Chapter 58 The people of Song have a natural talent for farming in their blood.
Pei Ji carried the basket and slowly walked to the edge of the bamboo forest.
Across the bamboo grove, on the opposite bank where they were fishing, Pei Ji could hear the little dumpling's silvery laughter and the boy's noisy shouts from afar.
Pei Ji stepped outwards, getting a clearer view of the scene opposite him.
The little girl was dressed in light blue today. She wasn't wearing a headband, and her hair wasn't styled in two little buns. Instead, she had her hair in a simple bun with a hairpin in it.
There were a few fresh flowers nearby, which the little girl picked from somewhere. She even chose blue flowers, which complemented her clothes perfectly.
The little girl smiled and happily pulled the fish up. Xie Yunqi, who was standing next to her, rolled up his sleeves and wanted to go into the water to catch the fish himself, but was stopped by Xiao Quanzi.
Pei Ji saw her gesturing wildly, talking to Xie Yunqi with great enthusiasm, the pendant on her hairpin swaying back and forth.
Pei Ji guessed that he was probably happy that he had caught a lot of fish.
Even across the lake, Pei Ji could still feel the warm and soft aura emanating from her.
Yan Hu had somehow run back to Sheng Sheng's side. Sheng Sheng saw Yan Hu and sensed something.
Xie Yunqi was persuaded to come back by Xiao Quanzi, and he stormed over to Shengsheng, saying angrily, "I don't believe I can't catch a fish today! Come on, let's try again, this time I'll definitely catch one faster than you!"
To his surprise, the little dumpling didn't even look at him, and kept waving to the other side.
Xie Yunqi's smile froze. She looked across the lake and, sure enough, saw Pei Ji standing on the opposite bank.
Xie Yunqi's smile vanished instantly, and she clenched her fist: "Wait, why is Pei Ji everywhere?!"
Xiao Quanzi reminded him, "Your Highness, Jingyue Pavilion is behind this bamboo grove."
Xie Yunqi didn't care about Yuexuan or anything like that; all he saw was his younger sister happily greeting people!
Sheng Sheng used her hands to make a megaphone and shouted at Pei Ji, "Brother Pei Ji, stand there and wait for me!"
After saying that, he called Zijuan to divide the bucket of fish into two and put them into Xie Yunqi's bucket. Then, he happily took the remaining fish and went to find Pei Ji.
"Brother, wait for Shengsheng here!"
"Oh, little sister!"
Xie Yunqi stomped his feet in anger. His sister had clearly come to go fishing with him, but Pei Ji suddenly appeared out of nowhere!
The two sides were quite far apart, but fortunately Ah Fu had internal energy, which allowed him to hear the words clearly.
"Young master, the princess said you should stand here and wait for her."
"Um."
Pei Ji followed the little girl as she ran, and greeted her with a gentle smile.
Sheng Sheng ran up to Pei Ji, panting for a moment, and handed him the small bucket: "Brother Pei Ji, Sheng Sheng caught a lot of fish again, you can eat them all!"
Pei Ji chuckled. When did she pick up this habit of bringing him food?
Pei Ji shook his head: "Princess, not much of what was sent to Jingyue Pavilion yesterday has been touched. I can't finish it all."
"No problem, it's cold now, so it can be kept for a long time. There's no need to rush to finish it." Sheng Sheng told Zi Juan to carry the small bucket to A Fu. "You don't need to eat the fish in here right away. They're all alive and can be kept alive. You can eat them whenever Brother Pei Ji wants."
They have never caught any fish in this lake, for fear that someone with malicious intent might use this as an excuse to cause trouble.
Heaven knows how hungry Ah Fu was every time he passed by and saw those plump fish jumping out.
Afu stared wide-eyed at the bucket of fish, calculating that with this bucket of fish, the remaining meat in Jingyuexuan would last them a month.
However, since Pei Ji hadn't given his consent, Afu absolutely wouldn't dare to take it on his own.
Afu didn't take it, but handed the things in his hand to Zijuan instead: "Princess, Jingyue Pavilion doesn't have anything good. The young master didn't know how to thank you, so he asked me to pick some vegetables for you from the garden. These are all grown by ourselves, and they're very clean. Look at these white radishes, they're so big and long, and they're crisp and sweet, you can even eat them raw! And this spinach, it's so tender, it's delicious when stir-fried with plenty of oil!"
Afu was still a little hesitant, and kept explaining to his young master, racking his brains to praise the dishes.
After all, she's a princess; she can have anything she wants. Giving her these gifts is indeed a bit stingy.
He was genuinely afraid that the little princess wouldn't accept it, which would make the young master lose face.
Pei Ji also looked down at her.
Sheng Sheng's eyes lit up. She picked up a radish and compared it to her arm: "Wow! This radish is three or four times as thick as my arm! It's huge! Amazing!"
The little dumpling didn't show any disgust at the return gift being a pile of radishes; instead, it only showed admiration for how big the radishes could grow.
Zijuan exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! Did you and Young Master Pei really grow this yourselves?"
Afu nodded and patted his chest, saying, "Of course! We turned over the soil in the vegetable garden ourselves, from top to bottom!"
Zijuan: "Wow, is this a skill that every Song person possesses? Our Yu state is rich in fruit, while Song is skilled at growing grains. The grains grown in Song are plentiful and of high quality. There's a saying that the people of Song have a natural talent for farming in their blood!"
Sheng Sheng was stunned: "Wow, that's amazing?"
Afu laughed proudly, "Hehe, of course."
Sheng Sheng frowned: "But my brother told me that a nation's wealth depends on its people, and the first foundation for a strong country is having plenty of food, but..."
At this point, Sheng Sheng immediately covered her mouth and cautiously looked at Pei Ji's expression.
"Brother Pei Ji, you didn't mean anything by it..."
She subconsciously remembered that when she was recovering from her injury, she was very bored every day, and Xie Yunchuan would tell her all sorts of stories.
One day, Xie Yunchuan mentioned that the Yu Kingdom was preparing to send imperial officials to various places where the grain harvest was poor to investigate, and Sheng Sheng asked why they were doing this.
Xie Yunchuan said that if you have enough food to fight a war, you won't go hungry, and countries with abundant food supplies are generally very powerful.
But if the State of Song was good at growing grain, why was it defeated by the State of Yu?
Sheng Sheng was puzzled, so she subconsciously asked the question.
Pei Ji rubbed her head and said, "Because the current ruler of Song is incompetent, indulging in wine and women, and treacherous officials are in power. The people of Song are good at farming, but even they cannot overcome his incompetence."
Afu was somewhat saddened. He was also a citizen of the Song state and naturally did not want to see his country in such a state.
Sheng Sheng didn't understand the meaning of those words, but she could vaguely understand the meaning of the sentence.
Sheng Sheng took his hand and whispered, "It's okay, Brother Pei Ji. Look, you're taking good care of the radishes here, aren't you? Gold shines wherever it is. At worst, Brother Pei Ji, you can just stay here and grow vegetables. Sheng Sheng will always support you. What was that poem again? 'Born, born…'"
"Everyone has their own unique talents."
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