"Hehe, no need, just buy with the money I have."
"Mom, you still have my dad."
"Hehe, a woman still needs to have her own business; that's more reassuring."
"Why are you making such a clear distinction? What's mine is yours, and what's yours is still yours," Zhao Hao muttered under his breath.
Wang Xinyi's eyes welled up with tears after hearing this. This was her stepson; she never expected him to treat her like this. Now she wouldn't have to worry about being cared for in her old age. Besides, she had enough for retirement; all she wanted was for the younger generation to visit her often. She had previously hoped Hongmei would take care of her in her old age, but she never imagined she would get married herself. This would lighten Hongmei's burden.
"Mom, look, those are sugar beets. Our farm only grows twenty acres of them because the temperature here isn't suitable. My dad never believed it. He always thought we weren't taking good enough care of them or that we weren't getting enough fertilizer, so he kept at it. You see, although our sugar beets don't grow as well as those from the sugar beet producing areas, we've still succeeded here."
"Hehe. I really don't know about this. Are beets used to make sugar?"
"Yes, I loved eating candy when I was a child."
"Yes, I should eat less of that in the future; it's not good for my health."
"Okay, I'll listen to Mom."
Zhang Hongmei found it a bit funny to look at the two of them. They were both over twenty years old, yet they were still acting like this. Was it really okay for them to act like this?
"Hongmei, Haozheng, let's go dig up two bags of potatoes. I'm sure you two will love the mashed potatoes I make."
“Okay, let’s head back then. Mr. William’s geese are probably already roasting. I wonder how many he’s roasting this time so we can take them back for Cheng Guangxu and the others to try.”
"Zhao Haozheng, if Cheng Guangxu knew that you thought of him this way, he would be very touched."
"That's right, we've been living together for a month, how could I not think of him when there's something delicious to eat?"
Zeng Zhongkang sat quietly to one side without saying a word, so it's no wonder that everyone ignored him.
There were two shovels on the cart. Zeng Zhongkang and Zhao Haozheng were in charge of digging, while Wang Xinyi and her friend picked the food from behind. In less than half an hour, they had dug up a pile, all of which they planned to take home.
"Zhao Haozheng, do you have any sweet potatoes here?"
Yes, we have them on the farm. Do you want some?
"Great! Let's go dig some more and roast sweet potatoes when we get home." Zhang Hongmei perked up; she hadn't expected to find sweet potatoes here.
"Haozheng, this kind of crop shouldn't exist here, right?"
"Hehe, Mom, this is what I cried and begged to eat when I was little. Dad found a way to bring it from China. We've accumulated it little by little, and now it's more than 20 acres."
"That's great! Let's go dig. I'll make you sweet potato balls when we get home; I'm sure you'll all love them," Zhang Hongmei boasted proudly.
"Sweet potato balls?" Zhao Hao was particularly interested in food, and he was especially tempted by the novel food he heard about.
"You'll find out then. I just don't know if we have sticky rice here?"
Yes, they are available, although they are a bit expensive.
"That's good. Just wait to eat, but the earliest you can eat it is next week."
"Sure, as long as we can eat."
"We need to take some corn husks with us when we go back. I'll need them next week."
"Leave it to me."
Wang Xinyi looked at the two children with relief; it was good that they got along so well. However, she had to tell them that Zhang Hongmei was already taken, and she couldn't let Haozheng get involved like those other young men.
Upon arriving at the sweet potato field, Zhang Hongmei jumped out of the car. "It seems we can't dig up too many; these sweet potatoes can still grow."
"Zhang Hongmei, how did you know?"
Zhang Hongmei proudly raised her chin and said, "Hmph, I've been planting sweet potatoes for many years, so I'm very experienced."
"You can even grow sweet potatoes?"
"Of all the crops we just saw on your farm, I've never grown sugar beets before, but I know how to grow the rest, and I do them exceptionally well. I'm a kid from the countryside."
"That's amazing! When I was little, I came to the farm with my dad and saw wheat seedlings. I insisted on eating dumplings with chives and eggs!"
"Haha, you've got potential, kid." Zhang Hongmei laughed heartily at Zhao Haozheng's words.
As they joked and laughed, Zeng Zhongkang started digging. Judging from his movements, Zhang Hongmei knew he was also from the countryside.
"Zeng Zhongkang, did you do this before?" Zhao Hao asked curiously, standing next to him as he watched him do it so skillfully.
“Yes, my family is also from the countryside.” Zeng Zhongkang only dug a few holes and then stopped, digging for a dozen or so pieces.
"That's too wasteful. Let's wait until later to dig."
The others naturally had no objections; they believed that even their own things shouldn't be altered.
Zhang Hongmei pulled over some sweet potato vines and tried feeding them to the big horse. Surprisingly, it actually ate them.
The four returned laden with their spoils. Even before they arrived, they could smell the enticing aroma from afar.
"See? I told you so, Mr. William's roast goose is absolutely amazing. I feel hungry just from the smell."
Zhang Hongmei rubbed her stomach and said, "Me too, I'm hungry."
Zhao Hao spurred the carriage on, jumped off, and Zeng Zhongkang took the reins and went to unload the carriage. The two men who had claimed to be hungry had already rushed into the house.
He refused Wang Xinyi's offer of help, and instead asked Mrs. William to finish packing the bags, filling them with all the potatoes and sweet potatoes, and putting them in the car. Only then did he wash his hands and go inside.
At this moment, Zhang Hongmei and the other person were already gathered around the oven in the kitchen, because the roast goose was not yet cooked.
Wang Xinyi helped Mrs. William bake bread, boil milk, and mix salad.
Mrs. William took a liking to this woman and felt that Mr. Zhao had finally found a companion. Dinner was quite sumptuous, with roast rabbit and roast lamb leg.
Zhang Hongmei was so full that she wandered around the yard a little embarrassed to digest. The others were too shy to laugh, but they were all trying hard to hold it in.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of a car. "It must be my dad looking for me."
Just as Zhao Hao finished speaking, Zhao Tiancheng entered the courtyard. Seeing Wang Xinyi standing there with a smile, he walked over to her in a few steps, hugged her, and kissed her forehead.
Wang Xinyi's face flushed red, which excited Zhao Tiancheng.
"Dad, Mr. William has also prepared roast goose for you."
“I’m not in a hurry. You three go back. Your mother and I will stay here for two days.”
"Okay. We're waiting for Hongmei to help with digestion."
"Hehe, how's Hongmei here?"
“Mr. Zhao, I really like it here.”
"That's good. You can come every week from now on. There are plenty of rooms here. I'll have someone clean one out for you tomorrow."
"Hehe, thank you so much, Mr. Zhao. I'm really looking forward to it."
"Hongmei, I've already made plans, but we have to meet on Thursday night."
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