Even after Old Man Su said that, the guard still did not put down his knife.
Su Muyao stepped forward and patted the little wolf's head. Li Yuanyuan wanted to go too, but was stopped by Wanqiu beside her.
“Miss, that wolf is not familiar with us, so please don’t go over there.”
Li Yuanyuan knew this, of course, but her eyes were filled with longing as she looked at the wolf's thick fur.
What does it feel like to touch it?
When she arrived at this small mountain village, she found everything fascinating, especially the fruit trees in front of every house when she first arrived and headed towards Old Su's house.
Some trees are in bloom, while others have already borne fruit.
Moreover, the fruits looked sweet and delicious, and none of them were ones I recognized.
With both foxes and wolves present, it seems her friend might possess some extraordinary abilities.
Because Li Yuanyuan was coming to visit, her family prepared a sumptuous dinner. After dinner, the two little ones went to the guest room to stay.
"Yuanyuan, thank you for helping me today. I'll remember this. If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know."
"Yaoyao, we're already good friends, so it's a bit too polite of you to say that."
The two little girls chattered away in the same bed, and Su Muyao really liked this outgoing girl.
"If Yao Yao needs any help, just tell me. If anyone makes things difficult for you like they did today, just have someone notify me."
Su Muyao looked at the little girl in front of her, who was patting her chest and making a solemn promise, saying that she would be amused by her daughter's cute appearance.
"Thank you. I'm thinking of buying them a shop in a while so they won't be bullied by others."
Su Muyao knew she needed to find a dental clinic, and if Li Yuanyuan could introduce her to an acquaintance, things might get done faster.
She will remember Li Yuanyuan's help today and will definitely do her best to help her if she needs her in the future.
"Go find my mom. She has a lot of connections and shops, and most importantly, she's incredibly capable," Li Yuanyuan said with immense pride.
Su Muyao thought the magistrate was a good official, and that her daughter had taught him well.
The fact that the father, who was already an official, was not arrogant or domineering shows that he must have had a very good upbringing.
Although a county magistrate is an official, if he doesn't become a corrupt official, he will basically only receive a meager salary.
Moreover, it is said that in previous years, this county magistrate would often use his own money to subsidize the people for road repairs.
This suggests that the official in question was a good one, but the silver must have been the property earned by the magistrate's wife.
The two little ones chattered away until midnight before finally falling asleep.
Early in the morning, Su Muyao took Li Yuanyuan up the mountain and down the river, taking the little girl to play with everything she thought was interesting in the village.
Arriving at the melon patch, Su Muyao picked two melons and handed one to Li Yuanyuan. The two girls then sat down in the field and started eating them.
"So sweet!" Li Yuanyuan said, taking a moment to savor the sweetness of the food.
Su Muyao looked at the guards and Wanqiu who arrived late, and picked one for each of them from the ground.
The original two people sitting on the ground eating became four people sitting on the ground eating.
"Miss Su, what is this thing? I've never seen it before."
This dynasty didn't have much fruit to begin with; it mainly consisted of sour fruits and small sweet fruits from the mountains.
When they arrived at this mountain village, they saw many large, bright red fruits on the trees and wondered if they were poisonous.
After arriving in this mountain village, I saw many rare and exotic fruits.
“Sister Wanqiu, this is called a muskmelon. Before, some Hu people came to sell seeds and seedlings, so our family bought all of their seeds. Now, all the fruit trees planted in the village are from our family.”
Wanqiu was clever; upon hearing this, she knew that these fruits were rare and exotic.
If his wife were to take it, it might be of even greater value.
"Miss Su, are you planning to sell all these melons?"
"Of course, we can't eat all of these, so we'll probably take them to the market to sell in the next day or two."
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanyuan waved her hand and said, "Leave me half an acre."
"What? You want half an acre? How can you possibly finish eating all of that?" These words shocked Su Muyao.
"We've ordered too much. It'll spoil if we can't finish it. Although this cantaloupe keeps better than other fruits, how long will it take to eat so much?"
Li Yuanyuan shook her head. "Yaoyao, you don't know, my maternal grandmother's family is in the capital. They are in business, so sending these things to them will have a higher value."
Upon hearing this, Su Muyao immediately understood. Yes, where in this small town could one find a high price?
If these melons were transported to distant places, they could easily fetch several taels of silver per melon, since she understood the principle that scarcity increases value.
What she didn't expect was that after the melons were transported to the capital, they eventually sold for fifty taels each, and the supply still couldn't meet the demand.
As they passed the sweet potato field, Li Yuanyuan looked at the entire plot of land overgrown with weeds and asked Su Muyao in bewilderment, "Yaoyao, is the owner of this land lazy? Why does he let the land grow so many weeds instead of planting any crops? Does he not want to live a normal life?"
Upon hearing this, Su Muyao burst out laughing. "Is it possible that the lazybones you're talking about are my family?"
"What are you talking about? Grandpa Su and Uncle Su are very hardworking, they're not your family."
"Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. This is indeed my land, but it's not weeds; it's all grain."
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanyuan paused in her steps, which were about to leave.
"I've never seen this bookmaker before."
Immediately afterwards, Su Muyao began to fabricate stories.
Someone found a patch of sweet potatoes and potatoes on the mountain, and then figured out a way to plant them, but unexpectedly, this is the scene we see now.
They also said that they dug out more than 100 jin (50 kg) of sweet potatoes and potatoes from a small piece of land.
Upon hearing this, not only was Su Yuanyuan stunned, but even the bodyguard she brought along fell into deep thought.
If what this little dumpling said is true, and this thing is indeed edible and can be used as food, and can yield such a high yield per acre, wouldn't the entire dynasty never have to worry about food again?
No, I really can't make such a big decision on my own. I have to go back and talk to the magistrate.
"And Yuanyuan, let me tell you, this thing is also very drought-resistant."
During those few months of drought, everyone in the village carried water from the river to irrigate their fields, yet the crops still looked wilted. But mine didn't."
Su Muyao deliberately revealed all of this, thinking that if the county magistrate knew about it, it might spread throughout the country, giving her a reason to do so.
Along the way, they introduced many strange and unusual fruits, each of which Li Yuanyuan had never eaten before.
Because they were following Little Lucky Star, they introduced the fruit on other people's fruit trees, and each household would pick a few for them.
Li Yuanyuan's belly was round from eating all the way.
Seeing that it was getting late, Wanqiu knew she had to get the young lady back before lunch.
"Miss, it's time for us to go back after our appointment with Madam."
Li Yuanyuan looked at Su Muyao with great reluctance.
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