Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Chen Biyun took the thing that Xu Yuan handed over and looked through it.

"This is sweet potato, also called yam, buried in the ground. One seedling can produce many fruits."

"Really? Then we won't have to worry about food in the future." Chen Biyun was very excited, her voice was shrill and harsh.

"Oh my ears, Ayun."

After listening to it for so many years, Chen Dafu still can't get used to his daughter's voice. Every time he hears it, his heart aches and it is hard to forget.

Over the years, I have occasionally tried some folk remedies and Chinese medicinal herbs for my daughter, but there has been no improvement.

Ugh.

Chen Dagui sighed for who knows how many times today.

Chen Biyun seemed to be used to it. She continued to ignore her father and said to Xu Yuan, "Xu Yuan, don't worry. Since you can give us the sweet potatoes to try to grow, we will not let you down. We will grow them well."

"Are these sweet potatoes planted the same way as the peppers? Wait until they sprout and then transplant them out?"

"This method is also possible. It depends on how you arrange it. After all, it is the same as growing vegetables."

Chen Dafu nodded and put the sweet potato chunks that Xuyuan had brought to the table into a wooden barrel. "Xuyuan, I heard from Ayun that you want me to build a food truck?"

Xu Yuan nodded, "Uncle Chen, can you make it?"

"I can make a cart. As for the dining cart you mentioned, I've never seen one. Can you tell me roughly what you want it to look like? I can modify it based on the cart."

Chen Dagui recalled that he seemed to have only used a cart before, and this was the first time he had heard of a dining cart.

"Then let's go outside and talk about it. I'll draw you a rough outline of what it looks like on the ground."

Xu Yuan and Chen Dafu walked out of the hall and came to the place where Chen Dafu specialized in making things. There was an open space there. Chen Dafu handed Xu Yuan a low stool and let him sit down.

"Uncle Chen, it's like this..." Xu Yuan took a wooden stick and drew on the ground. It looked like a barbecue stall, divided into two parts. The front part could be used for sitting, and the middle part at the back was hollow and divided into two sides. There was a stove at the bottom, and an iron frame on the top. There was a detachable shelf next to it, which was specially used to place things. There were also pull-down baffles on the four sides.

It looks similar to a horse-drawn carriage, except that people can't sit inside.

"For the baffle, I can just weave four pieces of bamboo strips and tie them together with ropes to make a stretchable device."

"Also, Xuyuan, you are going to make a fire here, so the bottom cannot be made of bamboo. I have bamboo here, no iron racks."

"Uncle Chen, don't worry about these. I just want you to make an outline. As for those, I will go to the county town to find a blacksmith to weld them around the bottom."

As for why not just make one of iron, of course it’s too expensive.

"Okay, then I know what you want to do, but it's a bit troublesome and will take some time."

When Chen Dafu saw the picture drawn by Xu Yuan, he was very surprised. He didn’t expect it could be done like this. He was really looking forward to what it would look like after it was completed.

"Uncle Chen, how much does this dining car cost? I'll give you the deposit first."

"No, Uncle Chen, I don't want your money. This is my first time trying this new thing, so just treat it as a practice for me."

"How can this be possible? You should at least get some hard work pay." Xu Yuan really didn't want to owe anyone a favor, nor did he want to take advantage of others for nothing.

"It doesn't matter. Didn't you bring some chili seeds and sweet potatoes? I have to thank you for that." Chen Dafu said he didn't want to accept anything and started working.

"Xuyuan, if you have nothing else, you can go back first. Uncle Chen, I have to start working."

Looking around, he didn't know where Chen Biyun had gone, otherwise she would have stuffed the purse into his arms.

Ugh.

There is no way to make a wish, so I can only give up.

"Uncle Chen will leave first then."

Chen Dafu nodded and watched Xu Yuan leave the hospital.

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Seeing that it was still early, Xu Yuan went to Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu's house again. Fortunately, they had returned by then. When they saw Xu Yuan coming, they invited him in and sat down.

Xu Yuan had been sitting at one restaurant or another this afternoon, which was really too polite, so he declined Uncle Wang's invitation.

Uncle Liu happened to come from next door. The houses of these two old men were very close to each other and were opposite each other.

"Yuan girl, take it and take it back to let Xiaozhi, Guozi and Xiaoduo have some to try." Uncle Liu handed over a bag of sweet dates with a kind look on his face.

"Yes, yes, girl, take this bag back too. It's so sweet." Uncle Wang remembered the osmanthus cake he had thrown behind the backpack and quickly took it and handed it to Xuyuan.

"Thank you, Uncle Wang, Uncle Liu. I would also like to thank you on behalf of Xiaozhi, Guozi and Xiaoduo."

"I'm here to give you some sweet potatoes to plant. These are for you." Xu Yuan held the two oil paper bags tightly in one hand and took down the half-backed backpack with the other hand. He put the oil paper bags into one side of the backpack, took out the sweet potato pieces and put them on the ground, leaving some in the backpack to be delivered to Village Chief Gu later.

Seeing this, Uncle Liu hurried in, got a backpack and put the sweet potatoes on the ground in it.

"This sweet potato looks okay, but I wonder how it tastes?" Uncle Wang stroked his beard and looked at the sweet potato in Uncle Liu's hand.

"Uncle Wang, this may not be edible. These are all saved for seeds. When they are grown, you can eat them however you want. But not now."

Seeing Uncle Wang staring at the pieces of sweet potatoes, Xu Yuan knew what Uncle Wang wanted to do at a glance. However, there were indeed no more sweet potatoes now. If you said you wanted to eat it, this one would not fill the gaps between your teeth and it would be gone in one bite. It would definitely not be satisfying, so it would be better not to eat it.

"Girl, is that all?"

"No extra?"

Uncle Wang was very surprised. Thinking of the snails he had last time, he still had a fond memory of them. He had originally planned to catch them himself, but he didn't have the ingredients, so he gave up the idea.

"They are almost here. Of course, if you see this kind of leaves when you go up the mountain, they are sweet potatoes." The backpack was empty, so Xu Yuan specially put a few leaves of sweet potato seedlings at the bottom of the backpack.

If the leaves are tender, they can be picked and eaten. Isn't this just another vegetable? That's great.

Uncle Liu and Uncle Wang looked carefully at the sweet potato leaves in their hands and remembered their appearance firmly.

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After a while, Xu Yuan came to Village Chief Gu's house carrying the only remaining sweet potato pieces.

The courtyard gate was closed and the surroundings were quiet.

Someone should be home.

Xu Yuan went forward and knocked on the door. There was no response, so he knocked again, with his ear close to the gate.

If he didn’t hear any sound this time, Xu Yuan would plan to leave.