Chapter 90 Leaving the Sugarcane
Ye Mingzhu stared at the black and white thing in her hand in a daze. What is this?
"Boss, you don't know how to eat it? Don't be fooled by its black outside. It's actually very delicious." Wu Yue picked up a piece at hand and began to bite it. Soon, a transparent liquid flowed down the corner of her mouth, and she raised her hand to wipe it off.
Ye Yun'an moved aside in disgust. Wu Yue didn't get angry at all when she saw this. She handed him the candy bar in her hand and said, "Try it. It's really delicious."
There was a sweet smell in the air. Although Ye Yun'an disliked Wu Yue's rudeness, the smell of the candy bar was very pleasant, and he couldn't help but lean over and take a bite.
"Ah! It hurts." Ye Yun'an's teeth were hit by the sweet stick, and he let out a cry of surprise, and then felt a hint of sweetness.
Ye Mingzhu looked at him and burst out laughing: "That's not how you eat it. You have to remove the hard skin on the outside."
Ye Mingzhu demonstrated as she spoke, biting off the hard skin of the sweet stick with her teeth and then chewing the flesh inside.
Ye Yun'an immediately did as he was told, and soon he exclaimed, "Sister, this is really delicious."
Wu Yue chewed a piece of the candy bar as Ye Mingzhu said, with a smile in his eyes: "Boss is really smart, but I have hard teeth, so I can eat it directly."
It's not that I'm smart, this is "sugar cane". Although it is different from the modern ones and not very sweet, it is real sugar cane.
"Master Wu, are there many sweet sticks like this in the village?" Ye Mingzhu asked.
"There is about one acre of land. These were originally on the farm. The children think they are sweet, but we don't have money to buy them, so we planted some and give them to the children on a regular basis." Wu Jiang lowered his voice at the end, feeling a little guilty.
"Boss, that piece of land can't grow much food. We won't plant it next year."
The previous owner knew that they grew these things and never said anything to them, but he didn't understand the new owner's temper and was afraid that he would be angry.
"No, these sweet sticks are delicious and cannot be cut down. Boss, I will give you half of the sweet sticks I planted, please don't let my brother cut them down, okay?" Wu Yue firmly disagreed to cut down the sweet sticks, looking at Ye Mingzhu's pitiful expression.
Their farm produced little grain, and their lives were difficult. The children had never eaten anything. Wu Yue was older than them, and had been running around in this farm since he was a child.
Ever since she discovered the deliciousness of sweet sticks, she has planted some every year. It can be said that almost all of the sweet sticks on that acre of land were planted by her and the children on the farm.
After hearing what Wu Yue said, Ye Mingzhu was really surprised. A sixteen-year-old girl, who would still be in high school in modern times, could actually lead a group of children to farm?
"Let's go and see it tomorrow." Ye Mingzhu gave a vague answer. She wanted to see the entire Zhuangzi first.
Although she had never farmed before, she had watched many videos. Sugarcane is an economic crop. If sugarcane can be grown on a large scale on this farm, it can be made into sugar, which is sold at a very high price here.
Ye Mingzhu was thinking about something with a slight smile on her lips, but Wu Yue was frightened. She looked at Ye Mingzhu's sneer and thought that she was going to chop all the sweet sticks tomorrow, and tears of heartache fell from her eyes.
Jiang Hongyu had already frowned, and Wu Jiang quickly pushed her out the door: "Go and see if the meal is ready. If it is, ask your sister-in-law to bring it over."
Wu Yue had no choice but to go down with a frown and head down.
She returned home, kicking leaves and stones along the way. Wu Jiang's wife, Li Dani, came out to fetch water and said with a smile, "Xiao Yue, what's wrong? Sister-in-law stewed a chicken and saved you a bowl of chicken soup later."
When Li Dani got married, Wu Yue was not born yet. Her mother-in-law was in poor health, so she raised Wu Yue. In her heart, Wu Yue was like her own daughter.
Wu Yue is already sixteen years old, but she is still so lively and good-natured, which has a lot to do with Li Dani's love for her.
Wu Yue shook her head: "That's for the boss, I won't eat it."
Li Dani pursed her lips and whispered, "I just served a bowl of soup, so you can't tell."
Wu Yue was thinking about the sweet sticks and had no appetite. She said unhappily, "Sister-in-law, my brother asked when the food would be ready and asked us to bring it over as soon as possible."
Li Dani nodded. "The chicken is already stewed, and I've fried some vegetables. We also have some fish we caught yesterday. Do you want to cook them all together?"
"Let's cook it together, otherwise the two dishes won't look good." Wu Yue hoped that Ye Mingzhu would leave them some sweet sticks tomorrow because of their careful preparation.
Li Dani didn't care. At worst, she could just go and catch some after she finished eating. There were some in the pond anyway.
The more Wu Yue thought about it, the more she felt it made sense. She pushed Li Dani towards the kitchen and said, "Sister-in-law, let's hurry up, or it will be dark soon."
Li Dani was also worried about being blamed by her boss, so she immediately went to the kitchen to kill fish and cook.
Wu Tie, the youngest son of the Wu family, ran in from outside and rushed into the kitchen, smelling the fragrance in the air: "My lady, did you kill the chicken? I smell the fragrance. Let me taste it first."
Wu Yue patted his head and said, "You little greedy cat, where have you been? Look at your dirty hands. The chicken is stewed for the boss. You can eat it later if the boss can't finish it."
Wu Tie is only ten years old this year. He rolled his eyes and said, "The boss is here. I'll go see him."
"Come back." Wu Yue called him and whispered a few words in his ear. Seeing that he remembered, she picked up the bowl of chicken soup next to her and said, "Drink the chicken soup before you go."
Wu Tie swallowed his saliva, picked up the chicken soup and took a big sip before saying, "Aunt, I'm going out."
When Wu Yue saw him walking out with the chicken soup, she told him to be careful and not spill it.
Li Dani came over after killing the fish: "Did Xiaotie come back just now? Why did he go out again?"
Wu Yue felt better. She helped Li Dani chop the fish into pieces and then said, "He went out to drink chicken soup. He will be back soon."
Li Dani then realized that the chicken soup was gone, and she couldn't help but nag Wu Yue beside her: "Xiao Yue, the chicken soup is for you to nourish your body. Don't give it all to Xiao Tie. He will definitely take the chicken soup to give to the children in the village."
Wu Yue: "Sister-in-law, I'm fine, no need to make up."
Seeing that she didn't mind, Li Dani stopped talking and just concentrated on stewing the fish.
Wu Tie took a sip of chicken soup and walked out of the house carefully. On the way, he couldn't help but took another sip and was seen by a boy.
"Brother Tie, what are you drinking? It smells so good. This is chicken soup. Aunt Wu is willing to stew a chicken. What day is it today?" The person who came was Wu Tie's best friend, Wu Xiaopang.
Wu Xiaopang's body, as thin as a straw, pressed down on Wu Tie.
Wu Tie protected the chicken soup with one hand and pushed Wu Xiaopang away with the other: "Xiaopang, how many times have I told you, you are Xiaopang, not Fatty, why are you pressing me like this? Are you trying to kill me?"
Wu Xiaopang stared at the chicken soup: "Brother Tie, can I have a bite of this chicken soup? Let me try it first."
Wu Tie dodged his huge mouth and said, "Wait a minute, let's drink together. I'll take the chicken soup to Tian Bang'er and you call everyone over."
Fatty Wu slurped his saliva and put forward a condition: "Brother Tie, can I have one more drink later?"
"Okay." Wu Tie nodded without thinking.
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