Chapter 527 How could I not know what you are thinking?
Old Madam Gu and two old ladies, Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Xiao, walked in hand in hand, and smiled benevolently at the two children playing with rabbits in the yard.
"Today is Xuan'er's sixth birthday, so the third brother went to the mountain to catch a rabbit for her."
"Ah, is it Xuan'er's birthday today?"
Ran Qingxuan was stunned. This was something she had not expected.
Seeing her look a little surprised, Gu Yanchen explained: "Xuan'er's birthday is on the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, which is today."
"Why didn't you tell me in advance? I didn't even have time to prepare a gift for Xuan'er."
"Now that our family has just settled down, it doesn't matter whether the children celebrate their birthdays or not."
Fang Jin knew that Ran Qingxuan paid the bulk of all the family expenses nowadays. Whether it was food, clothing, or daily necessities, she was basically the one paying for it.
I thought that since he was just a kid, there was no need to spend so much money on his birthday.
But Ran Qingxuan didn't think so. She had never celebrated her birthday in her previous life since she was old enough to understand. Now that she had grown up, she would rather not celebrate it.
But after a long time, she felt a sense of loss, and even if someone celebrated her birthday, that feeling of loneliness could not be shaken off.
The emotion in her eyes caught Gu Yanchen's attention. He knew that Ran Qingxuan was different from them. Although he didn't know what happened in her past, he could feel that faint sadness.
After calming down, Ran Qingxuan already had an idea in mind.
Ran Qingxuan said, calling Gu Yanchen and several sisters-in-law together.
"How about this? We're going to eat seafood today, so I'll prepare a surprise for Xuan'er. Everyone must come and show their support. How do you think?"
Although they didn't know what kind of surprise it would be, the sisters-in-law and Old Madam Gu were also looking forward to it.
"Ran, you can handle it. When the time comes, we will take advantage of it and join in the fun."
Madam Gu is now in a relaxed mood and is extremely relaxed when interacting with these young people.
Xuan'er was holding the rabbit and playing with Chen Yue'er at this time, and had no idea what was about to happen.
Just at this moment, Qu Feng, who was giving acupuncture to the second brother, came back, followed by Chang Fang and Pan Shaonan, who walked in talking and laughing.
Before leaving at noon, Ran Qingxuan asked Qu Feng to try acupuncture on his second brother. After all, surgery still had some risks.
Judging from the appearance of the three of them now, I guess the second brother should be doing well.
"It's just right that you're back. Today is Xuan'er's birthday. We brought back a lot of seafood. If you want to eat, you have to come and help."
Qu Feng also likes seafood. After hearing what she said, he subconsciously muttered, "You don't even care about a meal. I won't come next time."
"But no one asked you to come."
Gu Yanchen has amazing hearing ability, and when the two meet, it's like fighting cocks, they can't help but nag at each other.
Ran Qingxuan felt a headache, moved closer to him, and whispered, "No, he still has to give acupuncture to the second brother, you'd better be polite."
Qu Feng glared at Gu Yanchen with a smug look on his face, and said to Ran Qingxuan: "Let's go and check out the seafood you bought."
When passing by Gu Yanchen, his nostrils were about to point to the sky.
Gu Yanchen clenched his fists. Although he was not angry, he felt very aggrieved.
Ran Qingxuan didn't notice and walked towards the carriage outside the yard with his family.
The moment the curtain was lifted, everyone stood there in amazement.
“Oh my god, are you moving the entire market back?”
When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Ran Qingxuan gave twenty copper coins to the young butcher who was running errands. The young butcher took the money and went back.
Although Qu Feng's words were a bit exaggerated, that whole pig could not be faked, not to mention the six baskets of seafood.
"Sixth brother and sister, what are these?"
The sister-in-law took out corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes from the bag and asked in confusion.
"Sister-in-law, these are all vegetables, all bought from that foreigner.
When I bought building materials, the foreigner said that not only were they delicious, but the yield was also high. I thought about eating those few vegetables during the winter, so I bought a lot and waited to grow them next year for our own consumption. ”
"Qingxuan, you said these things have high yields?"
Gu Yanchen asked suddenly.
Qu Feng explained proudly, "That's right. If you cut the potatoes in your hand and plant them on one acre after they sprout, you can get nearly 4,000 kilograms in three or four months."
"And the corn, two or three seeds can produce one plant, and if the yield is good, one acre can produce more than a thousand kilograms."
"so much?"
Gu Yanchen had never seen these things before, but after hearing that there were such large quantities, he became completely excited.
Qu Feng was confused, so he picked up a sweet potato weighing nearly a pound and explained, "This sweet potato variety is called Yanshu. It is planted in fertile soil. If the harvest is good, the yield per acre is between 6,000 and 8,000 pounds."
"Whether it is roasted, steamed, or cooked with rice into porridge, it is very filling."
They were not unfamiliar with sweet potatoes, but for the people of Northern Qi, such a large yield was simply astonishing.
Even the well-informed Mrs. Gu and other members of the Gu family were shocked after hearing this.
Gu Yanchen's focus is not on production, because he knows that if these things are mass-produced, perhaps the lower-class people in the entire Northern Qi will no longer have to worry about food.
Every year, countless innocent people die in wars, and most of them starve to death.
When the war broke out, the people were displaced and had no way to get food, and those who fled famine just wanted to escape to another place where they could get food.
If they had food and were not affected by the war, how could they flee their homes and starve to death on the road?
But Emperor Mingde is in power now, so even if they have this idea, Emperor Mingde will not adopt it.
If Emperor Mingde knew about the mass production of these vegetables, he might not be grateful, but would just think that the Gu family was trying to win over the hearts of the people.
In the end, looking at these vegetables, Gu Yanchen could not make any changes except to let out a long sigh.
Ran Qingxuan finally noticed that something was wrong with her mood, but he couldn't ask in front of her family.
The three families lived close to each other, so after the food was divided and each family took it back, Ran Qingxuan called Qu Feng and others to the kitchen, and took the opportunity to call Gu Yanchen in.
Pan Shaonan is best at cooking, while the other two are adept at handling seafood.
"Tell me about it?"
"say what?"
Gu Yanchen didn't want Ran Qingxuan to worry about these things, so he didn't plan to tell her.
"Tsk, are you treating me as an outsider?"
After all, the two of them had been together for nearly half a year, and Ran Qingxuan could understand a little bit by looking at his expression.
"How can I not know what you are thinking?"
Gu Yanchen smiled helplessly: "But what can I do even if I know? I can't do anything with my current status."
He was once the war god of Northern Qi who fought on the battlefield and had the final say in the court.
Nowadays, I am just an ordinary citizen.
There are some things that even if he wants to do, he doesn't have the status to do them.
Ran Qingxuan understood the bitterness in his heart. While processing the sea urchin, he was thinking about how to resolve the confusion in his heart.
Gu Yanchen sat beside the stove, adding firewood mechanically.
Qu Feng was confused and looked at Ran Qingxue.
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