Chapter 255 Sweet Potato Deliciousness
Ye Yun'an looked at Ye Mingzhu, and she smiled and nodded: "Then let's take it back first, put it in the stove, and eat roasted sweet potatoes."
Ye Yun'an nodded decisively.
Ye Mingzhu pointed at his feet and said, "Go wash your feet. Let's go back and eat first."
Wu Jiang quickly took Ye Yun'an to a nearby puddle to wash his feet.
Ye Yun'an didn't need anyone's help. He happily carried the bunch of sweet potato vines and returned to the main courtyard with Ye Mingzhu.
On the way, Ye Yun'an whispered, "Sister, the water in the puddle where I washed my feet just now is hot."
Ye Mingzhu quickly realized that he was talking about the hot springs over there. Even though the sweet potato fields there were reclaimed, there were still a few puddles left. They were not suitable for soaking in the hot springs, but they were okay for washing feet.
"Shh, it's enough for you to know this, don't tell anyone else." Ye Mingzhu put her hand to her mouth and spoke in a low voice.
Ye Yun'an immediately covered his mouth with his free hand, indicating that he would never tell anyone else.
"You forgot that there is mud on your hands." Ye Mingzhu felt helpless as she looked at her brother whose mouth corners were instantly covered with mud.
She took out a handkerchief and handed it to him: "Wipe your face, otherwise people will think you are starving and eating dirt."
Ye Yun'an laughed twice, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and then walked quickly with the sweet potato in his arms: "Sister, let's go and make roasted sweet potatoes."
Ye Mingzhu was attracted by his excitement and quickened her pace.
When they returned to the main courtyard, Mo Xing had already prepared the meal and was about to call them.
"Boss, you're back?" Mo Xing's personality seemed much more cheerful, and her face was full of smiles. "The food is ready, please sit down and eat while it's hot."
Ye Yunan held the sweet potato in front of Aunt Jiang: "Aunt, look, this is sweet potato. I'll make it for you now. It's very delicious."
Aunt Jiang looked at his stained clothes and the sweet potatoes on his hands. The corners of her mouth twitched, but she still smiled and said, "Are you hungry, Yun'an? Let's eat first, and then make this sweet potato after dinner."
"Mom, these are sweet potatoes. They can be roasted and eaten." Ye Mingzhu explained, then looked at Ye Yun'an: "Yun'an, go wash the sweet potatoes and put them in the stove. Let's eat first. It will be almost ready after dinner."
The weather is getting colder now. I’m afraid that by the time the sweet potatoes are baked, the food on the table will have gone cold.
"Then I'll go wash the sweet potatoes now." Ye Yun'an walked out of the house quickly and ran to the kitchen.
Ye Mingzhu wanted to call out to him but couldn't. Aunt Jiang shook her head and said, "Okay, Mingzhu, please sit down first. Boys are always curious about everything."
"Mom, Yun'an has become much more lively recently, and I want to thank you." Ye Mingzhu said this sincerely.
When she first met Ye Yun'an, he was very wary of others, but after she got married, Ye Yun'an became visibly more lively.
"We are all family, so let's not talk about this." Aunt Jiang asked Ye Mingzhu to sit down.
Mo Xing hesitated for a moment before whispering, "How about I go wash the sweet potatoes and have Young Master An come over for dinner?"
"No need, just let him wash himself. We don't need you here, go downstairs and have dinner." Ye Mingzhu knew that Mo Xing and her sister didn't like to be around men, so she didn't make things difficult for her.
Mo Xing twisted her hands together. Her mother had said that the boss treated her family very well, but they couldn't become arrogant because of the favor. They still had to do their duty as servants.
When she finally overcame the obstacle in her heart and wanted to go to the kitchen to help, Ye Yun'an ran in from outside: "Okay, I've buried all the sweet potatoes in the stove. You just wait and eat delicious food."
