After finishing her meal, Xingxing leaned against Zhu Lin and dozed off. Just as she was drifting off to sleep, she heard a deafening snoring sound coming from next to her, and Xingxing suddenly opened her eyes.
They discovered that the three foreigners were sleeping like logs. They had seemed so worried about their companions that they should have been unable to sleep, but they were sleeping so soundly that it was impossible to tell that they were anxious at all.
"Perhaps people from other regions are more open-minded?" Zhu Lin said in a low voice.
Thinking about it, it's not a big deal. There's nothing we can do right now anyway, so I might as well get some sleep and recharge so I'll have the energy to save people tomorrow.
However, under normal circumstances, if you worry too much, you usually won't be able to sleep. Being able to sleep means you have an exceptionally strong mental fortitude, or you're just carefree.
Fairy Mist Island.
Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua were standing in the courtyard looking up at the sky when Zhu Qiuyu came to find them, saying that there was news from the princess and the young master.
"Really? You found them?" Zhao Guihua asked, her face full of doubt. "Why didn't we see the hummingbird fly back?"
"I came back this morning, but you didn't notice. Junior Brother had Hummingbird bring back a note. Hummingbird will lead the way. I'll inform Zhao Mingyue right away, and we'll set off together then," Zhu Qiuyu said with a smile.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go now. Finding someone is the priority." Zhao Guihua was extremely anxious.
"Yes, let's not wait any longer, let's set off right away," Boss Zhou urged repeatedly.
"Don't rush, I'll go prepare and we'll leave shortly." Zhu Qiuyu said, then turned and left.
The eldest brother's preparations dragged on until noon, so he decided to have lunch before leaving. He sent a message to Zhao Mingyue in the morning, and Zhao Mingyue said that everything was ready and they would set off once the people from Xianwu Island arrived to meet him.
After the two groups reunited, Zhu Qiuyu said to Zhao Mingyue, "The Snow Hummingbird only returned on the sixth day, so you can imagine that Junior Brother and the Princess are very far away from here."
Zhao Mingyue had already heard about how incredible the hummingbird's flying speed was, and considering the speed of the sailboat, she realized that the place they were going to was indeed very far away.
Just as expected, Zhao Mingyue and her group traveled day and night for a whole month by water before finally reaching the island. The snow hummingbird circled in the air for a long time before leaving when they got close to the island.
Instead of rushing ashore, the group sent their secret guards to the island to investigate. These guards were the same ones the emperor had sent to the princess's side, including Qingyan and Qingluo.
The secret guards were highly skilled, and sneaking ashore was the most suitable option. Even if they were discovered, they could escape in time. A total of ten secret guards went this time and returned half an hour later.
"The princess and young master Zhu are both on the island. They're fine, and they even captured some Japanese people on the island." The guard's words were somewhat vague, because they didn't know exactly what had happened. They had just seen the princess when they were ordered to come back and bring her ashore.
When Qingyan learned that the princess was indeed on the island, she secretly regretted not going to the island first, otherwise she could have seen the princess immediately. And what were those ten guards thinking?
"What are you all doing? Don't you know how to stay by the princess's side to protect her? You only need one person to come back and report... Never mind, let's go find the princess right now." Qingyan scolded them a few times and then stopped talking nonsense, leading all the guards ashore first.
"It seems that the Japanese on the island have been brought under control by Young Master Zhu and the princess. Everyone should prepare to go ashore," Zhao Mingyue announced loudly.
When Xingxing saw Zhao Mingyue and the others arrive, she immediately shouted, "Zhao Mingyue, you take your men and keep a close watch on these Japanese people. We're going to dig potatoes."
Zhao Mingyue and the others looked blank. What was a potato?
Since the princess valued it so much, she hurriedly left with a group of guards and several foreigners.
Jones led Xingxing and the others to a valley on the island, pointed to a large patch of plants and said, "These are potatoes. The people who mine on the island have to grow their own food. These potatoes were planted by my friends and me, and they're ready to be harvested this season."
The leaves of these plants range from small to large oval. This rooted plant looks a bit like a sweet potato, except that sweet potatoes have vines and leaves.
After watching for a while, Xingxing squatted down to dig something in the soil and dug out a bunch of cute, round potatoes. They looked similar to sweet potatoes, but were rounder and had a different skin color.
"Can this be eaten raw?" Sweet potatoes can be eaten raw, which is why Xingxing asked this question.
"Potatoes can't be eaten raw; they have to be cooked before eating," Jones said, looking at the large group of guards surrounding Xingxing. He had already guessed that this little girl was extraordinary and decided not to hide it. "Sprouted potatoes can cause poisoning, so you have to be careful about how you store them."
"How do we plant them?" Sweet potatoes can be grown using sweet potato vines or sweet potato seeds. Jones always emphasized the method of planting potatoes, so Xingxing paid special attention to it.
"In spring, cut the potatoes into chunks with a knife, remembering to leave the sprouts. After cutting, put them in the sun for two days to dry. Plant them after they sprout. If you want to plant them in the second half of the year, you can't cut them into small pieces anymore. You have to plant them whole to make them useful, because the season is different," Jones explained in detail.
After learning how to plant them, Xingxing ordered her guards to start digging up potatoes, "Dig up all the potatoes here and take them all back in a few days."
Then he asked Qingyan and Qingluo to take some back and cook them to try, to see how they tasted and whether they were as delicious as sweet potatoes.
Back at the Japanese houses on the island, Zhao Mingyue saw the princess return and immediately went to greet her. "Princess, all the Japanese are locked up in the woodshed. They all seem to be poisoned and can't speak."
"Yes, we were the ones who poisoned them. Otherwise, there were several hundred of them, and it would have been difficult for just a few of us to deal with them. Besides the mute drug, we also used muscle-relaxing powder." Xingxing said it naturally, not feeling that there was anything wrong with using poison.
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