No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

"Growing sweet potatoes?" Now even the Fourth Master became curious.

Lin Mingyan nudged him gently with her elbow: "Master, have you ever seen a sweet potato?"

She didn't find it at first because of her limited ability, but she should have seen someone of Fourth Master's status before, right?

Why didn't he mention it?

The Fourth Master nodded and said, "During class, the Grand Tutor mentioned that sweet potatoes were introduced from overseas and are grown in some places in the south."

The emperor even brought it over for them to taste, and it tasted pretty good.

But none of my brothers like to eat it, and no one in Beijing grows it.

After all, it is a worthless thing. When the poor have eaten up all the rice and flour, they use it to fill their stomachs and wait until the next year's harvest.

"Then why haven't I seen it?" Lin Mingyan really regretted it. If she had known earlier, she would have asked boldly.

The Fourth Master said, "I'm afraid you'll get sick of all the delicacies I offer you. Although this sweet potato tastes sweet, it's too coarse and hard to swallow."

Lin Mingyan was a little embarrassed. After all, it was coarse grains. It was normal for the Fourth Master, with his background, to not be used to it.

The two sisters felt that it was wrong. The elder sister could still hold it in, but the younger sister, being younger, raised her head and retorted:

"No, no, sweet potatoes are delicious, better than anything else I've ever eaten!"

Sweet potatoes are sweet and fragrant when cooked. They are soft and sticky and you can swallow them without even chewing them.

It’s not something you can’t swallow!

Seeing the little girl was so excited that she was about to cry, Lin Mingyan quickly said, "Yes, yes, the sweet potatoes are delicious."

"But your family will let you two children grow something that can make money?"

The Fourth Master didn't say anything. If Cha Cha was interested, let her play.

I thought that if she wanted to try something different, the worst that could happen was that I could ask someone from Jiangnan to go and find some for her.

Jiangnan is a prosperous place, and Yuli’s branch in Jiangnan does much better business than the one in the capital.

He is not short of money now, so of course he has no shortage of people to work with.

Lin Mingyan didn't know that the Fourth Master was going to help her buy sweet potatoes, and was still whispering to the two little girls.

Only then did I understand that the adults in the two sisters' families had gone to the mountains to reclaim the sloping land and use it to grow sweet potatoes.

However, you cannot just plant the sweet potato. You have to plant the mother potato first, wait for it to grow vines and leaves, and then cut it off for cuttings.

"My mother and her family went to the mountains to plant a piece of land first," my elder sister said in a very organized manner. "They couldn't finish planting the remaining crops, so they asked me and my younger sister to plant them on the ridges."

Sweet potatoes do not like water and will rot if planted in the fields. It is just right to plant them on the ridges of the fields.

When Lin Mingyan heard that they had already planted them, she knew that they were no longer available for purchase and felt a little disappointed.

Fortunately, the two sisters said that their aunt was still at home and was planning to go back to her husband's house in two days.

Then he made up his mind and said to the Fourth Master, "Master, I want to buy these seeds and plant sweet potatoes!"

"Growing?" The Fourth Master was surprised. "If you want to eat Cha Cha, I'll ask someone to go south and buy good ones. You don't have to grow them yourself."

Although he had many farms, they were all managed by a manager. He did not interfere much with the tenants and let them grow whatever they wanted.

Generally, the rice and flour he needed were supplied directly by the imperial farm. If that was not enough, he would spend money to buy the best from outside.

I never thought that I could grow something I like to eat.

Lin Mingyan hugged the Fourth Master's arm and shook it gently, her eyes full of anticipation: "No, I just think this thing is good and I want to grow it myself."

A pair of beautiful eyes stared at him, and in the sunlight, they seemed to be shining with starlight, reflecting his shadow.

It was like a clear spring or a starry sky, in which the figure of the Fourth Master was reflected.

Being looked at by those eyes and acting coquettishly, he couldn't resist any of her requests.

Forget about planting sweet potatoes, even if you want the stars in the sky, you have to find a way to pick them for her.

The Fourth Master rolled his throat and nodded: "Okay, okay, I'll ask someone to buy you some seeds."

Since we already know that the two sisters' aunt has the seeds in her hometown, there is no need to ask anyone else.

The two of them decided to follow the two sisters home to ask.

The Zhang sisters had already planted their sweet potatoes. When they heard that they wanted to buy seeds and that they could help their aunt make some money, they were naturally overjoyed.

The two of them jumped and skipped in front to lead the way. The Fourth Master led the horse and went with them to a village not far away.

Before Zhang Daya even got home, she shouted, "Aunt! Someone wants to buy your seeds!"

A woman with her hair tied up poked her head out from behind the fence and asked, "Daya, where are the guests?"

Zhang Daya said, "It's the master from the city. He wants to buy sweet potato seeds."

The woman opened the gate and saw Lin Mingyan and the other two. She could tell from their clothes that they were different from her and the others.

"Hurry, hurry... please come in," the woman wiped her hands on the apron in front of her, and hurriedly took out two chairs and put them in the yard for them to sit on.

Lin Mingyan glanced into the room. It was small and dark, and it was indeed not as good as sitting in the yard.

It seems that there is a reason why this woman's life is getting better and better.

The Fourth Master would definitely not sit down, so Lin Mingyan politely sat down and said, "Mrs. Zhang, we saw Daya and Erya planting sweet potatoes, so we thought of buying some."

"I heard that your husband's family grows this. Can you send someone to go back with you and buy some seeds?"

The woman's name was Zhang Miao. She was a little embarrassed when she heard this: "We do have a lot of sweet potatoes, but not many families keep them for seed."

"Besides, by the time we get back, it will be time to plant the sow potatoes."

"If every household has already planted their crops, your trip would be in vain."

She was able to send a truckload of seed potatoes to her parents' home because she had planned it during last year's autumn harvest and had specially set it aside.

It's already time for spring planting, so it might be difficult to buy any more.

Lin Mingyan didn't expect there was such a thing as the right time. She looked at the Fourth Master with a bit of disappointment: "Is that so~"

But at least I know the place. Even if I can't buy it this spring, I can buy it in the fall.

Seeing her disappointed expression, the Fourth Master waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this, sister-in-law. I'll send someone to go with you."

"There will always be people who haven't finished their crops, and he can just go and buy them himself."

Since Cha Cha wants to plant, she must get her wish this year.

Zhang Miao was intimidated by his aura and was stunned for a moment before saying, "Okay...Okay."

The fourth master took out a silver ingot and gave it to her: "I won't let your efforts be in vain. This is for your travel expenses."

"Bring the person to me carefully, and there will be a reward when the time comes."

Zhang Miao didn't expect that it was just a small favor and he could get some money, so he became very attentive and insisted on inviting them to dinner.

Lin Mingyan refused several times, so she slapped her head and said, "Then let's eat sweet potatoes. We've planted the seed potatoes, and there are still some left to eat."

She hurried to cook sweet potatoes, and Lin Mingyan and the Fourth Master could only wait in the yard.

Suddenly, a man's cry came from the next room, extremely miserable: "Wuwuwu, Hui Niang~ where have you been?!"