"Then let's eat." Aunt Jiang took the lead and took a bite of food with her chopsticks. Then she said gently to Mo Xing, "Mo Xing, come down and eat too."
Mo Xing breathed a sigh of relief, bowed, and went down.
After sitting in the carriage for a whole morning, Ye Yun'an went to dig sweet potatoes for half a day. He was already hungry and ate very quickly, which made Aunt Jiang and Ye Mingzhu speed up as well.
In just a moment, all three of them put down their chopsticks.
"I just asked Mo Xing, Xia Zhi and the others haven't come back in the past few days. I plan to go to the county tomorrow to check on them." Aunt Jiang arrived and arranged tomorrow's trip after a while.
"Well, then I will go with my mother tomorrow. I have something to do at the county government office." Ye Mingzhu said.
Ye Yun'an didn't say anything. He was still thinking about the roasted sweet potatoes in the stove.
Seeing that Aunt Jiang and Ye Mingzhu had reached an agreement on tomorrow's travel plan, he immediately got up, went to the kitchen, and took out a few charcoal-black sweet potatoes from the stove.
He picked one up at random. Because it was too hot, he held it with both hands alternately, but it was still very hot. He looked up and saw the cloth towel used to wipe the chopping board on the stove. He took it and used it as a pad. He broke it hard with both hands, and a sweet fragrance spread out. He couldn't wait to take a bite.
He narrowed his eyes instantly. The sweet potato was sweet, fragrant and soft, with no other flaws except that it was too hot. He blew on it while eating, and soon finished a big sweet potato.
He found a clean cloth, wrapped up the remaining sweet potatoes, and took them to the main hall.
"Sister, aunt, the sweet potatoes are baked, please try them." He put the sweet potatoes in front of Ye Mingzhu and Aunt Jiang.
Ye Mingzhu picked up the sweet potato without any hesitation and gently broke it apart. She couldn't wait to scoop a piece of sweet potato with a spoon and put it in her mouth.
Sure enough, it tastes just like what I remember. The best way to eat sweet potatoes is to roast them.
Aunt Jiang looked at the roasted sweet potato that looked like charcoal, not knowing how to start. Ye Yun'an directly broke the sweet potato apart and put the spoon in her hand: "Aunt, eat it with a spoon."
Ye Mingzhu smiled at Aunt Jiang and said, "Mom, try this. This sweet potato is very sweet. We can plant some in the village next year."
Ye Yun'an broke open another sweet potato and dug it into his mouth without any hesitation. Aunt Jiang then slowly scooped a spoonful into her mouth. Sure enough, the taste was just as Ye Mingzhu had said, sweet and soft, very good. She scooped another spoonful into her mouth and savored it carefully.
Ye Mingzhu and Aunt Jiang each ate a sweet potato, Ye Yun'an ate two, and the remaining two sweet potatoes were left to Mo Xing who came to collect the dishes.
Mo Xing looked at Ye Yun'an, whose face was dark, and hesitated. Ye Mingzhu helped her break the sweet potato open: "The sweet potato is a little hot, use a spoon to scoop it up and eat it."
Ye Yun'an licked the corner of his mouth: "It's more delicious if I eat it directly."
Ye Mingzhu glared at him and said, "Look at how black your face is. Go find some water to wash it off."
Only then did Mo Xing realize that the black spots on Ye Yun'an's face were from eating sweet potatoes. She raised the corners of her mouth and quickly took the bowls and plates away, taking the roasted sweet potatoes with her when she went downstairs.
Ye Yun'an watched her take away the last two roasted sweet potatoes. Feeling that she hadn't eaten enough, he discussed with Ye Mingzhu: "Sister, how about we go to the sweet potato field and see if they have harvested all the sweet potatoes?"
"Okay, let's go and take a look." Although Ye Mingzhu was a little sleepy, she also wanted to know how many sweet potatoes could be grown in more than one acre of sweet potato field.
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