In Liu De's view, even if the person who came was not hysterical, he was still a fool. To think that one mu of land could yield five thousand jin of grain was simply a pipe dream.
Let alone 5,000 catties, he had never even seen a grain yield of 500 catties per mu in his nearly 60 years of life.
The village chief was kicked out without even seeing the town's face, his face full of disappointment. In fact, if it weren't for the previous incident with the chili peppers, Han Yiyi's earnest words, and his own eyes seeing the pile of sweet potato seedlings filling the yard, he wouldn't have believed it either.
But looking at the "treasure" in his hand, he really couldn't bear to waste this opportunity that would keep everyone from going hungry. After being driven away again by the servants of the town's household, he quickly returned to the village with the sweet potato seedlings.
After returning to the village, he summoned the daughters-in-law from other villages who had married into Zhushan Village and told them to go back to their parents' homes as soon as possible to tell their families about planting sweet potatoes.
The young wives and older wives' eyes lit up when they heard this. They hadn't been allowed to talk about the chili pepper incident or the rice exchange, and they felt bad for their families. Now, they could finally have a good meal with their families.
So as soon as the village chief finished speaking, everyone jogged away.
When the families of the young and old wives heard what they said, they couldn't sit still any longer and rushed over that very night, bringing along their lovers' families as well.
Some of these people were very convinced, while others were half-believing and half-doubting. They thought they would give it a try and waste a few acres of land to plant. If they could really get 5,000 catties, they wouldn't go hungry this year.
In this way, Han Yi's family's sweet potato seedlings were all divided up, and the surrounding villages also planted some to varying degrees.
Han Yiyi herself also loves sweet potatoes, especially in winter. A roasted sweet potato, wow, the taste is just so delicious...
Furthermore, there are sweet potato noodles. Pork stew with sweet potato noodles, or hot and sour noodles, just thinking about them makes my mouth water. Even the sweet potato stems, when stir-fried with chili peppers, have a refreshing and delicious taste. Therefore, Han Yiyi also planted some in her own vegetable garden.
It took everyone two days to plant all the sweet potatoes in the ground. Then they busied themselves making adobe bricks to build houses and picking mushrooms.
Because the village chief said that the matter of exchanging mushrooms for rice must not be spread outside the village, and anyone who spreads it will be kicked out of the village, no one dares to take rice to the town to exchange for coarse grains and black flour. So now the entire Zhushan Village eats white rice.
To save money, they would add a lot of wild vegetables, but they were reluctant to add mushrooms. Even so, at mealtimes, the whole village was filled with the aroma of rice. In the past, they didn't think the smell was that good, but in this year of famine, the smell made their mouths water.
The person standing in Aunt Zhang's house stared intently at the direction of her kitchen, swallowing hard as he smelled the aroma of food wafting from inside.
Turning around, he saw Aunt Zhang and her group returning from a distance carrying baskets. He hurriedly ran forward, reaching out to take the basket from Aunt Zhang's hand, his face full of smiles as he spoke, but his eyes kept glancing at the big ox behind Aunt Zhang.
"Auntie, you're back. You must be tired. Let me help you with these..."
Aunt Zhang looked at the newcomer with displeasure in her eyes.
"What are you doing here again? I told you, I don't need your help. Go away..."
Upon hearing Aunt Zhang's words, the man's eyes immediately reddened, and he looked at Da Niu as if he was about to cry.
"I know I was wrong last time. I know I was wrong. Please give me another chance, Auntie. I was also deceived by that Erhuzi. Don't worry, Auntie, after I marry into your family, I will definitely take good care of you and treat Brother Daniu well..."
After saying that, she looked at Da Niu with a pitiful expression, as if she were a heartless and unfaithful man who had let her down.
When Aunt Zhang saw Huang Zhaodi like this, she was furious. Seeing Huang Zhaodi's seductive appearance and looking at her own son, she was even angrier.
Worried that her foolish son would be bewitched by this vixen, she wanted Da Niu to go back to the yard first.
But when Aunt Zhang turned around, she saw that her silly son hadn't even glanced at the person opposite him. Instead, his gaze was fixed on the little girl who came out of the kitchen. Seeing this, Aunt Zhang's eyes flickered, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She turned around, grabbed Da Niu, and then pushed him into the yard.
"Hurry up and go in, lest some shady characters have their eyes on you..."
Da Niu hadn't taken his eyes off her since he came out of the kitchen in February. Now, he was caught off guard by his mother's tugging and pushing, and tripped over the threshold, causing him to stumble.
February was cooking in the kitchen when she heard a sound at the door. She knew that Aunt Zhang and the others had returned, so she hurried out of the kitchen to greet them. However, before she even reached the door, she saw Da Niu lying on the ground. Startled, she quickly took a few steps forward to help him up.
But her small frame was no match for Da Niu, and she ended up being pinned down by him. This terrified Da Niu, who hurriedly, feeling embarrassed, awkward, and worried, helped her up. Her face was so red it was almost bleeding, and she stammered as she spoke.
"Are you alright? I didn't mean to, I was just..."
February, blushing with embarrassment, quickly spoke up.
"No, no, I'm fine..."
When Huang Zhaodi saw this scene outside the door, she was so angry that her eyes turned red. This time, she wasn't faking it; she was genuinely furious.
She had been loitering around the Zhang family's gate for the past few days, so she had naturally seen Eryue and inquired about her. Eryue was just a wild girl that the Zhang family had picked up from the mountain, a girl no one wanted. But this wild girl was someone that her eldest brother, Niu, cared about so much. So, disregarding the presence of Aunt Zhang, he pointed at Eryue and started cursing.
"You little slut, throwing yourself at a man in broad daylight, you're shameless..."
Aunt Zhang was overjoyed to see the two blushing and caring for each other, and for a moment she forgot about the annoying vixen in front of her.
Hearing her curse Eryue like that now, his eyes turned cold, and he raised his hand and slapped her.
"Shut up, you old hag! What kind of person are you to dare insult my daughter-in-law like that..."
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