Chapter 498: Sweet Potato Harvest
Even so, the situation is not much better, and it has been sold for a few days, and it has not sold ten catties.
After hearing this, Chi Wan shook her head in her heart, this is a good thing, why can't everyone see it?
"Uncle, I bought all your sweet potatoes, and I bought you as much as you have at home." As soon as Chi Wan's words fell, the uncle's eyes widened.
What, I bought them all, what is the origin of this girl, and she is so generous?
Seeing that he looked dumbfounded, Chi Wan laughed in her heart, and urged, "Uncle, I only have one person now, I'm afraid I won't be able to bring it back, so I will ...... today."
The uncle immediately answered, "I'll send you girl, I have a lot of strength, I'll send you no problem." ”
Chi Wan paused and said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll bother Uncle." ”
In the end, it was really the uncle who carried a bag and sent the sweet potatoes to Chi Wan's home, and when he left, Chi Wan gave him ten more cents, after all, he worked hard, and he seemed to be an honest man.
Then it was decided that tomorrow it would be in the old place, and they would send someone over to take back all the sweet potatoes, and the uncle left happily, walking three feet high, like a child.
And here, the Ninth Prince and Xie Yutang all came over, and they also took a few lieutenants to look at the strange things that Chi Wan bought, "What is this, Wanwan, what are you doing when you buy so much?" ”
Ji Wan smiled mysteriously at them, "Good thing, you'll know later." ”
She asked the cook to wash the sweet potatoes and steam them in a pot, and after a quarter of an hour or so, the smell of sweet potatoes came out of the pot.
"Is it the smell of the round stuff? It's weird and fragrant. ”
Chi Wan bowed slightly, she felt a little hungry and wanted to eat very much.
I don't know whose stomach gurgled and caused everyone to look over, the cook blushed and smiled wryly, "This is so fragrant, I've never eaten this before." ”
Chi Wan said gently, "Then we'll eat together later." ”
After a pot of sweet potatoes was steamed, everyone gathered together, and Chi Wan divided one by herself, "The skin can also be eaten, and it can be peeled, let's try it." ”
Everyone was captured by the fragrance just now, and they couldn't care so much at this time, so they buried their heads one by one and devoured them.
"It's so sweet, it tastes so good." The Ninth Prince's eyes widened in surprise.
Xie Yutang also chimed in, "Indeed." ”
Seeing this scene, Chi Wan smiled and bent her eyes, "Everyone let go of their appetites to eat, how much they eat, come to me to report when the time comes, I have something to tell you, but before that, there is a condition, that is, you must be full." ”
At the sound of an order, everyone picked up the sweet potatoes again. After a quarter of an hour, everyone stopped what they were doing, touched their stomachs, and looked satisfied, "I'm full, I'm full, I can't eat." ”
Chi Wan smiled in her eyes, and asked one by one, some said that she had eaten two, some said that she had eaten three, and the one with the most had eaten five, but they were all full.
After the count, she asked Xie Yutang, "What do you think of this thing?" ”
"Yes, delicious, good taste, and easy to fill, I don't know where I bought it, can we grow it here?" Xie Yutang immediately asked the key question.
"Of course you can, and this thing has low planting conditions, but the yield is very high."
All the people present were smart, and they soon understood, and their eyes lit up, and they hurriedly said, "In this way, we will plant this thing in large quantities, and we will never have to go hungry again." ”
There was a lieutenant who patted his head, "The sweet potatoes are all steamed, are there any seeds left, how can this be planted?" ”
Chi Wan said unhurriedly, "It's okay, I've negotiated with the boss, and there will be sweet potatoes from his house tomorrow, and it's not too late to stay then." ”
Everyone was happy, their eyes full of hope, as if they had seen a fruitful harvest season.
The next day, the uncle really sent the sweet potatoes over according to the appointment, not much, just two baskets, according to the uncle, this is what he left his family to eat, Chi Wan felt a little less, but it was better than nothing, and asked the uncle in detail about the planting method, which made people put the sweet potatoes away.
That night, several people got together and discussed the next thing, and finally unanimously agreed that this kind of good-tasting and satisfying thing should be vigorously planted.
Three months later, a group of people came to the lush field, the men were handsome, the women were beautiful, and the temperament was very good. The peasants stopped what they were doing and said hello.
This group of people is Xie Yutang, Nine Princes and Chi Wan.
"Uncle, how is this year's sweet potato harvest?"
The farmer who was called the old man by Xie Yutang had a dark face, and he said excitedly, "Very good, general, I'll dig one for you to see." So saying, he raised his hoe and dug out the nearest sweet potato, and Chi Wan counted them, and there were twelve sweet potatoes, and all of them were very good.
