Goldfield
Chapter 129: Non-Toxic

Madam Mao sighed in relief and said, “Thank you very much! Even the famous Chef at Zhenxiu Restaurant praises you for your amazing talent in cooking. So you can definitely make a good duck dish. You can experiment with these two ducks first. If not enough, Bibi can bring more. Xiaocao, I will leave this matter in your hands! ”

“Auntie, with our family relations, there is no need to be polite. But let's be clear first. If it works, the recipe is mine. For the sale of your family duck, I can help recommend it to Qian Xiaoduo. ” Yu Xiaocao explained everything before.

Madam Mao was not someone unreasonable, so she repeatedly nodded her head, “Ya, of course! I should! Auntie has been very grateful that you were willing to help me sell my family ducks. Would I still be considered human if I wanted the recipe you made? ”

After expelling Madam Mao, who repeatedly thanked her, Yu Xiaocao entered the house. When faced with a room full of ‘interrogation’ eyes, he honestly gave a brief explanation of the purpose of Madam Mao's visit.

After hearing that, Madam Liu sighed and said, “As a fellow villager, even if they don't bring gifts, we will also help them if they encounter difficulties. But, Cao’er, can you really make a dish that uses duck as its main ingredient? ”

Yu Hai stopped him and said, “Muyun, don't put any pressure on the boy! Cao’er we are not myopic people. If he had no idea at all, he would not have easily accepted that duck and duck egg! ”

Xiaolian laughed and said, “Bungsu Adik, sleep well tonight. Maybe someone will teach you how to prepare duck and duck eggs in your dream! ”

The entire family laughed and chatted together, and from time to time, bursts of carefree and sweet laughter could be heard.

In the end, the head of the family, Yu Hai, ordered, “Everything, quickly go to sleep! Spring break will begin tomorrow. Xiaocao, take Little Grey as you go to the dock tomorrow morning. Your mother, Xiaolian, and I will go plough three plots of sandy soil!

“Dad, are we still planting yams in the rice fields?” Yu Xiaocao asked casually.

Yu Hai stroked her soft hair and replied in a soft voice, “What else are we going to plant besides sweet potatoes? Other plants cannot produce much in sandy soil! ”

Yu Xiaocao suddenly asked, “Sand land is the best place to grow watermelon. Dad, can we get watermelon seeds? ”

“Somefortune? Never heard of that. How about... tomorrow I will go to the grain store in the city and ask? ” Yu Hai trusts his daughter unconditionally. Even if it was something she had never heard before, she would still do her best to help her daughter achieve what she wanted.

Yu Xiaocao did not have much hope. Watermelon is not a grain, so why do grain stores have seeds?

The rest of the night passed quietly. The next day, when the first light of the day shone on the seedlings in the garden, all the members of the Yu Family were already awake. Yu Xiaocao wanted to wait for Qian Xiaoduo, and then asked her to send a message to Third Young Master Zhou. So, it was still Xiaolian who went to the dock. Third Young Master Zhou was someone who had even been to the capital so he had to be experienced and knowledgeable, and therefore he had to know what a watermelon was. It would be best if he could help her buy some watermelon seeds.

Yu Hai thought that it was not a good idea for no one to be at home because there would be people coming to buy vegetables later, so he left his youngest daughter at home. (Yu Hang: Am I not a person?)

Shortly after, Madam Fang came with her two daughters. He entered the gate and asked, “Are you guys still harvesting plants in the backyard today?”

“Aunt Zhou, I feel very sorry to see you coming to help every day!” Yu Xiaocao expressed his gratitude very politely.

“Xiaocao, you are too polite! It is only the right of neighbors to help each other. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't be able to sell our family chicken. There are very few chickens and chicks in the house now, so we don't have much work to do. Since we were so free, we had better come to see if there was anything we could help with! ” Mrs Fang is a close friend of Mrs Liu. So Xiaocao did not know what to say anymore when he spoke with the attitude of ‘no need to treat one family as two’.

Zhou Linglong smiled softly, picked up the bamboo basket in the courtyard, and went to the backyard. Her younger sister, Zhou Shanhu, joked, “Xiaocao, if you feel bad, you only need to send us a bowl every time you make delicious food in the future!”

The little girl still remembers the good taste of ‘knows and the chicken’ blood soup she ate last time. He felt his mother's best dish, boiled meat, was not as good as that dish, which was made from simple and coarse ingredients. He was also a little greedy who was hiding.

As they were talking, Madam Mao also came over. Her bright and clear voice could be heard even before she entered the courtyard, “I'm not too late, right? Are you going to start collecting vegetables? ”

“Mao's Nyonya? Why are you here?” Madam Fang asked curiously. Mrs Mao never took the initiative to help others. Does the sun rise from the west?

Madam Mao rolled her eyes at him and said, “What? You were allowed to come help, but I didn't? We are all neighbors, so why can't I come to help? ”

Madam Fang knows her speaking style, so she continues to speak softly, “I didn't mean it that way. You have a lot of things to take care of at home, so Muyun won't mind even if you don't come. ”

Looking at the vegetables that seemed satisfying, Madam Mao could not help but exclaim, “Xiaocao, your family really knows how to grow vegetables. Just look at that green vegetable, how satisfying it is! Our family planted our fields around the same time as yours, and also used straw straw to keep the plants warm, but it still doesn't look as good as yours! The last time the weather was cold in late spring, we did not manage to cover the fields with straw, so many plants quickly froze to death. Many vegetables have not gotten better. ”

“I too?! Our family's vegetables aren't as good as Muyun's! Muyun had always been good at tending to the fields even before she got married! ” Mistress Fang agreed with her as she continued picking cucumbers from their vines. Fresh and juicy cucumbers exude an attractive aroma that makes them look refreshing just by looking at them.

