County seat, Zhengfu

Qi Xingyun and Zheng Huaming had just returned from a day out. After returning from Qingshan Village, Shopkeeper Wu came to the Zheng Mansion to ask several times. The housekeeper Quan Shu thought that he was trying to take credit for bringing back wine that the masters liked from Qingshan Village, and he even teased him at the time: "Old Wu, I will definitely tell the masters when they come back. Do you have to run back and forth like this? Would I be greedy for your credit?"

Shopkeeper Wu glanced at him and said, "What kind of merit is this? Isn't it our duty as servants to work for our masters? We have known each other for so many years, don't you know my uncle Quan? I have something very important to report to our master. Please let me know as soon as our master comes back."

Uncle Quan knew the character of Shopkeeper Wu and thought that he just wanted to take advantage of the wine to move up a level. Now it seemed that he really had something urgent to do. So when he saw the two gentlemen just come in, he asked someone to notify Shopkeeper Wu to come over.

When Shopkeeper Wu came over with a tightly covered basket, Qi Xingyun and others were drinking with Old Master Zheng. Shopkeeper Wu dared not leave the basket alone for the whole day.

Qi Xingyun and Zheng Huaming were very happy tonight. They learned that Yang Dashan's New Year gift included two jars of wine, so they finally drank a little. In the past, they only had a small pot, and sometimes they couldn't even get a small cup. But just as they started drinking, Shopkeeper Wu arrived.

Qi Xingyun: "I heard from Uncle Quan that you have something important to report."

Shopkeeper Wu quickly stepped forward and whispered something in Qi Xingyun's ear. Qi Xingyun's eyes lit up: "Are you serious?"

Shopkeeper Wu: "Go back to the boss, that's what they said. I pulled one back as well."

"Okay, okay, I'll come back after I finish my meal. I won't drink." Qi Xingyun ate his meal quickly. The end of the year was approaching, and there were many things to arrange. He was very busy.

It must be a big deal for Qi Xingyun to pay so much attention to him that he didn't even drink the good wine. The Zheng family's grandparents and grandchildren also put down the wine glasses in their hands and quickened their eating speed.

The speed was really fast. None of them were the kind of people who were greedy for pleasure, so they were full in a quarter of an hour.

Mr. Zheng said, "Let's go to the study. Ah Quan, bring some tea over." After saying that, he led a few people to the study.

Uncle Quan had someone bring in some tea and then stepped back outside the door, waiting there in person.

In the study, after everyone sat down, without waiting for Qi Xingyun to speak, Shopkeeper Wu lifted the cloth covering the basket, spread the cloth on the ground, and then placed the whole sweet potato with soil on the cloth, and the sweet potatoes on the basket were also exposed.

Qi Xingyun and the others looked at the ground at the same time, then looked at Shopkeeper Wu, then looked at the things on the ground, and they all picked up one and looked at it from left to right.

Zheng Huaming: "What is this thing? I have never seen it before. Grandfather, have you seen it?"

Mr. Zheng: “Never seen it.”

"I haven't seen it either."

Who are they? What have they not seen? But I have never seen anything like this.

Then Shopkeeper Wu introduced the potatoes: "The ones in the boss' basket are mature sweet potatoes. The ones with vines were pulled out by Yang Dashan and his men in the fields. They are not yet fully grown and can only be harvested in February next year."

"Yang Dashan said that his children found it while collecting firewood in the mountains. There was a small patch, and they dug up a lot of it. When they were digging, they saw a vine with many lumps of soil growing on it, so they thought about trying to plant it in the ground to see if it could grow."

"The land that I followed Yang Dashan to look at was not top-quality or medium-quality land. It came out when I pulled it out. It looked a bit like sandy land."

"Is this serious?" Qi Xingyun stood up excitedly.

Shopkeeper Wu: "I don't know much about the land, but the land is a little loose when I step on it. I pulled out the vines and shook them off, and there was not much soil left."

"It would be great if the land requirements were not high," said Zheng Huaming, clapping his hands.

"You can eat it raw or steamed. I just asked Uncle Quan to steam a few. I think they are ready now." Shopkeeper Wu continued, "I will wash another one and let you taste it."

Dong Dong Dong, there was a knock on the door. Quan Shuyi pushed the door open and said, "Master, the food that Old Wu brought is ready."

Mr. Zheng: "Bring it in quickly, and have someone wash the one in Old Wu's hand and bring it over. Come and try it too."

Shopkeeper Wu quickly took one and broke it into two pieces, peeling the skin while saying, "Just peel off the outer layer and you can eat it. The cooked one is soft, sticky and sweet, while the raw one is crisp and sweet."

The others couldn't wait to pick them up and eat them the same way Shopkeeper Wu did. The raw one was also brought over, and several people shared one, reluctant to eat more.

In the end, everyone agreed that Manager Wu was right.

After everyone tasted it, they sat down without saying anything. For a while, the study was very quiet.

Mr. Zheng looked at Qi Xingyun with a serious face and spoke first: "The school will be closed tomorrow. All the students have gone home today. Yang Zhuqing and I have agreed to send me a New Year gift tomorrow. I will have someone bring him home tomorrow. We will learn more about it then."

Zheng Huaming: "If we really grow it, one plant can produce more than ten fruits, so we have to prepare the land in advance, and then we can take all the fruits when the harvest comes."

Qi Xingyun: "Has Old Wu ever asked how many acres of land their family has planted now?"

"I went back to the boss and asked him. This time, we are on good terms with Yang Dashan's family. There are five or six acres in total. Yang Dashan planted five or six acres, and the others are one and a half acres."

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