to eat four or five sweet potatoes a day." ”

Ji Wan assessed the size and the amount of food an adult eats, and felt that it was probably about the same.

"Where did this thing come from, how come you've never seen it?"

Chi Wan looked at the sweet potatoes and had her own thoughts, if they were short of food and clothing, and had this thing as military food, would they still be worried about not being able to eat enough?

However, before that, she had to inquire carefully so as not to be deceived.

"Girl, this is from the Western Regions, I don't lie to you, this thing, the survival ability is very strong, as long as a piece of land, no matter how bad the conditions, it can grow branches and vines, and it grows very luxuriantly."

Hearing this, Ji Wan's eyes suddenly lit up. If this uncle's words are true, then this sweet potato is really the treasure she is looking for now.

She tried to suppress the joy in her heart, and said calmly, "How many sweet potatoes can grow from one vine?" ”

"It's hard to say, at least a few, at most a dozen, and the output is very rich." The uncle touched his mouth, "Moreover, this sweet potato is full of treasures, not only sweet potatoes can be eaten, but also its leaves." ”

When Ji Wan heard this, she was even happier and had already begun to calculate the account in her heart.

If this is the case, then their military rations will be solved, but I don't know if what this uncle said is true or not, after all, he has never been in contact with it before.

"Girl, why don't you buy a few and try them?"

Chi Wan's face showed hesitation, seeing her like this, the uncle salivated even more, "It's only a penny and a catty, you see, if you buy ten catties, it's only ten cents, and these ten catties are enough for you to eat for several days." ”

"Since this thing is so good as you say, uncle, why are you still selling it so cheap?" This was said by Chi Wan on purpose, she was afraid that her uncle would raise the price, so she used words to block him first.

"No way, everyone has never seen such a crop, they are very unfamiliar, I don't know whether to buy it or not, the market is not very good, but I tell you, it's not because my things are bad, but they don't know how to appreciate it." The uncle said indignantly, feeling very dissatisfied with the cold treatment of his sweet potatoes.

Chi Wan couldn't help but smile, "It's no wonder, after all, it's the first time it appears, but I'm very curious about this thing, I heard you say it's so delicious, I want to buy more and go back, there are many children at home, make them a snack." ”

As soon as he heard this, the uncle's eyes lit up instantly, he was fooled by a merchant from the Western Regions last year, gave him some sweet potatoes, and told him how good this thing was, so he planted all this thing, and the result was good, because people didn't know him, they couldn't sell it at all.

Seeing that all the sweet potatoes were going to be smashed in his hands, the uncle had no choice, so he came out to set up a stall.