Yu Xiaocao smiled faintly, crouched down, and then put the eggplant he picked up into the basket. The air at the foot of the mountain was good, and the eggplant was clean and fresh. No need to wash it with water at all.

Zhou Shanhu picked the ripe tomatoes early, and wondered, “What is this? Persimmons? But don't persimmons grow on trees? ”

Yu Xiaocao explained to her in a soft voice, “It looks like persimmon, but it really isn't. It is called ‘tomat’ and exported here from foreign land. It is also called wolf peach. Tryin. It tastes sweet and sour, and it's kind of delicious! ”

He originally thought the tomato had not been introduced to China at the moment, and nonchalantly mentioned it to Third Young Master Zhou. But he had not expected Third Young Master to actually obtain the seeds for him. Due to the rather late planting of tomatoes, only a few ripe tomatoes can be found over time.

“Peach wolf? So this is what a peach wolf looks like! ” Zhou Shanhu's father and elder brother are street vendors, so they are naturally more knowledgeable than ordinary people.

After hearing this, Zhou Linglong took the tomato from his sister's hand and said to Xiaocao, “My father said that wolf peaches are poisonous, and the rich family only admired it as decoration. Why did your family develop this? ”

Yu Xiaocao found another ripe tomato, wiped it down with his sleeve, and then ignored the Zhou sisters obstacles and bit it. The sweet juice immediately filled his mouth. The tomatoes that were doused in mystical stone water tasted better than the ones he had eaten in his previous life. They can be eaten as fruits.

“It's okay!” When faced with the frightened gaze of Zhou's sister, Xiaocao smiled and showed her clean and neat white teeth. He said, “Third Young Master of Zhenxiu Zhou Restaurant said that ripe tomatoes are not poisonous. In addition, Zhenxiu Restaurant also used tomatoes in their dishes! ”

He used Third Young Master Zhou to increase the credibility of his words. He did not know whether people in this period had found tomatoes edible or not. However, it will definitely be confirmed in the future.

“Is it really edible?” After hearing Xiaocao's words, Zhou Shanhu had already trusted him to a great extent. Seeing that Xiaocao was still fine after eating the entire wolf peach, the Zhou sisters finally believed that the wolf peach was edible.

After eating the sweet tomatoes, Yu Xiaocao was full of strength and continued to bend down to pluck the eggplant. When he lifted his head, he saw that Zhou's sister was still studying tomatoes. So he said, “Tomatoes are very tasty. You'll know after you taste it. ”

“Not needed. We just want to know why there are rumors that such a beautiful tomato is poisonous. Really weird! You still need to sell these tomatoes! ” Zhou Shanhu has a slightly more lively personality, but he is not a greedy person.

Yu Xiaocao straightened his waist and walked around the tomato fields. He found some tomatoes that had matured early and crammed into each of their hands, and then gave one to Madam Fang and Madam Mao. He said, “There are only a few, so we can't really sell them! Go, try! Let me know what price we have to sell. ”

After refusing it a few times, they decided not to be polite anymore when they heard what he said. Zhou Shanhu excitedly stuffed the tomato into his mouth and bit him. Red juice flowed into the corner of his mouth, so he hurriedly licked it back and said, “Sweet once! It's so good !! It's even better than many of the fruits I eat! Xiaocao, I think you can sell this tomato as a fruit! ”

Zhou Linglong acted in a much more reserved manner. She imitated how Xiaocao had eaten it before by biting it first, and then she gently sucked it. The tomato juice in it is sweet and sour, and it tastes very good. He nodded his head in agreement with his sister's words. Madam Mao and Madame Fang also praised.

“Xiaocao, looks like someone is knocking on your family gate!” Zhou Shanhu had finished eating his tomatoes and was now enviously staring at his elder sister, as if he was ‘Zhu Bajie eating ginseng’ fruit. He had nice ears, and heard a knocking sound from the front gate.

After experiencing the annoyance of Madam Zhang and her daughter-in-law last time, the Yu Family would lock all the doors when there was no one in the front yard.

Yu Xiaocao quickly ran to the front yard, while still holding two tomatoes. As soon as he walked out of the backyard, he saw his elder brother holding the door and walking out cautiously. He was obviously trying to walk out.

“Sister! Stop making trouble !! It takes a hundred days to fully recover from a serious injury. Doctors say you need to rest for at least three months before you can get out of bed. Quickly lie down on the recliner. I will open the door !! ” Yu Xiaocao stuffed the tomato into her brother's hand and helped him lie down on the recliner.

Yu Hang sighed helplessly, “I feel like my ribs are almost healed. I don't feel a lot of pain as long as I don't make strong movements! ”

“Sick right? Pain means the bone has not recovered! Obey and rest !! ” Yu Xiaocao lightly pushed his chest. He glared at her when he saw her revealing a painful expression.

Yu Hang looked behind Xiaocao, who went to open the door, and muttered, “Little servant! Can't believe you'll actually do that.. ”.