Chapter 350 He is not married yet]
Perhaps because she was in front of "Young Master Yun", Zhu Huaihua did not act as noisy as usual. She just stood quietly in the crowd, trying to listen to everyone's discussions, thinking about how to tell her parents when she got home and ask them to find a matchmaker to go to the Yun family to propose marriage.
With her looks, she felt that this marriage should be a sure thing.
After greeting each other, Xiao Yunshuo and Village Chief Wu coughed and entered the Yun family's house without staying long.
Yuan Xu stayed behind to distribute the mountain products and cured meat he had bought in advance to the villagers, one portion to each family as a gift.
Everyone couldn't help but come over to get their things.
Chen Fenghe also came over with a few little ones to receive it.
Shen Yichuan looked up at Yuan Xu and suddenly said, "Uncle, have I seen you before?"
Yuan Xu was so startled that he nearly dropped the thing in his hand. He coughed tactically and said in a deliberately rough voice, "Don't talk nonsense, little kid. I... cough cough... This is my first time in Youzhou. How could I possibly have seen a little kid like you?"
After hearing this, Shen Yichuan frowned in disbelief.
Shen Fenghe quickly accepted the gift, and while pulling Shen Yichuan home, she said with a smile: "Yichuan, don't talk nonsense. Go home quickly, don't you still have to feed the lambs?"
Shen Yichuan was dragged away, but he didn't forget to look back and said, "Sister, I'm not talking nonsense. This uncle looks like Brother Yunxu!"
Shen Qingxing and Xiao Yunhao also chimed in, "Sister-in-law, I think so too. But this uncle is better looking than Brother Yunxu, and he doesn't have the pockmarks on his face..."
Chen Fenghe: “…”
In the days since returning from the capital, although Xiao Yunshuo came every day, he would wait until the little ones fell asleep before coming in.
Naturally, she did not reveal her and Yuan Xu's true identities to the little ones, mainly because she was afraid that they were too young and if they were targeted by someone with ulterior motives, they might be tricked into revealing something with just a few words.
I didn't expect that children have such good observation skills. Yuan Xu has grown from a pockmarked face to an uncle, but he can still be seen as...
"You think they look alike, right? There are many people in the world who look alike." Chen Fenghe pretended not to care and said lightly.
You can't deny it deliberately, as this will only make them more curious.
Shen Yichuan suddenly asked: "Sister, Brother Yun and the others...will we never see each other again?"
Chen Fenghe thought for a moment and replied, "Well...your brother Yun and the others have already finished their business and left Youzhou to go home. From now on...I guess we won't see each other again."
Shen Yichuan was a little depressed, walking with his head down, kicking a small stone under his feet.
"What's wrong? Weren't you afraid of him before? Are you reluctant to leave him now?" Chen Fenghe asked with a smile.
Shen Yichuan raised his head, frowned, and righteously lectured: "Sister, you can't judge a person by his appearance. Although Brother Yun is not good-looking, he is a good man! You can't be ungrateful! Besides... I... I have never been afraid of him!"
Chen Fenghe hadn't expected that despite his young age, he had such a positive outlook on life. She couldn't help but purse her lips and said with a smile, "Okay! Is it okay if I was wrong?"
Shen Yichuan sighed again, thought for a while, and said: "However, this new brother Yun is so handsome, it would be nice to have this brother Yun as a brother-in-law. Sister, you have to work hard!"
Chen Fenghe: “………………”
What's going on in this kid's head every day? It seems we need to set up a school so they can go to school and memorize the lessons quickly, so they don't have time to speculate!
Madam Liu and Madam Yang made a bet and later that day they went to the Yun family to ask whether Master Yun was married. The answer they got was - he was not married.
This news quickly spread throughout the village, and every family in the village who still had unmarried girls was extremely excited.
When Chen Fenghe heard the news, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Then, I couldn’t help but feel a little unhappy.
Never married?
She is such a grown-up person here, and he comes to share the same bed with her every night. Except for the last step, he has taken all the advantages from her. Now he refuses to acknowledge her as soon as she leaves?
Declaring to the public that I am not married is the same as telling all matchmakers in the world to come to my house and propose marriage, right?
I'm afraid he has fallen for some virgin girl in the village and is deliberately showing off himself like a peacock!
