webnovelfull Chapter 162 Stocking up is so fun
Chapter 162 Stocking up is so fun
Taking advantage of the fact that he had some money and plenty of time, Ye Tang bought another hill next to Ziyan Mountain and built a horseback archery field.
This archery range is not as spacious as those used by the rich and powerful in the capital, but it is large enough for her and her family to practice archery.
Ye Tang wants to improve himself in all aspects. While he is young and energetic, he should learn more skills. They will always be useful, so he should not waste his youth.
Seeing that Ye Tang had built a horse farm and galloped on horseback every day, Liu An kicked Xiao Jingxuan in frustration: "Look at your wife, then look at yourself."
Xiao Jingxuan looked at him with two big dark circles under his eyes: "I followed you into the mountains to look for medicine and didn't sleep for three days and three nights. Today I finally got out of the mountains alive. I haven't been lying for less than a quarter of an hour, and you kicked me awake. Are you going to let me live?"
Liu An soaked his feet and combed his beard with a comb: "Isn't my teacher more tired than you? My beard and hair are all greasy."
He sighed softly, "Since we are going to that place, we must make adequate preparations. In a few days, I will be away for some time, and the clinic will be handed over to you."
When Ye Tang came back from the horse farm, he learned that Liu An was leaving, and immediately made a lot of snacks for him.
Liu An was extremely moved: "My disciple's wife is really filial, unlike that brat who just took two herbs from me."
The day after Liu An left, Ye Ping'an, who had been away for more than ten days, finally returned home and gave Ye Tang a small box of silver.
"Sister, I made a lot of money when I went to the neighboring city this time. Our products are selling so well, and everyone has a high acceptance of chili peppers." Ye Ping'an excitedly told Ye Tang about his experience of going out.
He did not go out alone, but went out with Princess Xian's two stewards. The two stewards were in their thirties and treated him like a child.
This long journey allowed Ye Ping'an to gain a lot of knowledge, but he also saw some chaos.
"Sister, when I went out this time, I encountered several waves of bandits. Those bandits were just a few scattered people, at most a dozen people, as if they were formed temporarily, and their fighting power was very weak."
Not only that, he also saw many people who were not getting enough to eat, and their lives were even worse than his family's before.
Ye Ping'an still remembers the hard times he had in the past and cherishes everything he has now.
After listening to his brother's story about his experience outside, Ye Tang suddenly asked, "How are you doing with your studies? Have you finished the homework I assigned to you before you left?"
Ye Ping'an's excitement suddenly died down: "Sister, well, I'm too busy..."
Ye Tang took out the book he usually read, opened it, pointed at a word at random, and asked Ye Pingan: "Do you know it?"
Ye Ping'an's face was stiff: "I don't know him."
Ye Tang asked him to recite a book, but Ye Ping'an recited it haltingly and could not explain the contents of the book clearly.
Ye Tang sighed: "Ping An, if you want to make your business go further and stand higher in the future, and don't want to be looked down upon, you have to study hard while you are young. You can choose not to take the imperial examination, but you can't be without knowledge..."
Ye Pingan lowered his head: "Sister, I understand the general principles, but studying is really difficult, much more difficult than doing business."
Ye Tang said: "During the time when you were not at home, I built a horse farm. We will have a place to ride horses and practice archery in the future."
Ye Ping'an's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this: "Sister, have you really built the horse farm?"
Ye Tang nodded: "It's built."
Ye Pingan was extremely excited: "Sister, you are so nice!"
Horse riding and archery are his favorite things besides doing business.
Ye Tang took out a piece of paper and said, "I have made a schedule for you. You should study according to what is written on it. Don't go out for a while. After all, we will be going to the capital soon."
Ye Ping'an froze when he looked at the schedule. There were too many courses, especially those on reading and writing. Just looking at them was terrifying.
Seeing Ye Tang's serious and solemn eyes, Ye Ping'an finally compromised.
Just learn it. He doesn’t believe that he, a little business genius, can’t learn this little thing!
Ye Ping'an began to work hard again, and Ye Tang also accompanied him in training. The hard work of the two siblings moved and comforted Fang Jing and others.
"The young lady and the young master have worked so hard, we can't fall behind. Brothers, carry your hoes and go to the fields!"
New rice seedlings are being transplanted in the fields, peppers are being planted acre after acre, and strawberries are turning red one after another.
Ye Tang quietly collected 500 kilograms of strawberries and put them into the space.
The strawberries stored in the space will mature immediately and will never rot.
"These prickly cucumbers are very juicy. Keep some of them."
"The tomatoes are so big, save save save."
"So many cowpeas! Make sour cowpeas, dry cowpeas, and store some more in the space."
“Plums are also available.”
"What a big loquat. Save it."
Ye Tang stockpiled food every now and then. She stored everything that could be stored in the space, and she also planned and arranged the things in the space.
After some more days, the watermelons were ripe.
"what is this?"
"watermelon."
"What is a watermelon? What's the difference between it and a pumpkin?"
"..."
The ripening of watermelons attracted the attention of all farmers and workers.
These big, round watermelons looked very different from pumpkins, so the boss's wife asked them to plant five acres of them.
Ye Tang called Xiao Jingxuan, Ye Ping'an, Ye Peng, and Hong Longfei, and they all came to the field.
Ye Tang picked a big watermelon, cut it open, revealing the red flesh inside, and the sweet juice dripped onto the ground.
Ye Tang cut the watermelon into slices on a wooden board and shared them with everyone to taste: "This year's watermelons are growing very well, with thin skin and lots of flesh. You all should try some, they are so sweet!"
She also planted watermelons when she was reborn last year, but because she planted them too late and at the wrong time, the watermelons did not grow well, the fruits were few, and they were not red or sweet. So she was too lazy to plant them again, and only started large-scale planting in the spring of this year.
After seeing the green watermelon being cut open, the inside was red and smelled sweet. Xiao Jingxuan took the watermelon from Ye Tang and couldn't wait to take a bite.
"Wow! So sweet and juicy." Jamel Xiao praised it highly.
Hong Longfei also ate the watermelon, and it was so delicious that he couldn't stop eating it.
Ye Peng and Ye Ping'an took one bite after another, and soon the watermelons in their hands were eaten up to the rind. However, Ye Peng and his friends did not stop and prepared to eat the rind as well.
"Don't eat the melon rind, save it for feeding the pigs." Ye Tang said quickly.
Ye Peng and his companions immediately stopped talking.
It was a close call, I almost ate the pig food, but the melon rind tastes pretty good.
Ye Tang had thirty large watermelons picked and taken back, and called all the servants and free farm workers together to taste them.
Afterwards, he asked someone to send three big watermelons to Master Xiao Wu.
Master Xiao Wu grumbled as he ate his watermelon: "I also planted watermelons here. No need to send them. Old woman, quickly ask Yonglu to go to the fields and check to make sure no one steals our watermelons."
This watermelon is so delicious!
Such good things are easy to attract people's attention.
Baiwei Fresh Food has started to sell watermelons.
Customers were stunned to see huge watermelons in the fruit section.
"What is this?" a customer asked.
The guy smiled and replied, "It's watermelon, a new fruit that just came out this year."
He cut some watermelon for tasting and placed it on a plate, then offered it to the customers on bamboo sticks.
Out of trust in Baiwei Fresh, the old customer didn't ask any questions and just picked up the bamboo skewer to try it.
Not long after, he came out of Baiwei Fresh Food Store holding a big watermelon and returned home happily.