Chapter 108 Potato Planting Precautions

Even though he had decided to follow the eldest prince, Yu Chengyan was still reluctant given the current situation.

Yu Chengyan asked, "Miss Xu, it is the end of the year now. If I follow the eldest prince, I don't know how long it will take for me to be reunited with my wife and children. Can you let me spend the New Year with them? After the New Year, I will go to the imperial city to look for the eldest prince."

"I hope the girl can help us and let us have a good New Year." Du Zhiyi naturally hopes that the whole family can spend the New Year happily together.

This matter was not urgent, Xu Zhao comforted him, "Mr. Yu can rest assured to accompany his wife in the village for the New Year. As for when to come to see the eldest prince next year, there will be news, and it will not be too late for Mr. Yu to set off then."

Because the documents from Zhongjin State had not yet arrived at Yue State, Xu Zhao was reluctant to reveal too much.

This caused Yu Chengyan to be confused, "What do you mean, young lady?"

Xu Zhao shook his head, "You'll know when the time comes."

The incoherent and ambiguous words made Yu Chengyan even more curious. Just as he was about to ask more details, the tightly closed door was pushed open.

The door was open and Xu Zhao felt the temperature in the room suddenly drop. She was so cold that she tucked her hands under her butt.

"Sister Zhaozhao, I'm back!" Shen Lingge entered the house first, followed by two soldiers carrying boxes. One of them was the captain who wanted to come in with Xu Zhao at the gate of the village.

The captain took the opportunity to bring the jewelry into the village and entered the village. He was relieved to see Xu Zhao sitting there unharmed.

Fortunately, Miss Xu was fine, otherwise he really wouldn't know how to explain to the prince when he returned.

The two of them also entered the house together.

Shen Lingge quickly closed the door to block the strong wind outside.

"Put the things down."

The two soldiers did as they were told.

Shen Lingge bent down and opened the box. The box was filled with jewels and treasures. Necklaces made of large pearls were stacked on top of each other, and there were several gold ingots on the necklaces.

I thought it was just a little treasure, but I didn't expect it to be billions of treasure.

"This... Crown Prince, this box of jewels is too much. It can buy several Lihua Villages with it." Yu Chengyan didn't dare to take over such a huge fortune easily. Moreover, he had doubts in his eyes. He thought that the box of jewels in front of him might have been looted from Songfeng Village last night.

Du Zhiyi was not so thoughtful, and blurted out: "If this box of jewels belongs to Songfeng Village, we dare not take it. Songfeng Village used to rob houses, and we are not at ease with this money."

"Yiniang is right," Yu Chengyan stood up and wanted to reach out to put the lid of the box back on, as if he had never seen the box of jewelry.

Shen Lingge raised his head and looked at Xu Zhao. He didn't expect that the head of the village was so conscientious. This made it difficult for them.

"We were in a hurry to get on the road, and we didn't have enough silver on us. We just happened to wipe out a village that did a lot of evil." Xu Zhao's hand was still pressed under his buttocks. "Lihua Village took in so many people and used the money on these women and children. It was a good deed. Giving this money to you can also be regarded as a good deed. There is no need to have too many thoughts."

After hearing this, Du Zhiyi felt much better.

"Qinghe, Mr. Yu has agreed to be your aide. From now on, you should respect Mr. Yu and ask for his advice more often. When you are in power one day, you should remember those who helped you."

Shen Lingge listened to what Xu Zhao said, which sounded very much like what he would say before his death. His heart ached and he couldn't control himself. He raised his head and looked at the beams above his head.

"Sister Zhao Zhao, are you leaving?"

Sister Zhaozhao has been here for a long time. Perhaps, as Deputy General Fang said, she might leave at any time.

His hands finally warmed up. At this moment, Xu Zhao was sitting on a stool. He stretched out his hand but couldn't touch Shen Lingge's head, so he could only touch his shoulder. "Not yet, but I don't know when I will leave, so I still want to take this opportunity to give you a few more words."

"You just have to remember what I said."

Shen Lingge nodded heavily, “Sister Zhao Zhao, I will remember everything you said!”

Not long after, Du Zhixin came in with two large bags of potatoes.

"Brother-in-law, I brought the things." Du Zhixin put two big bags on the square table and disappeared the next second.

He came and went without a trace.

Xu Zhao opened the bags and took out five unsprouted potatoes from one of the large bags and placed them on the table. "These are potatoes. There are many ways to cook potatoes. You can steam them. As long as you can insert chopsticks, they are cooked. You can also fry, deep-fry, and stir-fry them."

Yu Chengyan and Du Zhiyi each took a potato. The potatoes in their hands were very big, and each one actually occupied the palm of their hands.

"They're this big. I guess they'll be full after eating just one." Xu Zhao looked at the size of the potatoes in their hands. Women in ancient times ate less, so one would be enough.

"Yiniang, go quickly and ask Madam Wang who lives next door to us to boil a pot of water. We will try to steam the potatoes." Yu Chengyan was a little impatient.

Du Zhiyi did the same. She stood up in a hurry. The potatoes were very big. She held one in each hand and another in her arms. She hurried out with three potatoes in her pocket.

Xu Zhao took out two sprouted potatoes from another bag.

As an example, "You can't eat this kind of thing anymore. There are many children in the village, so you must be more careful and don't let them eat it by mistake."

"The sprouted ones can't be eaten. Could they be poisonous?" Yu Chengyan's mind quickly turned to it.

Xu Zhao put the potato back on the table, dusted his palms, and rubbed off the dust on his fingertips. "Yes, this sprouted part is poisonous. If adults eat it, they may die. So we must pay attention and make sure everyone in the village knows it."

"I'll remember that."

Yu Chengyan also picked up the sprouted potato, and just as Xu Zhao had just said, many sprouts could grow on one potato.

"Then how do we plant this in the ground?" Yu Chengyan gestured with a potato in his hand, "But how do we put this whole potato into the soil?"

"No, if the whole potato is planted in the ground, many seedlings may grow out, which will not only waste the potato, but also affect the yield."

"So we need to cut the potato," Xu Zhao pointed his fingertips at the potato in Yu Chengyan's hand, "cut in the direction I drew, and cut the potato with the sprout into several pieces. This way, we can make efficient use of the sprouted potato. As for the cut, you can apply some wood ash to help the potato cut heal."

"The soil that potatoes need needs to be soft and breathable, with appropriate fertilizer added. During the planting process, fertilizer and wood ash should also be used for topdressing..."

Xu Zhao talked about many things that need to be paid attention to when planting potatoes.

Shen Lingge, who was standing by, also silently took note in his heart. When he had time, he would plant these potatoes in the palace where he lived, so that he would have plenty of potatoes to eat whenever he wanted.

"Coming, coming!" Du Zhiyi pushed the door open hurriedly, holding a bowl of potatoes in her hand.