Bastard, heartless and lecher!
However, after venting his anger on the radish on the chopping board, Shen Fenghe quickly calmed down.
What is she...thinking about?
Xiao Yunshuo refused to acknowledge her, and they could go their separate ways in the future without owing each other anything. Isn't that what she hoped for most?
She's actually... jealous?
No, no!
Chen Fenghe took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
It seems... we can't delay any longer.
Anyway, Xiao Yunshuo has already moved next door, so Qin Mengyue and Xiao Yunhao’s safety should not be a problem.
She has done her best, and it is time for her to retire and live her own life.
It's just that... it would be easy for her to fake her death and disappear alone, but if she wanted to take Shen Yichuan and Shen Qingxing with her, she would have to plan it out carefully.
In the next few days, the Yun family was crowded with people, and all of them were matchmakers. Not only people from the village, but also from villages within a radius of 20 to 30 miles, and even from the nearby town of Qingshui, many families invited matchmakers to come and propose marriages.
Yuan Xu was annoyed and had to bear it patiently and said that his young master was in poor health and he had to be very careful about marriage, otherwise he would be harming the young lady.
Even so, there is still a constant stream of people visiting.
Chen Fenghe looked at the situation and although she was unhappy in her heart, she looked very calm. She continued to study cooking and read books at home as usual, and went into the space to develop various medicines when no one was around.
Qin Mengyue was a little angry and sighed, "How could Shuo'er be like this? If he had just said he was getting married, wouldn't those matchmakers have been knocking on the door! Shuo'er hasn't come over these past few days, it's really worrying!"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance at Chen Fenghe and said, "Fenghe, don't overthink it. Shuo'er has been a thoughtful child since he was young. He must have his reasons for doing this. Next time he comes, I will make him explain it to you clearly!"
Chen Fenghe tried to comfort her, saying, "Mother, don't worry. I didn't think too much of it. It's indeed most appropriate for His Highness to declare that he's not married yet. After all, if he were to claim to be married, even if his original wife had passed away, the mere appearance of a 'wife' would inevitably implicate the original wife's family connections, and there would be too much to disguise and cover up. Once someone with ulterior motives suspects and investigates, who knows where something might go wrong, which would be disastrous. Therefore, if he claims to be unmarried, even if they were to investigate, there would be very little they could find."
Qin Mengyue felt relieved when she heard that Shen Fenghe not only didn't think much about it, but actually excused Xiao Yunshuo. "Fenghe, the fact that you think this way shows that you are indeed Shuo'er's confidant. Mother is relieved."
The next day, Chen Fenghe woke up early in the morning and said, "Mom, I'm going to the market today to buy some things."
Qin Mengyue couldn't help but feel a little worried after hearing this: "Isn't the market in the town? It's at least ten miles away from the village. How can I feel at ease if you go there alone? Why not ask Mrs. Yang's son to help..."
Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "Mom, I'm planning to go to town to buy some medicinal herbs and seeds. I also need to buy grain seeds and other things. Spring is almost here, and if we miss the spring plowing, we'll be hungry in the fall."
"But……"
"I've thought about it a long time ago. Look what this is?"
Without waiting for her to continue, Chen Fenghe took out a set of clothes.
"Is this... men's clothing?"
Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "I asked Brother Yang to buy these clothes for me, and they are all my sizes. We don't have any men in our family, and although His Highness lives next door, he can't always help us because of all the eyes. So I thought, if anything happens, I can just dress up as a man and go and do it. It's much more convenient than being a girl."
Qin Mengyue couldn't help but smile when she heard this and said, "You... you really have a lot of tricks up your sleeve. But, even if you're a woman disguised as a man, it's still a little dangerous..."
Chen Fenghe said, "I asked Yichuan to accompany me. Firstly, he can help watch over the mule cart and luggage, and if anything happens, he can sneak away and report it. Besides, mother, have you forgotten that I have even killed wolves? How can ordinary people hurt me?"
Although Qin Mengyue was still worried, she didn't insist any further and just said, "Okay. But you must be careful."
After the deal was settled, Chen Fenghe and Shen Yichuan had breakfast, then harnessed the mule cart and set off.
She was going to Qingshui Town.
The mule cart traveled for about an hour and arrived at the town.
