This time, Su Wenyue bought the spices generously and did not continue to bargain. Instead, he gave him two large bags of sweet potatoes. The shopkeeper was grateful and had an idea to take out the seeds. They would just take up space wherever they were kept. Seeds would be useless after being kept for a long time and they could not be sold. It would be better to give them to Madam Han as a favor. Maybe Madam Han would be his future master.
"Seeds from foreign vassal states?" Su Wenyue was somewhat interested when she heard that the owner of the spice shop had given seeds from foreign vassal states in the Western Regions, but she was not very surprised. After all, she had noticed that the owner's shop not only dealt in spices, but also had some other items from foreign vassal states. It also showed that the owner was a flexible person. She didn't expect that there were seeds from foreign vassal states in the Western Regions. Maybe it could give her a surprise.
Seeing Su Wenyue's expectant look, Nanny Li immediately understood her master's intention: "Madam, do you want someone to send the seeds over for you to review?"
Su Wenyue was undeniably surprised when she saw the several large bags of seeds in front of her. After all, seeds were small in size, and several large bags of them were really a lot. The spice shop owner was really generous. She only gave Shi Enduo two bags of sweet potatoes, and in return she got so many seeds. It was a good deal no matter how you calculated it.
However, Su Wenyue thought about it and understood. It was not easy to have enough food these days. No one knew about these seeds from foreign vassal states. Who knew what they would grow and whether the harvest would be good? Besides, growing vegetables was not as safe as growing food to fill your stomach. Moreover, these seeds were not cheap, so they were piled up. If the shopkeeper's spice shop could not continue to operate by next year, these seeds would not be able to be sold. Moreover, the germination rate of seeds would decrease if they were kept for a long time. If they were piled up in the warehouse, they would go bad. It would be better to give them away as a favor.
After figuring this out, Su Wenyue felt that the shopkeeper was a smart man who knew how to use his useless things to gain the greatest benefit. He was not like those petty people who, even if they could earn some money by selling the seeds at a low price, would not be of much use.
"Open the bags and let me see." Su Wenyue said, staring at the bags. She really wanted to know what seeds were in these bags. She was very much looking forward to it. After all, the seeds that she asked her mother's family to collect were also from foreign countries, but they were from a different direction from the Western Regions. The seeds collected from different places were naturally different.
When I opened the bag, I saw that many of the seeds were packed in small bags and placed in different categories. It was very clean and tidy. The scientific names of the seeds were written on them, as well as some vague planting methods. However, this is better than having nothing. There is always a reference. If I hand it over to an experienced farmer, he will naturally be able to figure out how to plant the seeds.
Su Wenyue didn't want to bother, so she took them one by one and looked at them. The more she looked, the more surprised she was. The spice shop owner really gave her a big surprise. Many of these seeds were not available to her. Even though the variety of things in the foreign vassal states had increased because of Concubine Li in her previous life, there were still many kinds of things she had never seen. These seeds were much more than the kinds that her brother from her natal family had brought back from the foreign vassal states. However, there were no sweet potatoes, corn and other kinds of things.
Nanny Li also curiously followed Su Wenyue to watch, her old face full of questions and curiosity.
"Madam, what is this carrot? I have only heard of white radish and pickled radish, but never carrot. I don't know what the difference is. This foreign thing is really strange." Madam Li said with a sigh.
Su Wenyue shook her head. She had never heard of carrots and didn't know what they were. Was they similar to the white radishes here? Then she read the instructions written on the bag and understood roughly.
"This carrot is a good thing. Not to mention whether it tastes good or not, the color alone looks festive. It would be nice if we could plant them in the greenhouse on the farm in advance." Su Wenyue felt that she was becoming more and more vulgar. When it came to food, the first thing she thought of was not how to make something delicious, but what benefits she could get from it. However, now that she was in this situation, there was nothing she could do.
"Madam, look, there are these too. Each of these names is quite strange. I have never heard of them before." In fact, Nanny Li can be considered a knowledgeable person. She has even seen some things from foreign vassal states. Now she feels that she is really too arrogant. The world is so big that there are all kinds of wonders. She must never be complacent again.
Su Wenyue nodded. She had heard most of it, but it was difficult to show it. Otherwise, how could she explain how she knew it? After all, these were things from foreign vassal states. Even though Nanny Li was her most trusted nanny, Su Wenyue was still unwilling to show her abnormality.
"The owner of the spice shop has really done something that pleases me. There are so many varieties of these seeds. It must have been difficult for him to collect them. They cannot be offset by two bags of sweet potatoes. Although these seeds may not sell well here, this cannot deny the value of these seeds." Su Wenyue said and looked at Nanny Li.
"Madame Li, tell the owner of the spice shop what I mean. Also, give him some grain from home and ask him to accept it. This is what he deserves."
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Nanny Li took the order and felt even more that her master was kind. Although sometimes he did things himself to save money, he was never stingy when he should be generous and was unwilling to take advantage of others for no reason. Such a character was truly rare and precious. They, the servants, were lucky to have the opportunity to follow such a master.
Su Wenyue arranged for Nanny Li to go to the spice shop, and asked someone to go to the farm to call Xiaoxi back. Now that they lived in the city, they were much closer to the farm, but one was in the city and the other was outside the city. If they rode a horse faster, they could get there in more than half an hour.
Xiaoxi was also surprised to see so many seeds. Now Su Wenyue had handed over all the affairs of the farm to Xiaoxi. Xiaoxi had a stronger sense of responsibility. She thought that the lady valued her so much and entrusted such an important matter to her. She had to perform well to repay her master's trust and convince those who disobeyed the lady's orders and had objections to her arrangements.
"Madam, where did you get so many seeds? That's great! I was worried that there were not enough varieties of seeds. I built so many greenhouses before, and I can't plant the same things in all of them. It would be a waste if they were left empty. These seeds just solve my urgent need, but I don't seem to recognize any of them." Xiaoxi was happy to get the seeds, but also a little distressed.
"These are seeds collected from the outer vassal states of the Western Regions. You naturally don't recognize them, otherwise I wouldn't have called you here so eagerly."