"These sweet potatoes were shipped from foreign countries. No wonder my parents didn't recognize them. I asked my mother's family to get some seeds from foreign countries and planted some on the farm. This is the first crop, and I asked my parents to take it back to try it." Su Wenyue said with a smile, and told Old Man Han and Yang several ways to eat sweet potatoes.
In fact, most of the crops planted in Su Wenyue's farm are sweet potatoes, and the rest are other crops from foreign vassal states. Because the farm is full of veterans and Su Wenyue is willing to invest, the crops in the farm grow exceptionally well. Sweet potatoes are worthy of being the "holy object" that Concubine Li presented to Emperor Wu in the previous life. The crop yield is frighteningly high and is not picky about the land. Su Wenyue in the farm had ordered people to dig a lot of cellars, which were filled with sweet potatoes, and they could not be eaten up at all. However, Su Wenyue would not tell Old Man Han and Yang about this.
Old Man Han and Yang heard that it was something brought from foreign vassal states. It was really a rare thing and no wonder they had never seen it before. It looked ugly, but the fourth son's wife said it seemed delicious. No one knew what it tasted like.
"Fourth son's wife, since these things are from foreign vassal states, they must be very valuable, right? You also packed these sacks for us. You don't need to take so much. Your mother and I will take a few back to try them out, and you can keep the rest for yourselves." Old man Han didn't know that these things were valuable things from foreign vassal states, so he didn't say anything when his daughter-in-law was loading them. Now that he knows, he doesn't want so much, as he doesn't want his daughter-in-law to spend so much.
When Yang heard that this "lump of earth" had such a history, she shared the same idea as her old man. They should just take such a precious thing back to try it out, and leave the rest for the fourth brother and his wife to eat themselves, so as not to waste such a good thing.
"Dad, Mom, this is something my husband and I specially gave to you as a filial piety. We still have more in the farm. If we don't have enough, we can just ask the farm to send more." After the family split up, Su Wenyue did not hide the matter of the farm. However, Old Man Han and Yang thought it was just a small farm, so they were not too surprised or concerned. Considering the extent to which the mother-in-law doted on her daughter, it was normal to give the daughter-in-law a farm as a dowry.
"Okay, then we'll take it back and let everyone have a taste of this new and exotic food from the foreign vassal state, so that they can broaden their horizons."
After hearing what Su Wenyue said, Old Man Han and Yang did not insist. Who doesn't want good things? Since their daughter-in-law still has some, they will take it back. Yang still wants to show off in front of everyone. Besides, they have come to Xinluo Town with great difficulty to visit their son who is an official. It would be decent to bring some new things back to everyone. When the time comes, the familiar people will give them a few sweet potatoes, so that everyone can taste the taste of the new things from foreign countries!
Su Wenyue hadn't eaten the newly delivered sweet potatoes for a long time and missed the taste, so she specially taught the kitchen how to cook sweet potatoes. Not only Old Man Han and Mrs. Yang, but even Han Yu praised them for being delicious. This thing is sweet and soft, tastes especially delicious, and can be made into so many foods.
"Fourth brother's wife, this sweet potato is really delicious. It looks like a lump of earth, but it turns golden yellow when steamed. It looks good and tastes good. It's all thanks to you that we old couple can eat such a precious thing. Since it comes from a foreign vassal, I'm afraid even the emperor in the Golden Palace has never eaten it." Yang felt a little proud when she thought about it.
Su Wenyue felt something was not right when she heard what Yang said. The emperor had never eaten anything they had eaten. If someone with ulterior motives heard it and used it as evidence, it would be a serious crime. However, since Han Yu was present, she, as a daughter-in-law, would not be the bad guy and just pretended not to hear anything.
Han Yu frowned and said, "Mother, you can't say such nonsense. The emperor is not someone we can mention casually. If someone hears what you said, our whole family will be beheaded. Disaster comes from the mouth!"
"What?" Saying something like this could result in being dragged away and beheaded. Yang was a little shocked and a little scared. The smile on her face disappeared and she looked frightened. The affairs of the officialdom were really complicated. If you said anything wrong, it would be a serious crime.
Han Hu deliberately made the matter sound serious because he hoped Yang would realize how serious it was. He didn't mean to scare his mother. If someone with ulterior motives heard it, it would be a big trouble. He also meant to remind his mother to be more careful with her words in the future.
“Mom, I’m not trying to scare you. Your son is a different person now that he’s an official. There are so many people watching behind my back, waiting to find fault with me. If I’m not careful, I’ll get into trouble.”
"I saved it, saved it. Don't worry, I won't say anything nonsense in the future!" If Su Wenyue had said this, Yang would have wondered whether her daughter-in-law was trying to scare her. But since it was said by her own son, Yang didn't doubt it at all and kept nodding in agreement, fearing that she would accidentally bring trouble to the whole family.
Su Wenyue saw that Yang was frightened by Han Yu, so as a good daughter-in-law, she naturally had to comfort her: "Mother, my husband just said that, don't be afraid, we are all family here, and nothing we say will be spread out, just be careful next time."
"What Yue Niang said is right. I will listen to you." At this time, Yang felt that her daughter-in-law was even better. Not only did she bring so many things back for them, but she also helped her out in front of her son. She praised Su Wenyue in every word and asked Han Yu to take good care of Su Wenyue. She was so nice that she was reluctant to go back.
Su Wenyue is a person who is soft-hearted and does not respond to tough measures. When her mother-in-law was picky about her, she really hated this confused old woman. Now that her mother-in-law is nice to her, she feels a little guilty for talking back to her mother-in-law and using tricks on her before, so she becomes more affectionate towards her mother-in-law.
Knowing that her father-in-law and mother-in-law wanted to give the sweet potatoes as gifts, Su Wenyue asked the kitchen to fry a few pots of sweet potato balls. They were made of glutinous rice flour and had sweet fillings inside. They were crispy when bitten into, but soft and sticky on the inside, and especially sweet and delicious. She put them in two clean baskets and also gave Yang a stack of paper bags, so that she could put the sweet potatoes in the paper bags when giving them away. It was convenient, decent and beautiful. Yang felt that her daughter-in-law couldn't be more considerate.
"Fourth son's wife, these sweet potato balls are so delicious, fragrant, crispy, sweet and sticky. Even the ones in the county's snack shop are not as good as these." Yang couldn't help but pinch another sweet potato ball and put it in her mouth, eating it with such joy.
"As long as you like it, it's good. But this food is very hot right out of the pot. If you eat too much, you'll get a sore throat. I'd better let it cool down before eating."
"I know, I know, it's just that they are so delicious that I can't help it." Yang said with a smile, helping the maids and the old women to pack the sweet potato balls and put them on the carriage.
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