Although Qingshui Town is not as prosperous as Youzhou City, it is the largest town in the area and has a direct official road leading to Youzhou. Therefore, it still has many commercial ports and a lot of people.
On the bustling streets, countless vendors are hawking their wares.
"Freshly baked meat buns, big and hot, fragrant meat buns!"
"Mutton soup! Mutton noodle soup, one bowl is enough to fill you up!"
"Tanghulu! Sweet and sour delicious Tanghulu!"
"Fine fox fur!"
"Rouge and powder, produced by Yuexinfang in the capital, are top-grade products specially sent to the palace as tribute..."
Shen Yichuan looked at the lively scene, his little head spinning around in excitement and couldn't stop.
Chen Fenghe spent a little over twenty coins to buy seven candied haws. She and Shen Yichuan each ate one, and had the shopkeeper wrap up the remaining three to take back to Qin Mengyue, Shen Qingxing, and Xiao Yunhao. The two extra ones were for Shen Yichuan and her to share after they got home.
While eating candied haws, the two of them walked into a seed shop.
Chen Fenghe symbolically bought some seeds or seedlings of wheat, sweet potatoes, soybeans, sesame, sorghum, millet, peanuts, cotton, etc.
She already had all of these in her space, and their quality was definitely better than what she could buy in this small town. Now she just had a reason to take some out of her space to fill it in.
She found that there seemed to be no corn seeds for sale here, so she asked the store owner, but he looked confused about the nicknames for corn and other maize.
Chen Fenghe guessed that corn had not yet been introduced into this dynasty.
Even in the world before she traveled through time, corn was introduced during the Ming Dynasty.
However, after it was introduced, it was quickly planted throughout the country. Because of its drought resistance, high yield per mu, and ability to adapt to harsh living environments, it became a crop planted on a large scale and soon became one of the staple foods.
Due to water shortage here, rice is not easy to grow. Wheat can be grown, but the yield per mu is only 1.5 shi, which is about 180 kilograms per mu.
Even before she traveled through time, after many years of seed improvement and the use of chemical fertilizers, the wheat yield per mu was only about 500 to 1,000 kilograms.
The corn yield per mu can easily reach 1,000 kilograms. If the land is fertile and the climate is suitable, it can even reach 2,000 kilograms.
If we could grow corn, it would at least solve many famine crises.
Chen Fenghe was glad that she liked eating corn before she traveled through time, so there was some corn in the space that could be used as seeds.
Then she went to a store selling vegetable seeds and bought some seeds of various vegetables.
The herbal medicine shop in the town is not big, so Chen Fenghe bought some commonly used herbs and some seeds.
After buying these necessary things, Shen Fenghe took Shen Yichuan to the outskirts of the town.
This area is populated by shops selling carriages, horses, mules, wood, furniture, firewood, and even blacksmith shops.
Chen Fenghe looked around first, then went to a timber shop and asked, "Shopkeeper, I'd like to ask if you can sell saplings?"
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment and said, "My dear, we do have seedlings in our forest farm, but we mainly sell timber, not saplings. Although saplings are cheaper than timber, it will take many years to grow them yourself. It's better to buy our ready-made ones."
Chen Fenghe smiled and asked, "Can't you be flexible? I'm offering a higher price than others. Besides, I'm not buying saplings for wood. There may be some tree species that you don't have here."
The shopkeeper was also curious after hearing this and said with a smile, "Are you looking for wood? I don't have any tree species here. I'd like to hear what kind of wood you are looking for, young sir?"
Chen Fenghe said, "I want to buy some poplars. I think you have some in your shop. I also want some species like poplars, red willows, saxaul, sea buckthorn, and camel thorn."
The shopkeeper's eyes widened as he listened, and he asked in confusion, "Young sir, the poplar you want is a common species here, and it's also a high-quality wood. But the others are only common in the Northern Rong area, right? Besides, the poplars are fine; they can grow into large trees and will be useful in the future. Red willow, Haloxylon ammodendron, Sea buckthorn, Camel thorn, and the like are all small shrubs that can't grow into large trees. Even if you plant them for a few years, they can only be harvested for firewood. Young sir, I'm afraid you've been tricked by someone into buying these species, haven't you?"
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