Now that she's here, she can only try to make the best of it. Besides, fate hasn't abandoned her; it's given her such a great advantage.
When we came out, we brought not only fertilizer, but also some lychees and green vegetables.
She herself didn't want to eat wild vegetables anymore, nor did she want Ye Lingyu to get up so early just to dig up a bite of wild vegetables.
I put the lychees in the basket and then covered them with some green vegetables.
Ye Lingyu is going to dig for wild vegetables tomorrow and will see these, so she probably won't go anymore.
Sure enough, when she woke up the next day, she heard noises in the yard.
When they came out, they saw that Ye Lingyu had already brought back a bucket of water and was digging in the yard.
Seeing Cheng Qingyan come out, Ye Lingyu's subordinates didn't stop working: "There's rice in the pot."
"Hey!" Cheng Qingyan opened the pot; it was a savory porridge made with vegetables and eggs, smelling delicious! Her smile widened even more. You see, people can be easily satisfied sometimes. A bowl of porridge and a bright morning are enough to lift one's spirits.
After finishing eating, Cheng Qingyan came to Ye Lingyu's side and said, "I'll help you dig, you can rest for a while."
This hoe was different from any she had seen before, and different from the ones in her spatial dimension. It had a large head, a long handle, and was really heavy.
Having learned from yesterday's experience, Ye Lingyu took the hoe from Cheng Qingyan and continued digging when Cheng Qingyan stopped to catch his breath.
"If you don't eat meat for too long, you'll lose your strength. Wife, when shall we go to town and buy some meat to eat?"
"If there's still something left over after the rice harvest, once the debts are paid off."
Cheng Qingyan looked somewhat indignant, thinking that it would be better to let a piece of meat fall from the sky.
Are there any hunters or doctors in our village?
"No, there's a hunter and a doctor in the next village, and I think there's one in a village to the north."
Are there any herbal medicine shops in that town?
"There are two pharmacies, both staffed with doctors. Are you feeling unwell?"
Seeing that Ye Lingyu had misunderstood, Cheng Qingyan smiled and explained, "I'm not feeling unwell. I just remembered that our area is surrounded by mountains. They say people who live near mountains live off the land, so there should be a lot of good things on the mountains."
Ye Lingyu put down her hoe: "It's better if you don't go into the mountains. There are wolves and tigers in there, and it's said that even hunters get injured."
Cheng Qingyan nodded: "Don't worry, we won't go too deep. By the way, do we need to dig up all this land?"
"No need, we can just dig up these. Seeds are expensive, I don't know if anyone can lend us some."
What kind of vegetables do you want to grow?
Ye Lingyu thought for a moment: "In this season, we can only plant some leafy greens and radishes. Other things might freeze in the cold winter, and if it snows."
"Oh, my wife, you don't need to go through all that trouble. Last night, when vegetables fell from the sky, some seeds and fertilizer also fell."
"Fertilizer? What's that?"
"It is sprinkled on these turned soils, and then the soil is turned over a little more. This can add nutrients to the soil and make the vegetables and grains grow more vigorously."
"That's similar to the wood ash we spread in our fields. Wood ash also repels insects."
Cheng Qingyan had this common sense; she knew about plant ash.
"Yes, it's similar to that. Shall we go up the mountain again? I have a feeling something good will happen if we go up the mountain today."
Ye Lingyu cast a doubtful glance at her: "Are you sure you can do it?"
If you put it that way, Cheng Qingyan's competitive spirit will kick in: "Why can't I? I can do it perfectly well!"
Ye Lingyu still didn't believe it, but Cheng Qingyan insisted, so she had no choice but to take her there.
We can't let her go up the mountain alone; if something happens, it will be very difficult to handle.
Once they reached the mountain, Cheng Qingyan asked Ye Lingyu to dig for wild vegetables nearby, and she excused herself to leave for a while.
After looking around and observing for a while, he dug a few holes in the ground and harvested the ginseng he had planted from his space. The package page showed that it was a ten-year-old ginseng.
Fortunately, there were many ginseng roots. She dug five holes and then stuffed the ginseng roots in to test their size.
"Not bad, the disguise is very good, a big enough trap," Cheng Qingyan nodded in satisfaction.
He smeared some wet mud on the ginseng and happily took his "trophy" to find Ye Lingyu.
"My wife, my wife! Look what I've found!"
The person arrived before the voice did.
Ye Lingyu thought something was wrong with her and her heart skipped a beat, but she didn't expect this girl to run over with something in her hand.
Staring at what she was holding, Ye Lingyu asked, "What is this? Why are you so agitated?"
Cheng Qingyan excitedly waved the ginseng in his hand: "Ginseng, ginseng! This is ginseng! It's just a pity it's too small, probably only about ten years old. But it's still alright, it should be able to be exchanged for some money."
"Oh? I didn't expect you to know about medicinal herbs."
Cheng Qingyan chuckled and said, "Not at all, it was just a coincidence, nothing more than a coincidence."
This gave her a reason to go to town.
"Then why don't you go and take another look? If there are any other medicinal herbs, you can gather them as well."
"No need, no need, I only know ginseng. We can just walk around in the mountains and look at the scenery. My wife, don't bother digging for wild vegetables. It's tiring and they don't taste good, so don't bother."
Ye Lingyu listened to the advice, put away the basket, spread a layer of wild vegetables on the bottom of the basket, placed the ginseng on top, and covered it with another layer of wild vegetables.
She knew Cheng Qingyan couldn't eat wild vegetables, and the ones in the basket were enough for her to eat by herself.
Moreover, the ginseng that Cheng Qingyan dug up today could be sold for about ten taels of silver.
Their two acres of land yielded less than a penny a year.
An ordinary family with ten acres of land would only have two or three taels of silver left over in a year.
Cheng Qingyan borrowed from the entire village, but he still owed the whole village less than two taels of silver.
This ginseng is worth ten taels of silver, so she has to treasure it.
Finally, because it was getting late and it was inconvenient to venture further into the mountains, the two happily returned home.
I wanted something more substantial for dinner, and I had originally planned to fry the eggs and eat them with Ye Lingyu. But they only had one pot, which they also needed for cooking porridge, and most importantly, they didn't have any oil…
I can't have those oily fried eggs anymore, but I can't force myself to eat those bitter wild vegetables either.
"Wife, shall we skip the wild vegetables tonight? We still have some greens from this morning, how about we have those?"
There were indeed still some green vegetables, which Ye Lingyu put away.
This person only ate wild vegetables once and never wanted to eat them again. She had been eating them for three years!
Seeing the longing in Cheng Qingyan's eyes, she softened and decided to give up.
These wild vegetables can also be eaten after being dried. Let's have vegetable porridge today.
"I left the vegetables in my room, on the floor against the north wall. Go get them."
When Cheng Qingyan went to get the vegetables, she discovered that the lychees were also there.
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