"Is what you're saying true, Miss?" Qiu Ju beamed with joy.

Sui Sui especially loves to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes. It would be wonderful if we could eat tomatoes in winter.

Jiang Shuyue rolled her eyes. "Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"

Then she realized that these were all theoretical knowledge she had read, and she had never actually practiced them.

If we fail, it's inappropriate to make such boastful claims beforehand.

Just as Qiuju was happily chuckling, she coughed lightly and said, "I know this can work, but we don't have any experience growing vegetables in greenhouses, so it might fail."

"Oh dear! My lady, glass paste isn't so easy to obtain. Please don't go to such great lengths just so that Young Master Sui can eat green beans."

Qiu Ju was in pain, her heart, liver, and lungs aching. She didn't know the value of the glass paste, but upon hearing that it was something only produced by the imperial kilns, she knew it must be extremely valuable.

"Why are you so upset? If you don't succeed the first time, you can try again until you succeed. Everyone says that when spring comes and flowers bloom, vegetables can grow in the greenhouse. It's the same principle."

Jiang Shuyue had a bigger plan in mind, and her plan was not just to ensure that Sui Sui could eat green beans and tomatoes in winter.

"Can it really work?" Qiu Ju had blind trust in Jiang Shuyue. Vegetables could be grown this way, but she had never heard of such a thing before, and she couldn't help but be skeptical.

Spring is warm, everything comes back to life, and it's warm in the greenhouse, isn't that the same principle? Qiuju's gaze toward her young mistress was once again so firm.

Jiang Shuyue was confident, "It can be done, of course it can be done."

At this moment.

After sleeping for a while, Sui Sui rubbed her eyes and came out. "Mommy, shall we go to the mountain to pick mushrooms?"

Jiang Shuyue looked at Qiuju with a questioning gaze, "Are there still mushrooms on Yanhui Mountain this season?"

Qiuju knelt down and hugged Suisui, "Young Master Suisui likes to eat mushrooms, so let's go and try our luck."

Having lived in Yunling Village, Qiuju clearly remembers that mushrooms only grew on Yunling Mountain behind the village in the summer.

Located in the far north, the climate here gets cold earlier than in other places, so there are probably no more mushrooms or wild fungi to be found here.

"Mommy, the mushrooms are delicious."

"We're having tea tree mushrooms today, not the plump, white kind," Jiang Shuyue corrected, pinching her son's rosy cheeks.

"Sui Sui likes it too, it smells so good! Uncle Gao said there are wild rabbits on the mountain, he'll catch one and take it back to be my little white rabbit's wife."

Looking at her son's serious face, Jiang Shuyue thought to herself, "What a terrible thing to do."

She was in such a hurry that day that she didn't even think to catch a pair of male and female rabbits, and just grabbed two male rabbits at random.

One day, Nangong Zeyue took Sui Sui to the study to play, where they met Xie Yunchen, who had given Sui Sui a rabbit.

When Xie Yunchen saw Sui Sui, he asked if the rabbit had given birth to baby rabbits.

If he has baby rabbits, he will exchange a calligraphy book by Qingling Shanren for a pair of baby rabbits to take back to his sister to play with.

The post by Qingling Shanren is so precious, which shows how much his sister liked those rabbits.

Nangong Zeyue and Sui Sui went home and looked at the rabbits so closely that their fur was almost bald. No matter how they looked at them, the two rabbits looked exactly the same, with no difference whatsoever.

When the gardener saw the two of them fussing over the rabbit for a long time, he went over to ask and learned that Nangong Zeyue couldn't tell the sex of the rabbit.

After examining the rabbits, the gardener confidently told them that both were male, and only then did the two men give up.

"Okay! Let's go. If we don't have mushrooms, we'll go to the mountains to catch wild rabbits." Jiang Shuyue was just wondering how to take out the meat rabbits from her space.

Today is a perfect opportunity. Since Sui Sui has an extra rabbit, it's also a good chance to repay Xie Yunchen for the rabbit he gifted her.

Gao Mu and Cang Yun had been waiting outside for a while. Aunt Cao knew that the girls from the capital liked the pastoral scenery of the estate.

She said to Lan'er and Mei'er, "You two girls should come and play too. There are wild apples and persimmons in the woods this season, and they are very sweet."

Mei'er said to Lan'er, "You go with Miss, I'll stay here and help Aunt Cao prepare dinner."

Aunt Cao waved her hand repeatedly, "You all go, Qiu can stay home and help with the cooking."

Watching Jiang Shuyue lead a group of people toward the main gate, Zhang Qiu withdrew her envious gaze.

"Mother, actually I really want to go with Miss too."

Aunt Cao said irritably, "What are you going to do? Miss is with the young master, they won't go far. We're having hand-pulled noodles tonight, so you should prepare the dough early and start rolling it out when Miss comes back."

"Mother, look how impressive Guard Gao and Guard Cang are. I envy them so much."

"Don't be envious. You're past the age of practicing martial arts. Besides, where would we get the money to hire a master for you? Listen to your father, study more, and learn accounting. When your father gets old, you can continue to be the head of the estate." Aunt Cao said, glaring at her youngest son.

Zhang Qiu knew her mother was right, so she had no choice but to go back to her room and do her chores.

...

After leaving the manor gate, a group of people walked towards the woods behind the manor.

Gao Mu told Cang Yun to stay behind and protect everyone's safety, while he went ahead to scout the way.

Because it is close to the village, there are no towering trees in the nearby woods; most of them are cypress trees and miscellaneous trees that have been growing for several years.

Every few steps, you can see bushes as tall as a person.

"Miss, let me carry the young master. The mountain path ahead is slippery and difficult to walk on."

As Qiuju spoke, she was about to squat down.

Sui Sui followed closely behind his mother, taking two quick steps as if to run ahead, "Aunt Qiu Ju, come and chase me! Let's see who can run faster."

"Young Master Sui Sui, slow down, this servant will not chase you."

Qiuju wasn't worried about Suisui falling; she was afraid that there were too many bushes and that snakes or rats hiding under them might come out and frighten the young master.

I was thinking this in my heart, but I was afraid that if I said it out loud, it would scare everyone.

Watching Sui Sui run forward with a cheerful laugh, Qiu Ju had no choice but to follow closely behind.

"Mother, look how beautiful those birds are."

"Mother, look, there are red berries on that tree!"

Sui Sui chattered incessantly the whole way, finding everything he saw fascinating. His eyes darted around, barely paying attention to where he was going.

"Young master, those red fruits look like ripe wild apples. I've noted them down, and I'll pick them when we get back."

Gao Mu paused with both feet, slightly crouched, and instantly rose into the air.

As he landed, a bright red apple appeared in his hand. "Here, young master, have one first."

"Thank you, Uncle Gao." Sui Sui didn't stand on ceremony and took the apple, about to put it in her mouth.

Qiuju quickly called out, "Young Master, wait a moment."

She took out a handkerchief, wiped the apple, and examined it carefully to make sure it was the same wild apple she had seen before, before handing it to Sui Sui.

Watching Sui Sui take a big bite, juice spilling from the corner of her mouth, Qiu Ju couldn't help but swallow.

She ate ripe wild apples in Yunling Mountain; they were crisp and sweet, even better than the apples sold at the market.

She glared at Gao Mu's back of the head, inwardly cursing him as an idiot. The wild apples were bending the branches, yet he didn't even pick a few more for everyone to enjoy.