She didn't have the face to eat it.

"You eat... I still have some questions for you later!"

Yin Qingyou then handed the chopsticks to her.

Under Yin Qingyou's gentle gaze, the little girl finally couldn't resist the aroma of the noodles and started eating.

In no time at all, it was gone in a flash.

"Thank you sister!"

After finishing her meal, the little girl was a little embarrassed.

"I'd like to ask you, where did you come from, this red berry?"

Yin Qingyou asked about the chili pepper.

“My father found this last year… It was dry at the time, and then he planted the seeds inside in the ground, and it grew into this red fruit.”

The little girl swallowed hard and continued, "It looked so appealing with its red color, so my dad thought it was a good thing and wouldn't let us touch it. He only picked it today and made me come out to sell it... That's why this happened."

When Yin Qingyou heard her say this, she couldn't help but nod.

The dried chili peppers I found were probably discarded by a passing merchant!

Chili peppers were introduced from overseas, but the people here couldn't adapt to them, and since they didn't know how to eat them, they gave up on the idea.

In short, that's what Yin Qingyou guessed.

"What's your name?"

Yin Qingyou asked her.

"My name is Plum Blossom."

Meihua bit her lip and paused.

"Plum Blossom, let me go back with you!"

Yin Qingyou wiped her hands and suddenly felt a strong urge to go with her to see the chili peppers.

Many dishes nowadays require the flavor of chili peppers; if used well, one can easily make a living.

"it is good!"

Meihua was very happy and took Qingyou back with her.

Qingyou first asked where her home was, and then, upon hearing that it was quite a distance from Yangzhou, she was stunned.

Meihua actually ran for more than an hour to come here just to sell chili peppers.

Yin Qingyou found a carriage and followed Meihua to their house.

When they arrived, Meihua's family was very welcoming; they were all simple and honest farmers, and they looked at Qingyou with gratitude.

Hearing Meihua recount how Qingyou saved her, Meihua felt even more grateful to Yin Qingyou.

Mei Hua's mother even brought out all the old hens in the house that had been laying eggs, preparing to kill them and feed them to Yin Qingyou.

Yin Qingyou quickly stopped them. She first told the carriage that she would charter the carriage for the whole day.

The driver of the horse-drawn carriage was naturally happy to do so. Whether he drove for a day or stayed and played, he could still spend a day doing the same thing. Besides, he might even make some money while driving.

After spending half a day at Meihua's house, he finally handed over the task of planting chili peppers to Meihua's father.

They gave them silver, took all their chili peppers, and left them seeds so they could continue planting.

When she left, she took Meihua and her sister Taohua with her.

After all, I'm the only one in my own shop, and I can't manage all the work. It's good to have them around.

Back on North Street, Yin Qingyou led them not to the shop, but to Li the carpenter's place.

"Qingyou is here! I was just about to look for you! I found the house you asked me to find... but the owner is a blind old woman. There are two more rooms in her yard. Do you think they'll be okay?"

As soon as Li the carpenter saw Qingyou coming, he quickly went to greet her.

"Sure, thank you very much, Brother Li."

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