Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

Watching her daughter-in-law's receding figure, Wang Cuiying said to her mother-in-law, "Mother, my Mu Nan has finally gotten over his hardships. This daughter-in-law is truly wonderful. Today, Qing'er even bought some cloth for Mu Nan, saying she'd sew him two sets of nightgowns."

"She said she saw that Mu Nan's clothes had holes, and she also bought some floral cotton fabric for Mu Qin and Yao'er, asking me to make them a set of clothes as well. She would never have thought of these things before; she only thought about buying things for herself every time she went shopping."

Madam Zhou chided, "Don't bring up the past anymore. It will upset Mu Nan and make Qing feel uncomfortable. And what about the things Qing bought today? You didn't say anything to her, did you?"

Wang Cuiying quickly waved her hand and said, "Mother, I didn't say anything. Several times the words were on the tip of my tongue, but I swallowed them back. But Mother, it's really unbearable to go shopping with her. In no time at all, more than an ounce of silver is gone like water, and I can only watch helplessly. Next time, let Mu Nan take her to town! My heart can't take it!"

After hearing her daughter-in-law's words, Zhou couldn't help but laugh and shake her head repeatedly. "You've lived the life of the rich before, it's only a little over one tael of silver, why can't you stand it?"

"Besides, Qingya didn't buy anything indiscriminately. Look at the potatoes and peppers you bought, and I see you're eating them with gusto. Furthermore, if you could actually grow them and sell them, you'd definitely get a good price."

"And the pig offal, she only bought it because she knew she could cook it well. The pig offal weighed over ten pounds and only cost ten coins, which was a great deal. If I ever crave meat in the future, I'll buy pig offal."

“Besides, all that cloth was bought for your son, daughter, and granddaughter. And Qingya used her own money. You still can’t stand it?” Zhou Shi broke things down one by one, earnestly arguing with her daughter-in-law.

Wang Cuiying nodded repeatedly and said, "I know, that's why I kept quiet."

She suddenly remembered something and frowned, saying, "Mother, the waste water is cheap, but those spices are expensive. Qing'er spent five hundred coins today just on such a small amount! I wonder how many times those will last?"

When Zhou heard that the spices were so expensive, she felt a little distressed, but she still comforted her daughter-in-law, "Don't worry, you shouldn't need to put in too much."

While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted in front, in the vegetable garden behind, Wang Qing'er fed Mu Nan several pieces of meat until she finished half a bowl of braised pork before taking the bowl back to the front yard.

She felt sorry for him when she thought about how this man had given up taking the imperial examinations to support the family, and how his wife had eventually left him.

Although his wife was not a kind person, nor was she the one he desired.

But those rumors are still very hurtful. Just like Zhang Xianglan today, people were cursing her and her mother-in-law to their faces, and who knows how many people were talking about her behind her back.

Wang Qing'er decided that she would treat him better in the future. Most importantly, Mu Nan was her type: tall and strong, and she felt very safe when she was by his side.

Now that we've come here, he's the only one we can rely on.

Mu Nan worked in the field like a diligent farmer, carefully preparing the land according to Wang Qing'er's instructions. The land had already been fertilized.

The Mu family raises several pigs, as well as chickens and ducks every year. Their manure is fermented in a special pool to nourish the land.

He dug out small pits, as if preparing cozy little nests for the potatoes, which he would soon bury in.

Wang Qing'er cut the potatoes according to the sprouts, leaving two sprouts on each piece. Large potatoes could be cut into five or six pieces, while small ones could be cut into four or five pieces.

After cutting the potatoes, she sprinkled some wood ash on them, mixed them well, and coated each potato with a layer of gray ash.

Wang Qing'er carefully placed the potato chunks into the small holes that Mu Nan had dug, with the sprouts facing upwards, like little heads peeking out. She then gently covered them with a layer of soil, as if she were covering them with a warm quilt.

Before long, all the potatoes were planted, probably five or six hundred plants. If they all sprout, we can definitely harvest one or two thousand kilograms of heavy potatoes.

After planting the potatoes, there was still a large area of ​​empty land left. Mu Nan rested for a while before continuing to work on the land.

After planting the potatoes, Wang Qing'er went back to the front yard to check the other packets of seeds.

There were more than a dozen packets of seeds, each labeled with a name: leafy greens, loofah, tomato, winter melon, cucumber, cowpea, chives, and scallions. One packet seemed to contain water spinach seeds, but there were only a little over a hundred seeds. If they all germinated, that would be enough.

There was a big bag of what looked like amaranth, but I couldn't tell if it was green or red amaranth. She had a particular fondness for red amaranth; the broth could even turn rice a beautiful purple color when soaked in it.

There was also a large bag of watermelon seeds. Wang Qing'er was so excited that she became like a child. "Wow, watermelon seeds! There are two bags! Now we can finally have some delicious fruit to eat!"

The remaining seeds include mung beans, peas, red beans, black sesame seeds, and a packet that appears to be cantaloupe seeds; they are all in large packages. Although the quantity is not large, it is more than enough to grow for the family.

After Wang Qing'er opened and examined all the seeds in the small packets, she took the small bag, untied the opening, grabbed a handful, and looked at it. "Huh, these are vegetable seeds? Why are there so many?"

She racked her brains for a moment, "This...this couldn't be rapeseed seeds, could it? Oh my god, if it really is rapeseed, wouldn't we be going to make a fortune?"

Wang Qing'er knew that most people here ate lard and soybean oil, but the prices were high, and ordinary people could only afford lard.

If these really are rapeseed seeds, then she could press them into rapeseed oil, right? Rapeseed oil is much more fragrant than soybean oil, making it perfect for chili oil.

Although I don't know if I can grow rapeseed, just thinking about it makes me happy.

I watched a short video about the traditional method of oil pressing in my past life. It's not too complicated. As long as you can grow rapeseed, you should be able to press out oil.

However, she clearly remembered that rapeseed was sown in autumn and harvested in early summer. This crop could withstand the cold but was afraid of the heat. So it seemed that it could only be sown again in autumn!

She thought about it again and realized that summers here don't really get hot until July or August, so it shouldn't be a problem to plant now. At worst, the yield would be a little lower, and she could plant another crop in the fall.

After a brief internal struggle, Wang Qing'er decided to wait until autumn to plant rapeseed, just to be on the safe side, since the number of seeds was limited and no waste was allowed.

She took all the chili seeds out of the dried chilies, planning to plant them in the ground today, but she didn't know how high the germination rate would be.

She took the seeds to the backyard and intercropped the cowpea seeds along the edge of the potato field.

Mung beans and red beans can also be intercropped along the edge of the potato field. Since the quantity is not large, she quickly completed the planting.

Next, Wang Qing'er watered the field that Mu Nan had just prepared and sowed the other seeds on this land of hope.

She even made special markings to make them easier to distinguish.