After marrying the hunter, he became more and more abnormal

After lamenting the hardships of farming, the villagers returned to talking about sugarcane.

"Ze-ge, how do you eat this sugarcane? Do you just juice it?"

"Yes, you can peel it and juice it. You can't eat the sugarcane pulp. You can also peel it and eat it directly. Of course, you can also eat it without peeling it, as long as you have good teeth."

What Xia Mo didn't mention was that although sugarcane residue is inedible, it has many uses. It can be used to make paper and to compost. As for the others, Xia Mo couldn't remember them, but these two were easy to remember.

He was most impressed by the short video of sugarcane bagasse papermaking, because the craftsman put small purplish-red flower petals into it, and the dried paper looked very beautiful.

"Oh, I get it. The main purpose of drinking sugarcane is to drink sugarcane juice."

Xia Mo nodded, "That's right. Secondly, the sweetest part of sugarcane is its root, which is also the hardest part."

After hearing this, Liu Fengzheng joked to herself, "Then someone like me with bad teeth can only be juiced."

Xia Mo smiled and said, "I also like freshly squeezed juice."

When he was working, he often went to buy from an old lady who sold all-natural, additive-free agricultural products.

"Ze-ge'er, do you sell sugarcane? I want to buy one to take home for my family to try." The man who mentioned his son and husband asked. He had already estimated that the sugarcane stalk was long enough for his whole family.

"Okay," Xia Mo agreed.

He paused and then said, "Uncles and aunts, if you want to buy sugarcane seeds, I'm willing to contribute some. However, it's impossible to buy more. Also, let me make this clear: we've never grown them ourselves, so it's hard to say whether the sugarcane we grow will be the same as the sugarcane we brought back."

After all, the sugarcane he brought out was top-notch, with loose nodes, lots of juice, and very sweet; it might not be the same if you grew it yourself.

This was also the message Xia Mo wanted them to convey, so that a bunch of people wouldn't come to his house asking questions later.

Knowing that sugarcane has benefits such as replenishing water, quenching thirst, promoting digestion, replenishing energy, enhancing immunity, and clearing the lungs and moisturizing dryness, Xia Mo hoped that it could gradually become a crop that would lead Liujia Village to prosperity. This was a win-win situation for both himself and others.

Does that mean sugarcane has no downsides?

No, that's not true. Sugarcane is high in sugar, and eating too much may lead to obesity and tooth decay. It is also cold in nature, so it is not suitable for people with a weak constitution to eat too much of it, but these are all controllable.

Liu Zheng looked at Xia Mo deeply, then glanced at Ling Chuan, and said nothing more that would hurt the villagers' feelings. He simply said, "If you really want to plant, you can plant some in the fields around your own land."

"Village chief, you can rest assured. Didn't Zege say that even if we wanted to plant more, they wouldn't be able to allocate many sugarcane seeds to us?"

“Yeah, Ze Ge’er, I’ll buy a sugarcane too.”

"Oh dear, if you all buy them one by one, then I'll have to be generous this time, no matter how expensive they are, so my greedy son won't say I'm stingy."

"Then I'll have one too."

Seeing that everyone had decided to buy sugarcane, Liu Youde thought of his two children and was tempted but reluctant to spend the money. After hesitating for a while, he asked Xia Mo with embarrassment, "Ze-ge'er, one stalk is a bit too much. How about we sell half a stalk?"

Xia Mo said, "Sure, Uncle, you can decide how much you want later. We can cut the price."

Liu Youde's eyes were filled with gratitude: "Okay, thank you."

"You're welcome," Xia Mo said with a smile, adding, "Sugarcane should be eaten fresh and not left for too long. If it's left for too long, it will turn red and you can't eat it. Eating it will make you sick, causing nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea."

"Oh, is that so? Then I'll buy half a stick too, so it'll be half for me and half for Youde." Someone immediately changed their mind.

Xia Mo had no objection, "It's up to you."

Afterwards, the group chatted for about the time it takes to drink two cups of tea.

Ling Chuan rarely spoke during this time, mostly watching Xia Mo and the others talk. Xiao Anyu was probably getting a little bored, and after seeing the familiar children peeking out from outside the courtyard, he asked Xia Mo and then ran out to play.

Unsurprisingly, his handsome outfit drew the envy of the children, who chattered around him, and some even reached out to touch his nice clothes.

Seeing his hands, which were clearly covered in mud, Xiao Anyu decisively refused: "No, your hands are too dirty. This outfit was bought for me by Uncle Liu..."

"Then I'll go wash my hands!"

"I am coming too!"

"Wait a minute..."

Before Xiao Anyu could finish speaking, the children ran off in a flash. After washing their hands and drying them on their clothes, they ran back excitedly and stretched out their hands for Xiao Anyu to inspect. Only after Xiao Anyu nodded could they touch them.

The children were thrilled to touch the pretty clothes and all wanted Uncle Liu to adopt them, but they only dared to dream about it. If they dared to say such things, they would definitely get a good beating when they got home.

Xia Mo and Ling Chuan stayed at Liu Zheng's house for about an hour before taking their leave with Xiao Anyu. They politely declined the couple's offer to stay for lunch, saying that they were going to Liu Yingying and Liu Yu's house later.

As for Liu Youde and his group who wanted to buy sugarcane, those who had other things to do chose to come later, while those who didn't simply follow them. No one asked someone to help carry it for them.

Having spent the money and received the sugarcane, the first thing to do was to cut a small section and taste it on the way back.

When the sweet, savory juice with a unique plant fragrance was squeezed between their teeth, they stared at each other with wide eyes, then swallowed, and continued chewing until no more juice could be squeezed out of the sugarcane residue in their mouths, and they could no longer taste any sweetness, before reluctantly spitting it out.

"My God, this is sweeter than the candy I bought."

"I've only ever had sugar water. No wonder sugarcane seeds are so expensive and people are scrambling to buy them. Who wouldn't want them?"

Liu Youde bought little and couldn't bear to eat it. Seeing their reactions, he swallowed and asked, "Is it really that sweet and delicious?"

"Yes! I can't talk to you anymore, I have to hurry home!" One of them said and ran off quickly, as if he was in a hurry to share with his family.

The other person stared at his retreating figure as he darted away, then glanced at the sugarcane in his hand. Seemingly understanding something, he also said, "Youde, I'm going back now!" and hurriedly ran off.

Liu Youde: "..."

Liu Youde roughly guessed why they were in such a hurry; it was probably because after tasting the sugarcane, their desire to make money, which had been extinguished by the village chief, had been rekindled.

Even though he knew that growing sugarcane was very profitable, and even though the Lingchuan family's sugar mill wouldn't buy sugarcane from others, and that sugarcane could still be sold in the town or county, he still didn't plan to get involved because he didn't have the money or land to afford it; he couldn't afford to gamble.

Liu Youde stood there for a while, shook his head, and walked home slowly by himself.

In less than half a day, the news that the Ling couple had brought back an expensive crop called "sugarcane" from another village spread throughout the village. Along with it came the hundred acres of land that Zege's uncle's family had given them. The two events were like a boulder thrown into water, stirring up waves in Liujia Village and making people restless.

These things didn't affect Xia Mo and his family. The three of them waited at home until after dinner time, then they took their things and went out again, this time to Liu Yingying and Liu Yu's house.