"Good work, uncle." Xie Yutang couldn't hide his excitement.
After three months, the sweet potatoes can finally be harvested, which means that the days when they don't have enough to eat are gone. Looking at this world, it is full of sweet potatoes, and you can imagine how many sweet potatoes you can get after all of them are harvested.
"The general is gracious." The old man was flattered. They have lived on this land for generations, and in the eyes of outsiders, this land is so barren that it is impossible to feed them. Since the Nine Princes and General Xie came, they have contracted all their land and hired them to help grow sweet potatoes.
They had never seen such strange bumps before, and they waited carefully, and finally gave them a good reward. The peasants wept with joy, God did not abandon them, but they needed someone to guide them. This person is General Xie.
The sweet potatoes were almost ripe, so Xie Yutang ordered his soldiers to take a day to collect all the sweet potatoes.
When everyone saw the mountains of sweet potatoes, they couldn't help but sing and dance and start celebrating.
Great, I won't be hungry in the future.
"A total of 50,000 catties have been harvested, enough to eat for a while, and there is a sweet potato field at the foot of the mountain, and the harvest over there will be a little later, so it is just after this batch is eaten, and then eat that batch." Ji Wan scribbles on paper.
Xie Yutang also breathed a sigh of relief, "The harvest of this batch of sweet potatoes has relieved a lot of pressure, and that person is right, the sweet potato harvest is very high." ”
The Nine Princes were also full of joy, "Sweet potatoes are sweet, everyone loves to eat them, to be honest, this is really a good thing, Wanwan, if it weren't for your discernment, I'm afraid that the army has fallen into a very difficult situation now." ”
Hearing this, Xie Yutang immediately became vigilant, pulled Chi Wan to his side, and protected him possessively, "Wanwan is smart, we have always known it, so we don't need you to remind you." ”
The Ninth Prince glanced at him angrily, Chi Wan had already married him, until now, Xie Yutang would still eat this kind of vinegar with him, and he hated it a little, he had already let go, but suddenly felt indignant again, and felt as if he had lost a treasury.
Chi Wan didn't notice the wit of the two, the sweet potato harvest, she was the happiest in her heart, thinking that at the beginning, the decision to plant sweet potatoes was opposed by many people.
People are reluctant to take out good land and grow a crop that they have never heard of. But Xie Yutang and the Nine Princes have always stood by her side, overcoming public opinion, and this is the harvest of this day.
"Actually, this decision was made by everyone, and I dare not take credit for it alone." Chi Wan said modestly.
Xie Yutang liked it in his heart, touched her hair, his eyes were gentle like water, the Nine Princes silently watched them show affection, only felt that his eyes hurt, even if he couldn't sit still, he simply got up and threw down a sentence, "I'll go out and have a look." He fled and left.
After the sweet potato harvest, the atmosphere in the camp was very good for a long time, and after people knew that the sweet potatoes were brought back by Chi Wan, they were even more respectful to her, which made Chi Wan happy and embarrassed.
But her heart was sweet, she finally knew what she could do, she was not a burden to Xie Yutang and the Nine Princes, she could also help this army through her own efforts.
She can't do it on the front line, she can't do it strategizing, and she can't do it to train the army, but Xie Yutang and the Nine Princes have to worry about this, she just needs to take care of the money bag of logistics.
There is a saying that before the soldiers and horses move, the grain and grass go first, which shows that the grain and grass are also very important to an army. If you can't even guarantee food and clothing, how can you go to war?
Since then, Ji Wan has put all her attention on making money.
The three of them were very busy, the Nine Princes and Xie Yutang were busy with the affairs of the army, and Chi Wan went to the streets or fields every day, thinking hard about how to make more money, and went out early and returned late every day.
At first, Xie Yutang didn't think it was anything, anyway, Chi Wan was alone at home, and it was easy to get bored, it was good that she could find something she liked, he was very supportive, but the Ninth Prince was a little reluctant, and found him and said, "What do you think, did you say anything to Wanwan, why is she busier than the two of us?" ”
Xie Yutang looked puzzled, "What did I say to her?" What can I say to her? ”
The Ninth Prince looked at his face, "Didn't you ask Wanwan to help you make money and raise your army?" ”
Hearing this, Xie Yutang couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, he had never asked Chi Wan so much, he had always hoped that the other party could live happily, and he would just worry about other things.
Now the Ninth Prince actually said that he asked Chi Wan to raise an army for him?
"Nine Princes, you also know Wanwan's temperament, she wants to be strong and refuses to admit defeat, she has always felt that she is a drag on us and can't help us, she blames herself very much, she finally found something to do, and I don't want to discourage her enthusiasm, why did you come here, and it became me asking Wanwan to raise the army?"