"Oh no! Oh no! The sweet potatoes have been stolen!"
"Half of the sweet potato seedlings were stolen by someone else."
As soon as Ying came out, he saw the village in a commotion, with people shouting loudly.
Soon, the news reached the Su family, and Su Muyao went with everyone to the place where the sweet potato seedlings were planted.
Half of the sweet potato seedlings were gone, which meant they definitely weren't stolen by villagers.
These sweet potato seedlings were cultivated and planted by everyone in the village, so there's really no need to steal them.
The old village chief had obviously thought of this too, and then asked the villagers, "Have you seen any outsiders come to our village today?"
"The old village chief only visited Tao Hua's family today. They had lunch quickly and then left."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Peach Blossom, who was standing in the crowd.
"Don't look at me. My mother came over, looked at me briefly, ate a meal, and left. She's definitely not my mother."
An old woman nearby clapped her hands as if she had just remembered something. "I remember when Peach Blossom's mother passed away, I was sitting under that big tree at the entrance of the village. I remember she was carrying a very big basket with a cloth covering it."
Upon hearing this, everyone understood perfectly.
Enraged, Zhao Jinhua took off her shoe and was about to hit her youngest son on the head.
"I told you not to marry this troublemaker, but you wouldn't listen. Now, one after another, she's causing trouble."
"Mother, please don't hit me! We haven't even found out the truth yet, why are you blaming Peach Blossom?"
The old village chief was truly enraged this time.
"Zhao family's third son, let me make this clear from the start: if it really was your wife's family who stole this thing, don't blame us for kicking you out of Peach Willow Village."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jinhua felt an urge to beat her youngest son to death. She had always disliked Taohua for being so submissive and always obeying her mother. After they got married, Taohua moved everything to her parents' home.
He insisted on marrying her now, and now he's dragging himself down with him—he deserves it.
"Boss, take a few men and go check it out."
"Okay, Dad, I'll go right away."
The village chief's son, along with two men from the same village whom he knew well, headed towards the village where Peach Blossom's mother lived.
The whole village was waiting for news, and soon the village chief's son brought back the sweet potato seedlings.
Seeing that the sweet potato seedlings had been found, Su Muyao went back home.
When I got back, my father told me that the peach blossoms had yielded a thousand catties per mu (a Chinese unit of area, approximately 0.165 acres).
Even the people in the palace were fascinated by it and took quite a lot with them. They also told their mothers about the fruits and melons that had been sold at low prices in the village. They said that if these were grown and sold, they would definitely fetch a lot of money.
That's why he came to visit Zhao Jinhua's family, ostensibly to see his daughter, but actually to take all the sweet potato seedlings that Taohua had stolen with him before leaving.
When the old village chief learned the whole story, he was furious. It turned out that the villagers had colluded with outsiders to steal most of the seedlings, and the final result was that the couple was driven out of the village.
Zhao Jinhua didn't stop it. Although she was quite old, she believed that if she went to the village chief, she might still be able to keep her youngest son.
But she wasn't stupid. If she left this troublemaker alive, he would definitely cause even bigger problems in the future, and then her whole family wouldn't be able to handle it.
Rather than letting him continue to stay in the village and cause trouble, it's better to just pretend we don't have this son.
...
Meanwhile, in the Imperial Garden of the Royal Palace.
The emperor was sitting on his dragon throne, watching a group of gardeners pulling up flowers in the garden.
That large patch of peonies and peonies was uprooted.
Soon, the passing workers all carried the news to their respective wives.
The concubines were all bewildered. "Your Majesty, what's wrong? Why are you taking your anger out on the flowers in the Imperial Garden?"
"Yes, I heard that the Emperor personally supervised the workers pulling up the flowers."
"I heard that the Emperor has found a new variety from elsewhere and is currently directing people to plant it."
The agricultural official standing nearby said, "Your Majesty, this plant is drought-resistant and does not need much watering."
"I heard you brought other varieties, so let's plant them together. Also, plant all the seeds you brought on another ten acres."
"yes"
The Emperor flipped through the booklet brought back by the Ministry of Agriculture, which contained very detailed records.
He is now eagerly anticipating what these seedlings will look like when they grow up and mature.
The news he brought back confirmed a yield of several thousand catties per mu. He knew that his subordinates would not lie to him about this matter, but he really wouldn't believe it if he didn't see it with his own eyes.
…
Long Yuan was shocked to learn that the Su family's little lucky star had personally raised a wolf cub, and now it was all grown up.
Every time I see the little wolf next door, I can't help but feel my heart flutter. These past few days, I've been thinking of ways to please Su Muyao.
"Sister Yao, how much gold do you want?"
"That won't do. The little wolf has parents. Taking him away like this will make his parents sad."
Ten taels of gold
Su Muyao waved her hand: "I already said, my parents will be sad."
"30 taels of gold."
The little ball of milk continued to shake its head.
…
One hundred taels of gold
"make a deal"
Long Yuan's lips twitched slightly as he continued discussing how heartbroken the wolf parents would be.
After all that, it turns out I didn't give myself enough money!
Seeing his stunned expression, Su Muyao assumed he was heartbroken over the hundred taels of gold.
He stepped forward and patted Long Yuan on the head: "Don't worry, you'll see later. You definitely won't be shortchanged. Remember to bring your bowl when you come to eat frozen grass jelly tomorrow."
After saying that, he went straight back inside.
Longyuan was left standing at the door, dumbfounded.
She actually patted my head! How dare she?
Soon, the steward saw his prince return in a huff.
I don’t know when it started, but the Crown Prince has become calm and no longer shows any emotion. I never thought that the little dumpling next door could make my own Crown Prince angry.
When I got back to the yard, I found that Daya and Erya were still in the kitchen helping to clean up.
Looking at the mesona chinensis laid out on the table, everyone asked how to clean it.
"Let's do it together," Su Muyao said, not wanting to be taken for granted and ask someone to do her work.
After washing and drying, I set it aside to make grass jelly the next morning.
Grass jelly is a good thing in the hot summer; its icy coolness can also help treat heatstroke.
"Thank you all, you'll have the first bowl tomorrow."
I had no dreams that night.
When I arrived at the kitchen early the next morning, my grandmother had just finished cooking.
Su Muyao put the herb into a pot and boiled it, then filtered it with gauze, added starch, and waited for it to settle.
He took a large iron plate from his spatial storage and cut the whole block of grass jelly into small pieces, which he then divided into small bowls.
He then took out honey, lemon, and rock sugar from his storage space and made a sauce.
Su Muyao also scooped out a whole bucket of ice from the space.
"Sweetie, eat first. Your older brothers have all finished eating and gone to school. Eat first, then you can continue."
Grandma Su wanted Su Muyao to eat first. She had been busy since she got up in the morning. Just now, when she called Su Muyao to eat first, Su Muyao insisted on cooking this first.
After a quick bite in the main room, he plunged into the kitchen and began to work.
"Da Ya, Er Ya, come quick!"
The two girls came to the kitchen and saw Su Muyao handing them a bowl in each hand.
"Try it quickly, this is all thanks to you guys, we have to eat the first bowl first."
Daya looked at Grandma Su standing there timidly. At home, the family would eat first, and if there was any left over, they would get a little. Now that no one else had eaten, how could they dare to take any?
"It's fine to take it."
Su Muyao handed the bowls to the two of them.
She then brought her grandmother a bowl of food that wasn't too cold, as she didn't want the old lady to eat anything too cold so early in the morning.
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