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On the afternoon of the fifth day of September, Jiang Mingyue received the news from her parents that Xiaoshan and the others had returned safely. She was relieved and filled with joy.

Xiaoshan and the others stayed at Crucian Carp Island for eight days before returning. They thought they had found out about Tudou.

In the evening, after Xie Yuan came back, Jiang Mingyue told him the news in a low voice.

"Let's go to Crucian Carp Island together tomorrow."

"it is good!"

In the evening, Putao and Tuanzi knew that they were going to visit their grandma and grandpa tomorrow. After dinner, they went back to the house, saying they wanted to bring something for their friends.

Jiang Mingyue also took advantage of this time to put the clothes, shoes and socks she had made for her parents some time ago into the bag, along with two small porcelain bottles of Qiuli ointment.

This season was the time to eat pears, and pears were sold on the street. Jiang Mingyue bought some and made Qiu pear paste from Xie Yuan.

In autumn, drink some Qiuli ointment to relieve constipation and relieve internal heat, moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. Nowadays, some of it is put in grapes and dumplings when drinking water.

In addition to Qiuli paste, it was beef sauce made by Yu Xing. Shen Mo and Song Wan both praised it for its deliciousness, so she specially brought some for her parents.

Xie Yuan opened the drawer and took out a paper package and handed it to his wife.

Jiang Mingyue lowered her head and smelled it: "Herbal tea?"

"Well, dad now has to deal with different people every day, and it will inevitably hurt his throat. This is to protect his throat."

"Thank you sir!"

Jiang Mingyue put the herbal tea into her bag, hugged one of Xie Yuan's arms, raised her head slightly and looked at him and said, "Mr., I want to drink scented tea."

Xie Yuan lowered his head and kissed his wife.

"I'll do it for you later."

Jiang Mingyue smiled and buried her face in the man's arms, rubbing it gently.

"Dad, Mom, I've packed up. What story are you going to tell today?"

Jiang Mingyue heard her son's voice and hurriedly let go of her husband.

The next day, on the passenger ship, Jiang Mingyue saw her children carrying their own small schoolbags and asked curiously: "What did you bring for your little friends?"

"Mom, don't ask, it's a secret!" Tuanzi said, covering his little schoolbag.

Jiang Mingyue smiled.

"Okay, grandma, I won't ask."

When the passenger ship docked at the pier, Tuanzi and Putao rushed down immediately and disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye.

Xie Yuan felt relieved when he saw Wang Zhong, Shuizhao and others following him, and took his wife to the wine shop.

Jiang Wen and Jiang Shan should have known they were coming, but they hadn't gone to the Yamen yet.

After Jiang Mingyue said a few words to her father and Xiao Shan, she left time for the three of them and followed her mother to the side room to talk.

"Did you find out about Tudou when you entered Shuiman Kingdom this time?" Xie Yuan looked at Jiang Shan and asked straight to the point.

"I heard about it. The water barbarians call potatoes yam eggs. They started planting them six years ago. They are the main source of food for the water barbarians."

"How much is the yield per mu?" This is the thing that Xie Yuan is most concerned about.

"About three hundred pounds!"

Xie Yuan's breathing suddenly became messy. This was something he had expected, but when what he expected became reality, he was still extremely shocked. Three hundred pounds! Currently, only pumpkins in their country can achieve a yield of three hundred kilograms per mu. No wonder the water barbarians suppressed the news so hard.

He took a few breaths to calm down and asked: "How are potatoes grown? In what season are they grown?"

"For spring planting, Shuiman people start planting in mid-April. The planting method is very simple. They store the potatoes in the winter. When the weather warms up in spring, they will take them out and wait for the potatoes to germinate. They would cut the shoots off and then till them.”

Xie Yuan quickly grasped the key points of these sentences.

“Are potatoes shelf-stable?”

Jiang Shan nodded: "The water barbarians say that if it is stored well, it will not go bad even if it lasts for more than half a year."

"How many sprouts can a potato sprout?"

Jiang Wen raised his eyebrows while drinking tea. His son-in-law's reaction was really quick.

"As few as two or three, as many as five or six, one bud is one plant."

Xie Yuan nodded and then asked: "Are the Shuiman Kingdom harvesting potatoes recently?"

"Yes, they say that potatoes can be harvested as soon as their leaves turn yellow, which is usually at the end of August or early September."

Jiang Shan took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then said: "I bribed the water barbarians and brought back three hundred kilograms of potatoes."

Xie Yuan smiled when he heard this.

"Xiaoshan, you did a good job. I will go to the memorial to ask for credit for you."

Jiang Shan shook his head.

"Brother-in-law, I am going to give this credit to brother Minghong."

Xie Xie narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at his shocked father-in-law. It seemed that he didn't know Jiang Shan's plan in advance.

Jiang Wen put down his tea cup and said, "Xiaoshan, don't be ridiculous..."

"Second uncle, please listen to what I have to say."

Jiang Shan paused and continued: "I have seen the ups and downs of our Jiang family over the years. Why did Zhang Zhongyue dare to bully us so blatantly before? Why didn't he dare to take action against the merchants and the Lu family? That's because these two families There are people who serve as officials in the imperial court.

Therefore, our Jiang family must also have someone who is an official in the court. I think this should be the reason why brother Minghong studies hard.

Although we are now officials, we can only go so far because we have no fame.

If the credit for Potato falls on my head, the most the court can do is reward me with some gold, silver, fields and houses.

But it will be different if this credit is given to brother Minghong. With this credit, at least his career will be much smoother when he enters the officialdom. If he gets better, our Jiang family will be better off. "

After hearing what Jiang Shan said, Xie Yuan knew that he should have thought about it long ago.

Sure enough, he was right. Jiang Shan had a great sense of the overall situation and was very courageous. Xie Yuan turned to look at his father-in-law, who was in great mood swings, and said, "Dad, just do what Xiaoshan said!"

After hearing what his son-in-law said, Jiang Wen slowly exhaled and looked at Jiang Shan; "Marry a wife! Although you are not good at reading, you can raise several sons who are good at reading."

This is his promise to Xiaoshan. If his son becomes an official in the future, Minghong will definitely help him.

Jiang Shan smiled slightly.

"This is not urgent!"

The three of them reached an agreement, and Xie Yuan said: "I will not report the potato matter for the time being. When Minghong comes back, we will make a plan. I will write to the court."

Jiang Shan and Jiang Wen looked at each other.

"Can!"

After talking about the business, Xie Yuan suddenly thought of one more thing he didn't ask: "Are the potatoes delicious?"

His words stopped Jiang Shan in his tracks. He was just asking about potatoes. After learning that the yield per mu could reach three hundred kilograms, he couldn't wait to bring the news back as soon as possible, so he really didn't know.

Xie Yuan could tell from his expression that he probably hadn't eaten either.

"How do water barbarians eat?"

Jiang Shan thought about it carefully.

"It seems to be cooked and eaten!"

Xie Yuan thought for a while and said, "Then let's try it at noon?"

Jiang Wen and Jiang Shan naturally had no objection. They also wanted to taste whether the potatoes were delicious.

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