They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 41 It's so good!

Xu Zhichun received three sweet potatoes.

If it weren't for the fact that there were plenty of sweet potatoes in the harbor warehouse, and that sweet potatoes could be propagated by vine cuttings so there wouldn't be a shortage, she really wouldn't have been willing to give them up.

If someone else had said this, Uncle Yang and the others would probably have become more wary, wondering if they were trying to sell it to them and were deliberately trying to deceive them.

But after three days of getting to know Xu Zhichun, they were truly convinced that someone who could deliver white flour buns to everyone every day could not possibly be lying.
No one would complain about food, and Uncle Yang and the others thanked them with smiles and accepted it.

Although it looks ordinary, it's quite soft to the touch, and I wonder what it tastes like—

I took a bite and was stunned!
So sweet!
Delicious!
It's so sweet! It's so delicious!

"My God, what is this amazing stuff? It's so sweet and delicious!"

"That's right, taro can't compare, it's much better than taro."

"What's this called? It looks unassuming, but it tastes so good!"

"Zhichun, you just said we...we can grow it too? You have seeds, right?"

"Zhichun also seemed to say that this sweet potato has a much higher yield than taro and it doesn't have to be picky about the land."

Everyone turned to look at Xu Zhichun, extremely excited.

"Zhichun, Zhichun, give me some seeds! Ah, no, give, I'll buy them, I want to buy them."

“I’ll buy one too, our family needs one.”

"We want some too! Zhichun has to sell it to me!"

Liang Chunfen was a little confused. She scratched her head, not quite understanding what everyone was talking about. What was this thing that Sister Zhichun gave her called again? She looked down at the thing in her hand, thought for a moment, and then turned around and went home.

She doesn't understand; she can go back and tell her mother.

Her mother had repeatedly warned her that she must never eat anything she didn't recognize. Her mother said her body was different from others, so she absolutely could not eat anything her mother had told her she could, even if others were eating it.

She remembered everything, so she didn't taste a single bite of the sweet potato.

Chunfen's mother made up these words to repeatedly warn and sternly admonish her out of desperation. There are always some people who like to play pranks and trick people, tricking Chunfen into eating things she shouldn't have. Once, she was almost poisoned to death. Her family was so angry that they went to confront them, but they argued that it was just children playing around, no big deal. In the end, nothing bad happened to Chunfen!

Wanting compensation is a pipe dream. They just pushed the child in front of them. Hit him, hit him all you want to vent your anger.

How could they possibly reach out and actually hit him? The only recourse was to let it go.

Xu Zhichun was shocked; it seemed she had underestimated everyone's pursuit of sweetness.

That's fine too.

Sweet potatoes and potatoes are good things!

Because steamed sweet potatoes taste better than steamed potatoes, she will only talk about sweet potatoes today.

Once sweet potatoes are grown, it will be easier to accept potatoes.

"Don't worry, everyone. We can still share some with you."

"I want it now, is that okay?" Uncle Yang Ming said eagerly. He had just received his wages for today and had the money on hand, so he could buy it right away.

The others also came to their senses. "Yes, yes, I want it now too. Zhichun, please sell it to us." "We all believe you are fair."

Good things are only truly yours if you hold them in your hands.

Even if Zhichun accidentally bumps into a merchant in the city and buys seeds, how many could there be? If she speaks up too late, there might not be any left, and she would regret it then.

Xu Zhichun sighed and said, "Fine." So each of the five people sold four jin (2.5 catties) of the plants, and she told them how to plant them.

"Oh, by the way, I also have another kind of potato here, which is also very good. If you want some, you can take some of it too, and the price will be the same. Think it over before you decide whether you want it or not."

Potatoes are nowhere near as good as sweet potatoes! Everyone was clearly completely captivated by sweet potatoes and looked down on potatoes entirely. Of the five people, only Uncle Yang Ming and Liang Mingjia each ordered three jin of potatoes, while the other three said they would think about it.

Having learned how to plant sweet potatoes, the five of them carried them away like precious treasures.

As they returned home, each person carried three cooked sweet potatoes, which were inevitably shared among the whole family.

If there are many people in the family, each person can only get a small portion, which is finished in two bites.

But it smells so good!

“It’s so delicious!”

"It's so sweet, so sweet!"

"This is called a sweet potato, right? It's delicious, so delicious!"

"Dad, Dad, I want to eat this sweet potato again. I saw you bought it. Quickly steam it for me."

The child's words terrified the entire family. Even the grandparents, who doted on their grandchildren the most, refused, urging their son to hide the sweet potato properly, making sure it was in a safe place that the child couldn't reach and the mice couldn't eat.

"Those are seeds, you can't eat them, you can't eat them, you have to plant them in the ground! When they bear fruit in the fall, you can eat as much as you want."

Not to mention children, adults also want to eat it.

So they discussed whether to buy a few more kilograms from Zhichun.
Experienced elderly people will know after a couple of bites that this stuff is not only delicious, but also filling; it's something that can satisfy hunger.

One cent per pound, what a bargain!

The son quickly waved his hand, saying that wouldn't do. Zhichun had said that she didn't get much to begin with, and she needed to keep some to sell to other families in the village. When they went to buy more, there weren't even four jin left. They were able to get an extra jin because they cleared land on her land.

Xu Zhichun had always chosen practical families to help him reclaim the wasteland, so when his family heard this, although they were disappointed, they had no choice but to give up.

Never mind, we'll have something to eat once we grow our own.

With so much hope, there's not so much regret.

"Can it really be grown from vines?"

"That's what Zhichun said."

"Oh, all right."

Xu Zhichun never expected that, through a few people spreading the word, vividly describing how delicious, sweet, and high-yielding the sweet potatoes were, it would become known as a wonderful thing from a foreign land, and that not planting them would be a huge loss.

I also heard that Liu Lizheng's family and Zhu'er's family bought a lot from Xu Zhichun. If these weren't good things, why would they buy them? Even if Xu Zhichun were to cheat people, she would never cheat her two good sisters!
Upon further inquiry, I discovered that it wasn't expensive at all, only one coin per pound.

I heard it's similar to taro and the planting method is similar, which makes things easier. It's a new product from a foreign land, so whether we grow it or not is another matter. Everyone has curiosity, and it's not expensive, so let's buy a few pounds to try.

If it really tastes as good as those people say, then I'll decide whether or not to plant it.

I don't really believe it; those families must have exaggerated. Everyone in the village knows each other; they all love to make a fuss and brag for no reason.

Something as sweet as sugar can grow in the ground? And it's so easy to grow, not picky about soil? And the yield is incredibly high? You must be dreaming.

No, I wouldn't even dare to do that in my wildest dreams!
I don't believe it anyway, I'll try it first and see. Once I've tasted it myself, I'll go and slap those people in the face, and teach them a lesson for bragging!
So one after another, many people went to Xu Zhichun's house to buy sweet potatoes.

(End of this chapter)