Chapter 257 I Want Them All
Maybe in modern times, sweet potatoes are a weight loss food and a coarse grain, but in ancient times, they were life-saving food.
For poor people, it’s good enough to have something to eat. Who cares whether it is coarse grain or not? Many families can’t even get enough to eat with coarse grains.
"Okay, I'll accompany you to the yamen tomorrow." Uncle Yan nodded. He wanted to talk to Yu Jiaming about it. He couldn't give all the credit for finding such a high-yield crop like sweet potatoes to himself.
Ye Mingzhu thought Uncle Yan was worried about her safety, so she smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Yan. I've been to the county town several times before. It's okay."
Uncle Yan didn't explain much, just said that it would be faster for him to get to the county town by driving a horse-drawn carriage, and it would also be more convenient to book an official ship.
Ye Mingzhu thought it made sense, so when she returned to the main courtyard, she asked Wu Jiang to pick out the largest ten kilograms and prepare to take them to the yamen for Yu Jiaming tomorrow.
The next morning, everyone got up early. Although they had been on the bus for half a day yesterday, everyone went to bed early at night, so they were not that tired.
Mo Xing also followed the carriage to the county town. She wanted to go to the snack shop to replace Mo Wan.
On the way to the yamen, they first left Aunt Jiang and Mo Xing at the snack shop, weighed a few pounds of snacks, and went directly to the yamen.
The concierge still remembered Uncle Yan and Ye Mingzhu. Seeing them approaching in a carriage, a smile spread across his face. "Master Yan, you're here. I'll have someone bring the carriage in for you and then notify the adults, okay?"
Uncle Yan nodded and handed him the reins.
Ye Mingzhu handed the extra snacks to Uncle Yan, who gave them directly to the doorman: "Let everyone take these snacks and eat them."
The concierge took a look at the snack packaging, and the smile on his face was even more obvious than before: "Hey, Master Yan, this is a snack from Sweetheart Place. We are in for a treat today."
Uncle Yan didn't say anything more to him and followed a servant out of the yard into the room.
Uncle Yan and Ye Mingzhu sat down, and just as someone brought the tea, Xiaowu followed.
"Uncle Yan, Mingzhu, you two are rare guests. It's been a long time since you came."
Uncle Yan smiled and patted his shoulder: "You kid, this is the government office, we can't just wander around here for no reason."
Xiao Wu curled his lips and said, "I haven't seen Uncle Yan for a long time. Uncle Yan seems to be alienated from me."
Ye Mingzhu found Xiaowu's antics somewhat amusing. She waited for the two to exchange a few words before asking, "Is Lord Yu in the yamen today?"
Xiao Wu looked at Ye Mingzhu in surprise and asked without hesitation, "Are you here to see Brother Ming?"
This is really strange, Ye Mingzhu rarely looks for Brother Ming.
As if thinking of something, Xiao Wu frowned: "Did something happen to you? You told me the same thing."
Ye Mingzhu knew that he really cared about her and was touched. It seemed that saving him was not in vain. She smiled and said, "Yes, there is something wrong, but it's a good thing."
Xiao Wu was a little confused, and Uncle Yan nodded at him: "Okay, go call Master Yu and tell him we're here to give him a gift."
"Gifts?" Xiao Wu looked at the snacks they brought and the cloth bag on the ground, and was a little confused. Could these be gifts?
Although he was confused, he still went out to ask someone to notify Yu Jiaming and tell him that Uncle Yan and Ye Mingzhu had arrived.
Xiaowu sat down next to Uncle Yan and sighed, saying that the food in the big kitchen of the yamen was too bad, so they had to go out and buy food. He had used all his salary to buy snacks.
"It would be great if Aunt Mo could come and cook for us. I once went to Sweetheart Place to buy some snacks and met Aunt Mo and her family while they were having dinner. She served me a bowl."
Xiao Wu swallowed his saliva when he said this: "It tastes great. I can't eat it anymore after coming back."
