The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Song Yuntang piled the sweet potato vines in his arms on the ground.

"Aunt Miao, although this sweet potato vine is a bit old, it can be chopped up and used as pig feed. When you harvest the sweet potatoes, tell Uncle Qiao that if the pigs can't eat them all, they can be left to dry first."

With so many sweet potato vines, it should be enough to feed the twenty or thirty pigs on the farm for a whole winter.

Aunt Miao, who was picking vegetables, responded.

"Master, are you going to have dinner at the farm today?"

"No more eating. We're going back to Lushan Village soon." She said, looking at Xia Ning, "Xia Ning, go get the carriage, and take Nian'er with you."

"Yes."

After Xia Ning left, Song Yuntang grabbed a sweet potato from the basket, washed it, and took a bite.

Crispy with a hint of sweetness.

"It should be sweeter if it's left for a while." She handed the sweet potato to Xu Qingye, "Try it too."

Xu Qingye took a small bite.

“It turns out that sweet potatoes can be eaten raw.”

Song Yuntang nodded.

“You can eat it raw or cooked.”

Xu Qingye looked at her and asked, "Will it be sweeter if you let it sit for a while longer?"

"How should I put it..." Song Yuntang thought for a moment, "It's just like astringent persimmons that become more delicious after being left for a while."

In short, it is a process of converting starch into sugar.

If you explain it in too much detail, people here won’t understand. If I give you an analogy, they will understand.

Xu Qingye understood.

"Tang'er knows so much."

She probably had no experience in planting before, but I didn't expect she knew all this.

Song Yuntang smiled and said vaguely, "I saw it in the miscellaneous notes."

After hearing this, Xu Qingye didn't ask any further questions.

Song Yuntang packed some more yams and asked Xia Ning to load them onto the carriage, then they set off back to Lushan Village.

He gave some to his grandparents and uncle's family, and kept some for himself. That night, when Jiang was cooking, Song Yuntang peeled a few sweet potatoes and steamed them on top of the rice.

The steamed sweet potatoes are sweet and soft, and the whole family thinks they taste good.

"Sister-in-law, is the yield of this sweet potato high?" Xu Wencheng asked.

Song Yuntang thought about it.

"It will probably be two or three times higher than rice. I don't know how much I can harvest from 20 mu this year. I plan to plant more on the farm next year and sell some seedlings to the people who rent our land at a low price. By the end of next year, I will buy the sweet potatoes back at wholesale prices."

After experiencing the disasters of the past two years, she deeply realized the importance of food.

If there is enough food, it can not only be sold to the court, but also provided to disaster areas and battlefields in exchange for benefits and status.

Xu Yongwang looked at her.

"We still have eight or nine acres of dry land, and we can use it all to grow sweet potatoes next year."

Song Yuntang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll tell Uncle Qiao when the time comes and ask him to send some seedlings to Lushan Village next year and teach everyone how to plant them."

……

After staying in Lushan Village for two days, Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye took Nian'er and Xia Ning back to the county town.

As soon as they returned, Wu from next door came to tell them, "Doctor Song, Madam Zhu's maid came to the clinic two days ago and asked you to go to the Zhu Mansion after returning to the county town."

Song Yuntang was puzzled.

"Did you tell me what you wanted to see me about?"

"It seems they said they were leaving Anyang County and wanted to say goodbye to you in person."

Song Yuntang nodded.

"I understand. Thank you, Aunt Wu."

Yao gave birth to a daughter in June, and it has been two months now. It is time to set off for Jing County. Although the journey is a bit tiring, it is better to stop and go instead of rushing.

After a while, the weather will be too cold and it will be inconvenient to run outside.

It's almost lunchtime now, so it's not a good idea to run there now. It won't be too late to go after lunch.

"Nian'er, let's just have a quick lunch, and then you can go to Mingyue Tower and order some dishes tonight."

Nian'er responded, put the luggage into the house and went to the kitchen.

Song Yuntang asked Xu Qingye to store the yams and sweet potatoes he brought from home in the cellar first.

"It won't spoil easily if you keep it in the cellar. When you need to eat it, just go get it. I'll go to the Zhu Mansion after dinner and will be back as soon as possible."

Xu Qingye nodded.

"I'll take you there then."

Song Yuntang took two sweet potatoes to the kitchen. She washed the sweet potatoes, cut them into pieces, and put them into a pot to cook porridge with rice.

"Nian'er, you've been with me for almost a year now, and I've taught you a lot. If I'm busy with other things in the future, please help me make decisions about the farm and the shop. If you really can't make up your mind, come and ask me."

Nian'er looked at her blankly.

"Can I?"

Song Yuntang stirred the porridge in the pot and said, "You are actually quite smart. I trust you. As my right-hand man, starting from next month, I will increase your wages to one tael and two qian of silver per month. From now on, all the account books of the shop and the farm will be passed through you and then the general ledger will be shown to me."

Nian'er's salary used to be 600 wen, but now it has increased to one tael and two qian of silver, which is exactly doubled.

She was touched and happy.

She was touched by her cousin's wife's trust in her, and happy that she could finally help her cousin's wife more.

He stood up, knelt down in front of Song Yuntang, and kowtowed three times.

"Thank you, cousin. If it weren't for you, Nian'er would have turned into mud at the bottom of the river and wouldn't be clean even if she was washed away." She said with red eyes.

Song Yuntang sighed.

He put down the spatula and went forward to help her up.

"There's no need to say thank you anymore. I still say the same thing: as long as you don't betray me, I'll never let you go hungry as long as I have something to eat."

Nian'er was crying and laughing.

"No, Nian'er will never betray my cousin."

Originally, she was a person without a future, but it was her cousin-in-law who pulled her out of the quagmire. She would never betray her cousin-in-law in her life.

Song Yuntang smiled and wiped the tears from her cheeks.

"Okay, don't cry anymore, or your cousin will think I bullied you."

Hearing her words, Nian'er burst out laughing.

"My cousin is not stupid, how could my cousin's wife bully me?"

……

After dinner, Song Yuntang asked Nian'er to go to the clinic first, and she and Xu Qingye took Xia Ning to Zhu's house.

After sending Song Yuntang to Zhu Mansion, Xu Qingye asked Xia Ning to follow her, while he drove the carriage to Tang Mansion not far from here.

Since I have decided to go to the capital, I should give my teacher an answer as soon as possible.

This way, teachers can prepare in advance.

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When the servants of the Zhu Mansion heard Song Yuntang's name, they hurriedly led people to Yao's yard.

When she arrived, Yao was playing with the child in the house.

Seeing Song Yuntang come in, he smiled and said, "You are finally here."

Perhaps because she had just given birth, she looked much gentler than before.

After Song Yuntang greeted her, he came to the cradle, looked at the chubby little girl, and pulled her little hand curiously.

"Has Madam Zhu chosen a good name for the child?"

Yao smiled and shook her head, "Not yet. Aren't we planning to take her to Jing County to ask her father to get it?"