Chapter 113 Homecoming

Wu Jiang, who was leading people to plant sweet sticks, heard that the boss was looking for him. He immediately put down the hoe in his hand, asked the rest of the people to continue working, and went to the compound.

When he heard that the boss wanted to plant sweet potatoes now, his eyes widened.

There is a piece of land in Zhuangzi with a good climate. How come he doesn’t know about it?

Ye Mingzhu asked Wu Yue to take him to see the land first, and she went to the cellar to pick sweet potatoes herself.

Although she had never grown sweet potatoes, she had watched short videos before and knew that sweet potatoes had to be grown as seedlings first. The tenant farmers on the farm were all experienced farmers, and once they knew the principles, farming became much easier.

When she picked out the sweet potatoes, Wu Jiang came back with a red face, as if he was drunk: "Boss, boss, it's really warm there. How about we plant some sweet potatoes there? We will definitely be able to harvest them earlier."

"Brother, the boss said we should plant sweet potatoes." Wu Yue was a little unhappy.

"Xiao Yue, it's warm there. If we plant sugar canes, we can harvest them early next spring and make brown sugar earlier." Wu Jiang's attitude towards Wu Yue was quite good.

"Wu Zhuangtou, if sweet potatoes are planted well, we can solve the food problem. No matter how good sugar candies are, they can only be sold for money and cannot be used as food, but sweet potatoes can be used." Ye Mingzhu explained to them.

"For food?" Wu Jiang hesitated. "But we've never grown it before, so we don't know the yield. That land is just a little warmer, so growing food there might not necessarily be good."

Wu Jiang was very hesitant. He wanted to make money, but he wanted to grow crops more.

In the entire village, only his family can eat their fill, while everyone else can only eat half full. If they grow more food, the owner will give them more, and the children in the family can also eat more and grow better.

Ye Mingzhu made the decision without hesitation: "It's settled. We'll plant sweet potatoes on that piece of land."

Wu Jiang wanted to say something, but Wu Yue pulled his clothes and said, "The boss has already made the decision, so there's no need to say any more."

I have to say that Wu Jiang is not as good as Wu Yue in observing people's words and expressions.

Ye Mingzhu pretended not to notice the dispute between the brother and sister, and handed the sweet potatoes she had picked out in advance to Wu Jiang: "These can all be used as sweet potato seeds."

Wu Jiang looked at the half basket of sweet potatoes, his lips feeling dry. "Boss, this is our first time growing them."

"It's okay, just plant them well. I read in a book that these sweet potatoes need to be grown as seedlings before they can be planted."

Wu Jiang's eyes were a little confused, as he had never grown seedlings before.

Ye Mingzhu could only repeat the method of raising seedlings from her memory, and finally spread her hands: "I learned this method from a book. I will go back and see if there is that book. You can try planting it first, and when the seedlings grow, you can plant them in the ground."

She thought for a moment and then encouraged him: "This kind of sweet potato grows in the ground. According to the weather on the hillside, it will be ripe around the Chinese New Year. If you plant it well, I will give you a big red envelope during the Chinese New Year."

Although Wu Jiang was still a little worried, since the boss had said so, he obviously couldn't refuse.

Wu Yue was worried for him and took the initiative to say, "Thank you, boss."

She urged her brother to carry the basket and go back to grow the seedlings.

After they left, Jiang Hongyu came back and the two of them packed up the things they brought.

Over there, Wu Yue had already brought people to wrap the brown sugar in oil paper and put it in a box and sent it over.

The next day, as soon as they got up, Aunt Mo and her two daughters had already prepared breakfast, which included porridge, meat, vegetables, freshly steamed buns, and fried pancakes.

She also prepared a jar of side dishes for them to eat with the bread at noon.

Ye Yun'an looked at the table full of food, his eyes full of shock: "Is the food this morning so good?"

Aunt Mo brought a plate of steamed dumplings to the table and said cheerfully, "Master, you have to travel today, so of course you have to eat a lot. It doesn't matter if you can't finish it, you can take it with you on the road."

Ye Mingzhu and Jiang Hongyu came out of the house together. Aunt Mo glanced at them and lowered her head: "Boss, the food is ready, and I've made the dry food too."

Ye Mingzhu nodded, and then Aunt Mo went downstairs.

The three of them had eaten halfway when Ye Mingzhu suddenly asked, "How was Nanny's cooking?"

Jiang Hongyu shook his head: "My nanny's family was not well off, and her cooking was mediocre. I have only eaten steamed eggs made by her since I was a child."

He saw that Ye Mingzhu suspected that Aunt Mo was the wet nurse, but he had tried and checked Aunt Mo's information. The Mo Xing sisters were born before the wet nurse's accident, so Aunt Mo was definitely not the wet nurse.

Outside the house, as soon as Aunt Mo walked to the door, she heard the conversation inside the house. She lowered her head and left quietly.

After the three people finished eating, Aunt Mo and her two daughters cleaned up the food and made a lot of snacks, all wrapped in oil paper.

"Boss, this is the snack I made for you to eat on the way."

Ye Mingzhu looked at the big bags of dim sum and the corners of her mouth twitched. There was no way they could finish all the dim sum. There was enough to give away.

It doesn’t matter whether Aunt Mo is a wet nurse or not, as long as she has no bad intentions, it’s fine.

Ye Mingzhu put away the snacks, and Wu Jiang brought Wu Yue to see them off, and also brought a basket of wild fruits.

"I heard that the boss was carsick when he came here. These wild fruits are a bit sour. The boss can take them and eat them on the way." Wu Yue put the wild fruits in the car and put the sour wild fruits outside.

Ye Mingzhu was a little surprised: "There are no wild fruits on our farm, where did you pick them?"

"These wild fruits were picked by the children from the village nearby." Wu Yue glanced at Wu Jiang and said with a smile.

There are also some villages near Zhuangzi, and people occasionally go to the village to exchange some things.

Ye Mingzhu nodded: "Please thank the children for me. You are all so thoughtful."

Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu were already standing nearby. Yu Jiaming stepped forward and said to Jiang Hongyu, "Brother Jiang, we'll go to Pinggu Town to see you later."

Jiang Hongyu's eyes flickered as he said politely, "If you two brothers go, I will definitely treat you well. If you need anything in the next few days, just go find Wu Zhuangtou."

Wu Jiang nodded beside him, indicating that he had taken note of it.

Ye Mingzhu stood by without saying a word. She had already told the servants everything she needed to say yesterday.

The sun had already risen and the three people were still talking when Ye Mingzhu coughed.

Jiang Hongyu smiled and bowed to the two of them: "Brothers, we'll be leaving first. If you have any problems in the future, you are welcome to come to Pinggu Town to find me."

They also told Wu Jiang that if there was any situation here, he could write a letter directly to the post station in Pinggu Town, and they would definitely receive it.

After saying goodbye to everyone, the three of them set out on their journey back home.

Maybe it was because of the wild fruits, but Ye Mingzhu didn't feel carsick during the journey. Except for stopping at noon to eat some dry food, the rest of the journey was smooth.

When they returned to the town entrance, Ye Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief: "We're finally here."

Ye Yunan stretched and said, "Oh, I'm tired from riding in the car."

Ye Mingzhu tapped his forehead and was about to speak when a voice came from not far away: "Sister Ye."