"How about we go out for lunch together? I know there's a restaurant in the county town that serves delicious food."
Xiao Wu looked at the two of them with shining eyes, waiting for them to nod.
"Didn't you just say that you spent all your salary on snacks?" Ye Mingzhu said with a smile.
Although Xiaowu is older than him, Xiaowu has a lively personality. She always feels that Xiaowu is like Ye Yun'an, and the two of them talk much more naturally.
"Who used their salary to buy snacks?" Yu Jiaming's voice came from outside the door.
Several people stood up.
"Brother Ming, this is a gift from Uncle Yan and the others." Xiao Wu casually pointed to the snacks and cloth bags brought by Ye Mingzhu.
Yu Jiaming first looked at him with a half-smile, then looked at Uncle Yan and Ye Mingzhu.
"Have the family issues been resolved? Are you still in trouble now?" Although Yu Jiaming was talking to Uncle Yan, his eyes glanced at Ye Mingzhu.
"Nothing's wrong now." Uncle Yan shook his head. "Everything is fine at home now."
"What happened at home?" Xiao Wu looked at them suspiciously, "Is there something you haven't told me?"
Yu Jiaming looked at Ye Mingzhu. This was her family matter, and it was not appropriate for him to bring it up.
"It's just some small matters. They have been resolved. There is no need to talk about it anymore." Ye Mingzhu avoided the main point.
Before Xiaowu could ask more, she brought the cloth bag in front of the two of them and said, "This is the gift I brought for you. Take a look."
Yu Jiaming saw that Xiaowu didn't want to talk about family matters, so he followed her lead and untied the bag on the ground. "The road is not easy to walk on, so why did you bring me a gift?"
His words stopped as the bag was untied. Xiaowu originally wanted to ask about family matters, but he was attracted by the open bag on the ground and did not ask any more questions.
"What is this?" Yu Jiaming raised his eyebrows and looked at Ye Mingzhu.
"These are sweet potatoes, grown on my farm. I brought them here specially for you." Ye Mingzhu nodded with a smile.
"Sweet potato? Is this the gift you brought?" Xiaowu picked up a sweet potato. Some dry soil fell from the sweet potato and got on him. He brushed off the soil, his words full of disbelief.
"Yes, didn't you just say that the cook's cooking was bad? This sweet potato is delicious, and it's easy to prepare. You can boil it in water or steam it directly." Ye Mingzhu said.
"Why don't you take these sweet potatoes to the main kitchen and have your cook steam a few so you can taste them first."
Xiaowu, who is usually smart and clever, was a little dumbfounded. Now he asked the cook to steam sweet potatoes?
Although Yu Jiaming didn't know Ye Mingzhu's intention, he still took out a few sweet potatoes from the bag and handed them to Xiaowu: "Take them to the main kitchen and ask them to steam them."
Xiaowu looked at Uncle Yan and Ye Mingzhu, both of whom had serious expressions on their faces. He had no choice but to carry the sweet potatoes out. Ye Mingzhu reminded Xiaowu to steam the sweet potatoes for a quarter of an hour after boiling. When they can be pierced with chopsticks, they are cooked and can be served directly.
After Xiaowu left, Yu Jiaming glanced at Uncle Yan first, then looked at Ye Mingzhu: "Mingzhu, do you have anything to say to me?"
Ye Mingzhu nodded. "There's a small plot of land on my farm where hot water wells up, so it's quite warm. I planted sweet potatoes there, about one acre and one mu of land. The sweet potatoes ripened yesterday, and I harvested a total of 1,430 kilograms."
Yu Jiaming repeated: "One thousand four hundred and thirty pounds? One thousand four hundred and thirty pounds!"
"Oh my God!" Yu Jiaming stood up. "How many sweet potatoes do you have? I want them all. If everyone in the county grows sweet potatoes, then everyone in our county will definitely have enough to eat."
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